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The Stories and Motivations Behind Leaves of Absence Around 10 percent of Arts and Sciences students break traditional 8 consecutive semester path

By KATHERINE HEANEY

pursuing work and travel opportunities in Australia.

His decision to do so was based on a desire to explore skills and interests beyond the traditional academic trajecAfter 14 years of continuous academic life, Victor tory, which he worried would stifle his growth.

Odouard ’20 chose this semester to put his He said that he felt he had “spent the past books aside and purchase a plane ticket to 14 years of [his] life laser-focused on academ“I look at this [leave of absence] as my freedom journey. It’s a Australia to begin his own “freedom jouric skills, without taking the time to perfect year I can do whatever I want.” ney.” the life skills [he needs] to be a successful and Odouard is one of the many Cornellians fulfilled man.”

Victor Odouard ’20 who do not follow the path of eight consecuBy shifting his focus out of academic tive semesters at Cornell. Instead, Odouard skills, Odouard has been able to dabble in a took a leave of absence after his freshman year — what semesters during their time at Cornell. variety in other trades, including developing software for a the University would consider a voluntary leave of company that specializes in military drones, working as a absence.

Voluntary Leave glass collector at a pub and bartending at a nightclub.

And while many college students follow the traditional “I have learned how to be a free man, to get past fear, Most recently, Oduard is apprenticing with a sculptor. path, others elect to take gap years, transfer colleges, pur- worries and other people's expectations,” Odouard said, Odouard’s advice to Cornell students considering taksue internships and co-ops, enroll in summer sessions or reflecting on his leave. become part-time or night school students.

Odouard is currently on a year-long leave of absence, See LEAVE page 4 Other students also take leaves of absence during their time at Cornell. According to the College of Arts and Science’s website, approximately 10 percent of its students will take a leave of absence for one or more

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Safer Sex Week to Challenge Safe Sex Ideas

By PARIS GHAZI Sun Contributor

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Fueling fires | Tyler McCann, grad, gives a presentation at GPSA, a meeting which spurred contention among members.

Grad Students Question C.U.’s Commitment to Shared Governance

By BREANNE FLEER Sun Staff Writer

A meeting on Monday led graduate students to question the administration’s commitment to shared governance at Cornell after frustration surrounding further details to President Martha Pollack’s presidential task force last week.

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly passed a resolution at the meeting calling for the administration to take stronger steps toward eliminating systemic oppression and inequality on campus.

These are issues which

GPSA claims the charge of the presidential task force “fails to explicitly acknowledge.”

In fact, Jesse Goldberg, grad, linked the administration’s handling of GPSA’s resolution to the broader issue of how the University treats shared governance — something that he said Pollack “may or may not understand.”

“There is a history, at this University, of [the] administration and the Board of Trustees … getting recommendations from bodies of shared governance and then See GPSA page 5

Safe sex is more than just wearing a condom, says a group of residential advisors on campus through the planning and execution of Safer Sex Week.

Events of the week — organized by a group of R.A.’s — have challenged conventional explanations of safe sex this week in a series of events on sexual health.

Sex education on college campuses often falsely assume that every student has an idea of what

safe sex is, said Kierra Grayson ’19, an R.A. at Ujamaa. In reality, she said, there are just as many students who know how to have safe sex as there are people who do not really know what it is.

Grayson added that sexual education often focuses too much on contraceptives and abstinence and not enough on consent.

Events as part of this week include a national walking campaign on Sunday in honor of Yeardley Love — a University of Virginia student who was killed by her ex-boyfriend three weeks

before the date of her graduation in 2010.

Another event, the Greek TriCouncil Summit on Sexual Assault is scheduled for Wednesday. This summit will teach students how to identify problematic sexual behavior, said Theoria Cason, assistant director for Residential and New Student Programs.

For Cason, the ultimate aim of this week’s events is to shift conventional approaches to consent culture to involving the entire See SAFER SEX page 5

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Prof: White Anti-Racism Shares Traits With Hate Groups

By ALEXIS OH Sun Staff Writer

A white nationalist group and a white anti-racist organization may have more in common than one might expect, argued Prof. Matthew Hughey, sociology, University of Connecticut.

On Monday, Hughey spoke at Cornell about his findings from 14 months of research, arguing that perhaps these two seemingly antithetical groups were not so different after all.

Hughey studied the white nationalist group National Equality for All and the white anti-racist organization Whites for Racial Justice. He said he spent time with members of both groups, went to the grocery store with them and babysat their kids.

Hughey said he conducted in-depth interviews with 45 members of the two groups, the longest of which almost lasted 24 hours. He conducted content analysis, examining over 400 newsletters, flyers, emails and memos, and during the study, the members of one group were unaware that he was in contact with the other.

From his research, Hughey identified “common denominators that link or bind whiteness to itself ” — various similarities between the ideologies of the members of the NEA and the WRJ. “There is a super ideal of what whiteness should be,” he said, “that is, dominant social expectations and accountabilities associated with whiteness exist across different and even supposedly antagonistic social fields.”

A dimension of that ideal is a sense of hierarchical superiority over people of color that was evident even

“White people feel that they are losing ground ... and that they are the victims of reverse racism.”

Prof. Matthew Hughey among anti-racists, as well as a feeling of heroically struggling against an unfair society as a victim.

A white anti-racist expressed this victimization feeling when he said to Hughey that “fighting this [antiracist] fight is just about as difficult as being black in America. I mean, being a white anti-racist might be the new black.”

Both white nationalist and anti-racist movements have a sense of “entitlement to racialized knowledge,” Hughey added, describing the way whites fear and reject things they cannot understand. “Rap music is angry, and it scares whites,” an anti-racist member said to Hughey.

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Social justice in gridlock | Prof. Matthew Hughey argued in his lecture on Monday that white anti-racist movements share certain similarities with white nationalists.

The final commonality is characterized by a tendency to think of themselves as exempt from cultural standards, Hughey said.

Hughey described it as “get out of racism free card.”

He illustrated the concept with an interview with a NEA member, a 32-year-old nurse, who said that because he has “quite a few good black friendships,” no one can say that he is “some redneck, ignorant racist.”

Another interviewee reflected these claims. A 24year-old graduate student in WRJ told Hughey about his opposition to segregation. He then continued to say he “earned respect” by having two black neighbors and even, on one occasion, brought one by the WRJ. Hughey proceeded to give examples of subjects from both groups who sexually objectified women of color.

During his studies, Hughey said, he accidentally caught a glimpse of a 36-year-old white nationalist’s pornography DVD, which featured black women.

The NEA member explained to Hughey, “‘I mean …

I tried white porn for a while, but I just didn’t get as much out of it … Man, those black girls do some crazy stuff, they are so much more free and expressive.’”

When asked if he would settle down with a black woman one day, the white nationalist got angry. “‘Oh,

hell no! I would only marry a white girl … but I can take some tricks from watching that will sure liven up my ordinary sex life and whatever normal white girl I settle down with.’”

A 36-year-old white anti-racist banker said in a separate statement, “black women have a way about them that is simply sexual. White women have been socialized to be prudes.

Hughey said there has recently been a spike in white nationalist activity due, in large part, to a perception of a rising anti-whiteness movement. “White people feel that they are losing ground,” he said, “and that they are the victims of reverse racism.”

To emphasize his point, Hughey showed various images of white nationalists and white anti-racists aimed to show the lines between “good” and “bad” people are blurred.

The last image on the slideshow was a screencap of the New York Times article on Cornell, titled “Racially Charged Incidents Shake Cornell Campus.” The purpose, Hughey said, of Cornell’s inclusion was to “shock” students into “thinking more about themselves.”

Alexis Oh can be reached at aoh@cornellsun.com.

NIH Awards $45.3M to Research Center at Weill Cornell Grant will fund multi-disciplinary research in cancer, surgery, nursing, translational fields through 2022

By PARIS GHAZI Sun Contributor

The National Institute of Health recently awarded Weill Cornell Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Center a $45.3 million grant, which will fund multi-disciplinary research through 2022, Cornell said.

The CTSC, which received the first of these kinds of grants in 2007, wrote the grant according to government agency rules. Among these requirements was a call for multi-institutional collaboration that fosters innovative translational research.

Harboring the expertise of various research establishments, the CTSC represents a consortium composed of partners in Ithaca, as well as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Hospital for Special Surgery and Hunter College’s Center for Translational and Basic Research and its School of Nursing, among other partners.

“Our big mission for this grant is to promote creativity and entrepreneurship,” said Dr. Julianne ImperatoMcGinley, program director and principal investigator of the Clinical and Translational Science Center and associate dean for translational research and

education. “There are a lot of innovative tures, Imperato-McGinley said.

In an effort to increase inter-campus things that are being designed and will be collaboration through funding, the developed.”

“We want to try to teach creativity to CTSC offers services that encourage try to come up with novel, innovative members of the Cornell community in ideas,” she said. “A lot of this has to do Ithaca to become more immersed in with our continuing relationship with translational medicine.

“We are trying to instill in everyone the state campus — Cornell Ithaca — — Ph.D.s and M.D.s — that this is a and its engineering department.”

The new source of funding will be team initiative and it requires learning channeled into inter-institutional pilot about a lot of things and it requires a lot grants issued by the CTSC, which con- of team collaboration,” Imperatosiders Cornell University a separate McGinley said.

The CTSC’s proestablishment that jects include putting plays an integral “There’s no reason why on seminars, teaching role in its ongoing and planned pro- medicine can’t be as creative grant writing, teachjects. as the world of technology.” ing how to write winning publications, “If we have an and seminars about idea, we try to conDr. Julianne Imperato-McGinley how to work with the nect with the engiFDA and how to be a neers up there,” Imperato-McGinley said. “They have to good mentor. This endeavor to build a be of different disciplines, so an endocri- research community grounded on coopnologist here cannot work with an eration is “what the NIH likes about us,” endocrinologist in Ithaca, and that is Imperato-McGinley said.

“If we keep pushing the thinking in a probably the thing that inspires creativicreative way, there’s no reason why medty.”

The previous grants received by the icine can’t be as creative as the world of CTSC allowed it to evolve its ground- technology,” she said. “I think that transwork as a body of research groups that lational medicine in its truest form come from various disciplines and cul- means that you have to disrupt the sys-

tem, you have to turn it upside down and something new will come of it.”

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For students struggling with mental health or debating whether to take a leave of ing a leave of absence is to “be absence, Park said there is no spontaneous.” right answer, but emphasized that “Don’t plan out your time, just “taking time off is not a bad let whatever happens happen,” he thing.” said. “I look at this as my freedom He added that for many stujourney. It’s a year I can do whatdents, there seems to be a fear surever I want. If I planned rounding taking leave ahead, I would have — fearing that their col“It’s better to take care of yourself, been trapping myself.” lege experience will be diminished or that they to come back stronger and renewed.

Medical Leave will lose something I don’t regret it all.”

For some students, when they are away the decision to take a from campus.

Justin Park ’20 leave of absence comes However, Park found less out of desire to jourthe opposite to be true. ney but rather to take time for into motion,” Park said. “From He said he felt that the difficulty their own health. that day, my leave of absence was he was facing at Cornell was an Justin Park ’19, a staff writer set to begin one week later.” “obstacle too big for [him] to sucfor The Sun, also took a leave of While on leave, Park spent the ceed,” he said. absence — taking a health leave majority of his time at home, Looking back on his year off, for almost a year. For Park, the both in therapy sessions as well as Park said “I gained a better sense decision to take this time off doing his own self-reflection. of who I am and who I want to came from the advice of Cornell Since coming back, Park be.” professors.

“It’s better to take care of yourfound it critical to re-prioritize “I was having a tough time, his time between his clubs, acade- self, to come back stronger and and it wasn’t diagnosed at the mics and social life. He said his renewed. I don’t regret it all,” he time, but I was dealing with clin- friends were “nothing but sup- added. ical depression,” Park said. “I was portive.”

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staying in bed, not going to class or doing assignments, and just falling behind on everything.”

In the end, it was Park’s advisor who prompted him to consider taking a leave of absence.

“We talked about it a bit more, and went together to CALS Student Services to put it

ing leaves of absence vary across colleges. Most of the colleges identify three types of leaves: voluntary, required and health leave.

For voluntary leave, students in good academic standing leave temporarily for personal reasons.

Required leave occurs when students are involuntarily placed on leave by either their college or the University Judicial Administrator.

Students take health leave when Cornell Health recommends that students take leave for medical reasons.

The technicalities of leaves of absence also vary greatly by individual circumstances. Students considering taking a leave of absence need to work with their advisors to decide whether to take a leave of absence, for how long and the plan for once they return.

Returning to Campus

For many students, obtaining a leave of absence may not be the challenge. Rather, it is returning from a leave of absence that proves intimidating and difficult.

During their leave, students

can experience personal changes that can shift their college experience. Social dynamics on campus can also fluctuate while students are on leave, forcing returning students to adjust to a new academic, health and living routine.

To help students reacclimate, Cornell Minds Matter offers a support group specifically for students returning from a leave of absence. Students can discuss the stresses and challenges that come with their return, as well as develop methods to achieve success at Cornell.

Tamara Aarsaether ’18, student leader of the Leave of Absence group and Cornell Minds Matter publicity chair, said the group began several years ago when a few students from Cornell Minds Matter were talking and realized they had all taken a leave of absence.

In talking, the students realized that their respective leaves were something they had hidden from their peers. Because they had collectively hidden this part of their Cornell experience, they had never met other students who had taken leaves.

The group then formed a way to “reduce the stigma of having an unconventional college experience” as well as to establish “a support structure for those struggling upon their return,” Aarsaether said.

Students who have participated in the group — which meets Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. in Willard Straight Hall — have found it not only a means to learn about Cornell’s resources and uncover personal strengths, but a social outlet as well.

In this way, the group “revolves around the students” and caters to “what they need, what they'd like to work on, or what they'd like to talk about,” Aarsaether said.

“It’s not just a facet of college life, but of life itself, that we need some sense of who we are and where we’re going,” Park said.

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the composition of the task force.

For Law, who presented the resolution, the administration’s simply kind of saying, ‘We’re response has been “inadequate.”

“It’s sort of like when you’re going to do something else,’ or not taking it seriously,” he told talking to a lawyer and they don’t want to say anything solid because The Sun. Seeing this happen time and they’re worried you’re going to use time again, Goldberg said, reflects their words against them,” Law that “shared governance bodies told The Sun. Goldberg’s recommendation, have no binding power to make also suggested by several other the University do anything.”

GPSA’s resolution also calls for members of the Assembly, was Pollack to “immediately and pub- that graduate and professional lically” respond to the demands of students need to organize and the Office of Inclusion and increase pressure on the adminisStudent Engagement Student tration by direct means.

“For me personally, this is Leadership Council.

These demands were released another reason why we need a graduate student on Oct. 2 union, labor and call for “For me personally, this because then we measures to address the is another reason why we have a legallychallenges need a graduate student binding mechanism through faced by labor union.” which to speak underreprewith the sented gradJesse Goldberg, grad University about uate and issues,” he said. professional Anna Waymack, grad, recalled students beyond any task force the demonstrations and occuparecommendations.

“Anything short of a goal of tions that preceded the GPSA’s complete elimination [of systems formation as an earlier form of of oppression and inequity] is a graduate student organizing. This failure to live up to Cornell’s historical context, Waymack said, founding commitment to diversi- reflects that GPSA may have more ty and inclusion and its land grant options if ignored by the legacy of public enlargement,” University.

“I think it’s worth rememberread the resolution.

Eugene Law, grad, chair of ing,” she said, “that this organizaGPSA Diversity and International tion came about in part from Students Committee, said he was occupations. So, we can send disappointed in the the more resolutions, and we also do University’s lack of a substantive have next steps available.” response after GPSA passed a resolution in late September that out- BreAnne Fleer can be reached at lined the Assembly’s demands for bfleer@cornellsun.com.

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R.A.-Led Safer Sex Week To Address Sex Taboos SAFER SEX

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community.

“Shifting the campus culture is a community effort,” Cason said. “It is important that student groups work in partnership to address the problem of sexual misconduct.”

The program will also distance itself from promoting sexual health through means of abstinence, “because that’s just not realistic,” Grayson said.

Instead of only promoting abstinence, which would contribute to social stigma against sex, the tailored events will recognize it as a reality on college campuses.

“The best way to do it would be to not try to curb sexual behavior but discuss how to have sex in a way that is healthy, protects people and doesn’t infringe on anyone’s comfortability or their own,” Grayson said.

A crucial component of this aim is spreading the knowledge that campus resources do exist to support students, Cason said.

The events were organized by a group of R.A.s at dorms on campus whose involvement is centered on inclusivity and con-

sent — called the Community and Respect Resident Assistants, or CORE R.A.s.

Planning for the week’s events began since the R.A.s returned to campus for their training for the fall semester.

“Our mission is to address the taboos of sex and how to be safe no matter what kind of sex you are having,” Grayson said.

While involved in the planning of the week’s events, Grayson said that the events address sexual health issues on college campuses through four themes: empowerment, sexual health, asexuality and pleasure.

After this week’s events, Grayson said, the CORE R.A.s will continue to develop programs in residence communities given that the group views issues related to sex as a constant discussion topic on college campuses.

“The goal of Safer Sex Week is to encourage healthy, positive and safe sexual attitudes and behaviors,” Cason said.

“We want to empower students to make respectful, consensual choices.”

Paris Ghazi can be reached at pg435@cornell.edu.

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T

he other day, I decided I was going to make some new friends.

So I tried to find new friends!

I walked into Trillium, grabbed myself a quesadilla and headed upstairs. I scanned the room, found a table with two strangers (read: potential friends) and excitedly walked up to the table. I introduced myself and asked if I could sit. They agreed, and before I could even say another word, the two individuals went back to their conversations, ignoring any attempt I made to insert myself in what they were talking about. How sad! I tried to crack a joke. The two people shared a look before uncomfortably telling me I could have the table to myself. And then they got up. I made no new friends!

I sat in Trillium, dumbstruck. Why doesn’t everyone want to new make friends?

Sometimes I think back to freshman year and reminisce about the times when people wanted to find new friends. I remember it being normal walking down the hall to introduce yourself, feeling okay to introduce yourself to the people who you’re sitting with in class. It seemed normal for people to approach one another in the dining hall to get to know each other the first few weeks. But where did that energy go?

After our freshman year, we are less likely to move outside of our comfort zone and create new networks of friends outside of our student organizations and where we live. I often think about the path down which many Cornell students travel. We arrive and meet our friends where we live. We end up joining similar organizations or a Greek house before deciding to live together junior and senior year. At Cornell, we have an incredible opportunity to live and learn with the most talented people from around the world, but too often it seems like, after a certain amount of time, we no longer put ourselves in a position to meet the curated community we have in front of us. Why are we not taking advantage of the opportunity to meet others in their community?

When we come to a community as large as Cornell, we naturally gravitate toward those with whom we feel most comfortable. Oftentimes, this impulse results in us finding friends that align with our personal identities and beliefs.

Norms and values develop as a result of these partnerships of like individuals and while befriending people just like yourself is great, it is important to understand the impact that our comfort with people has upon our ability to engage across difference.

Recent events on and off campus have made me more aware of how often we fail to learn how to engage across difference. Conversations revolving around diversity and inclusion have been primarily focused on the knowledge of diversity rather than the process of engaging with the other.

If we want to create a more inclusive community, we must take the opportunity to empathize and humanize each other.

The work that we do within our own identity groups is incredibly important, but the skills that we gain when we actively engage across difference are invaluable.

I came to Cornell because I knew it presented me with the opportunity to meet students from all walks of life. I urge the entire Cornell community to take this opportunity and act on the chances we have to make a difference in each other’s perspectives. We are so incredibly lucky to have the chance to learn and grow from each other’s personal narratives. It is time we engage with the other in an effort to create a culture of understanding and acceptance.

If we want to create systemic change in our world, why not start building community across difference at an institution we are attending alongside the leaders of tomorrow?

And if I ask to sit next to you in Trillium, don’t be spooky. Be friendly!

I sat in Trillium, dumbstruck. Why doesn’t everyone want to make new friends?

Dustin Liu is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at dliu@cornellsun.com. Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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ast week, I felt a thrust on my bottom left wisdom tooth. It was initially a slight ache that I simply ignored, only to find that the throbbing and discomfort expanded more and more. When I developed a twinge that was too much to bear, I finally considered visiting Cornell Health, but I quickly remembered that my $2,712 Student Health Plan does not cover dental costs. That’s

of medications or hospital visits, these people may have disregarded their condition, only making their situation worse.

As a Korean citizen, I had never truly appreciated how great the health care system is back home. There are many aspects that I believe the United States is great for — a higher education system that fosters critical thinking, a society that promotes open discussion and construc-

I can just imagine how many other Cornellians or any other college student or person may have had to go through a similar or worse situation. It may have been a toothache for me, but for others it could have been prolonged coughing or even a fracture. because this year, I had opted not to spend the extra $278 on Cornell’s dental plan insurance, knowing that last year I hadn’t used a penny of any health plan and had essentially wasted $3,000.

The Cornell Student Health Plan, administered by Aetna, is mandatory for all international students due to U.S. immigration and Cornell requirements. Even a basic primary care visit costs $25 copay per visit, a burden on college students already on financial aid or loan programs.

Luckily for me, I had brought wisdom toothache painkillers from home, so I was able to gradually feel better.

But I can just imagine how many other Cornellians or any other college student or person may have had to go through a similar or worse situation. It may have been a toothache for me, but for others it could have been prolonged coughing or even a fracture. Afraid of the high cost

tive criticism, an attempt to preserve the American Dream — but public health is not one of them.

Of the 35 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, the U.S. has the lowest public coverage rate at 34.5 percent, far below the next lowest in ranking, Greece, who is at 79 percent. The United States does in fact have an additional private health coverage rate of 60 percent, meaning that almost the entire population has health insurance, whether public or private. Nevertheless, the U.S. is the only OECD country with more than 50 percent of its primary health care being covered by private insurance companies.

In 2012, public health expenditure for the United States was $4,160, compared to $1,248 for South Koreans. While maintaining universal health care, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland are among countries with the lowest public

spending on health care. What’s more, public health expenditure accounts for about 4 percent of South Korea’s GDP while it is more than 8 percent of the US GDP. Not only is American health insurance not all-inclusive, it isn’t even cost-effective.

As I write this, I can already imagine receiving dreadful comments telling me to go back to my country and that I don’t belong here. But the point of bringing up my perspective on health care is neither because I’m some expert in this field or because I can’t stand living in the States. What I simply cannot understand is why health is not considered a basic universal right. I just can’t wrap my mind around the fact that a person’s wellbeing is in the hands of a private company and often dependent upon the organization one works for. In a developed country like the United States, I would expect citizens’ health to be a top priority and an integral allocation of taxpayer money.

There certainly are downsides to universal health insurance. Korea has the highest number of doctors’ consultations in the OECD, while the U.S. isn’t on the rankings. I’ve heard anecdotes of people taking their children to the doctor for the smallest illnesses since the cost per visit is so low, which may have exacerbated the need for physicians to work long hours, ultimately jeopardizing their own health.

But I believe the benefits of universal health care surely outweigh the drawbacks. When 45,000 deaths per year are attributed to lacking health insurance, it only makes sense for the government to provide improved and cost-effective public health care by better allocating taxes for the health of its people. Healthier citizens constitute a more equitable and productive society. With successful universal health care models readily available among developed countries, the time is now for a better health system for U.S. citizens.

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

To Netflix: Chill

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eiled by political unrest and other persistent distractions, Netflix has been up to no good. The company recently increased its standard monthly subscription prices from $9.99 to $10.99, which I would have totally missed had it not been for some pointed research. Granted, $1 extra is a reasonable trade for surplus dopamine, so maybe this is justified with some business terminology. Still, it was a bold move, considering 600,000 forward-thinking, likely SolarMovie users closed their accounts following the 2011 Netflix price hike.

What’s worse than the increased rates, though, is Netflix’s ascension atop the Internet Ethics soapbox.

Rumored to be expanding its Global Copyright and Content Protection Group and installing mechanisms to shame and discourage third-party piracy, Netflix likely feels like a protective mother of Originals. Yet, in trying to hedge its brainchildren from premature deployment into the Real (Virtual) World, Netflix offers an uninvited lesson in the civics of the internet.

Try as it might to expand and conquer, Netflix is no match for the world wide web. The seas of the internet have always been and will always be sailed by digital pirates, and this is crucial to upholding the core, unrestricted promise of the internet. Especially now, biased journalism and selective coverage infiltrate the online space. The internet, which was created neutral, is quickly losing its impartiality, spotlighting some content and overshadowing the rest. At a time like this, digital piracy can be seen as one movement to reclaim the media. It is one avenue of reaching the unreachable and restoring free form to the internet.

Piracy also doesn’t assume the criminality of a legitimate, well-intentioned customer, who might just be watching last night’s episode and might not be planning

to overthrow the government. The breach in morality often paired with digital piracy is relatively superficial and piracy also isn’t nearly as damaging to the creative industry as it is painted to be. Music and movie businesses are encouraged to operate under innovative and highly profitable business models that account for digital file sharing.

Sites like BitTorrent and Pirate Bay urged the entertainment industry towards more accommodating digital policies, and hard anti-piracy stances have proven largely ineffective in the past. Some musicians, artists, and productions even find their audiences solely through buried

the millennial craze for digital entertainment to condemn the same behavior when it occurs outside its platform.

I love to awaken my inner British gangster with Tommy Shelby and the Peaky Blinders. I love to feel jaded, bitter, lost, confused, hopeless (whoops, I digress) with BoJack Horseman. I shed tears when Sense8 wasn’t renewed for another season, and I even watched a season of Hemlock Grove, the weird second coming of Twilight — clearly, I’m faithful. I hardly think a denouncement of piracy is the right reward for loyalty of this caliber. Netflix was a friend all this while; it coexisted peacefully with my

The seas of the internet have always been and will always be sailed by digital pirates, and this is crucial to upholding the core, unrestricted promise of the internet. channels, without which they might’ve been void before ever cracking the surface.

Understandably, a streaming company’s instinct might be to expunge digital piracy, but perhaps leveraging piracy to its advantage and expanding its own collection of titles would be a more civil strategy. How about reducing the need for digital piracy and gaps in content rather than ostracizing pirates for following the natural order of the internet? It just seems hypocritical for a company that exists to capitalize on

incessant online viewership and didn’t guilt me into conforming to a self-serving code of conduct. I’m not saying Netflix is the foe now, but I am saying I’m a little offended, and maybe I will pirate something out of spite right now — recommendations welcome!

Priya Kankanhalli is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cornellsun.com. Matters of Fact appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Ithacans Celebrate Sagan’s Achievements at Planet Walk Reflect on recent astronomical discoveries and future of space travel 1

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By ARNAV GHOSH Sun Science Editor

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For most, travelling to the outer reaches of the solar system is a distant dream. But through the Sagan Planet Walk, organized by the Cornell Society of Physics Students, a tour of all the planets is still possible. The event, attended by over a 100 Ithacans, took place on Saturday.

The walk follows 11 monolithic pillars placed along a 0.73 mile path, beginning with one depicting the Sun in the center of the Ithaca Commons and ends with Pluto at Ithaca Sciencenter. Each obelisk contains a circular frame with a small hole, the size of which depicts the planet’s size relative to the Sun. The distances between these celestial bodies is scaled to be five billionths of their actual value.

A key highlight is the obelisk depicting the asteroid belt, at the base of which is the world’s only unguarded meteorite. The exhibition is also the longest in the world, with a pillar depicting the closest star to the Sun, Alpha Centauri, located in Hilo, Hawaii, nearly 5,000 miles away. In 2015, it was decided that the walk would be expanded to include an obelisk depicting the exoplanet Kepler-37d on the moon, nearly 238,900 miles away, though this is yet to be completed.

Julia Kruk ’18, outreach chair for Cornell SPS, believes that such events are necessary to keep the general public engaged with important advancements in space exploration. She also emphasized that exhibitions like these that take place outside the classroom help motivate children to grow up and contribute to the fields of engineering and astronomy.

“This event is important to me because I didn’t find my love for physics through academic work. I actually painted for the majority of my life and was an art student in midtown Manhattan. I started developing an interest in physics by visiting museums, science exhibits and through science popularizers like Carl Sagan and Neil Degrasse Tyson,” Kruk said.

According to Kruk, the event also brings together those with established backgrounds in astronomy and acts as a forum at which they can informally share ideas.

“A person came up to us as the event was ending and expressed interest in what we were doing. We discussed everything from atmospheric pressure on Venus to the upcoming announcement from LIGO and he told us that he was actually going back to school to take classes in physics and chemistry because he wanted to know more. He was passionate about it and

excited by all the things we discussed.

This was exactly what the event was meant to do, inspire, encourage and excite people about science,” Kruk said.

The walk is also designed to celebrate the contributions of Prof. Carl Sagan, astronomy, who published over 600 papers and was responsible for, among other achievements, assembling the golden records on the voyager probes that contain sounds and images of life on Earth.

“Carl Sagan was a brilliant astronomer and cosmologist, but what immortalized him in our culture was his ability to explain the brilliant and beautiful aspects of science to people who had no technical experience in it at all,” Kruk said. “He inspired so many to pursue fields in science and mathematics and opened a whole new world of knowledge to hundreds of people who believed it was out of their reach.”

Kruk also emphasized that the walk was an opportunity to contemplate the future of space exploration.

“I believe that the next few decades

“I believe that the next few decades will change the way we view space from something cold, dark and distant, to something accessible.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIA KRUK ’18

Out of this world l (1) Former Prof. Carl Sagan (2) The obelisk depicting the asteroid belt, with the world’s only unguarded meteorite at its base.

Julia Kruk ’18 will change the way we view space from something cold, dark and distant, to something accessible,” Kruk said.

With organizations like NASA and the European Space Agency taking a step back from manned missions and focussing on perfecting the use of automation, private companies like Deep Blue and SpaceX are stepping in to fill this gap.

“I can envision a trip beyond the thermosphere, one of the last layers in the atmosphere, to be viewed in much the same way as we view roller coasters now, or plane rides,” Kruk said. “As to whether we’ll be able to go further than the moon in large numbers, I think we still have a long way to go.

However, NASA has been developing machines that resemble trailer trucks for the moon for quite some time now, so we might be looking at a research base popping up fairly soon.”

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

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Insight Into Jumping Gene Mechanisms to Advance Gene Editing Researchers highlight connection to existing CRISPR systems, impact on antibiotic resistance

By CALVIN SOWAH Sun Contributor

Apocalyptic movies often cast a dark view of the future of gene editing.

In reality though, improved gene editing methods could be used to treat cancer, hepatitis B and other diseases. Though the technology is still in its nascent stages, new research out of the lab of Prof.

Joseph Peters, microbiology, sheds light on new mechanisms that could be exploited to carry out more robust gene editing.

Peters’ team found that transposons, or ‘jumping genes’, use a bacterium’s primary defense mechanism, CRISPR-Cas, to efficiently jump within the genome.

Jumping genes are sequences of DNA that can change their positions within the genome.

About 33 to 45 percent of the human genome consists of such elements and though they can be beneficial for some species, jumping genes often alter the genome in ways that result in diseases in humans.

Recent studies have advanced our understanding of CRISPRcas to the point that scientists

have begun to use the procedure to edit genetic material in laboratories. The system was first identified in the bacterium E. coli. When a bacteriophage, a bacterial virus, infects a bacterium, the bacterium’s CRISPR-

and these transposons indicating that the CRISPR-Cas systems were ‘captured’ by the transposon. Within a few months, we were able to analyze guide RNAs that were contained with these systems. This provided the ‘smoking gun’ that it was not being used primarily for defense but as a roadmap to travel to new bacterial hosts,” Peters said.

Consequently, the team discovered that this defense system was being “hijacked” and used by jumping genes to jump to new bacterial hosts.

According to Peters, the study has wide ranging implications. For one, it opens new possibilities for understanding how these systems work. Peters’ lab is working on proving that genes can be inserted wherever they choose using synthetic guide RNAs. In turn, this could be used in new systems to carry out more targeted gene modification in laboratories.

“A potential advantage of the system we are working on would be that any DNA could be introduced at a specific position. The transposon and CRISPR-Cas system would deliver this gene package to the specific site,” Peters said. “This could poten-

“This could potentially reduce off-target effects where modifications are made elsewhere in the cell’s genome.”

Prof. Joseph Peters Cas system generates a protein that acts like molecular scissors to break the viral DNA. This allows the bacterium to copy and remember this piece. The next time the same virus infects the cell, the system synthesizes so-called guide RNAs that act as the scissor’s guide to the DNA to ensure that it can be easily broken down and rendered harmless.

Peters’ team sought to find any matches between CRISPRCas systems and jumping genes.

“We found a match between the new CRISPR-Cas system

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

Molecular changes l E. coli., the bacterium in which CRISPR-Cas was first observed.

tially reduce off-target effects where modifications are made elsewhere in the cell’s genome.”

Because jumping genes that are closely related to the ones the team explored act as cargo

holds for 45 genes responsible for developing antibiotic resistance, their findings could also Calvin Sowah can be reached at cas542@cornell.edu.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Brahman/i: Hindu Gods Meet Standup Comedy

BY ANDREA YANG Sun Contributor

More often than not, when the words “religion” and “gender identity” appear together, conflict ensues.

But, that’s not what happens in the Kitchen Theatre Company’s production of Brahman/i: A One Hijra Comedy Show. Written by the award winning playwright Aditi Brennan Kapil as the first part of her Displaced Hindu Gods Trilogy, Brahman/i takes the form of a standup comedy show performed by the intersex main character “B,” and sheds light on the often overlooked experience of the I in LGBTQIA+. Through personal anecdotes, some hilarious and some deeply moving, B narrates a unique journey of self-discovery as an Indian-American navigating the rocky landscape of growing up as a Hijra, an individual born with traits of both sexes. Through B’s monologues, other characters come to life; An unpredictable but wise aunt, loving parents, annoying cousins and classmates, and the Hindu creator god Brahma, in a way audiences have not seen before.

Traces of the Hindu religion and mythology are everywhere in this play, subdued but also impossible to ignore.

The idea of Brahman is a metaphysical concept in Hinduism, a cosmic spirit described to be “genderless, omnipotent, and omniscient” by Kapil. In times of confusion and internal conflict, teenager B manages to find common ground with the creator god, who is ambiguous in gender. And, in attempting to persuade B that such condition is natural and has always had a place in the history of their people, the ever so wise auntie cites the pres-

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ence of the Hijra in the Ramayana. The outcome of interweaving elements of religion and B’s story is surprisingly harmonious. The process of self-discovery is essentially an attempt in search for one’s inner truth in order to establish a relationship with the outside world, and isn’t that what religious beliefs are supposed to be?

As Kapil says in her interview, her process of writing the trilogy was an attempt to find a way into her Indian heritage, and that her own experience of “emigrating, immigrating, experimenting, becoming,” led to the creation of “a person who doesn’t and won’t fit into any single category, ever.”

Indeed, while B’s story is very specific to their gender, religion and family origin, it is by no means hard to relate to.

One does not need to have undergone an identity struggle to such extent to

understand the feeling of alienation and helplessness in not being able to a place, a “box” to belong in.

Kitchen’s new artistic director M. Bevin O’Gara brought the play to the theater after having encountered the trilogy at Company One Theatre in Boston.

In her production, the theater is transformed with string lights hanging from the ceiling, round tables in the front row, and a small stage reminiscent of what you would find in a real comedy club with an intimate setting, completed with actual table service. Aila Peck, in her debut at the Kitchen, portrayed the role of B with immense energy and dedication, switching seamlessly between various accents and fully owning B’s quirky personality and cynical humor. I’d go as far as saying that the show is worth seeing just to witness her pure talent.

But, I must admit that I walked out

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of the theatre not knowing what to make of what I’d seen. Brahman/i is a lot of wonderful things, to be sure, but there is also a lot more that I wish it were. I walked in expecting very distinct and extreme ups and downs. I wanted the show to make me laugh till my stomach hurt and make me tear up from emotions. What Brahman/i ended up being, however, was an awkward point in between. It wasn’t enough of a real standup comedy, and it also wasn’t enough of a heartwrenching coming of age story.

(Though I suspect that some of this was because the largely older audience didn’t find many of the teenager jokes funny). I also thought that much more could’ve been done with the bassist J, who sits on the side playing backup and doesn’t really have any presence in B’s story until the very end. In addition, I imagine that the specifics of Hindu mythology referenced in B’s anecdotes could’ve been confusing or distracting for those who find the topic completely foreign. Lastly, the wonderful set design is somewhat underutilized. While Peck does a great job engaging the audience verbally and through eye contact, her blocking only brings her to the audience at the round tables once or twice.

In the end, could this play have been more? Yes. Is it still worth seeing?

Absolutely. Brahman/i provides its audience with a rare glimpse of the experiences of the intersex community, and I’m certain that the questions and thoughts about identity it inspires will stay for a long time with its audience.

Andrea Yang is a sophomore in College of Arts and Sciences, she can be reached at yy545@cornell.edu

Where Eminem (Finally) Draws the Line

lot of words have already been written about Eminem’s BET cypher last week, in which he attacked the president. There’s been a good deal of praise, some measured and some fawning. Colin Kaepernick tweeted his appreciation of Eminem’s declaration of allegiance with Kaepernick, for the protests that have (arguably) prevented him from signing onto a new football team. There’s a Politico Magazine feature responding to the cypher with an analysis of Macomb County, the area that both Eminem and rapper-turned-Senate candidate Kid Rock hail from.

There’s also been criticism, notably a Noisey article by Lawrence Burney that argues that Eminem has received unearned praise simply because people are impressed by a white rapper declaring solidarity with a black athlete. Vince Staples first teased and then backpedalled, calling the cypher “trash,” and then tweeting that “the mnm statement was all in good fun” and, referring to Eminem’s role in the film 8 Mile, “yall not about to turn me against B Rabbit.”

What has caused the most stir is the end of Eminem’s verse, where he directly addresses some of his fans

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who support Trump. He raps, “And any fan of mine that’s a supporter of his / I’m drawing in the sand a line, you’re either for or against / And if you can’t decide who you like more and you’re split / On who you should stand beside, I’ll do it for you: / Fuck you!”

The reason that this statement is remarkable is that Eminem is one of

Jack Jones Despite all the Amputations the few — and maybe the only — of major rappers whose fan base contains a majority of people who might plausibly have voted for Trump. Eminem is an anomaly in the rap world. A study on The New York Times’s “The Upshot,” comparing the relative popularity of a group of 50 artists in the U.S., shows that the areas where Eminem is most popular are the Midwest, the Northwest and the Northeast. Eminem’s fans are much more likely to live in rural areas, far from cities (with the exception of his hometown of Detroit), while African-

American rappers are much more likely to have fans based in coastal cities and the South. This tells us something completely unsurprising: Eminem’s popularity thrives in areas that are overwhelmingly white. And not only that; he is most popular in areas where people are most likely to hold conservative views and vote for Republican candidates, in comparison to the AfricanAmerican rappers, whose fans are in more diverse areas with left-leaning political views.

Eminem is running a real risk in challenging his fans to choose between supporting him and the president, since he is most popular in the areas that heavily supported Trump in the election. How much you admire Eminem for this decision may depend on what you make of Eminem, of all people, choosing to take the moral high ground against a puerile and anger-stoking performance artist.

Eminem’s heyday was in many ways a direct precursor to today’s alt-right movement, and it is no shock that the same areas swayed by Trump’s barrages of insults are where Eminem finds his largest numbers of fans. Looking back at Eminem’s early albums, many of the hallmarks of the alt-right movement that, in part, drove Trump to victory are there. Besides a general nihilism towards the societally sacred, he was

covering ground that the alt-right now lives in: the vitriolic mockery of feminism, the use of rape as a punchline and as a threat and, above all, the unshakeable belief that anybody’s suffering is appropriate grist for his comedy mill. He used his own whiteness as a punchline in a way that alt-right trolls never would, but one could argue this was more out of a savvy knowledge of his boundaries, as one of the first major white rappers in a largely African-American genre, than it was out of a real sense of having those boundaries.

He’s changed little in the years since. It’s hard to see a rapper who only two years ago was letting us know that “even the bitches I rape cum” and who, in his anti-Trump song “Campaign Speech” last year, leaves time to rap “Use intercourse to settle scores / With women who have vendettas towards men” as a person with any moral credibility whatsoever to criticize — especially to criticize a president who in so many ways panders outrageously to the same outraged audience that Eminem has courted for years.

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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SPORTS

Red Finds Success Freshmen Shine in1st Contests In Coach’s 2nd Year M. HOCKEY

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M. SOCCER

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product of the new culture.

Hill had not played at all during the season until that away match at Syracuse. “He had, however, approached training with an exemplary attitude and commitment, and fully deserved his opportunity when he got it,” Smith noted.

This patience, despite such limited playing time, and ability to step up in the Red’s biggest game of the season, showed how hard Hill worked despite adversity as well as what the Red is capable of as a whole.

The numbers show that the group has been meticulous and gritty on the field thus far this season. On average, they have outshot their opponents by 20 percent. Their physicality has been apparent in their combined 20 yellow cards compared to their opponents’ 13.

The new freshmen have also had a large impact on both ends of the field.

“We brought in our first recruiting class, and one we felt would help us on the field and complement the core of returnees,” Smith said.

The freshmen have done just that. Freshman Tommy Hansen leads the team with four goals in the first 12 games of the season.

With two goals against St. Francis to lift the Red to a 2-1 win, and one goal against Colgate to help secure a 4-3 win last week, Hansen

has quickly proven his worth to a vastly improved squad.

“Their arrival helped create a competitiveness within the program which we were lacking last year,” Smith said of his freshmen.

“Guys have to look over their shoulders now, which is healthy in this kind of an environment.”

Likewise, freshman defenseman Richie Hrncir leads the team in minutes, and freshman midfielder Tyler Bagley has helped the team out with one goal and three assists.

The Red will look to finish its season strong, with five games remaining in the regular season, four against fellow Ivy League teams, Brown, Princeton, Dartmouth and Columbia.

“The good thing about this group is that they realize there is so much room for growth and improvement,” Smith said.

As the Red looks to translate its newfound culture into wins down the stretch, Smith has made it clear that the group cannot be content with its first half success; greatness requires consistent effort and determination.

“I love seeing their grit and combativeness when the going is tough just as much as I love seeing the elation on their faces when things are going great,” he said.

Even now, still in the early stages of Red’s new culture movement, the guys will look for more elation after some gritty wins down the stretch.

Jack Bronsky can be reached at jeb536@cornellsun.com.

C.U. Moves to 4-3 in Ivy Play Spikers hand Princeton first league loss VOLLEYBALL

20 dig double double against Penn.

On the defensive end, 2013.

McPeek served as an anchor, With its following match recording a career-high 35 digs against Penn (8-8, 3-4), the Red against Princeton and following was able to secure sole posses- up with another 24 against sion of fourth place in the con- Penn. McPeek’s weekend perforference standings — a spot mance awarded her the Ivy which had previously been a tie League Player of the Week, with between Cornell and Penn. the Princeton outing in particu“The win lar putting her [ a g a i n s t down as 13th in “This year, we’re Princeton] was Cornell history really exciting for in a set prepping on how if anddigs and everyone third overon the team just we lose a point or a all for digs in a clicked and was four-set match. able to cover for set, we can turn it “We were each other,” incredibly disaround right away.” ciplined on our McPeek said.

“We were high block and on Senior Kiley McPeek off that win, defense [and] and it was great took care of the that we were Princeton playable to carry over that momen- ers that they usually depend on tum and replicate our perfor- in tight situations, hence Kiley mance against Penn.” getting 35 digs,” said head Along with the team’s chem- coach Trudy Vande Berg. istry, Cornell was aided with The Red will look to carry quite a few career performances over the momentum from this during its comeback wins. Both weekend as it begins the second junior Kara Rogers and Arenas half of conference play on the shined offensively over the road against Columbia on weekend, with the former Saturday, Oct. 21. recording a career-high 15 kills on a .455 hitting percentage against Princeton and the latter Joshua Zhu can be reached at recording a career-high 20 kill, jzhu@cornellsun.com.

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the biggest class on the roster — all who were healthy got to see game action on the ice at Lynah for the first time.

“It was nice to get that out of the way even though it was a preseason game,” said freshman defenseman Alex Green, who had a goal in his Lynah debut against Guelph and an assist against Ottawa. “It was a really surreal feeling and it was great to hear the band going.”

“I still remember my first game at Cornell how nervous I was,” said Schafer, a former Cornell hockey player in his own right. “I thought those guys settled in really quick, played well and had some great contributions.”

The freshman class as a whole did not shy away from the spotlight, as 10 of the team’s 24 points on the weekend came from rookies.

Despite a defensive corps depleted by injuries, four of the team’s seven goals against Guelph were scored by blueliners, a result — and possibly a sign of things to come — of the team’s increased focus on involving defensemen in the offense. Junior Matt Nuttle had two goals against Guelph, including one that opened the scoring on the man-advantage.

The defense combined for seven points on the weekend.

The Red also got a chance to put its trio of goalies on dis-

play, with senior Hayden Stewart — the only returning netminder — taking the first half of the Guelph game and freshmen Matt Galajda and Austin McGrath splitting the second half. Stewart gave up the lone goal in the contest while also making eight saves, as Galajda and McGrath combined for eight saves in the second half of the game.

In game two, it was Galajda who got the start, with Stewart entering midway through the second period. The former made seven saves while the latter made six and both gave up a goal. Stewart remained in net for the overtime period.

McGrath did not enter Sunday’s game.

Schafer said the three goaltenders are all competing for the starting job and will likely split time to start the season.

“That’s the race, all three of them,” Schafer said about the

“[The freshmen] settled in really quick, played well and had some great contributions.”

Head Coach Mike Schafer ’86 fight for the starting spot after Guelph. “I thought there were some really great saves. Matt Galajda made a great save in the second period on a one timer, made it look simple. All

three of them are working hard in practice and we videotape practice every day; we watch every shot and evaluate those guys and keep tracking them.”

Several times throughout

“It was a really surreal feeling and it was great to hear the band going.”

Freshman Alex Green the weekend, the Red got a chance to practice its special teams, taking advantage of 10 Guelph penalties to score two power play goals and kill seven penalties of its own.

“We have spent a lot of time on our penalty kill, and I think that kind of showed tonight in the game with great blocked shots,” Schafer said.

Schafer’s team will look to build upon its win over Guelph, both physically and mentally, and use what it learned on exhibition weekend as it drudges toward opening weekend Oct. 27 and 28.

“We have to develop a mentality of winning hockey games and tonight was the first step to do that,” Schafer said after Guelph.

Zachary Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun.com.

Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun.com.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Revamped Culture Leads Strikers to Resurgent 2017

By JACK BRONSKY Sun Contributor

Supported by a more mature culture and new group of gritty freshman, the Cornell men’s soccer team has much to smile about more than halfway through the 2017 season.

With close wins over strong teams in Syracuse and Harvard, as well as hardfought wins against Colgate “The good thing and Binghamton, Cornell about this group is (6-4-2, 1-1-1 Ivy) is in position to further obliterthat they realize ate its win percentage from last year. there is so much Head coach John Smith room for growth believes that determining and improvement.” how his team has developed over the last 12 months Head Coach John Smith goes far beyond the team’s record of wins and losses.

“Outsiders will always judge us by what the win-loss column says,” he said. “I had my best coaching season of my entire career last year, and I only won one game.”

Much of Smith’s work has included instilling a sense of accountability in his players, shifting that burden away in an attempt to make his players “culture warriors.”

Smith has worked tirelessly to ensure his players embody certain qualities and focus on “attitude, mentality, drive and desire … the things that don’t require any talent, but are pivotal in competitive sporting environments.”

Clearly, much had to be done in order to develop many of the returning players into these “culture warriors.”

CAMERON POLLACK / SUN PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR

All together now | Following a dismal 2016 campaign, men’s soccer is putting the pieces together to have a better than bounceback 2017 season, which has included an upset win over nationally-ranked Syracuse.

“We haven’t taken a different approach this year from last.” Smith said. “The only difference is time — a number of these guys have been around us long enough to realize how much of an emphasis we put on setting the right culture.”

This culture has been instilled in all returning members who had to go through the “ugly” parts of the rebuilding processes. “I feel for last year’s group because

they just didn’t have enough time to go through the necessary changes,” Smith said.

This year, the players’ ability to buy into what Smith has been developing over the past 365 days has begun to shine. Junior Ryan Hill’s game winning goal against nationally ranked Syracuse can be seen as an initial See M. SOCCER page 15

MEN’S HOCKEY

Peak McPeek | Senior Kiley McPeek (pictured) took home Ivy Player of the Week honors after helping hand Princeton its first Ivy loss of 2017.

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VOLLEYBALL

Red Notches1st Sweep Since 2012

By JOSHUA ZHU Sun Assistant Sports Editor

With two comeback wins against Princeton and Penn this weekend, Cornell volleyball showcased just how much its mental game has improved from last year.

In both its matches this weekend, the Red (8-8, 4-3 Ivy) found itself down 1-0 after the first set, but was able to string together wins in the following three sets to secure the weekend sweep — its first since 2012.

“In the past, we’ve had problems … with being really complacent if we’re down,” said senior captain Kiley McPeek, whose weekend per-

formance earned her Ivy League Player of the Week. “This year, we’re prepping on how if we lose a point or a set, we can turn it around right away, and I feel like that’s what’s been helping us finish games in three or four sets.”

Cornell’s improvement in its mental game and closing matches is an especially welcome sight for a team which has visibly struggled in recent years. Last year, the team played seven of its 14 conference matches to a full five sets.

“Last year, even when we won a set we wouldn’t take what worked into the next set,” said sophomore Samanta Arenas. “We would be satisfied with that and let up a little

bit, which led to a lot of four and five set games. This year, we’re focused on finishing the game all the way through to 25 rather than becoming complacent when we hit 20 or 21.”

The Red’s comeback performances are even more notable when considering its opponents.

In its first match against Princeton (12-5, 5-2), Cornell handed the two-time reigning conference champion its first Ivy loss of the season. The Red was also able to snap the Tigers’ seven-match winning streak in the matchup for Cornell’s first win in the series since See VOLLEYBALL page 15

Icers Use Exhibition Weekend to Fine Tune

By ZACHARY SILVER and RAPHY GENDLER Sun Sports Editor and Sun Staff Writer

Hoping to put together a refined lineup prior to the start of the regular season against AlabamaHuntsville on Oct. 27, Cornell men’s hockey walked away from its exhibition weekend with a 7-1 thrashing of Guelph and a disappointing 2-2 tie with the University of Ottawa.

In game one, Cornell overpowered Guelph, scoring thrice in the opening frame and four times in the third period, but head coach Mike Schafer ’86 was not exactly pleased with the effort he saw in the second. The Red outshot Guelph 12-6 in the middle period but still allowed a goal to trickle through.

The third period, though, was a 14-5 shot differential in favor of the Red. “Second period we kind of took a vacation,” Schafer said, “but [we] came back in the third period and played the kind of hockey that we wanted

to play.”

In the second game, the Red saw a late one-goal lead disappear as Ottawa netted the equalizer in the final minute of regulation to tie the game at two. A scoreless overtime period left the Red with a draw to wrap up play before the regular season.

“We just didn’t have that kind of effort and focus that is our expectation as a program. Doesn’t matter who we are playing against,” Schafer said after the tie. “We did a lot of good things this past weekend, but when we judge ourselves we judge ourselves on effort and [competing] and playing as a team and those things were there very sporadically tonight.”

The weekend was full of trial and error, tweaking and fine tuning, tryouts and showcases. For Cornell, seeing which line grouping might work best and getting newcomers their first team play experience was a top priority.

For the 10 freshman — See M. HOCKEY page 15