02-21-13

Nearly Si x Months Lat er, Former CTP Lot Still Empty

By SARAH CUTLER Sun Staff Wr ter

By CAROLYN KRUPSKI Sun Staff Writer

From 2010 to 2012, Cornell decreased its greenhouse gas emissions by seven percent an achievement University officials said will move Cornell toward its goal of carbon neutrality

Multiple factors contributed to the seven-percent decrease in emissions, including the University increasing its efficiency in producing heat and electricity, eliminating coal use on campus and upgrading lighting in buildings, according to David

Facility

Lanny Joyce, director of energy management in Facilities Services, lauded the University’s steps in reducing its emissions

“We are now striving beyond that for eventual carbon neutrality

“We’ve made huge steps since 2009,” Joyce said “We have been exceptional in the progress that we ’ ve made We stopped burning coal, and we soundly beat our Kyoto protocol goal of [reducing our] 1990 emission levels [by] seven percent by the end of 2012 We are now striving beyond that for eventual carbon neutrality ”

The University was also able to reduce its emissions partly because the winter was mild during the 2011-12 academic year, causing its heating needs to decrease, Joyce said

Cornell’s Combined Heat and Power Plant which was launched in 2009 also contributed to the decrease in emissions The CCHPP converts and recycles waste heat as steam

Search for Finance Internships on for Cornell Students Applicants hope summer

By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Writer

As students across Cornell pursue summer internships, aspiring financiers have been missing classes and studying answers to tough finance questions to secure a position with a bank something they hope will lead to a job offer heading into their senior year

Not all students support the influx of Cornell’s “ target school” relationship with banks At a Goldman Sachs event held on campus, one student shouted, “There’s so much greed in this room; let’s get out of here ” At a “Work on Wall Street” conference held in November 2011 at The Statler, protesters held a banner that read, “Stop the Cornell-Wall Street pipeline Choose the right occupation ”

Yet for other students interviewed by The Sun, the stress of preparing for interviews, networking with leaders in the finance industry and travelling to interviews is worth it

“At the end of the day, people are looking to get jobs from their undergraduate education, especially in this day in age with a tough economy, ” said Darshan Patel ’14, president of business fraternity Phi Gamma Nu

Patel’s quest for a job in finance meant his winter vacation was “ not much of a break,” because it was spent networking and preparing for interviews

Once he returned to campus for this spring, he said he spent the first several weeks

internships will blossom into full-time job offers

of the semester engaging in multiple interviews per week, not including “superdays” day trips to New York City to undergo a series of interviews with bank officials

Pooja Patel ’14, a member of Phi Gamma Nu, reported having a similarly gruelling experience trying to secure her summer internship Patel said she spent her winter break travel-

ing from her home in the suburbs of Maryland to New York City to attend events held exclusively for Cornell students to network with potential finance employers

Even after students secure their internship, though, they said they know they have long

New Initiative to Target

Texting, Tweeting Drivers

Initiative will keep pedestrians safe, students say

By KEVIN MILIAN Sun Staff Wr ter

With a Distracted Driving Initiative, City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 is cracking down on drivers who use cellphones and other electronic devices while driving For two weeks, Ithaca police will heighten their enforcement of rules against distracted driving, Myrick announced Monday through his Twitter and Facebook accounts

“Did you know a texting driver is 23 times more likely to crash?” Myrick tweeted Monday

The initiative will target three specific violations, according to Jamie Williamson, public information officer for the Ithaca Police Department

These include “driving while talking on a cell phone, texting while driving and manipulating other electronic devices such as iPods and mp3 players while driving,” Williamson said

“Studies have shown that [these activities] are extremely distracting,” he added Williamson said that enforcement will be deployed through both normal patrol activity and high observation

“Some officers do have binoculars in their car that they bring for these details They will have the position of advantage: being up high two, three stories up in the air in the parking garages to find people driving while using a device,” he said

The penalty and fines for these violations, which are determined by the Ithaca City Court, may include both civil and monetary penalties, according to Williamson

“All violations are worth three points on a license, and it’s up to the court to determine the fine As far as fines go, the court would generally fine around $100 with surcharges they may impose,” Williamson said Williamson said that data on the number of fines given out will be available at the end of the week, but data from previous reports indicated that, on average, there are two distracted driving violations per hour, according to Williamson

The initiative will be funded by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, according to Williamson

Williamson said IPD will employ different enforcement approaches at different times of the year

“For example, later in the year, they’ll have a ‘speeding in the school zone ’ initiative,” he said

The City of Ithaca receives grants several times a year from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to enforce different roadway campaigns, including an initiative against jaywalking and improving TCAT Williamson said that the committee decides the theme of these New York Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant funded initiatives

Julia Buffinton ’14 expressed reservations about the nature of the punishment for distracted driving

“Since using a cell phone while driving is illegal in New York, it seems reasonable to punish people for doing so However, I think just a fine would suffice to help enforce this,” Buffinton said

Other students, however, emphaized the dangers of driving on Cornell’s busy pedestrian campus and said the city’s Distracted Driving Initiative would help keep them safe

“With the way kids often walk in front of cars without looking, drivers definitely need to be focused and not distracted by anything,”

Christopher Harvey ’15 said “[The initiative] will make me more conscious about avoiding using my phone while driving ”

Katherine Eldredge ’13 echoed Harvey’s sentiments

“With how narrow and poorly designed a lot of the roads are, people really need to be paying attention, especially when there are cars parked on the street and people walking all over the place,” Eldredge said

Cornell Archive Receives $300K Grant To Preser ve Access to Digital Artwork

Cornell’s Rose Goldsen Archive of New Media, a part of the Cornell University Librar y, received a $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities last week to help preser ve its digital artwork

The Goldsen Archive contains international, new media artwork, according to the Goldsen Archive website

Prof Timothy Murray, comparative literature, English, curator of the Goldsen Archive, said the grant was one of the largest the NEH awards

“ We did ver y well there It was the largest [grant] that was awarded in New York,” Murray said

Murray added that the grant was ver y selective

“ We are extremely pleased to win one of a small number of awards from a significant pool of applicants, ” Murray said

The NEH grant money is especially useful for the archives because its works are dependent on technology that is quickly becoming obsolete, according to Murray

“ The main two categories [in the archive] are work on CD-ROMs and work that was done for the Internet,” Murray said

The work on CD-ROMs completed in the 1990s and 2000s was jeopardized when Apple switched to the Intel chip in 2004, according to Murray

“Suddenly, all of that work that helped create media art is unreadable on new Apple computers We’re running it on old Macs, and when those Macs crash we ’ re in a position of extreme

duress we have one of the world’s leading collections of that kind of work,” Murray said

The Goldsen Archive is an archive of great importance to the art world, according to Murray

“ The archive was founded 10 years ago, and it’s become one of the leading international repositories of digital and electronic art We have extensive holdings and documentation of online art and educational resources, ” Murray said

The curators will use this money to invent new ways to preser ve digital resources

“In the end, the standards we develop will have importance not only for new media art but across the librar y, the arts, social sciences and even early gaming We’re hoping to develop some tangible standards and practices that will allow a lot of these works to sur vive,” said Murray

In a blog post on the Cornell University Librar y website, Associate University Librarian Oya Y Rieger ’10 said that receiving the grant money was a significant step for the archive

“Preser ving and maintaining access to interactive and technically complex content presents multiple challenges to our basic assumptions about preser vation Unlike other types of digital

re designed for ephemeral experiences,” Rieger said “One of our goals is to anticipate the needs of future researchers and acknowledge the core experiences that need to be captured to preser ve these artifacts ”

at jpascale@cornellsun com

Students at Yale University now have the option of getting brunch in bed, thanks to a new student start-up that delivers brunch to students’ rooms on Saturday mornings, The Yale Daily News reported The startup ’ s creators said they launched the company because they saw a lack of affordable brunch options on campus outside of dining halls

The Brown Daily Herald reported that more than 100 environmental student leaders from Brown University traveled to Washington, D C , this weekend to protest the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline Klara Zimmerman ’15, who traveled to D C for the march, told The Herald that “it was a whole different experience to stand with 50,000 people, all fighting for the same cause We definitely made our voices heard ”

In the midst of the longest negotiations in history between the Harvard Union of Technical and Clerical Workers and Harvard University, the Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring support for the union on Monday, The Har vard Crimson reported Employees’ salaries are the main source of the disagreement, according to The Crimson

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Dara Levy can be reached at dlevy@cornellsun com

C o r n e l l R e d u c e s

Carbon Emissions

By 100,000 Ton s

for the central heating on campus, according to Frostclapp

Additionally, Cornell’s Beyond Coal initiative eliminated on-site combustion of coal at the Central Energy Plant for the first time in 2012, according to Joyce Previously, between 60,000 and 65,000 tons of coal were burned on campus ever y year, Frostclapp said

“ We went from [powering the campus on] a three-fuel operation where coal was primar y and gas was secondar y to a two-fuel operation where gas is primar y and oil is the backup,” Joyce said “Because of the dramatic decrease in the price of natural gas, it turned out to be a good choice, and our costs are similar ”

Frostclapp said that the University was partly able to effectively reduce its emissions because energy purchased from New York State emits less carbon dioxide than that purchased in other states

Since 2008, the University has decreased carbon dioxide emissions from 319,000 tons to 219,000 tons meaning the University is a third of the way to achieving net-zero carbon emissions, said Robert Bland, senior director of the energy and sustainability department

The University’s decrease in emissions is also a good financial investment lowering costs for heating, cooling and electricity on campus, Joyce said

“ We are tr ying to pursue all of the financially feasible and practical opportunities to reduce carbon emissions to achieve climate neutrality We are tr ying to partner with faculty and students to create research and teaching opportunities a living laborator y, ” Bland said

Carolyn Krupski can be reached at ckrupski@cornellsun com

Avrami s: Form er CTP

“I don’t want to say anything bad; I don’t want to put anyone down Starbucks is a good tenant, Stella’s is a good tenant – I’m just looking for that same caliber ”

At the beginning of the fall semester, Felix Tabar y ’14 and Tess Nelson ’13 said they began negotiations with Avramis about transforming the space into a gym Although Avramis was enthusiastic about the idea, plans never came to fruition because the students were unable to produce enough money to sign the lease, Tabar y said in an email

“ We did not proceed with the lease signing because Mr Avramis was pressed by time, and Tess and I were clearly not ready to begin operations,” he said “Mr Avramis couldn’t wait for us forever since he was not making any money on his property [and] he was turning down potential new businesses that wanted to rent the space ”

Avramis said “it’s a shame” that Tabar y and Nelson were not able to obtain the money they needed for the gym

“I held out for [Felix] for a while; I gave him quite a few months,” he said “I was really kind of holding it for him I gave him a deadline, and we talked, and he said, ‘I can ’ t get my money together ’ I said, ‘ That’s too bad ’ He said, ‘Don’t write me off completely’ and I said, ‘Fine, but I will pursue other tenants ’”

Avramis said that Tabar y and Nelson’s proposal to build a gym was impressive, compared with some other prospective tenants ’ proposals

“[The gym] was what I consider a good tenant nice and not smelly,” Avramis said “Kidding aside, a landlord wants non-smelly ”

Though Tabar y and Nelson were “probably one of [my] favorites so far,” Avramis said there are two potential tenants with whom he is negotiating He declined to give the names of the interested tenants

“I could almost guarantee that there will definitely be a new tenant by next school year,”Avramis said

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Afew weeks ago, I was quasi-romantically involved with someone when t h e y b a s i c a l l y t o l d m e t h a t we should stop seeing each other because he would soon be leaving Cornell I responded in a mature manner, saying that I understood I mean, I have other suitors to pursue he wasn ’ t the end all, be all But then he asked what my “opinion” about it was, and since for some reason The Sun has given me an outlet to express just that, here it is

It’s stupid As a second semester senior, I have often encountered this phenomenon Why get involved in any kind of relationship if graduation is a mere 95 days away? It’s as if at the moment we graduate, we disappear in a cloud of smoke, never to be seen or heard from again But this is ridiculous! Graduation doesn’t mean we all cease to exist We’re people and if you ’ re meant to walk together on this path of life then completing an educational milestone shouldn’t hinder you from doing that Half of us end up in New York City or D C , anyway

our emotions at this school that it’s hard for anyone to give real relationships the time of day, much less at this time in our lives

I’m not saying you should immediately jump into a monogamous, traditional relationship if you feel the slightest spark with someone It just seems crazy to me that we would deny ourselves a few months with s o m e o n

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y a we s o m e because the relationship appears to have an emotional expiration date Live in the present! Not to be morbid, but we could die at any moment anyway, so we might as well live it up now

I’m also not saying we should find someone and then be in some perpetual l o n g d i s t a n c e re l a t i o n s h i p w i t h t h e m

Coming from a girl who broke up with her high school boyfriend on day two of being at Cornell, I’m not necessarily an advocate of trying to maintain something long distance All I’m stressing is that now is not the time to worry about it

Garrett Yoon ’16 Hannah Kim ’14 PROOFERS Kerry Close ’14 Zach Zahos 15

Editorial

Remembering Collegetown When Revitalizing Ithaca

IN THE SPRING OF 2009, GREEN CAFÉ –– a 24-hour eatery that became a popular late-night spot for Cornell students –– opened in Collegetown Students who had witnessed many businesses in the area close during their years at Cornell were enthusiastic about the restaurant Some expressed hope that the café’s opening would herald a revitalization of the Collegetown landscape But after just a year, the restaurant filed for bankruptcy and shut its doors Today, it remains vacant one of many empty storefronts on College Avenue, Dryden Road and Eddy Street

The story of Green Café is representative of the Collegetown landscape as a whole While some businesses have managed to stay solvent, far too many have been forced to close New businesses occasionally open their doors but struggle to survive and once again become empty storefronts There are many reasons that businesses close, such as changes in demand or a high tax burden In the case of Collegetown, however, the actions of landlords have played a prominent role

Collegetown landlords have been reluctant to lease and develop their vacant properties, even when many potential tenants have expressed interest in opening new businesses Some have not rented out their properties because, they say, they have not found the right fit Avramis Real Estate, for example, has seen about 50 potential tenants express interest in the former location of Collegetown Pizza at 401 College Ave , yet the lot still remains unused

Landlords must turn a profit so their properties can continue to operate, and they have the right to look for tenants who will remain financially sound in the long term But as members of the community, these landlords should also be concerned with the negative effects these long-term empty storefronts have on Collegetown as long as their doors remain closed, these spaces do not bolster the city’s tax revenue and employment and only give the impression that the area is on the decline Rather than focusing solely on maximizing their profits, they should look to revitalize the area by filling these properties with eager prospective tenants, creating a virtuous cycle that will benefit both their companies and the community

After riding out the Great Recession, Ithaca is on the precipice of a great revitalization, with new downtown properties set for construction and federal and state money pouring in to revitalize the Commons Yet Collegetown has been left behind in this renaissance With a steady demand from students, Collegetown should be a thriving community

However, without an effort on the part of developers to fill their vacant properties, the area will continue to languish

CORRECTIONS

A news story Wednesday, “Comedic Acts Dominate CUPB shows,” incorrectly stated that five of the last six shows the Cornell University Program Board has brought to Cornell were comedy acts In fact, only four of the last six shows were comedy acts Additionally, an online graphic for the story incorrectly stated that comedian Jay Pharoah performed at Cornell Nov 4 In fact, he performed Nov 11 Due to incorrect information on CUPB’s website, the graphic also incorrectly stated that Jamie Tworkowski performed at Bailey Hall In fact, Tworkowski performed at Statler Auditorium

I read this story once on the adorable alumni valentines thread, where two people met during senior week and ended up getting married They could have easily decided that there was no use in “getting attached” or that they should just “keep it casual,” but they didn’t And they had only days left at Cornell

Even if two people are engaged in some kind of romantic relationship in the second semester of their senior year, and then, after graduation, move to opposite sides of the earth, is that the end of the world? Even if things end, isn’t it better to have to be cliché about it loved and lost than to have never loved at all? We’re so scared of

Letters

When will it be right to start a relationship with someone? How much time should you plan to be in the same place as someone before you can agree to start dating them? Whether it’s one day, one month or one year, there shouldn’t be some kind of clear path for a relationship There will never be a right time, only the right person We can never predict what will happen in our lives, so why deprive ourselves of happiness by thinking we can?

All I’m saying is that everyone needs to relax, live in the present and try to enjoy the time we have left here

Morgan Bookheimer is a senior in the College of Human Ecolog y She may be reached at mbookheimer@cor nellsun com Behind the Time appears alter nate Thursdays this semester

Bringing more than just comedians to Cornell

To the Editor:

Re: “Comedic Acts Dominate CUPB Shows,” News, Feb 20

In response to Wednesday’s news stor y regarding the Cornell University Program Board’s allegedly unpopular trend of primarily inviting comedians, we would like to address this statement and elaborate on the organization’s goals We feel that the portrayal of CUPB did not fully encompass the organization’s activities CUPB brings a truly diverse array of programs, speakers and events to Cornell Apart from well-attended or sold-out comedic shows, the following is a list of CUPB’s recent, n o n - c o m e d i c p r o g r

Tworkowski, founder of To Write Love on Her Arms in Februar y 2012; Billy Joel in December 2011; Dan Savage in April 2011; Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund in April 2011; Keith Olbermann in March 2011 and Frank Warren in October 2010

In addition to the shows sponsored solely by CUPB, the organization co-sponsors a variety of other speaking engagements We understand that CUPB’s outreach as an organization can be limited, but as representatives for CUPB, we are more than happy to assist other groups in hosting events Recent collaborative engagements have included: TEDxCornell, the Howard Dean and Rick Santorum debate, Ron Paul, Karl Rove, Michelle Rhee and Elie Wiesel

Furthermore, as representatives for CUPB, we feel lucky to have the ability to consistently bring popular, talented comedians to campus Not ever y college has the privilege of bringing performers of the caliber of Jon Stewart and Seth Meyers From campus feedback, including reviews in this publication, CUPB shows are well-received and worth attending

We attend a University where there are a multitude of lectures, seminars and panels each day hosted by different organizations and academic departments That being said, CUPB is the only student organization in a position to provide additional non-musical entertainment on a large scale

As stated in the article, CUPB is always open to suggestions Our organization loves new members and we encourage anyone in the community to attend CUPB meetings

Richmond Wong ’14, 2013 executive chair of CUPB, Tajwar Mazhar ’13, 2012 executive chair of CUPB

Connor McMurtry ’14, 2013 selections chair of CUPB

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By DANIELLE DINIZ Sun Staff Writer

Hidden gems of Ithaca may not seem so hard to find, but in my quest for the best of the best, it proved true In a small town like Ithaca, diners find themselves going back to the same places, the food and service never sinking below a certain standard Upscale American and Italian cuisine are available at Mahogany Grill, Stella’s and Zaza’s and you can find greasy goodness at Jack’s, Five Guys, Taco Bell and Waffle Frolic Of course, there are healthier options at vegan spots and certain

Asian places, but we often get sucked into the same restaurants over and over again If we never try other, less-visited fare, often advertised but rarely visited, then we’ll never know what specialities they serve and what soon may become our new favorites

CAPITAL STATE KITCHEN

For sushi, Capital State Kitchen offers a fabulous display It includes an overabundance of ginger and wasabi with your main dish as well as a parsley garnish, making for a picture-perfect presentation before you dig in The chefs take care in how they prepare their food, valuing simplicity and

flavor something the other sushi restaurants seem to overlook The actual fish is sweet and irresistible Not many people try out this hot spot for its signature dish, but it’s more than worth a visit and will pleasantly surprise any wary sushi fans Plum Tree and Miyake are certainly delectable, but Capital State Kitchen has now stepped up to the plate, making its pieces bigger, their rice softer and their fish and vegetables fresher

They have an assortment of other Chinese and Japanese food as well, but if you ’ re sticking to something simple, the avocado rolls are an avocado addict’s dream; each piece melts in your mouth and it’s sweet tang leaves you wanting more, no matter how full you are, every time

MIA

Mia, the fairly new Asian fusion restaurant in the Commons is often neglected, but is perfect for a date or any other occasion that calls for nicer clothes and easy-

going conversation Although I haven’t had its curry since last year, recent updates have called for me to write about it again Mia made Valentine’s Day, for many a couple, a treat as they romantically shared karee gai (chicken curry) or other

things like lamb or a variety of vegetarian options (i e Indian ratatouille or wild mushroom stir fry)

JUST A TASTE

Just a Taste Wine and Tapas Bar never seems abundantly crowded, but is the ideal place to relax with

a snack Although all tapas are filling and fun to experiment, the warm brie with melon and crostini really sticks out The brie is just gooey enough, the melon fresh and sweet and the crostini crisp

The textures and bold tastes made for a mouth full of goodness Just a Taste has an undeniably great assortment of other cheap plates, too, featuring olive oil, a mix of olives, garlic, cheese, onions and other herbs, all combined differently for a fantastic combination of phenomenal flavors

So, although it’s important to stay loyal to your local faves, hidden gems are everywhere you look Order in, eat out or, when the weather gets warm, take a picnic down to the gorge because these three places are just waiting to impress you and enjoy your business

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Nobody would blame you for thinking K-X-P is a strange band because, well, that’s what it wants you to think Timo Kaukolampi, the leader of the Finnish group, has done everything up to and including taking up a maniacal alter ego (almost à la Die Antwoord) to convince potential listeners that K-X-P is the weirdest group around K-X-P’s eponymous 2010 debut album relied heavily on its krautrock influences, while mixing in creative, modern electronic leads over characteristically heavy, energetic beats Now, with its follow-up LP II, K-X-P’s goal is to incorporate genres from punk to free jazz While the band tries desperately to be experimental, II may not be as bizarre as it would like it to be

Despite trying to diversify its sound past that of krautrock imitators, K-X-P hasn’t dropped its affinity for the genre This is immediately apparent from the album covers just different color variations on the band’s logo and its spartan album naming, both plucked straight from the Neu! playbook Throughout II, K-X-P clings to motorik beats in the krautian rhythmic skeletons of most tracks When it comes to the melodies, however, the band gets more experimental, with glimpses of gloriously synthesized noise briefly appearing between thumping drums and bass

The record’s first track after the intro and first single, “Melody,” introduces itself with a chant of “K-X-P” over horns and a brewing bass line, setting the powerful tone for the LP The track is undeniably accessible, almost bordering on synthpop, with bouncy, repetitive vocals and a headbobbing beat While “Melody” showcases some of the band’s best songwriting on II, it certainly doesn’t hint toward much experimentation The next track, “Staring at the Moon,” finally demonstrates some of what K-X-P claimed to be striving for, with ethereal, obscured lyrics that feel more nightmarey than dreamy, again over a strong

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Unfortunately, K-X-P didn’t step out of its comfort zone as much as it should have Although each track has a different character, the band’s creativity doesn’t have enough stamina to keep up with II’ s unrelenting beats Nearly every track has a very similar rhythmic personality, all of which inevitably involve forceful, driving drums and bass While that should be expected from a band with two drummers, it can get overwhelming and even boring when there are almost no breaks from this rhythmic assault on the entire LP II is dotted with a few interludes, and, while their main purpose is too often respite from the beats, this is where the band’s experimental creativity begins to shine Though the interludes are intentionally weird, they actually create musically logical transitions from track to track The interludes feature everything from distorted church choirs to tamer but original synth patterns that easily could have been expanded into full tracks Had these ideas been developed into full-length songs, they would have been more experimental, and, frankly, better than many of the tracks on the record Their inclusion is a teaser of what K-X-P is capable of, and of what II should have been Then comes the full-length track “Tears (Extended Interlude),” which begins with an airy choir and organ, and slowly escalates into a remarkably interesting song with building drum and bass beats, lofty synth riffs, catchy nonlyric vocals and otherworldly electronic washes “Tears” was what I was hoping II would be: distinctly K-X-P with pulsing rhythms but with a novel song progression and a unique juxtaposition of sounds Rather than immediately bursting in with a raucous beat that doesn’t stop or change for four or five minutes, “Tears” builds to a head and then continues to ebb, flow and transform K-X-P lets the

motorik beat play second fiddle here, and it wasn ’ t missed

Calling “Tears” an “extended interlude” is selling the song short, relegating its truly experimental sounds to a subcategory not worthy of being considered a full track This track is almost too good for II’ s sake, since it alerts listeners to how the album could (and should) have been more ambitious

After “Tears,” the album takes a turn for the worse At this point, listeners grow tired of the constant, relatively unchanging rhythms “Flags and Ghosts” might be a passable track on its own, but at this point in the record, the tiresome beat and annoying male vocals feel grating It tries a couple trippy synth riffs, but even those feel derivative and forced “Infinity Waits” is no better, as the goofy, howling vocal delivery and a synthesizer solo that sounds remarkably like a kazoo make it nearly impossible to take the track seriously Rather than being groundbreaking or genre-boundary-breaking, it just comes off as something the Talking Heads would have thrown away Finally, the muddy bass over the thumping drum and synth rhythm of “Dark Satellite” is basically a four minute build-up to something that never ends up happening

While II was almost annoyingly repetitive by the end, it wasn ’ t all bad “Melody” and “In the Valley” were both stand-out tracks that would make extremely enjoyable, accessible singles If K-X-P had varied the rhythms just a bit more, the record as a whole wouldn’t have been as monotonous Tracks like “Tears” show promise for future projects to approach the band’s goal of being truly innovative and unique, but unfortunately K-X-P falls short of its objective with II

Michael

is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mhs256@cornell edu

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sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at lcolbert@cornellsun com

BY CHARLEY DU Sun Staff Writer

Is Ther e Still... A Good Day to Die Hard?

A G ood Day to D ie H ard

Directed by John Moore

Starring Bruce Willis

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In the light of the most enthralling diamond heist in European crime histor y, which took place this week in Br ussels, it is natural that at Cornell, we celebrate the spine-chilling glamour of conmen, gambling and thrillers If you enjoy impeccably dressed men, mindga m es, sp ect a cula r m a st er - p la ns, gor geous p i n- up girls, counting cards and an illusion that the roaring ’20s and the swinging ’60s are here to stay, you absolutely must ready yourself for a “night wor th gambling on ” at the Willard Straight Theatre on March 2 at 7:30 p m

After a br utal and gr ueling week of prelims and the tedious wait for spring break to finally show up around the corner, it will be surreal to step into a Willard Straight Theater that has been transformed into a gambling parlor The problem sets for all of those credits you are taking can wait, because Cornell

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Cinema’s annual Elegant Winter Par ty is finally here

This year, Cornell Cinema is screening two epic con thrillers: The Pettifogger (2011) and The Sting (1973)

The Pettifogger captures a year in the life of a young con man whose world is cr umbling down in the early ’60s The loosely knit plot centers on the Pettifogger’s ( a l a w y e

money, women, cards and schemes Filling in par t two of the bill, The Sting, directed by George Roy Hill, is set in 1930s Chicago and tells the stor y of a young man yearning for revenge for his murdered par tner He teams up with the king-pin behind the scheme to walk away with a windfall for tune from a criminal banker The Sting stars the legendar y Paul Ne wman, Rober t Redford and Rober t Shaw who are accompanied by the late actor Harold Gould (M A ’48, Ph D ’53)

This year marks the 40th anniversar y of The Sting, and its anniversar y will be celebrated at the screening Moreover, it is always a pleasure to dress up in your

winter haute couture and gorge on a sinful array of hors d’oeuvres and desser ts However, the best par t of the night: There will be complimentar y tastings of Merleau specialty wines, cour tesy of Frederic Bouche of Por ts of New York

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because we are tr ying to come up with enough money to equip Willard Straight Theatre with a new DCP (digital cinema) projection system, which is ver y costly but necessar y, as film prints are becoming less and less available, and both new films and restorations of classic titles are only being made available digitally ” It is the closest one gets to la dolce vita at Cornell; miss it at your own risk

Aditi Bhowmick is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at abhomick@cornellsun com

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gerated but I tend to be involved I do enjoy people’s company and I do enjoy getting to know people on campus I’m on an athletic team, I’m in a social sorority, I’m in a business frat So I tend to say hi to a lot of people when I’m out and about

Why do you call yourself Johnny Appleseed?

(Laughing) Why do I call myself

Johnny Appleseed? Point of clarification: I don’t call myself Johnny Appleseed, but I did make that reference once or twice I guess because I have so many connections to a diverse group of people on campus, so I can plant the seed [by] connecting people that might not know each other otherwise I did set a few girls up for a date night because I just know so many people It was helpful

7. Can you tell us about your “cereal killer” tendencies?

So almost every nightlast year, I would just relax and hang out with one of the girls in my house We would go into the kitchen and have some cereal and I would literally kill a box of cereal in a very short period of time It was getting bad So people started calling me a “cereal killer” because it was getting to be a half of a box each night Portion control is not my forte at all

8 Can you please describe your Starbucks order? I hear you pay $4 for milk and ice

OK I used to I’m definitely getting better now Like my cooking, it has come a long way I used to try to think of myself as a coffee drinker It’s a tall ice coffee with mocha in a grande cup with extra room for ice and milk I used to have to pour a lot out and I would have to go over the garbage and shield myself from the baristas, because I was so embarrassed that I was wasting it I just think Starbucks is so good It’s so much better than any other coffee and I really wanted the Gold Card I was so gunning for that Gold Card And once I got it, I Instagrammed it the second it came in the mail

And how does one obtain the “Gold Card”?

I’m pretty sure you have to make 30 purchases in a certain amount of time

So 30 purchases of ice and milk

(Laughing) Yeah, thirty purchases of ice and milk and I was a Gold member

9 Can you please tell us about your favorite Christmas sweatshirt?

Oh my God It is the best sweatshirt you can ever own It’s a blue crew-neck sweatshirt from Salvo I don’t know how sanitary it is, but whatever It’s the perfect lounging sweatshirt It’s perfect because the sleeves don’t come down to your hands, so your hands are free but you ’ re still warm There’s no collar or hood that gets in your way It’s comfortable and it does the job, but it’s also convenient It lightens your mood up I used to wear it to class on somewhat of a regular basis and I’ll admit it was getting a little over the top But I don’t care what anyone says It’s the best sweatshirt

10. Which other Cornell team do you like to hang out with the most?

I don’t think there is any one team in particular I have a bunch of good friends on the lacrosse team, but I live with field hockey girls and I’ve lived with volleyball girls before too But for my friend Madison, I guess I’ll go with the football managers

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perfect player He was never the most efficient player leading the league in field goals attempted nine times yet he still is widely regarded as a team player who made those around him better This may be true, but he was essentially a volume scorer, not unlike Kobe Br yant

y questioned his value before he finally won his championships He could not get past the Detroit Pistons without Scottie Pippen in the playoffs It took Jordan six

three years for him to get out of the first round of the playoffs, and the next three years losing to the Pistons

Yet for ever y other player, the usual comment is how you cannot

whether Magic Johnson, Kareem, W

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Robertson were the greatest of said group will inspire that: a debate

For Jordan, however, is it perceived as a closed case I disagree I believe part of it is maybe just that Jordan has the most memor

Dominique Wilkins, the image of him clutching his first championship trophy in tears, the flu game, his final shot as a Bull winning the finals, among others Saying Jordan is the greatest of all time is a reasonable conclusion, but be skeptical and don’t take it for granted Lebron and Kobe

This week, Jordan said he’d p i c k Ko b e ov e r L e b r o n “ Fi v e beats one ever y time I look at it,” he said, referring to the ring disparity between the two I’ll give Jordan a pass since he’s entitled to his own opinion, but the fact Lebron or Kobe is still a debate baffles me

The stats speak for themselves Lebron is the best player in the NBA and has been for three years He also has won an MVP award, a finals MVP award and a gold medal in the same year for only the second time in histor y The only thing Kobe can claim to be m

, which Lebron does more efficiently anyway

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n more regular season games than Ko b

n Lebron is having one of the most impressive statistical seasons in recent memor y, while Kobe is, depending on how one looks at it, either having a great season for a 34-year-old, or just a typical Kobe year For instance, Kobe leads the league in field goals attempted but not field goals made a stat that belongs to Lebron despite taking 186 fewer shots

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T E N Q U E S T I O N S

A Y L O R F L Y N N

Ten Questions Columnist Katie Schubauer caught up with senior Taylor Flynn to chat about food, friends and favorite Christmas sweatshirts

1 Taylor, you are a senior on the women ’ s basketball team What has basketball meant to you over the course of your college career?

I think it’s meant a couple things First and foremost, it’s obviously been an outlet for me I’m a student here; I’m an athlete here It’s been a nice way to work off stress But at the same time, it has given me my best friends on campus I spend literally every waking moment with these girls and it’s nice to be able to get along with them so well We live together, we eat together, we do everything together, so it’s nice that we really enjoy each other’s company Basketball has provided me with my lifelong friends, and I’m definitely the sentimental one out of the group, so I’m not afraid to say that

2 Can you describe your love of pizza?

(Laughing) Well, I think I enjoy pizza because it has the ability to serve multiple people in one sitting I enjoy that idea of being able to please people with pizza I live in a house with a lot of girls and when we all come home and are hanging out, it’s nice to be able to bring home a pie and everyone is happy and merry That is the best feeling, as I am sure you can imagine It’s just so nice to have everyone come together over a nice slice of pizza Is it true that you sometimes eat whole pizza pies alone? Unfortunately, it can get that excessive, yes

for ourselves Our speed dials at home are the Chinese place, the pizzeria, literally every source of takeout There was no cooking involved So junior year was the first time I actually cooked And cooking for me consisted of going to Wegmans and buying frozen food, putting it in the freezer in baggies, throwing it in the microwave and calling it a day There were times when I would take a frozen steak and just throw it in the oven thinking that was the right thing to do I think I set the fire alarm off four times in one sitting once So it has definitely

I will be the first to admit that I am probably the naïve one of the group and I’m not the sharpest one but for whatever reason, when I’m in a business suit or when I had my Blackberry, I strutted it I owned it I worked it I kind of took on this other personality You know how Beyonce has the Sasha Fierce thing about her? I pretty much have my own Sasha Fierce going on when I put on my business suit I wish it would come into my normal life because that would really help I think there are definitely other sides to it I have a social side and an athletic side as well

3 Can you describe your cooking skills? I would definitely say they’ve come a long way My family owns a Mexican restaurant in New York City, so my family’s income survived off of the idea of cooking But we never cook

come a long way I really enjoy cooking now I like mixing the ingredients and just playing with seasonings or dressings and just trying it out Sometimes it works and it’s great and it’s awesome Sometimes it obviously doesn’t more times than not but either way, it has come a long way

4 Your friends have commented on your multiple personalities Can you elaborate on that?

5 Can you explain how you got the nickname Tea by T Flynn?

So during sorority recruitment, you serve drinks to the potential new members and there’s the hot chai and the hot chocolate and it’s nice for them because they’re outside in the cold and their voices are probably sore But there is nothing really for the girls in the house and they spend the whole day talking and screaming So I figured, ‘All right, I’m going to make a drink for them ’ I got this big jug and I made a huge thing of tea I got hot water and 50 tea bags and about a half gallon of honey and 20 lemons It was pretty much mostly honey People enjoyed it I put it in little Dixie cups and I served these little shots of tea to the girls between rounds and it was a big hit And I can literally count on one hand the number of people who lost their voices this year I was a key component in preserving everyone ’ s voices this year A lot of people call me T Flynn because it’s Taylor Flynn, but it kind of caught on saying Tea by T Flynn Tea shots by T

6 Is it true you know everyone on campus? (Laughing) OK, not everyone That is somewhat exag-

Spor ts

Track Heads to Heps in Hopes of Title

By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Wr ter

After months of preparation, the men ’ s and women ’ s track and field teams will compete in the Heps Finals this weekend at Harvard and attempt to reclaim the indoor Heps track and field title for the first time since 2009

Men’s head coach Nathan Taylor is confident in his team ’ s ability to compete and score points

“I think every team will come in with a few bumps and bruises some guys who aren ’ t 100 percent, ” he said “I think we ’ re more prepared than we have been in a few years I have a lot of respect for our competition, but I think that we ’ re one of a few teams [in which] every [athlete] who goes to the meet has a chance of scoring points ”

In addition to a team win, some of the Red’s athletes are seeking excellent individual performances Junior Steven Bell is looking to become a threetime Heps champion in the long jump, and senior co-captain JD Adarquah is looking to take back the 60-meter crown he won as a sophomore Both Junior Montez Blair and sophomore Stephen Mozia finished second in the high jump and shot put last year, respectively, and they are both seeking their first Heps titles

against the best of the Ivy League

“We’re absolutely healthy,” he said “We’re going into the meet without those sort of things nagging at us We like our chances There are four fantastic women ’ s teams vying for the title this year, and we think we ’ re one of them If we don’t get overhyped and do what we need to do, we have a great chance ”

Senior co-captain Victoria Imbessi is the defending champion in the shot put and is seeking to finish her career on top of the event Junior Angelique Parnell finished in fourth place at last year ’ s indoor finals and is aiming for her first Heps title as an individual

The Red’s athletes believe they are well-prepared for the weekend

“ We’re just going to stay within our means and hit our goals, and in the end I think we’ll be very happy on Sunday night ” R i c h B o w m a n

“Without a doubt We train really, really hard,” Senior cocaptain Ailish Hanly said “We’ve been working really hard throughout the season I think we ’ re all really strong and fit Having that base of strength and fitness, everyone will be ready to compete this weekend ”

Adarquah also believes the men ’ s team is ready He pointed to the discipline that the Red has shown all season in its training

“We’ve been training since August,” he said “Guys came ready with the same attitude, guys have been training and in the weight room As a whole, I think we ’ re very ready ”

Adarquah said although the team is confident, it must come out with vengeance because it did not win the championship last year

“I think we have to have a chip on our shoulder,” he said “Most people feel that the last two years we should have won, but we didn’t We have to compete with a chip on our shoulder, because we feel like we have unfinished business ”

Women’s head coach Rich Bowman said he feels secure about his team ’ s health and is eager to see the squad compete

Bowman added that the Cornell athletes must focus solely on what they can do, because they are not able to control what the opposition does

“We don’t really think about the competition,” he said “There’s nothing we can do to affect what they do We’re just going to stay within our means and hit our goals, and in the end I think we’ll be very happy on Sunday night ”

According to Taylor, in order to win, the Red show extra motivation

“I think that the team that fights for every single point,

ed R eturn s to Action at Alfred

By ARIEL COOPER Sun Staff Wr ter

After the cancellation of the equestrian team ’ s home show last weekend, the Red will finally finish up its regular season competitions with a doubleheader at Alfred University this weekend

Cornell is just four points shy of overtaking Alfred for the title of regional champion, so much is riding on these shows Alfred currently has the lead with 197 points, while Cornell is second with 194 points Ithaca College is just behind the Red with 193 points

“It’s a tight top three,” said senior tri-captain Emily Webster “Last year we were in the lead and we stayed in the lead and we like that better, but

we ’ re closing the gap ” Last season, the squad remained undefeated until its last show This season started roughly for the Red, but the team ’ s performance has continued to improve

“It’s not a tiny amount [of points], but we ’ ve only been doing better,” Webster said

The squad’s most recent competition was held at Alfred during Cornell’s finals period last fall The Red dominated the show ring, beating the home team by five points

The squad is confident that it will be able to repeat its performance and rise to the regional championship title for the third year in a row

“My expectation is that we ’ re going to win it,” Webster said “We’re so close and we have the tal-

ent and we have the skill ”

Senior tri-captain Emily Kowalchik added that the team ’ s familiarity with Alfred should prove useful

“ We’ve ridden Alfred’s horses before [and] we won last time we were there,” she said

The shows this weekend are unique in that the entire team will be traveling to Alfred together Normally, only those who are showing would make the trip

“It’s an exciting show because, for the first time, everyone or almost everyone is going to be there, and we usually don’t get to do that at our away shows,” Webster said “So it’s really going to be a team effort to pull us through to win the regional champion title ” Typically, hosting a show at Oxley Equestrian Center each semester gives the team a chance to bond The cancellation of last weekend’s home show, however, means that this weekend will instead provide the riders with the opportunity to see the outcome of the Red’s season as a team

“I think it’s really significant, because this is the deciding weekend as to whether or not we ’ re going to win the region, so I’m really glad that the whole team is going to get to be there and see what happens,” Kowalchik said

These shows are also important on an individual level While the team will be vying for a place at the upcoming zone finals, individuals

every single place, every single centimeter and every single hundredth of a second is going to win,” he said “That’s what everyone is going to be focused on ”

Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached at jtoledo@cornellsun com

Ho o p f or T h o u g h t

WithAll Star Break about over, I present my assorted thoughts on the NBA M J at 50

Michael Jordan turned 50 years old Sunday This might not be momentous in and of itself, but since the man widely regarded as the greatest player in basketball histor y is turning half a centur y old, it has

inspired a disproportionate amount of coverage

I see not only the usual top 10 (or in this case, 50) moments and highs of his career on ESPN, but also sports talk program “First Take” arguing about whether or not Jordan, at age 34, like Kobe, could lead this struggling Lakers team to glory or if Jordan could average 20 in the NBA today (I say, not a chance) I also hear stories of Jordan beating Charlotte Bobcats players less than half his age in one-on-one face-offs I find it improbable that Jordan would win if the

players were taking the game seriously After all, I would be happy to throw a game of one-on-one to Michael Jordan a guy that I looked up to my whole life Michael Jordan was not perfect Despite this, all I read of him is hagiography about how he’s the greatest player in histor y and the oft-cited evidence are his six

result of six finals MVP per-

formances This is undeni-

Jordan’s regular stats are certainly impressive (in 19889 he probably had his most

with eight assists and eight rebounds) and he is definitively the best player of his

most of the records Jordan owns are that of consistency

re dominance

That being said, I don’t t h i n k w e ’ re h o n o r i n g Jordan right He was not a

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