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“This represents a huge step forward toward ensuring that Cornell is a fair chance employer going into the 2016 academic year ”

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E.A. Announces C.U. Will ‘Ban the Box’

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Senior Writer

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Cornellians Elect Graduate and Professional Student Trustee

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Seniors Found ‘Give for Beth’ Campaign

By AELYA EHTASHAM Sun Staff Writer

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Brown said she was “ecstatic and honored” to be elected to the Board of Trustees, attributing the strength of her platform to input from the student body

“ The Cornell community really pushed us as candidates to be fully informed on pressing issues and to prove our dedication to Cornell and its students,” she said

In her term as student-elected trustee, Brown said she hopes to encourage the University to more seriously consider the effect of its policies on students

“I look for ward to putting our students’ voices first, despite the fiscal or political impact a decision may have,” she said Compiled by Stephanie Yan

r n e l l i a n s t o d o n a t e t o t h e Un i ve r s i t y Ma g g i e Da v i s ’ 1 6 , a ‘ Gi ve f o r Be t h’ o r g a n

“Students can make a difference in ensuring Cornell remains affordable, as well as in combating the disease that took President Garrett’s life ” M a g

By r a l l y i n g t h e c a m p u s a ro u n d t h e s e c a u s e s , we b e l i e ve s t u d e n t s c a n m a k e a d i f f e re n c e i n e n s u r i n g

C o r n e l l re m a i n s a f f o rd a b l e , a s we l l a s i n c o m b a t i n g t h e d i s e a s e t h a t t o o k Pre s i d e n t Ga r re t t ’ s l i f e , ” s h e

s a i d Da v i s a d d e d t h a t t h e ‘ Gi ve f o r Be t h’ c a m p a i g n p l a n n e d p ro m o t i o n s a ro u n d Gi v i n g Da y i n t h e h o p e o f re a c h i n g m o re C o r n e l l i a n s “ We a re d o i n g a l a r g e s o c i a l m e d i a c o m p o n e n t i n o rd e r t o g e t s t u d e n t s i n vo l ve d , ” Da v i s s a i d “ We p rom o t e d ‘ Gi ve Fo r Be t h’ o n Gi v i n g Da y b e c a u s e a s s t ud e n t s a n d a l u m n i m a k e t h e i r g i f t s t o d a y, we h o p e t h e y w i l l c o n s i d e r s u p p o r t i n g t h e s e t w o g re a t f u n d s ” In a d d i t i o n t o e n a b l i n g ‘ Gi ve f o r Be t h , ’ Gi v i n g D a y a l s o s t r e n g t h e n e d b o n d s w i t h i n t h e C o r n e l l c o m m u n i t y, a c c o rd i

FORECAST

By PATTY CALHOUN ’77

For those new graduates whose names have never graced more than the Willard Straight Hall bad check list, Cornell University offers a unique, if costly, way to be remembered by their alma mater

“Enduring Honor,” a booklet published by the Office of University Development, Cornell’s alumni-milking office, is chockful of suggestions for ways ex-Cornellians may achieve fame and immortality

Cornell, a selection ranging from funding scholarships to becoming the new patron saint of hte College of Arts and Sciences

As the booklet suggest, “A name joined to Cornell becomes a permanent part of the institutions, its growth and progress ” The money joined to the name also becomes a permanent part of the University

Of course, “while every gift is deeply appreciated, unrestricted gifts are the most welcome of all ” The University will find a “suitable way ” to recognize this generosity

Because this vast range of donation ossibilities may bewilder the seeker of immortality and enduring honor, the boolet says officers ofhte University will ensure the donor

proper consultation

Most generous, not to mention ostentatious, of the gifts listed is the purchase of a college by name The booklet implies that the University is quite ready to sell the title of a school to any Tom, Dick or Harry

“At present, most schools and colleges at Cornell are known by their generic names the College of Engineering, the Law School, the College of Arts and Sciences, an so on The administration is prepared to consider the naming of individual colleges in recognition of gifts ranging from $5 million to $50 million,” states the booklet

So far, there have been no takers, although it is possible that when seniors return to their alma mater, that school may have been signed, sealed and delivered to the highest bidder

Less ambitious donations include the endowment of a chair, where the donors can obtain their very own professor, in the department of their choice Only a modest $500,000 to $1,000,000 is needed to endow a chair for a full professor

The chair can be named for the donor or a friend

The faculty can also benefit from research funds and new lecture hall equipment

Journalist Discusses China’s Shortcomings

By ANNE SNABES Sun Staff Writer

In a lecture, WuDunn who is currently a senior managing director at MidMarket Securities discussed the tradeoff China faces between economic development and environmental challenges C

heavy metal and it bleaches into the soil, and therefore it creates real serious soil contamination,” WuDunn said

Greek Houses ‘Light It Up Blue’ for Autism

By EMILY FRIEDMAN Sun Staff Writer

Alpha Xi Delta and Theta Delta Chi are partnering to raise awareness for autism by encouraging Greek houses to “light it up blue,” according to organizers Lauren Clay ’17, Alpha Xi Delta Vice President o f P h i l a n t h r o p y, a n d Christopher Hanna ’18, Theta Delta Chi Philanthropy Chair

“Lighting it up blue around Cornell follows the tradition of landmarks and houses lighting it up blue across the globe for Autism Awareness Month in April,” Clay said “ We have offered ever y chapter blue tinted light bulbs and or a ‘Light it Up Blue’ yard sign to display at their houses ”

adopt the ‘light it up blue’ init i a t i v e t o i n c re a s e Gre e k involvement in autism awareness, according to Hanna “ The chapters organizing t h i s c a m p a i g n b e l i

t Greek community has a duty to promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination,” Hanna said Dweik added that Greek organizations have the potential to change campus dialogue about autism because of their “ u n i q u e ” p

Cornell community

Prof Lectures on Consequences of Death Penalty

By KYLE OEFELEIN Sun Staff Writer

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Alpha Xi Delta will also host fundraisers including bake sales and its annual ‘Chill by the Grill’ barbecue to r a i s e m o n e y f o r a u t i s m research, according to Clay

In addition to displaying the lights, some Greek organizations are engaging in community dialogue about autism

“By discussing autism at our chapter meetings and in other casual forums, we have been able to reduce stigmas, answer questions and grow our support for individuals with autism as a community,” said Ayah Dweik ’17, president of the Delta Gamma sorority Greek leaders decided to

“Although a majority of the student body is unaffiliated with a Greek organization, fraternities and sororities have a unique stake in influencing social norms and the social culture on campus, and we

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Independent Since 1880

134TH EDITORIAL BOARD

SOFIA HU ’17 Editor in Chief

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Business Manager

PAULINA GLASS 18

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DENNIS FEDORKO 17

Design Editor

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News Editor

TROY SHERMAN 18

Arts & Entertainment Editor

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Science Editor

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Human Resources Manager

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Senior Editor

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Advertising Manager

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“If Bernie Sanders costs the Democrats the presidency in November due to his assertions about Hillary Clinton he will go back to being an Independent (not Democrat) Senator from Vermont while the rest of us continue to be victimized by the new Republican president and the obstructionist Republican Congress that has completely disregarded the citizenry for both of President Obama’s terms. He should seriously consider the ramifications of his assertions.”

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i v i n g i n T h e “ m a l e g a z e ” i s a s y s t e m i c c r ea t i o n w h i c h d r i v e s c a t c a l l s T h e m a l e g a z e i s a t e r m c o i n e d b y L a u r a Mu l v e y, a f e m i n i s t f i l m c r i t i c , f o r h o w v i s u a l c u lt u r e s e e m s t o d e p i c t w o m e n f r o m a m a sc u l i n e p o i n t o f v i e w, a n d t h u s , i n t e r m s o f m e n ’ s a t t i t u d e s T h i s g a z e i s u b i q u it o u s T h e p o r t r a y a l o f w o m e n i n m e d i a c o n f i r m s t h i s g a z e I n B a r b a r a K r u g e r ’ s 1 9 8 1 p h o t o g r a p h , Un t i t l e d ( Yo u r Ga z e Hi t s T h e Si d e O f My Fa c e ) , s h e p h ot o g r a p h s a s c u l p t u r e a s a f e m a l e - g e nd e r e d o b j e c t T h e t e x t a c r o s s t h e p h o t og r a p h , “ Yo u r g a z e h i t s t h e s i d e o f m y f a c e ” e m p h a s i z e s t h e o b j e c t i f i c a t i o n o f w o m e n b y t h e m a n ’ s g a z e a n d h o w s h e i s n o t h i n g b u t a n a p p e a l i n g f i g u r e t o v i e w He r p e r s o n a l i t y, h e r l i k e s a n d d i s l i k e s , h e r n e e d s a n d w a n t s n o t h i n g m a t t e r s i n t h e e y e s o f t h e m a n I a m b y n o m e a n s t a r g e t i n g a l l m e n , n o r a m I m a nh a t i n g I w a n t t o b r i n g a w a r e n e s s t o t h e g a z e w o m e n a r e s u b j e c t e d t o e v e r y d a y, i n t h e i r o w n l i v e s a n d o u t s i d e a n d h o w i t j u s t i f i e s m a n y t h i n g s w o m e n a r e e v e nt u a l l y s u b j e c t e d t o B e i n g a w a r e o f t h i s o b j e c t i f i c a t i o n i s t h e f i r s t s t e p i n t r y i n g t o s u b v e r t t h i s p a t r i a r c h a l v i e w i n g o f t h e w o r l d O n c e t h e s e e d i s p l a n t e d , t h e g r o w t h h a p p e n s o n i t s o w n T h i s s e x u a l i z a t i o n i s e v e r yw h e r e T h e t h i n g s w e a r e e x p o s e d t o e v e r y d a y, s u c h a s c o m m e r c i a l s , T V s h o w s , m ov i e s a n d b i l l b o a rd s s u b c o ns c i o u s l y i n s t i l l t h e s e n o t i o n s i n t o o u r h e a d s t h a t t h e r o l e o f w o m e n i n s o c i e t y i s t o s e r v e a s t h e o b j e c t s o f d e s i r e B u t a f t e r a w a r e n e s s c o m e s a c t i o n I n f o r m i n g o t h e r s o f t h e p r o b l e m a n d r e m i n d i n g w o m e n t o s t a n d t h e i r g r o u n d i n t h e f a c e o f s e x u a l i z a t i o n i s t h e n e x t s t e p W h i l e i t i s a s y s t e m i c p

I want to bring awareness to the gaze women are subjected to everyday, in their own lives and outside and how it justifies many things women are eventually subjected to.

Aftermonths of contentious campaigning, the Democratic Party is poised to nominate a historic candidate for president Yet, many Democrats have stated that they will refuse to support this individual in the general election Instead, they continue to favor an alternative candidate who has severely questioned the judgment and qualifications of the front-runner Although the overall outcome of the race appears increasingly certain, this persistent rift threatens to imperil the party ’ s chance of winning in November

Of course, I am referring to the 2008 primary between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton

Eight years later, it may be easy to forget the extraordinarily acrimonious tone of their contest Both candidates unleashed a relentless onslaught of negative advertisements against each other, suggesting that the other was an unacceptable choice Nonetheless, in the end, Hillary Clinton made peace with Obama’s nomination Today, after serving in his cabinet, she frequently invokes the need to protect President Obama’s legacy

This is a necessary context for understanding the 2016 race It is true that the contours of the primary have changed since the beginning, particularly as Sen Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) has closed his initial gap in support While the Sanders campaign continues to be nominally “positive,” his accusations against Clinton have grown increasingly severe He has assailed Clinton for speeches to Wall Street, pushed her to embrace a $15 minimum wage and even deemed her “unqualified” to be president

Some observers have pon-

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dered if this foretells a major schism in the Democratic Party Not so Indeed, as mentioned above, this is simply the way that modern presidential politics works In fact, Clinton and Sanders have not even come close to matching the invective of 2008 The White House, unfortunately, isn’t often won by being nice All candidates play the same game; they trade barbs, they insist they will be the nominee and, eventually, they unite around the winner

There is little reason to think that this cycle will be any different Quite a few states still need to vote, and both candidates continue to campaign But the primary process is winding down The Sanders campaign insists that they will take the fight to the convention if necessary, but this is mostly just political posturing If Hillary Clinton continues to lead both pledged delegate totals and the popular vote, it is virtually impossible for Sen Sanders to plausibly take the nomination by convincing superdelegates I expect he realizes that

If Sen Sanders ultimately is not the Democratic nominee, I also anticipate that he will have no issue with endorsing Clinton On numerous occasions, he has indicated that he would back Clinton in the general election However, while this would represent a technical concession for Sanders, this obscures his greater victory Indeed, he won the battle for the Democratic Party’s future before primary voting even began

The Democratic primary has generally been framed as a high-stakes choice between Clinton’s measured reforms and Sanders’ call for a political revolution Certainly, this has been encouraged by Sanders himself But this obscures the fact

that the actual differences between Clinton and Sanders are quite small Since the announcement of her candidacy, Clinton has emphasized her outreach to the left flank of the party Indeed, when Clinton is compared to prior Democratic candidates even Obama her vision stands out as an unusually bold statement of progressive principles

This is the truth that should comfort those who support Sanders; the ideological heart of the Democratic Party is firmly with him Overwhelmingly, Democratic voters have sided with progressives such as Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass ) on the need for major policy shifts Clinton has not built her delegate lead by fighting back against this tide If she had, she would have lost Instead, she has framed herself as the best shepherd of the country through this particular moment The supposed rift, therefore, hardly exists at all For the most part, Democrats agree on the direction we need to go We just wonder the best way to take Overall, the differences between Clinton and Sanders are small Yet the differences between Clinton and Trump or Cruz are enormous Both Trump and Cruz, in their own unique ways, represent the culmination of the GOP’s turn toward extremism It is hard to overstate the damage they could do in the White House Should either win the presidency, the progressive cause would be paralyzed for more than a generation

After the mists of the primary have cleared, this ideological valley will be unmistakable And I believe that even the staunchest supporters of Sanders will come to Clinton’s side There is too much to lose

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the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court, any hope of immigration reform to let political stubbornness prevail We should all recognize the grave lessons of 2000

Finally, I want to say that I do not intend to minimize anyone ’ s opinion The disputes between Clinton and Sanders may be small in the larger scheme of things, but they are sincere and strongly felt This primary has had a crucial role in adjudicating these controversies, and my hope is that this has clarified the priorities of the Democratic Party

Once we keep the White House, we should make certain that we push our leaders to fully implement these core beliefs

Nonetheless, the journey of real change has to be taken step by step And if we lose the presidency, we will be racing merely to stay in the same place This is why it is critical that we have a united Democratic Party Clinton and Sanders both know this It may seem hard to imagine now, but the day will come when they share the same stage not as opponents, but as allies

When that happens, may it serve as a lesson to all of us That’s what the Democratic Party believes in We know that change doesn’t come from one person; we know that we have to work together But for now, in these closing weeks of the primary, let us continue to debate, campaign and vote It’ll be great preparation for November

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

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his election seems to be focused on trivial things: from the size of Donald Trump’s fingers, to Hillar y Clinton’s houses, to Ted Cruz’s facial features

While some major issues have been debated (immigration, ISIS, banking regulation), the vast majority of the nation’s problems have been disregarded –– and perhaps the most important issue of all has been ignored In the past year, hardly any of the candidates have engaged in a serious conversation regarding our extraordinar y debt and deficits

As I write this, our national debt stands at a breath-taking $19,249,726,000 –– nearly $1 trillion more than our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) And the numbers only continue to climb Each day, our nation’s government borrows $4 billion dollars In other words, it would take an average American 75,000 years to pay off one day of the nation’s debt At the current rate, there will be no way to pay off the debt at any point in the future, as the nation’s leaders and political candidates seem to be ignoring the problem

Of the 21 presidential candidates this year, only a handful ( John Kasich, Chris Christie and Jeb Bush) put for ward realistic plans to combat the nation’s deficits and debts

The current front-runners, Donald Trump and Hillar y Clinton, rarely speak of the problem and have produced zero platforms on how to deal with the issue At the same time, second-tier candidates Sen Ted Cruz (R-Tx ) and Sen Bernie Sanders (D-Vt ) have issued plans that will only grow the problem Though I support the idea of a flat tax, Cruz’s 10 percent flat tax would deprive the government of mass sums of revenue While Cruz has put forward plans to cut spending, such cuts would not be enough to offset the massive declines in federal income Furthermore, Sanders spending-spree, social-ser vices platform is so ridiculously absurd that the nation’s deficits would rise to the highest levels in histor y Though Sanders claims he will pay for these programs via tax increases, the

majority of economists believe that a surge in taxes would not nearly be enough to cover such a vast expansion of the social ser vices state

Combatting our debt and deficits is not impossible

Many economists have produced policy papers that outline a clear path to debt reduction and deficit elimination (such as the famed Simpson-Bowles plan of 2010) Yet the nation has not embraced these proposals for one simple reason: the cuts in spending will be painful

Over the past half-centur y, Americans have become addicted to government spending The explosion of social ser vices and defense costs have burdened our nation will immense expenses, yet few are willing to make sacrifices Last semester, I wrote an article on how we must make drastic changes to Social Security before the program goes

Combatting our debt and deficits is not impossible Many economists have produced policy papers that outline a c path to debt reduction and deficit elimi tion Yet the nation has not embraced these proposals for one simple reason: the cuts in spending will be painful

bankrupt I suggested increasing the retirement age while also providing an opportunity for younger Americans to opt out of the program (a proposal that I took from the Simpson-Bowles report and George W Bush’s 2004 campaign) The response I received was anything but supportive Most believed that Social Security –– the rapidly growing, second largest expense in the budget –– should remain untouched Americans desire so much to avoid economic pain, that they are willing to risk bankrupting the most important social safety net in the nation

If the nation is to combat its ever growing debt, we

must be willing to suffer some short-term consequences

Any cuts in the budget will inevitably hurt someone –– yet pain is the only remedy to the problem In my view, we must take a three prong approach to deficit reduction: entitlement reform, elimination of waste and revenue increases

In terms of entitlement reform, the nation must make fundamental reforms to the structure of Social Security and Medicare Combined, the two programs account for half of the nation’s budget –– and they are growing at astronomical rates Staring at the problem and hoping that it goes away will only result in the inevitable collapse of the institutions and an explosion in federal debt Furthermore, we must be willing to cut the immense amount of waste w i t h i n

z e d Department of Defense to the army of federal employees, cuts must be made to unnecessar y and inefficient programs, positions, and departments Finally, increasing revenues must be a top priority To accomplish this, our leaders should not look to increasing taxes –– a move that has consistently been shown to weaken the economy Instead, the government must foster a competitive economic environment that grows wages and the number of jobs Congress must be willing to implement common-sense regulations, curb burdensome regulations, simplify the absurdly complex tax code and end the crony capitalism that harms small and medium-sized businesses

Certainly, fighting the war on debt will be painful for most Americans Yet our nation cannot watch the problem, cross our fingers and hope it magically disappears Action is the only solution to the problem –– and it seems that the candidates in this election have embraced anything but action on the issue

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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By SASHA CHANKO Sun Contributor

While scrolling aimlessly through Facebook feeds during 75-minute lectures, you ’ ve probably come across a Tasty video or two yes, the beautiful time lapse masterpieces that condense the amount of time it would take to cook a full meal into a 30-second clip From savory slow cooked ribs to sweet cake pops, these shor t

videos whet any appetite Onions appear to caramelize instantly; wet and dry ingredients form dough in just a second Whether an aspiring chef, packaged ramen-making master or just a dining-hall-reliant student, these videos give the impression that anyone could make a delicious dish with almost no effort After watching and watching these videos every day in lecture, I was inspired I was moved to action I wanted to prove to myself and to the world that anyone even those whose cooking résumés include just instant ramen could become that friend who impresses ever yone with a gourmet Sunday brunch in their Red Solo Cup-littered Collegetown apartment And what better place to start than breakfast?

I set off to my local supermarket to buy ingredients for two recipes: Cinnamon Roll Breakfast Muffins and a Sweet Potato Black Bean Hash Guilty craving versus healthful The table above includes ever y item required, along with the lowest price available at Wegmans Into the kitchen I strutted, confident I would leave at the end of the day as a true master of muffin and hash With precision I cracked six eggs; no shells found their way into my bowl The other wet ingredients followed, half a cup each of milk and heavy cream cascading down as a pure, white waterfall Vanilla and cinnamon followed Then another half cup of sugar, and the mix was ready for mixing Armed with a whisk at least twice my age, I viciously yet tenderly whirled the contents of the bowl into a uniform consistency Carefully, I pressed a spoon against the crease in the Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls case Pop! Raw goodness sprang

from the cardboard After being cut into eight pieces, the rolls and the mix were ready to be combined in a muffin tin My undoing came soon after It was time to grease the pan Canola oil, olive oil, melted butter what to use? Sticking to my gut, I cut out a large piece of butter and stuck it in the microwave for a few seconds No gloves, I held the soft, smooth yellow stick in my fingers As I worked it across the muffin tin, up, down, left right, my ludicrous grip strength crushed the butter I was left with a palm coated in grease and a tray with light marks of butter in some areas, large clumps in others Not satisfied with, but rather tired of my clumsy work, I placed the pieces of cinnamon rolls and poured the batter into each muffin holder Left with an excess of both rolls and batter, doubt surged through every fiber of my soul as I carefully slid the tray into the fridge to cool for two hours

Tired but hopeful, I prepared to prep my vegetables for the hash Disclaimer: Do not attempt this unless you have proper knifewielding skills I do not, so two sweet potatoes, half of an onion, a red pepper and two cups of spinach left my hands cramping and my pride tainted (but I had all my fingers left!) My awe for chefs, however, rose to an unprecedented high Into the hot pan went the four tablespoons of olive oil, before the horribly uneven cubes of sweet potatoes and slices of pepper and onion

were dropped in I added half a tablespoon of paprika and a teaspoon of cumin and salt and pepper to taste Wooden spoon in hand, I stirred and stirred, and stirred and stirred Bits of potato fell out of the pan, littering the stovetop with red-orange battle scars After ten minutes, I added the spinach, which had been voluminous raw, but lost its sparkle after some time in the pan Spinach shrunken, sweet potatoes, onions and peppers cooking, I poured the black beans (rinsed and dried), into the fragrant mess More stirring, a taste, more salt, another taste, more pepper, more paprika more flavor! I turned the pan off Twenty minutes had passed Hash into the bowl, onto my plate A quick sunny side up egg (this did not go well) placed nicely onto the hash and I was ready to taste

But first, the muffins! Into a 350°F preheated oven they went, and for 35 minutes they stayed there, the grayish-brown mush transforming into a goldenbrown breakfast delight Now, my “breakfast” (it was 3:00 p m by the time I finished) was ready for consumption and assessment

To grade each recipe, I took into account its total price as well how easy it was to make, whether or not it turned out the way it looked in the video, and, of course, taste And, much like a professor, I came up with an esoteric system with which to turn the grades for each category into a final recipe grade

Truth be told, the prep for the cinnamon rolls was quite easy and simple; if I were only slightly superhuman, I could probably make this recipe in Tasty video time On the other hand, cutting a lot of vegetables into even pieces is quite a task, especially for a kitchen rookie Muffins: A Hash: B-

The tray easily slid out of the oven, but the muffins were more stubborn Sticking to the sides, what managd to escape the tray looked more like a lumpy, darker sponge, as opposed to the gorgeous muffins that were shown in the video Although colorful like Tasty advertised, my poor “ eggs ”ecution left the hash looking down in the dumps I forgot the optional avocado as well, which simply took the icing off the cake Muffins: C+ Hash: B+

With the icing on the muffins added, the warm, doughy cinnamon roll parts really hit the spot The egg and sugar batter cooked out into a weirdly textured sweet goo On the other hand, the sweet potatoes ’ and beans’ mushy texture paired well with the crunch of the onions and peppers Paprika and cumin added a savory touch that elevated the dish Muffins: B Hash: A Cinnamon rolls are their own food for a reason Muffins: B I still like the regular potatoes version better Hash: A-

Sasha Chanko is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at stc83@cornell edu

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To all the trendy kids out there who still appreciate the darker side of things all the goths who brightened their wardrobes after high-school but could never quite part with the misanthropy or thick eyeliner it's here, the fetish object which perfectly encapsulates your particular blend of angst and hipness Released April 16 as a record-store day exclusive Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks is a collector’s item for fans of Xiu Xiu, and fans of Twin Peaks, but most especially for that undoubtedly large intersection between the two sets

Adding, in my mind, to the album’s mystical quality is the fact that I can ’ t for the life of me track it down My hunt started with a trip down to Angry Mom, which ended in disappointment when I learned that the album had sold out After this, I assumed that I would simply end up listening to it through Spotify, as I would any other album these days, but as of yet, it is not available on Spotify, iTunes or any other digital outlet

The cheapest copy I could find on Amazon was $40, which while not exactly an arm-and-a-leg, is twice as much as standard fare, and more than I’m willing to shell out at this point

Ultimately, in order to listen to the album I had to resort to listening to it on Youtube, where some of the more altruistic lucky dogs who scored a copy on Record Store Day have

uploaded tracks I think the last time I had to jump through so many hoops to hear a record was before streaming services were ubiquitous and I was a penniless middle-schooler whose laptop had a filtration system that made illegal downloading an impossibility

The elusiveness of the album, though, matches its concentration of niche appeal Of course when an experimental pop band fronted by a man called by Pitchfork’s Brandon Stosuy " one of underground music's consistently brilliant anomalies” covers the iconic soundtrack of the most surrealist show ever to hit prime-time television written and directed by a man who could fairly be called one of Hollywood’s “consistently brilliant anomalies” the result is a bit of a talisman

Though after three paragraphs I’m obviously of the opinion that the existence of Plays the Music of Twin Peaks as a concept and object is as worthy of writing as its actual contents, it happens to be the case that this record shines not only as a knick knack, but as a piece of music: one that seamlessly injects the ambient jazz of Angelo Badalamenti’s original soundtrack with noise-pop, shoegaze and industrial Xiu Xiu seems as devoted to the source material as they are to making it their own

Generally, the album is one of greater highs and lows than the original score The ambient moments are easier to get lost in, and the crescendos are, if not grander, then at least louder and more textured Where Badalamenti’s score strikes a somber gold in its reserve, keeping the listener, like the viewer of Twin Peaks, at a constant, sometimes ironic, distance, Xiu Xiu intensifies every emotion and constantly invites the listener in Xiu Xiu opens the album, for example, by heightening the sense of danger on “Laura Palmer’s Theme” a romantic piano number on the original score transformed here with a thudding drum-machine rhythm

Much credit is owed to Xiu Xiu for their arrangement decisions Plays the Music of Twin Peaks is not a remake of any of

the three albums released over the years as official soundtracks to the series, but a tasteful arrangement of their choicest cuts Hard-rock instrumental“Blue Frank/ Pink Room,” for example, is placed felicitously in the middle of of the album, piercing a lengthy bout of ambience, and providing a preamble for the ominous “Sycamore Tree”: a song with lyrics originally recorded by Jimmy Scott, rendered even more haunting here by Xiu Xiu frontman Jamie Stewart’s quivering take on the vocals

The wisest arrangement decision of all, however, is the one that landed Xiu Xiu’s cover of the show’s main theme, “Falling,” at the beginning of the album's final quarter: a placement that makes all of the near-hour of foregoing music feel like mere psychological build up for the ecstasy of the track Xiu Xiu’s version of “Falling” is everything I could hope for In play are all of those thing that make Plays the Music of Twin Peaks a success: emotion intensified by a drum-machine, and a thick collage of instrumentation, including at not one, but two different points a glorious, shoegaze, guitar breakdown But what really makes the track so satisfying are Stewart’s vocals: an update on Julee Cruise’s from the original score, and another example of somber distance being traded out for emotional directness “Don’t let yourself be hurt this time,” repeats Stewart in a whisper, and it's the most vulnerable thing I’ve heard on a song all year, contrasted shortly after by the fullbodied baritone with which he sings the chorus After “Falling,” the album winds down with a creepy denouement The final track is a deeply unsettling monologue from the perspective of Laura Palmer, about nightmares, BDSM and a demonic figure name “Bob,” more explicit than anything that ever appeared on the show itself Even in this darkness, however, you can still feel the glow

Matt Pegan is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mpegan@cornellsun com

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Ia n Ku l l o n b a s s a n d Mi k e y Pa g e o n d r u m s T h e y ’ v e b e e n d e s c r i b e d a s “ n o i s e m a k e r s , ” a n d b oy, d i d t h e y e v e r m a k e s o m e n o i s e Fr o m t h e m o m e n t t h e y s t e p p e d o n s t a g e t h e v o l u m e w a s o v e r w h e l m i n g T h e s c r e e c h y v o c a l s b y l e a d v o c a l i s t S t a n l e y w e re o f f s e t b y t h e p s y c h e d e l i c f e e l o f t h e g u i t a r a n d t h e c o n s t a n t , h e a v y s o u n d s o f t h e b a s s T h e i r s e t f e a t u re d s o n g s w i t h a v a s t v a r i e t y o f v i b e s ; s o

Kyla Brathwaite is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at knb56@cornell edu

e a r n i n g t o F a l l i n L o v e W i t h t h e L y r i c s

have a confession: I don’t often go out of my way to listen to lyrics I’m wellacquainted with most of the tunes you might find yourself cranking up a car radio dad jamz, ’90s hip hop, any song to which your favorite movie characters once lip-synced Put me in one of those bar mitzvah recording booths and I will bare my soul to the tune of any MIDI-saturated Celine Dion instrumental If social interaction requires it, I will belt out some Smash Mouth, or whatever, though I’ll probably end up like this dude from a Clickhole Classic™, boldly making indecipherable noises to a song I heard once at a kid’s birthday party

But when it comes to my day-to-day interaction with music, rarely, if ever, will I go out of my way to hear exactly what it is a songwriter is saying Inevitably, I tend to focus on melody, dynamics, rhythm Here and there, I’ll catch a clever phrase and over time, through aural osmosis, I’ll start to absorb whole verses Yet, even if, through brute repetition, I find myself knowing a full song, I usually don’t go through the extra steps of processing what it is the lyricist intended I’ve been listening to “Sultans of Swing” since I was 6, but I never think about Harr y, or why he doesn’t mind if he doesn’t make the scene

an internal divide between the “good music” of my father, transmuted into my meticulously curated iPod Video playlists, and what I perceived as trashy, inane pop, which, I could only assume, was rotting ever yone else’s brains That obsession with taste continued into high school, where I abandoned the music of disenchanted old w

e d younger white men mostly, I listened to Radiohead, complimented with jazz and, in classic Westchesterian form, music from the “golden age ” of hip hop (If it sounds like I sucked, well, you ’ re onto something though, didn’t we all?) Overall, what I tended to notice was how music could score moments big and small, validating my emerging sense of self while providing a vent for my fr ustrations, fears, and hopes Words never really played a role in these experiences mostly, I saw the voice was just another instrument

I suppose it might help to provide some context Early on, most of my musical taste derived from two sources: Q104 3, New York’s Classic Rock Radio, and the classical piano lessons forced upon me by my parents I learned pretension early, and exercised it often Unconsciously, I crafted

It’s not until college that I began to take songwriting more seriously I dove into the catalogues of those deified songsmiths of yore: Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Joni Mitchell And, over time, I began to dig the poetics

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p h e n Malkmus, Trish Keenan, Angel Olson, Kendrick Lamar) I realized there were songwriters out there who practically beg

to have their poetic

diaries There are the lyricists who help

tions and anxieties which belie modern life, from existential

d l e d joy There are those who tell epic stories, or force us to conf

n t o u r ow n insignificance, or throw our bourgeois pretensions or latent paternalism in our faces And, of course, there are those who sing about goofy shit

Still, music is a medium that I tend to experience first and foremost on an emotional, intuitive level I don’t think I fully realized this until I began working on a review of Parquet Courts’ latest album, Human Performance I listened to the album all the way through once, noting how the interplay of the addictively simplistic, bare-bones instrumentation and lead vocalist Andrew Savage’s neurotic spoken-word deliver y recalled bands like the Ve l ve t Un d e r g ro u n d a n d t h e Mo d e r n

Lovers All that sounded nice But I realized that, while I felt like I was absorbing the album’s sharp, alternatively dread- and cheer-inducing themes, I didn’t really ever

listen to what Savage was saying I’d catch a verse here and there, and appreciate Sa v a g e ’ s f

l e approach, but mostly, what I appreciated was the vibe, the rebellious attitude, the complex series of emotions and wayward thoughts that can be triggered by such a simple sonic construction

Does this make me weird? Am I destined to become a social pariah, exiled to a hotel lobby in Hong Kong where Kenny G plays on infinite repeat? Maybe On the other hand, I just downloaded the Genius app Maybe it’s not too late to change the way I interact with the sonic world

Sam Bromer is a senior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences No Pl a c e L i k e Bro m e appears alternate Thursdays this semester He can be reached at sbromer@cornellsun com

Red Looks to Work On Goal Production

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After the Orange scored to make it a five goal lead with five and a half minutes left, the Red started their onslaught of scoring Junior Amie Dickson netted two remarkable goals, both assisted by junior Catherine Ellis and senior Emily Tripodi, respectively

The most impressive goal, however, was scored in the concluding moments of the game Joey Coffy received the ball from around center field with about 15 seconds left

Although the game was cert a i n l y Syracuse’s at this point, Coffy committed to a demanding charge towards the goal to make it a close 7-9 final score

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The Red hopes to not only win again, but improve upon their previous efforts

“We need to focus on our offense,’ Coffy said “Our defense has anchored our team throughout the season They’ve held our top opponents, for the most part, under ten goals They put us in a good position to win when the other team is scoring under double-digits However, as a team, we need to put more goals in the back of the net as an offensive unit ”

“As a team, we need to put more goals in the back of the net as an offensive unit ” S o p h o m o r e J o e y C o f f y

“It’s nice scoring two goals, but I’d prefer to win,” Coffy said “It’s about taking opportunities as they come and sealing the deal when you have your moment ”

The Red will have to bounce back from this loss in preparation to face Harvard next game In their meeting last year, the Crimson (7-4, 3-2 Ivy) had a close game with Cornell, barely losing,

The Red will venture off to Cambridge Saturday afternoon to play the Crimson Cornell will take these next fe w days to focus, gear up, and take on Harvard at all angles

“If Princeton is knocked off by Penn Wednesday night and we win out against Har vard and Penn, then there’s still a chance for us to share the Ivy title,” Graap said “We know what it’s riding on in our conference, and we can take some of what we learned tonight for sure At this point in the season, ever yone is going hard ”

Tobe Attah can be reached at tattah@cornellsun com

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Cornell Falls Two Goals Short to No. 5 Syracuse

By TOBE ATTAH Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women ’ s lacrosse team gave a valiant effort against No 5 Syracuse Tuesday evening The No 20 Red (10-3, 4-1 Ivy) showed strong development as a cohesive unit but fell to the fierce Orange team

“I’m super proud of the squad and how we competed tonight,” said head coach Jenny Graap “I think it was a ver y physical match for sure and ver y fast paced I think the takeaways for us is we can play with top teams We need to clean up a little bit more to win at this level and I

think sometimes it’s important to learn those lessons in a loss ”

The Red struggled out of the gate, letting Syracuse open up with a 0-4 lead throughout the first half It was not until junior Kristy Gilbert put Cornell on the board, ending the 20-minute scoreless drought

The Orange were only able to put one more point on the board before freshmen Christie Raymond secured another goal right before the end of the first half With a 2-5 score going into the first half, the Red certainly knew adjustments had to be made to match this high-caliber team “ They’re such an offensively talented team, and to limit them to five goals in the first half is pretty amazing frankly,” Graap said “It was a bummer for us because we only had two on the board, but I think we were able to keep their high-powered offense pretty neutralized ”

The Red had their shining moments on offense as well Sophomore Joey Coffy finally found her footing, scoring a quick unassisted goal just over one minute into the second half

“I just took my opportunities as they came, ” said Coffy “A lot of our strategy coming into the game was being patient We knew we had t

“[Syracuse] is such a talented team to limit them to five goals in the first half is amazing ”

did When playing some of our other opponents, it’s easier to take some risks But in a game like this, we knew that we would have to wait for the best opportunities and for their defense to break down so we could take our shots ”

Syracuse took a 3-8 advantage over the Red going forward into the second half Although the game seemed out of reach for the Cornell, taking a more analytical approach to overcome the Orange’s scheme was key in the Red’s comeback effort

“At halftime, we talked about elevating our own performance and changing a few strategic things with going back to a man-to-man ride,” said Graap “ We took the field, in the second half, with perhaps a better game plan for what we were looking to do ”

Sophomore Taylor Reed netted a free position shot with about eight minutes left on the clock It was this pivotal moment, showing the Red the game was not over

Red Gears Up to Play Bearcats, Quakers on Road

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Staff Writer

With two weeks left in the regular season, Cornell women ’ s softball heads on the road this weekend to take on regional rival Binghamton and South Ivy opponent Penn The Red will face the Bearcats for two games on Thursday and play a pair of doubleheaders against the Quakers on Saturday and Sunday

“I do think we are playing at our best If we can maintain this level, I would be very happy.”

The Bearcats (21-12, 7-2 America East) have played well in a strong conference, according to Cornell head coach Julie Farlow ’97 The Red are expecting a pair of difficult games

“Binghamton is pretty tough,” Farlow said “They have a lot of offensive power ”

The Quakers (15-19, 3-9 Ivy) are a very familiar opponent for Cornell (8-22, 3-9 Ivy) because they are fellow South Ivy members That means the two teams face each other four times every season According to Farlow, Penn graduated a very tough pitcher last spring, but retained another in senior Alexis Sargent

“Penn is doing better than their Ivy record shows,” Farlow said “Alexis Sargent throws hard ” With so many games at this point in the season, Farlow said that preparing for games

is a balancing act between resting her players and getting in the practice they need For example, senior pitcher and outfielder Meg Parker pitched three times this last weekend and will not pitch again until facing Binghamton on Thursday Farlow said her practices are, “ a little bit of everything ” “Practices become a little bit more meat and potatoes, ” Farlow said, adding, “It’s a lot more repetition at practice ” Parker said that Cornell is more concerned with preventing its opponents from scoring than scoring themselves

“We’re definitely focusing on defense,” Parker said Cornell has been playing as well all season The Red took four of six games from Albany and Columbia last week They now sit tied for third with the Quakers in the South Ivy standings, four games behind Princeton with eight games to go

“I do think we are playing at our best,” Farlow said “If we can maintain this level, I would be very happy ”

Parker thinks the Red can still improve their pitching and strand fewer of their own runners

“No, I don’t think 100 percent yet, ” Parker said “I won ’ t think that until we win four [Ivy] games in a weekend ”

On the other side of the coin, Cornell is viewing its successful week as a confidence boost According to Parker, the Red now knows what they are capable of as a team “Winning four out of six is what we needed to know we could do it,” Parker said “We played very well against Albany and that kind of set the bar,” Farlow said Looking ahead to the rest of the season with only two weeks of games remaining, Parker and Farlow are keen on making a run at the South Ivy division crown Farlow pointed out that Cornell finishes its season with four games against the division leading

Tigers next weekend, and that, “anything can happen ”

“I think winning the South Conference is ver y realistic,” Parker said, adding, “Neither Penn or Princeton is better than us ” Farlow wants to have something to play for on the last weekend of the season If all goes right this weekend, that is still possible

“I want us to compete right to the end,” Farlow said