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By TALIA JUBAS Sun Senior Writer

The Employee Assembly expressed support for a resolution urging the University to remove questions about previous criminal convictions from its job applications and voted to publish a statement respondi n g t o t h e Un i o n o f W h i t e C o r n e l l Students at its meeting on Wednesday Garrison Lovely ’16, co-founder and p re s i d e n t o f t h e Pr i s o n Re f o r m a n d

Education Project, spoke about PREP’s efforts to promote the nationwide ‘Ban the Box’ movement at Cornell

Current legal guidelines stipulate that employers cannot discriminate based on prior convictions alone, which can be difficult to prove, according to Lovely Moving ‘the box’ to a later stage in the hiring process “isolates conviction itself ” as the motivation for rescinding a job offer, he said

“Employers can deny applicants solely based on their criminal history, but can claim that some other element of the application disqualified the applicant,” Lovely said “Banning the Box is the only way to guarantee that applicants can prove that a negative hiring decision was made due solely to the applicant’s criminal history ”

The E A ’ s proposed resolution urges the University to join a national movement in removing the conviction question from its job applications The Student Assembly passed a similar resolution on March 17

“Cornell is the largest employer in Tompkins County and thus significantly impacts the labor market,” Lovely said “The City of Ithaca has banned the box for its job applications, and PREP firmly believes that Cornell should follow suit ”

E A members present at the meeting largely supported the resolution, but ques-

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Report: Ithaca Zip Code Is Top Sanders Donor

By MADELINE COHEN Sun News Assistant Editer

The City of Ithaca’s zip code, 14850, ranks eighth on the list of most generous United States zip codes to Sen Bernie Sanders’ (D-Vt ) campaign, according to a USA Today report based on Federal Election Commission data through Jan 31

This generosity is largely due to grassroots efforts, Ithaca’s liberal nature and unprecedented enthusiasm from residents, according to local activists

The report said that 14850 is a top donor zip code to the Sanders campaign behind cities such as Burlington, Vt , Sa n Fr a n c i s

York, N Y and Seattle, Wash

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William Bristow ’16, president of Cornell Democrats, said he believes that among C o

Sanders is greater than support for former Secretary of State

Hillary Clinton

“Sen Sanders has received a great deal of support from young voters, and that seems to be the case here at Cornell,” Bristow said

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Sanders more than the Cornell student body does

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“The City of Ithaca has banned the box for its job applications, and PREP firmly believes that Cornell should follow suit ” G a r r

Kip Thorne on Science Behind Interstellar

By DEVON GILLIAMS Sun Staff Wr ter

W o r l d - r e n o w n e d astrophysicist Prof Kip

T h o r n e , t h e o re t i c a l

p h y s i c s , t h e C a l i f o r n i a Institute of Technology, described how black holes and the recent detection

o f g r a v i t a t i o n a l w a ve s contributed to his work on Academy-Award winning film, Interstellar, at a lecture Wednesday

T h o r n e h e l p e d p roduce Interstellar and co-

f o u n d t h e L a s e r

I n t e r f e r o m e t e r

G r a v i t a t i o n a l - W a v e Observatory, which successfully detected gravitational waves for the first time in February, according to the University

T h o r n e u s e d In t e rstellar to explain gravity, black holes and the warping of time and space In the film, the black hole Gargantua can slow time due to an “ enormous ” gravitational pull, which Einstein’s theory of re l a t i v i t y p re d i c t s c a

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p h e r Nolan’s Interstellar, there’s a planet that’s in orbit near the horizon, near the surface of the black hole,” Thorne said “On that planet, one hour of time passage is the same as s e ve n ye a r s b a c k o n earth ” Thorne also addressed

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Jill McCluskey: An Evaluation of University Partner Accommodation Policies With Implications for Recruitment, Retention, and Promotion of STEM Women

Noon - 1:15 p m , 401 Warren Hall

A Conversation With Sheri Sher, Hip Hop Pioneer and Author Of Mercedes Ladies

6 p m , Multipurpose Room, Africana Studies and Research Center

The Yellow Ticket: Free Screening 7:30 p m , Bear’s Den, Willard Straight Hall

Introduction to Tableau Public

10 - 11:30 a m , Classroom, Uris Librar y Spring Flower Bomb Workshop

4 - 6 p m , Dilmun Hill Student Farm

Miss Representation Screening

5 - 7 p m , 3330 Carol Tatkon Center

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S.A. Prepares to Vote on LGBTQ House

By SARA ACHARYA ’95

After two months of deliberation and reconsideration, the Student Assembly will determine the fate of the controversial proposed gay living unit this afternoon

“We really have nowhere else to go now, ” said gay/lesbian/bisexual at large representative Joseph L Barrios ’93, the author of the proposal “We’ve had the forum, the poll, debates and meetings, and now it is time to make a decision ”

The proposed Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Living-Learning Unit would be a 60-person program house, open to undergraduates of all sexual orientations, which would function as both a “safe haven” for gay and bisexual students and as a base for outreach programs directed toward the entire campus community The unit would be housed in Clara Dickson Hall and consist of all single rooms

Last December, the Student Assembly passed Barrio’s resolution, only to receive a Jan 20 letter from President Frank H T Rhodes who dismissed the decision and called for “ greater campus consideration” of the proposal In response, the Assembly conducted an open forum and polled students

The Assembly’s research suggests that the student body is

divided upon the issue Although over two-thirds of the students who spoke at the Feb 15 forum were in favor of the unit, the results of the poll are inconclusive While 38 percent support the center, 33 percent opposed it and 28 percent had no opinion on the matter

Representative Daniel Lee ’95, a staunch opponent of the living unit, said he felt the proposal is a measure destined for failure

“If we pass the resolution, President Rhodes will veto it again, and that will be the end,” he said, “We want to pass something that’s achievable and productive Let’s send him something he can swallow ”

As part of his “workable” solution, Lee cited a resolution he introduced last week that calls for the Assembly to replace the living unit with a West Campus support center that will contain all of the programs and support staff of the unit without the living space

Barrios conceded that if Rhodes were to veto the living center, his action would put a permanent end to the proposal of a gay program house However, he said he felt there is no reason the Assembly should abandon the progessive policy in fear of displeasing the administration

“We need to be guided by a principle of hope, not a principle of fear,” he said

Justice Attributes Japan’s Cultural Confict to Western Contact

Says interaction with United States, Europe altered Japanese views on justice, spirituality,

By EVELYN SHAN Sun Staff Writer

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Physicist Talks Gravity, Black Holes

Interstellar producer details discovery of gravitational waves

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Ithacan Support for Sanders ‘Unprecedented,’ Activists Say

Attribute successful local fundraising campaign to city’s liberal leaning, citizen involvement

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“While there is no doubt that Sanders has a great deal of support locally, it appears that the Cornell student body is more divided between the two candidates,” Bristow said

The enthusiasm of local residents may mean that Ithaca residents make up a larger share of Ithacan donors to the Sanders campaign than students do, according to Bristow

“I do know of several students who have donated to Sen Sanders,” he said “However, I think it’s likely that Ithaca residents make up the overwhelming majority of his donors in the area ”

Ithacan Activism

Donald Bazley, a volunteer for the Ithaca and Tompkins County for Bernie Sanders Campaign, agreed that local Ithacans make up the base of Sanders support in Ithaca The majority of early involvement in the campaign came from people over 40, according to Bazley

“I believe that most of the support coming from Ithaca is actually coming from Ithaca residents as opposed to students and professors,” he said “There may be many faculty behind Bernie, but I also think that many faculty are a part of what I call the ‘establishment left’ and supporting Clinton ”

Members of the Ithaca and Tompkins County for Bernie Sanders Campaign, as well as the Ithaca branch of the Democratic Socialists of America for Bernie Sanders Campaign, said levels of local activism were partially responsible for Ithaca’s large number of donations

“Through the summer and into the early fall, we concen-

E.A. Challenges

‘Ignorant’ White Students’ Union

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tioned how the policy would affect temporar y employees and its implications for employees in human resources

Kruser argued that the E A ’ s support of banning the box would be a mostly symbolic gesture

“I don’t see that there is, in reality, any significant impact on our infrastructure,” he said “I think it’s more a resistance to change, and I think that that’s something we can help with more support ”

Due to parliamentary procedural regulations which stipulate that a resolution be sponsored from within the body the resolution could not be subject to a vote

The E A also voted to release a statement on the Union of White Cornell Students A draft of the statement was presented at E A ’ s March meeting, where it was subject to critique The modified version “reflect[s] the conversations we had last time of identifying more directly how this affects staff and faculty as well as the student population,” according to Jeramy Kruser, one of three E A members who sponsored the resolution

The revised statement includes “ more explicit and direct action that we can take in response [to the Union of White Students],”

Kruser said

It also emphasizes the assembly’s “alarm” at “the manifestation of white privilege and ignorance apparent in the Union of White Cornell Students Facebook page ”

The resolution adds that the E A plans to use the creation of the Union of White Students to create conversation on diversity, privilege and their impacts on people of color

trated on voter registration literature, informing people they would have [to] be registered in the Democratic party of be a part of the primary process, ” said Theresa Alt, a member of the Ithaca Branch of the DSA for Bernie Sanders

SANDERS CAMPAIGN DONATIONS BY ZIP CODE

Burlington, Vt.

Mission District of San Francisco, Calif

Upper West Side, N.Y.

Castro District of San Francisco, Calif

Seattle, Wash

Southern Upper West Side, N.Y.

Chelsea, Greenwich Village, N.Y.

Ithaca, N.Y.

Cambridge, Mass

Middle Upper West Side,N.Y.

Alt added that high levels of activism among Sanders voters encourages people to donate

“[Asking for donations was] not our major focus, although I am sure every time we reminded people of Bernie, some people went to the website,” she said “The effect of seeing a lot of activity leaves people more inclined ”

Why Ithaca?

Kris Hodges, a volunteer for Ithaca and Tompkins County for Bernie Sanders campaign, said she believes an outpouring of support for Sanders’ campaign has come from Ithacans because of the city’s liberal nature

“There are probably a little more progressive types of folks around here, [due in part to] the nature of being a college town, ” Hodges said

Many activists said that Sanders’ campaign has seen an unprecedented level of involvement from Ithaca residents

“The level of passion I see behind Sanders today is something I have never seen in my lifetime, and I am 51,” Bazley said Alt added that among Ithaca Democratic Socialist of America movements, working for Sanders’ campaign is the most energized she has ever seen activists

“There were a couple of previous peaks of excitement: the Jesse Jackson campaign of 1988, and in 1992 to 1993, the fight for single payer health insurance when we ended up with nothing,” Alt said “There was a lot of excitement then, but nothing as big as this ” Hodges agreed that supporters are “really revved up about Bernie, to the point that they are willing to do what they can in any way that they can to help him out ”

“So some people can ’ t give their time, so they give money

Some people can do both, some people don’t have money so they give their time,” Hodges said “My sense is that there is much more enthusiasm and willingness to participate than during our activism during the Obama campaign ”

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The Election Comes to New York

process of nominating a presidential candidate is long and exhausting

Successful contenders are those who can maintain a consistent pace; the history of failed campaigns is filled with those who simply peaked too soon A staggered, localized primary calendar is another way of filtering out the weakest True to the federal structure of the United States, every state gets a chance to test the candidates The failure to appeal to a geographically diverse set of constituencies is synonymous with the failure to win the nomination

At this point, the majority of the states have already voted But the nation’s attention will now turn to New York No other state votes between now and the April 19th primary Further, New York has one of the largest delegate totals of the entire primary For us New Yorkers and us Cornellians this is our time to get involved In an election as important as this one, we have no excuse for apathy All of us should vote

First, on the Democratic side, I must emphasize that your vote still matters Hillary Clinton has built up a large lead in the delegates and popular vote, but her nomination is not assured Indeed, it would be deeply unwise for supporters of Sen Bernie Sanders (D-VT) to concede the state to Secretary Clinton Nor should supporters of Hillary Clinton take her advantage for granted Clinton may have represented New York in the Senate, but Democratic primary voters are not merely basing their decision on familiarity Clinton is keenly aware of this,

and has launched a comprehensive effort to campaign across the state

I do not write this column to endorse a particular candidate I think Hillary Clinton is extraordinarily well-qualified, and understands the specific concerns of New Yorkers But I also believe that Sen Sanders has a captivating vision for change My concern is not to convince you to support one or the other; it is simply to encourage you to participate

To be candid, it would surprise me if Clinton did not win New York However, it is not as simple as winning or losing Delegates will be assigned proportionally, meaning that every vote matters A strong showing could make her candidacy increasingly insurmountable: a narrow victor y would keep Sanders competitive If Clinton voters are complacent, or if Sanders voters are particularly energized, he could even pull off an upset Regardless of the outcome, I believe New York will play a crucial role in resolving this primary And once we have a nominee, we must unite behind him or her as our candidate for president I am confident that both sides will respect the will of the people; make sure that your voice is included

My views on the Democratic primary are perhaps more relevant Nonetheless, the Republican primary should not be ignored Donald Trump’s campaign has possibly suffered its worst stretch of the election in recent days, including a series of puzzling statements on abortion, assault charges on his campaign manager and a crushing defeat in Wisconsin It now appears quite possible that

Trump will fail to receive the 1,237 delegates required to win the nomination on the first ballot To prevent this, he will need to win by large margins in the places most favorable to him such as New York

Clearly, Trump enjoys a sizeable lead in his home state In contrast to Trump’s often contentious relationship with the establishment, the New York Republican Party is firmly on his side He enjoys the support of more than 30 GOP county chairs He also boasts endorsements from the state ’ s congressional delegation, including the congressman who represents Ithaca, Rep Tom Reed (RN Y -23) If New York Republicans including those in the Cornell community are uncomfortable with this unification around Trump, now is the time to say so

The alternatives may not be ideal Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is a conservative firebrand from Texas and an unnatural fit for the New York electorate Gov John Kasich (ROhio) has attempted to appeal to more moderate voters, but recent primaries have cast serious doubt on whether or not he remains a viable candidate His strategy for obtaining the nomination seizing it from Trump and Cruz at a contested convention is dubious at best In this sense, anti-Trump Republicans may be forced to engage in strategic voting

Overall, however, this is an unusual situation for New Yorkers of both parties We are not accustomed to playing a role in the picking of presidents Often, a presumptive nominee has already been chosen before New

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IYork has a chance to vote In the general election, New York receives little attention due to its comfortably blue status This environment can make it easy to tune out of the process, perhaps explaining why New York voter turnout in 2014 was a pathetically low 28 8 percent, the fourth-lowest in the country This is our chance to help reverse that April 19th is rapidly approaching I urge every student who is registered to vote in the New York primary to inform themselves about their choices and how to vote Locate your polling place in Ithaca and if you are registered in another part of the state, there is still time to obtain an absentee ballot Moreover, if you have questions or need help, reach out to your fellow students in organizations such as the Cornell Democrats or the Cornell Republicans

This column may seem unoriginal, and I admit that it is not an innovative idea to call for increased voter participation among college students Yet this point is made so frequently because it is so important The government will only respond to our concerns if we actually express them not on Facebook, but in the ballot box It is never too early to start the good habits of being an involved citizen What better way to begin than by helping to choose the next President of the United States?

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at krk78@cornell edu Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Why I Will Never Vote for Trump

am about as conservative as they come –– I’m pro-life, pro-gun, pro-defense, anti-tax and spend, anti-regulation, pro-tax reform and pro-school choice I firmly believe that the free market is the best possible route to lift up the poor and working class, and that the nation cannot continue on its reckless spending spree And it is for this very reason that I will never, under any circumstances, vote for Donald J Trump

Though there are many different strains of conservatism (libertarianism, populism, classical liberalism), conservatives across the board believe in a few basic principles: government is a necessary evil but should be restrained, a strong military is the best defense against tyranny and, above all, every human-being is endowed with inherent, inalienable rights In the eyes of most conservatives, the Obama years have served as a direct assault to these ideals As our respect in the world declines and our debt continues climb, many (myself included) feel that the nation stands at a crossroads after the Obama Administration Thus, as a conservative, I find it perfectly reasonable to think that the nation needs to find a leader who stands in stark contrast to Obama Yet Donald Trump cannot be this leader

One of the hallmarks of conservatism is a deep respect for the Constitution Conservatives believe that the United States is not a nation of men, but a nation of laws In fact, the Trump campaign has heavily focused on this sense of law and order Yet Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims is a direct affront to Constitution Certainly, Congress and the president have the authority to decide who can and cannot enter the nation based on nationality, criminal history and medical considerations However, the First Amendment explicitly states that Congress cannot make a law “respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ” for any individual In other words, Congress does not have the authority to make laws that focus on an individual’s religion Based on this, constitutional scholars, such as Stephen Legomsky and William Banks, agree that Trump’s ban on

individuals from a particular religion would violate the Constitution

But above all, Trump’s ban on Muslims is morally wrong For Mr Trump, the religious teachings of Islam present an inherent security threat to the United States Yet this attack on a religious/ethnic minority is not new Throughout history, radical leaders have always attacked religious and racial minorities during times of economic hardship and security fears From the Jews in tsarist Russia, to the Chinese in 1880s America, people have always made the fallacious claim that somehow a minority group is responsible for the nation’s woes Personally, I would like to ask Mr Trump a simple question: have you ever read the Qur’an? Though I do not believe in the teachings of Islam, I have read its holy book, and I can say for a fact that the Qur’an is not a text filled with

Conservatives believe that the Unite States is not a nation of men, but a nation of laws In fact, the Trump campaign has heavily focused on th sense of law and order Yet Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims is a direct affront to Constitution

venom that calls for the extermination of infidels Those hate-filled views are only held by extremists who twist the words of the Qur’an to fit their own political agenda For anyone who truly wants to understand the heart of Islam, do not turn to the internet’s polemics for your sources Instead, actually read the religious texts of Islam Though I am a proud born-again Christian, and fundamentally disagree with the teachings of the Qur’an, I firmly believe that Islam is not a religion of hatred

While I consider the proposed ban on Muslims to be incredibly galling, nothing can compare to Trump’s comments

on women From making fun of Carly Fiorina’s face, to publically discussing Megyn Kelly’s menstrual cycle, to saying women who receive abortions should be punished, Donald Trump is easily the definition of misogynism It is no wonder that 70 percent of women have a negative view of Trump Trump has also shown a stunning lack of competence on basic policy issues When confronted with the nuclear triad during a December debate, the businessman seemed stumped –– he had no idea what the nuclear triad was If Donald Trump is to be the Commander-in-Chief and command the most destructive nuclear force on the planet, it would probably be a good idea if he understood how our nuclear weapons system works Furthermore, Trump has provided zero specifics on how he plans to make his proposed reforms Trump claims that he will build the strongest military in American history But how? What specific combat divisions will he expand? Will he embolden the Sixth Fleet? Will he replace outdated bombers? Who knows? We are essentially being told that we need to look past Trump’s lack of specifics and simply trust that he will figure it out once he gets into office I have certainly only scratched the surface of why Donald Trump should be disqualified from being president I could have discussed Trump’s constant flip-flopping on abortion, gun rights, free trade, NATO involvement and the Middle East in just the past three months (let alone the past thirty years) I could have discussed his poor treatment of his fellow presidential candidates (especially Sen Lindsey Graham (RS C ) and Jeb Bush), his lack of qualifications, his lack of business success (such as his failings with Trump University, Trump Steaks, Trump Airlines, a mortgage company, Trump the Game, Trump Liquor and his four bankruptcies) and his utter vulgarity But it would be impossible to condense that into a short 900 words –– so I’ll just let it speak for itself

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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GRIFFIN SMITH-NICHOLS Sun Staff Writer

If Britannia once ruled the waves, America now indisputably rules the skies, and its aerial power is growing ever more precise First, the USAAF of 1945, then an adjunct limb of the ground forces, could drop phosphorous bombs with impunity on every exposed inch of Dresden Two decades later, napalm could be used to raze thin stretches of settled and foxhole-littered jungle in Vietnam, sans, supposedly, excessive civilian loss of life Now, a house in a Kenyan neighborhood can be pinpointed and destroyed from kilometers above with the latest in predator drone technology This is as much a moral as it is a technological evolution, and it is a moral dilemma which lies at the heart of Eye in the Sky, given limited release in select theaters in the United States this past month

The film begins with Colonel Katherine Powell, played tightlipped and fiercely concentrated by Helen Mirren, waking in the dim morning of Surrey, England She has been tracking a pair of British nationals affiliated with the East African jihadist organization Al-Shabaab for years and is on the verge of a breakthrough: her targets, along with a significant cadre of Al-Shabaab leadership, will all be meeting together in one house to prepare their next bombings

Given the gravity of this mission, Lieutenant General Frank Benson, the late Alan Rickman’s final onscreen role, seems out of place as he sorts out the headache of buying the right doll for his daughter on his way to a conference room in Whitehall When he arrives, those observing the mission with him are not military but civic figures legal, foreign policy and domestic administrative experts On the other side of the planet, drone pilots Steve Watts, played by Aaron Paul, and Carrie Gershon, played by Phoebe Fox, are likewise chitchatting on their respective backgrounds and aspirations in the Air Force in the heat of the Nevada evening The criminally under-appreciated Barkhad Abdi wonders aloud at the ridiculous complexity of certain James Bond-ish spy gadgets in use by Kenyan special forces, including a robotic drone camera shaped like a beetle

At this point, the viewer becomes aware of the startling com-

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plexity and scale of the operation underway: military personnel and special forces operatives on three separate continents are coordinating a mission down to the precision of a millisecond What ultimately makes the film as compelling as it is, however, is the gut-wrenching realization that this 21st century precision cannot account for every stray particle of chaos in something as fraught with risk as a counter-terrorism raid This is the aforementioned moral dilemma of the film: when an adolescent girl named Alia wanders into the drone’s kill-zone to sell bread, feet away from Kenya’s most wanted, the British and American operatives must decide whether to almost certainly kill an innocent child or let terrorists planning further attacks slip through their grasp This is a dilemma that almost none of the film s characters are up to tackling

Eye in the Sky is unsparing in its portrait of computerized warfare Technicians, diplomats and starred-generals shout themselves hoarse searching for loopholes or arguing out legal technicalities to solve the situation (in a grim streak of humor, one British secretary does so whilst suffering an explosive bout of food poisoning) One might be tempted to call this a philosophical quandary, but in truth, there is little to debate over philosophically Objectively, and according to the tried and true Spock doctrine of “the needs of the many, ” the missile should be launched, or the militants in question are free to attack crowded public spaces as they will, killing far more than just one person

What seems more pertinent to be debated, as portrayed in the film, is how far humanitarian concerns should be accommodated within a military framework Although the weapons of today are launched by binary sequences, a human finger must still pull the trigger Daniel Kearns, a former paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, laconically claimed that to engage the United

States in a conventional war would “be like a 3-year-old child playing chess against Gary Kasparov They wouldn’t even know what they were supposed to be looking at ” For Aaron Paul’s character Watts, the opposite is the source of his powerlessness: the crystal clarity of the image he receives of Alia selling bread paralyzes him and renders the film’s second half a feverish stew of tension: will he or won ’ t he fire? If he does, is it worth it?

Are we as a society willing to inflict literal hellfire in the form of a heaven-born missile on people who simply happen to be standing in the wrong place? Is this worth the dehumanizing worldview it gives both to us, the computer-masters, and the nameless people now classified as “collateral?” What Eye in the Sky shows is that the essence of war, and its greedy demand for disregard of human life, stubbornly refuses to be altered, no matter how withdrawn those who pull the trigger are This is the price of the Pax Americana

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u t t h e re w i t h a b u n c h o f t h e o l d e r g u y s , ” h e s a i d “ It’s b e e n a n h o n o r t o b e a b l e t o

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c h a n c e i n t h e s e n e x t t w o , ” Ke r w i c k s a i d l o o k i n g f o r w a rd a t t h e

Ha r va rd g a m e w h i c h i s f o l l owe d u p c l o s e l y w i t h a c l a s h a g a i n s t u p s t a t e r i va l , Sy r a c u s e o n Tu e s d a y “ We’re p l a y i n g a g a i n s t ve r y g o o d o p p on e n t s ” Ha r va rd b e a

Rumors Are Ubiquitous in European Soccer

Despite what some say, Mourinho would not ft with Manchester United

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since then, many suggest his ideal next job would lie just a few hours north in Manchester when the summer rolls around

T h o s e w h o s u g g e s t Mo u r i n h o focus on his pedigree of championships Mourinho is a proven winner, a man who wins at all costs United is all about winning, they say, and Mourinho would get them back a re c o rd t h a t re f l e c t s t h i s A n o t h e r point in favor of Mourinho is that he focuses on defense, which has been poor in recent years at Manchester United and could use a revamping

Ye t , I s t ro n g l y o p p o s e h i r i n g Mourinho Yes, Mourinho is a proven winner, but his style is a direct clash with the style preferred by United Manchester United has always won c h a m p i o n s h i p s t h ro u g h a f l u i d , attacking style of play; Mourinho wins by shutting down the opposition

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and trying to steal a goal or two It is often successful, but not a fit for United Mourinho does focus on the defense, but that should not be the focal point United’s midfield (and to s

Yes, Mourinho is a proven winner, but his style is a direct clash with style preferred by United.

Mourinho would overload them with defensive responsibilities and limit

y, Mourinho prefers to play experienced squad regulars over giving younger players a chance It is often cited that Chelsea failed to promote any players developed by the club to the first team during either of Mourinho’s two

United, on the other hand, has a tradition of developing their own talent Even during this tough season, van Gaal has allowed double-digit club youngsters to play their first United games It is clear that Manchester United’s style of play, defense and young playe

Mourinho’s management Yet, rumors still fly that he is almost guaranteed to be United’s manager next fall The rumor mill continues to speculate about future managers, when in reality the current coach has another year on his contract Mourinho to United could happen, but expect United to struggle under his management if appointed This rumor is viable but would have harmful effects on the manager and the team

Kevin Linsey an be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun com The Beautiful Game appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Prepare for the NBA’s Lockout

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out, in 2011, the owners clobbered the players, so why wouldn’t they flex their muscles and do it again? The players gave up their share of the league revenue from 57 percent to about 50 percent The owners also want a hard salary cap, like the NHL and the NFL, compared to the current “soft” cap, along with non-guaranteed contracts and a 20-year-old age minimum With Adam Silver as the new face of the owners it behooves them to at least try to fight for some of these issues

A new matchup is getting ready for the negotiation table: Union leader Chris Paul vs Commissioner Adam Silver They both carry so much hope for whom they represent With these two scenarios it seems as if the likely outcome is a lockout, and the two combined are plenty of reason to worry You heard it here first: There is a lockout on the horizon Every few years I love watching millionaires fight billionaires in the world’s most publicized pissing contests

Ben Denson can be contacted at bdenson@cornellsun com The B D Report appears on Wednesdays this semester

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