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Hotel School Dean to Leave Cornell

Will assume provost role at Babson

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor

Michael D Johnson, dean of the School of Hotel Administration, will leave Cornell to become the Provost at Babson College in Massachusetts this July

“It is a pleasure to welcome Michael Johnson as the new provost of Babson College,” said Babson President Kerry Healey in an announcement published Friday “Michael is an accomplished academic and administrator who will bring valued leadership to our community ” Johnson expressed excitement in joining Babson College, which he said is “well positioned to grow and excel in the years to come ”

“I embrace the opportunity to help lead this dynamic institution, and am committed to fostering a student-focused environment and building an inclusive community,” he said Johnson stepped into his position as dean of the Hotel School on

Community Honors Garrett at Prayer Service

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Staff Writer

Cornell students and administrators gathered on the Arts Quad Friday for an interfaith prayer service commemorating President Elizabeth Garrett, who died of colon cancer last Sunday in her home in New York City

Kartik Ramkumar ’16, president of the Cornell Interfaith Council stressed that Garrett had always recognized the importance of interfaith collaboration and said he wanted to honor her legacy at the service

“I wanted to create a space where we could come together and pray together for not just President Garrett’s family, but also the enormous burden that we feel now, ” Ramkumar said

The event was also created to provide Cornellians with an inclusive space for grieving, according to Jordan Berger ’17,

vice president of the Interfaith Council

“It’s really important that we ’ re able to bring together the interfaith community in times that the community really needs

healing, and to be able to create a sense of community,” Berger said “We really

By JOON LEE Sun Senior Writer

Attorneys agreed to waive the prel

’19, a for ward on the Cornell men ’ s basketball team, on Fr i d a y a f t e r a n agreement between Tompkins County D e p u t y D

l Kevin Jones

As a result of the agreement, the bail o n E a g l i n w a s reduced to $25,000 cash and $50,000 b o n d Pr e v i o u s l y, Eaglin was remand-

e d t o To m p k i n s County Jail in lieu

o f $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 c a s h b a i l o r $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 bond

Eaglin, arrested

o n Su n d a y, w a s charged with firstdegree rape, three

c o u n t s o f f i r s tdegree criminal sexu a l a s s a u l t a n d

c r i m i n a l o b s t r u ction of breathing or blood circulation

told the victim she was “going to have s

C.U. Republicans Concerned by Trump’s Rise

Assert candidate does not represent their party ’ s interests

By SAMMI ACRICHE Sun Staff Writer

Members of Cornell University College Republicans voiced concern with Donald Trump’s recent primary victories and overwhelming public support, echoing the consternation of many Republican leaders around the country

Jake Zhu ’18, first vice chair of Cornell Republicans, said he “would still hesitate to put money on it,” even though he thinks it is likely that Trump will win the Republican nomination

Austin McLaughlin ’18, chair-

man of the College Republicans, said that while he is apprehensive because neither of the two GOP front-runners Trump and Sen Ted Cruz (R-Tex ) represent the Republican Party, he is happy to see strong Republicans speaking out against Trump

“[Speaker] Paul Ryan (R-WIs ) and Mitt Romney are two fantastic individuals that actually stand for Republican principles, with the former representing a new, younger brand of the Republican party in leadership,” McLaughlin said Robby Dunbar ’18, second vice chair of the College Republicans,

said that although Ryan and Romney are speaking out against Trump, they are also weakening support for the Republican party as a whole and “furthering the rift in the part between those who support and don’t support Trump ”

“I foresee this as causing many establishment Republicans to vote for a third party Libertarian which would split Republican votes and essentially give the Democratic nominee the win,” Dunbar said “I have heard many Republicans, especially those college aged, com-

Monday, March 14, 2016

Creativity, Ephermerality, and the Politics of Building Construction in India’s National Capital Region 12:15 - 1:10 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Communicating Climate Change: News Media, Efficacy Information, and the Revival of Hope 1:30 - 2:45 p m , 102 Mann Library

Racial and Economic Inequality

4:30 - 6 p m , Hollis Cornell Auditorim, Goldwin Smith Hall

Life to Art to Life, Etc 5:15 p m , Milstein Hall

We Come As Friends, Free Film Screening and Panel 7 - 9 p m , Willard Straight Theatre

Machine Learning and Big-Data Analytics in Higher Education 12 - 1 p m , ILR Conference Center

Population Studies on a Sexual and an Asexual Species 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 135 Emerson Hall

Introduction to LaTeX 2:30 - 4 p m , Uris Library Classroom

Technology in the Humanities

3 - 4:30 p m , Groos Family Atrium, Klarman Hall

Contrapunkt!, New Music by Undergrads

8 - 9:30 p m , Barnes Hall Auditorium

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u p w i t h t e n s t o r y p i t c h e s e a c h “ T h e i m p o r t a n t t h i n g t o b r i n g i n w a s t r u t h , ”

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d e n t s c o u l d w r i t e e n t h u s i a s t i c c o m p l i m e n t s l i k e “ L ove d i t ! ” o r “ Gre a t ve ge t a r i a n o p t i o n ! ” A l e x a n d r a He g e r l e ’ 1 7 , a m e m b e r o f t h e B o a rd o f Di re c t o r s , s a i d t h e e ve n t b o t h a l l owe d s t u d e n t s t o vo i c e t h e i r o p i n i o n s a n d g a ve c h e f s c re a t i ve f re e d o m “ T h e c h e f s a re u s u a l l y p re s s e d f o r t i m e w h e n c o o ki n g , ” He g e r l e s a i d “ T h e y h a ve s e t m e n u s , e s p e c i a l l y i n l a r g e r d i n i n g h a l l s , s o n ow t h e y h a ve t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o g e t c re a t i ve ” Te r re n c e Va l l e r y ’ 1 7 s a i d h e a p p re c i a t e d t h e a r r a y o f s a m p l e s p r o v i d e d , s u c h a s B r o n c o - B u s t i n ’ c h i l i ,

ve g e t a r i a n o p t i o n s , ” Va l l e r y s a i d “ I ’ m re a l l y e n j oy i n g C o r n e l l’s i n c l u s i ve s t e p t ow a rd s b e t t e r s e r v i n g p e o p l e w i t h d i e t a r y re s t r i c t i o n s ” Be yo n d p ro m o t i n g m o re i n c l u s i ve m e a l o p t i o n s , t h e c h i l i c o o k - o f f a l s o e n c o u r a g e d a t t e n d e e s t o s h a re t h e i r o p i n i o n s , a c c o rd i n g t o K r i s t e n Cr a s t o ’ 1 7 , d i re c t o r o f p u b l i c re l a t i o n s “ It’s a l o t m o re we l c o m i n g w h e n s t u d e n t s s e e t h e b o a rd s a n d s e e s o m e t h i n g i m p o r t a n t i s g o i n g o n , ” Cr a s t o s a i d “ We e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s ’ o p i n i o n s a n d p a rt i c i p a t i o n a n d t h e t u r n o u t h a s d e f i n i t e l y b e e n h i g h e r b e c a u s e o f i t ” Cr a s t o a d d e d t h a t t h i s ye a r ’ s c h i l i c o o k - o f f f o c u s e d l a r g e l y o n i n c l u s i v i t y i n o p i n i o n s a n d d i n i n g o p t i o n s “ [ T h e b o a rd s a n d vo t i n g ] a re re a l l y i m p o r t a n t f o r f e e d b a c k f o r t h e c h e f s a n d t h e c h i l i i s s e r ve d a n o n ym o u s l y f o r a f a i r vo t e , ” Cr a s t o s a i d

Cr a s t o e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e w i n n e r s o f t h e c o o k - o f f w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d o n Fa c e b o o k “ We w i l l p o s t t h e w i n n i n g c h e f a n d c h i l i t h e re ’ s o n e ve g e t a r i a n a n d o n e f o r m e a t o n o u r Fa c e b o o k p a g e , a n d h o p e f u l l y c h e f s w i l l s e e t h e p o s i t i ve re s p o n s e t o t h e s e c h i l i s a n d i n c o r p o r a t e t h e m i n t o t h e d i n i n g h a l l s , ” Cr a s t o s a i d He g e r l e s a i d s h e h o p e s t h e e ve n t w i l l s

Aelya Ehtasham can be reached at afe25@cornell edu

opportunity to attend the 2016 American P

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Mohammad Hamidian Ph D ’11 was n a m e d t h e 2 0 1 6 w i n n

Osheroff-Richardson Science Prize for his discover y of new forms of electronic matter at the nanoscale and at extreme low temperatures, according to a University press release

T h e a w a rd , s p o n s o r e d b y O x f o rd Instruments NanoScience, promotes and recognizes the work of young scientists in physical sciences research, according to the Oxford Instruments website Hamidian will receive $8,000 and the

Hamidian is particularly commended for his research in the technology of scann i

ow operation at ultra-low temperatures, the University said

At Cornell, Hamidian worked under Prof J C Séamus Davis, physics, who he said provided him with “excellent mentoring and guidance to ask the significant questions in science, develop the necessar y tools to explore those issues and think deeply about their implications ”

allowed him to search for states of electronic quantum matter that only occur at extremely low temperatures, according to the University

Hamidian said he was honored to be awarded the prize, adding that his time at Cornell helped set the foundation for his future work

“I’m still an experimental physicist and Cornell is where I did my graduate studies that set me off on that path,” he said

Hamidian currently works as a research associate, managing Har vard University’s branch of the Hoffman Laborator y He said he studies electron system interactions that give rise to new phases of elec-

tronic matter

selves in ways that we haven’t always been able to predict,” he said “So a lot of my research involves

those properties and those electronic organizations ”

Grace Santarelli can be reached at gs539@cornell edu

B u s i n e s s C o l l e g e C r e a t i o n

“All I’ve heard [is] both, ‘We’re doing a new thing and everything’s going to get better ’”

Religious Community Mourns

Interfaith Service

t h ro u g h a l l o f u s w h o re m e m b e r h e r a n d h e r i m p a c t o n a l l t h e s t u d e n t s s h e c a r e d a b o u t , ” Du r va s u l a s a i d A a ro n Ma l l e n b a u m ’ 1 7 , p re si d e n t o f C o r n e l l Hi l l e l , re m i n de d s t u d e n t s t h a t p e o p l e f ro m a l l ove r t h e w o r l d h a ve e x p e r i e n c e d t h e s a m e f e e l i n g s o f l o s s , a s k i n g a t t e n d e e s t o k e e p i n m i n d t h o s e

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“We pray for the loss, we pray for the departed soul and we come together as a community ... to help each other out.”

t h e C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y d u r i n g a t i m e o f p ro f o u n d l o s s “ I n t h e s e t o u g h t i m e s , I b e l i e ve t h a t Go d re a l l y d r a w s n e a r t o u s , ” C h u a n g s a i d Sa m i r Du r va s u l a ’ 1 7 , t re a s u r -

e r o f C o r n e l l’s Hi n d u St u d e n t

C o u n c i l , a s k e d a t t e n d e e s t o re m e m b e r Pre s i d e n t Ga r re t t “ a s a l i ve i n e a c h a n d e ve r y o n e o f u s ” “ Pre s i d e n t Ga r re t t m a y n o t b e h e re w i t h u s i n a p h y s i c a l f o r m , b u t h e r s o u l l i ve s o n

w h o f a c e s i m i l a r s u f f e r i n g “A s we re m e m b e r t h e l e g a c y o f Pre s i d e n t Ga r re t t a n d p r a y f o r h e r f a m i l y t o b e c o m f o r t e d , i t ’ s a l s o i m p o r t a n t t o k e e p i n m i n d t h a t t h e re a re m a n y o t h e r i n d i v i d u a l s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d w h o a re s u f f e r i n g f ro m i l l n e s s a n d s u f f e r i n g f r o m c a n c e r, ” Ma l l e n b a u m s a i d T h e i n t e r f a i t h s e r v i c e w a s “ e x t re m e l y m e a n i n g f u l” b e c a u s e i t w a s a b l e t o u n i t e p e o p l e o f d i f f e r e n t f a i t h s , a c c o r d i n g t o Br a n d o n C o h e n ’ 1 8 , c h a i r o f c u l t u r a l p r o g r a m m i n g f o r C o r n e l l Hi l l e l “A l o t o f t i m e s , we s e p a r a t e [ re l i g i o u s o r g a n i z a t i o n s ] b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e d i f f e r e n t n a m e s a t t a c h e d t o t h e i r re l i g i o n , b u t i n re a l i t y we a l l h o p e f o r t h e s a

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-ing out and saying they will vote for third party Libertarian candidate like Gary Johnson or writein a Republican such as Paul Ry a n o r Be n Sa s s e ( RNe

r t h e re i s a b ro k e re d c o n ve n t i o n t h a t s p o i l s Tr u m p ’ s c h a n c e s , ” Z h u s a i d “ Te d Cr u z w i l l l i k e l y g e t t h e Re p u b l i c a n n o m i n a t i o n i f Ru b i o a n d K a s i c h d ro p

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Di s a g re e i n g w i t h Z h u , Mc L a u g h l i n s a i d t h a t i f Ma rc o Ru b i o ( R - Fl a ) a n d Jo h n K a s i c h ( R - Oh i o )

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Man Arrested at Trump Ohio Campaign Rally

CLEVELAND (AP)

A m a n a r re s t e d Saturday after he tried to get on the stage at a

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p a i g n r a l l y i n Oh i o reportedly told police he p l a n n e d t o g r a b t h e m i c ro p h o n e a n d ye l l that Trump is a racist but didn’t intend to hurt anyone

T h e Da y t o n Da i l y News reported that it obtained a report from Da y t o n p o l i c e t h a t included comments 22ye a r - o l d T h o m a s DiMa s s i m o o f Fa i r b o r n

made to officers after his

officers he gave his car

stage because he anticipated being arrested

The newspaper said DiMassimo vaulted over w a i s t - h i g h m e t a l r a i lings, muscled past security guards and nearly got on the stage at the e n d o f Tr u m p ’ s r a l l y b e f o re Se c re t Se r v i c e agents tackled and handcuffed him Video shows Trump, the front-runner

in the Republican presidential campaign, turning around after hearing the commotion followed by agents surrounding him protectively Trump was campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Ohio primary

Di Ma s s i m o w a s released on bail Saturday after being charged with inducing panic and diso rd e r l y c o n d u c t DiMa s s i m o , a n a c t i n g major in the theater prog r a m a t Wr i g h t St a t e University, couldn’t be re a c h e d f o r c o m m e n t

Sunday It’s unclear if he has an attorney The Daily News also re p o r t e d Di Ma s s i m o was involved in an antiracism protest at Wright St a t e i n Ap r i l Vi d e o from the protest shows h i m d r a g g i n g a n A m e r i c a n f l a g b e h i n d and then standing on it

Tr u m p o n Tw i t t e r t h a n k e d t h e Se c re t

Se r v i c e f o r a c t i n g s o quickly on and implied that DiMassimo has ties t o t h e Is l a m i c St a t e group, an assertion dismissed by experts

16 Killed at Ivory Coast Beach Resort

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attacked an Ivor y Coast beach

resort Sunday, killing at least 16 people and sending tourists fleeing through the historic town of

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- Q a i d a ’ s No r t h Africa branch

Bloody bodies were sprawled

o n t h e b e a c h a n d w i t n e s s e s described horrific scenes as a lazy weekend afternoon was shattered b y t h e We s t A f r i c a ’ s l a t e s t extremist strike

Iv o r y C o a s t ’ s Pr e s i d e n t

Alassane Ouattara told reporters at the scene that 14 civilians, two special forces and six assailants were killed when the gunmen stormed the beach The president arrived in Grand-Bassam a few hours after the attack, visiting the hotels and saluting security forces for their quick response

“I present my condolences to the families of the people who were murdered, and of course I am ver y proud of our security

f o r c e s w h o r e a c t e d s o f a s t , ”

Ouattara said outside the Etoile

d u Su d , o n e o f t h e t a r g e t e d hotels “ The toll could’ve been much heavier ” A l - Q a i d a i n t h e Is l a m i c Maghreb claimed responsibility

for the attack, according to SITE Intelligence Group which monit o r s j i h a d i s t w e b s i t e s T h e Islamic extremist group made the d e c l

Telegram channels, calling three of the attackers “heroes” for the assault

T h e b u r s t s o f g

s e n t people running from the beach at Gr a n d - B a s s a m , a U N E S C O World Heritage site and popular destination for Ivorians and foreigners about 40 kilometers (25 m i l e s ) e a s t o f Ab i d j a n , Iv o r y Coast’s commercial center It was t h e t h i rd m a j o r a t

c k o n a tourism center in West Africa since November

S o m e w i t n e s s e s s a i d t h e

assailants fired at random, while others said the killing was more targeted

Witness Marcel Guy said that gunmen raced across the beach in small groups, toting Kalashnikov rifles and hunting for victims

One gunman, who had a long beard, approached two children on the beach and Guy said he heard the man speaking Arabic One of the children then knelt a n d s t a r t e d p

y i n g He w a s spared, while the other boy was not

“ The Christian boy was shot

and killed right in front of my eyes, ” Guy said

An Associated Press reporter saw four bodies sprawled out on the beach in front of a small resort next to the Etoile du Sud hotel, which is popular with foreigners

Jacques Able, who identified himself as the owner of Etoile du Sud, said he rushed to the hotel after getting a phone call He said one person had been killed at the hotel

A receptionist at the Etoile du Sud described the mayhem

“ We don’t know where they came from, and we don’t know where they’ve gone, ” said the receptionist, who would not give his name

Beachgoers could be seen lining up with their hands above their heads as they filed out of the area Residents who heard the gunfire hid in their homes, said Josiane Sekongo, 25, who lives across from one of the town ' s beachfront hotels

An American embassy delegation was in Grand-Bassam on Sunday, but the U S Embassy in Abidjan said it was monitoring the situation and had no evidence U S citizens were targeted or harmed

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b e e n p u r c h a s e d t h e d a y b e f o r e f r o m a s t o r e c a l l e d S U I T S I t ’ s a p l a c e , I f o u n d , w h e r e m e n i n k h a k i s l a c k s w i l l s e l l y o u a b o x i s h s u i t t h a t d i s c r e e t l y h i d e s t h e ‘ M a d e i n ’ l a b e l n e a t l y t u c k e d o n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e s l e e v e , r a t h e r t h a n o n t h e b a c k o f t h e c o l l a r Pr i o r t o t h a t h u r r i e d Fr i d a y a f t e r n o o n p u r c h a s e , I h a d n e v e r o w n e d a s u i t , a n d t h i s w a s n o t a g o o d o n e B u t i t w a s m y s u i t , w h i c h f e l t m a s c u l i n e i n a w a y t h a t I w a s o k a y w i t h Wa i t i n g t o b e m o m e n t a r i l y h a n d e d a

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t h e r o l e , w h i c h I w o u l d l a t e r p l a y, o f ‘ m a l e r e l a t i v e w h o h o l d s t h e To r a h o v e r h i s h e a d d u r i n g a B a t M i t z v a h , ’ t h i s d i d n o t r e q u i r e a n y s u c h f e a t o f a t h l e t ic i s m S o I b r i e f l y h e l d m y g r a n d f a t h e r ’ s

c a s k e t , t h e n h a n d e d i t o f f t o t w o m e n w i t h g r a n i t e f a c e s , w h o I s t i l l d o n o t k n o w O n t h a t d a y, t h o u g h , I d i d n o t k n o w h o w t o m o u r n A m a n o f f a i l i n g h e a l t h , m y g r a n d f a t h e r h a d n ’ t b e e n a n a c t i v e p r e s e n c e i n m y l i f e f o r y e a r s T h e r e w e r e t h e m e m o r i e s I h a d o f h i m t h r o u g h t h e h a z e o f c h i l d h o o d , b u t h e w a s m o r e a t h i n g o f s t o r i e s f r o m t h e m o u t h s o f h i s c h i l d r e n S i t t i n g i n a p e w, I b o m b a rd e d m y s e l f w i t h m e m or i e s c o n v e r s a t i o n s a n d s m i l e s B u t m u c h a s I w a n t e d t o f e e l h i s d e a t h l i k e i t h a d l e f t a h o l e i n m y e v e r y d a y, i t j u s t h a d n ’ t I n s t e a d , I f e l t h i s l o s s t h r o u g h a s e t o f r e l a t i o n s h i p s It w a s m y g r a n d f a t h e r, w h o , s i m p l y b y b e i n g s u c h , w a s o f t h e i n f i n i t e s i m a l l y s m a l l p e r c e n t a g e o f p e op l e w h o w o u l d c a r e i f I b r o k e m y l e g H e w a s a l s o a p e r s o n w h o s e d e a t h

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w o u l d m a k e m y m o t h e r c r y, s o t h a t w o u l d m a k e m e c r y a s w e l l Fe e l i n g t h i s t y p e o f g r i e f i s s o m et h i n g I ’ v e f e l t g u i l t y a b o u t f o r y e a r s W h e n y o u h o l d a p e r s o n ’ s c o f f i n , o r e v e n a c a n d l e a t t h e i r v i g i l , y o u w a n t t o b e a b l e t o a r t i c u l a t e t h e r e a s o n w h y y o u g r i e v e , e v e n i f i t i s o n l y t o y o u r s e l f It d i d n ’ t f e e l l i k e e n o u g h t o s a y, ‘ w e l l h e w a s m y g r a n d f a t h e r ’ St a n d i n

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walking around Nor th Campus the other day, I ran into a vaguely familiar freshman face

Upon recognizing me, he brightened up, flashed a smile and exclaimed “Hey, you ’ re Alt Breaks Guy!”

I couldn’t help but smile Ya damn right I am

He was referring to a training I and several others had done with his group on “diversity” (see previous column for why I hate that word ) Later on that same day, I would fail a physics test that I could have easily aced, all because I spend so much time investing energy in interacting with and learning about people, just like I did during that training Even so, that moment with the freshman made it all worth the trouble I have this firm, admittedly hyperoptimistic, possibly delusional belief in life working itself out that allows me to sometimes pseudoneglect all transient academic/professional endeavors for the lasting, irreplaceable moments like that one

All of this to say that I have had the great fortune of amassing a great sum of connections and unorthodox interactions through sheer exposure to people To that end, I am in a state of perpetual conversation Don’t matter who they are If they human, I can talk to ‘ em In fact, even when I’m not seeking them out, conversations

Why Is Glithering Not a Word?

find me Cool people gravitate towards each other This reality, for me, is both gratifying and reassuring

While walking to a lab meeting, I spontaneously planned four “ we should catch up sometime” lunches/dinners, ran into several more acquaintances with whom I wished I had planned something and of course saw dozens more strangers whom I’d just like to know As my cousin likes to say though, you can ’ t win e ’ethang always, and everybody ain’t gon ’ love you During that same walk, for example, I also ran into a sophomore who took the same stress management class as me during fall 2014 From what I can tell of my apparent invisibility whenever she sees me, I probably didn’t make the best of impressions on her Or I’m just paranoid and have too good of a memory Probably a bit of both People be so funny acting Anyway, I’ve learned one thing from all the conversations I’ve had: We all have our shit Whether it be depression, anxiety, being black, grappling with our sexuality, being a woman or just trying to figure out what the hell we ’ re doing in college, we all have our shit At the risk of sounding like an angsty teenager, I am quite flawed, open and vulnerable myself, a reality which has lent itself to some incredibly candid stories being shared with me on a relatively fre-

quent basis At one time, this seemed seductive to me I fed off of people’s intimate thoughts, distorting every conversation until it became, in my mind, a cinematic endeavor But I’m realizing slowly that, while art can help me slog through all of our collective shit, I had been going about this all wrong That’s not what art is about, and it does nothing for the people who share themselves with me

I’m not going to tell you what art is about because I don’t know What I do know, though, is that no matter how different the many people with whom I’ve had a conversation are, they all are going through the same struggles separately, albeit in different forms

And what makes art so resplendent to me is how easily it reminds me of that fact, because every song or film serves to inspire another The irony is that the presence of difference is and always has been unavoidable, and this difference will diffuse into our art, whether we like it or not The blues, born out of slavery, remains the criminally underappreciated foundation of pop, rock and hip-hop Everything we are going through or talking about, in some way or another, has already been Okay, I admit that this sounds a bit too metaphysical, but all I’m trying to articulate is that we as a species are far less original than we’d like to believe

Emily Hardin | Free Lunch

The name Zodiac Killer refers to the s t i l l - u n i d e n t i f i e d s e r i a l k i l l e r responsible for the deaths of anywhere between five and 37 people in nor thern California during the late 1960s and early 1970s The nickname comes from a series of threatening letters sent to local ne wspapers during this time period To this day, the identity of the Zodiac Killer has not been confirmed, and the case remains open in several cities

This election cycle, a r umor has been circulating around the Internet that presidential candidate Sen Ted Cr uz (RTexas) and the unnamed Zodiac Killer are in fact the same person The meme was spawned on Twitter and has since generated an incredible amount of traffic on its Facebook page and other forms of social m e d i a M a n y s e r i o u s n e w s o u t l e t s , including the Washington Post and Vox, h a v e r u n r e a l a r t i c l e s d e b u n k i n g t h e impossible claim that Cr uz is the Zodiac Killer

Ted Cr uz was born in 1970, over two years after the first confirmed Zodiac killing The utter impossibility of Cr uz being the Zodiac Killer makes this the most brilliantly self-aware political meme

o f o u r g e n e r a t i o n Su p p o r t e r s o f t h e meme are quick to point out that Cr uz has never presented his bir th cer tificate, nor has he denied the claim that he is the Zodiac Killer The absurdity of these arguments both echoes and parodies the “ b i r t h e r m ove m e n t ” t h a t e x p l o d e d i n 2008 regarding the unfounded theor y that President Barack Obama’s citizenship may have been illegitimate (of course, this was conspiracy has since been disproven)

And so, with what little I have left in this most recent addition to my collection of overstuffed, disorganized Sun columns, I present to you an all-too-brief and certainly non-exhaustive glimpse into some of the films, books, shows and games that have touched me deeply: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Avatar: the Last Airbender, Snow on tha Bluff, Wings of Desire (the German one), Dead Presidents, Skyrim, Oldboy (the Korean one), Louie, Loser by Jerry Spinelli, City of God, The Iron Giant, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison and anything by Hayao Miyazaki As for music? Hit me up for a conversation some time if you really want to know too many songs to count

Of course, these barely begin to begin to scratch the surface of the tip of the iceberg And despite my desire to tell you even more about what I mean, confounded by my knowledge that I will always lack the language to match art ’ s profundity, my absorptive relationship with art remains Art will go on to do what it does anyway, always being there And that, like those conversations, is quietly reassuring

Amiri Banks is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at abanks@cornellsun com Honest A B appears alternate Mondays this semester

Take I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, for instance That the ideas, experiences and stories of Maya Angelou, even after 40 years, mirror my own understanding of myself and my life so closely, is both remarkable and slightly infuriating Who am I in the face of her book, which is freely and fully written, bursting and bursting with elegant, lurid language, as well as sweeping thematic scope and resonance? The concussive force of emotion in her words compels me to admit that, well, she beat me to the punch The harsh reality that she had perfectly explained the beauty of “codeswitching” long before I was ever born, right down to the use of the phrase “it be like that sometimes,” was humbling It’s like Kur t Vonnegut ’44 saying music was the only true proof of God’s existence, capturing the magic of music in a way that makes me jealous of him for being born first and thus laying stake to that quote Lucky bastard Art and good conversation will be requisite in my future household, because the vast majority of my empathetic education is a result of the two Most of my love and kindness came from interacting with people And in art I see the darkness of the world reflected, but also the world in all of its raw beauty The right song or film can teach you as much about your own perception as a well-written piece from everydayfeminism org

Ted Cruz Is Not the Zodiac Killer, Probably

The genius of this Zodiac Killer theor y lies in its satirization of the combination of the illogical political discourse that has characterized this election season and the strange unlikeability of Ted Cr uz as a person What separates this meme from a normal conspiracy theor y is the fact that vir tually ever yone responsible for its existence is in on the joke No sane person would actually believe that Ted Cr uz is

current state of affairs might seem unfortunate, but this is how democracy works: the vote of someone who believes that a Un i t e d St a t e s S e n a t o r m i g h t b e t h e Zodiac Killer carries exactly the same weight as someone with a Ph D in political science

The depressing reality of our countr y ’ s voting base is not without a silver lining,

This is how democracy works: the vote of someo who believes that a United States Senator might the Zodiac Killer carries exactly the same weigh as someone with a Ph.D. in political science.

the Zodiac Killer, right?

So one would think A fe w weeks ago, the respected Public Policy Polling organization found that 38 percent of votingage Floridians (one of the most influential states in determining the outcome of the presidential election) cannot r ule out the possibility that Ted Cr uz may indeed be the Zodiac Killer 10 percent of voters

t h i n k h e i s a n d a n o t h e r 2 8 p e r c e n t remain unsure

Has this joke gone too far? The numbers are astonishing, to say the least It’s difficult to maintain faith in the decisionmaking skills of America's voting base when over two thirds of a state ’ s voters legitimately think that a presidential candidate might be a serial killer Polls like this force us to confront the reality of the

threatening the the livelihood of a large percentage of the population It’s often easy to joke that we’ll move to Canada if

response ignores the political and geographic mobility that we often take for granted The rhetoric that perpetuates racism and other forms of discrimination is life-threatening to racial and ethnic

however Tim Faust, a fan of the “ Ted Cr uz is the Zodiac Killer” meme began selling T-shir ts featuring an ar tist’s interpretation of Cr uz ’ s face morphed with the police sketch of the actual Zodiac Killer Faust estimates he sold around 7,500 shir ts equivalent to proceeds of nearly $70,000, which he donated to the West Fund, a center in southwest Texas (the area most affected by Cr uz ’ s anti-choice policies) which provides abor tion services, suppor t and funding for women

The fact that 38 percent of polled voters in Florida think Cr uz may be the Zodiac Killer is about as funny as the fact that Donald Tr ump will probably the Republican nominee It would be much easier to find the dark humor in this situation if the violent rhetoric and policies

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Thus the ver y same political freedom afforded to us by democracy may simultaneously be our biggest limitation At the ver y least we can hope that people don’t vote for a candidate they think might be a serial killer

Emily Hardin is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at enh33@cornell edu Free Lunch appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kim Kardashian West: A Feminist Hero?

Last week, the Internet exploded after Kim Kardashian West posted a (censored) nude selfie taken in a bathroom mirror, captioned “When you ’ re like I have nothing to wear LOL ”

Kim Kardashian West has of course appeared nude or semi-nude in plenty of platforms before But I guess something about it being a bathroom selfie, rather than an airbrushed and well-lit magazine photo, sparked such an intense reaction What followed was a fascinating study in the policing of women ’ s bodies, with moral-panic-over-female-nudity and slut-shaming abound

Besides the average run-of-the-mill Twitter outrage, the post sparked some reactions from celebrities that mostly got attention because Kim took the time to respond to them (hilariously) Piers Morgan wrote, “I know the old man ’ s $50 million in debt, Kim but this is absurd Want me to buy you some clothes?”

Kim responded: “hey @piersmorgan never offer to buy a married woman clothes thats on some ashley madison type shit #forresearch ” What was notable was not so much Morgan’s joke but the full length article in the Daily Mail he wrote after apparently taking offense to her response

The article was called: “You’ve still got a great body Kim, but if you ’ re really so successful, so secure and so rich why do you still feel the need to pose nude at 35?” Morgan went on to suggest that Kim posted the photo in an act of desperation, for fear of losing the spotlight to her younger sisters and oh, that Kim had not really posted her snappy insults to her critics herself, but that Kanye had taken control of her Twitter The not-only-sexist-but-agist article operates under the obviously problematic assumptions that women must be insecure if they displaying their bodies and seek attention, that women over 30 need to let go of the spotlight because their time is clearly over and that respectability is mutually exclusive with nudity

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When people bash the Kardashians, it almost always feels sexist, because I feel like what they are really bashing is the supposedly awful, self-obsessed, social-media-addicted (female) Millennial culture that everybody loves to hate So I almost have to admire the way they unashamedly embrace selfies, beauty

tricks, vanity and more, because anything that is coded feminine is usually devalued And I also appreciate how she’s never tried to hide just how much work it takes to look the way she does, posting frequently about all the “behindthe-scenes” elements of Hollywood beauty rather than pretending it is effortless She popularized contouring by being open about its usefulness in manipulating your facial structure A few weeks ago on Instagram she posted a picture of herself using her “red carpet cleavage tape trick,” and she has talked about getting laser treatments, chemical peels, botox and lots of other painfulsounding beauty treatments You can ’ t say she doesn’t suffer for her art, or for her business One of my favorite responses in the aftermath of Kim’s post was by Twitter user @ Tw o S c o o t e r s , who wrote in response to a common criticism lobbed against Kim: “‘She’s just p r o f e s s i o n a l l y beautiful ’ Ok but so ’ s the Mona Lisa, it’s worth millions, which do you think took longer to create? More work?”

People who criticize the Kardashians as being desperate for attention, vapid or stupid also forget that they are, above all, a family of very hard-working entrepreneurs sitting on top of a giant female-run business empire around their brand Sure, you can take issue with the capitalist system/unearned privilege that allowed them to get to where they are and become millionaires, but they’re really not any different than any other business moguls in that way they just commodify their bodies in a more direct way than we are accus-

tomed to women doing But they have the right to do that I see no reason why any of the criticisms against Kim need to be gendered in nature or tied to the fact that she is a mother, predicated on antiquated ideas of how “respectable” women should act While Kim can obviously take care of herself, Twitter harassment and abuse directed toward women is a ver y real issue The afrorementioned twitter user @Twoscooters, after a bunch of tweets in support of Kim, a few hours later, tweeted: “Today I’ve been called a slut, whore, stupid, bitchy, a feminazi, etc just for saying @KimKardashian is legit I feel bad for HER mentions ” No, sexism against Kim Kardashian West is not the most important feminist issue, by a long shot But feminism is definitely not about policing the choices women make about how to display their own bodies Especially at a time when revenge porn is a thing, and stealing and leaking nude images of women has such devastating power Kim herself was a victim of this maybe Kim Kardashian West taking back the power into her own hands by posting nude photos of herself is a feminist act

BY DANICA DAVIS Sun Contributor

The humble Temple of Zeus has relocated to the shiny new Klarman Hall, and although the soups may never again r un out, my patience for people might Repurposing the small, chateauesque appendage in the rear of Goldwin Smith Hall to house the Temple of Zeus (and direct people into the atrium of Klarman Hall) is a smart idea with visible problems

The architecture is interesting, the renderings deceiving and the humans’ spatial understanding humiliating As one enters the central and grandiose entrance, it delivers people to the middle of a line with an unknown destination Inside this clusterfuck of columns, tables and sheep actively debase human development It’s like you ’ ve traveled to a forgotten time, where one can see and experience the ancient art of oral tradition A southern wind brings whispers which speak to a younger generation, saying that this is indeed the sandwich line On the opposite horizon stands a separate line for soup that marches in the direction of the sandwich line The two lines merge into each other and leave the customer in an area of no significance

But what if the Temple of Zeus were to use the poor organization to its advantage and include a dating ser vice with your lunch experience? Once you get your soup, you could look up to lock eyes with your sandwich coun-

terpart At this point you would be able either to ignore or to act upon this opportunity by finding a table and sharing your complimentar y foods with your potential life partner But wait, you forgot to pay! The register is back by the door, blocked by the thick wall made of the

similar to the love stor y that explains the counterintuitive nature of the entrance to Uris Librar y Oh, Ezra

If the dating ser vice potential is to be overlooked and the circulation problems corrected, the higher-ups within Cornell should invest

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Now you must excuse yourself to customers to pass through and go about your day; but wait again! What if that was your true soul mate? Now you have the ability to choose from your two forced interactions thanks to the organization skills of the most either incompetent or lovestruck architect of all time Not dis-

further in pedestrian traffic guards and their government issued-signage Although they have already shelled out some money for retractable stanchions, the maximum limit of the budget is unavoidably tangible Unless they planned for adults to eat their lunch on the floor, the boundar y between where furniture exists and where it doesn’t, marks the end

of the budget After they filled the Temple of Zeus with tables and chairs I imagine they must have said: “that’s it, I’m drawing the line $61 million dollars and a couple hundred bucks is just excessive Nothing more than the $61 million Klarman Hall is a hall, the title offers no obligation to provide accessories that make doing anything other than walking or sitting possible ” I hear rumors that they actually never intended to place furniture in the hall and that they are trying to make Klarman the next creative incubator Tables and chairs would only hinder the imagination of the college student Fifth year architecture student, Daniel Toretsky, chairman of the imaginary student coalition of Klarman Hall gives it two thumbs up

After all this slightly garish and completely unnecessary criticism, I have to look inward and question my authority to make these judgements and weigh alternative viewpoints Maybe it’s the foundation of some complex and superior human circulation system that we are just now beginning to figure out and owe our incompetence to Maybe Klarman Hall will go down in history and become the standard floor plan to all future human organization, but now all we can do is wait And hey, the soups are just as delicious and the workers are just as friendly at least now it looks more like a temple; money well spent

Danica Davis is a senior in the College of Ar t, Architecture and Planning She can be reached at dmd299@cornell edu

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Ba n d e l e ’ s c i v i l i z a t i o n m a k e s t h e i r l a p s e s a l l t h e m o re f a t e d , a n d a l l m o re p a i n f u l f o r t h e l i s t e n e r w h e n t h e y d o o c c u r K i s m e t i s , f u r t h e r m o re , a n a l b u m t h a t i s i n e x t r i c a b l y l i n k e d t o It h a c a Fr i t j o f s o n re c o rd e d i n C o r n e l l’s m u s i c b u i l d i n g L i n c o l n H a l l a n d h i s We s t C a m p u s d o rm i t o r y, a n d re l e a s e d t h e re c o rd o n It h a c a ’ s s t u d e n t - r u n re c o rd l a b e l El e c t r i c Bu f f a l o Re c o rd s T h e m u s i c a l a n d a r t i s t i c c o n t r i b u t o r s w h o m Fr i t j o f s o n c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h t o c r a f t K i s m e t a n d i t s a c c o m p a n y i n g m u s i c v i d e o s l a r g e l y h a i l f r o m o r c u r re n t l y l i v e i n It h a c a T h e s e n s e o f c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n K i s m e t a n d It h a c a i s n ow h e re s t r o n g e r t h a n i n t h e m u s i c v i d e o s f o r “ Hu s h Hu s h

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BY LORENZO BENITEZ Sun Contributor

And Ever y Single One Was Someone is a 1,000 page-long book that has only one word in it; reproduced more than 6,000,000 times throughout its thin, harrowing pages is the word “Jew ” As an elegy to those who lost their lives to the Holocaust, it imbues the detached, abstract notion of “six million deaths” with a palpable intimacy a literal weight that physicalizes the immensity of what is arguably humanity ’ s darkest chapter I’ve never held a physical copy of the book, but those who have claim that they felt unable to stop turning its pages, encountering the same word repeated over and over, as if the dead were pleading for our remembrance

To represent the Holocaust is to bear witness to an atrocity that eludes any sense of holistic representation The implicit argument of Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah, a nine-hour documentar y constituted entirely of sur vivors’ testimonials, is that art despite its beauty and nuance as a means of describing the indescribable is unable to account for a total representation of murder on such an industrialized scale It instead posits that the only way we can somewhat comprehend the barbarity of what occurred is by allowing those who endured it to recount their suffering: that the closest we can get to an “objective” understanding is to weave together a tapestr y of subjective experiences

Son of Saul, which closely follows the daily activities of a Hungarian Jew in 1944 Auschwitz, recognizes this inherent impossibility of total representation by instead choosing to concentrate entirely on the dehumanizing effect of the Holocaust upon one individual Our titular protagonist is a Sonderkommando member, one of the “special” prisoners given the horrific task of herding people into the gas chambers, before disposing of their bodies after wards From the ver y opening shot, Hungarian director László Nemes maintains a tight close-up of Saul’s pained stoicism: an initiallydisorientating choice that quickly becomes secondar y to the harrowing events which unfold For the entire film, we shad-

e xc e p t a s i n g l e g u i t a r n o t e a n d R i l e y ’ s v o c a l s a q u i e t , m u rm u r i n g “ L e t m e t e l l y o u w h a t I ’ m t a l k i n g a b o u t / L e t m e t e l l y o u n ow ” a s u b t l e m o s a i c o f i n s t r u m e n t s c u t b a c k i n T h e a c t i v e b a s s l i n e , t h e g h o s t l y a c o u s t i c s t r u mm i n g , t h e s h i m m e r i n g e l e c t r i c t r a c k a n d t h e g r i t t y, h ih a t - f o c u s e d d r u m m i n g a l l f i t t o g e t h e r i n t o a c o m p a c t , b r o o d i n g j i g s a w In c o n t r a s t , o n e o f K i s m e t ’ s f i n a l t r a c k s “ G o d’s Ba c k In Ac t i o n ” s e e m s d r a w n f r o m a n o t h e r s o n i c w o r l d “ G o d’s Ba c k In Ac t i o n ” c o u l d e a s i l y f i t i n a m o n g s t t h e t e n d e r, h e a r t - o n - t h e - s l e e v e s y n t h h i t s o f t h e m i d’ 8 0 s A t t i m e s , K i s m e t c a n s o u n d a b i t s p r a w li n g m u s i c a l l y, w i t h i t s v a s t r a

ow Saul from this perspective, discerning the Holocaust in the peripheries of the frame, but primarily witnessing its numbing impact on him

This is a film whose formal innovation appropriately ser ves to better communicate its horrifying atmosphere, rather than the “virtuosity” (i e , insecurity) of its director Too often do a director’s stylistic choices distract from their portrayal But here, Nemes recognizes the essentiality of a singular concentration how long, uninterrupted takes are most effective when they seek to maintain an unbroken atmosphere of horror and immerse us in Saul s quiet testimony, rather than call attention to his directorial presence The locus of his attention

Géza Röhrig as Saul is more than a third-person surrogate; the atrocities surrounding him are filtered to us through the subtlety of his performance, which is why his n a t u r a l i s t i c re a c t i o n s a re s o instrumental to the film’s potency

n g t h a t R i l e y h a s m e re l y a d o p t e d a s a g i m m i c k Fu r t h e r m o re , K i s m e t i s n o t s i m p l y t h e p r o d u c t o f R i l e y ’ s p a s s i o n a l o n e Fr o m Jo h n Ma s o n ’ s r i p p i n g s a x s o l o s o n “ E n g i n e s A re G o ! ” a n d “ G o d’s Ba c k In Ac t i o n ” t o t h e s o l i d r h y t h m s e c t i o n o f C h a r l i e Fr a i o l i o n b a s s g u i t a r a n d Ol i v i a D a w d o n d r u m s , a l l o f K i s m e t ’ s c o l l a b o r a t o r s s o u n d c o m m i t t e d t o s p i n n i n g o u t a s u b s t a n t i a l , b u t d e t a i l - o r i e n t e d a l b u m K i s m e t i s a n i n t e r g a l a c t i c

Shay Collins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at scollins@cornellsun com

What unites And Ever y Single One Was Someone and Son of Saul is a noble desire to prevent our collective understanding of the Holocaust’s enormity from being reduced to a mere statistic by temporal distance Rather than allow 6,000,000 deaths to become an abstraction found only in histor y books, they re-animate the tragedy by either concretizing this figure in a graspable, physical form, or, as in Son of Saul’s case, by envisioning, with such unshakeable realism, the brutality of a concentration camp, as experienced by the subjective perspective one of the millions who went through them

Indeed, while some other critics I respect have dismissed the film’s directorial constraint for failing to convey enormity of genocide, they ignore how it is not only possible to catch more than mere glimpses of it in the peripheries of the frame, but also that by focusing on the pain of one person rather

than a depersonalized mass of bodies, the film pioneers an arguably more “truthful” representation of the Holocaust's damage Two significant charges levelled against the film are: that it is exploitative for purportedly being a film about the Holocaust in which audiences do not see much of the Holocaust, and that it superfluously leaps to the defense of Sonderkommando members when nobody ever criticized their culpability However, what the first fails to acknowledge is that this is not a film whose literal aim is to reenact a tragedy of which

other re-enactments, but instead to portray a more

attending to the depth of a single experience rather than feebly encompassing the breadth of millions

New Yorker, seems to ignore the fact that the film still acts as a harrowing reminder of Jewish suffering, irrespective of whether you additionally perceive it as a defense of a Sonderkomando’ s coerced participation

The German philosopher Theodor Adorno once said that “suffering has as much right to expression as a tortured man has to scream ” With this knowledge, it becomes apparent that Son of Saul’ s stylistic originality creates one of the most authentic cinematic expressions of the numbing, depersonalizing, claustrophobic horror born of living amongst genocide By mirroring the tension felt by a solitar y Sonderkommando member, it ultimately proves that cinema s limitless possibilities can never elegize the Holocaust to the point of exhaustion

Lorenzo Benitez is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at llb224@cornell edu

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“[I liked] the fight back, trying to overcome adversity in all different ways, shapes and forms. They kept fighting throughout the course of the night ”

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C o r n e l l ’ s k r y p t o n i t e t h e e n t i r e s e r i e s w a s p e n a l t i e s T h e t e a m g a ve u p a t o t a l o f 1 9 p e n a l -

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c o u p l e p e n a l t i e s T h e re we re a c o u p l e q u e s t i o na b l e c a l l s b o t h w a y s I d o n ’ t t h i n k i t w a s t h a t c h i pp y o f a g a m e a n d p e n a l t i e s a re p e n a l t i e s ” Ye t a g a i n , S c h a f e r l a u d e d h i s t e a m f o r t h e b o u n c e - b a c k a b i l i t y i n t h e t h i r d t i l t w i t h Qu i n n i p i a c “ [ I l i k e d ] t h e f i g h t b a c k , t r y i n g t o ove rc o m e a d v e r s i t y i n a l l d i f f e r

Q u i n n i p i a c i s a g o o d h o c k e y t e a m , ” S c h a f e r s a i d “A w e l l d e s e r v e d v i c t o

Zach Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun com

Motivation: It Comes From Within

s e d o n h i s d r a f t p o s i t i o n a n d b e c a m e o n e o f t h e b e s t , i f n o t t h e b e s t , t o e ve r p l a y f o o t b a l l T h e t e r m “ c h i p o n s h o u l d e r ” o r i g i n a t e s f ro m t h e 1 8 t h c e n t u r y w h e re g r u n t m e n i n L o n d o n s h i py a rd p u t w o o d c h i p s o n t h e i r s h o u l d e r s a n d a s k e d o t h e r w o rk e r s t o k n o c k t h e i r b l o c k o f f T h e p h y s i c a l m a n i f e s t a t i o n re p re s e n t s t h e i d e a o f s o m e o n e c h a l l e n g i n g o t h e r s a n d p rov i n g t i m e a n d t i m e a g a i n t h a t t h e y c a n b e s t o t h e r p e o p l e , s i g n a l i n g a d e e p w o u n d , n o w p a r t o f s o m e o n e ’ s c h a r a c t e r, t h a t c a n n e ve r h e a l T h e i d e a o f a c h i p o n a s h o u l d e r i s a n ove rd r a w n c l i c h e , e s p e c i a l l y i n t h e c o n t e x t o f s p o r t s It’s o f t e n b r o u g h t u p w h e n a n a t h l e t e f e e l s a s i f t h e y n e e d t o p r ov e t h e m s e l v e s o r n e e d t o d r a w f ro m a n a d d i t i o na l l y s o u rc e o f m o t i va t i o n It’s a

“Nobody can force you to work hard You have to give yourself a reason to work your ass off. ”

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s t o r y t h a t ’ s w r i t t e n c o u n t l e s s t i m e s e ve r y ye a r w h e n a p l a ye r f e e l s d i s re s p e c t e d by a f o r m e r t e a m , i s p a s s e d ove r by t e a m a f t e r t e a m i n t h e d r a f t ( j u s t l o o k a t A a r o n R o d g e r s a n d To m Br a d y ) o r a n a t h l e t e i s j u s t g e ne r a l l y u n d e r s i z e d ( D a n n y Wo o d h e a d , Is a i a h T h o m a s , We s We l k e r, t h e l i s t g o e s o n a n d o n ) B e i n g d o u b t e d i s a r e a l l y i n t e re s t i n g f o r m o f m o t i va t i o n t h a t ’ s a p p l i c a b l e b e yo n d j u s t t h e s p o r t s w o r l d ; i t ’ s w a y t h a t p e o p l e m o t i v a t e t h e m s e l v e s g e n e r a l l y i n l i f e a n d b e c o m e s a s o u r c e o f p r i d e , s e l f i d e n t i f i c at i o n a n d g r a v i t a s H e l l , t h e Go l d e n St a t e Wa r r i o r s , d e s p i t e w i n n i n g t h e N B A t i t l e l a s t s e as o n , b u i l t t h e i r e n t i re m o t i vat i o n f o r t h i s s e a s o n o f f o f p e o p l e b e l i e v i n g l a s t y e a r ’ s c h a m p io n s h i p r u n w a s a f l u k e A n d n ow t h e y s e e m a l l b u t d e s t i n e d t o p o s t t h e re c o rd i n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e N B A Mo t i va t i o n i n g e n e r a l c a n b e a h a rd t h i n g t o p i n d ow n I ’ ve d i s c ove re d t h a t a l o t o f w h a t d r ive s a p e r s o n c o m e s f ro m w i t h i n No b o d y c a n f o rc e yo u t o w o rk h a rd Yo u h a ve t o g i ve yo u r s e l f a re a s o n t o w o rk yo u r a s s o f f So m e t i m e s , t h e i n t e r n a l re a s o n s a n d m o t i va t i o n t o d o s o m e t h i n g a re p re t t y s i m p l e : t o n o t f a i l a c l a s s , t o n o t p i s s o f f a s i g n i f i c a n t o t h e r, t o m a k e o u r f a m i l y p r o u d A t o t h e r t i m e s , t h a t m o t i va t i o n c a m e s t e m f ro m a p l a c e o f s e l f - i n f l i c t e d d e l u s i o n : e ve r yo n e i n t h e w o r l d d o e s n ’ t b e l i e ve i n m e , e ve r yo n e i n t h e w o r l d i s o u t t o g e t m e , e ve r yo n e w a n t s m e t o f a i l Yo u w o u l d h a ve t o b e d e l us i o n a l t o b e l i e ve , a t t h i s p o i n t i n Br a d y ’ s c a re e r, t o n o t t h i n k h e ’ s o n e o f t h e g re a t e s t q u a r t e rb a c k s o f a l l - t i m e Bu t Br a d y n e e d s h i s re a s o n s t o c o n t i n u e t o p u s h h i m s e l f, t o p u s h h i m s e l f t o g e t b e t t e r I t h i n k t h a t t h e re ’ s a s m a l l b i t o f d e l u s i o n t h a t p l a y s i n t o h i m c o n t i n u i n g t o u s e h i s d r a f t p o s i t i o n t o f u e l h i s s u c c e s s C o m p l a c e n c y, w h e t h e r t h a t ’ s i n s c h o o l , w o rk o r j u s t l i f e i n g e n e r a l , i s t

U.S. Women’s Soccer Star Discusses Sexuality in Sports

Megan Rapinoe, an openly gay national team midfelder, dedicates her life to LGBTQ advocacy

By ANNA FASMAN

Sun Senior Writer

Although the acoustics in Newman Arena made it hard for an eager audience to hear her, Megan Rapinoe made her message loud and clear at Cornell Athlete Ally’s event on Thursday: it’s okay to be gay

“I’m comfortable being labeled as gay, ” she said “That sits well with me [But] you don’t have to be one thing or another, exactly this or exactly that ”

As a player on the U S women ’ s national soccer team and a midfielder for Seattle Reign, Rapinoe and her fellow teammates have seen a surge in popularity in recent years as more and more Americans have taken interest in soccer, due in part to the success of the women ’ s team Rapinoe has used her fame to further her advocacy for LGBTQ rights, both within the world of sports and outside of it

An ambassador for Athlete Ally a nonprofit organization focused on ending homophobia in sports Rapinoe travels to schools and college campuses across the country, speaking about how to end the stigma Additionally, Rapinoe does work for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network

“I have walked in your shoes, and walked the road ahead of you, and want you to know you will be okay, and you have more support than you ever dared to dream of," Rapinoe said in an Athlete Ally webpost

Not only did Rapinoe focus on her own coming out and how that affected her relationships with her teammates, but she also took the time to discuss what being an advocate and an ally means to her

“[I want] for straight allies to take a second to think about it and have empathy and sympathy,” she said “You don't have to know everything we ’ re going through but I think you can empathize in a certain way and stand up in a way that’s really powerful You don’t have to be gay to make a difference in the gay community ”

For Rapinoe, being openly gay as a professional athlete has not hindered her career in any significant way However, she did take the time to discuss homophobia in the world of men ’ s sports and how it is still very much a problem, especially within the NFL

“I think it’s gotten to the point where it is so generally accepted within the teams, ” Rapinoe said “Your normal life isn’t inhibited in any way being a female athlete and being gay in a lot of ways ”

Rapinoe also spoke about the problems women in soccer face, such as unequal pay and worse field conditions during practice as compared to the men

“People at the top are making a choice for unequal conditions for men and women, ” she said “The men ’ s World Cup makes more money than the women ’ s World Cup [and] we ’ re not asking for the same salary but just something that is fair ”

While Rapinoe explained that she felt safe coming out to her teammates, she also acknowledged that she may have closeted teammates who aren ’ t coming out despite such an open culture amongst her squad

“There’s always been gay players on the team and it’s been a pretty open and accepting culture the whole time,” she

said “There’s this element of being so open but also, why isn’t anyone else coming out?”

While Rapinoe’s family was ultimately supportive of her, she acknowledged that this is not the case for everyone, and that is why advocacy for LGBTQ issues remains important to her

“There are so many avenues so even if your parents aren ’ t ok [with you being gay], the internet has resources, so seek that out, ” she said “A lot of people are in homes or communities that are homophobic or even violently homophobic but there are so many avenues to seek out ”

To Rapinoe, coming out and supporting gay rights was not just important on a personal level, but also more broadly in helping others who are struggling to do so

“It’s important to me, but it’s also important in a bigger level,” she said “Being out is important ”

Women Laxers Top Columbia, Continue Undefeated Season

By JEFFREY ASIEDU Sun Staff Writer

Powered by great performances across the board, the women ’ s lacrosse team (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) faced off against Columbia (2-3, 0-2) and continued their undefeated season in a 14-7 win over the Lions

Seniors Olivia Mattyasovszky, who is also a staff writer for the Sun, and Jessica Schwab were the leaders on Saturday’s statsheet Mattyasovszky netted a career high five goals and Schwab added three of her own along with an assist

“It was awesome to see Liv [Mattyasovszky] finish so well,” head Coach Jenny Graap said “Five goals was a superb output, and her team-

mates fed her beautifully ”

By the end of the first half the Cornell was already up 8-1 on the Lions In the second half Columbia tried its best to mount a comeback, but couldn’t outplay the Red, who were firing on all cylinders

While Mattyasovszky was the leader in points on the day, she had nothing but praise for her teammates

“I think in the game against Columbia

Schwab had an amazing day,” she said “She had a hat trick and was such a calming force behind the net against some really tough defensive pressure Catie Smith on the defense had an unbelievable game, causing so many caused turnovers for us Catherine Moubayed

feated, continuing their best start to a season since 2013 Even with all their success, Coach Graap is ensuring that her squad continues to improve

“We feel very fortunate to be undefeated at this early stage of the season, but our squad is still a work in progress, ” Graap said “Frankly, we ’ ve gotten away with some sloppy play and mental errors in early games which need to be cleaned up ”

Improvement and development is rooted in strong practices during the week, Graap said

had a tight mark on one of their top scorers and she did her job perfectly; completely shutting down one of their best players ” The women ’ s lacrosse team is still unde-

“Improving at practice is an important focus,” she said “Players need to push each other to raise the bar individually and collectively If we want to compete with the best teams in our conference and the best teams nationally, we need to put in the effort ”

Mattyasovszky had a similar mindset to her coach’s; celebrating the victory while still aiming for improvement

“Starting the season 5-0 has been amazing, but we ’ re still learning and have a lot to work on, ” Mattyasovszky said “The second half of our season will be a huge test and we ’ re playing some really talented teams ”

Even with the focus on improvement still at the forefront of the team ’ s collective mindset, Cornell has much to celebrate with their outstanding start to the season The Red has already faced two of their Ivy rivals and came out both times with solid wins, boding well for their eventual goal of an Ivy League championship

“Since the fall our goal for this season has been to win an Ivy League Championship, especially for our senior class,” Mattyasovszky said “If we work hard and stay connected I don't think there's a limit on what we can do ”

Bobcats Take Quarterfnals; Red on Brink

By ZACH SILVER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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Hanging on for life | Despite junior forward Jeff Kubiak’s and the men’s hockey teams resilient efforts against Quinnipiac, they were not able to steal the series and now depend on an at-large bid for any NCAA tournament hopes.

Men Upset No.17 Virginia at Home

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Assistant Sports Editor

The Cornell men ’ s lacrosse team improved to 2-2 with a win this past weekend, upsetting No 17 Virginia in a 14-10 effort

The win also improved the team ’ s alltime record against Virginia to 6-10, including three wins in its past four meetings with the Cavaliers

“It was a complete team win,” said head coach Matt Kerwick “Those are always exciting to be a part of as a coach In terms of from a coaching perspective, it was one of the best team efforts I’ve been around in quite some time just in terms of everybody going out and doing their job and knowing their role and then performing up to the level they’re capable of ” Senior goalkeeper Brennan Donville was the star of the match, picking up a career high 16 saves 10 of which came in the third quarter and limiting the powerful Cavalier offense to just 10 goals

going into the fourth The Red then scored five goals in the fourth to seal the 14-10 victory

The Cornell freshmen scored seven of the Red’s 14 goals Freshman attack Colton Rupp led the charge with four, midfielder Clarke Petterson accounted for two and forward Ryan Bray added another One of the team ’ s major goals all season has been to acclimate the large freshman class to the collegiate lacrosse environment

“I think that this is a very hard working, determined group of young men, ” Kerwick said “They take great pride in representing cornell and playing the way that Cornell lacrosse always plays, which is a tough style, a physical style, a com-

Virginia game this past weekend, and Bray also now has three goals on the season after the Virginia game Despite this improvement, though, outsiders can often judge a team too quickly by just looking at its makeup

“I think there [are] a lot of teams [and] people counting Cornell lacrosse out because we dropped a one-goal game to Penn State on February 20th, and we know that we ’ re working extremely hard and it’s all about building throughout the course of the season, ” Kerwick said “We have a lot of growth to still happen ”

The Red travel to Hamilton, N Y tomorrow to take on Colgate, who the Red defeated in overtime last season, 10-9

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“10 saves in a quarter is not normal, and he was on it,” Ker wick said “He was ver y focused, he was seeing the ball ver y well, and if he can get himself in position to have 11, 12, 13 saves a game and then every once and while steal some saves like he did yesterday, then we ’ re going to be in a position to win some tight ball games down the stretch ”

Brennan’s influence on the team goes deeper than being an excellent goalkeeper

“He’s one of our best leaders and epitomizes what we want our players to be and that’s selfless, team-first guys, ” Kerwick said “He’s always been that way since he arrived on campus, so I’m very happy for Brennan cause he’s earned it ”

The match was neck-and-neck for the first three quarters and ended up tied

peitive style, and the team is doing a great job of that everyday at practice ”

The freshmen have shown marked improvement already this season Rupp scored one goal in the first game of the season against Penn State, two against Hobart, and then four in each of the past two games He is leading the team with 11 goals, which accounts for 28 percent of the team ’ s scoring over the season

Petterson’s first two goals came in the

“Colgate’s an excellent team, and we ’ re at their place, so we ’ re going to have to put this one behind us and savor it and enjoy it,” Kerwick said “It’s on to Colgate now and you ’ re only as good as your last game, so we need to go into Colgate playing even better than we played against Virginia ”

Shan Dhaliwal can be reached at sdhaliwal@cornellsun com

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