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TOMPKINS COUNTY LEGISLATURE ELECTIONS

KIRSHNER ’18 CONCEDES, SHINAGAWA’05 LOSES Independent Anna Kelles takes second district seat; Kirshner misses victory by small margin

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

Democrats Elie Kirshner ’18 and Nate Shinagawa ’05 both failed to secure seats on the Tompkins County Legislature Tuesday, according to unofficial returns.

Kirshner, who was running to represent the fourth district, secured 91 ballots to 118 ballots cast for write-in candidates. Shinagawa lost the second district seat to Independent candidate Anna Kelles by a margin of 340 votes to 474.

Write-in candidate Rich John ’81 mounted a campaign against Kirshner also seeking to represent the fourth district, which includes the Collegetown and the Commons

neighborhoods, two weeks after the Democratic party endorsed Kirshner, arguing that a more experienced candidate was needed.

Shinagawa had represented the fourth district in the legislature for 10 years and announced his resignation from that seat on Sept. 16. Shinagawa recently switched his residency to Fall Creek, where he has owned property since 2011, and ran to represent the second district, which encompasses the Fall Creek neighborhood.

“It’s been an honor serving on the Legislature,” Shinagawa wrote in a statement congratulating Kelles on his Facebook page. “Unfortunately I lost my campaign. I’m looking forward to working with my opponent, Anna Kelles, who is now going to be my representative!”

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Kelles is a local community organizer and serves as the director of Green Resource Hub. She cited her advocacy See TOMPKINS COUNTY page 4

ITHACA MAYORAL ELECTION

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 Secures Second Term

By PAULINA GLASS Sun Assistant News Editor

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“More Than a Survivor: More Than a Story” — a traveling photo exhibit that aims to raise awareness of commercial sexual exploitation of children — opens in the Willard Straight Art Gallery Monday.

Svante Myrick ’09 was reelected to a second four-year term as mayor of the City of Ithaca Tuesday, beating write-in candidate Phoebe Brown by a margin of 1,779 votes to 228.

Brown launched a write-in campaign against Myrick in October, even as she acknowledged the unlikeliness of winning. Currently a community outreach liaison for the Cayuga Medical Center’s Center for Healthy Living, Brown said she ini-

Ithaca Police Begin Wearing Body Cameras

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

Ithaca Police Department officers began wearing body cameras Monday afternoon, according to the police department.

All patrol officers will be required to wear body cameras and every officer expected to be engaged in “law enforcement operations” — which includes but are not limited to traffic stops, arrests, searches, physical or verbal confrontations and execution of warrants — will now be required to record their activities through their body-worn cameras, according to the new policy issued by Ithaca Police Chief John Barber.

“The use of cameras is intended to assist officers in the performance of their duties, increase transparency

and accountability of IPD opera- ing. Officers may stop recordings at tions and gather evidence for use in their discretion in interview situathe prosecution of crimes,” the pol- tions where a victim’s privacy may be at risk, a witness cooperating icy reads.

Officers will be required to acti- with the police fears for his or her vate recording on their body-worn safety or an informant in an investigative case is cameras at the beginning of each “The use of cameras is confidential.

Except under “law enforcement intended to ... increase certain excepoperation,” howtion, IPD will ever, officers may transparency and keep videos not record accountability.” saved from between operarecordings on tions, according Chief John Barber the body camto the policy. eras for six Officers are also not required to disclose when months after the recording date they are recording through their before they are automatically deletbody cameras, but are expected to ed. The recordings will be kept as complete recordings once they property of the City of Ithaca durbegin until the “law enforcement ing this time. operation” is completed or a supervisor permits the end of the recordSee BODY CAMERAS page 4

tiated the campaign to foster dialogue.

In a social media post We d n e s d a y night, Myrick expressed joy MYRICK ’09 over his reelection.

“With 89 percent of the vote I’ve been reelected Mayor of the City of Ithaca,” Myrick said. “Thank you See MAYOR page 4

ITHACA COMMON COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Smith,Gearhart Win Seats on City Council

By SOFIA HU Sun News Editor

Two candidates ran uncontested and won their seats Tuesday on the City of Ithaca Common Council.

The Common Council — which consists of two representatives from the city’s five wards — manages the city’s finances and properties.

In an uncontested race, Stephen Smith was re-elected as alderperson for the fourth ward on the Common Council. Smith is also the assistant director at

Cornell’s Alumni Affairs and Development office and has represented the Collegetown neighborhoods.

In another uncontested race, Rob Gearhart was elected to the alderperson position representing the third ward on the Common Council. Gearhart, currently the assistant provost for online learning and extended studies at Ithaca College, will represent eastern Ithaca neighborhoods.

Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun.com.

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The Vermont senator has said recently on late-night TV and talk shows that he prefers briefs over boxers.

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friends and family on Thursday. School administrators from Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids presented her with the diploma at the Yorkshire and Stonebridge Manor senior community in Walker.

Bekema would have graduated with the Class of 1936, but she left during her junior year to care for her three younger siblings because her mother was ill with cancer.

She said leaving school at age 17 broke her heart and she's thankful for the recognition.

Big Rig Spills Pizza Dough A big rig loaded with more than 22 tons of pizza dough and flour has crashed in northern Arizona and spilled a large portion of its cargo.

Arizona Department of Public Safety says the semi rolled on its side about 4 a.m. Thursday along a stretch of U.S. 89 near Page, Arizona.

The truck was filled with 44,500 pounds of pizza dough and flour, with each bag of dough weighing 50 pounds each.

DPS officials say the rig struck a guardrail and bounced left, rolling onto its side.

They say speed and fatigue may have contributed to the crash.

No one was injured but DPS says the driver was cited with failure to control the vehicle.

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Prof.Maria Antonia Garcés studies life, work of Cervantes

By CHRISTOPHER BYRNS Sun Staff Writer

Though Prof. Maria Antonia Garcés, Hispanic studies, was born 400 years after the death of Miguel de Cervantes — the renowned 16th century Spanish novelist — she says that when she met him in a Spanish literature class, it changed the course of her life.

“Meeting Cer vantes changed my life because then I went for a Ph.D. to work on Cervantes, and since then I have dedicated my life to working on Cervantes,” Garcés said.

Garcés has since spent her life, including her 21 years working at Cornell, studying Cervantes.

Since encountering him while studying for her Master’s degree at Georgetown University, she has been rewarded for her dedication and recognized for her work, receiving the James Russell Lowell Prize from the Modern Language Association for her book Cervantes in Algiers: A Captive’s Tale — the highest award conferred by the MLA — in 2003.

Years prior, while she was living in Colombia, Garcés worked as a journalist and as a director of a

fine arts school. During her time as the director, Garcés was kidnapped and held captive for several months, an experience that connected her to Cervantes, who was also famously imprisoned.

“There was perhaps the possibility of understanding that facet of Cervantes’ life in a better way because I have also been a captive,” Garcés said.

Ac c o rd i n g to Garcés, Cer vantes’ time in captivity gave him an ability to see Spanish culture from a new perspective, which made him particularly intriguing.

“Cervantes was held captive in Algiers for five years, from 1575 to 1580, and when he came out of captivity and returned to Spain, he looked at Spain from the other side,” Garcés said.

“This actually opened him up to other cultures, to other ways of thinking, and to the world of Islam.”

Garcés herself has experienced many cultures.

Born to a Colombian-English father and a CubanFrench mother, Garcés says she did not have the typical upbringing in Colombia.

“We were a strange family,” Garcés said. “My

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father was brought up in England since he was two years old, he came back to Colombia when he was 23 or 24, so he was an Englishman. My mother is Cuban by birth but she was brought up in France, so this was a house where most of my parents’ friends were foreigners.”

Learning to speak and write in French before Spanish, Garcés said she had a truly multicultural upbringing.

“When I was growing up in Colombia, we lived in the country, and it was about an hour away from the city, but at that time driving for an hour was a lot,” Garcés said. “So my father brought a French governess, and so the first language that I learned to read and write in was French.”

Garcés later moved to the United States to attend high school in Boston around the age of 14. After finishing high school early, at the age of 16, she explored going to college at Cambridge University in England, before she decided to attend Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York.

However, Garcés did not initially finish her studies there, deciding to leave to get married and have children.

“I didn’t originally finish my B.A. because I got out and got married when I was 18, and left the university — I was a sophomore then — and very soon I had five children,” Garcés said. “In 10 years I had five children.”

Garcés said she still wanted to study, but dedicated herself first to her family. Ultimately, she did complete school in Colombia.

“All the time I wanted to study; when I had my third child I went back to university in Colombia, and I decided, ‘I can’t do it now, it’s very difficult, I have three children, but later on I’ll do it,’” Garcés said. “After my fifth child was born I went back to university in Colombia.”

Later, Garcés returned to the United States and continued her studies at Georgetown University. It was there, while working for her Masters degree, that she discovered Cervantes and became fascinated with his creativity and with his outlook on Spanish culture.

Christopher Byrns can be reached at cbyrns@cornellsun.com.

Cornell Architecture Programs Receive Top Rankings by Magazine Prof attributes recognition in both undergraduate, graduate programs to exceptional students, facilities, faculty

By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell architecture faculty said they are “thrilled” about a report by magazine Architectural Record that ranked Cornell’s undergraduate and graduate programs first and second in the United States, respectively — according to department chair Prof. Mark Cruvellier, architecture.

The survey, conducted by research group Design Intelligence, asked professional practices and corporations to rank graduates from different schools, according to Architectural Record’s website.

Architectural Record is one of a few major architecture magazines in the United States, and its annual “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools” survey has an impact similar to that of the U.S. News Report’s university rankings, according to Cruvellier.

“There are many different surveys out

there, but this is generally the one that that “the rankings are a testament to the most schools refer to when they’re talking combined efforts of our faculty, students and staff.” about school rankings,” Cruvellier said.

According to O’Donnell, the breadth The magazine reported that Cornell’s undergraduate program has placed first of Cornell’s architecture curriculum also contributes to nearly every better preparyear in the “I am delighted that the world can see ing students past decade. for professionThe more what we in the department all see: a recently estabtruly excellent architecture program.” al work. “[We have] lished gradua curriculum ate program Prof. Caroline O’Donnell that focuses on “has been conceptual moving steadily up the ranks” and made a jump from thinking and making, from the scale of fifth to second place this year, said Prof. the object to the scale of the globe, and believes in supporting each student’s Caroline O’Donnell, architecture.

Cruvellier attributed Cornell’s repeat- individual path through the discipline,” ed recognition to talented students, top- O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell said she is excited that notch facilities and exceptional faculty.

“The faculty who are here are highly Architectural Record has continued to qualified and highly dedicated to teach- recognize Cornell’s distinction in the field. ing,” Cruvellier said.

Prof. Jenny Sabin, architecture, added “I am delighted that the world can see

what we in the department all see: a truly excellent architecture program populated by students and faculty who love to constantly push the boundaries of the discipline,” O’Donnell said.

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun.com.

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Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 Ithaca Police to Begin Reelected in Landslide Wearing Body Cameras Myrick will serve second four-year term as mayor MAYOR

achievement in his first term was closing a $3 million deficit he inherited.

This election, his platform was similar for all of your support!” to that of 2010. His primary issues are Myrick was first elected City of Ithaca keeping Ithaca progressive, economic mayor in 2011, having development and served as an alderperinvestment in the son on the Common “With 89 percent of the future, according to his Council prior. He was vote I’ve been reelected website. elected to Common Myrick recently Mayor of the City of Council when he was made news by being 20 years old, and a named a member of Ithaca.” junior at Cornell. former Secretary of He was endorsed by State and Presidential Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 four Ithaca alderpeoCandidate Hillary ple, chair of the Clinton’s 100 person Tompkins County Legislator Martha New York campaign team.

Robertson, Legislators Jim Dennis and Sofia Hu contributed reporting.

Nate Shinagawa ’05 as well as other local and state officials, according to his website.

Paulina Glass can be reached at According to his website, his central pglass@cornellsun.com.

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work on a proposal for the Old Tompkins County Library as a key turning point in her journey towards running.

Kirshner is an Ithaca native who has pointed to his experiences interning at City Hall and working as a field director for Myrick’s reelection campaign in defense against questions about his youth. He conceded defeat in a speech Tuesday evening, according to The Ithaca Journal.

“I’m disappointed I won’t be able to serve, but I’m really proud of the campaign, and I’ve never been more proud to be a Democrat and to live in Ithaca,” Kirshner said, according to The Journal’s

report.

John acknowledged that the results were unofficial as of Wednesday evening and would not be determined until after the write-in ballots were officially looked over.

John has practiced law in Ithaca for 29 years after having worked as a city prosecutor, municipal attorney and general councilman and chief compliance officer for Intertech, an international testing laboratory.

The Tompkins County Legislature oversees and enacts county-wide legislation.

Residents elected new representatives for the fourth and second districts Tuesday.

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun.com.

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Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, who presented his 2016 city budget recommendation last month, allocated an increase of $120,000 for strategic investments within the police department in his recommendation. Part of this increase is intended to go to the purchase of body cameras.

The IPD has already partnered with the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office in April in an effort to equip officers with

body-worn cameras. The initiative was first introduced by Myrick in August 2014.

Myrick said that he was “pleased” with the new policy, in the release, and said that the cameras would help increase accountability between the IPD and the local community.

The body cameras that IPD officers began wearing Tuesday are produced by Taser International.

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun.com.

Non-Discrimination Bill Fails in Houston HOUSTON (AP) — An ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Houston failed to win approval from voters on Tuesday.

The Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was rejected after a nearly 18month battle that spawned rallies, legal fights and accusations of both religious intolerance and demonization of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

With nearly 83 percent of precincts reporting, Houston residents had rejected the ordinance by a vote of 61 percent to 39 percent.

Supporters of the ordinance had said it would have offered increased protections for gay and transgender people, as well as protections against discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion and other categories.

Opponents of the ordinance, including a coalition of conservative pastors, said it infringed on their religious beliefs regarding homosexuality.

But in the months leading up to Tuesday’s vote, opponents focused their campaign on highlighting one part of the ordinance related to the use of public bathrooms by transgender men and women that opponents alleged would open the door for sexual predators to go into women’s restrooms.

Democratic Houston Mayor Annise Parker, who is gay, blamed the rejection by voters on opponents’ “bathroom ordinance” campaign, which she called “fear mongering” and part of an effort to demonize the LGBT community.

“This was a calculated campaign by a small, very determined group of right wing ideologues and

the religious right, and they only know how to destroy and not how to build up,” Parker told a crowd of more than 100 people at an election night watch party in downtown Houston.

The state’s top two elected leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, both Republicans — praised the defeat, with Abbott saying the voters “showed values still matter.”

Patrick, who vaulted to power on the basis of an ardent tea party following, called the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance “liberal nonsense” that voters were right to see as never about equality, saying that was “already the law.” Rather, he said it was only about allowing men to enter women’s restrooms and locker rooms “defying” — in his words — “common sense and common decency.”

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Son Charged With Killing Parents, Who Planned to Cut Him From Will BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The son of a Connecticut couple who planned to cut him out of their will was in court on two murder counts Tuesday, days after their remains were found.

Jeanette and Jeffrey Navin of Easton disappeared in August.

Their bodies were found Thursday outside a vacant house in neighboring Weston. Both had been shot to death.

Their 27-year-old son, Kyle Navin, already was in federal custody on a weapons charge, stemming from a search of his Bridgeport home during the investigation into his parents’ disappearance.

Navin appeared in a Bridgeport courtroom Tuesday after state police formally charged him with murder. He was ordered held in lieu of $2.5 million bond and is due back in court for arraignment on Nov. 24.

His lawyer, Eugene Riccio, said the hearing was “just the start of a long judicial process” and declined further comment.

Investigators wrote in court papers that Navin’s mother had told a friend that she and her husband planned to sell their trash-hauling business and cut their son out of their will.

Jeanette Navin was upset about her son’s behavior and drug use, and his failure to pay the mortgage and taxes on the home they bought him, according to the documents.

During the September search of Kyle Navin’s home, Jeffrey Navin’s blood was found near where police discovered an 11-footby-7-foot piece of carpet missing from the basement floor, according to the affidavits.

A tiny amount of Jeanette Navin’s blood was found in her son’s truck near a bullet hole in the passenger-side seat belt, according to the affidavits. Her blood also was found on a partial thumb print recovered from a garage door opener at his parents’ home. Police say Kyle Navin could not be ruled out as a source of the print, but tests failed to show to whom the print belonged.

Navin’s girlfriend, 31-year old Jennifer Valiante of Westport, was in court Monday. She is charged with conspiring to kill Navin’s parents and hindering prosecution.

The month before his parents disappeared, Kyle Navin texted Valiante saying he had the “perfect plan” to get “$ for life,” according to the warrant. Navin wrote that the plan would “solve every single problem and give us a wealthy amazing life.”

Navin and Valiante talked about what they would do with the money, police said. Valiante texted, “That’ll allow us to stay in our house and pay for a full top-line remodel and a new garage,” according to the warrants.

Valiante’s attorney, Elliot Warren, said the texts have been “taken out of context,” and Valiante would deny talking with or texting to Kyle Navin about killing his parents and taking their money.

‘Call of Duty’ Creators Buy Candy Crush Maker for $5.9B NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind the hugely successful “Call of Duty” has struck a $5.9 billion deal to buy the makers of the highly addictive “Candy Crush” and take advantage of the way video games are moving out of living rooms and onto smartphones and tablets.

Activision Blizzard’s purchase of King Digital Entertainment, announced Tuesday, will create one of the world's biggest entertainment networks, with more than a half-billion monthly active users in 196 countries, by Activision’s count.

The move is expected to help Activision get its home-console games onto players’ mobile devices, a market with seemingly huge potential.

The company said it expects mobile gaming to generate more than $36 billion in revenue by the end of 2015 and grow more than 50 percent by 2019.

The deal is also bound to help Activision attract more women as customers.

Activision’s fortunes tend to hinge on its latest “Call of Duty” game. Launched in 2003, the violent, first-person shooter games generated $11 billion in sales through the end of the 2014 fiscal year.

Activision also makes the “World of Warcraft” and “Skylanders” games.

While those kinds of games don’t traditionally appeal to

women, Activision CEO Robert Kotick told CNBC on Tuesday that about 60 percent of King’s audience is female.

“Attracting women to gaming is a really important part of our strategy,” he said.

“Candy Crush” has proved one of the most addictive mobile games, so much so that a British lawmaker was admonished after being caught playing it during a parliamentary hearing.

But it is declining in popularity, and King has struggled to follow up on its success. The company’s revenue fell 18 percent to $490 million in the second quarter.

Jefferies analysts Brian Pitz and Brian Fitzgerald said replicating the success of Candy Crush is a daunting task.

“We expect a heavy dose of skepticism from investors especially given the large deal size,” the analysts said in a research note.

The acquisition isn’t without risk, for while mobile games have proved popular with everyone from toddlers to senior citizens, they are also tough to make money off of, as companies such as King and its rival Zynga Inc. have found.

While Activision stock has tripled over the past three years, its revenue has fallen from $3.6 billion in fiscal 2012 to $2.8 billion in 2014. King’s stock hasn't made much headway since the company went public in March 2014.

Making waves

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House speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) waves during his first news conference since taking on the leadership role at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C. Tuesday.

Driver’s Medical History Eyed In Halloween Crash NEW YORK (AP) — Police on Monday were still trying to determine what caused a motorist to jump a curb and hit trick-or-treaters on Halloween, killing three, and if the man should face charges.

Investigators were focusing on the medical history of the 52-year-old driver in the crash that killed a 10-year-old girl, her grandfather and a third person, Police Commissioner William Bratton said. There were reports that he’s had

seizures in the past, Bratton added.

As the investigation continued, mourners remembered the victims.

“I had a lot of dreams for Nyanna. I had so many plans for her,” Natalia Perez said the day after her daughter, Nyanna Aquil, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Nyanna’s 3-year-old sister also was hospitalized.

Perez’s 65-year-old father, Louis Perez, suffered severe head trauma and died at the scene

Saturday night when the car jumped a curb in the Bronx, leaving behind mangled bodies and bloodied costumes as neighbors ran to help.

Another man, 24-year-old Kristian Leka, also was killed.

His 9-year-old sister and a 21year-old female friend were injured but not critically.

A preliminary investigation showed the car was not speeding at the time of the crash, and no drugs or alcohol were found in the driver’s system, police said.

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Jerry: Hey isn’t that George’s father?

Elaine: Oh yeah it is! Should we say hello?

Jerry: I’ve never seen him in Manhattan before; its weird. So out of context.

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here are plenty of opportunities in college to meet new people.

From group projects to consulting clubs and co-ops, the possibilities are endless. While the extent that one chooses to develop relationships — from acquaintances to Ruloff ’s trivia partners — is a matter of personal preference, there is a certain fundamental component to any social tie that serves as the foundation for future interaction. Yet, we fumble and hesitate to embrace this nicety in many situations.

I am of course, speaking of a timeless yet increasingly confusing greeting: saying hello.

While in the real world, one can easily choose to never see an individual for the rest of their lives, the intimate nature of the Cornell campus — for better or for worse — makes it quite easy to run into others that one has met in the past.

Saying “hi” is usually a bad idea. But, it could also be a good idea. It’s confusing. I said hello to someone the other day — let’s say her name is Jenny. It occurred to me, soon after I said hello, that we might be walking in the same direction. Now, I had her along by my side and I had no idea whether she wanted to continue to talk to me. 15 minutes later, we were walking into the same lecture hall, after a strangely familiar conversation — had we spoken about these topics before, possibly two years ago (the last time I spoke with her)? It was entertaining, but in retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have said hello.

Saying hi means that you acknowledge another person’s existence, met them in the past and know them well enough to possibly encourage a “stop and chat.” Saying hello is risky, if the social counterpart does not reciprocate your acknowledgement, then you’ve just made a fool of yourself.

Facebook and Instagram add another layer of complexity to the issue as well — individuals who are active on social media will naturally be salient in more people’s minds than others. An Instafamous student, who consistently lands over two hundred likes for a photo of a cream cheese bagel, will have more people tempted to say hi to them, than they would say hi to others. What follows are a senior’s personally developed guidelines to saying hello in socially murky situations: A friend from abroad you’re beginning to lose touch with: This is prime time for a stop and chat. Make

sure to throw in some buzzwords if they’re willing to reminisce. “Hey, how are classes going? Remember that one time at __Opium____(insert European nightclub you both went to)? Are you still keeping in touch with __Hannah__(insert mutual friend from state school also in abroad program)?”

Freshman Year Writing Seminar: Don’t say hi. Unless you feel compelled to reignite your scholarly discussion on “Six Pretty Good Books,” there is no reason to feel obliged in this situation.

Your Friend’s Ex-Girlfriend: This one is tricky. I would say it depends largely upon how close of a friend this is and how recently they broke up.

Since you both would need to make some sort of expression of recognition upon eye contact, I would opt for the quick phone check.

This avoids interaction for the time being, yet does not permanently preclude future potential warm wishes.

Who knows, maybe they’ll get back together?

S a m e Fraternity/Sorority, but not really friends: Let’s face it.

We’re not all best friends with everybody in our respective fraternities and sororities. In any group of this size, there are bound to be some people you either don’t have the time to become buddies with, or just have different interests. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t say hi though. By “hi,” in this case, I mean an upward head nod. The head nod is one of the biggest social inventions of modern history. It’s cool, quick and detached.

Kudos to whoever brought the head nod into our lives.

Your Grad T.A. from Sophomore Year: Smile, they don’t have many friends. And if they don’t remember you, there is little potential for embarrassment. You have little to lose here, because in all likelihood, your social networks don’t have much overlap.

Friends from Orientation Week: If you stayed friends well into freshman year, definitely say hi. They likely remember your night in the basement of the fraternity formerly known as TEP’s annex as well as you do. So, to avoid any delayed lukewarm smirk once you’ve reached his or her peripheral vision, be the bigger man/woman and give a nice wave.

Hopefully these guidelines will provide a more standardized format for hello etiquette. After all, it is my sincere hope to one day live in a world where all can say hi in the most peaceful and socially secure fashion.

Saying hi means that you acknowledge another person’s existence, met them in the past and know them well enough to possibly encourage a “stop and chat.”

Philip Susser is a senior in the College of Human Ecology. He can be reached at pss226@cornell.edu. An Ithaca State of Mind appears on alternate Wednesdays this semester.

CORRECTION A Nov. 3 news story, “Student Assembly Petitions for City Meeting on Cornell Campus,” incorrectly referred to the Student Assembly committee that launched the petition as the Civil and Local Affairs Committee, when, in fact, it is the City and Local Affairs Committee.

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OPINION

Katy Habr | On the Margin

International Activism

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hen I applied to college in America, I wasn’t looking to get an education in a vacuum. I wanted to experience and engage in a different environment and culture, and immerse myself in issues that affect not only Americans, but also many others around the world. Yet, as I engage with some activist communities and clubs across campus, I have noticed a distinct lack of international students on the front lines. I understand the reason behind this, as it stems from a fear that I share. Though American students are definitely still not safe from legal repercussions (especially when taking into consideration their gender and race), they are sheltered from the specific risks we face as international students participating in action. Although student activism has become increasingly prevalent around the world, with students playing a huge role in starting the Arab Spring in 2011 and in protests at a South African university just a few weeks ago, there remain unclear risks of serious consequences. This makes me, and other international students, feel uncomfortable engaging in protests and other actions, and unfortunately limits our involvement in causes we would otherwise like to help.

As an international student, I find the law (or the idea of it) to have certain constraints for me that it may not for others. The potential threats of expulsion and deportation are the source of many pervasive fears that make me hesitant about engaging in necessary political conflict. Although this fear does not override my passion for social justice issues and political engagement, it certainly makes acting on my desires more uncomfortable. I have never participated in a non-peaceful or violent action, and I know that what I’m doing is perfectly legal, yet I am not entirely sure what rights I have as an international student and when authority intimidation becomes an actual threat. It is hard to know when a threat is just that or more. Because I know that international students have different rights and face different consequences than American citizens do, the sense of anger and defiance I feel doesn’t go as far as to stop the nagging feeling of worry every time I engage in a protest.

As I have found myself becoming drawn to different activist groups on campus, these concerns have been amplified. I sometimes feel guilty for not being as involved in these groups as other members are, but while I share their zeal to disrupt the status quo and make change, their overwhelming enthusiasm includes a sense of defiance and fearlessness that I cannot afford. I often find myself making excuses to avoid protests, die-ins and other actions, where consequences seem possible. While I convince myself not to feel guilty, I sometimes feel like a coward. I feel selfish, and not fully devoted to the cause because of my personal fears.

This anxiety is something that affects not only me, but also other international students I know. If last year’s instance where a student was threatened with public arrest and detainment wasn’t enough, the new administration’s negative response to student activism creates uncertainty. The fear about the power administration has and the lengths it will go to in order to enforce that power hits a bit too close to home for international students who have a lot to lose.

Additionally, the rhetoric surrounding international students, including our visa status, denotes that our place in America or at Cornell is not a right, but merely something we have been generously granted (even though we surely worked hard enough to deserve our spot here at Cornell). As a part of this, we are expected to be grateful for being allowed to be here in America. We are expected not to complain or try to improve our environment because we are simply temporary, and with this comes the implicit threat that our permission to be here can be revoked at any time.

The fear I have is only exacerbated by my parents’ worries and constant warnings to be careful. My reassurance that everything I am doing is legal, and that there are no reasonable consequences that could occur is not enough to quell the fear they feel about me participating in activism, or the fear I feel when I see a policeman.

The discomfort of not having the privileges of citizenship is not helped by my Arab identity, which makes the feeling of always being watched and suspected all the more salient.

College is the time to make our voices heard, and it is unfortunate that international students are often denied the ability to show their solidarity for various issues just because of their status.

International students should not be afraid to join other students in working to improve Cornell for fear of more serious retributions and different standards of repercussions. We, as international students, should be held to the same standards as other students when engaging in peaceful demonstration, and should take a more active role to learn our rights and know the limits of what we can and cannot do. While the fear of arrest is bad enough for most students, the added thought of deportation is enough to scare many international students from engaging in activities we know are legal, safe and conducive to improving our education and academic environment, and that is truly a shame.

Katy Habr is a sophomore at Cornell. Comments may be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun.com. On the Margin runs alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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Sarah Zumba | Zumba Works It Out

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h, cool! Do you realm of abstract creativity. Just choice is then viewed in a positive wanna be a because I can’t compute a definite light, as opposed to someone teacher?” is one of correct answer to an essay prompt studying something without the the questions that I am personally doesn’t mean that my creation promise of wealth. I am aware tired of hearing. I am asked this isn’t real. Writing is an art that that whatever I end up doing by other students, people I’m first takes practice. It is not as simple probably will not allow me to meeting and even at the dentist’s as stringing random words buy a penthouse on the Upper office. Once I make it known together within the parameters of East Side of Manhattan, but that that I’m an English major, this is sentence structure. It takes time doesn’t mean what I do won’t be more often than not the response and effort to be able to write well. as important as someone in the I receive from whomever I’m I’m continuously working on this STEM field. Actually, the fact speaking with, and from discus- skill. that studies are labeled as valusions with other English majors, I On the other hand, question- able and money is considered an know I’m not alone. This is one ing the value of what a person is aspect of that only demonstrates example that demonstrates a studying can be taken in different how we function in a capitalist grander issue regarding the way ways. The two most prevalent society. We become what our certain studies are typically contributions to the overall study or job is. viewed. “value” of a field of study are the We’re all more than what we If you study something in the amount of prestige it has within study, which is something I, at STEM field or economics, you society and the potential for times, struggle to remember may not have had your major financial gain. A common when meeting another computer questioned like those of us in the humanities.

That’s If you study something in the STEM field or because there’s economics, you may not have had your major a difference in the general questioned like those of us in the humanities. level of respect That’s because there’s a difference in the afforded to these fields of general level of respect afforded to studies.

If [STEM students]. you’re in STEM, you’re often considered to be studying assumption is that the humani- science major. I’m sure I could try something valuable and practical. ties aren’t going to make a differ- to be a doctor, and if I somehow What you’re studying is “real,” ence in the world. We’re not con- didn’t fail out, I would end up and will ultimately contribute to sidered innovators, we’re not being a terrible one. That’s not the bettering of society; so of researching cures to diseases, so what I’m meant to be, nor is it course, when someone states that what are we really providing the what I’m passionate about. their majoring in biology, the world that is necessary?

Someone has to be a writer as result is awe and praise. I continThe humanities and arts are much as someone has to be a uously have first-hand experience necessary because they teach us dentist. Maybe we’re not advancwith this, as my oldest brother is about people. In novels, you’re ing technology, but we’re still a surgeon. He’s met with “wows” experiencing something from helping shape humanity in our while I’m met with “interest- another person’s perspective. In own way that is just as signifiings.” history, you’re learning from past cant. Humanities help teach what What I’m studying is consid- mistakes and social issues. In we’re all working to improve. I’m ered impractical, unless I want to anthropology, you learn about not saying one is better than the be a teacher or a lawyer, which is societies that may be different other, as I have a great respect for not something I’m considering from your own. The list goes on, everyone in STEM, business, etc. whatsoever. Several people have but the outcome is that we gain We shouldn’t have to compete even asked me if I think my knowledge about the world out- with one another over who is major is fake or valuable. Both side our own experience. more important; we all deserve words have completely different People may encourage you to the same amount of respect when connotations, but they are con- study what you love, but it’s only it comes to our majors. nected. By asking if the work I do especially true if what you love within my major is fake, I’m leads to wealth. If your study is Sarah Zumba is a sophomore in the College being asked if I’m actually work- known to lead to jobs that result of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at ing towards something that’s real in a large amount of money, then sez29@cornell.edu. Zumba Works it Out and not just working within a you are being practical. That appears alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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Herpetology

Cryptpocurrency

Hits the spot | An eastern newt, pictured here in its land-dwelling juvenile stage (where it is known as a red eft), is one of the amphibian species that can be found at Ringwood.

Cornell Team Looks at Automotive Dangers Faced by Local Amphibians

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dents that want to relate their science education with giv- vert. While the culvert does not stop all of the salamanders ing back to their community, according to Li. from crossing the road, it provides a safe route to the “We were looking for a way to transform our education ponds for some.

On the night of the first warm spring rain, local sala- into service — Biology Service Leaders adds something Last April, a wildfire that Bittner says was presumably manders emerge from the thawed forest ground to more to that, because you have to develop your own pro- started by humans burned five acres of forest at Ringwood migrate. Because of passing cars, however, many of them ject,” Li said. and obliterated large sections of the fence. One of the stuare killed before reaching their destination.

The students chose a project centered at Ringwood dent’s project goals is to fix the fence in time for the next Cornell students Catherine Li ’18, Caroline Wollman Ponds in Dryden, one of Cornell Plantations’ 24 off-cam- salamander migration. They also intend to install a light ’18 and Abigail Shilvock ’17 are working with Todd pus reserves. The site includes over a dozen ephemeral inside the culvert, because the amphibians usually migrate Bittner, director of natural areas for Cornell Plantations, to ponds, which are filled with water for only part of the year by moonlight. protect salamanders and other amphibians from human and are vital for amphibian These students in intrusions in the Plantations and its related reserves. reproduction because of the Bittner’s group are not The three students are members of Biology Service absence of fish predators.

“Every time [the salamanders] cross, the only Cornellians Leaders, a group on campus that organizes teams of stu“Ringwood Ponds is who work to preserve arguably Tompkins there’s going to be a percentage that these salamander species County’s most important at Ringwood.

Creature of fire | Five acres of forest by Ringwood were amphibian site,” Bittner “Some people are are killed, and they’re not all that destroyed in a wildfire last April. This red-backed salamander said. really dedicated to this was protected by the fire’s heat by a rock.

Among the amphibissue, like the abundant to begin with.” ians living at the site are Herpetological Society, PHOTO COURTESY OF TODD BITTNER several species of salamanthey actually go out Abigail Shilvock ’17 ders, including the there during the migraJefferson salamander and tion and pick salamanfour-toed salamander. These two species are included ders off the road and put them on the other side,” Li said. on the New York State Department of Conservation “And they do that several nights in a row.”

Wildlife Action Plan, a list that identifies species that While actively assisting the salamander migrations is are at risk of becoming endangered. helpful, the students say that the most important thing Salamanders spend their winters burrowed into for- that members of the community can do is to simply be est soils, but when the ground first thaws in the spring, aware of the problem. they migrate to ephemeral ponds to reproduce. This “If you know you’re living or driving in an area where creates a problem at Ringwood, which is bisected by a this migration is happening, especially in the springtime busy road that the salamanders have to cross twice a when it’s starting to warm up, just be cognizant of it or year. According to Bittner, passing cars kill hundreds of possibly take a different way home,” Wollman said. salamanders during each migration.

Although the migrations are dangerous for the sala“It’s just not good for their population because every manders, they are the only times people get a chance to see time they cross, there’s going to be a percentage that are them. The salamanders are nocturnal and spend most of killed, and they’re not all that abundant to begin with,” their time under rocks or leaves on forest floors.

Shilvock said.

“The migrations provide a great opportunity to get to According to Bittner, a system has been in place see some of the interesting species of our region that othsince the early 2000s to help guide the salamanders and erwise you wouldn’t ever get to see,” Bittner said. other amphibians underneath the road rather than over it. The system consists of a long, curved fence that leads Sarah Crowe can be reached at the salamanders to an underground tunnel called a cul- soc22@cornell.edu.

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CORNUCOPIA: Prof. Sirer Talks Bitcoin

Cornucopia is a biweekly podcast that covers research stories unfolding across campus. Join hosts Addison Huneycutt ’18 and Ali Jenkins ’18 as they dig into the juiciest discoveries they can find. In each episode, you’ll meet a researcher, chat with Addison and Ali and hear some corny jokes. Check out the science section of The Cornell Daily Sun for biweekly updates about the latest episodes. Queries relating to Cornucopia may be sent to cornucopiapodcast.cornell-@gmail.com.

Addison and Ali sat down with Prof.

Emin Gün Sirer, computer science, to discuss crytocurrency. Specifically, they talked about Bitcoin, which Sirer described as “a collaboratively designed currency system.” The three discussed the stigma that Bitcoin carries, acknowledging that many people do not understand the Bitcoin system and do not completely trust it.

In order to explain how Bitcoin works, Sirer simplified the process and employed

several analogies. He primarily used COURTESY OF EMIN GÜR SIRER Sudoku puzzles to describe the underlying structure of Bitcoin. Sirer stated that “miners” — the individuals behind Bitcoin’s codes — use computer programs to solve complex puzzles, which are somewhat like Sudoku puzzles.

The puzzles contain all the financial transactions within the Bitcoin system and lock the financial history into place.

He explained that the structure, which is built upon puzzles, is what gives Bitcoin its security.

Professor Sirer talked about his own research in the field. In the early 2000s, he “built a virtual currency system way before Bitcoin came along.” Later, when Bitcoin gained popularity, he decided to have a closer look for any weaknesses in the system. Sirer eventually exposed a possible cheat for Bitcoin miners: “It’s kind of like a “As a result, the Bitcoin price winning strategy in Blackjack. It “We can build systems that keep track of who has been going up and down,” he said. “So maybe two weeks ago it doesn’t always has how much money at any one time without was $240; it’s $300 now. It’s a big win you somefluctuation.” thing, but in necessarily being beholden to a bank. That is With its weaknesses and shortexpectation it comings, many people question will bring you the main insight behind Bitcoin. ” the use of Bitcoin. Sirer does not more much expect Bitcoin to become widely money than Prof. Emin Gün Sirer used; he expects it to become relyour fair share.” egated to aniche for very specific He went on to describe how miners can maneuver their and cons, according to Sirer. On the plus purposes. However, the underlying Sudoku-like puzzles to take advantage of side, “Bitcoin is uninflatable because the structure — consisting of miners, puzthe system. His research ultimately rate at which it is created is fixed.” zles, and ledgers — is already gaining helped to improve the integrity of However, Bitcoin is also not managed, popularity in the financial industry. The which leads to drastic fluctuations in its self-securing nature of this system might Bitcoin. just be the future of banking security.

The structure of Bitcoin has other pros worth as demand varies.

To listen to this week’s episode of Cornucopia, visit the Science section on cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Arts Around Ithaca why+the+wires, Cold Sweats, Hot Tip

Twentyhood

7 p.m. Friday at Chanti Loft

7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 3 p.m. Saturday at the Schwartz Center

Within the past seven years, why+the+wires has solidified their position as one of Ithaca’s top punk acts. Just recently, they released Flame Failures, their first album in three years and an exciting addition to their biting, musically sprawling post-hardcore catalogue. For this Friday night, Ithaca Underground has rounded up an all-star Wall of Punk lineup to celebrate the release in the best (read: noisiest) way possible. Come join why+the+wires, Cold Sweats and Hot Tip at the Chanti Loft in the Commons at 7 p.m. All ages are welcome and it’ll only cost $5.

Self-awareness abounds in Twentyhood, a coming-of-age story to be presented at the Schwartz Center this week. The student-run play, written by Anna Brenner ’16 and directed by Andrea Fiorentini ’16, tackles the issues of family and home as the protagonist, a theatre student named Olive, navigates a summer in Ithaca with her friends. It’s a story that we can all relate to as Cornell students, told through the work of our impressive peers.

Featuring a score written by Patrick Braga ’16, the Black Box Theatre production will be a powerful showcase of the stellar talent on campus.

— Mike Sosnick

— Troy Sherman

I Am Cuba

7 p.m. tonight at Cornell Cinema I Am Cuba transports us back to Cuba in 1961 during the tense and violent period, just prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis. It engages us in the suffering of the Cuban people during the period; with images of destitute Cuban communities — starving children and elderly people on the streets — contrasted with visages of glamour of American-run casinos. The film, shot in black in white and sometimes using infrared film obtained from the Soviet Military, was virtually unknown until the 1990s. After a couple of screenings at big-name film festivals, hype surround I Am Cuba began to spread, ultimately attracting the attention of directors of Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Copolla who worked together to re-release it at New York’s Film Forum in 1995. Witness this vivid history tonight at 7 p.m. at Cornell Cinema. Tickets are $5.50 for students.

— Jael Goldfine

Blood Orange “Sandra’s Smile” Domino

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“Sandra’s Smile” flits from one sound to another, beginning soulfully before waxing jazzy with a tint of new wave. It ends with a wide-open space looping almost exactly back to the beat that it first greeted you with.

Don’t listen to this for a love song. Don’t click play for a song about Maseratis. This is a song about family, race, loss, inequality — and that stands out in a music world practically bedridden by the weight of so many lyrics about being rich and having sex and still being rich but no longer having sex. It’s not just powerful for its musical prowess, but also for the quiet victory it claims by refusing to be silent when many are calling out for an end to protest and a return to the “peace” that existed before. Listen to it even if you don’t like his sound, because chances are it will resonate with you. At the least, you’ll stand to learn something from it.

Jessie Weber is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jlw372@cornell.edu.

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We All Know Justin Bieber Isn’t ‘Sorry’

y all measures, Justin Bieber is Karaoke” segment — Bieber promoted having a remarkable year. After and released “What Do You Mean”, a months of (not undeserved) pub- breezy love song that topped the Hot lic demonization for a seemingly never- 100 and broke Spotify’s first-week ending series of lewd and offensive acts, streaming record. Bieber Season was in the Biebs and his carefully assembled full swing, it appeared, and the singer P.R. team began staging the biggest expertly capped off his P.R. campaign comeback of 2015. A year ago, the into our hearts with “Sorry,” a blatant Canadian phenom made his biggest apology for his history of drag-racing headline for getting punched in the face in gated communities and abandoning

by Orlando Bloom — a move that pet monkeys in German airports (that tellingly earned the washed-up Pirates is a real thing that happened). Thus, of the Caribbean star more praise than through the power of infectious pop he received in his entire acting career. and good management, Justin Bieber Who, then, could have predicted that was back on top again. But what does it Justin’s forthcoming album Purpose say (if anything) about the music-liswould be among 2015’s most anticipat- tening public that we seem to have fored releases? Resurrection might have given him? made for a more fitting title.

Of course, it’s not accurate to conTo quickly recap, think back to the flate the popularity of a hit song with distant month of March, when Skrillex how much people like its singer, or and Diplo’s “Where Are Ü Now” was even to suggest that they have any not yet so ubiquitous that it ceased to opinion on Bieber apart from vague exist as a song and instead acted as filler dismissal. After all, was anybody ever for Top 40 DJs. Released within weeks really a “Belieber,” or simply bemused of Bieber’s Comedy Central Roast — by the idea of a prepubescent Canadian which many, at the time, dismissed as a rising to fame through YouTube to feeble attempt at earning back some make hit songs with Ludacris? Does good will — the confessional pop tune that bemusement constitute “fandom” shot right up the sales charts and even in any traditional sense of the word? All earned some of these critical praise. questions “[Where Are Ü exist uniqueNow] might ly within the make you conpop landsider that scape and — Justin Bieber while they Really Terrible, and has feelings, seem silly — Such Small Portions! which is kind help listeners of incredible in to renegotiitself,” Ryan Dombal wrote in his ate an understanding of our relationPitchfork review. That’s high and unex- ship with the music industry. pected praise from a critic who once A few years ago, the idea of “poptireferred to the singer as “a real-life mism” became popular in conversations Richie Rich with flashy pants and silly around music criticism. The oft-disputhair and awful tattoos of owls and tigers ed term is meant to denote a shift in and castles.” In retrospect, the song how critics and listeners think about marks the beginning of Bieber’s ambi- pop music, to correct a decades-long tious return for pop’s crown. trend of praising Bob Dylan’s genius After a few more head-hanging, self- while dismissing the artistry of effacing appearances on late night tele- Madonna or Marvin Gaye. In other vision — including a stop by James words, it’s the idea of taking pop music Corden’s always entertaining “Carpool seriously. The ever-present 1960s fan-

Chris Stanton

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boys who grew up to be music critics vehemently dismiss the idea, painting pop as a mass-produced, programmed mess of artificiality that music executives shove down our throats until we have no choice but to accept it.

The idea that rock musicians are “real” artists while pop stars are con-

sumer products is reductive, especially in today’s landscape of overproduced and marketed rock music. My concern, though, is that the perceived “success” of Justin Bieber’s blatantly artificial P.R. campaign serves to reinforce a dismissal of pop music as the industry’s vomit and its listeners as mindless consumers.

Casual fans of “What Do You Mean” (myself included) may not like Justin, but his renewed popularity suggests a certain susceptibility to an industry that smugly thinks it controls our music preferences. And maybe they do, even if you pretend that your love for the song is “ironic.”

Pop inhabits a unique space in the music world, and it also requires real artistry — be it singular or collaborative — to make. These are well-established points argued more articulately elsewhere, and that are better applied to more talented artists than Justin. For our generation’s pop culture to remain defensible, though, it’s important to remain aware of the industry machinations that play a hand in bringing us pop music. Justin Bieber is still the same shithead who assaulted his own limo driver and snuck out of a brothel disguised by a bed sheet. To start thinking differently of him because you enjoy the “Sorry” video is as mindless as convincing yourself that Hillary is progressive because you think Bernie won’t win. The music industry is as deceptive as politicians; pay attention to their tricks.

Chris Stanton is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at cms459@cornell.edu. Really Terrible, and Such Small Portions! runs alternate Wednesdays this semester.

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The Death of Grantland And Sports Journalism DENSON

Continued from page 16

losophy, as it was truly devoted to tackling serious subjects without taking itself seriously. In a world of steel-eyed death and men who are fighting to be warm, as Dylan might say, Grantland provided shelter from the storm.

ESPN fired Grantland’s founder, Bill Simmons, in May over a contract dispute. But amidst a contentious breakup, ESPN decided to shutdown Simmons’ brainchild. Seeming like a feud between ESPN and Simmons, the website got caught in the crossfire.

Calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “fucking liar” and questioning his “testicular fortitude” a few months ago didn’t help Simmons’ position at ESPN. Perhaps the niche-market Grantland catered to just wasn’t enough to finance its esoteric staff.

But with its exodus comes the diaspora of its writers. Simmons is off to HBO. Writer Wesley Morris is now with The New York Times.

New York Magazine picked up Rembert Browne and dozens of other writers dispersed across the United States.

In a perfect world, Simmons would have been given ownership of Grantland. It would still be alive today, operating out of Los Angeles with no affiliation with media conglomerate, evil empire ESPN. What is most troubling is that with no real competitors in journalism, what happens to Grantland’s readers? It’s a website that we fell in love with, only to be taken away from us like an out-ofthe-blue breakup.

We certainly are tangled up in blue, but not even Bob Dylan can make this heartbreaking saga feel less painful. This is about the sadness of not knowing how good it all was until it’s gone. This is about the sadness of realizing that something so unique, so beautiful, was taken away from you and all that’s left is grief, anger and heartbreak.

Why do they call it heartbreak when your entire body hurts?

By far not the best writer on Grantland, Simmons’ strength came from his ability to write like he is talking to you. His articles were pretty much written dialogue

of his famous podcast. The nasally, Boston sport fanatic wouldn’t have it any other way.

I’m grateful that Simmons shared his passion with the entire world. He helped create the world of creative sports journalism that was once under-appreciated and hidden under a rock, emulated by thousands of followers, such as myself. Grantland was just too good to be true — too intelligent, witty and quirky to be mainstream enough for ESPN to support it.

With ESPN’s racially motivated The Undefeated alive and well, this is the only forum I can think of similar to ESPN. Dubbed the “black Grantland,” The Undefeated uses similar unorthodox sports journalistic methods to uncover and explain racially involved stories in the United States. Catering to an even more niche market than Grantland did, The Undefeated’s future looks short. This leads most media outlets, and myself, to conjecture that the suspension of Grantland is more motivated out of spite towards Simmons than for actual financial reasons.

Whether it was an in-depth analysis of the TV show Portlandia’s relationship between hipster bashing and sports or a piece comparing James Harden to Batman villain Bane, Grantland offered the most unique outlook for ESPN. When the pieces have been shattered broken, we ask the question, now what? “If nothing really matters much, it’s doom alone that counts,” wrote a melancholy Bob Dylan.

Similar websites will be born, die, be revived and resurrected, but Grantland did it all first. It was the first outlet to weave sports and culture with subjective insight and intelligence. All sports writers should strive to find the equilibrium between creative and informative writing offered by Grantland.

In the meantime, listen to the best break-up album of all time, Blood on the Tracks, and wallow in sadness while mourning the death of Grantland.

Ben Denson is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations. He can be contacted at bdenson@cornellsun.com The B.D. Report appears every Wednesday this semester.

Red Earns Win Against Brown VOLLEYBALL

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Cornell lost the first set to Brown, 23-25, but changed directions and took the second set, 2522. The third set belonged to the Bears, who won, 25-11. The fourth set was another close one,

“Losing to Yale was really hard because we were so close and if a few balls fell a different way, we would have won.”

Macey Wilson but Cornell pulled ahead by three with momentum from McCarty, who had three kills on the match at a crucial time, giving the Red a

push. The tie-breaking fifth set went to Cornell and ended on two kills by Sganderlla, who once again led the team in kills, this time with 22. She also added another 18 digs.

Junior Macey Wilson attributes the win on Saturday to the determination to win the Red felt after losing to Yale.

“Losing to Yale was really hard because we were so close and if a few balls fell a different way, we would have won,” she said. “That really motivated us to work harder and beat Brown.

We really want to come into the second round and beat teams that no one expected us to beat.”

Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun.com.

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SPORTS

FENCING

Women Take Home Three Medals

By ELANI COHEN

a member of the Red’s saber squad, had a successful performance in the Temple Open. D’Costa earned a bronze medal in women’s saber and was also named one of the For the Cornell fencing team, the season is off to a top-10 athletes at the tournament. great start as the women were victorious in their first “Overall, we had lots of great results,” said freshman tournament of the season at the Temple Open. The Emma Wilkinson. “It was a good warm up for the rest tournament was held in Philadelphia at Temple of our season.”

University this past weekend. It is an individual tournaWilkinson, along with Wines and senior Jenny ment drawing over 600 athletes from Zheng, led the epee squad for the 30 different universities and the Red with all three finishing within “Overall, we had lots of Red, finished the tournament earning three the Top-20. Wilkinson and Zheng great results. It was a medals — a gold in women’s epee, as finished in the number 12 and 20 well as two bronze medals in saber and spots, respectively. good warm up for the foil.

Like the saber and epee squads, rest of our season.”

Junior Victoria Wines is hopeful Cornell’s foil squad also did well in for the season as a whole, explaining the Temple Open. Senior Ediona Sera Emma Wilkinson that the team’s hard work will ideally finished the tournament with a bronze reflect in how it performs. medal, while other members of the “My team made me very proud this weekend,” she foil squad, like senior Angelica Gangemi and sophosaid. “I am confident this season will reflect the hard more Gabby Zusin finished within the Top-15. work and determination of our team.”

After having such success in its first tournament of During the Temple Open, Wines earned the gold the season, the Red is looking forward to its upcoming medal — therefore winning the women’s epee section of games, specifically the Vassar Invitational, which will be the tournament. She had also earned a gold medal title played in Poughkeepsie, New York on Nov. 15. in epee during last year’s Temple Open. Aside from “I think the team fenced really well as a whole,” Wines, the Red had four other women finish within the Zusin said. “We're excited to get back to practice and Top-10, including part of Cornell’s saber squad, sopho- work hard for our next competition at Vassar College.” mores Megan Buteau and Regina Chen, who finished seventh and ninth respectively.

Elani Cohen can be reached at Like Buteau and Chen, freshman Zoee D’Costa, also ecohen@cornellsun.com.

Sun Staff Writer

OLIVER KLIEWE / SUN FILE PHOTO

Starting strong | The Cornell fencing team had a strong starts to their season this weekend at the Temple Open.

FIELD HOCKEY

Red Loses to No.1 Princeton, Prepares toTake On Dartmouth Princeton went on to beat Cornell, 4-0.

“I felt like we moved the ball fairly well in the beginning, but we made some deciIn the final moments of the first half, sions in critical moments that were not with No. 20 Princeton (9-6, 6-0 IVY) the best,” Hornibrook said.

The Cornell defense looked solid for a leading Cornell (10-6, 4-2 IVY) by one goal, the Red tried to equalize. Cornell lot of the match. Princeton’s offense has got a penalty corner and looked to senior dominated opponents at times this year, but the Cornell defense was able to hold captain Marisa Siergiej to tie the score.

On a nicely executed play, the team the Princeton offense to just four goals. In got the ball to Marisa Siergiej who put a the second half, Cornell sent more players forward and had an attacking mentality to try to even the game, which led to some “Gersoff made a diving save to deny holes in the defense.

Marisa and then came across to make “We’d rather go down another great save against Katie.” swinging. We had to expose our defense to create some Donna Hornibrook opportunities offensively,” Hornibrook said.

Princeton’s defense also tremendous shot on net. However, looked solid in the match.

“They did a really good job of making Princeton goalie Anya Gersoff delivered an outstretched save to deny Marisa their tackles outside the circle,” Siergiej. Moments later, Gersoff made Hornibrook said.

A major deciding factor in the match another brilliant save on senior forward Katie Garrity. Princeton would make it 2- was Princeton’s ability to create chances 0 before halftime, a deficit that allowed and get quality shots on net. Princeton the Tigers to tighten up its defense in the outshot Cornell, 14-8. Nonetheless, sophomore goalie Kelly Johnson had a second half. “[Gersoff ] made a diving save to deny nice game in net for the Red. Johnson Marisa and then came across to make kept Cornell in the match with four saves.

The Red gathered seven penalty coranother great save against Katie,” said ners in the match and got quality looks head coach Donna Hornibrook.

Gersoff was able to shut down the from most of the corners. Ultimately, often explosive Cornell offense, as Cornell’s inability to capitalize on those

By TROY BRIDSON

Sun Staff Writer

chances led to the defeat.

Freshman standout Isabel Siergiej also continued her impressive 2015 season, leading the Red with three total shots, two of which were on goal. Other strong performances came from junior forward Katy Weeks and sophomore back and midfielder Sam McIlwick.

Princeton now moves into sole possession of first place in the Ivy League and will look to capture the Ivy League title this weekend. Cornell drops to third in

the Ivy League standings, behind both Princeton and Penn (13-2, 5-1 Ivy).

Cornell’s next match will be against Dartmouth (7-9, 2-4 Ivy) on Saturday.

This will be the last match of Cornell’s 2015 season. The Red will look to make improvements offensively to have success against Dartmouth.

Troy Bridson can be reached at tbridson@cornellsun.com.

DAVID NAVADEH / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Coming back | Senior captain Marisa Siergiej had a shot on goal attempting to tie the Red’s game against Princeton. However, the Tigers’ goalie Anya Gersoff was there to save it.

Men Drop Game to Virginia,Win Next Match Against UConn

Women win both matches against Virginia and Connecticut, earn third win on season for 3-1 record POLO

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more energy,” he said.

Eldredge also said he never could have predicted that the Red would go on a 15-1 run in the last two chukkers. Cornell came away with a 20-9 victory after trailing 8-5 at the game’s halfway point.

The men’s team had only

one game to contend with. Led by junior Ignacio Masias, who tallied nine goals in the contest, Cornell carried a 10-6 lead into the fourth chukker. Masias attributed the lead to strong communication.

“Ryan Saul is playing really well [this season],” Eldredge said. “Him and Ignacio are feeding off of one another” However, a fatigued horse

and a few unlucky bounces let a game Masias and Eldredge felt the Red could have won slip away.

“It’s not an excuse,” Masias said of the unlucky bounces.

“It was a very close game.”

Eldredge explained that the horses are athletes just like the riders.

He said that contending with a tired horse “swung the

balance.”

“We let it get away from us,” he said.

Eldredge said he was impressed with how the women used a subpar game against Maryland to refocus their play.

“I was hoping it would be a wake-up call and it was,” he said.

Eldredge said the men came

away from the weekend not dejected from losing a close game late, but confident in their ability to match up against a tough rival.

“The team attitude is positive,” Masias said. “We know we could have beaten them.

Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun.com.

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball Drops Match toYale

Women earn win against Brown in five matches the next day

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY

apiece. Yale led the home team in hitting errors, making mistakes on 26 versus Cornell’s 24. However, it was the service game and defensive stops that pushed Yale over the edge on The Cornell volleyball team had a chance to face the the win. The Bulldogs aced seven serves and kept up the heat New England duo of Brown University and Yale University the entire match. Three Yale players put up more than 20 again this weekend. This time around, the Bears and the digs, which meant that even though Cornell’s hitters were Bulldogs came to the Red’s home turf in Newman Arena. playing at the top of their games, their hits were not enough “Yale and Brown are the most opposite teams in the Ivy to get past a Bulldog defensive line of Kate Swanson, Kelly league so preparation for both matches was very different,” Johnson and Karlee Fuller. said head coach Trudy Vande Berg. “Yale is physical and we Though they were stymied in the end by the Bulldogs needed to match that and we did for the first four sets. tough defenders, the Cornell front row gave a record-setting Brown is a scrappy team and they aren’t as physical but they performance. Freshman hitter Carla Sganderlla had a career are great volleyball players.” night, notching 20 kills and Yale, currently in third adding 18 digs on the defensive “We all were taken back by the loss side. place in the Ivy League standings, came into the match “We all were taken back by the with a 5-3 conference record. against Yale because it’s the second loss against Yale because it's the Cornell, after winning its first second time we were so close to time we were so close to winning.” winning, Ivy game the weekend before, but fell short,” entered the match with a 1-7 Sganderlla said.

“We all knew Carla Sganderlla conference record. With the that we were going to take that momentum from its win, feeling of losing and flip it around Cornell started the match off on the right foot, winning the to try to win against Brown. Having gone 0-3 against Brown first set, 25-22. the first time, we weren't going to let that happen again.”

Throughout that first set, both teams were giving it their The next day, Brown came to Newman. After losing to all. Each team held the lead at various points and it was truly the Bears earlier in the season, 0-3, the Cornell team was a back-and-forth game. However, the Bulldogs found their looking to get another win in the Ivy League. footing and in the next two sets, were able to claw their way “We know Brown is the type of team to be really scrappy to a match advantage with two scores of 25-23. The fourth and continue to send the ball back over, which was someset went to the Red on a nail-biter in extra points. Cornell thing we had to do as well,” Sganderlla said. took it, 27-25, and forced it to a fifth-set tiebreaker. Despite According to Coach Vande Berg, the difference in this Cornell’s momentum from that last exciting set, the game would have to be composure.

Bulldogs took the final set, 15-8.

“We needed to keep our composure until the end and we Cornell and Yale were tied for kills, slamming down 58 did, with the exception of the third set,” she said. “Maddy

Sun Staff Writer

JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Hot hit | Freshman hitter Carla Sganderlla had 20 kills in the Red’s game against Yale.

and Carla did a great job staying aggressive throughout the entire match and I think Kit McCarty came in the fourth set and was really a momentum changer for us.”

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R.I.P. Men,Women See Wins Against Connecticut Grantland POLO

By KEITH BOLLT

Sun Staff Writer

Without any sort of warning, without any compassion towards its fastidious literary following and with heartless disregard, ESPN has shut down Grantland. Readers mourned its death, sadly realizing that with Grantland gone, so goes the world of creative sports journalism.

Cornell polo head coach David Eldredge guided his riders to mixed results this week-

end but sees good signs in his team’s play.

“I am quite happy with where they are,” Eldredge said of his women’s team, continuing that the men “[Will] be just

Ben Denson The B.D. Report It is a sad day for all journalism.

The sports-culture online magazine reached the apex of athletics and everyday pop-culture. Carefully weaving the ins and outs of society’s hopes, fears and aspirations with commonplace sports reporting, Grantland was an oasis in a desert of mundane journalism. It was one of the few places in the never-ending literary strata where intelligentsia spoke on the primal nature of sports.

Using unorthodox research, analytics and reporting, its writers provided a forum of refuge for a generation raised on cookie-cutter journalistic method.

Grantland dipped into politics, popculture, literary criticism and even phiSee DENSON page 14

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN FILE PHOTO

Split mares | The men’s polo team split its series of matches this weekend, losing to Virginia but notching a win against UConn.

fine.”

In the Red polo action last weekend, the Cornell women (3-1) walked away with two victories on the road, winning ,137, against Virginia Polo Club on Friday and 20-9 against UConn Polo Club on Sunday. The Cornell men suffered a road loss, dropping a close 13-12 match to Virginia on Friday.

Coming off a loss the weekend before, the women worked on their game in preparation for the two teams who senior rider Anna Winslow called Cornell’s biggest rivals.

“We were pushed a lot harder in practice,” she said. “[We had] one of the best practices all year … Thursday.”

Eldredge pointed out that Virginia was missing its best player due to injury. As a result, Virginia used the game as an opportunity to evaluate less experienced talent on their star’s steed. Still, Eldredge believes the Red played a very good, if not flawless, game.

“We were not efficient around the goal,” he said. “We were the stronger team. ... We controlled a lot of the play.”

Winslow agrees that the Red played well as a unit against Virginia.

“We got our teamwork together,” she said.

After winning in Charlottesville, the women’s team took a roundabout journey to Connecticut. Winslow said the team travelled 20 hours over the weekend and had several 6 a.m. mornings.

Unsurprisingly, the women started out slowly against UConn as a result.

“We were not efficient around the goal. We were the stronger team. ... We controlled a lot of the play.”

David Aldredge “You come out a little flat,” Eldredge said. “The travel takes a little out of you”.

Eldredge said the slow start could also have attributed to the matchup of horses, known as balancing the string. He admitted he knows the UConn horses from years past.

“They try to balance the string”, Eldredge said. “I felt the string was unbalanced in the first half.”

Cornell trailed after the second chukker by three goals.

Eldredge discussed the flat start with his players.

“At halftime we spoke about it and we came out with much See POLO page 15