By WESLEY ROGERS Sun Staff Wr ter
Students participating in on-campus housing selection this semester will for the first time in Cornell histor y have the option to live with a roommate of a different gender
After the Student Assembly passed a resolution to adopt a genderinclusive housing in October, President David Skorton endorsed it that same month, allowing Cornell to adopt a gender-inclusive housing policy
“[The policy] will provide a much-needed housing option for students.”
Of the 3,340 people who have signed up for this year ’ s housing lotter y so far, 87 people have expressed interest in gender inclusive housing a s o f We d n e s d a y, a c c o rd i n g t o
Barbara Romano, director of residential and event ser vices
The policy will normalize attitudes toward gender, according to Joseph Burke, director of residential programs
“[Gender-inclusive housing will] provide a much-needed housing option for students, increase awareness and [encourage] better understanding of gender and sexuality,” Burke wrote in an email
Dean Iwaoka ’13, LGBTQ liaison at-large to the Student Assembly,
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By SARAH CUTLER Sun Staff Writer
After analyzing the results of the 2011 Cornellwide employee sur vey, the Employee Assembly and Cornell administration held an open forum to address issues of workload, career development and employee appreciation Tuesday The forum which was the second in a series of forums that will be held at Cornell heard voices from employees and administrators “ We’re finding a lot that there’s too much work
and too few people to get it done,” Tanya Grove, chair of the Employee Assembly said “ We’re looking at work that’s being done, and how we can change it, simplify it and pull things out of the job to make it more efficient ” Staff members raised some issues “that we ’ re just now addressing,” Grove said, including the scheduling difficulties faced by research staff and shift workers
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By EMMA JESCH Sun Staff Writer
In the wake of shootings in Newtown, Conn and in Aurora, Colo , the Cornell Democrats
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“Sometimes it may not be accurate, but it uses prices from the reputable Amazon dealers rather than just whatever you find online.”
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Erica Augenstein can be reached at eaugenstein@cornellsun
said that though the passage of genderinclusive housing represents an important step for the LGBT community, the policy is geared toward the needs of the Cornell community at large
“I think it’s a little silly to say it’s an LGBT issue We want all students to be able to choose who they want to live with,” Iwaoka said
Emily Bick ’13, president of Haven: The LGBTQ Student Union and one of the sponsors of the resolution, echoed Iwaoka’s sentiments
“The thought behind it is that not everyone ’ s ideal living situation is in a same-sex living situation,” she said
Starting in Spring 2013, students applying to live in a program house, a language house or a University co-op will be allowed to select gender-inclusive housing Students who choose to continue living on West Campus next year will also be able to choose this option
Current freshmen can choose genderinclusive housing for the next academic year, but not within the West Campus housing system, according to Iwaoka
“The reason that we have to wait till next year for rising sophomores is because there’s not enough staff in the housing to do this manually,” Iwaoka said
However, in subsequent housing selection, all students including rising sophomores will be able to participate, according to Burke
Starting in the 2013-14 academic year, the software used for the housing selection
will be updated to accommodate mixedgender rooms and suites, according to Iwaoka When the program is launched, Cornell will be the first university to have such a system in place, he added
“As soon as we [update the software], Cornell will be the first school to have a computer application program that allows [mixed-gender room selection],” he said “Most universities do that by hand in their housing office ”
Though the gender-inclusive housing was approved by almost all S A members, Peter Scelfo ’15, undesignated at-large, member of the S A who had cast the lone dissenting vote, said he stood firmly by his decision
“Having a roommate of the opposite gender poses several safety concerns including potential for physical, emotional, and academic harm,” he said
Gender-inclusive housing may eventually extend to random housing selections, in which students do not choose their own roommates or suitemates, according to Bick Such a system would be “ground-breaking” because no other university has implemented a similar program, Bick said
All other Ivy League universities have some kind of gender-inclusive housing policy, Bick said Iwaoka added that he would have liked to see the gender-inclusive housing policy implemented earlier at Cornell, as a number of other universities have such programs already in place
“But it’s better late than never, ” he said
Jinjoo Lee can be reached at jinjoolee@cornellsun com
After staf ng cuts, C.U. strives for ‘culture change’
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cut 672 staff positions a decision that led to a higher workload for many employees, The Sun reported in February 2011
According to the survey, 38 percent of staff said they have not noticed “positive changes” for their department due to recent organizational changes, and 31 5 percent were dissatisfied with their opportunities for promotion within Cornell, The Sun reported in February 2012
At the forum, participnts also proposed ways to increase opportunities for giving feedback to supervisors Thirty-five percent of survey respondents said they felt they could provide feedback to their supervisor, Grove said To increase this percentage, the subcommittee focusing on supervisor feedback opportunities has suggested submitting feedback through Qualtrics, an online survey tool
“This is a real culture change we have to make at the University We’re not always open to giving and receiving feedback,” Grove said
In the survey, which was conducted by the Division
of Planning and Budget, 25 8 percent of the 5,647 employees who responded said they either disagreed or strongly disagreed that workloads were fairly distributed in their units
Additionally, 23 5 percent of employees said they disagreed or strongly disagreed that they were compensated fairly for the work they did
After analyzing the survey results, Cornell’s Office of Human Resources and the Employee Assembly formed an oversight committee, which broke into subcommittees focusing on workload and balance, supervisor feedback opportunities, career development and increased recognition for exemplary performance, according to Mary Opperman, vice president of human resources
“Those weren ’ t the only four issues, but they were four that the president thought we could take action on, ” she said
The committees will submit final recommendations to University President David Skorton for approval in March, Grove said A follow-up survey is planned, but the administration has yet to decide on a date, Opperman said
The subcommittees have suggested a variety of programming and university policy changes, including new award opportunities for employees, the development of a career-mentoring program, the use of an online survey program for anonymous supervisor feedback and position analysis reviews for staff members who feel their workload is unbalanced, among other recommendations
The Employee Assembly has hosted two open forums this month for employees to give feedback on the subcommittees’ recommendations
Though the University may not be able to act upon all the staff ’ s recommendations, their feedback is “ a real gift,” according to Opperman
“On the survey, general loyalty to the University was high, but the issues were significant That says a lot about the staff here They pointed out what they appreciated, but they were very honest about what Cornell needed to change,” she said “That’s the definition of loyalty ”
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solution,” and instead each case needs to be examined individually
C o r n e l l R e p u b l i c a n Ju l i u s
Kairey ’15 said that bearing arms is a Second Amendment right and that the U S government needs to “tailor [gun control] policies to the citizens’ needs ”
“Gun control hasn’t made an impact in cities with the highest amount of gun violence, such as Chicago,” Kairey said “Present bans are sufficient We don’t want to trample on individuals’ rights ”
T h e t w o s i d e s q u e s t i o n e d whether the restriction of some guns such as the ban of rifles that carr y five rounds in New Jersey or 10 rounds in New York State would make a differ-
e n c e i n c o m b a t i n g v i o l e n t crimes
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V i e i r a ’ s p o i n t t h a t e a c h c a s e should be examined individually “ We need to see a case-bycase-approach to see if it tramples on the rights of citizens and if it actually makes an impact,” Kairey said “Assault weapons make up a tiny percentage of the problem here, as most murders are done by handguns The government is not capable of seizing 280 million guns in an effor t to protect its citizens ”
R e p u b l i c a n Ky l e E z z e d i n e ’14, who is also a Sun blogs writer, said that recent gun massacres were the result of “irrational” behavior, rather than an “overabundance of weapons ” “ There are irrational people who are doing irrational things the guns don’t necessarily change that behavior,” he said “Rather, gun violence is par t of a larger problem What needs to be changed is why the people are committing these crimes ” Throughout the debate, the Cornell Republicans cited the Second Amendment as a plat-
form for their defense during the debate However, the constitutional right to bear arms has its limits, according to Democrat Tony Montgomer y ’13 “ T h e S e c o n d
says that we can bear arms, ” Montgomer y said “It doesn’t state that we can own arsenals I think that we can protect the Second Amendment while creating an environment where citizens don’t have to fear violent crimes ”
Democrats and the Republicans agreed that more thorough background checks are necessar y in reducing gun-related violence
should extend to people’s family health histories, as mental health problems can develop later in life
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Democrat Michael Sun ’16, the federal government should crack down on mental health backg r o u n d c h e c k s , s a y i n g
Holmes the suspect in a mass shooting in a movie theater in Au
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“In some cases, it’s easier to get a gun than it is to get prescription dr ugs, ” Sun said Kairey disagreed, saying that if there is a threat to the guns market, gun purchase levels will actually increase
“ Your top-down approach to gun control is failing,” Kairey
s a i d “ T h e s t r e e t s a r e b e i n g flooded with guns ” Su n a l s o a r g u e d a g a i n s t cracking down on video games in which gun violence is glorified Instead, he said that mental health should be made a greater priority among lawmakers
“Steps should be taken to reduce the social desire to commit these crimes,” he said “ We agree on the need to increase mental health spending; we do
disagree on who should pay for it ”
According to Ezzedine, gun violence does not exist as a result of culture that encourages it, but rather because of the government ’ s inability to detect and control such problems
In response to an audience question about an ideal world
before the Sandy Hook schoolhouse shooting, in which a man armed with a knife attacked a schoolyard full of children
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ence “ The real question to ask is it is achievable?” T
y about the debate, Ezzedine said it was “ a little messy ” “ We
points, but the debate was hindered by its disorganization,” he said, referring to the frequent interr uptions in the debate dialogue
Vieira echoed his sentiments “ We agreed a lot more than I thought we would, which was nice,” he said “But we still had stuff to talk about ”
Emma Jesch can be reached at ejesch@cornellsun com
Student: Community star has ‘ smart humor’
d i f f e re n t f r o m o t h e r c o m e d i a n s o u t t h e r e , ” s h e s a i d Pe t e r Du b a ’ 1 6 s a i d h e w i l l b u y a t i c k e t f o r M c H a l e ’ s s h ow b e c a u s e o f h i s a f f i n i t y f o r C o m m u n i t y “ I h a d n o i d e a w h o h e w a s w h e n I h e a rd h i s n a m e , b u t a s s o o n a s I w a s t o l d t h a t h e w a s o n C o m m u n i t y , I i n s t a n t l y p u t a f a c e w i t h t h e n a m e , ” Du b a s a i d N a t e J a r a ’ 1 6 e c h o e d Du b a ’ s s e n t i m e n t s
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Last Thursday, President David Skorton announced in an email to members of the Student Assembly that he is considering approving a one-million dollar loan to help establish a Green Revolving Fund for the University A revolving fund could allow the University to dedicate a lump sum of money for allocation to projects that encourage energy conservation and carbon footprint reduction on campus We are eager to bear witness to the multitude of innovative sustainability projects that would surely arise at Cornell as the result of a GRF While a million-dollar down payment carries a high price tag, we are confident that these projects, if executed properly, could generate the funds need to repay the University with interest We urge President Skorton to turn this consideration into a commitment
If a GRF were established, funds could be invested in specific projects, and the returns on those investments recycled back into the fund for reinvestment in other projects Money saved by the conservation practices implemented by the projects could replenish the fund generating an even larger pool of resources for Cornellians to draw upon for future projects The revolving configuration of such a fund would ensure its longevity and, ideally, ensure that the University recoups its initial investment Cornell should move ahead with purpose to budget the seed money necessary to launch this fund, which would undoubtedly create more opportunities for students to get involved in environmental research and education
Various other universities, including many of Cornell’s peer institutions, have implemented similar funds to great success Harvard University’s Green Loan Fund, for instance, offers up-front capital” to finance departmental projects that promise to reduce the university’s environmental impacts ” Recipients of the GLF use savings generated by achieved reductions in waste removal and consumption costs to pay back the loan According to a 2011 study by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, Harvard’s GLF boasts an average payback period of three years and an approximately 30 percent annual return on investment Similarly, Stanford University’s Whole Building Energy Retrofit Program claims an average payback period of four to five years and a 23 percent ROI
By investing directly in Cornell-specific projects undertaken by departments and individuals, the University can support energy conservation while still prioritizing its fiscal wellbeing Projects deemed eligible to be financed by a GRF could be required to promote sustainable practices on campus while simultaneously reducing University maintenance costs Furthermore, enacting regulations that require timely payback to the fund would help ensure that only feasible projects were pursued
In an editorial last month, we asserted that divesting from the traditional energy sector would not be the best step, financially or academically, for the University to take at this time Our critics were vocal But we feel that a GRF is a prime example of an alternative option the administration can support to promote energy conservation efforts at Cornell Unlike divestment, the establishment of a GRF would neither require Cornell to pass judgment on legal business practices nor directly touch its endowment A GRF would promote sustainable practices on campus and in turn encourage Cornellians to be environmentally friendly even beyond the Hill We implore President Skorton to take the leap
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The headline of a news story Tuesday, “Proposed Fund Will Aid Green Projects at Cornell,” implied that the University will be establishing a Green Revolving Fund In fact, the creation of the fund has not yet been approved by the University Hazel Gunapala | Guest Room
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Hazel Gunapala is a former Sun columnist who graduated in 2012 She can be reached at hgunapala@cornellsun com Guest Room appears periodically this semester
A previous version of a news story Tuesday, “Website Will Gather Resident Input for Collegetown Development,” stated that a website that will solicit feedback for shops in the proposed Collegetown Crossing development was first launched three months ago In fact, it was launched Sunday A previous version also said that Aylin Gucalp ’14 thinks the website would be difficult to publicize In fact, she said Collegetown would be an ideal place to publicize the website
At some point, ever yone realizes that his or her childhood is over For me, it happened in an IKEA store last summer There was no epiphany or moment of satori My dealings with “phonies” were minimal, and I had little to no desire to run around catching children in a r ye field My parents weren ’ t murdered by muggers in front of a Gotham City opera house There was no monumental occurrence that forced me to kiss my childhood goodbye IKEA killed it
The Swedes are usually ver y peaceful (besides that Nobel character who invented dynamite), and if anything, they are known worldwide for their beautiful people, meatballs and moderately priced yet stylish furniture At any given minute, an IKEA will have at least two or three of those things or all of them if you get lucky So how, you might ask, could IKEA possibly have managed to murder my youth? After a little bit of looking around the store, I thought to myself, “ Well, that’s a kind of neat bed frame ” Boom Right there it was over My goose is cooked Stick a fork in me The kid is dead
Because here is the thing: this bed was a utilitarian, plain, simple, adult-looking piece of garbage The Ikeans named it “Malm,” which is Swedish for “ ore ” No offense to any geologists reading this, but there is just no way anyone with any child left in him or her should get excited about ore Furniture stores like IKEA are in the same league as the Home Depot or Joann’s
T h e re wa s n o m o n u m
Fabrics basically Chinese water torture for kids They go against ever ything that kids love You can ’ t touch anything There is nothing interactive The toilets on the showroom floor don’t actually work It’s just a bunch of quiet, boring adults wandering through a maze of furniture thinking how that Vittsjö bookshelf “would really tie the living room together ” And the second I thought to myself, “ Well, that’s a neat bed frame,” I became one of those quiet, boring adults who walks around IKEA enjoying furniture I may as well have started thinking about the status of my 401k, the soothing qualities of the color taupe or enjoyed the movie Sideways Boring adult stuff And when I got a little bit excited about a boring piece of furniture, I was just a boring adult, and it was time to get a shovel and start bur ying all my hopes and dreams
Of course, the Ikeans didn’t suck all the child out of me I still eat Gummy-Vites I enjoy a nice episode of Hey Arnold from time to time But I was forced to actually reflect a little bit on how I am getting older I don’t think it was the bed that really razzed my berries, if you will I got excited because it made me think of how eventually I would need to buy furniture and other modern European home décor for the apartment upon my impending independence (although I am pushing for another 20 great years in the Eliot basement!), All of us must go through something like this at some points in our lives And while adults do have to act more seriously and deal with more responsibility than a youngster (or whatever it is I should be calling them), the fun never totally dies My dad, for example, thinks he is ver y fun (thinks)
Ikeans aren ’ t total monsters in my mind for making me think about how I was getting older IKEA can teach you some profoundly influential lessons in your life For example: It teaches us to be more open to different things and embrace foreign cultures IKEA furniture requires assembly It teaches us that we need to work for things we want For example, if we want an ottoman we need to figure out how to use these weird tools that probably don’t exist outside of IKEA or the borders of Sweden It teaches us to recognize and leap at a bargain whenever we see one And after all, it isn’t a terrible disaster to realize that you are getting older I did , and now I feel totally justified by my maturity when I walk around all day in a smoking jacket and constantly have a Sherlock Holmes pipe in my mouth
Today, there will be a flash mob at 12:30 p m on Ho Plaza Why? In honor of V-Day, an international movement to end violence against women and girls The premise: “One in three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime One billion women violated is an atrocity One billion women dancing is a revolution ” The Cornell community will be rising up, standing together and dancing in support Today is the 15th anniversary of V-Day and, of course, Valentine’s Day The idea that Feb 14 serves as both a movement against women ’ s violence and a celebration of love (read: Hallmark) seems contradictor y But it’s not Last month, resident sex columnist Mona G wrote about domination “ When you don’t know at all what comes next, anticipation intensifies You have nothing left to do but lay back and allow yourself to be taken, without resistance, fully giving in ” Mona was writing about excitement, openness and loss of inhibition However, I couldn’t help but notice that the same phrases used to describe healthy, consensual sex might be used to tell a story of abuse, harassment or rape This is what I find most confounding: that “good sex ” and “bad sex ” are not actually antitheses of each other, but instead quite related The very way we
Iconceptualize an exciting, adventurous sexual advance is strikingly similar to how we characterize violent sex: adrenaline-r ushing, scar y, uncontrollable After all, it’s often acquaintances or even friends that end up being attackers; approximately two-thirds of rapes are committed by “ non-strangers, ” according to RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization
This fall, our own campus saw how a reported rape could mobilize an entire stu-
We need to also look in our everyday lives and reconsider the ways in which we interact with each other.
our everyday lives Sexual violence does not happen in isolation it doesn’t just happen abroad, or in obscure situations, or in dark alleys Sexual violence is a product of seemingly harmless, totally ordinar y decisions that create a larger culture
Every time we ignore a chorus of “tits out for the boys” at CTP or make a friendly conversation slightly tense by perhaps correcting a peer, we either are taking action or
dent body, motivating a mass of people to reconsider how we approach sexual assault policies Though unfor tunately more common than expected, these incidents spark response They inspire a great deal of outrage and demands for change These are all incredibly impor tant ways that tragedy can be transformative But in our quest to make the world a more just place, through policy, education and resource provision, there’s something we need to keep in mind: It’s not just about grand gestures It’s about the actions we take in
inaction These expressions help us articulate how we feel and create opportunities to influence the people around us Our actions can make us feel awkward, as they might put others in uncomfor table positions But they can also be food for thought, healthy contention, dialogue and, most impor tantly, change For example, playing “hard to get ” highlights a seemingly harmless way in which we are complicit with rape culture Our instincts to play games lead to a muddling between the meaning of “ yes ” and “ no, ” which can
create confusion in the future It’s not that a game of elaborate charades could ever be deemed as an excuse for violating another; it’s that we are leaving room for debate where there shouldn’t be Being an active bystander or standing up for a person ’ s dignity when you hear the words “they were asking for it” these everyday words and actions can have a larger impact There won ’ t be a flash mob on Ho Plaza or a grand mobilization of the masses for women ’ s rights and equality every day By no means am I belittling activism or its incredible power to influence great change But ordinary acts have a greater meaning Our everyday habits shape the world around us What do we question? What do we take issue with? When do we speak up? Friends, countrywo(men), Romans it is what we do each day that creates our reality We absolutely must continue to demand laws in each country on this globe that outlaw rape, for survivor’s resources and for policies that protect women ’ s rights But we need to also look inwards and reevaluate our ever yday actions
started watching Girls last week, despite my endless complaints of declining productivity and a dwindling sleep schedule I committed to this project partly because I heard the protagonist’s name is Hannah, but it was mostly because I felt I couldn’t participate in 85 percent of popular culture conversations that my friends were having Watching the first episode reminded me of two important things: First, that generation Y (that’s us) is a generation of cynics, finding irony in places where our predecessors found hope, and second, that romance is a thing of the past
Today is Valentine’s Day With a rampant hook-up culture and a generational self-consciousness, we as educated young people now dread the “Hallmark Holiday ” Flowers and chocolates that were once appreciated as romantic (God forbid!) are now spit on as cheesy Our generation of cynics has created a new character in our HBO rom-com the Scrooge of Valentine’s Day He doesn’t have a name or a face, but he exists, and he is certainly thriving As sophisticated young people we are programed not only to resent “The Man” (here, known as Hallmark and Hershey’s) but also to hate clichés However, it seems we now try so hard to rebel against conformity that hating Valentine’s Day has, for our generation, become cliché
We’re too sophisticated for something as mainstream as a day to express love, and we ’ re too self-loving to not talk about how much we hate this holiday But it’s an old tune by now, and far from alternative I commend shows like Girls that show the real lived experience of twenty-somethings today Our story isn’t the Cinderella story, and I appreciate the writers, advertisers and
celebrities who are trying to tell it as it is We are, as a generation, liberating ourselves from an ideal that is, just that: an ideal And that’s wonderful But somewhere down the line, we lost sight of the real and instead became the generation of the ironic Anyone who knows me (or who has read more than one of these) knows that I typically air on the half-empty side of the spectrum I’m a sarcastic pessimist born and bred, but I have a problem with convincing myself that taking time to say “I love you ” is clichéd I have a problem with how cliché hating Valentine’s Day has become Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to be cheesy nor does it have to be for your
boyfriend Instead of thinking you ’ re too alternative to send a card, I encourage you to stop for a moment today and think about the people in your life who you love, or better yet, who love you (or even the people you just like, because I’m sure there are some) And, for all of you counter-culturists who are as concerned about buying into corporate America as you are about your designer sunglasses, I remind you that Valentine’s Day also doesn’t have to mean shelling out money on teddy bears and ugly flowers It can be something nice, something simple: “I love you ” In short, today is an opportunity to think about the people in your life the important ones, the new ones, the old ones and the ones you forget to acknowledge Our lives are se wn together by the threads of our relationships, and Valentine’s Day, although classically celebrated with romantic dates, can be an opportunity to say “I want to get to know you ” to someone, if you give yourself the chance Don’t worry, no one will laugh And if you still think you are too cool, too educated or too hip to celebrate this holiday, even if it only means a bottle of wine at dinner with friends (like it does for me this year), to you I say: bah humbug
By ELIZABETH YOUNG Sun Staff Writer
Although I’m still a bit of a baby when it comes to my spicy food tolerance, I’ve always loved Indian food and take advantage of the chance to eat it whenever the rare oppor tunity comes up I know that we ’ re for tunate enough to have two Indian restaurants in Collegetown (on the same street, no less), but with my recent dining experience at Mehak, I’m not sure how easy it will be to convince me to tr y the other place
For me, something as simple as naan can b e t h e d i s t i n g u i s h i n g f a
mediocre Indian restaurant and a great one Mehak did not disappoint In addition to its beautifully blistered plain naan, the restaurant o f f e
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house that I hadn’t had the fortune to choose
The fresh bite of the onions and peppers contrasted nicely with tenderness of the chicken, and the entire dish was well-balanced by the creaminess of the curr y sauce
The combination of Mehak’s chai and kheer provided the per fect ending to the meal The sugar y, milky chai warmed my Ithaca-winter-chilled bones while the kheer, or rice pudding, had just the right amount of sweetness, infused with notes of cinnamon and cardamom and topped with cr unchy slivers of almond
The ser vice wasn ’ t anything spectacular, but it was per fect for a college student’s needs Our ser ver was quick to greet us at the door with a smile and seated us immediately u p o n e n t e r i n g t h e
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By KARINA PARIKH Sun Contributor
was a continual burst of garlic and garam masala with each bite
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f r o m i n m y p r e v i o u s encounters with Indian cuisine The onion naan was a delicious discover y; t h e o n
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With my recent dining experience at Mehak, I’m not sure how easy it will be to convince me to try the other place.
c o m p l e m e n t i n g e a c h entrée with ever y fragrant, chewy bite
I’ve tasted a fe w interpretations on aloo gobi, and all of them have been pretty good Mehak’s aloo gobi, however, is the best ver-
s i o n o f t h e d i s h t h a t I ’ v e h a d t o d a t e
Whether I scooped the vegetable mixture onto some naan or with a bite of rice, each piece of potato and cauliflower was per fectly cut and cooked so that I felt like I was eating an actual dish rather than a bunch of sauce dotted with an occasional vegetable or two
It’s easy to stick to the widely popular dishes aloo gobi, chicken tikka masala, tandoori chicken whenever you go to an Indian restaurant However, sometimes the best dishes are the ones that lie beyond the first two or three lines on a menu My ser ver thankfully recommended the karahi chicken, a curr y dish with slices of onion and green pepper that I’d order again in a hear tbeat
received our food in a timely manner, but never felt as if we were being r ushed out of the rest a ur a nt Meha k i s a great place for both the leisurely diner as well as t h
time
ATMOSPHERE
t amaze, but it was clean and warm, which is all that I look for in a casual restaurant for a winter dinner The soft strains of classic Indian music and dim, warm lighting reminded me of the times that I spent with my friends at their homes, with the scent of spices lingering in the air
THE VALUE
O ve r a l l , I t h i n k t h a t d i n e r s g e t t h e i r
money ’ s wor th at Mehak
Most of the dishes range between $10-20 and come with a generous ser ving of basmati rice Our bill for two orders of naan, three dishes, two desser ts and a cup of chai came under $60, which was cheaper than I’d expected it to be And we still brought home plenty of leftovers that, because of its level two spiciness, thankfully didn’t set my mouth on fire the following day
Even with the rise of other formidable Indian restaurants around the area, Sangam has tantalized Ithaca’s taste buds with a plethora of both familiar and unique Indian dishes since 1983 But is it truly worth the hype?
THE FOOD
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but it’s acceptable to judge an Indian restaurant by its naan Sangam’s garlic naan was perfect: dense yet pillowy with a slight, fresh-from-the-tandoor-oven char The garlic flavor is very light, too, so as to not overwhelm your palate
Sangam’s aloo gobi featured large pieces of fresh cauliflower in a blended potato curry that had subdued notes of onion, garlic and ginger Even though I ordered a mild version, the dish still had a noticeable amount of spice to brighten it up Overall, it sure was warming and comforting, but I wasn ’ t particularly wowed When my server mentioned that the Vegetable Mango was the best vegetarian dish on the menu, I couldn’t help but try it The inventive combination of chunky carrots, peas, green beans and broccoli and creamy, sweet mango curry was dynamite, and there
I definitely had room for dessert The special kheer’s texture was wonderful; it was refreshingly cool and lightly sweet, and the addition of slivered, toasted almonds on top provided a crunchy textural contrast to the plump rice grains
The flavor, though, fell flat More cardamom would have raised this dish from pretty good to spectacular THE ATMOSPHERE
Sangam is lit just perfectly enough for it to be an ideal space for both a casual gathering with friends or for date night The decorative tapestries and handicrafts, not-too-loud music, mouthwatering smell of spice and smiling faces of the staff all set a positive and comfortable vibe THE SERVICE
The service is exceptional The hostess was lively and engaging, and my ser ver was incredibly attentive and eager to recommend his favorite dishes THE VALUE
Sangam is famous for its $7 95 per person lunch buffet, which is a steal for hungry students Sangam is certainly a viable contender if you have an unshakable craving for Indian food, although it’s not the most flavorful
“Shake It Off,” the first song on The Spinto Band’s latest record, is charming, playful and sounds like it should have been on the My SoCalled Life Soundtrack Basically: It’s everything we ’ ve come to expect and perhaps take for granted from the nostalgic Delawareans In the 18 years since its formation, The Spinto Band has gone from a high school garage band known as Free Beer to reasonably successful indie rockers to the kind of group whose members have to pick up part-time jobs Through it all, The Spinto Band has remained remarkably upbeat and Cool Cocoon, their eleventh LP (that counts their selfreleased albums in the late 90s), is a solid, if not terribly innovative release
The Spinto Band has never paid much attention to current music trends, opting instead for classic pop compositions which are currently on the wrong side of your high school newspaper ’ s “hot or not ” chart Cool Cocoon is no exception These ten bubbly pop songs are all meticulously crafted, blissfully upbeat and named things like “Na Na Na” and “She Don’t Want Me ” They’re also catchy as hell “What I Love” features beachy ooh-ing and cutesy lines like “hold me tight and sing/til we don’t care about anything,” while “Amy + Jen” is the catchy, ballooning story of a new crush It’s constantly surprising that The Spinto Band members are so far from their teenage years they don’t seem to have lost any of their youthful naivete The problem, however, is that they have so perfectly mastered their sound that, at this point, there is little room left for creativity Sure, The Spinto Band knows precisely how to record a nostalgic pop record But it has spent nearly two decades doing the same thing, and at times this effort sounds a little stale
Brooklyn-based group Beach Fossils more or less began as Dustin
Payseur’s solo project Its first eponymous LP was essentially a oneman tour-de-force, with Payseur playing ever y instrument Soothing and stripped-down, Beach Fossils was the obvious result of a turn inward and sounded like the introspective musings of a man that hadn't left his bedroom in a while That’s not to say it was unappealing Beach Fossils remains a gorgeous record, but the type you enjoy while wallowing in your own malaise on a rainy Sunday afternoon In the four years since then, the band has developed into a fullfledged quartet, and their sophomore effort reflects their evolution
C l a s h t h e Tr u t h , o u t n e x t we e k a n d c u r re n t l y s t re a m i n g o n
Stereogum, is a fuller and much more riveting effort
Clash the Truth never abandons the beautifully layered sparkle-pop Payseur mastered on Beach Fossils But the band has added a healthy dose of aggression even the album’s title is confrontational to the recipe, thanks in part to the addition of real percussion Urgent, snare-filled tracks like “Generational Synthetic” and “Careless” pair
Payseur’s melodic vocals with a backbone of unrelenting drumbeats Even moody, low-key songs like “Sleep Apnea” rely on Tommy Gardner's steady drumming Occasionally, Clash the Truth does feel a tad unfinished Few tracks manage to break the three minute mark and the fourteen tracks clock in at a measly 35 minutes The title track, for example, meshes a catchy guitar lead with Payseur’s blurred vocals and it is one of the most captivating songs on the record Yet the song ends just when it should be hitting its groove, cutting out abruptly at two minutes before reaching its climax
In a recent inter view Payseur claimed that “the whole point of this album was to make something that had the energy and the feel of the live show ” It’s all a little bit post-punk and a little bit dream-pop and a sure sign that Beach Fossils has found its place in the indie soundscape
Gina Cargas is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be contacted at gcargas@cornellsun com
TERESA KIM Sun Staff Writer
The Oscars ceremony is film’s biggest family reunion and the Shorts category is the family’s youngest (and well, shortest) member, overlooked and undermined at every get-together
Where the other family parties (Golden Globes, SAGs and most recently the BAFTAs) don’t bother to even distribute invitations to the shorts, the Oscars do, cultivating a tradition of recognizing the film world collectively The Academy acknowledges, and Daniel Junge, the host of the screening and last year ’ s winner in this category, notes that “Some stories were meant to be featurelength, while others were meant to be short, depending on the story you ’ re telling ”
There are three categories for short films to compete in at the Oscars: Documentary, animated and live action The five nominees for this year ’ s documentary section were screened on Tuesday Night at The Schwartz They were all powerfully executed and are quite the screen weepers (so don’t forget your tissues like I did I left Schwartz, eyes smudged with teardrops and eyeliner) Below, I have broken them down (and may have ranked them according to my favorites)
1 INOCENTE
The husband-and-wife team Sean Fine and Andrea Nix, who were nominated in this category back in 2007, have come back to film The film’s titular subject, Inocente, is a shy 15-year old Latina living in San Diego, Calif She is homeless, but that isn’t what drives the narrative Instead, the story centers on her art, which starkly contrasts the violence and depression she has endured The film
does a beautiful job of juxtaposing her artwork with her everyday life, which can begin anywhere from waking up under a bridge in the morning to sitting alone on a bus dreaming Inocente is her brightest when she is sharing her detailed dreams which never seem to end The film ends leaving us with a sense that we haven’t heard the last from this facepainted San Diego native A critics’ favorite this year, Inocente has my vote
Once a month on a Monday, a Long Island beauty salon offers free beauty services to women undergoing cancer treatment We see women trickling into the shop Some have been coming for as long as 17 years while others are newcomers, suppressing the terror of having their hair shaved off in a few moments time These Monday guests quickly become a support group for each other Most of them are victims of breast cancer
Director Cynthia Wade’s way of constructing the portraits of these female victims is extremely detailed Wade has done an incredible job of gaining access to the women and their spouses ’ private lives and capturing the feeling of a diminishing grasp
on femininity in a judicial yet connected way Her snapshots of hair loss or the flat scars that have replaced breasts is simultaneously jarring and stunning
3 KINGS POINT
Former New York residents who have recently been widowed move down to a senior community in Florida where they expect to live out the rest of their lives Kings Point has a growing population of singles and, as a result, the topic of love and relationships is on the back of every resident’s mind This allows the filmmaker, Sari Gilman, to dig out each subject’s stance on relationships at their age, and we slowly and painfully discover the bitterness they have when it comes to forming friendships Gilman skillfully shows us that many of the residents’ seemingly harsh responses are not cold or cruel in any way, but understandable after what the residents have been through
4 OPEN HEART
By the end, Open Heart becomes an ad for medical and financial attention for children whose chances to receive the treatment they need are slim However, the mode of stor ytelling that writer-director Kief Davidson employs is well deserving of the Oscar nods The film begins with a heartwrenching focus on a group of Kenyan children who are sent on a difficult journey to Sudan by their hesitant parents Their hearts have been damaged by rheumatic fever, but a Sudanese hospital has offered to give free heart surgeries to the kids One of them, Angelique, and her wide-eyed gaze becomes the emblem of the group, representing their vulnerability As the film moves forward, the spotlight is taken off the chil-
dren and the story quickly spirals into a human rights ad Nevertheless, this short is sure to make your heart churn over and over
5 REDEMPTION
This short is probably the least poignant of the documentaries presented this year Co-directors Jon Alpert and Matthew O’ Neill, both experienced broadcast journalists, reveal their former professions through the way they unravel their stories The film focuses on New York city’s “ canners ” But Alpert and O’Neill reveal little of each character, only going as far as asking their previous occupation Beyond handling the camera, there isn’t much more these filmmakers do, and, consequently, no particular voice or message resonates In a world where documentaries on the homeless are a plenty, Redemption simply floats among them
These films all pivot around heavy subjects and contain the emotional and mental upheaval that the best films can unleash They confront issues that we are all familiar with, but aren ’ t motivated to do something about it until we come across a related story with a candid viewpoint that plucks at our heartstrings And this is where documentaries can shine
Throughout the week, Cornell Cinema will be gearing up for Oscar weekend by screening more Oscar-nominated shorts Although the documentary category could only be seen on Tuesday night, you can still catch the Animated shorts Thursday, Friday and Saturday and the Live Action! Shorts Saturday and Sunday
Teresa Kim is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be contacted at tkim@cornellsun com
1 “Under My Skin” Frank Sinatra
Sinatra’s swooning 1946 cover of a Cole Porter staple proves why he was the original epitome of sex appeal, and why you should be wooing the ladies to the tune of this classic
2 “Ignition (Remix)” R Kelly
“Fellas on my left, honeys on my right, bring ’ em all together ” and you’ll be doing it all night with this R Kelly jam
3 “Time After Time” Cyndi Lauper
Sure, it may draw some Napoleon Dynamite references (“I like your sleeves They’re real big ”) but you can ’ t go wrong with this 80 s throwback
4 “I’m in Love With a Stripper” T-Pain
All you single guys out there can wallow in your sorrows, or chill out while getting an easy squeeze I don’t know what that means, but go for it
5. “Single Ladies” Beyoncé
If yo
6. “Every Breath You Take” The Police
In case it’s not clear, this song is about a creepy stalker who follows “ ever y breath you take” and “ ever y move you make So, when you get a letter in your mailbox cut from magazine letters from your “ secret admirer,” just sit back, relax and take in this sweet tune Just be warned: He will find you
7 “ ’Til There Was You” The Beatles
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The sensuous masterpiece of a master lost before his time If this can ’ t get you into his/her pants, I honestly do not know what can
9 “In Your Eyes” Peter Gabriel
Hold up a boombox blasting this song and any girl will be putty in your hands
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Meredith Joyce is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be contacted at mjoyce@cornellsun com
f it’s around midnight in Times Square, and you ’ re in need of a Valentine look up Nestled amid glittering advertisements for Broadway staples are radiant billboards, on which love songs have been scrawled in neon light “I listen to the ocean, and all I hear is you ” is among the enigmatically profound and cheesy lines concocted by Tracey Emin, the widely known but not widely loved British conceptual artist For years, Emin has fashioned brilliantly hued neon, from coral pink to warm white, into sculptures styled after her own handwriting Her New York City installation, which presents digitized recreations of these sculptures, runs throughout February as part of the Times Square Alliance art initiative Midnight Moment For the last three minutes of each day this year, advertisers are giving way to a star-studded roster of installations, including Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace
I’ve liked Emin’s light sculptures since I saw one that read “I woke up wanting to kiss you ” at the White Cube booth at Art Stage 2012 Far more violable than I d imagined them to be, they are memorials to the clumsy thoughts we may have when we ’ re with someone we love Even the most cringe-worthy ones (“I can feel your smile”) can be personable and hypnotic
But what do I really know about love, anyway? Not much, but I’ve seen enough to know that, for something so remarkably difficult, love must be exceptional if so many people give up so much for it Staring at Emin’s neons or watching The Perks of Being a Wallflower, I still wonder if anything so serendipitous and bewildering will ever happen to me It’s hard to stop believing in fairy tale encounters when I keep seeing them happen How do you end up marrying a stranger who liked your blog post, never mind that he lives 8,000 miles away from you? Or the tourist you gave directions to? Maybe these are exceptions, but then again, all love stories are exceptional But here is where the questions begin Should you let love ‘happen’ to you? Or should you pursue it, bravely and recklessly? And if you don’t, does it mean you don’t want it badly enough?
I watched the Grammys last Sunday with very mixed feelings Rihanna, who impressed many with her Bob Marley tribute, probably alienated more by looking unapologetically happy to be back with Chris Brown again four years after they both missed the Grammys because he assaulted her She told Rolling Stone that the reunion was liberating after years of “being angry and dark,” and that being “happy” was more important than what people might think of her And while I was rooting for fun , I was hoping that Pink would pull off an upset in the Best Pop Vocal Album category, if only for her tireless attempts to arrive at the truth about love The truth, apparently, is “salty” and involves “all the poetry you ’ ve ever heard ” Sadly, there aren ’ t too many songs and films directed at people who have yet to experience heartbreak, but those who know the ache of falling hard for someone, even when it’s not the best idea, have many I’ve wondered, along with a 19-year-old Adele: “should I give up, or should I just keep chasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?” I found Silver Linings Playbook disconcerting, because it made out love to be a precarious game of reading signs I’ve been on the other side of that before, and I was shocked that someone could value everything I said, or did, so much Distinguishing faith from delusion is harder than it looks I have always erred on the side of caution, and it’s only in recent months that I’ve seriously questioned the place of practicality and restraint in relationships You can ’ t be “poetically silent,” a friend told me last week I fully agree But I’ve never had the courage to admit my feelings to someone I liked, and maybe I won ’ t in the four months I have left at Cornell I don’t see the point of endangering a friendship I value It’s less a case of risk aversion than my not knowing what to do, or think, about any of this And yet, perhaps contradictorily, I wouldn’t hesitate to say yes if the right person asked Some part of me takes comfort in the notion
that there’s “nowhere you can be that isn’t where you ’ re meant to be,” as the Beatles have established Why do we want love, and why are we so troubled by the questions it poses? MIT philosopher Irving Singer has pointed out, in Philosophy of Love: A Partial Summing Up, that “understanding love or its related conditions” is inseparable from “problems about meaningfulness in life as a whole and the creation of human value in general ” Just as we need air and some kind of fundamental purpose to live, we crave love because we want to “be seen, touched, heard, paid attention to, ” as Frank Ocean has written I think it s more about giving than receiving In love (or what little I know of it), we don’t seek comfort; we give it, and so much more, away to someone else We do it just because we want to, and because we can When we ’ re in love, that compulsion can be so strong In essence: I love, therefore I am But here I go again, speaking in clichés
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Working with Fenton on the defensive side of the ball is assistant head coach Travis Burkett, who returns to coordinate the defensive line Archer said he is especially confident in Burkett’s coaching abilities because they have grown close while working together on the sidelines
“I’ve shared an office with [Burkett] for five out of the last six years We were roommates for five out of the last six years, so I
him,” Archer said “He might as well have also tried to apply here because he has a real loyalty and a passion towards Cornell and its kids ” C o a
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guys], those kids are just special, special players,” Archer said “We have a lot of good young players and a couple guys that are a little older like Grant Gellatly Coach Hanna knows those kids, he’s earned their respect and I think he’s going to be great at developing them ”
The new staff members that Archer has recruited come to Cornell with a variety of experiences Whether they have worked in high school, Division III or Division I football, the coaches Archer has found have led succesful teams at every level
Coming straight out of rival Princeton, where he ser ved as d e f e n s i ve c o o rd i n a t o r, Ja re d Backus will be moving into the p o s i t i o n o f A s s o c i a t e He a d Coach and John B and Ann M Ro
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Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun
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TCU and Oklahoma TCU joined the Big 12 this year and currently sits at 1-9 in the league; in other words, its only win in its conference is to a legitimate national contender
Louisville went through a similar situation; they ascended to No 1, then promptly lost three games in a row including one to Villanova, who lost by 18 points to Columbia and currently sit at No 12 in the poll
The losses of the teams at the top of the Big 10 Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State are easier to explain; the conference is extremely strong, and they’ve been beating each other up But Minnesota and Illinois are the intriguing stories here
Illinois started the season 12-0 and rose to No 10 in the polls, but it is just 4-7 in the Big 10 It lost six of seven at one point and is currently unranked Minnesota is similar It started 15-1 and 3-0 in the Big 10 and rose to No 8 in the polls, but has lost six of its past eight and is also unranked
The way things are going, both teams will probably sneak into the tournament as nine- or ten-seeds, but when it’s March, is it really fair to call these teams underdogs? They have beaten so many great opponents and play in the best conference in college basketball
Injuries have also been a reason some top teams have struggled Before Duke lost forward Ryan Kelly to a foot injury, it was a nice and tidy 15-0 and No 1 in the country Since losing its third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, the Blue Devils have lost two games, including one to Miami by 27 points Nevertheless, the Blue Devils sit at No 2 in the country That said, no team really fears Duke this year like they did in years past With Kelly, the team had no frontcourt depth, and without him, it has no frontcourt period
Similarly, Syracuse lost its third leading scorer James Southerland for six games due to academic ineligibility issues and looked lost, losing two of the six games to unranked teams He has since returned and the Orange’s future looks brighter, but the team is still very beatable
On the positive side, the best underdog stories have been Miami, Butler and Gonzaga Butler is doing Butler things: winning with small, skinny, physical players, physical defense and a dash of magic Gonzaga has its best team I can remember with point guard Kevin Pangos leading the charge, Elias Harris doing everything and Kelly Olynyk playing like the best forward in the country
Even though Butler and Gonzaga are considered mid-majors, however, their past success probably makes Miami, out of the powerhouse ACC, the biggest underdog of the season
The Hurricanes are No 3 for the first time in school history, and after a ho-hum 9-3 start, they have blitzed the competition in the ACC, going 10-0, including routs over UNC twice and Duke once They have two solid guards in Shane Larkin and Durand Scott and two legitimate big men in Kenny Kadji and Reggie Johnson If the team continues its pace, it will get a one-seed in the tournament Yet it’s still hard not to consider the Hurricanes a surprise, after coming out of nowhere (they were predicted to finish fourth in the ACC) Then again, the way this season is going, they’ll lose five in a row, and we’ll forget this was ever an issue
Albert Liao can be reached at aliao@cornellsun com
By SKYLER DALE Sun Staff Writer
After losing its last three matchups, including a disappointing overtime defeat against Harvard on Sunday, the women ’ s basketball team looks to improve its Ivy League record when it takes on Yale and Brown this weekend in Newman Arena
The Red (10-9, 2-3) is currently fifth in the league, while Yale (7-13, 2-4) and Brown (713, 1-5) sit at sixth and seventh, respectively
According to Cornell head coach Dayna Smith, the team will need to stay composed to defeat the Bulldogs Friday
“I think handling Yale’s defensive pressure [is key],” Smith said
The Bulldogs, who defeated Penn at home on Saturday before losing to Princeton at home on Sunday, are led by a number of versatile players, including sophomore point guard Sarah Hilejian, junior guard Jana Graf and senior guard Megan Vasquez
“Graf [is] capable of scoring both inside and out, ” Smith said
After taking on Yale Friday, the Red will get a shot at the Bears, who, after winning their first Ivy game, have lost five in a row Despite the Bears’ lack of success recently, Smith recognizes Brown as an aggressive team with a
mix of defensive looks
“They like to run and they definitely like to penetrate, ” Smith said “We’re going to have contain that penetration ”
The Bears’ most effective offensive weapon has been junior guard Lauren Clarke Over the first twenty contests of the season, Clarke has averaged nearly 15 points a game
With the midway point in the Ivy season approaching, Princeton leads the league with a flawless 5-0 record
“Right now, they’re playing at a level higher than anyone in the league,” Smith said of the Tigers
Princeton, led by senior guard Niveen Rasheed, has defeated the bottom five teams in the league, but will play Har vard and Dartmouth Friday and Saturday in its toughest weekend yet
“Anything could happen at any time,” Smith said “Harvard and Dartmouth have pretty good records ”
The Red will have the opportunity to take on Dartmouth for the first time, and Harvard and Princeton again, but first the team is focused on having a successful weekend
“These teams are talented, but we can come away with two wins if we come to play both nights,” senior forward Clare Fitzpatrick said “Every time we play these teams, it is
Turn-around time | After dropping three straight games, the Red looks to reverse its fortunes at home.
always a battle and a very physical game and whoever can play a complete game of 40 minutes of tough basketball will come away on top ”
Skyler Dale can be reached at sdale@cornellsun com
J O E S T A N Z I O N E
Ten Questions Columnist Reena Gilani caught up with senior Joe Stanzione to discuss everything from L A R P ing to wig-wearing scooter gangs
1 How did you get involved with wrestling?
The story ’ s probably similar for a lot of wrestlers When I was younger, about four or five years old, I got a flyer in elementary school for wrestling I decided to try out for it and I fell in love with it ever since, which is kind of pleasing for my mom All three of her brothers wrestled so she was excited for it I actually started to wrestle at the same high school that my uncles did before I went to my actual high school
Did your uncles go on to wrestle beyond the high school level?
No, I’m actually the first to go to college in my family
Oh, that’s awesome; congratulations So what has wrestling taught you?
That’s a tough question because it has taught me probably everything socially to emotionally to all aspects of life It has taught me how to interact with people correctly, how to be a genuine person and [how] to function in this world It’s such an emotional battle, and that’s why it teaches you so much and you learn so much from it It’s one of the factors that has brought me to some great people and that brought me to Cornell so I’d say getting that flyer marks one of the best days of my life, because I wouldn’t be on the path that I’m on now [if I hadn’t]
Being a captain of such a great program is definitely impressive As Coach Koll said in The Sun recently, I’m the first non-starter captain I’ve been behind an All-American every single year here and yet I’m a captain and it’s been a great experience Sometimes it hurts not to be one of the starters but it’s such a moving experience to be able to lead a group of kids who have the utmost respect for you despite the fact that I’m not the ‘main guy ’ That’s one of my most prized accomplishments so far I appreciate that the coaches and my teammates can recognize the hard work and dedication I put in
2 Have you ever not known what happened as a result of one of your wrestling matches?
When I was a freshman in high school, I went out for a match and the kid that I was facing was supposed to be pretty decent I went out and shook hands with the kids and the next thing I remember is walking off of the mat To this day, I still don’t remember the entire match
You just blacked out during the match?
I’m not sure what happened I just walked off the mat and I remember seeing one of my teammates including one named Kurt They were all clapping and I looked at him and asked what happened, and he kind of chuckled and thought I was being cocky, but I was being serious I really
had no idea what happened, and I didn’t even know if I had won or lost I went to the sidelines and my dad came over to me and I asked him “Did I win?” and he said, “What are you talking about?” Not for an instant did I know what happened, but apparently I tech falled the kid, which means I won by 15 points and they stopped the match I got checked for concussions and all of that but nothing; there still is no explanation for what happened
3 Would you say your dad has been supportive of your wrestling career?
My dad has probably been the most inspirational person in my life him and my mom He has brought me to every tournament across the country from when I was little to until he let me go in high school He’s a character up until this day
Has he ever tazed anyone?
To my knowledge, no, but I wouldn’t put it past him He has definitely threatened to taze someone on the team
What’s the story there?
I’m not going to go into detail, but if [junior] Stryker Lane wants to tell you the answer to that, he can
What’s the basis for your dad’s interest in L A R P ing?
My dad has some exquisite attire He seems to dress a little radically, but I love him for it It causes some good laughs and I think the team enjoys his character He doesn’t hold anything back, especially when he’s cheering for matches I’d say that the reference to L A R P ing is that he always walks around with a cane and, for a while, he had a cane that actually had a sword inside of it He seems to be pretty fascinated with weapons, especially in the past 10 years
Is L A R P something that you would ever be interested in?
No It’s not actually L A R P that he does, but it just appears that way I’m guessing it’s a wizard reference
4 So you are from Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania?
Yes
Then why will you be buried in the Hamlet of Varna here in Ithaca?
So the Hamlet of Varna is on the outskirts of town, in between Ithaca and Dryden That is where I lived my prefreshman year Some of the kids on the wrestling team take the year off before coming here and go to TC3, and that’s what I did We lived in this old raggedy house that, to this day, still has guys living in it, but it seems ready to fall down My dad [worked] in construction, and I’ve been around it my entire life and I’m pretty handy I used to pay my rent by doing some remodeling on the house, so everyone always said that I would be in debt to the landlord for the rest of my life He would always have me come back and re-fix things That hasn’t died down; I still fix things in the wrestling house here today
Can you tell me about the pilgrimage that you and some of
the guys on the team take to Dingmans Ferry each summer?
So it started when I invited the guys to my house over the summer and it was around Fourth of July time, which we didn’t realize at first, but we just played off of that I live in a very rural town, in case you can ’ t tell from the name We live right on the Delaware River, so we get music and raft on the river for the day and then go back to my house and light off fireworks and all that stuff It has become a tradition every year, and it’s something my dad now lives for and talks about year-round He loves having the team down there, and they love it too I’m graduating this year so hopefully we can do one last time and maybe we can keep the tradition going
5 What is The Gauntlet, and can you tell me about your recent induction into it?
The Gauntlet is this secret society that I belong to It has an unnamed amount of members, but there’s a few of the wrestlers in the Gauntlet and I was just recently inducted into it It’s pretty fun and I really enjoy it I’m trying to talk about it without going into too much detail It’s a very distinguished group
What kind of qualifications do they look for in their members?
I don’t know what they would generalize a member as being Fun, I guess
What about another group that you belong to, The Sons of Liberty?
The Sons of Liberty is something that everyone on campus should be familiar with We have an army of scooters and anyone who passes our house will see that we have about 20 scooters We call ourselves the Sons of Liberty after the Sons of Anarchy because we are basically a gang of scooters
What are some of the things you guys do?
Nothing in particular; we ride around We ride to our annual recruiting banquet in Stewart Park We all ride together, somewhat like a motorcycle gang
Do you ever have any costumes for specific days of the week?
We have a tradition every spring with some of the members of the Gauntlet to have powdered wig Wednesdays We’ve been found in Collegetown dressed up purely in colonial attire, including wigs with powder We were almost kicked out of Rulloff ’ s because of the powdering of the wigs The Superfan as he’s called he’s in Rulloff ’ s and CTB a lot was very fond of us and he called us the Sons of Liberty, which is where the name originated
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Reena Gilani can be reached at rgilani@cornellsun com
By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Staff Wr ter
After spending two years working with Teach For America, football head coach David Archer ’05 has built up a passionate respect for educators and motivators; the ver y types of people he has recruited to join the Cornell football program, which announced its first changes to the coaching staff Friday
“I think the first thing I tried to do was I wanted to make sure we were taking the necessar y steps to tr y to build a long-term program, ” Archer said of the changes In doing so, A
“What more can I say about Amani He’s a guy I trust, I can talk to [him] and I really look forward to him being a great liason ”
balance between
Cornell coaches who understand the inner workings of the program Part of this process was retaining the longest tenured assistant coach in Cornell football histor y Pete DeStefano and giving him the new position of director of player personnel, alumni, community and career programs
“He’s a man that has institutional knowledge that is unmatched,” Archer said “He’s been here for over 20 years, he recruited me here to Cornell and I think he has so much to offer players in terms of how to make sure
that they are maximizing their Cornell football experience ” DeStefano’s new role will include reaching out to Cornell football alumni with the hope that they can give guidance to current players “ He’l
By SCOTT ECKL
Staff
A lot is on the line
Fr i d a y n i g h t a s t h e Cornell women ’ s hockey team takes on Harvard
The No 4 Red (20-5, 15-3 ECAC) is slightly
a h e a d o f t h e No 5 Crimson (18-3-2, 14-11 ) a n d t i e d w i t h Clarkson on top of the standings Cornell is also s l a t e d t o p l a y a g a i n s t Dartmouth (14-7-4, 96 - 3 E C AC ) Sa t u rd a y
n i g h t , c o n c l u d i n g i t s re g u l a r - s e a s o n h o m e schedule
“There is a lot riding on it,” said senior capt a i n a n d d e f e n s e m a n Laura Fortino “But we have to approach it like every other game We are definitely in for a battle ”
The last time the two teams played, on Nov 2 4 a t Ha r va rd , t h e Crimson bested the Red 3-1 The game was tied at 1-1 in the third period when Har vard’s Kalley
A r m s t ro n g n e t t e d t h e game-winner with 7:42 le ft B oth te ams we re undefeated in the ECAC g o i n g i n t o t h e g a m e Since then, Harvard has only lost to Clarkson, and Cornell has dropped one game to Clarkson and one to Quinnipiac
“We lacked the ability to win the little battles l a s t t i m e we m e t , ” Fortino said “This time, we will have to keep it simple and battle with
g r i t a n d c o m p e t i t i ve -
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Fo r t i n o e m p h a s i ze d doing all the little things right, such as blocking shots and crashing the net in the offensive zone She also stressed that the Red needs to play aggressive on both sides of the ice in order to win “ We k n ow t h e i r potential and their skill,” For tino said “But we just have to take it one shift at a time, and then we can be successful ”
T h e e n c o re t o t h e game against Harvard on Friday is a game against Da r t m o u t h Sa t u rd a y While there might not b e t h e s a m e l e ve l o f excitement leading up to the game, it remains j u s t a s i m p o r t a n t Cornell barely squeaked by Dartmouth last time in Hanover on Nov 22, beating the Green, 2-1, in overtime
“We have not really t a l k e d a b o u t
Da r t m o u t h , ” Fo r t i n o said “But we know they are a good team and we will just have to play as g o o d a s we w i l l o n Friday in order to win [on Saturday] ”
l e ve l ” Former All-Ivy League defensive back Emani Fenton ’11 will move from being defensive backs coach to working with inside linebackers He will also ser ve as recruiting coordinator “ What more can I say about Amani He’s a guy I trust, I can talk to [him] and I really look for ward to him being a great liaison for our program throughout all parts of campus, ” Archer said
Whenpeople watch sports and their favorite team is playing, they cheer for them; it’s that simple But what if you ’ re watching a game where neither team holds any emotional significance? For myself, I am an avid fan of cheering against the favorite Who’d I cheer for in the Super Bowl? The Ravens, of course, but that was also to spite my friends from New Jersey who claim they are die-hard 49ers
fans ( what?) I have no good reason why I cheer so strongly against the favorite, but I do, and that’s why this year ’ s March Madness will be especially interesting for me We’re about a month away from the NCAA Tournament, and there hasn’t been any team or group of teams that has distinguished themselves as a favorite for the tournament There is nothing close to Kentucky from last year, who was in the top-three in the polls all year Sure, there are a lot of good teams
Indiana, Duke, Miami, Michigan, Syracuse, Kansas just to name a few – but the second one of them ascends to No 1 in the polls, they promptly lose and move back into the pack In fact, before Indiana earned the No 1 spot these last two weeks in a row despite losing a game to unranked Illinois there was a new No 1 for five consecutive weeks This isn’t some weird voodoo magic that only affects the team that ascends
to No 1; last week, four of the top five teams lost and six of the top ten lost No team has fewer than two losses What’s going on?
Every single team this year has some major flaw that can be exposed, and it feels like any team can lose in any given game Take Kansas, for example After rising to No 2 in the polls and cruising through the Big 12 season by starting 7-0, it lost three straight games to Oklahoma State,