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Hundreds Celebrate Revitalized Commons at Ceremony

Following 871 construction days, of cials praise rejuvenation of ‘ best downtown in America’

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Cornell will welcome Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson cocreators and stars behind Comedy

Central’s hit sitcom Broad City to Bailey Hall on Sept 26, the Cornell University Programming Board announced Monday

Bro a d Ci t y p re m i e re d o n Comedy Central in 2014 after Glazer and Jacobson’s webseries of

country Now, these two women are gearing up for their third season on the airwaves

Over the past two years, Broad City has garnered a devout following of mostly-millennial comedy enthusiasts Known for its sheer absurdity, the show depicts the leading ladies navigating life in New York City

Attendees can expect a live variation of Broad City, according to a CUPB press release Michael Luzmore ’17, executive chair of CUPB, added that this will mean plenty of the “hilarious banter” to which the show’s fans have grown accustomed

Lu z m o re s a i d C U P B w a s intent on bringing Glazer and

Gary Ferguson, executive director of the DIA, opened the ceremony, calling the downtown redevelopment a “

“I believe that the things we build are a reflection of who we are and who we aspire to be ” G a r y F e r g u s o n

center of vitality ” “I believe that the things we build are a reflection of who we are and who we aspire to be,” Ferguson said “That being the case, I ask you to look around at this beautiful, walkable, inviting Commons and pat yourself on the back This is a wonderful reflection of our community ” Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, who also attended the event,

Mexican Food Truck Opens in Collegetown

By DAVID TICZON Sun Staff Writer

Approximately 50 members of the local community, including Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, waited in line at the corner of Ed d y a n d Wi l l i a m s St re e t Thursday night to celebrate the grand opening of Dos Amigos, a new Mexican food truck

After months of preparation by co-founders David Farahi ’16 and Jorge Bouras ’17, the festivities began with the breaking open of a piñata, hung from Eddy Gate

Those among the first in line were rewarded with complimentary chips and guacamole, bandanas, stickers and churros

The creation of the tr uck began when Farahi who is f ro m Re n o , Ne va d a a n d Bouras who is from San Diego wrote a business plan for the food truck for an entrepreneurial class last fall

According to Farahi, both he and Bouras missed the authentic Mexican food that was available back home on the West Coast

“We just really missed this food when we came to Ithaca,” Farahi said “The dream is coming true that we will be able to expose some people to this type of cuisine and we hope they love the food ” The cuisine was made possible due to the efforts of Chef Sa m Ep p s from l oc al It a li an restaurant Gola Osteria, according to Farahi and Bouras Farahi said he recruited Epps after hearing about Epps’ love of Mexican

Monday, August 31, 2015

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Introduction to Contemporary Lectures in Latin America

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Supporting the American Cut Flower Industry

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Searching for Dark Matter Axioms

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Building Better Grapevines

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Coherent Control of Light Transport

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Electrokinetic Detection of Viral Nucleic Acids

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Experimental Learning: What’s in It for Me? 4:15 p m , 253 Rhodes Hall

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Johnson Exhibit Displays Art of Vonnegut ’44

By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

A new Johnson Museum collection featuring the artwork of Kurt Vonnegut Jr ’44 opened to the public earlier this month

The collection, titled “So it Goes,” contains 30 of Vonnegut’s personal drawings distributed throughout the Moak, Class of 1953 and Schaenen galleries

Nancy Green, the Gale and Ira Drukier curator of European and American Art at the Johnson, was one of the two curators responsible for the compilation of this exhibit Green said she believes that Vonnegut’s drawings offer new insight into the author’s personality

“About five years ago, Michele Wick ’82 approached me about doing a show of these works,” Green said “Once I saw the drawings, owned by Vonnegut’s daughter, Nanette, I thought they would make a nice exhibition, showing a completely different side to what we think we know about the writer ”

According to Green, despite only using the felt-tip pen as a medium, Vonnegut’s art style is highly varied, expressive and reflective of the societal conditions during his time

“He uses a felt tip pen and of course the colors are mostly bright and bold,” Green said “I think [his artworks] are whimsical, playful, somet i m e s a c e r b i c , s o m e t i m e s joyous, a reflection of what we know about Vonnegut himself They were all done in the 1980s and I think they are in some ways a re s p o n s e t o t h e n e g a t i ve aspects of that decade ”

“The faces he depicts are like caricatures, even his self-portrait, which is one of my favorites,” she said “I think you can tell he enjoyed making them ”

Green said the same unconventional wit that characterizes much of Vonnegut’s novels, w h i c h i n c l u d e Sl a u g h t e rh o u s e - Fi ve a n d

Breakfast of Champions, can be seen in his art

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Many of Vonnegut’s works show clear stylistic connections to other famous artists of the time, according to Green Some of these artists include Saul Steinberg, Vonnegut’s personal friend, and Paul Klee, a Swiss painter

“I think you can see his humor in both [his art and w r i t i n g ] ve r y c l e a r l y, ”

Green said “In each he takes us on a ride and he wants us to enjoy ourselves while not missing the serious parts ” Green said she hopes the exhibit, coupled with the f re s h m a n

Slaughterhouse-Five, would lead viewers to gain a deeper understanding of Vonnegut’s beliefs and personality

In an effort to present a holistic display of

the author’s life, the exhibit also incorporates Vonnegut’s documents from the Cornell Rare Book and Manuscript Collections and family photos donated by his daughter

“I hope visitors will enjoy discovering another aspect of this iconic writer Vonnegut encouraged everyone to be creative, in writing, music and art, and made the valid point that it wasn ’ t the quality of the work produced but the creativity tapped in each of us by just trying,” Green said “I hope the various aspects of the exhibition, taken together, will allow our audiences to come to know Vonnegut better ”

An opening reception for the exhibit will take place on Sept 10 at 5 p m at the Johnson Museum, followed by a panel discussion with documentarian Bob Weide, author Ginger Strand and Prof George Hutchinson, english, about Vonnegut and his work

Cornell Students, Alumni Create Drinkable Meal

A group of

$15,000 on Kickstarter for their new product, Macrofuel a nutritiously complete meal alternative in a drinkable form

Augustine

Reitsema ’16, chief

executive officer of MacroFuel, said the product is a mix of wholesome, real-food ingredients in a powdered form that can be easily mixed with water to provide a full, nutritious meal

Reitsema said the idea for MacroFuel came about when he realized he did not have time for a healthy lifestyle while working on a job that required him to be “in the office 10 to 12 hours a day, seven days a week ”

“As someone focused on fitness and nutrition, I found that it was extremely difficult to fuel my body with a diet that was conducive to the lifestyle I wanted to maintain,” Reitsema said “This is where the idea for a maximally nutritious drinkable meal came about ”

Alex Meyers ’15, chief information officer of MacroFuel, said the product is “designed for the busy young adult with an active lifestyle ”

“Since I have started drinking MacroFuel in place of unhealthy alternatives, I have been able to keep a balanced diet more easily,” Meyers said Reitsema said although the team was “incredibly thankful” for the support, they were “hardly surprised” by the amount of interest in their Kickstarter campaign

“In today's fast paced world, healthy diets frequently take a back seat to work, school, or just life in general, but that doesn’t mean that people don’t want to fuel their body with proper nutrition,” he said “MacroFuel allows people to maintain the active lifestyle they are accustomed to without giving up on a healthy diet and I think

that is why you are seeing such an interest in this campaign ”

Reitsema said he is confident that the customer ’ s experience with the product will be as professional as possible

“ We've reached agreements with all of our suppliers, as well as an FDA-approved co-packing facility,” he said “ Our number one focus is still the Kickstarter campaign; we have 24 days to go and we want to get our campaign out to as many people as possible After that, we will fulfill these orders and begin transitioning to regular online sales ”

Reitsema also emphasized that the support the team has received from the Cornell community has been valuable

“Prof David BenDaniel, [physics and engineering], Prof Tom Schryver, [management] and Prof Brad Treat, [management] were essential in encouraging us to launch this company, ” he said “I'm not sure if there is any other college that provides as much entrepreneurial support as Cornell ”

MacroFuel contains ingredients such as rice, barley, soybean, honey and oat fiber, according to Reitsema The product comes in a professionally packaged re-sealable bag containing four servings

The product can be ordered directly on the MacroFuel Kickstarter page which is expected to run until Sept 23 and is expected to ship by early November

Crowds Gather to Celebrate Commons Completion

COMMONS Continued from page 1

said that though the costs of the project were high, the positive effects of the revitalization are already evident According to Myrick, while nine percent of storefronts on the Commons were unoccupied before constr uction began, only three percent remain empty today

Myrick added that he believed the new Commons had transformed Ithaca into “the best downtown in the United States of America ”

“I wouldn’t say we were the best if we weren ’ t, ” Myrick said “I wouldn’t say we were the best if I didn’t believe it And to be honest, three years ago, I didn’t believe it ”

In addition to the visible changes above ground on the Commons, Myrick also described the structural problems that had plagued the city before the project He spoke of a centur y-old water main and sewer lines that seemed to be leaking beneath cracks in the pavement Residents, he said, were “afraid of

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beneath blocks of new pavement “is prepared to last for decades,” Myrick said

State officials in attendance also praised the efforts of local small business owners and encouraged those in attendance to patronize downtown businesses New York State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton (D-125th) even urged spectators, “Please go shopping ” New York State Senator Thomas O’Mara (R-58th) called the new Commons “ a remarkable downtown achievement ” “ This is truly going to draw people in,” O’Mara said “It’s a transformative project here in Ithaca and one I’ve truly been proud to play a small part in with Barbara Lifton and the Assembly ”

Myrick also thanked Senator Charles Schumer (DN Y ), who he said assisted with the project “in his trademark idiosyncratic way ” In July 2012, Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N Y ) helped secure $4 5 m i l l i o n i n f u n d s f r o m t h e U S D e p a r t m e n t o f Transportation to rebuild the Commons, according to

Senator Gillibrand’s website

“ Without his support for the application that got us $4 5 million in federal funds, we would not be here,” Myrick said He read aloud from a letter from Schumer, who congratulated the Mayor on the project’s completion “ With a playground, ample seating and performance spaces and tree-lined pedestrian thoroughfares, this is truly a space for all to enjoy The wait was well worth it, and the heart of the city is bustling once again,” Schumer wrote “ This project was a collaboration between many parties, government representatives, local businesses and private citizens, and I am proud to have secured funding

“The new Ithaca Commons serves as a far-reaching model of downtown renewal.”

for the project through the Federal State of Good Repair Grant program ”

“ Thanks to your efforts Ithacans for generations to come will have a public forum to be proud of and enjoy,” Schumer also wrote Schumer joined O’Mara, Myrick and others in noting that the project was a joint effort between many individuals and groups, under the leadership of Myrick and Ferguson “ When we received the federal funding, both Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand were incredibly influential,” Myrick said “It pays to have two of the most dynamic and influential [senators] in the entire countr y representing you in Washington, D C ”

Though Gillibrand was also unable to attend the ceremony, a representative from her office read a statement saying Gillibrand “loved seeing the progress ” on the Commons when she visited Ithaca in recent weeks “ This new fresh face for the Ithaca Commons will help attract more businesses, create job growth and continue to keep Ithaca’s economy on the move, ” Gillibrand wrote

“Improving this key downtown hub is an important transformation that is good for the people who live and work in the Ithaca community ”

Besides the suppor t of Schumer and Gillibrand, Myrick also said that Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N Y ) had been “ ver y passionate about” the Commons Myrick referred to the city’s 2012 award of $1 8 million from the Ne w Yo r k St a t e Re g i o n a l E c o n o m

Council, thanking Cuomo for his role in bringing about the donation, without which he said the project “ never would have gotten off the ground ”

In a letter read aloud by a regional representative, Cuomo said the completed Commons is “ a terrific development for the local community and upstate New York ”

“ The new Ithaca Commons ser ves as a far-reaching model of downtown renewal and of the importance of partnership in rebuilding and revitalizing our communities,” Cuomo wrote “On behalf of all New Yorkers, I applaud ever yone for their hard work and commitment ”

A ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring a threeblock stretch of red ribbon down the Commons, followed followed the dedication Ferguson and Myrick, along with dozens of citizens who had brought their own scissors, joined together to cut the ceremonial ribbon

The ribbon-cutting ceremony, though not the largest ceremony of its kind on record, was the largest ribboncutting ceremony that Ithaca has ever seen, Ferguson said While he noted the many aesthetic improvements to the Commons, Myrick also took care to mention what was not present at the dedication “the critics and the cynics ”

“Absent are the critics and the cynics who said Ithaca can ’ t stay alive in a time when throughways and highways and malls were replacing downtown, the critics who said five years ago that we should abandon this idea of a walkable urban center, ” Myrick said “ W h a t yo u s e e t o d a y i s t h e b e s t d ow n t ow n i n America,” he added “ What you can ’ t see, but surely you can feel, is that this will remain the best downtown in America for decades to come ”

Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornellsun com

Food Truck Founders

Aim to Bring West Coast Flair to Ithaca

food while eating dinner at the restaurant one night

“We went over to his restaurant and I sat down for dinner and asked if I could talk to the chef,” Farahi said “We spoke about the concept and he loved it, and we have been working together ever since ”

The process of making the menu was a long one, according to Bouras

“The first night was frantic, but we planned for it and were well prepared for the task,” Bouras said “The menu was a long process I brought flavors from back home in San Diego and from Mexico, which is very much like my second home The task then was to try and find t h e r i g h t i n g re d i e n t s h e re i n upstate and try to bring the two cultures together ”

“I like the freshness of it and it is definitely a pretty solid choice. I would eat it again ”

Stars of Comedy Central Show to Perform in Bailey Hall Sept. 26

“I think Cornell students can relate to Abbi and Ilana’s friendship in a way that many other television shows fail to emulate

Jeremy Pustilnik ’18, who was one of the first students to try the food from Dos Amigos, praised the taste of his ‘chief beef taco ’

“It’s a savory steak along with a lime tang to it and the parsley adds a nice twist,” Pustilnik said “I like the freshness of it and it is definitely a pretty solid choice I would eat it again ”

The exterior of the truck which features a brightly-colored surfer was designed and painted by student artist Pablo Wolf Maggi ’16, who said he was inspired by the colors and themes of the West Coast

“We were actually planning to use a palette with a lot less colors,” Maggi said “We thought that would be the best and most practical way to go, considering that the truck was going to be open primarily at night, and budgeting for less colors might be cheaper ”

Once he saw the truck, however, Maggi said he knew he had to drop that plan

“The truck was such a bright and shiny creature [that] I had to give it color, I had to give it flare,” Maggi said “The imagery came about along the process in accordance with some of the themes Jorge and David wanted to work with, notably California, the West Coast, beachy, ocean flare and of course, Mexican food ”

Maggi said he painted the truck everyday since Aug 7, and that reaching the deadline of opening day was “tough ”

“This has been probably about a 400 square foot project and I did it all in two weeks by myself,” Maggi said

Susan Farahi, David Farahi’s mother, said she flew in with her husband to see the opening of the truck, adding that she was proud of her son and that he had always loved food trucks

“I am very proud because everything was done,” Mrs Farahi said “There was a lot of careful thought and planning done step by step He learned a lot ”

Appalachian Trail Partying Raises Ire Among Visitors

BAXTER STATE PARK, Maine (AP) When Jackson Spencer set out to tackle the Appalachian Trail, he anticipated the solitude that only wilderness can bring not a rolling, monthslong frat party

Shelters where he thought he could catch a good night’s sleep while listening to the sounds of nature were instead filled with trash, graffiti and people who seemed more interested in partying all night, said Spencer, who finished the entire trail last month in just 99 days

“I wanted the solitude I wanted to experience nature, ” he said “I like to drink and to have a good time, but I didn’t want that to follow me there ” Spencer, or “Mission” as he is known to fellow thru-hikers, confronted what officials say is an ugly side effect of the increasing traffic on the Georgia-to-Maine footpath every year: More people than ever causing problems

At Maine’s Baxter State Park, home to the trail’s final summit on Mount Katahdin, officials say thru-hikers are flouting park rules by openly using drugs and drinking alcohol, camping where they aren ’ t supposed to, and trying to pass their pets off as service dogs

Hundreds of miles away, misbehaving hikers contributed to a small Pennsylvania community’s recent decision to shutter the sleeping quarters it had offered for decades in the basement of its municipal building With last year ’ s release of the movie “Wild,” about a woman ' s journey on the Pacific Crest Trail, and what experts call a growing interest in outdoor activities, the number of people on the Appalachian Trail has exploded And the numbers are only expected to climb further after “A Walk in the Woods” a movie based on the 1998 Bill Bryson book about the Appalachian Trail hits theaters this week

10-Year-Old Charged With Manslaughter

PORTL AND, Maine (AP)

manslaughter in the death of an infant whose mother said had ingested medication and been suffocated

The girl, who is not being identified, is the youngest person to be charged with manslaughter in Maine in at least 25 years The

Greenaway, of Clinton in central Maine, had been left overnight with an adult baby sitter in nearby Fairfield

The sitter called police early July 8 to report that the infant was not breathing, authorities said Emergency workers who arrived minutes later reported that child was unresponsive

The death of any child under

detectives uncovered

medical examiner declared the death a homicide, said Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Depar tment of Public Safety

The death was declared a homicide Wednesday, but investigators withheld further details on the cause of death Bro o k l y n ’ s m

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“Nicki” Greenaway, of Clinton, said the 10-year-old was the sitter ’ s daughter Authorities told her the baby had ingested medication to treat attention-deficit

disorder and been suffocated, she said, adding that she also saw bruises on her daughter’s body “I feel a little bit of relief that they’re charging her daughter at this point, but the mom really needs to be responsible She’s the one I left my daughter with,” Greenaway said T h e 1 0 - ye a r - o l d g i r l w a s already in the custody of the Maine Department of Health and Human Ser vices when a summons was delivered to her a t t o r n e y o n T h u r s d a y, McCausland said Police declined to identify the girl, who is due in juvenile court in October Her attorney didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press

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Cup, Confetti And Double Standards

Ascintillating deluge of golden conf e t t i p l u m m e t e d f r o m t h e s k y, alighting merrily on the hoards of screaming devotees and bedecked champions cheering below The first ticker tape parade for a U S female spor ts team attracted thousands to lower Manhattan to celebrate the victor y over Japan in the finals of the 2015 Women’s World Cup The explosion of suppor t for women ’ s

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d e n t e d l y, across many forms of media Fox broadcasted games during primetime hours, r e a c h i n g r e c o r d n u m

#USWNT elicited more than 3 million tweets during the tournament, and ne ws outlets dispatched a mass of think pieces and commentaries The USWNT won not only the Cup, but also rare heights of suppor t, interest and honor that female athletes are frequently denied The gush of fandom and media coverage denotes a r e m a r k a b l e m o m e n t f o r w o m e n i n spor ts While rejoicing at the record number of fans, the triumph of our home team and Amy Wambach’s iconic post-win kiss with h

unremitting discrimination underlying the t o u r n a m e n t Frequent foci of cont e n t i o n i n c l u d e d

u n e q u a l p a y f o r w o m e n a t h l e

lack of female FIFA executives and the use

u r f fields while male counterpar ts compete on grass Journalists and feminists denounced chauvinistic ne ws coverage focusing on the athlete’s bodies, inferiority and apparent need for “tighter shor ts ” to attract spectators

Ne ws outlets ranging from the Ne w York Times to Cosmopolitan penned torrents of think pieces critically examining gender politics in the power hierarchies of FIFA and professional spor ts Many authors condemned the grating discrepancies for athletes of different genders and created a well-defined matrix of var ying lenses through which the public can i n t e r p r e t t h e c h a l l e n g e s i n w o m e n ’ s s p o r t s T h i s e xc e p t i o n a l m o m e n t o f

debate inspires hope for sustained interest in female athletics and continued criticism of sexism within athletic institutions

Nonetheless, several themes remained notably missing from the fan and media hype following the U S women ’ s victor y Only a fe w brief ar ticles focalized the issue of race at this year ’ s World Cup

The U S women claimed their victor y through the effor t of an almost entirely white cast of players and a completely white coaching staff Online ne ws source

Colorlines alleges that head coach Jill Ellis refused a spot to award-winning Mexican-American player Teresa Noyola, claiming that although she was raised in the U S , she should play for the Mexican team

This lack of diversity marks a damni n g d e f e a t t o a s o - c a l l e d “f e m i n i s t ” moment In fact, the whiteness of the U S W N T r e f l e c t s a n a t i o n a l t r e n d

According to a 2007 study released by the Depar tment of Education, women of color do not par ticipate in school spor ts at the same rate as white women Black women ’ s enrollment trails by nearly 11 p

even lower rates Nonetheless, analyses of the social, political and economic condit

women of color were largely absent from July’s media coverage Fur ther reiterating the exclusivity of athletic culture, some fans cheered on the USWNT via racist stereotypes The popularity of racist hashtags, with more than 18,000 Pearl Harbor-themed tweets trending during the finals, prompts the notion that only cer tain women of a par ticular race and/or class are entitled to gender equitable athletics

Fans and journalists similarly evaded tricky conversations through the erasure of U S goalie Hope Solo’s domestic violence allegations Discussion of Solo’s br utal attack on half-sister Teresa Ober t and her son remained conspicuously out of the spotlight during the revelries of “f

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ws attention on her histor y of violence indicates a prioritization of her commercial value for the team over the gravity of domestic abuse

sweaty faces of victors whose brawn and

dawn for women in spor ts a line of slinky models str utted precariously in LBDs and stilettos across the (infamous) tur f to ser ve as trophy-holders during the final ceremony Lined up behind the power ful FIFA executives, dressed contrarily in power suits and somber expressions, the silent, beaming models per fectly embodied the sexual objectification, shushing of female opinions and generalized lack of authority afforded to women throughout the 2015 World Cup I watched, incredulous (at both their ability to walk in high heels on AstroTur f and) at the absurdity of commodifying women into sexy trophy-holders at a women ’ s spor ting event Yet among the many calls to end sexism against players, journalists barely mentioned FIFA’s use of mute, grinning, sexualized models

The media perhaps cannot be held accountable for missing the profusion of possible angles; the breadth of misogyny and racism in spor ts presents a wide hurdle to scale So while we enjoy the momentar y attention afforded to female athletics, persistent investigation, criticism and advocacy remain necessar y to ensure that the spotlighting of gender politics is not fleeting or super ficial The foundation laid by journalists, feminists, a c t i v i s t s a n d f a n s t ow a rd s re d i re c t i n g conversations about athletics offers hope that we can jump from here If we continue to question our politics and include more narratives and perspectives, we can work towards displacing the exclusionar y stereotypes in spor ts Kate Poor | Triple Jump

Aditi Bhowmick | Abtruse Musings

The Prison Dilemma

Thereis one reassuring constant in the world we live in change

There has been increased dialogue surrounding an issue which was almost invisible a few years ago America’s mass incarceration issue As an international student, I was only aware of the racial dilemma widespread in incarceration in the Unites States However, last semester, I took one of those life-changing courses offered by Cornell’s government department which really makes you think long after the term papers have been submitted and the grades have been assigned This was a seminar on The Politics of Punishment taught by Professor Mary Katzenstein The incredible literature I read, journals I followed like The Marshall Project, films I watched and conversations we had with correctional officers, prisoners and public defendants had a profound impact on how I think Marie Gottschalk writes at the beginning of her compelling book, Caught:

“The reach of the carceral state today is truly breathtaking It extends well beyond the 2 2 million people sitting in jail or prison today in the United States It encompasses the more than eight million people or in one in twenty-three adults who are under some form of state control ”

These poignant statistics are only an outline of how dismal the situation is The more one reads and explores, the structural injustice becomes more apparent It is very disillusioning for a college student to be presented with the fact that some people just don’t stand a chance to begin with One could write several dissertations about the root causes of the American carceral state, describe it in terms of a culture of control, vested political and economic interests or the very nature of retribution

However, it is perhaps time to shift focus from the harrowing statistics and their causes to the gradual but promising traces of change The first categorical wave of change was the focus on the growing pre-eminence of mass incarceration as a warranted concern in academic circles Pertinent questions were asked, which led to preliminary answers significant and thought-provoking data, statistics and reports

The Pew Research Center, American Civil Liberties Union and The Marshall Project are only a few of the formidable harbingers which high-

Last semester, I took one of those life-changing courses offered by Cornell’s government department.

lighted the corporeal flaws in the American Criminal Justice system The phrase “ mass incarceration” made its way into public opinion and dialogue Thought leaders, public policy reformers, political observers and civil society began thinking in terms of reform and solutions There is no quick-fix solution to America’s incarceration issue, however, there is incredible opportunity for progress

Prison reform itself has a vast and fascinating timeline Advocates of prison reform set out by thinking about reform, reinvestment and recidivism While it is true, that the damage continued draconian laws, drug laws and statutes further expanding the carceral state were passed The demographics of prison populations changed, immigration detention only increased the number of people incarcerated Private prisons emerged and made considerable profits; prisons became an industry However, the newfound political interest meant that there were two sides to the story Since there were entities upholding mass incarceration, small tides emerged to resist it as well Several universities, including Cornell, established brilliant education programs with prisons all in an effort to restore the ethic of equal opportunity which our structural system of mass incarceration essentially ignores

After the Eric Garner, Michael Brown and Freddie Gray protests turned into a political debate across the country, the mass incarceration dialogue only became more relevant and time sensitive Political figures with immense influence on public opinion like Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton consider incarceration to be a pressing concern in their respective political agendas Hillary Clinton’s speech on criminal justice reform at Columbia University in April was a manifestation of the gradual but promising signs of change in the incarceration dialogue Marie Gottschalk indicated in her book, Caught, that private prisons and supporters of the carceral state are, today, “ too big to fail” like the financial behemoths of America This was a disturbing idea to me simply because I am well versed with how far reaching the influence of “ too big to fail” entities are in the financial world

However, working in the financial district of New York this summer has only strengthened the optimism I have about of mass incarceration Firms like Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch among others have been investing earnestly to redress recidivism and make criminal justice reform a priority in the private realm Apart from being socially valuable, these initiatives are incredibly innovative they range from social impact bonds, job training programs for indigents, partnerships with departments of justice and partnerships with universities to co-author white papers It is heartening to witness that in the effort of these large revenue-generating institutions to be more socially engaged and influence public policy Entrepreneurial initiatives have led to the establishment of truly inspiring institutions like the Delancey Street Foundation which has redefined how society addresses rehabilitation The Delancey Street Foundation has focused on providing entrepreneurial opportunities to former prisoners giving them a sense of ownership in the life they create after prison Last semester, I realized through all the conversations I had about criminal justice reform that we are not defined by the worst things we do rather, we are defined by the steps we take to fix our mistakes For me, it is extremely reassuring to realize that our collective consciousness as a society is coming closer to this realization as well

Aditi Bhowmick is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She may be reached at ab738@cornell edu

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BY JESSE WEISSMAN Sun Staff Writer

I should begin this review with an important disclosure: I love Tom Cruise And not in the way of simply getting a kick out of him and his Scientology private-life antics I genuinely believe he is perhaps the greatest action star of all time His gift for physical comedy is deeply underappreciated: Last year ’ s criminally underseen Edge of Tomorrow was a good example of this Of course he’s probably a mediocre serious actor, but he’s awesome so color me biased

Anyway, the new fifth Mission: Impossible film, the oddly titled Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (perhaps in an effort to convince you that it isn’t a sequel), while flawed, in my opinion, reconfirms my high opinion of Mr Cruise

Although Cruise has not written or directed any of the Mission: Impossible films, he handpicks the director of each one (with only one choice, John Woo, who directed Mission: Impossible II, having failed creatively), and helps write the script as well In addition, he insists on doing many of his own stunts for each film, many of which are genuinely dangerous In what was marketed as the defining scene of the film, Ethan Hunt (the unstoppable series protagonist played by Cruise), hangs off the side of an airplane as it lifts off, which Cruise apparently did equipped with a light harness such that if a bird hit him his life would be over

In my favorite sequence from the film, Hunt has to dive underwater and insert a disc into a box (I won ’ t bog you down with the details) while a giant bar swings across the underwater vault, ready to sweep him away if he makes a single wrong move Cruise apparently did this stunt himself as well, having to actually breathe underwater for three minutes

I may sound like a cranky naive old man for saying this, but it is oddly refreshing in the era of reliance on computergenerated stunts that Mission: Impossible films provide action in the old-fashioned sense With so many actors clearly signing up for the latest superhero franchise for the fat paycheck, it is nice to see that one star sincerely loves the films he is

making, such that he takes a creative hand in them and does his own stunts so the film feels more realistic to the audience

While the plot of the film is irrelevant, as it mostly just works to provide some context and stakes for the film’s action set pieces, it is as follows: The IMF (Hunt’s elite mission team) has been disbanded in light of the chaos it has caused throughout the previous four films (the film tries somewhat to incorporate contemporary politics by giving the idea that the IMF’s lack of accountability and transparency is actually considered to be dangerous, but the writers, knowing this is a Mission: Impossible movie, aptly chooses not to push too hard on this) A ruthless group called the Syndicate, which is an antiIMF group, is unleashing terrorist attacks across the globe But the CIA, whose head is well-played by Alec Baldwin, refuses to believe in the existence of the Syndicate out of exasperation with the IMF’s insane antics So, because the IMF is defunded and the CIA is on the hunt for Hunt, Hunt has to go rogue to find the Syndicate while avoiding CIA agents ready to shoot him on sight Hunt is aided by Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg), William Brandt ( Jeremy Renner) and Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), the former two actors having appeared in the series before

The head of the Syndicate, played by English actor Sean Harris, is pretty lame The film tries to tell you he’s evil and scary without actually giving you a good reason why While Rogue Nation is overall a better film than Mission: Impossible III, the villain played by the late Philip Seymour Hoffman is the only villain in the series whose personality instead of merely his actions inspired fear

The dialogue in the film is laughably cheesy, but it’s

unclear if that is part of the appeal After all, at one point, Baldwin’s character earnestly calls Hunt “the living manifestation of destiny ” This suggests to me that the writer-director of this film, Christopher McQuarrie, is having a good time doing his work And the funny part is, that line is correct Mission: Impossible films are hard to review You know going in what you are going to get, and there isn’t much to say They are also cheating in a sense: If all they do is deliver great action set pieces, then they are a success But the fact that so many other films have tried this approach and failed goes to show that these movies are clearly doing something very, very right And as I sat in the theatre during Rogue Nation, there was no other movie I wish I had been seeing instead I have read some pieces in the wake of this film’s release that call for Cruise to abandon action and return to “serious” movies, but I want no such thing I hope he keeps making the Mission: Impossible movies until the end of time, or at least until his body won ’ t allow him to climb up a pole while handcuffed

Jesse Weissman is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jweissman@cornell edu

S c i e n t i f i c T o r t u r e : T h e S t a n f o r d P r i s o n E x p e r i m e n t

BY TAMAR LAW Sun Staff Writer

We’d all like to believe that we are good people Sure, we may cut someone off while driving, tell the occasional white lie or sneak an extra refill of coffee, but we aren ’ t bad We’d all like to believe that, when faced with trying circumstances we would never behave in such an egregious manner as those who are actually confronted with the situation We’d all like to believe that when placed into a position of power we wouldn’t exploit it But would we?

With the widespread news coverage of various abominations committed by guards in prisons, such as to the detainees in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, the question of circumstance versus inherent characteristics is being discussed This question is central to Kyle Alvarez’s latest film, The Stanford Prison Experiment The film is a chilling reenactment of the infamous psychological study conducted by researchers led by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University in 1971 In brief, the study evaluated the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or a guard 24 male students were arbitrarily divided into two groups by a coin toss, 12 guards and 12 prisoners Guards were given a set of tasks to have the prisoners perform but received no formal training; prisoners were given a number and a cell The study was stopped prematurely after six days and did not reach the planned two weeks

This study is fundamental to intro psychology classes and the U S military alike A dark insight into the capacities of human behavior, the study informs us of the uncomfortable potential of human behavior Perhaps we are all capable of evil, it just depends on when

Familiar with the experiment, I knew I needed to see a visual representation to fully appreciate the extreme conclusions that had been drawn As a self-identified optimist and dogooder I had been skeptical of the study I couldn’t see myself ever becoming as sinister or malicious as the guards in the study After viewing the film and attending the lecture, I am beginning to rethink my own potential

The Stanford Prison Experiment has received criticism and praise for its extreme proceedings As the film transpires, the viewer sees how the roles assigned to the male students cease to be just roles and become a new form of reality In a painfully

raw unfolding, the guards begin to abuse their power with more creative forms of punishment and the prisoners become meeker and more uniform In the beginning, while the study still seemed like a study, there were a few tries of insurrection among the prisoners, mainly led by prisoner 8612 These revolts provoked the birth of a super guard, a guard who quickly took the position of power This was the guard who, during his interview, slouched back in his chair, had described himself as easy going and non-authoritative In his final interview, after his role had been taken away, my own guttural reaction to him had changed He remained to me the super guard, the sneer of his face permanently branded to my memory of him

The most striking part of the film was the development of Dr Philip Zimbardo In the beginning he is shown with his significant other, Christina Maslach, another researcher Their interaction is loving and gentle Zimbardo seems to encompass the role of any intellectual thoughtful and quiet, his only offense being that he was too consumed by his work This shell of a persona is broken as he becomes increasingly absorbed by the study His character evolves into a sly, controlling, authoritative figure prone to angry explosions Note that Zimbardo was not supposed to be part of the study; he was the main researcher But even still, the study was able to permeate the supposed impenetrable bounds between researcher and sub-

ject, revealing the unyielding power of the experiment

The screening I attended of the film was held at Cinemapolis with a special discussion led by Professor Emeritus Dr Daryl Bem Bem had been on faculty at Stanford during the experiment and had been a colleague of Dr Philip Zimbardo The most intriguing part of the brief introduction that Bem gave was his own experience with Zimbardo He described the researcher as one of the sweetest, most wellintentioned individuals he knew He then added, after a pause, that he only knew the post-experiment Zimbardo

A question of my own that was echoed in the discussion was gender and sexuality in relation to the study The experiment was made up of 24 men The prisoners were purposefully emasculated to promote feelings of humiliation and vulnerability by being made to wear a dress-like smock with no undergarments In the film, Zimbardo finally intercepts the guards and ends the experiment during a punishment of a sexual nature that insinuated male-on-male relations The fact that it was a sexual act that caused the end of the study has large ramifications for what we deem as acceptable Zimbardo didn’t stop the experiment when a prisoner was in solitary confinement for longer than the study allowed

With today’s rise in popularity of Orange is the New Black, it was impossible to ignore the question of how the study might have ended up if it had been 24 women instead of 24 men Would there have been a different outcome?

While the overall film was unnerving and eye opening, it did leave questions of ethics and methodologies of the study A scene that was particularly troubling to me was when a colleague of Zimbardo asked him what his independent variable was Zimbardo was unable to answer Any seventh grade science student can tell you that an experiment requires a control and an independent and dependent variable

This left the viewer with the question of whether or not this really was an experiment After my own viewing experience, I am left with the uncomfortable feeling that no, the Stanford prison experiment was anything but an experiment Yes, it was an exploration and confirmation of the capacity of human behavior, but for all involved it had become a reality a reality with significant repercussions

Tamar Law is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at tlaw@cornellsun com

We usually listen to songs because of the beat; because of the bounce it gives us in our step when we walk begrudgingly to class We tend to identify with perhaps a line or two, but normally in the most literal sense, whether it is about going out and partying or falling in love with another person But sometimes it can be hard to find songs with both music that is jam-worthy and lyrics that are identifiable on both a literal and semi-symbolic level New Politics are one of those bands that let me jam a little harder while doing problem sets or let me run a little faster while working ou t but nothing more So I was slightly taken aback when “15 Dreams” came out This single is an aberration from the New Politics norm in style, sound and lyrics The style and sound is less obtrusive, where the vocals follow the melody of the music rather than shouting over or clashing with it The difference in vocal style in this song may be noted as an outlier in their typical discography, but their attempt to follow the melody acts as a mellowing factor, giving way for the listener to contemplate the meaning of the lyrics Unlike a lot of the songs by New Politics, which border on superficiality, the lyrics of this song broach a somber reality of which we sometimes refuse to be cognizant the reality that sometimes we are stuck, for whatever reason, and we are unable to escape to fulfill a dream we spend so long attempting to reach The seeming exaggeration of specifically 15 dreams expresses this dichotomy between being filled with ambition and ending up imprisoned in a reality in which none of those dreams can get accomplished, regardless of who can help and what we can do And in this perpetual state of immobility, we end up second guessing our own capabilities, as expressed by the line, “Do you ever feel that you ' re never really good enough?”

The lyrics don’t exactly express any optimism, ending with the line “Never getting home tonight ” Although that emphasizes a complete loss of hope in fulfillment of aspiration, the listener still leaves the song with ironic appreciation There was a point in your life when you could identify with the lyrics, and whether you are a student at Cornell with dwindling hope, or the lead singer of an alternative-rock band, or somewhere in between, maybe you are not alone in feeling this way

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Rowers Look to Strong Season After Busy Summer

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Contributor

After as solid fifth place showing at last semester ’ s Ivy League Rowing Championship, the Red rowing team is looking to make major waves this season After an offseason of practice and perseverance, the team has high hopes

“ The team looks to have gained a lot of speed both from our freshmen class and from the work the upperclassmen have put in over the summer, ” said co-captain captain Lydia Perkins “ This season, I think we are all really looking for ward seeing how far we can push ourselves, and how fast we can get ”

The same sentiment was expressed by head coach Lizzie Dennison, who said she is hoping to see her team progress

“[I am looking for ward] to building a solid foundation as a team both from a fitness and technique perspective I am looking for ward to seeing consistent progress from the whole team, and focusing on the process of getting faster each day ”

When asked what makes this season different from sea-

sons past, Coach Dennison seemed excited about the changes the team has made during the offseason “ The coaching staff has changed up our practice schedule and [is] looking for ward to tr ying some new things on and off the water, ” she said “I think the team is excited about mixing it up, and we hope it will produce some good results in our training There is definitely a sense of excitement at the boathouse right now and the plan is to keep that going all year ”

“During training, we were able to have more time on the water and the regata itself was a great opportunity.”

Perkins also said she noticed these differences, accrediting the team ’ s progress this season to a trip to the Henley Women's Regatta

“Following the regular season last year, about half the team stayed here in Ithaca to train for the Henley Women's Regatta in England,” she said “During training, we were able to have more time on the water and the regatta itself was a great opportunity for some extra racing expe-

rience The improvements made during Henley training will certainly be an asset to our team going into this next season ” It is through these efforts that the women ’ s rowing team hopes to gain a much needed competitive edge this season in a s t ro n g Iv y L e a g u e Conference that is considered one of the best rowing conferences in the NCAA “ The Ivy League is probably the most competitive in NCAA Rowing in terms of fast teams, so our regular season racing is always ver y exciting for us, ” Perkins said “I think we all have our own rivalries that we are excited to get after, and we are looking for ward to going into ever y race with a lot of fight and will to win ”

Coach Dennison said she feels the same way about the team ’ s Ivy League peers

“ We always look for ward to testing ourselves against our fellow Ivy League opponents, as it always provides for tough, exciting racing ”

Dennison is also confident that the new freshmen and transfer students will help improve on last season ’ s 2-5 record

“ We have a strong and deep group of freshmen and transfer student-athletes that joined our team this year, ” she said “I am already pumped about what they have done this first week of practice and am confident they will make a huge impact on our team right away, as well as over the course of their four years here at Cornell ”

With a strong offseason and fresh talent, the women ’ s rowing team has hopes of a ver y productive season

“On paper, we are faster as a team than we have ever been before I think we are all just really excited to see how we can translate [that] into races on the water, ” Perkins said Ivy strong | Performing in the Ivy League is a constant challenge for the Cornell women’s rowing team, as that league is one of the most competitive in NCAA rowing

y d i a P e r k i n s Brittany Biggs can be reached at bb572@cornell edu

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players is to have them improve one aspect of the game each day at practice,” he said “If they do that the team will improve and hopefully [we’ll] be able to achieve our goal of winning the league championship ”

The Red won its last league

c h a m p i o n s h i p i n 2 0 0 6 u n d e r Coach Cullen That was the first time since 1986 the squad finished atop the CSFL

“Our goals as a team are to play smar t and fast, with close a t t e n t i o n t o d e t a i l , ” M a r r e r o said “ We want to improve upon last year ’ s season and minimize mistakes on all sides of the ball ”

“Our goals as a team are to play smart and fast with close attention to detail ”

A n u m b e r o f t h e t e a m ’ s star ters from last year are returning this season, with some holes to fill on the offensive side at wide receiver and tackle

“ The makeup is pretty similar and I like that,” Meichner said “ We’d like to win a little more, but it’s nice being around the same guys ” That being said, there are a number of ne w faces as well

“As a captain, I want to help

ne w players learn our systems and acclimate to the team ' s c u l t u re , ” Ma r re ro s a i d “ It i s impor tant to set a positive example and demonstrate a strong work ethic both on and off the field, especially for the younger guys ” With 68 players currently on the roster, the team will have to cut down to 65 before the star t of the season to meet the league’s r e q u i r e m e n t C o a c h G u c c i a , who is overseeing the offense this year and heading the offensive line, will make a lot of the team ’ s major decisions He has been co-head coach with Terr y Cullen since 2008 and has been with the Red for eleven years

C o a c h Cu l l e n , w h o b e g a n c o a c h i n g f o r t h e p r o g r a m i n 1964 while working on an MBA at Cornell, will oversee the program ’ s operations off the field

The Red has a talented mix of returners and rookies and an experienced group of coaches

“As a team, we’d like to go u n d e f e a t e d , ” Me i c h n e r s a i d “ That’s our goal ever y year ”

Sooner state could support its own NBA franchise The Oklahoma City Thunder has had one conference title, and four division titles since 2008 Ten years later and now is not the time for blame, but rather forgiveness and elation So much progress has come of despair So much sheer happiness has come from anguish And as I walked down the sunburnt paths of Audubon Park, passing by James Carville (tallest Alien on earth), Drew Brees with his three toddlers and Owen Wilson going for a run, I couldn’t help but smile and appreciate the sheer unadulterated happiness and spirit of the city

However, even with all of the parades, po-boys and a general “Laissez les bon temps roulez” atti-

tude, there is still much work to be done neighborhoods to rebuild, racial tension to address and a displaced population of over 100,000 native New Orleanians who will most likely never come back

With a devastated city that is predicted to be completely underwater by 2150 (due to rising sea levels), what else is there to say? Who do we turn to? What happens next? The last ten years have proven that the City will survive and thrive in its own unique way The water may be contaminated once a month and the potholes never filled but New Orleans has the Saints and the Pelicans, both beautiful representatives of recovery and progress

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memorial bench,” Gallagher said with a laugh

Throughout his career, Gallagher has stayed true to the philosophy of ‘ we collaborate and you swim ’

“I believe swimming at this level is a partnership,” he said

“That doesn’t mean everything necessarily is a dialogue or a meeting, but I think our athletes’ success is going to be built on their ownership of it My job is to help create an environment that allows them to do that,”

Since 2008, the men ’ s and

women ’ s programs were structured together, but with Lucia stepping down, the programs will be split, a decision that Gallagher said is a very beneficial move for the team

“It all starts with focusing on [the athletes] individually, and it’s [a] hard thing to do in a team sport, ” Gallagher said “I think the splitting of the program is a

good first step, because now you have two head coaches that can tailor their planning or their training to the needs of each team ” The school is bigger, the history is richer and the stakes are higher, but Gallagher seems ready to take on all the responsibilities that come with being head coach of Cornell’s women ’ s program

“I think we can be better,” Gallagher pauses and then corrects himself “I know we can be better I got high expectations for this team ”

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Turning to Sports After Tragedy

It ’ s been 10 years 10 years and the great city of New Orleans still has not recovered a n d g o n e b a c k t o i t s

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Katrina conditions What do you say to an embattled people of a city nearly destroyed by a catastrophe, a disaster that killed nearly 1500 souls, caused about $2 billion in damages and displaced 400,000 people from the most unique city on Earth?

“New Orleans Doomed to Fail Yet Again” read a headline from the Chicago Tribune on the return of the New Orleans Hornets (appropriately renamed the Pelicans) after a two year stint playing in Oklahoma No one thought this small-market, relocated franchise could stay in the NBA Then-commissioner

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David Stern understood that the city needs a saving grace, and if nothing else, something to believe in

With one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, second behind Baghdad in most dangerous worldwide cities to live in, subject to severe racial inequality and host of the most devastating natural disaster of the Northern Hemisphere, what do the people of NOLA believe in? When God has let you down, whom do you turn to? You turn to the community, to friends, lovers and all those who share your pain and misfortune The people in New Orleans had the Hornets and the Saints

It’s no coincidence that the Saints aggressively and successfully pursued Drew Brees the season after Hurricane Katrina Owner Tom Benson was even rumored to be working behind the scenes to move the Saints to San Antonio and in his defense, his team had a flooded Superdome, a market base that lost half its population and a city that was once

When God has let you down, who do you turn to? You turn to the community, to friends, lovers and all those who share your pain.

thought could never recover In a city that doesn’t even have the means to properly dispose all its dead bodies throughout the flooded streets, how can it support an NFL franchise?

However, a Saints 2009 Super Bowl win, along with a Hornets/Pelicans team oozing with young-blood potential, have been New Orleans’ so-called “saving graces ” Against so many obstacles, obtrusions and ordeals, the city is well on its way to recovering through sports

Additionally, the Oklahoma City Thunder would have never existed had it not been for Katrina The two-year success of the Hornets playing in Oklahoma City proved that the

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Gallagher Takes Over as Head Coach

Looks to continue strong tradition Lucia left behind in retirement

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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