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Cornellian Decries Alleged Transphobic Harassment

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Transgender graduate student Meredith Talusan has been barred from living in Telluride House an organization independent of the University that provides free room and board for its residents

a f t e r l e a v i n g t h e h o u s e a n d a c t i v e l y protesting against what she has called transphobic harassment by her housemate

Talusan said it began

w i t h c o m m e n t s h e r housemate allegedly said to her, including, “ You lost your dick,” “ You’re a man dressed as a woman ” and “ Why do you make s u c h a b i g d e a l a b o u t being transgender?”

was] ver y covered up and hush-hush ”

“Even after I asked repeatedly what went on, nobody explained it to me, ” Talusan said “And they emphasized that I couldn’t appeal the decision ”

Following the deliberations, Talusan said the housemate was required to undergo sensitivity training, but was other wise found not guilty and allowed to stay in the house

Since then, Talusan said that having to continue living with the h o u s e m a t e h a

“To admit that something was wrong damages their reputation ” M e r e d i t h T a l u s a n g r a d

A f t e r f a c i n g t h e s e comments for several months which she said caused her to have panic attacks

Talusan asked Telluride to take disciplinar y action and remove the housemate from the house She said this led to a week of investigation and deliberations that she described as a “mysterious process [which

e d her to struggle with feelings of “ severe emotional stress ” “ When you ’ re a pers o n w h o b e l o n g s t o a minority categor y where ever y time you ’ re on the street in the dark, [and] you ’ re afraid for your safety, your home becomes really important It allows me to take a breath from this feeling that at any moment, I can be confronted just because of who I am, ” she said “ The fact that now I don’t have that feeling of safety where I live is deeply compromising to me ”

The Telluride House’s website describes itself as a “diverse self-governing community of undergraduate and graduate students that offers full room and board scholarship to all its residents ” The house, which was founded in 1911, encourages “intellectual engagement, ” so residents

By SOFIA HU Sun Senior Wr ter

’81 He will remain affiliated as the chair emeritus of the college

Weill served as chair for 20 years and has donated millions of dollars to the

Law School Addition Receives

A new addition to Cornell Law School’s Myron Taylor Hall has won a top honor in environmental sustainability the United States Green Building Council awarded the building a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification, the highest possible accreditation

According to Matthew Kozlowski, green building program manager for Facilities

Services, LEED is “the industry standard for measuring the environmental performance of a building design ” As part of the U S Green Building Council, the LEED program recognizes environmentally progressive buildings that promote sustainable energy and an equally sustainable budget The certification, which the Myron Taylor Hall addition received in December, is Cornell’s second; the Human Ecology building was certified

Platinum in 2011 According to Kozlowski, there are a total of 15 LEED certified buildings on Cornell’s campus: two Silver certified, 11 Gold and two Platinum

“We try and operate all of Cornell’s buildings as ‘ green ’ as we can and perform energy efficiency upgrades wherever possible,” Kozlowski said “However, since 2008, it has been University policy that all new major construction or renova-

Beginning with a $100 million endowment in 1998, the Weills have given more than $600 million to the medical school and the main campus, according to the University In 2007, the Weills gave $300 million what was then the largest donation Cornell had ever received

Weill, the former chief executive and chairman of Citigroup, joined the WCMC board over 30 years ago

“It’s truly humbling to see just

Student Allegedly Broke Into Gannett

By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor

S y r a c u s e R e s i d e n t C r a s h e s A f t e r A l l e g e d l y D r i v i n g U n d e r T h e I n f l u e n c e

Nicholas Hudak ’15 allegedly broke into Gannett Health Ser vices through a smashed window in an attempt to steal dr ugs early morning Dec 8, according to the University

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Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered a broken window towards the nor th end of the building, police said Police said they secured a perimeter around the building and subsequently discovered Hudak, who was found in possession of controlled substances

Hudak, a student in the hotel school, is scheduled to appear in Ithaca City Cour t on Jan 26 and is being charged with burglar y and criminal mischief, according to police

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

Tea fanatics will soon be able to satisfy their cravings at Collegetown’s newest beverage establishment, Kung Fu Tea

National franchise Kung Fu Tea will be joining other Collegetown bubble tea restaurants, including Teatime, Café Pacific and The Old Teahouse

The restaurant which is currently undergoing rennovations is scheduled to open within the next month, according to Allen Wang, a representative of Kung Fu Tea

“There’s some final work on the renovation and equipment set up that need to be done, but we expect to have our grand opening by the end of January or early February,” he said

Wang added that the eatery will serve both hot and iced tea as well as various coffee beverages

“At Kung Fu Tea, we serve some very authentic and delicious freshly made teabased drinks [and] we also proudly serve Italian espresso coffee via our super-automatic espresso machine,” he said

The restaurant ’ s menu includes a variety of drink flavors and options, including slushies, jelly milk tea and green tea

Wang also said that the franchise, which hopes to attract both students and locals, may also serve pastries

“We might also carry french macarons or other tasty snacks and pastries,” he said “We welcome all customers including Cornell students and alumni as well as the local communities who like healthy and authentic drinks ”

He added that the franchise chose to open a location in Ithaca’s Collegetown in an attempt to appeal to more collegians and increase its overall clientele

“We want to introduce our brand to as many people as possible and we think [that] collegetowns and university campuses like Cornell or other possible prestigious university will allow us to maximum our publicity,” he said

Kung Fu Tea is planning on opening locations at other Ivy League schools, according to Wang

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

Dartmouth Students Hold Protest Before MLK Day Events

By THE DARTMOUTH

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Some in the librar y responded with heckling, not wanting a d i s r u p t i o n , s o m e c o m m e n t e d and some applauded, Gillespie said He said that while some laughed or joked and may not have wanted to understand the message of the protest, some looked up and stopped working

brutality” and “don’t shoot,” as well as spread posters across campus reading “black lives matter ” and “ stop police brutality,” over the past week

continue to fight against racial injustice This year ’ s theme is “Find a Voice in a Whisper ”

“We want to make sure the campus is aware of this issue and aware of these injustices,” he said

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While official programming for the College’s social justice themed celebration of Martin Luther King Jr officially begins today, about 40 students joined in a protest in BakerBerry Library last night, chanting “black lives matter, we can ’ t breathe ” The protest comes before a lecture and programming that will address the events surrounding the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo and general issues of social justice and civil rights

About 40 students, mainly members of the black and Latino community as well as allies, joined in a protest Thursday night, organized by Dartmouth’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, chapter president Kevin Gillespie ’15 said Protesters carried signs that read “Why did you shoot me ” and “I can ’ t breathe” and chanted “black lives matter, we can ’ t breathe” as they moved through the library from Novack Cafe to First Floor Berry, Baker Lobby, the 1902 Room and back Protestors then staged a “die-in” in the hallway of First Floor Berry, lying still on the ground, Gillespie said About seven to 10 students

“They are aware They don’t mind losing a few moments of their normalcy,” he said

Gillespie said he believes it is important for students to be aware of the issues raised by the protest, whether they agree with the message or not

“This is our reality We can’t escape this.”

Da r t m o u t h’s NAACP chapter decided to stage the protest in response to recent conflicts across the country, he said, citing Eric Garner’s death and the rulings in such cases, as well as violence against black and transgender people

K e v i n G i l l e s p i e

Protests arose across the country after rulings in Ferguson and in the Eric Garner case, and while students returned to Dartmouth after the climax of most protesting, the group still wanted to make sure voices were heard at the College on these events and the issues they have raised

He said that NAACP members have also hung banners in the Collis Center that read “end police

“This is our reality,” he said

“We can ’ t escape this No American can escape this ” Other students who participated in the protest were unable to be reached by press time or declined to comment Gillespie said the timing of the protest on the Thursday before Martin Luther King Jr Day was coincidental but “ necessary ” He also noted that the timing toward the start of term was perfect, because students are still tuned into events over winter interim period

In light of racially-charged events, highlighted by yesterday’s protest, the College has taken this time to not only commemorate King but also to address those who

“The focus of these events is still going to be Martin Luther King, as it always has been,” Evelynn Ellis, vice president of institutional diversity and equity, said She organized many of the events honoring King this month

“People following our celebrations in past years will notice that it is usually bound to some sort of communal event We always connect it to some sort of event in the country, this one is just easier to spot ” Ellis said that in previous years, the commemoration started on Sunday, the day before MLK day This year, the events are starting on Friday in order to appropriately address events such as the Ferguson trial Rev Starsky Wilson, CEO of the Deaconess Foundation and co-chair of the Ferguson Commission, will speak in Filene Auditorium on Friday at 4 p m on the consequences of the event in a discussion titled “Lessons Learned in Ferguson and Their Implications for the Country ” Wilson was not available for comment

This story appeared in The Dartmouth Friday

Law Addition Achieves LEED Platinum Score

LEED

ation projects must be at a minimum LEED Silver cer tified ” Constr uction on the Myron Taylor Hall addition began in spring 2012 and was completed last fall According to Richard R

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constr ucted by

Facilities Ser vices

three phases and cost about $55 million total, The Sun previously repor ted The underground facilities were built in Phase I, w h i l e My r o n Ta

dorm were renovated in Phases II and III

Robinson said he and his colleagues were “excited” about the LEED recognition

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“[The building] is totally covered by a green roof ”

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beneath the existing lawn adjacent to the law school

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A r c h i t e c t s , t h e u n d e r g r o u n d academic facility includes threet i e r e d c l a s s r o o m s , a s w e l l a s break room spaces and a lobby

Kozlowski said the most progressive aspect of the ne w addition is the fact that it is underground, which makes the building highly energy efficient

“ [ T h e b u i l d i n g ] i s t o t a l l y covered by a green roof,” he said “Our modeling shows that the b u i l d i n g s h o u l d b e a b o u t 6 4 percent more efficient than a standard building ”

Ro b i n s o n a l s o c o m m e n d e d the engineers for creating integrated systems

“ The engineers were able to design heating, cooling and ventilation systems that were state of the ar t and took advantage of t h e c l a s s r o o m s b e i n g u n d e rground,” he said

Above ground, the new Law

S c h o o l C o m m o n s i n c l u d e s lounge space and a café for students and faculty, according to the Ann Beha Architects website

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excited that the

cer tification,” Robinson said He added that because of its “

the addition has quickly become a popular destination for students and faculty alike

“Although underground, the design of the classrooms brings natural light into the space and a

below the lawn panel and side-

Myron Taylor Halls,” he said “ The three ne w classrooms are now the most popular teaching spaces for the faculty and students ”

According to Robinson, the law school decided to reach for a Platinum cer tification from the star t of the project “ When the Law School began the project, we had focused on obtaining a high level of LEED

effor ts to reduce energy costs and suppor t the sustainability effor ts of the Law School and University

Transgender Student Petitions Against Telluride Decision

Telluride House is owned and

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Association, a “non-profit organization that creates and fosters e

according to its website

Talusan posted a petition on C h a n g

Telluride, asking them to reverse their decision and remove the housemate from the house The

tures as of Monday, as well as a public letter of support signed by over 100 alumni and faculty of Telluride-related programs

Talusan who intended to live in the house this semester

scheduled for a court hearing to determine whether she will in fact be evicted

“I think Telluride Association’s actions continue to demonstrate that they’re tr ying to use their institutional power to cover up

Talusan said Re

House declined to discuss the matter on the record

‘People Needed to Find Ways To Turn Me Into a Liar’

Talusan said that at the beginning of the school year, she had

friend “ I w

ever yone in the house to be my

Bibliowicz ’81 Replaces

Father as WCMC Chair

level of excellence in New York

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how much of an impact Weill

C o r n e l l h a s h a d a r o u n d t h e globe, and I believe we are poised to thrive far into the future Weill Cornell Medical College is more to me than just an esteemed medical school the people here are my extended family,”

Weill said in a University press release

Du r i n g h i s t i m e l e a d i n g WCMC, Weill helped establish t h e We i l l C o r n e l l Me d i c a l College in Qatar, which has graduated 181 new doctors since its inception in 2002, according to t h e Un i v e r s i t y T h e m e d i c a l school has also established formal

a f f i l i a t i o n s w i t h t h e Ho u s t o n Methodist Hospital in Texas and the Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, Tanzania

Pre s i d e n t D a v i d Sk o r t o n praised Weill’s contributions to the University in a statement in December

“A s c h a i r o f t h e B o a rd o f

O v e r s e e r s o f We i l l C o r n e l l Medical College, he has nurtured the college’s growth, guided its progress and expanded its capacity for rigorous medical education, path-breaking research and superb clinical care to the enormous benefit of our students, faculty, researchers and patients,” Skorton said Weill personally appointed his daughter as his successor as chair, a decision the WCMC board approved Bibliowicz has ser ved on the Board of Overseers since 2004 and is also a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees

“She is a person of enormous energy and passion,” said Laurie H Glimcher, the dean of Weill Cornell, in an inter view with The New York Times “I think she’s going to bring her energy, her connections and her passion for medicine and medical research and education to the role ”

Bi b l i ow i c z s a i d i t w a s a n “honor and privilege” to ser ve in the position, according to a press release

“As a Cornell alum, it’s especially meaningful to me to tr y and help take this distinguished institution to the next

friend prior to the incidents I even invited that person to go to a party with me one time I tr y to go out of my way to be friends with the people that I live with,” she said

At first, Talusan said she tried t o b r u s h o f f t h e h o u s

m a t e ’ s transphobic comments

“Often times we [minorities] don’t want to admit to ourselves that we ’ ve been victimized, so we tr y to rationalize the actions of the people who do this to us, ” she said

ever-changing healthcare landscape has sparked exciting opportunities to help shape national conversation, and I’m eager to work with Dr Glimcher and the Board of Overseers as we strive to

Bibliowicz, a financial ser vices entrepreneur, ser ves as a senior adviser at private equity firm

Bridge Growth Partners and as a

Insurance Funds She also holds positions on several other boards, including that of the Lincoln Center Theatre and Asia Pacific

University

Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun com

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The Poverty and Goodwill Market

ndia has been infamous for corruption in my lifetime It has also emerged as a countr y which provides ample opportunity for ser vice and goodwill India has pro-

India over break ended up paying a number of middlemen while volunteering for a pro-

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Mother Teresa, both undisputed figures of compassion and ser vice, though in several ways controversial Several sections of my countr y ’ s population are destitute and disparate Children have to choose between work and school, beggars are organized into corporations by handlers and unfortunately people sleep on pavements Those Indians who have done ver y well for themselves in

flinch when this image of India is

often perceived as

but honestly, it is because they feel

Corruption is not a post-modern thing, but I never had to deal with it personally in such an abhorrent form where people would commercialize poverty to attract service and goodwill for personal income with no remorse whatsoever Moreover, it is not a matter of negligible sums of money Ever y month, at least 50 volunteers arrive at these placement areas administered by the alleged non-profits, each paying at least 150 dollars for the month’s ser vice These sums when converted to Indian currency make for

Corruption is not a post-modern thing, but I never had to deal with it personally in such an abhorrent form where people would commercialize poverty to attract service and goodwill.

o start fixing things in a society where bribes are a way of life It is only natural for a host of do-gooders to mushroom in such a complex environment where the opportunities to ser ve are infinite As a result, India had around two million non-governmental and non-profit organizations as of 2009 Ever y year, there is an influx of volunteers from universities across the world, to contribute in their individual ways to the fixing this colossal nation, though brilliant in several ways, undoubtedly needs Now, this goodwill industr y is unfortunately not so straightfor ward

There are two primar y issues The first issue is the NGOs themselves A number of them are fraught with middlemen who sell the image of the satisfied white volunteer with a number of grinning, bright-eyed little Indian kids to draw volunteers Several programs have registration fees which are justifiable for accommodation and so on, but unfortunately, they also make volunteers pay to provide ser vice teaching children, assisting with HIV awareness and so on This, to me, is an absurd concept where one pays to ser ve others This is only the least of the flaws of the goodwill industr y I was mortified when I found out that a couple of my friends that were working in

non-profit” hosts and organizers It

fact that these are

institutions

The other element of dishonesty is the purpose of volunteering itself It is an often reiterated fact that several students ser ve abroad, keeping in mind that it enhances chances of admission into good graduate schools, looks exemplar y on the professional record, provides excellent social network material and makes for some hilarious and, often, insensitive anecdotes of times spent in distant lands Poverty and inequality, in itself, is a product of human depravity It is added insult to injur y when the poor and underprivileged are exploited further as pawns and bait for profit for undeser ving people I am not a hapless neurotic and admit that there are some excellent organizations which have been paving the way for social initiative Working with these organizations have often changed perspectives of volunteers and have been life-changing experiences for many This is, however, a disclaimer that the non-profit sector is not as benevolent as it seems and is evolving into a remunerative industr y The unscrupulousness rampant among social ser vice schemes is significantly compromising the noble efforts of many

Aditi Bhowmick is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She may be reached at abhowmick@cornellsun com Guest Room appears periodically this semester

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Comme nt of the day

Hebani

“Not only is my beloved Rulloff’s returning, it is being brought back to life by the owner of my beloved CTB! Woohoo! (Might be time for a trip back up to campus...)”

ISean M. Benson

Re: “Rulloff ’ s Restaurant and Bar to Reopen Next Semester,” News, published December 4, 2014

David Fischer | Fischy Business

The Stories We Tell About Ourselves

n the next few weeks, when I inevitably run into people who I haven't seen since before winter break, I have some ammunition for the inevitable greeting, “ so how was your break?” Thankfully, I won ’ t need to respond, “nothing much, just hung out around home ” I was fortunate enough to fend off my Ithaca-fueled wanderlust with a jampacked break with travel to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida, Israel on a trip sponsored by Taglit-Birthright and t

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Although there wasn ’ t much time for Netflix on the couch, my varied trav-

thought provoking winter break

Clearly, these were all places with

From the entirely fabricated, films

Universal, to the sheer dessert beauty of Israel, to the red-clad, sesquicentennial-touting Seaport Conference Center, at first blush they seem to be d

fundamentally different from the last And yes, they were different experiences with different objectives

Howe ve r, I n o t i c e d a c o m m o n thread that ran through each disparate travel experience I was struck by each locale's propensity to establish and capitalize on a unifying narrative that explained its origins and inspired its drive into the future I found that each took care in crafting a certain image, and that many of my fellow attendees bought into this crafted image In other words, I was fascinated by the stories that each place told about itself

park tells about itself that a series of film studios in different cities make up this park allows the park to expand into new attractions, and for the park to maintain a critical elem e n t o f re a l i s m w i t h a s m a l l e r amount of suspension of disbelief necessary Although this example of an institution telling a story about itself might be the most low stakes given that the stakes are the continuity of a theme park it’s a telling example of how these sorts of stories can aid an institution's existence

Taglit-Birthright is an Israeli nonprofit that “gifts” Jewish adults with a 10 day trip to Israel The word “ t a g l i t ” m e a n s “d i s c ove r y ” i n Hebrew, and there is certainly plenty of that as the trip takes you for an intensive spin around the country, involving hiking, sightseeing and plenty of shawarma For me, a minimally-religious Jew who saw the trip as a great opportunity to capitalize on the offer of a mostly-free vacation with several friends, Birthright was an opportunity to gain firsthand knowledge of a country whose plight o c c u p i e s a w i d e s w a t h o f t h e

A m e r i c a n m e d i a l a n d s c a p e I enjoyed my time in the countr y greatly more than I thought I would and I couldn’t help but notice the story that our tour guides had assembled It was a narrative that appealed as far back as biblical times, and it

I was struck by each locale’s prope to establish and capitalize on a unif narrative that explained its origins a inspired its drive into the future

Let’s start off with the most clear example of an institution t h a t t e l l s a s t o r y a b o u t i t

Universal Studios and Islands of Ad ve n

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n g , Universal’s existence hinges upon the establishment of some sort of realism in its environment For those who haven’t attended the mega-amusement park, it’s separated into two different areas (that you need to pay s

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Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure I found the design of the Studios section to be particularly genius In order to reconcile the desire to create a sense of immersive realism (the Disney-esque “magic” factor) with the need to create a diverse park environment that leverages Universal’s intellectual property, the park is designed under the pretense of being a film studio This enables a highly detailed Simpson’s world (equipped with a fully functioning Moe’s Tavern) to exist alongs i d e t h e Ha r r y Po t t e r u n i ve r s e ’ s Diagon Alley This story that that

Keeping this attitude in mind, it’s not a stretch to see how this sort of narrative has potential to warp perceptions Although I think that this vision of Israel is true and accurate on the whole, the point that I'm making is it's not necessarily universally applicable

Finally, just this past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the C o r n e l l A l u m n i L e a d e r s h i p Conference in Boston with several other seniors The conference brings together over 700 Cornell Alumni who are heavily involved in volunteering for the University and a sense of Cornell exceptionalism was out in full force President David Skorton spoke before the gathered mass of re d - s we a t e r - we a r i

made the point that no other university puts on (or can put on) such an expansive conference At the Boston Se s q u i c e n t e n n i a

Ga l a , ove r 8 0 0 alumni were treated to a sometimesself-deprecating, sometimes-serious

m Ithacantus or the Cornell brain Facilitated by David Folkenflik ’91 (an NPR correspondent), the perfor-

Department of Shelter Medicine, a CALS initiative to improve food security worldwide and the myth that the Arts Quad statues of Ezra Cornell and A D White will come together and shake hands to celebrate the purity of the campus if

painted Israel and the Israelites as the underdogs of history who still existed despite the myriad of forces who attempted to destroy them It’s a fairly common narrative for Jewish children I remember hearing about it in similar words in Hebrew school during middle school and it’s cert a i n l y a c c u r a t e Howe ve r, I w a s struck by the ability of our tour guides to relate the trope to almost every site we visited A particularly striking example was the assertion made whilst standing over a bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian that even though Hadrian fought and won against Jews in his time, the Jewish people were still alive and Hadrian was not Despite the ridiculous false equivalency inherent in a comparison of the practitioners of a t h o u s a n d s - ye a r - o l d e t h n o - c u l t u r a l movement with one man, it seemed like our tour guides (one a native Israeli, another an American immigrant) truly believed in the validity of this asser tion and others like it

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desired effect and I

the theater with a sense of Big Red Pride in my heart and a photo of myself and the actor portraying Ezra Cornell in my pocket Ever y institution tells a stor y about itself I feel that it’s important to be able to appeal to the past to describe the values and virtues that distinguish the institution from its peers However, these stories sometimes require an examination of their underpinnings and implicit assumptions in order for us to distinguish how skeptical of them we should be If I learned anything over this break, it was of the importance of questioning the everyday narratives that crop up around you Understanding that the way that others portray themselves to the world and that the reality of their situation are not always in concert allows us greater awareness of the world around us

David Fischer is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at dfischer@cornellsun com Fischy Business appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Big Eyes, Lar ger -Than-Life Story

BY KATIE O’BRIEN Sun Staff Writer

All the events in Tim Burton’s latest film Big Eyes really happened, which is probably the most interesting thing about the movie Margaret Keane’s story is so unbelievable, you’d never know it’s not fiction Keane’s dreamy paintings of cartoon-like children with huge, sad, staring eyes gained widespread popularity in the ’50s and ’60s but her husband Walter Keane, who was shrewd at making sales, took all the credit for the portraits once he discovered a market for them Burton, a longtime collector of Keane’s paintings, translates her story to screen in a film that was 10 years in-the-making, and, in doing so, vividly brings to life San Francisco in the ’50s and ’60s, raises questions about what it means to be an artist and, most importantly, does Margaret Keane’s story great justice, giving her the recognition she deserves

The gender dynamics of the 1950s were an important (and infuriating) part of Big Eyes The movie begins when Keane (then Margaret Ulbrich) packs her bags, tears her paintings from the walls and ushers her young daughter into a car, speeding away to start a new life as a single mother The reasons for leaving her first husband are unexplained, but it is evident is that this is a very bold move for the 1950s Later, while selling her precious paintings at a street fair booth, she meets the seemingly-suave Walter Keane, who claims to be an artist and asks her out on a date Fast forward about a week and she marries Keane after receiving a court document from her ex-husband threatening to take away her daughter because, as a single mother, she is “unfit What at first seems like a happy, if convenient, union quickly devolves into Walter Keane manipulating his new wife so he can gain fame and recognition as an artist Margaret reluctantly goes along with Walter’s scheme he convinced her that nobody is interested in buying “lady art ” believing he has both of their best interests in mind, and then finds herself trapped in the lie The movie shows how she was forced to stay home in her studio, churning out painting after painting, hating herself for complying with her husband s scheme, but trapped by the threat of losing her daughter or even of being “knocked off ” if she revealed their secret As seen

in the trailer, this sense of hysteria is captured by a disconcerting scene in the grocery store where Margaret begins seeing the giant eyes of her portraits on other shoppers (the only reminder that this is a Tim Burton movie)

One of the film’s main strengths is the casting Christoph Waltz normally depicts characters that are exceedingly calculating, collected and intelligent, so it was interesting to see him as the kooky Walter Keane, who begins the movie as charming but descends into alcoholism and madness as “his” empire is threatened by his wife This culminates in a terrifying scene where he starts dropping matches through the keyhole as Margaret and her daughter hide in the studio, after which Margaret finally packs her bags a second time and leaves the abusive man who has stolen her life’s work

Big Eyes

Directed by Tim Burton

Starring Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz

crippling secret

The story comes to its close when

Amy Adams was a perfect Margaret Keane she makes the way in which Keane became compliant in her husband’s plot, as well as the emotional toll of being isolated from the outside world and denied ownership of her creations, believable Interestingly, Adams had actually passed on the role of Margaret Keane when she initially read the script years ago, because she didn’t see Keane as the type of strong female character she wanted to play Adams told Carpetbagger, “Being a mom changed the way I saw her She had a steely strength Yes, she was manipulated But I didn’t see her as weak I saw her as complicit ” When Adams met Margaret Keane, who is now 87, she said she saw her as quiet with moments of boldness, which Adams captures perfectly on-screen through dry quips toward Walter when he asks her what to say about his inspiration for the paintings, through a confrontation scene when she discovers he was never an artist at all like he claimed and through portraying the profound courage it took for Margaret to finally make public her

Margaret takes Walter to court, and the judge orders them both to produce a “Big Eyes” painting It goes without saying that this made for a satisfying end to the film As the icing on the cake, Lana Del Rey contributed two songs to the soundtrack: “Big Eyes” for which she won a Golden Globe and “I Can Fly ” “Big Eyes” is a piano ballad with haunting lyrics and beautiful high notes a song that captures the “steely strength” of Margaret Keane and her feelings of betrayal and loss “I Can Fly” is more upbeat, purely a song of triumph, played over the end credits The real Margaret Keane was quoted as being “shocked” by the emotional reaction she had from the film, and also impressed by how well Amy Adams portrayed how she had felt And as for Walter Keane, he continued to claim he was the true artist behind the big-eyed children until the day he died in 2000

Gloom of the Unknown Soldier

BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Senior Writer

y, s o l o n g a s yo u w o rk t h ro u g h t h a t a m b i g u i t y a n d a c c e p t t h a t C l i n t E a s t w o o d i s n o t s e r v i n g u p a t r a d i t i o n a l h e ro n a r r a t i ve “ Si m p l e ye t c o m p l e x ” s e e m s l i k e a p a r a d ox , b u t i t ’ s t r u l y a n a p t d e s c r i p t i o n f o r j u s t a b o u t a n yo n e , e s p e c i a l l y t h e C h r i s Ky l e d e p i c t e d h e re He’s a m a n w h o t a k e s c l e a r, d e c i s i ve a c t i o n a n d p re s e n t s a n o b d u r a t e p u b l i c f a c a d e t h a t d e f l e c t s a n y q u a l m s a g a i n s t s a i d a c t i o n , b u t a n u m -

b e r o f p a u s e s , l i k e w h e n t h e V A a g e n t a s k s h i m i f h e f e e l s

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t w o o d d e p i c t s i t a s a m a c h i n e , w i t h a l o t o f e m p h a s i s o n m a c h i n e - l i k e m ovem e n t , e s p e c i a l l y a t a m i l i t a r y f u n e r a l , t h e o n e d o m e s t i c s c e n e w h e re C h r i s l o o k s r i g h t a t h o m e ) T h e s o l d i e r n e it h e r g l o a t s n o r a p o l o g i ze s , w h i c h i s a b o t h a h u m b l e a n d

American Sniper

Directed by Clint Eastwood

Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller

o u t r a g e o u s l y i n h u m a n e f a c e t o m a i nt a i n w h e n s c r u t i n y c o m e s n o t j u s t f ro m h i s w i f e b u t h i s ow n c o n s c i e n c e It’s t o

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c o n s c i e n c e , i n s t e a d l e t t i n g i t s i t t h e re ,

c o l d a n d u n t o u c h e d , a s t h e h e a r t o f t h i s c o u n t r y a n d i t s f o re i g n e n t e r p r i s e

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Am e r i c a n Sn i p e r i s n o t p e r f e c t : A s T h e

Ne w Yo rk e r ’ s R i c h a rd Bro d y p o i n t s o u t ,

t h e re s h o u l d h a ve b e e n a t l e a s t o n e f e m a l e s o l d i e r h e re t o c o m p l i c a t e C h r i s ’ b i n a r y p e rc e p t i o n o f Ir a q ’ s m a s c u l i n e w a r zo n e o n o n e s i d e a n d A m e r i c a ’ s s u n n y, u n s e t t l i n g l y f e m i n i n e s u b u r b i a o n t h e o t h e r A n d w h i l e t h e i m a g e o f t h e Ir a q i s d o e s n o t n e c e s s a r i l y d i c t a t e t h e f i l m ’ s p o l i t i c s , t h e re i s o n e re g re t t a b l e m o m e n t i n w h i c h a l Qa e d a ’ s d e a d l i e s t s n i p e r, t h e o p p o n e n t i n C h r i s ’ p s yc h o s e x u a l a g o n ( a h i g h f a l u t i n w o rd I u s e k n ow i n g l y, c o n s i d e r i n g t h e w a y C h r i s s l u m p s a s i d e a f t e r h e f i re s t h e f i l m ’ s c l im a c t i c , u m , m o n e y s h o t ) , l u s t i l y g r i n s a f t e r l a n d i n g a k i l l o n a n u n s u s p e c t i n g A m e r i c a n s o l d i e r It’s n o t a ve r y e n n o b l i n g d e p i c t i o n o f Mi d d l e E a s t e r n e r s , b u t t h e a r g um e n t

Sia “Elastic

Heart”

RCA Records

“Well I’ve got thick skin and an elastic heart” belts Sia, as her preteen doppelganger Maddie Ziegler, best known for her role on Dance Moms and frequent appearances in Sia’s videos, leaps and twirls dressed in a dirty skin-colored leotard, performing a semi-erotic interpretive dance with, most bizarrely, a bearded and shirtless Shia LaBeouf The vivid, carnal lyric suits the video’s soft-grunge industrial aesthetic, as their violent synergy takes place inside a massive birdcage within a brightly lit warehouse If viewers are as perplexed by Shia LaBeouf ’ s presence as I was, perhaps it’s the sheer absurdity that his persona (as second-rate-actor-turned-performance-artist and all-around pop culture joke) denotes, which complements the video’s effect In its perverted, grungy end-of-the-world feel, it looks like a scene out of Snowpiercer in the best possible way Initially controversial due to accusations of pedophiliac imagery, Sia’s new video finds purpose in it’s freakish drama as Ziegler and LaBeouf portray an emotive war, unclear if romantic or internal, with inexplicable chemistry

Bob Dylan “Stay With Me”

Columbia Records

Almost ineluctably, it seems, the time has come: that once-great lyrical genius, Mr Bob Dylan, has reached the point in his career where his artistic juices are all but dried up, leaving him to, in what can only be a desperate moneygrab (because genuine expression this is not), record a classic pop cover album “Stay With Me,” the second song released from Bobby’s upcoming record of Frank Sinatra covers, plays a bit like frog with a heavy Marlboro habit broke out his old copies of Nashville Skyline and Sinatra ‘65, picked out the dullest aspects of each, and croaked out the logical product of the two Only difference is that any frog in his right mind would embark on such a travesty as some absurd parody; Mr Zimmerman is painfully sincere

FKA Twigs “Pendulum”

Young Turks Records

FKA Twigs has been an eccentric yet ar tistic figure in the alternative-electronic-R&B hybrid genre for the past year, and her ne west video for the song “Pendulum” only fur thers this notion In this eclectic piece, Twigs is the pendulum, swinging aimlessly by the lengths of her own braids She sings of a fr uitless pursuit of a lover, appearing somber and reluctant to escape her constraints Twigs repeats, “I’m your sweet little love maker” with a numb expression, as if she cannot control her condition This video manages to be both sensual and melancholic As it progresses, Twigs tries to detach herself from the braids, but they gain even more control over her In a subsequent scene, an invisible force grabs ahold of her braids and pulls her aggressively She repeats the line, “So lonely tr ying to be yours, ” illustrating how this relationship has brought her to a point of isolation and despair The piece ends with a moment of clarity Twigs freely dances with her loosely displayed hair She finally becomes herself again, able to dance and move as an individual This video is ar tistic and hear tbreaking, and FKA Twigs brings a fitting visual interpretation to her complex and emotional song

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Evicted for Response

To Alleged Harassment

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B u t t h

began allowing the unexpected CouchSurfing com guests to stay at the house for free

“She said she felt lonely and t

“ The housing contract says that we ' re permitted personal guests For ever yone up to this point, the assumption has been that a

you ’ ve met in person before But [she] claimed that that was not her interpretation ” She estimated that about onethird of the house supported her, o

claims and the other third had neutral or conflicted feelings

Daniel Marshall ’15, Telluride House member and former chair of the advisor y committee a

school I thought that working myself to the bone to get to a good college would be my ticket out of that situation,” she said “

Telluride House This situation shows that you can be the most exemplar y person, and the system can still say it doesn’t believe you because it’s interested in preser ving its self-image ” According to Talusan, three other house residents moved out due to the events that transpired

A Divisive Verdict

not discriminate on the basis of

national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or physical disability,” according to Amy Saltzman ’07, president of Telluride Association and

“My mom was a single mom and gambling addict, so I experienced homelessness in high school. I thought that working myself to the bone to get to a good college would be my ticket out of that situation.”

M e r e d i t h T a l u s a n g r a d

position akin to house president said he supported Talusan’s “right to safety and equitable t r e a t m e n t f r o m w i t h i n t h e House ” He described the house atmosphere during that time as a “ tense and stressful environment for all ”

“[ There was] constant discussion and frustrating debates that went on for weeks,” he said Marshall said he resigned as house chair out of “frustration a n d d i s a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h t h e w a y t h a t t h e Te l l u r i d e Association handled the situation ”

“ B e c a u s e a t t h e Te l l u r i d e House we are required to commit a demanding amount of intellectual and physical labor to the Telluride Association, I pledged to withhold my labor from the institution so long as Meredith was de facto exiled from our community on the basis of her identity and her unwillingness to peacefully endure attacks made on her identity,” Marshall said Shortly after Telluride decided to allow the housemate to stay, Talusan said she went to stay with a friend for a week and a half out of “fear for [her] psychological and personal safety ”

“My mom was a single mom and gambling addict, so I experi-

a former Cornell Telluride House member “ Telluride Association investigates all allegations of harassm e n t a n d d i s c r i m i n a t i o n , ” Saltzman said “ We follow establ i s h e d r

make formal findings and take actions that ensure the safety of a

n t s Investigations may result in the removal of a student’s scholarship, probation or other actions ” Saltzman said she could not comment on Talusan’s case due to confidentiality issues, but said that the Association has “offered professional support to residents who are invested in restoring a sense of community within the h o u s e , i n c l u d i n g c ove r i n g t h e costs of professional mediation ” Talusan said she feels that the “confidentiality is a smoke screen in order for [the Association] to not have to be transparent ” “ The fact of the matter is, the person who warrants confidentiality is the victim,” she said “ They’re saying that against the wishes of the victim, we ’ re going to protect the perpetrator To admit that something was wrong damages their reputation ”

Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun com

Red Offense Overpowers B.U.

Derraugh notes solid work of defense as integral to the win

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the team was unable to take advantage and was unfocused at times, according to Jenner

“I don’t think it was our best game We had some sparks of great hockey and because of that, we were able to tie it up, ” she said “It’s frustrating when you have that many chances and the

m o s t f r u strating thing

i s t h e w a y that they got their goals, I

t h i n k w e handed it to them a little bit They are a great team but we had

s o m e m e n t a

took advantage ”

Looking for ward towards the Clarkson matchup, Jenner said she is confident that the team can regroup

“I think we know how to play good hockey and we ’ ve done it a lot of the season, especially last time against Clarkson,” she said “ We need to brush our shoulders off and get refocused ”

The following day, Cornell battled against defending NCAA champion Clarkson In the first two periods, Clarkson controlled the game and had 40 shots on goal However, sophomore goaltender Paula Voorheis was ruthless and stopped all of Clarkson’s attempts At the 14:09 mark of the third period, Cornell secured a 1-0 lead when junior for ward

towards the net and passed the p

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shot was deflected, but junior defensemen Cassandra Poudrier

c a p i t a l i z e d o

e b o u n d With 7:23 remaining, though, Clarkson took advantage of one of Cornell’s numerous penalties and tied the game up In overtime, the Red had a few opportunities to win the game, but was unable to capitalize on them

D e r r a u g h

against Clarkson was better than the St Lawrence game, but that there is still room for improvement

“At the start of the game I was looking for more of a defensive

e f f o r t , ” h e s a i d “ T h e y w e r e much more aware, more responsible defensively, but the other part I wanted them to be better

a t w a

u

tonight ”

Despite those shortcomings, Derraugh said he was impressed with the team ’ s focus on defense

“ We were much more committed to defense and when it broke down, we would block shots and make second effor t plays,” he said

Overall, the Clarkson-Cornell game was high quality Derraugh said he believes that when the team stays out of the penalty box, it will have more success

“I think it was a good hockey game overall Both teams played pretty smart except for penalties,” he said “Both games this

weekend were not so great when it came to keeping emotions in check and staying out of the penalty box That is something we need to improve on if we want any success ” To end Cornell’s four-game h o m e s t re a k , C o r n e l l

“I think we know how to play good hockey and we’ve done it a lot of the season. We need to brush our shoulders off.”

d

No 2 Boston University (13-52), 6-2 Unlike the other games, Cornell’s defense stayed strong and the offensive line was able to capitalize on i t s g o a l o p p o rtunities

D e r r a

h felt that the team put in

and played

around game

“It was a really good defensive effort against a really dangerous team Tonight we started to play offensively as well and it’s what we are looking for,” he said “ Tonight we played well defensively and cashed in on offensive chances ”

He s a i d h e b e l i e v e s t h a t defense is the fundamental part of the Red’s game and that to c

the defense needs to be strong first

“It’s always where it starts We t a l k t

n g their defensive game and creati n g t u r n ov e r

t

g

t c h a n c e s offensively and sometimes the players are struggling offensively a n d t h e y j u s t s t a r t t

about scoring goals and forget a

Derraugh said “It starts with t u r n

defense to offense ” For the first time in 2015, Cornell hit the road when it trave

d

o Ya l e ( 7 - 1

- 1 , 4 - 7 - 0 ECAC) and Brown (4-15-0,111-0 ECAC) for the last two

games of intersession Cornell had a successful weekend with two more wins

The first period against Yale was physical, with some penalties i n Ya l

Ho

Voorheis with some tremen-

Bulldog’s attempts The up-anddown pace continued into the second period With a few seconds left before the second intermission, junior for ward Taylor Woods intercepted the puck in the right circle and passed it to DeBruin who roofed a backhand shot Cornell maintained its 1-0 lead into the third period In the last minute of play, Yale pushed hard for a final chance to score However, after Cornell won the final faceoff, Fulton secured the win with an empty net goal from the blue line

Despite a few minor penalties, Cornell controlled the puck during the first twenty minutes against Brown However, in the last 56 seconds of the period, Brown found the back of the net to take a 1-0 lead Cornell was quick to respond Just 26 seconds later Poudrier drilled a shot towards Brown’s goal, which was then deflected to Brown who backhanded the puck into the net Early in the second period Brown got off to a 2-1 lead, but Cornell was able to come back and score two more goals by halftime With 2:22 remaining in

Erin O’Connor launched a slapper that Woods deflected into the net, securing the victor

game winning streak

Danielle Letourneau can be reached at dletourneau@cornellsun com

Seahawks Gave Packers Chances,

But Green Bay Never Capitalized

SHATZMAN Continued from page

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s h o r t f i e l d g o a l Ex h i b i t B

Bostick. His mistake will go down in history as a historic blunder. But Brandon

Bostick did not lose the NFC Championship

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bshatzman@cornellsun

SWIMMING & DIVING

Continued from page 20

“The Yale meet was disappointing, but we had some guys step up and swim races they weren’t used to swimming. It was hard coming off of [the] training trip to convert the energy we had into good swims.”

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m b i a w a s t h

m o s t e xc i t i n g m e e t o f m y c a re e r w i t h t h e m e e t c o m i n g d ow n t o t h e l a s t re l a y It w a s h e a r t b re a ki n g t o l o s e , b u t we s w a m s t ro n g a n d o u r p e r f o r m a n c e m a d e a s t a t e m e n t t o t h e Iv y L e a g u e ” Fo r t h e w o m e n , t h e Re d w a s a b l e t o w i n t w o o f t h re e m e e t s s i n c e t h e f a l l s e m e s t e r At t h e It h a c a C o l l e g e In v i t e , t h e Re d

John McGrorty can be reached at jmcgrorty@cornellsun com

Saulnier, Jenner Lead Icers to Undefeated Winter Break Record

By DANIELLE LETOURNEAU Sun Staff Writer

Cornell women ’ s hockey went 4-0-2 during its six winter break games to improve its current record to 9-6-3

The team started with a 3-0 win over McGill University in an exhibition game In the first four minutes of play, senior forward Jillian Saulnier faked out McGill’s goalie and shot a forehand between her legs to take a 10 lead After the goal, Cornell had puck possession for the majority of the game due to its strong offense and defense With 3:19 left in the second period, Saulnier and senior forward Emily Fulton worked passes back and forth to the top of the zone where Saulnier drilled the puck towards the net, scoring Cornell’s second goal With 22 4 seconds before intermission, senior forward Brianne Jenner tapped in a goal to extend Cornell’s lead In the third period, McGill fought hard to get a goal, but junior goaltender Stephanie Moak remained composed and shutout the Redmen

The next matchup against St Lawrence (9-8-3, 5-3-2

,ECAC Hockey) was not as easy After the first period the game was tied at one However St Lawrence, ranked one spot ahead of Cornell, pressured the Red with two back-toback goals in the opening two minutes of the second period The team refocused after head coach Doug Derraugh called a Cornell timeout, though Jenner scored her second goal of the game and in the last four minutes of the second period, sophomore forward Hanna Bunton took advantage of a Saints line change, and in a two-on-one play fired a shot into the net The third period remained scoreless and the game ended in a tie after an extra period of play

Derraugh said he thought that the team ’ s performance was inconsistent throughout the night

“I thought it was good at times and other times it was very sporadic,” he said “There are no excuses and sometimes that’s something you worry about after coming back from a break, but we put ourselves in a tough position for the rest of the year ” Cornell had opportunities, especially in overtime, but

Women Defeat Lions, Men

Fall Just Short in Tight Meet

By JOHN MCGRORTY Sun Staff Writer

n u e d t o s h ow t h a t i t i s c o m p e t i t i ve w i t h i n t h e Iv y L e a g u e a n d t h a t i t s w i n t e r t r a i n i n g t r i p h a s p a i d t re m e n d o u s d i v i d e n d s On t h e m e n ’ s s i d e , t h e Re d h a d a n e x t r e m e l y i m p r e s s i v e s h o w i n g i n De c e m b e r a t t h e It h a c a C o l l e g e In v i t e T h e y c l a i m

n c o m p e t e d a t h o m e a

Scoring spurt | Senior forward Jillian Saulnier scored twice in a win over McGill during the break

Don’t Blame Bostick, Blame the Packers

By h a l f t i m e o f Su n d a y ’ s N F C

Championship, the chances of s e e i n g a Se a h

’ re p e a t appeared slim to none Trailing 16-0 and having turned the ball over four times, Seattle was effectively dominated But as quarterback Russell Wilson said right after throwing the walk-off touchdown pass in overtime, for the defending champs, there was never any doubt The Seahawks knew they were going to win the game

There were a few plays that will be re

Emerald City the touchdown on the fake field goal, Marshawn “beastmode” Lynch doing beastly things and so on But the play that will go down in histor y as a Bill Buckner-esque blunder occurred when Packers tight end Brandon Bostick failed to secure what would have likely been an NFC Championship-clinching onside kick It was a simple play to execute that always shows up in the closing minutes of games, and that, until Brandon Bostick, no player had totally botched in such a crucial time If Bostick holds onto the football, then Aaron Rodgers would almost certainly be heading to Glendale to duel Tom Brady in two w e e k s Bu t h e d i d n ’ t A n d t h e Seahawks pulled off a comeback for

the ages

After the game, an obviously disheartened Bostick admitted that had he done his job, the Packers would have won the game His job, he said, was only to block so that star receiver Jordy Nelson could secure the ball Instead, he jumped high to make what looked to be a fairly easy catch, and the ball went through his hands, directly into the waiting hands of a Seahawk player In turn, Marshawn Lynch capitalized on great field position with a game-leading touchdown rush and the

Seahawks ultimately won in overtime

So while the impact of Bostick’s miscue cannot be understated, it is necessar y to look at the course of the

opportunity for Green Bay and to

contributing to a loss versus the notion that Bostick was the reason that Green Bay lost

Of course, Bostick’s blunder came at a historically unfortunate time But the Packers never should have been in the position to recover an onside kick After Rodgers led the Packers offense