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C.U. Startups Plan to Increase Production, Advertising

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As Cornell kicks off a new semester, many students have more than schoolwork and socializing in mind For entrepreneurs and startup owners Brian Schiff ’18, Micah Green ’18, Steven Dourmashkin ’15 and Daniel Abaraoha ’18, the new semester means new opportunities for continued product development enhancement

Troubled by perceived gaps in the transportation industry across American college towns, information science major Schiff and two other students founded RedRoute, Inc in 351A Court Hall in 2015 as a ride-hailing app for college students Schiff said that following the company ’ s acceptance into eLab and initial beta launch in spring 2016, RedRoute raised six figures in seed stage capital

According to Schiff, RedRoute currently operates in the Ithaca community and is due to expand into Syracuse University later this fall following a contract with the largest

“Finding investors is all about tapping into your network, and that competition introduced me to some key people ”

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transportation operator in Syracuse Schiff called the upcoming Syracuse launch and increased ridership this fall “ a great start to the 2016-2017 school year ”

“Early ride numbers suggest penetration surpassing even the best weeks from last spring,” Schiff said “Aside from fine tuning smaller issues that are still lingering in the platform, the Cornell student led startup is focused and excited to launch the much-anticipated social aspect of the platform ”

Frustrated by the difficulty of transporting his drum set over long distances, mechanical engineer Dourmashkin and mechanical and aerospace engineer Matthew Skeels ’15 M Eng ’16 initially developed Specdrums in 2014 as a wristband to help drummers play drumbeats on black and white surfaces Specdrums are now capable of detecting over a thousand unique colors and are worn as rings that can be connected to smartphones to produce music

In April 2016, Dourmashkin and Skeels successfully entered their product into Rev’s Hardware Accelerator, a division of business incubator Rev Ithaca Startup Works

“When we finished the [Rev’s Hardware Accelerator program] on Aug 12, we arrived at final electrical and mechanical designs that are fully manufacturable,” Dourmashkin said “Now we are going through the process of speaking with manufacturers to be ready to produce the rings in larger quantities ”

Because each handcrafted ring currently takes around three hours to assemble, only about 10 finished products have been produced so far, Dourmashkin said Dourmashkin said that the Specdrums app, available for both Android and iOS, is being beta tested by 20 people Dourmashkin and his team plan to host a Kickstarter campaign next month to provide funding for the outsourcing of manufacturing with the goal of producing around 500 rings enough to lower the price enough to make selling feasible

Dourmashkin also said that he plans to eventually develop additional products, including a Specdrums “foot-pedal” that allows users to tap colored surfaces with their feet

“We are currently focusing on our just rings, but there are other products we envision in the future,” he said “We want to develop a suite of app-connected musical wearables that transform color to sound, as part of our vision of making music accessible to everyone ”

An entrepreneurship major at Cornell, Green founded Maidbot in February of last year to provide safe and costefficient automated solutions to the hospitality industry Green, who has experience working as a hotel attendant, developed their first product “Rosie” as an automated floor cleaning system Green said he plans to eventually create products for larger tasks as well

“We are still focused on cleaning the floors with our first product, but many ideas have sprung from customer interviews that we will dive into in the coming years, ” Green said “Building a functional hardware product typically takes years, but because of our incredible team of brilliant engineers, we have been able to ‘break records’ and bring a product to potential clients much faster Many iterations and improvements have been implemented, but the team understands the importance of perfection before rushing to the next product ”

Green said that although Maidbot had been able to attract some “incredible” angel investors early on, after Maidbot was named an Entrepreneurial Eight team at nationwide Student Startup Madness finals in March 2016, many new investors have become interested “Finding investors is all about tapping into your network, and that competition introduced me to some key people who helped us raise a substantial amount of funding,” Green said

Green added that this year they plan to roll out pilots with large hospitality companies and “ are very excited to partner with them to validate our value propositions ”

Abaraoha, a sophomore in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, previously told The Sun that he could not afford to buy expensive brand name sneakers when he was younger In January of 2015, Abaraoha began establishing the Vita Shoes company as an affordable, philanthropy-driven shoe brand, selling almost 200 pairs of sneakers by the start of Aug 2016

“Right now, Vita has sold over 180 pairs of sneakers, and with it, have risen [sic] over $300 of funds that we’ll be using to donate supplies to our first partner, Austin Street,” Abaraoha said “Our manufacturing costs are only about nine dollars, but I had to make a large order initially and sell off sneakers so that I can clear that startup cost as of today, we ’ ve made enough revenue to cover the costs and actually make profit ”

Abaraoha said that he primarily uses social media and word of mouth to expand and advertise his business He said he plans to expand his company ’ s brand image next year and to increase the number of available sizes and colors for his sneakers

“I’m currently in the process of trying to get an ethical and Eco-friendly production method for our sneakers, which will take some time but I’m very excited about,” Abaraoha said “For the rest of the year, I’m just hoping Vita can grow our number of sales so that I’m able to get a huge amount of supplies for Austin Street; we’ll make our donation around the holidays ”

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Dean of Students Candidate Plans Inclusive Diversity Dialog

and powerful moment, when I can listen and learn, by keeping students at the center ”

Pendakur also presented a few concrete plans on how he would propose to improve student centers, prepare Cornell’s graduates to enter the workforce and improve campus climate

He stressed that advocacy and resource centers must work collaboratively with students, rather than working “for” them He also suggested helping recently graduated students prepare for life after college and spoke about the need to elevate dialogue on campus inclusion

Pendakur stressed that he would consider all students when make decisions as dean, noting that his role would extend beyond aiding minority students

“If I say ‘ The dean’s focus area is diversity and inclusion,’ the unspoken thought in many people’s minds is ‘Oh, so he’s here for only the marginalized students,’” he

explained “So we have to undo that, because that is a deeply problematic framework If we ’ re going to fix this, it’s got to be ever yone ’ s conversation ”

Julia Montejo ’17, vice president for diversity of inclusion, expressed concerns about Pendakur’s approach of including all members of the community in a discussion about issues of diversity and inclusion

“I’d like to hear more on how that kind of approach and philosophy still puts the concerns of minority stu-

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Pendakur responded by explaining that his approach to diversity dialogue is nuanced and aims to balance the virtues of including all community members in discussions and ensuring that marginalized members feel their voices are heard “ There is a deep need to

d e n t s , s t u d e n t s o f c o l o r, underrepresented students, LGBTQ-identifying students and students with disabilities at the forefront,” Montejo said “Underrepresented students feel really afraid to speak up and oftentimes those with more privilege in the room are more likely to take up more vocal and physical space ”

where dominant group members are not, because that is one face of the dialogue that has to happen,” he said “ There are [also] really important needs for the dialogue just with dominant group members in the room ”

Pendakur was the first of three finalists to hold an open forum for the position of Dean of Students The next forum will take place on Monday

find a term that “fits the mission, vision, values and brand” of Cornell, most of their reasoning was focused on the semantic implications of the word “plantations” as it relates to plant life

“A botanic garden is all about showcasing the rich diversity of the plant kingdom How can you have a plantation that is a botanic garden? It’s a non sequitur,” said Christopher Dunn, the Elizabeth Ne wman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations, who said he has spent the last two years exploring the possibility of a name change

The University also pointed to the length of the plantation’s brochure as evidence of the need for a name change Printed over a photo of what the University’s press release called “ an idyllic scene of marsh reeds flowing into a meadow and anchored by a majestic oak,” the Cornell Plantations logo is followed by a line reading “botanical gardens –arboretum – natural areas ” An apt name would require no such additional clarification, the release said

BSU President Emerita Samari Gilbert ’17 said the organization’s members are all “all really excited” about the announced name change effort “A name change has been a long time coming and generations of Cornellians will benefit from a more accessible space, ” she said

Renee Alexander ’74 associate dean and director of intercultural programs, student and academic services and advisor to BSU called Dunn a “change agent ” and praised his collaborative work with members of the Cornell community in pursuing a change at the plantations

this past January, a survey was distributed to thousands of “ supporters ” of the Plantations, seeking feedback on the desirability of a rebranding effort According to the University, three quarters of all respondents and approximately 80% of faculty, staff or Advisory Council respondents supported a name change Most respondents preferred the name “Cornell Botanic Gardens,” the University said Dunn said that he communicated with parties including Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life; Renee Alexander, associate dean, student and campus life and Black Students United in working to amend the Plantation’s title

However, the University’s release only briefly mentions the “ emotional response ” of some students to the name of the plantations, which some say conjures images of slave and share cropping economies

Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, sought to bridge the gap between acknowledging the area ’ s biodiversity and seeking to accommodate students who find the plantations’ title offensive, saying the rebranding not only “ respects the richness of this great natural and scientific resource, it shows our full respect for the diverse and highly valued community of students ”

The release also noted that the leadership of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Employee Assembly and Interim President Hunter Rawlings have all voiced support for the name change

“ The name Plantations requires constant explanation, and just doesn’t fit a botanic garden and the scale of the work we do,” Dunn said

Boor plans to present the proposed name change to the Building and Proper ties Committee of the Board of Trustees in early September He expressed hope that the name will be permanently changed to the “Cornell Botanic Gardens” by October

“He identified key stakeholders, started a listening tour, asked critical questions and methodically began to put a plan together,” she said “For all the right reasons and there are a number of them we will move forward with a rebranding campaign that positions Cornell as a progressive and thoughtful institution that is sensitive to all constituents’ needs ”

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“In the meantime, I hope you will hold these students along with their families, friends, classmates, and professors in your thoughts and prayers at this difficult and tragic time,” said Ithaca College president Tom Rochon

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 called the incident a “horrible tragedy” in a Facebook post and promised to share more information as it becomes available

Ryan Lombardi, Cornell’s vice president for student and campus life, also issued a statement this morning expressing thoughts and condolences” to the family and friends of the victims Lombardi said that the Ithaca P o l i c e Department will investigate the crime with assistance from the CUPD and other law enforcement agencies He also said police members have concluded that at this time there is no ongoing threat to campus

“There is nothing more important than the safety of our community; as such, this incident is deeply disturbing,” Lombardi said “Please be sure to take care of yourselves and each other throughout the coming days ”

By REBECCA EVEN Sun Staff Writer

Nearly a week after firstyear students said goodbye to their families and moved into their dorm rooms for the first time, many reflected back on t h e i r i n i t i a l e n c o u n

r s a t Cornell and expressed excitement about the beginning of college

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“ [ O - We e k ] w a s e xc i t i n g , and I feel like there was a lot of ner vous excitement building up to move-in day, but once I was there I got to meet my roommate and my suitemates, and I feel like it was a lot easier to settle in than I

t h o u g h t i t w o u l d b e , ” L i u said

A l t h o u g h m a n y s t u d e n t s were excited about star ting their four years at Cornell, some expressed fr ustration at

the conditions of their dorms Joseph Yang ’20 said his triple in a Low Rise was “ a litt l e b i t c r o w d e d ” a n d h o t without air conditioning

“I wish there [were] more

b a t h r o o m s i n t h e d o r m , ” Yang said “In my suite there is only one shower and another toilet There are seven 18year-old men using one bathroom It’s crowded ”

While some students were dissatisfied with their living a r r a n g e m e n t s , o t h e r s c o mmented on how much they e n j o y e d o r i e n t a t i o n e v e n t s like game and movie nights

“[Cornell’s freshman programs] have been pretty helpful,” Sam Frey ’20 said “I get a lot of emails, the teachers help out a lot Ever ything’s been pretty good and organ i z e d , a n d t h e o r i e n t a t i o n schedule’s helpful ” K a t e De Wi n t e r ’ 2 0 s a i d she appreciated the oppor tun i t y t o m e e t p e o p l e a n d explore campus at the different events offered this week

“[O-Week] kept us really busy at first, so you weren ’ t ever sitting in your dorm,”

DeWinter said “Honestly, I

t h o u g h t i t w a s p re t t y we l l organized ”

Managing to meet other freshmen in the same major was another helpful par t of the week, according to Aaron Harbach ’20

“[I felt more comfor table] when I star ted meeting kids who had the same major as me and wanted to do the same things with their life,” Harbach said “[I met them] by chance, on the way to an

O - We e k e v e n t It’s a v e r y sociable environment and it’s nice to get to meet a bunch of ne w people easily ” T h a t c h e r Mo w r y ’ 2 0 added that although the camp u s s e e m e d i n t e n s e a n d “competitive,” he believes his classmates will also be suppor tive

“Ever yone ’ s so smar t that i t k i n d o f m a k e s y o u smar ter, ” Mowr y said “I just f e e l t h a t e v e r y o n e w i l l b e there for you if you need anything ”

Rebecca Even can be reached at reven@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

G-Nome Project

Wednesday, Sept 7, 9 p m at the Haunt

What kind of music could “Israeli Livetronica” possibly be? If you want to find out, you should check out G-Nome Project They’ve been filling bills in their home city of Jerusalem and building a name for themselves as one of Isreal’s hottest live music acts But don’t assume that you’ll be out of place at their show at the Haunt even if you ’ ve never heard of a single band from Israel: G-Nome wants you to be rest assured that fans from any anywhere and any background will be at home among the good vibes and hardcore dance moves at any one of their concerts

Pig Destroyer, Secret Cutter, Bleak, Human Overdose, Escuela

Saturday, Sept 10, 7:30 p m at the Haunt

For almost 20 years, Pig Destroyer has been one of the United States’ premier grindcore acts When it comes to their concert at the Haunt on September 10, you can go to be shocked You can go to bang your head You can go to be disgusted You can go to be rocked

edly You can go to let the blood rush to your head You can go and forget about hearing anything for the next few days The moral of the story is, you should go to this show Especially considering the opening lineup Pennsylvania grindcore threepiece Secret Cutter, Syracuse death-sludge rockers Bleak, Binghamton hardcore noise-makers Human Overdose and Ithaca’s own deathly Escuela this is a metal show you won ’ t want to miss After the concert, you’ll surely be a number of things, but disappointed will not be one of them

of Montreal will be gracing the stage of the Haunt for their second consecutive year If last time around was any indication of how their upcoming performance will be, get prepared for a rollicking array of the best ’60s music you ’ ve ever heard from a band formed in the ’90s But that won ’ t just be all: especially since fellow Athens, Ga native Ruby the RabbitFoot will be opening up, expect gobs and gobs of synthpop, dance-rock, party music and experimental flourishes I’d wear something colorful, if I were you

of Montreal

Wednesday, Sept 14, 8 p m at the Haunt

Saved by the 90s Friday, Sept 23, 8 p m at the Haunt

Diet Cig, Free Cake for Every Creature, Imperials

Wednesday, Sept 28, 7 p m at Chanticleer

Stacked show alert! Just $8 grants you a sick night featuring three energetic indie projects, continuing a trend of bang-for-your-buck shows throughout the fall Diet Cig are stopping off in the midst of a tour spanning the US and Canada If the duo brings their typical raw energy to the Chanti-Loft, it’s going to be a wild night Philadelphian singer/songwriters Free Cake and Ithaca locals Imperials will round out the fantastic lineup

Lake Street Drive released their first LP a decade ago while New England Conservatory of Music students The quartet has since honed their eclectic mix of soul, motown and roots rock influences Queer punk duo PWR BTTM are already amassing a dedicated following and putting on blow-out live shows PWR BTTM played to a hyped, intimate crowd at Cayuga Lodge last year and the dynamic duo will hopefully bring the same effusive, enthralling energy to the State

Lake Street Dive

With PWR BTTM

Friday, Sept 30, 8 p m at the State

F r o m F i s h t o F u r t o F r a n k f u r t e r s : A n i m a t i o n i n S u m m e r 2 016

The summer box office is the cinematic equivalent to a g l a d i a t o r b a t t l e St u d i o s put out their best work and compete for millions of audience dollars It is no different in the animation realm Over the past few months, we have seen a vast offer-

i n g o f a n i m a t e d re l e a s

s f r o m both major and minor players

Each studio took their best shot and put out some great movies and some real stinkers

On June 8, Finding Dor y hit

t h e a t e r s T h e s e q u e l t o t h e acclaimed Finding Nemo comes 13 years after the original, with

A n d r e w St a n t o n r

n i n g a s director and writer Viewers were excited, but ner vous, to see how

L u c k i l y, Pi x a r delivered a solid movie and a wor-

Course hit theaters If you haven’t been keeping track (and I don’t blame you), bear in mind that this is the fifth Ice Age movie from Blue Sky Studios This was also the worst animated film to be released this summer by far The franchise has been steadily declining in quality for some time now and, true to its name, Collision

C o u r s e h i t r o c k b o t t o m T h e charm of the original has been traded for jokes so low-brow that they’ll make a 12-year-old groan Instead of a compelling plot, we have so many parallel arcs that I have to pause and count them

My current count sits at six, not including the compulsor y Scrat filler Yet, with so much going on,

t h y s u c c e s s o r t o the original

The

a n i m a t i o n i s excellent, as one can always expect f r o m Pi x a r Meanwhile, the plot delves deep into Dor y ’ s stor y as she seeks her family It has a Memento-like feeling as Dor y pieces together her past from the characters she runs i n t o a n d t h e s c a t t e re d b i t s o f memor y that well up in her mind

nothing really happens

The film speaks to parents and caregivers of children with mental h a n d i c a p s , w i t h a n e m o t i o n a l payoff Now, Finding Dor y certainly does have a couple of flaws:

A f e w c h a r a c t e r s w e r e w h o l l y unnecessar y The conclusion felt drawn out, with a Return of the King-style of “Is this the ending?

No p e , t h e r e ’ s m o r e ! ” f e e l i n g

However, most of the new characters felt necessar y, and if I have to reach to a stor y ’ s pacing to find a transgression then I think it’s a

s t r o n g f i l m O n t h e w h o l e , Finding Dor y bodes well for the upcoming string of Pixar sequels

Next: The Secret Life of Pets, re l e a s e d Ju l y 8 a n d t h e l a t e s t i n s t a l l m e n t f r o m I l l u m i n a t i o n

Entertainment For those unfamiliar, Illumination is most wellk n ow n f o r t h e i r f i r s t f i l m ,

Despicable Me, and the minions that have since flooded toy aisles and social media Secret Life was a test for Illumination: since 2010’s Despicable Me, they have not put out a fully original animated film Hop was mostly live-action, The Lorax was an adaptation and since then they’ve milked Despicable Me for all it’s worth and more A lot rode on Secret Life, and it did

a l r i g h t It c e r t a i n l y l a c k s t h e

c h a r m o f I l l u m i n a t i o n ’ s f i r s t movie, it s not particularly original and sometimes the characters’ actions make little sense On the whole though, it was energetic and mainly painless to watch It offered a fair share of fun laughs and on the whole the execution went well The animation had just t h e r i g h t a m o u n t o f s t y l e

Illumination proved they can hold their own but they also proved they’re not displacing Disney any time soon

On July 22, Ice Age: Collision

One arc only gets two scenes the introduction and conclusion and has no other screen time; the characters involved in it make no effort to resolve it, and yet it’s solved for them Many characters are entirely useless and annoying

The physics of the environment make the Looney Tunes seem realistic, and while the animation on t

done, the visuals sometimes delve

One character uses poison ivy as a tissue, and the results were so unpleasant to see that I had to look away With a relatively poor box office performance, we can only hope that this is the end of the franchise

On Aug 12, we had a ver y u n u s u a l re l e a s e : S a u s a g

Pa r t y , d i re c t e d by Gre g Ti e r n a n a n d Conrad Vernon While there have been R-rated animated films in the past, we haven’t seen a popular adult CGI film released and produced on this scale Sausage Par ty is the brainchild of Seth R o g e n , Jo n a h Hi l l a n d Ev a n Goldberg, and it shows Star ting from the double entendre title, the movie never lets up with its crass and cr ude humor About 90 p e r c e n t o f t h e g a g s r e v o l v e around the premise of “Haha, car toon food is cursing and having sex!” Now, it may be my tastes, but I found this flood of v u l g a r i t y i n h e r e n t l y d u l l Fbombs aren ’ t a magic bullet to inject humor into any situation unless of course, you are targ e t i n g m i d d l e s c h o o l e r s T h a t being said though, the film was far more enjoyable than I anticipated

The animation was nothing spec i a l ,

smoothly and got the job done Most surprisingly, the movie had a critique of religion that went beyond “Religious people are stupid!” The move was not comp l e t

tual, but it made a couple of valid

won over by the o

r, there were some gags that I found clever, including a f o u r t h w a l l joke at the ver y end that had me r o l l i n g w i t h laughter In the

, I w a s shocked to find

v i e more than I disliked it Please keep in mind that this is coming from someone who detests things like South Park and Family Guy Certainly it was hard to stomach, but there’s s

neath If you ’ re keen on political incorrectness, and if lewd food sounds like a hilarious punchline, then by all means Seth Rogen has what you ’ re looking for Other wise, you can pass on t h i s f i l m a n d n o t r e a l l y m i s s much

O n Au g 1 9 , L a i k a Entertainment released Kubo and

the Two Strings Laika is still relatively new to the animation field, a n d h a s p r e v i o u s l y r e l e a s e d Coraline, ParaNor man and The Boxtrolls They’re well-known for m a k i n g q u a l i t y

p - m o t i o n films, giving them a unique flair that makes them stand out And sure enough, I’d declare Kubo the best animated film of the summer

The stor y focuses on Kubo, a young boy, tr ying to avoid the grandfather who stole one of his eyes From there the plot follows a t r a d i t i o n a l h e r o ’ s j o u r n e y à l a

Jo s e p h C a m p b e l l Ku b o b r i m s with a poetic atmosphere, and the

visuals are breathtaking The plotline is neat and tidy, the characters well-built and the conflict intense and real

In a n y c a s e , s u m m e r 2 0 1 6 b r o

o r m a n c

s , major slip-ups and a couple of big surprises Unfortunately this rundown doesn’t count in The Little Prince, which got a release on Netflix, and which I haven’t had a chance to see yet Nevertheless, the industr y chugs on!

David Gouldthorpe is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at djg284@cornell edu

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Confessions Of a Pokemon Master

Ha p p y Mo n d a y, C o r n e l l ! I f t h e

s e m e s t e r ’ s f i r s t Mo n d a y h a s g o t

y o u d o w n , y o u c a n a l w a y s

t h i n k a b o u t y o u r s u m m e r Ev e r y o n e h a s

f u n s t o r i e s a b o u t t h e i r s u m m e r ! I k n o w

I d o ; t h i s s u m m e r I b e c a m e a Po k e m o n

m a s t e r a “ Po k e m o n G o ” m a s t e r

If you haven’t heard of Pokemon Go, chances are you don’t have cell ser vice under that rock you can ’ t play the game

u n d e r Po k e m o n G o i s l i k e b e i n g a Pokemon trainer in real life, if being a Pokemon Trainer consisted of staring at y o u r phone and

t r i p p i n g

o v e r

t h i n g s

T h e g a m e consists of exploring a

v i r t u a l w o r l d

s u p e r i mp o s e d o n the real one using your phone’s GPS chip

Po k e m o n G o g o t p e o p l e t a l k i n g

a b o u t a u g m e n t e d r e a l i t y o v e r l a y i n g

t h e r e a l w o r l d w i t h a v i r t u a l o n e B u t , I

t h i n k Po k e m o n G o i s n ’ t a l e s s o n i n a u g -

m e n t e d r e a l i t y Po k e m o n G o s u c c e e d e d

b e c a u s e i t b r i n g s p e o p l e t o g e t h e r

Te c h n o l o g y g e t s a r a p f o r p r o m o t i n g

a n t i s o c i a l b e h a v i o r a n d I u n d e r s t a n d

w h y H o w e v e r, t h e m o s t r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e s I ’ v e h a d w i t h t e c h n o l o g y i n v o l v e o t h e r p e o p l e Po k e m o n G o l e v e r a g e s t h e s o c i a l a s p e c t o f t e c h n o l o -

g y T h a t i s t h e s e c r e t t o Po k e m o n G o ’ s

s u c c e s s Po k e m o n G o l e v e r a g e d t h e f a c t t h a t

t e c h n o l o g y i s n ’ t u s e d i n a v a c u u m

W i t h i n a w e e k , Po k e m o n G o h a d m o r e d o w n l o a d s t h a n Tw i t t e r I c a n ’ t s p e a k

f o r e v e r y o n e , b u t I k n o w w h a t s o l d m e w a s w a t c h i n g o t h e r p e o p l e p l a y I w a s b l o w n a w a y w h e n m y b r o t h e r a n d I

f o u n d f o u r c a r s p a r k e d a t t h e t o w n

l i b r a r y, a Po k e m o n h o t s p o t t w o

h o u r s a f t e r t h e l i b r a r y c l o s e d

S o m e t i m e s t h e r e a r e n ’ t f o u r c a r s i n t h e

l o t w h e n t h e l i b r a r y i s o p e n Yo u c a n o n l y a s s u m e w h a t w a s g o i n g o n P l a y i n g Po k e m o n G o a l o n e i s a c t u a ll y a j o y l e s s g r i n d It i s j u s t a c l o n e o f N i a n t i c ’ s f i r s t m o b i l e g a m e w i t h Po k e m o n c o p y - p a s t e d It d o e s n ’ t d o a u g m e n t e d r e a l i t y w e l l , b u t h a d a h e a d s t a r t i n t h e r e a l w o r l d b e c a u s e o f c h i l dh o o d n o s t a l g i a t h e r e ’ s a r e a s o n M i l l e n n i a l s m a k e u p t h e m a j o r i t y o f p l a y e r s Mo r e o v e r, b y t r y i n g t o s i m p l i f y

b e c a u s e y o u c a n s p l i t u p t o f i n d t h e m R a r

The most rewarding experiences I’ had with technology involve other people. Pokemon Go leverages the social aspect of technology. That is secret to Pokemon Go’s success

i t h o t h e

p e o p l e W h e n y o u p l a y w i t h f r i e n d s , y o u c a n c l i m b w a t e r f a l l s a n d h a v e a d v e n t u r e s Ev e n t h o u g h t h e g a m e p l a y i s m o r e r e p e t i t i v e t h a n a Ni c k e l b a c k s o n g , t h e w a y t h e g a m e b r i n g s p e o p l e t o g e t h e r i s r e a l l y f u n T h e r e i s s o m e t h i n g i n c r e d ib l y s a t i s f y i n g a b o u t s e e i n g o t h e r p e o p l e i n v e s t e d i n t h e g a m e D u r i n g o n e o f m y f a v o r i t e m o m e n t s p l a y i n g t h e g a m e , I d i d n ’ t e v e n h a v e t h e a p p o p e n A t m y l o c a l b a n k , a Po k e m o n g y m , a c a r p u l l e d u p a n d f i v e k i d s g o o u t T h e y s t a r t e d f r a n t i c a l l y s w i p i n g t h e i r p h o n e s ( T h e g e s t u r e f o r a p o k e m o n b a t t l e ) , h if i v e d e a c h o t h e r a n d l e f t y o u c a n o n l y i m a g i n e w h a t t h e y w e r e d o i n g I w a s w i t h m y b r o t h e r a n d w e s t a r t e d l a u g h i n g Po k e m o n G o ’ s l e s s o n i s t h a t t e c h n o lo g y i s s o c i a l B e l i e v e i t o r n o t , m y c o mp u t e r s c i e n c e c l a s s e s a r e a l w a y s m y m o s t s o c i a l T h e y i n e v i t a b l y r e q u i r e g r o u p w o r k b e c a u s e d i v i d i n g u p t h e p r o j e c t s w i t h f r i e n d s i s v a s t l y e a s i e r, a n d m o r e r e w a r d i n g , t h a n d o i n g t h e m s o l o We d n e s d a y n i g h t o n m y w a y h o m e f r o m c l a s s , I m a d e f r i e n d s w i t h a n o t h e

Po k e m o n f o r c a s u a l p l a y e r s , Ni a n t i c , t h e g a m e ’ s d e v e l o p e r, m a d e t h e g a m e m o r e c o n f u s i n g b y l e a v i n g o u t k e y i n f o r m a t i o n Un d e r s t a n d i n g t h e g a m e t a k e s a f e w p a t i e n t h o u r s o f t r i a l a n d e r r o r Ho w e v e r, Po k e m o n G o d o e s a r e a l l y g o o d j o b e n c o u r a g i n g p l a y e r s t o m e e t e a c h o t h e r T h e r e a r e s t r e n g t h i n n u mb e r s w h e n b a t t l i n g Po k e m o n Fr i e n

26 A PARTMENT

Karwoski Returns to Red After Olympics

KARWOSKI

Continued from page 12

’ t d o i n g w h a t yo u we re d o i n g f o r t h e p a s t f o u r ye a r s , e ve r y b o d y w a s w o rk i n g j u s t a s h a rd , ” h e s a i d “ Yo u s t a r t t o a p p re c i a t e t h a t l e ve l o f c o m m i t m e n t ; i t w a s s u r re a l ” “ It s t i l l h a s n o t re a l l y s e t i n t h a t I w a s j u s t a t t h e Ol y m p i c s ” K a r w o s k i a n d h i s b o a t - m a t e s e ve n f o u n d

t h e m s e l ve s i n t e r a c t i n g w i t h s o m e o f t h e

w o r l d’s g re a t e s t “ We we re w a l k i n g t o d i n n e r o n e n i g h t a n d Mi c h a e l Ph e l p s w a s w a l k i n g o u t , ” h e s a i d “A n d we j u s t s o r t o f w a l k e d p a s t h i m a n d s a i d , ‘ h e y, ’ a n d h e s a i d , ‘ s u p g u y s ’ ” “A n d h e i s a n i n c re d i b l e a t h l e t e , l e t a l o n e

o n e o f t h e g re a t e s t Ol y m p i a n s o f a l l t i m e

a n d h e i s j u s t a n o r m a l g u y, we a r i n g t h e

s a m e g e a r we a re g r a b b i n g t h e s a m e f o o d ” W h i l e b e i n g a t t h e Ol y m p i c s i s a n e x p e -

r i e n c e a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o n i t s ow n ,

t h e re w a s o n e g re a t t a s k a t h a n d : w i n n i n g

Pl a c i n g f o u r t h , K a r w o s k i a n d Te a m U S A

d i d n o t h a v e a n i n c r e d i b l e f i r s t h e a t

H o w e v e r, a r e s u r g e n c e c a m e i n t h e

Re p e c h a g e w h e n h i s b o a t c a m e i n f i r s t p l a c e , p u t t i n g Te a m U S A i n t h e f i n a l s Bu t

K a r w o s k i b o a t d i d n o t g e t t h e re s u l t t h e y h a d h o p e d f o r, c o m i n g i n f o u r t h p l a c e ove ra l l i n t h e m e n ’ s c oxe d e i g h t “ We d i d n o t f i n i s h w h e re we we re a i m i n g f o r, ” K a r w o s k i s a i d “ Yo u c o m e t o t h e Ol y m p i c s t o w i n A n d t h e n i f n o t , yo u g e t a m e d a l Fo u r t h p l a c e o b v i o u s l y w a s n o t w h e re we w a n t e d t o b e ”

K a r w o s k i i s a c c e p t i n g o f t h e re s u l t , a l b e i t

d i s a p p o i n t e d , a n d u n d e r s t a n d s w h a t h a p -

p e n e d “ We d i d n o t h a ve o u r b e s t r a c e w h e n we

n e e d e d t o e xe c u t e , ” h e s a i d “ Yo u k n o c k a s

m a n y p r a c t i c e e x a m s o u t o f t h e p a rk a s yo u

“It still has not really set in that I was just at the Olympics ”

w a n t , b u t w h e n i t c o m e s t o t a k e t h e f i n a l

e x a m , i f yo u s t u m b l e a n d d o n ’ t d o a s we l l a s yo u w a n t , we l l t h e n yo u a re p ro b a b l y n o t

g o i n g t o p a s s t h e c o u r s e ” A n d t o s a y t h e l e a s t , Te a m U S A d i d n o t k n o c k i t o u t o f t h e p a rk a f t e r w h a t w a s a g re a t Re p e c h a g e p r i o r t o t h a t f i n a l r a c e

K a r w o s k i ’ s b o a t c o m p e t e d a g a i n s t Po l a n d , t h e Ne t h e r l a n d s , Gr e a t Br i t a i n , Ge r m a n y a n d Ne w Ze a l a n d Gre a t Br i t a i n , Ge r m a n y a n d t h e Ne t h e r l a n d s g o t g o l d , s i l -

ve r a n d b ro n ze , re s p e c t i ve l y “ We d i d n ’ t g e t i n t o a g re a t r h y t h m , ” K a r w o s k i s a i d “ We we re n ’ t s e n d i n g t h e b o a t c l e a n l y a w a y t o g e t h e r a n d t h a t c o s t u s s o m e s i g n i f i c a n t e n e r g y u s a g e i n t h e f i r s t c o u p l e o f m i n u t e s o f t h e

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com

The Goalkeeper: a Positional Analysis

Joao Moutinho slipped the ball to Eder The Portuguese striker dribbled and fired a seemingly harmless strike from twenty-five yards out French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, one of the world’s best, normally saves

nine out of 10 shots from that distance Yet, two crucial, unlikely occurrences happened at the same time First, and most crucially, Lloris was leaning to his left Secondly, Eder struck a beautiful shot to Lloris’s lower right Lloris shifted his weight and dove, but the ball was already by him and nestling in the net Eder’s goal would be the only goal of the 2016 European Championship final

Such is the life of Lloris and any other goalkeeper; one slight mistake can outweigh the rest of the game In that one moment, Lloris failed at the keeper’s only task: keep the ball out of the net

While one can describe the goalie’s job with those seven words, one could write books about the position, covering different players, techniques, and parts of the job In a break from the usual English league analysis, this week I am writing a primer

on the goalkeeping position

The first key element of goalkeeping is the significance of mistakes “Being a goalkeeper is like being the guy in the military who makes the bombs- one mistake and everyone gets blown up, ” Bournemouth keeper Artur

Kevin Linsey The Beautiful Game

Boruc said In a game like soccer where one goal means so much, a goalkeeping mistake changes the game Plus, there is a range of possible mistakes, from giving up easy rebounds, to the ball slipping out of the keeper’s hands, to deflecting a shot into the net

The first person to be blamed for a conceded goal is usually the keeper Often, just a few mistakes can cause the team ’ s own fans to be upset with the goalie, and no player is closer to the crowd than the keeper The American goalie Brad Friedel sums it up, “For a goalkeeper, there is no hiding place ” If a goalkeeper avoids these major mistakes, they can become locked in as the team ’ s starting goalie This leads to the next key challenge for goalies: the preference for one starter Often, clubs like to have three goalies, in the case of an injury to one or even two of them While the third

keeper is usually a youth team member, the second keeper sits on the bench for most matches, usually only playing in cup matches These can be few and far between during the course of a season, which leads to backup goalies being out of match practice and unhappy The classic conflict is the manager ’ s preference for a quality backup in case of injury, but a lack of quality keepers who are willing to be a backup for an entire season This can have a surprisingly large effect; look at Newcastle United last season for an example The P r e m i e r L e a g u e club’s normal goalie Tim Krul suffered a s e a s o n - l o n g injur y, and the poor play of pasth i s - p r i m e second-stringer Rob Elliott and the unproven youngster Karl Darlow contributed to the team ’ s relegation season Because one goalie starts most of a team ’ s games, backups struggle when given a chance and are unhappy when they sit on the bench all season

involved in the passing himself or executing a goal kick

Sometimes, he prepared for a shot, but Portugal fired wide or their chance fizzled out Only three times during the game, when Portugal put a shot on target, was Lloris called into action

One of these times, he was caught leaning the wrong way and Eder’s shot flew past him

The key moments of the game for goalkeepers are few and far between, so goalkeepers often have to make their most impressive saves after 10 minutes of standing there The Lloris example shows how difficult it can be for a goalie to be on top of their game after long periods of little action

Legendary goalie Oliver Kahn was right when he said “goalkeepers need an element of insanity.”

Going back to the Euro final, Hugo Lloris faced a total of three shots on net over two hours of soccer The rest of the time, Lloris watched the action, as France or Portugal passed the ball, occasionally getting

G o a lkeepers are a special breed

One minor mistake can lead to a goal and change the game

Backups lack match fitness and are unhappy at the lack of matches During games, they don’t touch the ball for long stretches and have to make stunning saves Legendar y goalie Oliver Kahn was right when he said “goalkeepers need an element of insanity ”

Kevin Linsey is a third year columnist He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun com The Beautiful Game appears Mondays this semester

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From the Red to Rio: Karwoski’s Path to Olympics

Rower draws on success at Cornell to fnish fourth at Rio de Janeiro games

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One place short | Karwoski and the USA men’s coxed eight boat finished fourth in the finals in Rio, falling one place short of the podium

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

In August, former Cornell heavyweight rower Alex Karwoski ’12 competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro representing the United States of America, where his boat placed fourth overall in the men ’ s coxed eight Karwoski’s story begins in Ithaca Karwoski found himself at Cornell in the Engineering School in his second year of college, after spending his freshman year at Trinity College

“I was super lucky,” Karwoski said “I still think they made a mistake in the admissions office I think they put my

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Staff Writer

name down by accident ” Karwoski competed as a heavyweight rower at Cornell and in the Olympics

However, his rowing career began in the lightweight boat

“Initially I started as a lightweight rower, ” Karwoski said “After about a month, I realized that I wasn ’ t going to be able to lose the 15 pounds necessary to be a lightweight [and] I asked if I could join the heavyweight team ”

He started on the J V squad and worked his way up to the varsity team, where he found his place

“I settled in with a great group of guys, ” he said “The team was awesome ” He also praised his coach, Todd

Kennett, who still leads the Red’s heavyweight squad today

A lot of Karwowski’s challenges and accomplishments did not come in the form of rowing, but rather up on the hill He credits graduating as one of his greatest accomplishments at Cornell given the school’s intense academic rigor

“I would be up early with practice and then spend more or less all day in Hollister or Duffield studying,” he said “It never came super easy to me ” The rower ’ s greatest accomplishment on the water happened at the very beginning of his Cornell career Coming from a Division III school with significantly less talented rowers than Cornell, joining the Red was quite a daunting task at first

“I was invited to join the training center in Princeton with the national team, ” Karwoski said “The luck continued for another few years, and I found myself in Rio which is pretty incredible ”

While the Ivy League has its own merits, competing on the Olympic stage is a completely different world

“The Olympics are nuts, ” Karwoski said “In college, they would poll the crews, and they would go ‘Harvard ready, Cornell ready ’ and [then] you get to

“You just start to appreciate that level of commitment; it was surreal.”

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“I found myself out-gunned in terms of strength and size and speed,” he said “But I kept my head down and we finished sixth at the national championship ”

“It wasn ’ t so much about how we finished that season but more of being a part of that boat ”

His rowing career took another leap in his senior year at Cornell

“I got invited to the U23 [USA National Team] after my junior year [and] got cut, ” Karwoski said “Then, I was invited again my senior year and made it ”

After working nine months at a boarding school, the recently graduated Karwoski got the call

the World Championships for rowing and [they would go] ‘Germany ready, Great Britain ready ’”

“That hits you, as, ‘Woah, I am representing a small contingency of the United States, but I get to wear the red, white and blue and represent, ’” he continued “Then going to the Olympics is about that times 25 ” For Kar woski, the oppor tunity to be around the best of the best in so many different spor ts in Rio was quite special

“Everywhere you go, there all these d i f

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Familiar squad | Despite losing three key runners, the majority of the Red’s core scoring group is returning for the season

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“We were in the hunt last year, so if we keep getting better we’ll be even more in the hunt this year.”

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c o a c h t r i e d t o s t a y o n m e s s a g e “ We w a n t t o c r e a t e a n e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e e a c h w o m e n o n t h e t e a m i s i m p r o v i n g a n d m o v i n g f o r w a r d c o m p e t i t i v e l y I ’ v e a l w a y s f e l t t h a t i f w e h a v e a d e e p a n d t a l e n t e d t e a m –w h i c h w e d o – a n d i f t h e y ’ r e a l l g e t t i n g b e t t e r s i n c e a y e a r a g o , t h e n w e ’ l l h a v e g r e a t s u c c e s s ” H e d i d p o i n t t o Iv y H e p s a s a t a n g i b l e m e a s u r e o f t h e t e a m ’ s s u c c e s s , t h o u g h , a n d l i k e e v e r y y e a r, t h e i r g o a l i s t o w i n t h e I v y L e a g u e “ We ’ r e a s p i r i n g t o w i n H e p s t h i s s e a s o n , ” S m i t h s a i d “ We a l s o e x p e c t t o s e e o u r s e l v e s c o m p e t i n g i n t h e n a t i o n a l c h a m p i o n s h i p s c o m e N o v e m b e r ” C o r n e l l w i l l l i k e l y n e e d t o b e i n t h e n a t i o n a l t o p 3 1 i

Charles Cotton can be reached at ccotton@cornellsun com