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Minority Students: Racist Costumes Are Unacceptable
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Eschewing sultry cat costumes and Breaking Bad outfits, some Cornellians celebrating Halloween this year have donned sombreros, kimonos or feather headdresses instead — outraging minority students who insist that cultural stereotypes are not acceptable costumes. “Halloween is not an excuse to be culturally appropriative or racist,” Brenda Martinez ’15 said. “Culture is how people construct and produce their everyday lives, and appropriating others’ culture makes a mockery of their existence.” See HALLOWEEN page 5
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A student attends a class while wearing a Halloween costume. Some students have criticized their peers’ choice of costumes involving kimonos, sombreros or other culturally-based symbols, saying they are examples of cultural appropriation.
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Despite partisanship and political sparring souring many Americans’ opinion of the governm e n t , “I never thought I would y o u n g Cornell be working for the alumni federal government.” who have entered the Mackenzie Wallace ’12 public sector say they have found meaning in their work. “I never thought that I would be working for
the federal government, but I am so happy that I am,” said Mackenzie Wallace ’12, a financial analyst at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Wallace said he discovered his interest in social entrepreneurship during his undergraduate years at Cornell. Later, when he realized that he could “do social good” and “still practice business” by working in the public sector, he began feeling inspired to join the government. “I found out about the Bureau and this new inaugural program that they were starting, and I wanted to be a part of it. It is a phenomenal See GOVERNMENT page 4
Break Anorexia Stereotypes
By SOFIA HU Sun Contributor
When people are asked to imagine a person suffering from anorexia nervosa, many of them think of an underweight, female adolescent — something Laura Zwanziger ’15 is working to change on campus. For the past month, Zwanziger
has been photographing females who have stripped down to their underwear to show that people cannot tell if someone suffers from anorexia based on their body size. The photographs, which only show the models’ torsos, keep all models completely anonymous. When she finishes the project, See ANOREXIA page 5
Small Fire Breaks Out In Goldwin Smith Hall By AKANE OTANI Sun Managing Editor
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Firefighters to the rescue | Firefighters arrive to evacuate Goldwin Smith Hall Thursday morning after an electrical fire broke out in the building’s elevator machinery room.
As students attended class in Goldwin Smith Hall Thursday morning, a small fire broke out, filling the building with smoke and necessitating its evacuation. No injuries were reported. At approximately 9:30 a.m., a Cornell Environmental Health and Safety worker noticed smoke emerging within the building, according to the Ithaca Fire Department. When
firefighters arrived on the scene, they found that an electrical fire had broken out in the elevator machinery room. The fire was quickly knocked down, and firefighters cleared the smoke from the building, according to the IFD. Goldwin Smith was reopened by 10:30 a.m., IFD said. Firefighters are currently investigating the cause of the fire. Akane Otani can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
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News, “Need-Blind Admissions Is Critical to University, Cornell Trustees Say,” Monday Speaking about the information gap that might discourage some students from applying to Cornell “A lot of low-income, high-ability students … are not aware that the 60k a year tuition does not apply to them and, in actuality, Cornell might be cheaper than a state school. This information gap that is occurring is very correlated with socioeconomic status.”
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News, “Gender Disparity Still Visible in Leadership Of Some C.U. Organizations,” Thursday Speaking about why there may be fewer female student leaders in business clubs on campus “Most people who are going to join a business club on a college campus imagine themselves as CEOs someday, and that means they are most likely male. It’s hard for a women to imagine herself as something she’s never seen.” Prof. Ileen Devault
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Opinion, “Excuse You, I’m a Feminist,” Wednesday Speaking about how men can get involved in helping achieve gender equality “To start, we can get educated on the subject matter in order to understand and identify modern day forms of sexism and oppression. We can join various programs on campus that fight for women’s rights (I’m sure the Women’s Resource Center on campus would be more than willing to point you in the right direction). And we can stop accepting the status quo. On campus this action may entail telling a friend that the girl he is with is too drunk to give consent, that his or her rape joke wasn’t funny or that his or her comment was sexist and offensive.” Sam Ritholtz ’14
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Young Profs Receive NSF Award By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun Staff Writer
Receiving more than $2.8 million to further their research, six early-career Cornell professors have been named recipients of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Awards. Prof. Richard Daziano, civil and environmental engineering; Prof. Jan Lammerding, biomedical engineering; Prof. Gregory Fuchs, applied and engineering physics; Prof. Ashutosh Saxena, computer science; Prof. John Foster, computer science; and Prof. Peter Frazier, operations research and information engineering were granted the prestigious award. Daziano was awarded $410,000 to support his research on how consumers respond to sustainable technology. Understanding consumer preferences and demand is an essential part of designing a successful solution to environmental issues, according to Daziano. “I got my career award ... because of my particular vision of how to approach the socio-technical transition that is needed for achieving sustainability in transportation,” he said. Lammerding, who received $400,000 for his proposal to study the spread of cancerous cells in the body, said he thinks his project could play a crucial role in the future of cancer research. “Results obtained from these studies will have direct implication for numerous physiological and pathological processes, ranging from embryonic development and wound healing to metastatic spreading of cancer cells through the human body,” he said. Lammerding said he hopes to use the grant money to connect younger students — especially those who are not well-represented in technical fields — to the field of biomedical engineering. “The research will be complemented by extensive outreach efforts to introduce middle
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and high school students to biomedical engineering, with the goal of increasing participation of female students and underrepresented minorities in science and engineering,” he said. In the past, Lammerding’s laboratory has held workshops for high school students to learn more about cancer cells. “Over the summer, [we] held the first ‘tapioca millifluidics’ workshop, in which high school students used tapioca pearls — the ‘bubbles’ in bubble tea — as a model for studying the biomechanics of cancer cells inside microfluidic devices,” he said. Fuchs, who received $600,000 from the foundation, said he hopes to use the grant to further his research on point defects in zinc oxide. “We study these atom-like defects one at a time so that their quantum mechanical properties are noticeable,” he said. Saxena was granted $485,000 for his research proposal to make humans the primary factor in robot reasoning algorithms. “Our machine-learning techniques allow the robot to hallucinate how humans use objects,” he said. “This enables them to perform tasks such as detect objects, fetch objects on request and react according to human activities for assisting them.” Foster and Frazier were awarded $532,000 and $400,000 respectively to pursue their research interests. Foster’s project focuses on creating improved methods to manage software updates in distributed systems and Frazier’s seeks to solve problems in cardiovascular medicine. Fuchs expressed his gratitude toward the foundation. “This award is great because it provides young faculty with resources to pursue good research ideas that might be a little off the beaten path,” he said. KELLY YANG / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
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Prof. Ed Stabler, linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles, presents his research on computational linguistics in Morrill Hall Thursday.
Power Shift Conference Reaffirms Student Activists’ Passion By KATE MONSON Sun Staff Writer
At least a dozen Cornellians joined thousands of others in Pittsburgh, Penn. from Oct. 18 to 21 to discuss issues of social and environmental sustainability at Power Shift, an annual youth summit. Cole Norgaarden ’17, who attended the biannual conference, said the goal of Power Shift is to bring youth activists from every part of the country together to exchange ideas, learn about environmental issues and take action. He described the conference as an “environmental justice convergence.” The conference helped him understand the complexity of the environmental issues — including fracking, divestment from fossil fuels and clean energy
— facing his generation, Norgaarden ment for his generation. “It just takes time to find out how said. “By no means would the people … at exactly you fit into it,” Norgaarden said. Another conference attendee, Power Shift be able to agree on what the Alexander Ilich best thing would be to ’15, said the workdo in order to create “[Power Shift] left me shops and discuspositive change,” he sions at Power Shift said in an email. “The in a state of emphasized how sheer multitude of society needs to problems that were enlightened identify the sources raised and the even of social and envigreater number of confusion.” ronmental justice ways to go about solvCole Norgaarden ’17 issues. ing them left me in a “There was a state of enlightened large focus on how confusion.” Despite facing uncertainty over how fossil fuel extraction often takes place in exactly to bring about positive change, marginalized communities that have litNorgaarden said Power Shift confirmed tle political power to protect themselves the necessity and urgency of this move- from the pollution and health risks
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brought on by the extraction,” Ilich said in an email. The conference also allowed participants to explore “the struggles of frontline communities — those directly facing the devastating effects of either intense extractive industry or climate change itself,” Norgaarden said. Norgaarden and Ilich both became involved with Power Shift through Kyoto NOW!, an environmental justice club at Cornell. The student-led organization is currently undertaking a campaign called Divest NOW!, which hopes to get Cornell University to divest from fossil fuels by the year 2020, according to Illich. Kate Monson can be reached at kgm54@cornell.edu.
Burning Question What is your the costume you most want to see in Collegetown? “A cadre of foxes. Not a troop, or a gaggle, but a cadre. For sure.” — Vocab Lover ’15 “Zombie Deschanel. I hear manic pixie dream girl just got a lot more undead.” — 500 Days of Winter ’15 “The Ithaca butt-shooter. Might be hard to pull off, I’ll buy drinks for anyone who does it.” — Ithaca Crime Expert ’14
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Students in the Cornell Premedical Society sell Krispy Kreme donuts on Ho Plaza as part of a fundraising effort on a gray and rainy Ithaca day.
“An apologetic Paula Deen with tons of home-made doughnuts to pass around.” — Unapologetic Glutton ’14 — Compiled by Emma Court
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opportunity to help build an institution to have a lasting impact,” Wallace said. Wallace said although there are professions he could have pursued that might have paid more, pay grade aside, he finds many aspects of his job rewarding. “I mean, I don’t have the salary of an investment banker, nor do I work those hours, but there are a lot of perks that come with the job. Something that I love about the Bureau is that it is innovative –– not a word you would associate with government necessarily,” Wallace said. “[It’s also] mission-driven, and, like [President Barack] Obama said, is the second best place to serve [your country] after the military.” Like Wallace, Mitchell Alva ’10, who works for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, said he has also found tremendous value in his job with the government. As someone who studied industrial and labor relations at the University, Alva said he developed a passion for advocating workers’ rights and fighting economic inequality throughout his undergraduate years. Now, “being able to really have an effect on how U.S. foreign policy prioritizes human rights ... is something that I care very deeply about,” Alva said. “It’s the kind of work that you really would not have the opportunity to do anywhere but inside of the Department.” Besides giving him the opportunity to build off of “I’ve gotten to travel and his Cornell education, see a lot of the world. I’ve working for the government, Alva said, has gotten to meet a lot of allowed him to explore his interests in ways that he incredible individuals ... would otherwise have not and see the incredible been able to do. “I’ve gotten to travel and work they do.” see a lot of the world. I’ve Mitchell Alva ’10 gotten to meet a lot of incredible individuals working in the State Department in D.C. and in embassies abroad and see the incredible work they do engaging with counterparts overseas both in foreign governments and in civil society and in private businesses,” Alva said. The job is not perfect. As in other organizations, “you’re going to have to deal with bureaucracy and you’re going to have to deal with hierarchy,” Alva said. Despite this, Alva said he feels that the drawbacks of working in the public sector “pale in comparison to the phenomenal opportunities” that he has had working for the government. Erin Szulman ’12, who works as a special assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary for Management and Performance in the Department of Energy, echoed Alva’s sentiments. “I'm financially comfortable in my current job and feel fortunate to be afforded the learning opportunities associated with this position,” Szulman said. “I work with a wonderful group of people who care deeply about serving their country and work tirelessly to support the Obama Administration.” Like Wallace and Alva, Szulman solidified her interest in working for the public sector during her undergraduate years — when she interned in D.C. for three summers. “Opportunities on the Hill, at the White House and at the Department of Defense made me appreciate the value and importance of public service and encouraged me to explore a career in government,” she said. “I was deeply interested in policy and international affairs in college and decided that the best place to pursue that was in DC working for the federal government.” Ultimately, more students should consider working for the government after they graduate, Wallace said. For a lot of Cornellians, “it’s just not even on the menu — but it really ought to be, because there is a lot of really interesting, really meaningful work that needs to be accomplished,” Wallace said. Ashley Chu can be reached at achu@cornellsun.com.
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Martinez is one of a number of students grappling with the emergence of sexually, racially or ethnically offensive Halloween costumes, the likes of which have inspired a “We’re a culture, not a costume” campaign at several university campuses nationwide. While some students believe they are merely appreciating Mexican culture by wearing ponchos or Japanese culture by wearing kimonos, others say their peers promote harmful stereotypes through poor choices of costumes. “The costume wearer can escape confronting the histories and consequences of those stereotypes by taking the costume off. The people of those cultures and ethnicities cannot; it is their everyday reality,” Diana Folla ’14 said. When students wear costumes centered around a particular cultural group, they convey the message that their culture is superior to the former’s, Folla added. “What does it say about how you view someone’s culture or ethnicity in relation to your own if you feel comfortable reducing theirs to a costume? To students on campus of that particular culture or ethnicity, you’re telling them their culture is worth less than yours,” she said. But it is not just culturally-based costumes that have hurt students. Some students say they have seen people on campus wearing Halloween costumes that cross the line: terrorist costumes with fake weapons, or blackface and ketchup-stained sweatshirts that are meant to replicate Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old Florida teen killed in 2012 by then neighborhood watch captain George
Zimmerman. “As if blackface wasn’t deplorable enough, the costume trivializes the wrongful death of a teenage boy. I don’t think I even need to quantify why that makes me uncomfortable on multiple levels. It’s disgusting,” Martinez said. Yet not all agree with Martinez and Folla. Responses to the message underlined by the “We’re a culture, not a costume” campaign have provoked scorn, criticism and accusations of sensationalism on blogs and social media. “Have we really gotten this completely hypersensitive? Are people really this incapable of just laughing at themselves a little?” a writer for “Chicks on the Right,” a conservative blog, said in a recent post. “You know what would be awesome? If this entire country would get the twist out of its collective panties and freaking LOCATE ITS SENSE OF HUMOR.” Community members who say they recognize the importance of respecting other cultures and ethnicities admit it is difficult to navigate the boundaries between appreciating someone else’s heritage and appropriating it. “I think there is a fine line when dressing up as a cultural trope, symbol or figure, because there are definitely ways to dress up and still be very respectful, but it’s been in my experience that costumes that are labelled as such are, typically, racist and very, very wrong,” Martinez said. Still, at the end of the day, this much is clear: that “appreciating is fine; appropriation is not,” she said. Although students often choose Halloween costumes without ill intention, it is important to remember that culturally-based costumes touch on entire histories and identities of groups of people, Martinez added. “Please choose your costumes carefully and listen to
others: if they say something is offensive to them, don’t dismiss it as being ‘too sensitive’. Take some time to listen to what they’re saying,” she said. Other students add that they hope students educate themselves about what they are dressing up as before choosing a culturally-based Halloween costume. “If you just decide to paint your face because you saw it online and it looked cool, that’s not okay,” said Oscar Correia ’14, who this week is celebrating the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday that honors friends and family members who have died. As part of the celebrations, many Mexicans and Mexican Americans on campus are painting their faces — something Correia says he thinks others should only take part in if they understand the significance of the holiday. “I know these nuances don’t matter to some people, but I think they are important because they speak to larger issues. It’s not okay to take parts in the fun parts of Mexican culture, for example, and not know more about all of the hardships that Mexican Americans and Mexicans face,” Correia said. As students take to the streets in costume for Halloween, they should remember, above all, to “be respectful of others,” Kathy Zoner, chief of the Cornell University Police Department, said in a campus-wide email Thursday. “Costumes sometimes temporarily change personalities, and not always for the better,” Zoner said in the email. Akane Otani can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.
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Zwanziger plans to juxtapose the photos and ask viewers the question: Can you tell whether someone suffers from anorexia nervosa based solely on his or her body type? “The answer is no. You can’t,” Zwanziger said. People generally do not realize that men and women with a variety of body types can suffer from an eating disorder, Zwanziger said. Sometimes, people accuse someone who is naturally thin of having anorexia, while othertimes, people might not notice that someone who has an “atypical” body is suffering from an eating disorder.
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Zwanziger has already photographed and talked with at least 20 female students, and she says plans to continue the project until the end of the year. “What I’m doing is trying to create an open forum where people can feel comfortable talking about eating disorders,” Zwanziger said. “Everyone has a story. But there’s a negative, hush-hush atmosphere about it.” Gannett officials say that the prevalence of eating disorders at Cornell — two to four percent — is comparable to the general population. In a given year, the Cornell Healthy Eating Program sees about 600 students — 20 percent of whom identify as men, and 80 percent of whom identify as women, according to Randy Patterson, assistant director for Clinical Programs at
Gannett, and Amanda Symons, a Gannett counselor. Patterson and Symons echoed Zwanziger’s message, saying students who have eating disorders come from all cultural, racial, economic and national backgrounds. “Weight in [and] of itself is by no means an indicator of an eating disorder, as is supported by the fact that the majority of students who seek services for an eating disorder at Gannett are within a normative body weight range,” the two said in an email. Generally, medical treatments for eating disorders are based on stereotyped classifications of eating disorders, making the process of getting better more difficult for people of different backgrounds and body types, according to Zwanziger. Addressing
this medical problem begins with addressing the cultural perception of anorexic people, she said. Zwanziger’s project has resonated for some beyond the issue of eating disorders to the broader idea of body image. Information about her project is posted in the Human Ecology Building along with a sheet for people to leave comments, where many people expressed appreciation for her efforts. “The image where the girl is pinching her stomach scares me, because I do that every day,” one anonymous person commented on the poster Zwanziger placed in the Human Ecology Building. Sofia Hu can be reached at shh83@cornell.edu.
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Hero-WeenWeekend It’s Halloween weekend, which means the real HEROES and the VILLAINS are out to play. We anticipate at least a handful of HEROIC jokesters in VILLAINOUS ponchos and sombreros will HEROICALLY mock the VILLAINOUS athletic department’s misguided Cinco de Octubre campaign. Undoubtedly, anyone who prowls College Ave. will also see a smattering of VILLAINOUSLY heteronormative Touchdown the Bear getups. We’re holding out hope that some HERO will dress up as lesbian Touchdown (actually, don’t steal our idea). Our current estimation puts the expected number of HEROIC idiots who will dress as Miley Cyrus at a VILLAINOUS bajillion. These moronic HEROES will suck up the VILLAINOUS cold and humiliation to HEROICALLY assume the identity of everyone’s favorite former Disney VILLAIN. But the true HEROES will be her wrecking ball sidekicks. HEROICALLY selfassured women, wear your fishnets and VILLAINOUS devil horn headbands with ease. Even sexy HERO classics like cats, angels and nurses will seem more HEROICALLY original this year than Miley costumes. The HEROIC holiday weekend will bring some temporary HEROIC cheer, but don’t rest easy! The VILLAINOUS winter blues are a-comin’.
CORRECTION An Oct. 24 news article, “Gannett: One in Four Students Face ‘Winter Blues,’ ” incorrectly said most health insurance plans will cover the cost of light boxes. In fact, patients with prescriptions and letters of medical necessity may get some coverage from their insurer. The article also incorrectly said Gannett offers counseling to faculty, when in fact, Cornell employees may consult with the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. An Oct. 30 news article, “City of Ithaca Representatives Debate Budget,” incorrectly attributed a quote about the City of Ithaca’s free parks that Alderperson Cynthia Brock (D-1st Ward) said to Alderperson Jennifer Dotson (G-1st Ward).
A: With nearly 150 years of sleep-deprived over-stressed students, there are bound to be a few overactive imaginations and ghostly sightings. Some campus buildings are allegedly haunted, but none of the poltergeists seem to make very regular appearances. A shadowy figure, perhaps Jennie McGraw, has sometimes been spotted amongst the bells at the top of the clock tower. McGraw died of tuberculosis in 1881 and is interred in Sage Chapel. In 1967, eight students and one professor died in a tragic fire at the Cornell Residential Club (now Ecology House). Some say strange sounds can still be heard there, including the ghostly barking of a dog that died in the fire. Risley Hall has also been the location of mysterious flickering lights and noises, blamed on the ghost of “Auntie Pru” Prudence Risley. In 2004, the manager of custodial services in Statler Hall said in an interview that a pale lady, believed to be Alice Statler, was frequently seen walking through walls in the Hotel School. One custodian allegedly quit his job out of fear. Know of other campus ghost stories? Send them to ezrasoracle@cornellsun.com.
Q: Why are we Cornell University and not White University? — Andrew’s Biggest Fan ’12 A: Cornell’s first president, Andrew Dickson White, is credited as a co-founder of the University, but his name doesn’t appear on the diplomas. According to White himself, Ezra Cornell didn’t want to use his own name: "I never knew a man more free from self-seeking and ambition for distinction than the man whose name the university bears.” White said that Ezra “would have called it the ‘State College’ or the ‘Central University’ or something of the kind.” But White insisted that Ezra lend his name to the institution, “in accordance with timehonored American usage, as shown by the names of Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst, Bowdoin, Brown, Williams and the like.” After all, it was Ezra Cornell who pledged $500,000 at Cornell’s founding, which, today, would be around $7.4 million adjusted for inflation. Q: Did Ezra Cornell own slaves?
— Antebellum Abolitionist ’13
This rumor shows up occasionally, and a new book has recently been published discussing the historic connections between universities and slavery, titled Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities. Unlike Cornell’s much older Ivy League peers, our alma mater didn’t open its doors until 1868, after the Thirteenth Amendment and abolition of slavery in the United States. Ezra Cornell himself was vehemently anti-slavery. In letters, Ezra described the south as “cursed with human slavery.” When the Republican Party was formed by anti-slavery activists in the 1850s, Ezra was quick to identify with the new political party and was a delegate to the first national Republican convention. He campaigned for Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and attended his 1861 inauguration. A. D. White invited notable abolitionists like Wendell Phillips and Frederick Douglass to lecture at the University of Michigan, where White taught until 1863. In 1870, White acquired for Cornell an extensive collection of slavery and abolitionist materials collected by Reverend Samuel Joseph May. The May Anti-Slavery Collection in the Cornell Library includes over 10,000 pamphlets, newsletters, sermons, broadsides and other materials documenting the anti-slavery struggle at local and national levels. Much of the collection is digitized and available online. Q: How much have Cornell’s administrative costs grown in the past few decades in relation to other costs? — Antebellum Abolitionist ’13 While it’s a little out-of-date at this point, there’s an excellent report available online titled “The Economics of Higher Education,” which was part of Cornell’s 2004-2005 Financial Plan. Authored by retired budget director Michael L. Whalen ’69, the report includes a graph of major expenditures from 1971 to 2003. During that period, employee costs decreased slightly as a ratio of overall operating costs (under 60 percent); equipment, supplies, and debt costs stayed fairly constant (more than 30 percent); and student financial aid costs increased (over 10 percent). A 1957 article in The Cornell Daily Sun identifies “general administrative costs” as 5 percent of expenditures, while the 2002-2003 Financial Plan lists “administrative & support costs” at 7.5 percent. After the financial collapse in 2008, Cornell instituted an Administrative Streamlining Program with the goal of reducing operating costs by an estimated $75-$85 million annually by fiscal year 2015. Curious about Cornelliana? Looking for Cornell lore behind a legend? Submit your questions to ezrasoracle@cornellsun.com. Ezra’s Oracle appears alternate Fridays this semester.
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am lucky that being a medical student and entering the medical profession is exactly the right fit for me. I find the science of the human body, the intricacies of forming a diagnosis and listening to patients both fascinating and stimulating. As a medical student interested in human rights and global health, I also have the privilege of learning about and advocating for the health of others who are not quite as lucky as me. This is a path I have chosen to pursue, and I can do so without being arrested, beaten or having my family not know where I am. I can make these choices without fearing for my life because of the freedoms I have in this country, because of my family and friends' support and because of the education and resources that are available to me. Ultimately, my ability to speak out and hopefully impact change one day comes from feeling safe, supported and free. My ability to be who I am, and to be happy, is undeniably related to not being persecuted by others because of a group with whom I identify, the people I love or the issues important to me. I'm humbled to be a part of the Weill Cornell Center for Human Rights, and to be part of the legal process that grants individuals asylum — the right to stay legally in the United States after fleeing from per-
I have learned that by granting these individuals asylum, we are preventing them from being sent home to situations that would endanger their lives and the lives of those they love. secution in one's home country. I am amazed that even in my first year of medical school I can draft a forensic medical affidavit that will boost an individual's chances of being granted asylum in this country by roughly 65 percent. I'm proud to work with other classmates, clinicians, lawyers and social workers who advocate for the rights of asylum-seekers, often devoting hours of precious free time to help individuals from different backgrounds, with different ideologies and cultures. I want to share a bit of my experience with the WCCHR because I believe this human rights clinic contributes to the restoration of hope, safety and happiness for people who have suffered unspeakable events. Having had the opportunity to assist with three evaluations, I have heard the stories of three incredible people who are mothers, fathers, human rights activists, community educators and politicians fighting for a better nation for their families. I have learned that by granting these individuals asylum, we are preventing them from being sent home to situations that would endanger their lives and the lives of those they love. When given a second chance in a safer setting as an asylee, some continue to bravely share their stories and work in the community advocating for others like them who temporarily lose the ability to advocate for themselves. This clinic is still new and growing, but in my eight months at Weill Cornell Medical College, I am impressed with how much we have accomplished. Members of the WCCHR have conducted trainings for future clinical evaluators and medical students from New York and elsewhere, hosted networking events to connect members of the human rights community, presented at national conferences and built a continuing care program for our clients. We have this ability to create change not only because we have compassion and drive, but also because we are free and safe to speak out against human rights violations — a right that too few people have. Emily Grodinsky is a second-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. She may be reached at erg2010@med.cornell.edu. Barely Legal runs monthly this semester.
“Thank you for writing this letter exposing the Big Red Bears. It's so painful to think about all of those students who have been forced to abandon their identity as a human being to align with the normative expectations of being a bear. How can the bear mascot truly represent the entire Cornell community when so many of the human being members of this campus are excluded from using the mascot as a forum to express their identity as Homo sapiens?” Cornell_11 Re: “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Respecting, learning from and embracing difference,” Opinion published Oct. 30, 2013
Nikhita Parandekar | Hoof in Mouth
In Defense Of (Black) Cats I
n honor of Halloween, let’s take a break from serious topics and talk about cats (I feel like Halloween has to be honored in some way, because we have big exams and won’t be celebrating it with the rest of Cornell). Black cats with their backs arched are as much a symbol of Halloween as witches and cauldrons and jack-olanterns. This is a little unfortunate for the cats, because it reinforces their negative reputation — shelters often find black cats the hardest to adopt out. If you go to your local shelter around this time of year you will probably find a plethora of adorable little black kittens. So, why do the cats have a negative reputation? There are the superstitions that tie them to witchcraft and bad luck dating back to the Middle Ages. Interestingly, according to the internet, black cats specifically are supposedly signs of good luck in the United Kingdom, but all of the British people I know say that this isn’t true (I took an informal poll) — real life proof that you shouldn’t trust everything you read on the internet.
All of that being said, the only people I’ve met who actually believe in these superstitions are generally older and socially conservative (to stereotype dramatically, sorry). But the negative perception of cats still persists in this supposedly progressive, young generation that I am a part of. Cats are seen as aloof loners, and people
ed a dog for as long as I can remember, but my family traveled a lot and it had never worked out. Then, I was finally in a place to make my own decisions and could have adopted the dog of my dreams. Instead? I got cats. And here’s why. My current lifestyle does not lend itself well to routine. I would say the same of everyone I know in my generation,
So maybe for Halloween this year ... you’ll go to the shelter and adopt a cat. who own cats are often perceived as being lonely themselves. And don’t even think about being a female with more than one cat — you’re automatically writing yourself into a future of being a crazy cat lady with a hairy, smelly house and an obsessive love for your animals. This baffles me a little because while loving cats is crazy, loving dogs just as much is not. So this is in defense of cats, for all you millennials out there who claim to shun stereotypes but still write off the little felines. Last year, I found myself pet-less, which seems sacrilegious for a vet student. I had want-
regardless of what they’re doing with their lives. We work late, are out at odd hours and travel on weekends. The relationship I want with a dog is one where I can either take him places with me or be home enough to keep him company and find a way to let him lead an active lifestyle. Cats are simply easier. As long as I’m home at some point to feed them and clean up after them, they’re happy with as much or as little time as I’m able to give. When I’m home, they’re affectionate (note, not aloof ) and playful and make me laugh, which are generally the best reasons for keeping pets. I can
keep their routine pretty steady by being home at roughly the same time every day, but if I’m not they’re not going to eat my shoes or pee on the rug. The next time you meet a cat, instead of assuming it doesn’t care about you, try to become friends with it. Feel your blood pressure go down. Don’t assume that its owner wants you to give him everything cat themed you ever find. Cats are the most popular pet in the country for many of the reasons that I’ve stated, and as each successive generation seems to lead a more chaotic lifestyle this trend is probably going to continue. There’s a reason that the internet is at least 50 percent cats, and it’s not because their people are crazy. It’s time for their reputation to catch up to reality. So maybe for Halloween this year, if you’re in the right place in your life, you’ll go to the shelter and adopt a cat. If you’re in Ithaca, the Tompkins County SPCA is amazing. Get a little black one — you won’t regret it.
Nikhita Parandekar graduated from Cornell in 2011 and is a third-year veterinary student in the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. She may be reached at nparandekar@cornellsun.com. Hoof in Mouth appears alternate Fridays this semester.
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footage of a military attack gone wrong in Afghanistan, which resulted in the loss of innocent lives. Needless to say, this incurs During the credit sequence that opens The Fifth Estate, virtu- the wrath of the US government, ally the entire history of information dissemination, from cave and forces the two into an operapaintings to the printing press to the Internet, is condensed into tion where they are constantly on three or four minutes. The average viewer might think this stylish the run. It soon becomes evident beginning is cool, but one has to wonder what it has to do with that we are not getting a particuthe overall arc of the story. After all, though this is a film about the larly sharp or inspired account of freedom of information dissemination, its focus on character’s these events so much as a perlives is considerably more narrow — and certainly not large functory glaze over them. enough to merit an overview this expansive. In terms of historical accuracy, So begins the troubles with The Fifth Estate. It tries to be a it’s tough to say that the film is thriller with keen political and technological sensibilities, in the especially faithful to the truth, vein of Zero Dark Thirty or The Social Network. Instead, the movie especially in the way it turns facts preoccupies itself with a flashy semi-chase around the world a lá into a padded, by-the-numbers Jason Bourne and makes a spectacle of the dense, thought-pro- espionage story. Assange himself voking story lurking underneath. Certain good films about the has been outspokenly critical, ramifications of newfound technology, like The Social Network or calling the film “Hollywood proAll the President’s Men, utilize the subtleties of real events to create paganda,” and even mounting an active campaign against it. a shrewd commentary on the modern world we live in. Fifth Simultaneous to the film’s box office-bombing release, Assange Estate minimizes the tension and thought-provoking material released Mediastan, a documentary of his own on the WikiLeaks inherent in the WikiLeaks creation myth, in favor of cliches that formation, which in all probability dispels many of the fictitious are not particularly exciting or suselements of The Fifth Estate. I admit my penseful. curiosity was piqued by this documentary, The Fifth Estate And that is a shame, because purely as a moviegoer and not as a judge of the story of Julian Assange and the facts, because it may offer something Directed by Bill Condon the compatriots who helped him closer to the truth than the distorted world Starring Benedict launch his controversial website is of Fifth Estate. potentially a very profound and Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl While the film is hamstrung by a lazy stimulating one. The film picks script and thin conception, its cast cannot be up in 2007, when Assange faulted. Benedict Cumberbatch is a highly (Benedict Cumberbatch) makes sophisticated actor who has already delivered the acquaintance of Daniel excellent turns in the series Sherlock, 12 Years Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Bruhl) a Slave and the summer blockbuster Star and they begin work on Trek Into Darkness. Mastering Assange’s WikiLeaks. They first target a corrupt Swiss bank with illegal off- Australian twang doesn’t prove difficult for him. Though he looks shore accounts in the Cayman Islands, which they successfully undisputedly different from the WikiLeaks editor-in-chief, that is bring down. Then they busy themselves leaking identities of the least of the film’s issues. We buy Cumberbatch as this characBritish National Party members, and, eventually, secret video ter because he is a compelling actor who steadily holds our attenMARK DISTEFANO Sun Staff Writer
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tion at all times. Oh, if only the script would give him more to work with. And Daniel Bruhl, having just delivered a top-notch performance in Ron Howard’s Rush, is saddled with an underwhelming part, which gives him nothing better to do than be constantly fearful of his and Assange’s discovery. The talented actor we remember from Inglourious Basterds simply has no opportunity to show his chops. Fifth Estate was directed by Bill Condon, a capable albeit not always dependable director, who has made good films (Dreamgirls, Kinsey) and dreadful ones (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 and 2). Condon was also the screenwriter of the Best Picture-winning musical Chicago, so clearly he has reserves of talent which he is either unwilling or unable to use. If he were more auteur than pop culture artist, he may have been able to navigate the many pitfalls in Josh Singer’s bore of a screenplay. He might do well to take over the writing of his next project himself rather than take on another franchise or story laden with Hollywood gloss. As it stands, The Fifth Estate left me feeling deeply unsatisfied. Mark DiStefano is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at mdistefano@cornellsun.com.
A Familiar Vision, From an Unfamiliar Land BY CALVIN PATTEN Sun Staff Writer
Out of context, Wadjda is a delightful, largely standard Bildungsroman about a tween girl, Wadjda (Waad Mohammad), who uses her guile, determination and spunk to overcome an acute adversity. However, it is a transcendent, jarring film for its use of setting and its very existence: Wadjda is not only the first feature film entirely shot and set in Saudi Arabia, it is a film directed and written by Haifaa al-Mansour, a Saudi Arabian woman. Saudi Arabia is ranked 145th out of 148 for gender equality by the UN. It is illegal for women to drive, they are just beginning to receive voting rights and they require male guardianship to do things like open bank accounts or ride bicycles. Gender segregation remains such that in especially conservative areas, al-Mansour had to direct from a van, using walkie-talkies to direct actors. Nonetheless, Wadjda does not allow the potential cultural and political significance to be the summation of the film. Instead, these gender roles and restrictions serve as the film’s impetus, with the mother-daughter relationship and the strength of youth serving as overarching themes. Wadjda herself is pretty much your classic tween — she likes American pop, playing hopscotch, painting her nails and hanging out with the neighbor boy, Abdullah (Abdullrahman Algohani). After being teased by a bike-riding Abdullah, Wadjda challenges him to a race, only to remember she is without a bike of her own. But when she goes to her mother (Reem Abdullah) asking about a bike,
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does a superb job she is rebuked and portraying a comtold, “You won’t be Wadjda plex character able to have children Directed by Haifaa alwhose actions I find if you ride a bike.” fault with but Undeterred, Wadjda Mansour whose situation I sets about winning a Starring Waad Mohammad empathize with. school-sponsored reliShe never seems gious competition to weak, simply raise the funds to purdefeated. chase a bike of her One of the bestown. done aspects of the Throughout the film was the juxtapomovie, Wadjda and her mother are each subjected to various forms of sition between modernity and what I consider conflict rooted in gender disparity and social to be inexplicable oppression. In one scene, expectations. Wadjda’s father, who is only Wadjda’s father (Sultan Al Assaf) makes a rare intermittently present, is in search of a second appearance at home and is playing video wife due to his first’s inability to bear him a games on a large flat screen when his wife son. The mother acts as how I suspect an ideal brings up his search for another woman. He woman is expected to act in Saudi Arabia — merely shrugs, and says that if she is ready to she takes his open aspirations in stride while bear him a boy it would not be necessary. On refusing to work around men, exclaiming that a wall opposite the television, his family tree “My husband’s so jealous he can’t stand the hangs on the wall. It only lists the males of the thought of other men looking at me!” family; when Wadja tries pinning her name to Whether you believe her behavior is a result of it, he removes it. brainwashing or simply an aspect of her devote Al-Mansour makes it clear that this second religiousness, her passivity is tragic. Reem class treatment is driven as much by other Abdullah, a rare professional actor in the cast, women as men. The school administrator is a
harsh woman who warns her pupils that laughing out loud and being overheard by men is socially unacceptable. The religious teacher prefaces one class by reminding her pupils that “If you’ve got your period, you are not allowed to touch the Koran.” Multiple women are heard expressing their extreme disapproval for an older, teenage girl who is caught alone with a non-family man. Even the young girls Wadjdwa befriends have developed a keen sense of accepted conduct. Upon seeing some men in the distance, they duck behind the corner, one explaining, “respectable girls go inside.” Obviously, al-Mansour is quite familiar with Western-style films, which means the structure and cinematography will seem quite familiar to American audiences. In fact, a less poignant version of this film could easily pass for a low budget, Arabic Akeelah and the Bee. Instead of coming off as a boilerplate goodwill movie, however, the film succeeds because it takes a minimal, personal approach to problems encountered daily by millions of women, in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. Even in the ending, al-Mansour keeps the movie grounded. While the viewer experiences some joy, the overall hopefulness for the immediate future, at least as far as women’s rights are concerned, is largely muted. Instead, personal satisfaction has been achieved by young one girl. While that may seem trivial in comparison to the significant oppression faced by Saudi women, the confidence to reach for such basic rights is the essential building block for a more equal society. Calvin Patten is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun.com.
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Exploring music’s past to shape its future BY MARTHA WYDYSH Sun Staff Writer
Last night, Christopher Hogwood performed live piano/organ accompaniment to the 1924 silent movie The Hands of Orlac at Sage Chapel at 8 p.m. This past Friday, renowned British conductor, musicologist and keyboard player Christopher Hogwood arrived at Cornell for the beginning of his A.D. White Professors-atLarge residency. Hogwood poked fun at this title throughout his lectures: “They describe me as being ‘at-large’ on your campus this week, which makes me sound like an escaped prisoner.” In refutation of this image, he then reiterated that he is available to talk after all lectures and rehearsals he would attend this week. This casual, conversation-based interaction is the most important element of his program — one talent Hogwood possesses aside from his scholarship and performance is his ability to express himself, whether it is to a lecture hall or a student asking a passing question. His availability is perhaps what made his visit such a rewarding one for anyone who came to learn. In an introductory lecture entitled “The Past is a Foreign Country: Why Making Music Matters,” Maestro Hogwood introduced a central theme laced throughout his events, stressing continually the importance of history in accordance with classical performance. Hogwood claims that he became a musician “by accident.” Originally, he wanted to be an archaeologist, but later came to study classics.
As a connoisseur of the ancient, he came into the world of music history later on in his education. Through his experience, he noted the stratification of academics of music in the university; he posed the problem of the lack of connection between those who study musicology and those who strictly perform music as a specialization. His lecture proceeded to display how the scholarly side of music — assessing accounts of recorded music at certain points in history — provides a useful dimension to musical performance. At this point in time, we have access to over a century of recorded music; we can hear how these works were performed in their respective eras. These audio samples provide a lifeline to the dry, written scores of music. Throughout this lecture, he played over speakers various early recordings of works, including the earliest recording of a Handel choral work from 1888, as well as one of the only recordings of the last castrato voice, that of Moreschi; these pieces were haunting and certainly out of the ordinary. By listening to these works, one realizes that the past was, indeed, a foreign country; as Hogwood explained, “they did things differently.” We must consider the background of classical music when we bring forth new productions of these works. An important point that Hogwood emphasized was how much of what composers said about their music in the past was not written down in many cases. Thus, the notes and score that the composer produced cannot be taken as the full map of the music we make. An example he used to illustrate this point was a recording of Aaron Copeland himself as he conducted his Appalachian Spring. A mere comment in
rehearsal changed a phrase in the music that would go unaccounted for without this recording. He tells the violins to add a crescendo, a dynamic that he says he is simply used to, although he did not “know where it came from.” Hogwood suggested that adding this crescendo in a scholarly edition of a piece exemplifies an ideal balance of scholarship and performance. Hogwood is not only well-versed in musical scholarship and performance, but he also collects ancient instruments and visual art relating to music. In another symposium, he shared some of his collection and provided insight into Cornell’s own archives. Cornell’s collection of recorded birdsong in the Lab of Ornithology, the Cornell plaster cast collection and some of the hidden treasures of the Kroch library’s pre-1800’s collections were the main revelations of his presentation. He also took the time to look at the reserve of historical instruments recently donated to our own department of music. In a lecture later in the week entitled “The Present and Future of Historically Informed Performance,” he again accented the link of scholarship and performance by sharing some of the recently found versions of Corelli sonatas that he himself compiled into a new scholarly edition. Some of the parts of the music — whole movements even —were printed for the first time in this edition. A separate violin part includes 102 separate movements from the sonatas in embellished versions by 18th Century players, including those of Geminiani, Corelli’s most famous pupil. It was amazing to not only see this edition of these seminal works in their
utmost authenticity; we also were given the chance to hear these expanded versions by a Cornell masters student, who played them on a baroque violin accompanied by a period piano. It was as if we were hearing a pupil of Corelli’s in the 18th Century. Again, this was not music you can hear every day. Hogwood shared with his audience that “historically informed music looks backwards and forwards” by advancing the true forms of these works. It was not only members of the Cornell faculty and lecture attendees that have benefited from these events. Hogwood dedicated time to coaching Cornell’s own music groups, including the Cornell Chamber Orchestra, Les Petits Violons de Cornell and the Glee Club and Chorus. He also stopped by for question and answer sessions in music classes. Hogwood’s visit brought to the forefront an area of interest that Cornell’s Music Department has been intimately involved in, but which has been rarely exposed. We at Cornell are lucky to have so many preeminent scholars, as well as the ancient instruments that made Hogwood’s visit so enthralling. Hogwood will return again next fall for what is certain to be another valuable experience for our classical music community. Martha Wydysh is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at mlw254@cornell.edu.
Girl on Girls D
espite the fact that HBO’s Girls wrapped up its second season in March of this year, Hannah Horvath and the rest of her gang of entitled Millennials are still (still!) impossibly relevant. I hate it as much as I love it, which is to say a lot, but Lena Dunham (aka Hannah Horvath … aka Lena Dunham — the two are inextricably linked) continues to trigger many a journalistas’ QWERTY fingers with just a tweet or two. Last month was, of course, Tina Fey’s painfully accurate SNL Girls spoof, which introduced an Albanian refugee, Blerta, as the fifth girl. Soon after, Hustler released its XXX-rated porn parody of Girls, featuring girl-on-girl action significantly less awkward than Hannah’s actual muffin-topped granny-panty sex scenes — again, painfully accurate down to Hannah’s unflattering crocheted crop tops. Then, of course, there’s the revolving door of the cast list — Charlie’s leaving, Elijah’s staying, the first female black character is arriving — and all the while the only promos floating around are HBO’s minute-long photo scrapbooks of Lena Dunham’s Instagram. Now, Anna Wintour is courting Lena Dunham to cover the face of Vogue, and Dunham is writing other pilots, so, basically, the world will soon collapse into one giant shorterall-wearing, e-book deal-wielding Brooklynite population of gratuitous nudity. We are going to let this happen because I must know whom Shoshanna is fucking next season. And according to the recently released teaser by HBO, Shoshanna is crawling out of top floor dormitory bunks at ungodly hours, performing her walks of shame with all kinds of Hunger Games-esque hairdos. At just 105 seconds long, the teaser video lives up to its blue ball nature by just giving us the slightest hint of what’s to come in its super vague, super nebulous way. However, here’s some stuff we learn: HANNAH IS HAPPY AND NORMAL(ISH). Probably undeservedly but whatever. She is almost guaranteed to self-sabotage her own happiness for the entirety of season three in what will likely be the most
unbearable, self-serving way. She’s back together with Adam, and her ebook deal is solid again, which is kind of preposterous given last season’s hasty denouement of a finale. I mean, last we saw her, Hannah had just poked through her own eardrum — an act infinitely more grotesque than any beheading Game of Thrones could have conjured. Fortunately for us, Hannah’s happiness could mean a decrease in overzealous Q-tip usage but a definite increase in rape-y vibed sex scenes with Adam, resulting in a net loss of cringe-worthy moments. JESSA “KICKS UP A LOT OF DUST.” As the clip says, “Sometimes people need to make a lot larger strides to find themselves.” Jemima Kirke, just like her character Jessa, seems to have mastered the art of speaking without actually saying anything at all. The clip shows a disproportionate number of scene snapshots in which there is actual grass and natural landscapes, Profanity so my guess is that Prayers Jessa is either babysitting in the Hamptons or she’s trying to make inroads with her father in Poughkeepsie.
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MARNIE IS “MANICALLY GRIEVING.” Ugh. UGH. She’s the actual worst. If you like Marnie, you are probably also that kid who thinks Monica in Friends is funny. Anyway, Marnie is falling apart like she
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always is, like a goddamn disaster wearing purple peplum. Now that Christopher Abbott has left the show due to creative differences, Marnie will get infinitely less exciting all while I’m sure she believes the opposite is true. I’m pretty sure Charlie was the best part about Marnie so now that he’s gone and she probably won’t be picking up any more chubby wedding singers like in season one’s finale (or Itboy artists like Booth Jonathan), maybe it’s time for a character axe. Or maybe she’ll get more interesting. The odds are pretty 50/50 at this point. RAY IS A “COFFEE IMPRESARIO.” He’s got a booming coffee/pizza place in Brooklyn. The Ray-Shosh saga cannot end. You don’t just have a crackcident with a dude and forget about it. Even though Shoshanna seems to have found her sexual awakening, I’m sure Ray’s newfound success will complicate her reasons for breaking up with the 34-year-old. ELIJAH RETURNS. As Lena Dunham says, “He’s so fun and he’s so wise in such a rude, mean way.” This is kind of how I hope to be described, so I’m glad someone will be around to sassily assault the rest of the delusional cast with all those hard truths. Alice Wang is a junior in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at awang@cornellsun.com. Profanity Prayers appears alternate Thursdays.
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deeply regretful.” He also asserted that he had not taken anything since those years, and that, “all my years in New York have been clean.” The MLB does have solid evidence that A-Rod used PEDs supplied by biogenesis, which of course makes his earlier statements entirely fallacious. He lied in that interview. Assuming the league successfully proves that A-rod used PEDs from biogenesis, he should receive suspension time just like the other players involved. A 50-game ban would certainly be warranted. However, I’m not entirely sold on the larger 211 game punishment. I’m not sure what exactly A-rod did to warrant four times the amount of games as everyone else. If he did try to obstruct the gathering of evidence, it had no effect — the MLB got the evidence it needed anyway. Don’t get me wrong; A-rod is not a good guy, and probably lied in the very same interview in which he “remorsefully” confessed to using steroids between 2001 and 2003. However, I think that the league has been partially at fault for the problem of steroids overall, failing to institute a prohibition until it was well ingrained into the sports’ culture. Better policies are in place now, and a massive suspension of A-rod is not needed to deter future use. It would not rewrite the history of the league’s failure to prevent the incursion of doping into the league. Lastly, fans shouldn’t erroneously think that A-rod is alone in the cheating. He’s not the only enemy. Now, a 50-game suspension seems like an appropriate punishment. If clearer evidence that A-rod significantly obstructed the league’s investigation emerges, I may change my mind. But with a 50-game ban, A-rod gets punished and his salary remains on the books. That way, the Yankees will have to continually suffer the consequences of giving him one of the biggest and most ill-advised contracts in the history of baseball. Either way, let’s hope this mess is the last we hear of A-rod and his scandals. Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun.com.
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After leading the Tigers with 36 points on 13 goals and 23 assists last season, Calof has remained on the Red’s radar leading up to Friday’s game. “As a goalie I want to know his tendencies a little bit,” Iles said. “[Y]ou definitely have to be alert of who’s on the ice at all times, especially with a player like him, and that’s something [where] you just stay the course throughout the game.” The Red will get little relief after taking on Calof, going up Saturday against a red-hot Quinnipiac team that is currently cruising on a six game winning streak. For the icers, a showdown against the Bobcats will mean both a reminder of bad blood from last season and a family reunion of sorts. A week after scoring a critical power play goal against Nebraska-Omaha, sophomore forward Christian Hilbrich — towering at six-feet six-inches — will welcome his equally large sibling to Lynah on Saturday. “My brother plays for Quinnipiac ... My dad and my grandpa will both be here,” Hilbrich said, beaming. “He’s a big guy just like me; He’s six foot six, about 240 now. He’s a big boy. Hopefully we’ll see him out on the ice and we can get face-to-face.” Few players can match up literally face-to-face with the towering Red forward, but the sibling rivalry — Christian, a forward, against Tom, a defenseman — will be even in stature if nothing else. “It’s incredible to be going face-to-face with my brother at this level,” Hilbrich said. “[P]laying in the backyard from when I grew up in Toronto, we’d be out there every day. My mom would have to come out and round us up to bring us in for dinner or lunch or breakfast; whichever, or all three.” Outside the Hilbrich family, however, Saturday night’s clash is expected to be anything but friendly. One motivating factor on the team’s mind is a 10-0 postseason defeat to the Bobcats back in March, followed the next day by a blown 2-1 lead with one minute remaining. The relinquished goal ultimately ended the Red’s season in a 3-2 double-overtime loss. “I think our guys are really looking forward to playing Quinnipiac,” Schafer said. “I just think that it left a bitter taste in their mouth of not closing that game out.” Cornell converted a remarkable seven-of-15 power play chances into scores in two grind-it-out wins over Nebraska-Omaha. Heading into this weekend, the Red will once again be looking to play opportunistic hockey and this time get a boost from the Lynah crowd, even if the games become sloppy. “It’s very exciting to be back at Lynah,” Hilbrich said. “We had the exhibition game but that’s not full swing. It should be really exciting to get all the fans in there and get all the chants going.” According to Schafer, the Red heads into this first weekend of ECAC play having learned something from its matchup with NebraskaOmaha. “[T]he second game [against Nebraska-Omaha] was a dogfight,” Schafer said. “And I don’t think we truly respected them enough, as much as we should have, on the second night as we did on the first night. Hopefully it’s something we talk about over the course of the week, that Quinnipiac, Princeton, everybody in our league is 0-0 and we’re looking forward to getting after them.” Chris Mills can be reached at cmills@cornellsun.com.
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REBECCA SCOTT SHAILEE HARRIS CHIUSANO SHAH
AKANE OTANI
CAMUTI
LIZ
ARIEL COOPER
MILY SCHROEDER BEERMAN
ANDY LEVINE
HALEY VELASCO
CORNELL V. PRINCETON
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CORNELL
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PRINCETON
PRINCETON
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PRINCETON
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COLUMBIA V. YALE
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PENN V. BROWN
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HARVARD V. DARTMOUTH
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HARVARD
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HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
MIAMI V. FLORIDA ST
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MIAMI
FLORIDA ST
FLORIDA ST
FLORIDA ST
FLORIDA ST
FLORIDA ST
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FLORIDA ST
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MICHIGAN V. MICHIGAN ST
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MICHIGAN ST
MICHIGAN ST
MICHIGAN ST
MICHIGAN ST
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JETS V. SAINTS
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JETS
SAINTS
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SAINTS
TITANS V. RAMS
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RAMS
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TITANS
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TITANS
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CHARGERS V. REDSKINS
CHARGERS
REDSKINS
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RAVENS V. BROWNS
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BROWNS
RAVENS
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BROWNS
RAVENS
RAVENS
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4-6
6-4
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6-4
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over the Crimson, the last of which won the game on a six-yard touchdown pass, en route to National Offensive Player of the Week honors. Epperly is also the Tigers second-leading rusher with 353 yards — 86 last time out — and already 11 scores on the ground this season. “Epperly is one of many [Princeton offensive weapons] and the leader of many,” Archer said. “He’s the trigger man; there’s no question he makes it go. He can throw, he can run — there’s not much he can’t do.” And yet the Tigers have another quarterback who has thrown for over 600 yards and a couple of scores on the year. Junior Connor Michelsen splits snaps with Epperly in Princeton’s two-quarterback system coordinated by former Brown star James Perry. Until a month ago, Perry held the Ivy record for most career passing yards. That distinction now belongs to Cornell senior quarterback Jeff Mathews, who has put together a not-too-shabby season himself. He is completing 64.3 percent of his passes and averaging 347.7 yards per game with 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Red would like to lighten Mathews’ load, though, as he has produced nearly 90 percent of the team’s total offense (including most gained rushing yards and touchdowns), by far the highest proportion of any player in the country. Epperly, for example, accounts for only 44.6 percent of his squad’s output, albeit in a two-QB scheme. Cornell established some much-needed balance in last week’s 42-35 home loss against Brown. Sophomore running back Luke Hagy carried 12 times for 70 yards, one more yard than he had tallied in the first five games combined. His 23-yard run in the third quarter was the Red’s longest rush of the season and set up junior wide receiver Lucas Shapiro’s fifth touchdown
Archer said. “We’re putting systems in place reception of 2013. “There’s no question a huge positive was and learning. ... It’s about us, it’s about [Hagy’s performance] and we’ve got to con- being able to correct our mistakes and put tinue to push that balance,” Archer said. four quarters of football together.” If the Red D struggles again, perhaps the “It’s not something that we’ve purposefully been ignoring. It’s just how it’s kind of gone Cornell offense can keep up with in terms of what we feel gives us the best Princeton, though the Tigers have a solid chance throughout the course of the defense ranked third in the Ivies. Junior linebacker Mike Zeuli leads the unit with games.” Balance is something Princeton’s offense 54 tackles and All-American senior defencertainly does not lack. Epperly’s ultra-effi- sive lineman Caraun Reid’s six tackles for cient passing complements the multi- loss anchor the defensive line. Princeton has 31 sacks, more than six faceted rushing game, the heart of the Tigers explosive attack. Sophomore run- times as many as Cornell. Mathews has ning back Di Andre Atwater leads the club been sacked 124 times in his career (3.5 per with 383 yards on the ground, with game) and, despite replacements filling in well, has suffered from some injuries and Epperly a close second.. The Tigers may feast on the lowly Red musical chairs on the mostly veteran offensive line in 2013. defense, which The Red surrenders almost hopes the bat200 rushing “Princeton has some good athletes, tered line will yards per contest. provide Mathews Brown’s steady they like to play some man-to-man with enough attack pushed and they’ve got guys who can do it. time to match around the last weekend’s Cornell defense It’ll be tough like every week.” aerial producfor most of the tion. Senior day last weekend, Grant Gellatly receiver Grant running for 193 Gellatly caught yards, though the Red did force a few momentous turnovers. 10 passes for 212 yards and two touchSenior linebacker and leading-tackler downs — the fourth-highest receiving total Brett Buehler surpassed 200 career tackles in Ancient Eight history — while Shapiro in the loss with 15 more. Senior defensive had eight receptions for 79 yards and a lineman Kevin Marchand recorded 10 score. Shapiro has added a consistent spark to tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup, while senior linebacker Tre’ Minor added the offense after watching all of 2012 from the sidelines recovering from a shoulder nine stops, including a crucial one late. However, the Red defense on the year injury. “He’s a great player and he already has just five sacks and has allowed opponents to pile up 470.7 yards and score 36 knows so much of the system,” Gellatly points per game. The lone positive stat is 11 said. “I just try to help him with small takeaways (almost two per game), altogeth- things and some concepts, and putting in er a picture that largely resembles the one extra work whenever he needs.” Gellatly believes the Red receivers will from former head coach Kent Austin’s final find success against the Princeton defense, Cornell campaign in 2012. “We have older kids on defense, but it’s especially since current Cornell defensive their first year of this new [3-4] scheme,” coordinator Jared Backus spent the previ-
ous three seasons with the Tigers in the same capacity. “We’re familiar with [Princeton’s defensive system],” Gellatly said. “Coach Backus is here now so we’re kind of used to seeing that type of defense in practice. [Princeton] has some good athletes, they like to play some man-to-man and they’ve got the guys who can do it. It’ll be tough like every week, but we’re always confident with what we do.” The Red has won the last three matchups with the Tigers, the most recent a nail-biting 37-35 victory on a finalminute field goal by senior kicker John Wells a year ago in Ithaca. Mathews in particular has enjoyed success against the Tigers, having not thrown an interception in his last 110 pass attempts against the Jersey rival. Mathews has now thrown 66 touchdown passes — eight short of Perry’s Ancient Eight record — and logged nearly six miles of yardage at Cornell. With a win tomorrow, Mathews would become the first quarterback in school history to win four times against an Ivy opponent, something he accomplished against out-of-conference foe Bucknell in the season-opener. By no means will it be easy for Cornell to secure just its second win in 10 games dating back to last season. But the Red believes it will match up with a resemblance of its future self in Princeton, hoping soon to emulate the Tigers rapid turnaround. “It’s year one of the program — there are growing pains” Archer said. “[1-5] is not a record that anybody wants, it’s not a record that these kids wanted or coaches wanted or what we’ve worked for … [But] inside these walls I feel outstanding. I feel like our processes are sound, we’re concentrating on the right things and we’ve just got to keep working to put it together.” Quintin Schwab can be reached at qschwab@cornellsun.com.
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ty of time to simmer over a combined five regular and post-season games between the two squads last season. First, though, the team will need to focus on Princeton, Represented by both Quinnipiac and Yale in the the other rival it encountered four or more times last 2012-2013 NCAA Men’s Hockey Division I year. Championship, the ECAC is looking formidable again “First thing is trying not to look too far ahead,” Iles this season — and the Red is poised to step into the fray. said. “[Quinnipiac] is the Saturday game and we’ve got Fresh off a two-game sweep of Nebraska-Omaha, the a good [Princeton] team coming in here on Friday.” No. 14 Red (2-0, 0-0 ECAC) returns to Lynah this The Tigers were picked to finish 11th out of 12 weekend to open conference play ECAC teams in both the coaches and against Princeton (1-1, 0-0) on Friday preseason polls, but feature per“First thing is trying media at 7p.m. and No. 7 Quinnipiac (6-1, haps the conference’s best player in 0-0) on Saturday at 7p.m. Both the senior forward Andrew Calof. Cornell not to look too far Tigers and Bobcats gave the Red fits head coach Mike Schafer ‘86 was ahead.” last year, notching a combined 4-0 quick to refute any notion that record and a 14-5 goal advantage Princeton would be an easy team to Andy Iles against Cornell during the regular seabeat. son, with Quinnipiac ultimately elim“[I]f you want to pay attention to inating the Red from NCAA Tournament contention the polls, you would have gotten quickly corrected if during the ECAC playoffs. you had seen Clarkson being picked number 12 in our “We recognize Quinnipiac ended our season last league and they’re now No. 17 in the country,” Schafer year, and that gives you a little extra fire and a little extra pointed out. “Our league is going to be a dogfight all feel,” said senior goaltender Andy Iles. “There were a year long. It doesn’t matter who we play, all the games few things that went on in that game that kind of are going to be extremely tough. I think that was one of rubbed us the wrong way so we’re excited for them to the things we learned down the stretch last year, was to come in. They’re a great team; it’s always fun to play respect every opponent and I didn’t think we were doing against them and, to be honest, we’re just excited to play that early in the year.” in this building.” Tensions between the Red and the Bobcats had plenSee M. ICE page 18 Sun Staff Writer
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Family Feud | When Quinnipiac comes to town this weekend, sophomore forward Christian Hilbrich will go head-to-head with his brother.
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On the ground | Sophomore running back
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Luke Hagy ran for 70 yards last weekend.
Princeton Stands Between C.U.and First Conference Win
By QUINTIN SCHWAB Sun Staff Writer
The Cornell football team looks to snap a five-game losing streak and earn its first Ivy League victory tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Princeton, N.J. against a red-hot Princeton team that brings in a five-game winning streak. Regardless of the records, the rivals are aware that anything can happen in a series in which 18 of the last 23 contests have been decided by a touchdown or less and 13 by a field goal or less or in overtime. But the Red (1-5, 0-3 Ivy) does face tough odds against the Tigers (5-1, 3-0), who are on the heels of a 51-48 triple-overtime win at No. 23 Harvard last Saturday to stay tied with Penn atop the League standings. Princeton finished 1-9 two years ago before improving to 5-5 in
2012, and its only loss this campaign was by one point to No. 21 Lehigh in the season opener. “[Fourth-year Princeton head coach Bob Surace] and his coaching staff and their players have done an outstanding job,” said head coach David Archer ’05. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for them and what they’ve been able to accomplish in their time there.” The Tigers boast a high-powered offense ranked third in the FCS and first in the Ancient Eight. They average 534.2 yards and 43.8 points per game, led by junior quarterback Quinn Epperly, who has completed 70.5 percent of his passes with 15 touchdowns and a single interception. Epperly threw an Ivy record six touchdowns in the thrilling victory See FOOTBALL page 19
n exciting world series between the Red Sox and Cardinals has come to an end, with Boston coming out on top in six games. However, once the celebrations in Boston come to a close, baseball will settle into the traditional lethargy of the offseason. But not total lethargy. Baseball will still receive media attention, but for offthe-field issues. The most prominent of these is the scandal of Alex Rodriguez’s alleged involvement in “Biogenesis,” a company that distributed prohibited performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) to numerous players. Twelve players received 50-game suspensions when the findings were revealed in July, but A-Rod topped them all with a 211 game ban. Rodriguez appealed the decision, and the battle has begun. The MLB levelled A-Rod with a larger suspension because it claims that he obstructed the investigation of Biogenesis’ activities, in addition to using the drugs himself. The league has no drug tests that A-Rod took during the period of biogenesis’ operation, but is instead basing the suspension on records it acquired from Gary Jones, an associate of a Biogenesis employee named Porter Fischer. It also has records and testimony from the company’s owner, Anthony Bosch, clearly linking A-Rod to the use of PEDs. Fischer was
previously holding the records as collateral for debt owed to him by Bosch, yet they were stolen from him, and Jones has not yet been tied to the theft. The official MLB statement obscurely stated the charge: “Rodriguez's discipline under the Basic Agreement is for attempting to cover up his violations of the Program by engaging in a course of conduct intended to obstruct and frustrate the Office of the Commissioner's investigation.”
enhancing drugs. Recently, ARod shelled out 200,000 dollars for a video of MLB investigators buying evidence from Jones. He handed out another 105,000 for text messages between a female biogenesis employee and an MLB investigator, who may have had an affair. Of course, you can’t have a celebrity scandal without an affair. Now, this is not the first time that Rodriguez has been ensnared in a PED scandal. A
Ben Horowitz Guest Column Sources have indicated that this charge is specifically for ARod’s attempt to buy incriminating evidence that Bosch gave to the league. As you can see, this is a messy business. Yet it gets even more dizzying. A-Rod sued Major League Baseball over the summer, claiming that it violated the collective bargaining agreement by breaching players’ confidentiality rights and paying witnesses to produce evidence. The MLB denies the allegations, and claims that ARod is simply trying to distract from the main issue of whether or not he used performance
report came out in 2009 which revealed that A-rod was one of 104 players that tested positive for steroids between 2001 and 2003, when they were not yet banned by the league. He confessed to these charges in a follow up interview after the news broke. “It was very loose. I was young, I was stupid, I was naïve. And I wanted to prove to everyone that I was worth being one of the greatest players of all time. I did take a banned substance. And for that, I am very sorry and See HOROWITZ page 17