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Alumni Couple Gives $133M to Tech Campus

Cornellians Irwin Jacobs ’56, Joan Jacobs ’52 behind gift

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Staff Writer

Cornell NYC Tech has received “ an incredibly generous, ” $133-million gift from two Cornell alumni, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday afternoon

The donation is from Irwin Jacobs ’56, co-founder of Qualcomm Inc , and his wife, Joan Jacobs ’52, who have a history of giving to Cornell and the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology, Bloomberg said “I’m glad to announce today that Cornell Tech’s potential to improve our city has grown even further,” Bloomberg said

The $133 million will allow the two universities to create a two-year master ’ s program offering dual degrees from Cornell and Technion, support the tech campus ’ curriculum and recruit more faculty and graduate stu-

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Taps New Computing, Information Sciences Dean

By SARAH CUTLER Sun Staff Writer

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University’s computer science department, has b e e n a p p o i n

t d e a n o f Computing and Information Science, Provost Kent Fuchs announced Monday

Hirsch, who is an expert in artificial intelligence and data mining, will begin ser ving as d e a n o n Ju l y 1 He w i l

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Huttenlocher, vice provost and founding dean of the Cornell NYC Tech campus, according to a University press release

“ We are ver y pleased that Haym Hirsh, a proven leader, researcher and educator and an

coming to Cornell,” Fuchs said in a University press release “ We look for ward to having him lead our innovative facult y o f C o m p u t i n g a n d Information Science, and we welcome him and his family to Ithaca ” A s d e a n , Hi r s h w i l l lead Cornell’s Computing and Information Science u n i t , w

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more than 80 affiliated faculty, according to the press release

Hirsh is expected to partner in the development of the tech campus in New York City and will be responsible for improving Computing and Information Science’s reputation, distinction and influence, according to the press release

Hirsh has ser ved as director of the Division of Information and Intelligent Systems at the National Science Foundation He has also held visiting positions at the Massachusetts Institute

University

Sarah Cutler can be reached at scutler@cornellsun com

Hoodie Allen Will Perform at Slope Day

SDPB: artist’s rapping style will complement Kendrick Lamar’s mu sic

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Rapper Hoodie Allen will be the second performer in this year ’ s Slope Day lineup, the Slope Day Programming Board

a n n o u n c e d Monday

According to Slope Day Chair Yang Zhao ’13, Hoodie Allen’s performance is scheduled after DJ 5 & A Dime and before headliner Kendrick Lamar He is set to perform for approximately 45 minutes to an hour, Zhao said Zhao said he believes that Hoodie Allen’s rapping style will complement Kendrick Lamar’s music

“Kendrick is a hard-core rapper, and Hoodie is a little more mainstream His music is on the radio more It is poppy and people can s i n g a l o n g

with it,” Zhao said “I’m actually really happy with it I was hoping we would be able to get him ” Hoodie Allen’s most recent mixtape, Crew Cuts, was released in February 2013, according to his website His 2012 single, “All American,” reached number one on the iTunes charts and number 10 on Billboard’s Top Albums

The 25-year-old Long Island native, whose real name is Steven Markowitz, graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 Zhao said that reactions to the announcement have been positive so far

“Since we announced it, I’ve been scanning the Facebook page looking for negative

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Star-spangled | Rapper Hoodie Allen, best-known for his 2012 single, “All American,” will be the second perfor mer at Slope Day this year

Ithaca to Join Movement for

By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Writer

Responding to local students’ demands, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 announced Monday, the 43rd annual Earth Day holiday, that the City of Ithaca will not invest in fossil fuels for as long as he is mayor Ithaca currently does not have any investments in fossil fuels With My

became the second city in the world to divest, according to a city press release Myrick said he is encouraging statewide action on divestment by writing a letter urging New York St

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Herman Cain: ‘Success Is Not a Straight Line’

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Vi s i t i n g C o r n e l l o n Mo n d a y, Herman Cain a business executive, Tea Par ty activist and former candidate for the 2012 Republican p r e s i d e n t i a l n o m i n a t

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e p believing in the American Dream

D u r i n g t h e t a l k , w h i c h w a s hosted by the Cornell Republicans, Cain asked the audience to consid-

e r w h y t h e y d e c i d e d t o a t t e n d

C o r n e l l a n d w h a t t h e y t h i n k achieving success means

“ The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals,” Cain said “ The tragedy lies in having no dreams to reach for ” Throughout his speech, Cain said that while “it is harder to a c h i e v e [ t h e A m e r i c a n D r e a m ] today than it was for me or my pare n t s , ” t h e A m e r i c a n D r e a m remains alive

“People who want to tell you that the American Dream is dead, they are lying,” Cain said Cain described success as being “ a journey, not a destination ” “ Ev e r y s i n g l e j o b g i v e s y o u something that you can use for the r e s t o f y o u r l i f e , ” C a i n s a i d

“ Ne ve r l o o k d ow n o n a j o b I worked nine jobs Ever y time I made a change, it was upwards ” Drawing from his own experiences, Cain shared how, throughout his life, he has ser ved as the vice president of information technology at the Pillsbur y Company, business executive at Burger King, and president and chief executive officer of Godfather’s Pizza, a pizza chain

“Success is not a straight line,” Cain said “I was willing to go through the trenches in order to learn something ne w [and] in order to find my dream The hardest

a s s i g n m e n t s a r e y o u r b i g g e s t oppor tunities ”

C a i n c a l l e d g o a l s “ s t e p p i n g stones to your dreams,” emphasizing how small steps can lead to big results

“I didn’t know that I would become president of something,” Cain said “I just kne w that I performed well, I would be able to do something ” Cain said his entr y into politics was prompted by what he saw as

t h e g o v e r n m e n t “ b e c o m i n g a n impediment to business [and] an

i m p e d i m e n t t o a c h i e v i n g y o u r dreams ”

“In 2003, I got bothered by stuff; I didn’t like the direction of this countr y, ” Cain said “I ran for

Administrators, P rofs Clash on S exual A ssault Policy Changes

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Contr butor

Professors and administrators debated the implications of an April 2012 change to Cornell’s sexual assault policy that lowered the burden of proof for cases against students at Daily Sun Dialogues, a panel event held Monday by The Sun

The panelists Narda Terrones ’14, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner, Judicial Administrator Mar y Beth Grant J D ’88, Prof Kevin Clermont, law, and Prof Michael Heise, law touched upon the parameters of the new policy, as well as its benefits, drawbacks and limitations

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impressive second ”

After r unning for the Senate, Cain hosted his own radio program, but turned to politics again i

tion

“In 2003 and 2013, we have the same problems,” Cain said “[ The government] doesn’t fix stuff You will be tr ying to star t a business [or] tr ying to star t a family, and government will be looking you in the face with ne w regulations ”

During his r un in the 2012 presidential campaign, Cain said t h a t p e o p l e ’ s s u c c e s s o r f a i l u r e depends not on Wall Street, but on themselves

He touched on this subject during his speech, saying “with the advent of the Internet, there is no excuse for you not to be anything you want to be ”

Cain said he thinks the U S’s current economic standstill can be resolved by overhauling the countr y ’ s tax code and Social Security, which he said is “ a mess ”

“[Social Security] will go bankr upt unless we restr ucture it I didn ’ t say reform that’s political speak for going to Washington and keep on doing whatever you used to do nothing,” he said

Cain concluded his speech by quoting one of his professors from h i s a l m a m a t e r, Mo r e h o u s e College

“He said, ‘ You’re not going to live forever,’” Cain said “No matter how many years you ’ re here, your life is but a speck on a timeline No matter what, you ’ re going to be asked what you did with this life It’s up to you to use it ’”

In response to an audience question about Cain’s musical talent, Cain sang a version of “Amazing Grace ”

“Music has always been a hobby, a p a s s i o n o f m i n e , ” C a i n s a i d “Singing is something that I do to relax ”

Michael Alter ’16, who attended C a i n ’ s l e c t u re , s a i d a l t h o u g h h e didn’t suppor t Cain during his r un for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, he thought Cain was a great speaker

“[Cain’s] stor y is inspiring how he rose through the ranks,” Alter said “I liked what he had to say about dreams life throws cur veballs at you all the time, and if you deal with that, you’ll succeed ”

Emma Jesch can be reached at ejesch@cornellsun com

asking if the changes were necessary or the most effective way to achieve change “There are rights that are at stake that we have to think about long and hard before we toss them aside ”

Concerns that the new procedure would not necessarily benefit any of the parties were also raised by both professors

“There are many different and unpredictable ways this will play out, and not all of them are going to be pleasant,” Heise said

in behavior,” Grant said Zoner expressed a similar sentiment, arguing that it is important to demonstrate that actions have repercussions

She also stressed the ambiguous nature of sexual crimes and misconduct, which she said usually involve “ two people away from other witnesses ” Typically in sexual assault cases, gathering evidence is difficult; even when evidence is attainable, how it got there is often brought into question, Zoner said

Though University administrators said the new policy makes it easier and more comfortable for victims to come for ward, law school professors said the changes infringe on the accused’s rights

The procedure students accused of sexual assault undergo is based on an investigation, revie w and appeal model: once a complaint has been made, the Judicial Administration will conduct an investigation, questioning witnesses, arranging interviews and collecting physical evidence, according to Grant Throughout this process, Grant said, there will be the opportunity for either party to have an advisor present

The review stage will consist of an appointed faculty member reviewing a written report submitted by the JA, which will be shared with both parties to amend or correct before it is given to the reviewer, according to Grant She emphasized that the differences in the two policies are not as drastic as com-

“These are very serious accusations that call for certain care and procedure.”

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monly perceived

The primary change is that “ now these things are on paper rather than live testimony,” Grant said This is an effort to protect people’s privacy as well as to enable people to be more precise and thoughtful in how they present their case, she said

“Any time during the process, it’s possible for the parties to come to an agreement This is the most common way that cases are adjudicated,” Grant said

While both Grant and Zoner emphasized that the changes would protect the privacy of those involved in sexual assault proceedings, Clermont raised the issue of protecting the rights of the accused

“ These are ver y serious accusations that call for certain care and procedure,” Clermont said in response to a question

The final stage is the opportunity to appeal a decision, which is also done in writing, according to Grant

The panelists discussed what the University wanted to accomplish with the changes to the policy Grant was the first to respond, saying that she believes the ideal way to stop sexual assault is in caring for and respecting each other

However, Grant also expressed firm belief in the effectiveness of strict penal action

“Holding folks accountable for any type of misconduct leads to greater understanding, greater growth [and] a change

Zoner emphasized that alcohol is often involved in sexual assault cases, which contributes to confusion over the facts of the case as “recollection is very difficult ”

The sexual assault policy changes were made in compliance with Title IX, a federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sex in educational institutions

“By lowering the standard of proof to ‘ more likely than not, ’ we are giving each person the same burden [of proof ],” Grant said Grant responded to Heise’s concerns about the changes in the University’s policy, saying the change still allows room for defense and appellate action She said that for both parties involved in sexual assault proceedings, the ne w procedure “does not remove their voice; it enhances their voice ”

Terrones, a member of the Women’s Resource Center, expressed support of the move from an oral hearing to a written procedure, citing her interactions with victims of sexual assault who had opted not to report the attacks due to the daunting task of verbally recounting their experience

“The most terrifying thing is getting in front of the panel and telling their story in front of the person they are accusing,” Terrones said

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dents, Bloomberg and tech campus officials said at the conference

“This gift really did and will continue to transform the prospects for the Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute,”

President David Skorton said

The dual-degree program that will be offered will initially focus on connective media, sustainability and the built environment, and health and wellness, according to Skorton

“These young scientists will combine technological excellence and a passion for solving real world problems and will be closely connected right from the beginning with investors and companies here throughout New York City,” he said

The Jacobs’ donation is not the first major gift the tech campus has received In December 2011, Chuck Feeney ’56 donated $350 million the largest donation in Cornell’s history to Cornell to support the University’s tech campus bid, and in February, a $2 5-million fellowship was established by James H and Marilyn H Simons for graduate students at Cornell Tech

In honor of the Jacobs, Cornell and Technion will rename the institute the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute

“I look forward to seeing many successes It should be a very exciting ride,” Irwin Jacobs said of the tech campus ’ future

In the past, the donors have created the Irwin M and Joan K Jacobs Scholars and Fellows program in the College of Engineering and the Irwin and Joan Jacobs Graduate School at Technion, Skorton said, adding that “ you can ’ t go through the Cornell University campus in Ithaca” without seeing their influence

“This gift and this vision is a big day for all of Cornell University,” Skorton said

Bloomberg added that the tech campus, which he described as a “groundbreaking collaboration,” aims to be the future of New York City

“If we ’ re going to have a future, it starts right here,” Bloomberg said

Tyler Alicea can be reached at talicea@cornellsun com

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NEW YORK (AP) Former congressman Anthony Weiner is back on Twitter

The Democrat, who resigned in disgrace two years ago after tweeting a lewd picture of himself, has launched a new Twitter account: (at)anthonyweiner

Weiner’s first post Monday was decidedly tame: a link to a 20-page policy statement outlining “64 Ideas to keep New York City the Capital of the Middle Class ” By late afternoon, he had a few thousand followers Weiner, 48, confirmed by email Monday that the new Twitter account is his

“It seemed like a fresh start was in order especially in light of all the new ideas around which I am hoping to drive conversation and debate,” he wrote Weiner, who is married and has a baby son, ran for mayor in 2005 and considered it in 2009 He said this month in a New York Times Magazine story that he is considering joining the race to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg

An NBC New York-Marist Poll last week showed about half the Democrats surveyed wouldn’t even consider voting for him because of the sexting scandal But it also showed he’d get 15 percent of the vote in a potential Democratic primary, topped only by the current front-runner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn There were similar results in a Quinnipiac University poll released last week

In the 2011 sexting scandal, Weiner initially claimed he had been hacked after a photo of a man ’ s underwear-clad crotch appeared on his Twitter account As more pictures surfaced, including one of Weiner posing shirtless in his congressional office, he was forced to come clean and acknowledged exchanging inappropriate messages with several women

Weiner’s old Twitter account, (at)repweiner, still has about 68,000 followers old girlfriend, and three men, including the 62-year-old neighbor

The other men were 24 and 46

Police were still piecing together information but believe the suspect shot his girlfriend in their apartment then killed the two younger men during an argument after he left the unit

Police: Man Killed Girlfriend, Three Others In Wash.

FEDERAL WAY, Wash (AP)

Authorities say a man fatally shot his live-in girlfriend at an apartment south of Seattle then killed three men, including a neighbor who told others to call 911 and then retreated inside his unit

The 27-year-old suspect was later shot and killed in a parking lot by responding officers Federal Way Police Chief Brian Wilson characterized the initial shooting Sunday night as “ a domestic-violence homicide ” He says investigators believe the shooter may have been trying to kill witnesses

A King County medical examiner’s spokeswoman says the victims are not expected to be identified until Tuesday afternoon

911 Calls Capture Terror of Texas Plant Explosion

WEST, Texas (AP) When the first call came in, it was just a fire Smoke was coming from West Fertilizer Co and an alarm was sounding, so a woman at a park just across the railroad tracks called 911 She was calm and matter of fact The dispatcher responded in kind: “OK, I’m going to get them to put out the fire ” It was 7:29 p m April 17, and the last routine

moment in West, Texas, since Within 20 minutes, the park was strewn with two-foot chunks of concrete from the exploded fertilizer plant The apartament complex behind it was ripped apart by the wave of energy that climbed the railroad bed and slammed into the building, shredding its roof and blowing out windows

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I’ m lazy Really lazy But I want a lot out of life I want a huge house and a lifetime of lavish vacations I never bothered to think about how I would get any of this because so far, my life has been a cake walk When I graduated, my parents gently shoved me out of the nest, but I w a s n ’ t w o r r i e d a b o u t f i n a n c i n g m y fancy lifestyle I figured I’d just switch gears and become a shre wd businesswoman This is the stor y of how I became a shre wd businesswoman:

I work in management and have a team of seven people who work under me In the fe w months that we ’ ve worked together, I’ve gotten to know them well and it’s clear that a fe w of them need to be managed out of the business One in par ticular puts little effor t into her position She comes in late, doesn’t hit her q u o t a s a n d g o s s i p s a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g She’s also pregnant

Let’s call my problematic pregnant e m p l o y e e Pa t r i c e B e f o r e I b

Patrice’s super visor, my manager told me to watch out for her She said that Patrice was a terrible worker I figured I’d write her up, tell her to get her shit together and, if all else failed, I’d fire her ass What difference did it make to me if she lost her job? Sure, she’s pregnant, but that’s not a “ get out of jail free” pass Am I right, or am I right?

But then I got to know Patrice and let me tell you, she is the life of the (office) par ty And she has the ability to be a great saleswoman Homegirl could sell a T V to Helen Keller if she wanted to, but she doesn’t She doesn’t tr y at all It’s infuriating for me to watch her drag the rest of my team down

At the company I work for, we have a four strike policy Patrice got her third strike last month Even knowing that she was so close to being terminated, she wasn ’ t putting in any effor t If I were a pregnant woman with little financial means and a boyfriend with a bad temper, I’d be ver y concerned with keeping my job

Recently I had a meeting with Patrice I told her that I understood her preoccupation considering what’s going on in her personal life but that it wasn ’ t a reason to slack off If anything, it was a reason to work harder I told her that she needed to focus and that I wanted to help but couldn’t unless she met me halfway I told her that now was the time for her to bring it on (she didn’t get the reference) Patrice didn’t meet me halfway strike four Strike four was the worst because it made me overanalyze ever ything

I was worried Worried that if I didn’t fire Patrice, my own manager would see

me as weak Worried that if I let her keep her job, I’d lose mine But I was also worried that if I fired Patrice, her boyfriend would get angr y and hit her I was worr i e d t h a t s h e w o u l d n ’ t

o u g h money to pay her mor tgage and her house would get foreclosed But mostly, I was worried that if any of that happened, it would be my fault

Ma y b e i t w a s m y f a u l t Ma y b e I should have trained her better or been more patient I could have played the “Maybe Game” all day, but it wouldn’t help The only thing I could do was step up and take responsibility So I did I know it’s not nice to say, but honestly, I had been looking for ward to firing Patrice Even though the situation thre w me in a moral quandar y, I thought it would be nice to finally have a good team of employees under me But then I asked Patrice into my office and I wasn ’ t so excited I was anxious and, frankly, a little nauseated

Patrice said she kne w this was coming and I believed her There were no waterworks or displays of anger But still, I felt uneasy I finally felt the gravity of the situation and the par t I had played in it That was when I realized that even if it was Patrice’s fault, I was the one saying: “ Your employment has been terminated ” No one forced my hand If I had really wanted to, I could have helped Patrice keep her job I just didn’t

They say it’s our choices that make us who we are I believe that the choice I made is what makes me a good manager, but I’m concerned that the same choice makes me a bad person I guess what it comes down to is that being lazy in life and indifferent to how I’m going to get that six-figure salar y is a luxur y I don’t have But in my haste to outshine my peers and become the brightest crayon in this parochial box of Crayolas, I forgot about something I forgot that it’s not just about me or my career Do I want to become the youngest director of sales at my company? Yes Do I want to fire anyone that stands in my way? No But I can ’ t have it both ways I can ’ t fire someone without any regard for h i s o

employ bad workers because I feel

y for them either My job often puts me in tough situations and learning to handle them has been more difficult than I’d like to admit, but I haven’t given up yet

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comments, and so far I haven’t seen any, but once word gets out I’m sure there will be more of a response, ” he said “For the most part though, I think people are pretty happy ”

Many students have expressed excitement and surprise about the announcement

“When I first heard about it, I thought it was a joke, so I thought that it wasn ’ t actually going to happen, but when I found out it was real, I was so excited,” Cindy Zhou ’15 said “Anything he plays will be great ”

Other students hope he performs his most popular singles accompanied by his band band

“I couldn’t believe it when I first saw it on Facebook I really hope he performs his big hits, like ‘No Interruption,’” Chelsea Chen ’15 said Chen said that he is unusually friendly with his fans, and even responds to them on social media platforms, like Facebook and Twitter

“He is really cool with his fans and always want to meet them He even tweet-

ed back at me once, so I can ’ t wait,” she said Zhou said that she has been hoping Hoodie Allen would visit Cornell since he tweeted at her after Slope Day last year

“Last year, all of my friends and I tweeted at him and told him to perform at Cornell,” Zhou said “He kept saying that he wanted to come, so I’m so excited that he’s finally coming ” The decision to bring Hoodie Allen as the second headliner has set the stage for a rap-dominated Slope Day However, there could be two more different rappers than Hoodie Allen and Kendrick Lamar Hoodie Allen’s sex, money and fame dominated lyrics make him a quintessential frat rapper in the likes of Mac Miller Allen doesn ’ t attempt to talk about serious topics, at least not more serious than

recently had an engaging conversation with a TV critic of a major ne wspaper We spoke of the television industr y, ratings, the greatest shows of the past decade and a whole sle w of other topics But one thing he said caught my attention: he’s not a fan of “binge watching” shows, wherein one sits down for a number of episodes in a shor t span of time I was thrown off watching TV for hours on end happens to be a major hobby of mine (what else are Saturday afternoons for?) However, his surprising admission got me thinking: Contrar y to how it may feel as a procrastinating college student, binge TV might not actually be the greatest invention of all time, both for the vie wer and for the industr y

What I’ve realized is that a large par t of what I love about television is the deliberate sense of time that passes with it Though originally wrought from necessity, the airing of television shows on a weekly basis allows for a serial nature that has tr uly been capitalized on only in the last ten years with shows like Lost or The West Wing While an inconvenience to some, it allows for a literal passing of time, something not easily replicated in theater or film

Ever y season, the characters become older and more mature as the actors do the same With a show like How I Met Your Mother, for instance, now on its 8th season, Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Siegel who look like babies in the pilot, have become characters that are infinitely

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a n i m a t e d o n e s ) , you’ll see an incredibly flawed character at the star t who by the end has outgrown those flaws or learned to succeed despite them And if you do it right, sticking with a show from the beginning to the end, you as the vie wer can do the same

For me, Scr ubs was that show I star ted watching as a tiny little middle schooler and by the end I was a high school senior applying to college Seven years had gone by both in my life and in the lives of the characters Together we had gone through hardship, disappointment, regret, death, and triumph, and grown because of it all The vie wer that goes back now and watches Scr ubs in a two-week binge completely forgoes the magic of that

how hard it is to get a job after college (which should hit home for some of our juniors and seniors ) Lamar on the other hand, focuses on gun-violence, gangs and what its like to grow up in the worst neighborhoods He pushes the limits, hitting on harsh truths with playing with deviated, if not very popular beats

Allen’s beats are catchy, but not overly creative or experimental His chor uses, filled with piano infused melodies, almost push his music in the realm of pop Allen was born and raised in the northeast, attended an Penn and got his start performing at frat parties With his Long Island roots and house party beginnings, Allen should be no stranger to the Slope Day scene Rap fans who are not a fan of Kendrick Lamar’s rhymes

and style may be much happier with Allen Spitting celebrity references at a mile a minute, Hoodie Allen raps about the life and struggles of someone much more similar to the typical Cornell student, referencing shows like Workaholics “ got me working like I’m Anders Holmvik ” Those looking for a pop performance on Slope Day should feel fulfilled with Allen His songs are easy to sing along to and his choruses should be catchy enough to get drunk heads bouncing, even if they can ’ t sing along

Allen’s music may not be as genuine or as insightful as Lamar’s, but, for that reason, he may be more suited for Slope Day Allen has come a long way since his college days, his album All American debuted at #10 in Billboard’s top albums His words in Top of the Word sum it up, “Standing at the top of the world yelling Geronimo / From the top of my lungs, made it onto the honor roll / Your boy made it, the education was worth it / / Word, it’s real talk, but they be saying we average / Get up on my level, where you at bitch?”

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experience that only comes with time

Netflix, the enabler of our binges for the last couple of years, has reaped tremendous profit from tremendously popular shows like Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead In the week leading up to the premiere of their original series House of Cards, starring Kevin Spacey, Netflix stocks skyrocketed by almost 80 percent For those of you living under a rock, ever y episode of the first season was placed online at once, which meant that many of us were forced to live under a rock for the weekend until we finished it (because that’s what we ’ re supposed to do, right? Other wise we find spoilers ever ywhere!)

However, I question both the purpose and intelligence of such an all-in approach Are we as a society so obsessed with instant gratification that we don’t even consider the idea of waiting anymore?

I’ve noticed that nobody talks about House of Cards now Why? Well, quite simply, because it star ted and before we kne w it, it was over By giving it to us all at once, Netflix completely cut out the sense of a weekly buzz that builds up for a show! And now, two months later, it shows Their stock has plateaued since its spike Would it have helped for them to have people talking about their original show on a weekly basis? Well, if House of Cards were airing in a traditional format, its finale wouldn’t be until the end of April, and there would have been a major plot twist airing on Friday the 12th that would have ever yone talking But I guess we’ll never know, because we all watched it on a twoday binge

The fact of the matter is that binge watching is a great way to catch up on a show (I never would’ve been able to watch the season ’ s premiere of Mad Men, if not for it) But it’s no substitution for vie wing on a weekly basis You miss out on so much by taking the shor tcut You lose the anxiety of waiting on the edge of your seat for seven days You lose your weekly discussion and theorizing about next week’s episode that comes with a show like Game of Thrones Most impor tantly, though, you lose out on growing (or growing up) with the characters as time goes by I’m not saying not to binge watch sometimes it’s the only option I’m just saying, don’t let it become a substitute for watching a show on a week-to-week basis Don’t use Netflix as an excuse to cut out live TV (or even Hulu), because if you do, you deprive yourself of one of the greatest things that TV has to offer: Growth

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Dominate Princeton

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to drive in junior shor tstop Tom D’Alessandro He advanced to second on the throw home on the play, and then scored on senior catcher Chris Burke’s single, giving the Red a 2-1 lead According to Peters, the balance in the Red’s lineup was evident in this win

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be easy outs But when we have that balance, there’s pretty much no let down so the pitcher can ’ t ever relax ”

Sophomore outfielder Kevin Tatum also had three hits in the game, including two doubles It was one of two three hit games in the series for the sophomore, whose bat has star ted to come alive after a slow offensive star t to the season

“[Kevin] was a key, key guy in our success last year, and it was just a matter of time before h e t u r n e d i t a r o u n d , ” Pe t e r s said “He’s one of the better hitters I’ve ever y seen; he has such a smooth swing He was hitting the ball hard [and] he was just hitting it right at people Once

I kne w he’d turn it around ” I n Su n d a y ’ s d o u b l e h e a d e r, the tension remained high, but the Red’s strong pitching and defense dominated the Quakers S

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With so much on the line in the final game of the weekend, the Red rose to the challenge one more time and star ted off strong, putting up two r uns in the bottom of the first Tatum dre w a walk and then scored on j u n i o r C h r i s C r u z ’ s t w o o u t d o u b l e t o t h e f e n c e S e n i o r infielder Forrest Crawford then brought Cr uz home with a single to center

Though the Red put up five runs in the third, junior lefthander Zach McCulley didn’t need much more support, as he went five innings, allowing just one run and securing an 8-2 victor y With the final four games of the regular season coming up against Princeton this weekend, the Red finds itself in an eerily similar position to just a year ago

“It’s pretty much do-or-die n o w, ” Pe t

i d “ T h e Princeton series made our season last year, and it could make our season this year too ”

Just one game ahead of the Tigers in the standings of the Lou Gehrig Division, the Red needs to win all four in order to

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“ We have to take four in order to give ourselves a chance, so none of the games can be taken lightly,” Peters said “ We can ’ t afford to star t slow like we did this weekend We have to go right out from the game and at t ac k an d give ou rs e lve s t h e best oppor tunity to take first place in the standings ”

C.U. Ends Run for Fifth Consecutive

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Staff Wr ter

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The team ended its run for its fifth consecutive Ivy League South division title this past weekend

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Righteous run for the rookie | Freshman pitcher Meg Parker took the mound for the Red this past weekend against Penn, where she only let up five hits in six innings

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Anna Fasman can be reached at afasman@cornellsun com

Heading Into the Rest of the NBA Season, These Headliners Will Make Waves ... or Baskets

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Golfers Head to Ancient Eight Championship Next Weekend

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expect a victory, but I will say that I am optimistic going into this weekend I believe that if we stay focused and determined throughout the weekend and fight for every shot on the course, we have as good a chance as any to win ”

Alex Smith can be reached at asmith@cornellsun com

“The most important thing is to keep our short games sharp ” M a x K o e h l e r

The Red will participate in the Ivy League Championships next weekend at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, M d in the final tournament of the year With the championship coming up, the Red will remain very loose in their preparation and not make any drastic changes in their games or routines, according to Koehler

“Heading into this weekend, I think it is important not to make any major tweaks, just little adjustments to the full swing if any, ” Koehler said “The most important thing is to keep our short games sharp; the short game can save more strokes than any other aspect of our games Other than that, I think we are going to keep practice pretty light and fun this week golf is supposed to be fun and we all love to play and compete By combining that with focus and a burning desire to win, we should be [in good shape] ”

Albert Liao can be reached at aliao@cornellsun com

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Nine Takes Three of Four A gainst Quakers

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

In a do-or-die series against Penn this weekend with the hopes of playoff contention hanging in the balance, the Red took three games from Penn to stay in the race for another

Ivy championship

“We had to take at least three and we accomplished that,” senior infielder Brenton Peters said “There’s nothing like accomplishing something you set out to do the week before, especially when you realize your backs are against the wall ” On a chilly day on Hoy Field on Saturday, the Red got

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Will Russell Westbrook Continue to Shoot More Than Kevin Durant?

It seems as if ever y time Oklahoma City loses in the p o s t s e a s o n , Ru s s e l l Westbrook has also jacked up more shots than the ultra-efficient Kevin Durant This socalled problem has made it questionable whether or not the two can co-exist on a

shots this season, but he lacks

Harden did The issue is that when Westbrook gets too shot happy he does in fact take

Durant The two reached the Finals last season though and if it weren ’ t for a guy named L

Miami, they would undoubtedly be the favorites this year

Thoughts From the Upper Deck

championship team While I personally believe the problem is overrated it certainly will make headlines over the next couple of weeks as the playoffs progress The difference this year is that in the

off to a slow start The Quakers had all the momentum in the first game, leading 3-0 after three innings Cornell’s offense was stagnant, mustering up only five hits against Penn’s starter Connor Cuff, two of them by sophomore JD Whetsel Though Red starter Nick Busto kept Penn off the board in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, the offense had no answer for Cuff, and the Quakers took game one, 6-0

With three games left, needing three wins to keep its season alive, the Red did not back down

“We got more aggressive, changed our approach at the plate and just let it fly,” Peters said “We started playing a little looser with a little more confidence and everything started rolling ”

Freshman pitcher

Michael Byrne’s stellar start carried the Red to a narrow 4-2 victory in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader

“We got more aggressive, changed our approach and just let it fly.”

“ When we first came into the weekend, we didn’t know he’d be taking a starting spot, ” Peters said “But he came in and, to be honest, nobody really questioned it because he’s been pitching so well ”

Byrne went eight and a third strong innings, surrendering just two hits and one earned run while striking out four

“He’s one of our higher velocity guys, he throws strikes and works fast,” Peters said “When you have somebody like that on the mound, personally, I thoroughly enjoy it because you don’t have any lulls in the action You’re either getting a ground ball or seeing a strike; it’s a very pleasing thing to see ” Byrne got some offensive support from the bottom of his lineup in the second inning Senior Phil Mullan in just his third start of the season as a DH hit a two-out single

Red Finishes Seventh in Tourney

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s golf team was in Purchase, N Y , this past weekend playing in the Centur y Intercollegiate Tournament Yale the host school – paced the eight team field, finishing with a combined team score of +32 to place first, while the Red finished seventh with a team score of +59, only 27 strokes behind Yale

Juniors Craig Esposito and Max Koehler led the Red, each shooting +12 for the tournament, tied for 14th place Much of the improvement has been attributed to just playing the game and not overthinking everything, according to Koehler

“We are definitely moving in the right direction,” Koehler, the tri-captain, said “The biggest thing for me was to stop thinking about what I was doing wrong and start playing golf [I had to] stop forcing shots and focus on letting things come naturally ”

While Esposito and Koehler played their best tournament of the season, the usually steady junior and tri-captain Carl Schimenti struggled, finishing +26 for the tournament, the worst finish of any player for the Red Despite the rough tournament, the team has not lost any faith in their captain, according to Koehler

tournament of the year

“I think our team is in a good spot heading into the Ivy League Championship,” Koehler said “Throughout the spring season we have all had our ups and downs; that’s just how golf is Along the way, I think all of us have become more and more confident I’m not going to going to sit here and say I

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brash considering the New York Knicks qualified for the playoffs the last two seasons but being a low-seed and having no real expectation for advancement made it hard for

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a b s e n c e o f Ja m e s H a rd e n , Oklahoma City may actually need Westbrook to step up his scoring load Kevin Martin may be a prolific three-point s h o o t e r,

“This weekend was definitely an anomaly with respect to Carl’s scoring; better this week than next, ” Koehler said “I’ve played golf with Carl since we were freshman in high school and he has always been a crafty player who knows how to score I have full confidence that he will forget about this weekend and come back as the Carl that we all know; someone who believes he can win and backs that belief up with great play ”

Although the Red finished seventh in the tournament, placing only above Yale’s ‘B’ team, the Red were much closer to the top of the scoreboard than in past tournaments As a result, the Red feels confident for the Ivy League Championship next weekend, the last