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Breast cancer survivor Ann Marie Giannino-Otis spoke about her activism Wednesday. | Page 3
Mark DiStefano ’16 praises Alejandro Iñaŕritu’s Birdman, calling it “bold” and “innovative.” | Page 10
To the rescue
After a disappointing last season, men’s basketball looks to regain its footing in the upcoming season. | Page 16
Cornell Tech Partners With AOL To Create New Innovation Lab
Multimillion dollar gift to fund research and online services By ANNIE BUI Sun News Editor
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A scaffold that malfunctioned with two window-washers aboard hangs 69 floors up on the One World Trade Center building in New York City Wednesday.
With a multimillion dollar gift from AOL, Cornell Tech will form a new Connected Experiences Laboratory, where faculty, students and researchers alike will collaborate to create technologies that “will innovate the way we live.” The partnership between the two institutions — which was announced Wednesday — will last four years and will also extend to the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, according to a University press release. The exact dollar amount of the gift was not released. According to Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost Dan Huttenlocher, conversations surrounding the partnership had “been going on since the late spring” and were initiated by Bill Pence ’89, AOL’s chief technology officer. “The idea for the Connected Experiences Lab was co-developed by the lead faculty [Prof.] Mor Naaman, [information science], and [Prof.] Deborah Estrin, [computer science], together with people from AOL,” Huttenlocher said. AOL’s gift will enable researchers at both
Cornell Tech and the Technion-Israeli Institute of Technology to focus on areas such as “communication and coordination; food and wellness; education and safety,” as well as information and entertainment, according to the release. Researchers at the Technion will not only
“Cornell Tech’s approach ... aligns perfectly with the heart of AOL’s strategy.” Bill Pence ’89 collaborate with Cornell Tech, but also with AOL in Israel, according to Huttenlocher. Huttenlocher added that Cornell Tech will also use the funds to support a wide range of people, from Ph.D. students to researchers and software developers. “The lab will not only do research, but will also build prototype online services and applications that help support engagement of small groups such as family and close friends with the See CORNELL TECH page 4
ALANA Adjusts to Stricter Funding Policies Since Byline Funding Cut Board has fewer resources for direct programming,advisor says By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor
Nearly one year ago, the ALANA Intercultural Programming Board — which helps fund organizations such as Black Students United, La Asociación Latina and the Cornell Asian Pacific Islander Student Union — was the center of campus-wide debate regarding how much the board should be funded by the University. Last November, the Student Assembly’s appropriations committee voted to slash ALANA’s byline-funded budget from $118,125 a year to $94,500 for 2014-16, citing frivolous spending and mismanagement in the previous byline cycle. At the time, the cut was deemed “unthinkable” by ALANA’s e-board and was ultimately reduced to only $108,675 by the S.A., The Sun previously reported. Transitioning into the present, Andrew Martinez ’12, ALANA’s staff advisor, said the experience has dramatically changed the way ALANA conducts its business. “ALANA definitely felt like they were under a microscope,” Martinez said. “They really cut
their spending. … Overall I think ALANA’s in a better place in that they’re more accountable to themselves and they’re working more closely with the umbrella organizations, which is something that came up because of the whole process last year.” ALANA distributes funding to five umbrella organizations representing various cultural groups on campus in addition to planning its own events geared toward promoting diversity and inclusion. This year, however, ALANA has become stricter in how it allocates funds, according to Martinez. Previously, certain proportions of money given to ALANA would automatically be funnelled into accounts for each umbrella organization, according to Martinez. Now, each organization has to continually apply each time they require funding, up to a certain amount. “ALANA had no way of knowing how they used the funding,” Martinez said. “Now, we’ve developed a tier process where each organization has a number that they’re eligible to apply up to for the whole academic year.” See ALANA page 5
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Noise concerns | Members of Ithaca’s Planning and Economic Development Committee consider a revised noise ordinance policy Wednesday.
Noise Ordinance Policy Tabled Until Dec. for Further Review By DAVE JANECZEK Sun Staff Writer
Citing logistical issues, the Planning and Economic Development Committee opted to not send a revised noise ordinance policy to the Common Council for final approval
Wednesday. Alderperson Seph Murtagh M.A. ’04 Ph.D. ’09 (D-2nd Ward), chair of the committee, said the committee needs more time to review the proposed new ordinance because of its See NOISE page 4