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Cornell Vows $460,000 to Support IAED

By JULIA SENZON Sun News Editor

Amid concerns regarding Cornell’s economic contributions to the City of Ithaca, the University committed $460,000 to Ithaca Area Economic Development — an economic development nonprofit serving Ithaca and Tompkins County — through a five-year investment, according to an IAED press release.

Community Unites for Applefest

By JONATHAN MONG, ASLI CIHANGIR and SOPHIA

This year’s edition of the Apple Harvest Festival — an annual three-day event held on the first weekend of October popularly referred to as “Applefest” — brought locals and Cornellians together in the shadow of a difficult harvest to celebrate one of New York State’s most prized exports — apples.

Taking place on the Ithaca Commons and adjacent portions of Cayuga Street, the festival featured local businesses selling a variety of handmade products and apple-related goods. This comes in the wake of an extraordinarily weak apple crop due to tem-

perature and drastic weather fluctuations in the late winter and early spring of 2023, which resulted in unseasonably late frosts.

“A staple of the Northeast is that we have a massive amount of apples — [but] sadly not this year, because the May frost killed a lot of the crops,” Holland-Bavis said. “So I think that makes it even more important that we're all here invest[ing] in these businesses because they are struggling, especially the ones who make their living based upon apple sales and apple production. It's pretty much diminished this year.”

Some orchards reported massive declines in crop production this year. Indian Creek

Farm, a popular apple-picking destination for Cornell students, lost over 90 percent of this year’s crop according to its newsletter, while Littletree Orchards owner Amara Steinkraus told The Sun the orchard lost their entire crop. Steinkraus said the loss of their crop forced Littletree to buy apples from other orchards to press cider and produce other items like apple cider doughnuts, for which they operate a popular stand every year at Applefest.

“Logistically, it's crazy because we're not set up to [import apples]. Normally we grow everything that we use,” Steinkraus said.

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IAED publicly announced their new fiveyear investment initiative entitled Th!nk Tompkins during a private reception held at Tompkins Community Bank on Sept. 21. At the launch, IAED said they had already secured 65 percent of their $2.1 million goal, particularly through large investors including Cornell who committed to donations during the quiet phase — a fundraising period that precedes publicizing the campaign goal.

Cornell made the largest private investment in Th!nk Tompkins, the Cornell Chronicle wrote.

IAED was created in 1964 to attract, grow and retain companies in Ithaca and Tompkins County by facilitating a supportive business environment. The organization’s strategic priorities are to provide “direct services to businesses, [facilitate] workforce development and [establish] economic development leadership,” according to the press release.

According to The Chronicle, IAED is funded about equally by Tompkins County, fees charged for administrative services and investors.

According to the press release, Th!nk Tompkins will run from 2024-2028 to foster a thriving economy with goals in jobs, payroll and private investment.

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Candidates Voice Teir Views in Student Assembly Forum

By MARISA CEFOLA Sun Assistant News Editor

Candidates for the Student Assembly transfer, freshman and student with disabilities representative positions discussed ways to increase S.A. engagement among the Cornell community in a forum held in Warren Hall on Friday, Sept. 29 and moderated by Sun news editor Julia Senzon ’26. Instead of focusing on national issues, these candidates want to narrow the S.A.’s scope to solving issues where its direct impact is tangible to the campus.

Voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. and ends Wednesday, Oct. 11 at 11:59 p.m.

Transfer Representative Forum

Simone Chan ’25 — a junior transfer student from Pasadena City College — wants to create services to bridge the gap between

regular transfer students, like herself, and guaranteed transfer students, who are accepted by Cornell through the Transfer Option program during their senior year in high school.

like the freshmen in terms of we don't know what's coming. We come here with all new expectations, and everything is so brand new.”

Chan hopes to work with the S.A. to provide more information and guidance to transfer students throughout the year. In her own transfer experience, Chan has struggled due to this lack of information.

“One struggle [I had that] was really scary [was] I couldn't select my classes for some reason,” Chan said. “So [Cornell Student Center] didn't really fully register my status as a student. So I was really panicking during the whole summer.”

was so crazy going online [to] SideChat [and] Reddit and seeing a lot of people say that they feel so alone at Cornell because they’re transfer students — they left their friends, they left their communities, and now they're here. There are already set friend groups that have been established.”

Khan hopes to establish a community for transfers to meet and limit feelings of isolation. As a Risley resident, Khan suggested creating a designated transfer student residence hall so students have more opportunities to connect.

She believes Cornell has room to improve regarding catering to both groups of transfer students equally.

“Cornell does a really good job in reaching out to transfer option students [before arriving on campus],” Chan said. “The transfer students that are not transfer options are more

Hasham Khan ’26, a sophomore transfer student from Towson University, voiced similar concerns regarding neglect towards transfer students.

“One of the biggest concerns that I heard from transfer students was in regards to housing and feelings of isolation,” Khan said. “It

“I came to Cornell, and I was surrounded by freshmen, so I got integrated into the freshman class,” Khan said. “I know five other transfer students, compared to someone who's on West in Cook or one of the other houses on West. And that's where the transfer community is.

“The transfer students that are not transfer options are more like the freshmen in terms of we don't know what's coming.”

Simone Chan ’25

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A LISTING OF FREE CAMPUS EVENTS

Today

Behavioral Economics Workshop With Ricardo Perez-Truglia

11:40 a.m. - 1:10 p.m., 165 Statler Hall

Attentional Neurons and Circuits With Julius Zhu

4 p.m. - 5 p.m., 125 Weill Hall

Pre-Health Application Series: Letters of Recommendation

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Virtual Event

Pre-Law: What You Need to Know

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., G64 Goldwin Smith Hall

Land, Justice, Resistance and Community Solidarities in Puerto Rico

4:45 p.m., 165 McGraw Hall

Welcoming Refugees: A Conversation About Refugees in Ithaca and Beyond

5 p.m. - 6 p.m., G08 Uris Hall

How to Understand China’s Economy With Qiao Liu

5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Alice Statler Auditorium Statler Hall

Tomorrow

Innovation for People and Planet: Reimagining Capitalism With Manoj Kumar

12:20 a.m. - 1:10 p.m., 135 Emerson Hall

A New Distribution-Sensitive Index for Measuring Welfare, Poverty and Inequality

1:25 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., 102 Mann Library

What to Know When Declaring a Major

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., 142 Goldwin Smith Hall

Placing Islam: Geographies of Connection in 20th Century Istanbul With Timur Hammond

4:30 p.m. - 6 p.m., G64 Goldwin Smith Hall

Cornell in Washington: Alumni Panel and Reception

5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., 202 Uris Hall

Building Our World Better With N.K. Jemisin

5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m., Rhodes Rawlings Auditorium Klarman Hall

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“Hollywood on Cayuga”: Ithaca’s Cinematic History

In 1912, Ted and Leopold Wharton brought fame to Ithaca

By CARLIN REYEN Sun Assistant News Editor

As the City of Ithaca celebrates its 12th anniversary of Silent Movie Month in October, The Sun paid homage to a time when Ithaca was known as “Hollywood on Cayuga.”

Beginnings at Cornell

The history of silent filmmaking in Ithaca begins with a tale of two brothers, Theodore and Leopold Wharton.

“In 1912, Theodore — Ted — Wharton and his brother came to Ithaca. … They were young filmmakers, and Ted Wharton was working for a Chicago-based company called SNA Films,” said Diana Riesman, executive director and co-founder of the Wharton Studio Museum, a local museum preserving Ithaca’s early movie history. “He was sent to Ithaca, specifically to Cornell’s campus, on assignment, to shoot footage of typical college life.”

Riesman said that the Wharton brothers shot a famous football game between Cornell and Penn State, as well as scenes of students walking around Cornell’s campus.

“They thought the campus was fascinating,” Riesman said. “There are people, students from all over the world. They describe them in their native garb, walking around.”

The Whartons in Ithaca

Riesman said that the melding of Ithaca’s rustic and urban elements intrigued Ted Wharton, and a few years after his visit, he returned to Ithaca and leased 50 acres of Renwick Park — what is now Stewart Park — to start Wharton Inc. Studios with his brother Leopold.

“The Whartons made episodic serials. They made features. They made comedies and dramas. They had a series called “Mysteries of Myra” that was sort of based in the occult,” Riesman said. “And they were very, very successful.”

Riesman said that the Wharton Studio was responsible for bringing some of the best-known actors of the time to Ithaca, including Irene Castle, Oliver Hardy and Lionel Barrymore. She said that the city of Ithaca embraced the Whartons’ venture, adding that there were seven movie theaters in downtown Ithaca a century ago.

Applefest Brings Ithaca Together

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“And so this year working with another farm to bring in apples, we’ve had to coordinate when we’re going to get apples, they’re not always the same varieties that we would grow. […] It’s been a lesson in adaptability and being able to flow with the obstacles of life, which is part of being a small business career and a farmer especially.”

Although this year’s edition of Applefest fell on the same weekend as Cornell’s Homecoming festivities, vendors and organizers found turnout higher than normal — potentially due to increase in students and alumni in Ithaca this weekend to watch the game.

“With how busy Friday and Saturday were, and now [Sunday], it won’t surprise me if this is an all time attendance record,” said Ben Sandburg M.P.A. ’17, the executive director of the History Center in Tompkins County and a board member and chair of special events for the Downtown Ithaca Alliance.

Aleshia Akers, an executive assistant at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center and event organizer, said she noticed Cornellians of all ages exploring Applefest’s offerings with their families.

“I’ve seen a lot of family groups, all in their Cornell garb,” Akers said. “So I think folks that are doing some of the Homecoming activities are making their way downtown as well. We are seeing a lot of Cornell pride down here.”

Steinkraus concurred with Akers, saying she saw many students come down to Applefest after Saturday’s Homecoming game.

“A lot of people came in like Cornell regalia with tattoos. It seemed like — comparatively — there were a lot of people in Cornell swag throughout the weekend, especially yesterday but even today,” Steinkraus said on Sunday.

the event’s enduring significance and nostalgic appeal.

“I think that the biggest thing about [Applefest] is that folks love coming from all over, especially Cornell and IC alums — they always remember Applefest as one of their first memories and events here,” Holland-Bavis said in an interview with The Sun. “There’s a nostalgic element to it.”

Adam Skiadas, the owner of B&B Kettle Korn, said he enjoyed the energy patrons brought to Applefest.

“I just like [Apple Fest] because it’s so busy. Sometimes it’s just a lot of energy on the streets,” Skiadas said. “It can get a little hectic with us here, but it makes time go by pretty fast and at the end of the day we do pretty well.”

Holland-Bavis said the festival’s lively atmosphere brings back memories of the pre-pandemic days on the Commons.

“Everything after the pandemic has shifted a little bit, but I think that [Applefest] feels really similar to what [the Commons] has been in the past. It’s exciting for a lot of people who remember it that way, to see the Commons bustling again,” Holland-Bavis said. “There’s still so many empty storefronts out here, and there’s been some challenges, so it’s really nice to make it lively down here again and have people remember why they love it so much.”

But as the line for doughnuts stretched out into Home Dairy Alley and Littletree’s workers pressed doughnuts fresh out of the fryer — sold for a dollar each — into eagerly awaiting hands, Steinkraus, whose mother helped organize the first Applefest 41 years ago, reminisced on the Applefests of years past while expressing gratitude for the orchards that helped Littletree with its products this year.

Rocky rescue | Actors perform in Ithaca, the former home of an early 20th century movie studio that brought famous fimmakers, actors and movie lovers to the city’s bustling downtown and remote gorges.

Life Transitions Closet Gives Gender-Afrming Clothing

By PARKER PICCOLO HILL Sun Contributor

“I was right out of college at that point in time, and I was the dining room supervisor,” Cutler said. “I oversaw the production as well as the managing of the staff, making sure they were working in the most efficient level, and monitoring ouFr. our years later, Cutler found himself advancing quickly in his career at the 2008 Beijing Olympic village, where he served as the strategic planner.

“When I was in Beijing … I helped develop the business plans for the Olympic venues we were opening,” Cutler said. “That included sourcing products, recruitment, layout and design. These business plans were created for the opening and closing of the facilities within the Olympics.”

Always looking for opportunities to “continue to challenge [himself],” Cutler then jumped into a new role working for the sports and entertainment industry where he worked in various convention centers before moving on to the Atlanta Braves.

“I was in charge of the concessions in the stadium,

all premium services, including all suites and catering,” Cutler said. “We also sold all the apparel in the stadium, and we cleaned the facilities as well.”

Through this communication and cooperation, Cutler said he will be striving to implement “cutting-edge” innovations on campus. Just five weeks into his position here, Cutler is already formulating various long-term visions for Cornell Dining.

“I think it’s very important to be cutting edge and it’s important to continue to provide innovation,” Cutler said. “Does that look like consumer experience when they order off of their mobile device? Does that mean different types of services provided in retail locations? Does that mean a new fancy beverage we are rolling out?”

Cutler is also looking for novel ways to continue Cornell’s commitment to sustainability.

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Mary Holland-Bavis, the event and program manager at the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and one of the organizers of Applefest, shared insights about

“It’s really interesting to see how it’s evolved over the years and the new incarnations, the new pieces that have been brought in, and how big it’s grown,” Steinkraus said.

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Jonathan Mong can be reached at jmong@cornellsun.com.

Amid Criticism, Cornell Ups Support

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The initiative also establishes higher standards regarding workforce development, housing and renewable energy.

IAED operates a Direct to Work career-readiness program that connects unemployed and under-employed adults to education, support and opportunities within the manufacturing industry. IAED also administers the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency which provides economic incentives to infrastructure and industrial development projects.

“Since 1983, TCIDA incentives have supported 149 projects, representing $1.57 billion of investment in the construction and renovation of over 7.4 million square feet of facilities,” the IAED website states.

The Tompkins County Development Corporation was created by the Tompkins County Legislature in 2010 at the request of IAED. TCDC, which is also managed by IAED, connects not-for-profit establishments to tax-exempt bonding opportunities. IAED also provides revolving loan funds — meaning that the repayment for one loan funds the loan for another project — to projects that have a gap in funding in order to attract entrepreneurs to the area and back new and expanding ventures.

“Some of IAED’s current projects include facilitating the more than $400 million investment in SouthWorks, the redevelopment of the 95-acre site formerly known as the Chain Works District in Ithaca’s South Hill neighborhood; helping to establish the semiconductor company Menlo Micro at the Cornell Business and Technology Park in Ithaca, which constitutes a $50 million investment and the creation of 100 jobs and utilizing a $1.2 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to expand IAED’s workforce development program in manufacturing to include construction trades,” The Cornell Chronicle wrote.

“Cornell is so pleased to continue to support IAED’s critical work of fostering economic growth

and workforce development in Tompkins County,” said Joel M. Malina, Cornell’s vice president for university relations, in an IAED press release.

The University is considered an IAED Platinum Investor for contributing over $50,000. Ithaca College is also considered an IAED Platinum Investor, according to the IAED website.

Cornell’s pledge to fundraise IAED supplements the University’s 30 percent increase in annual contributions to the Ithaca City School District starting this year.

On Sept. 18, however, the Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America held a rally and march calling on Cornell to provide higher payments in lieu of taxes to the City of Ithaca. The demonstration followed the announcement that Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis and Cornell President Martha Pollack informally agreed to Cornell paying $4 million annually to the City, an increase from the previous $1.6 million annual PILOT contributions.

IAED leaders including Heather McDaniel, IAED president, however, expressed gratitude for Cornell’s support for the greater Ithaca and Tompkins County area.

“Our investors empower us to deliver customized economic development solutions in support of business growth and retention in Ithaca, Tompkins County and Central New York,” McDaniel said. “We are committed to providing direct services — such as technical assistance, loans and incentives — workforce training and thought and process leadership. The work that we do every day can be measured by the economic impact to this community.”

The Chronicle stated that through IAED’s last funding cycle, the organization facilitated almost $700 million in private investment in Tompkins County and the creation of over 400 jobs.

“The future is really bright here,” McDaniel told The Chronicle. “Meeting our investment goals means we can roll up our sleeves and get to work for the next five years.”

Looking Back on Ithaca’s Silent Cinematic History

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“If you look at Ithaca Journal articles at the time, they’re just full of stories about the comings and goings of the actors, little gossip pieces, and then just all the ads for what was playing and what film in what theater,” Riesman said. “It must have been a very exciting time.”

“At one point, the Whartons were filming on State Street, and there was a bank robbery scene that was occurring,” said Barbara Lupack, author of “Silent Serial Sensations: The Wharton Brothers and the Magic of Early Cinema.” “Some of the residents thought that the bank was really being robbed.”

Lupack said that the Wharton Studio eventually drew in Ithaca residents to work for a few hours at a time.

“Even those feature films were not the feature films by the kinds of standards that we consider today,” Lupack said. “It wasn’t a six-month shoot — in most cases it was on average two, three, four weeks.”

“[The Whartons] would put out a call that they needed some kind of coverage for a particular scene,” Lupack said. “The newspaper coverage stated that, for example, students would take furniture out of their dormitories or their fraternity houses, and they would carry it across campus so the Whartons could use it in their filming. Oftentimes [students] would appear as extras.”

Lupack said that the reactions

of locals to the Whartons’ presence in Ithaca were overwhelmingly positive. However, she said there was one instance where the Whartons’ antics got them into trouble with locals.

“At one point, the Whartons had imported a group of skunks to appear in one scene. The skunk handler was apparently not as good a handler as he might have been, and the skunks got loose, and they raised a stink — literally and figuratively — throughout the town,” Lupack said. “So people were not amused by that.”

The Wharton Studio

The Wharton Studio building was located in the then privately-owned Renwick Park. Lupack described the set as a lively place bustling with famous names of the day, with some famous actors playing pranks on each other in between shoots. She said that the studio building was a big draw for Ithacans of the time.

“At least for the initial years that [the Whartons] were in the Wharton studio, there was a trolley that went from the town of Ithaca out to the Wharton studio,” Lupack said. “Scores of people would jump on that trolley every day. They would go to the site, and they would watch everything that was going on.”

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Carlin Reyen can be reached at creyen@cornellsun.com.

S.A. Candidates Discuss Practical Issues in Community Forum

Hopefuls for transfer, freshman and students with disabilities representatives shared their vision

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There’s Cascadilla — the transfer community is there [also].”

Both candidates are passionate about their platform and eager to help improve the transition process for the Cornell transfer student community.

“I find it really fulfilling just to see that you could put your effort [in] and to see a change on campus,” Chan said.

Freshman Representative Forum

Each of the 13 candidates for the two freshman representative seats is prepared to advocate for their class and lead by listening to their community’s concerns. Issues these first-year students aim to improve include Ithaca’s public transportation system TCAT, housing and dining hall accessibility along with increasing overall engagement in the community.

David Gekman ’27 is a first-year in the ILR school. He wants to improve the transition for freshmen entering Cornell by utilizing class Instagram pages and creating a social app where communities can post when they are holding events.

“I would really want to use the Cornell 2027 page or pages similar to that [to post] ‘alright here’s how the TCAT works, here’s how this works,’” Gekman said. “The biggest way for [Cornell] to communicate well is to [ensure] a smooth and easy process moving into the dorms and [give freshman opportunities] to come into Cornell with friends.”

Ilana Livshits ’27, who is double majoring in biology and feminist gender and sexuality studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, also wants to improve the social aspects of the freshman community. She aims to create activities that bring first-year students together beyond orientation week.

“There’s this very weird stereotype that you can’t make a friend group after a week, where it’s like, you get your little clique, and there is no community building after,” Livshits said. “There needs to be some community building that is happening during weekends.”

Zora deRham ’27, an agricultural sciences major, is centering her platform around increasing meal swipe options on the Central Campus, such as allowing meal swipes to be used at Trillium, a popular eatery on the agriculture quad. She additionally wants to foster more school spirit by having buses to away games for fans to ride.

After noticing positive student feedback as a result of the S.A. successfully doubling the Slope Day budget, deRham believes her ideas will continue to inspire students to engage with the S.A.

“That budget increase prompted a lot of people to just say, ‘I’d love to suggest more artists that I know,’” deRham said. “It prompted a lot of talk about the Student Assembly.”

Elliott Serna ’27, a first-year in the Brooks School of Public Policy, aims to increase TCAT accessibility for all Cornell students, increase knowledge about Cornell’s Student Health Benefits health insurance coverage and possibly change Cornell’s graduation gowns.

“With the graduation gowns, being able to kind of revitalize them … creates a dialogue — it creates engagement,” Serna said. “It’s something that every individual tangibly sees.”

David Diao ’27, who is in the Brooks School of Public Policy, believes the best way to engage with the community is to provide students with information that allows them to take direct action to voice their concerns.

“It is our role as representatives, or people in candidacy, to be representatives, to provide students with information that provides them with transparency,” Diao said. “That is the best way to have representation.”

Cion Kim ’27, who is in the College of Engineering, is another candidate aiming to implement policies that create more engagement within both the freshman and overall Cornell community. To expand the S.A.’s presence on campus, Kim wants to create opportunities where students can share concerns and obtain help from others.

“We should have a more open forum so that students know where to ask and how to ask [so their opinions] will make an impact,” Kim said. “The [aspect] I really want to focus on is [a forum] on advice and communications. One [forum] would be connecting upperclassmen to lower classmen so that [freshmen] could get advice.”

Other candidates are centering their campaigns around improving services around campus based on their personal experiences. For example, Christian Flournoy ’27, who is studying biomedical engineering on the pre-med track, wants to improve both mail and housing services for students.

“One idea … is having certain dorms pick up certain packages on certain days — it might help with the rush and long lines,”

Flournoy said.

Keten Abebe ’27, a freshman in the Brooks School of Public Policy, was inspired by her personal experience as an immigrant to improve diversity, equity and inclusion services and the financial aid process.

“There’s this very weird line with college application pro-

“It is our role as representatives... to provide students with information that provides them with transparency.”

David Diao ’27

cesses if you’re not an international student, and if you’re not a permanent resident — it’s such murky waters,” Abebe said. “So one thing that I definitely want to do is host a virtual session for every incoming student looking to apply to Cornell about how to handle that financial aid process.”

Some freshman representative candidates want to make small improvements that have a larger impact on campus. Eric Yao ’27, who is studying electrical and computer engineering, wants to improve the dining hall Okenshields, build a safer campus and eliminate Duo push, the two-step login process for Cornell accounts.

“I think our representatives are going after performative actions that have no impact on the daily lives of Cornellians,” Yao said when asked about a lack of community engagement with the S.A. “As a representative to the Student Assembly, I’ll focus on everyday issues such as rising costs, the dining halls, infrastructure and stress from academics.”

Joey Chen ’27, who is in the College of Engineering, wants to install more outlets around campus and in libraries to charge devices, along with more street lamps to increase safety on campus.

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Julia Senzon can be reached at jsenzon@cornellsun.com.

Get in the Fall Spirit with a New Fiction Release

EMMA ROBINSON ARTS CONTRIBUTOR

October is going to be a big month for new fiction releases! There are many new books that will be a part of current series and others that will be the first of a new series. Two new books are slated to come out on October 3. The first is a romance called Wildfire by Hannah Grace. This will be the second book in the Maple Hill sports romance series; if it is anything like the first book, it will be the perfect comfort read for fall. Grace’s books are usually light-hearted and easy to read, with cute scenes of romance and not too much depth.

The other book coming out on October 3 is Throne of the Fallen by Kerri Maniscalo. This novel will be a spinoff of another trilogy Kerri Maniscalo has written called Kingdom of the Wicked. Like Kingdom of the Wicked, Throne of the Fallen will follow one of the seven princes of hell. It is recommended to read the Kingdom of the Wicked trilogy first, as there are some spoilers in Throne of the Fallen. Reading the trilogy could also give insight into certain aspects of the magic system, but the new release can be read without reading the other trilogy first. This

book will be best for fantasy readers who like morally gray characters and elements of magic that are pretty easy to understand.

The literary excitement does not stop there! On October 10, the novel Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare will be released. Cassandra Clare is known for her popular adult fantasy universe called The Shadowhunters Chronicles, which is composed of five different series and seventeen books. This book will be a good way for fantasy readers who want to get into her books to get an idea of her writing style before committing to a whole 17-book universe. It may be best for more experienced fantasy readers, as her world building does tend to get a bit complicated.

Another anticipated release in October is Hopeless by Elsie Silver. This book will be the fifth in the Chestnut Springs series, which consists of stand-alone romances set in the small town of Chestnut Springs. I have read the other four books and highly recommend them for any lovers of romance or overall cozy, small town vibes. The male protagonist in Hopeless, Beau, also appears in the other books, so it will be very exciting to finally get his book.

The final two books that I am most excited to read in October are both being

released on October 24. King of Greed by Ana Huang will be the third of seven billionaire romance books in her Kings of Sin series. Although I have not read any books from this series, I have read her other series called Twisted. I hear the two series have very similar plot devices, characters and writing styles as they are both in the romance genre. While her books are not necessarily literary masterpieces, and the plots are very similar, they are entertaining and quick reads. King of Greed is another stand-alone romance, so while it is part of a series, and you may encounter other characters from different books, it can also be read independently.

The final book is A Curse for True Love by Stephanie Garber. This is a highly anticipated release for me personally, as I have read all her other books and thoroughly enjoyed them. This will be the third book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart fantasy romance trilogy. Garber has also written the Caraval trilogy, which is another fantasy series set in the same world. Both series are perfect for new fantasy readers who are looking for fantastical elements that are easy to grasp and strong characters. As the weather changes, pick up one of these new releases to get in the fall spirit!

Dancing with the Stars Airs 32nd Season

For the next few months, our television screens are going to be filled with reality shows, as the Writers Guild of America has just announced that they will authorize members to return to work. The premiere of Dancing with the Stars’ 32nd season is just the start of the sea of reality television that will be coming to cable and streaming services this fall. The show has a long history, and the many changes that have occurred since the last season make this premiere highly anticipated. Tyra Banks, who has hosted the last three seasons of the show, did not return this season. Audiences were very critical of Banks’ hosting abilities and many were

happy to see her gone. She was replaced by Julianne Hough, a long time member of the Dancing with the Stars family. While this was her first season as host, Hough has participated in previous seasons as a professional dancer and judge. She has won the show’s coveted Mirrorball Trophy twice. Hough’s brother, Derek, also appears on the show as a judge and was a former professional dancer as well. Her co-host, season 19 champion Alfonso Ribiero, returned for his second season in the role. Although head judge Len Goodman announced that season 31 was going to be his last, audiences were shocked by his sudden passing in April. The show renamed and redesigned the Mirrorball Trophy in his honor. They chose not to replace Goodman, with the panel being made up of returning judges Carrie Ann Inaba,

Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. While the show’s professional dancer lineup remained pretty consistent in recent seasons, there were a few changes. Jenna Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd both returned to the show after being out on maternity leave last season. Cheryl Burke, who had been participating in the show since its second season, announced her retirement last season. There is only one new professional this season: Rylee Arnold, the show’s youngest pro at just 18 years old. Arnold was a former junior pro on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and is the younger sister of former professional Lindsay Arnold, who won the Mirrorball in Season 25. This season consists of 14 contestants, including athletes, actors, reality stars and everyone in between. Some of the highest scores of the night

went to The Bachelorette’s Charity Lawson, singer and songwriter Jason Mraz and Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix. Other performances did not impress the judges, with Too Hot to Handle contestant Harry Jowsey, model Tyson Beckford and actor Matt Walsh receiving the lowest scores of the night. Matt Walsh ended up receiving the dreaded night one elimination. The judges were critical of his cha-chacha, saying that the steps were not strong enough to make it look like a traditional dance. Although Walsh was on the show for only a short amount of time, his appearance will certainly be a memorable one, as he temporarily walked out of show rehearsals before the season began. His walk-out was in protest of the show employing WGA writers, who were on strike to fight for high-

er pay and better protections. With the strike resolving just two days before the premiere, Walsh quickly returned in time to dance. However, his effort was not enough to keep him another week.

For the first time since season 27, there was no “judge’s save.” This had previously allowed the judges to vote on which of the bottom two couples would go home each week. It was implemented in order to prevent America’s votes from having too much influence over the results of the show and to ensure that the strongest dancers made it to the finale.

Viewers can watch on Tuesday night to see who will be the season 32 champion — the competition has just begun.

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A Brokie's Guide to Having No Meal Plan

There is no hobby quite like cooking. There’s just something about working with your hands to create something you never had before. It’s a hobby that lends itself to boundless creativity, lacking many of the formulaic boundaries that make other hobbies boring. Yes, there is chemistry involved… but to refuse the experimentation that comes with diverging from formal recipes is to rob yourself of most of the excitement of the experience.

With this excitement comes a result that cannot be replicated by most other hobbies. Cooking is unique in that both the process and the product of a session offer two different experiences; two different pathways to enjoying the hobby. Visual arts cannot offer this, as the finished product is one you’ve seen a thousand times before it’s finished. Sports cannot compare in that you can only enjoy the product of your hard work if recorded — and even then, it lacks the novelty of an entirely new experience. You are simply reliving the moments of the game. With cooking, creating your dish offers an entirely different experience from consuming it. When doing it with others, the pleasure of these experiences can make for some of your most memorable times in college, as it has for me.

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Admittedly, this is as much of an argument for picking up the hobby of cooking as it is a guide for how you can live without a meal plan. With no meal plan, you’re encouraged to learn how to cook, discover plenty of different dietsva and develop a series of valuable skills for later adulthood. I encourage you all to at least try living one semester without a meal plan — explore the variety of foods that exist outside of Cornell’s dining halls, and develop some impressive skills in the process.

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Enrolling in Cornell during the pandemic afforded me the privilege of not having to live on-campus when I arrived in Ithaca. Coming from a not-so-wealthy family, I was ecstatic that I did not have to buy a meal plan. I was hyper-focused on maximizing my budget, and probably irrationally conscious of each and every purchase I made. So, it did not take long until I figured out a way to navigate off-campus living in the most financially optimized way that worked for me. Of course, I’ve had to make this guide more general to apply to most people.

Buy from Anabel’s Grocery’s . No, they have not sponsored me. Anabel’s

is an amazing store for anyone looking for low-cost ingredients that are located on-campus. One of the most discouraging things about not having a meal plan is the time and effort it takes to shop for your goods. Because Anabel’s is located right at Anabel Taylor Hall, by the 30 bus stop, it is a highly accessible spot for shopping. The only drawback to the stores is that they lack the massive amount of variety that supermarkets have, so you may have to finish your shopping elsewhere or have it delivered. However, they have enough that I have spent weeks without going to a supermarket because the meals that I planned only need the ingredients sold at Anabel’s.

Meal prep. This sounds like a no-brainer, but I cannot stress enough how useful it is to prepare your meals for the week. Having to prepare each of your meals the day of will always bite you in the back when you have important homework due and have to sacrifice time to not starve. The biggest downside to not having a meal plan is the time commitment, so you will have to counterbalance that in any way you can. Preparing at least one meal for each day of the week in bulk will save you hours. Finally, there are plenty of incredibly useful and healthy meal-prep recipes online that will prove invaluable when you’re in a crunch. People may think of meal prepping as just rice and chicken, but there is an infinite variety of delicious foods that you can experiment with.

Mooch off your friends who have meal plans. Honestly, it’s just a smart thing to do, so there’s no need to judge me! In all seriousness, it’s too easy to become that person who constantly asks their friends to hang out, only for their guest swipes. Don’t be that person. If they offer, you can gladly accept. It must always be a humbling experience when someone provides you with a free meal, so you should do what you can to make it up to him or her.

Eat twice a day. This is likely the hardest part of the guide for most people because it would require breaking out of a life-long habit. Personally, with having classes during lunchtime hours, I just naturally fell into the habit of eating twice a day. A tip that might help make the process easier is eating a high-protein diet. Eating more protein has been found to sustain people from hunger longer than other macronutrients, allowing them to lose more weight in the process. With how cheap the packs of chicken are in Wegman’s, there really is no excuse not to try this out. I don’t have experience with a less-than-omnivorous diet, so… to my vegetarian and vegan friends: good luck. Please email me some alternatives.

My cooking journey has been immensely fulfilling, and I believe many of you would benefit from incentivizing yourself to give it a try by opting out of a meal plan when you can. You’ll save money, learn to be more self-sufficient and will likely develop a healthier lifestyle. I wish you the best.

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By GRAYSON RUHL Sun Sports Editor

ITHACA, N.Y. — Playing in its Homecoming home opener in front of a full Schoellkopf crowd, football had a chance to improve to 3-0 on the year this Saturday, Sept. 30, when it took on Colgate. After taking a lead into halftime, the Red (2-1, 1-0 Ivy) faltered in the second half, committing two turnovers and going one for six on third downs. Colgate (1-4, 0-1 Patriot) was able to capitalize on Cornell’s mistakes, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to win the game, 35-25.

“Colgate is a tough team and a physical team, but we just weren’t in the same sync today,” said head coach David Archer ’05.

The game started off slow, with both teams punting on their opening drives.

made its mark early. On the second play of Colgate’s second drive, quarterback Zach Osborne lost the ball, and junior linebacker Hunter Sloan pounced on it. The Red was immediately set up with a goal-to-go opportunity at the Colgate 10.

It took just one play for Cornell to get on the board. Wang took it himself on the right side, and found the end zone with ease to give the Red an early 7-0 lead.

In the middle of the first quarter, the Colgate offense began to come to life. Starting on its own 37, running back Chris Gee burst through on the Raiders’ first play, rushing for 41 yards. Three plays later, Osborne found wide receiver Treyvhon Saunders over the middle for a 20-yard score, tying the game at seven.

The Red started the second quarter with the ball, looking to take the lead back. Starting at its own 20, Cornell drove 80-yards, converting two third downs. Wang looked sharp both passing and rushing on the drive, completing four passes of more than 10 yards and capping it off with a five-yard rushing touchdown, his second of the game.

Mixing the rush and the pass, Cornell worked the ball into the Colgate red zone.

On second down from the Colgate 16, Wang took a shot to the end zone to senior tight end Matt Robbert. It was a close play, as Robbert appeared to have potentially secured the catch, but the play was called incomplete. After failing to convert on third down, the Red settled for a 34-yard field goal from senior kicker/ punter Jackson Kennedy, and took a 17-14 lead to the locker room.

Cornell came out of the gate hot in the second half, with a 14-yard rush and a 33-yard pass on its first two plays. Working in Colgate territory, the Red could not move the ball any further, opting to go for it on a 4th and 11 from the Raiders’ 29. Wang’s pass went incomplete, and Colgate took over on downs.

“I really start to think about a field goal that’s not a game winner… [when] the ball is at the 20-yard line,” Archer said. “So until then, it’s four-down territory.”

the Cornell defense gave it, the Raiders marched down the field, putting together a 17-play, 97-yard drive that ended in a 10-yard rushing touchdown from Osborne. The drive took up just over seven minutes of game time, and gave Colgate its first lead of the day.

“We couldn’t stop the run the way we typically stop the run, and that was the difference in the game,” Archer said.

With just over seven minutes left, the Red got the ball at its own 23. Cornell needed points, but on the first play from scrimmage, Wang fumbled the ball as he tried to escape pressure, and the Raiders pounced on it.

Set up with an instant red zone opportunity, Colgate had a chance to widen its lead. Four plays later, the Raiders did just that, converting a one-yard rushing touchdown to take a two possession lead, 28-17.

Junior quarterback Jameson Wang rushed for 20 yards on the Red’s opening play from scrimmage, but Cornell stalled in its own territory.

The Red’s defense, which harassed Yale quarterback Nolan Grooms last week,

The Raiders struggled to generate offense through most of the second quarter, but broke through on its final drive of the half. Osborne completed passes of 29 and 34 yards, as well as an 8-yard strike to William Parker for a touchdown. The Raiders drove 90 yards in just over two minutes to tie the game back up at 14.

Seeking to take a lead into halftime, the Red went into its two-minute offense.

The teams traded punts, but a Colgate return set it up with favorable field position at the 50. After completing a 10-yard pass, Osborne took a deep shot down the left sideline, but senior cornerback Anthony Chideme-Alfaro jumped in front of the Raiders receiver and picked off the attempt.

The Red was unable to capitalize on the interception, but a booming 66-yard punt from Kennedy put the Raiders at its own three-yard line.

As the fourth quarter started, Colgate began to mount a drive. Taking what

Facing an 11 point deficit, the Red’s offense went to work. Wang was at his peak on the drive, converting a 4th down and marching Cornell down the field.

With two-and-a-half minutes remaining, Wang found senior wide receiver Nicholas Laboy for an 11-yard touchdown. The Red opted to go for two to make it a three point game, and Wang converted, taking it himself on a two-yard rush. Just like that, the Red had life.

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