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Ivies Stand With BSU After Assault

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun News Editor

In response to the assault Friday evening in which a Cornell student said he was attacked and called the N-word, black student organizations around the Ivy League have voiced their solidarity with Black Students United at Cornell.

The Harvard Black Students Association, the Black Student Union at Brown and the Black Student Alliance of Yale University all posted statements of solidarity with Cornell BSU and called for action from Cornell University in response to Friday’s events.

“During a time in which we continue to

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Black Students United | BSU rallies in support of DACA students last week. BSU plans to interrupt a U.A. meeting Tuesday.

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attend the meeting and make a solid effort in securing the safety of black students on campus.” More than 60 students had indicated on Facebook that they were interested in After declaring a “state emergency for black students” fol- attending the rally by press time on Monday evening. lowing the assault of a black Cornell junior in Collegetown on “We want people to show up in support of Black Students Friday, Black Students United is encouragUnited as we continue to hold the admining students to wear black in support on “We want people to show istration accountable,” Delmar Fears ’19, a Tuesday and said the group will be “interco-chair of BSU, told The Sun. Fears up in support of [BSU] ... declined to elaborate on the group’s plans rupting” Tuesday’s University Assembly meeting. to hold the administration for the U.A. meeting.

BSU said in a statement that the BSU Executive Board members said in accountable.”

University Assembly was responsible for an interview over the weekend that they creating the Campus Code of Conduct, were considering attempting to add lanDelmar Fears ’19 which the group said “is a key instrument guage to the Code restricting “hate in protecting white supremacists from speech.” Some members were frustrated by receiving consequences for using hate speech by declaring a meeting with Vijay Pendakur, the dean of students, they their words as an exercise of their freedom of speech.” said, in part because Pendakur emphasized that the University The group said it “will be difficult to change” the Code, See BSU page 4 but that “with the help of the entire community, we can Sun City Editor

“We’re hoping that Cornell does see merit in our argument [and] that they reform.”

Hasani Hayden see the lives of people of color neglected and ignored, we hope to see significant action from Cornell to promote healing and reconciliation among the student and Ithaca communities,” Yale BSA’s statement read. “We also call on our campus, Yale University, to put forth as many resources and educational programs as possible to ensure that such actions never take place on our campus.”

Black Student Union at Brown posted the statement from BSU at Cornell and said that it “stands in solidarity with the student who was attacked as well as the Black Students United at Cornell University,” in its statement.

For Hasani Hayden ’19, president of Harvard BSA, publishing a statement of solidarity was “the only responsible thing as another black organization at a similar uniSee IVIES page 12

Was the C-Town Beating of a Facebook Statement After Assault Divides S.A. Black Student a Hate Crime?

By ANNA DELWICHE

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By DREW MUSTO Sun Senior Editor

In the days after Ithaca Police arrested a Cornell student for misdemeanor assault following a black student’s report that he was assaulted and called the N-word in Collegetown on Friday night, many students have questioned why the arrested student has not been charged with a hate crime.

The arrested student is 19years-old and white, The New York Times reported. The student who said he was assaulted, who spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity, is black and is

a junior at the Un i v e r s i t y.

He said he was called the N-word multiple times and then punched in the head by COLB a group of four or five white men.

“As soon as I read this — as soon as I heard about it — I knew it was a hate crime,” Delmar Fears ’19, co-chair of Black Students United, told The Sun on Monday See CHARGES page 4

Student Assembly issued a statement on Saturday evening meant to rally Cornellians together following an assault in Collegetown on Friday possibly motivated by racism, but the statement divided some assemblymembers themselves.

The statement — the result of nearly seven hours of deliberation among some S.A. members — recalled Cornell’s history, fraught with racial tension despite the University’s “any person, ... any study” creed.

But it also included some additional lines, such as the declaration that “Cornell Tech was

built with the support of an institution that has led to the loss of thousands of lives in the Palestine-Israel Conflict.”

S.A., in the statement, also called upon “the members of

“The statement was literally passed without the support of even [a] bare majority.”

Gabe Kaufman ’18 color on the executive board of the [Interfraternity Council] to explain and justify the existence of an institution that perpetuates

racism, elitism, and sexual violence, and whose monetary influence silences the administration.”

At the conclusion, the statement exhorted the administration “to explain and justify the prioritization of white supremacy through the existence of fraternities over the safety of their students.”

Shortly after its Facebook publication, however, backlash within the S.A. began, and the group posted a new statement changing some of the more controversial lines.

Gabe Kaufman ’18, vice president of finance, who was not among the members who wrote the statement Saturday, said he See S.A. page 4

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Cornell Student Converts School Bus Into Solar Home

Shanks ’18 calls school bus a ‘reliable prebuilt shelter,’ just 15 minute drive from Cornell campus engine and availability, calling the initial bus a “reliable, prebuilt shelter.”

“School buses are extremely durable, overbuilt vehicles that are well maintained and often auctioned off and replaced long before their useful lives are over,” he said. “If you want to build a house or a tiny house, you have to build a shelter first, then build a home, but a bus is all ready to be a home.”

Shanks purchased the vehicle from a fire department in southern Pennsylvania, where it had been previously converted from a school bus to a mobile command post for fire, EMS and police use.

“It was full of wiring and desks and cop radios,” Eli said. “The body and drive train were in extremely good condition, because they had basically done nothing but garage it and maintain it for 10 years. They used it only once or twice.”

“School buses are extremely durable, overbuilt vehicles that are well maintained and often auctioned off.”

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School bus | Eli Shanks ’18 hollowed out an old school bus and converted it into a solar powered home after deciding against living in Collegetown for his final year at Cornell.

By EMMA NEWBURGER Sun Assistant News Editor

When Eli Shanks ’18 decided he was sick of paying rent in Collegetown, he headed to Pennsylvania, bought an old school bus and converted it into a house within just a couple months.

This converted school bus — located 15 minutes from the Cornell campus in Trumansburg — is completely solar-powered, and now includes running water, a shower, a fold away couch bed, a full kitchen with a stove and oven, a fridge, a bathroom, spray foam insulation, a pellet stove and plenty of electricity.

Shanks chose a school bus for the durability, good

Converting a school bus into a solar home requires building, plumbing and electrical skills, all trades which Shanks gained from taking woodworking and furniture design classes in high school. He had also previously built a shed for his parent’s house, as well as renovated a greenhouse with his cousin in Arizona.

“I met someone who had lived in a bus for a while, and when I started researching the whole thing, it ended up making a lot of economic sense, and seemed like a See BUS page 13

Profs Consider State of U.S. Constitution

By SARAH SKINNER Sun Contributer

Two hundred thirty years after the initial signing of the Constitution, some Cornell professors, students and Ithaca community members called it into question.

The forum — aptly titled “Are We in a Constitutional Crisis?” — was hosted by the University’s American Studies department the day after Constitution Day, the day in which the founding fathers first signed the document in 1787.

Two speakers from Cornell Law School, Prof. Aziz Rana and Prof. Gerald Torres, joined Prof. Scott Peters, developmental sociology, for the discussion. Free copies of the Constitution were provided.

The speakers took questions from the audience from students and community members, including Austin Morgan ’19.

“I attended because I saw the headline on Facebook,” Morgan said. “I do think we’re in a constitutional crisis.”

“I attended because I saw the event on Facebook. I think we’re in a constitutional crisis.”

Austin Morgan ’19 Conversation shifted between the necessity of the constitution as a static document and its impact on the charged political atmosphere of today, as well as

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230 years later | Members of the Cornell community question whether America is in the midst of a “constitutional crisis.” what actions can be taken by the individual and the state moving into the future.

“This is a moment to be exploring these fundamentalist things and to be asking the bigger questions about the constitution, about the bigger structures and trends and dynamics,” Peters said.

“That’s the fundamental question: what should we do?”

Also discussed was the static quality of a major part of the Constitution: the country’s legislative body.

“The problem is paralysis of the legislative branch,” Rana said. “The biggest effect is that it places pressure on other institutions to engage in continuous social policy-making that is actually

inappropriate for those institutions.”

Another topic of debate was the constitution’s life beyond the page as a living body of policy.

“The title that came to mind was not ‘are we in a constitutional crisis’ but ‘whose constitution is it?’” Torres said.

“When you ask the question of whose constitution it is … we learn the process of constituting ourselves is something that’s constant and ongoing.”

And with this subjectivity, the panel consented, comes the development of individual ideas of what it means to be an American.

“I see this in the coal fields of eastern Kentucky,” Peters said, discussing his

research. “Folks don’t want to be told by the academics in the institutions — or their politicians — what they should think.”

The panel left attendees with new material to reflect on referring to the Constitution and legislation’s power in society.

“I think one of the main takeaways was how we can consider the constitution from different lenses,” said Alexander Miller ’19. “Comparing it as something to aspire to rather than something that's grounded in flaws.”

Sarah Skinner can be reached at sjs387@cornell.edu.

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A Black Student Was Assaulted, but Was It a Hate Crime?

CHARGES

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evening.

To be sure, Ithaca Police are still investigating potential additional charges.

“We’re exploring all avenues of what led up to the incident itself and what prompted it,” Officer Jamie Williamson told The Sun on Monday. Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said police are “reviewing the evidence that they have against the statutes that they have for a hate crime.”

The difference between a hate crime and a non-hate crime under New York law comes down to a pivotal question: What was the perpetrator’s motive? If the crime was motivated by a “belief or perception regarding the race” of the victim or another person, then it is a hate crime under state law.

That distinction is one weighing heavily on a Cornell community waiting to see what will happen to the arrested student, who has not yet been identified as of Monday night.

One Cornell law professor and former Supreme Court clerk told The Sun that she believes, from reports of the incident, that charging the perpetrator with a hate crime would be appropriate.

“My initial impression of the Cornell assault is that it was motivated by the race of the victim and that it therefore does qualify as a hate crime under New York law,” Prof. Sherry Colb, who has taught criminal law,

said in an email.

But the assailant’s use of the N-word alone is not sufficient to constitute a hate crime, Colb explained.

Proving the motive — not just the existence of hateful speech — is key, she said.

“Calling a person a racial slur before assaulting him would be good evidence that a hate crime took place but is not itself necessarily a hate crime,” Colb said.

What the slur does, in a legal context, is “provide evidence that the assault that followed was committed

“If you’re a racist and you kill someone, that doesn’t mean it’s a hate crime.

There has to be an explicit connection.”

Timothy J. Heaphy because of the perpetrator’s perception of the race of the victim, which is what makes it a hate crime.”

“The question is, is there a connection between the odious views that this person evidently has and his action at that time?” Timothy J. Heaphy, a former U.S. attorney, told The Washington Post regarding a possible hate crime charge against the man who plowed his car into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia in August.

“If you’re a racist and you kill someone, that doesn’t mean it’s a hate crime,” Heaphy told The Post. “There

S.A. Faces Backlash Following Statement About Friday Assault S.A.

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saw two major problems with the statement. Kaufman said he was opposed to the inclusion of the final paragraph, which condemned Cornell Tech for its partnership with Technion Israel Institute of Technology — a portion that he said essentially accused Israel and the Technion “for being responsible for thousands of deaths.”

S.A. President Jung Won Kim ’18 said the authors’ intent was “not to bring in outside politics into this,” but rather “to cite historical instances where Cornell might have put money before people.”

The phrase calling on students of color on the IFC was revised in the second statement to read: “the Student Assembly calls upon IFC and the Panhellenic Council.”

Alec Martinez ’18, who Kaufman said managed the Google Doc while the statement was being drafted, said the statement was not intended “to injure or alienate any community on campus, nor was it to take a side.”

“It was a necessary introduction to conversations that we need to have,” he said late on Monday night.

Martinez said he has met with Cornell Hillel since the statement was posted.

“I think there’s plenty of room for them to be sad or angry or confused,” he said, adding that talking about the issues raised by the first statement is still important. “We’re not trying to alienate anyone. These are tough conversations that we have to have.”

Kim, the president, said the controversy served as “a reminder to every representative.”

“We know the gravity of our words,” he said, “but it was a striking reminder to be extremely, extremely careful because of the message it sends.”

For Kaufman, the conflict originated leading up to the publication of the statement. Assemblymembers who did not write the statement were given 15 minutes to vote on its publication, Kaufman and Assemblymember TJ Ball ’19 said.

“Because there was no real process, the statement was posted about 15 minutes after it was introduced to the general membership of the Student Assembly, which meant that the statement which was posted — though extremely valuable and [important] — lacked nuance in some areas and left some individuals and constituencies feeling confused, attacked, betrayed,” Ball said in a message.

With just 15 minutes to make any changes to the statement before voting closed, Kaufman said the resolution passed with a vote of 10-3, despite the fact that 12 members are usually required to pass S.A. legislation.

“A really key point is that this statement was literally passed without the support of even [a] bare majority of the Student Assembly,” Kaufman said.

“So on account of that, it’s not a reflection of the Student Assembly, it’s not a reflection of the student body. The way I see it, it’s illegitimate and should be taken down immediately.”

Looking ahead, Ball said the S.A. is “working on fixing our official statement policy to ensure that future statements have more firm support of the entire Assembly in the future.”

In order to amend the official policy, Kaufman said the executive committee has recommended a new amendment for how S.A. will handle its social media accounts. Kaufman said this resolution will be introduced at the assembly’s meeting on Thursday.

This procedure would entail that any assemblymember could draft a statement for S.A.’s Facebook page, but in order for the statement to be published, it would need the unanimous consent of the executive committee.

If even one person on the executive committee disagrees, under the proposed bylaw, the statement would require a two-thirds vote of the S.A. to advance, Kim said.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ’19 contributed reporting to this article.

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

has to be an explicit connection between the two for it to be a civil rights offense.”

To be convicted of a hate crime in New York, a person must commit an offense “in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin, [etc.] of a person,” according to the state’s Hate Crimes Act of 2000 When that condition is met, the level of the underlying offense is elevated. In the case of the Collegetown assault, the current misdemeanor charge would become a Class E felony if police deem the assault a hate crime.

Class E felonies generally carry no minimum jail sentence and a maximum of four years for someone with no criminal history.

Federal law also includes a hate crime statute, but the U.S. government only prosecutes violators of the law in select circumstances, such as when a state’s prosecution “left demonstratively unvindicated the Federal interest in eradicating bias-motivated violence,” according to federal code.

Between 2011 and 2015, there were 13 reported hate crimes in Tompkins County, six reported by the Cornell Police Department and five reported by the Ithaca Police Department, according to New York state hate crime statistics.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ’19 contributed reporting to this article.

Drew Musto can be reached at dmusto@cornellsun.com.

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Rohingya refugees wade through the Naf River in Bangladesh, fleeing persecution and violence in Myanmar.

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could not punish students for “hate speech.”

Gabriel Kaufman ’18, chair of the U.A., said he looked forward to hearing the concerns of BSU members and other students at the meeting at 4:30 p.m. in 701 Clark Hall on Tuesday.

“We’re delighted that the community has taken an interest in our business and we look forward to a productive discussion with members of the community tomorrow,” Kaufman said, adding that the assembly had allotted time on its agenda to hear students’ concerns related to the Friday morning assault.

A Cornell student has been arrested relating to the assault, in which a black student said he was called the N-word and repeatedly punched by a group of four or five white men. The arrested student is 19 years old

and white, The New York Times reported. Police have not yet released his identity. Some Cornell students questioned why the student has not been charged with a hate crime.

The student who said he was assaulted — a member of Kappa Sigma — spoke to The Sun on Friday from a local hospital, where he was being checked for a possible concussion and broken nose. Both of those tests were negative.

President Martha Pollack on Sunday released a series of steps meant to improve the campus climate, including creating a task force “charged with examining and addressing persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance at Cornell.”

Pollack also said that Cornell “will not consider Psi Upsilon’s reinstatement as an affiliated fraternity.” Several campus groups have implicated members of the unaffiliated fraternity in the assault, a claim the fraternity’s alumni associa-

tion categorically denied in a statement to The Sun. BSU, in its statement, said community members met in Ujamaa Residential College and reflected after the assault.

“There were a number of different emotions, but the one common factor was fear,” BSU said.

“Fear of not knowing what is next to come for black students at Cornell. Fear of another racialized attack on one of our brothers and sisters.”

The group said in the statement that it is planning additional actions for Wednesday.

More details will be released soon, BSU said.“The end goals are to receive justice for the black man who was brutally attacked, improve race relations on this campus, and to see overall positive change,” the group said.

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogelburroughs@cornellsun.com.

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Remembering Terror in Reverse

or nearly two decades, my generation has been asked to use our memory of 9/11 as a tool to build our national identity. In a nation increasingly torn apart by anger and mistrust, so rarely willing to deem any experience collective, such a tool is absolutely critical. Yet my memory of that day is a counterfeit. It’s just one stillframe, blurry behind the familiar haze of early childhood, and that has never been sufficient. I am of a narrow and specific cohort of people who have been taught to tell their story as Americans based on a day that we cannot really remember. This alone is not wrong, but we have never been given a clear roadmap for understanding how to do so. Instead, I fear, in many ways we have adopted the memories of an older generation to tell our own story. For something so important, this is not good enough.

I remember sitting on a bare wooden floor, maybe in a living room. The televi-

that wants a memory that isn’t mine, but when faced with repeated requests for information, my brain found something that worked. The weight of collective implication triggered something in my mind. It’s based on a handful of likely scenarios and things I heard from others, stitched together into a version of what probably happened.

However it isn’t just the literal recollection of events that makes my memory counterfeit, but everything else that goes into the way we remember that day. Our memory of 9/11 is shaped by every ounce of meaning we pour into it. As an American, I have been taught over the past 16 years to imbue my personal memory of that day with colossal meaning. It has contributed to my sense of belonging to this country, relationship to the world, and my understanding of elemental experiences like terror and courage. Put simply, for my entire conscious life, it has always been

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High points in journalism To the Editor: The venerable history, traditions and supremely high standards of The Cornell Daily Sun, dating back to 1880, are but dross when compared to the pinnacle of journalistic achievement attained in your September 7, 2017 issue. I refer, of course, to the story entitled “How to Give Mind-Blowing Head.” I sincerely doubt that any previous contributor to your publication, be it E.B. White ’21 or Kurt Vonnegut ’44, could have done such justice to the explicit instructions on the subject of the administration of fellatio. I will quest no further for evidence that our culture is doomed. You have provided indisputable proof, and for that I thank you.

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sion was on, I was five years old, and my parents were in the next room speaking the garbled language of grown-up secrets. As for the time of day, it would have been any time after 8:46 in the morning, but beyond that it’s hard to say. It falls apart with just a little introspection, though.

The living room was in a home I had left months earlier and surely I was in kindergarten on a Tuesday morning. No, I don’t really remember that day.

But I can explain what I remember in a way that makes just enough sense to satisfy the question when it’s asked. And it was always asked. In school, lesson plans invariably included a personal account of the teacher’s that day. My 6th grade social studies teacher was at home, my 8th grade English teacher was at work and my 11th grade history teacher was at the store. Then it would be our turn to share what we remembered six, eight, 11 years earlier.

Everywhere else, the question hung unspoken in the air. When parents or elders tried to explain, to give my childhood mind some kind of context, they started with where they were and how they felt.

Certainly, the politics surrounding that day and its memory have always been intensely personal as well. No point is proven, no argument made, without the story. Anchors, pundits and politicians pivot to the personal during any conversation in which it might be relevant.

This is because 9/11 sits in limbo between a collective and personal experience. The language and ritual through which we discuss the attack encourages us to consider the how we, personally, went through it. In many ways, it has also shaped some of the most fundamental pillars of our identity as American citizens.

Whether we will it or not, that attack will continue to define much of our collective and personal identities well into the future.

It will shape the way in which we relate to each other, and the evolution of our national outlook and choices.

The effect on a child growing up in the shadow of the attack was to make one thing clear: it is something that happened to each one of us, personally, and it matters that we remember it that way. So a memory grew to fit the space that expectations left for it. There is no conscious part of me

there, and always been hugely important.

But without a pre-existing sense of self, I had no context for experiencing something so fundamental. For those older than me, throughout that day and in the years that followed, memories formed that combined events with self-created meaning. These, I think, are crucial to the development of a fully formed, truly personal understanding of 9/11. For me, though, both have come largely from outside input.

I reached for narrative from family, media, pop culture and every other other source of meaning that was available. The result was shallow and insincere. It was based on a trauma I did not experience, because the world 9/11 disrupted is not one I’ve ever known. For those that did, that disruption will always be central to the way the attack is remembered — in addition to tragedy, it was disruption, chaos and change. But for me, such a narrative makes very little sense. In many ways, 9/11 was day one for my generation of Americans, and our memory needs to match that fact.

My life has been spent tracing the scars of a day I don’t remember. They’re etched in the hearts of every adult I know, and in the politics of the society in which I’ve come of age. Therefore, if I am to think of 9/11 as something that happened to me, personally, then I have to play the tape in reverse. For me it’s grade-school moments of silence, annual goosebumps, semiannual tears, and unrivaled patriotic compassion. It’s meant a sense of duty and belonging that I find unique and indispensable. It’s also, at times, been a frightening rallying cry for jingoism and hate.

It’s a war whose start I can’t remember, and bin Laden’s assassination, the announcement of which I’ll never forget. So, as a generation, we have to be willing to remember 9/11 in a way that reconciles the totality of our personal experience. For us, it cannot be a single event, set aside from the rest of history, but one long, ongoing memory, played in reverse again and again.

Rubin Danberg Biggs is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at red243@cornell.edu. The Common Table appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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OPINION

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee | Here, There and Everywhere

Majelia Ampadu |

Corporate Cornell

Guest Room

Fraternity Is Not for T Everyone R egardless of what the Interfraternity Council wants you to believe, fraternity is not for all. Most of us live in varying degrees of denial of this fact, but repeating "Greek life is bad" over and over dulls the message to those who need to hear it, and prevents us from discussing the deeper issues.

The first fraternities were made up of wealthy white men who had enough free time to sit around and come up with elitist group names. It is and always has been exclusionary. Everyone loves to shit on Greek life, but we are all components of the system. It’s the conflict of loving the benefits and simultaneously suffering from the many shortcomings. Frat parties wouldn't exist if in no one showed up. You can't distance yourself because you're unaffiliated.

As recent events remind us, everyone has the capacity to be hurt by the Greek system, but those most affected are in marginalized groups. The Greek system upholds privilege.

It is a microcosm of the many issues inherent to American society. It protects wealthy white men from the consequences of committing hate crimes. It allows their wealthy white girlfriends to bail them out before they can make it to jail. It protects their names and their faces to bypass character assassination and preserve their bright futures. Greeks, the system doesn't need you to protect it. It was not built in a day. I promise your alcohol and affordable housing will live another year.

Thus, a white fraternity can be kicked off campus for invalidating and enacting violence against women, safely reorganize 5 minutes from Ho Plaza without being called a gang and commit a hate crime, but Black Students United can't comment on the crime without being reported and silenced.

I chose to be in Greek life, but membership is a privilege and a strain. The intersections of my identity often lead certain types of people to think I speak for entire groups. I am expected to be an expert on “wokeness” and patient enough to answer invasive questions with kindness. In spite of my discomfort, I have spearheaded discussions on race, religion, LGBTQIA+ issues and more, because there are no institutional systems in place to promote diversity and inclusion. I put in the work to make the lives of marginalized Greek members a little easier.

Unfortunately, closeness to Greek life does not equate to safety or comfort, and my white counterparts do not put in the same efforts to promote change. It is not the responsibility of oppressed groups to end their oppression — it’s the job of those perpetuating and benefiting from discriminatory systems to change their behavior.

It may be easier for you to stomach, like and share the usual "Greek life is bad" mantra, but that superficial thinking won't help those who need it most. Instead, share news articles and uplift the voices of marginalized groups without talking over them. Use your privilege to elevate those who are silenced and underrepresented.

If the administration actually cared, they would realize that kicking Greek organizations off campus is never enough. Maybe they could put some of their endowment and that ambiguous student activities fee toward mandatory diversity and inclusion programs. Maybe they could hold criminals accountable. If not, the same people will exist in the same social circles with the same viewpoints and the same apathy towards change. Greek life can't be dismissed, it must be dismantled.

Majelia Ampadu is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

he Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City held a grand opening last week, marking a new era for both Cornell and New York City. In recent years, Cornell has invested substantially in the growing realm of technology and innovation embodied by the 2014 opening of the $60 million Bill and Melinda Gates Hall dedicated to computing and information science. New York City’s hopes of upsizing its tech presence was the perfect match for Cornell’s hunger to expand into tech and the city.

I am thrilled to see that Cornell is becoming more involved with technology research and application in America’s most vibrant and dynamic city. It’s great that Cornell has widened its presence in New York City, especially since the Ithaca campus location is not the most appealing to investors and students alike. Yet I can’t help but note that while it continues to expand in various ways, Cornell also neglects to improve existing practices and policies.

Despite it being a private university, Cornell prides itself in being an institution for “any person, any study”. As overused as this mantra is, Cornell aims to stay true to its values of accessibility and diversity through its need-blind financial aid (for American citizens) and accommodation policies. However, Cornell lacks inclusionary policies for middle class students who are neither as eligible for benefits nor as able to easily support their education.

For one thing, basic necessities are sold at higher prices than off campus. Sanitary supplies such as toiletries or pads are sold at a price nearly 50 percent higher than at supermarkets. Of course, Cornell’s supply chain is much smaller than that of bigger stores, but I still don’t understand why necessities cannot be subsidized to be much more affordable for students. No other rural or suburban campus store that I’ve been to makes their products so expensive.

The list could go on about the different ways in which Cornell seems to make itself a corporation more so than an educational institution. As students learn when they move off campus, it’s impossible to get BRBs without enrolling in some type of meal plan. There appears to be no other good reason why than that Cornell Dining is simply one of the many chan-

nels through which Cornell makes profit. Instead of providing affordable, healthy food options for students, Cornell is more focused on creating a business out of students. Long-term profitability is important, but to the degree at which Cornell prices its salads at $10+, it is simply difficult to understand.

Oh, and then there’s housing.To secure off-campus housing for the 2018-2019 school year, we need to look for housing and sign leases now, 12 months before we move in. No other Ivy League school has such a problem, especially considering that students at Harvard or Princeton are guaranteed housing for all four years of their undergraduate experience. The difficulty of finding housing in itself doesn’t necessarily tie into how monetized Cornell is, but the fact that Cornell admits a greater number of students than can actually fit on campus, as evidenced by “forced triples” where three students are put into lofted beds in what is essentially a double, is nothing short of absurd.

Students are also forced to move out of their dorms for the winter and summer breaks. I understand that this is a time for any necessary maintenance repairs, but Cornell charges its students at a rate of nearly $30 per hour if they don’t leave their room by a specified time. If students don’t leave before the exact minute, they will immediately be billed.

Yes, Cornell University is a private institution that needs to monetize certain areas and I completely respect that. However, it really is the small things that add up to create a reputation of Cornell being more of a corporation. Instead of merely focusing on Cornell’s place in the rankings and potential areas of expansion, it is much more important to first fix the internal perceptions. Any institution that is viewed in such a way by its own members cannot foster a welcoming space, no matter how hard it tries to vouch for diversity and accessibility. I sincerely hope that Cornell will stop trying to empty out the pockets of 20-somethings and focus its efforts on cultivating a better community from within.

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at margaretlee@cornellsun.com. Here, There and Everywhere appears alternate Tuesdays.

Priya Kankanhalli | Matters of Fact

Brotherhood Inverted

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t is sometimes tempting and often convenient to claim that all fraternities recruit and produce insincere, pompous, self-serving men, but this is as accurate as claiming that all foreigners are terrorists. There must be an alternate explanation. Why is brotherhood, so harmless and so inviting, so often laced with destruction and loss?

In employing humiliation, degradation and pain as the gatekeepers of their brotherhoods, fraternities stray from the very essence of family that they strive to mimic. Times were much simpler when laughable bouts of sibling rivalry did not result in emotional scarring, physical abuse or death. Admittedly, families fortify their bonds by sharing heartache, troubles and worries, but these adversities are natural. Rarely does the archetype of a healthy family include intentionallyinflicted hardship, and rarer still do misfortune (in the form of hazing) and fortune (in the form of unity) follow a rigid succession.

A fraternity’s pledging process, in contrast, is designed manually; it is deliberately perverse and grueling so as to forge a group bound together by liability. It is a valiant effort, certainly, at creating camaraderie, but the breed of camaraderie that fraternities manufacture is dangerously fierce, dulling the individual’s moral compass to accommodate the incessant loyalty that is so central to the contract, augmenting the chances of mishaps, egotism and cruelty. I am not privy to the affairs of the fraternity kitchen, but if it is a tough-love recipe that fraternities intend to serve to their eager pledges, I fear the ratio of toughness to love is botched. The pinch of affection is obliterated by the heaping spoonful of brutality.

Yet a variety of men, with distinct

temperaments and distinct volitions, submit themselves readily to the thralls of fraternity life. It is wrong, then, to reprimand many for the misconduct of few, and it is folly to allow one to corrupt or be corrupted by many. No fraternity purports to make murderers or corpses out of men — at least, not openly. In theory, it is inspiring that men with brilliant minds, ambition and endless potential congregate to enhance each other’s strengths and diminish each other’s weaknesses, and maybe even contribute to society. It is less inspiring when these congregations serve as platforms for internal and external abuse, racism, misogyny or any of several sentiments facilitated by like-mindedness.

Even passive affiliations have a price.

In many arenas — religion and ethnicity among them — affiliation costs dearly: faithful Muslims are persecuted for the evils of radical political agendas; African Americans are regularly stereotyped and racially profiled. The victims and the crooks are frequently interchanged; the privileged are rescued and the rest are discarded. Muslims and African Americans do not simply opt in or out of their affiliations, quite unlike the fraternity system, in which members consciously decide to participate. Brothers consciously decide to associate themselves with hatred and elitism. This element of choice alone justifies the skepticism and scrutiny surrounding fraternities and sororities.

The institutions themselves are not wicked. It is the brazen discrepancy between the culture an individual craves and the culture with which he is instead inseminated, likely without his own awareness, that raises the copious charges against fraternities and encourages overindulgence and insolence. On occa-

sion, college is lonely enough for the snapping jaws of fraternities to appear in the guise of a pup’s soft muzzle. It is never plainly publicized that the pup is rigorously trained to chew any non-conforming or opposing force to a pulp.

Considering the swelling list of crimes and injustices committed by fraternity members, we are obligated to educate the organizations that inadvertently sponsor such calamities. The lifestyle of habitual excess seldom proves fatal, but to any of those exploited, there is no consolation in the infrequency of similar suffering.

There is no happiness left in the pride or purpose that fraternities claim to provide.

For the victims, there is only grief, and for us, there is only discipline and prevention. An appeal to the spirit of accidents is futile — offenders are thoroughly culpable, bystanders are more desensitized than ever and affiliates are guilty of fueling the indifference.

Remarkably, fraternities defy the perishable nature of most relationships. For many members, affiliations live on past college, into adulthood and beyond. This is the charm, but this is also the challenge. Fraternities tend to be docile enterprises upon vacating the undergraduate premises; they are not so thirsty for scandal as they were in their adolescence.

Life evolves to include a greater set of concerns, and recklessness makes way for responsibility. With conditioning, opposition makes way for acceptance.

Brothers apply themselves and pursue new goals. We grow up. So, time will hurt and time will heal, but only if we are alive to let it.

Priya Kankanhalli is a junior in the College of Arts and Scences. She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cornellsun.com. Matters of Fact appears alternating Tuesdays this semester.

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OPINION

Dara Brown ’13 & Dustin Liu | Trustee Viewpoint

You Are Not Alone

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hese are turbulent times on The Hill. It’s times like these that we benefit from looking into our past to question how our community has deviated so far from the caring one we strive for.

This past week a black student was verbally and physically assaulted in Collegetown. One week prior, a student chanted “Let’s build a wall” outside of the Latino Living Center. In 1993, art crafted by Latinx artists was vandalized and defaced with messages such as “white pride.” In 1969, a cross was burned on the lawn of Wanawake Wa Wari house.

While these acts of bigotry, racism or even hate are not unprecedented, they do not represent who we are at Cornell.

And for the students who are understandably doubtful of this sentiment, please note that these acts do not represent who we strive to be here at Cornell.

This weekend reminded us that racism remains alive on The Hill.

We can’t deny it. The evidence is here. Importantly, last week’s events serve as a reminder of our failure to ensure the safety and inclusion of all students on our campus. To remind us that repeatedly saying “Any Person, Any Study” doesn’t mean we are living up to it.

Diversity is a strength here at Cornell. It is a benefit and should not come at the cost of marginalized students.

Diversity, however, requires inclusion, and the definition of inclusion needs to be clear. Inclusion goes beyond describing the unintentional moments that students feel accepted. It trumps superficial examples, such as cursory programming once a year. Inclusion dictates a group’s intentional commitment to push against systemic forms of discrimination, endeavoring to successfully create an inclusive climate. This naturally prompts the question, who is to lead this change?

Who is to take the burden of individual, structural and systemic forms of discrimination and reform the way we engage across difference?

So far, the answer has been students. When the same students, however, attend the events to discuss how to foster diversity and inclusion, how does the community on the

whole become accountable for safeguarding the “any person” portion of our university’s motto?

We must keep in mind the shocking realization that student leaders are human. Student leaders are students first.

Students are here to receive an education and should not be expected to carry the emotional burden that come from these incidents.

For those of us fighting, what we can say is this: we are not alone, you are not alone.

Yesterday, we both attended an inspiring gathering of students committed to pushing back against hate speech on our campus. This weekend, we were humbled by the leadership of marginalized individuals providing support and advocacy for their community, tackling the deep structural issues

feel safe. Do not be complacent. Show your outrage. Time and time again we see history repeat itself, and it is not until we ensure the commitment of all members within our community that we will begin to see hope for change. It is troubling to us both that we see history repeating itself. We need each and every individual to make a conscious effort to fight against hate.

Consider this a call to action. Utilize your privilege as a tool to uplift voices that are being so clearly oppressed in our community. Keep in mind other student communities who are also facing threats right now. Look out for one another, self care and never lose sight of the impact we can make on the trajectory of the Cornell experience.

History will repeat itself if we do not acknowledge our past. History will repeat itself if we are not calling upon those who have not spoken up in the past. Hate will stay if we do not commit a valiant effort, if we do not work within our community, if we do not support one another and if we do not engage across differences.

If we have anything to do with it, this is the last time that history repeats itself. No longer will hate be tolerated or treated with a “slap on the wrist.” Each incident that occurs affects the security of our fellow students and propagates immoral values we hope to end.

The Cornell experience is invaluable. Cornell brings together some of the top talent from around the world and allows us to live and learn together. It is not only a privilege, but a responsibility to use this opportunity to shape and change the future leaders of the world. While it is easy to see Cornell as a mere segment in the grand scheme of a lifetime, this is a setting for change. Failure is another student experiencing hate, another community further oppressed — failure is simply not an option.

Thank you to student leaders who have spent countless hours mobilizing their communities. Thank you for your commitment to creating a better campus climate. embedded within our university. Today, we continue to meet with leaders of the Tri-Council, administrators, members of the greater Ithaca community and alumni. We know that alumni are hearing your struggles. They are paying attention to your words. President Pollack’s message serves as an indication of the administration’s commitment to the cause — but we realize that these words must result in real and concrete actions.

Thank you to those whose voices have elevated this issue to the surface. Thank you to marginalized individuals who have carried emotional burden this week. Thank you to student leaders who have spent countless hours mobilizing their communities. Thank you for your commitment to creating a better campus climate.

To those who have not contributed to this dialogue, reevaluate your role on this campus. Open your eyes and understand that there are students of color here who do not

Dara Brown ’13 and Dustin Liu currently serve as student-elected trustees on the Cornell Board of Trustees. Brown is a second-year student at Cornell Law School and Liu is a junior in the ILR school.

Donald A. Noveau ’70 | Guest Room

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Defining the Cornell Community Through Residential Living and Learning

ousing options for undergraduate students, after their first year, may seem endless. But they are about to increase.

Finding good living arrangements while learning at Cornell is harder than grabbing an apartment near your first job after graduation. As the sociologist Karl Mannheim noted, “free choice of personal companionship in private life, the inviolability of family life and tradition and the right of free association should be protected from all interference…” For independent-minded and self-reliant personalities, the choice of undergraduate housing can make or break an entire undergraduate career.

Some Cornell housing options encourage self-reliance; others do not.

I can only refer to my own experience as an undergraduate (1966-1970) and my current experience as president of the educational foundation of an international legacy fraternity, and as president of an educational foundation associated with one of Cornell’s fraternities. In that local role, my organization has a huge old house that can accommodate up to 55 persons, and we need “heads in beds” to pay insurance, real estate tax, utilities and for constant upgrades and repairs. I guess that puts a slant on my point of view, but here are some facts: For now, Cornell needs Greek housing.

The University’s housing stock, on campus, can accommodate about 3,000 students. The rest live off campus — in Collegetown, Downtown or further afield.

(One semester, I lived in a trailer near

Greek Peak. The night skiing was great.)

Upperclass students can opt for University housing, but many do not. Cornell now has a Master Plan to build a “sophomore village” on the (far) North Campus, to house sophomores in one section and other upperclass students, in as many as 20 new residences. This new construction will be funded by debt, secured by the approximately 275 additional students to be admitted to the University each year, starting in 2020. Cornell, I am told, estimates the cost of this new housing to be $160,000 per bed. I guess you could build some nice residence halls for $44 million, each year, but somehow, I think it will cost more than expected and the construction may take longer to get started.

For the time being, this leaves rising sophomores with the old dilemma of what type of off-campus housing to choose, or to try for an on-campus room, usually with a room mate.

As part of the University’s research for its Master Plan, an undergraduate survey was taken in spring of 2016 (Cornell Residential Housing Master Plan Survey Results, Spring 2016). Cornell found that students living off campus were more satisfied with their accommodations than those living on campus. Two reasons cited were: there is no supervision, and usually there is no room mate. As an early, and steady resistor of the principle of In loco parentis, I am heartened. However, according to its student housing website, Cornell is offering something valuable that needs to be considered. The current West

Campus Residential House project, as well as the proposed North Campus housing, offer “live-in staff support,” or Residential Advisors, some live-in faculty, and even visiting Frank T. Rhodes professors. These individuals relate to students through Dining Discussion Programs, and other means, sometimes on a daily basis.

Granted, it could be helpful to create relationships with these University representatives, and to partake of the on-going educational programming they offer, but one wonders, is there ever a break? Is there ever a place and time for an undergraduate to figure out her personal life through direct experience, such as paying monthly rent and other expenses? Dealing with everyday things in a responsible way? I think that’s the draw of unsupervised off campus housing.

Some students want that off-campus housing life, but also want to be close to campus, and to have more organized meal plans and social (not to say, also educational) activities. Greek housing comes into consideration. The program houses and multicultural fraternal organizations also offer self governance and small group intimacy. Hopefully, the new North Campus developments will provide distinct and substantial housing for MGLC, LGBTQ groups and other small organizations that see housing as a crucial element in their efforts to find haven, general recognition and a way to create networks of undergraduates and alumni.

When healthy, and not compromised by personal agendas, Cornell’s fraternities

and sororities are self-governed in the manner proposed by historian Carl Becker in his address, Freedom and Responsibility: with an inner sense of responsibility, a sense of decency and fair play and, indeed, a mere selfish-impulse to justify themselves, as well as fidelity to all who compose the Cornell community.

The Greek system certainly has its detractors, and there is a never ending list of dangerous or obnoxious practices that 18 to 24-year-old invincible people can create. Yet, these societies survive, some for over 150 years, because they offer that one thing no other housing solution has: genuine, diverse, small group relationships that can connect on a global scale.

Referring back to my own experience, to suggest that these relationships are still limited to a particular class in society is incorrect. There are fraternities and sororities that emphasize diversity; I am part of one of them.

The Cornell community can be a harsh place. Students in competition with each other, horrible weather and ultra-rigorous academics are factors that need to be managed. Small residential groups provide a respite from them. The University knows this, and has committed to a plan that portends to offer the same small group living experience. But somehow, off campus, self-devised small group living, with strong networking capabilities, seems to be a more enticing educational experience.

Donald A. Noveau ’70 is a graduate of Cornell University.

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To Infinity and Beyond:

C.U. Astronomers Bid Farewell To Cassini Deep dive l A computer generated image of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft enering Saturn’s atmosphere during it’s final moments.

By TRANG DAU and ARNAV GHOSH Sun Staff Writer and Sun Science Editor

After 20 years, NASA’s Cassini mission ended with the spacecraft’s spectacular plunge into Saturn. To the very end, Cassini had its antenna pointed back at Earth to relay information about the planet’s atmosphere.

Over the years, many Cornell astronomers had the opportunity to work closely on the project and have plenty of memories to share. Among them is Prof. Joseph Burns, astronomy, who is a member of Cassini’s imaging teams.

“Were it not for Saturn’s fleet of 62 satellites, the cloud of dust orbiting Saturn would assume the form of a circular disk in the equatorial plane, rather than discrete rings”, Burns said.

“Cassini taught us that in order to understand the behavior of planetary ring systems, we need to observe them continuously over an extended period of time. Snapshots are not enough”.

Todd Ansty, a support engineer who does observation planning for Cornell scientists working on Cassini’s Imaging and Mapping teams, also emphasized the importance of the spacecraft’s long and methodical observations.

“Cassini was an example of a very large, complex and expensive spacecraft, as opposed to smaller and more focused vehicles like the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

Unlike New Horizons and the Voyagers, Cassini is an orbiter, so it was built for a long stay at Saturn rather than just a flyby,” Ansty said.

Not only did Cassini return stunning images of the Saturnian system, its fully functional suite of remote sensing and in-situ instruments helped scientists map the planet’s rings, discover a possibly hospitable ocean on its moon, Encleadus, and explore the surface of another moon, Titan.

“My favorite Cassini memory was, for the first time, confidently seeing geysers erupting from the south pole of Saturn’s brightest icy moon Enceladus in November of 2005. A number of

Cassini scientists had suspected that there might be water vapor venting from Enceladus. A few distant, early photographs also showed diffuse features extending to the sky from the southern hemisphere. However, a dedicated imaging test in November was needed to determine if the features were actually eruption jets or if they were simply camera light-scattering artifacts. The November 2005 images proved beyond all doubt that geysers were erupting from the South Pole. I was responsible for the strategy used in the design of the imaging test, so it was especially exciting for me,” said Paul Helfenstein, senior research associate who worked with Cassini’s imaging teams.

Cassini’s Huygens probe also landed on its surface, giving astronomers an excellent view of it’s terrain. Burns ranks this as a critical discovery.

“Titan, Saturn’s largest satellite has an atmosphere. As in the hydrologic cycle on Earth, vapor condenses, falls as ‘rain,’ flows downhill in ‘rivers,’ collects in ‘seas’ and evaporates. But because Titan is so much colder than Earth, any water that might be present is in the form of ice. It is methane and ethane that cycle back and forth between the liquid and gaseous state,” Burns said.

After collecting so much data, Cassini’s mission is finally at its end.

However, according to astronomers like Helfenstein, Cassini has fundamentally altered the way we explore space.

“Not only were many new discoveries made, but the well-planned diversity of instrumentation and investigative cross-pollination among scientists of different disciplines allowed the discoveries to be analyzed and interpreted with great success. The net result has been huge advances in our knowledge, not just of the Saturnian system, but of fundamental processes that are common to the formation and evolution of our own and even planetary systems around other stars,” Helfenstein said.

With so much data left to analyze,

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Helfenstein emphasizes the importance of NASA’s continued decision to encourage public participation in sifting through images and instrument data.

“The Cassini mission has followed the trend of other NASA planetary exploration missions that are increasingly mindful of public involvement and participation in new discoveries.

For example, NASA publishes newly returned images from the spacecraft on a Cassini website so that the public can view them almost as fast as they get to the scientists. Cassini’s most important legacy will be its huge archive of scientific data from many different instruments. These data will be analyzed for many years to come,” Helfenstein said.

For Ansty, the mission has left an even more personal imprint.

“I’ve been fantastically lucky to work on Cassini and learn about Saturn from some really brilliant scientists at Cornell. The space sciences department here is a center of excellence for the world’s community of planetary scientists and I am happy to have been able to meet the people here and pick up an education in the process,” Ansty said.

Cassini’s discoveries have left scientists with even more questions.

Scientists like Helfenstein are especially interested to learn about the age of Saturn’s main rings. Conventional wisdom suggests that the rings formed when Saturn did but there is significant debate on whether Saturn’s intense gravity actual tore apart an early moon, thus forming its rings.

Answering such questions will be difficult because devising experiments to determine the age of these rings poses significant challenges.

“From my point of view, the most important question is whether or not life exists on Enceladus’s subsurface ocean or at least the extent to which conditions for life to evolve exist there.

Cassini has provided some encouraging evidence for the possible conditions for life to develop on Enceladus, but it

would take a dedicated mission to discover it,” Helfenstein said.

Because of the information relayed by the Huygens probe, Titan will continue to be of primary focus.

“Despite Titan’s surface of exotic ices, methane seas and organic chemistry on the surface, it’s terrain does look very terrestrial, with river valleys and lake shores covered with rounded ice-pebbles. How did its surface evolve to be so earthlike in structure?”

Helfenstein said.

According to Burns, our exploration of the Saturnian system also opens up interesting questions about other planets in the outer Solar System.

“Understanding Neptune’s ring system poses new scientific problems. In contrast to Saturn’s rings, which extend all the way around the planet, some of Neptune’s rings are only partial.

Because of Neptune’s much greater distance from Earth than Saturn, observing its ring system would require a mission extending over several decades,” Burns said.

The next mission that aims to explore the outer Solar System is planned for the 2020s, when NASA’s Europa Clipper will visit Jupiter’s moon, Europa. But there are no upcoming missions planned for the Saturn system and consequently, Cassini may be our last proper look at Saturn and its moons for some time.

“Above all, Cassini proved out the extremely high knowledge value of resolute long-term international commitments to cooperative scientific exploration missions. The Cassini project spanned decades from inception to grand finale. For many of the scientists and engineers who worked on the mission, it was a defining part of their lives and careers to which they were passionately devoted. For a scientist, Cassini was a mission to die for,” Helfenstein said.

Trang Dau can be reached at tdau@cornellsun.com.

Arnav Ghosh can be reached at aghosh@cornellsun.com.

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BY VIRI GARCIA Sun Staff Writer

Back in May, K-Pop boy band BTS (Beyond the Scene is their full name but it is rarely ever used) made a huge splash in America when they won the Billboard Social Artist award with a total of over 321 million votes, while runner-up Justin Bieber garnered only 23 million. K-Pop has never been a part of mainstream music, but shortly after the Billboard

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Music Awards, BTS became a nationwide sensation.

Without a doubt, BTS has become one of the world’s hottest bands and now they have released new album Love Yourself, the third part to their album saga that started with The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, all about youth. They have released four different versions of Love Yourself: L, O, V and E. While they all contain the same album and music, each version has its own set of concept photos. L version has simple yet beautiful pictures with a light theme and the boys dressed in gentle pastel colors. O version, which I foresee will become the most sought-after, features a golden sunset theme in which the boys pose among clouds and flowers. Versions V and E are very alike, which makes O version stand out even more.

As far as the music goes, once more BTS has created a masterpiece full of emotion and musicality that can’t be paralleled by any American or Korean act.

The intro “Serendipity,” is a tender, loving melody full of vocal line member Jimin’s surreal singing. The second track, “DNA,” is upbeat and full of energy. It has become obvious that this time around, BTS is trying to achieve a sound

closer to pop while keeping their own signature sounds, which to me seemed hard for them to achieve. However, “DNA” has once more proven BTS’s ability to create music like no other artist.

The “DNA” music video, just as their last two music videos “Spring Day” and “Not Today,” strays away from the dark theme of their last album, Wings. While the theme in Wings revolved around the novel Demian and was all about “Boy vs.

Evil,” BTS is now exploring a more colorful theme, which can be seen in their more recent music videos. In the opening of “DNA,” the youngest member Jungkook is seen whistling the song’s melodic motif. All seven members are seen wearing colorful clothes and dance in front of vibrant backgrounds. While this concept may seem simple, it becomes obvious that everything was well thought out and coordinated to perfection. As with any BTS music video, the dancing is well-executed.

The album’s third track, “Best of Me,” is a collaboration with The Chainsmokers. While it has become a popular opinion that anything by or featuring The Chainsmokers becomes tired and monotonous, BTS has managed to make this collaboration fresh and catchy without making someone feel like tearing their hair out after listening to it more than five times. The Chainsmokers’ usual electronic beats can be heard throughout the track, but the elements that BTS adds to the track fuse perfectly, creating an energetic track that already sounds fun as

heck to dance and sing along to.

As usual, in the middle of the album, BTS adds an interlude. In this case, they have included their Billboard Music Awards speech, in which leader Rap Monster (Kim Namjoon) thanks ARMYs (their fans), talks about how honored they all feel to be at the Billboard Awards with so many of the artists they have looked up to since they debuted and finally tell ARMYs “love yourself.”

The next two tracks, “MIC Drop” and “Go Go” are upbeat and lean more towards hip hop than pop, but nevertheless retain the quality of the rest of the album. BTS has always leaned towards hip hop. However, more recent albums such as Wings and You Never Walk Alone, have featured more emotional tracks while keeping few that could be considered hip hop. The outro, “Her,” also leans towards hip hop and features smooth beats and rap while maintaining the album’s tender, dedicative theme.

Overall, Love Yourself has proven to be another quality BTS album with an amazing music video and concept art.

BTS has opened the door for K-pop in America. It is obvious that they have put a tremendous amount of work into this album, but it is also important to keep their previous work and success in mind, as they should not be considered “new artists,” just as K-pop is not a new genre.

Viri Garcia is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She can be reached at vgarcia@cornellsun.com.

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here’s a moment about halfway through Andrés Muschietti’s new film It, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same name, where the band of kids (“The Losers”) are discussing the monster that’s been haunting them. The monster is a being that takes various shapes but prefers that of a demonic clown, and the kids realize as they listen to each other that it has been appearing in the form of whatever they fear the most. Mike, whose parents burned to death, sees their charred arms struggling to get past a door; Eddie is a hypochondriac due to his mother’s emotional manipulation, so he’s stalked by a leper; Beverley, who has a sexually abusive father and is afraid of how the arrival of her period will challenge her father’s insistence on her remaining “daddy’s little girl,” faces a sink erupting in a fountain of blood. Finally, Richie, the comic relief of the group, is asked what he is most afraid of. In response, he pushes his glasses up his nose, shivers and mutters, “Clowns.” Rough luck, Richie. This response is different from the rest for two reasons. The first is obvious: Richie’s primary fear is exactly the same shape that the monster prefers. However, Richie’s fear also stands in contrast to the other children’s fears: Richie’s is a general and somewhat irrational fear, while the other children are terrified of their own experiences. In fact, most of The Losers’ fears

stem from adult misbehavior or absence.

I read the monolithic novel back in junior high, and although the filmmakers stick pretty closely to its plot, they did make some judicious cuts by excising the metaphysical backstory of the monster and the inexcusably weird child-orgy scene. Something I had forgotten from the book is that the monster is not the only source of evil in the town. Many of the inhabitants of the town — the pack of bullies that are the Losers’ adversaries, Eddie’s mother and Beverley’s father — are monsters of much more recognizable types. Racism, violence, and sexual and domestic abuse are rampant. In one scene, the group of bullies are about to cut up one of the Losers with a knife when an adult couple drives by the group in a Despite all the car, glaring Amputations stonefaced through the window at the boys as they glide by without braking.

Whether the adults’ neglect and abuse is a spell stemming from the monster or simply human ugliness, it is a recognizable evil that serves as a reminder to the audience that, for some, “terror” is not of nightmarish beasts but of the person who wants to hurt you because of the color of your skin, and of the person who ignores you when you tell them to stop touching you.

Watching the scenes of sexual and racist violence in the film, it was impossi-

Jack Jones

ble not to think about the racist assault in Collegetown last Friday morning, allegedly by members of Psi Upsilon fraternity. This fraternity was originally suspended by the university because of a very public sexual assault case, after which the members created 2016 Slope Day tanks that read “Too Big to Fail.”

While the administration has been more forceful and clear in its condemnation of Psi Upsilon this time around, I can’t help but feel that something is still missing. In It, hatred and violence run rampant in the community not only because of a supernatural being, but also because the adults who might make a difference do not acknowledge that there is something wrong in their town, and with they way that people in their town behave. Despite dealing with a murder rate that is inexplicably far above the national average, the residents of Derry, Maine convince themselves that they live in normal, small-town America.

I see a parallel to the way that several administrations during my time here have chosen to ignore the problem that Greek life inherently creates on campus, instead treating cases like these as individual errors by individual members. Sure, not all fraternity brothers are rapists or racists.

But I am convinced that fraternity culture naturally aids and shields behavior that would otherwise be punished, and that the administration is complicit in this shielding. Like the adults in Derry, I think that those running the university — those whose job it is to make this place a safe and liveable space for all of its students — need to take a look at where they live, and acknowledge that something is very, very wrong. And the fact that this is not only a Cornell problem but a problem nationwide should only encourage

the administration to make our school an exception and an example.

I don’t know or understand much about the laws or university policy that apply to the Greek system — as far as I can tell, the university avoids dealing about as much as possible with what actually happens inside frat houses. What I do know is possible is a statement from the administration that makes clear that it does not see Friday’s assault and the many sexual assault cases that it deals with as individual acts.

President Martha Pollack sent an email on Sunday evening that proposes several steps to address the circumstances that allowed and created Friday’s assault, including a direction to the Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils to “develop a substantive and meaningful education program for all their members.” This is a start: it implicitly acknowledges that Friday’s assault is not a single incident but part of a larger problem that needs addressing in the Greek community. But implicit criticism is not enough. The administration needs to acknowledge something that I think it must know by now, and that much of the student body certainly knows — that fraternity culture in and of itself allows and causes horrible things to happen, and that by nature of its alumni funding and its group-defense strategies it is allowed to run itself with a degree of freedom that no other group on campus has, despite the fact that no other group has a monster at work in it quite like the one in fraternities.

Jack Jones is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at jackjones@cornellsun.com. His column Despite all the Amputations runs alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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versity,” he said.

Delma Fears ’19, co-chair of Black Students United, said it was both “heartening and disheartening” to see other universities’ BSUs lend their support to black students at Cornell.

“I’m glad people are standing in solidarity, but it’s also sad that this moment makes people think of other hate crimes on their campuses,” Fears said.

Harvard Black Students Association has additionally planned a rally for Wednesday afternoon “in support of our Black peers at Cornell,” BSA’s statement read.

“Our plans are to have a rally on this Wednesday and to call attention to this nationwide debate of what is free speech,” Hayden told The Sun.“We’re hoping that Cornell does see merit in our argument that they reform, that they make an amendment to their free speech clause.”

In the recent days, Cornell’s Student Assembly has considered actions regarding free speech on campus, proposing a push to ban “hate speech” on campus. At a community input session in Collegetown Sunday night, members of Student Assembly discussed these plans with other students.

Hayden said he hopes Harvard’s rally on Wednesday will compel Cornell to consider reform to their policy on hate speech — an issue that Hayden said Harvard students are demanding from their own administration as well.

“For [the students involved] not to be held accountable for using what is like vocalized violence or verbal violence, for them not to be held accountable for that due to free speech, is unacceptable,” Hayden said.

“Hate speech is not something that we can claim should be tolerated on one of the most intellectual campuses in the world at Cornell.”

Hayden cited other occasions in his undergraduate experience where universities nationwide acted in solidarity — such as with University of Missouri in 2015 — saying that moments such as these are times when “the entire nation paid attention to what students at these institutions were saying.”

Similar to the aim of Harvard BSA’s rally, Black Student Alliance at Yale called on “Cornell’s senior administration to demonstrate leadership, aggressively investigate this incident and punish those accountable for this heinous act,” its statement read. “[We’re] thankful that the student still has his life. We’re thankful that it seems like a majority of people are on the side of justice in the situation and that the majority of people agree that what happened at Cornell should never happen again to another student,” Hayden said. “And the fact that that clause exists is almost embarrassing in 2017 that wasn’t protected.”

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs ’19 contributed reporting to this article.

Anna Delwiche can be reached at adelwiche@cornellsun.com.

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cool project,” he said.

In addition to the cost of purchasing the bus, Shanks paid $1,000 to have the bus professionally spray foamed, $4,000 on the solar system, $2,000 on the pellet stove and another $2,000 on other materials.

Shanks said the biggest challenges he faced while creating his home were simply making decisions.

“It’s really not too hard to do, and so many people are doing it that there are tons of resources on the web,” he said.

“There is so much to design and tons of fun choices to make that nobody can tell you the right answers to.”

Shanks originally planned to reside in the bus after his graduation this December, but after receiving a job opportunity in Chile, he is selling his solar home in the spring, with plans to build another one in the future.

Though Shanks may be leav-

ing this school bus, he said it could last “indefinitely” for another individual or family like himself.

In fact, the solar panels on the bus have a life of at least 30 years, and according to Shanks should still produce up to 80 percent of the electricity they currently produce for the home.

“I think if someone wanted to do a little work to make it convenient for taking on the road, they could take it all over, no problem,” he said. “With some maintenance, it could last indefinitely.”

Shanks added that the bus can also be used as a guest house, RV or Airbnb, and would not require additional remodeling for at least 10 years.

“I am most proud of the fact that I built something that can safely and comfortably house my family and me,” he said. “It really is a house. It’s not like we are camping all the time.”

Emma Newburger can be reached at enewburger@cornellsun.com.

Energy Efficient Ithaka Terraces to Open This Fall

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The Ithaka Terraces — which are scheduled to open this fall — will be the first ever net-zero condominium complex to come to Ithaca, with “cutting edge green technology” and “sustainable construction methods.”

The 12 unit condominium is located on 215 West Spencer

super-insulated walls and roofs, smart temperature monitoring devices and other energy-saving devices.

Ed Cope, leader of the Ithaka Terraces team, built the first commercial rooftop solar installation in Ithaca on one of his apartment buildings on South Hill. Cope strives to create netzero energy housing units, where entire energy use comes from a small solar farm about

The Ithaka Terraces symbolize the community’s push towards energy efficiency and sustainability.

Street, and symbolizes the community’s recent push towards energy efficiency and sustainability.

The innovative construction will allow residents to limit their environmental impact while maintaining an active quality of life, according to the press release.

The condominium uses green technology including airsource heat pumps, conduction ranges, LED lighting, electric water heaters, Low-E windows,

15 miles east of Ithaca.

Cope’s condominiums will boast high-end amenities including hardwood and tile flooring, luxury finishes and a multitude of energy-saving appliances, and his new complex combines cutting edge technology with his own desire to help the environment.

Gabi Schott can be reached at grs222@cornell.edu.

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me out in qualifying, had just one bad round last weekend, and played amazing the rest of the way. I really expect him to play a major role the rest of the year.”

few shots … we could have easily won. I’m confident that we can be very successful if we just keep preparing like we have been and with the team we have right now.”

The Red will have to be more consistent in its upcoming tour-

“We’re looking forward to Dartmouth, but we’ll definitely need to get off to a hotter start because the next tournament is 18 and 18.”

Co-Captain Mike Graboyes With an overall combined score of five over-857, the Red fell just a few strokes shy of first place Temple’s 855 and second place Yale’s 856.

However, the team does not see the third place finish as cause for concern, but rather motivation to strive for increased consistency.

“We lost by a really small margin ... just [a few] shots in a tournament where we shot over 800 shots,” Graboyes said. “If Yale [and Temple] were off on a

nament at Dartmouth’s Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge, featuring only two rounds and 36 holes of golf.

“We’re looking forward to Dartmouth, but we’ll definitely need to get off to a hotter start because the next tournament is 18 and 18,” Graboyes said.

That tournament begins this Friday, Sept. 22 in Quechee, Vermont.

Joshua Zhu can be reached at jzhu@cornellsun.com.

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Though Cornell men’s soccer was able to secure an early lead, Canisius ultimately proved to be too much for the young squad to handle, as the Griffins dealt the Red a 2-1 loss by final whistle.

But Cornell (1-3-1) played valiantly against the Griffins (51), holding its own against a team renowned for its scoring ability. Canisius is currently ranked second in the nation in assists and points per game as well as third in total assists and scoring offense. Despite having averaged 3.75 goals per game for the past four contests, the Griffins were only able to score twice against the Red. The back line was especially integral to Cornell’s impressive feat with sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Shellow leading the way with three saves.

Junior captain Ryan Bayne credits the success of the Red’s defensive efforts to being able to adapt to the Griffins’ strategy.

“I think we did quite well dealing with the long ball to the strikers, winning the first ball and then picking up seconds,” Bayne said. “We really limited [Canisius’] chances in the flow of play, with their two goals only coming off a couple unlucky mistakes.”

A relatively young squad composed of mostly freshmen and sophomores, Cornell got its lone goal of the game from freshman Tommy Hansan, who was assisted by fellow classmate Vardhin Manoj to find the back of the net in the fourth minute.

That one interaction to give Cornell the early lead was emblematic of how the team has found its contributions as a whole, according to Bayrne, from its youth.

“This year’s team is one that is very young but also very talented,” Bayne said. “We’ve had

quite a few guys come in and start contributing right away.”

The Red and the Griffins were evenly matched, with Cornell taking 10 shots to Canisius’ nine and both teams attempting four corner kicks.

However, Bayne said that maintaining focus and intensity for the entire 90 minutes will be crucial for the team’s next contest.

“Next match I think a big focus will be improving our second half performance,” Bayne said. “I thought we dominated for the entirety of the first half and most of the second, [but] just lost some momentum at the

ence opponents.

“Moving on from Maine to Columbia this week, I think we are looking to continue building our confidence, as well as fine-tuning the little things on both offense and defense,” said junior midfielder Jessica Ritchie.

And while confidence is key to the team’s success, Hornibrook is careful to avoid complacency in the team mindset. He plans to keep his players as uncomfortable as possible moving into conference play, building confidence not solely from an improving record, but from ever-increasing fitness.

start of the second half. I think we are very close to finally putting together a full game.”

The Red will get its next chance to build and maintain momentum on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the SU Soccer Stadium where they will take on powerhouse No. 7 Syracuse (4-1-2).

“I think there’s a lot of potential moving forward this season,” Bayne said. “There is still a lot of season left to play and the focus is to continue working hard in practice and improving through each game.”

Smita Nalluri can be reached at snalluri@cornellsun.com.

“There’s a confidence that comes with extreme fitness, and we’re getting there — we’re not quite there yet,” he said. “But I told the players I’ve never been on a team, as a player or a coach, where people could stay in their comfort zone and excel, and I’m not going to put up with an average effort, in practice or in a game. I think today you saw the kind of bite we have inside us, and I think that’s going to be required for us to win games.”

The Red will face Columbia Friday at 7 p.m. on Berman Field.

Mary Barger can be reached at mbarger@cornellsun.com.

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Shutout | The Red’s defense shined once again in its shutout victory over Maine.

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GOLF

Strong Finish Earns Golf 3rd Place The Fall Blues of a

Cornell Sports Fan

Improved performances in rounds two and three salvage tournement

By JOSHUA ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The Cornell golf team used strong final rounds to surge to a third place finish during this weekend’s Cornell Invitational, making up for shaky performances in the early going.

With an eight over-par 284 opening round performance, the Red sat in ninth place. But a one over-285 second round catapulted Cornell from ninth to fourth. A four-under 280 in the final round left the team in a third place overall.

“A couple of the guys were rusty [and] had some trouble getting off to a hot start, so we got off to a bad start, but we played fantastic the final two [rounds],” said senior cocaptain Chris Troy. “It’s been the same for the last tournament so we definitely have to work on getting more consistent.”

After a first place finish in last year’s Cornell Invitational, the Red

“A couple of the guys were rusty [and] had some trouble getting off to a hot start ... but we played fantastic the final two [rounds].”

Co-Captain Chris Troy entered the tournament as the defending champions in strong position for a repeat. The added

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Too litte too late | Golf’s late rally was not enough to top first place Temple. pressure may have played a role in the slow start.

“We were definitely nervous coming into the tournament,” said senior co-captain Mike Graboyes.

“There are expectations placed upon you as the defending champs … and we just put a little too much pressure on ourselves to get off to that bad start.”

Cornell’s success in the final two rounds was led primarily by stellar performances from its two co-captains. Graboyes recorded a two under-par 69 in both the second and third rounds, while Troy shot a 68 in the second round and a 71 in the third. Each finished with a three-day total of 211, tied for third place individually.

While consistently low scores

might be expected from veterans, it was freshman Charlie Dubiel’s seventh place finish which turned the most heads.

“Charlie has been really, really impressive,” Troy said of his newest teammate. “He has a much more mature golf game than I did when I was a freshmen, [and] I think we’ll definitely need to lean on him this year.”

Dubiel recorded an even-par 213 over three days, including a 68 Sunday. His performances have continued to impress his teammates.

“I didn’t know Charlie coming into the year, but [after] playing 18 holes with Charlie the first week of class, my expectations went through the roof,” Graboyes said. “He beat See GOLF page 14

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Strikers Top Maine for 1st Home Win

By MARY BARGER Sun Staff Writer

Cornell women’s soccer defeated the University of Maine this past Saturday, 1-0, to claim its first victory on Berman Field this season and the first home-field win for head coach Dwight Hornibrook in his new position at the helm of the team.

Hornibrook led the Red (2-3) through 90 minutes of uncomfortably warm competition on Saturday.

It was an unseasonably warm day in Ithaca, with temperatures peaking around 80 degrees during gametime in mid-September.

The team’s early-season fitness was apparent in the heat, as it refused to let up on Maine (2-5-1) defensively, not allowing a single shot from the Black Bears to hit the net all game.

“I think obviously defensive positioning was a really important part of [our success],” Hornibrook

said. “Winning tackles, winning headers, competing for every ball in their penalty area, winning all the defensive battles in our box was really important to us. From start to finish, I thought defensively we were just really accountable, and worked very hard.”

Senior captain Kaylee Fitzgerald held together the back line, along with junior goalkeeper Meghan Kennedy and sophomore defender Kaili Gregory, who scored the lone goal of the game off a penalty kick.

The shot came after senior midfielder Kat Weikert was taken down in the 18-yard box in the 16th minute.

Weikert was a key player offensively for the Red throughout the game, demonstrating the kind of competitive grit Hornibrook hopes to draw out of all of his players.

“I thought Kat Weikert was tremendous from start to finish,” Hornibrook said. “The only reason she came out of the game was because she had a bloody nose,

which, as a coach, is a good sign.”

Weikert and the rest of the offensive line were very active throughout the game with 22 shots on goal compared to Maine’s seven. Despite the offensive onslaught, the only goal scored came from Gregory’s penalty kick.

Hornibrook described this lack of net contact as simply “unlucky” and moving forward he is focused more intently on improving the team’s defensive line.

“We’ve got to continue to be better defensively,” he said. “There are still some mental errors that happen, especially when you get tired, and so going against Columbia there won’t be any lack of motivation, or hunger, or drive.”

Cornell will open up Ivy-League play against the Lions (3-3-1) this Friday at home on Berman Field.

Up until this point in the season, the Red has faced only non-conferSee W. SOCCER page 15

Last Friday, I stood in a crowd of 100 sweaty 20year-olds at the State Theatre of Ithaca to enjoy a performance by one of my favorite bands, Two Door Cinema Club. A long wait between the opener and the main act had left the crowd antsy, and as the build up was about to culminate in the band’s arrival onstage, I felt an urge to yell something. “Let’s! Go! Red!” I yelled at the top of my lungs into the hot and sticky air of the concert venue. At that moment –– as if I was the cue –– the crowd roared, the lights went out and the concert was underway.

Perhaps my exclamations were just fortuitously well-timed, but I nonetheless felt the same fire and energy in my bones that I feel whenever I hear those words. It had been ages since I spoke them so enthusiastically, and it left me with a hankering for more school spirit. As a sports fan and proud Cornellian, I often lament that it isn’t easier to find some school spirit around here.

When I applied as a high school student, they told me Cornell was “an Ivy League school with a Big Ten heart.” Surely a reference to the size of Cornell’s undergraduate population compared to the rest of the Ivy League, this saying does not carry much weight when it comes to Cornell Athletics. It is most noticeably off the mark during the fall season, when the dearth of quality sports teams is most evident.

Cornell boasts strong programs in the winter –– men’s and women’s hockey are some of the best programs the nation has to offer, each making an appearance in the ECAC Championship Game and NCAA Tournament last season. Cornell wrestling is a powerhouse in the sport and a perennial contender for national titles. Even the spring puts successful programs on display in men’s and women’s lacrosse, both tennis teams and lightweight rowing.

But the lineup of Fall teams leaves much to be desired, headlined by a football team that has strug-

Dylan McDevitt One Point Play gled to win more than a couple of games per season.

This is where that “Big Ten heart” saying seems to really be a misnomer. How can the student body be expected to embody that same spirit when the football team has finished with a winning record in just three of its last 21 seasons?

I, like many other sports fans at Cornell, genuinely want this to change. Put simply, if the football teams won games, students would show up. And the onus is on the athletics department to make that happen.

Cornell is a school with a vast and successful alumni network; garnering support for a football team isn’t supposed to be difficult.

And this is not to say that the program lacks character; this would be far from the truth. Head coach David Archer’s ’05 op-ed last week puts that character on display, as he asks us to follow his team on a “journey.” I respect Archer’s position, and I mostly agree.

But Cornell should have the resources to put a winning product on the field, both in football and in other programs, too. The fact is football is a popular sport, and Cornell is a large and unique school, so the formula to produce something special seems to be there.

There are hundreds of Cornell sports fans like me out there, who do little except sit around until the middle of October, waiting and waiting for hockey season to finally get underway. We are a penetrable market: sports fans eager for something to cling to year-round. Sports are our great distraction from rigorous academics and campus commitments. And while many of us cherish the time we spend watching football on Sundays, we desperately want to cherish watching it on Saturdays, too.

Ome Point Play appears Mondays this semester. Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com