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By AIMEE CHO Sun Senior Writer

The Climate Neutrality Acceleration Working Group presented a series of recommendations to the Faculty Senate Wednesday to help enable the University accelerate its target date for achieving climate neutrality from 2050 to 2035.

President David Skorton originally committed to getting the University to cut its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 when he signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment in 2007.

However, according to Prof. Todd Cowen, civil and environmental engineering, the University needs to accelerate that goal to lead the word in See CLIMATE page 4

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President David Skorton, NBC Correspondent Kate Snow ’91 and the Big Red Bear light the Empire State Building in New York City red and white to kick off Cornell’s sesquicentennial celebration.

Forty-Six-Foot Tall Needle Fall Headliners Announced Sculpture Rises Over Quad Icona Pop,Grace Potter to perform at Homecoming

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By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor

Swedish D.J. duo Icona Pop and multiinstrumentalist Grace Potter will co-headline Cornell’s Homecoming 2014 concert in Barton Hall Oct. 18, the Cornell Concert Commission announced Friday.

Members of the CCC decided to bring acts spanning two different genres as a “perfect way to bring the Cornell campus together,” according to Daniel Fines ’15, co-president of CCC. “Whether you’re singing your heart out to Grace Potter or bumping and dancing to Icona Pop, everyone across campus will be

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there with you,” he said. “We’re really excited to bring these two artists; they’re going to complement each other really well.”

Icona Pop, best known for their 2012 smash hit “I Love It” featuring Charli XCX, consists of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo.

The duo has released two studio albums since their formation in early 2009 — the eponymous debut album Icona Pop in 2012 and This Is… Icona Pop in 2013.

The duo has toured with major acts such as Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Marina and the Diamonds. In 2013, they embarked on a national tour with Passion Pit and Matt See CONCERTS page 4

Students walking around campus this weekend may have noticed a new addition to the University’s Arts Quad: A 46-foot tall blue, needleshaped sculpture.

The structure — tilted “A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir” — is part of Cornell’s Council for the Arts’ biennial celebration, according to the University. It was designed by Kimsooja, a Korean artist-in-residence for the biennial, and is one of many sculptures that will be placed on campus as a part of the celebration.

The biennial celebration — called Intimate Cosmologies: The Aesthetics of Scale in an Age of Nanotechnology — will officially begin with a talk presented by Kimjoosa on Thursday and will last until Dec. 21, according to the CCA. The biennial seeks to demonstrate how artists “address the realms of

human experience” that lie beyond the senses, Stephanie Owens, director of the CCA, said in a Univeristy press release.

Other collaborators to constructing the sculpture include architect Jaeho Chong; Prof. Ulrich Wiesner, materials science and engineering; Hiroaki Sai grad and Ferdinand Kohle grad, according to the CCA. Rina Kang ’17, an intern for the CCA, said the structure, made of coffered steel and a polymer needle, was the collaborative effort of Kimsooja and a team of Cornell researchers.

“The project was done in collaboration with an architect and nano researchers at Cornell who developed the iridescent film for the needle,” Kang See ART page 4 COURTESY OF NICHOLAS CHAN

Colorful creation | A 46-foot tall structure rises above the Arts Quad Friday as part of a biennial celebration

by Cornell’s Council for the Arts.

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New Late-Night Crepe Food Truck To Open in C-Town

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By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornellians looking for more late-night dining options will soon be able to satisfy their cravings when the Collegetown Crepes food truck opens next month.

The food truck will begin serving crepes to late-night Collegetown consumers when it opens on Oct. 1 on the corner of Eddy Street and Williams Street, according to according to Forrest Crawford ’15, who is opening the food truck with business partner Max Richman ’11. The truck will be open from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. nightly.

Crawford said he was eager to add “excitement” to Collegetown with the new truck and hoped to help improve city life.

“Having seen Collegetown steadily decline over the last few years, we were eager for any opportunity to help reverse the trend,” Crawford said.

The owners of Collegetown Crepes said they want to bring more multicultural options into the casual dining world at Cornell, adding French delicacies to a world of 1 a.m. pizza and wings.

“Although it’s only a small measure, we hope Collegetown Crepes is one step toward bringing some excitement back to Collegetown,” Crawford said.

Crawford added he and Richman saw an opportunity to start a business in Collegetown after the City of Ithaca passed an ordinance in January allowing food trucks more

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Members of Cornell’s BreakFree co-ed Hip Hop group practice a dance inside Noyes Community and Recreation Center Saturday.

freedom.

There are currently several food trucks in operation on the Cornell campus and beyond. Among them are three oncampus — the Hot Truck on West Campus, Louie’s Lunch across from Risley Hall on North Campus and new arrival Franny’s near Milstein Hall.

Overall, students said they were excited for the new addition to late-night Collegetown dining.

Logan Rosen ’16 said he thinks there is a place for Collegetown Crepes in Ithaca’s late-night dining scene.

“I personally really enjoy crepes, and I see this as being a popular late-night option for hungry Collegetown dwellers,”

Rosen said. “I do think we need more late-night food, and you can never have too many food trucks.”

Joseph Fridman ’17 said the food truck reflected a “smart” business strategy, despite the fact that he said he thinks it will likely be more expensive than many college students can afford.

“I think it is smart to be getting into an underserved, lowoption late-night market, especially in an area that so many people are walking home through,” Fridman said.

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

IFC Holds Dodgeball Tournament Freshmen now permitted to formally contact fraternity members

By ANIKA SETHY Sun Staff Writer

Hundreds of students gathered in Bartels Hall Friday to participate in the Cornell Interfraternity Council’s Go Greek! Dodgeball Tournament as a part of a new effort to create alcohol-free events for freshmen to meet members of the Greek community.

Prior to this event, freshmen were prohibited from having formal contact with fraternity members during the first quar-

ter of the school year, according Spencer Nord ’16, vice president of university and community relations for the IFC. “After constructive discussions with administrators and other campus organizations, fraternity men will be able to have contact with freshmen by means of various late night programming events hosted by the IFC and chapters themselves,” Nord said.

The dodgeball tournament is the first of the IFC’s late-night programming events, according

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Ryan Vanderhoof plays the guitar at Porchfest — an annual event featuring performances on porches — in downtown Ithaca yesterday.

to Cameron Pritchett ’15, president of the IFC. “Our goal has been to plan and execute events that are appealing to freshmen,” Pritchett said. “It has to be something a person would give up a Friday night out to attend … we were able to place three freshmen with three fraternity or sorority members, and they competed together.”

Pritchett said the IFC was “ecstatic” to pass one of the first policy revisions to the quarter system, adding that this is the first time in several years that fraternities can interact with freshmen men early in the semester.

“The events have to be hosted at campus facilities, cannot involve alcohol and must be preapproved,” Pritchett said.

“This is a huge responsibility that the Greek system has been entrusted with.”

Allegra Holland ’16, a sorority member who attended the dodgeball tournament, said the event’s attendees mainly consisted of fraternity members and male freshmen.

“There were a bunch of fraternity [brothers], mostly,” she said. “They joined with freshmen and seemed to be getting along well.”

Holland added some freshmen girls at the tournament were under the misconception that the event was created to recruit potential new members for the spring semester.

“I talked to four freshmen girls who were on my team,” Holland said. “One girl was curious about what living in the house is like, and another See DODGEBALL page 4

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Iron &Wine Will New Sculpture Surprises Students Perform C.U.Show ART

bled a “postmodern telephone booth.” “[I thought] It was even weirder since it had a door into the inside, too,” he said. said.

An appointment is necessary to view the inside The iridescence of the sculpture emits “red, of the sculpture, according to the CCA. The pink, yellow, green and ultrastructure’s interior floor is marine” colors in the presence mirrored — so it “appears to of light, according to the “I just walked out of class extend simultaneously into the CCA. and sky” — the CCA and saw this huge pointy earth Some students — includsaid on their website. ing Richard Wu ’18 — said Sergio Lopez ’16 said he tower that hadn’t been they were surprised to see the was pleased to learn the there an hour ago.” needle-shaped structure sudUniversity is adding a sculpdenly appear in the Arts ture to the Arts Quad.

Richard Wu ’18 Quad.

“It is good they are finally “It was bizarre,” Wu said. “I putting some art in the Arts just walked out of class and Quad,” he said. saw this huge pointy tower that hadn’t been there Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at an hour ago.”

Wu added that he thought the structure resem- amehrotra@cornellsun.com.

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Friday that folk musician Iron & Wine will perform at Cornell Sept. 27. Born Samuel and Kim — both of which Beam, the singer-songwriter have previously performed at has garnered widespread Cornell. acclaim with singles such as Grace “Flightless Bird, American Vermont-based Potter, known for her bluesy Mouth” and “Walking Far vocals, has fronted from Home.” the rock band Grace According to Potter and the Fines, the CCC Nocturnals since decided to put on 2002. The group rose a smaller scale to commercial success show after some in 2010 with their students had third studio album expressed interest release Grace Potter in a “sit-down IRON & WINE and the Nocturnals, show.” which debuted at “Iron & Wine number 19 on the Billboard is a really popular indie artist Top 200 Albums list. among college students and his The 31-year-old was also soothing voice, folk songwritfeatured on country singer ing and acoustic sound is a perfect fit for Bailey Hall,” he said.

“Iron & Wine is a really Tickets for the 2014 popular indie artist among Homecoming Concert will go on sale starting college students and his Sept. 24 for students and alumni and Sept. soothing voice, folk song25 for the general pubwriting and ascoustic sound is lic, according to the CCC. Tickets for Iron a perfect fit for Bailey Hall.” and Wine will go on sale starting Daniel Fines ’15 Wednesday for students and alumni and Kenny Chesney’s 2011 single Thursday for the general pub“You and Tequila,” which was lic. nominated for two Grammy Anushka Mehrotra conAwards including Best tributed reporting to this story.

Country Song and Best Country Duo or Group Performance.

Annie Bui can be reached at The CCC also announced abui@cornellsun.com.

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thought [my friend] and I had been sent as recruiters to scout for girls.”

According to Pritchett, the event turned out to be a success, with hundreds of students in attendance.

“We had hundreds of stu-

dents attend — both from fraternities and sororities and freshmen themselves,” he said.

“The tournament continued all the way to the Bartels building closing time, so demand for these types of events is clearly apparent.”

Pritchett added that the IFC was initially unsure what to expect in terms of the even’ts

turnout.

“With the [high] attendance at dodgeball, it is clear the Greek system should continue to be utilized as a vehicle for safe and attractive programming,” he said.

Anika Sethy can be reached at asethy@cornellsun.com.

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achieving carbon neutrality sooner.

“Cornell, as the land grant university to the world … has the obligation to demonstrate that not only is the goal achievable in an aggressive time frame, but it can be done so while delivering on its educational and research mission [and] maintaining core financial health,” said Cowen, one of the members of the Climate Neutrality Acceleration Working Group (AWG).

The working group identified several priorities in the University’s current Climate Action Plan to accelerate the climate neutrality goal, according to Prof. Brian Chabot, ecology and evolutionary biology.

“We propose[d] introducing carbon offset purchases and an internal carbon tax sooner than the 2050 plan,” he said.

“The main actions needed are to reduce energy

demand on campus and gas emissions by about to convert to non-fossil 32 percent since 2008 and 50 percent since energy sources.”

Chabot, who is also a 1990, according to member of the AWG, Cowen.

“Cornell and its added that the University can cut its energy incredibly forward thinkdemand by reducing ing Facilities Services energy used in opera- group has done a lot tions, building more already,” Cowen said. energy-efficient buildings “Examples include large and improving the efficiency of older buildings.

“The main actions T h e needed are to reduce University has already begun energy demand on campus working towards and to convert to nonconverting to fossil energy sources.” non-fossil energy sources — Prof. Brian Chabot Cornell’s solar array at the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport started facility projects such as generating electricity the Lake Source Cooling Thursday, according to facility, the Co-generation Plant ... [and] retroChabot.

“Next steps on mov- fit efficiency projects to ing away from fossil car- reduce the energy use of bon energy include get- many existing buildting involved in wind ings.”

According to Chabot, projects, developing geothermal and developing it is important for the world to reduce its outlocal biofuels,” he said.

The University has put of climate active lowered its greenhouse gasses “soon and in sig-

nificant ways.”

“The reason for Cornell to do so is to help lead the way. To be a legitimate advocate for others taking needed steps, we must do so,” he said. “Additionally, we will gain control over our energy supplies and very possibly reduce the costs of energy over the long term.”

Cowen described Cornell’s Ithaca campus as a “demonstration scale community,” which can potentially reach the 2035 goal of carbon neutrality.

“Climate change is here, now. We will all have to think and operate differently,” Cowen said. “If we can act aggressively now and lead New York and the nation in finding solutions, I remain optimistic that the future may be bright without being dangerously hot.”

Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun.com.

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College Savings on the Rise

WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is that Americans are saving more than ever for college. The bad news is that the average amount wouldn’t come close to getting a person a degree.

In a report released Tuesday, the College Savings Plans Network found that the average college savings or prepaid tuition account known as a “529” plan is now worth about $20,671 — almost double what these accounts were worth during the dog-days of the recession.

Called a 529 after a section in the federal tax code, these investment accounts aren’t the only way to save for college. But they are a popular option because the money grows tax-free and withdrawals aren’t taxed so long as the money is used for college expenses.

The group, which tracks the state-sponsored savings plans, attributes the increase to several factors including a healthier stock market and improved economy, as well as greater consumer awareness of 529 plans and a growing concern among parents of the cost of higher edu-

cation. According to the report, contributions to 529 plans jumped from $16.5 billion in 2009 to $22.5 billion.

At the same time, the $20,671 figure would only cover the first year at a public college or university. The average cost for a four-year public school, including room and board, is about $18,391 a year for in-state students but rises sharply — $31,701 — for those from out of state. Private schools typically cost even more with $40,917 for a single year of tuition, fees, room and board, according to recent estimates by the College Board.

Betty Lochner, chair of the College Savings Plans Network, said the latest finding is still good news because any amount saved is money that won’t need to be repaid with interest.

“The steady increase of total assets, account size and contributions in 529 plans, are positive signs that Americans recognize saving for college as a long-term commitment and investment,” Lochner said in a statement accompanying the group’s report.

Obama’s War Plan Rattles Senate Candidates WASHINGTON (AP) — In foreign policy, hoping to further a nation weary of war, yet tie vulnerable Democrats to an alarmed by the prospect of an unpopular leader.

Despite that rhetoric, several emerging threat, President Barack Obama’s plan to strike GOP Senate candidates appear Islamic State militants is ruffling wary of taking detailed positions the usual left-right politics in on the president’s proposal to several races that will decide con- fight Islamic State militants with air strikes and U.S.-armed Syrian trol of the Senate.

Republicans who have ham- rebels, but not American ground mered the president on a variety troops, since he laid it out in a of issues for months have televised speech Wednesday tamped down their rhetoric and, night.

New Hampshire Republican frequently, are avoiding taking a clear stand on his proposal. Senate nominee Scott Brown, a senator from Some of the nation’s most former endangered incumbent Senate Massachusetts, sharply criticized Democrats, meanwhile, have Obama’s leadership in an interexpressed skepticism to portions view Friday. But he declined to say whether he of Obama’s plan, saying “When you’re making a would vote to authorize they fear a new plunge decision to send people into more military inter vention into a new harm’s way, you need to in the Middle East Mideast. war where “I would s u p p o s e d have all the facts and I don’t need to listen allies can have those facts.” to the generals become eneon the ground mies.

Scott Brown and get their Others want to talk about something input and guidance as I have in else, or are trying to avoid talk- the past,” he said. “When you’re ... making a decision to send ing about the issue at all.

The complexities, leading to people into harm’s way, you need mixed and cautious responses to have all the facts and I don’t from both sides, mean the issue have those facts.”

In North Carolina, might not matter much at all come Election Day, when Republican Senate nominee Republicans need a net gain of Thom Tillis said the militants six seats to take control of the “are growing stronger each day because of President Obama’s Senate.

“I’m having a hard time see- failed foreign policy and lack of ing this as a game-changer,” said leadership.”

When it comes to combatting William A. Galston, a Brookings Institution scholar and former the militants, “no option should Clinton White House adviser. “A be left off the table,” said Tillis, lot of people who would have who faces first-term Democratic said ‘hell no’ to the president’s Sen. Kay Hagan. Yet when asked about Obama’s proposal to arm speech were cheering him on.”

Republicans have made Syrian rebels fighting a threeattacking Obama and his poli- way war against both Syrian cies the cornerstone of their President Bashar al-Assad and Senate campaign, especially as the Islamic State group, also they target Democrats in states known as ISIS, Tillis’ campaign the president lost in 2012. They said he “has reservations about had in recent days stepped up sending arms that could be their attacks on the president’s seized by ISIS terrorists.”

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Hillary Clinton in Iowa Stirs 2016 Speculation INDIANOLA, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton, making her return to Iowa for the first time since the 2008 campaign, presidential implored Democrats on Sunday to choose shared economic opportunity over “the guardians of gridlock” in an high-profile appearance that drove speculation about another White House bid into overdrive.

“Hello Iowa. I’m back!”

Clinton declared as she took the podium at retiring Sen. Tom Harkin’s annual steak fry fundraiser, a fixture on the political calendar in the home of the nation’s first presidential caucus. Clinton joined her husband, former President Bill Clinton, in a tribute to Harkin that brought them before more than 6,000 party activists who form the backbone of Iowa’s presidential campaigns every four years.

The former New York senator and first lady did not directly address a potential campaign but said she was “thinking about it” and joked that she was “here for the steak.” She later said that “too many people only get excited about presidential campaigns.

Look — I get excited about presidential campaigns, too.”

But she said the upcoming midterm elections would be pivotal for the state’s voters.

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A Soulless Egalitarianism

n his final welcome address as practice are not actually distinct, Cornell’s President, David Skorton bounded, autonomous worlds. They are concludes with a prediction: “I am co-dependent. In other words, every confident that Cornell will remain true action has an implied principle, an to our founding principles and extend implicit series of justifications and our impact as a world-class university moral calculations that guide it. It is with an egalitarian soul.” often not our principles from which we Throughout the address, he paints derive our practice, but our practice the turmoil of our country as a contex- from which we can decipher our princitual frame for Cornell’s own turmoil ples. over the past year. Looking ahead, Using this rubric, we would no President Skorton proudly imagines the longer see the University’s refusal to debates and difficult discussions that fund TCAT as a reluctant, pragmatic Cornellians will engage in over the com- solution for the time being. We would ing semesters. see it as what it is: a principled stand.

This optimism strikes a markedly However, instead of our principles different tone than that of his letter to being compassion, justice or some the University Assembly Chair, quietly deeply buried “egalitarian soul,” our issued the day after students had left for principles are something like profit, the summer, in which he explains profit and public image, but only as it regretfully that he will not adhere to relates to profit. The Administration has their unanimously passed resolution: revealed themselves as fundamentalists “The University is currently not in a of the status quo. position to fund all needs and requests, In this sense, “cannot” is a fitting as much as we believe in them or feel word for the University’s current they are important. I cannot at this time predicament. “Cannot” is a word that find a way to subsidize TCAT beyond evokes an immovable restraint, a counwhat we are already paying.” Setting terforce that causes an inability to act. aside the irony that his statement means As if it were the force of gravity, this that TCAT, in effect, enormous, multi-bilis subsidizing Cornell lion dollar institution for their transportafinds a few hundred Our principles, here, lie in tion costs, we might thousand dollars to be do well to figure out contrast to what we actually an insurmountable exactly what he obstacle. Meanwhile, do, which is portrayed as means. the utterly unnecesWhen President sary Klarman Hall some kind of inveitable Skorton says that he project proceeds, hidwould like to fairly compromise with reality, a ing only the 2010 fund TCAT on prin$285 million capital deal that we make with our projects loan that ciple, but can’t do so in practice, what does made it possible. that mean? heart of hearts so our normal After years of unbriOstensibly, a princidled expansion and heart can keep beating. ple is one of our core large scale developvalues. Usually, a ment powered by principle is undertheir incessant stood to be a deeply internalized moral fundraising, the administration’s backcompass that guides our actions. At the handed decision to not fully fund end of the day, it is what we really TCAT, justified through the banally evil believe. President Skorton, as his state- word “cannot,” can only feel like a slap ment implies, really “believe[s] in” in the face. funding TCAT, and thinks it is imporFor many of us, “cannot” is a word tant. Rather than funding TCAT, how- that we have been waiting for the ever, President Skorton decides to do University to use for some time. As in, the opposite. What kind of principle is Cornell University “cannot” financially this? and symbolically support a brutal occuOur principles, here, lie in contrast pation and the recurring bloody assaults to what we actually do, which is por- on Gaza. As in, Cornell University “cantrayed as some kind of inevitable com- not” financially support the destruction promise with reality, a deal that we of the climate. As in, Cornell University make with our heart of hearts so our “cannot” oppress its workers and exploit normal heart can keep beating. The the local community. implication is that the world would It is time that we find a new context explode if we were to actually continu- entirely for the word “cannot.” As in, ally and consistently do what we believe we “cannot” go on like this any longer. is right. In this context, having princi- It is time that students take a principled ples doesn’t mean we end our complici- stand for principles that are worth ty in the oppression of others, or even standing for: worker power, student that we stop oppressing others our- self-governance and community conselves, it just means we feel bad while trol. Egalitarianism is not found in the continuing to do so. We feel dissonance soul; it’s found in the streets. between what we say we believe and what we do, and this expresses itself as patronizing guilt.

Daniel Marshall is a senior in the College of Arts Perhaps we should think about prin- and Sciences. He may be reached at ciples and practices in a different way. dwm255@cornell.edu. Guest Room appears The realm of principle and the world of periodically this semester.

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Intolerant Of Intolerance

n our four years at Cornell, we are exposed to hundreds of different cultures, languages, identities and backgrounds. Students and faculty at universities like Cornell are incredibly lucky to have this privilege.

Despite what many think, higher education isn’t just about getting a diploma — it’s about getting an education in the world around you, and how to accept and love people who are different from you.

Recently, I was watching Al Jazeera English on television as they broadcasted their late-night news stories. During one segment, a reporter had a very bizarre meet-up with members of none other than the infamous Ku Klux Klan. As the reporter interviewed the men, donned in their traditional white robes and hoods, the absurdity of it all made me feel like I was watching a satirical clip from The Daily Show.

These particular Klansmen were sounding off on the recent influx of immigrants on the United States’ southern border, and how they were pushing for the introduction of a “shoot-to-kill” bill in Congress.

Yes, you read that right — the Ku Klux Klan, somewhat unsurprisingly, wants to prevent illegal immigration by attempting to kill every person who tries to cross the border between the United States and Mexico. When the Al Jazeera reporter, stunned by this brutality, clarified to these men that the majority of the current immigrants are young mothers and children, the Klansmen chillingly responded, “We know.”

In college, we learn to think about different perspectives. We learn to think how people whose opinions differ from our own must feel about the issues. I am proud that at Cornell, I have learned these essential skills. Despite this education in respecting and understanding the opinions of others, however, I cannot respect or understand the views of the organizations that advocate for blind hatred.

Truthfully, I don’t understand how anyone could respect the views of these organizations. The Ku Klux Klan preaches hate for every person on earth who is a not a Christian of white European descent. The Westboro Baptist Church, another hate group in the United States, condemns LGBT individuals and pickets military funerals for

Acceptance, respect and understanding are some of the most important things one can discover at a place of higher learning. seemingly no other reason other than to gain publicity of their hate.

The most baffling part of this hateful extremism is that these two organizations, and many like them, claim to be following Christian values. Although I don’t consider myself a Christian, I am still familiar with one of the most important parts of Christian doctrine: “love thy neighbor.” When the Westboro Baptist Church is screaming, “God hates fags,” at a pride parade, or the Ku Klux Klan is advocating for the murder of children, there is an obvious absence of any kind of love. The appropriation of positive and benevolent Christian values for messages of hate is enough to make anyone enraged, regardless of their religious affiliation.

Whether hate groups are actually experiencing resurgence or they are just gaining more media coverage, it is comforting to know that these organizations are the shouting minority in the United States. According to the National Opinion Research Center, acceptance of LGBT individuals is at an all-time high, indicated by statistics showing that over 64 percent of people under the age of 30 support same-sex marriage. While 100 percent acceptance would obviously be more desirable, acceptance is indeed a rising trend in our country, despite the efforts of some hateful organizations.

Acceptance, respect and understanding are some of the most important things one can discover at a place of higher learning. We at Cornell are lucky that we can learn about opinions, cultures and people different from ourselves. However, we must keep in mind throughout our lives that not everyone has this privilege. Not everyone has the chance to think about different perspectives or different backgrounds.

Unfortunately, despite the fact that we Cornellians have the opportunities to learn to accept and love other people and culture, that doesn’t mean everyone takes advantage of these opportunities. In my three years here so far, there have been far too many incidents of racial and cultural bias. There have been too many instances of blind hate. It is our responsibility as educated youth to move past these biases and embrace our fellow people. “Love thy neighbor” applies to more than just those who live near you — it applies to all humans with whom you share the Earth.

Our country today continues to face a plague of intolerance from hateful people and organizations. To combat this blind hate, we must first learn to accept and love each other and the people in our community. We must then take a stand and voice our intolerance of intolerance, perhaps the hate will eventually fade into the background of our country’s political and religious landscapes, and love will take its place.

Conna Walsh is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at conna.walsh@gmail.com. A Word with Walsh appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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yes. To spare you supreme boredom, here is the simple explanation of how cool eyes are: powerful tools that adjust to the quality and quantity of energy they take in, and work in conjunction with the brain to process this energy into images. Two little organs that have indirectly caused unspeakable evil, unexplainable hatred and countless misunderstandings in the short history of our species. It never ceases to amaze me what we can conjure up in our heads from what our eyes see.

Disclaimer: This piece is about much more than race. Yet recent incidents throughout the country are a reminder that race is still too ubiquitous to be ignored. So please consider what your eyes would see if their line of sight fell on me.

I’m a black man with a tattoo. I tend to keep my headphones in and often eat alone. My natural facial expression is admittedly stern. These five little facts have probably placed some preconceived notions in your head. But perhaps I should provide more context.

I am black simply because I am, but when determining what kind of person someone is, race should mean nothing. My tattoo is of music notes, because music is an all-consuming passion of mine. For this same reason, I tend to keep my headphones in. Like race, the presence of a tattoo or headphones is trivial and only means as much as you allow it to. I often eat alone because when

I get hungry, I am comfortable enough with myself to eat without others. I look serious all the time because I’m usually thinking about something I have to do or somewhere I need to be.

None of these characteristics make me unapproachable. I have only two real criteria when I see someone: be a human being and exude some level of positivity. If you meet these two conditions and approach me, I am quick to reveal a broad smile. Say something positive and I’m almost guaranteed to eagerly strike up a conversation with you.

“But why the stern demeanor then, Amiri?”

Well, for one thing, the novelty and comfort of my smile would wear

move on. Next time you get on the TCAT, don’t perceive that bus driver as just “the person whose job is to get me to my stop.” Instead, picture a fellow human being who spends several hours a day or night driving around a bunch of (seemingly) inconsiderate, often loud and occasionally inebriated college kids. Flash her or him a bright smile and greet them as you get on. Wish them a great day as you get off.

I promise, it won’t be so bad.

I acknowledge that we are all busy, stressed students. People have shit to do, I get it.

Carving out time to hang with friends and talk to family is tedious enough, let alone trying to be concerned with some random person’s

The people you see may not always fit neatly into a category of human beings you’ve dealt with or heard about. There are over seven billion of us. off quickly if it were artificially plastered across my face all the time. But on a more serious note, perception is reality. Embrace the possibility of someone who conserves his smiles. The people you see may not always fit neatly into a category of human beings you’ve dealt with or heard about. There are over seven billion of us. In my opinion, everyone should wake up and wonder which unique individual will brighten their day. Or better yet, whose day will they brighten?

For example, most students get on the bus, swipe their ID card and

day. Though clichéd, there is no denying this: Every single connection, friend and even family member started off as a random stranger.

Even a baby is subject to perception.

How? Well, in the case of good parents, mom and dad do everything necessary to keep the baby happy and healthy.

Whatever rudimentary thoughts occur in an infant’s mind, she or he witnesses these two giants’ actions for the first time and must think, “these are good giants.” The key word here is actions.

Someone being viewed in a negative manner

can be literally fatal, in the case of Michael Brown, and hundreds of similar victims like him. Yet actions can be the antidote to a venomous perception.

Every human being is a player in this game of life. Like all games, the right actions can completely change the course of events. No one wins games by just looking at what they have. Winners see what each piece can do, and evaluate the actions of said piece before drawing an informed conclusion about what that piece means to them.

Your eyes alone will not win a game for you, simply because your eyes may lie to you. Eyes tell you that hottie in your class is totally into you, because she or he smiled at you and even asked for your name. Eyes tell you that paper deadline is eons away, because you’ve got a whole week left to write it. Eyes tell you that the weather in Ithaca is reliable and benevolent, because it looks so nice outside. Despite the number of times our eyes have duped us, we keep letting their visual perception cloud our judgment.

If I’ve come off as self-righteous today, I apologize.

Perhaps you’ve perceived my words differently than I might have hoped. But come up to me — or anyone for that matter — and let’s see how perception stands up to actions. You would be surprised.

Amiri Banks is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at aab245@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Jie (Boundaries)

Contemporary Art from Taiwan at the Johnson

BY DANI SHEN Sun Contributor

Nowhere is the language of globalization as critical, nowhere is there as much at stake, as in Taiwan. In the advent of a neo-colonial digital age, the interconnected 21st century has wrought more complex boundaries than ever before. The multiple changes the country has undergone over the last decade have also served as significant sources for artistic creations, many of which will be on display in the new Johnson Museum-sponsored exhibition Jie (Boundaries): Contemporary Art from Taiwan. An interview with exhibition curator and Cornell Prof. An-Yi Pan, art history, give an in-depth look into how younger generations of artists in Taiwan reveal the effects of globalization on individual life and the intimate realm — a past, present and future “tinged with both playfulness and anxiety.”

THE SUN: So when and how did the curatorial concept for the exhibition come about?

AN-YI PAN: The concept developed along the way. I had this idea of working on an exhibition of contemporary Taiwanese art, as I did one 10 years ago. A decade is not a long time, but it is long enough for us to see the changes in a society. When I began this project, I didn’t have any preconceived notions and I didn’t want to have any. I wanted to go to Taiwan to see what was available. After about one year of research, I began to formulate ideas about the exhibition through the selection of artworks and began to understand the changes that happened over the past decade.

And these changes are not just artistic changes, but also a reflection on the culture, social and political changes in Taiwan.

SUN: How did you come to select the artists and how did the communication — especially long-distance, overseas communication — work out?

A.P.: I have a habit of doing everything by myself, starting with going to visit each artist that I would potentially include in this exhibition. So I made multiple trips [to Taiwan] and before

each trip I did my research on artists and their artwork.

Sometimes I have ideas about what work I want, sometimes I don’t. Sometimes I got there and they show me other things, and then those things became the exhibition. And some who were excited about the project created a new work for the exhibition.

So it’s sort of a combination of various things. Some artists, their works had already been collected by the museum, so I bought each of the works from the museum. Basically, there was no difficulty in terms of meeting these artists, talking to them, interviewing them and selecting works for the exhibition.

SUN: So which pieces were made specifically for the exhibition?

A.P.: There’s a work titled “Stream.” That’s an interactive piece where you can actually text and then the message will appear on the screen, a video installation. It’s formatted like a traditional Chinese handscroll for the four seasons.

SUN: Can you talk about the title, Jie (Boundaries)? Is this is finite translation? Jie means “boundaries,” but it can also mean “scope.”

A.P.: Yeah! It depends on how you look at it. You know, within the boundaries is the scope. You stay within or go out of it. There’s a lot of ways to interpret and see the tension between in and out, inside and outside. Several works talk about that tension, the differences between cultures, differences between national agendas. Hou Shur-tzy’s work talks about how the Taiwanese are being treated by the United States in the visa interview process and how the Taiwanese government turns around using PHOTOS COURTESY the same tactic to treat foreign brides. Within OF JOHNSON Taiwan, the social difference, cultural difference and MUSEUM economic status difference between these men and their brides that they basically bought from China and from overseas means there’s a lot of boundaries there that they acquire in their daily lives. You sort of negotiate these artists have very impressive overseas experience, they travel a with these boundaries in daily life. It’s tragic, I actually didn’t have lot, and some of them have lived overseas. So, to then ground space to write about it in my catalogue. You know, it’s a lot to dis- themselves in Taiwan and talk about themselves as Taiwanese with that kind of identity is deemed no longer as important. There’s a cuss. new trend, which is the influence of animation and manga on SUN: Since we’re on the topic of politics, your own research popular culture. My generation watched and read, but it never is an investigation of “the impact of colonialism and current became a part of our lives. To youngsters, it’s more a part of their geopolitical influence on Chinese and Taiwanese art from the late identity. There are also some artists who have adopted the Japanese 19th century to now.” Can you talk about the relation between concept of kuso, which means to take something silly or nonsensical very seriously. In this context, art becomes almost meaningcolonialism and globalization in Taiwan? less; it’s very serious, but also funny. There are a few artworks in A.P.: This is a big topic! I think on colonialism and globaliza- this exhibition that take that new direction. tion, sometimes it’s hard to separate them. During colonial times, SUN: This “becoming more introspective,” do you think part you are under the rule of a different regime. During globalization, you have political negotiations of power, but sometimes not of the reason is market-driven? a lot. For example, Taiwan’s condition and future, it’s basically A.P.: Yes, introspective. It could be market-driven, it could determined by the United States. The United States has tremendous power over Taiwan. So even though they don’t call it colo- also be that they have more confidence or lack of confidence nialism, it is, in fact, not too different. But I think historically, about themselves. This has something to do with the type of eduTaiwan has been through so many different governments, with cation that they received. Imagine our generation: We seldom different parts of Taiwan being gov- talked about making the visual as the self. We emphasize the colerned by different powers in the early lective self, the society as one, the nation as one. Artists of my periods. In 1895, Japan came and, in generation had that sort of cultural and social responsibility. But 1945, the Nationalist Party from the younger generations seek a Western education where the China came. So this transition can- emphasis is put on the individual. So their awareness is just not be easy, particularly the 1945 around themselves, about themselves. They don’t venture into transition into a sort of Chinese cul- society or think about themselves as members of society. ture-based society. That tension SUN: Do you think that’s a submission to a Western vision? For between the regime and people lasted for a long time. Even today, though example, Professor Eric X. Li said Western democracy cannot be we have a multi-party society, that transplanted as a universal system and you mentioned how Taiwan tension is still there. It has gotten went through a transformation to become a democratic society. much better, but whenever there’s a A.P.: You know, society is changing and there’s nothing you spark, it ignites very quickly. can do. I don’t have a criticism of that. I just observe that as a pheSUN: I’ve seen a lot of Chinese nomenon that is happening. And, like a pendulum, it swings contemporary art from the mainland back and forth. When this goes too far, there will be bigger voicand it seems that many artists have es. I think people who grew up in this environment tend to been working in New Genres and believe that democracy is the answer for everything. But if you digital media. There’s a lot of video- look at the way democracy works in this country — you get to based work in this exhibition. Could vote every four years, but after that the interest groups get in— you’re totally powerless in this system. I don’t think there’s a peryou speak to maybe why that is? fect system. This is a system that has been marketed, used as a A.P.: I think in a way it’s a fash- weapon, used as a measurement, to judge other societies. I think ion, because new media provides new each society adapts whatever is suitable for them, and I think that ways of expressing ideas. These artists are basically filmmakers in should be respected. Of course, all these things have a lot to do the sense that they create these very critical films with socially and with the tension between different classes and of course whoever culturally specific content, serving as a kind of activism. When I gets power gets resources right? And so it doesn’t matter what syswas organizing the exhibition, I found an overwhelming number tem, there’s going to be tension there. of artists who work on new media, so I had to balance it out.

SUN: Right, it’s said that democracy cannot exist in a capitalSUN: Is there anything else you can speak to about the con- ist society… temporary art scene in Taiwan?

A.P.: Obviously, capitalism now owns democracy and that’s A.P.: Well, in the 1990s, during the time when Taiwan was all very interesting! From my personal view, the best system is a opening up and becoming a more democratic society, there was combination of socialism combined with compassionism. this need for Taiwanese identity and during that time a lot of Jie (Boundaries) will be on view through December 21 around works were engaged in these issues. I think over the past ten years, these issues sort of became less important and instead, younger various halls and galleries on the Cornell Campus. For more inforgenerations are focused more on themselves. So in this exhibition, mation, please visit the Johnson Museum website. as you can see, a lot of the artworks talk about the youth generation and don’t necessarily agree with the previous generation and Dani Shen is a senior in the College of Art, Architecture and their agenda on identity; it’s more multicultural and fluid. A lot of Planning. She can be reached at ds928@cornell.edu.

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Ain’t I a Woman?

Laverne Cox at Bailey Hall ZOE KAPLAN Sun Staff Writer

Actress Laverne Cox was greeted on Friday night at Cornell’s Bailey Hall with an overwhelming standing ovation before sharing her story of success, struggles and notions of identity in society. The Orange is the New Black actress was brought to the school in conjunction with the Cornell University Program Board and Haven: The LGBT Student Union to speak about her experience as a trans person, but her words spoke louder as an overall commentary on identity and acted as a call to action for the college-aged generation to change the ways society has typically approached minority groups.

Though Cox’s physical transition from male to female began 16 years ago this month, her identity in womanhood began much earlier, during her childhood in Mobile, Al. Many people who do not identify as trans have difficulty seeing past the physical associations of what is referred to as gender confirmation surgery; in an interview with Katie Couric earlier this year, Cox famously had to defend this very concept against the talk show host’s invasive questions about the physical aspects of her reassignment

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surgery. The actress was quick on Friday night to establish that her feelings of being a woman arose very early in life. Growing up, Cox was taunted with gay slurs simply for behaving in ways those around her thought were “too girly” for a boy to do. In one story, a third grade teacher found Cox imitating Gone With the Wind’s Scarlett O’Hara with a fan in an effeminate manner and recommended to Cox’s mother that her child see a therapist before “ending up wearing a dress in New Orleans.”

The therapist asked Cox if she knew the difference between a boy and a girl and Cox replied that there was no difference. “Everyone said I was a boy, but I knew I was a girl and I tried to rationalize that there was no difference.”

This kind of opposition to Cox’s interpretation followed her throughout development. In what is unfortunately not an atypical scenario for LGBTQ youth, Cox found herself struggling particularly around puberty, where she developed an attraction to other boys, while being taught that that very attraction was a sin under the eyes of her church. At the same time, Cox was becoming more aware of her genderidentity struggles. Afraid of the shame she would be bringing upon her family and church, a struggling Cox went to the family medicine cabinet and attempted suicide through overdose. According to her speech, 41 percent of trans people have attempted suicide. While she survived, this figure on its own shows the incredible weight of the struggles that community is experiencing at the hand of public and personal shaming.

Looking for change, Cox decided to apply for the Alabama School of Fine Arts.

She had always held a lot of shame about her gender, but at

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phobia, racial oppression and misogyny has given Cox a unique perspective on how to teach future generations on how to transform societal difficulties. For people like myself who are not members of the LGBTQ community, the speech held a very special message: Being trans goes beyond desire of a certain gender or physicality; it is a struggle of identity and defining oneself. Struggles of identity are a human issue, not independent to one group of people.

Throughout our lives we will be subjected to questioning who we are and how we want to be.

Zoe Kaplan is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at zkaplan@cornellsun.com.

Netflix Neutrality

inge-watching may be one of my This seems like a lot of useless information, favorite activities on the Internet. As a but the moral of the story is this: It takes a community I think we can agree that long time to launch and create a successful the weeks when the new seasons of Orange is company. Last week, Netflix, Reddit and a the New Black and House of Cards come out, number of other sites had Slow Down for Net many of us won’t be seeing much of anyone Neutrality Day and threw up their arms, or, but Piper Chapman and the chilling influence more accurately, warnings about the harmful of Frank Underwood. Maybe that’s just me. effects of a recent FCC proposal to create an Though Netflix is as much of a college institu- Internet fast lane. For those who don’t go on tion nowadays as a cup of coffee or a Keystone these sites every day, the warning said someLight, it hasthing along the n’t actually lines of, “if there been pertiwas no net neunent for very trality, you long. I only would still be even rememwaiting for this ber hearing site to load.”

Death Before about Netflix While that isn’t in high actually true — Decaf school, my Netflix is a large m o t h e r enough company signed up for the free month promotion and that they can afford to pay to be in the fast one of my best friends (whose family was very lane and continue to provide the same level of technologically savvy) had a subscription. service they do now — if an Internet fast lane Even then, interest didn’t last long. Netflix was created while Netflix was in its early years, seemed like a thing for the more movie- it may not have survived. obsessed or technological elite. Now, it has In reality, the term Net Neutrality kind of effectively taken down the movie tycoon of sucks. Not because the name doesn’t correctly old, Blockbuster, and is poised at the top of describe the issue (it does), but because it is the online media streaming pack. thrown around often, and hardly anyone In reality, the company was launched in knows what it really means. Because not 1997. Before any of us could really read or enough people know what it means, not write, with exception to any of you super enough people are getting angry about it. Net geniuses, and before the freshmen even really Neutrality, or “Open Internet,” essentially began speaking. In fact, in 2000, Netflix was means that all web sites are equal and are given offered to Blockbuster for acquisition, but equal preference by service providers, it means they passed. Bad move, Blockbuster. that all websites run at the same speed. This is

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ASFA she had felt shame about her race and class. Cox experienced racial opposition as a person of color, deepening the divide between her self-acceptance and societal expectations.

Cox’s mother, a teacher, had always exposed her children to the historical limitations that people of color have faced and made sure they were aware of those issues, but this was the first time she had truly experienced it personally. She became a dance major and performed ballet even though her mother felt it was “too gay.” She began to experiment with makeup and bought her clothes from “the Salvation Armani,” which she started to tailor to fit what she wanted.

When Cox entered adulthood, she finally found a place of her own in a community of other trans people, many of which were also people of color, and was able to see that, outside of those who opposed her, existed a world of people just like her and, beyond that, people who would accept her as she is. When she finally began her physical transition, Cox experienced a brand new wave of discrimination. Cox, though now a widely recognizable public figure, has been attacked both verbally and physically by people offended by her being male-to-female. Cox has also began to experience harassment that every woman faces every day. This comes in the form of the incredibly invasive and demeaning acts of catcalling and physical groping, but also in the rights women are denied in positions of higher power and the workplace.

Her experience at the intersection of trans-

a good system and there is a lot of support for Net Neutrality. And, while it seems like almost everyone is in favor of Net Neutrality, Google, Netflix, Amazon, Reddit, Kickstarter and, you know, viewers like you, Internet companies like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon couldn’t be more excited to see it come to an end. These companies would prefer there to be a fast lane and a slow lane, or as they call it, a fast lane and a hyperfast lane. I’ll believe it when I see it, Comcast. Websites would have to pay to be one of the sites in the fast lane, and those that cannot pay would be left in the proverbial dust. Some online commenters don’t completely condemn what the service providers are trying to do — some argue that with this fast lane people who need the speed most like 911 services and companies in high demand, like Netflix, would be able to provide better service to customers and us as users would have faster access to our main squeezes.

And as Netflix viewers and Facebook users, isn’t that all we care about? Who cares about the little companies, anyway? As long as we have quick access to the important stuff.

The answer should be, all of you. In spite of sounding like a motivational poster, you, you beautiful Big Red entrepreneurs, are the future. Many of you may want to start a business in your life, some already are with the help of the Popshop and other awesome resources our university offers, and, as we already discussed, starting a business is hard. It takes time and money and most start-ups and great ideas start small, without the capital to buy the speed it might take to compete with a Netflix or afford the things a Netflix can

afford. Last summer, I worked at a budding music news company started by a Cornell alum. When I worked there the company’s budget really only allowed for equipment, a three-person paid staff and a bunch of unpaid interns. You wouldn’t have heard of the site. It isn’t Consequence of Sound or Spin or NME, but one day it could be.

When you create a two-tiered system for the Internet, you mess with competitive advantage. Not only does one company have to work as hard as it can to provide the best service for customers, it has to pay for a country club membership. The Internet providers claim that the slow lane or the “not hyperfast lane” won’t be any slower than the Internet we have now, so we won’t lose anything, but that’s hard to believe.

The Internet isn’t just a service Internet service providers, well, provide, it has become a marketplace, an important marketplace, and it deserves to enjoy the same relative openness and democracy of our other marketplaces.

Yesterday was the last day that the FCC was accepting online comments from US citizens about the proposal. Now all we can do is wait for the FCC to grace us with its decision. In the meantime, read a little more about the issue, watch John Olivers’ hilarious video about Net Neutrality and stew. Go binge watch Netflix and try to imagine your life without it.

Arielle Cruz is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.She can be reached at acruz@cornellsun.com. Death Before Decaf appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Red next shapes up to battle Syracuse on Of the Red’s eight shots, Goepel hit five of Tuesday evening in a game that will be broadcast them, with three on target. on WatchESPN. “As a team we need to be “Preparing for Syracuse is “As a team we need to be better in the attacking third no different than any other this year than we were last better in the attacking third opponent. They are a very year,” Goepel said, echoing his tough team and it will be a this year than we were captain. “We haven’t quite battle from the first minute,” last year.” gotten there yet, but things Chodas said. “As always, we look good in training and we are focused on our team Conor Goepel are not far off.” working hard and executing Goepel could not attribute all over the field to earn a his early season burst of goals to any specifics. good result.”

“Everyone on our team is confident in their ability to put shots on goal, I think I have just been lucky to be in opportunities where a shot is Hamdan Al Yousefi can be reached at hyousefi@cornellsun.com. warranted,” Goepel said.

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Quarterback Eli Manning and the Giants continued their difficult stretch, falling to the Cardinals yesterday. Turnovers plagued New York, with Manning throwing two interceptions.

Giants’ Struggles Persist in Defeat EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants are looking at another long season after only two games.

Turnovers. Penalties. Missed tackles. Little offense.

All the ingredients are in place for the Giants (0-2) to miss the playoffs for a third straight season, and even possibly match or exceed last season’s 0-6 start.

The Arizona Cardinals handed Tom Coughlin and the Giants their second straight loss, getting a go-ahead 71-yard fourth-quarter punt return for a touchdown

by Ted Ginn Jr. and a solid effort from backup quarterback Drew Stanton playing for an injured Carson Palmer in a 25-14 win on Sunday.

“You work as hard as you can,” Coughlin said of turning things around. “You run around like a crazy man. You get your coaches to apply themselves even harder.

You get your players to apply themselves even harder. You know what? I look out there. They are men. We’re all men. Stop feeling sorry for ourselves. We had an opportunity and we let it slip away. There’s no one to blame but ourselves.”

There is no doubt about that after losing to a quarterback who had not played in a regular-season NFL game since 2010.

Stanton threw for 167 yards and led the Cardinals (2-0) on three long scoring drives in helping them win for the ninth time in 11 games and rally to win for the second straight week.

“It speaks a lot about the character of this football team and the leadership of the football team,” Cardinals coach Brian Arians said.

“We’ve had two very contested fourth quarters that I thought we handled really well. This one went a little bit easier in the last three or four minutes because we made it go easier.”

The Giants helped. They gave up the big return, turned the ball over three times and saw Victor Cruz drop two key passes.

“We’ll be all right,” said Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who had 1½ of the Giants four sacks. “We’ll be all right, trust me.

We’ll be all right.”

Jonathan Dwyer scored on a 1yard run and Chandler Catanzaro kicked four field goals, including one a minute after Ginn’s electrifying return on which the speedster bounced off a tackle and was gone.

The Cardinals got the ball back right away after Quintin Demps fumbled the ensuing kickoff return.

Eli Manning (26 of 39 for 277

yards and two interceptions) threw two touchdown passes for the Giants, a 7-yarder to Rueben Randle in the second quarter and a 1-yard toss to Daniel Fells, the last one putting New York ahead 14-10 late in the third quarter.

Stanton, who finished 14 of 29 and no interceptions, closed the gap to 14-13 on a 13-play, 74yard drive that Catanzaro capped with a 37-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.

The Giants went three-andout when Cruz could not catch a third-down sideline pass in front of the Cardinals bench.

It proved costly.

Steve Weatherford, who tore ligaments in his left ankle in the season opener, got off a low punt.

Ginn bounced off an initial tackle

by Zack Bowman, circled right and turned upfield. Only Weatherford had a chance to tackle him and it was a mismatch.

“I went in there, took a shot at him, hit him real hard,” Bowman said. “I was trying to wrap him up and I was never able to wrap him up. I have to do better.”

The Cardinals, who rallied to beat San Diego last Monday night, failed on the 2-point conversion run. But Demps’ fumble and the ensuing 32-yard field goal

by Catanzaro pushed the lead to 22-14.

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Herr makes his return to racing with ninth place finish “[Herr] was in ninth place, but what some people may not realize is [that] he hasn’t raced a cross country race in 22 months. … He’s coming back Sophomore Taylor Spillane was the top finisher from surgery and a bad injury to his foot … [so it] for the women, running the course in 17:11.09. was really exciting to see him up in the front pack Spillane’s hard work and dedication over the sum- as well,” Lang said.

Although the Red started the season off on the mer was what paid off against Army, according to right foot, it is still too soon to tell how successful Smith.

“I was very impressed with how she handled the team will be in the future.

“We’re in a good place right herself during the race,” he now, but I don’t think we’re said. “The outcome was great, but it’s a direct result of the “We’re in a good place right anywhere near as good as we’re going to be six weeks down the really good approach that she’s now, but I don’t think we’re road,” Smith said. taken over several months.”

The Red will be up against Spillane said she was pleased anywhere near a good as stiffer competition in the next with her performance, but we’re going to be.” meet, facing a wider field that credits her teammates for the will include both Ivy League success they all had on Friday.

Artie Smith and regional rivals, according “It was a nice way to start to Lang. the season,” she said of her win.

“We will really know where “I think our team worked really well together … with the way we ran, as a pack … we are as a team in two weeks when we go to we were able to come out doing as best we thought Boston,” he said. “There [are] still a lot of questions [that] remain. … And we’ll certainly start to answer we would.”

As a sophomore, Spillane had not yet had the those questions in two weeks.”

Cornell and Army may have been competitors chance to run at Army, but said that she enjoyed on Friday, but the schools enjoy a strong relationthe challenge of the unfamiliar course.

“I enjoy running a different course because it’s ship and look forward to opening their seasons in unknown,” she said. “You’re able to see every turn this traditional dual-meet each year.

“It’s a great tradition that we have with Army,” and every corner of the race as a new opportunity Lang said of the meet. “We just had the anniversary to capitalize on.”

While the men’s freshmen runners really stepped of 9/11 so … visiting a place like Army … we just up, the squad also saw great improvements in some realize the type of respect we have for them and of its veterans. Junior Connor Herr placed ninth in what they do for our country.” what was not only his first race of the season, but also his first race after being sidelined for 22 Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun.com. months due to injury.

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Sroufe posts six kills, including game-winner in opening set

By EMILY BERMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

It was a weekend of extremes for the volleyball team, which opened the Bucknell Invitational with a 3-0 loss to the University of Connecticut before rebounding for a 3-0 win over Bucknell the following day.

The Red (2-4) dropped the first game to UConn (5-3), 25-12. Huskies senior captain Brianna Datti earned her 1,000th dig in the set, making her the 11th Husky in program history to reach that mark. The Red, who fell behind early in the first set, marched to the beat of a similar drum in the second set as well as the Huskies raced to an 11-4 lead. UConn continued its strong opening-set play in the third game, fighting to an 11-5 lead.

“Getting down in the beginning of the game is still something that we are struggling with,” said sophomore middle hitter Macey Wilson. “We do fight to catch up, but at some points, like with UConn, it was just too late.”

The next day’s face-off with Bucknell allowed the Red to avenge last season’s five-set loss and to move to 13-2 all-time against the Bison (1-7). Wilson said that the Red took the lessons from the starts of the UConn games and used them in the battle against Bucknell.

“I think we started to learn in the UConn game that we can't get down, and we really fought for the first points in the Bucknell game, which helped us a lot,” she said. “Because we are such a young team, I think the first points and the first set are really important to help us gain confidence. If we start off down, it’s really hard to fight back.”

The Red took the first set against the Bison, 25-22.

Freshman Maddy Sroufe posted six kills in the opener and hit the game-winning kill to hand the Red the set

victory.

“We were able to hit a lot better during the Bucknell game than we had in the past,” Wilson said of the team’s strengths during the match. “Everyone was able to get kills and that really helped. Also, our defense was able to pick up a bunch of balls that were really difficult and being able to score on those really helped the team gain momentum.”

Bucknell took the lead late in the second set, holding a 19-15 advantage over the Red before Cornell rallied for 10 of the final 12 points for the 25-21 win.

The Red’s biggest win of the day came in the third game, when multiple five-point runs helped propel the team to a 25-19 win.

The freshmen class continues to make a name for itself, with Sroufe and classmate Emily Wemhoff posting 15 kills each against Bucknell. On the older end of the spectrum, senior libero Natasha Rowland surpassed Leesa Gotko ’99 for ninth place on the program’s career digs list.

“I think this team is still growing even with every set we play,” Wilson said of the young players. “We still are a little inconsistent, but we have been playing a lot better together and we are really starting to realize how well we can play.”

The Red earned last season’s first sweep on nearly the exact same day, taking a 3-0 win over Fairfield University on Sept. 14 of last year. This year’s only other win so far, against Siena College, was a five-set fight as opposed to a three-set sweep.

“Winning in three always feels great,” Wilson said.

“We worked really hard for the win and we were all so happy that we were able to pull together and win like we did.”

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Hands up in the air | Sophomore setter Alyssa Phelps had a team-high 34 assists in the win over Bucknell.

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so, as they combined for really fit the new system. one appearance last season Clint Dempsey hovered and zero goals. Nineteen- with intent around the year-old Julian Green cur- penalty box area. DeAndre rently plies his trade for Yedlin rampaged up and Bayern Munich in down the flanks, providing Germany, one of the best good service into the box. teams in the world, so Green is unlikely to play much at such a I’d suggest that we need a young age. If one goes back further into the national identity for our past, there are plenty soccer team, which more examples of Americans who have Klinsmann is definitely been given a chance working towards. and not taken advantage of it.

I’d argue that what the U.S. needs to succeed Kyle Beckerman and at soccer has nothing to do Jermaine Jones kept the with a new coach, or more midfield neat and tidy, players to be given a while starting good buildchance, or for Americans up play. to call it football. I’d sugKlinsmann’s strategy gest that we need a nation- with these players is al identity for our soccer unique and unprecedentteam, which Klinsmann is ed. Klinsmann was a star as definitely working a player for Germany, and towards. For example, he has used that name Spain has a reputation for recognition to attract playflair players and precise ers to play for the U.S. passing, while England’s Klinsmann has been getreputation is power and ting his staff to convince technique. America? The young German players that jury’s still out, but they won’t ever be able to Klinsmann seems to be crack the German national building a quick, resilient, team; instead they should and counterattacking come to school in the U.S. team.

Over time, this makes As we’ve seen over the these young teens eligible past few years, counterat- to play for the United tacking soccer is a very States, despite growing up effective strategy, and it in Germany. just may do wonders for The winning goalscorer the U.S. There were some for the U.S. against Ghana positive signs at the World at the World Cup, John Cup, as some American Anthony Brooks, is one of players showed that they the players Klinsmann

recruited in this way.

Gedion Zelalem, a young wunderkind in the Arsenal system, is another. Zelalem is yet to earn his first U.S. call-up, as he still needs to become a citizen. The seventeen-year old, who is younger than most Cornell freshmen, could play for the United States soon enough.

Can Klinsmann’s strategy really make the U.S. more relevant at the 2018 World Cup? There’s a common saying: ‘four years is an eternity in soccer,’ and it might apply here. Thomas Muller, the leading goal scorer at the World Cup four years ago, remains a star, but the next top three scorers after him — Wesley Sneijder, Diego Forlan and David Villa — now play in the less glorious soccer leagues of Turkey, Japan and the United States, respectively.

It’s definitely a possibility that the U.S. improves at the next World Cup simply through player development.

Jurgen Klinsmann has the United States on course for soccer success. When World Cup 2018 rolls around, maybe America will finally make its long anticipated mark on the soccer world.

Kevin Linsey can be reached at sports@cornellsun.com.

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Goepel Plays Hero Again “The main difference [this season] is just the personnel we have on the field,” said senior cocaptain Peter Chodas of the team’s defensive abilNot many players get to experience the elation ity. “The mentality and work rate never changes of scoring a game-winning goal, but as the clock and we always strive to be better as a unit and ran down on Saturday night in Binghamton, maintain shutouts.”

Binghamton managed eight shots, however the senior midfielder Conor Goepel could feel satisfied in registering the eighth deciding goal of his Red defense limited the Bearcats to two on target, both of which were saved by senior goalkeeper Cornell career.

“I wouldn’t say it’s something I or anyone is Zach Zagorski. Zagorski has now gone 193 minutes without conceding a goal. particularly good at. I think I’ve Cornell also managed to hit been fortunate to play for teams CORNELL @ BINGHAMTON eight shots, with five going on that are always competitive in target. Goepel was the only every game,” Goepel said of his 1 0 player who managed to convert goal-scoring prowess. “When 2ND FINAL 1ST his effort into a goal to score you play in an environment like Game: Cornell 0 1 1 what remains only the Red’s secthat, the opportunity to score Binghamton 0 0 0 ond of the season. important goals arises often.”

Since the departure of Daniel Goepel’s goal was the result of a well-worked team play. Sophomore midfield- Haber ’14, Cornell has struggled to score, only er Ralph Lee Price IV played a through ball to netting 16 in the 2013-14 season. The Red’s game sophomore forward Chris St. Germain. The for- has been based more on tight defensive play in his ward floated a cross to tee Goepel up for a finish absence.

“Haber was a very effective forward and a pleainto the net.

Goepel’s 30th minute goal — his second goal sure to play with, but a lot changes from year to of the season after Wednesday’s overtime winner year with every team,” Chodas said. “We are creagainst Lafayette — put the Bearcats to the sword ating many chances every game and we just need as an impressive defensive display saw the Red See M. SOCCER page 12 record its third clean sheet of the season.

By HAMDAN AL YOUSEFI

Sun Senior Writer

Man of the match | For the second straight game, senior midfielder Conor Goepel scored the game’s deciding goal.

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By ARIEL COOPER Sun Senior Writer

The men’s and women’s cross country teams left Army in the dust in their annual season-opening dual-meet on Friday. The men claimed victory with a score of 15-49, while the women defeated the Black Knights 16-47. The strong performances by both teams gave the Red the confidence it needs to take on a larger field in the

Boston College Invitational in two weeks.

“My expectations are very simple,” said women’s head coach Artie Smith. “I just expect everybody to go out and give their best. I thought people’s effort was terrific and I thought they did a really good job in terms of working on the important aspects of their racing that will help them later in the season.”

The annual dual-meet has

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Starting from the bottom | Senior tri-captain David Melly (above) said the freshmen had an impressive first meet.

been a longstanding tradition between Cornell and Army, according to Smith. The location alternates each year — last year the Red hosted, so this time around the team traveled to Army’s turf. The women’s team saw great improvements in how it approached the course since it last ran at Army.

“It was a really good step forward as we’re kind of moving through the early stages of the season. It was good to kind of ‘get the rust out’ … from not having raced for several months,” Smith said.

The men’s team noticed some changes in the course, but took them all in stride, according to head coach Zeb Lang.

“The course was a little different this time. … It was a little longer than two years ago, so to see our guys run the times they did on this length and course was certainly a plus for us,” he said.

The men’s team is also younger than it was two years ago, according to Lang.

Fortunately, the freshmen were unfazed and turned in some very strong performances.

Freshmen Dominic DeLuca and Josh Dyrland placed first and third respectively in the opening race of their collegiate careers with the Red. “We were missing a couple of our returners, so a couple of our freshmen actually really stepped up and started their college careers off with a bang which was great to see,” said senior tri-captain David Melly, who ran to a second place finish in Friday’s meet.

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he United States has produced legendary musicians, artists, politicians, engineers, scientists and thinkers.

Some of the world’s best institutions of higher learning are right here in the States. Americans dominate international sports, too. The U.S.A. is a main contender at the Olympics and always finishes well in international hockey, baseball and basketball competitions.

So why can’t we play soccer?

For years, the prominent

cer powers like England, Spain or Germany.

Some will be quick to point out that the U.S. actually qualified for the round of 16 at this summer’s World Cup, and England and Spain failed to do the same. However, if the U.S. team from this summer played against England or Spain, a U.S. win would be about as likely as an Ithaca winter without snow.

Others who wonder why the United States can’t compete with top soccer countries may say that

Kevin Linsey Guest Column explanation for why the U.S. couldn’t keep up with the rest of the world was the lack of facilities and opportunities for young children to play the sport.

Recently, though, this has changed dramatically. Soccer is one of the first sports young kids learn to play, including myself. It is also beginning to gain a larger following in the States: soccer terms were atop U.S.A. trends on Twitter during the 2014 World Cup and there was a general level of attention to the tournament that was never seen in the U.S. before.

It hasn’t seemed to fully worked yet, though. The United States, despite a high-profile coach in Jurgen Klinsmann, still can’t keep up with traditional soc-

American players haven’t been given a chance by the best teams in Europe. If those teams gave our country’s top talents a chance, then maybe our players could progress and make our national team better.

Americans have been given a chance on the big stage, though, and few have managed to stay.

Right now, the list of Americans playing for first-division European teams is sparse.

Goalkeepers Tim Howard (Everton, ex-Manchester United) and Brad Guzan (Aston Villa) have made reputations as reliable shot-stoppers in England’s Premier League. They remain the See LINSEY page 14