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Cornell’s Sober House, where students can recovery from substance abuse, has officially opened. | Page 3
Could Ran be the best film ever made? Lorenzo Benitez ’19 thinks so.
Super Bowl champion Kevin Booke ’06 returns to Ithaca to be inducted into Cornell Athletics’ Hall of Fame. | Page 16
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GPSA Evaluates Anabel’s Students,CUPD Grocery, Committee Funding Talk Racism in By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer
MICHAELA BREW / SUN SENIOR EDITOR
Produce for the people | The GPSA heard updates about Anabel’s Grocery at its Monday meeting.
Members of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly heard a presentation from the directors of Anabel’s Grocery and voted to change the Finance Commission’s funding guidelines at its meeting Monday. The directors of Anabel’s Grocery discussed plans to “formalize a relationship” with the GPSA by establishing liaisons in the group, as they have already done with the Student Assembly, according to codirector Lizzi Gorman ’18. The GPSA allocated $20,000 of its budget to Anabel’s Grocery at its Sept. 13 meeting, The Sun previously reported.
Students Against Trump: Keep Him ‘Out of White House’ Group plans to turn out vote for Clinton By CATHRYN MASLOFF
which have already been established at over 50 campuses across the nation— aim to help Students Against Trump, a millennials understand the branch of the Democratic importance of their vote, Coalition Against Trump Super according to Lerner. Political Action Committee, has Andres Sellitto ’17, Cornell’s established a chapter at Cornell, student ambassador for hoping to encourage young vot- Students Against Trump, said he ers to vote for Hillary Clinton became involved with the group in the Nov. 8 election. “as a matter of principle.” He The Democratic Coalition said he wanted to start the Against Trump group at Cornell formed in May, because he could “A figure like and is the largest “not stand by anti-Trump grass- Trump ... reminds while facing the roots organization rise of a figure like me of populist in the country Trump, who dictators from with 117,000 reminds me of members, accordpopulist dictators other ing to co-founder other councountries of the from Nathan Lerner. tries of the world,” Lerner said the world.” he said. group is designed Sellitto echoed Andres Sellitto ’17 to achieve exactly Lerner’s summary what its name of the coalition’s implies: “keep goal, saying it Donald Trump out of the White aims “to convince voters that House.” they must unite against Donald The coalition plans to use Trump, and that the most effecsmall-scale efforts to bar the tive way of doing so is backing Republican nominee from the Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.” presidency, including the estabThe group plans to host a lishment of Students Against “Get Out the Vote” event on Trump chapters on various college campuses. These groups — See TRUMP page 5
Gorman said this allocation will be primarily used to cover construction costs, as estimated bids are more costly than their project manager had originally projected. “We hope to allocate that $20,000 with GPSA input in the upcoming years,” Gorman said. The directors also described their business model and goals for pricing the products sold in the grocery. “Our goal is to be able to have food that is significantly cheaper than the current Greenstar and 7-11 options in Collegetown and be closer to the larger grocery stores in Ithaca,” said Adam Shelepak ’18, another co-director of the See GPSA page 4
Law Enforcement By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Staff Writer
There was palpable tension in the room Monday as Cornell police officers and district attorney candidate Edward Kopko sought to offer students pragmatic advice on dealing with law enforcement, while audience members countered that conflicts result from systemic racism. Over 60 students attended the discussion, hosted by the Alpha Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the ALANA Intercultural Board and Black Students See KNOW YOUR RIGHTS page 4
Climbing higher | Officials say renovations to the Lindseth Climbing Center could not have been funded without community support.
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COURTESY OF MARC MAGNUS-SHARPE
Climbing Wall Reopens After First Renovations in 25 Years By ANDREW YOUNG
really will become a center of Cornell University — yet another place where students will build community, and challenge themAfter several months of renovations, Cornell selves and grow,” Magnus-Sharpe said. Outdoor Education’s Lindseth Climbing COE spent approximately $847,000 on the Center opened to the public on Sunday. The renovations, with contributions coming from facility, located in Bartels Hall, was upgraded alumni, staff and current students, according to over the summer for the first Magnus-Sharpe. He said time in 25 years. “This really will become COE is grateful for the Among those in attenstrong community support ... yet another place dance was President Emeritus and recognized that the new Frank Rhodes, who presided where students will build center would not have been over Cornell when Jon possible without the help of community.” Lindseth ’56, the center’s all its contributors. namesake, funded the original Scott Sklar ’80, co-chair of Marc Magnus-Sharpe climbing wall. the COE advisory board, At the dedication ceremospoke about the impact that ny, COE Lindseth Director Marc Magnus- the organization has had on him, saying COE Sharpe expressed his appreciation for all con- has “changed [the] lives” of Cornellians tributors to the planning and fundraising involved with the organization. process. “It’s accelerated their maturity and their “With all the energy of Cornell Outdoor Education staff and so many supporters, this See CLIMBING WALL page 5
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