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Sigma Pi Placed on Probation

By REBECCA HARRIS

A previous version of this story first appeared on cornellsun com on August 17

Though no longer suspended for a racial attack that occurred at the fraternity in May, Sigma Pi has been placed on probation for the 2012-13 academic year, according to a statement issued Aug 16 by Kent Hubbell

By JINJOO LEE Sun Senior Writer

’69, dean of students Also in response to the incident, the University has created a new staff position to oversee diversity initiatives specific to the Greek system

In the early hours of May 6, at least 10 people were on the roof of Sigma Pi when an individual, who was later determined not to be a student at Cornell, threw beer bottles

By LIANNE BORNFELD Sun Staff Writer

o m m i s s i o n h a s b o o k e d a n increasing number of mashup artists and D J ’ s over the past four years –– an upswing CCC attributes to both to the current state of the music industry and to the organization’s belief that these acts attract larger audiences than musicians of other genres From Girl Talk’s show in 2009, to Major Lazer’s appearance last

seen an uptick in mashup artists and D J ’ s in recent years

By JONATHAN DAWSON Sun Staff Writer

A previous version of this story first appeared on cornellsun com on July 14

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Collegetown this year, students returning to campus in the fall will be greeted by an addition to off-campus nightlife A new bar,

apologized for the incident

Still, she said that Cornell must do more to eradicate forms of bias on campus “The role that diversity plays in increasing the learning environment

University taking an accountable role in strengthening and encouraging the experiences that we have with one another,” Gebre said in an

t a f f p o s i t i o n , p l a c i n g t h e f r a t e r n it y o n p ro b a t i o n a n d o f f e r i n g a n e w c o u r s e o n i n t e rc u l t u r a l d i al o g u e p ro t e s t e r s b o t h e x p re s s e d c a u t i o u s o p t i m i s m a n d e m p h as i ze d t h e n e e d f o r f u r t h e r re f o r m Re b e c c a Jo h n ’ 1 4 , o n e o f t h e f o u n d i n g m e m b e r s o f t h e C o r n e l l Un i v e r s i t y Wo m e n o f C o l o r C o a l i t i o n , s a i d t h a t s e ve r a l o f t h e Un i ve r s i t y ’ s m e a s u re s “ c o u l d b e p o s i t i ve ” b u t s t re s s e d t h a t n o n e o f t h e m w o u l d b e a c u re - a l l s o l u t i o n “ I d o n ’ t k n ow w h a t b e n e f i t t h e s u s p e n s i o n o f o n e f r a t w o u l d [ h a ve ] f o r t h e l a r g e r C o r n e l l c o mm u n i t y, ” Jo h n s a i d “ I h o p e i t ’ s a c a t a l y s t f o r l a r g e r s t r u c t u r a l a n d c u l t u r a l c h a n g e ” Si m

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It is a pattern that seems to be continuing, with The Cataracs and Avicii already lined up for this semester

“There are a lot of successful D J ’ s right now, and that’s just where the industry is today,” said Dave Rodriguez ’13, executive director of CCC

The universal appeal of these artists makes them a great selection when trying to please thousands of Cornell students with varied tastes in music, he added

“[ With artists] like Avicii, it doesn’t matter if you ’ re into classic rock, indie or hip-hop If ‘Levels’ is playing at a party, you ’ re going to be able to dance to it,” he said

The Gates, is set to open t h i s f a l l a t 4 2 2 Ed d y Street, near Level B

The Gates’ projected opening, initially set for early August, was pushed back due to a delay in acquiring a liquor license from the New York State Liquor Authority, according to Marian Flaxman, the bar’s owner The bar will open “ASAP,” likely

“They’re all the songs that you already love, just reinvented in a different format, so it really is able to reach a wider audience than, say, a four-piece indie rock band ”

toward the beginning of September, she said in an email Wednesday

The Gates will primarily serve a wide variety of cocktails, including “innovative cocktails you can ' t f i n d a n y w h e re e l s e , ” Flaxman said The bar will also serve beer, hard cider and wine

She said she hopes to create a bar “with a focus

CCC has selected a mashup artist or D J for its free concert on the Arts Quad during nearly

on cocktails rather than beer, a wider variety of e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d a n e we r, c l e a n e r e n v i ro nment ” The bar is also planning on getting “ some great musical acts, ” both l o c a l a n d f ro m o u t o f town, to play in the fall There will be a full bar, a D J booth, a stage for live entertainment and a priva t e l o u n g e f o r s p e c i a l

events, she said “A lot of bars seem to settle for loud and dark, and we hope to do much more than that with our s p a c e , ” s h e s a i d i n a n email “In terms of undergrad[uates] versus [graduate students], I would say I expect a blend of both Live music attracts varied

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City Mulls S ale of Public Gardens

By EMMA COURT Sun Senior Writer

At a meeting Wednesday that dre w dozens of concerned residents, a committee of the Ithaca Common Council decided to postpone a vote to determine the fate of the Ithaca Community Gardens leaving unsettled whether the land will be preser ved for gardening or sold to a commercial developer

The gardens sit alongside Route 13, on a city-owned piece of proper ty near the Ithaca Farmer’s Market They cover about two acres of land, divided into 150 plots on which community members can rent for a fee to grow their own gardens

Project Growing Hope, which manages the gardens, has leased that space as par t of an agreement with the city since 1993 Now, with the lease on the space set to expire at the end of 2013, the city must decide whether to rene w the lease or to let it expire and sell the land, according to Common Council Member Seph Mur tagh, Ph D ’09 (D-2nd Ward)

The land surrounding the gardens in a horseshoe-like ring is owned by private developers Aeon Development owns the purchase option on the land inhabited by the gardens meaning it has the right to buy the land from the City of Ithaca once the city decides to stop leasing it to the Community Gardens The developers have no definite plans for the site if they choose to purchase the gardens

B u t o n c e t h e 1 9 9 3 l e a s e e x p i r e s , t h e Common Council will have a choice to make: Rene w its lease with Project Growing Hope, or sell the plot of land to Aeon for $90,000 for development

The debate at Wednesday’s meeting was largely framed as one over enriching the community in one way through preser ving the common space provided by the gardens versus increasing the city’s tax revenue by allow ne w businesses to build on the site

A c c o r d i n g t o Mu r t a g h , t h e C o m m o n Council is under pressure to grow the number of taxpayers and to close the city’s budget gap

Still, he said he and other Council members were reluctant to move the gardens without a workable alternative location or an idea of the f

Development control

“I understand that the need to expand the tax base is impor tant given the city’s bleak financial outlook However, we should be able to diversify our tax base while at the same time providing for the gardening needs that our city residents desire,” he said

Suppor ters of the gardens described the conflict as a clash between people and profit, reminding council members of Ithaca’s reputation as a hub of green ideas and sustainability Speakers pled with the Common Council to rene w the lease, citing the value of the program to the community

“ The garden may not seem like much, but it’s one of those things that make Ithaca what it is –– a community that values its connection to the ear th, a place where people from all walks of life from all over the world can

Community Gardens

Others added that selling the land and forcing a relocation of the gardens –– when an alternative location has yet to be determined –– would be unfair to gardeners who currently lease plots of land One speaker, who has gardened at the spot for 25 years, said the space which has been a fixture in Ithaca for about 30 years has grown deep roots, literally and figuratively, in the community

Though speakers emphasized that the gardens were more than just a space for producing food –– painting it as a place to share knowledge, stories and friendship –– a rare moment of humor momentarily diffused the tension in the room To remind the audience of a reason to preser ve the gardens, one Ithaca man pulled out a tomato that had been grown on the contested land and ate it

Freshmen have been on campus for a full week now How did you make their transition as terrifying as possible?

“I told them every R A has a breathalyzer and a drug-sniffing dog ” Party Animal ’13

“I rolled a bowling ball after hordes of freshmen walking together in a big group in Collegetown Strike!!!”

Jaded Senior ’12

“Told them that if you go to Gannett with a sprain, they amputate a limb ” Hypochondriac ’14

Compiled by Jonathan Dawson

O-Week Activities Met With Mixed Reactions

By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Writer

One of the largest college orientation programs in the nation welcomed more than 3,500 freshmen and transfer students this year, bringing with it a number of changes to ease new students’ transitions to Cornell

More than 700 volunteers worked to run Orientation Week this year, according to Michael Sugihara ’13, chair of the Orientation Steering Committee

“In terms of the size and scope of what we do here, it is really unique,” Sugihara said “It’s unadulterated opportunity to experience what Cornell has to offer ” Sugihara touted some of the new activities offered during this year ’ s Orientation Week, including a silent disco at which more than 1,000 peop l e d a n c e d on the A r t s Quad to m u s i c p l a y i n g t h r o u g h i n d i v i dual wireless headphones producing a strange scene of students jumping and singing in the silence of night

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Not all students were impressed by University-sponsored activities during Orientation Week

“Some things were a little boring,” Jennifer Zhang ’16 said, adding that a few of the events were unorganized and started late

OSC sought ways to provide entertainment to new students without alcohol, according to OSC member Jason Button ’14

“It is important for freshmen to meet each other and have a safe experience,” Button said “They can have that fun experience without being pressured to drink ”

But some students said they did not quite find that “fun experience” during Orientation Week

David Rubin ’16 said the events offered at Orientation Week did not interest him enough to even attend

“I honestly only really attended like half of one, ” Rubin said “Most of the events are at night I mostly went to Collegetown ”

Despite some students’ lack of enthusiasm, OSC worked to provide a variety of activities for new students

Among these activities were events specifically tailored toward transfer students, said Amanda Brown ’13, a member of the OSC who said Orientation Week became more tailored to transfer students this year

“One of the events that we have changed is Transfer First Night,” Brown said “This year we changed it to a ‘Taste of Ithaca’ thing,” which featured a showcase of Ithaca restaurants and businesses

Transfer student Jessica Iyer ’15 said she appreciated the OSC’s attention to new students who are not freshmen

“[OSC is] catering to transfers and have separate events for transfers in their colleges,” Iyer said “It [got] me excited for classes ” According to Zoe Luscher ’13, a member of the steering committee who was previously an Orientation Leader and Supervisor, many volunteers return to work again each year

“I loved working with freshmen And then going on to be a supervisor was exciting because I got to teach orientation leaders how to interact with new students,” she said Sugihara said many Orientation Week volunteers, who are not compensated for their work, participate for the mentoring experience of working with new students

“We had students who stayed until 2:30 a m helping to take down materials and clean up, ” he said “Seeing people serve in that way is really incredible ”

He said he enjoys interacting with freshmen

“The conversations with the new students are why we do what we do,” Sugihara said Jake Fagliarone ’16 said he was impressed by the OSC from the first encounter he had with move-in volunteers

“They carried in all of our stuff,” he said

Still, he lamented what he said was an excess of forced socialization involved in activities

“They want us to interact with people and it is always weird,” he said Victoria Kuhn ’16 agreed, saying that some of the activities felt awkward

“The first night was a little weird,” Kuhn said, adding that she did not feel the activity helped her meet other students

But Kuhn said ultimately, she was able to meet a number of fellow new students over the course of the week

“Relationships are built each day,” she said

Univ. Adds Staf f Position, Course In Reponse to Racial Incident

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and cans and hurled racial epithets at black students below as they passed by the fraternity house

The University said last Thursday that the fraternity’s probation is in part a result of the fraternity’s “ measure of responsibility for the actions of its guests, ” an assessment reached by Cornell’s Fraternity and Sorority Review Board

The disciplinary action is also the consequence of a lack of cooperation with the police by a chapter officer on the night of the incident, Travis Apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity and sorority affairs, told The Sun on August 16

“When the police arrived, the officer of the chapter was not forthright in the information provided to the police that night It is an expectation that you would cooperate with the authorities and be truthful,” Apgar said

He said that “members of the chapter, and an officer, were present ” during the attack

“They interceded when they could; they probably could have done a little bit more, ” he said

During the probationary period, “ any infraction” of Cornell’s codes or policies could lead Sigma Pi to be kicked off campus, Hubbell said He added that the fraternity will be adopting a new Code of Conduct and continue “ to engage actively with the community around the topics of race, equality, diversity and culture ”

Ithaca Police found that Morgan Brabbs of Orlando, Fla , was the perpetrator of the assault He pled guilty to charges of disorderly conduct in Ithaca City Court in June, was fined $250 and was banned from Cornell’s campus

In a broader effort to address racial issues

within the Greek system, the University has also added a new staff position for diversity affairs in the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs The staff member hired for the new position, which Apgar said he hopes will be filled by the end of the fall semester, will work jointly with OFSA and the Center for Intercultural Dialogue

He or she will also serve as the advisor to the Multicultural Greek Letter Council, a role that has been vacant for several years due to financial constraints, according to Apgar

“We’ve been struggling for the past couple of years being one position down We saw an opportunity to reshape that position a little bit,” he said

Apgar said plans for the addition had been underway prior to May but that the Sigma Pi incident had “ put a spotlight on the need” to add a staff member to OFSA to focus on tackling issues of diversity within the Greek system

The University will also launch a new class, Intergroup Dialogue, EDUC 2610, in which diverse groups of students will meet in small sections

“We're hoping some students will come out of it so inspired that they'll sign up again to meet different groups, " said Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, in a University statement "Out of an unfortunate incident comes an opportunity to work toward broad inclusion ”

Several minority organizations on campus responded passionately to the attack About 100 students and other activists held a protest to denounce the incident in May, demanding that the University take action in a march from the Sigma Pi fraternity to Day Hall

Rebecca Harris can be reached at

rharris@cornellsun com

Orgs. React to Bias Attacks

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email “I think the new pushes on diversity are good steps in the right direction and demonstrate the necessity of actively working to facilitate an inclusive environment ”

On May 6, an individual unaffiliated with the University threw beer bottles and cans and hurled racial epithets at black students below as they passed by the fraternity house Cornell’s campus saw a wave of outrage from minority organizers demanding that the administration take direct action in response

The outcry culminated in a protest on May 16 at which about 100 protesters marched from the Sigma Pi fraternity house to Day Hall, where various minority groups presented a list of demands to administrators

Last Thursday, the University lifted its temporary suspension of Sigma Pi and announced that it would place the fraternity on probation for the 2012-13 academic year

Minority leaders said they were not angry that the fraternity avoided major disciplinary consequences Rather, they emphasized that the University needs to take action beyond addressing the incident as an isolated event

Ashley Harrington ’13, an advisory board member of the Women’s Resource Center, said that the issue was part of “ a larger structure ” Harrington said the University’s actions have not addressed the demands made by protestors in May Its response to the issue, Harrington said, focused on diversity and not anti-oppression, as the protesters had asked

“Having more people of color in the Greek system is not going to solve the problem,” she said “Diversity means you can be white, Asian and black in the same room It doesn’t mean antiracism ”

Other leaders of minority organizations, however, spoke more positively about the University’s diversity initiatives

John said it was more productive to focus on new steps to foster diversity, such as the newly-created Intergroup Dialogue Project, instead of Sigma Pi’s fate

According to the course description, the project will “ create a setting in which students engage in open and constructive dialogue, learning and exploration concerning issues of intergroup relations, conflict and community ”

According to E-chieh Lin, an administrative assistant for the Intergroup Dialogue Project, the project was conceived before the bias incident in May However, she said that the incident likely encouraged people to become more excited about the course

Listed as EDUC 2610, the class will focus on not only race, but also other topics such as socioeconomic differences and gender, Lin said

Still, she expressed concern about the effectiveness of the University’s diversity goals, mentioning the instances of two alleged hate crimes before the start of classes

“Why is it that every year I can predict that something bad will happen?” Harrington said

Jinjoo Lee can be reached at jinjoolee@cornellsun com

C-Town Bar Ready to Face Challenges Shying Away From Live Bands,

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crowds, and a great bar can appeal to just about anyone ”

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Cornell as an undergraduate and a graduate student but dropped out both times, said her prior experience as the owner of downtown Ithaca’s Culture Shock has helped prepare her to open the ne w bar

“ The Gates is the culmination of a couple years of

ration, so I’m pretty excited to get it open, ” she said

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n Collegetown is pretty clear,” she said in an email “ When you go out on a Wednesday night and find many of the bars uncomfor tably packed, it's time for another bar ”

The Gates will be the sec-

o n d n e w b a r t o o p e n i n Collegetown in less than six months Although the owners of Jack’s Grill have yet to receive a liquor licence, the eater y recently expanded to

include a spor ts bar

many to question whether owning a Collegetown bar remained a financially feasible endeavor

The Palms, according to former owner Joe Leonardo, closed due to a decrease in demand; Johnny O’s was hit with several fines, including o

before it closed; and Dino’s repor tedly closed because it w

lease, according to Michael Maley, the bar’s former assistant manager

But in light of the dimini

nightlife, at least one bar operator has seen an increase in business

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business, but a lot of later business We’ve seen more volume in the later hours,” said Brad Weiss, operator of Level B

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throughout the year because students drink at the highest

but the bar is still on the hook for paying a full year ’ s rent

The soon-to-be location of The Gates has a histor y of many recent tenants Weiss said that he has seen at least f

while he has been in business next door

and Cafe, which is located

repor ted a slight increase in business at its bar since the

said he does not attribute the growth to a loss of com-

effor ts by Stella’s to attract more customers to its bar

“ We’ve seen a slow, steady growth in the bar and that hasn’t been affected by the

Piccirilli said

He added that he would have been surprised if a ne w bar did not open, noting

they first open their doors

“When you ’ re the new business in town, you automatically get business,” he said

Despite the challenges of paying rent, adapting to fluctuations in demand and letting in only people of legal

could be a hit, Flaxman said “ When I saw the space at 422 Eddy, I immediately fell in love and saw so much

said

Jonathan Dawson can be reached at jdawson@cornellsun com

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This weekend, a porch collapsed on Williams Street in Collegetown, sending landlords into a frenzy One company even issued a warning to tenants to avoid "rhythmic vibrations" on porches We sent our Berry Patch reporters to Collegetown over the weekend to find out the top seven things not to do on your Collegetown porch

1) Don’t stand on your porch railings and pretend to be a pterodactyl or other similar prehistoric bird Like these long lost creatures, you might become extinct And if that doesn’t kill you, your neighbor might not appreciate your pterodactyl sounds and do it himself

2 ) Invite a Sun sex columnist onto your porch If anyone knows anything about rhythmic vibrations, it’s these people

3) Don’t treat your porch railing like the balance beam in gymnastics and pretend to be Gabby Douglas You are not that nimble, and you are also not 16 years old If you are going to attempt this against our warnings, ensure you are properly outfitted in a leotard

4) Don’t invite any large mammals onto your porch Leave your alpaca at home This applies to New Jersey governors and Sumo wrestlers as well

5) Ensure that when you are inviting a bunch of people to do Sake bombs on your porch that they are not actual bombs

6) Don’t play the song “Call Me Maybe” on your porch You are likely to shatter all the windows in your house, and likely all of the surrounding houses as well You will definitely be calling your landlord

7 ) Don’t stand on your porch if you can avoid it Have you seen those porches?

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Daniel Green ’13 studies Applied Nutrition and Psycholog y (Food Psycholog y) focused on why we eat what we eat and obesity reduction He can be contacted at dpg64@Cornell edu

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From 1493 to 1898, Puerto Rico was a possession of the Spanish Empire

During this extensive time period, Spanish culture had an influential role in the development of a Puerto Rican identity Such influence was reflected in the island’s economy, jurisprudence, ethnic composition, the political arena, cultural traditions and society as a whole However, in 1898, an event occurred that would prove be the beginning of a challenging era for Puerto Ricans As a result of the Spanish-American War, the United States gained possession of Puerto

Rico Although the United States’ culture was not fully incompatible with Puerto Rico’s, such events did create a major sociological and anthropological clash between two dissimilar nations

On the one hand, was Puerto Rico, which at the time had an agricultural economy based on exports, an Iberian tradition, colonial history and a culturally-diverse society On the other hand was the United States, known for its industrial sector, expansionist philosophy at the time and a predominantly White Anglo-Saxon society Public opinion in the United States at the time supported the notion it was the country ’ s moral obligation to transform Puerto Rico’s Spanish colonial system, which had left the island and its inhabitants in terrible political and socioeco-

nomic conditions To the United States, it became a matter of whether the laws, social conditions, inspirations and aspirations of one country can successfully be engrafted upon another As result, since 1898 and until the establishment of the Commonwealth in 1952, the United States had a direct role in assimilating Puerto Rican society to that of the U S Scholars in the field label such process of assimilation the americanization of Puerto Rico

Law, not surprisingly, was a major instrument in the island’s process of americaniza-

say, hates capital punishment It has not had an execution since 1927 It outlawed the practice two years later and wrote this antipathy into its Constitution in 1952, which explicitly states that ‘the death penalty shall not exist ’ That is why a federal trial here, in which the Justice Department is seeking the execution of two men accused of kidnapping and murder, has left many Puerto Ricans baffled and angry ” The President of the Puerto Rican Bar Association at the time said, “although we are talking about some facts that are very gruesome, the people of Puerto Rico do not approve in any way capital punishment He later said: “How can I explain that my Constitution is not respected by the nation that teaches us how to live in a democracy?” Meanwhile, the Governor of Puerto Rico at the time argued that there must be further reforms in the U S -Puerto Rican relationship to end the application of federal laws that infringe “ on our autonomy, our culture, our own laws and customs ”

unreliable Nor it was because the defendants were mentally insane They were acquitted for cultural and political reasons Not only did the Puerto Rican jury have problems understanding the federal legal system, but they also disagreed with its laws

tion This was the case because it was a sphere whose assimilation to the United States led to powerful and enduring effects After all, not only were the law and the legal institutions themselves americanized, but they were also instrumentalized to produce a new social reality based on the preferences of its designers

Most scholars agree that the United States utilized law and legal institutions to actually americanize and, in this manner, impose their own laws and traditions into the island This has led to conflicts with Puerto Rican residents, who feel that democracy is denied to them Good examples of the American denial of democracy in Puerto Rico are found in the island’s application of the death penalty

A New York Times article published on 2003 illustrates this, “The Island, it is safe to

Recently, numerous states have enacted voter identification laws requiring registered voters to present acceptable identification when they arrive at the polling place to cast their ballots Voter I D laws are promoted as necessary to guard against voter impersonation fraud An obvious problem with this justification is that voter impersonation fraud is not a problem in the United States In fact, it is far less common than fatal lightning strikes and it has no impact on American elections Yet, in more than half the U S , at a time when real problems such as absentee voter fraud something not addressed by voter I D laws desperately need to be addressed, legislatures instead decided it was imperative they enact voter I D legislation Given the near absolute lack of voter impersonation fraud in this country, some other motivation must exist to explain why so many legislatures have enacted laws to fight against an imaginary problem

The problem with voter I D laws are that they create a roadblock for certain registered voters to vote in the election Registered voters who currently have no acceptable identification must go to their state s Department of Motor Vehicles, bringing with them numerous forms of identification (bank statements, social security cards, etc ) to be issued I D acceptable for voting in elections Some will be unable to provide acceptable identification and will be disenfranchised Even for those who do possess the necessary paperwork, this tedious process reduces voter turnout to supposedly address a nonexistent problem

At a minimum, voter I D laws are a pointless and ill-considered policy It is more likely, however, that these laws serve a more insidious purpose Voter I D laws, passed almost exclusively by Republican legislatures, disproportionately affect urban, minority, senior citizen and young voters less likely to own acceptable identification and more likely to vote Democrat The results are laws that, on their face, apply equally to all but in practice make it more difficult for a Democrat leaning portion of the electorate to vote It is hard

to believe this wasn ’ t by design

Although the United States has not listened to such petitions, Puerto Ricans have found a way, under the status quo, to make sure that their will is respected Joel Rivera and Hector Acosta’s trial is a notable example On a February night in 1998, these two men shot to death and dismembered a grocery store owner in Puerto Rico after kidnapping him and not receiving the one-million dollar ransom they demanded Later that month, they were arrested and formally accused by federal authorities of the crime under the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 During a press conference, the prosecution assured that it had substantial evidence to convict both men for the crime However, on July 31, 2003, Rivera and Acosta were acquitted of all charges and released from custody Why? Well, it was not because the evidence was

Perhaps the most obvious case of the discriminatory purpose of voter I D laws is the Tennessee voter I D legislation, which permits expired out-of-state hunter’s licenses to serve as acceptable identification, but prohibits current in-state city-issued photo identification from being used for voting The almost comically obvious purpose of this legislation is to make it difficult for Democrat leaning voters (people more likely to have city issued photo I D s such as library cards) to participate in our democracy, while encouraging former out-of-state hunters (which party are they likely to vote for?) to participate in the election

But we need not cynically conclude that the unstated purpose of these laws is targeted voter suppression Pennsylvania GOP majority leader Mike Turzai explained for us the real purpose of Voter I D laws when he said “Voter I D , which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win Pennsylvania done ” Did you notice the part where he boasts that voter I D is about making Republicans win elections?

To this date, not a single Puerto Rican has been executed under federal law But prostatehood officials continuously prosecute Puerto Ricans under the Federal Death Penalty Act, knowing that the island’s Constitution which was drafted by its people bans capital punishment Situations such as this one make us reflect on the United States and its policies towards other countries and territories Although the United States proclaims itself a champion and promoter of democracy, the reality is different One does not need to go all the way to Iraq to bring democracy when it has been denied to Puerto Ricans for centuries Although Puerto Rico has “self-government,” the supremacy clause applies to the island just like in the case of a state of the union The crucial difference is that even though Puerto Rico is subject to federal law, it has no voting representatives on the U S Congress In other words, they frequently are subject to laws they have not created Even under U S law, this constitutes a violation of the 14th Amendment under the Equal Protection Clause I believe that, the United States government should revisit this issue, as its policies have become even more out of line with the realities of the 21st century

Abdiel Ortiz-Carrasquillo is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at aortiz@cornellsun com I Respectfully Dissent appears alternate Fridays this semester

oversight, and we need it badly Candidate’s need to win and lose elections on the strength of their ideas and policies and not through bad laws making it difficult for their opponents ’ supporters to vote If voter I D laws are left unchecked and the conniving power-elite partisans behind these laws are allowed to pull another fast one on the American public, what’s next? Requiring a driver’s license to vote? A car? Property?

This type of targeted voter suppression, under the paperthin façade of preventing imaginary voter impersonation fraud, has no place in our democracy The recently passed voter I D laws are less egregious than a poll tax or literacy test, but enacted with the same purpose, to disenfranchise those unlikely to vote for the politicians in power That more than half of the states in the U S have enacted such dangerous and stupid laws proves (if we needed proof ) that partisans should not control our elections Voter I D is but a particularly obvious and outrageous example of the problems with American election law We need independent electoral

One can hope that this terrific example of terrible policy will serve as a wakeup call for the American electorate to begin to pay attention, to see that we are being tricked, misled, and lied to by many of those we elect to represent us It is an old truism that politicians are liars and crooks, but it is not a necessary truth This is not the political system that must be, but merely the political system that we ignorantly allow If our leaders like Mike Turzai consciously believe that suppressing the vote is more effective than promoting policies the public wants, we have little chance for continued progress as a society For the sake of our democracy, we must begin to pay attention, to stand up for free and fair elections and to protect this most fundamental right from those who would deny the vote to gain power

Nicholas Kaasik is a second-year law student at Cornell Law School and he assigns and edits submissions for Barely Legal He may be reached at ned43@cornell edu Barely Legal appears alternate Fridays this semester

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Lollapalooza 2012: 270,000 Nation Army

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Lollapalooza does regardless of where you are in the world or the company you are with, just a casual mention of its name will inevitably result in an onslaught of joyous remembrances, interested queries and the requisite story about a friend of a friend’s hilarious albeit regrettable actions For the past 21 years, Lollapalooza has dominated the American music festival scene, paving the way for the dozens of festivals that we all know and love today For the last eight years, Lollapalooza has called Grant Park and Chicago its home, becoming a major part of the city’s cultural identity With both three-day and single-day passes selling out long before the festival opened its gates, by the time August rolled around the buzz surrounding the festival was unprecedented in size

All the necessary components for an idyllic weekend were in place – hugely popular headliners (The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack White), plenty of hyped up acts (The Weeknd, Florence + the Machine, Frank Ocean, M83) and more EDM performers than ever (Kaskade, Justice, Avicii, Nero) While in past years the more commercial lineups left many disappointed that Lollapalooza had lost its soul, 2012’s diverse collection of bands, D J s and rappers proved that the festival was still capable of choosing talent over easy profits As a fiveyear Lolla vet-

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But, like wine, art and George Clooney, some things really do get better with age, and after spending three blissful days immersed in a world of captivating music, I can now count Lollapalooza among these illustrious ranks Although nearly every performance I saw

was worthy of mention, for brevity’s sake here is my favorite act from every day FRIDAY: SBTRKT

Although Bassnectar was a guaranteed banger and I may have loved The Black Keys for longer, no performance from Friday stood out more in my mind than that of U K producer SBTRKT Known as A a ro n Je ro m e w h e n h e i s n ’ t p e r f o r m i n g ,

SBTRKT took to the Google Play stage fresh off the plane from his native London, trademark mask and all Showing not even the slightest hint of jetlag, SBTRKT ’ s musical prowess was a sight to behold, at times playing the drums and working his mixing desk simultaneously Accompanying him on the keyboard was his collaborator Sampha, who also provides the duo’s soulful vocals Melding R&B and dubstep into a hybrid where genre no longer seems to apply, from the xylophone loops of “Hold On” to spaced out synthesizers of “Sanctuary,” SBTRKT creates music that is all his own The crowd erupted for the popular single “Wildfire,” though sadly the track’s contributors, Swedish group Little Dragon, were not in attendance During the set ’ s entire length, SBTRKT caressed the audience with tales of loves lost and revelations found, proving that headliners aren ’ t t

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If it were possible to declare someone King of 2012, Frank Ocean certainly has my vote Whether it was releasing his debut studio album, Channel Orange, to both critical and commercial success, or coming out of the closet in a poignant Tumblr post that took the hip-hop and R&B worlds by storm, if one thing is clear it is that Ocean does things on his own terms, and we can all be thankful for that Although Avicii and the Red Hot Chili Peppers may have drawn larger crowds during their Sa

n e we re more intimate or more touchingly beautiful than the one Frank Ocean performed Opening with a cover of Sade’s “By Your Side,” Ocean took full command of the stage, backing the song with just an acoustic guitar Navigating between tracks off

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d rock-and-roll may long be over, guitar god Jack White is every inch a rockstar First earning the world’s adoration as the frontman of The White Stripes, White went on to lend his talents to the bands Raconteurs and Dead Weather before releasing his first solo album, Blunderbuss, this year With a crowd so massive that it seemed to span the entire southern half of Grant Park, the applause could be heard for miles as White took to the stage in head-totoe black White performed the first hour of his set with male backing band, Los Buzzardos, and the second with female backing band, The Peacocks Each half provided such intensity that many didn’t even realize that a switch had been made Playing songs from each phase of his celebrated career, new works like “Sixteen Saltines” and “Freedom at 21” blended nicely into classics such as “Hotel Yorba” and “The Hardest Button to Button ” Tracks such as “Dead Leaves and The Dirty Ground” benefitted from the full band’s violins and multiple pianos, a far cry from when Meg White was his only accompaniment on stage With thousands upon thousands lending their voices for “Seven Nation Army”, White closed out his set, and the entire Lollapalooza weekend, the way every fan wished he would

Sarah Angell is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be contacted at sangell@cornellsun com

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pride everywhere during the Olympics on the streets, at the venues and throughout the entire country, ” Bakst said “It was incredible to see how people really came together, regardless of nationalities and backgrounds, to celebrate and cheer on all of the athletes ”

Those that watched from the comforts of their home felt connected to the fight and determination of the athletes as well, according to sophomore Callie Shubin

“I loved the gymnastics and synchronized diving they were amazing,” she said “I followed the reporting about it nonstop, especially through Twitter ”

Junior Taylor Bicchieri shared Shubin’s same excitement for watching the Games

“I love the Olympics every time it’s on, ” she added “This year I really

loved the Fierce Five I think the girls are really inspirational and show that hard work can get you where they want to go Aly Raisman is my favorite for being the first American woman to win gold on the floor routine ” Cornellians alike seemed to enjoy the peace and seeming harmony that the Olympic Games brought, not just on the playing field, but off of it as well The athletic competition became more than just a race for gold, silver or bronze; it became a bonding event that brought millions of people together

“I think the Olympics are great because for three weeks the world kind of coexists peacefully and people respect each other for what they do,” Morin said

Caroline Flax contributed to the reporting of the article

Haley Velasco can be reached at hvelasco@cornellsun com

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Men’s, Women’s Squads Welcome Four New Faces

By LAUREN RITTER Sun Sports Editor

Over the summer, the men ’ s and women ’ s squash teams announced the addition of four fresh faces to their respective rosters for the 2012-13 season Women’ head coach Julee Devoy welcomes Brynn Daniels, Abbey Foster, Reut Odinak and Olivia Wherry to her squad, which will return eight of its 10 letterwinners from last year The Red placed sixth as a team at the College Squash Association’s Howe Cup Daniels comes to the Red, ranking ninth in the Canadian Squash Under-19 division as of early July She won a gold medal with Team British Columbia during the 2011 Canada Winter Games held in Halifax,

Nova Scotia Competing at the 2011 Canadian Junior Open, Daniels took sixth place Later in the year she participated in the Alberta Jesters tournament, where she was honored with the sportsmanship award

Joining Daniels is another talented player in the Canadian Squash Under-19 division Foster ranks third in the country in that division, as well as first in British Columbia She finished third in the 2012 U-19 Canadian Junior Squash Championships and won a gold medal at the 2011 Canada Winter Games, where she served as captain of Team British Columbia Foster has also competed in both team and individual events with Team Canada at the 2011 World Junior Women’s Championships Additionally, she captured

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Olympics, there exists a mutual degree of respect between coaches and athletes Not only was Taylor able to communicate with his competitors, he was also able to both borrow and lend knowledge

“It was fantastic to see the best coaches in the world work with their athletes,” he said “I was surprised to find that so many people spoke such [good] English I could ask them questions about what they were doing, and they were eager to share That surprised me ” For Taylor, these Olympic games were as much an opportunity to learn as they were an opportunity to coach on this level

“I got to learn tons of really valuable things on all levels of track and field,” he said

the U15 title in 2009

A native of Seattle, Wash , Odinak comes to the Red having competed for four years at the Overlake School Ranked 31st in the U S Squash Under-19 division as of early July, Odinak won a gold medal while playing with the U S in the 2009 junior team event at the 18th Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, Israel; she also won a bronze during an individual event Odinak has other experience on the international level, having competed in the German Open and Dutch Open in the Under-17 events, placing 13th and 16th, respectively

Rounding out the four fresh faces, Wherry joins the Red after serving as captain for her high school’s first-year squash program The Saint Ann’s School squad captured sixth place with Wherry at the high school national championships during her senior year Ranking 29th in the U S Squash Under-19 division, Wherry played club squash with Heights Casino in Brooklyn, N Y , where she was the 2009 Dana Hall Junior Girls Open champion, placed 15th at the 2010 Pioneer Junior Open and 10th at the 2011 Dutch Junior Open and ranked as high as 11th during the 2010-11 season in the Under-17 division

On the other side of the courts, the men ’ s squad led by head coach Mark Devoy welcomes Graham Dietz, Karan Kankariya, Geoff Keating and Abhijit Malik to team which will return seven of its 11 letterwinners, who placed fourth as a team at the CSA’s Potter Cup a program first

Coming from Saint Ann’s School with Wherry, Dietz competed for four seasons, where he earned the team ’ s Scholar Athlete award He was ranked 25th by U S Squash Dietz has international experience, having competed at Can-Am events His athletic

talents are not limited to squash; Dietz also played as an outfielder in baseball and striker in soccer while at Saint Ann’s School

Kankariya comes to the Red from Cuper tino High School in nor thern California Sitting 47th in the U19 national rankings, Kankariya played with the California Squash Academy at Los Gatos Squash Club He also ranked as high as 23rd in the U17 division before moving on to U19

A familiar face to some members of the team, Keating joins the Cornell squad following in the steps of his older brother junior Bryan Keating, who has already earned two letters while playing with the Red Keating earned four letters while at The Potomac School in Maryland, serving as the captain during his senior season and leading the team to its third Mid-Atlantic Squash Organization championship A three-time MVP by National Capital Squash, Keating was also named the most improved player during the 2009-2012 season Malik rounds out the men ’ s roster, joining the Red after ranking No 1 at the Sanskrit School He sat as high as No 4 in India’s junior rankings in 2011 ranking second in his state Malik finished seventh and sixth in 2010 and 2011, respectively, in the U19 division of India’s Junior National Squash Championships He also finished fifth at the 2011 Indian Junior Open, which ranked him 53rd in the Asian Junior Rankings

The Red will begin its fall campaign by hosting the Cornell Round Robin from Nov 16-18 at Belkin International Squash Courts

Lauren Ritter can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

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expected to stand in the corner and wait for Parker, Ginobili or Duncan to create a shot for him

something that Taylor described as powerful

“It was great I was very moved by it,” he said “It was very much an English celebration ”

While the competitions for the different sports are the main feature of the Olympic Games, the opening ceremony often times draws almost as much hype as the actual events

This year ’ s Games featured an opening ceremony entitled, “Isles of Wonder,” designed by film director Danny Boyle, with music direction from the electronic music group Underworld In an attempt to outdo the theatricality of the opening ceremony in Beijing four years ago, England put on a show that grabbed the world’s attention

This year ’ s Games featured many memorable moments, with Michael Phelps becoming the most winningest Olympian in history by earning his 19th gold medal, Team USA winning gold in the men ’ s basketball final and Usain Bolt breaking world records and solidifying that he is arguable the best sprinter of all time to name a few With excitement surrounding almost every event, it was hard for Taylor to pick his single favorite moment of the Olympic Games

“[Choosing one is] tough,” he said “I saw some women ’ s volleyball that was unreal On the track, the men ’ s 800 was a world record for every spot from one through eight, and of course you can ’ t ignore an incredible effort by Usain Bolt He’s the star of the Games He’s a man among children ” While the excitement of the Olympics is still fresh on his mind, Taylor is back stateside and focused on preparing another team The Cornell coach is hard at work to help the men ’ s cross county team gear up for another run at the Heps crown The Red has placed fifth for the past two consecutive years

TAYLOR Continued from page 16 Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached at jtoledo@cornellsun com

6 25, while the NBA one is 239 Although three feet may not seem like a lot, it is Try going to your local gym and shoot from the NBA line, which is approximately three steps back from the college line in most gyms It is far The results show this the entire USA team shot 44 percent from three compared to the NBA, where the best team (the Spurs) shot just 39 percent In fact, with the lack of bigs for the USA, I honestly think Spain, with its trio of the Gasols and Serge Ibaka, would have beaten the States in the gold medal game if it were not for the shorter 3-point line

Another thing you notice is how different some players play for their country compared to their NBA team For smaller c o u n t r i e s , p l a ye r s w h o a re benchwarmers in the NBA are the stars of their national teams They have a different swagger, a different role and are really a w h o l e d i f f e re n t p e r s o n On e great example is Patty Mills of Australia He is a bench player for the Spurs who averaged four minutes a game in the postseason last year, but led the entire t o u r n a m e n t i n c l u d i n g LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Pau Gasol in scoring at 21 2 points per game He was the focal point of the offense and created every good look at the basket for Australia, a far cry from the NBA, where he is

Eve n m o re i n t e re s t i n g i s watching the players who don’t play in the NBA and are complete mysteries coming into the Ol y m p i c s My f a vo r i t e s u c h player was 23-year old guard

A l e x Sh ve d o f Ru s s i a , w h o recently signed a 3-year, $10 m i l l i o n c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e

Mi n n e s o t a Ti m b e r w o l ve s , a s they continue their goal of passing the Indiana Pacers as the whitest team in the NBA featuring Ricky Rubio, Alex Shved, Andrei Kirilenko, Kevin Love and Nikola Pekovic, with Luke Ridnour and JJ Barea off the bench is mighty impressive He creatively set up Russia time and time again with poise and skills that will extrapolate nicely into the NBA

Another interesting group of players are the foreign ones who have played in the NBA but chose to play overseas The most prevalent example is Juan Carlos Navarro of Spain, who played one year for Memphis averaging 10 9 points a game and starting 30 games He clearly has the talent, as he destroys the USA in international competition every chance he gets He scored 19 points in the first half of the gold medal game, but he prefers playing for his home team back in Spain It’s interesting to see that not everyone feels that the NBA is the best path to take as a professional basketball player

However, the most appealing aspect of Olympic basketball has to be watching these players play with a passion rarely seen in the NBA When you consider that the best players in the world are risking injury by playing basketball for free, it’s pretty amazing they play with such intensity

When asked if he would play f o r h i s f o u r t h Ol y m p i c s i n 2016, LeBron James replied, “If I have the opportunity to be out there, I will do it I love it I love being a part of it and representing my country I don’t know what may happen in four years, but it would be great to be back out there again ”

The US players are not the only ones who think like this For example, Tony Parker of France was in an accident at a nightclub that almost made him blind, yet he chose to play with his injury, wearing some ridicul o u s l o o k i n g h i p s t e r g l a s s e s China was even more dedicated, as they played more than 40 games just in preparation for the tournament

Wi t h t h e e n d o f t h e Olympics, we have to say goodbye to international basketball for now, but the NBA this year should be even more exciting than the last The Olympics was just something to hold us over until the new drama-filled NBA season, and boy did it do its job

Albert Liao is a Sports Staff Writer He can be contacted at aliaoe@cornell edu Playing the Field appears alternate weeks this semester

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Cornell Watches Olympic Games From Home, Abroad

By HALEY VELASCO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

When someone is asked to think about international competition in the realm of a vast variety of sports, people usually think of the Olympics From Michael Phelps winning his 22nd Olympic medal to the downfall of Cornell alumna Morgan Uceny ’07 in the 1500-meter dash, everyone seems to know a bit about the historic games

While watching the opening ceremony, people from around the world witnessed an artistic interpretation of England, which highlighted the industrial nature of London, J K Rowling and even creatures that go bump in the night The closing ceremony was just as artistic with performances by English talent such as Jessie J and the iconic Spice Girls The beauty of the performances was just the tip of the iceberg for the threewe e k s p e c t a c l e t h a t i n c l u d e d a t h l e t i c s , music, history and a bit of record breaking to top it all off

In addition to the three former Red athletes and men ’ s track and field and cross country head coach Nathan Taylor, Cornell had a huge presence in London, with some Cornellians making the trip over the pond to view the spectacle, as well as countless others watching from the edge of their couches at home cheering on the red, white and blue

“It was a great experience to stay at home and watch my hometown [hero] Elizabeth Beisel win silver and bronze in swimming,” said sophomore Katie Morin, who swims for the Red “As an athlete whose sport who

only gets recognized every four years, it is amazing to see how the world gets so involved in swimming ”

While seeing Beisel compete in the Games was a great experience for Morin as a fellow swimmer, the chance to see her daughter medal among the most talented competitors in the world was a moment of great pride for Elizabeth’s mother, Joanie Beisel

“I was especially proud [of Elizabeth duri n g ] t h e

Americans were on the stand and we got to here the National Anthem [for them],” she said “That was the proudest moment, when I got to hear it when Elizabeth was on the stand ”

between the athletes, their families and the fans was electrifying Not only were years of blood, sweat and tears put to the test, but hours and hours of training came down to, in some cases, just seconds

“My favorite [moment] for the Olympics was the night after the 4 IM because we hadn ’ t seen Elizabeth,” Joanie Biesal said “She came up to the stands that we were sitting in and brought her silver medal with her ” Laura Bakst, a sophomore at Cornell, was able to attend the Games through an opportunity with Fulbright She described the atmosphere in London as unifying for the fans that traveled from around the world to root for their countries, as well as many of the other athletes

“You could sense the excitement and

lor Coaches U.S. Virgin Islands Team

By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Writer

The Games of the XXX Olympiad will forever hold a special place in the hearts of three former Cornell athletes, who had the honor of competing for t h e i r re s p e c t i ve c o u n t r i e s Howe ve r, those were not the only Cornellians to make an appearance at the London Games Men’s track and field head coach

Nathan Taylor served as a coach for the United States Virgin Islands team

The Olympics transformed London

for the summer, becoming closely interconnected for the duration of the Games, according to Taylor

“The Olympics were very integrated with the city,” he said “You couldn’t go a block without seeing a volunteer who could give you directions to any place that you wanted to go Their background and knowledge of the city was incredible ”

Having visited London in the past, Taylor noted that despite sharing a common language the U S and England are very culturally different

“I’d been to London probably 10 times before, and I always love seeing the sights,” he said “It’s completely different than the U S even though we speak the same language ” The 2012 Games marked the first time that Taylor served as a coach in the Olympics The honor of serving as a c o a c h i n L o n

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o f immense excitement for Taylor an experience that he spoke about with great enthusiasm

I was like a kid in a candy shop,” he said “All the other people who had been on more trips than I had teased me mercilessly because I was so excited about everything It was crazy; I had a blast ”

While one would think there would be a contrast between the level of talent at such a high level of competition such as the Olympics, Taylor said that the athletes were still working hard to refine their craft Coaching at the Olympic level is not so far a jump from coaching

Taylor

“It’s not that much different,” he said “Every athlete in every sport is working on getting better When you as a coach can identify the areas where the athlete can get better and you can communicate that to them, they’re eager to get better Here at the collegiate level and even at that level you ’ re still working on refining things for your sport ”

Beyond his own relationships with his athletes, Taylor said that he noticed that at such a high level of competition as the

Unexpected Stars Shine in London

The Olympics are the biggest stage for athletes who don’t play the big team sports we watch throughout the year We get to watch swimmers, archers, runners and water polo-ers I think that’s a technical term compete and display their talents in front of the world Even though they work as hard as our favorite basketball, football or baseball players, nobody hears anything about them at any time except during the Olympics

But without even trying, the men ’ s basketball

tournament steals attention from these deserving athletes simply because it’s such a special occasion to see these big stars play together for the USA, as well as for other countries However, the most interesting part for me is noticing the small nuanced differences in the game compared to the NBA Whether it’s seeing how Durant and LeBron play together or how nervous Tunisia is to play the USA, the Olympic basketball tournament is one of the most exciting brands of basketball there is

The first change you immediately notice, especially when watching the USA, is the shorter 3-point line The FIBA 3-point in is 20-