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Cornell Honors 9/11 Victims With Opponent Out, Cornell Republican group raises hundreds for county’s veterans

By SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun Staff Writer

Dozens gathered on Cornell’s Arts Quad on Monday evening to pay tribute to the thousands of Americans who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks 16 years ago.

“Through history ... there have been a lot of instances that have shaken the world and it’s in those situations that a lot of people in this country, regardless of their background, have come together to cherish the people and mourn the people that Silence | The they have lost in these Cornell events,” Steven Pierce chimes ’20, a member of the remained Cornell University silent as Ve t e r a n s students rememAssociation, said at the bered those lost vigil. on 9/11.

The event

was organized by Cornell Republicans, who have hosted a memorial vigil every year since the attacks.

“It is important to remember this event every year, especially as future students will not have any living recollection of the events of that fateful day,” said Austin McLaughlin ’18, president of Cornell Republicans.

While the crowd gathered in solidarity for a solemn candlelit vigil, Cornell’s chimes remained silent between 7:30 and 8 p.m.

“This historical event, when it first happened, there was a lot of hate, a lot of angst, rightfully so, but tonight, however, I saw nothing but love and that’s a beautiful thing,” Pierce said, “especially when it comes to remembering those that we have lost, the personnel that were there at the towers, the civilians, the police and firemen, the first responders, and the loss to our military service members following that in the wars to come on terror.”

In addition to arranging the candlelit vigil in the evening, the Cornell Republicans staffed a table on the Arts Quad during the afternoon to raise money for Veterans of Foreign Wars in Ithaca, a non-profit veterans service organization serving Tompkins County veterans.

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Collegetown’s County Legislator Looks Ahead

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS

Sun City Editor

What many local observers predicted would be a strong challenge to Collegetown’s current representative on the County Legislature by a progressive activist half his age is now a one-man race.

Reed Steberger ’13, a 27-year-old community activist, exited the race for District Four legislator on Thursday night following a report in The Sun detailing a woman's claim that Steberger raped her in 2010, when both were students at Cornell.

Steberger did not dispute the woman’s claim and withdrew hours after the report was published, leaving Rich “I think that John ’81, the incumbent, as the sole contender.

Reed ran a In an interview on Monday, John really good said he had been preparing for a close vote on Tuesday in the Democratic pricampaign, mary. There are no Republicans running for the District Four seat, which frankly.” represents more than 7,000 people in Rich John ’81 most of Collegetown and the Ithaca Commons.

“I think that Reed ran a really good campaign, frankly.

There was tremendous organization and I know they were going door to door and there were lots of signs,” John said, referring to Steberger, who prefers gender-neutral pronouns.

“I think that the principles that were underlying Reed’s run, they're good things to strive for,” John said. “We want affordSee LEGISLATURE page 4

Cornellians Find Friends,Purpose at Local Fire Department

By KATHERINE HEANEY and NICHOLAS BOGELBURROUGHS Sun Staff Writer and City Editor

Cornell students, graduates and employees have for years been an integral part of the Cayuga Heights Fire Department, an all-volunteer department serving Cayuga Heights, the Town of Ithaca, Cornell and other Tompkins County regions.

Chief George Tamborelle said that whether students go on to become paid firefighters or let their helmet collect dust in a garage, every student volunteer takes their experiences with them after they graduate or leave Ithaca.

Devon Savoy ’15, who has volunteered at the department since her sopho-

more year at Cornell, told The Sun that she learned a lot about firefighting and also found a community during her time at the department.

Blake Berger ’15 volunteered while he was an

“I have made connections within this fire department that will stick with me.”

Blake Berger ’15 undergraduate and master’s student and now works for the university and continues to volunteer. He said it gives him a “sense of purpose and a second family.”

“I have made connec-

tions within this fire department that will stick with me for the rest of my life,” Berger said.

While the Cayuga Heights department is better staffed than most departments around the county, Tamborelle still worries every year about having enough volunteers to handle emergencies.

“Every department including ours is really running on the edge these days,” he said. “We are always worried about the next year and that’s why we recruit heavily twice a year.”

The fall recruitment dinner will take place at the station on Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. and Tamborelle is hoping to see a large class of Cornell students who want to make an impact in their new com-

munity.

Ray Bally ’19 said that “every call we get has its challenges,” though these challenges have provided learning experiences — and

made volunteering more rewarding and enjoyable.

“Challenges are both physical, such as managing the heat of a fire or climbing our 75-foot ladder, or men-

tal, such as focusing on a patient’s responses or determining the best way to stabilize a crashed car,” Bally See FIRE page 4

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Big red, big yellow | Fire Chief George Tamborelle and Meeta Shrivastava ’19 stand in gear in front of a Cayuga Heights Fire Department fire engine on Monday.

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Local Police Continue Looking for Missing Woman

Ithaca Police Department received a missing person report for a 27-year-old Ithaca resident named Nicole Marranca, according to an IPD press release.

Her family members had not spoken to her in several days when they filed the report August 27, the release said.

Around the Ivies Ivy League Grad Crowned Miss America

Cara Mund, a graduate of Brown University, won the Miss America contest Sunday, according to Reuters.

As her platform for the competition, Mund adopted the Make-a-Wish foundation, the report said.

Asked about her opinion on the U.S.’ withdrawal from the Paris climate accord in the question-and-answer portion, she said she thought it was a “bad decision.”

The winner of the competition receives a six-figure salary, expenses for the year and a $50,000 scholarship.

National Hurricane Irma Leaves 12 Million Floridians Without Power

Following Hurricane Irma’s deluge on Florida, nearly twothirds of the state has been without electricity, The Washington Post reported.

While some cities like Tampa and Orlando escaped Irma’s worst destruction, others, such as Jacksonville, experienced record-breaking effects, according to The Post.

Gov. Rick Scott called Jacksonville’s floodings “historic” and officials warned residents that the city may be submerged under four feet of standing water, according to The Post.

Justice Kennedy’s Order Allows Trump’s Travel Ban Temporarily

For the third time, the Supreme Court interceded in the Trump administration’s travel bans on Monday, issuing a temporary order allowing the U.S. to exclude most refugees from entering the country, The New York Times reported.

Acting after two federal appeals courts lifted major parts of the ban, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued the administrative stay as the court is likely to issue a more considered ruling, according the The Times.

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Groceries for graduates | GPSA proposed spending to fund Anabel’s Grocery as its highest expense in their budget for 2017–18.

GPSA Proposes Budget Allotting Funds to Anabel’s $20,000 in spending to benefit graduate, undergraduate students without meal plans

By BREANNE FLEER

give, so we wanted to make sure that we featured organization will be the retained the ability, if things went really sour, International Student Union, said Arianna that the Assembly as a whole could Members of the Graduate and decide to re-negotiate that.”

Professional Student Assembly on Monday While the cost may seem large, “Graduate students have a lot to gain night said the group’s proposed plan to McCann said he hopes educating from utilizing Anabel’s.” spend more than half of this year’s budget graduate and professional students supporting Anabel’s Grocery is an expense on Anabel’s relationship with the Kerry Millins ’18 that will give the group oversight of the new graduate students will alleviate congrocery store and will provide an important cerns. service to Cornell students.

“I think when people see the GPSA voted in 2016 to fund Anabel’s — $20,000, that’s a big shock,” he said. But Maria Gagnon, grad, vice president of coma student-run organization that aims to McCann said that having Kerry Mullins ’18, munications for GPSA. address Cornell’s food insecurity — for a co-director of Anabel’s at the meeting on GPSA’s future meetings will address maximum of four years. This year, GPSA Monday night and speaking about the rela- President Donald Trump’s recent decision to proposed spending $20,000 on the store, tionship between Anabel’s and GPSA end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which would be 55.4 percent of GPSA’s reduced members’ concerns. said Alex Loiben, grad, vice president of 2017-18 budget.

Mullins said that “graduate students have operations and staffing.

“There’s a lot of things happening right a lot to gain from utilizing Anabel’s,” “We wanted to make sure that we noting that graduate students often now, both on campus and in the political cliretained the ability, if things went really live off of campus and do not have mate, that I think it makes sense for the meal plans and can stand to benefit graduate and professional students to sour, that the Assembly ... could decide from the cheap, healthy food that she address as a whole,” he said.

“The most obvious thing, recently, would said the store offers. to re-negotiate that.”

The GPSA’s next-highest expense be DACA and how it affects students, how Tyler McCann, grad in the 2017-18 budget, which was we can protect the students that are affected, proposed on Monday night for dis- and ways that we can encourage the admin“Some of the idea of funding them cussion, is categorized as administrative costs istration to put action to the words that through our internal budget was to provide and runs to $6,000 out of the group’s they’ve said.” us the ability to provide … greater over- $36,100 budget for this academic year. sight,” said Tyler McCann, grad, the approThe meeting also included a report on a priations chair. “It’s not an insignificant new initiative promoting a different GPSA- BreAnne Fleer can be reached at amount of money that the GPSA decided to funded organization each week. This week’s bfleer@cornellsun.com.

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Ithaca Parks to Adopt New Logo

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

New York City’s 1,700 parks have placards with the classic circled leaf. The 180 New York State parks have rustic brown signs with yellow lettering. What design represents the City of Ithaca’s 22 parks? Right now, there isn’t one.

But the city is one step closer to establishing a parks logo of its own with the help of its city forester, the chair of the Parks Commission and a couple of Ithaca College students.

The Board of Public Works on Monday afternoon approved a proposed logo for the City of Ithaca Parks, sending the design to Common Council for final approval on Oct. 4.

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Bur oak | Native foliage will represent Ithaca’s parks in a new logo pending the City’s approval.

The logo, which was jointly designed by nic tables outside of City Hall, next to the Emily Delnicki ’18 and Brett Levine ’19, two Green Street parking garage, and City Ithaca College students, shows the leaf of a Forester Jeanne Grace ’10 is hoping a unified bur oak, which is a tree that is native to the logo will let people know that some of Ithaca area and “is also tolerant of a wide Ithaca’s more obscure parks are open to the range of conditions, even urban environ- public. ments,” said Ellen Leventry ’95, the chair of “A logo is something I’d wanted for a long the Parks Commission.

Three bur oak trees provide shade for picSee LOGO page 5

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NEWS

Challenger Withdraws, Leaves Sole Contender for C-Town County Seat LEGISLATURE

we want.”

Public health and public safety, John said, are inseparable issues that must be looked at together. able housing, we want good wages for people. … It Reducing recidivism and keeping the Tompkins was really good to have the discussion about those County Jail population low are important projects, issues and we’re going to have to continue to talk he said. about them.”

“People coming out of jail just want to be left John noted that District Four, with a large pop- alone just like anybody else,” he said. “They don’t ulation of Cornell students, has historically low want to be told what to do. … We have to really voter turnout figures, and said he is not taking establish trust and make it easy for these people to Tuesday’s vote for granted. Steberger will still appear get on new pathways.” on the ballot on the Working Families Party line, Another project important to John is the former despite the party’s rescinding of its endorsement.

Tompkins Trust Company building near the Bernie “Unfortunately, there is no mechanism in New Milton pavilion on the Ithaca Commons. The York to remove the candidate’s name from the bal- building, which the county is in the process of purlot,” said Jesse Lenney, Upstate New York political chasing, John said, will hold the History Center, a director for the Working Families Party. “Despite visitor center and several other non-profit agencies.

Reed’s name appearing on the Working Families Steberger, in an interview with The Sun in May, ballot line, the candidate no longer has our endorse- criticized John for not referencing mass incarcerament.” tion in the Jail Study Committee John was cautious, warning meetings. John, on Monday, said that he “could still lose this eleche and other members of the “I don’t want to tion.” committee are cognizant of “how leave the impression “I don’t want to leave the all the issues of poverty and race with anyone that this impression with anyone that this relate to mass incarceration.” is a done deal,” he said.

“I don’t see Tompkins County is a done deal.”

John, who has served on the as a community as that is emphaTompkins County Legislature sizing jail as a solution,” John Rich John ’81 since 2015 when he defeated Elie said, adding that the county Kirshner ’18, said running incarcerates people at about a against Steberger had forced him to think hard third the rate of the national average. about what is most important in the community “I want to say that Tompkins County is differand how to best solve its problems. ent,” he said.

“There’s a ton of stuff to do,” John said, listing The vote for the Democratic nomination is his priorities, which largely center on his roles as Tuesday and the ultimate vote will take place on chair of the Public Safety and Jail Study committees. Nov. 7.

“We don’t have a dedicated detox facility in Tompkins County,” John said. “In effect, we're Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at using our jail as a detox facility, and that's not what nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.

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Gear and guts | Meeta Shrivastava ’19 and Blake Berger ’15 are two of many Cornell student, graduate and employee volunteers at the Cayuga Heights Fire Department, which is preparing to host a recruitment dinner.

Volunteering at Local Department Is ‘Unique Experience’ for Cornellians FIRE

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said. “Learning to manage and address these challenges is what this work is about.”

Most of the difficulties of his job come not during emergencies but after, he said.

“It's essential to review my actions, to recognize my successes, but more importantly, areas in which I could have been better,” he said.

While the work that the volunteers do is often in high-stress environments and may seem daunting, new volunteers are not expected to have prior experience in firefighting or emergency response.

“All that is required of a person is that you show up with a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and take instruction and ready to take pride in your work,” Bally said.

Because so many volunteers are students, the program is designed with flexibility for students, who may be concerned with the time commitment. “It is challenging to balance both, but doable,” Berger said.

Savoy said volunteering for the department has helped her learn about Ithaca and meet people who are passionate about the same things she is.

“I was having a hard time finding other students who were interested in similar activities,” Savoy said. “I had always been interested in physically challenging sports, and firefighting seemed like another great challenge.”

“As a female, I was intimidated at first, but the community at Cayuga Heights really helped me transition to living here in Ithaca,” she added.

“This fire department provides a unique experience for Cornell students,” Berger said. “Within a year, we can take someone with zero prior experience and train them to exceptional standards where they can enter a burning building. We impact our community on a daily basis, trying to change lives for the better.”

Tamborelle, the chief, met his wife at the fire station when she was a Cornell student, and his four children now play with him and the other firefighters at the station.

Some student volunteers have gone on to work as paid firefighters at the New York City Fire Department, in Los Angeles and in Washington, D.C. Others, he said, hang their helmets in their offices or pull them out of boxes in their attics to show their children.

Regardless, Tamborelle said, “that experience becomes a part of their lives.”

Katherine Heaney can be reached at kheaney@cornellsun.com. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun.com.

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Native Bur Oak Leaf Rebrands Ithaca Parks In New Logo Design LOGO

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time,” Grace said, noting that she was inspired by the New York City parks department’s iconic leaf. She hopes signs in every park will make people aware of the city’s work preserving and maintaining its parks.

When people see the logo, Grace said, they will know “it’s a public space and that you can be there and you can enjoy it for no cost.”

Grace said she looks forward to printing the logo on shirts, apparel and other items for employees of the Parks “A logo is something Department and displaying it with pride.

I’d wanted for Leventry said that the city a long time.” works with and appreciates several groups, such as the Friends Jeanne Grace ’10 of Stewart Park, to maintain the parks and wants to remind people that the parks are cityowned, paid for by taxpayers and open to all.

“Right now, every park looks slightly different in terms of signage,” Leventry, who is also director of marketing and communication for the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, told The Sun. Some visitors do not realize when they are in a city park, Leventry said, and so she asked Prof. Mike Mooney at Ithaca College to solicit logo ideas from a marketing class he teaches.

The Parks Commission combined Delnicki and Levine’s submissions — using one student’s text design and the other’s leaf design — to create the final product.

The bur oak leaf, Leventry said, is “the right leaf to represent Ithaca.”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nickbogel@gmail.com.

Cornell Republicans Raise Funds for Veterans VIGIL

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Cornell Republicans raised $390.17 to fund various projects to support local veterans through the The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., or VFW. “They use the money to assist disabled or needy veterans and their dependents, particularly in U.S. government pensions and compensation, hospitalizations, problems of homelessness, and food supplies,” McLaughlin said.

On Sunday night, the group also placed flags on the Arts Quad in an arrangement that spelled out “NEVER FORGET,” which was visible from the clock tower.

McLaughlin emphasized the importance of not forgetting the sacrifices made that day.

“For our generation, this was the foundational and watershed

event, and we must remember the Americans who lost their lives to this terrorist attack on our nation,” he said.

“Donating to veterans on this day is particularly significant to remember and thank the American veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the subsequent War on Terror, as well as to support those who are still with us,” McLaughlin said.

Pierce, who is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, said he was moved by the memorial service.

“This is my second semester here at Cornell, and I wasn’t expecting that big of an impression to be made right away when it came to the community … but [when] people come together they really represent the better part of our country,” he said.

Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun.com.

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’ve been called a bitch. I’ve been called a diva. I’ve been called shrill.

I’ve been called a slut and a ditz and even a c*nt. But the worst thing I’ve been called was probably bossy. *cue Bossy ft.

Too $hort by Kelis*. Okay that isn’t exactly true. There are other names that hurt way more (like my high school nickname, “Will-blow”). But I think it is possible that being called bossy as a young girl is way more damaging than any other string of words that can be thrown at you.

Bossy, although it appears gender neutral, is reserved for girls. It is the antithesis of a leader. Bossy is a dirty word. Bossy is for girls who haven’t learned to follow rules and to be demure and to take the back seat. This isn’t a novel idea. Calling boys leaders and girls bossy when they demonstrate the same behavior is proven to create a confidence gap that permeates personal and work lives. If you are more interested in this idea, I encourage you to check out the Ban Bossy campaign.

What I want to talk about is how the bossy stigma creates a sexual imbalance

explain how grotesque that sounds.

It isn’t just that high school boys are not offering. It is the fact that as girls, we are made to feel this is a dirty act that we should, for some reason, be ashamed of.

I distinctly remember a sleepover I had sophomore year of high school. Everyone in the room had given a blowjob before, but only one girl (who had an older boyfriend of course), had been eaten out.

The reactions were generally ones of disgust: “I would never let a guy do that” and “Okay, but I just wouldn’t feel comfortable.” I am not suggesting that anyone should ever do anything they don’t feel comfortable with, but it is worth pointing out just how many girls are made to feel that the reverse of what they are doing to guys is gross. Not to mention they would probably enjoy this part way more. On the other hand, boys basically graduate elementary school knowing they want a blowjob. They might not even know what a blowjob is, but they know they want it and they won’t feel ashamed or uncomfortable when they get it.

Not only do girls feel weird about

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Our Hope for Cornell Tech THIS WEDNESDAY MARKS THE OFFICIAL OPENING of Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island, the culmination of a series of events that began with the school’s founding at the Google office in Chelsea, New York. The vibrant, modern architecture sweeping through the campus is a nod to its goals of sustainability and innovation, and its curriculum is designed to explore intersections between many types of disciplines. We hope Cornell Tech becomes the best of its kind — an institution unparalleled in its ability to promote interdisciplinary learning and understanding between all corners of this contemporary world.

Over the past several months, Cornell Tech has established partnerships with a diverse range of corporations and external organizations in hopes of allowing students to apply their skills in a variety of ways. This will allow Cornell Tech to realize its goal of bridging academia and industry. Exposure to such a vast spectrum of industries will allow students to ideate and prototype solutions to problems that exist well beyond the tech sector. Learning how to streamline processes and create new opportunities in a wide array of industries is a valuable skill today, especially when some have struggled to keep up with the breakneck pace of technology advancement.

There is a dichotomy in our society between those who fully embrace and benefit from emerging technologies, and those who have grown disillusioned as jobs continue to be replaced due to increased automation. Cornell Tech would do well to remember that technological advancement does not come without this cost. It is crucial that new generations are well-equipped with the skills they need to enter the workforce, and as an institution with the potential to introduce disruptive innovations so quickly, Cornell Tech is obligated to account for such effects when introducing advancements.

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One of the biggest issues that creates skewed power dynamics in sexual relationships is the idea of reciprocation. in the lives of the young women who are exposed to it. We grow up with a passive subservience ingrained in us, one that not only makes women feel like they can’t ask for what they want, but also makes guys feel like they don’t have to ask. I am not placing blame on anyone.

This is not about rape and sexual assault — that is a different conversation. This is about the sexual norms women are primed to accept from a young age and how those can manifest as unhealthy and inequitable experiences in the bedroom.

One of the biggest issues that creates skewed power dynamics in sexual relationships is the idea of reciprocation.

The blowjob comes into play pretty early on, when girls start wondering “what sexual acts should I do and when should I do them?” It certainly arrives way earlier than the female equivalent.

In a quick text survey of my friends, I learned that eight out of 10 of the girls I texted sucked a dick one or more full years before they were eaten out. If both acts are technically “third base,” why do high school girls feel so ready to put a penis in their mouth before they “get theirs?”

Even the names of these sex acts show an important difference. There are so many easy names for sucking dick: blowjob, head, dome, etc. However, “going down on a girl” is a six-syllable mouthful that hardly sounds fun or inviting. The only other euphemism I can think of for that specifically is “munching box” and I don’t need to

receiving oral sex, many feel weird about not giving oral sex to their partner. In so many young people’s relationships, especially before penetrative sex, girls feel that oral is expected of them. I can’t count the number of times I’ve felt like I “owed” a guy a blowjob for no reason other than that was what I was primed to feel. How many times I felt the foreboding touch of a hand on the back of my head, pushing my face down as he unbuttoned.

“Bossy” can’t be blamed for these phenomena. Rather, the shame girls feel regarding their own bodies and the cultural demands that ask young girls to sit down and listen are both symptoms of a larger issue with society’s general treatment of women. It easy to think it doesn’t affect you. I for one, surely never gave up my bossy tendencies. However, I did feel a sexual subservience that didn’t seem related until recently. Even if you never felt the pressures that I did, I think it is fair to say that almost no girl is given all the tools to have happy, healthy and reciprocal sexual experiences. I wish I had a solution, but I’m more of a complainer than an “idea guy.” I guess my advice would be: girls, go be bossy. And boys: don’t push my fucking head down.

Willow Hubsher is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at wrh73@cornell.edu. This is Not a Sex Column appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

CORRECTION A Monday article, “Steberger ‘13 Withdraws After Rape Allegation,” was followed by incorrect body text. The correct version can be found at http://cornellsun.com/2017/09/07/steberger-13-withdraws-tompkins-county-legislaturebid-following-sexual-assault-allegation/.

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OPINION

Artur Gorokh | Radically Moderate

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A Case for Nicotine Use

ornell can be a lot of work. Hard pressed to make more out of finite waking hours, we use all means available to boost productivity. That can be good study practices, an exercise routine, or neurochemical enhancement, the latter being especially seductive for its magic-like effortlessness. Sadly, there are few effective substances one can safely use, and when coffee fails to deliver, some choose to go to sleep, and others resort to not-so-safe amphetamines. But what about nicotine?

The recurrent tale of mainstream science going awry when pressed by well-meaning politicians always ends the same way: sooner or later the scientists come to their skeptic senses and head back into the lab.

First things first. Just as any brochure on the subject will promise you, smoking is addictive and packed with health risks. But what public education gets wrong is that nicotine is to blame: this mild and relatively safe substance is like an innocent pedestrian who got framed for murder for being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

The year was 1988, and the anti-smoking campaign was at its climax. The problem was, even though it was clear cigarettes were addictive, no one really knew why, and for a good reason: tobacco smoke is a complicated mix of tar, carbon dioxide and an uncountable list of toxins. Pressured to find a culprit, scientists squinted at their numbers and proclaimed nicotine guilty. Now, whenever you see a statement like, “nicotine is as addictive as heroine and increases the likelihood of a heart attack 10-fold,” what the statistic actu-

ally refers to are smoking studies. But drawing conclusions about nicotine from smoking studies is like measuring the effects of lemon juice by administering participants rounds of Long Island iced teas!

The recurrent tale of mainstream science going awry when pressed by well-meaning politicians always ends the same way: sooner or later the scientists come to their skeptic senses and head back into the lab. With nicotine, this seems to have happened in the recent couple of decades, during which a number of experiments on administering pure nicotine to humans and animals took place. I won’t belabor you with the details here, but exemplary is the 2016 Royal College of Physicians report concluding that “nicotine alone in the doses used by smokers represents little if any hazard to the user.” Nicotine has even been touted as a potential antidepressant and as a treatment to prevent Alzheimer’s. Still, its infamous legacy lives on.

By now I have hopefully planted some doubt about whether nicotine received a fair trial. But beware. Don't trust the amateur that I am. Research the matter yourself before taking action.

Back already? Now, let's talk business.

You can order nicotine gum on Amazon or buy it in a nearby pharmacy. Marketed for quitting smoking, it works just as well for our purposes of cognitive boosting. At the price of $0.20 per dose (1-2 mg should be enough for a nonsmoker), it’s probably the best value cognitive commodity on the market. After chewing it for a minute you will feel alert, energetic and ready to rumble. To be more precise, you start to move and react faster, remember more, you gain approximately one IQ point; sleep becomes less essential for performance; finally, although not as importantly, your handwriting improves (the things those scientists chose to measure). In contrast to coffee, there is no slump or withdrawal: your performance simply returns to the baseline when you stop taking the substance, but never below it.

Nicotine is short-lived, the effect from a single dose lasting somewhere from 30 to 60 minutes, and I find that to be a welcome feature. The hardest part about getting things done is getting started, and writing this column was no exception to this. I don’t really need to be wired in the whole time; moreover, excessive energy can be harmful for clear thought and writing (the prime example of this being Stephen King's cocaine years). But I sure could use a gentle kick in the bottom at the start, something that would get me past staring at the ominously blinking cursor. Nicotine does just that, and then it lets go of you.

Here’s another reason why short half-life is a darling.

You’ve probably heard of Pavlov’s dog: back in the 1800s, my compatriot used food as a repeated reward to develop conditioned reflexes in dogs. Well, his theory applies to humans just as well, and instant rewards can be used for efficient habit formation. The only problem is we humans are so used to our food it barely registers as a reward anymore. Enter nicotine.

Say you want to start running, but getting yourself out of the bed for the first couple of weeks is beyond your willpower, so five minutes prior to the workout you chew some gum.

The accompanying energy makes it easier to put on the Nikes and start moving, and your inner brain correlates the workout with the neurochemical reward of nicotine and makes the activity easier to commence the next day by circumefusing your brain with dopamine. After a couple of weeks the habit is formed and the chemical crutches can be tossed aside. Voila!

All substances are flawed and so is this one. The main problem is similar to caffeine: if you use it daily you will develop tolerance and ramping up the dose can only go so far. The other important detail is that there is still very little research on long term effects of nicotine use in isolation, primarily because nobody besides ex-smokers ever uses it.

Finally, remember that using stimulants is the lazy way out and by no means a requirement for academic success.

Now go chew on that.

Artur Gorokh is a graduate student studying applied mathematics at Cornell University. He can be reached at ag2282@cornell.edu.

Radically Moderate appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

Dan Meyer ’87 | Guest Room

Cornell Freshmen, Rush!

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ow. Sarah Lieberman’s ’19 column on August 30 was a thunderclap. Cornell Alumni across the globe forwarded the link. Ms. Lieberman fires Rush 2018 starter gun by sending out an advertisement to the Cornellians interested in joining our fraternities. Labelling fraternity members with such stereotypes is as inaccurate and inappropriate as the claims that Cornell women are judged by fraternities rather than other Cornellians. If Cornell’s Class of 2021 assesses rush opportunities simply by the content of Ms. Leiberman’s column, that would be a terrible disservice.

Cornell’s institutional philosopher, the soft-spoken Prof. Carl Becker, history, wrote The Cornell Tradition: Freedom and Responsibility in October 1940. It was Carl who stated for the Class of 2021, “I came to Cornell, prepared to do as I pleased, wondering what the catch was ...”

Indeed, the catch.

In 2012, I was asked to volunteer as president of the Cornell University Alumni Interfraternity Council in the wake of Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother George Desdunes’ death in February 2011. I accepted the volunteer challenge understanding that it is rarely our institutions which fail. It is we who fail. That is why Sarah Lieberman’s column correctly calls for reform, rather than extermination. But how do you reform an individual? That’s the catch.

CUAIFC has 42 member presidents, representing Cornell Alumni of 42 of the 72 Houses that either exist, or existed, on the Hill since 1868. Our members understand the value of free speech and free association within the Cornell community. The question, therefore, since the fall of

1868: what bounds do we place on speech and association at Cornell? In order to do justice, how much liberty must we crush?

The Cornell community is not a Care Bear den prolonging one’s adolescence. As a Cornell undergraduate, one is not finishing the last four years of adolescence. The freshman is starting the first four years of the rest of her or his life. As we use speech and association to define who we are, there will be offense taken. The critical Cornell question since April 19, 1969 has been: what bounds exist on our speech and association to make the Hill an empowering institution, capable of lifting all Cornellians to greater achievement?

Phi Kappa Psi was to me, in 1984, a haven. Our ‘house’ is a lifetime commitment. Someday, the last of my pledge brothers will lift a glass to all departed, remembering many years of Cornell life. I sat with a ’20s brother doing just that when I was a sophomore. A pledge brother paid for my heating when I was unemployed during the winter of 1999-2000.

Another brother, for whom I was Pledge Master, carried me through law school as I suffered from PTSD following Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. When 47 of my fellow sailors gave their lives for you, gentle reader, in 1989 on board the battleship USS Iowa, four of my fraternity brothers made sure I was not the 48th victim. These examples are not from my undergraduate years. It would take a library to record our brotherly love and adventures over those crazed and madcap years, 1983 to 1987. For us, Phi Psi reduced the 20,000 Cornell community to a manageable 90. And the 1200 of us total, drawn from across 70 years of Cornell classes, live, work and communi-

cate with each other, every day still. The ties are challenged, the worst can follow. undergraduate Chapter has disappointed Our fraternities cannot become havens us once or twice in 30 years. But we house solely for Cornellians nursing first alumni simply took those moments as an wounds. Both the bruised and the opportunity to volunteer, as Cornellians, unbruised need to rush, together after preto lift up our younger brothers. lims, combing their talents for the collecSarah, all the ills you identify exist to tive good. What our Cornell fraternity some degree in our Cornell houses. They men and women need is quality of life and are also in teams, classrooms, clubs, high community expectations. This takes dorms, apartments and associations across the Cornell freshman out of his or her first the campus. They are in Day Hall and the semester, tells them life goes on regardless Cornell shops. They are not a product of of prelims and puts them on the path to an institution. They exist within the safe, but enabling, Cornell living and Cornell classes arriving every fall and in the employees the University hires.

Carl Carl Becker’s ‘catch’ is to take Becker’s ‘catch’ is to take responsibility for your role in the responsibility for your role in the Cornell community, and Cornell community, and seek the seek the rational and humane in our midst. rational and humane in our midst.

For the freshmen carrying ill-manners to us, two sortings occur every autumn. The first round learning. The advertising is trash; Cornell of prelims take the highest 10 percenters is not transformative. It is transitional. and violently scatter them over an entire The goal is to not be subordinated and curve. It is educational violence, soul- dominated. All a freshman will be, is breaking. We all went through it. So will inside the freshman. They just need the the Class of 2021. It is Cornell’s collective field to take to, in life’s crazy pursuits. It is “Hell Week.” Someone will be bottom 10 hard work helping them; CUAIFC has too percent. She or he could also be 2017’s bil- few volunteers by about a dozen. But if lion-dollar Cornell donor. Second, that any member of the Cornell community first sortings’ veterans then have to find has recommendations respectful of free sophomore housing. Again, the institu- speech and free association, we are glad to tional paddles come out. If we are not hear and consider adopting them. And for careful, the wounded from the first sorting the Cornell freshmen looking for a great will derive the wrong lesson, and chose to next 60 years, rush and join us! form “wolf-packs” during the second sorting. Yes, Ms. Lieberman, in a community Dan Meyer graduated from Cornell’s College of of 20,000 we form packs for a reason: Arts and Sciences in 1987. He is a member of Phi Cornell survival. These sortings can release Kappa Psi fraternity. Guest Room appears periodian individual’s bigotry; when our identi- cally throughout the semester.

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SCIENCE

Cybersecurity

Cornell Researchers Highlight Ethical Lapses in Recent Cybersecurity Failures Discuss implications of limited bitcoin regulation, responsibilities of security vendors

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Lock and key l (1) Prof. Stephen Wicker (2) A screenshot of the ransom demand on a WannaCry affected computer in Ukraine from June 27, 2017.

By CHENAB KHAKH Sun Staff Writer

The internet is everywhere.

From simple dial-up connections on bulky computers, the spread of internet access to watches, cameras, printers, refrigerators and televisions demonstrates the progress the computing industry has made.

Connectivity is lauded for making our lives convenient and efficient.

However, the increasing frequency of malware attacks and data leaks suggests that advancements in cybersecurity are not keeping pace. As a testament to this fact, on Sept.

7, 143 million U.S. residents had personal information like their social security and driver's licence numbers compromised from credit reporting agency Equifax. The Sun sat down with Prof.

Stephen Wicker, electrical and computer engineering, and Prof. Emin Gun Sirer, computer science, to discuss related threats, ethical questions and solutions for the future.

A rising threat seems to be coming from malware known as ransomware.

This past May, ransomware attacks impacted more than 10,000 organizations running Microsoft Corporation’s Windows operating system in over 150 countries. The malware responsible, WannaCry, was reportedly stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency in April.

Individuals, government agencies, academic institutions and businesses have all been victim to ransomware for nearly a decade. Such malware encrypts files on a computer and threatens to destroy them if a ransom, in bitcoins, is not paid within a certain period of time. Attacks have particu-

larly affected hospitals, where doctors and nurses have lost access to patient records, putting lives at risk. In fact, earlier this year the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 in bitcoins after being offline for a week due to malware attacks.

WannaCry originated from software the NSA used for data collection and surveillance that exploited vulnerabilities in Windows. Only after the software was stolen and used to carry out attacks did the NSA inform Microsoft of the vulnerabilities.

Incidents like these raise important

rity surveillance, for example, to prevent terror attacks, but the tradeoffs need to be properly considered.

“There are other ways to do police work, in my opinion,” Wicker said.

He said he believes the NSA should have informed Microsoft of vulnerabilities in their software earlier.

“The government's obligation to build a secure computing infrastructure overrides the intelligence community's desire to collect data,” Gun Sirer said.

Similar questions arise for those responsible for keeping these devices secure.

After becoming aware of the vulnerabilities, Microsoft issued a patch to users to secure the bugs, but not all users complied. Therefore, not all computers were secure due to a phenomenon known as the "free-rider" system.

“This ‘free-rider’ problem — some manufacturers and users choosing to enjoy the benefits of the internet without taking the time and effort to maintain secure computing systems — is unethical, and is a problem that will get much worse as the internet of things continues to grow,” Wicker said.

As opposed to the computers that run Windows, many internet-connected devices do not have dedicated engineering teams issuing security patches, leaving them vulnerable to hacks.

Gun Sirer believes that vendors should be responsible for security maintained on computers and objects connected to the internet of things.

Furthermore, he feels that it is much more important to fix vulnerabilities than to keep them a secret.

Finally, important questions have

“The government's obligation to build a secure computing infrastructure overrides the intelligence community's desire to collect data.”

Prof. Emin Gun Sirer questions about the origin of malware software and the ethical responsibilities of their creators.

Wicker’s research is primarily focused on information systems and networks, with a particular emphasis on ethics and the law. He said that people misunderstand the NSA lapse as a legal issue when it is actually an ethical issue.

“Do the individuals and organizations involved have an ethical obligation?” Wicker said. “I think so.”

Wicker acknowledges that it is obviously important to continue secu-

been raised about the regulation of currencies like bitcoin because it seems to be the preferred mode of ransom payment.

“Since organizations behind ransomware are large and underground, many of them go through the route of encrypting and holding files for ransom but many also outright steal bitcoins,” Gun Sirer said.

Ransom payments are hard to track because people are very likely to pay them, especially hospitals who need immediate access to patient information. Additionally, without a central regulator that monitors the movement of coins, accurately tracking payments is nearly impossible. Finally, the coins are easily transferable between countries because they bypass traditional banking systems, allowing such attacks to spread easily.

Consequently, Gun Sirer’s research focuses on regulating and securing cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. His team developed Volt technology, which enables people to override thefts and reclaim stolen tokens. In response to such attacks, Gun Sirer and his team have helped different Cornell entities, including the University Treasurer, develop a disaster preparedness plan to combat such attacks.

While the immediate consequences of attacks over the past few months have been severe, they have opened up debates both in the intelligence and computing communities on the ethical questions in cybersecurity. Both Wicker and Gun Sirer specialize in different areas, but agree on some common principles: that surveillance, while necessary, cannot override the need to secure the data of average citizens and that those responsible for building computer infrastructure need to keep it secure.

Chenab Khakh can be reached at ckhakh@cornellsun.com.

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Prof Shows How Your Internet Activity Is Being Watched

Describes tools used for commercial surveillance and effects on intellectual freedom

By JOSH EIBELMAN Sun Staff Writer

While news of data leaks and malware attacks seem to be on the upswing, there are forms of web surveillance that reveal just as much data, only they are completely legal and receive much less publicity.

On Sept. 5, Cornell’s Department of Computing and Information Science kicked off the first of a series of talks that aims to discuss the importance of technological advancements and the law in exploring surveillance, privacy and bias.

Prof. Arvind Narayanan, computer science, Princeton University, was the first speaker of the series and presented his research with a talk entitled Commercial “Uncovering Surveillance on the Web.” Commercial surveillance involves techniques used by companies to discreetly and legally trace the internet activity of users. Such surveillance is so widespread that it affects anyone who uses the internet, even for basic browsing.

Narayanan, whose research focuses on privacy and security on the internet, laid out a technical overview of how third-party companies gain access to users’ personal information using ingenious techniques.

A common method that companies used to rely on is known as canvas fingerprinting. The idea behind the technique is to draw a unique, invisible image on a loaded page. The hidden combination of pixels is read back as a series of bits, which will be different for every user and can be used to track internet activity back to the device used. Consequently, this information can be used to tailor the advertisements or sponsored page links that are displayed.

The question though is where these ‘tracking images’ come from. Most are loaded as visible ads and invisible websites when users open a given website. For instance, simply opening The New York Times website loads hundreds of third-party requests along with the website’s content.

Canvas fingerprinting was used to discreetly gather information on users for two years.

Just days after Narayanan’s work on canvas fingerprinting was published, most companies employing the practice abruptly stopped doing so.

The exposure of one web surveillance method, however, only worked to stop a single leak in a patchwork of a large and growing network of creative ways companies try to gather information about users and their online activities.

Examples of new methods that have popped up include monitoring a user’s battery levels and using that information

to trace their web activity. Such a technique is based on the premise that two users are unlikely to have the same websites open and have the same battery levels, thus, providing companies with a rough identification tool. Another mode of tracking allows companies to use the unique audio frequency of an internet browser on a specific computer to pin down the web activity of certain groups of people.

While these are fairly rough identification tools, there are others that are more direct. A user who has logged into services like Gmail or Facebook has their web activity associated with their identity.

Furthermore, this information is not simply restricted to web giants. As recent events suggest, social media details are the most vulnerable to malware attacks and when trackers have this information, correlating browsing history and one’s email address is possible.

According to Narayanan, even without trackers, it is safe to conclude that anonymity does not exist on the internet.

Narayanan’s group previously demonstrated that almost all browsing history can be deanonymized and traced to specific users. According to Narayanan, Edward Snowden’s leaks on the U.S. government’s surveillance programs revealed that cookies — small pieces of information stored by a website on a user’s computer — can be used to tie that history back to specific people.

Narayanan does not take the issue of such web tracking lightly, believing instead that it limits intellectual freedom and free speech. According to him, this infringement of privacy makes it even more difficult to continue to fight for the rights of minorities, who have benefited from the ability to express their values and exchange ideas in private. The knowledge that there are trackers who can tie one’s identity to web history and activity means that people may be more apprehensive in opening non-mainstream websites. That could severely limit the possibility of vital new equality movements gaining steam.

Narayanan believes that web tracking is an unavoidable part of modern capitalism and that it should be done openly and with clear opt-out options. Web browsers, too, are beginning to take users’ privacy more seriously and have started to offer optional protection against web trackers. In the future though, Narayanan hopes that governments promote research that helps blunt the effect of these tracking techniques and helps secure the data of average netizens.

Josh Eibelman can be reached at jeibelman@cornellsun.com.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NEW YORK TIMES

Caught in the web l Tools like AdBlock Plus may help blunt some commercial surveillance methods.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Two Door Cinema Club: Concert Preview

BY AJ STELLA Sun Contributor

Following a show in Berlin, Germany, Irish indie-rock band Two Door Cinema Club will be performing at the Ithaca State Theater Thursday, as part of their world tour. Before they travel the country and head off to South Africa, Two Door Cinema Club will be playing in upstate New York for the first time in almost four years.

Two Door Cinema Club formed in Bangor and Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, back in 2007. The three members came together to produce and experience a new sound. Ever since their first album, Tourist History, was released back in 2010, people from all over the globe have been bumping their heads and tapping their feet along to the hip and electronic rhythm of their songs.

Two Door Cinema Club falls into the indie rock genre, but their use of electronic beats along with classic guitar allows them to create a sound that distinguishes them from other rock bands. The alluring mix of sounds that they put together makes for captivating and uplifting beats.

In one of their most famous songs, “What You Know,” they use an assortment of instruments, such as the tambourine and synthesizers, to lay the foundation of a groovy tempo that lead vocalist Alex

their up-tempo melodies that so easily grab the listener’s attention. The band is capable of engineering music that sounds both exciting and relaxed. It makes all of their fans dance, as it is almost impossible not to

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Trimble hypnotizingly sings over.

With “What You Know” and other hits from Two Door Cinema Club, such as “Something Good Can Work” and “Undercover Martyn,” it is easy to hear

move along to the beat. Even critics must admit to the catchiness of their music.

Two Door Cinema Club has established itself as a prominent band in its genre, and it has multiple features in

movies and television episodes to show for it. Some of the more notable Hollywood projects that used their songs include the mystery movie Now You See Me, and the ever-prominent, binge-worthy Grey’s Anatomy.

The opening band for the concert is Circa Waves, another indie rock band from the UK. They come from a city that has produced some of the most famous and influential rock bands ever — Liverpool. Following after hometown heroes The Beatles, Circa Waves is a valuable representation of what rock has evolved into in the modern era, but they still produce some music that sounds similar to 60’s rock, almost as an ode to the trailblazing Beatles. Circa Waves pairs nicely with Two Door Cinema Club, as they both have similar alternative sounds, but Circa Waves uses a little less of the electronic beats and focuses a little more on the drumset.

Editor’s Note: tickets are available through Ticketfly or at the State Theater Box Office. The show will be Thursday, Sep. 14 at 7 p.m.

AJ Stella is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at ajs548@cornell.edu.

Smart People: What We Talk About When We Talk About Race

BY ANDREA YANG Sun Contributor

“Maybe it’s a fact we all should face / everyone makes judgments based on race”. This lyric, from the musical Avenue Q, was one of the first things that popped into my mind as I walked out of Smart People at the Kitchen Theatre — a play that delves unreservedly into the difficult, yet ever-so-relevant conversation of race, prejudice and, most importantly, our fear of that conversation . Written by the award-winning playwright Lydia R. Diamond and directed by the talented Summer L. Williams from Company One Theatre in Boston, Smart People is wildly funny, gripping and remarkably thought-provoking at its core. It dares us into the daunting task of thoroughly reevaluating ourselves and the world around us.

With an innovative opening sequence involving projections of various news headlines and the voice recording of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign announcement, the play unfolds around four main characters: Brian, a white neuroscience professor at Harvard who has dedicated himself to finding a neurological explanation for racism and prejudice; Ginny, Brian’s fellow psychology professor at Harvard who studies and counsels Asian American women suffering from anxiety and depression; Jackson, Brian’s best friend, a black surgeon in residency; and Valerie, a young black actress who participates in Brian’s study and later works for him as a research assistant. One of the most remarkable aspects of Diamond’s writing is undoubtedly the dimension and depth that he gives to each character’s personality and narrative.

Politically charged theater often falls into a pattern of reducing characters to their backstory and the ideas their stories are supposed to convey, because balancing characterization, storytelling and thematic elements within the framework of a script turns out to be a challenging endeavor. In Smart People, however,

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with the actors’ nuanced, emotionally rich portrayal, all four characters reveal themselves to be unique, flawed and sometimes very conflicted individuals who are easy to sympathize with.

The audience witness the characters work their way through their conflicts with society, each other, and themselves. Brian struggles with the controversy around his research and his turbulent relationship with Ginny, who in turn is coming to terms with her insecurities as an AsianAmerican woman in maledominated academia.

Jackson deals with bias against black doctors and Valerie discovers the hardships of being a black actress. The characters push us to question our own belief system and behavior.

I’m inclined to believe that every member of the audience that night had a moment in which something they’ve never noticed about themselves suddenly dawned on them. For me, as an Asian woman myself, the epiphany occurred early on, during Ginny’s first meeting with Brian. When Brian starts flirting with her, my first thought went to “yellow fever,” which turns out to be Ginny’s immediate reaction as well.

Consequently, when Brian gives an unexpected response to her question about his dating demographic, telling her that his last girlfriend was white and blond, my feeling of embarrassment echoed Ginny’s. I justified my prejudice with the fact that I’ve seen similar scenarios too many times. Does this mean that prejudice is a mechanism, albeit an unwanted one, to “protect” us from the foreign, the unknown, the “other”? Are we inevitably biased against those different from us, even if we never intended to be?

The answer Brian tries to offer his

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colleagues and students is a concrete yes.

He goes as far as claiming that our brains are hardwired that way, an idea that’s hard to swallow. Smart People, however, doesn’t try to convince its audience one way or another — it simply encourages us to face the existence of bias. In the second-to-last scene, pièce de résistance of the whole play, when the four characters gather at Brian and Ginny’s for dinner, the heated argument that has been building up since the beginning finally erupts. Diamond’s clever, witty dialogue transforms itself into a needle and jabs us where it hurts most. The mixture of anger, frustration, cynicism and the desperate urge to understand coming from the characters is overwhelming, yet satisfying. When the monster called prejudice that’s been lurking in a dark corner all this time finally rears its ugly head, and the weight of the conversation, thinly veiled in lightheartedness and humor in the hour before, comes crashing down upon the characters and the spectators, we become distressed and enthralled at

the same time. The scene is a beautiful mess. Disturbing because of the selfawareness it thrusts upon us, yet breathtaking in its intricate and multifaceted analysis of racism.

At curtain call, we’re left with thoughts unfinished and words unsaid.

The only thing that appears to be certain is that this country, this world and humanity as a whole might always be a work in progress. And that’s surprisingly comforting to know, especially in the current political climate. Only then can we refuel our optimism, our hope for a better tomorrow. It’s why we go to the theater, after all.

Editor’s Note: Catch “Smart People” at the Kitchen Theatre Company now through September 24th, before the show leaves for the Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, NY. Andrea Yang is a sophomore in the college of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at yy545@cornell.edu

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FALL THEATER IN ITHACA

BY RUBY QUE Sun Contributor

Over the past summer, I met a kid who was born and bred in Ithaca in my lab. Ah well, I guess making fun of one’s hometown isn’t exactly the best way to start a conversation. He spent half an hour trying to convince me how incredible the art scene in this tiny little town is, and I finally paid my first visit to the Hangar Theatre last week. It was more than impressive — I cried, just saying.

Alas, I wonder how many awesome productions I missed my freshman year. Luckily, I got a second chance. Here is a mustsee list of some great local performances.

In Cornell’s own Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, three daring fall productions await.

Starting Sept. 21 in Kiplinger Theatre, Beth Milles brings to us Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, a parable about kindness, value and the difficulty of assigning justice in chaotic times.

In the Black Box theater, the venomous and savage comedy Bad Jews is opening on Nov. 2.

Playwright Joshua Harmon twists the classic Jewish family comedy in crucial ways, setting the stage in a parent-bought Upper West Side apartment with three cousins fighting over religion, morality and of course a family heirloom.

Again playing with a timehonored formula, in Syrian playwright Mamduh Adwan’s Hamlet Wakes Up Late, Hamlet becomes a narcissistic prince who is blissfully unaware of the rise of a brutal plutocratic dictatorship. While tackling the past and present of Syria, this biting political satire also seems incredibly timely for contemporary America. Catch this audacious re-imagination of Shakespeare starting Nov. 10 in the Flex.

Off campus, Kitchen Theatre Company is ready to offer a nice mix of seriousness and laughter.

Lydia R. Diamond’s controversial and fiercely funny Smart People features four “smart” people in D.C. out to save the world from a Western, “racist” mindset — while unaware of their own cultural biases. Go see four “smart” people make a mess of their own lives while trying to comprehend race, identity and human emotions right now.

Brahman/i: A One Hijra Stand-Up Comedy Show is layered conversation of IndianAmerican cultural identity just happens to take the form of a stand-up comedy routine.

Kitchen will be transformed into a comedy club from Oct. 8 to Oct. 29.

If you have not yet been to an immersive theatre, here comes your chance: Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan MacMillan, which opens on

Nov. 11 at the Kitchen Theater, shares with its audience members an intimate tale about the lengths we would go for those we love.

Hangar Theatre takes the immersive experience even a step further. On the weekend of Sept. 15, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, based on Charles Dickens’ final and unfinished novel, will be left for audiences to solve. Drood won five 1986 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score. And yes, it is a musical!

Speaking of Dickens, what is Christmas without “A Christmas Carol?” Directed by playwright and Cornell visiting professor Aoise Stratford, the timeless tale of hope and redemption runs from Dec. 10 to Christmas Eve. In addition, a series of concerts and the multimedia extravaganza Frank Sinatra Tribute: It Was a Very Good Year fill up the Hangar calendar from mid-October till the end of November.

Last but definitely not the least, the newly renovated Cherry Artspace is opening on Sept. 13 with Mayor Svante Myrick. But even before that, the Cherry is bring back the sold-out ‘headphone play’ — an immersive theater experience where one wears a pair of headphones to hear a story while walking around — from last year, Storm Country, for three final weekends. Co-written by PMA faculty Nick Salvato and Aoise Stratford, the production is inspired by a 1909 Ithacabased novel called Tess of the Storm Country and aims to immerse the audience in a world of narration, music and ambient sounds as they travel among the ghosts of the historic West End. The 75-minute walking tour of about a mile will begin at Lookout Point and culminate at the Cherry Artspace. Stratford points out the “transitory nature of Ithaca” as one of the play’s themes in a previous interview.

In fact, the Storm Country corner of Ithaca is undergoing significant changes and the production will technically no longer work after this fall. No matter what you’re up to this coming weekend (Sept. 9-10), don’t miss the last chance to see our beloved town through new ears.

What happens next is What Happens Next, a world premiere multimedia play by Ithacabased Romanian playwright Saviana Stanescu, which explores the relationship between two women with constantly shifting identities. The opening production will run from Sept. 14 to Sept. 23.

This is a truly great line-up for not only loyal theatre-goers but also people just looking to explore the local art scene.

Don’t be me last year, I’m begging you.

Ruby Que is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at yq62@cornell.edu.

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From Coach to Colleagues: Bowman and Smith ’96 Once recruited by Rich Bowman, Artie Smith ’96 is now the boss, but the two will remain close partners COACHES

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teams that follow, but for the entire Ivy League. The league has become the power-conference in the East for track and field and cross country, and boasts some of the most dynamic athletes.

Despite some barriers that come with Ivy League recruiting — high academic standards, eligibility constraints, no athletic scholarships — Bowman and Smith have teamed up to bring in talented student-

“We have to rely on the leadership that is already there: our captains and the team set the tone.”

Head Coach Artie Smith ’96 athletes year after year.

“We are always trying to reach a higher mark,” Bowman said.

With less on his plate as assistant coach, Bowman will be able to focus more on his sprinters and hurdlers, as well as continuing to recruit top-notch athletes.

“I know from personal experience he’s really good at it,” joked Smith, who was recruited by Bowman.

In the two’s eyes, what they call “The Cornell Way” of success has become the standard for the Ivy League to try and match.

“Our team has been consistently successful for over 20 years,” Smith said. “I think to some degree, that’s been one of the factors in lifting the

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Friends for life | From left: former head coach Lou Deusing, assistant coach Rich Bowman and head coach Artie Smith ’96 celebrate ECACs 2012. whole league.”

While tradition is important to the pair, they know they cannot carry on as they did 20 years ago; the program has grown considerably since Bowman and Smith first started at Cornell.

“How do we raise the bar without compromising what is important to us?”

Smith presents as the greatest challenge

that comes with his new role. “We have to rely on the leadership that is already there: our captains and the team set the tone.”

This year, Smith has inherited five captains, representing each event group for the sport. He describes his role as simply making sure everyone is on the right track and has the resources they

need to be successful.

“The thing that makes me so happy are all of the things that are still the same from when I was a student-athlete,” Smith said. “We have the same sets of challenges and the same experiences.”

Chloe Mikles can be reached at cmikles@cornellsun.com.

FIELD HOCKEY

Red Upsets No. 24 Maine to Continue Undefeated Start

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Give me a break | Women’s soccer was forced to take on Binghamton without much rest Sunday and got out to a slow start that eventually doomed the Red in the loss.

Strikers Ready for 1st Game vs. Maine W. SOCCER

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the beginning of the game, and keeping possession of the ball in midfield.”

The Red will focus heavily on defense and its play in the scoring box in preparation for its first-ever game against Maine this Saturday as the final tune-up game before Ivy League play.

“Our organization on defense and our penalty area especially needs to be better so we will spend lots of time making sure that people who are harking in the penalty area are very very clear on what their jobs are,” Hornibrook said.

He added that the team will

also work on possession and scoring goals, because those have been something that “plagued” the team the last two seasons.

Hornibrook emphasized that it is far more important for the team to focus on directing its attention to its own players as opposed to spending time looking at its opponents, especially since the program has never seen the Maine program.

“The process each week is very very much the same,” he said.

“We have to take care of the things that we need to be better at and we don't spend as much time trying to figure out what the opposition is going to do because they sometimes change their plans to

cope with us.”

Ivy League play begins in two weeks, so figuring out how to best utilize the team’s deep bench is essential within the next couple of weeks, Hornibrook said.

“We’re going through a process ... to identify the players who we feel on any given day can go out and get us off to a great start, we identify the players that we feel would be best coming off the bench,” Hornibrook said. “The objective is to win every game, the objective is to win the Ivy League, and we keep our eyes on the goal when we do whatever we do.”

Shan Dhaliwal an be reached at sdhaliwal@cornellsun.com.

After beginning the season with three consecutive onegoal wins, Cornell field hockey’s shutout streak was ended Sunday, but upset No. 24 Maine, 3-2, in Vermont on Sunday.

In the game Sunday, the Red got out to an early 2-0 lead on goals by senior midfielder Sam McILwrick and junior forward Isabel Siergiej. But the Black Bears did not go down without a fight.

Maine came roaring back with two goals of its own, both scored by junior Samantha Wagg. The two goals came within four minutes of one another.

Just after halftime, the Red took advantage via a Krysten Mayers goal, and Cornell never looked back, clinging to yet another one-goal lead.

The Red relied on senior goaltender Kelly Johnson, who made 10 saves in the contest. Coming into this weekend, Johnson had been splitting halves with sophomore Maddie Henry, who played the entirety of the previous game against Vermont, a typical 1-0 win on Friday.

But the win over the the Black Bears is most impressive in the young 2017 season. Maine came into the matchup having won its last four contests after dropping its season-opener to Providence. Last season, UC Berkeley defeated Maine in the first round of the America East Tournament after the Black Bears finished the year 6-2 in league play.

Cornell will attempt to extend its perfect season when it hosts Rutgers Friday. The Scarlet Knights will enter the weekend with a record of 4-2 and Cornell has not beaten the team from New Jersey in its last four attempts.

Bennett Gross can be reached at bgross@cornellsun.com.

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GOLF

Red Starts Strong, Comes Up Short in Hamilton Promising performances come from weekend’s invitational

By JACK ROSCOE Sun Staff Writer

With stellar performances from seniors captain Mike Graboyes, and Christopher Troy, as well as sophomore Jack Casler, the Cornell golf team took second place in Colgate’s Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational for the third straight year.

While a top finish, the team was drastically toppled during the second day of play. The Red held a 36-hole lead after the end of the first day and Casler, who was competing as an individual, led the medalist hunt by a stroke.

But North Dakota State clawed its way back to win the invitational by just two shots. Cornell finished with a team score of 866.

“We were really pumped going into the final round, and actually played really well, but just got outplayed enough to lose by two shots,” said Graboyes, the team captain who has found plenty of success on the individual level. “It was awesome to play for something more than an individual title.”

On Saturday, the Red got off to a very strong start.

Casler led the field by shooting a 70 in each of the first two rounds, good for 2-under-par. Graboyes was not far behind, tied for third after shooting a 74 and 71 in 36 holes of gold. Sophomore Mike May finished the day tied for eighth place with an overall score of 147, while Troy finished tied for fourteenth with a 148.

“We were really pumped going into the final round ... but just got outplayed enough to lose by two shots.”

Senior Captain Mike Graboyes Despite some struggles in the first round Saturday, Graboyes was not surprised by these strong results due in part to what he sees as a very productive offseason.

“Our tryouts went really well, so coming in we

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Bright start | Shaking off some preseason rust after the first round, Cornell golf ended the second round on top, but a rough second day handed North Dakota State the win. were definitely feeling optimistic,” Graboyes said.

“The first round probably had to do with rust. Some of the guys hadn’t played competitive rounds in a few months, so it’s always hard to come out and perform as well as you want to right away. And then the second round everyone settled down and played really well, and it shows what kind of potential this team has moving forward.”

In the final round on Sunday, when North Dakota State made its run, Graboyes stayed on par to finish with a three-round score of 217, good for second overall to trail only Penn’s Josh Goldenberg by two strokes.

The sophomore Casler hit some setbacks to drop back to fifth overall with a score of 219, while Troy and May finished tied for 10th and in 21st, respectively.

Overall, Cornell finished a close second to North Dakota State, losing by a score of 884 (+20) to 886 (+22).

While the tournament might not have ended as hoped, Graboyes is happy that some of the younger

golfers like Casler, Mays and freshman Charlie Dubiel got good tournament experience under their belts.

“Any tournament you’re in contention is a great experience,” Graboyes said. “Even Jack [Casler] … is going to learn a ton just by trying to play with the lead going into the last round.

“The good thing about this past weekend is that we didn’t lose the tournament,” he added. “We had the lead going into the final round, played pretty solid and another team just happened to edge us by a few shots.

The whole round we played with pressure on us as the leaders and performing as well as we did … will definitely help us moving forward.”

This coming weekend, the team hosts the annual Cornell Invitational at Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca. The Red won the tournament last year, finishing with a three-round score of 879 (+27) to beat second place Colgate by four shots.

Jack Roscoe can be reached at jroscoe@cornellsun.com.

MEN’S SOCCER

Strikers Utilize Strong 1st Half for 1st Win of Season M. SOCCER

Continued from page 16

team sat back.

“You always know when you go into halftime at two or three [to zero], the game is not over yet,” Smith said. “I was proud of our group in the second half because we kept composed emotionally and kept looking to play the ball around.”

Cornell’s ability to create goals this season is improved from last year. Through the first four games last year, Cornell managed just four goals. That number sits at

six this season.

Sophomore forward George Pedlow got things started for the Red against Lafayette with a goal assisted by freshman midfielder Harry Fuller. The goal was Pedlow’s team-leading second of the season, matching the amount he scored all of last year.

“I could feel the centerback behind me and Harry played a really nice ball across and I just faked left and went in front,” Pedlow said. “It was just a little touch into the front pocket.”

Two freshmen scored the next goals for

ALICE SONG / SUN CONTRIBUTOR

Positive notes | Cornell is outpacing itself in goals compared to last season’s efforts.

the Red, as midfielder Caleb McAuslan and defender Austin Evan both found the back of the net before the end of the first half. Even with the newcomers, Pedlow already recognizes the maturity the team is showing on offense this year.

“We’ve definitely upped the technical level with our players,” Pedlow said.

“Offensively we’re playing with much more freedom and confidence.”

Cornell has benefited from a freshman class with several different players capable of making a difference on the pitch.

Players like McAuslan and midfielder Tyler Bagley have added creativity and fresh offensive skill to the squad.

“They don’t seem to be playing like freshman,” Smith said.

“The freshman have definitely contributed a significant amount,” Pedlow added. “There is still a lot to learn from the system and defensively we’ve had a few lapses in concentration, but they’ve came in and added a lot, especially on offense.”

Over the years, Cornell’s strong suit has been its defensive unit, and against Lafayette, the back line was in sharp form, allowing just three shots on goal.

“We were rock solid at the back today,” Smith said. “We had a film session yesterday in training to go over some of the things I felt as though we needed to improve and I thought we did a real good job of it.”

Nothing came easy for the Lafayette strikers when they were on the ball, most evident by the fact the lone Leopards goal came off a near-perfect free kick. Not even

the most stingy defenses can prevent a set piece shot into the corner of the net.

And even though he was not called upon often, sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Shellow added a few key saves to stop Lafayette from closing the gap in the second half.

On one such occasion, a Lafayette player broke free in the box and flicked an uncontested shot in toward the net.

Shellow slid to his left and made a glove save to deny the chance.

“One of their guys came into the box and was able to get a clean hit,” Shellow said. “I just tried to hold my ground and react to what he did.”

Following its first win, the young team will look to build some momentum off of its weekend results.

Even though the Red dropped its match against Lehigh, there were several positives to take away from that game, including a goal from the freshman midfielder Fuller, who continues to put in strong showings for the Red. He has a knack for finding the net, sitting behind Pedlow for second on the team in shots on goal.

And as conference play looms, the win against Lafayette should provide the Red with confidence.

“We have a much higher goal for this season and expect better results,” Shellow said. “It’s definitely good that all of the hard work we’ve put in so far can lead to a result.”

Troy Bridson can be reached at tbridson@cornellsun.com.

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TRACK & FIELD and CROSS COUNTRY

Passing Off the Baton From Mentor to Mentee change in leadership does not change the tradition of the program.

The pair’s respective paths to the head coaching position are nearly identical, giving them an added sense of camaraderie.

“The coaching profession is a process just like anything else,” Bowman said.

“Too many young coaches are being thrusted into a position of authority without any preparation when they get in there. [Smith] had walked through the same hoops that I walked through when

By CHLOE MIKLES Sun Staff Writer

If you walk into Artie Smith’s ’96 office, it is impossible not to notice the All-America plaques that act like wallpaper on three of the four walls. While Smith has had a hand in earning much of the hardware, the earliest of awards date back to before even his predecessor, Rich Bowman, had his time at the helm.

When Smith was promoted to head coach of the Cornell women’s track and field and cross country team at the start of the year, it signaled a changing of the guard — and offices — for himself and Bowman, but the two hope the longstanding excellence the program boasts continues with a new face in charge.

“This office represents the history of the program,” Smith said. “We are simply occupants of something so much bigger than ourselves.”

When asked to step into the head coaching position, Smith said the decision was “a no-brainer.” A former captain himself with the Red, Smith has deep roots in Ithaca, and this season marks the beginning of his 19th year coaching for Cornell.

Bowman and Smith reminisce on their history together just as any pair of old friends would do. Bowman is Smith’s longest friend at Cornell, but their relationship extends far beyond serving the Red. In the fall of 1991 — Smith’s senior year of high school — Bowman had his eyes on Smith’s running abilities and how they could fit into the Cornell program.

“I knew the recruiting piece was going to be easy when I went to his

“Too many young coaches are being thrusted into a position of authority without any preparation when they get in there.”

Assistant Coach Rich Bowman

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New face, familiar place | The nature of Artie Smith ’96 and Rich Bowman’s relationship may have changed, but the two hope the success does not.

house and he had all of these Cornell plaques up in his den because his parents went to Cornell,” Bowman recalled of recruiting Smith. “I sat down with his parents and they were wondering if I could get him to come to Cornell. I looked around and said, ‘This is going to be pretty easy.’”

Both from Illinois and hardcore Chicago White Sox fans, Bowman and

Smith take pride in the loyalty they have learned from growing up in the Midwest.

However, both share their strongest allegiances to Cornell. In the collective years they have dedicated to the program, it would only make sense that they interact as if family.

It is this sense of family the two try and instill when leading their respective athletes. For Bowman and Smith, a

I got here. We were volunteer assistants, we were graduate assistants, assistant coaches. So in working our way up the food chain, we were able to see what it takes to be successful.”

This process clearly works for the team. Keeping the leadership “in the family,” as Bowman and Smith both mention, is necessary when managing a 90-person team, and Smith knows the ins and outs of the program just as well as anyone else.

Over the past 20 years, the duo’s teams have consistently been successful, raising the bar for not just the Cornell See COACHES page 14

MEN’S and WOMEN’S SOCCER

Strikers Achieve Respective Weekend Splits Women take OT thriller at Buffalo, drop home game to Binghamton on short rest

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Senior Writer

CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

First of many | Men’s soccer has its first win of 2017 and hopes this weekend’s success carries forward.

Men follow loss to Lehigh with first win of 2017 at home

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men’s soccer recorded its first win of the season over the weekend in an impressive showing over Lafayette College. The Red lost a tightly contested match against Lehigh on Friday, 2-1, before cashing in an impressive all around performance on Sunday.

“I thought we did very well, especially in the first half,” said head coach John Smith.

Cornell scored three times in the first half to break the game open. The team created scoring chances throughout the first 45 minutes and perhaps could have put even more balls into the back of the net, according to the head coach.

Lafayette came out in better form in the second half, netting a brilliant free kick and creating a few scoring chances of their own to make the contest an exciting up and down match. Neither See M. SOCCER page 15

The Cornell women’s soccer team dropped its fourth game of the season this past Sunday to Binghamton, 2-0, and while the Red played did not play up to its standards in the first half, the team greatly improved its level of play as the game went on.

“The second half is a much better indicator of what we’re capable of,” said head coach Dwight Hornbook. “We defended quite well, countered them [and] had a couple of very good chances.”

One of these chances came from junior midfielder Carolyn Ruoff, whose shot attempt ricocheted off the crossbar in the 74th minute.

“I thought we adjusted to the other team’s style well as the game went on,” she said.

However, the Bearcats’ strong start proved too much to overcome in the end, especially after Cornell’s quick turnaround following a 2-1 OT win at Buffalo

on Friday.

“I think our starting group on Sunday was a little bit a victim of fatigue,” Hornibrook said. “We only had one day rest going into Sunday’s game at Binghamton, [and they] hadn't played since Thursday, [so] that extra day showed up a little bit in the game.”

Regardless, Hornibrook was pleased with the resolve he saw in his team to not let the game get out of hand as it progressed.

“We rounded from a poor start to make the game very competitive,” Hornbook said.

Moving forward, the Red plans to make use of its deep bench as effectively as possible and that depends largely on Hornibrook.

“We have a deep bench this year so I think a lot of the time bringing in fresh legs raises our level of play,” Ruoff said. “We have consistently played better in the second half so I think we need to focus on starting off well by not taking any risks at the back in See W. SOCCER page 14