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Skorton, Murphy Attend Final S.A. Meeting

Administrators eld student questions regarding CUPD investigation, Univ. nances

By PAULINA GLASS Sun Assistant News Ed tor

President David Skorton and Susan Murphy ’73 Ph D ’94, vice president for student and academic services, addressed the Student Assembly and over 40 community members for the last time at a meeting Thursday

The event was intended to be a forum for members of the S A and the greater Cornell community to ask Skorton and Murphy questions

S. A. Approves Creation of Student-Run Grocery Store

By DANIEL ZIMMERMAN Sun Staff Writer

The Student Assembly voted 18-4-1 Thursday to approve a controversial resolution to use S A funds to finance a new student run grocery store

The resolution aims to deal with food insecurity on campus based on data from PULSE survey indicating that 22 percent of undergraduates have occasionally, often, or

very often “skipped meals or not 15 had enough to eat because of financial constraints ”

The resolution’s states purpose is to create a student run grocery store in Anabel Taylor Hall by using $400,000 from the Students Helping Students Grant in order to “increase food literacy, decrease food insecurity, and provide easier access to groceries ”

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Matthew Stefanko ’16, S A vice president for finance, said

the project should be looked on as “ an investment in making substantial change for students ”

“Financial aid estimates that people spend eight to nine thousand dollars on food Let’s just say you could reduce the cost of food by ten percent for a lot of students, which I think is pretty realistic, that’s two health fees for students every year that they’re saving on things like groceries,”

About a month after a fire ravaged The Chapter House, the owner of the pub and residents who lived above it, as well as the entire Cornell and Ithaca community, are still reeling from the sudden loss of a longstanding establishment

The fire broke out early in the morning on April 14 On the morning of April 29th, workers began cleaning up the debris that littered the now roofless building where the pub once operated Jerry Dietz, president of CSP Management, which manages The Chapter

House property, explained that they had to wait for certain arrangements to be made like finding a landfill site before cleanup could begin and the next steps could be taken

“As of this afternoon, we will make good headway with five full trucks of debris and two more tomorrow, which should about clear up the site,” Dietz said “Then the building department will apply a barrier around the exposed part of the Chapter House to prevent and further debris from falling out ”

According to Dietz, once the barrier is placed, crews will evaluate the structural

Record Producer, D.J. Salva to Complete Slope Day Lineup

By ANNIE BUI Sun Managing Editor

American record producer and D J Salva will be opening for Chance the Rapper on Slope Day, the Slope Day Programming Board announced Thursday

A Chicago native based in Los Angeles, Paul Salva has performed at major music festivals such as

Coachella, Lollapalooza and SXSW, according to The D J List His remix of Kanye West’s “Mercy” also reached the number one spot on SoundCloud in 2012 and was broadcast over several of the nation’s top radio stations

SDPB Executive Chair Gar–rison Lovely ’16 said the board is “ very excited’ to bring Salva to the Hill for Slope Day “Salva is a great up and coming

D J and producer who has proved himself through collaborations with artists like Schoolboy Q and A$AP Ferg as well as some very successful remixes that should get Cornell pumped up on the Slope,” he said “Chance is very excited to be following Salva and I think their sounds should complement well ” Salva rounds out the Slope Day lineup, with Chance the Rapper and

Canadian fusion reggae band Magic! being the other acts Wristbands for Slope Day which is next Thursday will be distributed next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at various locations across campus Rebecca Blair contributed reporting to this article

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News , “Stu den ts D ec l are I n depe nde nt Uni on, ” M onda y

Speaking about the goals of the newly formed student union “CISU fights for the reduction and eventual eradication of fees and tuition We believe that this includes the mission to abolish all current student debt as a part of a broader struggle to end all forms of opression and descrimination of any kind ”

Yliana Velazquez ’17

Ne ws, “Cha rt

Speaking about continuing the legacy of Cornell’s charter

“The sense of excellence but also of ‘ we accept the common person we ’ re a space where everyone can belong,’ that was true right from the beginning ”

News , “Stu den t Ac t i vi s ts I nve st i ga te d by C UP D, ” W e dnes day

Speaking about CUPD’s criminal investigation of at least three student activists I really cannot believe this and it is deeply upsetting to me In my 43 years of teaching here, I do not recall such a blatant effort to silence student political protest at Cornell ”

Prof. Isaac Kramnick, government

Opinion, “Conscience of a Cornell Conservative,” Thursday

Speaking about the preservation of free speech at Cornell “I realized early on that this column was not just about me It was a test of whether the values of free speech and open debate were still alive at Cornell And this institution passed with flying colors ”

Julius Kairey ’15

Town Hall Addresses Issues Asian Community at C.U. Faces

By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Writer

The Asian & Asian American Center organized a town hall held Thursday in Warren Hall to discuss challenges the Asian and Asian American communities at Cornell face

“We wanted to create a town hall or just a forum for us students of Asian descent to talk about our experiences here at Cornell, whether they have been satisfactory or dissatisfactory [and] how the school is supporting us, ” said Stephanie Hahm ’17, a student intern at the Asian & Asian American Center and one of the event ’ s organizers

Hahm said she believes Asian students on campus “often do not have a place to speak about what they are going through ”

“I think there isn’t a direct outlet for the Asian and Asian American students to share their feelings and thoughts and experiences and we wanted to give that to students, because there isn’t that outlet,” said Nicholas Chan ’16, another student intern at the center and organizer of the event

The town hall was an attempt to create a hospitable environment that would foster constructive discussions, according to Hahm

“This event was really created by a team from the Asian & Asian American Center and with this team we wanted to create small group discussions, big group discussions, warm ups, icebreakers,” Hahm said “We just wanted to make sure that the community felt safe and welcome when they came in here and that they were able to share these experiences with others ”

Elizabeth Sowers ’15, outgoing design editor for The Sun, said she hoped the event would foster greater cohesion among the Asian community

“I feel as if there is some sort of disparity between certain representations of Asian identities here at Cornell,” Sowers said “Something that I think our community struggles with is that we are not always fully united I’m involved in Cornell Filipino Association [ ] and I would love to see more interdependence, more relations between the different organizations on campus ”

Sowers said she believes various Asian identities are often clumped together and branded with the same stereotypes

“Often times people on the outside looking in think of particular stereotypes as applying to the whole Asian community, regardless of us being Filipino or Chinese,” she said “In these times, I think it would be nice to stand up for each other and be a full community ”

Michael Stewart ’16 said he believes there is sometimes a stigma associated with formal Asian associations

“When I tell people the greater Cornell community

that I am part of an Asian interest fraternity, they give me some weird looks,” Stewart said during the discussion “When people know you are going to some place that is predominantly Asian, comments are made ”

Sophie Sidhu, associate dean of students and director of Cornell’s Asian & Asian American Center, said she believes

“We just wanted to make sure that the community felt safe and welcome when they came in here.”

stereotypes against the Asian community can make it even harder for Asian students to speak out against racism

“I think that one of the many problems of the model minority stereotype [for Asian Americans] is this idea that as Asians we will be given access to a certain amount of power and privilege so long as we don’t ‘ act up, ’ or make a big fuss

about racism or biases or microaggressions that we are experiencing,” Sidhu said

Sidhu added that it is important for Asians to constantly question and deconstruct that perception

“If we look back at the history of the model minority stereotype it started during the Civil Rights Movement as a specific attempt to keep Asian Americans from joining coalitions with other minority groups, and I think it’s important for us to look back on and challenge ways that it keeps us from having a voice, for ourselves or others,” Sidhu said

According to Hahm, the creation of the Asian Community Town Hall was inspired by a town hall the Black Students United previously held

“We were really inspired by BSU’s Town Hall called ‘You Can’t Sit With Us ’ We pulled a lot of their ideas, we liked that they had just people in the community talking about their experiences and their issues,” Hahm said

The resources of the Asian & Asian American Center were fundamental for the organization of the event, accord-

Students From Cornell,West Point Debate War on Terror

By DAVID TICZON Sun Staff Writer

Members of the Cornell Speech and Debate Union and the United States Military Academy at West Point’s debate team gathered in Ives Hall Wednesday to debate the motion “This House believes that the War on Terror has failed ”

Cornell spoke first in support of the motion Beginning her speech on why the war on terror has failed, Gabriella Knight ’18 read Merriam Webster’s definition of a war as “ a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations ” Knight said that currently it is not

clear who the United States is engaging in war with

“This is indicative that the War on Terror is not only a gross failure, but hardly a war at all,” Knight said “It is a widespread witchhunt being used to expand rampant racial profiling and Islamophobia all the while costing the American people $1,283 billion in tax money ”

The United States’ stated reasons for beginning the war were “ to reduce the number of terror organizations and terror incidents in the world, to promote democracy and freedom in the Middle East and to win the hearts and minds of the Iraqi and Afghani people,” Knight said

However, Knight said that since the inception of The War on Terror, incidents of terrorism have “increased exponentially ”

After Knight spoke, West Point Cadet Spenser Reed asked her several cross-examination questions Knight stressed the War On Terror’s failure to address real problems of terrorism

“The War on Terror itself is a failure and a gross over-reaction to the problem,” Knight said “ We have more than quintupled the amount of deaths that occurred during 9/11 all in the name ending of terrorism and against non-specific entities ”

invaded any of these certain countries,” Rooney said

Reed said the War on Terror has prompted a global anti-corruption regime, which is a positive legacy of the war

“This is indicative that the War on Terror is not only a gross failure, but hardly a war at all.”

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Cadet Seamus Matlack said the War on Terror has brought together organizations and countries and has helped the United States He argued that the Cornell team could only win “by showing that this war has truly failed in all its essence ”

Dáíthí Rooney ’17 opened his speech by exposing West Point’s strategy of limiting the debate to just al-Qaida

“The United States expanded the War on Terror to more than just al-Qaida”, Rooney said “Even if we are going to adopt their sort of framework of it just being al-Qaida, I think I will beat them at their own game ”

Rooney pointed to the fact that terrorist attacks have not gone down and made the world “safer” since the war started

“There have been more terrorist attacks in the last month from organizations like alQaida than there were for 30 years before we

“This increased antiglobal corruption regime has allowed the funding for terrorist organizations not to be had,” Reed said “It is possible that it has had the positive externality of helping get rid of the child sex trafficking, reducing a global black market Due to the fact of these organizations have made it unacceptable almost around the whole entire planet for banks to accept funds from these black market operations since they have realized they are tied to terrorism and security ”

Reed said he was offering the “final nail in their coffin” when he told the audience that increased partnerships in the Middle East and increased U S influence has allowed the United States to respond to threats more quickly

The approximately 160 audience members were then asked to choose the winner of the debate by raising their hands As the hands were counted for each side, the audience knew the decision was going to be close

Eventually, it was announced that West Point had won the debate and defeated the motion that the War on Terror had failed

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Sk o r t o n a d d e d t h a t ove r t h e c o u r s e o f h i s t e r m a s p re s i d e n t , n o o n e i n h i s a d m i n

c t i o n a g a i n s t a s t u d e n t p ro t e s t e r “ Nu m b e r o n e , i n t h e n i n e ye a r s I ’ ve b e e n h e re ,

t h ro u g h m a n y, m a n y p ro t e s t s , I h a ve n e ve r t a k e n a n y a c t i o n a g a i n s t a n y s t u d e n t p ro t e s t i n g a t C o r n e l l , ”

Sk o r t o n s a i d “ T h a t ’ s t r u e o f t h e p ro t e s t s i n m y o f f i c e , d e s p i t e t h e f a c t t h a t t h e C a m p u s C o d e o f C o n d u c t w a s c l e a r l y b re a c h e d n o t a s i n g l e a c t i o n w a s t a k e n

A n d t h e d a y t h a t t h e s t u d e n t a c t i v i s t s t r i e d t o d i s r u p t a n d g e t i n t o t h e t r u s t e e s m e e t i n g , n o a c t i o n w a s t a k e n a g a i n s t a s i n g l e s t u d e n t ” Sk o r t o n s a i d h e b e l i e ve d t h a t t h e e ve n t Os u n a w a s re f e r r i n g t o w a s s o m e t h i n g s e p a r a t e , a n d n o t d u e t o p ro t e s t

I ’ m g o i n g o n re c o rd a s s t ro n g l y s a y i n g t h a t

“It does not have to do with student protesting, it has to do with something else that happened that’s still being investigated.”

P r e s i d e n t D a v i d S k o r t o n

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Paulina Glass can be reached at pglass@cornellsun com

S.A. Approves Grocery Store

GROCERY STORE

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St e f a n k o s a i d “ We d i d n ’ t c h o o s e a g r o c e r y s t o r e

b e c a u s e w e t h o u g h t i t w a s f u n t o s t a r t a g r o c e r y

s t o r e , b u t b e c a u s e i t w a s t h e l a r g e s t c o s t t h a t w e

c o u l d p o t e n t i a l l y a d d r e s s b e s i d e s t u i t i o n ” Ku s h a g r a A n i k e t ’ 1 6 , S A d i r e c t o r o f e l e ct i o n s , s a i d t h a t h e t h o u g h t t h e p r o j e c t w a s “ a n i n h e r e n t l y r i s k y v e n t u r e ” a n d h i s a r g u m e n t d u ri n g t h e d e b a t e d e a l t w i t h w h a t h e s a w a s u n i nt e n d e d c o n s e q u e n c e s o f t h e r e s o l u t i o n “ T h i s r e s o l u t i o n i s b a s e d o n f a i t h , ” A n i k e t s a i d “ Po l i c i e s a r e s u p p o s e d t o b e m a d e o n e v i -

d e n c e , n o t o n t h e b a s i s o f t r u s t a n d f a i t h ”

L i s a L i u ’ 1 5 , u n d e s i g n a t e d a t l a r g e r e p r e s e nt a t i v e t o t h e S A , s a i d s h e w a s i n f a v o r o f t h e p r o j e c t , b u t h a d s o m e r e s e r v a t i o n s b a s e d a r o u n d f i n a n c i a l t r a n s p a r e n c y “ T h e u n d e r l y i n g r e a s o n b e h i n d t h e h e s it a n c e t o s h e l l o u t $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 i s a m a t t e r o f t r a n s p a r e n c y, ” L i u s a i d “ I t h i n k t h a t i t ’ s w o n -

d e r f u l t h a t y o u p r ov i d e t h e s e e s t i m a t e s , b u t I t h i n k i t c a l l s f o r a c l e a r e r p r e s e n t a t i o n o f l i n eb y - l i n e e s t i m a t e s t h e s a m e w a y t h a t y o u c a m e u p w i t h t h e s e n u m b e r s , a n d t o h a v e t h a t e s t im a t e y o u m a d e [ a v a i l a b l e ] t o t h e p u b l i c ” L i u a l s o m e n t i o n e d c o n c e r n s a b o u t h o w p r iv a c y w o u l d b e d e a l t w i t h i n t e r m s o f t h e s u b s id i z a t i o n p r o c e s s “ Fi n a n c i a l a i d w i l l n o t b r e a c h p r i v a c y, ” s a i d

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“This is something

that we hope will be in place for a very long time.”

S h e s a i d t h e f i n a n c i a l o f f i c e c o u l d n o t p r ov i d e

t h e g r o c e r y s t o r e w i t h a n y i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r ni n g a n y s t u d e n t ’ s f i n a n c i a l n e e d A c c o r d i n g t o t h e r e s o l u t i o n , t h e m o n e y w o u l d g o t o w a rd s r e n ov a t i o n , t h e s u b s i d y f u n d , s t a r t - u p c o s t s , s u m m e r e m p l o y m e n t a n d i n i t i a l p r o g r a m m i n g S y e d A l i K h a n ’ 1 5 , m i n o r i t y l i a is o n a t l a r g e , s a i d t h a t w h i l e h e w a s a d a m a n t a b o u t t a c k l i n g t h e i s s u e o f f o o d i n s e c u r i t y, h e i s h e s i t a n t a b o u t t a k i n g m o n e y f r o m t h e St u d e n t

He l p i n g St u d e n t s Fu n d b e c a u s e i t p l a y s a n i m p o r t a n t r o l e a s a s a f e t y n e t “ I f y o u l o o k a t St u d e n t s He l p i n g St u d e n t s , i t ’ s a n e m e r g e n c y f u n d It’s h e l p i n g s t u d e n t s w i t h f a m i l y c r i s e s a n d u n e x p e c t e d c a t a s t r o p h e s , ”

A l i K h a n s a i d “ Yo u n e v e r k n o w w h e n a l a r g e

c a t a s t r o p h e c a n h a p p e n D o y o u r e a l l y w a n t t o

Investigation of Blaze Still Underway

CHAPTER HOUSE Continued from page 1

t h e b u i l d i n g c o u l d b e s a ve d , ” Di e t z s a i d “ T h e w h o l e p a r t t h a t l o o k s o

“We believe elements of the building could be saved The whole part that looks on Stewart Avenue could be saved.”

Students Discuss Identity, Stereotypes at Town Hall

TOWN HALL

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ing to Chan

“Our motivations are a combination of a few things,” Chan said “There was a fellow intern who had attended BSU’s town hall a few weeks prior to ours, and we realized that the Asian and Asian American community doesn’t have something similar on campus, and since we at the Asian and Asian American Center have the resources and manpower to pull something like this off, we

thought to [we should] try to organize something before the end of the semester ” Representatives from the Asian & Asian American Center said they would like the town hall to become a regular event

“Within this event we have a ‘post-it campaign’, so people are writing what it means to be Asian at Cornell,” Hahm said “We are going to be looking at all the comments to gauge interest on whether they want to have this to continue to happen, to see if this is going

to be like a yearly or semester thing ” Chan said he found the Town Hall’s success to be incredible, especially given the short time in which the Asian & Asian American Center organized it

“ We had an incredible showing today just based on a relatively short time frame and we are hoping to have this at least every semester on some particular theme related to Asians and Asian American,” Chan said

Benedetta Carnaghi can be reached at bcarnaghi@cornellsun com

Some Criticize NYPD Handling of Protests

NEW YORK (AP)

Some activists and elected officials are criticizing the New York Police Department’s handling of protests over the death of a Baltimore man critically injured in police custody, placing Mayor Bill de Blasio on a familiar political tightrope as he tries to balance the interests of the activists who support him with those of the police officers who work for him

Officials said 143 people were arrested Wednesday during a rally and march over the death of Freddie Gray, whose death after a spinal injur y in the custody of Baltimore police led to riots

there this week

Some of those arrested in New York rallied in front of police headquarters Thursday to say the NYPD utilized an overly aggressive and sometimes violent response to the demonstration

“We call on Mayor de Blasio to respond and show leadership at this time,” said Carmen Perez, of the Justice League “He is our mayor, and he needs to rein in the NYPD ”

The activists, joined by state Sen Gustavo Rivera and Assemblyman Michael Blake, said the NYPD’s response stood in stark contrast to the way it handled the days of protests last December in the

wake of the Eric Garner grand jury decision Then, marchers were allowed to freely walk on the street and shut down Manhattan’s main thoroughfares

Police Commissioner William Bratton confirmed Thursday the NYPD was going “ to be more assertive” in dealing with efforts to close down tunnels and bridges

“We will be much faster to make arrests if in fact they attempt to intend to move in those directions,” Bratton said

But hours later, de Blasio, a first-term Democrat, repeatedly insisted there was not a fundamental change in police treatment of demonstrators

“The strategic approach is exactly the same, ” de Blasio said in a testy City Hall news conference in which he frequently admonished reporters for their questions

“We won ’ t tolerate illegality We won ’ t tolerate disorder ” The moment may have felt familiar and precarious for the mayor

When a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict the white police officer who placed Garner, who was black, in a fatal chokehold, de Blasio delivered an emotional speech in which he said he felt the pain of the city’s black community, which also makes up the base of his political support

Small Businesses See Impact of Baltimore Riots

BALTIMORE (AP)

Richard Sung Kang's American dream came crashing down in a shower of broken glass

His West Baltimore liquor store and bar, the Oxford Tavern, was hit by looters during a riot over the police-involved death of neighborhood resident

Freddie Gray

The business wasn ’ t torched like the nearby CVS pharmacy, but its doors and windows were broken and cash and inventory stolen, leaving shelves bare

Now the 49-year-old South Korean immigrant must decide whether to reopen If so, it could mean

taking on more debt and paying higher insurance premiums

“I don’t know yet, ” said Kang, looking dejected and exhausted Wednesday after rioters damaged scores of businesses in pockets of the city

About 200 small businesses were unable to open the day after the violence, Maryland Gov Larry Hogan said

g i v e $ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 2 5 p e r c e n t o f t h e St u d e n t s He l p i n g St u d e n t s p r i n c i p l e , t o a n i n d e p e n d e n t n o n - p r o f i t ? ” St e f a n k o a r g u e d t h a t t h e m o n e y c u r r e n t l y i s n o t b e i n g u s e d t o i t s “ g r e a t e s t c a p a b i l i t y ” “ T h i s g r o c e r y s t o r e , b e c a u s e i t h a s a n o np r o f i t m i s s i o n , b e c a u s e i t c a n ’ t g e n e r a t e l o n gt e r m p r o f i t o r r e v e n u e f o r s h a r e h o l d e r s o r a n yt h i n g l i k e t h a t , a n y e x c e s s m o n e y i t e v e n t u a l l y g e n e r a t e s i s g o i n g t o g o b a c k t o s t u d e n t s a t a p r o b a b l y g r e a t e r r a t e t h a n w h a t S t u d e n t s H e l p i n g S t u d e n t s a l r e a d y a c c o m p l i s h e s , ” St e f a n k o s a i d E m m a Jo h n s t o n ’ 1 6 , a r t s a n d s c i e n c e s r e p r es e n t a t i v e a n d a n o t h e r v o c a l p r o p o n e n t o f t h e g r o c e r y s t o r e , s a i d t h a t i n w r i t i n g t h e r e s o l u t i o n , t h e g r o u p l o o k e d a t o t h e r a l t e r n a t i v e s s u c h a s a f o o d p a n t r y o r g i v i n g m o r e B i g R e d B u c k s , b u t f o u n d t h e s e “ w o u l d n o t b e s u s t a i n a b l e m o d e l s ” “ W h a t w e ’ r e d o i n g r i g h t n o w i s t r y i n g t o c r ea t e a s o l u t i o n t h a t w i l l e x i s t f o r a r e a l l y l o n g t i m e i n s t e a d o f j u s t d i v i d i n g u p t h e St u d e n t s He l p i n g St u d e n t s g r a n t a n d g i v i n g i t t o s t u d e n t s t h a t c u rr e n t l y g o t o t h i s s c h o o l , ” Jo h n s t o n s a i d “ T h i s i s s o m e t h i n g t h a t w e h o p e w i l l b e i n p l a c e f o r a v e r y l o n g t i m e ” s o u n d n e s s o f t h e b u i l d i n g Howe ve r, h e s a i d i t i s c l e a r t h a t t h e t h i rd f l o o r w i l l b e a t o t a l l o s s , a s t h e ro o f i s “ s i tt i n g ” o n t h e s e c o n d f l o o r “ We b e l i e ve e l e m e n t s

The predominantly black neighborhood around Kang’s store, which also includes CVS, took some of the worst of it The area has already been abandoned by many businesses, with vacant storefronts on ever y block of North Avenue and many boarded-up homes on side

streets

Korean-Americans were particularly hard-hit: They run many small businesses in black neighborhoods in Baltimore, and there have been tensions between owners and residents

In the 1990s, according to a 2004 study by the Mar yland Advisor y Committee to the U S Commission on Civil Rights, there were complaints by residents over the quality of food sold in local stores, while owners expressed concerns about crimes targeting them and their businesses

CVS Health Corp is already making plans to rebuild the burned-out phar-

macy, spokeswoman Carolyn Castel wrote in an email She said the company doesn't yet have a damage estimate to share, but said “ we have a long history of serving innercity communities and we remain committed to serving our patients and customers in Baltimore ” Rebuilding after riots is difficult and sometimes impossible for small businesses because most don’t have the cash reser ves of larger companies Kang doesn’t even own a home

He said he got a bank loan to buy the bar last year, after working nearly 10 years in Maryland as a biochemical researcher

EMMA LICHTENSTEIN ’16

Business Manager

SLOANE GRINSPOON ’17

Associate Editor

AMBER CHEN 16 Web Editor

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Letter to the Editor

Not in our name

To the Editor:

Re: “Student Activist Investigated by Cornell Police,” News, April 29

In response to disturbing allegations regarding harassment of student activists on campus, over 100 faculty members from across the campus have added their name to the following statement

“Not in our name We are Cornell faculty and we are dismayed to learn that the central administration may be threatening and intimidating students on the campus A police officer threatening to drag a student from class in handcuffs? Intimidating a student with threats of a lengthy prison sentence? Requests to subpoena Facebook to gain access to student accounts? Flat-footed and heavy-handed: that sums up the actions of the administration and its police force Is the central administration that insecure? Rather than attack they would do better to respond meaningfully to the fair and pointed questions being asked of them by the students (and the faculty) regarding still-unexplained deficits, arbitrary fees and a lack of shared governance No more intimidating students Not in our name ” Prof R ay mo n d C raib, h is tor y

Alexander Ilich & Elizabeth Chi | Guest Room

Skorton and the Coal Divestment Resolution

Cornellians

are proud to attend an institution founded on the principles of globalism and equality, in which any person can find instruction in any study, and where dedication to intellectual excellence is matched by commitment to global and community service On February 19, the Student Assembly affirmed this sentiment by passing (by a vote of 22-1-1) a resolution that asked Cornell to make an official, public commitment to an endowment free from direct investments in the coal industry Resolution #36, Divestment from Coal: Towards a Sustainable Endowment, should have been far from controversial, since according to Chief Investment Officer A J Edwards, Cornell has not had any direct holdings in coal for over 7 years The proposition could have reinforced the university’s commitment to sustainability without altering its investment portfolio, but President Skorton rejected it nonetheless

In a brief statement emailed to a few student organizers over Spring Break, six weeks after the student assembly vote, President Skorton brusquely dismissed the resolution with the following statement: “As I have said earlier, Cornell has no plans in the foreseeable future to divest from direct holdings or co-mingled funds in the fossil fuels industry

That said, you also know from A J Edwards, our chief investment officer, that we currently have no investments in coal and have made that quite public ” In 2013, when the Student Assembly and Faculty Senate voted to divest from fossil fuels, President Skorton publicly rejected each of their resolutions by writing Op-Eds on the Cornell Sustainable Campus Website and in the Cornell Chronicle By comparison, his lazy recognition of the Student Assembly’s stance on coal divestment lacked substantive justification and radiated an air of irritation Moreover, it is grossly misleading to say that the administration has already made its disinvestment from coal “quite public ” In fact, this information has only been given up by the administration in private meetings and emails between the administration, student organizers and faculty

From an administrative standpoint, Skorton’s dismissive response wasn ’ t all that surprising; as a lame duck president, he has his mind on his legacy and doesn’t want to make any major changes right before he leaves office A public rejection of coal divestment would have sparked outrage from the students and faculty, and a public endorsement would have alienated members of the trustee board Actually, the act of responding publicly would, in itself, draw attention to the student body’s dissatisfaction with his administration Instead, President Skorton glossed over the focus of the resolution He reiterated his politically correct stance on fossil fuel divestment and falsely suggested that the administration has already publicized its currently coal-free endowment

However, President Skorton’s failure to justify his stance against coal divestment suggests that he does not take the student assembly’s ruling seriously enough to defend his rejection of their near-unanimous ruling and/or he cannot defend his stance in a way that would portray him in a positive light His previous defense against divestment, which was the dedication of the endowment to financial interests alone, fails when applied to coal divestment because the University has already, for purely financial reasons, sold all of its direct holdings in coal The content and delivery of President Skorton’s response to the coal divestment resolution is consistent with the current administration’s lack of transparency, brought to light by recent actions following the instatement of the student health fee, and is inconsistent with the University’s values In the case of coal divestment, the University is forfeiting a significant amount of positive media attention to avoid drawing attention to its other fossil fuel investments, and to eschew any perception of having even the slightest of qualms

about the ethics of those investments

As a result, Cornell is lagging behind other institutions in its response to similar proposals In response to the 2013 Youth Power Summit, the city of Ithaca became the first East Coast city to divest from fossil fuels Even more recently, Syracuse University formally divested its $1 18 billion endowment from direct holdings in all fossil fuel companies Finally, last year Stanford made waves by officially divesting their $18 7 billion endowment from direct holdings in coal companies Their President, John Hennessy, stated that because “coal is one of the most carbon-intensive methods of energy generation moving away from coal in the investment context is a small, but constructive, step while work continues, at Stanford and elsewhere, to develop broadly viable sustainable energy solutions for the future "

President Skorton’s weak defense of Cornell’s continued failure to publicly divest from coal is put to shame by the actions of its peer institutions It seems that Cornell has lost sight of its obligation as land grant institution to serve the public interest, and has fallen to serving the special interests of the trustees, especially those with ties to the fossil fuel industry For instance, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees Andrew Tisch currently serves on the board of directors for both Texas Gas Transmission, LLC and Boardwalk Pipelines, LLC Chairman of the Trustees Robert S Harrison, and Trustees Donald Opatrny and Michael Troy are all expartners of Goldman Sachs, which is heavily invested in coal and other fossil fuels

Another trustee, Sherri Stuewer, is employed by ExxonMobil, and presented Cornell with a $602,000 check from the ExxonMobil Foundation in 2008 The trustees claim that in voting against fossil fuel divestment, they were protecting the financial stability of the University and the impartiality of the endowment as a funding tool

However, in light of the recent plunge in oil prices, which exposed the volatility of fossil fuel stocks, one cannot help but suspect a conflict of interest might be at hand Moreover, Stephen Heinz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (of oil tycoon fame), stated: "We are quite convinced that if [John D Rockefeller] were alive today, as an astute businessman looking out to the future, he would be moving out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy " The entire community of Cornellians alumni, faculty and students has entrusted the trustees with the task of cultivating future generations of leaders who will carry on the University’s legacy of global service It is incredibly disheartening that individuals who have been bestowed with such a heavy responsibility might abuse that duty, using it as a guise to promote their own political and financial agendas

Cornell has shown strong leadership in sustainability through its Climate Action Plan, which calls for carbon neutrality by 2035, an advancement supported by President Skorton However, his refusal to take even the smallest of steps to support the alignment of Cornell’s finances with its mission of sustainability suggests that he may value the appeasement of wealthy individuals from special interest groups over the demands of the students and faculty In response to previous divestment resolutions, Skorton has stated that he does not support divestment “given the delicate status of our University’s budget;” however, formally divesting from coal has zero financial risk since Cornell does not have any direct holdings in coal This refusal to formally divest from coal demonstrates an extreme lack of leadership and actively undermines Cornell’s mission of sustainability

Alexander Ilich is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Elizabeth Chi is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Comments may be sent to associate-editor@cornellsun com

Alberto Pacchioni | Barely Legal

The Amanda Knox Case

OnNovember 2, 2007, police officers found the body of 21-yearold Meredith Kercher lying in her bedroom in her house in Perugia, Italy Meredith was an English exchange student who was spending a semester abroad at the University of Perugia Her neck presented two deep cuts, and her body the signs of sexual assault Shortly after, three people were charged with joint enterprise murder: Amanda Marie Knox, an American girl who was one of Meredith’s roommates, Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian boy who at the time was Amanda’s boyfriend, and Rudy Guede, a young immigrant, an acquaintance of Amanda

The paths of the three accused have taken different routes since the early stages of the criminal proceedings While Rudy voluntarily subjected himself to a speedy trial, and was later convicted of joint enterprise murder and sentenced to 16 years in prison, Amanda and Raffaele decided to plead not guilty and face trial Their strategy led them through a tortuous path until March 2015, when the Supreme Court of Italy acquitted them Specifically, Amanda and Raffaele were convicted by the Trial Court of Perugia, acquitted by the Appellate Court of Perugia, whose judgment was reversed and remanded by the Supreme Court to the Appellate Court of Firenze (in Italy the same appellate court cannot adjudicate the same case twice), and later convicted again by this last appellate court Although this may sound arcane and astonishing, the Italian criminal procedure allows this apparently unfair chain of trials because judgments, if appealed, are final only if the Supreme Court affirms them or, as in this case, if the Supreme Courts acquits the defendant Thus, if Amanda had been convicted, she would have been extradited to Italy because the rule of double jeopardy would not allow her to be tried again in the States

After the Supreme Court’s acquittal, Rudy remains legally the sole perpetrator of Meredith’s murder The opinion has not been published yet, but a close reading opinion of the Appellate Court of Firenze may anticipate the reasons of this unexpected holding (acquittals are ver y rare before the Supreme Court which usually does not review the facts of the case but rules only on issues of law), and show why Amanda and Raffaele’s conviction was not based on proof beyond reasonable doubt

An over view of the evidence against Amanda and Raffaele is particularly useful First, Amanda intentionally and unreasonably accused an innocent person of murdering Meredith at a point in time when she had not been indicted yet Second, Amanda testified that on November 2 she and Raffaele had woken up at Raffaele’s house around 10 a m The evidence, however, showed that Raffaele’s laptop had been turned on before 6 a m to listen to music, and also that Raffaele had called his father before 6 a m Furthermore, a shopkeeper testified that Amanda had visited his shop on that same morning, slightly before 8 a m but had bought nothing To be noted, Meredith had died before 4 a m Third, the hypothesis that a burglar y ended in a killing was unrealistic The police had found a broken window inside a bedroom of one of the other roommates, but no object had been stolen Curiously, pieces of window glass had been found on top of clothes that had been thrown out of the closets Had the burglar y been real, the pieces of glass would have been underneath the clothes Therefore, the burglar y had likely been staged by someone that had no interest in leaving the scene of the crime

The reasoning of the Appellate Court seems weak regarding the acceptance of the results of the DNA tests on a knife and on Meredith’s bra On the knife, experts had found Amanda’s and Meredith’s DNA The experts, however, testified that their methodology of extraction of the DNA had left out from the analysis some biological components of the blood present on the knife Moreover, even though Raffaele’s DNA was found on Meredith’s bra, the bra had been contaminated by traces of rust and multiple DNA profiles were retrieved from this object Thus, by accepting the DNA tests as relevant evidence, the Appellate Court seemed to exclude a priori alternative explanations of why Amanda and Raffaele’s DNA were found on those items, likely because of its bias based on the non-scientific evidence against them Therefore, given the uncertain results of the DNA tests, the Supreme Court has likely viewed the evidence insufficient to convict them

What I think emerges from this case is, once again, the uncertainties DNA tests create Science has provided means to introduce new types of evidence, but has undoubtedly heightened the complexity of criminal trials Courts have thus found themselves in the paradoxical position of having to rule on which scientific modus operandi produces reliable evidence even though courts lack the expertise to do so In fact, in the Knox case, the Appellate Court has likely chosen to rely on the DNA tests because of their consistency with the non-scientific evidentiar y background

A more urgent issue, however, obscured by the defense examinations and cross-examinations of this case, is what role defense lawyers should have in criminal proceedings What does it mean for criminal lawyers to be zealous advocates? Does it mean that lawyers should fairly represent their clients and adjust their arguments according to the evidence against their clients, or stubbornly claim their innocence regardless? It might seem that the answer is obvious, but one should remember that if a prerequisite of the law is fairness, those called upon to apply the law should be inherently fair as well As a matter of fact, this tension emerged in this case, where the tenacity of the defense counsels has proved to be successful Answering the question mentioned above will become even more pressing considering the public outrage that the outcome of cases similar to this case may generate However, it is still far from clear what solution can be adopted

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CORRECTION

An April 30 news story, “Dozens of Cornellians Hold Die-In on Ho Plaza,” stated that demonstrators lied down in order to “obstruct the daily course of business ” This statement misrepresented the intentions of the participants In fact, they lied down in order to challenge onlookers to stop to think about the issues to which they were calling attention

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY EMILY FOURNIER Sun Staff Writer

Actress and stand-up comedian Marietta “Retta” Sirleaf, best known for her role as Donna Meagle on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, performed a genuine and hilarious set this past Wednesday in the Statler Auditorium While her longterm project is over and her Twitter bio states that she is unemployed, Retta is touring and performing while working on surprising projects like the latest Alvin and the Chipmunks film Her show, presented by the Cornell University Program Board (CUPB), was highly anticipated and attracted a significant crowd

Despite feeling under the weather, the actress had a lot of energy and played off of the audience rather than simply reciting the jokes and stories she has perfected Her performance started a bit slow because she was struggling with her voice, but she soon hit her stride The comic seemed to have been helped by two audience members offering her cough drops the second was necessar y because the first elicited the question, “ What year is this from?” Though her demeanor was ver y friendly, she also mocked the Cornellian audience’s overall nerdiness and lack of athletic prowess, before going on to poke fun at herself

Retta joked that she has gotten much lazier as time has passed, having once planned to become a surgeon after attending Duke University as a pre-med student, and that her work as a stand-up comedian made it logical for her to work only one hour per day She quipped that due to her general laziness, she had needed to join a gym to avoid gaining weight, for the sake of “fiscal responsibility ” Retta went on to recall the shocking time that she stopped at Kentucky Fried Chicken on a road trip and placed her order murmuring conspiratorially to us, “ White meat doesn’t do it for me ” and was bizarrely told that they were out of chicken Later on, she was even able to assure us that there are airports worse than Ithaca’s, like the one in a long-forgotten Midwestern town where luggage was brought out not on a

BY RADHIKA PARIKH Sun Staff Writer

While Furious 7 probably won ’ t be racing towards the Oscars for Best Picture (as Vin Diesel has suggested) it is breaking records at the box office and is guaranteed to hold a place in your heart

Furious 7 begins a little bit before Fast and Furious 6’s ending Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), older brother of Fast 6’ s villain, swears revenge upon the team that crippled his brother after seeing his brother comatose in the hospital Meanwhile in L A , Dom Teretto (Vin Diesel), Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) and the rest of their crew are trying to adjust to living a normal life after their pardons Dom attempts to assist his girlfriend Letty (Michelle Rodriquez) in regaining her memory and Brian struggles adjusting to life as a parent with Dom’s younger sister Mia ( Jordana Brewster) The movie flashes back to Deckard Shaw, who is seen breaking into an office for information and profiles on Dom’s crew He is caught by Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson), but Hobbs is severely injured by a bomb detonated by Shaw Dom learns Mia is pregnant again; he convinces her to tell Brian about it, but she is nervous because Brian clearly misses living life on the edge Mia and Dom are interrupted by a phone call from Deckard Shaw He is calling immediately after having killed Han Seoul-Oh, a former member of their crew, in Tokyo this is where the end of Fast 6 left off Dom realizes that the package on his porch is a bomb, and it destroys his house Dom travels to Tokyo to claim Han s body Deckard Shaw shows up at Han’s funeral trying to kill them, and his partner, Jakande (Djimon Hounsou), has kidnapped a hacker, Ramsey (Nathalie Emmanuel), whose “God’s Eye” technology can track

conveyor belt but through a hole in a cinderblock wall

Though she has long worked as a stand-up comedian and has appeared on a few shows like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, she is best known for Parks and Recreation, and she referenced it a great deal She poked fun at her former costars, Aziz Ansari in particular, and the cast ’ s collective addiction to their smartphones Of course, she paid homage to the famous “ Treat Yo Self Day” on the show, shouting to a ver y receptive audience, I like to TREAT MYSELF!”

Retta explained that Nick Offerman (who played Ron Swanson on the show) once made Parks and Rec playing cards for the crew as a Christmas gift In an unexpectedly sweet moment, she decided to give away a deck to an audience member who was randomly chosen through a Twitter contest Retta signed the queen of spades, where her face was pictured, and granted the deck to the ecstatic grad student

While it was evident that Retta does have a serious side, she kept her performance light, even when discussing issues like racism and poverty Having grown up on undesirable food items such as “ Taystee Bread,” powdered milk and a mysteriously named non-dair y creamer, Retta found that money was always tight and she had to work ver y hard to find success She claimed to have had competitions with the other poor kids in her neighborhood to see whose lives were the hardest, and decided the girl whose mother had to use petroleum jelly instead of cooking spray was the clear winner She also commented on the stereotypes that affect her life and how she is viewed, as well as the assumptions that she makes about others based on their race Retta pointed out how bizarre it is that people feel the need to alter the way they speak around people based on race or gender, and how excited she would be if all white guys stopped saying, “You go, girl!” to black women like herself, which I would strongly support Retta described her moments of road rage, in which her anger often turns racial and she gets ver y upset with white, seemingly entitled drivers who cut her off However, she was once able to forgive a girl with an “Obama: Hope bumper

sticker, since it was a “ new day ” In what was probably t

hilarious bit

that she loves to blast classical music in her car, but all that oth-

bassline She

she loves to roll down the window and s i n g t h e soprano line to shock others whenever she gets looks of disgust for, as many people assume, listening to rap music Her loud vocal demonstration of this practice was both impressive and hysterical, and really highlighted Retta’s intelligence and good taste despite her unabashed love of silly comedy While Retta is well accomplished in a variety of ways, she was the most relatable speaker I have seen so far at Cornell Her focus on her own ever yday experiences made her comedy especially accessible, and the casual way she was able to discuss serious topics helped to get people thinking while still laughing The comedian proved that she’s hilarious not just as Donna Meagle, but also as herself

Emily Fournier is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at efournier@cornellsun com

Radhika Parikh is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at rparikh@cornellsun com F a s t 7: S t i l l T h r i l l i n g A f

Dom and his gang across the world The federal government represented by Mr Nobody (Kurt Russell) gives them some equipment and promises to help get revenge The endless chase ensues, taking our anti-heroes from L A to the Caucasus Mountains and Abu Dhabi and back Fans may remember having been in awe when they saw the first of the Fast and Furious installments; after all, the street racing and stunts seemed glamorous and thrilling These movies have come a long way to have survived 15 years and seven movies Furious 7 does not disappoint, bringing the most intense, suspenseful and outrageous action sequences this series has yet to see Buckled-in drivers are parachuted onto a mountainside and Dom drives out of the 80th floor window of one Abu Dhabi skyscraper into another Cars are driven up and down mountains and there are a ton of fight scenes even Letty, Fast and Furious’ s fiercest leading lady, gets into a physical fight Describing these action sequences does not do them justice, and the gravity defying stunts will remind you why you ’ re still coming back to see these movies 15 years later

The movie did not have a smooth ride through production, though As many know, halfway through filming Furious 7, Paul Walker tragically died in a high-speed car accident They finished filming by using unused footage from the previous Fast and Furious movies, having his brother stand in for him and utilizing CGI Nevertheless, the editing is seamless and they did an incredible job of finishing the movie without Walker The film

does have a huge dramatic punch because of the death of Paul Walker I never thought I would cry during a Fast and Furious film, but during the last quarter of the movie when you know it is the last time you ll see Walker on screen, it s hard not to tear up Universal was incredibly respectful of his passing, halting production to let the cast and crew grieve The end of the movie was clearly rewritten to accommodate Walker’s passing and celebrate his life and work It is handled beautifully The writers allow Paul Walker’s character to live on and retire with Mia and his children The film ends with Brian and Dom racing one last time, interspersed with a montage of his character through the course of the series Whiz Kalifa’s “See you Again” plays in the background It’s truly heartbreaking It is clear from all of the press surrounding Walker’s death and the promotion of the Furious 7 movie that these people were family on and off set Fast and Furious 7 is clearly the best of the series It leaves us with classic Fast-isms such as “I ain’t got friends, I got family” which ring truer and sadder in light of Walker’s passing The movie was clearly fueled by dedication and heart This one really sticks with you While it does hold onto it’s predecessors flaws plot holes, reliance on action sequences and little dialogue the camaraderie of this family on and off screen overshadows these issues Clearly, finishing the film in celebration and honor of Walker’s life brought out of the best in everyone Vin Diesel has been since quoted saying, “Paul Walker used to say that an 8th film was guaranteed And in some ways, when your brother guarantees something, you sometimes feel like you have to make sure it comes to pass so if fate has it, then you’ll get this when you hear about it Furious 7 was for Paul, the eighth film is from Paul ” He later announced that the release date for Fast and Furious 8 is April 14, 2017

n ” K i n g re p o r t s h a v i n g t u n n e l e d a l l o f h i s “ h a t e f u l t h o u g h t s ” i n t o t h i s m u s i c a l m a s t e r p i e c e T h a n k g o d Ke r r y w a s f e e l i n g e s p e c i a l l y a n g s t y d u r i n g t h a t c a r - r i d e a c ro s s Eu ro p e Ot h e r w i s e , f a n s w o u l d n e ve r h a ve b e e n g r a n t e d t h e p l e a s u re o f h e a r i n g w h a t Ke r r y ’ s a n g e r i s re a l l y l i k e , m a n i f e s t e d i n t o m u s i c a l p ro s e T h e s o n g o p e n s w i t h a f e w m e l l ow g u i t a r r i f f s , b u t o n l y e s c a l a t e s f ro m t h e re It s f i r s t l y r i c s r i n g o u t l o u d a n d c l e a r : “ Bl o o d l o o k e d l i k e p a s t e o n t h e w a l l / B o d i e s l a y l i f e l e s s l i k e d o l l s ” A g r u f f vo i c e a t t a c k s t h e e a r s o f t h e l i s t e n e r, t h e i n t e n s i t y o f s t r u m m i n g a n d d r u m m i n g i n c re a s e s , a n d t h e vo l u m e i s t u r n e d u p In t h e St o n e a r t i c l e , Ke r r y re ve a l s t h a t t h e s o n g i s “ a b o u t a d u d e w h o w a k e s u p a t a c r i m e s c e n e a n d re a l i ze s h

RULE 1: Don’t Bring Up Education As Justification for Your Opinion

Let’s get this out of the way If you have taken art courses at a higher level whether it be art history, film, music, whatever you probably do have some tools at your disposal that allow you to analyze artwork from a technical, knowledgeable or simply jargon-filled perspective I’m not here trying to belittle your college education, whether it is a degree devoted to it or an elective class you took for fun Having taken a course in something to that effect was likely demanding and rewarding

That said, when discussing opinions about art, there is almost nothing as infuriating as somebody who thinks that they know everything there is to know just because they took a class in college Just because you learned a lot about Claude Monet doesn’t make you the foremost authority on impressionism Being the guy who pulls out the “Fine Arts Minor” card when examining and discussing every piece in the museum does not make your opinion any better than anybody else’s It just makes you an asshole

and you ’ re dumb, end of discussion ” The best thing you can do is to demonstrate that knowledge in discussion, and elaborate on it if asked If you actually do know what you ’ re talking about, it’ll show, and people will recognize that But flaunting your education like a flag announcing your expertise is a good way to find yourself on a one-way road to assholedom Trust me, I’ve stumbled on this rule before, and I’ve been that asshole more than a few times

RULE

2: Not Every Piece of Art Has to Be Formally Analyzed

This is probably one of the hardest rules to follow If you do have some formal education that your fellow conversationalist may lack, it can be frustrating It can be extremely difficult not to point to that education as a justification for your opinion

But the thing is, it almost always comes off less as you explaining your experience and qualifications, and more as you belittling your counterpart ’ s You may not mean it, but it usually sounds like, “I’m smart,

This rule is also important for allowing yourself to enjoy things, in general You have to know how to decide whether to take a eudaimonic or hedonic approach to art In other words, you need to understand that there are different mindsets you must adopt in order to fully appreciate Birdman versus Pacific Rim

When I talk about the eudaimonic approach, I am talking about the part of you that longs for self-reflection, contemplation and more philosophical questions It is the part of you that hunts for art that really makes you just sit there and think It is the part of you that wants to watch a character study of

the deteriorating psyche of a washed up actor who still longs for the limelight, like in this year ’ s Academy Award Best Picture winner, Birdman

The hedonic approach, on the other hand, is more about pure entertainment It’s about what gets to your emotions, and gets your heart beating It’s about explosions and visual effects, it’s about sappy storylines and heartbreak, and it’s about physical gags and toilet humor It’s about giant fucking robots fighting giant fucking monsters, like in Evan’s Favorite Summer Flick Ever Of All Time Award winner, Pacific Rim

In short, if you approach every Oscar Nominated film expecting edge-of-your-seat action or gut-busting humor, you will likely be disappointed And if you approach a summer blockbuster expecting thorough character development or cinematic techniques oozing in symbolic meaning, you’ll probably be out of luck

No matter your preference, it is imperative that you at least try to approach a film from the appropriate route, in order to (most importantly) enjoy the film for what it is, and also to avoid being an asshole Nobody likes the guy whose serious problems with a romcom are the plot devices or lack of emotional subtlety or cookie cutter approach to filmmaking Just because a film doesn’t hit on every single aspect of artistic technique you learned in school doesn’t mean that it has to be unenjoyable

This rule doesn’t only apply to people with the educational tools mentioned above Somebody who can ’ t appreciate a work unless it is causes some sort of immediate physical gratification and labels anything trying to hit

on “deeper” emotions as too boring or confusing is equally frustrating One should always try to appreciate art for what it is, and what it is trying to be Unless, of course, you ’ re trying to be an asshole

RULE 3: Don’t Take It So Seriously

Personally, this is the one that I struggle with the most I’m stubborn and I love to argue a deadly combination when I firmly disagree with somebody about a work of art You love a book that I hate? I’m willing to spend half an hour pointing out every reason why it sucks And this, of course, makes me seem like an asshole

Nobody likes the guy who is willing to get in a fist fight over whether or not The Great Gatsby deser ves the title of “ The Great American Novel ” Some people are going to love things you hate, and hate things you love

That’s half the beauty of art that people can have well justified and wildly different opinions on a single piece, and nobody is necessarily wrong It’s not a competition, you don’t have to win Getting into friendship-ruining arguments over art does not make you passionate, it just makes you an asshole

And with that, I’d just like to say thank you for reading my column this year I’m not sure if anybody exists who has read it consistently enough to warrant a thanks, but if you do, I appreciate it I hope I’ve been thought-provoking at best, and at least mildly entertaining, at worst But by now, I’m sure you ’ ve had enough of this asshole

Even Needell is a senior in the College of ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at eneedell@cornellsun com Ne e d

Sun Sudoku

TO 18 BEDROOM

baseball game freshly cut outfield grass, brushing the dirt off your pants after a diving play, the quiet competitiveness mirrors everything beautiful about youth After 17 years, I am still refusing to let that slip away

To my dad, thank you for being the subject of more than a few of these columns, for tolerating more than your share of sporting events over the years without complaint (don’t worry dad, they’re almost over) We may never have had a catch together, but the first time you read to me as a kid meant more to me than throwing a baseball ever could have

Closing Out the Bottom of the Ninth Cornell Looks to Solidify Playoff Rankings Spot

If playing baseball was what let me avoid the realities of growing up, then writing about baseball was an opportunity to begin to cope with those realities I am truly grateful to have been able to write about something I love for the past four years, and this column has given me the opportunity to do so I’ve written about a lot through these years, but I’ve always tried to give weight to the times when sports cross over into our lives This happens in so many different ways just yesterday a baseball game at Camden Yards was closed off to fans because of the protests in Baltimore and it is why I think there is something truly valuable in sports beyond the superficial money and fame I believe there is value in anything that can teach us something about ourselves and others, and sports can certainly be a medium for that I hope that at times in these columns, I was able to convey that belief

There are many people I should thank for making this column possible, for making anything I did for this newspaper possible, but I’ll try to make it brief Thanks to Annie, who freshman year taught me how to deal with working for The Sun Thanks to Anna for taking over the reigns of this section with confidence It is in good hands To Haley and Caroline, thank you for being such amazing editors, hard workers and friends Working for this newspaper would not have been the same without you guys, the past three years of college would not have been the same, and I appreciate that

To my mom, thank you for being my batting practice pitcher, my diving catches thrower and my biggest fan I’m sorry I didn’t major in math, but you ’ ve had more influence on what I’ve done here than you can possibly imagine Finally to my brother, thank you for always being a role model, an editor, a pep-talker, a competitor I’ll forever be looking up to you I’ve always had trouble with endings as a writer; they never feel satisfactory I have the same problem with titles, so I guess it’s always been the beginning and the end that’s been the scariest for me Everything in the middle just seems to fall into place It’s the same in baseball Your heart is always in your throat in the first inning and in the ninth But the beautiful rhythm of the game as it moves forward lets your heartbeat steady again I like to think that’s how life works We’re never happy at the beginning of anything, because we ’ re not sure what lies ahead And we ’ re never happy at the end, because everything that came before turned out to be so perfect There will be a lot of endings in the next few weeks This is one of them Tomorrow will be another But soon there will be new beginnings, new titles to create Here’s to the next nine innings

Burress Charged With Failing to Pay Taxes

FLORHAM PARK, N J (AP)

Former NFL star Plaxico Burress has been indicted on charges he failed to pay taxes, New Jersey prosecutors announced Thursday

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receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants and New York Jets was charged last week with willful failure to pay a state tax and issuing a bad check or electronic funds transfer

Burress is the first person in the state to be charged under a law adopted and signed last year that makes issuing a bad electronic funds transfer a criminal offense just like passing a bad check

Each offense could carr y up to a five-year prison term if he is convicted Burress, who lives in Totowa, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment It was also not clear if a lawyer is representing him

In a news release from the Mercer County prosecutor ’ s office, authorit

income tax return for 2013 on Oct 20, 2014, showing he owed nearly $48,000, the amount that would be due for someone with a taxable income of about $550,000

Prosecutors said he submitted an

failed

Officials said the state Division of Taxation notified him of the problem in multiple letters, one of

d returned unclaimed, but officials

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Authorities also said they notified Burress’ tax preparer

They say he also didn’t pay up after a criminal complaint was filed in Februar y Burress has had previous brushes with the law He pleaded guilty in 2 0 0 9 t o v i o l a t i n g a Ne w Yo r k

weapons law after he accidentally shot himself in the thigh He spent 20 months in prison

He also has a histor y of being sued over unpaid bills, many of them relatively small for someone who earned millions of dollars in his career The Associated Press found in 2009 that he had been sued an average of once a year since 2000 over debts, damages to cars and tax nonpayment

In s o m e o f t h e c a s e s , h o m e inspectors, car dealers and others said they took him to court reluctantly after he failed to respond to calls and letters requesting payments he owed In one case, when he finally did pay up, the check bounced The wide receiver, who caught t h e w i n n i n g t o u c h d ow n f o r t h e Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl, returned to the NFL after his release from prison but has not played since 2012

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“Penn is ranked close to us and they’ve doing pretty well, as has Dartmouth. It will be a bloodbath ”

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n o t e w i n n i n g f i ve o f e i g h t g a m e s T h e t e a m w i l l l o s e s e n i o r c a t c h e r So p h i a Gi a q u i n t o a n d s e n i o r i n f i e l d e r C l a re Fe e l y t o g r a d u a t i o n “ T h e s e a s o n ’ s o u t c o m e w a s n ’ t i d e a l f o r C o a c h

Bl o o d’s l a s t o n e b u t we we re o n t h e u p s w i n g by w i n n i n g e i g h t o u t o f o u r l a s t t we l ve a n d t h e f u t u re f o r n e x t s e a s o n i s l o o k i n g ve r y b

“We came into this season needing the freshman to contribute and they did an amazing job.”

Always Learning: David Archer ’05, the Student Coach

the University, what’s best for our players and best for our program and best for our staff ”

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A r c h e r ’ 0 5

On the shelf behind the desk of David Archer ’05 in Schoellkopf Hall sits a tidy stack of books Among the titles of books i n c l u d e T h e Ti p p i n g Po i n t by Ma l c o l m Gladwell, the autobiography of Tim Tebow, T h e Ta l e n t C o d e b y Daniel Coyle and The

Wi n n i n g At t i t u d e by Jo h n C Ma x w e l l They sit prominently

o n A r c h e r ’ s s h e l f,

s o m e t h i n g t h a t s u rprises the head coach himself

Archer’s job isn’t to micromanage ever y aspect of the Red football program; he’s there to lay down a foundation, an organizational philosophy that drives how the program develops In his position, Archer needs to trust his coaching staff “ When you ’ re in that position and he exemplifies that you have to hire the right people and trust that they’re going to do the right thing Surround yourself with good people and then work

“The fact that he’s the youngest head coach in the country, I don’t think that adds into how well he does his job ”

“It’s ironic [that I have a lot of books] because my dad couldn’t pay me to read when I was in middle school,” Archer said Archer loves to read self-help, leadership and motivation books He considers books an extension of the classroom “ When you go into a classroom, that teacher may have the best way to think of something, that teacher might have the best way to do that math problem,” Archer said “Steal it ” The act of drawing from a variety of resources is a practice he learned from his time in the Teach for America program and extends beyond books

Du r i n g a m e e t i n g w i t h h i s c o a c h e s breaking down offensive tape from the previous night of practice, Archer sits facing his coaching staff on the side of the table closest to the projector screen Assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach Shane Hurd, running back and tight ends coach Guido

Fa l b o , s p e c i a l t e

coach David Hanna and offensive coordinator Roy Istvan sit in the room with Archer, breaking down the tape, discussing position battles and laying out a plan for the next practice

Meanwhile, Archer remains focused, taking extensive notes on a piece of paper as if he’s in class listening to the coaches’ discussion on offensive strategy Archer admits he is still learning on a daily basis how to be a head coach; he delegates the play-calling to d e f e n s i ve c o o rd i n a t o r Ja re d Ba c k u s a n d Istvan

“He’s always taking notes because he wants to take all of the information in and digest it,” Falbo said “He’s more of a guy that takes in information before he makes a hard decision Since I’ve been here, there haven’t been any forthright hard decisions right on the spot There’s always been ideas thrown around and discussions He tables [the problem] and digests and then he makes the best possible decision for what’s best for

yo u r t a i l o f f, ” Hu rd said “He didn’t hire a bunch of guys---- so he

c o u l d m i c r o m a n a g e t h e m He h i re d a bunch of guys so he

b e great He knows what he wants out of this program ”

When he started his reign as head coach at Cornell, Archer set out to change the way that the team played on both the offensive and defensive end of the football Archer inherited a team with Jeff Mathews ‘13, one of the most decorated quarterbacks in the histor y of the Ivy League, and a system built around the passing game

After Mathews graduated, Archer began to shift the focus of the offense towards a more balanced attack While the results

didn’t manifest themselves in terms of a lot of wins last season, junior running back Luke Hagy turned into a powerhouse by the end of the season The more balanced attack, Archer said, also intends to develop the defense into a unit that can stop both the run and the pass When the offense was solely focused on passing the football, the team struggled to stop the run because the defens i v e u n i t n e v e r p r a c t i c e d s t o p p i n g t h e ground game in practice

For Archer’s plan to succeed, he will need to depend on his coaching staff to successfully teach and implement the system While some critics point to Archer’s lack of experience potentially holding back the program, his staff said criticizing his age is a moot point

“ The fact that he’s the youngest head coach in the countr y, I don’t think that adds into how well he does his job,” Hurd said “Ever yone had to start somewhere

“ What makes him a good head coach is that he’s committed He’s committed to this football program He’s committed to winning He’s a tireless worker He understands the game of football He understands education He understands how kids learn He’s extremely organized He seeks advice from people inside and outside of the game of football ”

Ever y day, Archer takes an hour out of the day to go for a run Director of player personnel, alumni, community and career pro-

defensive line coach, often joins alongside him to discuss life and the future of the program DeStefano, who’s been around Cornell football for 25 years, said he has seen a shift in culture around the offices since Archer took over the program

“ The environment is a lot better for

DeStefano said “ The kids never used to be around the office and now they come around and stick their heads in I see that and it’s a big difference and I think the kids are enjoying to play football now, more so It’s in the third year now so it’s a big, welcome change ” On the wall of Archer’s office is the origi-

Victorious,” which is ironic given that the team has a winning record against just one Ivy League opponent over the course of the last decade, a fact that Archer said is unacceptable Archer said he wants to build a program, an institution, at Cornell football that not only consistently competes for the Ivy League Championship, but also churns out leaders that make a positive influence in society

Archer’s passion and desire to build the legacy of Cornell football is unmatched

Because he already has his dream job, with no intention to coach football at a bigger school or professionally, Archer makes decisions that are constantly in the best interest of the football program

“Sometimes, you just find the right guy [to lead the program],” Hurd said

The results in the coming years will determine whether or not Archer is the right person to lead Red football to glor y

Joon Lee can be reached at joonlee@cornellsun com

Spor ts

Rowers Ready for Penn, Dartmouth

By NATHANIEL MARTIN

The No 10 Cornell heavyweight men ’ s rowing team will take on No 11 Penn and No 14 Dartmouth in a set of races this weekend with both immediate and long-term implications At stake are the Madeira Cup, given annually to the winner of Cornell vs Penn, and the James Wray Memorial Trophy, a points cup that has been contested between the two schools The results of these races will be important in determining seeding for the championships at the end of the season Races will be held this Saturday on Schuylkill River, one of the more challenging courses the Red will race

“Penn has a tough course with a big turn, ” said Cornell head coach Todd Kennett ’91 “The river’s current also plays

a large role because it tends to make races fast Anytime the race is short, which is under six minutes, it becomes very hard to get a big margin ”

Because external factors will likely make the course seem as if it is shorter than the actual 2,000 meters, Kennett said that aggression is particularly important

“It’s going to be important that we are aggressive but at the right level,” Kennett said “If you ’ re too aggressive, you’ll fly and die, but if you ’ re not aggressive enough, you’ll never be in the race ”

While the Red hopes to start quickly, Kennett said the team ’ s experience will be an important factor

“I’ll be looking for a sense of maturity from the team, ” Kennett said “At this late date in the season, you hope that

Red Splits in Blood’s Final Games

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY

Staff Writer

The Cornell softball team played their last games in the 2015 season at

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marked the last contest coached by Dick Blood, who has been the head coach for 20 years

What Baseball Means to Me

The other day, I asked my roommate what he thought I should write about in my last column ever Dan is a great guy, and I owe a lot of what I have written here over the past four years to conversations I’ve had with him, so I trusted his judgment

His answer was that it didn’t really matter what he suggested, I’d probably write some sentimental crap about baseball anyway Well Dan, the next 1,000 words are certainly not going to prove you wrong, and I’ll start off this sentimental column with a sentimental quote from the most sentimental of baseball poems, To An Athlete Dying Young: “Smart

lad, to slip betimes away/From fields where glory does not stay,/And early though the laurel grows/It withers quicker than the rose ”

“We’re all going to miss Coach Blood. The last few games were very emotional ”

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Though A E Housman’s truly sad poem centers on the death of a young athlete, these lines, at least to me, seem to be talking about growing up as well Growing up, in some ways, is like coming up to bat with men on second and third at the end of a one-run ball game There is a lot more on your shoulders, responsibility you need to embrace, a job you need to do You often feel very alone when youth starts to slip away, just as you do when you dig your spikes into the dirt of home plate and stare down at the pitcher In his

For as long as I can remember, I have been terrified of growing up. When something constant in my life was about to change, I panicked

novel Shoeless Joe, W P Kinsella writes that, “Growing up is a ritual, more deadly than religion, more complicated than baseball, for there seem to be no rules Everything is experienced for the first time ”

For as long as I can remember, I have been terrified of growing up When something constant in my life was about to change, I panicked, and I’m still doing it now The one thing in my life that never changed, the thing that allowed me to tell myself that part of me was still a kid, was playing baseball The great Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella once said, “You gotta be a man to play baseball, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too ” There is something comforting about knowing that one can continue playing a boy’s sport long into adulthood, and it makes the pain of growing up that much more bearable Tomorrow I will play what will likely be the last competitive baseball games in my life, and that perpetual fear of growing up is only getting stronger as the day draws closer Everything beautiful about a