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‘NO B AN,NO WA L L’P ROT E S T F I L L S HO P L A Z A

By DENA BEHAR Sun Staff Wr ter

Nearly 100 demonstrators held up signs reading “No Ban, No Wall on Stolen Land” as they listened to speakers condemn Pre s i d e n t Do

l d Tr u m p ’ s America on Ho Plaza Tuesday, adding Cornell to the list of campuses nationwide that have been erupting in similar protests

At the beginning, three of the organizers of the protest, Skye Hart ’18, Emily Dong ’18 and Arwa Awan ’17 read a statement T

nounced a recent executive order signed by Trump known as the “Muslim Ban ”

The executive order, which was signed on Friday, Jan 27, banned entry from seven majorit y

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s It h a s caused distress and confusion at airports as well as lawsuits filed from five different states, all of which challenge the legality of the president’s order

“Since Trump has claimed that American shores are still open to Christian refugees from these countries, the ban rests on the presumption that Muslims from these countries are terrorists and that Islam is an inherently violent religion,” Awan read to the crowd

Students Support Starbucks

Stance on Refugee Initiative

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Senior Writer

It’s no longer just the lattes that give Starbucks fans a reason to support the international coffee empire

Following the announcement of its new initiative to hire 10,000 refugees across the United States in the next five years, Starbucks reigns in general approval from collegetown coffee fans

The initiative comes in the wake of an executive order by President Donald Trump that aims to ban all refugees from entering the United States for 120 days and to prevent the entrance of Syrian refugees indefinitely

“I think it’s good that they’re taking a stance and showing that they care about people and are not accepting what Trump is doing,” said Kevin Beaulieu ’17 “I’ve been impressed with how much I’ve seen in the past few weeks with businesses doing things like that and releasing statements I think people realize how important it is to speak up about these things ”

Open Doors for ‘Mosey’ Students seek democratic housing

By KIMBERLY LEE Sun Staff Writer

Over 100 Cornell students knocked on the doors of the coop housing community Sunday, marking the beginning of the 2017 “ mosey ” season

Co-ops are a form of i n d e p e n d e n t c o o p e r ative living, often used as an alternative to traditional Cornell housi n g T h e c o m m u n i t y i n c l u d e s e i g h

U n i v e r s i t y - o w n e d cooperative residences, as well as some houses which operate independently of University pur view Ac r o s s a l l c o - o p s , h o u s i n g rules and daily operations are determined democratically and managed by residents

“From garden maintenance to shower scrubbing, each person in a h o u s e c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e

upkeep and proper functioning of the co-op, ” said Aver y Hill ’17,

community working towards a common goal: wholesome living ” Cayuga Lodge is the only coop not owned by the University, which gives its residents a lot of

responsibility, according to Hill “ We

Cornell Embraces Solar Energy

By RACHEL WHALEN Sun Staff Writer

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Un i ve r s i t y we a re u n i q u e l y p o s it i o n e d t o u s e t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s a s e d u c a t i o n a l a n d re s e a rc h o p p o rt u n i t i e s , a n d s h a re o u r p ro g re s s a n d s u c c e s s e s w i t h t h e w o r l d ”

“Our bold ideas and willingness to embrace the challenge will bring us together as a community ”

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Rachel Whalen can be reached at rwhalen@cornellsun com

Cornell Digitizes Collection Of African-American Photos

By WILLIAM BAI Sun Staff Writer

Cornell University libraries kicked off Black History Month by digitizing 645 images in its Loewentheil Collection of African-American Photographs

The collection was donated to Cornell in 2012 by Stephen Loewentheill ’75 and his wife Beth, and consists of photos spanning from the 1860s to the 1960s

While the collection contains images of major historical figures such as Martin Luther King Jr and Muhammad Ali, most people in the photographs are unidentified shown at work, posing with family members for portraits and attending special occasions such as baptisms

Katherine Reagan, curator of rare books and manuscripts at Cornell, spoke about the objectives of the project

“One of the goals both the Loewentheils in putting the collection together and ours in putting the digital collection online is to push back against the predominance of material on African-Americans as enslaved people or working in menial jobs or other stereotypical situations,” Reagan told the New York Times “We wanted to show a broader swath of people in everyday settings ”

The digitization of the collection provides a rich resource for the community, and does not gloss over the harrowing racism of a post-slavery America

“Cornell University is universally recognized as one of the great research libraries in the world,” Loewentheil said “From its earliest days under president Andrew Dickson White, Cornell began to collect materials on the Civil War This gift is part of the Loewentheil family’s attempt to provide photographic materials to enhance the great tradition of the Cornell Libraries ”

William Bai can be reached at wbai@cornellsun com

Lecturer Stresses Urgency of Global Water Crisis

By LAUREN WOODS Sun Staff Writer

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Lauren Woods can be reached at lwoods@cornellsun com

Starbucks Hires Veterans, Refugees in Solidarity

STARBUCKS

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Simin Zou, who moved to the United States from China five years ago and hopes to find a job

a t C o r n e l l , e x p re s s e d s i m i l a r enthusiasm

“If you lose American values, then people want to come here,” she said “I’m here because of the democracy and the freedom people have People think that there are only dictators in China I think Trump is more like a dictator, to be honest ”

Protesters Seek Donations,

D e c r y A l l D i s c r

PROTEST

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Critics of the initiative have pointed to employment problems here at home, according to The Seattle Times, arguing that St a r b u c k s s h o u l d h i re m o re Americans, particularly veterans

But as the Starbucks Armed Fo r c e s Ne t w o r k i n d i c a t e d , Starbucks has an initiative for that too they have already hired 8,800 veterans since 2013, with a goal to hire 10,000 veterans by 2018, according to their website

“ We are living in an unprecedented time, one in which we are witness to the conscience of our countr y, and the promise of the American Dream, being called

i n t o q u e s t i o n , ” s a i d How a rd Schultz, Starbucks CEO, in his

online statement

Though Zou was enthusiastic about the coffee chain’s support, she still expressed concern about the extent of Trump’s power

“People did pay a lot of prices to make things more equal for ever ybody, so I hope this is just a part of the fight to make the world better,” she added “But it is concerning that so many higher level positions are occupied by Trump supporters ” Jennifer Zhang ’18 hopes the pledge will inspire other companies as well, commending the company in “setting this tone ” to call o t h e r c o mp a n i e s t o s i

g hprofile companies like Starbucks should be doing this to set an example of what America should be doing to be a better nation,” she said

Maddie Holden ’19 was comforted by the company ’ s initiative

“Especially as [Trump] continues to target or attack certain people's values, [businesses] will tr y to stand up more and more, ” s h e s a i d “ I t h i n k i t ’ s re a l l y empowering to see so many people here and across the countr y taking a stand and making their v o i c e s h e a rd , s o I h o p e t h e Cornell student body keeps it up for the long run ”

After the statement was read, protesters began to chant “No Ban, No Wall, No Fascist U S for All” and were invited to speak The organizers also passed

Co-ops Foster Diversity, Community

molotov cocktails in the backyard, I'd seek the approval of my housemates,” he said

The process of joining a co-op is informally called “ mosey, ” as an attempt to make distinctions from the Greek System’s process

o f “ r u s h , ” a c c o rd i n g t o Hi l l

Individuals going through the process are referred to as “ moseyers ” “ The mosey process is centered around the forging of interp e r s o n a l c o n n e c t i o n s , a n d I think that both sides, the current co-op members and the moseyers, can expect to meet and productively engage with a diverse array of folks with many different backgrounds and conceptions,” Hill said

The process began on Sunday, and will continue during the next t w o w e e k s Ho u s e s w i l l h o s t events where moseyers can meet current members and learn about what makes each house unique

“Each house is a self-governing community of students with a unique pers o n a l i t y , ” s a i d N a t s u k o Su z u k i ’ 1 7 , a member of

standing of others as a result of living in a close-knit community

“A truly important part of my C o r n e l l e d u c a t i o n h a s b e e n learning from my housemates a b o u

c movies to knowledge on life,” she

“A truly important part of my Cornell education has been learning from my housemates.”

Tr i p h a m m e r C o o p e r a t i v e “ St u d e n t s l i v i n g t h e re a re empowered to make decisions about how the house is run ”

Suzuki described the members of her co-op as family at Cornell, emphasizing the deeper under-

said “I have so much love for Triphammer, and I'm so thankful to have had this experience during my time at Cornell ”

Cornell Stays Out of Top Four, Falls at Home to Brown, Yale

Red tied with Bears for ffth in Ivy League following 81-70 loss

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

Nearing the midway point of the Ivy League season, the Cornell men ’ s basketball team is currently on the outside looking in on the inaugural Ivy League Tournament After a pair of home losses to Brown and Yale, the Red is tied with the Bears for fifth place in the league, and the Bulldogs sit in second place behind Princeton

Brown (11-11, 2-4 Ivy) had an impressive offensive night on Friday, with five players scoring in double figures and shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc to come out with a 81-70 victor y

The Red (6-15, 2-4 Ivy) placed three players in double figures, with junior guard/for ward Wil Bathurst leading the way with 13 points and four boards, and sophomore guards Matt Morgan and Troy Whiteside putting up 10 each The Red shot 49 percent overall, but only went 29 percent (621) from deep, including a 1-10 per formance in the first half from three

Head coach Brian Earl gave credit to Brown for forcing the Red’s shooting percentage

“Sometimes you can say we had a bad shooting night, but I think [Brown] had something to do with it,” he said “ They got out to our shooters,

there was just a level of intensity that they brought that we didn’t, and it was evident,” Earl said “It’s not something I’ve had to work on in my career, but we just have to bring more energy for a game like that it’s a little bit of a learning experience for me ”

The Red came back the next day to star t the game against Yale (13-6, 5-1 Ivy) After a townwide power outage left Ne wman completely dark, the lights came back for less than an hour, giving the teams a chance to warm up and play for 89 seconds, in which Yale got up to a 2-0 lead, before the power went out again

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becoming only the second Division I game to be suspended this year

Gettings said that the delay did not affect the team ’ s mindset, but, if anything, gave the team a boost

“It was definitely a weird situation, but the power outage did not change our mindset going into the game or our game plan,” he said “If anything, the power outage was beneficial because it gave us a longer period of rest after the game against Brown ”

Cornell led by as many as seven points, with a 31-24 lead in the first half But Yale came back to tie the game at 36 heading into the break The Red shot 52 percent from the floor overall, but only shot 1-11 from three-point range Meanwhile, Yale connected on all nine of its free throw attempts

The second half began with back-and-for th play from both teams, but Yale took the lead with 11:35 remaining, a lead that would remain for the Bulldogs The Red got within one point twice, but was not able to tie or recapture the lead

t w a s a ve r y g o o d o u t i n g , ” Ko l l s a i d “ It w a s a

“The sport is tough, and the season is long At this point the key to success is to get, and keep, everyone healthy.”

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g u e s h owd ow n ” T h a t s h owd ow n c o m e s n e x t we e k e n d w h e n C o r n e l l w i l l h a ve a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o c l i n c h i t s f i f t e e n t h c o n s e c u t i ve Iv y L e a g u e c h a m p i o n s h i p a s Pe n n a n d Pr i n c e t o n c o m e t o t ow n W h i l e C o r n e l l w i l l a g a i n b e e x p e c t e d t o h a n d l e b o t h o p p on e n t s w i t h o u t m u c h t ro u b l e , a n y t h i n g c a n h a p p e n , a n d t h e t e a m i s n o t ove r l o o k i n g e i t h e r o p p o n e n t T h e y a l s o h o p e t h e y c a n c o n t i n u e t o f e n d o f f i n j u r i e s i n t h e d a y s a n d we e k s t o c o m e “ T h e s p o r t i s t o u g h , a n d t h e s e a s o n i s

they were physical [and they] just competed harder than we did ”

The game was relatively back-and-for th within the first 12 minutes, until Brown put on a 9-0 r un, giving the Bears a lead that the Red could not recover from

There were times that the Red came close to tying the score, but was not able to overcome the hump After a 35-26 halftime deficit, sophomore for ward Stone Gettings scored eight quick points out of the gate, cutting the lead to 41-37 within the first two minutes and remained within five (49-44) five minutes later

The Bears responded with a 13-3 r un, putting the team up by 15 The Red was not able to cut the lead to less than nine after that point

In addition to giving credit to Brown, Earl criticized his team for a lack of spirit

“I just thought we didn’t come ready to play

Gettings led the way for the Red with 28 points, topping his career-best of 23 He also added on a career-high four steals and eight r e b o u n d s A g a i n

career-high 9 rebounds

Despite the individual per formance, Gettings was “disappointed in the outcome of the game, ” but still highlighted the bright points of the game

“I thought our team had great energy and showed that we can play with Yale, who is one of the best teams in the league,” Gettings said “At the end of the day, Yale simply made a fe w more plays than us to win the game ”

The Red will look to rebound when it hits the road to continue Ivy play, taking on Princeton and Penn next weekend

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

SCIENCE

By CALVIN SOWAH Sun Contributor

The human body is made of trillions of cells Each fulfills a specific purpose, undergoes tremendous wear and tear and is eventually replaced Despite extensive research, some questions related to protein production that fuels this simple process have gone unanswered Fascinated by these intricacies, Prof Samie Jaffrey, pharmacology, may have found part of the answer

Jaffrey and his team discovered that messenger RNA molecules, responsible for conveying genetic information to protein producers in the cell, have special features that predetermine how much protein they generate The discovery could provide scientists with a greater understanding of the causes of cancer and ways of regulating it

“Over the past few years we have found that methylation [deposition of methyl groups] inside the mRNA can have effects on translation [the process of translating genetic information to physical protein production] and stability,” Jaffrey said

Existing literature suggested that Adenosine, one of the building blocks of mRNA, could have either one or two methyl groups attached to it Consequently, these were referred to as Am and m6Am respectively

“What we found is that when the adenosine is dimethylated [marked by two methyl groups], the mRNA is much more stable in cells, allowing it to accumulate to high levels Additionally, for some reason that we don’t fully understand, these mRNAs are also more efficiently translated So, one single methyl group is enough to completely alter the fate of an mRNA inside the cell The added stability this extra methyl group affords creates favorable conditions for higher protein expression,” Jaffrey said

With the help of next-generation sequencing, Jaffrey surveyed all mRNA expressed by the cell for modified

nucleotides, the building blocks of genetic material This helped them recover RNA fragments that contained these nucleotides This information, in turn, showed which mRNAs, and which parts of those mRNAs had methylated nucleotides

Because the mRNA studied are crucial to cellular metabolism, cancer researchers searching for patterns in diseased cells could soon unravel the reasons for uncontrolled protein accumulation leading to the disease

“We are already finding evidence that various disease states have significant reductions in the level of the dimethylated adenosine m6Am These reductions could be very important for promoting these states We are currently examining how these changes are linked to disease progression ”

The team also discovered that an enzyme, known as Fat Mass and Obesity Associated protein, could be used to remove the extra methyl group on m6Am According to Jaffrey, this would have important implications in neurology

“We know that animals that had elevated m6Am due to genetic deletion of the FTO enzyme show markedly altered brain function and significant metabolic abnormalities This tells us that you have to have precise control of m6Am in order for proper physiological function

Researchers in these areas will now try and understand how m6Am regulates these physiological processes ”

Calvin Sowah can be reached at cas542@cornell edu

By CHENAB KHAKH Sun Contributor

The Super Bowl is known for more than advertisements and halftime performances Interwoven into the game and sometimes, easily forgotten are the small skirmishes that take a terrible toll on athletes At least that’s partly how Patrick Walsh ’19 sees it

Alongside classes and extracurriculars, Wa l s h r u n s h i s s t a r t u p, Re f l e x i o n Interactive Technologies for his portable concussion diagnosis device This device, called Reflexion Edge, was programmed and prototyped by Walsh and his high school friends Matthew Campagna and Matthew Roda in their senior year

The team drew inspiration from a substitute computer science teacher: their high school gym coach Walsh considered just how impractical and expensive the current technology for diagnosing concussions is, especially since there is a need for such machines on the sidelines at all times In contrast, the Edge is designed to measure an athlete’s neurocognitive and psychomotor status in 30 seconds

Nearly 47 percent of all reported concussions come from high school football, closely followed by ice hockey and soccer Existing technologies, such as the KingDe v i c k t e s t , Im PAC T t e s t , a n d BrainScope’s EEG technology, use single s y m p t o m d i a g n o s i s T h e s e d o n o t account for environmental conditions,

making it hard to detect mild concussions

Walsh’s experience with such injuries were not limited to football games on TV

“Roda hit his head hard into the wall of the rink and the coach asked him typical questions like what the year was, who the president was, questions he was easily able to answer So, he went back into the game, ” Walsh said “Turned out it was a high intensity concussion and he ended up spending over a month in recovery and missed over two months of school work ”

The team approached their computer science teacher to see if it was feasible to create an affordable, portable and more efficient device to detect concussions

The device itself is a 6 by 2 feet custom-made touch screen with over 2,500 sensors and a LED array that fills the user ’ s view The user interacts with lights on the screen, enabling a computer to record reaction times The machine is designed to be used after practice and games Essentially, this ensures that each athlete’s diagnosis is based off their own historical data This data is also correlated with peripheral awareness, depth perception, memory and psychomotor response

Ba s e d o n c o m p a r i s o n s w i t h a ve r a g e responses and with the athlete’s own data, the device determines whether it is safe for them to play

“By using a player’s own data, mild concussions can also be caught If the

results of the test deviate from the player’s average, coaches know to refer the athlete to a neurologist,” Walsh said

The prototype was assembled in panels, allowing it to be broken down for transport It weighs about 20 pounds and can fit into a small duffle bag making it ideal for high school sport teams that travel on school buses Its low cost approximately $1,000 makes it more affordable for monitoring athletes in local high school games, removing the need to spend on existing technologies that often cost tens of thousands of dollars

Initially a project to fulfill a class requirement, the Edge and Walsh’s company has won several awards and presented at many conferences From Jan 5 to 8, the team presented their prototype at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

“It was great practice to showcase our device, explain it concisely yet expertly and get media attention for what we ’ ve worked so hard on, ” Walsh said

Currently the company is working w i t h Dr Se m yo n Sl o b o u n ov a t Pennsylvania State University to conduct phase one clinical trials

“Using the new data, we will take our device and begin running paid beta tests in high school athletic programs, probably by the start of the fall sports season, ” Walsh said

Chenab Khakh can be reached at ckk47@cornell edu

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

N ot a Rev i ew o f La La Land

Ihaven’t even seen La La Land and so this is not a review of that film The picture accompanying this article is only related to the subject in spirit and is primarily there for bait to increase readership La La Land seems like a pretty cool movie, and from the brief snippets I’ve heard of its soundtrack, its music is probably intoxicating, jazzy, and maybe even original Its two starring actors manage to look highly attractive and suave in all of the ads and stills I’ve seen and I bet this translates into captivating motion on screen during the actual event of watching La La Land I’ve gathered from some media outlets, such as Saturday Night Live, that La La Land may represent yet another tiring instance of Hollywood “whitewashing,” as it is a film about jazz that stars two white actors (this criticism resting on the implication that jazz music was gradually formed by the profoundly unique experiences and reactions of African-Americans in the twentieth

c e n t u r y a n a s s e r t i o n I c a n a d a m a n t l y defend) Nevertheless, I really enjoyed and vaguely identified with Damien Chazelle’s work on Whiplash, and so I can say with some degree of certainty that when it appears at Cornell Cinema (or when someone I know

i l l e g a l l y d ow nloads it to their c o m p u t e r ) , I would watch and enjoy La La Land

While this can ’ t be defined as a review of La La Land, it could definitely be considered a pondering editorial on the overwhelming response that the film has generated I recently came across a

note I made last semester on my phone that simply states “musicals absolutely best form of social commentary ” (ah, everyone has to love that cryptic charm of iPhone notes) and so the success that La La Land has enjoyed seems to provide an adequate opportunity to approach that empowering aura of the modern musical Everyone in my circle of fellow ar ts appreciators raves about the film; this includes one friend of mine who, approximately five minutes into the 2012 version of Les Miserables, stood up and walked out of the theater because the actors sing through the whole movie and he doesn’t like musicals What is it about the musical form that creates seemingly universal acclaim of La La Land or other productions like Hamilton or Phantom of the Opera? Well for starters, there is the power of g o o d s o n g w r i t i n g The soundtracks that comprise most musi-

Swan’s Song Nick Swan

sequence first heard at the beginning of “At the End of the Day” and subsequently throughout Les Mis, or the epic, organ-tastic blare in the

the symphony Like Beethoven Five’s “DA DA DA DUM,” musical soundtracks posses their own catchy and recurring motifs, like the ubiquitous four-note

Beethoven example, musicals don’t necessarily resemble the deeply introspective, isolationist symphonic tradition of the Romantic nineteenth century, but rather the whimsical and popular habits of Mozart and the music of the eighteenth century This is precisely where musicals derive their formulaic charm The writers of the best musicals seem to so eloquently summarize in their scores the most trendy and malleable traits of the most beloved popular music of their day and then synthesize it perfectly with the musical’s own topic or setting Thus, the genius of some composers is born, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s combination of 1980s synthesizer-driven melodrama

and the gaudiness of Paris opera culture, or Lin-Manuel Miranda’s beautiful fusion of rap and mock 1770s orchestral, revolutionary overtones (composition is such a relentlessly maledominated field, but that is a different topic worthy of its own column)

What about the story and the acting and the drama? The best musicals are drawn out like novels, with characters and conditions that touch upon some familiar settings and themes that are remarkably human This may be a nineteenth century Parisian revolution, or the 1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City, both being relatable to some individuals in some regions at almost all times Is it then entirely ridiculous and trivializing to have these characters break out into numbers of song and dance? Well it’s certainly ridiculous, but definitely not trivializing I think that somewhere in our own subconsciouses we all wish for something similar, some Dionysian fantasy where our lives are so meaningful and passionate that we too can start singing and somewhere an orchestra plays in an unseen place and some hidden audience is invested and genuinely concerned

Or maybe this audience (us) is really just a group of hypocrites, and musical theatre and its cinematic equivalents are mere Western luxuries selling for too much money per ticket

Book of Mormon certainly inflicts this bitter irony Perhaps the mere existence of such a moral dilemma is what renders musical theatre poignant and oddly captivating Regardless, I think I’d better go watch Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling sing on screen for a while

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun com His column Sw a n s So n g r uns alternate Tuesdays this semester

Not an Unfortunate Watch

BY TRACY GOLDMAN Sun Contributor

The series’ opening credits may tell you to “look away, ” but if you do, you’ll miss the chance to watch an excellent show with brilliant writing and a gripping plot

Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, adapted from the book series of the same name, focuses on the misadventures of three orphaned children, Violet (Malina Weissman), Klaus (Louis Hynes), and Sunny Baudelaire (Presley Smith) In the beginning of the series, the three Baudelaire children are faced with the tragic news that their parents have passed away in a fire They are then taken to live with the whimsical Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) It becomes obvious to the children that Olaf is after their enormous fortune that they will inherit once Violet turns 18 This sets the stage for the entire season, with the children moving from home to home trying to escape Count Olaf ’ s clutches

The first season has eight episodes that are divided into four different stories Each pair of episodes is based on a different novel of the series While the episodes do flow linearly, each pair of episodes focuses on a new location that the children are sent to with a new guardian to care for them Count Olaf is attempting a new ruse in order convince the Baudelaires’ new guardian that he can be trusted, and while the guardians always seem to fall for his trap, the children are able to see right through his plans

This repetitive formula surprisingly works extremely well, as the show is not meant to be taken very seriously It adds to the idea of melodrama and despair the show centers on A Series of Unfortunate Events prides itself on being just that: unfortunate evvent after unfortunate event Oftentimes, it seems as if the show is overdramatizing for the sake of melodrama This is largely in part due to the fact that the story is told from the point of view of Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton) Snicket, who is credited as the author of the book series as well, often cuts into the story to add his own take on the situation at hand He is represented as a historian of sorts, desperately uncovering knowledge about what happened to the Baudelaire orphans He often cuts into the dialogue to emphasize certain points Snicket is intended to be the narrator that presents the entire story to us, and his grimness is what adds drama to the show This creates an effect of anguish

that highlights the futility of the children’s situation

Any fan of the book series would be satisfied with the television series adaptation Since Daniel Handler, who took the pen name Lemony Snicket to publish the book series, has a major role in writing the scripts, much of the dialogue and effects match the books Since each book thus far is given two episodes for a total of approximately 90-100 minutes each to develop the plot, every detail is kept very true to the book The characters, too, match how they are characterized in the books With the exception of the Baudelaire children, the other characters are, generally, very exaggeratingly oblivious or harsh, and this is demonstrated very well in the television series The narration of Lemony Snicket is taken almost word for word from that of the books In contrast to the mess of the 2004 film Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Netflix show is given proper time to develop each story and really explore the tragedies that surround the Baudelaire orphans

the mood for the entire show, adding a sense of bleakness

The characters not only match the novel, but the actors themselves are excellent Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf is particularly brilliant With Count Olaf ’ s extravagant and over-the-top costumes, it is almost as if Harris was meant to portray the villain He does a great job of simultaneously demonstrating how Olaf seems to be careless but is also devious and cunning Count Olaf ’ s whims could not be captured by an actor who would take him seriously; an actor like Harris, who played a somewhat similar role as Dr Horrible in Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, captures this insanity as well as having the vocal skills that are required for the role Warburton as Lemony Snicket really adds to the melodramatic effect of the show To an average viewer, particularly one who never read the novels, this role could be a major turn-off The constant breaking of the plot for Snicket’s add-ins of explaining specific phrases or even seemingly spoiling the story could be irritating, but in a seemingly opposite effect, it almost lightens the mood It reminds the viewer that the show does not take itself seriously, which is one of the key components of the series The way Warburton speaks with a grim tone really sets

The three Baudelaire children are also portrayed very well A major recurring conflict in the series is the condescending attitude of adults toward the children, despite the fact that the adults are very ignorant The three children are, in fact, the most intelligent characters in the show Violet Baudelaire is skilled in inventions She constantly builds contraptions that can help the children see their way out of sticky situations She is also the eldest Baudelaire, and therefore feels the need to look after her two siblings Klaus Baudelaire is skilled in reading books, which comes in handy when the kids need to scourge a library Sunny Baudelaire, who is three years old, has very sharp teeth that can cut through nearly anything Sunny also speaks with baby words that only Violet and Klaus seem to understand, but it is gibberish to everyone else The fact that the three children are so much more intelligent than everyone else, often to an extreme, is also intended to add to the miserable mood of the show Additionally, the fact that no one takes them seriously because of their age demonstrates the idea that they are in a hopeless plight against the world

A Series of Unfortunate Events is definitely a must-watch Netflix Show While it is very over-dramatic and often unrealistic, it is entertaining and clearly has very good writing and an exciting story The unfortunate events that happen to the Baudelaire children have a reason; while they are dramatized for effect by Lemony Snicket, they do connect to an overarching plot that is likely to be explored further in subsequent seasons

Tracy Goldman is a freshman in the College of Engineering She can be reached at tag96@cornell edu

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Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben

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Come One, Not All

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t h e s a t i s f a c t i o n t h a t I ’ ve l o s t , t h a t I ’ ve

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Saving Judgments For Later

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p r e s i d e n t , n o t a k i n g w i t h u l t i m a t e p o w e r T h i s d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t w e s h o u l d b l i n d l y f o l l o w h i s p o l i c i e s

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c o m p r e h e n s i v e l y e x a m i n e h i s p l a n s a n d a c t i o n s , j u s t a s w e w o u l d f o r a n y p r e s i d e n t I n a p r e s s c o n f e r e n c e h e l d l a s t Tu e s d a y, S e c r e t a r y o f H o m e l a n d

S e c u r i t y Jo h n K e l l y s t a t e d t h a t Tr u m p ’ s i m m i g r a t i o n a n d r e f u g e e o r d e r i s a “ t e m p o r a r y p a u s e t h a t a l l o w s u s t o b e t t e r r e v i e w t h e e x i s t i n g r e f u g e e a n d v i s a v e t t i n g s y s t e m ” T h i s a p p e a r s t o b e a p p r o p r i a t e r e a s o n i n g c o m i n g f r o m a m a n w h o s e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t o u t s i n c r e a s e d s e c u r i t y a n d d e f e n s e K e l l y a l s o u n d e r s c o r e d t h a t t h i s i s “ n o t a b a n o n Mu s l i m s , ” a s r e l i g i o u s l i b e r t y i s a t t h e c o r e

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Moreover, painting all Trump supporters with a broad brush should be condemned There clearly are extremist, homophobic, close-minded individuals within that group. Nevertheless, most of them, who constitute nearly half of the voting population, are not such radicals We should, instead, reflect on the media and Democratic Party’s failure to notice the anti-establishment sentiment that resonated across the country.

s i m p l i s t i c , c o n s i d e r i n g t h a t t h e r e a r e n u m e r o u s n e g a t i v e s i d e e f f e c t s t h a t c o u l d p o s s i b l y c o u n t e r a c t t h e m e a s u r e o f p r o t e c t i n g t h e h o m e l a n d A s t h e e x e c u t i v e o r d e r i s p r o v i s i o n a l a n d p r e m at u r e a t t h i s t i m e , w e m u s t w a i t t o s e e h o w m u c h f u r t h e r t h e Tr u m p a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w i l l t a k e i t Mo r e o v e r, p a i n t i n g a l l Tr u m p s u p p o r t e r s w i t h a b r o a d b r u s h s h o u l d b e c o n d e m n e d T h e r e c l e a r l y a r e e x t r e m i s t , h o m o p h o b i c ,

c l o s e - m i n d e d i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h i n t h a t g r o u p Ne v e r t h e l e s s , m o s t o f t h e m , w h o c o n s t i t u t e n e a r l y h a l f o f t h e v o t i n g p o p u l a t i o n , a r e n o t s u c h r a d i c a l s We s h o u l d , i n s t e a d , r e f l e c t o n t h e m e d i a a n d

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