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Getting technical

Students cite blocked sidewalks, morning noise as inconveniences

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Senior Writer

Collegetown residents say major construction projects in the neighborhood make daily life inconvenient, but not impossible. Though those who live close to the work sites say it can be highly disruptive, many students and business owners report that the greatest nuisances are blocked sidewalks, dusty commutes and occasional early morning noise.

Sanjula Singhal ’17, who lives on Dryden Road, said the construction projects on both College Avenue and Dryden Road are particularly inconvenient. Work has forced blocks of sidewalk on both streets to close to pedestrians in an area where car and foot traffic abound and visibility is low.

“Every time you have to cross, it doesn’t seem very safe because you can’t really see anything with cars parked right in front of the newly made crosswalks,” Singhal said. “I’ve noticed that lots of people just cross at random places on the street.”

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Vidya Ramesh '18 (center) attends the Career Fair for technical and engineering employers in Barton Hall yesterday.

Hannah Harris ’16 also lives on Dryden Road, where she says the only problem she has faced with construction is some early morning noise.

“I know before I moved in, during the summer construction was a huge issue with both noise and physical distur-

bances, like plates and bowls falling out of cabinets,” Harris said. “However, during the school year there has been very little disruption. So far, I have only woken up due to noise See CONSTRUCTION page 4

C.U.Looks to Hire Social Consultants Ithaca Moves Ahead With Comprehensive Plan

By SAMANTHA ACRICHE Sun Staff Writer

Cornell Social Consultants is a new, year-long paid position available to students through the Skorton Center for Health Initiatives and the Office of the Dean of Students. Upwards of 20 students will be hired to promote a positive student culture

shift on campus and help prevent sexual violence, according to Jessie Bonney-Burrill ’14, CSC program leader.

“CSCs will identify things in their communities and social scenes that they think could be more fun or feel safer,” said Bonney-Burrill, who is also a pubSee CONSULTANTS page 5

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By MADELINE COHEN Sun Assistant News Editor

At the City of Ithaca Planning and Economic Development meeting Wednesday, the Comprehensive Plan Committee brought forward Phase II of Plan Ithaca, which focuses on detailed neighborhood and thematic plans for recommendations from the planning and economic development board members.

The first phase of the comprehensive plan, which is the first new comprehensive plan Ithaca has seen in 40 years, was approved by the Common Council on Sept. 2.

In addition to the second phase of the plan, the Comprehensive Plan Committee also highlighted 20 recommendations from Phase I of the plan that the committee believed were the most essential priorities for the city to pursue.

The committee indicated that they believe the city should prioritize improving communication, employment, business opportunities and recreational opportunities for residents from the first phase of the comprehensive plan.

Members also recommended focusing on infrastructure projects such as street design and transportation as well as returning tax exempt properties to the tax roll as essential goals for the city.

At the Wednesday meeting, Alderperson Seph Murtagh M.A. ’04 Ph.D ’09 (D-2nd Ward) asked Megan Wilson, senior planner for the City of Ithaca’s housing division, if there is a way for the city to measure its progress towards these goals.

“Is there a way that we could track our progress?” Murtagh asked. “This will be an important task, because some of the goals are very specific, while others are more general.”

JoAnn Cornish, director of planning and development, said the main way she expects to monitor the city’s progress is by “encourag[ing] staff to look at the plan when they are making decisions, and use it to make their decisions.”

However, Cornish responded to Murtagh, saying that progress on “some of [these goals] are so See PLAN page 5

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C.U. Icemen Win NCAA Crown

By DAVE GOLOMB ’70

Lake Placid, N.Y. –– Cornell’s and perhaps the nation’s greatest collegiate hockey team ever finished its season here Saturday night at 10:58 p.m., when Ned Harkness walked to center ice of the Olympic Arena to accept the 1970 NCAA championship trophy.

Cornell fans had been yelling all year that the Big Red sextet was number one, and, after Danny Lodboa in an incredible burst of power, speed and shooting poured in three goals in eight minutes in the third period, Cornell was indeed the top team in the country, by virtue of a 64 demolition job on Clarkson.

The win was Cornell’s 29th of the year and completed the first undefeated season by a collegiate team in modern history as the Big Red won its second title in four years.

Lodboa, the tournament’s unanimous most valuable player, was unstoppable.

Cornell had faced its troubles before the senior AllAmerican went wild, playing sometimes sloppy, sometimes brilliant hockey. Clarkson, outshot and outskated, led twice, the fourth game in a row that Cornell

has had to come from behind. But the Big Red’s forwards, and some tough checking gave Harkness the crown.

Meanwhile, at the Coaches Association meetings, held throughout the tournament, rumors about Harkness’ anticipated signing with the Detroit Red Wings were flying thick and fast. The presence of various NHL team executives, including one from Detroit did nothing to dispel the stories.

John MacInnes, coach of Michigan Tech and winner of this year’s Coach of the Year award, has also been mentioned as a candidate for the post. Murray Armstrong, Denver’s successful leader, turned it down.

Cornell was sporadically superb throughout the game in all departments. The offense poured six goals past Clarkson’s fine goalie Bruce Bullock, after he had been so tough last week in Boston. The defense though sloppy at times, stopped Clarkson when it had to, with Godie Lowe having a fine game to cap an excellent year, and Brian Cropper, up and down, stopping some tough shots.

But in the end, it was was Lodboa who came through to win it, in a singlehanded, almost superhuman effort.

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Chief Information Officer Ted Dodds to Depart Cornell

the announcement of his retirement to information tech- with the campus community to define the technological nologies staff. “I am very proud to have been associated needs of the University, according to the release. The plan with this institution and will be an ambassador for it, for- helped streamline the University’s many I.T. approaches throughout the differing schools and colleges.

After four years as the University’s vice president for ever.”

Dodds began his role at Cornell at the start Additionally, Dodds also aided in the start information technologies, Ted Dodds announced that he of 2011 and arrived during a time of cutbacks of Cornell’s Massive Open Online Courses would retire come the end of the current semester. and financial crises. and United Way fundraising campaigns.

Dodds, who was also the “I will always think of myself as a However, despite “I have come to love and admire Cornell,” University’s chief information Dodds said. “I will always think of myself as a officer, spearheaded several Cornellian and will continue to follow the financial stringencies, he still prioriCornellian and will continue to follow the forprojects during his time at fortunes of the University for years to tized expanding tunes of the University for years to come.”

Cornell, which included I.T. services, creatUpon leaving Cornell, Dodds said that he developing Cornell’s first camcome.” ed more coordinatand his wife plan to return to western Canada, puswide I.T. strategic plan DODDS Ted Dodds ed technical supwhere he previously worked as the vice provost and the rewiring of 46 campus port groups for campus units at the University of British Columbia, according the buildings through the remodeled Network Connectivity Program, according to a and shifted administrative tasks to the cloud, according University. to the release.

University release.

Cornell’s strategic five-year I.T. plan that Dodds Gabriella Lee can be reached “In 2010 I was looking for an institution driven by vision and values; I found that in Cornell,” Dodds said in launched in May 2013 was the result of Dodd’s work at glee@cornellsun.com.

By GABRIELLA LEE

Sun News Editor

Luna Restaurant on Stewart Avenue Dishes Up Late-Night Street Food

By YUN SOO KIM Sun Staff Writer

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Pizzas and poutine | Luna, a street foodinspired establishment at 310 Stewart Ave., serves food truck classics until 1:30 a.m. every night.

Luna, a street food-inspired restaurant located at 310 Stewart Ave., has seen booming business from students and locals alike since its July 23 opening, according to Kevin Sullivan, owner of Luna.

Sullivan, who also owns the Loco Cantina bar that is located next to Luna, said he decided to reinvent the space where Luna is currently situated after the mid-April fire that destroyed the historic Chapter House, which was also located on Stewart Avenue.

“I owned the business that was here previously … so when the Chapter House burned down, we decided to reinvent ourselves,” Sullivan said. “So we came up with the idea for Luna.”

Patrons of Luna can find a myriad of street-style fare from tacos and pizzas to fried oreos and poutine on the menu.

Sullivan said he was inspired to create the food truck-themed menu because of how much he enjoyed street food.

“I really enjoy food truck style food,” he said. “A lot of the fusion oriented food, really premium style food [that] you can walk away with [was] really fun … so we decided to bring it here.”

Beyond the menu, the theme of a food truck is also incorporated into the style and design of the restaurant.

According to Sullivan, as Luna is a “brick and mortar food truck,” he wanted customers to feel like they were walking into a food truck when they entered the restaurant.

Open every night until 1:30 a.m., Luna is a “night time oriented” establishment, according to Sullivan.

Given its location — attached to Loco Cantina and the late night Collegetown scene — “Luna,” meaning “moon” in Spanish, was given its name due to its late hours, according to

Sullivan.

Though Luna opened over the summer, Sullivan said business has picked up since the academic year began.

“Once everyone got back [to school] … things just got crazy,” he said.

“Everything is made from scratch on our menu, so our biggest challenge is just keeping up with making the food.”

In addition to students, the restaurant has also attracted local Ithacans, according to Sullivan.

“We have lots of students, but we also offer delivery … so we have lots of people all around the city ordering as well.”

As Sullivan continues to cater affordable food to the late night Collegetown community, he added that he also aims to source local ingredients to support the community.

Yun Soo Kim can be reached at ykim@cornellsun.com.

C.U.Ranked15th Best National University by U.S.News and World Report

By REBECCA BLAIR Sun Assistant News Editor

Cornell tied for 15th best American university in the 2016 release of the popular U.S. News and World Report National University Rankings.

The 2016 National University Rankings, released earlier this week, are comprised of 280 schools that “offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs, and emphasize faculty research,” according to the U.S. News website. Cornell was also ranked 15th on the list last year, and is currently tied with Washington University in St. Louis and Vanderbilt University.

The rankings are determined using data “on up to 16 indicators of academic excellence,” according to the website.

Indicators cover a broad swath of university life, including “assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, graduation rate performance and ... high school counselor ratings of colleges.”

In keeping with recent trends, many of Cornell’s under-

graduate and graduate programs performed better than the University as a whole. Cornell tied for the ninth best undergraduate engineering program, was named the 13th best law school and broke the top 10 for various other graduate programs, including computer science, English and physics.

Cornell was also ranked 23rd on the list of Top World Universities, having been edged out by several international competitors such as University of Oxford, University of

Cambridge and University of Toronto. In the international rankings, Cornell’s agriculture program was ranked third, and the plant and animal science program won the title of best in the world.

The U.S. News rankings regularly garner widespread criticism from members of the educational community who say that its methods are flawed and their results arbitrary. U.S. News readily admits that “the host of intangibles that makes up the college experience can’t

be measured by a series of data points,” but provides the rankings as a way to help prospectives find “the best academic value for their money,” reliably igniting an annual debate on the quantifiability of educational virtues.

While Cornell’s rankings have varied slightly over the past

several years, it has not seen a place in the national top 10 since 2001.

Cornell was bypassed by Brown University in this year’s rankings, making it the lowest ranked Ivy League institution.

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C-Town Residents Split on Effects of Ongoing Construction

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once.”

Jeff Shaffer ’13 is founder and CEO of FiberSpark, a company based in the Popshop on College Avenue. Although Shaffer said he is not concerned about safety in the construction zones, work has disrupted his business at the Popshop.

“Walking up and down both College Avenue and Dryden Road quite frequently, I can say that the construction sites are well marked and blocked off, so I don’t really have any safety concerns,” Shaffer said. “At the Popshop we’ve had quite a bit of intermittent vibration and loud noise from the construction site just behind us.”

Shaffer said that despite these inconveniences, he thinks the out-

“Like most normal college students, I like to stay up late to do work and then sleep in, especially since my classes don’t start until 11:15 a.m., but construction has kind of ruined that.”

Jessica Forman ’16 come will be “well worth” the disruption.

“Between the coming GreenStar grocery store [on College Avenue] and the replacement of some pretty run-down buildings on the corner of Dryden and Linden, I think the new development work is well worth the temporary inconvenience,” Shaffer said.

Several students also praised the increased development in the area. Blake Barr ’16, who lives on Linden Avenue, called himself “a big proponent of development in Collegetown.”

“I’m glad the development is happening to help increase the supply of housing close to campus,” he said.

Though Barr added that he is bothered by early morning noise and blocked sidewalks, he said he didn’t “have too many complaints.”

“It’s an inconvenience, but manageable,” Barr said, a sentiment echoed by Renee Cohen ’16 and Rachel Murro ’17. After years of construction on campus, Cohen said she is “used to it.” Cohen added, “I think if I lived adjacent to one of the sites, I would be bothered more.”

Jessica Forman ’16 lives at 301 College Ave., directly adjacent to the construction of the Collegetown Crossing project on 307 College Ave. Unlike students who live in buildings further removed from the work, she said her daily life is significantly impeded by the noise.

“The construction wakes me up at 7 a.m. on the dot every day,” Forman said. “Like most normal college students, I like to stay up late to do work and then sleep in, especially since my classes don’t start until 11:15 a.m., but construction has kind of ruined that.”

Forman said she has found that housing in Collegetown is a sacrifice “no matter what, whether it’s super expensive, a bad location, or construction.”

The projects under construction will add hundreds of new student apartments to Collegetown, though the price point may be high. Developer Josh Lower ’05 said rent at Collegetown Crossing would likely be approximately $1,000 per month per tenant. Murro said she believes high prices will drive “competitive” local realtors to raise rents for existing apartments.

Insufficient housing supply has driven students to wait in line for hours outside the Ithaca Renting Company office, competing to sign leases at Manhattan-level rents up to a year in advance of the lease start date. Last fall, The Sun reported that students began lining up outside Ithaca Renting Company 24 hours before the company made leases available for signing.

Though more student housing has been welcomed by many, some would prefer the development of more businesses. Cohen said she would prefer more bars and cafés to take the place of empty lots in Collegetown, while Emily Zhou ’16 said the demolition of local laundromat Club Sudz made laundry “really inconvenient.” A new apartment complex, composed of three interconnected six-story buildings, is currently under construction at 327 Eddy Street, the former location of Club Sudz.

“We’re all going to friends’ places to do laundry,” Zhou said.

“When we asked our landlord this summer, he just said there were laundromats in the Commons.”

Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornellsun.com.

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lic health fellow at the Skorton Center. “They will assess any areas they see as problematic or that have room for improvement, will identify positive interventions or tweaks to make and then strategize on ways to accomplish their goals and create small culture shifts.”

The program will be entirely student-led with all student-identified issues. According to BonneyBurrill, the selected students will explore ways to create “positive spins on how to create these small interventions.”

“With this approach you focus on the solution and focus on making the culture more open, more tolerant and more fun,” said Nina Cummings, co-overseer of the program. “Naturally, it will create less tolerance for the behaviors that make people uncomfortable.

Those behaviors will become less of the norm.”

The idea to create a student-led committee came about last spring when Yale assistant dean Melanie Boyd presented at the Council on Sexual Violence, a campus wide council of 50 to 60 individuals from all programs and departments on Cornell campus, according to Cummings, who is also a Sexual Violence Prevention Coordinator at Gannett. “[Boyd] created a model that would enable students to come up with their own ideas of what would create a more safe and positive social environment or sexual environment and has been having some success at Yale,” Cummings said. “Instead of talking about sexual violence, let’s talk about how to make the environment positive, which will then simultaneously reduce risk.”

Cummings explained that this new approach to sexual violence is intriguing because traditional methods — such as alcohol and consent education — have not worked.

“The numbers from the studies that have been done nationally have not changed in terms of incidence and prevalence on college campuses over the decades which indicate to those who have been around that we must look for better practices to combat sexual violence,” Cummings said.

Cummings described some examples of student led initiatives at Yale. In one instance, she said Yale students decided that at a traditional meet-and-greet party for new students, there should be two separate rooms — a dark room for dancing, as well as a brighter room where students could actually see and get to know the people they are talking to. Having an additional room allowed people to better ask, “Should I leave with this person? Should I hook up with this person?”

“One main theme of the program is looking at ways to offer students more choices at events or parties they already attend or in communities they are already a part of,” Burrill said. “This will allow students to pick the choices that feel most positive and comfortable to them.”

Burrill explained that there will be weekly meetings, projects and

research.

“We want any student who is interested in this program, who is creative and interested in the positive culture shift and wants to work within the different communities [on campus]. We want a really diverse group,” Burrill said.

Cummings said she is hopeful this approach will be more effective than traditional ones. As Cornell will be the first school after Yale to try this new approach, there is no set timeline or established instructions on how the program will run.

“The approach is theory based, it is grounded in a theory that made sense to us,” Cummings said. “We have been doing traditional things for decades, why not try a new promising approach?”

Students can apply for the position until Sept. 16 at 5 p.m.

Samantha Acriche can be reached at sacriche@cornellsun.com.

general it will be hard to measure.”

When Alderperson Cynthia Brock (D-1st Ward) asked whether staff will only be consulted concerning the top 20 recommendations, Cornish said city administrators should put the entire plan “on equal footing.”

“I would encourage everyone to look through the plan and see what applies to them,” she said.

Brock asserted that tax exempt property status in Ithaca is vastly misunderstood and said this means she does not believe that this goal should be a priority.

“When we talk about tax exempt land, the city in fact has the largest portion of it,” Brock said. “When we talk about Cornell possessing 60 to 80 percent of tax exempt area,” this refers to the percentage “of the assessed value.” Every time Cornell builds a new library or a new building, every time Cornell expands, its assessed value increases. Thus, the physical

acreage of tax exempt land doesn’t change.”

The committee said they believe three thematic plans most urgently need to be studied and expanded in Phase II of the comprehensive plan: housing strategy, transportation strategy and flood management strategy.

While a housing strategy would find ways to increase housing supply and reduce housing costs, a transportation strategy would create a study of transportation needs and impacts and a flood management plan would determine whether flood-prone areas should be rebuilt or repurposed after major floods.

Cornish provided detailed steps to creating the flood management strategy of Phase II. She said that Michael Thorne, superintendent of public works, will be spearheading this initiative.

“Mike Thorne put together a group of subject area experts so they could define the scope of this phase,” she said.

She explained that, in her conversation with Thorne, he said

the committee plans to work with the United States Geography Survey for the flood management segment of the plan. “[Thorne] said that the USGS will produce three maps, one will be at the lake level, one will be at … normal elevation of water in the summer,” and that they will base their recommendation in Phase II from this information, Cornish said.

Wilson said that in addition to these three priorities, Phase II will include strategic outlines for creating neighborhood plans for different parts of the Ithaca community.

She continued that while a parks master plan is not yet listed as a priority, the committee hopes to include this in Phase II. “[This] is something that we have been planning, and the public works and youth bureau have been working on,” she said.

Subcommittee members chose to table their recommendation on Phase II planning until October.

Madeline Cohen can be reached at mcohen@cornellsun.com.

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etween iPhones, homework, par- certain way. ties and sleep, real conversations One of my favorite quotes comes are hard to come by in college. from John Green, in a passage from Real conversations, not the ones cen- Paper Towns: tered around a person’s GPA, the latest “Maybe it’s more like you said before, yak, or the insufferable heat that has all of us being cracked open. Like, each taken over Ithaca. Rather, the ones that of us starts out as a watertight vessel. take place at the wee hours of the night, And these things happen — these people cramped in a dorm room or outside leave us, or don’t love us, or don’t get us, under the stars. The conversations that or we don’t get them, and we lose and make us happy that we all came to this fail and hurt one another. And the vessel one school and are able to connect with starts to crack open in places. ... When others on so many different levels. The did we see each other face-to-face? Not ones that make sleepless nights worth it. until you saw into my cracks and I saw We were all together in one of my into yours. Before that, we were just friend’s rooms. Some of us had spent a looking at ideas of each other, like looklot of time together already (and by a ing at your window shade but never seelot, I mean the six days we had been at ing inside. But once the vessel cracks, Cornell), while others were new to the the light can get in. The light can get spontaneous meet-up. We were still out.” unfamiliar with In this particeach other as a ular part, Quengroup and aware tin is explaining that everybody Stupid high school labels such to Margo that still had their she isn’t the as “the jock” or “the nerd” or Margo he always guards up. But nothing was believed she was. forced, and the “the hipster” don’t work here.

Since childhood, conversation was Quentin worThe complexity of every flowing easily. shipped her.

It was a gradWhen they beindividual I’ve befriended at gin high school, ual process, but while we were he is continually Cornell has seriously revealing bits in awe of her and pieces of beauty, popularimpressed me. ourselves — the ity, energy and small things that craziness. ultimately make Consequently, us whole — I found myself seeing each after Margo disappears from Orlando, and every person for themselves. As which she dubs a “paper town,” obvious as that may sound, I realized I Quentin’s obsession to find her leads had come into the situation with pre- him to create a fantastical image of her. conceived ideas of what a certain person His expectations are completely unrealwas like (an act unconsciously based off istic. But when he finally finds her, he of stereotypes). I hadn’t realized that realizes that there are things about her with every conversation I entered at col- that he hadn’t discovered before. She lege thus far, I was entering with precon- isn’t the perfect girl he thought she was ceptions. I think most people can attest — but he loves her more because of that. to this unintentional mindset. But as I Margo doesn’t only exist in Paper Towns, was listening to other’s stories about because whether we want to admit it or who they were and what they wanted not, we all have Margos. We have those and who they were striving to be, I real- certain people in our lives whom we ized that as much as I thought I was gen- idolize and think too highly of. There erally an open and nonjudgmental per- will come times, however, when we learn son, there were things about people I things about their innermost self that wouldn’t have been able to think possi- change our views on them. And that’s ble before. There were things I couldn’t okay. understand until now.

The vessel analogy Quentin explains Labels seem hardly fair to put on to Margo really hits home with me. It’s someone without knowing their story. one of the best feelings when you finally Stupid high school labels such as “the see the cracks in someone because no jock” or “the nerd” or “the hipster” don’t one is just a simple window shade. We work here. The complexity of every indi- discover the cracks when we begin to vidual I’ve befriended at Cornell has open up to each other, bear our flaws, seriously impressed me. I can’t seem to reveal our biggest worries, and explain put a label on any person, which is our mistakes. And I think it’s in these exactly how it should be. moments, when conversations get deepGeneralizations and oversimplifications er and we no longer see each other on a are easy to come by, because things seem surface level, that we truly understand to make sense to us when we are able to the person for who they really are. group things together. But these labels take away our identities and cover our Gaby Leung is a freshman in the College of Arts eccentricities and quirks. We miss out and Sciences. She can be reached atgl376@coron the real person underneath our nell.edu. Serendipitous Musings appears alterjudgements when we think of them in a nate Thursdays this semester.

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OPINION

Kevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

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The Best Option

n Tuesday, the four remaining undecided Democratic Senators announced their support for the Iranian nuclear deal. It now appears that this agreement, negotiated by the Obama administration, will go into effect.

To be certain, the details of this story have not been easy to follow. Over the summer, the nuances of the deal were buried in a firestorm of Congressional dissent, outraged punditry and obsessive vote counting.

Further, the ultimate fate of the deal has depended upon a complicated mix of parliamentary procedure, international sanctions law and the use of the presidential veto power. In the midst of all the hubbub, Republicans repeatedly floated the idea that the President's own party would oppose the deal, torpedoing one of Obama's signature foreign policy achievements.

Perhaps they were too familiar with Speaker Boehner's utter incapacity to lead his caucus. As it turns out, an overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats favor the Iranian deal. This is not just partisanship. In their support, they have sided with independent analysts, including 29 leading American nuclear scientists and highly prominent experts knowledgeable on the study of arms control. Even former Republican Senator Dick Lugar, as well as Colin Powell, have both defended the deal as the best possible course of action.

No, the Iran deal is not perfect. But it is clearly our best option to prevent the development of an Iranian nuclear weapon. In exchange for lifting international sanctions,

the agreement sets forth a strict system of regulations and restrictions. It will drastically reduce the number of Iranian centrifuges, the amount of stored uranium at their facilities and effectively cut off Iran's pathway to a nuclear weapon. And the deal does not rely on trust. If Iran fails to meet the obligations they have agreed to, crippling sanctions will return. At a fundamental level, the deal is built upon cooperation and verifica-

inevitable choice between a nuclear Iran or a war with Iran. If a nuclear Iran is unacceptable, as the U.S. and its allies agree, this is not a choice at all.

On the right, there is a repeated demand that we must reconsider the scope of our government programs — considering, as they say, that we simply cannot afford to feed our hungry citizens, treat our sick, care for our elderly and educate our youth. By this logic, however, we also cannot afford another war — which is where we As we go forward, our foreign policy may be if not for this deal. must be realistic, cooperative and Make no mismultifaceted. take — there is no such thing as a brief, limited military strike on Iran's nuclear facility. Any serious effort to end the tion.

Conservatives often accuse liberals of Iranian nuclear program through force, and being overly idealistic. Yet, the opposition to not merely delay it for a few years, will the Iranian deal is rooted in this same men- require an operation that resembles full-scale tality. No, the Iranian government is not an invasion. Can we accept yet another multiideal negotiating partner. The deal will not billion dollar, decade-long quagmire?

We can ponder the moral implications of fundamentally change the policies of the Iranian government. And Iran will still act a war with Iran. We would pay not only in counter to the strategic interests of the dollars, but in lives. Instead of relying on our United States and our allies. But they will best shot at diplomacy, we would embark on find it almost impossible to become a nuclear a path of destruction. In a region already beset by instability and suffering, we could state.

We cannot remake the world exactly into choose to make the situation unimaginably what we wish it to be. President Obama worse.

If any of this seems familiar, it should. understands that there are no credible alternatives to this deal. In its absence, we face the Those who are outspoken against the deal —

and support war — are the same individuals who ushered us into the invasion of Iraq.

Indeed, former Vice President Dick Cheney has deemed the Iran deal to be “madness.” I see it differently. No, it would be madness to follow the same type of decision making that led to the largest foreign policy mistake in American history.

President Obama opposed that war, and now, throughout his time in office, he has been hit with charges of “weakness.” I reject the idea that the United States is weaker when we choose to pursue diplomacy, and I cannot endorse the concept that we may only show strength through war. Instead, we must realize that the United States is strongest when supported by the weight of the international community. With the Iran deal, we have joined with our allies to create a serious, complicated solution, to a serious, complicated problem.

Enforcement must be vigorous. And the deal may need adjustments in the future. For now, however, this is our best path to take.

The Iranian deal is merely one arrow in our quiver; it can, and will, be supplemented with other efforts to ensure stability in the Middle East and beyond. Indeed, as we go forward, our foreign policy must be realistic, cooperative and multifaceted. And it must show that we are a nation that will try diplomacy before war.

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at krk78@cornell.edu.

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THROWDOWN THURSDAYS Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

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The Case for Marco Rubio

he Donald is a raging wildfire — hot, powerful and burning with a seemingly endless supply of fuel. That fuel, of course, is supplied by the rising tide of anger that has run deep in the populist wing of the Republican Party.

For some time now, the Republican base has felt disregarded and ignored. George Bush promised not to raise taxes, while George Bush Jr. promised a new generation of conservatism. Yet Bush I raised taxes and Bush II essentially betrayed the conservative movement by recklessly increasing the deficit, passing the costly Medicare Part D program and abandoning free-market principles by bailing out the banks. In the meantime, the party was forced to accept Mitt Romney, John McCain and Bob Dole — boring, vanilla, moderate nominees.

Today, it seems as if the base is fed up and has turned to someone who is anything but vanilla. Yet, I implore my fellow Republicans: Trump is not the answer. With every fiery breath of hot air that Donald Trump hurls at the public, the chances of the Republican Party winning the White House dwindle.

Further, Trump bears no conservative credentials whatsoever. The real estate mogul has encouraged raising taxes, supported single-payer health care, donated to Hillary Clinton’s Senate campaign and was a registered Democrat for most of the 21st Century. While Trump may have the endless energy of a wildfire, his positions make John McCain look conservative.

So if not Trump, then who? Luckily, the party has a long list of non-vanilla, highly energetic, qualified candidates that can take Trump’s place: John Kasich, Chris Christie, Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio (if you’re wondering why I left the heir-apparent to the Bush dynasty off this list, see paragraph two). Yet of all those candidates, only Kasich and Rubio (and maybe Walker) stand a chance

of defeating Hillary. While I think Governor Kasich has a strong record, there is no doubt in my mind that the young, intelligent, optimistic senator from Florida is the right man for the job.

When compared to the rest of the Republican and Democratic field, no candidate understands the value of hard work more than Marco Rubio. While Donald Trump was cradled in his father’s $300 million fortune, Rubio watched his Cuban parents tirelessly

Overall, Marco Rubio is as close to a perfect candidate as the Republican Party is going to get. bartend and clean homes to provide for their family.

And while Hillary Clinton claims she was dead broke because she was crushed under the mortgages of her multiple homes, Marco Rubio didn’t fully pay off his $150,000 in student loans until 2011.

In terms of policy, there are few candidates who understand the issues better than the Florida senator.

Not only can Rubio clearly explain the complex response needed in the Middle East, he can also effectively describe the necessary steps that must be taken to halt the ballooning debt.

Surely, some doubts have been raised over Rubio’s level of preparedness for the job. Yes, Rubio does not have a resume as long as Hillary Clinton. In fact, it’s almost impossible for him to compete with Hillary’s list of offices — he was only eight years old when the secretary became the First Lady of Arkansas. But if this race is a resume competition, then we might as well

elect George Pataki, the three-term governor of New York who has zero support in the polls. Instead, we should look at what Rubio has managed to accomplish in his time in public life. Rubio served as the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, where he managed to work across the aisle with members of both parties. After leading the legislative body of the third most populous state in the nation, Rubio became one of the most prominent members of the Senate. In his time as a senator, the Floridian has managed to cosponsor bills with some of the Senate’s leading Democrats, including Ben Cardin, Joe Manchin, Mark Warner and Chuck Schumer, just to name a few. Even with this strong sense of bipartisanship, the young senator has managed to maintain a 98 percent lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union.

Finally, Rubio is one of the most positive candidates I have ever seen on the campaign trail. While Donald Trump proudly displays his “Make America Great Again” hat, his campaign has become synonymous with vitriol and anger. And while Secretary Clinton claims to be on a heartfelt “listening tour,” she states the issues surrounding her e-mail server are yet another “vast right-wing conspiracy.” Conversely, Rubio’s campaign has stayed above the fray. His fresh ideas and young perspective are consistently displayed throughout his campaign.

Overall, Marco Rubio is as close to a perfect candidate as the Republican Party is going to get. He is young, conservative, hardworking and the party’s best chance to retake the White House. To my fellow Republicans: I’m on board with Rubio, and you should be too.

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at mg786@cornell.edu. Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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DINING GUIDE

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Dining Guide

Your source for good food

Big Red Beer The best beers of Savor the Finger Lakes

By IAN SIGALOW Sun Staff Writer

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Best Juxtaposition of Flavors:

Raspberry Jalapeño Beer his past Thursday, I had the pleasure of kickBandwagon Brewery ing off Labor Day weekend by attending Savor the Finger Lakes at the Ithaca Farmers’ This beer is described as having “big flavor with a Market.

For an evening, I was able to be a craft beer connois- spicy finish,” or, as the brewmaster informed me, a perseur, a reporter and a photographer, and got to throw fect combination of “heat and sweet.” This beer was on a blazer and the last pair of white shorts deemed perfect in the small quantity provided, and I would highly recommend it as part of a flight. I look forward socially acceptable this season.

In deciding the best way to write this review, I real- to heading to Bandwagon to see what other innovative ized that there was no way I could do every brewery jus- flavors they have in the works.

B ONUS: $4 house beers during happy hour every tice, due to the sheer volume of food and libations (in day. tasting size, don’t worry) that I consumed. So instead, I created a list of My Personal It’s always nice to awards based on my lastFavorite: ing impressions from the know that one can Dr. Greenthumb event. The format of the leave Cornell’s campus, Nedloh Brewing Company awards is the name of the beer, the associated brewflowing with Keystone, From Bloomfield, N.Y., ery, and, if applicable, the this beer was by far my to find a number of food pairing presented. favorite of the night. With delectable beers a fantastic mango taste, the Best Name: combination of a higher within a Naked Lap Lager alcohol content beer Cortland Beer Company 30-mile radius.

(7.8%) with the light fruit taste offered the perfect What screams college way to cool down. It was a more than a beer that is light in body, and named after much-needed refreshment at the end of a long afterthe most infamous of drinking defeats? This comically- noon — especially as the blazer began to feel more like named beer was described as being “like swimming a burden than a fashion statement. naked on a hot August night,” and “[refreshing] without being weighted down or with hop bitterness.” HopeBest Beer / Food Pairing: fully, when drinking this beer, one does not suffer such a Nut Brown Ale horrific drinking defeat — but if it does happen, get it Roosterfish Brewery & over with before Ithaca’s real weather decides to kick in. smoked eggplant and Parmesan flatbread F UN FACT: Out of curiosity, I had to ask the Finger Lake Flat Bread Cortland Brewery representatives how they came up with the beer’s name. Simple answer: Summer Interns.

These items were not originally paired together at B ONUS : The company also had a great seasonal beer the same station, but one of the women working at the called Pumpkin Ale. event had the idea to combine these two locally

sourced products to create a whirlwind of taste. The smokiness of the eggplant flatbread complimented the sweetness of the Nut Brown Ale. I was advised to compliment the sharpness of cheese with brown ale or porte; the weight of the two together is not too heavy for consumption.

Best Overall Presentation: Ithaca Beer Co.

Full disclosure, I am a huge fan of Ithaca Beer Company, so visiting their booth only confirmed why I enjoy their beer and restaurant so much. At Savor the Finger Lakes, I wanted to try something different from my usual choices of Flower Power or Apricot Wheat, which led me to their Country Pumpkin Beer. This seasonal beer was great. I was told to pair it with a salty cheese — and luckily the booth came equipped with deep fried cheese topped with capers and a red sauce, which was delicious, but not on the normal menu, so I apologize for getting your hopes up.

BONUS : Ithaca Beer Co. is a staple for good food and great beer. For those of you reading this from out of town, Ithaca Beer Co. has continually expanded its distribution, so don’t be shocked when you stumble upon its beer in New York City, or wherever you may be.

Ultimately, I would say that the Savor the Finger Lakes event was a great success. It was awesome speaking with all of the brewmasters and local microbrewery representatives to see how beer culture continues to play a role throughout America. It’s always nice to know that one can leave Cornell’s campus, flowing with Keystone, to find a number of delectable beers within a 30-mile radius. The hospitality of the Finger Lakes region never seems to disappoint, and I was able to return back up to life on the Hill, a few pounds heavier, but also much more knowledgeable about the local microbrew industry.

Ian Sigalow can be reached at ims48@cornell.edu.

More Than Beer

A celebration of artisinal food, cider and beer

By JULIA DAGUM Sun Contributor

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he Ithaca Farmers’ Market pavilion was abuzz as guests filled tasting glasses with a variety of beers and ciders to cool off on a late summer evening last Thursday, September 3. 38 different food and beverage vendors from the region congregated at Savor the Finger Lakes, a tasting event to celebrate artisanal food, cider and beer. The event was put on

by Healthy Food for All, a nonprofit organization that makes Com munity Supported Agri culture shares available to local households with limited income. This collaboration between local farmers and Cornell Cooperative Extension is funded by proceeds from various harvest dinners and culinary events such as this one.

I had experienced Ithaca food festivals like ChiliFest and AppleFest before, but beer and cider tasting was new territory

for me. I made my way cot, mango and orange zest. My snack that stood out most at through vendors offering food, favorite of the options at South their stand was Spilanthes, a beverages and pairings. A Hill Cider was their bluegrass flower used in Brazilian cooking that has a shocking mouthwoman explained that flavors russet, a sweet sparkling cider.

While the majority of the numbing effect. Crosswinds needed to be of equal weight when pairing food and drinks, pavilion was occupied by bever- Farm and Creamery had some and recommended that South ages, there were many notable delicious cheeses from their Hill Cider’s pommeau, a dry food vendors with unique Brown Swiss cows, a less comcider fortified with brandy, be options. Loaves and Fishes, a mon dairy breed that the usual paired with brie cheese. Christian ministry and com- Holsteins. According to the Another great pairing was munity kitchen that provides vendor, these cows produce less Stouthearted Brewing’s east free meals with the help of milk than Holsteins, but the shore pale ale with a corn and donations, served a delicious creamery prefers the higher protein conblack bean salsa, which tent of their was perfect for the summilk for mery atmosphere.

While the majority of cheese proI was impressed by the pavilion was occupied by duction. A the variety and uniquesoft maple ness of beers and ciders beverages, there were many cow’s milk that the event had to notable food vendors with c h e e s e offer.

Bandwagon unique options. served on Brewpub’s jalapeño raspsliced dried berry beer had a bit of a figs made kick to it, but was balanced by a light and refreshing arancini di riso. This is a for a wonderful dessert after fruitiness. Other interesting Sicilian dish that is made by many savory options.

As the event was winding brews were Farmhouse frying balls of risotto, and that Brewery’s tomato basil beer and was served at the event with a down, I drank a final cup of Nedloh Brewing Company’s roasted red pepper sauce. I tast- coffee from Ithaca Coffee Dr. Greenthumb, a 7.8 percent ed some great ciders and apples Company for good measure. I IPA infused with peach, apri- at Blackduck Cidery, but the headed home happy and full

with a long list of new breweries and restaurants to visit soon.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Speedy Ortiz Packs a Sweaty Haunt

BY MIKE SOSNICK Sun Arts & Entertainment Editor

A sweaty show is a tough sell on a day when the mercury licked 90, but the oppressive temperatures didn’t stop hordes of people from making their way to the Haunt on Monday night.

The show’s announcement came out of the blue, with Ithaca Underground and Dan Smalls Presents cross-promoting the bill that brought Speedy Ortiz to Ithaca for their second time.

Although most of the punters ostensibly showed up for Speedy Ortiz, Modern Hut and Lust were both more than a night’s worth of entertainment. Modern Hut, the solo project of Joe Steinhardt, kicked off the show with more of a murmur than a bang, staying seated onstage and meekly announcing his presence to the then-thin crowd. With daylight still shining through the Haunt’s windows, Steinhardt eased into his selfproclaimed “extreme loner folk,” solemnly strumming his acoustic guitar. As he began to mutter his confessionals over calculatedly sloppy chords, the Haunt transformed from a bar to a therapeutic campfire.

One step shy of a somber singalong, Modern Hut’s deadsimple ditties felt like Steinhardt reluctantly reading his diary over distant instrumentation. His relentlessly apathetic lyrics and vocals left him seeming like he couldn’t be bothered to stand; the chair and guitar and P.A. system the only obstacles to him taking a nap onstage. But Steinhardt’s deep emptiness was endearing, somehow rendering lines like “Let me give you this advice: Don’t expect much from me and don’t expect much from life” cuddly and warm. Modern Hut laid every gaping insecurity and inadequacy on the table and welcomed the crowd into the depths of his world.

Hometown heroes Lust took the stage next. The jumpy, geometric punkers’ shows have become less frequent now that geographic distance separates its recently-graduated members.

Although the end of their tenure as an Ithaca staple left a gaping hole, there’s now an excitement that now builds for their few-and-far-between sets. Those who were eagerly anticipating Lust packed the area in front of the stage, but their frenetic spurts of angular wackiness raised more than a few eyebrows

among those who were just there to see the headliner.

Lust chugged ahead through their set, blasting through a towering mound of songs that averaged under a couple minutes long. Each one, a manic burst of intensity, approached catchiness before closing with an idiosyncratically abrupt halt. While their avant-garde stage banter was nearly absent, they kept true to their

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tradition of introducing a cover to each set. This time, the offthe-wall choice was the Burt Bacharach-written, Love-popularized “My Little Red Book.” Even though they colored the ’60s hit with their oblique, frenzied paintbrush, the cover was the set’s melodic peak. They capped off the set as suddenly as it started, leaving little time or mental space to totally process their set. But

as the crowd dissipated toward the bathroom, bar and patio, it began to sink in how much this town is missing without Lust.

By the time Speedy Ortiz hit the stage, the floor was packed — almost unimaginably packed considering the meager turnout for their last Ithaca visit. Their show in September, 2013, in support of Screaming Females drew a paltry crowd, adding to the intimacy but leaving the massive Ithaca College room feeling sadly empty. This time, though, Major Arcana has had ample opportunity to make its rounds through iTunes libraries and Spotify playlists, and their latest L.P., Foil Deer, is already in the conversation among year-end “Best Of” list writers. It came as no surprise that, since this tour is in support of Foil Deer, that most of the hard-driving set was plucked from that record.

Lead Sadie Dupuis went so far as to call Monday’s robust crowd “well behaved,” because, well, they were. Particularly by Ithaca standards, where moshing is the norm, the spectators’ nodding and bobbing was quite placid — but no less involved with the show. This nonthreatening, inclusive concert-going experience is particularly welcome given Speedy Ortiz’s new anti-intolerance hotline geared at keeping shows comfortable and respectful.

Speedy Ortiz can (and do) hit the rock ’n roll throttle on their records, but those tracks are buffered by contemplative, lyrically dense narratives. On Monday, though, they held the pedal to the metal throughout the set, powering through scorching solos and heavy power chords. Dupuis’ passionate wordiness was still tied up in her knotty, ambling riffs, but each moment was presented at full force and volume.

Two years after the city’s poor response to Speedy Ortiz’s last visit to Ithaca, it’s a delight to see the community finally rallying around such an influential, compelling touring band. Lust returned with a bang, Modern Hut delivered wistful lethargy in spades and Ithaca Underground and Dan Smalls Presents collaborated to make it all happen. Monday night at the Haunt spoke volumes about the pulsing vitality of live music in town — not that it was ever really in doubt.

Mike Sosnick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun.com.

Chronicles of a (Musical) Anglophile

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hen it comes to music, I’m a bit of an anglophile. The U.K. has a long history of producing some of the most innovative and globally recognized musicians, from The Beatles to Pink Floyd to Elton John. Even in recent years, British musicians have taken popular conventions and stretched them in distinctive ways. Imogen Heap embodies this idea; her intricate harmonies laced with electronically produced rhythms are unrivaled in the industry. Her song “Hide and Seek” gained tremendous acclaim and notoriety through its inclusion in The O.C. and an O.C.-inspired Saturday Night Live digital short. It was then sampled and tuned several steps higher in a Jason Derulo song. Like David Bowie’s “Under Pressure,” Heap’s famous track was sampled in a pop song, thus expanding its reach even further.

Many of the most influential and experimental musicians from the U.K. — including Heap — attended a specific performing arts high school in London. This institution, called The BRIT School has an impressive alumni base of Grammy nominees, platinum record sellers and niche exclusive ensembles. Amy Winehouse, Adele, members of The Kooks and Kate Nash all attended this high school and went on to create emblematic music.

Perhaps this attention to musical training for adolescents played into their success.

Regardless, the rate of musical success in the U.K. seems more strategic than coincidental.

Before I continue, I should note the obvi-

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ous: A lot of musicians don’t make it. In any industry, we hear about the ones who made it big. There is a plethora of unsuccessful artists from the U.K. (and every other part of the world) who had similar backgrounds to these groundbreakers but didn’t have the same luck, skill or resources to bring their music to the forefront of the industry. All of this considered, I still think it’s impressive — and unusual — how many trendsetters have emerged out of the U.K. I’m a huge fan of electronic music. If it’s done well (and the electronic elements are tasteful rather than merely white noise), electronica can make even the most classically trained musicians swoon. The British have done this well too, and modern artists that

Anita Alur Millennial Musings come to mind are James Blake and FKA Twigs.

Both Blake and Twigs have created music that seems to transcend genre conventions and cultural boundaries. Both have been globally recognized as well, with Blake having winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2014, and Twigs having been nominated for awards at the VMA’s, BET Awards and the Grammys.

Despite using digitized elements and computer processing to achieve their sounds, Blake

and Twigs — like Imogen Heap — adhere to selective standard conventions.

Blake is a trained pianist, and uses jazzinspired chord structures, as well as plays his own keyboard in live performances.

FKA Twigs is perhaps a bit more experimental, though she also employs stylistic elements from the R&B genre, including her highly intimate and relationship-focused lyrics. Both are talented singers as well, using their minimally altered voices to bring dynamism to their tracks. What makes these British musicians successful is their ability to employ new music production tactics while simultaneously maintaining both conventional and theoretically complex elements.

While FKA Twigs put out an E.P. in August and Blake is set to release an album in the coming months, these artists are only two trendsetters among the ever-growing electronic-alternative music genre.

There’s a lot to discover beyond the big names, too. Take Fyfe, a solo artist. A London native as well, Fyfe takes risks in his music that make him yet another successful and innovative musician. His album, Control, came out this March, and while it hasn’t received the same attention as Blake or FKA Twigs, he shows tremendous promise. The album is well produced, but depends and thrives on Fyfe’s

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vocal strength and performance. His sound is layered, with guitars, synths, harmonies and computer-generated components. Fyfe’s top track has already received two million plays on Spotify, and it’s only a matter of time before he becomes a forerunner like his London-native neighbors.

With music moving in new directions, there is so much promise for the coming decade. Musical collectives continually employ music theory and bend genre conventions, and while they may use different technology to achieve their sound, they maintain the elements of musical complexity that have stayed constant for generations. It’s all about balancing the new and old, and the Brits have a good system going.

Anita Alur is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at aalur@cornellsun.com. Millennial Musings runs alternate Thursdays this semester.

COMICS AND PUZZLES

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Getting to Know Katie Garrity of Red Field Hockey GARRITY

Continued from page 16

I would say my favorite class was Introduction to Psychology. Even though I’m a finance major and everything, I think my freshman year, in that big auditorium –— I think it’s like 400 people in Bailey Hall, I loved it. I think it was just because it was different from all of the other classes that I’ve taken, and it’s very applicable to everything you do. We would do experiments like, oh you have to sit around Trillium, and look at other people and it’s just funny to get your involved on campus as a freshman.

5) Do you have anything outside of school and field hockey that you are particularly passionate about?

I’m really, really passionate about doing economic development work. I’m doing this social entrepreneurship class at Cornell this semester. We’re going to Honduras over winter break to do economic development work there. I did something very similar in high school. I went to El Salvador and did work there though my Church. I try to keep up with community service, even as we’re busy at Cornell. It’ll be nice to finally have a winter break off because I’ll be out of season.

6) What has been your greatest accomplishment, in sports, school, or your personal life?

I would say just coming to Cornell in itself was a huge accomplishment for me. I grew up never really thinking I would go to an Ivy League school and never really thinking I would play a Division I sport.

I played a ton of different sports going up. I never thought that field hockey would be the specific sport that I would play. Thankfully, I had a lot of great mentors and people to support me and family and now I have my teammates. I would say, honestly, making it as a senior at an Ivy League school as a Division I athlete in itself I think is an accomplishment. I’m proud of it, and I couldn’t have done it without my teammates and my family.

7) Is there anything that you haven’t done at Cornell that you want to try?

There’s a lot of things I haven’t done! I’ve gone gorge jumping … oh, I know I definitely want to run a half marathon through campus. I know they do half marathons on campus, or something like that. Once I’m graduated from field hockey more towards the spring, it will be nice to do fitness that I really like to do. I want to take what I took from field hockey and use that to do a half marathon through campus. I know a lot of girls in my sorority would do that. I want to do something that I can really do at Cornell for my last semester here.

8) Tell me something about yourself that not a lot of people know.

I was a gymnast for 11 years, so that’s something that not a lot of people know. It’s funny when I go to college, I’m not a gymnast anymore, but I can still do a backflip and I can still do an aerial. I try to do it every six months to practice so I don’t fall on my face the next time that I do it. I did it, like, two months ago and everyone was like “Katie, you’re a senior and I didn’t even know you could do a backflip!”

How did you choose field hockey over gymnastics?

Right in middle school was when I actually quit, so I didn’t do it throughout high school. It was because I just love playing sports and they said to choose gymnastics and that’s it. But I got to high school and I was like, I want to play field hockey, I want to play soccer, I want to run track. I didn’t want to give up that other part of my life. It kind of just evolved that way, but I go back to the gym all the time and my old coach is sometimes there. It’s fun to stay in contact with it, but it’s been nice to move on with my life and focus on field hockey.

9) What would be your perfect meal?

I’m not the best person to ask this question to because my teammates will tell you that I don’t eat very healthy. Ideally, I would love an In-andOut cheeseburger right now because I miss it so much. With a milkshake, obviously. And then for dessert, I would like a pizookie, which is basically a huge cookie with a big scoop of ice cream on top. Athletes need carbs – and sugar. It would be an after workout meal.

10) What is your spirit animal?

A dolphin.

Why? I’m from California, so I love the water. I grew up in the ocean, in lakes, everything like that. Also, dolphins are kind of fast and as an athlete I think of myself as a dolphin. And they’re really fun and sweet. If you think of anything else in the ocean, it’s scary, but the dolphins can be your best friend. It’s like the dog of the water. They’re sweet, and nice, and kind of cute – I would love to be a dolphin.

Hannah Noyes can be reached at hnoyes@cornellsun.com.

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SPORTS

Get Your Championship Picks From Sportstradamus I was going to write this column about how Tom Brady is in fact the antichrist, but like half of my editors are from Boston so I decided against it.

So with the NFL season officially upon us tonight (what I like to think of as the start of the sports calendar) I believe it’s time that I unveil some of my famous sports predictions. I don’t want to brag or anything, but

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Shane Lewis Where’s Shane?

I was known as Sportstradamus back in my high school glory days. Disclaimer: I’ll try my best not to be a complete homer when making these predictions.

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All the talk this offseason has been about Tom Brady and the Patriots and it seems like everybody has forgotten who the best quarterback and the best team in the NFL is.

That, of course, is my boy Aaron Rodgers, hailing from the almighty Green Bay Packers.

The Pack will be bitter after choking

away the NFC Championship game last year and I expect them to play this season with a huge chip on their shoulder. Losing Jordy Nelson will hurt, but receiver look like Jerry Rice. After DeflateGate, I also expect the Patriots to be playing with a chip on their shoulder and represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. In a rematch of Super Bowl XXXI, the Packers will blow out the Pats and Giselle leaves Brady for John Kuhn.

Prediction: Packers 42, Patriots 21 NBA

Let me just put this out there: the Spurs’ bench could be the starting five on like half of NBA teams. David West, Manu Ginobili, Boris Diaw, Ray McCallum and my personal favorite, Patty “The Australian Sensation” Mills. This team is so stacked.

With the addition of LaMarcus Aldridge, I just don’t see any way that this team doesn’t win the Finals. Coming out of the West is always hard, but the Spurs depth will lead them past all potential threats. Plus, they resigned Matt Bonner. Championship = Done deal.

Prediction: Spurs over Cavaliers in 5 MLB

What a year it’s been so far for the Chicago Cubs. All of their young talent is finally coming together and the North Side

finally has something to get excited about.

Kris Bryant, Addison Russell and Kyle Schwarber look like a nucleus that’s going to lead this team for the next decade. Anthony Rizzo is a beast and Jake Arrieta might be the favorite to win the Cy Young.

The only thing this team lacks is experience, but with veteran manager Joe Maddon at the helm, that might not even matter. The Cubs will fulfill the Back to the Future prophecy this year and the 107-year curse and bringing joy back to the world. In an exciting, high scoring World Series, the Cubbies defeat the now-stacked Toronto Blue Jays.

Prediction: Cubs over Jays in 7 NHL

I’m from Texas. What’s hockey?

NCAAF

In the story of the century, Cornell football rises the ranks of the FCS, qualifies for the FBS college playoff, and destroys Ohio State for the national championship.

Just kidding.

I, like the rest of the country, think Ohio State is just too loaded this year to not win it all again. They have a Heisman Trophy candidate at wide receiver, a Heisman candidate at running back, a Heisman candidate at quarterback and another Heisman candi-

date backing that quarterback up. That’s ridiculous. The defense should also be greatly improved, led by arguably the best defensive lineman in the nation Joey Bosa.

Prediction: Ohio State 28, Texas A&M 14 NCAAB

I’m still a little salty about my Badgers losing the National Championship game last year, so this ks a little painful for me.

Not because I’m a Wisconsin fan, but because their loss cost me $50 bucks and the chance to have predicted a perfect Final Four.

But whatever. It’s probably way too early to make any kind of college basketball predictions, but I’ll do my best anyway. North Carolina and Maryland are the early favorites and Kentucky and Duke should have strong teams as usual. The Big 12 should also be particularly strong this year, with Baylor, Kansas, Iowa State, and Oklahoma all looking to be good.

But like I said, it’s way too early to make these predictions and because I am a huge homer, I got to go with my boys from Bloomington. YOGI. Prediction: Indiana 80, North Carolina 78 Shane Lewis is a second year columnist in the College of Arts & Sciences. He can be contacted at slewis@cornell.edu.

Where’s Shane? appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

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Spikers Look to Build Off Tourney Momentum

our weaknesses and polish our strengths so that when league play rolls around we are at the top of our game,” Phelps said. “We are constantly evolving our game and The volleyball team will look to build off of their doing anything we can to be the best. It’s still early in the impressive start to the season as they travel to St John’s season so we are mostly focusing on bettering our game University for the John Kaiser Volleyball Classic this week- and being the best we can be on our side of the net. end. The Red will be hoping to continue their strong form Volleyball is a game of errors. If we can make fewer misafter getting off to their best start to a season since 2007, takes, the outcome will more often fall in our favor.”

Cornell will open their tournament play against the when they came in second at the West Point Tournament.

Trudy Vande Berg, the new head coach of volleyball, University of San Francisco on Friday before taking on got her Cornell career of to a great start, picking up two Central Connecticut State later that day. The Red will then round out the tournament against St. wins against the College of William and John’s, followed by George Mason Mary, 3-2, and then against Iona “Our team is extremely University on Saturday.

College 3-0. This secured the Red a Many of these teams pose realistic place in the tournament final against excited for all this season threats to Cornell, especially considerArmy. has to offer and we’ve ing the Red has never registered a win “I’m so proud of the way our team got big, big goals.” against San Francisco or St. John’s, who played together last weekend beating a both currently hold a 2-0 advantage. good William and Mary team in five Alyssa Phelps “I think every team this weekend sets and Iona in three really got us off to will provide a unique challenge for us a good start and really got us motivated,” said junior setter Alyssa Phelps. “We worked hard all on the court,” Phelps said. “Some of them are bigger spring and preseason and I think that we showed every- schools with bigger girls and we’re excited to play some great competition. I think our team chemistry was very body we’re ready to win” Cornell, however, dcame short in the final, falling to important in our wins this weekend. We fought hard for Army 3-0. Despite this, Cornell had numerous great per- each other and every single person was ready to contribute formances particularly from Phelps and freshman outside when the team needed it on the court and on the sidehitter Carla Sganderlla, who were both voted onto the lines.”

If Cornell continues to build on their form and Black Knights Invitational All-Tournament Team.

“We’re still a young team and we’re still learning how to improve, particularly in maintaining their solid team play a consistent game,” Phelps said. “As we progress chemistry, the Red can expect good results from this weekthroughout the fall, I have no doubt we’ll become more end’s matches.

“We’ve got a weekend under our belt now and we’re steady and more fine tuned and we’ll learn how to be sucanxious to play again.” Phelps said. “Our team is extremely cessful when facing adversity.”

The Red will try to use this week’s practices to keep excited for all this season has to offer and we’ve got big, big improving and blending as a team before they head to St. goals to achieve this year. This weekend will be a good John’s, but the long term focus for the team is on Ivy challenge for us, but we’re ready for it.”

League play which starts in three weeks.

“We’re working incredibly hard in practices to improve Joel Cooper can be reached at jcooper@cornellsun.com.

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1) How did you spend your summer?

I was in New York City this summer. I was working at Morgan Stanley, so I was

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pretty busy. I was working pretty much all the time, but it was nice because I worked out at 10 o’clock at night in order to get back and be fit for the season. I spent my time in

“A really, really great team” | Senior Katie Garrity (second from right) is looking forward to the new season.

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the city with a couple of girls who I worked with and my brother came out and visited, so it was really fun.

2) What has been the best part about being back at Cornell?

Honestly, as I said, I was working all summer. When you think about it, you think the whole point of being at Cornell is to get a job and to focus on your life after Cornell. But being back, although I’ll never say I love running the fitness test, being with my team and being with my friends and getting to just be a 21-year-old again, and just being able to run and play field hockey and do what I love has been the best part.

3) Tell me a little about the team this year. What is your biggest strength as a whole?

We have a really, really great team this year. We’re somewhat young, but we have a lot of strong returning players which is always a good sign. I would say our strongest strength this year is our leadership. We have Taylor Standiford and Marisa Siergiej as our captains. They’re great. Taylor just had a leadership conference yesterday; that was her vision, that was her whole idea. I think going forward that will be important because we have such a young team, and I think it’s really going to pull us through the season.

4) What has been the best class you have taken at Cornell?

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