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$4.75B C.U.Fundraising Campaign Exceeds Goal

More than 55,000 donated to Univ. in 2014

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

Cornell has surpassed its $4.75 billion fundraising goal for its “Cornell Now” cam-

$4.79 billion

Amount raised for the “Cornell Now” campaign by the close of fiscal year 2014.

$732 million

Amount raised for Cornell’s Ithaca campus, Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Tech during fiscal year 2014.

$54 million

Amount raised for students and student programs during fisal year 2014.

paign more than a year ahead of schedule, a feat that administrators say shows alumni support for the University’s 21st century mission.

By June 30, Cornell raised $4.79 billion dollars for the campaign — which aims to fundraise for the University’s “top strategic priorities” — since President David Skorton kicked off the campaign in 2006, according to the University.

In a statement, Skorton said he is grateful to everyone who helped the University reach “this remarkable milestone” during Cornell’s sesquicentennial year.

“I pledge to use these funds — and to seek more support — for our students, faculty, programs and facilities,” Skorton said.

“Philanthropy gives us a much-needed edge as we strive for greater excellence, and it helps us withstand economic challenges to make Cornell accessible to the world’s best students.”

During the 2014 fiscal year, Cornell raised $732 million in cash gifts for the Ithaca campus, Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Tech, exceeding the 2013 total of $627 million by more than $100 million, according to the University.

As part of that, $54 million was raised for See FUNDRAISING page 3

GREG KELLER / SUN CONTRIBUTOR

Follow me | Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and Christopher Dunn, director of Cornell Plantations, lead a tour through the Cascadilla Gorge Trail for its reopening Monday.

AfterYears of Renovations, Cascadilla Trail Reopens

By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor

After six years of renovations, the Cascadilla Gorge Trail officially reopened to the public in a ceremony at Treman Triangle Park Monday

afternoon.

Several leaders affiliated with the City of Ithaca and the University spoke at the event, praising the See TRAIL page 3

Cornell Kicks Off Sesquicentennial Celebration in NYC

By JONATHAN SWARTZ Sun Senior Writer

Cornell kicked off its sesquicentennial celebration with its first regional event in New York City

this weekend.

The University hosted two receptions and shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center — a matinee show with an audience of approximately 650 and a sold-out evening event

with about 1,000 attendees — according to Janessa Ciaschi, sesquicentennial and communications for Cornell Alumni Affairs and Development.

The show — titled “The Big

Power players

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Undergraduate Student Trustee Ross Gitlin ’15; Laurie Scheinman; Harry Katz, dean of the School of Industrial and Labor Relations; and Martin Scheinman ’75 M.S. ’76 converse during a benefactor ceremony Monday.

Idea!” — included live perforChandler Waggoner ’15, a mances from both Cornell alum- member of the Glee Club who perni and student groups, including formed at the shows, said that he a subset of the Cornell Glee was surprised by the large scale of Club, Cornell Bhangra and the the production.

Big Red Band, according to “I’ve seen major productions Ciaschi. from backstage before, but this one “[The show] was a wonderful was unlike anything I’d ever celebration of Cornelliana, from worked on,” he said. “The togeththe founding erness and ideals and precision with campus landwhich the marks to curproduction rent research crew worked and student to stay with groups,” said the acts on Corey Earle stage was real’07, associate ly amazing to director of watch and student prolearn from.”

Waggoner grams in the added that the Office of COURTESY OF MICHAEL GROSS show highA l u m n i Affairs. “I think the program did lighted the University’s future a great job highlighting what potential.

“They even talked about the makes Cornell truMichael Gross ’15, alumni affairs officer for the distant bicentennial during the Glee Club, said the energy from show,” he said. “The big idea is that Cornell looks to the future and the alumni was palpable.

“We couldn’t have asked for a works to make it better.” better audience for our performance,” Gross said.

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seen the level of enthusiasm and celebration as was displayed by the participants of Saturday’s two events in her 33 years at Cornell.

Darah Barnes ’15, co-president of Cornell “It was especially gratifying to see so many young Bhangra, said the opportunity to dance for so many and diverse alumni participate and to witness the alumni and celebrate such a momentous occasion overarching feeling of pride that was evident by was greater than she could have imageveryone in the room,” she said. ined.

“Old friends reconnected and new “We couldn’t have “To share something as unique and alumni bonds were made.” asked for a better cultural as Bhangra with everyone and Dana Lerner ’14 said, that as a receive the support and excitement we young alumna attending Saturday’s audience.” did from the alumni just felt really show, she felt proud to see so many good,” Barnes said. “However, I’d alumni from all generations come Michael Gross ’15 have to say my favorite part of the together to celebrate Cornell. evening was getting to see President “It shows that Cornell isn’t just [David] Skorton bust out a jazz flute solo alongside for four years, but for a lifetime,” she said. the legendary Wynton Marsalis.”

Anne DiGiacomo ’80, project coordinator for the Jonathan Swartz can be reached at sesquicentennial alumni events, said she has never jswartz@cornellsun.com.

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C.U.Reopens Cascadilla Gorge Trail TRAIL

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reconstruction efforts and highlighting the trail’s importance to both Cornell and the surrounding community.

“It’s been a huge undertaking [and] a huge partnership to make this happen,” said Christopher Dunn, director of Cornell Plantations. “[The project was] a considerable investment in both fiscal resources and human resources.”

According to Dunn and KyuJung Whang, vice president for Facilities Services, the gorge trail — which runs along Cascadilla Creek from Treman Triangle Park to East Hill Plaza — was closed in 2008 due to safety concerns such as falling boulders and unsafe walkways.

Renovations included realignment and the raising of the trail, the removal of invasive trees and shrubs, the repairing of the retaining walls and the addition of a specially-made gate at the front of the trail, Whang said. Hand rails, stairs and stormwater drains systems were also upgraded.

According to Dunn, the prospect

GREG KELLER / SUN CONTRIBUTOR

Carry a big stick| Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 leads a tour through the reopened Cascadilla Gorge Trail Monday.

of Cornell providing the necessary funds to update and reopen the trail was not expected in 2008 due to the recession’s effect on the University’s finances. However, the University provided approximately $2 million, while the rest of the nearly $2.8 million budget was filled with federal and New York State funds.

“I think Cornell University’s commitment of $2 million or so speaks to the significance the University places in this trail and in the community that Cornell serves,” Dunn said. “This trail is a gateway in many ways: it’s a gateway to Cornell, it’s a gateway to the University [and] it’s a gateway to the City [of] Ithaca.”

Though the section from Treman Triangle Park to the Stewart Avenue Bridge was essentially completed by 2010, renovations on the trail were delayed in 2011 when tropical storms Lee and Irene hit the Ithaca area and resulted in massive flooding, creating an “unanticipated double-whammy of devastation,” according to former Mayor Carolyn Peterson.

“The storm had two immediate outcomes for the trail,” said Todd Bittner, director of natural areas for Cornell Plantations. “The first was positive: Rebuilt stairs, railings and stone trails … weathered the storm flood waters well and proved that our repair methodology was sound. The second [outcome] was that yet-unrepaired trail sections and staircases were left vulnerable, and the resulting damage was significant.”

According to Bittner, Cornell was able to successfully lobby for about $880,000 dollars from the Federal Emergency and Management Agency due to the fact that Tompkins County had been declared a disaster area. The process to get these funds was difficult due to the many deadlines imposed by FEMA, Bitter said.

Though the project took six years to complete, city leaders lauded the University’s commitment to the renovations, calling the gorge an example of the “symbiotic relationship” between the community, the University and the natural environment.

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said that he is very happy for the reopening of the gorge, which he said was one of the selling points that brought him to Ithaca as a student in the first place.

“As a student and now as the mayor, I have to tell you that [the gorge] is important because of its

symbolic connection,” Myrick said.

“It brings you from the heart of downtown, the cultural and geographical heart of our community, into the main economic engine of our community.”

Myrick went on to say that the reopening represents a much-needed “good news day,” in wake of summer events, including the Simeon’s crash.

“The problems you see are not the first problems and they won’t be the last,” Myrick said. “You can take a walk through a 10,000-year-old wonder, when you can walk out of your door and within five minutes be in a physical reminder that the problems you’re facing today are not the end of the world.”

Peterson — who served as mayor from 2004 to 2011 — said she hopes the trail’s reopening will serve as a reminder that the gorge and the natural areas of Ithaca must be constantly taken care of by their inhabitants.

“It’s not only for a hike, but it’s a true transportation path, a recreation path, a show-it-off-to-visitors path and a respite from vehicle traffic when walking from East Hill,” she said. “It was here way before any of us and will be here for millennia more.

What we can do is protect it, keep it clean and keep it safe.”

Noah Rankin be reached at nrankin@cornellsun.com.

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students and student programs, with $30 million of that amount going towards undergraduate and graduate student financial aid, according to the University. For faculty and program support, the University raised $427 million.

Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, said the rising levels of donations suggest that “Cornell is building a tremendously diverse and robust community of supporters.”

“Every gift we receive today, no matter the size, will help Cornell respond to its biggest priorities in the future,” he said in an email. “Current-use gifts are used each year by our deans to fund critical immediate needs, and gifts to the endowment grow over time and provide a durable foundation.”

Phlegar added that these donations are “critical” in maintaining Ezra Cornell’s vision of “any person … any study” in the 21st century.

“This huge showing of support allows Cornell to invest as much as possible in areas of critical importance,” he said.

“Our biggest campaign priorities continue to be increasing the level of undergraduate and graduate student financial aid we can offer, and building the next generation of top faculty who will shape the university’s performance well into the next century.”

According to the University, the Cornell Annual Fund raised $36.7 million in cash during the fiscal year 2014, which has exceeded its goal for the 12th year straight.

Joe Lyons ’98, director of the Cornell Annual Fund, said the funds will help a variety of University initiatives, including increasing financial aid and faculty renewal.

“Annual fund dollars help support every key priority at Cornell in some shape or another. They support our students, our faculty and allow our university leaders to make the most strategic investments by giving them ability to use the money where most needed,” he said.

More than 55,000 individuals donated to Cornell in 2014, which according to a University press release, is more than any previous year.

Lyons added that he thinks the campaign will continue to bring in money for the University until its completion in December 2015.

“I have great optimism that we will be able to keep the momentum going this year and beyond because our alumni, parents and friends are all in when it comes to ensuring Cornell has the resources needed to keep it the exceptional place that it has been the past 150 years for the next 150 years,” Lyons said.

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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A Scholarship of Support AFTER YEARS OF LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED last week between the University and the father of a student who jumped to his death from the Thurston Avenue Bridge in 2010. Filed by Howard Ginsburg ’70, the lawsuit claimed that the University and the City of Ithaca did not do enough to prevent his son’s death.

As part of the settlement, an annual scholarship will be awarded to Cornellians in honor of Bradley Ginsburg ’13. We at The Sun believe that this settlement between Howard Ginsburg and Cornell is a positive memorial to Bradley Ginsburg and his family, as well as a generous way to give back to the Cornell community.

Since Bradley Ginsburg’s suicide, along with two others that occurred in the spring semester of 2010, Cornell has taken major physical steps to prevent future suicide attempts. During Spring Break of that year, the fences were erected, with the plans for the nets put into motion. We applaud the University for taking the necessary steps to try and mitigate the problem with physical improvements following the string of tragedies that took place.

However, we believe that the lawsuit goes beyond physical changes needed on campus and extends to the mental health of all students. Though Howard Ginsburg argued that the University did take enough precautionary measures to prevent his son’s suicide, since 2010 Cornell has taken great measures to improve its mental health programming. In 2011, over $1 million was donated to Gannett Health Services geared toward alleviating stress, anxiety and other serious mental health issues. In addition, programs like Cornell Minds Matter — an organization that aims to help those suffering from mental illnesses, encourage balanced lifestyles and foster open lines of communication for the entire Cornell community. This extends to initiatives like Counseling and Psychological Services and Let’s Talk, which both provide additional, confidential services to those who are struggling and need a resource. University staff members have also been trained to identify and aid students grappling with mental health problems through the Notice and Respond Program. We at The Sun believe that in addition to these necessary programs, this scholarship shows Cornell’s additional dedication to its students in light of this tragedy.

We believe that the scholarship was an appropriate measure taken into settling the lawsuit. This scholarship not only promotes pursuing higher education, but also serves as a reminder of the importance of a balanced lifestyle. Lastly, this scholarship is a tribute to Bradley Ginsburg. We encourage the Cornell community to communicate and seek help in times of stress, anxiety and uncertainty.

CORRECTION A Sept. 11 news story, “Ferguson Shooting Inspires C.U. Rally,” said that signs used at the rally said “Hands Down,” when in fact they said “Hands Up.” In addition, the rally’s title, “Rally for Ferguson,” was incorrect in the story.

CLARIFICATION A Sept. 15 opinion column, “GUEST ROOM: A Soulless Egalitarianism,” stated that Klarman Hall was made possible by a $285 million capital projects loan. Klarman Hall was not funded by this loan directly; it was funded through gifts and other funds.

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his past weekend, Cornellians across the country began celebrating the University’s Sesquicentennial – the 150th year since the University’s founding in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and A.D. White.

The weekend began Friday in New York City when President David Skorton, Kate Snow ‘91 and Touchdown lit up the top of the Empire State Building in red and white. Students, alumni, faculty and staff appeared on The Today Show representing Cornell, where they sang the Alma Mater and chanted “1-5-0.”

On Saturday afternoon and evening, Cornellians in New York had the opportunity to attend The Big Idea! at Jazz at Lincoln Center, which featured several prominent alumni, A.D. White and Ezra Cornell impersonators, as well as Wynton Marsalis and President Skorton sharing the same stage, playing some sweet jazz. Most importantly, however, the evening celebrated the reach and impact that Cornellians have had over the past century and a half, and previewed the contributions that we will continue to make for years to come.

Events such as the one in New York City will be occurring worldwide over the next year and you have the opportunity to be a part of it. There will be regional celebrations from Washington D.C. in November and Boston in January, to Hong Kong in December and London in May. In Ithaca, we will be celebrating the Sesquicentennial at the first-ever combined Trustee Council Annual Meeting and Homecoming during October 17 and 18 and Charter Day Weekend from April 24 to April 27. With over 250,000 living alumni, Cornellians across the globe can participate and celebrate together during this historic moment for our University.

Visit 150.cornell.edu, where you can find information about the events, Homecoming and Charter Day weekends, and also share photos, videos and stories about your experiences at Cornell that may be featured on the official Sesquicentennial website to be launched in October.

This yearlong celebration provides us,

as a Cornell community, not only with an opportunity to commemorate the past accomplishments of our students, staff, faculty and alumni around the globe through events such as the one in New York; but also with time to recognize and reflect on the immense amount of work that remains to be done in our University’s next era. Our students, staff, faculty and alumni are at the forefront of science and technology, medicine, the arts and humanities, the intersection of law and business, as well as environmental sustainability, to name only a few areas. Our land-grant mission charges us to work to solve society’s greatest challenges — here in Ithaca, across New York State and around the world. From Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Tech in New York City, to our campus in Ithaca, students and scholars are making progress on identifying and creating solutions for the significant issues facing our society.

And we are not done. As A.D. White recalled in his autobiography, Ezra Cornell said, “We have not invited you to see a university finished, but to see one begun.”

This statement could not be more true and fitting today. Though Cornell may be celebrating its sesquicentennial, we are just beginning, and we will continue to improve our education, research and outreach so that we can continue to make the world a better place for all people.

Someone had explained to me once that, as we enter our Sesquicentennial, the role of the Board of Trustees is to help guide our community and ensure the University’s success for the next 150 years and beyond. Throughout the year, I invite and encourage you to speak with me about the direction where you believe our University should head. As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions or would like to sit down to speak.

Ross Gitlin is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the undergraduate student-elected trustee. He may be reached at rhg68@cornell.edu.

Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

Letter to the Editor

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ To the Editor: Re: “”Dozens of Cornellians Rally in Response to Ferguson Shooting,” News, Sept. 11.

On September 10, Black Students United held a peaceful demonstration on Ho Plaza in support of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri after the brutal August 9 killing of Mike Brown.

Intended to inspire solidarity amongst students and discuss the issue of police brutality and the criminalization of Black men and women of color in the United States, The Daily Sun’s account of the evening’s events was poorly conceived. The Daily Sun’s September 11 article’s reporting contained several errors and poorly depicted the purpose of the rally as one that held no central theme but covered “a wide range of social, political, and cultural issues.” For me and several of the rally organizers, the purpose was not only to promote solidarity in the midst of inequality, but address the need for radical change in America. The die-in, the posters, the topic of post-racialism and the march all called on individuals to confront the realities of police brutality and the attack on Black bodies at the institutional level. With such a complex topic, we, as a campus community, cannot begin to find a solution without confronting the issues that contribute to it. We cannot discuss ending police brutality in America and ignore the Israeli - Palestinian conflict overseas, we cannot discuss institutionalized racism without acknowledging white supremacy and how we all contribute to it.

Whether the rally was held the day after Brown’s death or the month after is irrelevant. We must work to end the oppressive systems that have, for centuries, dictated the value of Blacks in America. I, personally, am working to bring awareness to this issue and applaud all efforts that keep this conversation going. #HandsUp. Michelle Juma ’16, Tresurer, Black Students United

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David Zha | The Angry Spirit Bear

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America,Racist Fascist Police State I

know, I know, I’m the guy that just keeps pointing out obvious truths but never offers any real solutions. Bear with me anyway.

My freshman year, I took a classical fencing class through Cornell P.E. with Maître d’Armes Adam Crown. He said some very interesting things to us before he left. For example: 1. When it is not time to act, it is time not to act.

2. If you can call Obama a black president, you can also call him a white president.

3. America is exhibiting signs of becoming a fascist country.

4. In vino veritas (translation: “In wine there is truth,” or never trust a man who won’t get drunk with you).

Curiously, instead of instilling a patriotic epiphany enlightening me to the heresy of his ways, Crown’s leaving caused me to brood over his claims even more. He can still be found in Ithaca, where he teaches at the Crown Academy of the Sword.

What constitutes a fascist state? Well, according to the dubiously reliable, questionably credible and not-yet-peer-reviewed Google search I just performed, fascist regimes have certain traits in common.

Here are 10 from a list by a certain “Dr. Lawrence Britt” (possible scholar, possible cyber-Pinocchio, I just don’t know): 1. “Powerful and continuing nationalism.” (America! F*ck yeah!)

2. “Disdain for human rights.” (Including Guantanamo, Michael Brown/Trayvon Martin murders etc.)

3. “Identification of enemies/scapegoats for unity.” (Terrorists have turbans!)

4. “Disdain for intellectualism.” (Don’t send my children to some liberal fairy circus so Obama can teach them to worship Allah and believe in Darwin’s Satanism!)

5. “Supremacy of military.” (Where’d you think all our taxes go? You think bombing civilians is going to pay for itself?)

True control requires the right application of force on the right socio-economic level and the proper dissemination of accepted stereotypes.

6. “Rampant sexism.” (Duh.) 7. “Religion and government are intertwined.” (DUH!) 8. “Corporate power and rampant cronyism is protected.” (It’s called “Wall Street” so we can wall out all the poor ugly people, hahaha!

Am I right? Am I right! Alright, where are the keys to my Lambo? I need a bump before I drive home and get hammered.)

9. “Fraudulent elections.” (Oh, Florida…)

10. “Controlled mass media.” (Faux News, advertising, Hollywood, BET, Limbaugh) America is also an institutionally racist country. Most people who live here and have a clue already realize this. Due to recent events, the Acquitted Trigger-happy White Police Officer and the Dead Unarmed Black Teen are something of stock characters in the urban legend of America. We live in a society where our guardians gun down our own people regularly based on how they look. Since America cannot rally itself through racial homogeneity the way WWII Germany could, American fascism has to account for this diversity in its populace with additional levels of control.

True control requires the right application of force on the right socio-economic level and the proper dissemination of accepted stereotypes. For example: Private jails to house a penniless criminal underclass.

Heavily armed police to dominate impoverished black or Hispanic neighborhoods resorting to violence.

Drug laws that encourage the use and abuse of lethal (but taxable) substances and laboratory-made medicines.

Religion for thought control.

Money to buy out the politicians.

Corporate bamboo ceilings to ensure Asian-Americans don’t forget their place.

Lower female salaries.

A National Security Agency to spy on civilians, domestic and abroad.

Torture prisons to keep our enemies.

Depictions of Middle Eastern defenders as “insurgents” or “terrorists” to secure foreign oil, with the added consolation that MuslimAmericans at home will be suppressed by other ethnic groups.

Elections with the same two options (which are really the same team).

Price tags for educations.

And nukes. Just in case.

TLDR: Your vote doesn’t count, this is a police state, democracy is an illusion and you can be sad or go drink about it.

David Zha is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at dzha@cornellsun.com. The Angry Spirit Bear appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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In the Towers’ Shadow: 9/11,ISIS and Our Generations’ Identity

ast week, when extremism — which is admit that, in a univerour smartphone probably for the best — sity whose anti-Vietnam screens glowed the timing of his speech history is as deep and as emotionlessly with the is by no means a coinci- well-know as Cornell’s, banner “Thursday, dence. Though the term I was surprised that September 11,” all of us “War on Terror” does comparison was not must have felt some- not adequately explain made more loudly. thing. For a few of us, why American bombs Perhaps it is because 13-year-old scars prick- were dropped on of 9/11. All of us here led with a bit more dis- Afghanistan after 9/11 have come of age in a comfort than usual; for or why American time of immense global others, I’m sure, it was bombs are now falling strife. We are looking as if the towers were in Syria and (yet again) back constantly at the falling all over again. Iraq, there is a common idyllic ‘90s (BuzzFeed, No one would gain any- thread that can tie anyone?) and each of us, thing from a column together the dangerous in some way or another, recounting my experi- history of American must wonder what went ences as a third grader from the New York area — our No toppled dictator or elected president c o l l e c t i v e or invaded country can ever have the memory is same perversely poetic significance for already satu- our generation as does the felling of the rated with tales of frantic Twin Towers. phones and smoke rising at the edge of the horizon. involvement in the wrong. There are a What I find much more Middle East for all of thousand reasons why interesting, however, is our years as self-aware — most of them mere how much our genera- citizens. And, in so abstractions to those of tional psyche has shifted many ways, that com- us fortunate enough to — and, indeed, dissi- mon thread finds its ori- be reading or writing pated — since that sin- gin in that clear The Sun — and so it’s gle, terrifying, elemen- September morning. easy to march along, tary school morning of So what does that divided and confused, unity. mean for students like because the planet has It’s especially rele- us? It doesn’t seem as not given us much to be vant, this year, to con- though anyone very sure about. There is but sider 9/11’s impact on much cared about the one moment of truly our generational psyche. President’s address last non-partisan clarity for This 13th anniversary week. The official our generation, a single was notable not because announcement of an event that drew that of the gleaming, osten- American return to Iraq etched on all our eyetatiously triumphant — however prudent lid’s the same, achingly mass of the One World and limited that return vivid image. No toppled Trade Center, but might be — could have dictator or elected presibecause of the presiden- easily set off fireworks. dent or invaded country tial address on ISIS that But no one on the Hill, can ever have the same dominated the head- so far as I can see, has perversely poetic signifilines. Though President begun to shout about a cance for our generation Barack Obama’s speech 21st century Lyndon as does the felling of the was not overwhelmed Johnson keeping us Twin Towers. with analogies between mired in the 21st centuPresident Obama Iraq’s current crisis and ry’s Vietnam. I would very clearly wants the America’s first shock of not agree with the com- American public to exposure to Islamic parison, but I must equate this battle

against ISIS with semicovert American operations in Somalia and Yemen. These, and not Afghanistan nor the Second Iraq War, are the templates for “the War on Terror”: ceaseless, airstrike-driven and largely out of the public consciousness. Are we, as the Millennial generation, more apt to accept these forever almost-wars because, for as long as we can remember, we have been at war? Our collective identity — though it’s been worn away in the 13 years since 9/11 — was not formed with triumph: the fall of the Berlin Wall, the moon landing, V-E day. We are the 9/11 generation, and the world we’ve come to know has been a world in which ISIS never seemed too far away. The shadow of terrorism, rather than a frightening new chapter in international history, is for us all we have ever known. The superficial neatness of the world that existed for us when we woke up for elementary school 13 years ago was never anything more than the fantasy of children. Perhaps that is why, as our elders panic over each move the President makes to counter this growing evil, none of us seem very surprised.

Jacob Glick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at jglick@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Who’s Afraid of...Dead Mouse Debbie?

The House grapples for laughs, longevity in its world premiere at the Kitchen Theatre

BY ANNA BRENNER Sun Staff Writer

Two couples — one middle aged, one in their mid30s — spend an evening together lounging around a living room, making incendiary remarks and acting unexpectedly sexual as they get progressively drunker, causing the house they’re in to (literally and metaphorically) fall deeper and deeper into disarray.

No, this is not Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf — it’s The House, a new play by Brian Parks, the former Arts & Culture editor at The Village Voice and the writer of Americana Absurdum, winner of the “Best Writing” award at the 1997 New York International Fringe Festival. The House, which made its world premiere at the Kitchen Theatre on September 10, takes place in the living room of Martyn (Matthew Boston) and Shanny Redmond’s (Elizabeth Meadows Rouse) beloved home. After selling it to a sprightly young couple — Fischer (Matthew Bretschneider) and Lindsay Libett (Dana Berger) — and inviting them back to the house for celebratory drinks and some words of wisdom, Martyn and Shanny struggle to pass on the place and all its memories to its new residents-to-be. But Fischer and Lindsay are the perfect couple to whom to entrust their home, which Shanny describes as “another member of the family,” and the Redmonds really could use to downsize to a condo, so surely the sale is for the best. Right?

In an interview with Rachel Lampert, the Artistic Director of the Kitchen, Parks said that The House arose from efforts to make “a more real-world type of piece” in which all of “the characters [are] together in one place and moment” — as opposed to “some of [his] other plays,” which tend to be “rather anarchistic, with all sorts of crazy things happening in different locales,” and might even “feature things like leprechauns and talking wolverines.”

The House is certainly “real-world.” In fact, it’s so real that nearly everything in the play — from its familial, cycle-of-life themes, to Martyn and Shanny’s pathological resistance to change, to the tiniest of references to height-marked doorframes, beloved backyard gardens and angsty, college kids off protesting — sounds like something you’ve heard or seen before, perhaps on Full House, in a parenting magazine, somewhere in your own life, or (likely) some combination of all three. While there’s nothing wrong with creating a relatable piece of theatre — in fact, many would argue that plays should strive for relatability — The House relies on stereotypical characters (the crotchety, underappreciated dentist; the loving, yet loopy, homemaker; the big shot finance guy; the uptight lawyer) to perpetuate its tired, self-described Virginia Woolf-meets-God of Carnage plot. And, while there’s also nothing inherently wrong with using stereotypes as character or plot devices (as Albee himself does in The American Dream, a satirical take on the 1950’s “white picket fence” family), and while you would be hard-pressed to find a story that’s truly, honestly original, a new play should present at least something new — be it meaningful social commentary, or simply really great, intelligent jokes. And if The House does, I seem to have missed those parts.

Which isn’t to say the play isn’t enjoyable or funny: Watching four adults devolve into pillow-humping, feather-flinging, child-beasts is always a good time, as are jokes about impractical philosophy majors or the white boy rapper next door. But none of it felt particularly new; not even the final plot twist, which is literally the same one that’s been used in various stories by authors ranging from Bronte to Faulkner.

One of The House’s biggest issues seems to be of tone and pacing, for which both Parks and the production at the Kitchen, directed by Margarett Perry, are to blame.

The show begins innocently (and realistically) enough, with the couples making small talk after just signing the housing contract, and continues in much of the same cutesy, albeit plodding, fashion, with the excep-

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tion of a few strangely racist remarks. That is, until almost halfway through the play, when Lindsay mistakenly identifies the Redmonds’ daughter as having Down Syndrome upon viewing a photo of her from college: A moment that seems to have been written for laughs, but, instead, elicited only gasps of horror from the audience. Suddenly, those odd, racist remarks become commonplace, every character becomes extraordinarily politically incorrect and the play veers sharply into farce.

Of course, one could argue that this major tonal shift occurs because the alcohol the couples have been imbibing has finally taken effect. This would be an acceptable explanation if the piece didn’t continue to swerve between reality and the ridiculous for the rest of the play, mashing moments of reasonably honest (albeit comedic) conversation against seemingly random outbursts of crazy. One of the best example of this tonal discord occurs in the transition between Shanny’s explaining how Martyn has mocking nicknames for some of his patients, such as “Dead Mouse Debbie,” and Lindsay’s bizarre proposal that this must be the same Debbie from her office, and that, actually, she’s more like “Amazon Latrine After Monkey Lasagne” Debbie; that scene went from three people sitting on sofas and talking amongst themselves to Lindsay’s running around the stage and screaming “Amazon Latrine After Monkey Lasagne.” Then, bam: The outburst’s over as quickly as it started, Fischer re-enters the scene and the conversation turns to kitchen measurements.

That said, the play does deliver on the promise of its production tagline: “a wildly irreverent comedy about selling the family home.” The production is wild and

irreverent: The plot is absurd and none of the characters are good people. All four actors do a splendid job embodying these over-the-top, and, at times, seemingly-bipolar people with serious problems interacting with others and within themselves. Elizabeth Meadows Rouse does a particularly notable job in her performance as Shanny, the not-so-perfect, kind of crazy housewife, although I also thoroughly enjoyed Matthew Boston’s shlumpy, hardworking Martyn who really just longs to be recognized as a smart, capable man and dentist. For all his blatantly offensive remarks, Matthew Bretschneider’s Fischer had a likable, boyish quality to him that made the chip on his shoulder almost excusable, or, at least, made me feel less inclined to punch him in the face, while Dana Berger’s Lindsay was so uptight to the point of borderline insanity that it made me want to punch her more.

The production’s design elements all felt fitting. Of particular note is the set by Tyler M. Perry, which looked like everybody’s childhood living room, but was backed by a house-shaped cut-out, which created a literal cookie-cutter, homey atmosphere. Lisa Boquist’s costumes were also extraordinarily fitting, particularly Shanny’s brightly-patterned capris, which were both appropriate for a 50-something year-old and befitting of her kooky personality.

All in all, The House made for a fine, fun and funny evening of theatre. But does it hold a candle to Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Not a chance.

Anna Brenner is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at abrenner@cornellsun.com.

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A U.C. Berkeley dropout and a therapeutic musician. One rhetoric major and one graduate with a career waiting in China. David Kirshenbaum and Michael Lipp make up the alternative band OYLS. Fans of Alt-J and Disclosure will enjoy their self-described blend of “rock, soul and Mo-town with a rhythmic backbone.” OYLS’ first released single on Spotify, “Undone,” is hopefully indicative of the vibe listeners can expect from their first full E.P. Dots and Dashes (release date TBD). With a mix of electronic beats and interspersed trumpets, “Undone” captures the best of Lipp and Kirshenbaum’s natural musicality and their modern savvy. Lipp and Kirshenbaum also chose to use a combination of autotune and their natural voices to set the track apart from similar sounds. “Undone” not only speaks to the duo’s clear talent, but also to their strategic insight of the growing following of electronic-influenced music. For interested listeners, four more of OYLS’ tracks can be found on SoundCloud.

“Undone” OYLS Records

— Sydney Lester

Sydney Lester is a freshman in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at skl77@cornell.edu.

An air of mystery and solitude exists throughout the music video of Jack White’s “Would You Fight for My Love?” This track, off White’s second solo album, Lazaretto, has a hypnotizing sound resembling the inescapable throb of heartache.

The video opens with a woman — played by Scout Paré Phillips — solemnly inserting money into a jukebox for music to be played at a hotel bar. All occupants of the bar appear to be in a trance, lacking emotion and enthusiasm. Meanwhile, a clean-cut White is sat down at the bar alone, immediately making inescapable eye contact with Phillips. However, once the eye contact is broken, a haunting piano riff begins, which eventually fuses into a mesmerizing, almighty guitar riff that dominates the rest of the song. This tune is a perfect match for White’s lyrics, which discuss the “ghost-like” qualities he possesses that prevents the girl he loves from loving him back.

Directed by Robert Hales, this video presents dark and dull hues combined with flashing lights, creating an attention-grabbing experience for the viewer. The entire music video was envisioned and created within a 24-hour period and filmed at the Oxford Hotel of Denver. According to Billboard, as a vinyl record, Lazaretto has set a record of highest sales in a first week since 1991 with 138,000 copies sold. With innovative sounds and record-breaking albums such as Lazaretto, White is sure to continue his time as a top-selling artist for years to come.

Jack White “Would You Fight For My Love” Third Man Records

— Rachel Mack

Rachel Mack is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at rm759@cornell.edu.

Upon stepping into the writhing crowd at the Susquehanna Bank Center to see Fall Out Boy perform, I could see that I was in the presence of a sheer musical colossus. The song “Centuries” gives the same impression of those masses of purple-haired punk kids and rockers rising and falling to the commands of the band — that Fall Out Boy’s music is twisting and evolving into a nearly unstoppable human force. Fall Out Boy released their new single on September 9 after the band cleverly scattered hints and Morse code messages of a new sound across their blacked-out profile pages, preparing the world for yet another affirmation of their own evolution. Although much of the band’s longstanding fan base did not approve of the new alternative-pop sound that drove “Centuries,” Fall Out Boy has made a statement with the single that they won’t succumb to being labeled as titans of just a certain genre of music. Lead band members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump declared the drive of their ferocious and unshakable track as the way they feel before they go onstage, still unbelieving of what a small Chicago-based band “only born inside dreams” managed to accomplish in a legendary thirteen-year run. Fall Out Boy concludes their depiction of the single with hopes for the future music industry, that kids who have musical aspirations will continue to pursue their dreams because they want to be remembered. In words for the history books, Fall Out Boy is “trading feeling small and human for all the sweat and grit and sheer power of belief it takes to stare down a giant.

Sometimes if you scream loud enough, the world will listen.”

Madeline Day is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at mzd4@cornell.edu.

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Fall Out Boy “Centuries” Island Records

— Madeline Day

Rom-Coms and Other Drugs: The Netflix Chick Flick

think we’ve all had one of those moments when you’re just cruisin’ along on YouTube then you look up and realize you are now watching the 20th video in a row of a cow licking an electric fence and somehow you got there by starting with the promo for the next Hunger Games movie. Yeah, I don’t know how it happened either. Plus, you’ve been on YouTube for four hours now.

Netflix is pretty much a safe bet, usually. Unless you’re binge watching Once Upon a Time or something, you can generally feel pretty confident that you will pick one show or movie, watch the whole thing and then make an informed decision as to whether or not you will watch something else. There is, I am discovering, a weird blend of insomnia and exhaustion that can turn Netflix into YouTube, however. Due to my weird jet lag, the drizzly weather and the few people I have had contact with in this country, I have watched more ‘80s and ‘90s chick flicks in the past three days than a 36 year-old romance novelist living alone with her cat.

Now, this isn’t something I would normally admit. I don’t take pride in the fact that, after looking at a terrible movie blurb on Netflix for months thinking, ‘Who would watch that?,’ I answered my own question by watching that very movie.

But what I’ve discovered was quite fasci-

nating. The ‘80s or ‘90s chick flick (and I’m not talking the really good ones like When Harry Met Sally) are a weird blend of surrealism and awkward moments.

Somehow, the writers filled nearly two hours with these characters and, by the end of the film, the characters are barely even two-dimensional. Lots of (mostly meaningless) things happen, and by the end the details of the film are hazy and confusing because it honestly feels like nothing much happened.

Take, for example, Grosse Pointe Blank. This one is absolutely fabulous. It features John Cusack as Martin Blank, a hitman who has a job in town the weekend of his high school reunion. One of the first things he does is track down his ex-girlfriend Debi (Minnie Driver), whom he stood up at the prom. Their entire first conversation is so surreal and just random, setting the tone for the entire rest of their relationship, which somehow manages to take off right from the start of a 10 year

Guest Room Marissa Tranquilli separation. Blank’s awkward conversations, his confusing actions, random fights and questionable consequences

mark this film high on the surreal spectrum.

Then we get the other trope of the older romantic comedy: falling in love in less than a day. The perfect example of this would be The Very Thought Of You. A movie starring some pretty awesome British actors, like Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), Rufus Sewell (The Illusionist) and Tom Hollander (Pirates of the Caribbean Series) alongside Monica Porter. Three best friends all fall in love with the same woman in a manner of two days. You read that correctly: Each man meets this random American woman and independently falls in love with her. As a result, comedy and drama ensue. The falling-in-love-in-an-instant trope within this genre is weird — the characters get extremely passionate about the other stranger within moments of encountering them.

I think part of the reason we have started attempting more “reality” in chick flicks as the years have passed is that viewers want to believe it could really happen to them. The older romcoms were more random and unbeliev-

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able. The characters sometimes even lacked chemistry, but that is no matter for the movie. It goes on with its impulsive, fast-paced-yet-lacking-content story. In truth, these awful movies are gems. Unnecessary, weird-ass gems. Just hide in your room so you won’t be judged, click on “Romance” on your Netflix browser and pick anything that doesn’t look normal. You just might find some random flick like Romancing the Stone or A Life Less Ordinary. You have been warned.

Marissa Tranquilli is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at mtranquilli@cornellsun.com. Guest Room runs Tuesdays this semester.

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‘Safe’to Say Seahawks, A Look Back at Jets’Mistakes Broncos Lead League SHATZMAN

Continued from page 12

Ravens handled the Steelers on Thursday night to secure their first win in the competitive AFC North. The Cowboys went on the road to Nashville where they, like the Ravens, played a phenomenal defensive game in a 26-10 win, improving their record to 1-1.

The Patriots, who were upset last Sunday by the division rival Dolphins, went into Min neapolis and dismantled the Peterson-less Vikings in all three phases of the game. Right before half, the Vikings lined up to kick a field goal to make it a one score game, and the Pats blocked the kick and returned it for a touchdown.

New England intercepted former Patriot Matt Cassell four times in a game that assures Pats’ fans that the Week 1 loss was something of a fluke.

The Chargers and Bears both pulled off major upsets of their NFC West opponents in the Seahawks and Niners, respectively. Philip Rivers was able to pick apart the Legion of Boom, hooking up with Antonio Gates for three scores.

Chargers’ receiver Keenan Allen called Richard Sherman “not really a shutdown corner” following the win. The Packers, Skins, Rams and Browns all broke even in the standings as well, with the third of the aforementioned squads pulling off a huge Hoyer-led upset over the Saints in front of their loyal Dawg Pound.

3. The Saints Are One Of Six 0-2 Teams

Hearing that the Jaguars and Raiders are 0-2 isn’t exactly stunning. Neither is finding out that the Giants and Bucs are, too. The Chiefs? A little surprising, considering they nearly won a playoff game last season, but when looking at their injury-ridden roster, not shocking. The Saints, though, are shocking. New Orleans was favored in both Week 1 versus the Falcons and Sunday on the road against the Browns, and let both games slip away in the final minutes. Their offense is still the same ol’ high-scoring offense Saints offense as has been since their Super Bowl win, but their supposedlyimproved Rob Ryan-led defense has been disappointing in the opening two games. New Orleans has three consecutive winnable games in Minnesota, Dallas and Tampa, and then heads into its bye week before beginning a brutal stretch of games (Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, San Fran, Cin cinnati). If Who Dat Nation is to be watching their beloved team in January, then the Saints need to win their next three games. If they don’t, it will be quite the challenge to be among the aforementioned 12%.

4. No Clear No. 1

It would have been difficult to argue against the Seahawks

being the top team in the league, had they defeated the Chargers on Sunday. But their defense simply didn’t look as good as it usually does, and San Diego’s offense put up a 30 spot. So, maybe the Seahawks still are the best team in the NFL, but Sunday’s performance didn’t echo that sentiment.

If it’s not Seattle, it must be Denver, right? Likely. They beat a tough Colts squad last Sunday, and handled the Chiefs this week in what was a lackluster offensive performance from the 13-point-favorite Broncos.

For now, it’s safe to say that the Seahawks and Broncos are the top two, but teams like the Bengals and Panthers deserve credit where it is due. The Broncos and Seahawks do face off this season – this coming Sunday. I doubt it will be a repeat of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl thrashing.

5. Marquee Monday Night Matchup

Yesterday’s Eagles-Colts game in Indianapolis was set up to be the possible game of the week. Both teams had highpowered, dangerous offenses led by two young arms, and two of the finest coaches in the league in Chuck Pagano and the innovative Chip Kelly.

Both Indy and Phillys’ defenses started the season a bit suspect, but have been improving. The game was a perfect matchup for casual football fans who wanted to watch an exciting game.

Ben Shatzman can be reached at bshatzman@cornellsun.com.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The trending topics on Twitter in New York were a clear sign that something went epically wrong for the Jets.

Moments after New York’s 34-21 loss to Green Bay on Sunday, social media was buzzing about the Jets’ timeout call that wiped out a tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter. And thousands of frustrated fans vented through social media.

Coach Rex Ryan and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg were trending topics. So was “Only The Jets,” a phrase that many have repeated through the decades when referring to their favorite team.

Jets fans might not want to relive these, so grab the antacids and here’s a look at some of the more infamous on-field gaffes in team history: The Timeout (Sept. 14, 2014)

With the Jets trailing by a touchdown, they faced a fourth-and-4 from the Packers 36.

Mornhinweg sensed something wrong in the offense’s alignment, so he tried to get Ryan’s attention for a timeout. But quarterback Geno Smith got things right, so Mornhinweg called off the timeout — yet defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson leaned over to the official and called for a stoppage.

A timeout was called and whistles blew before Smith completed a pass to a leaping Jeremy Kerley in the end zone. A dramatic tying touchdown? Not quite. The Jets actually converted on the next play, but the drive stalled from there and the Packers ran out the clock.

The Buttfumble (Nov. 22, 2012)

This one really needs no introduction, especially because it was played on blooper reels over and over for months.

In front of a national TV audience against New England, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez collided with the backside of right guard Brandon Moore and fumbled the ball. It was recovered by the Patriots’ Steve Gregory and returned 32 yards for a touchdown. It set the tone for the Jets’ 49-19 loss, and defined Sanchez’s mostly disappointing tenure in New York.

Bubby’s Shovel (Oct. 15, 1995)

The Jets were struggling, off to a 1-5 start, but were up against the expansion Carolina Panthers, who were 0-5.

New York led 12-6 with less than a minute left in the second quarter when Bubby Brister

turned left and shoveled a short pass at running back Adrian Murrell. Sam Mills stepped in front of the toss and rumbled down the field for a 36yard touchdown on an interception return. It put the Panthers in front heading into halftime, and they ended up winning their first game in franchise history, 26-15, jump-starting a fourgame winning streak. The Jets finished that season 3-13 under Rich Kotite, only to be followed by a 1-15 campaign in 1996.

The Fake Spike (Nov. 27, 1994)

If Jets fans didn’t despise the Dolphins and Dan Marino already, this sealed it.

With the Jets leading 24-21 and 30 seconds left, the Dolphins had the ball at the New York 8. Marino ran to the line of scrimmage and motioned he was going to spike the ball to stop the clock. Sensing the Jets’ defense had relaxed, Marino took the snap and instead threw to Mark Ingram in the end zone for a winning touchdown — stunning the defensive players who were caught off-guard and silencing the Giants Stadium crowd.

Gastineau’s Penalty (Jan. 3, 1987)

Some fans still haven’t forgiven sack dancer Mark Gastineau for short-circuiting the Jets’ playoff run in the 1986 season.

With the Jets leading the Browns 20-10 late in the fourth quarter and minutes away from the AFC championship game, Cleveland faced a second-and 24 at its 18.

But Gastineau popped Bernie Kosar, who threw an incomplete pass, in the back and was called for roughing the passer. The questionable penalty gave the Browns a first down on their 33, and Cleveland drove for a touchdown. Mark Moseley kicked a field goal to tie it with 7 seconds remaining, then made the winner in the second overtime.

Mud Bowl (Jan. 2, 1983)

The Jets were a win away from their second Super Bowl appearance, but the Dolphins’ A.J. Duhe got in the way. Three times.

With the Orange Bowl a muddy mess after heavy rainstorms drenched Miami, Duhe intercepted three of Richard Todd’s passes. He set up the Dolphins’ first score with an interception in the third quarter. Duhe then sealed Miami’s 140 win when he picked off Todd’s screen pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown. Todd finished with five interceptions and the Jets didn’t make it back to the AFC title game until the 1998 season.

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FIELD HOCKEY

Red Rolls Past Lehigh,Delaware NFL Week En Route to Two-Win Weekend Two: Five Storylines

By EMILY BERMAN

Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The field hockey team had a busy weekend, logging wins against Lehigh on Friday and Delaware on Sunday to improve its record to 3-1. The Red opens Ivy League play next weekend against the University of Pennsylvania.

The Red’s 6-0 thrashing of Lehigh (1-5) was its second blowout win in as many weekends after last Friday’s season-opening 9-0 win over Colgate.

Sophomore midfielder Elizabeth Horak opened the scoring exactly one minute into the match against the Mountain Hawks, finishing a pass from classmate Katy Weeks. Junior Marisa Siergiej scored fewer than 13 minutes later to give the Red the 2-0 lead it would take into the half.

Horak and Siergiej each added another early in the second half, while senior midfielder Ann DiPastina, who also assisted Siergiej’s first goal and Horak’s second, added one and freshman Katie Carlson added the final tally. The win was the Red’s 19th straight over Lehigh.

“We are definitely seeing contributions to the attack from a wider range of players than we have in the past,” DiPastina said. “It’s exciting to see that we are gaining depth in the offensive side of our game.”

The Red opened the scoring early as well on Sunday’s 4-2 win against Delaware (3-4), with sophomore forward Georgia Lord putting away a close-range goal just 1:05 into the first half. Siergiej made it 2-0 just past the

1. Week of Major Injuries

The second week of the season featured an unusually high number of injuries — especially on the offensive side of the ball.

Several teams lost star players and valuable contributors. In Washington, quarterback Robert Griffin III landed awkwardly on a non-contact throw and was later diagnosed with a dislocated ankle – an injury that will leave him sidelined over a month, possibly two. The Skins have an experienced backup in Michigan State product Kirk Cousins, who filled in nicely for RGIII and, with

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Scoring spree | The Red scored nine goals in a shutout win over Colgate last weekend to open the season and crushed Lehigh this weekend, 6-0, in another big shutout win.

20 minute mark with a goal off a penalty corner, then added another tally five minutes later on a penalty stroke attempt for her seventh goal of the season.

The Blue Hens broke the Red’s shutout attempt at 30:55, as Delaware sophomore midfielder Marjelle Scheffers scored her first career goal off a rebounded penalty corner. The Red entered the half up, 3-1, and leading in shots, 9-5.

Delaware drew within one off a penalty stroke goal 52 minutes into the second half, but Horak added one for Cornell three minutes later to put the game at the final 4-2 score. The

Red finished the game leading in shots (15-8) and penalties (6-3). The loss for the Blue Hens was their third straight loss and their first loss this season to an unranked opponent.

The Red opens its Ivy season next Saturday against Penn at Marsha Dodson field before returning to nonleague play against Holy Cross on Sunday.

“We’re just focusing on one game at a time,” DiPastina said of the start of Ivy play.

Emily Berman can be reached at eberman@cornellsun.com.

Women’s Tennis Dominates Fall Invitational

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Home and away | The Red won four of five titles at the Cornell Fall Invitational this weekend to open the season.

The Red returns to action Oct. 3 when it travels to Ohio.

In the first meet of the fall season, the women’s tennis team won four of the five available titles, dominating the Cornell Invitational on home turf.

Junior Dena Tanen baum led the charge for the Red, winning titles in both A doubles and A singles on Sunday. The three-day tournament began in flawless fashion, as the Red went undefeated in all matches. In A singles, freshman Priyanka Shah, sophomore Marika Cusick and Tanenbaum all won their matches.

Three other freshmen turned in strong performances in their first competitions at Cornell — Madison Stevens, Alyssa Boey and Lizzie Stewart all advanced to the semifinals of the B singles. As the top seed in the bracket, Boey defeated Buffalo’s Laura Holterbosch and Binghamton’s Annie DiMuro to make it

to the finals. In the final match in the bracket on Sunday, Stewart and Boey faced off with Stewart coming out on top, 6-2, 6-1.

While Stewart and Boey were pitted against one another in the B singles finals, they were a tandem in the A doubles finals. The young duo faced off against Tanenbaum and Shah after both teams ran through their opponents to make it to the finals.

Stewart and Boey were defeated by their teammates in a tiebreaker in that A doubles final.

Cusick and sophomore Kristin Quill won the B doubles title, handing the Red its fourth title at the Invitational.

The women will have two weekends off from competition before heading to Ohio for the Akron Invitational beginning on Oct. 3.

— Compiled by Scott Chiusano

Ben Shatzman Calling the Shatz help from a 10-sack defensive performance, led a rout of the lowly Jaguars. Cousins fits first-year head coach Jay Gruden’s system well, as Gruden has been vocal in regards to his preference towards an in-the-pocket QB rather than a scrambler like Griffin.

Gruden reportedly preferred Cousins over RGIII to begin with.

Regardless, you have to feel bad for Griffin. He’s a class act who has struggled with major injuries throughout his career, both college and professional. Only time will tell whether Griffin will regain his starting job when he recovers from his ankle injury. Washington also lost receiver DeSean Jackson early in Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury, and although he is being considered day-to-day, the football world wants to see him suit up Sunday when the Skins travel to Philly to meet Jackson’s former team.

Other major injuries include Chiefs’ star running back Jamaal Charles, who left in the first quarter of Sunday’s matchup versus the Broncos with a high-ankle sprain. The already injury-depleted Chiefs have depth at running back with second-year pro Knile Davis, but replacing a first-team All Pro is no easy task. Charles is expected to miss more than a month.

In other injury news, the Bengals’ lost stud receiver AJ Green early Sunday, but he appears to have avoided a major injury, and the first-place Bengals will likely only be forced to play one game, if that, without Green, as they have a Week 4 bye. Chargers’ starting running back Ryan Mathews went down against the Seahawks with a sprained MCL and will miss 4-6 weeks, but the Chargers have two starting-caliber backs in Donald Brown and Danny Woodhead who will fill the void as the Bolts look to compete in a weak AFC West.

2. Winless Teams Get Even

Several surprising 0-1 teams got a muchneeded W this week. Starting 0-2 has been ominous in regards to playoff hopes.

Yesterday, Business Insider reported that just 12% of teams starting 0-2 have gone on to make the playoffs since 1990. The See SHATZMAN page 11