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Lucy Stockton ’17 says female musicians need more recognition in a male-dominated industry. | Page 7

Jacob Rubushkan ’19 discusses the relationships between of deism, science and The Martian. | Page 9

The men’s ice hockey team begins its season with two dominant exhibition victories. | Page 12

With $4.5M Blackstone Grant,C.U.Enters Partnership Will collaborate with four other New York schools to foster student entrepreneurship

By KIMBERLY LEE

foundation, will see its largest expansion with this group of New York schools. Blackstone LaunchPad New York aims to connect colWith a $4.5 million, three-year grant from the leges, the business community and entrepreneurs Blackstone Charitable Foundation, Cornell, along “We want to inspire, enable and accelerate our to “establish a nurturing environment” and deliver with four other New York colleges — New York the resources needed for students to “succeed as students along the entrepreneurial path.” University, Syracuse University, the State University entrepreneurs,” according to a Blackstone press of New York at Albany and SUNY Buffalo — will release. President Elizabeth Garrett enter a partnership that will foster an “entrepreneurAll regional programs established through the ial support system” for students of all majors. Blackstone Charitable Foundation are linked, giving The Blackstone Charitable Foundation was founded in Blackstone LaunchPad region following Michigan, Ohio, student entrepreneurs access to best practices from across 2007 and draws from the resources and “intellectual capi- Pennsylvania, Florida, Montana, California and Ireland. tal” of the firm to spur entrepreneurship within the county LaunchPad, the campus entrepreneurship program of the See ENTREPRENEURSHIP page 5

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and across the globe, according to a University press release. With the grant, New York will become the eighth

Mike Birbiglia Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 Joins Clinton Campaign To Perform at Cornell in Nov. By PAULINA GLASS

Sun Assistant News Editor

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

Comedian, writer and actor Mike Birbiglia will come to Cornell on Nov. 18 for a night of stand-up comedy, the Cornell University Program Board announced Tuesday. The 37-year-old Birbiglia, born in Massachusetts, has appeared in the comedy blockbuster Trainwreck and the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, according to CUPB. He also directed, wrote and starred in the independent comedy film Sleepwalk With Me, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. Birbiglia’s other appearances in television and film include The Fault in Our Stars, Annie and the HBO series Girls. He is also a regular contributor to the radio program This American Life, having been featured in episodes such as “Stranger in the Night,” “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” and “Of Mice and Men.” Michael Luzmore ’17, BIRBIGLIA executive chair of CUPB, said the group is “very happy” to be hosting Birbiglia for a free comedy show on campus. “We’ve received feedback from students that they'd like to see more free comedy shows,” Luzmore said. “Through Mike and the beginning of our free Bear’s Den Comedy series, we are working to address this desire from the Cornell community.” Birbiglia will perform in Statler Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., according to CUPB. Tickets are free for everyone and will be available beginning Nov. 3 at the Willard Straight Hall resource center and the Big Red Barn. Annie Bui can be reached at me@cornellsun.com.

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O captain, My(rick) captain | Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 speaks at a United Way kick off meeting Oct. 1.

Presidential candidate and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton announced that Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 is part of a team of 100 New Yorkers that will lead Clinton’s campaign in the state, according to The Syracuse Post-Standard. Myrick is accompanied on the Hillary for New York Leadership Council by the mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner, and other high-profile officials such as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.). Cuomo and Miner have both made statements endorsing Clinton, according to The Post-Standard and the Observer. On his Facebook page, Myrick said he would also be endorsing Clinton because he believes that she is “the most qualified candidate for president and the best bet to build upon Barack

Obama’s transformational presidency.” “I believe that her platform will yield progressive policy successes — and I believe strongly in the power of the pioneering nature of her candidacy,” Myrick wrote. He added that he believes a Clinton presidency would make strides for women in America today. The Hillary for New York Leadership Council is part of a recent effort on Clinton’s part to secure the state of New York in the 2016 presidential primaries, according to The Post-Standard. Myrick’s move to Clinton’s team is significant because it appears to divert from general views in Ithaca. Ithacans donate primarily to candidate Bernie Sanders, according to The Ithaca Voice. As of Oct. 1, Ithacans had donated three times more money to Sanders’ campaign than to Clinton’s. Paulina Glass can be reached at pglass@cornellsun.com.

Joseph Holland ’78 M.A.’79 Addresses Racial Politics Says America due for Great Awakening By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer

Cornell alumnus and trustee emeritus Joseph H. Holland ’78 M.A. ’79 argued that just as three centuries of Great Awakenings have shaped American social and political values, so too must the 21st century Great Awakening foster racial justice at a lecture Friday titled “Racial Justice, Revival and the Refounding of

America.” President Emeritus Frank Rhodes introduced Holland to the audience as a Cornell alumnus, trustee, ordained minister, attorney, civic leader and activist entrepreneur. “He was an excellent student … but it was on the football field that a wider community got to know Joe,” he said. “In the year See HOLLAND page 5

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Religion and spirituality | Joseph H. Holland ’78 M.A. ’79 speaks Friday on racial politics and religion in America.


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