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Graduate Students ‘Torn,’ Debating Necessity of Union By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer
After the Cornell Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the name of the Cornell Plantations to the Cornell Botanic Gardens on Friday, conservative student activists blasted the decision, calling it an unnecessary decision that sets a dangerous precedent. Olivia Corn ’19, chair of the Cornell Republicans, said she does not think the renaming will affect diversity on campus, saying “most of the people [I have] talked to about the renaming do not have a strong opinion on it” and she does not believe “the name has prevented people from attending Cornell.” Corn added that she found the decision to be an “example of some students being oversensitive,” although she acknowledged that she was not a person of color and could not speak to other groups’ feelings on the issue. “It is ridiculous that the administration is more concerned with a name
Unionization has quickly become a hot topic among Cornell graduate students. Within the past week, an email discouraging unionization from Interim President Hunter Rawlings and the formation of At What Cost to counter information disseminated by “The Cornell Graduate Students administrators United have spurred the have an debate about whether unionization is in graduate students’ institutional best interest. bargaining Many graduate students — some confused about the stance that issue, some near experts — are grad students scattered somewhere along don’t have and the spectrum from pro- to anti-unionization. that’s clearly “I’m pretty torn about the indicated in union because Cornell’s been pretty good to me and I have their ability to no complaints,” said Hoa send out mass Duong grad. emails.” Some graduate students value the formation of a Hoa Duong grad union not because of “a specific benefit that we’re looking for, but rather an ability to be represented,” according to Gregory Booth grad. For Duong, Rawlings’s recent email is a source of “potential conflict,” particularly because it was sent to undergraduate as well as graduate students. Duong said this demonstrated that the University “get[s] to shape the debate.” “The administrators have an institutional bargaining stance that grad students don’t have and that’s
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Seeds of change | Some Cornellians have called the renaming of the Plantations a poor method of addressing a lack of diversity on campus.
C.U.Repubs: Plantations Renaming ‘Oversensitive,’ Precedent-Setting By EMMA LI Sun Staff Writer
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Panelists Present Paths to Campus Carbon Neutrality Say success will depend on clean energy, community collaboration By CATHERINE GOLDSMITH Sun Staff Writer
Cornell’s successful transition to carbon neutrality by 2035 will depend on decreasing campus power consumption and establishing innovative sources of clean energy, according to panelists at a forum hosted by the Senior Leaders Climate Action group. The panel — which was led by co-chairs Prof. Lance Collins, mechanical and aerospace engineering and dean of
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engineering, and KyuJung Whang, vice president for infrastructure, properties and planning — discussed realistic ways to achieve campus carbon neutrality. Other panelists included professors and students involved in sustainability at Cornell. Collins and Whang cowrote a report — released early last month — at the request of Provost Michael Kotlikoff, analyzing viable options for the Ithaca campus See CARBON NEUTRALITY page 4
Next to neutral | A report released last month analyzed viable methods for achieving carbon neutrality by 2035.
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University Cornell Women Attend Technology Conference Over 200 Cornell business students participated in the third annual Johnson Women in Technology Conference, titled “Dare to Dare,” on Friday, according to the University. The conference consisted of an “idea pitch competition” that gave MBA students the opportunity to hear from judges that are a part of private equity and venture capital firms. One team from Cornell proposed a method for producing high-quality neurobodies that can reduce sepsis, a complication from infection. The conference, originally founded by MBA students, is still led by students today, according to the release.
Local Ithaca Beer Company Tops U.S. Rankings USA Today’s 2016 Reader’s Choice Poll ranked the Ithaca Beer Company the fifth best pub in America, according to The Ithaca Journal. A list of 20 top spots was compiled by experts, including beer blogger Ale Sharpton. After the list was compiled, the 20 establishments were pitted against each other in a vote. Ithaca Beer Company beat out two Chicago brewpubs with its “vegan brew burger and Green Tail IPA, both of which Ithacans are famously familiar with,” The Journal reported.
National Head of NASCAR Endorses Donald Trump Brian France, chairman and chief executive of NASCAR, has faced fallout since he personally backed Republican candidate Donald Trump, according to The Boston Globe. France, who previously supported Barack Obama, announced his endorsement and appeared at a Trump rally before Super Tuesday. “I supported Obama. I went to his rallies. There was a movement going on, and I was really thrilled with the idea of the first African-American president,” Franco said. “I did the same for Mitt Romney. In both of those cases, I have never agreed with all of their policies,” The Globe reported. — Compiled by Alexa Eskenazi
Panel Debates Party Realignment Post Nov.8 MICHAELA BREW / SUN SENIOR EDITOR
Partisan partition | Panelists discussed the strength of partisanship and influence of political parties at a lecture Monday. By WENTAO YANG Sun Staff Writer
As the date of the presidential election approaches, three guest lecturers came to Cornell on Monday to discuss the future of American political patterns after Nov. 8. Prof. Daniel Schlozman, political science, Johns Hopkins University, said he believes there will be no political realignments in the election this year, although both parties experienced significant challenges at their conventions. He argued that the basic division between the Democratic and Republican parties has remained consistent as “pro-New Deal” and “anti-New Deal.” He also mentioned that it is unlikely one party will emerge dominant, which is a common sign of realignment.
Considering the transformation of the Democratic party, Scholzman said he considers Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) a unique politician who “was talking the way the Democrats have never done, challenging the old ideas.” However, he added that the Democratic Party is “more coherent” than the Republicans and will not split against this “insurgency.” Scholzman also raised the question of how much Republican leaders can control right-wing constituents. This argument was echoed by Prof. Julia Azari, political science, Marquette University, who analyzed the political parties today. Both parties were incapable of controlling the presidential nomination process because none of the nominees had characteristics “that anybody else wants,” Azari said. Although both parties are relatively weak,
Azari said partisanship remains strong because “party identification really matters to people,” illustrating why many voters supported Donald Trump, despite disliking him. “Partisanship signifies an opposition to people outside the party or people who don’t share their ideas,” she clarified. Prof. Stephen Skowronek, political science, Yale University, examined potential political realignment in the context of the “broad temporary pattern of presidential leadership.” Rather than considering a Trump win an “extraordinary outcome,” Skowronek said he regarded a Clinton presidency as “wrinkling in political time.” Wentao Yang can be reached at wy79@cornell.edu.
Prof Emphasizes Weight of China’s Standardized Tests By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer
While many students in the midst of the college application process worry about their standardized test scores, these measures of intelligence are weighted far less heavily in the United States than in China, according to Prof. Ruixue Jia, economics, University of California, San Diego. Jia, who conducts research on political and developmental eco-
“Does attending an elite university like Cornell or another Ivy League really help, or not?” Prof. Ruixue Jia nomics in China, presented her studies on China’s national college entrance exam, the Gaokao, at a lecture Monday. Her data shows how students’ test scores affect their admission into the country’s elite universities and the correlation between an elite education and increased social mobility. “Each year around 10 million students take this exam,” Jia said.
“It is likely to be the most largely taken exam in the world.” Students believe that attending an elite university signals to employers that they are “intellectually capable” of being an asset to an organization, Jia said. This attracts employers to elite schools to recruit on campus at career fairs. The increased likelihood of obtaining a higher-paying job leads many Chinese citizens to view an elite university as “their ticket to the elite class,” Jia said. She added that her research attempts to quantify how justified this “obsessive pursuit for university prestige” is, by estimating the return on an education at one of China’s elite universities. “Access to an elite education is believed to be important for elite formation and social mobility in modern societies,” Jia said. “But does attending an elite university like Cornell or another Ivy League really help, or not?” To answer this question, Jia said she surveyed a random sampling of 40,000 students over the course of six years. She used a distribution of scores from different provinces across China to see how an elite education, family and individual characteristics, age and gender impacted first job outcomes.
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Testing the waters | Prof. Ruixue Jia, economics, University of California, San Diego describes standardized testing in China.
“Students from elite universities on average do make more, mainly because of signaling,” Jia said. “It doesn’t mean they were actually more qualified. There’s actually a phrase in China: high score, low ability.” Roughly 2,300 universities in China — each belonging to a different tier with a different cutoff
score — use the Gaokao to determine the students they accept, according to Jia. “All tiers use this exam to recruit students,” Jia said. “China’s elite universities make up the first tier and they recruit first. Only 96 universities belong See TEST page 5
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instead of the fact that it can't house all of its students,” she said, citing other pressing issues facing University administration. Austin McLaughlin, ’18, executive director of the Cornell Republicans, echoed Corn’s sentiments, saying that the $150,000 needed for the renaming — to change the name on signs, publications and websites — could have been allocated to “something meaningful like enhancing socioeconomic diversity and inclusion with financial aid to low and middle-income students.” McLaughlin also questioned the motives behind the decision to remove the term “plantations” from the name. “Cornell Plantations, 150 years and hundreds of miles removed from actual plantations in the
“Cornell Plantations ... never had any connotation [of ] the institution of slavery.” Austin McLaughlin ’18 antebellum south, never had any connotation [of] the institution of slavery,” he said. He added that he believes the renaming sets a bad precedent for other institutions that include the word ‘plantations’ in the name. “The full name of Rhode Island is the ‘State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,’” McLaughlin said. “Should we change the name of a U.S. state to appease this same group? Where does it end?” The new name, the Cornell Botanic Gardens,
was chosen largely to better reflect the diversity of the plants that it houses, according to Christopher Dunn, the Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations. Dunn has said he had been exploring the possibility of a name change for the past two years, both because of the connotations of the word “plantations” and due to a desire to better describe the area. Black Students United — a group which urged renaming the plantations in its list of demands to the administration last November — viewed the newly proposed name favorably in August, when it was announced that the change would be presented to the Board of Trustees, The Sun previously reported. Representatives of the organization said, at the time, that they felt that the racial connotations associated with the word “plantation” serve to make Cornell an inhospitable space for minority students. Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and advisor to BSU, praised the collaboration between students and other members of the community, including Dunn, in achieving the name change. “I’ve been framing [the renaming] as a seminal moment in the University’s history,” said Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and advisor to BSU. “Our students made the right moves and presented themselves as community members and collaborators to work through the change plan. “A name change has been a long time coming and generations of Cornellians will benefit from a more accessible space,” said BSU President Emerita Samari Gilbert ’17 in August. Multiple representatives from BSU did not respond to requests for comment on the board’s Friday vote. Emma Li can be reached at exl6@cornell.edu.
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to become carbon neutral by 2035. This report is different from its predecessors in that it contains an updated financial analysis and identifies new methods for valuing projects, according to Collins. “There has been a longstanding commitment to achieving this [report],” he said. “It is considered to be one of the important goals for our campus because it allows us to show leadership and a pathway forward — not only for Cornell, but for other places on the planet — to achieve carbon neutrality.” Collins described both the difficulties and potential benefits of achieving carbon neutrality, saying Cornell’s primary challenge is its need to “heat and power a campus that is power hungry because we are a ‘research one’ institution.” Whang also stressed the need to decrease Cornell’s use of energy, in addition to finding clean ways to obtain it. “Any time you talk about neutrality, you not only have to consider the supply side, but also the demand side,” he said. “We have to lower our demand as much as possible on campus so that our goal becomes a lot easier to achieve.” As an example of one such
initiative, Whang proposed implementing 150 charging stations on campus to increase the area’s capacity to serve electric vehicles. Another initiative is Cornell’s Earth Source Heat project, which aims to sustainably heat campus with thermal energy from the Earth, according to the University’s
“There has been a longstanding commitment to achieving [neutrality].” Prof. Lance Collins Sustainable Campus website. “It fits the mission of the institution in that it will be a combination of the research arm of the University with the facilities arm of the University, coming together to implement a spectacular project that we believe could be demonstrating a new industry,” Collins said. Sarah Brylinsky, director of the campus sustainability office, added that a key part of the proposal is increasing climate literacy on campus. “Every student, every member of the Cornell community, should have a fundamental understanding why we are pursuing climate neutrality and the importance and urgency of climate change,” she said. “Those are things that we already invest in as a campus, so this report builds on an existing plan of action.” Catherine Goldsmith can be reached at cgoldsmith@cornellsun.com.
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Amid Heated Debate, Grads Unsure on Merit Of Unionization
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clearly indicated in their ability to send out mass emails,” he said. “It’s an implication of the asymmetries or the divide between the powers of grad students and the power of administrators.” However, strong relationships between graduate students and their advisors — particularly principal investigators in research laboratories — have also made students cautious about unionization. Okan Köksal grad expressed concern that DOUG MILLS / THE NEW YORK TIMES the presence of a union could “override Hillary Clinton shakes hands with a man ordering food at the counter of Angie's Soul Cafe in Cleveland on Monday. such a strong connection.” “By negotiating on student pay, CGSU will possibly thwart the business functional.” shutting down when so much of our cess.” strategy of the [principal investigators],” Rawlings cited the same reason in his careers hinge on making deadlines that A union could therefore provide “an Köksal said. “This might force PIs to let actual legal backing” to address these email, writing that GPSA has “a demon- will not care if we missed out because the go of newer and less active graduate stu- kinds of issues, Booth said. strated record of effective advocacy and union held a strike,” the student said. dents.” Jordan Jochim grad agreed, arguing action to improve the lives of graduate “And we do not need a chant of empty It is just this relationship between that a union would provide a “guaranteed and professional students.” promises stirring up a fervor among stuone faculty member and graduate stu- institutional space” for shared governance However, Schofield said the dent, however, that has caused other between graduate students and faculty. administration’s reasoning is fur“Talking about it helps to clarify what students to come out in support of “The issue is that [pre-existing organi- ther proof of why a union if necthe actual goals are of the unionization.” unionization. Without the official work zations are] an outlet that they can feel essary. policy or accountability that a union free more or less to neglect,” Jochim said. “The information that gets Hoa Duong grad could provide, some graduate students “The union, in having a legally secured relayed by the administration end up working up to 80 hours a week, space, offers graduate students a voice in appears to be incorrect or misaccording to Xanda Schofield grad. leading about what the graduate and pro- dents who may have been trapped by their own institutions.” “The University Other graduate stu- fessional students have been able to nego- emotional appeal over reasoned judgerelies on us to provide dents have placed their tiate with the administration without a ment.” “GPSA is our voice. To value to a lot of people Ultimately, graduate students are grapfaith in the ability of union,” Schofield said. here and if we’re doing pling with significant confusion on this Resentment by graduate students groups such as the say that we don’t have that kind of work, then Graduate and towards CSGU has grown over time, issue, according to Duong. Discourse the idea that we can be one, that is totally false.” Professional Student according to a graduate student who among students — increasingly prolific in a situation where Assembly to provide this wished to remain anonymous due to con- in the past weeks — has fueled debate, Christopher Budrow grad one person, our advispace. They argue that cerns about being confronted by his especially as CSGU continues to collect sor, can decide what GPSA — which has peers. Several other graduate students also the signatures it needs to put the unionwork we do, how much taken a neutral stance accused CGSU of persistently badgering ization to vote. we work and how long our degree takes is on unionization — provides ample lever- students who have publicly opposed “When we meet up, we flesh out a lot terrifying,” she said. “My interactions age to the University, calling the addition unionization. of ideas … just to see what each one of us with my advisor and professors in the of a union superfluous. The student was originally in support understands,” said Duong. “Talking department has been great, but I've heard “GPSA is our voice. To say that we of unionization, but has had a change of about it helps to clarify what the actual a lot of horror stories from other graduate don’t have one, that is totally false,” said opinion, uncertain as to whether the goals are of the unionization.” students.” Christopher Budrow grad. “GPSA has union would adequately provide a voice Schofield added that without graduate been fighting for the same things the for students. Anna Delwiche can be reached at students, “the University would not be union is fighting for and it has had suc“We do not need the risk of Cornell adelwiche@cornellsun.com.
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to this first tier. If you are above their cutoff, you are eligible to apply to that university.” The cutoff scores are a key difference between the use of the Gaokao and of U.S. standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT, according to Jia. She said that in China, no matter your other qualifications, students cannot apply to a school if they do not meet its cutoff. However, Jia stressed that students who score above the cutoff are still not guaranteed admission, and have little freedom to select their area of study, even if they are accepted. “If you score just above the cutoff, you’re lucky you are above it, but you are still at the bottom of the eligible group,” Jia said. “You are less likely going to be able to major in a popular field.” The highest-scoring applicants have the first choice of spots in the most popular disciplines — usually
economics, finance and law, according to Jia. She said some students may choose to attend a lower-tier university to obtain a spot in one of these majors, but did not recommend this strategy. “I would say still go to a better university because signaling is so important in the labor market,” she said. “Employers trust the exam system.” When asked if there has been backlash against the test in China — similar to how some U.S. students discredit the SAT and ACT’s reliability in predicting intellect — Jia said there have been some disputes about changing the Gaokao’s contents, altering cutoffs or abolishing the exam entirely. She added that her own opinion of the exam is uncertain and unfixed. “I’m not promoting or attacking the exam system,” Jia said. “I have very mixed feelings.” Katherine Heaney can be reached at kheaney@cornellsun.com.
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‘One Cornell’ Includes Our Dining Workers HARVARD DINING WORKERS MADE HEADLINES this month for their 22-day strike, which forced the university to concede to their demanded $35,000 a year salary. Yet, the college’s Ivy League peer, Cornell, is receiving much less attention for its substandard treatment of workers. Cornell dining employee wages average $16.88 an hour, much less than the $21.89 an hour that Harvard employees made before they went on strike. Additionally, Cornell dining employees say they face unfavorable working conditions: a 35-hour-per-week limit and the unavailability of work due to academic breaks limits how much a full-time employee can make. Several individuals reported earning less than $30,000 a year. Cornell dining employees also said their union warned them that a strike could lead to their dismissal. This campus, which has closely followed the unionization efforts of graduate students, must also focus attention and support to the unioned workers already at Cornell. When Cornell dining workers are mistreated and denied the opportunity to make a living, we are hard pressed to believe the sincerity of Interim President Hunter R. Rawlings’ mantra of “One Cornell.” Speaking to the Employee Assembly on Oct. 11, Rawlings said, “It’s especially important that ... we show that we are a united community, that we do have values and principles that are common to all of us that we believe in and that we exhibit. Not just talking about them but doing them.” Undoubtedly, a value that this “unified” community guards is the fair treatment of its members; but when it comes to Cornell’s dining workers, there has been little talk and even less action. The University must make a stronger effort to provide its dining employees with a living wage that compensates for limited working hours. The Student Assembly, University Assembly and Employee Assembly should hold the administration accountable for its treatment of Cornell dining workers. As he has repeatedly articulated in front of these shared governance institutions, Rawlings’ “One Cornell” vision includes re-examining the undergraduate curriculum and bridging the Ithaca and New York City campuses. This overlooks the very people whose labor supports students, faculty and staff in the endeavor to create a connected, learning community. “One Cornell” cannot truly be unified if it is built on the mistreatment of workers.
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e’re almost there, people. After 589 days, 24 debates, 22 candidates and enough talk about Donald Trump’s anatomical proportions to fuel my nightmares for a decade, we’re seven days away from making the most consequential election of our lifetimes. I’d like to sleep easy knowing that we’ll make the right decision, but I watch enough Fox News to know that these days, you can’t take anyone for granted. This is important stuff, America, so close out that Netflix tab you’ve got open and meet me over in paragraph three. Hey guys, glad you could make it on such short notice. Really happy you’re here. I think I speak for all of us when I say, don’t screw this one up. Please. Just don’t do it! It’s really not that hard. All you have to do is walk into that voting booth and press the button next to “Hillary Clinton.” Takes five seconds, tops. And trust me, that “I voted” sticker will feel a lot better if you still have some dignity left when you put it on. It would be hard to manufacture an election that presented as easy a choice as this one. On one side, we have a bloviating “billionaire” whose most successful business venture was playing a manager on TV: a man who has a documented past full of misogyny, sexual assault, racism, ill judgment, moral degradation and God-knows-what lurking in his tax returns. On the other side, we have one of the most qualified candidates in history: a former secretary of state, U.S. Senator from New York, accomplished lawyer and former First Lady. This is not a difficult choice. Only one candidate has the necessary experience and skillset to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and that candidate is Hillary Rodham Clinton. “But the emails!” you yell forlornly, as tears flow down your face into the halffull bowl of Marshmallow Mateys you had started to eat before remembering they weren’t Lucky Charms. Yes, Clinton messed up with the emails, and certainly could’ve handled the aftermath with more tact. But you know what? We’re electing a Commander-in-Chief, not an Emailer-in-Chief. If you really want to discredit someone’s entire career because of less-than-ideal email practices (that weren’t illegal and didn’t harm anyone) then I strongly suggest you take a look at your own email privacy settings and (more likely than not) excuse yourself from applying for another job ever again. After all, President George W. Bush used a private RNC server for official business while in office (losing 22 million emails in the process), and he got two terms! Where were the
Republican email police then? “But the speeches!” you yell out, spilling over the bowl of Cinnamon Toasters you poured to replace your lackluster Marshmallow Mateys, only later realizing that your new cereal wasn’t the Cinnamon Toast Crunch you expected. Yes, a highly successful private citizen gave top-dollar speeches to a variety of institutions, including some banks, but also universities, trade unions, synagogues and hospitals. If Clinton gave a speech one day to Goldman Sachs, and was therefore “beholden” to them, and then gave a speech to a labor union the next day, and was therefore “beholden” to them, she would be very confused indeed when it came to policy. Isn’t it more likely she just spoke to whoever would foot her fee, and wasn’t signing deals with the devil every time she stepped in front of a microphone? If that’s the value the free market has attached to Mrs. Clinton, then so be it. In high school I was paid $100 to play music at a wedding. It didn’t make me beholden to the happy couple; it made me a savvy businessman. So why, then, do so many Adam Smith sycophants insist on forgoing Mrs. Clinton for Mr. Trump, a man whose name is synonymous with stiffed contracts and jilted business partners? Mr. Trump has managed to amass massive wealth, but he did it unscrupulously, with plenty of aid from his father, the best accountants, and a willingness to leave partners on the hook for his losses. “But the—” No. You don’t get another one. The only thing you get now is a choice. Your choice is between a man who cannot handle the slightest bit of criticism without devolving into a sniffling mess of insults, and a woman who endured the most withering attacks of any national figure over the past two and a half decades and emerged stronger than ever. Your choice is between a man who feels that his star power entitles him to take advantage of women, and a woman who has devoted her life to advocating for underprivileged children and families. Your choice is between a man lacking the most basic understanding of the workings of the presidency, of the government writ large, of military operations, of fiscal and monetary policy and of general decorum, and a woman who has prepared for this role her entire life. America, your only path forward is Hillary Rodham Clinton. Don’t screw it up. Jacob Rubashkin is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at jrubashkin@cornellsun.com. The Jacobin appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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veryone’s got a few ways they stay sane in Ithaca. Some people have Netflix, some people have Tinder, some people have exercise and some (very put together) people have all three. I’ve got makeup tutorials. I love makeup. Nearly everyone that’s known me for more than a few interactions knows I adore makeup — putting it on me, putting it on other people, watching other people put it on, shopping for it, everything associated with the industry is part of a larger passion I have. I’d call it an obsession, but to be entirely honest, I’d like to be able to justify the last time I spent 200 dollars at Sephora without feeling like I need to seek (more) therapy. Having a conversation with people about makeup, either as an industry, a practice, a form of self-expression or even as a daily practice reveals a certain connotation attached to makeup that exists in society today. Makeup is perceived as something girlish, something extra, something that takes those few extra minutes in the morning that apparently says a lot more about who you are as a person before you’ve even been given the chance to make that impression yourself. The way people look at the role makeup plays in someone’s life says a lot about how we view other people’s actions as ours to judge. Take, for example, that trend on Twitter of insisting that you should “take a girl swimming out on the first date to see what she actually looks like” — what this trend demonstrates is this larger idea that the girl (or guy!) you’re out with “belongs to you.” You, in insisting a girl is “prettier without all that makeup,” “too high maintenance” because she takes an extra half hour to get ready in the morning or “lying to you” when she wears foundation out on a first date, have decided that you own the right to another person’s actions. What someone else does is now no longer a manifestation of who they are as a person, but rather who you think they are. What frustrates me most about the perception of makeup in society today is not even just what it says about how view others, but also how we choose to view forms of self-expression. Photography, painting, sketching — these are all common forms of expressing one’s thoughts that are taken at face value as a way to portray yourself and your thoughts. Makeup, however, somehow is twisted into a form of self expression that is narcissistic, that is ugly in its appreciation of itself. The working woman that wakes up an hour earlier to perfect that cat eye before she heads out the door is no longer a woman that is trying to express herself in a workplace that dictates the same kind of dress — she’s someone that cares “too much about how she looks.” The mother of two that watches makeup tutorials on her free time and buys that 40 dollar bottle of foundation when she can is no longer a woman that wants to teach her kids what it means to feel good about yourself in the morning by example, but rather someone that doesn’t care more about her kids than she does herself. For some reason today, makeup has warped into a practice that says more about who society thinks you are rather than who you want to express yourself as. Someone mentioned I wasn’t high maintenance because I didn’t spend an hour on getting ready in the morning, and even while the intention of that statement was good, the implication was something I fundamentally disagree with. Would I be high maintenance if I did spend an hour getting ready in the morning? If so, when did my morning routine of feeling confident in how I present myself open itself up to your judgement on who I am as a person? The difference between 14-year-old girl that spends an hour in the morning spot concealing her dark circles and the 45-year-old woman that rocks a smoky eye at 8 a.m. is not a difference you, or anyone else really, has the right to read into. Sometimes things are not yours to speak on because they are not yours to understand or approve of — sometimes, a practice belongs to only one person’s view, and in recognizing that, you also recognize that no one person’s life is yours to draw implications from. Hebani Duggal is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at hduggal@cornellsun.com. Teach Me How to Duggal appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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“No need to define your success by benchmarks set by others. Define it by your growth and your courage to travel on your own true journey. You have already found your Cornell. You have found many parts of who you are as well, and that will lead you forward toward your own joys.” Diane Re: “BANKS | There Is Nothing Here For Me Now” Opinion October 30, 2016
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on’t get complacent, there is however a deeper dan- Even after passing the Trial by Democrats. Donald ger. He refuses to believe in pos- Donald, Clinton will still face a Trump could still play an itive sum games, which under- sizable number of Americans ace. Polls have tightened. Though pin long-term democratic cohe- who consider her illegitimate. many voters in states like North sion and a liberal U.S.-led inter- Trump latched onto a latent disCarolina have already decided national order. In Donald like towards Clinton and rallied between Hillary Clinton and Trump’s mind every interaction the troops into calling for her to Trump, there remain high num- between two people, companies be jailed, or worse. He stirred a bers of undecided voters in other or governments produces a dis- toxic cocktail of Clinton’s trust battleground states, which could tinct winner and a distinct loser. issues and her detractors’ politiintensify Trump’s benefit from It seems that he cannot bear the cal self-righteousness. By considJames Comey’s Halloween emails thought of someone else besting ering and labelling their acts treat. Trump has, for once, resist- him. No one should have larger political, the latter have made ed turning the attention back on hands than he, and if they did, attempts at justifying the worst himself. Or, rather more likely, they would of course be a loser, of Trump’s, and his crowds’, someone has slapped The a big, big loser — big hands are rhetoric towards Clinton. In one week Trump may be Donald’s tiny hands away from disgusting (if you wouldn’t let a the publicity cookie jar, l e a v i n g C l i n t o n , Even after passing the Trial by Donald, Clinton will always weaker still face a sizable number of Americans who when in the spotlight, to consider her illegitimate. Trump latched onto a twist in the latent dislike towards Clinton and rallied wind. I’ve said it, the troops into calling for her to be jailed, you might or worse. have read it, but a Trump victory would imperil the very continuation of columnist write like this, and I gone (or maybe not … Trump the American system (to borrow hope you wouldn’t, don’t let TV — how about a little David his words “we might not have a your next president talk like Duke to spice up things on The Apprentice?) but much of the country”). Trump is bad at doing this). things but he also wants to do A mind with no conception of fringe (yet increasingly mainbad things. He’s bad at organiza- win-win outcomes cannot under- stream) right wing media are now tion (see convention; business stand the case for more open sure of just how well Hillary record) but wants to deport every trade and international coopera- hatred sells. When most of a “bad hombre” in the country. tion. Trump’s wish to expand radio host’s listeners cheer at ralHe’s bad at speaking (see speech- libel laws and sue those who hurt lies where speakers suggest es; infuriating habit of dropping his fragile feelings result from Clinton should die in a fiery car objects from sentences. On his what appears to be a pathological crash it is all too tempting for the tax returns, “I will release.” He need to be on the victorious side Rush Limbaughs of this world to hasn’t) but you had better get of every interaction, for to him use anger to buoy up their listenused to it because it wouldn’t be there can be only one. If you’re er numbers (which are sinking). long before the bad man’s face not out there making those deals, This presidential election will would be on every telescreen in then someone is taking those hopefully end with Little Donald every home. If you could double- deals. And clever old Trump rails moping in Trump Tower and speak a dog whistle, The Donald against trade as he seals deals for licking his wounds, but the vitriol he nursed will hurt for a while would do it. He may have the Chinese steel. media dancing to his tune but I But likely, in one week Trump yet. do not believe Donald Trump to will lose and Clinton will win. be a clever man. He has neither FiveThirtyEight has her at Alex Davies is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at the kindness nor the cognitive around a 77 percent chance of ajd253@cornell.edu. Have I Got News capacity to be president. winning, albeit based on polls For You? appears alternate Tuesdays this Beyond Trump’s comicalities taken prior to Comey’s letter. semester.
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The Future Belongs to the Curious Guest lecture emphasizes importance of curiosity-driven research By JHEEL SHAH Sun Contributor
What if Mendel never wondered about how pea plants inherited characteristics? What if Rosalind Franklin was never curious about the structure of the odd new molecule DNA? What if the Curies never asked how radioactivity worked? The world today would have been very different, indeed. Barry Stoddard, the speaker at this week’s Seminar Series hosted by the epartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, emphasized this undeniable importance of curiosity in fuelling research. These series are held throughout the semester, bringing eminent scientists and their pioneering research to Cornell. The lecture, held on Oct. 28th in the Biotechnology building, saw a room packed with professors and students alike eager to hear about Dr. Stoddard’s research on Invasive Genetic Elements. A senior researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Stoddard primarily researches how different biological structures and correlate with their functions at an atomic level. His curiosity for understanding how things work at a micro-level in the cell led him to study Invasive Genetic Elements in genomes of yeast and phages amongst other single-celled organisms. Invasive
strengths were assessed. One important conclusion was that the rate of disruption of the genomes is increased if a hybrid of two different enzymes were used. This research opens up several avenues in genetic engineering and invasive genetics. For example, a potential lead for further research would be to engineer cells responsible for immunity by adding an invasive genetic sequence which will cause the cells to attack and destroy tumour cells. Another important implication for this in genome editing. Due to the high specificity of cleavage and diversity of genomes invaded, invasive genetic elements provide for an extremely efficient method for adding desired genetic sequences into genomes. Thus, Stoddard’s work has undoubtedly made Prof. Barry Stoddard, University of Washington major breakthroughs in the field of genetic Stoddard’s 20 years’ work on Invasive Genetic manipulation and engineering. Elements focuses on natural and synthetic genetic He concluded with words that ring true for the sequences that code for ‘LAGLIDADG homing entire scientific world. endonucleases’. These endonucleases are enzymes “The entire history [of gene target endonucleases is] that cleave DNA in specific sites and propagate of which we have now enjoyed an embarrassment of copies of themselves. These enzymes can invade a riches was entirely founded by curiosity driven basic wide variety of genomes ranging from bacteria to research.” plant genomes. It is the sheer curiosity to learn about something Nine such endonucleases were crystallised for fur- where science has not gone yet that has inspired the scither study and were looked at for structural character- entists before him, that inspired his research, and will istics and mechanisms that enable them to dominantly continue to inspire the scientists of the future. invade other genomes. As these were studied further, several facts about their structures, functions and Jheel Shah can be reached at jns227@cornell.edu. Genetic Elements refer to gene sequences which propagate themselves by adding their sequence to genomes that lack it. “Studying, comparing and contrasting the behaviours of both naturally evolved and engineered variants of biomolecular systems, any biomolecular system, is a very powerful approach,” Stoddard said.
“Studying, comparing and contrasting the behaviors of both naturally evolved and engineered variants of biomolecular systems, any biological system, is a very powerful approach.”
SCIENCE AROUND ITHACA Free Screeing Of Sonic Sea At Cornell Cinema The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is hosting a free screening of the film Sonic Sea on Monday, Nov. 7 at the Cornell Cinema. Oceans are a sonic symphony. Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine life, but man-made ocean noise is threatening this fragile world. Sonic Sea is about protecting life in our waters from the destructive effects of oceanic noise pollution. After the screening, join a Q&A discussion with Dr. Christopher Clark who is featured in the film. Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Cornell Cinema, 104 Willard Straight Hall
Symposium and Poster Session: Health and Enviornment This Symposium will bring together One Health leaders working at Cornell, with Cornell, in the greater Ithaca Community, and around the world to talk about the role of our environment in sustaining human, animal, and ecological health. Specific sessions will focus on Environment + One Health, Environment + Disease, Environment + Food Security, and Environment + Wellbeing. Time: 8 a.m. — 4 p.m. Place: BioTech G10
Learn about Sustainibility At the Ithaca Science Center On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m., Marissa D’Amelio from Cornell’s Engineering Leadership Program explains how engineering can help with sustainilibity.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Charismatic Commitment: Company at Ithaca College
The set overall is incredibly impressive: tall, looming facades and the distinctive New York subway entrance stand firmly. But when the show starts, the lighting suddenly changes: backlights illuminate the facades, revealing that the buildings are actually Company (written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth; made of cloth, which allows the clear shadows of actors behind director, Catherine Weidner; musical director, Christopher them to create motion and a layer of artistry. That, with the Zemliauskas) as a play itself doesn’t have a particularly dramatseparate and moving sets of the various apartments and homes ic plot the way a Greek tragedy or a Shakespearian comedy of Robert and his friends, the creative team did might — set up as a series of vignettes, the play an incredible job creating a truly impressive and focuses on exploring the topic of marriage through aesthetically-cohesive set. the eyes of Robert (Liam Snead), or “Bob/Bobby” as The different elements — the diverse cast, the his friends affectionately call him, a 35-year-old man wonderful music and dancing and the lovely set who just can’t seem to get married. — come together to give a very real sense of proDespite that Robert is well-liked, attractive and gression and movement in the play, despite the well-established, Robert’s friends are disheartened original play’s format of vignettes. By the end of that is he still isn’t married by the time of his 35th the show, Robert, while not too obviously birthday; on the other hand, he mostly works hard changed, has grown; his outlook on relationships to deny that he is completely terrified of commithas been subtly but radically altered. The play ting. In looking at the very different personalities ends with the same scene it opened on: Robert’s and marriages of Robert’s friends, Company seeks to 35th birthday. Only this time, he isn’t so reliant explore how marriage changes and affects people. In on his friends for that comfortable and familiar the eyes of ever-unmarried Robert, the premise leads sense of company. to a fun look at the dynamics of a group which Ithaca College’s Company is window into the Robert is always third-wheeling his married friends. lives of a group of friends hitting their 30s, focusWhile the vignette set-up of the play itself might COURTESY OF SHERYL D. SINKOW ing on the topic of marriage — what does it make some find the story stale or less dynamic, mean to dedicate yourself to someone else Ithaca College’s Company does an excellent job in Good Company | Liam Snead, Mariah Lyttle, Danielle Newmark, Maya Musial. through marriage? Does it make anyone any less creating a colorful and engaging story through an incredibly distinctive cast. Though Robert is undoubtedly the from the clashing personalities to the fullness of the stage when individualistic or free? And at this point in life, was it worth it? main lead, his best friends, and his three girlfriends (Mariah inundated with people. The near-perfect harmony of the songs While the story centers around Robert, we have a play that is Lyttle as Marta, Danielle Newmark as Kathy, Maya Musial as add even more flair to the show; rather, the audience can’t help human and fleshed-out by the vibrant acting of all of the cast members and a set that is equally dynamic. In an interplay of April) are plentiful in number — five couples, all of whom are but burst into applause after each song. Another particularly well-done aspect of the show was the movement and singing, expressive faces and distinct personalifantastically well-played. Filling out the ensemble of Robert’s friends are Emily Fenton as Sarah, Michael Doliner as Harry, beautiful stage set (creative team: Don Tindall, Sound ties, Company is refreshing and fun, and a story that people can Jack Higgins as Peter, Kristina Kastrinelis as Susan, Julia Bain Designer; Eric Mitchell, Lighting Designer; Jennifer Hiyama, see the reality and humanness in. as Jenny, Trevor Eichhorn as David, Celena Morgan as Amy, Scenic Designer; Tucker Davis, Choreographer; Margauz Jake Nusbaum as Paul, Alexandra Nicopoulos as Joanna and Greenhouse, Stage Manager) — placed in the bustle of New Catherine Hwang is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. Luke Davidson as Larry. Despite their number, each of Robert’s York City, Company demands a kind of energy and modernity. She can be reached at shwang@cornellsun.com. BY CATHERINE HWANG Sun Staff Writer
friends have distinct personalities that give a sort of humanness to them; their various interactions and insights also help to flesh out Robert’s character as a whole. Even beyond the main themes of marriage, the actors give their characters flavor in their discussions of their age (the in-between generation) and the real anxieties and fears they carry. The diverse range of characters helps to create a sense of dynamism throughout the play,
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ne time I was having a classical music listening there is a great degree of technical interpretation that com- artists; even in the case of jazz, the other antiquated genre, session with a friend of mine, and when he asked prises a classical performance. As the bulk of 18th and most of its famous composers lived during the 20th cenwhat we should listen to next, I suggested some of 19th century composers died well before the advent of tury and recorded their own music. In the case of the Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. He acquiesced, but not sound recording, contemporary Ninth Symphony, performers of classical music are before mentioning that my choice was a very “mainmy above characteriultimately left to decide stream” one. zation was mainly Whether I’m a classical poser or not, there are sever- amongst themselves what exactinfluenced by one al moments in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that are — ly a piece of music is supposed specific recording for simplicity’s sake — exemplary. Take, for example, the to sound like. This can lead to made by the London the utterly pretentious debates sudden thematic shift in the second movement, from an Symphony Orchestra inevitable, definitive minor to an unhindered, lively between scholars over a composunder conductor major. Beethoven hinted at the possibility of such tonal er’s illegible manuscript and Josef Krips. Yet, I also fulfillment earlier in the movement, but it is not until whether a certain marking is a particularly enjoy a this stark contrast that the extent of his creative vision is grace note or a sixteenth note. recording by the New However, classical interpretation recognized. A similar moment occurs in the final meaYork Philharmonic as is often rooted in more nuanced sures of the fourth movement. Once the grand Ode to led by Leonard Joy has been stated in its entirety, Beethoven stalls for sev- aspects of a piece, including Bernstein. Both eral seconds on a cadential A major, building up extreme tempo, dynamics or phrasing. It recordings, as well as tension before finally drawing the piece to a close as he is this interpretation that serves the multitude of othstrikes the finishing D major over and over again. During to differentiate the various perers on Spotify, possess formances of a single piece as each of these moments, particularly in the latter one, the their own unique notes on the page and their implied resonances seem to well as the styles of the syminterpretations that transcend the confines of musical expression and imply phonies that perform them. ANDY WARHOL’S “BEETHOVEN X 4” highlight entirely difsome sublime realization that Beethoven experienced. In Although there is generally a doing so, the Ninth Symphony and other “mainstream” correct way of performing any given piece, there exists a ferent sections of the piece. And this doesn’t apply only to classical music can even make us millennials feel pretty plethora of ways to interpret it. This is why one classical the Ninth Symphony. For example, if in the mood for work will be recorded thousands of times by a multitude Bach’s Goldberg Variations, one might prefer a deliberate, lofty and inspired, 200 years after its debut. of symphonies under various historical recording performed on harpsichord, or perhaps Is this spiritual influence different conductors. The sheer a more frantic and contemporary exploration by Glenn of Beethoven’s Ninth merely volume of classical recordings Gould on piano. given? In other words, can Spending time sifting through Spotify’s massive classibecomes apparent when you any old conductor, symphony cal collection can be a pretty fun time for the lover of classearch for a certain piece online, and chorus congregate on a or through a streaming service sical music. The vastness in scope, combined with stage and play through the Spotify’s extreme ease of use and availability, offers a like Spotify. sheet music? Probably not. A Swan’s I remember feeling mostly unique perspective of the nature of classical music. It work of such emotional strife, Song overwhelmed when, upon mak- reveals that classical music is indeed a dynamic artistic anguish, love and heavenly ing a Spotify premium account endeavor and shouldn’t be treated as being so fixed in one joy demands from its players the utmost sentimental empathy. Each musician must and initially looking for some of my favorite pieces, I was person’s own interpretation, but rather as personal an endure the themes that Beethoven intended, recalling greeted by dozens of albums or recordings of the same expression as you (the listener) so desire. some episodic memories that can relate to what’s being exact work. In searching for Beethoven’s Ninth played. If a performer can’t feel the music on such a per- Symphony, I counted over 30 different recordings before Nick Swan is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor I became bored. There aren’t any other genres where one Relations. He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun.com. Swan’s sonal level, then a rather uninspired concert will ensue. Yet, beyond this emotional and lyrical translation, can find the same song recorded by so many different Song appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.
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Julia Curley Swedish, indie pop-rock group Radio Dept. walks the line between complacent and passionate. Their sound in Running Out of Love, released this October, mixes easy to listen to harmonies with fast paced, energetic beats and shocking lyrics. The three merge to unpack social frustrations. With an eerily calm tone, their lyrics call to mind serious issues and leave them unresolved. Running Out of Love breaks down a protective wall and drags listeners into the chaos Radio Dept. sees in the world — a dystopia. In a press release accompanying their new album, Radio Dept. explains the delay for their long awaited fourth album. Locked in a legal battle with their record label and publisher, the group became disillusioned, turned away from music and worked odd jobs around Lund. Perhaps, during this disimpassioned time for the musicians, when they stopped touring and settled permanently in their home country, they became increasingly aware of the political and social issues surrounding them. Their new album singles out cultural problems, song by song. According to the three man group, track 2, “Swedish Guns,” addresses the dysfunctional Swedish weapon and arms industry, track 3, “We Got Game,” reacts to the police tradition of protecting Nazis and insulating racists, track 5, “Occupied,” roots itself in the group’s own legal dramas. The list goes on. Radio Dept.’s opposing tones in music and lyrics complicatedly execute their argument. In “Swedish Guns” the sound moves from fast paced base to an electronically calm harmony. All the while, Johan Duncanson, the band’s lead vocalist, sings in a low register about pervasive gun violence. The track begins
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with booming undertones, like gunshots, and fades into a bubble bursting sound effect just as Duncanson transitions from repeating “It’s Swedish Guns,” to claiming, “When you want something done, done/Just take my by the hand/We’ll make them understand.” The song takes an optimistic turn, until it spirals back again to the beginning beat. The lyrics offer an admirable solution as easy as taking Duncanson’s hand. But, when his voice fades away, the gunshots resume with the base and burst Duncanson’s ethereal bubble. The loss of Duncanson’s voice exposes a lack of solidified opposition to gun violence. Perhaps, Radio Dept. feels alone in its views and helpless to incite change. Maybe, the band only feigns helplessness to provoke the audience to act. The lyrics reject taking up arms and encourage joining forces, peacefully — hand in hand. In combination, however, the track’s cyclical nature and Duncanson’s passive voice may awaken a listener’s consciousness to political problems but fail to trigger any movement. Elements combine in “Swedish Guns” to stagnate all ambition. The song arouses a feeling of upset but allows the problem to return. The track heightens a listener’s discontent as it brings a problem into conversation but provides no valid solution. Duncanson sticks out his helping hand only to pull it back with the returning gunfire. By the end of the song, the listener perceives the skeletal memory of resolution but remains trapped in a violent beat. As “Swedish Guns” dissolves into “We Got Game,” Duncanson returns again to illustrate a dystopian world. “We Got Game” works in the same way as the preceding song: An initial, energetic, passionate beat;
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Calm, harmonic lyrics that address a serious problem; An opportunity for revolution and a return to hopelessness. Duncanson sings to his listeners, “We never used to blindly disobey/But now, make some noise/Never fade.” And yet, Duncanson’s passionate optimism disappears as he asks, “And now what?/Now what?/ Now what will they do?” He abandons his listeners after exposing the impossibility of living under a racist police force that protects corruption rather than justice. His listeners feel his passion as he ignites their frustration alongside his own, but the song ends in desperation, “Paycuts/Gunshots/Riots.” Duncanson’s lyrics force his audience into chaos, but the singer’s reflective, submissive tone prevent him from entering the turmoil with his listeners. He’s zombie-like and discontent. He’s agitated but unmoving. Radio Dept. plays no role in Swedish politics; they make music. Of course, their art isn’t a rescue plan for what they believe to be a regressing society. But, their helpless tone disappoints me. Running Out of Love feels to me like a giving up, a submission to higher power, and a return to discontentment. Their album elicits disillusionment in its listeners, not social change. In listening to their album, I better understand Radio Dept.’s concerns for Sweden and I feel saddened not hopeful. Their music moves me, but not toward catharsis, not toward revolution, not toward change. “Running Out of Love” settles its listeners in a dystopia with no way out. Julia Curley is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmc628@cornell.edu.
Jimmy Eats World Integrity Blues RCA Records
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but it’s there and worth thinking about. It’s not the Jimmy Eat World that got you through your angsty middle school days, but it’s fun, It’s easy to listen to, and you’re not in middle school anymore. The lyrics aren’t groundbreaking, but they’re tried and tested trademarks of alternative rock- consoling, empowering, and empathetic. The melodies are fuller, the rhythms are harsher, and the sound is more refined. It’s a solid alternative pop/rock album. Jimmy Eat World took the safe route on this CHAD BATKA / THE NEW YORK TIMES album, and they did what they could. While a revolutionary, genius album is always great, Jimmy Eat World is chugging along, making consistently good albums, without shaking it up too much, and there’s virtue in that. Katie Sims is a freshman in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. She can be reached at kms425@cornell.edu.
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the group, playing in 469 games over five seasons with Houston as a shortstop, providing mediocre offensive numbers but providing stellar defense at shortstop. Padres’ career, while Finley provided strong defense Derek Bell was seen as the prize in the trade, and he put and above average offense in center field. Sean Fesh was up very similar numbers to Finley during his five seathe only player who did not make it to the majors. sons with the Astros. Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams and Andujar Cedeno Arguably, the massive trade boils down to just Ken all played for the Padres over parts of four seasons, but not Caminiti and Steve Finley for Derek Bell and Ricky one made a significant impact Gutierrez. In the Padres’ fouron the team. The Padres trad- In retrospect, Caminiti’s performance year period with Caminiti and ed Cedeno to start a string of Finley, they made the playoffs trades that eventually brought alone was worth making the trade ... twice with two first-place finin Phil Nevin, but the value ishes in the division. The The Padres got the better end that came straight from team’s other 44 seasons have Cedeno was minimal. only resulted in three playoff of the deal. The Astros saw the group appearances. This period repof Pedro Martinez, Doug resented a highly successful Brocail, Phil Plantier, Craig Shipley and Ricky time period for the Padres, and it was a team shaped by Gutierrez play out in a similar way to the group of the presences of Caminiti and Finley. Padres’ extras. Brocail was part of a large trade as a The Astros played just as well, poaching three playoff throw-in piece that netted catcher Brad Ausmus, but appearances in five seasons with Bell and Gutierrez. otherwise, was just a mediocre reliever for a couple sea- Arguably, this success had less to do with the trade and sons in Houston. Gutierrez is perhaps the highlight of more to do with the rest of the team’s roster. Finley would Continued from page 16
have provided similar, if not more value, to the Astros to Bell, and Caminiti was the (possibly steroid-fueled) National League MVP in 1996. That season, the Astros missed the playoffs by six games, and it is highly possible that with Caminiti on the roster, that they could have made the playoffs that season. The deal is interesting enough considering its size; however, there is another angle that is particularly curious. The teams involved reacquired nine of the 12 players traded in the deal at later points in their careers, including the Astros signing Caminiti through free agency and the Padres re-signing Craig Shipley one season after the trade. In retrospect, Caminiti’s performance alone was worth making the trade for the Padres. The Padres got the better end of the deal, however, the Astros did recuperate some value with Bell and Gutierrez. The Padres did take on a significant amount of money compared to the Astros, however, it is a small price to pay for a rare postseason appearance for the Padres. Noah Elden can be contacted at nelden@cornell.edu. If I Were G.M. appears Tuesdays this semester.
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The sophomore went on to highlight the importance of individual contribution to this team effort. “It is very easy to cheer for a teammate who executed a skill perfectly,” Sganderlla said. “So, in the end, it comes down to each player, regardless if they are on the court or on the bench, supporting one another.” Cornell is gearing up for the home stretch, looking to gain consistency and make noise in the Ivy League. “With so few games left in the season, I'm excited and ready to show the rest of the team what Cornell volleyball is all about,” Barber said. “Sometimes we show teams a little bit of our fire and turn heads, like in the game
against Harvard, but we haven't done it consistently yet. My goal is to finally prove what this team has been working so hard to do for a long, long time.” Vande Berg said she believes her team has a natural hunger for
“In the end, it comes down to each player, regardless if they are on the court or on the bench.” Sophomore Carla Sganderlla competition. “I think they motivate themselves because they are so competitive and want to win,” Vande Berg said. “I just try to keep them focused on what they need to execute to help us win. Keep them thinking about what to look for
next, not about what just happened.” Saturday’s game will also be about cherishing the hard fought years, as the team honor seniors Alyssa Phelps and Macey Wilson. “We play this sport because all of us have a passion for it,” Sganderlla said. “In each game, we give it our all because the amount of time we have in our four years on the Cornell volleyball team get shorter and shorter as each game ends. Also, I know the whole team wants to win the last home games of the season for the end of Alyssa and Macey's volleyball career at Cornell.” Cornell continues Ivy League play against Harvard and Dartmouth for its final home games of 2016. Brittany Biggs can be reached at bbiggs@cornellsun.com.
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SPRINT FOOTBALL Spoiler alert | Cornell was on the brink of upsetting undefeated CSFL leader Penn, but could not hold off the Quakers in regulation.
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and souls out; they left everything on the field.” Pannullo finished the night with 208 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also added 61 yards on the ground. Nathanson ended with 67 rushing. Griffen, yards Hendricks and junior wide receiver Ryman Seeley each finished with over 50 yards receiving. With the win, Penn was crowned champions of the CSFL, and will look to finish its season undefeated when the team travels to Post. Next week, the Red will end its season at home against Franklin Pierce (3-3). “That will be our seniors’ final game, and we are looking to send them out with a home field win,” Guccia said. “They have put a lot of time into this program for the last four years, so our underclassmen owe it to them to give their best effort next week against Franklin Pierce.”
throughout all three periods and sophomore goaltender Marlène Boissonault had an impressive performance in net. “[Boissonault] has been a great goaltender for us from the very beginning here at Cornell,” Derraugh said. “She has had a great start to the season and we are expecting her to play a big role this year.” The team did surrender five power play opportunities, which is an area where the Red will look to continue to improve in. “There were a couple of penalties in there that I wish we could’ve gone without,” Derraugh said. “The team is still adjusting to the new standards of play instituted this season.” Derraugh said he is confident his team will continue to clean up play as the year progresses. Cornell will travel to face a very talented Colgate team (70-1, 2-0 ECAC) on Tuesday in what should be a good test of where Cornell stacks up this year in terms of league play. “They’re one of the strongest teams in the league this year and they have talent at every position,” Derraugh said. “[Colgate] will be a challenge for us.”
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Red Falls Short in Double O.T.to CSFL Champion Penn By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer
After coming off of a win over Post (0-6), the Red (2-4) was looking to complete an upset for the ages when the team faced undefeated Penn (6-0) on the road. However, the Quakers shot down Cornell’s upset bid, 27-20, in a double overtime nail-biter. Cornell finally returned senior running back Kevin Nathanson, who was injured in the team’s season opening loss to Navy. Last season, Nathanson averaged over 50 yards per game on the ground. “It was awesome finally getting back on the field,” Nathanson said. “I was looking forward to this, and was just trying to do my best to help my team win.” On the defensive side of the ball, the Red was tasked with stopping arguably the best player in the CSFL, Penn quarterback Mike McCurdy. Through Penn’s first five games, McCurdy averaged over 250 yards passing per game and accounted for 12 passing touchdowns. The last time the Red beat the Quakers was in a six-overtime thriller in 2012. To begin the game, Cornell attempted an onsides kick, which the Red recovered, and subsequently marched down the field all the way to the Penn 13-yard line; however the team turned the ball over on downs. The Red defense was successful at stopping the Quakers’ potent offense on the ensuing Penn possession. Cornell quickly forced a fumble and the Red took over. With the ball back, the duo of Nathanson and senior quarterback Rob Pannullo guided the Red into the endzone. The drive culminated with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Pannullo to freshman wide receiver Will Griffen. The Red quickly forced a three-and-out, and then was able to get into the red zone for a third straight possession, and freshman kicker Ben Finkelstein nailed a 34-yard field goal to give Cornell a 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter. With under two minutes remaining in the first half, McCurdy did what he does best, engineering a scoring drive for the Quakers, ending in a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marcus Jones on fourth down to
end the half. However, the Red was able to block the extra point attempt, keeping the score at 106 in favor of Cornell at the half. At the start of the third quarter, Cornell received the kickoff, and then moved the ball to the Penn 19-yard line, capping off its first possession of the second half with another field goal from Finkelstein. However, McCurdy would not be denied. He led the Quaker offense 79 yards and capped off the drive with an eight-yard rush for six points. Again, the Red blocked the extra point, keeping the score at 13-12 in favor of Cornell with less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter. On the next drive, Pannullo connected with senior tight end Rob Hendricks for a 39-yard touchdown pass to extend Cornell’s lead. The Red held an eight-point advantage until McCurdy got his hands on the ball with 1:42 left in the game. He picked apart the otherwise strong Cornell defense, willing his Quakers into Cornell territory on a 38-yard pass to
sophomore wide receiver Aidan Kelly. McCurdy completed his game-tying drive by passing for a touchdown and then completing the necessary two-point conversion to knot the score at 20 with two seconds left. “Penn has a really good offense and we wanted to keep them off the field,” Pannullo said. “So for us, a major key coming into the game was time of possession, which we led by approximately 17 minutes.” In the first overtime session, Cornell began with the ball, but the Quakers intercepted Pannullo’s first pass of the drive. But McCurdy had the same luck as Pannullo, seeing his fourth down pass attempt intercepted by senior linebacker Chris D’Ambrosio. In the second overtime, McCurdy’s third passing touchdown of the night gave the Quakers the lead. However, the Red’s first play of the second overtime was intercepted, ending the game. “I felt so badly for our players,” said co-head coach Bart Guccia. “They played their hearts
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Cornell Splits First Two ECAC Games of Season
After a 1-0 loss to RPI, Red rebounds against Union, 3-1, for first conference victory of 2016-17
By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer
Cornell women’s hockey (3-1-1, 1-1 ECAC) took a step in the right direction on Saturday when the team took on Union (2-8-0, 0-2 ECAC). Following a sluggish offensive performance in a loss to RPI on Friday, goals in each period were enough for a 3-1 victory in what was a strong showing from the Red offense. “It was a pretty consistent effort,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ‘91 of the start. “We put a lot of pressure on them early on and managed to get a few goals.” Sophomore forward Lenka Serdar scored midway through the first period to get Cornell on the board. It was the first goal of the season for Serdar, who was assisted by freshman forward Paige Lewis and sophomore forward Pippy Gerace. In the second period, freshman forward Kristin O’Neill added an unassisted goal to strengthen the Cornell lead. Currently first on the team in goals, O’Neill has been a bright spot on the roster for the Red so far this season. “Kristin is a very explosive and highly competitive player,” Derraugh said. “She’s already made an impact in the few games that she has played.”
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Opening fire | Cornell women’s hockey kept the Dutchwomen on their heels all night Saturday, firing 44 shots on Union in the victory.
After breaking open a two-goal lead, Cornell let up on the gas a bit as Union tried to fight its way back into the game, according to the head coach. “I thought the second half of the game we weren’t as consistent,” Derraugh said. Nonetheless, Cornell added another goal in the third period to fully put the game out of reach. Senior forward Kaitlin Doering found the net after being
set up for a shot on net by O’Neill and sophomore forward Diana Buckley. Doering’s goal effectively iced the game for the Red. “We managed to get that third goal and I think that really settled things down for us,” Derraugh said. After going scoreless in the team’s first ECAC game of the year — a 1-0 loss to RPI on Friday — it was crucial that the
VOLLEYBALL
Spikers Fall to Yale, Remain Even on Year
By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer
Cornell’s women’s volleyball team faced off against Yale and Brown this week-
end, ultimately splitting the road trip. The Red went 1-1 on the weekend, falling 3-1 to Yale, but rallying on Saturday for a 3-1 victory against Brown. By reversing
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Onto the next | Despite losing to Yale, the Red bounced back to defeat its Ivy foe Brown for its fourth conference win of 2016.
their past storyline against coach Trudy VandeBerg the Bears, the team moved to acknowledged the difficulties 4-6 in conference play. of playing Brown, specificalSenior setter Alyssa Phelps ly. had milestone performance “[The Bears] dig everyover the weekend, surpassing thing and just keep sending 3,000 career assists in the sec- the ball back and that is ond game against the Bears. But for the team, “We went into the Brown it was all about making game ready to take care adjustments after a tough lost against Yale (14-4): of business...we wanted composing and followrevenge.” ing the plan. “After the loss, as a Freshman Lily Barber team we decided that we were going to try to execute our gameplan to perfec- something that we have tion and stay composed the struggled with in the past,” whole time,” said sophomore Vande Berg said. “The team Carla Sganderlla. “We felt as knew what they needed to do though we could take care of and they executed very well business easily if we stuck to for three and a half sets.” the game plan without getCornell is focused on ting frantic if things were not motivating each other going our way. I think we through these difficult sets definitely achieved that goal, and remaining energetic. which earned us a win.” “In order to motivate my In its proceeding win, the team, I make sure that we are Red was able to secure all playing for each other,” revenge after the lost it suf- Sganderlla said. “Volleyball is fered to Brown (4-16) earlier the ultimate team sport and in the season. requires each player to be “We went into the Brown selfless with every touch of game ready to take care of the ball and point of the business,” said freshman Lily game. It is easy to feel upset Barber. “Brown beat us in when you make an error our home gym the first time because I know that everyone we played them, and we wants to help the team out wanted revenge.” and execute their position's Barber had a strong show- job.” ing on Saturday against the Bears, with 14 digs. Head See VOLLEYBALL page 14
offense found its stride against Union. Cornell had numerous scoring chances against RPI. Engineers’ goaltender Lovisa Selander was the biggest difference-maker on the ice for either team, saving 41 shots in what was a dominant performance in net. “Friday night we couldn’t find a way to score,” Derraugh said. “Sometimes when that happens, you go into the second game still thinking about that first loss, so you have to have a short term memory.” A late third period surge by the Red created a bevy of scoring chances and Cornell looked as though it would tie the game, but no shots found their mark and RPI completed the shutout. Still, the scoreless debut for Cornell in its first ECAC match up did little to discourage the team from continuing to fire pucks on net against Union. Cornell put up 44 shots in the victory. Despite the litany of shots, Derraugh said he would like to see more of those shots translate into goals in upcoming match ups. “I think our offensive pressure is good,” Derraugh said. “Now we need to work on finishing those opportunities.” Defensively, Cornell was strong See WOMEN’S HOCKEY page 15
Analyzing a 12-Man Trade O
n December 28th, 1994, the Padres and Astros made a blockbuster trade involving 12 different players. Astros’ stats Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley were entering the final years of their contracts, and the Padres bounced on their availability. Shortstop Andujar Cedeno, journeyman starting pitcher Brian Williams and prospects Sean Fesh and Roberto Petagine were also sent from Houston to San Diego. The Padres sent outfield regulars Derek Bell and Phil Plantier to the Astros, with pitchers Doug Brocail and Pedro Martinez. Infielders Ricky Gutierrez and Craig Shipley were acquired by
Noah Elden If I Were G.M. Houston. The deal was driven by financials for Houston, who were shedding large contracts that were only set to grow and getting back controllable talent. The Padres were looking to improve their brand by putting a quality product on the field. The size of this trade makes it difficult to analyze the value added and lost by each side, but with time it becomes less and less difficult. Finley and Caminiti were cornerstones for the Padres over the next four seasons. Caminiti posted a massive 147 OPS+ and an average of 30 home runs a season over his See ELDEN page 14