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Big Red Apple | Cornell Tech’s Roosevelt Island campus had its official opening with students, academics, mayors and the New York governor in attendance.

Tech Campus Marks New Chapter for C.U. Hundreds gather on Roosevelt Island for dedication

By LOUIS BAUDOIN-LAARMAN Sun Contributor

NEW YORK — All the right elements for a successful ceremony were gathered at the official opening of Cornell’s new Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City on Wednesday: a brand new campus on a sunny day, enthusiastic new students, and optimistic academics, former mayors, and governor.

“Cornell Tech, welcome to New York,” said New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, while New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio praised “the bigger and bigger role that Cornell is playing in New York City.”

“This is the single biggest event at Cornell that I’ve witnessed in 40 years,” said Chair of the Board of Trustees Robert

Harrison ’76.

Facing an audience of several hundred members, all key actors of the new campus came together to celebrate and praise the completion of the first phase of a project intended to “bring together academia and industry to create pioneering leaders and transformational new research.”

“Starting a campus from scratch is like

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Welcome to New York | From left to right: Chairman of the Cornell Tech Board of Overseers Lowell McAdam ’76, current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cornell President Martha Pollack, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, President of the Technion Israel Institute of Technology Peretz Lavie and Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert Harrison ’76.

accomplished since the University won former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration’s applied sciences competition for a new campus in 2011. “It’s exhil-

“This is the single biggest event at Cornell that I’ve witnessed in 40 years.”

Robert Harrison ’76 surfing a big wave,” Cornell Tech Dean and ceremony moderator Daniel Huttenlocher said, summarizing the work

arating, but can be hard to keep up with.”

Indeed, since Cornell Tech’s first days within the Google offices in Chelsea, hun-

dreds of millions of dollars were spent to create a sustainable and modern campus on the 12 acres of public land leased by the city on Roosevelt Island, a tiny sliver of land in the middle of the East River.

Collaboration as a Driving Force

“Cornell Tech is the result of collaboration,” former Mayor Mike Bloomberg stressed.

The campus is the fruit of a public-private partnership, as well as one between Cornell and the Technion Israel Institute See DEDICATION page 4

Cornell Tech to Spur Innovation

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun Managing Editor

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Bridging city and state | A view of the Queensboro bridge from Roosevelt Island.

NEW YORK — In 2011, Cornell President David Skorton stood beside New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg as he announced a new vision for Roosevelt Island.

“I think it’s fair to say that today will be remem-

bered as a defining moment,” Bloomberg said on Dec. 18, 2011. “In a word, this project is going to be transformative.”

Now, six years and hundreds of millions of dollars after Cornell won the applied sciences competition, that vision has come to fruition with the official opening of Cornell Tech.

The project is not even halfway complete — the final buildout of the campus is not expected to be finished until 2043. But for the first time, students are taking classes on the island, and the campus was officially dedicated on Wednesday.

Cornell Tech Founding Dean Daniel

Huttenlocher, a board member of Amazon with experience in both academia and private industry, recently gave The Sun and several media members a tour of the new campus, along with Cornell Tech’s Director of Capital Projects Andrew Winter.

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Freshman Leads Company From North Campus

By SAMUEL NOLAN Sun Contributor

Amid the customary difficulties that come with first semester of freshman year at Cornell, Abu Qader ’21 has an added responsibility: running his own company out of North Campus.

Qader is the cofounder and chief technology officer of the software company Glialab, whose models aid in detection of cancerous tumors.

Glialab began two years ago when in 10th grade, Qader won his Chicago high school’s computer science fair. The software that he developed for the fair then went on to become the basis of his company.

“We show a computer hundreds of thousands of images of tumors that are cancerous and noncancerous and we essentially let it learn by itself what the characteristics and features of cancerous versus noncancerous tumors are,” Qader said, describing the software.

When he began working on the project, Qader’s

“I’m here [at Cornell] to learn and grow as an individual, but I also want to devote time to the company.”

Abu Qader ’21

MICHAEL WEENY LI / SUN ASSISTANT PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

Fighting for a cause | Abu Qader’s ’21 company, Glialab, develops software to aid in the detection of cancerous tumors.

intentions did not lie far beyond just winning the science fair. However, now Qader’s software can be used to aid a radiologist in the earlier detection of breast cancer tumors.

Qader said he has a vision for the company as something that has the potential to do “a world of good.”

“A lot of what we’ve done is altruistically motivated in the sense that we want to build stuff that helps people. People in

countries without great radiologists, that don't have funding for great hospitals or the educational infrastructure to produce great doctors.”

Just three weeks into his first semester of college, Qader has adjusted to the college lifestyle but acknowledges that there are certain challenges to running his company here.

However, in balancing between the company and college, Qader maintains that he is here at Cornell to go to school first.

Know someone remarkable? Send your suggestion to managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

“I’m here to learn and grow as an individual, but I also want to devote time to the company because I think it’s crucial that I do that, it has become a part of who I am,” he said.

Qader said he used to enjoy the luxury of a high schooler’s schedule in which he could “go through a six hour binge of doing work for the company, or writing an algorithm,” he said.

Now with managing a full course-load and the other demands of college life, Qader said he “[has] to See QADER page 5

United Nations Delegates Address Rights of Indigenous Groups in America Discuss progress at 10th anniversary of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

By MIGUEL SOOT Sun Contributor

Though this year marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, two United Nations delegates from the Haudenosaunee confederacy stressed that work to acknowledge and enforce these rights is far from complete.

At a forum on Wednesday, Karl Hill of the Cayuga Nation and Darwin Hill of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation described the history of unwavering efforts to bring the act to fruition, as well

as the formal process in the United Nations.

One of the key purposes of the declaration Darwin said, was for “states to honor and respect treaties they have made with indigenous peoples.”

Karl stressed the recurrence of treaty motifs by referencing a treaty with the Haudenosaunee and the Dutch which was signed to “establish a covenant of friendship, peace between people, and living in parallel with these [Dutch] new settlers.”

The genesis of this declaration can

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Rights of Indigenous Peoples | U.N. delegate Karl Hill of the Cayuga Nation describes the history leading up to the Declaration and progress still to be done.

be traced to Haudenosaunee chief Levi adoption by consensus, it has been diffiGeneral — known as Deskaheh — cult to enforce “because it was voted according to the Cayuga representa- on,” thus, “it is not internationally bindtive. ing.”

Karl talked of how the efforts for a He concluded by affirming his satisdeclaration began in the early faction with current progress 1900s when Deskaheh made and invited more dialogue to his way to Geneva, "produce fruitful discussion" Switzerland to the now regarding indigenous peoples’ defunct League of Nations. rights.

Deskaheh’s aim was to Darwin, one of the coaddress issues involving misauthors of the Declaration on treatment of indigenous peothe Rights of Indigenous ples and to broaden the issue Peoples, also spoke on future internationally. progress for the resolution.

DARWIN HILL While these earlier efforts Darwin reflected on his poswere unsuccessful, discussions about a itive experiences with various leaders at declaration would begin anew in 1977 the conception of the Declaration, a litwhen indigenous leaders from around tle more than two decades prior to its the world convened at the United adoption.

Nations.

He spoke of the cosmopolitan, yet Diverging from its historical signifi- cooperative and productive nature of discance, Karl then spoke of the Haudenosaunee philosophy of looking ahead seven genera“If things keep going on in the way that tions. they are, we may lose our governmental The Cayuga representative structure, we may lose our religion.” believed that action needs to be taken if the path contemporary Karl Hill, Cayuga Nation indigenous peoples are following continues, “… if things keep going on the way that they are, we may lose our governmental cussion, which included modification of structure, we may lose our religion, we wording in the declaration, stating his may lose our languages and our tradi- “experiences were always positive.”

Recounting the arduous journey, tional knowledge.”

He additionally stressed the nonbinding authority of the vote. Unlike See DECLARATION page 5

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Island living | Students pose for pictures at a celebration held in the Physical Sciences Building while Cornell live-streamed the ceremony.

Cornell Tech Campus to Support Student Startups DEDICATION

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of Technology, embodied by the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute on the campus.

More importantly for the future of Cornell Tech, the campus is meant to foster collaboration between academics and businesses. The aptly named Bridge building will act partially as an incubator and collaborative space where students will be able to develop their own startups.

Since 2014, Cornell Tech has given birth to 38 startups, 98 percent of which are now based in New York City, and the City estimates that hundreds more could

“Starting a campus from scratch is like surfing a big wave. It’s exhilarating, but can be hard.”

Daniel Huttenlocher come into existence, generating $23 billion in economic activity over 35 years.

For David Cheng MBA ’17, co-founder of Speech Up, a Cornell created mobile app that gamifies speech therapy for children, Roosevelt Island means great opportunities to perfect his product. “There’s nothing better than being in a place where there are children, we’ve already partnered with local families here.”

Beyond the important role of entrepreneurship in academia, Cornell Tech also seeks to foster a fusion of disciplines within academia. Ari Yannakogeorgos, a law student from Boston, used to work in law in a venture company,

then applied for the new law school on Roosevelt Island. “I wanted to do something where I could move from traditional law and do something more technologically focused because I wanted to work with cutting edge companies,” he said.

Controversy Over Technion

But despite the beautiful buildings and ceremony, not all Cornell students approve of Cornell Tech.

Student groups such as Students for Justice in Palestine have decried the new campus’ main partner Technion, whose president Peretz Lavie was present at the ceremony Wednesday, due to its partnerships with military companies and collaboration with the Israeli Defense Forces in Israel.

“SJP will continue to oppose the partnership in all its forms,” said SJP member Piragash Swargalonathan ’19. “I don’t think there is a way to justify it, unless you can justify what’s happening in Palestine.”

While opposition to Cornell Tech’s partnership was more widespread at the beginning stages of the campus, fewer students are engaged in the matter at the time of the campus’ opening. “I’m not really sure how Technion fits into the campus here,” said Ari Yannakogeorgos.

In fact, no military research on Roosevelt Island has been announced at the moment.

For now, Cornell Tech focuses on the future, with a campus built seven feet above the 100 years flood plain, looking at the United Nations from across the river.

Louis Baudoin-Laarman can be reached at lb3061@columbia.edu.

JOSH GIRSKY / SUN MANAGING EDITOR

Empire state of mind | The ceremony celebrated the completion of the first phase of the project. The final campus buildout is expected for 2043.

NEWS

Freshmen’s Company Helps in Cancerous Tumor Identification Hopes for software to aid, not replace radiologists QADER

healthcare arena is very different from goods and service industries. Glialab is currently seeking be a bit more cautious because partnerships with universities that means I probably don’t get and hospitals to conduct further that three-hour problem set testing aimed at making the softdone.” ware as accurate as possible.

Regarding his goals for the “When you’re in healthcare a future of his company, Qader 1 percent decrease in accuracy said he does not intend for his means that a couple thousand software to replace radiologists people are going to be affected,” but to work in tandem with he said. them.

Qader’s per“We’ve sonal end goal “When you’re in healthcare a 1 noticed in for Glialab is percent decrease in accuracy multiple having an research papers in means that a couple thousand impact — an AI countries with[ A r t i f i c i a l people are going to be affected.” out the healthIntelligence] care funding or Abu Qader ’21 system by itself educational versus a infrastructure human radiologist by themselves necessary to produce great hospiversus an AI system plus a human tals and radiologists. Abu believes radiologist — of the three, the that healthcare is a right and that AI system plus the human radiol- refusing treatment based on staogist will always make the better tus is placing a dollar value on decisions,” Qader said. “They’re human life. almost never wrong.”

“The end goal for me personAmong his main concerns ally — which I think we’re headinclude “staying in the loop” with ing to very fast, which I am prethis company, still located in ty excited about — is taking what Chicago, but technology has we’re building and applying it in made geographical separation a manner where anyone from bearable. anywhere regardless of race or “When the majority of the gender can come and use our serteam is located in Chicago and vice without having to worry someone’s here in Ithaca, I feel about financial repercussions,” like there is a disconnect, but Qader said. modern technology makes it a bit easier to cope with that,” he said. Samuel Nolan can be reached at Marketing a product in the smn87@cornell.edu.

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Seneca Rep: Discussion Necessary for Advancement States must enforce policy, delegates say DECLARATION

Continued from page 3

Darwin concluded with a look into the future.

His hopes revolved around the United Nation’s policy enforcement through modifications in wording in the declaration, suggesting wording such as “states must do this.”

He said he desired indigenous people not only hold observer status in the U.N., but that they actively contribute in the conversations involving their concerns.

It was noted the president of

the United Nations recently proposed a motion to commence discussion on more involved indigenous presence — however, after he was met with backlash from many influential nations, the discussion was set off.

Darwin is confident that through continuation of discussion promising results will be achievable for the advancement of sovereign recognition for Indigenous Peoples and the affirmation of their rights.

Miguel Soto can be reached at mas743@cornell.edu.

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Taco Tuesday: Just Say No

remember a lot from freshman year: 1 a.m. Nasties, a cappella concerts at Balch Arch, free food if you knew where and when to look. There was so much to love, and I certainly took it all in.

I didn’t care how dumb I looked wearing my I.D. on a lanyard or strolling through Collegetown in a group of 40. I was living my best life and experiencing a world I’d hardly imagined. Regardless of whether you saw me in the library or on the CKB quad, I was almost always smiling. But there was one thing that got me down every now and then, and I’ve waited years to speak my piece about it.

Recently I found myself back on my old stomping grounds, behind a line of kids wearing the same free Cornell t-shirt at RPCC dinner. When I saw the meal for the day, I was reminded of my qualms with it years ago.

Back then, during my freshman year, I’d walk to RPCC every Tuesday afternoon only to find the same spread of beans, rice, ground beef, and tortillas reclining in their warmers like that uncle who always overstays his welcome when he comes to visit.

I don’t hate tacos — far from it. Some of my fondest memories from back home involve a good plate of Tex-Mex, with the melted cheese and the marinated meat tumbling out the taco’s back end and onto the table. In fact, I consider the Mexican restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, from Joe T. Garcia’s to Rosa’s Café, to be my domain, though I acknowledge that when my friends from south of the border tell me I still haven’t tasted the best there is, they’re probably right.

But despite this love for tacos, I’m convinced that the widespread culinary practice of dishing out half-hearted “Mexican food” on a weekly basis is degrading to tacos everywhere. It turns them into boring filler meals — the gustatory equivalent of the throw-away card you put down in Apples to Apples when you don’t have anything clever to play.

If I’m going to eat a taco, I want it to be because the dining hall or fraternity chef or restaurant who served it to me was confident that it’d be the right meal for the day, not because they wanted to pay homage to a cliché. To serve a taco should mean something. And one should only do it when the timing is right.

According to the experts, when Mexican migrants began selling tacos in Los Angeles and San Antonio, they weren’t just selling food, they were selling Mexico

to Americans too afraid to visit. Tacos were a tourist attraction, a culinary journey, a cultural experience. Over a century later, they’re just the things we eat on Tuesdays.

But I guess that’s to be expected. Maybe we call America a melting pot because everything gets watered down and mixed in.

I remember sitting at a ceremony in a Zambian village last summer, watching a dance performance by a group of locals on a stage of red dirt. When it was over, they turned to a group of Australian high school students who had come to the village to volunteer at a school. “Can you show us one of your traditional dances?”

The Australians proceeded to perform the Macarena for us all, complete with scattered sets of mumbles through the lyrics.

Such is the plight of young western nations; we don’t just occasionally make lackluster references to other cultures — our culture is based on these lackluster references. It’s tacos on Tuesdays and reggae nights on Wednesdays with white singers who fake Jamaican accents. It’s pizza with buffalo chicken and tattoos of Chinese characters that don’t actually say anything meaningful.

But this isn’t always wrong. There’s a difference between wearing a headdress to a music festival and enjoying a good gyro.

I can’t speak for the Mexican community, but from my conversations with friends in preparation for this piece I’ve gathered that calls for the end of the American taco industry on the basis of cultural appropriation aren’t very likely in the near future.

After all, if we purged our culture of every reference to other nations, we’d find ourselves with nothing but burger patties and Leave it to Beaver.

But for Pete’s sake, if we’re going to base our cuisine on the food found in the rest of the world, let’s do it with some integrity. Let’s make good tacos and let’s not churn them out on a weekly basis like a low budget sitcom.

But change can be a lofty proposition.

Last Tuesday night, when a group of North Campus dwellers invited me to eat with them on a guest swipe, I declined.

Minutes later, as I eased into the parking spot in front of my own house, I could already smell the tacos from afar. I asked what was for dinner. “Don’t you know what day it is?”

I guess some things you just have to learn to live with.

Paul Russell is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be reached at prussell@cornellsun.com. Russelling Feathers appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

Support Through Policy Changes in Grassroots Feminism

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ometimes I’m still shocked. I know that I should be used to it. I tried to wipe away my fretful tears on the morning of Nov. 9, 2016 and devote myself fully to becoming a better ally to groups that would be inevitably threatened by the impending Trump presidency. This probably should have meant preparing for the worst, but sometimes I’m still shocked.

Last Thursday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos divulged her plan to reverse an Obama-era Title IX guidance that strove to protect survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Her cited grievances included lack of protection for students that have been accused of sexual assault.

After supporting two dear friends through sexual assault cases, I’m appalled that DeVos could ever justify such an action. In my mind, it is so clear that the survivors are the ones who deserve our increased support — not the accused. I challenge Betsy DeVos to look sexual assault survivors in the eye, to tell us that she is more concerned with the future of our attackers — the futures of those who, in many cases, nearly ruined our lives.

I don’t always feel like the archetype of

Center, located in Willard Straight Hall.

I believe the Center is underutilized, and while I spent the first part of this column talking-the-good-talk, I want to walkthe-good-walk, too: I want to share the ways in which the Women’s Resource Center, through its inextinguishable dedication to intersectional feminism, can help students and their organizations. It is important to point out that the Women’s Resource Center does not just serve women but, instead, people of all genders. They make it felt and known that everyone is welcome.

In uncertain political times like these, it is crucial to take care of ourselves. I hope by providing some information about a safe haven, I can help students do just that. ·The director of the WRC, Laura Weiss, is a confidential victim advocate. I wish more students knew that they could come to her. Especially in the wake of the Title IX news, Laura Weiss is an invaluable addition to our campus community. ·The WRC provides free condoms and free tampons. This might seem like a small thing, but if you are ever caught on campus in need of one of these items, well, it can feel like a big deal. You can

I don’t always feel like the archetype of an angry feminist, but lately I do. an angry feminist, but lately I do. The anger feels so justified that when it is queried, I falter. The question always comes hard and fast. It has a sideways smile, and it looks like my friend until it feels so differently.

“What are you? Some type of feminist?”

Feminism isn’t as mainstream as I often foolishly believe. I acknowledge how lucky I am to be able to share my views without fear of violence or disadvantage. I’m privileged in that I’m able to forget, if even for a moment, that even the simplest tenets of equality aren’t regarded as universal values. I work to be more cognizant of this privilege every day.

If the worst I have to face after declaring my intersectional feminism is a few angry emails, I understand that it is my responsibility to keep declaring — to declare DeVos’s treatment of Title IX as an utter disgrace; to declare reproductive freedom a human right; to declare that I will stand with my trans brothers and sisters and my nonbinary siblings; to declare that Black Lives Matter; to declare that we must defend DACA; to declare that feminist issues are human rights issues.

So, yes. I am some-type-of-feminist — an imperfect one but doing my best to better every day. Whether by offering the ability to take Introduction to Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies, or participate in an activist group, this campus provides many opportunities for growth.

A bedrock of support and knowledge at Cornell is the Women’s Resource

drop by the office, located near the EARS counseling center. The executive board holds office hours here during the week. ·The WRC does not stand alone. It offers co-sponsorships to other organizations around campus that share a similar mission, providing monetary support through a simple and fair application process. The WRC is closely tied with Planned Parenthood: Generation Action and Consent Ed. ·The WRC hosts “Feminism Food for Thought” every Thursday at 6:00-7:00 p.m. at Flora Rose House. This opportunity offers a facilitated, friendly discussion of feminism over a completely free meal. ·Recently, the WRC executed the “Worth a Shot” campaign, which helped vaccinate over 1,000 students last year against HPV, improving the climate of sexual health on campus.

Although these are impressive accomplishments and important programs, I still sometimes feel discouraged when I juxtapose them with the breadth of power and oppression we are facing from our current administration. I bring up the WRC not as an end-all-be-all solution to the problems we are facing, but as a source of hope. Small organizations like this one add up to make a population of people that will stand against racism, sexism, ableism and transphobia in this country. Here’s to silver linings and all they have left to bring.

Sarah Lieberman is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at slieberman@cornellsun.com.

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Matthew Lam | The Despatch Box

Lower the Screens for a Minute and Embrace Everyday Mundanity

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had a remarkable morning when I was interning in New York this past summer. Following the string of commuters into the subway station on a cloudy, drab Thursday, I picked up a copy of AM New York, a free local newspaper. I usually make the more sustainable choice of not circulating paper waste around the planet, but the train on the cover intrigued me.

When we look up from our screens, we perhaps risk becoming bored.

"SIGNAL PROBLEMS!” the headline blared, specifying below, “Ancient signal problems still persisting on the 7 train.” I lowered the paper to watch where I was going as I got off the escalator, and strangely, my commute was already in the news.

Three tracks, two platforms, countless people, no train.

New Yorkers, usually stoic and determined to get to places in minimal time, lined both platforms helplessly.

Ventilation was nonexistent. Distress was everywhere.

Ten minutes later, a train finally and slowly pulled into the middle track, which was sided by two equally crowded platforms. I was on the left, peer pressured into track start position. The driver only opened the doors on the other

side however, and people flooded in the cars so quickly that the train bounced at the onset of the sudden weight, like a playground rickety bridge. Once the doors opened on my side, the train was nearly full, but I managed to slip in, my nose pressed against the door window. For the next five stations, only three people braved to squeeze into the car. At one stop, a stout man in a purple dress shirt and khakis could not help but look into the train despondently, knowing that he could not fit and nor would the passengers let him try to. I then heard a slam from outside and everyone jolted — a construction worker had punched the train’s steel body, probably frustrated that he will be late to work. It was as dismal as a commute could get.

Inside, nearly everyone wielded some sort of device — their arms were constrained by the cramped car but their fingers deftly tapped away. Many wore headphones as well. An old lady smiled as she flipped through pictures of someone’s wedding on her phone, escaping to a happier day. I was tempted to do so as well — my left hand instinctively reached for the soft rubbery material of my phone case in my back pocket. Experiencing such an unpleasant commute, a mere snippet of what local media dubbed as the city’s transit “Summer of Hell,” everyone understandably wanted to be somewhere else. For New Yorkers, the 5x7 inch glowing screen was not only a minicomputer, but also a window of escape, escape from the reality that whether they can start their day depends on the efficiency of a century-old train signal system in bad repair. The headphones they put on only further block out the robotic announcements droning on about how there is a train ahead of us and to maintain vigilance against ter-

rorist threats. There is, for once, the illusion of control in their commute, and therefore their lives.

Escapism is necessary sometimes, especially after a tough day. But maybe such an accessible form of it has some underlying costs. The internet has evolved into a 24hour buffet of information and entertainment. Its propensity to keep updating with new, attractive dishes of content makes it even harder to leave it behind.

By being so engorged in being somewhere else, we are missing out on where we presently are, and the opportunity to think, evaluate and learn about ourselves. In a recent interview, Ed Sheeran revealed that he gave up his phone as a New Year’s resolution and if he had not, he would have taken it out immediately after the recording. Without his phone, Sheeran pointed out, "I think a lot more...Now when I’m waiting for someone, the only thing I can do is think, ‘cause there’s nothing to stare at.”

When we look up from our screens, we perhaps risk becoming bored. But this reprieve from information also allows our brains to rest and become more able to observe, appreciate and ask ourselves, “Is this really where I want to be? Am I satisfied with what I’ve done so far? What are some new things I can learn?” For instance, by spending my commute observing rather than staring at my phone, I learned that New York City was not the place for me after the summer — I needed my trees and open skies.

In a society with increasing responsibilities, meetings and stimuli for its members, we should cherish instances of being bored or trapped in unpleasant situations. Instead of adding more to our minds, we can reflect on what we already have, even if it’s while queuing in that mundane doctor’s office or suffocating in an overcrowded subway car.

Matthew Lam is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at mlam@cornell.edu. The Despatch Box appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

Gaby Leung | Serendipitous Musings

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f I could, I would tell Helen of Troy I’m sorry she had the face that launched a thousand ships. Because I had the shirt that launched a thousand other things, and none of them were that pleasant. It was a simple white T-shirt; one with the outline of two boobs (two half circles and two dots).

I thought it was simplistic, minimalist and far from graphic; just a fun way to support the “Free the Nipple” campaign and female empowerment. I had seen it on websites such as Etsy, ROMWE and Shein, but when I saw it hanging up in a small store in New York City, I knew it was my chance. I would never wear it in the conservative suburb where I live, but in Manhattan, where I’d seen the full range of clothing worn, I thought I would have no problem. Maybe a snicker or weird look occasionally, but nothing more than that. I wore it for a day and realized how men really, just really, can’t handle themselves.

The day began with brunch in Midtown with my friend. One of the male waiters — not even our own — approached me and said, “Any other time, I would try not to stare there. But now, I feel like I can.” And he proceeded to lean against the counter and stare at my chest while I bit into my cauliflower and potato puree with a sunny side up egg. My high from biting into the runny egg disappeared. Could he please stop staring — it was going on for far too long now — and didn’t he get that this was uncomfortable for me? My shirt was not an invitation for my body to be stared at.

On the way to MoMA, we passed by one of those Halal food trucks — the ones that always smell good and make you want to try something but you know you never will. The man shouted to me, “You, over there! Oooh, what a shirt!” I ignored him and walked by furiously.

You Can Grow Up Now I intended to go about my day as usual, but I knew that MoMA, being a cultural and progressive institution, would attract a certain group of people.

In other words, I thought I would be free from the judgements and comments I had received on the streets. If anything, the museum became a type of closedbubble experiment where I could easily group the reactions of individuals into categories based on their age and gender.

While each person’s reaction to my shirt was distinct, and many people did not react or respond at all, so many people did that I was able to generalize these reactions: The young girl: She would poke her mom to get her attention and stare at my shirt with frightened eyes, as if asking, “Is that appropriate? Why is she wearing that? Can I wear that, too?”

The young boy: He would stare with wide eyes, as if thinking, “Is that what they look like?”

The teenage or young adult woman: She would give me an approving smile as if saying, “Good for you! You tell them. Female empowerment! Where did you buy that?”

The couple: They would give each other a snarky smile or laugh behind my back as if saying to each other, “What does she think she’s doing? Does she think she’ll attract men by doing that?

How inappropriate.”

The mother or grandmother: they would give me the side-eye, as if thinking, I wonder if her mother knows she’s wearing that shirt. I would never let my daughter wear that! No wonder girls get so much unwanted attention.

The man: He who would either look me up and down, follow me around the room or make an obscene comment to me.

I did not anticipate the amount of attention I received. It was deeply trou-

bling how I had worn the shirt with no second thought past the decision that I would be more comfortable wearing it in the city instead of where I live. Instead, many times during the day, and especially when encountering men, I actually wished I was wearing something different. The triggering point was when we were on our way to dinner. One of the streets was lined with rows of motorcycles, and further along, groups of motorcyclists crowded outside a bar. There were probably around 20 of them, and when my friend and I approached, I saw

was to make people think a little bit about what it meant, and how it was okay for me to wear it in public. It was an act of defiance; a symbol of female empowerment. It was a way for me, as an individual, to make an impact in my own way. I didn’t expect to feel so exhausted and worn out from being on the defensive all day.

Whether people agree with the “Free the Nipple” campaign or not, the attention towards the shirt was inappropriate, and spoke greatly to how people are still unable to think openly and progressively

Whether people agree with the “Free the Nipple” campaign or not, the attention towards the shirt was inappropriate. the huddles of them turn toward me. I looked forward with an intensity I didn’t know I could even bear, refusing to catch the eye of any of the men. “Look at her!”

I heard one man say. “That’s the best shirt I’ve ever seen,” another one said. As I made my way down the street, the men took turns with their comments and stares. I felt my insides burning.

On our way to dinner, we stopped by a thrift store and I ended up buying a blazer that I threw over my shirt. I told my friend it was getting chilly out; really, I was just tired of the unwanted attention. Sure, I wanted to make a statement by wearing it. But I think my intention

about these issues. While I’ve come to realize that the meaning of the shirt may have been confusing (some people may have seen it as a taunt or tease), that should not have attracted, or justified, the reactions I received. Women are free to express their beliefs in their own ways.

Believing that the intention was sexual or promiscuous submits women to the same cycle of sexualization and objectification that perpetuates this type of attention.

Gaby Leung is a junior in the College of Arts and Sceinces.

She can be reached at gleung@cornellsun.com.

Serendipitous Musings appears every other Thursday this semester.

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Made in Manhattan | A view of Midtown Manhattan from the 26th floor of The House, the residential building at Cornell Tech.

Cornell Tech Encourages Interdisciplinary Education, Collaboration Companies, startups, academics unite to accelerate commercialization of new technologies CAMPUS

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After working out of the Google Building in Chelsea for the past four years, the administrators showcased the modern buildings, sustainability efforts and real world impacts that exemplify Cornell Tech.

Cultivating Digital Technology on and off the Island

Currently about 80 percent of Cornell Tech students are earning masters degrees while the other 20 percent are working toward a Ph.D. The masters programs include not only STEM subjects — such as computer science and electrical and computer engineering — but also an MBA program and a law program.

There are also currently two programs in connective media and health tech offered through the Jacobs TechnionCornell Institute — Cornell’s joint program with the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, which partnered with Cornell on the Tech campus. Cornell officials have highlighted the Technion’s role in commercializing new technologies and supporting Israel’s startup economy.

The programs on campus emphasize their interdisciplinary character, with buildings designed to foster collaboration.

“When you think about the impact that digital technology has had, is having and will have, societally and economically, these are not purely technological questions, they’re not purely business questions, they’re not purely legal questions, they’re not purely ethical and societal questions, they’re a mix of all of those,” Huttenlocher said.

Cornell Tech’s curriculum also aims to reach beyond its new front doors.

Through students volunteering their time, developing curriculum and staffing conferences, Cornell Tech helps prepare students in New York City public schools to work in the digital economy.

In addition, Cornell Tech has partnered with City University of New York to develop the Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York program, which teaches computer science and coding to women at

over a dozen CUNY campuses.

And the campus’ intended influence extends beyond work with outside organizations. Several startups have been born out of Cornell Tech, and several parts of the campus are designed to help young companies grow.

Bridging Industry and Academia

The Bridge — which is owned by Forest City Ratner — is a place where established companies, growth-stage companies and startups come together with students and faculty to accelerate the commercialization of new technologies.

So far, Two Sigma Investments, Citigroup and Ferrero International have all leased space in The Bridge. Those companies will occupy the upper floors, while Cornell uses the lower floors for its studio curriculum, as well as research lab space and master student space. Forest City anticipates that there will also be retail space on the first floor.

All those parts of the building stem from the lobby, which Huttenlocher said is intended to bring them all together.

But the Bridge is not the only collaborative innovation hub on Roosevelt Island.

The Bloomberg Center

The Emma and Georgina Bloomberg Center, named after Michael Bloomberg’s daughters, is the main academic building on the campus.

The ground floor has a cafe and is open to the public during business hours. The layout of the floor is open, and the ceiling is covered in artwork from German artist Michael Riedel, who uses text in many of his pieces. The ceiling is adorned with zeros and ones, which are the basis of binary code.

While the classrooms are on the ground floor and lower level, the upper floors include open layout workspaces. There are no private offices, but there are many places for people to meet and collaborate with each other.

Huttenlocher highlighted an internal staircase that links the second, third and fourth floor. He said that the space was designed in an attempt to prevent students and faculty from splitting apart based on their specific subject of study.

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Whisked away | The Roosevelt Island tramway connects commuters from Cornell’s new campus to the Upper East Side.

One of the private areas that Huttenlocher pointed out was a phone booth on the second floor. But unlike phone booths of the past, there are no actual phones.

“It’s a Skype booth as much as a phone booth,” Huttenlocher said.

The phone booths, as well as the over 100 private spaces designed for quick, unscheduled meetings, are intended to foster innovation and collaboration on campus.

But at the end of the day, students will also have private space that is just for them.

Home Sweet House

The House is the high rise residential building on campus.

With 26 stories, the building will house up to 500 students, as well as a limited number of researchers on the upper floors.

While the apartments are rather small — a studio is a little more than 400 square feet — the amenities on the top floor may be ample compensation.

The top floor of the building is public to all residents, and features unobstructed views of the New York City skyline.

Winters stressed that the decision to have small rooms but plenty of open space was not an accident.

“The units themselves are a little bit smaller than a standard apartment might be, and so in order to compensate for that you have these wonderful public spaces in the building,” he said.

And the small apartments have a big effect. Winters pointed out that the smaller units allow the building to use less energy. Decreased energy consumption and increased energy production is a theme of the entire campus.

The House was built to passive-house standards, the most rigorous energy-efficiency standards in the world. The building is projected to save 882 tons of carbon dioxide per year compared to code buildings, according to The House website.

A Push for Sustainability

In fact, the entire campus has taken and will take steps to be energy efficient. The Bloomberg Center and The Bridge are both topped with photovoltaic arrays. The Bloomberg Center aims to be a net-zero building, meaning that over a 12-month cycle it would generate as much energy as it uses.

The “Great Lawn,” as Huttenlocher referred to it, hides about 80 geothermal wells that are set to handle all the heating and cooling needs of The Center.

Winters and Huttenlocher both pointed out that although building all of the sustainability infrastructure may be expensive, the decreased energy costs will make the increased price “a surprisingly small amount,” Huttenlocher said.

Cornell Tech has already led the way in its sustainability initiatives: the House is the largest passive house in the world, and Winters said that given the unprecedented size of the building, the designers faced issues that are now solved for future large passive houses.

As the approximately 300 students and 30 faculty members make their way around campus for the first time this fall semester, many expressed hope that Cornell Tech marks a new beginning for education not just for those on Roosevelt Island, but for universities around the world.

Josh Girsky can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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The Best Burgers in Ithaca and Where to Find Them Best Multicultural Burger: Luna Inspired Street Food

By MIKAYLA KUYKENDALL Sun Staff Writer

It’s one thing to put some random things on a burger (foie gras or arugula) and give it a new flavor or texture. But it’s another thing to make the Togarashi Ramen Burger. Luna’s takes a regular beef patty and tops it with kimchi, galbi cucumbers and sriracha mayo and then sandwiches it all between a ramen bun. This burger is a Korean take on an American staple, and you definitely have to try it to understand the impact of this flavor combination.

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t’s no secret that the restaurant industry in Ithaca, which contains more restaurants per capita than New York City, makes for a foodie’s paradise. With dishes ranging from pizza and pad thai to Mediterranean and Ethiopian cuisines to gourmet waffles, Ithaca offers a wide variety of dining choices. With this array of flavors and styles, does Ithaca master America’s number one sandwich choice — the burger? The answer is yes, and I’ve compiled a list of the best burgers in Ithaca and where to find them.

Best Local Burger: AGAVA

All of these burger places are local, but I’m also referencing the locally derived ingredients. Not only is the beef on the Agava Burger from Ithaca farms, but so are all the other ingredients. This isn’t just the case for the burgers but for all of AGAVA’s menu items. It makes the food taste fresher, and it makes you feel good about supporting local farms with the farm-to-table movement.

The Best “Off the Wall” Burger: Red’s Place

Red’s Place has a menu full of unique burgers, but the PB and “Jellousy” burger is a combination of two craveworthy sandwiches — a cheeseburger and a PB&J. The peanut butter adds a savory component to the sweet flavor of the jelly and the saltiness of the cheddar cheese and bacon. Like the menu suggests, just trust me.

Best Overall Burger Experience: Ithaca Beer Company

The Best Classic Burger: Glenwood Pines

Glenwood Pines is that place in the middle of nowhere that you go to when you don’t want to play any games with your food, and you just have a hankering for that classic American burger — beef patty, cheddar cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato and mayo — but you need it prepared so well that you don’t notice that it’s nothing fancy. Plus, the Pinesburger comes on French bread instead of a normal hamburger bun, making it even more delectable.

The Best Veggie Burger: Bandwagon Brewpub

I usually can’t get down with veggie burgers (it’s a Southern thing), but the saffron aioli and chili sauce that comes on the

By CATHY ZHANG Sun Contributor

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t’s almost midnight. You’re tired from a day of classes and are still struggling to finish your assignments that are due tomorrow. Your brain craves something sweet to keep powering through the night, but Ithaca is not one of those cities with an abundant list of options for latenight desserts — until now.

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Original Veggie Burger add a creaminess and flavor profile that are usually absent in most veggie burgers that I have tried.

Best Customizable Burger: Ithaca Ale House

Amongst the other great burger qualities that Ithaca Ale House possesses (beer suggestions for each burger, for example), their customizing options are top-notch.

When you can add Brie cheese, bacon and sautéed mushrooms to your burger and then top it off with chipotle aioli, it’s almost impossible to trust any other burgers. It’s like finishing your favorite Netflix series — you could start watching a new show or you could go back and watch the whole series over again because it’s just too good. That is the BYOB at Ithaca Ale House.

Baked — A Review

Baked, a dessert delivery service by Luna Inspired Street Foods, delivers products targeted to Cornell and Ithaca College students to satisfy our late-night dessert cravings. From ooeygooey half baked brownies to 16-inch giant cookies, Baked has designed its menu to accommodate a variety of occasions, from your friend’s midnight surprise birthday to nightlong studying parties. Impressed by their menu

and by the positive reviews of Luna’s desserts before Baked existed, I decided to try Baked myself and invited my apartment mates to dig in as well.

The Baked website was easy to follow and orders could be placed quickly. A selection of toppings from, M&Ms to fresh berries and hot fudge, can be added to cookies and brownies.

Pairing options such as milk and flurries are also available, which I thought was brilliant — classic combos for those moments when you’re too lazy to walk to the convenience store for a jug of milk.

Craving some freshly baked brownies, I ordered a 1/2 brownie pan of their Half-Baked Brownies, hoping this would serve around 4-5 people since the website doesn’t include a description of their brownie pan size. The brownies arrived in around 30 minutes, and there were two giant brownies in the

It’s a brewery, it’s a restaurant, it’s an outdoor lounge (with cornhole boards for us Southern folk) and it’s home to the Smokehouse Burger. You go outside to the beer garden to have a Hopkist while you wait for your table. You take a seat at one of the picnic tables and enjoy the warm Ithaca weather while it lasts for the next couple of days. Your table is ready and you sit down and order the Smokehouse Burger even though you absolutely hate pickles of any kind. But I’m telling you, the combination of the pickles, chipotle aioli and cheddar cheese on top of a medium-cooked beef patty, combined with the atmosphere of Ithaca Beer Company, led to the best overall burger experience I’ve ever had.

Mikayla Kuykendall is a senior in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences. She can be reached at mpk77@cornell.edu.

box, bigger than I imagined.

Contrary to my usual impression of take-out desserts as cold and mushy, these brownies were hot and fresh, with a chewy center and slightly hard exterior — cravings, check. As delicious as they are, though, we still had around a quarter of the box left, even with five hungry college girls!

Was it a good deal? $17.99 for half of a brownie pan seemed slightly overpriced for the average student budget, but considering its portion and density, this was an acceptable price, but I would definitely return more often if the price were slightly lower. Overall, Baked has lived up to my expectations of a dessert delivery service, and I look forward to seeing its growth in the future.

Cathy Zhang is a senior in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences.

She can be reached at cz223@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT X Ambassadors Frontman on Cayuga Sound

BY BELLA YORK Sun Staff Writer

X Ambassadors are returning to their hometown of Ithaca on September 23 to headline Cayuga Sound, an outdoor music festival at Stewart Park that they curated to “bring bands that people of all ages would want to see,” according to lead vocalist Sam Harris.

The platinum-selling band is known for their hit song “Renegades,” which brought the band to the top of the prestigious Billboards Hot 100 list.

Harris said that Ithaca was an “artistically vibrant community and encouraging of creativity” and “an instrumental part of their careers.”

He went on to say that the town “put it in their heads that they could make a living off of being musicians.” Harris recognized that his passion for music was more than just a pastime, but a lifestyle. In 2004, Harris and his bandmates played all over town: “we played at every nook and cranny and brought our friends out.”

Harris pointed out that then Ithaca was not as musically diverse as it is currently: “There was not as much a scene for alternative rock, R&B and hip hop.” This forced them to pursue a new sound: “We made do by creating our own scene and found encouragement.” X Ambassadors brought a fresh sound and Ithaca fostered their passion for innovation in the music scene.

X Ambassadors have been greatly impacted by Ithaca’s music scene and are now curating Cayuga Sound Festival. When asked about his involvement in the festival and why the band wanted to help organize it, Harris responded that he “wanted to create a festival in our hometown that I would have wanted to attend when I was fourteen or fifteen. We didn’t have many opportunities to see bands that we loved to listen to when we still lived in Ithaca. It was a city that was often kind of forgotten about, unless bands were coming Cornell or Ithaca College.”

Harris described sneaking into a concert at Cornell: “I saw Arcade Fire play there but I had to sneak in

because I was obviously a high school kid, not a Cornell student. So I exed my hand and I just walked in the door. But it was an amazing show. So we wanted to bring bands like that to our hometown.”

The festival’s lineup is exciting, reflecting a diverse range of sound. Harris said that “the Roots co-headline came about after them asking X Ambassadors to play with them.” Together, the two bands worked on a Sam Cooke cover “Bring It on Home to Me.” The collaboration was so successful that the X Ambassadors played at

school and she is an incredible rapper.” The diverse lineup will give the crowds a wide variety in sound and reflect Ithaca’s talented community.

Recently, X Ambassadors released several singles: “Ahead of Myself,” “The Devil You Know,” “Torches” and “Hoping.” Harris stated “We have a new album coming up the top of the year next year. We’re so excited.”

X Ambassadors’ prominence was prompted by the Love Songs Drug Songs EP. When asked how their sound has transformed from that release in 2013, Sam stated “I think you’re going to be really surprised and impressed by the next record. Harris said, referencing their 2013 EP, “we have taken the soulful element and really amplified on this new record.

That has always been the type of music that has affected the band members the most. Soul music and R&B music.”

Harris said while growing up he listened to Jackie Walton, Sam Cooke, Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and more. These soul artists “had such an impact on me and we want to pay pension to those artists on this new record.” He stated the new single, “Ahead of Myself,” “is a little bit of a bridge between the two worlds of VHS, the last record, and this new sound. Something that has an alternative feel to it but also soul COURTESY OF LAUREN KALLEN and is lyrically intimate and revealing.”

When asking how fame has affected their music, a festival the Roots curated and now the Roots will be Harris said that “the biggest way that our career has so performing at the Cayuga Sound Festival.

Artists Tei Shei and Margaret Glaspy are also set to far affected my songwriting, if anything, is that I defiperform at the festival. Harris is a big fan of Tei Shei’s nitely get up in my head sometimes about previous sucmusic and stated that Glaspy left an amazing first cesses we had and trying to replicate those, which you impression when they spoke on a panel. He described really can’t. You can’t make something that already hapGlaspy as “eloquent” and that he “loved her as a per- pened and if you do it's just going to be a replication of what it was before. You have to constantly be evolving son.”

The lineup also includes local Ithaca artists. Harris and moving forward and going deeper. If anything our said “the minute we realized we were doing this, I want- success is forcing us all to take a closer look at ourselves ed to get some local talent to really show off what Ithaca and who we are and what we truly are made of and what has to offer.” One of the Ithacan artists that will be per- we believe in.” forming is Sammus. She is a talented musician involved with Ithaca Underground and is currently a PhD stu- Bella York is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She dent at Cornell. Harris said “I knew her since high can be reached at iyork@cornellsun.com

Two Door Cinema Club: Concert Preview

BY RAMYA YANDAVA Sun Contributor

We’re all probably familiar with the story of Shakespeare’s Hamlet – Hamlet, prince of Denmark, seeks revenge on his uncle at the behest of his father’s ghost, all the while finding the time to talk to skulls, wallow in existential dread, etc. etc. However, this 1921 German silent film adaptation turns the familiar tale on its head, doing so with a very interesting proposition from Dr. Edward P. Vining’s 1881 book: Hamlet is actually a woman.

This not actually as unusual as it might seem; there is, in fact, a long and rich tradition of female Hamlets. After Charles II gave permission for women to act, the first woman to appear in a Shakespeare play did so in 1660, and soon afterwards, women began playing not only women’s roles but also those of men. In the 1770s, famed Welsh-born actress Sarah Siddons became the first known woman to play Hamlet, but fearing London critics, took on this role only in provincial theaters. In 1796, Elizabeth Powell played Hamlet in London’s Drury

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Lane, and in 1820, Sarah Bartley became the first female Hamlet in America.

Charlotte Cushman was another notable 19th century Hamlet, and Sarah Bernhardt continued the tradition at the beginning of the 20th century.

Asta Nielsen, the famed Danish actress and one of the first international movie stars, sets herself apart from this crowd of “trouser roles” quickly, however — at the beginning of the film (which Nielsen formed her own production company to make), it is revealed that her Hamlet was born female, then subsequently disguised as male by Queen Gertrude in order to preserve the family lineage. The unique nature of these circumstances is most prominent in scenes between Hamlet and Horatio, where we see Hamlet’s secret love for Horatio and the conflict that this creates in Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia. Also notable is the portrayal of Queen Gertrude as a scheming queen who, for example, administers the poison she will drink later by accident.

Overall, the main drawback in this Hamlet for me is that, due to its nature as a silent film, it cannot make use of much of Shakespeare’s original dialogue,

which limits the film from realizing its full potential and really exploring the consequences that a female Hamlet might face and how Hamlet’s gender identity might impact some of the larger themes in Shakespeare’s play. I also found a couple of plot decisions, like the manner of Claudius’ death, to be a bit confusing as to why they were changed from the original play.

Nevertheless, Nielsen manages to take a theory ultimately derived from reductive, old-fashioned views on gender (i.e.

Hamlet is gentle, indecisive and not very willing to fight, ergo, he must be female) and elevates it through the powers of her superb acting. Nielsen shines especially in Hamlet’s brooding scenes, where her dark, expressive eyes do all the talking. I also loved the humor in scenes such as the one in which Hamlet drops her pencil in a lecture and Hamlet and Horatio bump heads going to pick it up, Hamlet eyeing Horatio playfully afterwards.

The screening will be accompanied by the Filmharmonia Duo, who were commissioned to create a new score for the film by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The score includes

music composed by three sons of J.S. Bach. The Filmharmonia Duo consists of Michael Tsalka (harpsichord and piano) and Dennis James (organ), who will be joined by Marija Bosnar (mezzo soprano). The Filmharmonia Duo, founded by Dennis James, seeks to perform authentic accompaniment to silent films, showcasing unusual instruments in order to recreate period styles and performance and to reproduce sounds that are not only accurate to the silent film era, but entertaining for an audience perhaps not used to silent film.

Whether you’re a Shakespeare fanatic, silent film lover or just want to hear some really lovely music and enjoy the aweinspiring talent of Asta Nielsen, I would definitely recommend checking out this screening of Hamlet (1921), which had its original color-tinting restored in 2007.

Cornell Cinema is playing this free screening with a live score performed by the Filmharmonia Duo on September 14th at 8 PM in Sage Chapel.

Ramya Yandava is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ry86@cornell.edu

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The Big Sick: Graceful and Hilarious Rom-Com What if we fall in love with someone that does not meet our family’s traditional standards? The Big Sick, playing at Cornell Cinema this weekend, explores on this question hilariously and gracefully.

Kumail is a stand-up comedian and Uber driver in Chicago. An immigrant from Pakistan, Kumail is supposed to marry a Pakastani woman. Every time he goes to dinner at his parents’ house, a Pakastani woman “just drops in” to join the family for dinner. Both his parents and his brother had arranged marriages. Kumail explains in the film that in Pakistan, “there is marriage and love marriage;” the norm is arranged marriages.

At a family dinner, Kumail’s mother talks about their cousin who married “a white girl” and has a baby. Kumail’s

family agreed that that baby “would grow up very unhappy and no one would visit it and it would have no family.” His family is engrossed in Pakastani tradition.

Anyone who disrespects or rejects a part of their culture is banished from the family.

Kumail loves his family and Pakastani culture but does not believe in all of their traditions. Kumail’s family also longs for him to become a doctor or lawyer instead of a standup comedian. We also see Kumail’s struggles to be a Pakastani immigrant in post-9/11 United States. Kumail is

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asked about his “stance on 9/11,” and also told to “return to ISIS.” One night during Kumail’s stand-up bit, a young woman named Emily “woo-hoos” him from the crowd. After the Cornell show, Kumail and Emily talk, and eventually develCinema op a romantic connection. Both are not looking for anything serious, so they agree to never see each other again. Unsurprisingly, they keep on seeing each other. Cue the romantic montage.

Kumail and Emily begin to develop serious feelings for each other. Emily wants Kumail to meet her parents, but Kumail knows Emily could not meet his. He was still meeting a Pakastani woman every time he went to dinner at his parents’ house.

Eventually, Kumail mentions Emily to his brother, Naveed. His brother understood “hanging around other girls” and “experiencing America,” but he stressed the importance of marrying another Pakastani woman. Naveed married a Pakastani woman named Fatama, and in the first few months barely spoke two words to her but now sees her as a best friend. Naveed also reasoned with Kumail that their mother would love him less and that Kumail had to “end it now or Mom will fucking ghost you.”

Though he does not plan to end it, Kumail and Emily get into a big fight surrounding Kumail’s family’s culture.

Shortly after, Emily gets very sick. Kumail is there the whole time, getting roped into signing forms for her as her “husband.” While he waits by her side, hoping she’ll recover, he bonds with her parents. Kumail must find a way to be accepted by his family and also win Emily back, if she survives her illness.

Kumail Nanjiani’s true story is not only hysterically funny, but interesting and uplifting. The Big Sick’s jokes are very relatable to young people’s everyday lives. Uber, texting language, sexiled roommates, family relations, and more all leave the audience laughing.

Becky Frank

Becky Frank is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at bfrank@cornellsun.com.

This Weekend In Arts Broken Social Scene – September 15 Saturday, Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene is playing at the State Theater. Formed in 1999 in Toronto, Broken Social Scene is a musical collective including as few as six and as many as nineteen members, and was formed by Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Tickets are available on Ticketfly with prices ranging from $26.00 to $36.00.

The Big Sick at Cornell Cinema – September 15-16 Read a full preview of The Big Sick above. Tickets are $5.50 for students, $8.50 for the general public.

Pina (3D) at Cornell Cinema – September 16 Saturday, Cornell Cinema presents Pina, a 3D documentary that creates a moving gallery of performances of the German choreographer, Pina Bausch. The movie also features a talented cast of Wuppertal dancers, and the camera follows them into the streets of the city proper and into the hearts of viewers.

Group Show: The Constructed Image – September 11-15 Selected work by students in the spring 2017 class ART 3606 Photography: The Constructed Image is on exhibit until Friday. The exhibition is located in Olive Tjaden Gallery in Tjaden Hall and open Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Chinese Ceramics Workshop – September 16 The Johnson Museum of Art is hosting a Chinese Ceramics Workshop for students Saturday at 2 p.m. They will discuss the museum’s collection of Chinese ceramics and then have a hands-on activity with self-drying clay.

Of Montreal at the Haunt The opening act, a group of two women called The experimental pop band, of Montreal, delivered a theatrical performance at The Haunt Nancy’s Feast, set the trippy, entrancing tone for of Montreal’s performance, though parts of their in Ithaca on Monday.

The band was founded by lead singer Kevin act fell a bit flat. As a combination of interpretive Barnes in 1996, and their music has since dance, performance art and electronic, syntheendured various evolutions since their early rock, sized music, the performance felt almost hypnotic, but was rather disjointed. It evoked a sort of alternative sound.

With the release of their most recent album, robotic attention that did not quite seem to mix Rune Husk, of Montreal has embraced an experi- with of Montreal’s generally upbeat tone. By the mental pop vibe that deviates from the style of time Nancy’s Feast had finished their act, the the band’s 13 previous albums. This performance audience was eager for the band to come on stage.

The Haunt provided a space that allowed the not only showcased the band’s new sound, but crowd to interact with Barnes integrated various songs from and other members of the band. their older albums, all which “...of Montreal and To start off the show, as the were welcomed by the crowd band members came on of veteran fans. its music is truly a other stage, the crowd cheered and The band’s publicist built the suspense for the arrival Naavin Karimbux described fusion of various of Barnes. He skipped on stage Barnes as “a sort of modern identities.” to make his entrance in his first day David Bowie.” Though of many androgynous costumes this statement seems a bit too and began singing one of the bold, Kevin Barnes certainly knows how to entertain the crowd and his use of band’s most popular songs, “Wrath Pinned to the costume changes, dancers, sets and theatrics Mist.” Lights flashed various psychedelic 70sallows him to mimic Bowie, in his drama and style patterns on the back wall, and Barnes lit up the crowd. androgyny.

His dancing and interactions with the other The first song on of Montreal’s latest album is “let’s relate,” which begins with the lyric, “how do performers on stage with him encouraged the you identify?” This question of identity pervades crowd to similarly engage in a carefree attitude. the band’s music and was an overarching theme His dramatic hair and costume may have demanded attention, but it was the combination of the performance.

From the fusing of styles incorporated in the of the performance between the people on stage costumes to the variety of musical elements of and the nature of of Montreal’s music that different genres, of Montreal and its music is allowed the performance to generate the upbeat truly a fusion of various identities. In this fusion, and carefree attitude that the audience surely the band and its music encourage an acceptance experienced. of identity, enforcing the way that Barnes was able to invoke the audience to join him rather Victoria Horrocks is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at vhorrocks@cornellsun.com than listen to him.

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recovered.

This past week, Delaware took a step up when it traveled to Virginia Tech, the No. 16 team in the FBS, the nation’s highest level of football. Delaware dropped the game 27-0, but held the Hokies to 303 yards of total offense and only 81 yards rushing.

While Delaware’s Danny Rocco, named head coach this past summer, has just two games under his belt, he has already established an identity for his team: one that can stop the run on defense and a ground-and-pound offense that eats up clock. In the past two games, Delaware averaged just over 38 minutes in time of possession.

“They definitely swallow the football,” Archer said of Delaware’s offense. “They just want to hold the ball, keep your offense off the field that way, run the ball, run the quarterback. Offensively, you have to be conscious of that, you have to make your possessions count.”

But Archer had a simple answer on how to take on

“I just see a confidence, and I see an intensity. They know they can win, let’s get to the games. ”

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Head Coach David Archer ’05

Next step | After a much-improved 2016 season, Cornell has its sights set high ahead of this year.

Delaware’s strategy — stick to playing Cornell football.

“Ideally, you want to get a lead on these guys so that they have to change what they do, throw the ball a little more, play a little bit more up tempo,” Archer added. “[We’re] not looking to change anything we do, we want to get them out of what their game plan is.”

While Delaware already has two games in the books, the Red will be seeing its first game action as a result of Ivy League rules, another significant challenge.

“It’s definitely tough when your opponent’s got two games under their belt, and we’re going in with our first

game,” said senior safety and captain Nick Gesualdi.

“You just gotta know it’s game time, you got to get into it. We just need to start fast, start hard and keep it going.”

Archer acknowledged that the team will inevitably deal with some opening-day jitters but stated that the group has “a way different maturity level” than teams past.

“At the start of it you’re just going to have to press the poise button way more than you normally would, because that game speed we haven't seen yet and they have,” Archer said. “[But] it’s just a night and day level where you’re not worrying about the snap count or the call or things like that, we’re really in attack mode.”

While Saturday is only game number one, the team is looking to prove that the offseason work has paid off this year, especially after last year’s season-ending 1-6 skid. “[We] kind of fell off at the end, but we’re really excited for what we’ve got this year,” Gesualdi said. “We’re just really excited to show everyone outside of Cornell what we can do. I love our squad this year, couldn’t be happier.”

Kickoff is set for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Newark, Delaware.

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun.com.

WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY

Undefeated Field Hockey Picks Up 2 More Road Wins Goalie tandem of Henry and Johnson anchor stingy Red defense, giving up less than goal per game

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

After beginning the year with two 1-0 wins, Cornell field hockey continued its early winning streak by picking up two more one-goal victories over Vermont and Maine this past weekend.

The Red (4-0) has heavily relied on the goaltending tandem of sophomore Maddie Henry and senior Kelly Johnson. So far this season, the duo has only allowed a combined two goals through four games, and they have saved 92 percent of the shots they have faced.

“We have two starting caliber

goalies, and we have been committed to playing both of them,” head coach Donna Hornibrook said.

“They work really well together, they have been pushing each other and they have been really supportive of one another. I can’t say enough about how much they mean to this team.”

Their stellar play led the Ivy League to recognize Johnson as the league’s player of the week.

Additionally, Henry earned a spot on the Ivy League Honor Roll.

“Our team defense has been great on all three lines, but our goalies have also been phenomenal,” senior captain Sam McILwrick said. “Both of them have played exceptionally well in our opening four games.”

“We came into this season with a lot fight, which was something that we were honestly lacking at some times last season,” added senior forward Katie Carlson. “So that was a huge starting point for us. We’ve been focusing on channeling the drive everyone has into creating smart plays and decisions in the moment because the energy and will to win people have can take over in tough competition.”

The pair’s impressive start has overshadowed the Red’s otherwise slow start on offense. Through its first four games, the squad has netted the ball only six times, half of which came in the win against Maine.

The team began the weekend

with a 1-0 win on the road against Vermont (2-3). After a scoreless first half, senior forward Katie Carlson gave the Red the lead, and Cornell never looked back, holding on for its third consecutive victory.

The next day against Maine, Cornell stayed in Vermont and clinched its first top-25 win of the season by defeating the Black Bears in the neutral location.

“They’re consistently a really good team, and we finally scored some goals, so that was a pretty big

to yet another one-goal lead, outlasting No. 24 Maine.

“We struggled with our play in the first three games, but finally in the Maine game we played our way. We still have a lot of work to do, but we are happy to see that we are able to perform on game days,” McILwrick said.

In its next game Friday, the Red will host another top-25 team in Rutgers. Cornell will look to start the season 5-0 for the first time since 2009. Last season, the Scarlet Knights defeated the Red 4-2 in

“We have two starting caliber goalies, and we have been committed to playing both of them.”

Head Coach Donna Hornibrook win for us,” Hornibrook said.

“Our defense has been able to bend but not break, which is a promising sign for us as we get closer to Ivy League play.”

The Red got out to an early 20 lead on goals by 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 hung on

New Jersey. Cornell will then travel to Lafayette.

“It’s still early in the season, and we’ve had some moments where we have played exceptionally well, and some moments where we haven’t, but luckily we have been able to come away with wins our first four times out,” Hornibrook said. “We just want to continue to improve and develop — at this point, we aren’t too focused on who our opponent is, because we are mostly interested on how we can get better each game.”

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

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Head Coach: The Future Is Bright for Cornell Football ARCHER

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QB1 | Now a junior, quarterback Dalton Banks is hoping to limit his mistakes in 2017, but he’ll

qualities.

As I begin my 17th year as part of the Big Red football family — as a student-athlete, team captain, proud alum, assistant coach and finally as the Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach — I’m honored to represent a University that cares so deeply about

have to do so with some new faces on the offensive side of the ball.

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junior J.D. PicKell will join the mix as well. Running the ball well is always critical on the road, especially against a difficult opponent. Keeping Delaware’s offense on the sidelines and its fans at bay will require the Red to eat up some clock during its offensive possessions. The best way to do this is by establishing the run early and taking your sweet time play after play.

“They want to keep your offense off the field,” Archer said of Delaware. “Offensively you have to be conscious of that. You’ve got to make your possessions count.”

Even if Cornell is hoping for an uptempo offense this season, Saturday is not the best time to try it out. Quick three-and-outs will doom their chances, so the Red should run the ball at least as much as it passes in the first several series of the game.

Limit Delaware’s Ground Game

Thomas Jefferson — no, not the

third president — is Delaware’s starting running back, and the redshirt junior is a serious threat out of the backfield. At 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, Jefferson relies primarily on his speed and shiftiness to make defenders miss, but he has the size to break some tackles as well. Fellow junior Kareem Williams has gotten about a third of the carries so far and takes Jefferson’s place regularly throughout games.

Quarterback Joe Walker is an able runner as well, having run the ball over 20 times in the first two games.

So why does all of this matter?

Well, Cornell’s run defense was far and away its weakest link in 2016, finishing a distant eighth in the league.

The Red had trouble stopping just about anyone on the ground. With several months to work on its run defense, Cornell had better hope its defensive unit is ready to go. If not, Jefferson and co. will run all over the Red come Saturday.

Charles Cotton can be reached at ccotton@cornellsun.com.

or color you are or what your sexual orientation is.

In many ways, football is the Cornell of team sports.

This proud University has a long and storied history on the gridiron, but it hasn’t always been a winning one. Our players are eager to change that, and they will. Progress isn’t always linear, but the program has been on an upward trajectory thanks

I believe strongly that football not only fits into [Cornell’s] mission, but is instrumental in achieving many of Cornell’s institutional goals.

its educational mission. I believe strongly that football not only fits into that mission, but is instrumental in achieving many of Cornell’s institutional goals. As a founding member of the Ivy League, I’m also proud that we are at the forefront of player safety issues, both on and off the field.

Football brings out some of the best attributes in young people. For players, it fosters teamwork, work ethic, fitness, mental and physical

I hope you’ll join us ... as generations of your Cornell family have, in the shadow of the Schoellkopf Crescent.

to those student-athletes who have proudly worn the school colors and the active and engaged alumni base who support them.

Last year, we doubled our win total from the previous two seasons combined. The team is already among the very best in the country in the classroom and in terms of community service and activism. We want to continue that reputation off the field while building a consistent winning tradition on it. I hope you'll join us on that journey.

Big Red football will open its 130th varsity season this weekend and makes its home debut in two weekends. I hope you’ll join us for our five home games, as generations of your Cornell family have, in the shadow of the Schoellkopf Crescent.

toughness and discipline, among many others. For fans, family and alumni, it builds school spirit and enhances the pride we already feel while strengthening our sense of community. Football is a game that celebrates diversity and doesn’t care what religion you practice, what ethnicity

Sincerely, David Archer ’05 The Roger J. Weiss ’61 Head Coach of Cornell Football David Archer is the head coach of the Cornell football team. He is entering his fifth year as the head coach and his 17th at the University after stints as a student-athlete and assistant.

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Red Takes on Delaware to Open 130th Season

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It’s time | After months of hype and preparation, Cornell football is ready to open its 2017 campaign on Saturday afternoon.

Cornell has sights set on season-opening upset against top-caliber opponent on the road

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

There is a reinvigorated buzz and optimism around this year’s football team, especially since the team is coming off its winningest season and highest league-finish during the tenure of head coach David Archer ’05, now entering his fifth year.

“Ivy League’s a really long preseason, so everyone’s really excited to get it going,” senior running back and captain Jack Gellatly said. “All the pieces have now kind

of fallen into place, and we’re just excited to get after it.”

The team has a variety of things to be excited for. For starters, it’s Archer’s first team where he hand-picked all of the recruiting classes. In addition, the team is returning many key players, such as All-Ivy first teamers — junior running back Chris Walker and senior safety Nick Gesualdi — and honorable mention junior quarterback Dalton Banks. Now, at long last, the team gets to put its self-confidence to the test when it opens the season in the program’s first-ever matchup with Delaware.

“I just see a confidence, and I see an intensity. They know they can win, let’s get to the games,” a bubbling Archer said.

The Blue Hens opened their season against in-state rival Delaware State, cruising to a 22-3 victory.

Delaware put up 432 yards of total offense, 226 of which came on the ground while holding Delaware State to only 59 yards rushing and 165 passing. The team’s defense also forced five fumbles, two of which it

3 Keys for Football to Pull Off the Big Upset Against Delaware

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Heading into the 2017 football season with high hopes, Cornell football kicks things off with what will be the hardest matchup on its schedule, a road game at Delaware. That’s one hell of a way to open up the year.

Saturday’s game will mark the first ever meeting between the two teams though they are two of the oldest programs in college football. Here are three keys for the Red to remain com-

petitive with Delaware.

Play Mistake-Free Football

This is an easy one. While it is not clear exactly what to expect from Cornell, Delaware is a strong favorite going into the contest with two regular season games already under its belt.

The best way to erase any hopes of an upset? Mistakes.

It’s game number one of 10, and without a true preseason, Cornell is more than likely going to commit its fair share of mistakes — mental, phys-

ical, you name it. But if the team wants to keep up with the Blue Hens, it will have to find ways to minimize those mistakes.

Last season, the Red commited a comedic amount of penalties in its opening matchup at Bucknell — three on the first drive and 11 overall — but the group eventually settled down and won 24-16.

“That game speed, we have not seen yet, and they have, so it’s going to take a little bit,” said head coach David Archer ’05 of potential jitters.

“We have to keep pressing the ‘poise’ button early in the game.”

Against a tough team, however, those mistakes could prove insurmountable. Limiting procedural penalties, turnovers, blown coverages and miscommunications is priority number one come Saturday if the Red wants a shot at the upset.

Ground-and-pound | Chris Walker and the rest of the Red’s backfield will look to take some pressure off the defensive unit.

Join Us for This Journey David Archer ’05 is entering his fifth year as head coach of the Cornell football team.

He penned the below letter to the Cornell community ahead of the team’s 2017 season.

David Archer ’05 Head Coach

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Although Cornell finished last in the league in rushing last season, the backfield is filled with talent, especially in the form of junior Chris Walker.

Walker averaged over five yards per carry last season and will be the team’s featured back in 2017.

Walker won’t do it alone, however, as senior captain Jack Gellatly and

’d like to take a moment to welcome the student body to campus, particularly the Class of 2021. In just a few short weeks, you’ve become an integral part of Cornell’s family. Welcome!

I understand the close bonds of Cornellians and what makes us that way — nearly half of my life has been spent on East Hill. I’ve climbed the hills on the way to class and survived the winters. I’ve also passed my swim test, eaten at Louie’s Lunch and have my wedding planned for Sage Chapel next summer. There is no place like Cornell, of that I’m sure. It's uniqueness is one of its most endearing

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See ARCHER page 15

Establish the Run Early

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