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S.A. Determines Budget

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

Even though 16 of the 27 organizations funded by the undergraduate Student Activity Fee received either no increase or a decrease in allocations for the 2016-18 funding cycle, the Student Assembly still voted 23-1-0 on Dec 3 to recommend an overall Student Activity Fee increase f ro m $ 2 3 6 p e r s t u d e n t

“There has never been a discussion on how the S A allocates it surplus publicly ”

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Dec 15, will now recommend $241 as the undergraduate Student Activity Fee to the Board of Trustees during the board meeting this week

If the allocation recommendation is approved by the trustees, the S A will receive an increase from $1 90 to $2 per student However, less than two weeks before the S A was required to vote on the final Student Activity Fee recommendations for the 2016-2018 funding cycle on Dec 4, the S A still had not determined how it would spend its approximately $40,000 surplus

See STUDENT ASSEMBLY page 4

Chapter House Rebuilding Is Only One Approval Vote Away

ground on the rebuilding efforts of the historic structure

Klarman Hall Opens After

Two Years of Construction

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun Staff Writer

After nearly two years of construction, Klarman Hall opened its doors on Jan 19, becoming the first new humanities building to be built on the Arts Quad in over 100 years Its construction cost $61 million, funding which was raised through philanthropy, according to the University Adjoining Goldwin Smith Hall, Klarman Hall is home to the Department of Romance Studies, housing some members of the Department of Comparative Literature and the advising and admissions offices for the College of Arts and Sciences

Many members of the romance studies department, who moved from Morrill Hall, said they were excited to work in more modern offices

mentally friendly design

“The building has been designed to achieve a Platinum LEED rating and generates electricity through a roof-mounted array of photovoltaic panels,” said Gilbert Delgado, the University architect

Several faculty members praised the central atrium, which is a designated space for both formal and informal gatherings

Re b u i l d i n g t h e C h a p t e r House is expected to begin early Fe b r u a r y i f t h e It h a c a L a n d m a rk s Pre s

C o m m i s s i o n a p p rove s f i n a l designs today

The latest iteration of the Chapter House design, which will be presented this evening, features a red brick exterior with black trim and bluestone on the street-facing side of the building to mimic some of the defining aesthetics of the old Chapter House The building will also be re-leveled to help wheelchair accessibility

At the meeting, the Ithaca

L a n d m a rk s Pre s e r va t i o n Commission is expected to give the Chapter House architects and management full clearance from the City of Ithaca to break

“In [November], they began a p p l y i n g f o r a c e r t i f i c a t e o f appropriateness for the reconstruction of the Chapter House

b u i l d i n g , ” s a i d Br y a n McCracken, the city’s historic preservation planner

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rebuilding had received clearance to demolish the old building last summer to make room for their new renovations Last November, he said, they had met with the Ithaca Landmarks

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receive feedback on their early designs for the new Chapter House

“They are applying [now] for the final approval of their proposed design for the building,”

See CHAPTER HOUSE page 4

“My office at Klarman is great, ” said Prof Gerard Aching, romance studies “The one I had in Morrill was on the top floor and had a round window, so that it was impossible to find an appropriate air-conditioning unit for it Also, the gaps around the window allowed cold air in during the winter Not optimal ”

In addition to more modern offices, Klarman Hall also features

“It’s an uplifting, light-filled space to walk through and hang out in; all of us will appreciate that,” said Prof Scott MacDonald, philosophy, senior associate dean for arts and humanities in arts and sciences “But it’s also perfect for more intentional gatherings receptions, talks, readings, performances things that add richness and variety to our intellectual life and that bring us together outside the classroom and lab I think it will become a kind of hub or forum at the center of the college ” The glass-enclosed atrium will be “particularly

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Cornell will receive approximately $150,000 through a U S Manufacturing Innovation Fund

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announced Monday

The grant, which was awarded to Cornell for its “ no-waste apparel design and production p ro c e s s t h a t u t i l i ze s p o s t - c o nsumer textile waste, ” is part of $2 84 million that five universities will collectively receive in 2016 for their work domestic manufacturing development by

creating new technologies and w o rk i n g t o d e c re a

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We’re also tr ying to divert used and unwanted clothing away from

tiles to better use as a raw material ” Lewis added that the Fiberizer a fabric-shredding machine that she and Netravali developed through funding from Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future was a key part of their U S Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant The Fiberizer works by transforming textile waste to become usable to manufacture

Netravali will work to develop an “industrial-grade” Fiberizer

Cornell’s awardment of the grant was announced at the U S Conference of Mayors Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, who attended

Cornell for the bid, arguing that Lewis and Netravali and worked closely with local organizations involved with recycling textiles “ While the project has local implications, it also relates to the larger apparel manufacturing sector in New York,” Myrick said “ This engagement aligns with the core land-grant mission of Cornell University and is a perfect representation of how the research activity on campus can ser ve the immediate needs of the community ”

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S.A. Votes to Increase Activity Fee for 2016-18

STUDENT ASSEMBLY

Continued from page 1

In order to request an increased student activity fee allocation from $1 90 to $2 per student, the S A needed to present a byline packet to the appropriations committee that outlined, among other things, its budget and how it planned to utilize any funds allocated, according to Shivang Tayal ’16, S A international at-large representative and appropriations committee member

However, after the S A tabled a resolution that proposed spending $15,000 of the surplus on iPads on Nov 19, the assembly still had not decided fully what they would put in the byline packet that would be sent to the appropriations committee As a result, 17 S A members convened an executive session on Nov 22 to discuss how the budget surplus might be spent ahead of the presentation to the appropriations committee following Thanksgiving break on Nov 30

the Cornell Social Consultants, according to Tayal Executive sessions, however, are only to be held to discuss confidential matters and may not involve any policy determinations, according to S A bylaws The Nov 22 meeting has no minutes, according to Gina Giambattista, director of the Office of the Assemblies, who said executive sessions are closed and off the record

“We did not believe this was an issue as the meeting we had was still allowed within our rules ”

However, contradicting Batista and the Office of Assemblies records, S A Parliamentarian Jordan Berger ’17 said the Nov 22 meeting was in fact not an executive session but an informal meeting, which, according to S A bylaws, is held for for the S A “ to set goals and priorities ” Informal meetings may not include any legislative decisions and must have the S A attendance policy enforced

“ The S A member who tabled [Resolution 32] referred to it as an executive session

tion This proposal was then presented and voted on as part of the complete Student Activity Fee allocation on Dec 3 before it was sent to be approved by President Elizabeth Garrett, according to Berger

It is not clearly stated in the S A charter or bylaws whether discussion and planning of the spending of S A money, which stems in large part from undergraduate tuition, constitutes a policy determination or a confidential matter

While the appropriations committee is chaired by Matthew Stefanko ’16, S A vice president of finance, a nonS A member of the appropriations committee chaired the committee during discussions regarding the S A ’ s funding, according to Tayal

Despite contradictory reports on the nature of the Nov 22 meeting, Tayal said he was confident that protocol was not violated during the meeting

“In my last one year there has never been a discussion on how the S A allocates its surplus publicly,” Tayal said

The Nov 22 meeting, which S A president Juliana Batista ’16 informed The Sun and the Office of the Assemblies was an executive session, was announced on the S A listserv prior to the meeting and involved an informal vote Members present discussed a plan to spend the surplus funding advocacy centers, a diversity innovation fund and

Juliana continued to use the terminology as to not confuse students further,” Berger said “We did not believe this was an issue as the meeting that we had was still allowed within our rules The meeting for all intensive purposes was an informal meeting but referred to as an executive session ”

While the S A surplus budget was planned to be addressed in the Nov 22 meeting, it was not officially designated until after the appropriations committee reviewed their request for an increase and made their recommenda-

He added that students had ample opportunity to object to how the S A planned to spend their money during the Dec 3 meeting when the total Student Activity Fee allocation was voted on and that the Nov 22 meeting, which was held two academic days before the presentation of the S A byline packet to the appropriations committee, was to discuss initiatives the S A had long wanted to fund

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun com

Faculty Express Excitement Over New Klarman Hall Space

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Up from the ashes | The rendering above depicts the proposed design for the Chapter House reconstruction being considered today by the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission

Chapter House May Rise Soon

CHAPTER HOUSE

Continued from page 1

McCracken said “If their project is approved, then [the architects and management] have all of the clearances from the Ithaca Landmarks Preser vation Commission They still have to get final approval from the building division, but that’s from the technical aspect of it if it’s designed to current building code ”

Since the Chapter House is located within a historic district in the City of Ithaca, both the Ithaca Landmarks Preser vation Commission and the Planning and Development Board are working with the Chapter House team to review designs and grant clearance If their proposal is accepted, the Ithaca Landmarks Preser vation Commission will grant the Chapter House rebuilding team a Certificate

of Appropriateness which allows them to move forward past the planning and design stage of the project McCracken added that the architects and builders may decide when they want to begin construction, but that it must take place within a two year period from the time the certificate is given

“Once a project is approved by the Landmarks Commission, they have two years to start and complete the project I don’t see it taking anywhere near that long for this project to [complete],” McCracken said “They have two years to complete the work that was proposed and approved ”

Architect Jason K Demarest is responsible for the design of the the Chapter House, while the property is maintained by CSP Management

Jeanette Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun com

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A snowboarder flies through the air in New York’s Lower East side Monday, gliding through the snow banks left by the weekend’s record-setting blizzard

Interim Chancellor Rejects Calls for Resignation Of Missouri

Prof Accused of Accosting Journalist

KANSAS CITY, Mo (AP) An interim chancellor on Monday rebuffed demands for the ouster of an assistant University of Missouri professor that have been rekindled in the wake of her being criminally charged for a campus run-in with student journalists during protests

Hank Foley, who oversees the four-school system ’ s campus in Columbia, said the university “ must allow due process to play out ” and will not rush when it comes to determining Melissa Click's future at the school, including a decision on tenure

“For those of you calling for hasty action, I say that we have good, strong processes in place,” Foley said at a news conference

Click, 45, was charged with misdemeanor assault earlier Monday The assistant communications professor faces up to 15 days in jail and a fine up to $300 if convicted The charge is related to a confrontation she had with a student photographer and a student videographer in November during protests over what some saw as indifference to racial issues

Click called for “ some muscle” to help remove

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the videographer, Mark Schierbecker, from the protest area on the Columbia campus Schierbecker’s video of the run-in went viral, and he complained to university police

The confrontation came the same day the university system ' s president and the Columbia campus ’ chancellor resigned Click later said publicly that she regretted her actions, and that she apologized to Schierbecker and all journalists and the university community for detracting from the students’ efforts to improve the Columbia campus ’ racial climate Foley said Monday that Click “is quite aggrieved by this,” and he called her legal troubles the result of a “ moment of heated anger ”

When asked about the prospect of Click being fired before her tenure process is completed later this year, Foley replied: “No Not going to happen ”

Click did not respond to an email seeking comment Monday Her university phone’s voicemail was full and not accepting messages, and her home number was disconnected

Michigan Prosecutor Investigates Contamination of Flint’s Drinking Water; Faces Impartiality Concerns

L ANSING, Mich (AP)

named a former prosecutor on Monday to spearhead an investigation into the process that left Fl

questioned whether the special counsel would be impartial

Republican Bill Schuette said Todd Flood, a former assistant prosecutor for Wayne County, which includes Detroit, will lead the probe and be joined by Andy Arena, a retired head of Detroit's FBI office

Schuette said the two would play key roles in the investigation and prevent conflicts of interest since the attorney general’s office also defends the state Both will report to Schuette, who promised they would provide an “experienced and independent review of all the facts and circumstances ”

He dismissed any concerns about Flood, who is now in private practice and has donated to c a n d i d a t e s f ro m b o t h p a r t i e s , including the maximum allowable amount to Schuette

“I don’t care who he (Flood) has given money to, Republican (or) Democrat It doesn’t matter, ” Schuette said “ This is about con-

ducting a thorough, exhaustive, c o m p l e t e i n v e s t i g a t i o n T h a t ’ s what we ’ re doing ” It is unclear at this point if the probe could result in criminal or civil charges The investigation could focus on whether environmental laws were broken or if there was official misconduct in the process that left Flint’s drinking water contaminated Flood mostly declined to discuss which laws may have been broken, except to note there are prohibitions against misconduct by public officials He said “ a p

y could be used to charge someone Schuette gave no timetable for the investigation

Flint switched from Detroit’s municipal water system while under emergency state financial management and began drawing from the Flint River in 2014 to save money, but the water was not properly treated Residents have been urged to use bottled w a t e r a n d t o p u t f i l t e r s o n faucets

Republican Gov Rick Snyder has been a focus of criticism, but Schuette said political affiliations w

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Marco Rubio Visits Iowans Before Approaching Lead-Off Caucus

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)

Marco Rubio is all over the map in Iowa Quite literally

Having spent little time in the state ’ s rural Christian conservative northwest, the Republican presidential candidate dropped in to Sioux County for the first time on a solo campaign trip last week, then bounced across the state two days later to speak with some of Iowa’s more fiscally conservative voters in the east

“I’m going to trust that he

knows what he’s doing,” state Rep John Wills, who supports Rubio, said after his campaign stop at the Christian Dordt College in GOPrich Sioux Center “I hope he gets the chance to get up here again Northwest Iowa is where you win ” Rubio began an uninterrupted nine-day run Saturday ahead of Iowa’s lead-off caucuses next Monday His itinerary includes college towns, larger cities and rural outposts

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The year is 1791 A group of Pennsylvania distillers, aggravated by the young federal government ’ s new taxes on whiskey, took up arms and refused to pay Throughout towns on the frontier, the distillers and their allies violently intimidated tax collectors and other government agents in an attempt to prevent them from collecting the levy In 1794, the arrival of a U S Marshal sparked the invasion of the estate of tax inspector General John Neville by over 500 armed distillers

In response, George Washington, the sitting president, raised an army of 13,000 men that he intended to lead personally against the so-called “Whiskey Rebellion ” When news of the approaching federal forces reached the distillers, they disbanded and subsequently paid their taxes

Whiskey And Wildlife

ments with the structure of our government and they intend to use armed force to affect the change they wish to see This is not a good thing

There is a reason the United States has lasted for so long, and that reason is in many ways the political structure enshrined in the Constitution It is not a perfect document, hence the 27 major additions and countless more reinterpretations, but there is an established editing and review process that has kept our nation stable for almost 250 years The protesters in Harney wish to change this They, much more so than ISIS, represent an existential threat to the United States we know and love

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ARTS DESKER Jael Goldfine ’17

Editorial

How Not to Create A Business (College)

LAST MONTH, THE UNIVERSITY EXPRESSED ITS INTENTION to create a College of Business, comprised of programs from the School of Hotel Administration, the Charles H Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management and the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management The announcement resulted in a significant outcry from alumni and faculty, who cited the lack of input given on many of the details of the structure of the new college In light of these concerns, we urge the Board of Trustees to table the vote on the College of Business until Cornellians are given the opportunity to engage with the administration on the details of the college

The University intends for the new unified college to integrate students and faculty in Cornell’s business programs and to become “ a world-class center of teaching, research and engagement for business management and entrepreneurship ” In the college’s initial announcement, made without fanfare and during the exam period, very few details were revealed about the structure of the college Instead, President Elizabeth Garrett said she hopes the Board of Trustees will formally recognize the new administrative unit before the University engages “deeply with all the involved constituencies” on the details surrounding the college

The manner in which the University introduced the proposed College of Business proves detrimental to the shared governance system touted by administrators By announcing the intention to dramatically change a major component of undergraduate academics for many students at the conclusion of the semester, the administration essentially decreased the ability of students and faculty to offer input before the matter is taken to the Board of Trustees

Additionally, numerous Cornellians have expressed their outrage over the proposed creation of a new college, threatening to divest their donations from the University’s endowment if the Board of Trustees approves the new college Although the administration and Trustees are charged with making long-term decisions about the University, the threats of alumni should not be taken lightly Many of these concerns are exacerbated by the wealth of misinformation and lack of details over the new proposed college, which could likely be resolved had administrators engaged with Cornellians about the proposed college in the first place

The administration’s decision last month, we believe, ultimately damages the trust many alumni hold in those running their alma mater There is no doubt that potential exists for a College of Business, in some form, could prove beneficial for the University in the long run However, creating a major administrative unit to enact such a major change before a constructive dialogue among Cornellians about how the college should be implemented proves detrimental

This is the proper way to deal with armed insurrection One might even argue that President Washington was too restrained in his actions It took three years of standoff, multiple attempts to negotiate peacefully and a brazen attack on a federal official’s land before the government took action

But once they took action, the results were swift and positive

Today, we are faced with yet another act of rebellion, this time in Harney County, Ore , where a group of armed militias (composed mainly of outof-staters) has taken over a federal wildlife preser ve and threatened to resist violently any government attempt to dislodge them

While it is true that ISIS is a pressing security issue that merits the full attention of the United States, there is an even more insidious, and far more “existential” threat than the Islamic State There is no better example of this threat than the thugs and goons in Harney County.

It is surprising how little media coverage this act of armed insurrection has garnered, especially compared to the non-stop coverage of Baltimore and Ferguson over the past two summers There are sporadic reports from Harney County, but for the most part it has focused on the more trivial aspects of the situation It made me smile when I read that the co-founder of Cards Against Humanity sent the protesters a box of dildos and a 50-gallon drum of lube after they asked their supporters to send them food, but that is in no way the most important element of this story

What is important is that armed militias (some of which have well-documented antiSemitic and racist philosophies) have overrun a county that does not welcome them, occupied federal lands on the grounds that the national government has no authority, disregarded orders from the lawfully elected sheriff and have faced practically no resistance Ben Carson refers to the Islamic State as an “existential threat” to the United States The doctor, along with several other presidential candidates, believes that the U S is in danger of being fundamentally destroyed or altered beyond recognition, at the hands of ISIS While it is true that ISIS is a pressing security issue that merits the full attention of the United States, there is an even more insidious, and far more “existential” threat than the Islamic State There is no better example of this threat than the thugs and goons in Harney County

There are people in this nation who do not recognize the authority of our elected government Whether they hide behind the mantra of “ states ’ rights,” “sovereign citizen“ or “ true patriots,” they all seek the same thing and that is the total dismantling of centralized authority in the United States Much like the original Whiskey Rebellion protestors and the Confederate States of America, they often frame themselves as the true heirs of the values of the American Revolution This is true in a certain way Much like the distillers and the confederates they are rebels, and their end goal is revolution They have fundamental disagree-

There is another group of people in our nation who have a long-standing (and infinitely more justified) opposition to many of the systems of our society For comparison’s sake, let us see the government ’ s response to this group It was not even a year ago that the Baltimore Police Department’s actions left a young black man dead in the back of a police wagon In the aftermath of that tragedy, when the city’s residents began vigorously protesting the mishandling of that particular case, as well as deepseated racial biases against certain communities by the government and police, Governor Larr y Hogan mobilized the National Guard to “ restore order” to the city The result was camouflaged armored vehicles patrolling the streets The result was a Gestapo-style arrest of a peaceful protestor broadcast live on CNN

The result was a repeat of the calamity that was Ferguson, Mo , the previous year What does it say about our country when a black child not even twelve years old, with a toy gun tucked into his pants, is shot onsite by police, while a group of disgruntled middleaged white men with real guns that they point at police officers are left be? When the black students of Kent State University protested outside of their dormitory, police had no trouble firing 140 rounds into the crowd in the space of 30 seconds, killing two and injuring others Why is it that the police in Oregon and the federal agencies involved aren ’ t using force to dislodge the militias in Harney County Certainly sworn enemies of the federal government present more of a danger than protesting college students

All this is not to say that the FBI or the National Guard should charge in, guns blazing, in an attempt to remove the militiamen History tells us that strategy is flawed, and memories of the bungled handling of similar situations in Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho is no doubt causing the government to act conservatively Much of the time, though, it seems that they are not even acting conservatively, but simply not acting at all Supporters still have access to the refuge and can drop off food The occupiers still have communication with their networks outside of the refuge Guns are still being aimed at law enforcement

When George Washington finally began marching towards Pennsylvania at the head of his 13,000-man army, the rebels revealed their true natures and turned tail By the time the army got there, there were only a few straggling protesters left to arrest The men in Harney today claim to be the true inheritors of the values of the founding fathers, but it is clear from his decisive response to the Whiskey Rebellion that the Founding Father himself would have no tolerance for such banality

Jacob Rubashkin is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at jrubashkin@cornellsun com The Jacobin appears alternate Mondays this semester

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“I withdraw any future financial support of my beloved Hotel School if it is to be part of the Business School. This is a real slap in the face to the hotel and restaurant industries. I will no longer recommend young potential leaders of the hospitality business to Cornell Business School.”

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Re: “Alumni Threaten to Pull Donations Over Proposed College of Business,” News Januar y 25, 2016

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Anomalisa Gets Under Your Skin in Unexpected Ways

BY MARK DISTEFANO Sun Staff Writer

“What is it to be human?” asks the voiceover in the trailer for Anomalisa “What is it to ache, what is it to be alive? Each person you speak to has had a childhood Each has a body Each body has aches Look for what is special about each individual Focus on that ” The trailer is wildly misleading While it suggests a happy, effervescent tone reminiscent of Her, especially when set to the tune “Just Like a Dream” by Lykke Li, the film itself is actually about a man fundamentally and tragically unable to do just that distinguish between individuals It is actually a retrogressive, surrealist horror film about the waking nightmare doldrums of our daily lives I admire this film immensely but I cannot say I was deeply moved or affected by it Nonetheless, I was very much impressed by its ingenuity, ambition, and structure, which are hallmark characteristics of a Charlie Kaufman film

Instead of dealing with the questions raised in the trailer, the film asks what happens when one becomes nearly unable to recognize the humanity in others The answer: hell A very monotonous, mundane, boring hell The movie so successfully creates this aura that even at 90 minutes it becomes a slog Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight feels shorter This is another obstacle to one ’ s enjoyment of the film, but if you are able to appreciate why the filmmakers are trying to make you feel deliberately uncomfortable, you will not mind Kaufman and his codirector, Duke Johnson, are not out to entertain you in this Kickstarter-funded animated film They are out to make you feel the burden and inertia and malaise that chokes us when we are at our lowest ebb on a daily basis I was always checking my watch, but still there was brain candy aplenty on screen, and my interest remained intact

The movie concerns the overnight stay in Cincinnati bthough it could be any generic American town of one Michael Stone, an English hospitality services drone Voiced beautifully by David Thewlis, the character recalls the actor ’ s aimless yet deep London drifter from Mike Leigh’s Naked Michael is to give a lecture at a conference on consumer satis-

faction, and tries to engage in a desperate affair with a girl who he dumped many years ago This is an effort to pump some much-needed excitement into his pulseless life Something strange you’ll notice shortly into the film: Every single supporting character has the same voice All are portrayed by Tom Noonan, and represent the identically dull tones which all people sound like to Michael This is a brilliant conceit which does not make things easier on the audience In fact it makes it easy for us to regard every character on screen with the same disdain and annoyance Michael does

Then into Michael’s life tumbles an anomaly: another woman, Lisa, actually no more than a goofy fangirl of his work She treats him with disproportionate admiration and is so selfdeprecating she is easy to manipulate Voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh, she is yet still a warm and inviting soul and one cannot blame Michael when he falls desperately in love with her There is a protracted puppet sex scene with a miniature prosthetic penis, in which the film frighteningly uses the Uncanny Valley effect to its advantage The trouble is, soon Lisa’s little tics, neuroses, and peccadillos get in the way of Michael’s fervent adoration for her and prevent him from enjoying her markedly tactile voice The honeymoon period is over mighty quick after only one night for poor Michael He cannot seem to make any sort of magic or romanticism last, and soon has to return to his dopey wife and kid in the morning, both of whom he considers nothing more than a nuisance

Reading up on the almost exclusively glowing reviews of the film, I discovered a clue which helped me unlock the central motif The name of the hotel where Michael stays is called the Al Fregoli Kaufman, a screenwriter with the mind of a Freudian psychologist, tends to embed many layers of, well, psychology in his settings and characters, and “Fregoli” refers to a specific delusion Knowing this is critical to unraveling the movie’s game plan, so take a minute and Wikipedia it

There are two camps when it comes to film criticism, as far as I am concerned: the intellectual branch and the emotional branch Some appreciate a film more for its merits: acting, writing, construction, set design, etc , whereas I tend to view the best films as instruments to elicit strong emotional responses The best films in my mind are the ones that provoke those

exhilarating responses and play your heart like a violin like Her Anomalisa does not do that, but it does precisely what it means to It is exceedingly effective at creating a suffocating atmosphere of nothingness, and scares you into putting some goddamn meaning into your ordinary humdrum life Other movie characters have undergone these trials with more emotionally satisfying results (Lester Burnham in American Beauty), but unfortunately for Michael Stone, he is irredeemable

Mark DiStefano is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at msd97@cornell edu

Shakespeare, the Playwright With a License to Quill

BY NICK SWAN Sun Staff Writer

Jacopo della Quercia’s recently released novel License to Quill places literar y legends William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe in a narrative derived from contemporary spy thrillers such as the James Bond series When William Shakespeare is approached by Guy Fawkes to help in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, the playwright is forced to work undercover with the group of conspirators, infiltrating their plans until the treasonous act ultimately fails Christopher Marlowe deals with the foreign implications of the Gunpowder Plot in Italy The story, outlandish to the novel’s 17th Century setting, serves to provide an interesting glimpse of the two writers’ personalities and eccentricities as understood through historical sources and their own works

The narrative begins on a stormy night in London around May 30, 1593 the reported date of Christopher Marlowe’s untimely death Marlowe, a secret government spy and renowned playwright, was recently apprehended and arrested for supposedly writing seditious material about Protestants living in London Presently, he is awaiting trial, held captive by three armed guards in a bedroom A porter delivers ale to

the three guards, and as the attendant leaves, he smashes a bottle on the floor, engulfing the room in thick smoke When the fog clears, the three guards discover that Marlowe has been brutally stabbed to death with one of the guard’s daggers on the bed that, only a few seconds prior, held him in a drunken sleep

He is a quirk in the rigidity of proper “official” behavior exhibited by Thomas Walsingham or other important figures with whom he must interact, just as his works break the confines of poetic norms contemporary to his time Historically, Marlowe is the famous influence of Shakespeare, a fact symbolized in Shakespeare's character

When spymaster Thomas Walsingham arrives at the crime scene, he orders the three guards away to apprehend the assassin Walsingham approaches Marlowe’s lifeless body and orders the dead poet to rise It is then revealed that Marlowe’s death was merely staged with the help of young William Shakespeare, who climbs out from under Marlowe's bed with the guard's stolen dagger The trio makes its way to a dockyard, where Marlowe departs on a boat to Venice so that he may live under a secret identity to avoid execution in England Before Marlowe leaves, he shares a loving embrace with Shakespeare, indicating the apparent brotherly bond between the two playwrights The young Shakespeare will replace Marlowe’s spy role in exchange for a monetary stipend and a license to write plays free from political censorship Many of the novel’s most intriguing elements, besides its thrilling action and revelations, are introduced in this prologue It is in this initial scene that Quercia establishes his witty tone that depicts later events or exchanges in the novel with an appreciable sense of humor and sentimentality The shocking excitement of Marlowe’s fake murder is followed by a valuable, personal moment between him and Shakespeare Such a tone does well in soothing the bleak reality of the novel's primary setting, a plague-devastated London under the harsh, violent nature of English politics during Elizabeth and James I’s reigns Both Shakespeare and Marlowe are characterized in this scene, and the duality between the two writers is observed for the first time Marlowe, a pioneer of blank verse in English playwriting, is portrayed in License to Quill as a clever playboy with a deep but modest love of himself

Like Marlowe, Shakespeare is different from the figures around him and combats societal norms through a humorous and witty approach to various interactions Shakespeare, however, is much more conscientious and tamed in the way he conducts himself with others, and even appears timid when facing the initial danger of his mission Yet, as Marlowe and Shakespeare face the hardships of infiltrating the Gunpowder Plot (neither playwright knows of the other’s actions or whereabouts), their personalities converge, leading to the meeting between the two writers in the Globe Theatre and their first embrace since 1593

License to Quill is crafted around historical facts of the playwrights’ lives Due to the proliferation of espionage during Shakespeare and Marlowe’s time, much is known about the two writers, and indeed, Quercia presents a significant quantity of footnotes as proof of consulted documents In approaching the time period in the style of a modern spy thriller, Quercia brilliantly animates and explains the figures and events that occurred hundreds of years ago

Additionally, many allusions to Shakespeare’s works are present in the novel For example, Bianca, a fictional spy and former love interest of Shakespeare, is referred to as the “Dark Lady ” This is a reference to Shakespeare's sequence of sonnets 127 to 154 that address an assumed lover of the poet, whose identity is unknown Furthermore, in the novel, Guy Fawkes tasks Shakespeare with writing a play that would become Macbeth In reality, Shakespeare did write this play around and possibly as result of the Gunpowder Plot Jacopo della Quercia’s License to Quill is a highly entertaining spy thriller, complete with vivid characterization and creative depictions of a significant and infamous chapter in European history

Nick Swan is a freshman in the School of Industrial Labor Relations He can be reached at nb252@cornell edu

IJessie Weber

This past weekend, I spent a period of about 24 hours intermittently watching snow plaster itself against the homes and roads of the neighborhood I grew up in The sky was a constant, distant grey that seemed to feed off of the continuous snowfall instead of starving from it Standing outside, leaning against a shovel with drenched gloves and hearing the crackle of ice shifting in my hair as I lifted my gaze, I stared straight into the sky and could find no single trace of sunlight

We don’t get snowfall like this too often in SouthCentral Pennsylvania; by the time you clear to the end of your driveway, the other end is drowning under inches of snow again Crossing the street becomes an all-day affair Amazon shut down its factory on Saturday By the time the snow had reached 20 inches, I was listening to the only band that felt appropriate to match the bleak yet exquisite landscape

In their 2013 album If You Leave, the three artists who make up the band Daughter created a space that was both feeble and quite strong through its sense of futility This is a band that knows how to draw you in and hold you close, whether it’s what you want or not Say what you will, you can ’ t listen to “Smother” and not feel that strong twinge of guilt that inspires some kind of self-pity and remorse, even if you have no logical reason to feel it Elena Tonra’s personally written and personal lyrics, are both passive and seductive, leading and

empty when sung in her haunting voice The muted sorrow of Igor Haefeli’s guitar and Remi Aguilella’s deliberately aimless drumming don’t cease to insist that you follow her through her memories of recent and remote sorrows

But compared to their previous album, Not to Disappear ventures several layers deeper Released on January 15, this is an album suited for a winter storm like Jonas, which drives immense distances between people simply by the methodical piling up of miniscule building blocks from the ground level It still has all the same soft calls of angst; the line “I don’t want to belong / to you / to anyone ” in the aptly titled “To Belong” is repeated until you can ’ t ignore it anymore And once more there are the sorrowful lilts in Tonra’s vocals “And when it’s dark / I’ll call out in the night for my mother / But she isn’t coming back for me / Cause she’s already gone ” which echo towards the recesses of your thoughts until you can ’ t shake them out But the weight of this album is different It calls for more attention as you listen to it, it calls out not just sorrowfully but also angrily this time “Alone / With You” and “No Care” sound like drunken masterpieces trying to pirouette across a stage

With these two songs, more than with any of the others in the album, Tonra’s emotions seem far more aligned with Simple Plan than with the typical indie-folk type,

but the band still manages to express them in a way that strikes one as being part of a wholly natural progression from older songs like “Youth” and “Shallows ”

The beauty of this album is not simply that it’s an evolved continuation of their previous releases, but that it so seamlessly provides a window into an internal dialogue that flutters, rages, ebbs, sputters and ultimately spins off into the distance, murmuring, “You’ll find love, kid, it exists,” in spite of the immense void you ’ ve suddenly found yourself sitting in I recommend Not to Disappear t o a n yo n

through Spotify to find some pre-made playlist for finding your inner Miami Beach vibe if that’s you, then you probably want to transfer to a different school anyway If you do feel up to it, then definitely give this album a spin, but make sure you have the heat cranked up and a picture of your dog somewhere close at hand, because it’s an emotional ordeal You eventually begin to internalize these songs in a visceral way, and can ’ t help but question whether perhaps you ’ re destined to blunder up and down some icy driveway, bent over the weight of your shovel but finding that each time you look behind you, your work has been erased by the drifting down of something new to be cleared

Jessie Weber is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at jlw372@cornell edu

An Artsy New Year’s Resolution

haven’t made a real New Year’s resolution in years Sure, if you asked me in the week leading up to and following December 31 I would have told you some boilerplate goal (Exercise more!) And it’s not that there weren ’ t a handful of ways I could have improved each year; it’s just that I never took the resolution list to heart But in 2016, I have a very serious New Year’s resolution So serious, in fact, that I’m now publicizing it for the Cornell Daily Sun reader base The resolution: to write down every book I read, movie I watch and play I see in 2016

Before I continue, I should say that I am still working out how to record the TV I watch, because listing individual episodes seems excessive but entire seasons feels too broad And, as of now, this list doesn’t include concerts, as I’m someone who listens to music almost entirely on their iPhone But I may opt to include all of these maybe art museums would be worth

considering as well I would recommend others consider this resolution because it is quite easy to achieve Most resolutions that fail dictate a change in behavior, something my resolution hardly demands Rather, all this resolution asks is that you monitor your behavior in terms of art consumption I personally am writing them down in my agenda but I’ve already converted one friend who is now using her phone The act of writing something down is so low-maintenance especially given how often people will (unfortunately) text mid-artistic consumption anyway!

In light of how easy this resolution really is, I think the benefits are fairly significant Perhaps the most worthwhile and direct result of writing down the art one consumes in a year is self-knowledge To be able to look back at all of the great (and not so great) art I’ve consumed in a year will be valuable information for me moving forward I imagine I’ll feel both rewarded and constructive as I consume a fair amount of art Since entering college, I’ve already felt a dip in the amount of books I read for personal enjoyment during the school year Even though it has only been a little over two weeks in, the process of making this list makes me determined to change that I imagine some people who adopt this resolution will have a similar experience Perhaps they will realize that they are reading little and only seeing subpar films And maybe this list will encourage them to try to change that (I recognize that films and books are less financially burdensome and more convenient than theater, but tickets for Cornell student productions are very cheap ) Or maybe they’ll realize that they are averaging over fourteen movies a week, and

that they might have a problem

There is so much power ful ar t out there and I look for ward to being able to look at my list at the end of next year I think, or at least hope, I’ll be proud of all I’ve seen and read in 2016 and it will help me track what I enjoyed or didn’t I imagine that the list will make me less passive as writing it down reminds me of what I’ve just consumed In other words, while this list doesn’t dictate a change in behavior, perhaps it will inspire me to change in 2017 Of course people should cater what they are cataloging according to their interests I know some people who see ever y concer t they can, others who attend a comedy show almost weekly It’s a resolution that is achievable, tangible, and hopefully re warding when December 31 comes along So far it’s been interesting to see some of the contrasts in what I’ve been consuming this year in movies has kicked off with The Danish Girl, Creed and It s Complicated I am already looking for ward to my complete list and seeing what pieces of ar t will define my 2016

Emily Kling is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at eak243@cornell edu

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Kroenke, Deception and the NFL

SHATZMAN

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effective immediately Stan Kroenke had not spoken publicly about the Rams since 2012 His lack of transparency suggests that he bought the Rams with the intention of moving to the team back to Los Angeles, where the Rams played from 1946 to 1994

He and his associates worked behind the scenes, preparing a plan for relocation, never once addressing St Louis or Rams’ fans Ultimately he emerged from the shadows for some celebrator y words in Los Angeles, to fans who, to Kroenke, are nothing more than ticket stubs and jersey sales Bryan Burwell knew what was coming But in order for Kroenke to execute his relocation plan, he would have to receive the approval of the NFL a league that, over the course of the relocation process, proved itself to be corrupt The NFL is to organizations what Stan Kroenke is to human beings

Article 4 3 of the NFL Constitution and Bylaws states, “ no club has an ‘entitlement’ to relocate simply because it perceives an opportunity for enhanced club revenues in another location ” Section A of the league’s Policy and Procedures for Proposed Franchise Relocations affirms that, “ clubs are obligated to work diligently and in good faith to obtain and to maintain suitable stadium facilities in their home territories ” When the league and franchise owners approved the Rams’ move to L A , the policies stated in the league constitution were blatantly disregarded So, then, why have a league constitution at all? The St Louis Stadium Task Force, established to work in “good faith” with the NFL to ensure the Rams’ future in St Louis, proposed a viable stadium plan The plan included $400 million of public funding from St Louis, which would have been the “ 5th highest public contribution in the history of the NFL ” The Rams’ application to move to L A , authored by Kroenke’s people, is full of statements that are utterly incorrect

These falsehoods are addressed in detail in the ‘Response to Rams Application to Relocate to Los Angeles,’ authored by the Stadium Task Force Kroenke’s insistence that St Louis cannot support the

Rams is simply not true From 2007-2011, the Rams’ 15-65 record was the worst five-year stretch by a team in NFL history During that span, the Rams’ Edward Jones Dome was 89 percent full on average, including 95 percent full in 2007 This was in the worst span by a team in NFL history, mind you In Major League Baseball, St Louis has been ranked second in attendance each of the last three seasons Cardinals’ fans are widely considered to be the best in baseball But according to Kroenke, St Louis cannot support an NFL franchise, despite no evidence to back such a claim, and a plethora of evidence to argue otherwise In fact, the statistics show just how faithful Rams’ fans were during a period of unprecedented losing Rams’ attendance over the last ten years in St Louis was greater than the Rams final ten years in Los Angeles 1984-1994 Despite far fewer wins in St Louis and a much smaller city and overall smaller market compared to L A , St Louis sports fans are loyal, no matter the number of wins Stan Kroenke should know a lot about purported low fan support, seeing as his Denver Nuggets currently sit 30th of 30 NBA teams in attendance Over in the NHL, his Colorado Avalanche aren ’ t much higher

While I needn’t list each and every statistic that proves how and why St Louis is a suitable, loyal football city, I refer readers to the aforementioned response by the stadium task force that critically details all of them The point is that Stan Kroenke moved the Rams to benefit financially; and in approving his plan, the NFL shamelessly disregarded its own policies so that it, too, could benefit Although NFL franchises have historically fared poorly in Los Angeles, it makes sense why the league wants to occupy the west coast hub But the victimization of a city full of passionate fans by a two-faced billionaire is tragic for the city of St Louis, and the authorization of the move is a disgraceful act by the National Football League Actions speak louder than words, and St Louis was cooked from the beginning Stan Kroenke lied The NFL ignored its policies Together the two formed the snake that ultimately bit the city of St Louis

Ben Shatzman can be contacted at bshatzman@cornellsun com Calling the Shatz appears alternate Monday this semester

Brown Tallies Hat Trick Versus Yale

March

Clarkson the lead The Red was able to hold Clarkson and tied up the game on Jess Brown’s goal in the third

“We stuck to the gameplan,” Derraugh said about the Clarkson game “We got some good goaltending as well ” Against St Lawrence, the Red seemed relatively evenly matched, yet sharpshooting from the Saints powered St Lawrence to a 3-0 lead halfway through the game

“We were giving them the lead,” Voorheis said “We were still confident we could come back ”

“You can ’ t be distracted by the scoreboard,” Woods said “ We were still with them You just have to chip away at it ”

The Red tallied a second peri-

o d g o a l by s e n i o r f o r w a rd Amanda Zorn to make it 3-1, but the team was not able to capitalize on any third period opportunities The final score left the Lynah Faithful wanting

“We were disappointed in the St Lawrence game, ” Derraugh said, reiterating Woods’ point about playing two strong games every weekend “We need to have more consistency ” Even after grabbing only one p o i n t l a s t w e e k e n d , C o r n e l l’s mental resolve when faced with a difficult situation midgame or midseason is readily apparent It is this measured approach and ingame confidence that has the Red believing it can go on a late seas o n r u n a n d p l a y d e e p i n t o

“We have to control what we can control,” Bunton said “Even losing to SLU, we control our own destiny,” Woods said “We’re playing with a chip

on our shoulder every single time I, for sure, believe in every single one of my teammates ”

Keith Bollt can be reached at kbollt@cornellsun com

At North American Cup

The women ’ s fencing team kicked off December with three wins at the Brandeis Invitational The Red defeated Brandeis, MIT and Dre w and lost to St John’s and Boston College The best per formance came from the foil squad, who totaled 36 wins and came away 4-1 against the five schools

Five members of the team then competed in the Nor th American Cup to star t the ne w year Junior epee Victoria Wines led the team with a seventh place finish out of 175 fencers to earn a top-eight medal Freshman saber Yelizaveta

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Kudr yashov and freshman foil Angela Zhang also fenced for the Red

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Senior midfielder John Edmonds was drafted 17th overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft by the Rochester Rattlers Edmonds, who started all 16 games last year at midfield, scored 21 goals, including three in the Red’s victory over Princeton at the end of the regular season The senior also finished with nine assists He’s the fourth Cornell lacrosse player to be drafted into the MLL in the past two years joining Connor Buczek ’15, Jordan Stevens ’15 and Matt Donovan ’15 who were all selected in last year ’ s draft

Elite Edmonds | John Edmonds was picked 17th overall in the MLL draft The midfielder tallied 21 goals and nine assists last year JASON BEN

The Red was picked 15th in Inside Lacrosse’s preseason rankings, marking just the second time the team has been picked outside of the Top-10 since 2003 The magazine also named junior Domenic Massimilian a preseason third-team All-American at the faceoff specialist position Last year, he set Cornell records in faceoff win percentage and total faceoff wins

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Marshall Leads Red Over Break

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

While the rest of campus was enjoying winter break, the Cornell women ’ s basketball team was busy in the middle of its season The 10-6 team competed in eight games over break, winning six of them The Red was challenged by teams from Stanford, California State Un i v e r s i t y a t Fu l l e r t o n , Bi n g h a m t o n , How a rd , Delaware State and Columbia

Cornell is currently in a three-way tie for first in the Ivy League with Yale and the Penn, boasting a 2-0 record against conference opponents, picking up two victories against Columbia Following the strong break, the team is now focused on keeping up the momentum for the rest of the season, according to head coach Dayna Smith

“ We played different teams [over break]: some athletic, some up-tempo, some teams were set orientated,” Smith said “ This did a pretty good job of preparing us for Ivy League opponents Our non-conference schedule was difficult but it was also ver y beneficial to us ”

The Red opened winter break with a dominant 5935 victor y over Fairfield Cornell limited the Stags to fewer than 10 points in three quarters of the game

Next up for the Red was a road trip out west to take on Stanford and California State- Fullerton Cornell split the pair of games, getting blown out against the Cardinal and using a strong second half to top the Titans

The Red returned home to take on Binghamton in a battle of upstate rivals Junior Nia Marshall shined, scoring 31 points on 15 of 16 shooting from the floor She currently leads the league in scoring

Despite junior for ward Nicholle Aston’s double-double, Cornell fell to Howard on the road, 76-74 Ashton scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds

Cornell finished off its nonconference portion of games with a 71-62 victor y against Delaware State Both Marshall and Aston had double-doubles in the victor y as the Red held off a late rally in Ithaca

To open the Ivy League slate of games, Cornell swept Columbia with two strong victories In the first game, the Red used a dominant second half to come away with the win In Ithaca on Saturday, junior guard Megan LeDuc connected on four of five field goals to power Cornell to a 84-73 victor y over the Lions

The team looks to use winter break’s games as stepping stones for the full Ivy League schedule beginning this Friday and Saturday “ We want to compete for an Ivy championship, that is our main goal,” Smith said “But as a more specific goal, we want to get better ever y day We want to play as a team offensively and defensively We want to play together and work towards progress ”

Cornell hosts Har vard and Dartmouth this weekend

Brittany Biggs can be reached at bbiggs@cornellsun com

Cornell Ties Knights, Loses to Saints

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

Down by two goals with four and a half minutes to play against St Lawrence on Saturday, Cornell women ’ s hockey head coach Doug Derraugh ’91 opted for a sixth attacker

one goal against St Lawrence (13-10-3, 7-5-2) the next day

“Our problem is we haven’t been consistent,” said senior defender Taylor

Woods

“It’s frustrating, but it’s a learning cur ve, ” said junior goaltender Paula Voorheis

“We played phenomenally [against Yale],” Woods said “We came flying out in the first period Everything seemed to be clicking ”

The NFL and Deception

ITwo empty net goals later, the Red were staring at a 5-1 loss and a winless weekend at home Cornell (8-9-4, 46-4 ECAC) has hovered around the 500 mark for the majority of the academic winter break After playing Clarkson (203-3, 8-3-3) to a 2-2 tie on Friday at Lynah Rink, the Red could only muster

“We’re playing with a chip on our shoulders every single time.”

T a y l o r W o o d s

After winning four of five heading into winter break, the Red has struggled to string together two excellent games in a row A loss at Harvard was followed by “ a good outing at Dartmouth,” as Derraugh put it A midweek loss at Colgate on Jan 12 was followed by an important win against Yale at home

Cornell was up 3-0 after the first period but Yale scored three unanswered goals of its own in the second period to tie the score Undaunted, the Red scored three goals in the third as senior forward Jess Brown finished off a hat trick

“[It was] our biggest turning point in the season, ” said junior forward Hanna Bunton

The Red tied Brown the next day and welcomed the Knights and Saints this past weekend Against Clarkson, Cornell scored first, but faced a 2-1 deficit compounded by a shorthanded goal that gave

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n April 2010, the late sportswriter Bryan Burwell wrote a foreboding column in the St Louis Post-Dispatch The Rams were for sale and Shahid Khan a businessman with a ragsto-riches story who was perceived to be trustworthy and Enos “Stan” Kroenke were both

interested in purchasing the franchise Burwell’s blistering piece, titled “Rams minority owner not to be trusted,” referred to the latter of the two Kroenke, who already owned the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche, had a reputation as a cunning businessman whose every move was done only to benefit Stan Kroenke

Earlier this month, the NFL approved the St Louis Rams’ application to move to Los Angeles Ben Shatzman

Calling the Shatz See SHATZMAN page 13

Despite the fact that Kroenke was a Missouri native with three degrees from Mizzou and is named after St Louis Cardinals’ legends Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial, the prospect of Kroenke owning the St Louis Rams was unnerving Burwell, warned in his now prophetic essay, “Kroenke has already clearly and dramatically demonstrated that he cares about two things himself and his money Everything else is negotiable ” So when Kroenke declared, “I’ve been a Missourian for 60 years People in our state know me People know I can be trusted People know I am an honorable guy, time would prove to be the determining factor that would reveal the real Stan Kroenke Was he the greedy, self-interested man whom Bur well depicted one who wouldn’t blink before stealing a franchise from its loyal fanbase? Or was he the trustworthy Missourian he claimed to be?