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Order in the court | Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, one of the

female justices, made histor y when she officiated

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Gi n s b u r g t o l d t h e Wa s h i n g t o n Po s t t h a t a f t e r t h e D O M A r u l i n g , o f f i c i a t i n g a t a s a m e - s e x m a r r i a g e s e e m e d l i k e a l o g i c a l s t e p f o r h e r t o t a k e “ I t h i n k i t w i l l b e o n e m o re s t a t e m e n t t h a t p e o p l e w h o l ove e a c h o t h e r a n d w a n t t o l i ve t o g e t h e r s h o u l d b e a b l e t o e n j oy t h e b l e s s i n g s a n d t h e s t r i f e i n t h e m a r r i a g e re l a t i o n s h i p, ” Gi n s b u r g s a i d K a i s e r t o l d t h e A P t h a t Gi n s b e r g , i n a d d i t i o n t o b e i n g a m e m b e r o f t h e h i g h e s t c o u r t i n t h e c o u n t r y, i s a l s o a c l o s e f r i e n d o f h i s “ It’s ve r y m e a n i n g f u l m o s t l y t o h a ve a f r i e n d o f f i c i a t e , a n d t h e n f o r s o m e o n e o f h e r s t a t u re , i t ’ s a ve r y b i g h o n o r, ” K a i s e r s a i d t o t h e A P “ I t h i n k t h a t e ve r y t h i n g t h a t ’ s g o i n g o n t h a t m a k e s s a m e - s e x m a r r i a g e p o s s i b l e a n d v i s i b l e h e l p s t o e n c o u r a g e o t h e r s a t a n d t o m a k e t h e i s s u e s e e m l e s s o f a n i s s u e , t o m a k e i t j u s t m o re p a r t o f l i f e ”

Crowdfunding Enables Student Projects

Cornell University is now crowdsourcing funds for projects through a partnership with USEED, one of the first platforms developed specifically to support projects in higher education

USEED operates much like Kickstarter, a popular crowdsourcing website where supporters of art projects, events and products can donate money at different levels, according to University officials Cornell's

Office of Alumni Affairs and Development launched two projects on USEED this summer in response to the popularity of donation-based crowdfunding platforms

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Dilmun Hill, Cornell's student-run organic farm, and a LGBT Leadership Academy to educate current students to be leaders in the LGBT movement beyond

Ithacans, May or Pick Up Trash in Collegetown

By EMMA COURT Sun City Editor

Heeding Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 calls on social media, approximately 20 students and city residents traded a few hours of relaxation on Labor Day for yellow gloves to tr y to clean up the g a r b a g e - s t re w n s t re e t s o

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Over Monday afternoon, volunteers cleaned 16 blocks and filled 30 bags of trash, according to a post Myrick put on Facebook

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desire to help out stemmed from an abundance of trash scattered

Collegetown Harold Schultz, an Ithaca resident who owns The Nines on College Avenue, added

that he was motivated by a sense of civic duty as well as his view that “the place was a mess ”

“People just leave beer cans, beer bottles and all kinds of trash just on the street and don’t put it

“Students were just coming back, they’re partying a little late, they’re drinking quite a bit and they’re getting careless ”

Cornell students who came to volunteer, also cast blame on the student population for the state of the streets, Alderperson Stephen Smith (D-4th Ward), said the city shares responsibility for the mess

Cornell Students Lament Cancellation of Ezoo

By ERICA AUGENSTEIN Sun Staff Writer

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among the thousands of concertgoers who, after gathering to attend this weekend’s Electric Zoo festival in New York City, were sent home a day early when two concertgoers died

Electric Zoo, also known as “Ezoo,” is a three-day festival that features a variety of e l e c t r o n i c d a n c e m u s i c artists The final day of the festival w a s c a ncelled when J e f f r e y Russ, 23, a recent graduate of Syracuse Un i ve r s i t y, a n d Ol i v i a Rotondo, 20, a junior at the Un i ve r s i t y o f Ne w Hampshire, both died allegedly due to complications with MDMA drug use

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that “during the first two d a y s o f t h e El e c t r i c Zo o music festival, two concertgoers have died, and at least four others became critically ill and have been placed in intensive care at area hospit a l s ” He a d d e d t h a t although “definitive causes of death have not yet been determined both [deaths] a p p e

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Univ.: D iversity at Cornell De es Study Conclusions

By ANUSHKA METHROTRA Sun Staff Writer

Responding to a recent study that declared that top universities in the United States still lack racial and economic diversity, Cornell officials maintained the University has made above-andbeyond efforts to increase the enrollment of diverse students on campus

The study, which was conducted by Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl of the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce, found that lowincome students and minorities are underrepresented at selective four-year universities

Since 1995, white students have been relatively overrepresented at selective four-year colleges, while Hispanic and African-American students have been relatively overrepresented at two-year, open-access schools, according to the study

The lack of minority representation in top colleges results in lower graduation rates among minorities compared to white students, the study concluded

Although the study suggests that the phenomenon exists at selective four-year universities, members of the Cornell community are disputing the validity of the results as far as the University is concerned

“Cornell has made extraordinar y efforts and committed substantial financial aid resources to increasing socioeconomic, racial and ethnic diversity on campus, ” Prof Ronald Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations, said

More than 240,000 highachieving, low-income high school students do not go on to earn a degree, which the study says may be due to the rigorous

application process of selective colleges, as well as the ease and affordability of open-access institutions

Of those 240,000 low-income students, minorities are disproportionately represented one in four are either African American or Hispanic

According to Thaddeus Talbot ’15, Student Assembly minority liaison at-large, one factor the Georgetown study does not take into account is the effort universities are making to increase racial and economic diversity on their campuses For instance, at Cornell, Talbot is cochair a group that works to increase black male graduation rates

“We are obligated to search for a belief in some form of equality and act upon it,” Talbot said “It starts right here, right now, right on Cornell’s campus ” Members of the Cornell faculty and administration also emphasized that the University’s admissions policies favor economic diversity, meeting 100 percent of admitted students’ financial need and practicing a needblind admissions policy

“The administration and the trustees have long made diversity a priority,” Ehrenberg said

The University’s financial aid initiatives emphasize “families with a total family income of less than $60,000 and total assets of less than $100,000 will have no parent contribution,” according to the University’s financial aid website

Ehrenberg noted that the Class of 2017 is one of the most diverse freshman classes in Cornell’s history

Anushka Methrotra can be reached at amethrotra@cornellsun com

Mayor : City Will Work to Alleviate Trash Problem

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun com Follow her on Twitter at @dilemmaincourt

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USEED to Help C.U. Project s Gain Funding

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campus

“We wanted to do a small-scale pilot project to better understand if and how crowdfunding could work for Cornell,” said Andrew Gossen, senior director for social media strategy for Alumni Affairs

Contributors to USEED projects can donate at specific levels, denoting different involvement in the projects Smaller donations are typically to indicate support for something, while larger gifts can result in project organizers granting benefits like dedications to the donator

According to Gossen, crowdfunding is ideal for online networks, where people can share information about projects they are involved with across all of their social networks USEED uses storytelling to encourage contributors to donate, letting project organizers give updates on what they are working on

“If alumni, parents and friends of Cornell are spending more time online, we need to meet them where they are, ” Gossen said “Direct mail, phonathons and other annual giving efforts remain critically important to Cornell’s fundraising success, but adding crowdfunding to our overall strategy helps us evolve as the world is changing ”

As of Aug 22, Dilmun Hill’s outdoor classroom project had already fulfilled its goal of raising $5,000

Donations came mainly from faculty, staff, alumni, parents and students Lakeview Organic Grain, a supplier of grain to the student farm, also gave a large gift to Dilmun Hill through USEED

Cornell’s LGBT Leadership Academy has a goal of raising $15,000, $3,500 of which has been donated since Aug 26

“Our community was a pilot candidate because the University is looking to engage its LGBTQ alumni through their LGBT affinities We’re an emerging alumni community, thanks to the Cornell University Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association’s recent reinvigoration, and the University wants to support the causes we care about,” said Olivia Tai ‘11, secretary and communication chair of CUGALA

“USEED is not a main source of funding; it does, however, supplement our funds.”

“We were surprised that we exceeded the goal It’s nice to see that students are supportive of student organic projects,” said Betsy Leonard, Organic Farm Coordinator and overseer of the Dilmun Hill Student Farm

Emily Burrichter ’14, student manager of Dilmun Hill, said that USEED would help extend the reach of Dilmun’s programs around the community

“USEED is not a main source for funding; it does, however, supplement our funds to be able to do something like expand our education and outreach programs, ” Burrichter said According to Leonard, the money raised by USEED will provide foldable chairs, tables and a kiosk for Dilmun Hill, which will be used to help the farm further connect with the Ithaca community The $5,000 goal was set based on the total cost of these supplies, accord-

The LGBT Leadership Academy Project currently has 15 volunteers using email to solicit donations The project reached 13 percent of its goal on the first day, and Tai said she believes they will meet their fundraising goal

“We’re still waiting for our first major donation from a celebrity or well-known LGBT group fingers crossed [Still], we are in awe of the spectacular show of support from our current donors,” said Tai

According to Gossen, projects that reach the 30 percent fundraising mark usually reach their final goal

“Since we ’ re already almost at that milestone, we ’ re confident that the LGBTQ Leadership Academy will reach its goal as well,” Gossen said Alumni Affairs and Development staff worked with the different colleges and groups on campus to find projects that would work well with USEED’s crowdfunding system According to Gossen, a good story, a feasible funding goal and engaged alumni and student volunteers were the criteria for using USEED

“We’re going to experiment with a range of different types of projects and see what works The criteria are evolving, and they’ll continue to evolve as we get more experience,” Gossen said “Broadly speaking, however, we ’ re looking for projects that align with specific priorities and are likely to engage specific audiences ”

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The Promise Of Crowdfunding

IN THE SPRING, CORNELL WAS ONE OF THE FIRST universities to sign on to a pilot program launched by USEED org, an online fundraising platform for higher education institutions This summer saw the launch of the first two Cornell crowdfunding campaigns, both of which have been relatively successful Innovative alternatives to fundraising like USEED allow the University to support its communities by bolstering independent efforts As long as it remains a supplement to and not a replacement for administrative financial support for the initiatives that most benefit Cornell’s campus, crowdfunding is one forward-thinking and promising fundraising option

Crowdfunding a popular new entrepreneurial model that uses social media to solicit financial backing is currently one of the largest sources of online donations for non-profit projects Numerous independent research groups have lauded the effectiveness of the method for smaller, short-term fundraising efforts At Cornell, it is an experiment that carries no risk and can only generate financial support, however modest, for University initiatives So far, Dilmun Hill, Cornell’s student-run organic farm, easily surpassed its $5,000 goal with plenty of time to spare, while the effort to launch an LGBTQ Leadership Academy has raised 25 percent of its $15,000 goal with nearly a month remaining

The system, though not perfect, is seemingly well-formed Gifts made through USEED are considered contributions to the University, which makes them taxdeductible for donors Another benefit of administrative oversight is the existence of safeguards to keep recipients honest, ensuring that funds raised are dedicated to the exact purpose advertised during solicitation Additionally, due to its heavy reliance on social media integration and campaigns that are more narrowly-focused and personal in nature, the average age of people who generally participate in crowdfunding is significantly younger than that of typical givers The novelty of USEED could potentially entice new, younger donors for the University perhaps even ingraining a habit of generosity in Cornell students and young alumni at an earlier age

There is no guarantee that USEED’s seeming initial success will continue with future endeavors It is certainly possible that the novelty will wear off and an expansion of crowdfunding to additional projects will dilute the donor pool In fact, that outcome may be inevitable But it is nonetheless commendable that Cornell is continuing its tradition of staying ahead of the technology curve Cornell cannot, and, for the sake of fiscal stability, often should not, directly fund every project at the University to the level that it perhaps deserves The USEED model allows the administration to offer a helping hand while still placing onus on organizers to take ownership of their own projects’ survival Even if USEED fails to succeed as a long-enduring form of fundraising, we believe it is symbolic of the University’s commitment to encouraging entrepreneurial activity among its students, alumni and affiliates

David J. Skorton | From David

Thought s for the New Academic Year

the semester gets underway, I welcome you to the new academic year and all of the opportunities it presents to us individually and as an academic community I especially commend all the faculty, staff and continuing students who are helping the newest members of our community feel at home and get off to a strong start

First-year and Transfer Orientation at Cornell offered a wonderful introduction to our University, with a rich mix of academic and social activities along with programs that helped convey community norms and aspirations regarding academic integrity, bias, sexual violence, student health and wellbeing and respect for the community

These aspects of the campus climate caused concern last year, and I am pleased that we are addressing them constructively I encourage all of us to build on the success of Orientation to create positive and meaningful experiences for everyone inside and outside of the classroom

Some of Cornell’s greatest strengths are the diversity of talents, backgrounds and perspectives within our community Our newest students are especially accomplished and diverse As the most selective undergraduate class in Cornell history, they have come to campus from 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 51 other nations The Class of 2017 has the highest recorded number of students of color (1,340), African-American students (231) and international citizens (371) In the Graduate School, the percentage of international students is even higher

Each and every one of our new students, and all members of the Cornell community, have the right to feel safe, valued and fulfilled in our work and activities at Cornell

As we begin the semester, I ask all of us to be more aware of the effect of our behavior and choices on others, to view differences in background and perspective as opportunities to learn and grow and to make the Cornell experience as good as it can possibly be for everyone

Toward New Destinations, Cornell’s diversity planning initiative, provides a foundation for a culture that supports the full participation of all members of our community, and it is being implemented in all of Cornell’s colleges and administrative units You can learn more about Cornell’s efforts to promote diversity and inclusion and the resources available to all of us by clicking on the link on Cornell’s home page

And, as you consider the groups you will join this year Greek houses, athletic teams and other organizations I ask you

to demand that all organizations in which you participate utilize positive, respectful ways to integrate new members into the group Please be aware of the potential for hazing and alcohol abuse, and resist the allure of dangerous rituals that some think are merely rites of passage If you are a current member of a group, team or organization, lead the way by designing and participating in activities that are free of hazing and alcohol abuse

During the past year, we have taken significant steps to safeguard the health and wellbeing of our community Within the Greek system, for example, we have shortened the new member education period in order to reduce the opportunities for inappropriate behavior to occur Last spring a maximum of six weeks was allotted for new member education activities; next spring the time for new member education will be further reduced to four weeks Many of our fraternity and sorority members have devised orientation activities that keep the focus on the positive traditions and values espoused by their chapters In their dedication to preserving what is good and valuable about Greek life, these students, in partnership with alumni and the national/international Greek organizations, are beginning to bring the rest along with them

No matter what organizations you participate in this academic year, I encourage you to find positive ways of building affinity within the group If you are the victim of hazing or have information about a hazing incident, report it on our confidential website, hazing cornell edu, so that we can investigate and address the issue

As Vice President Susan Murphy and I wrote in a recent op-ed in USA Today: “You can stop hazing in its tracks now by refusing to participate You can be part of a growing effort led by other students, alumni and administrators to create better ways for students to come together in socially productive, enjoyable and memorable ways ” Together we can make Cornell the welcoming and respectful community we aspire to be a place where each of us, and all of us, can add our perspectives and broaden everyone ’ s horizons The start of the semester is the perfect time to renew and expand our efforts One place to begin is by being more aware and considerate of each other in all that we do

Questioning Our Vices

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d a y t h i s we e k s o a n o t h e r n i g h t c o u l d n ’ t p o s s i b l y h u r t

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p ro s o f t a k i n g a d r u g o u t we i g h t h e c o n s T h e o bv i o u s p ro s a re a n i n c re a s e d a m o u n t o f f u n a n d ? T h e o bv i -

All I demand is that you question your choices s that when you are calle forth to answer for them you’ll be ready

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Comment of the day

“Stating that [Native people] are outside of the realm of normal politics of the time only gives them an ‘other-ness’ that is just as degrading as calling them savages Now, that doesn’t mean that Europeans aren't exempt from the horrors of the Sullivan-Clinton campaign, because I do agree with you on the matter of that atrocity, as well as the silencing and misrepresentation of Native culture. But, I would tread lightly stating that their culture is silenced and misrepresented when you offer a portrayal of their history as a mere black and white affair

John Doe

Re: “LURIE-SPICER: Acknowledging Stolen Land,” Opinion, published August 30, 2013

Maggie Henry | Get Over Yourself

and Investment Banking : S

This summer, I did something that I never thought I’d do

After years of non-profit and public sector internships and indeed, two weeks prior to starting a job for a Senator on the Hill I had sold out and done the unthinkable I took a job at an investment bank

Following my December decision to accept the offer, I felt almost embarrassed telling people Instead of the pride that getting a job should normally merit, I hedged my news with qualifications: “Oh, I’m going to learn so much,” or “I just want to understand that WORLD, you know?” Maybe these qualifications were largely a product of my own inhibitions about my choice, but I didn’t simply imagine the judgment of many friends and professors who had supported me through earlier career decisions on the non-profit and public sector tracks People who knew me remarked that it was an “unusual” choice, or showed their ambivalence by asking: “Are you sure that’s the right next step?” Going into work that summer, I saw myself as the Rocky of investment banking interns

As I got to know my colleagues at the bank, I realized that my high-onmy-horse assertion that I was unique in the finance world because of my background was insensitive and untrue I grew up in a finance-minded family with access to plenty of resources educational and otherwise I am a philosophy major, not a financial industry unicorn

As much as I still tried to flavor my experience with my perspective (which is a little different from many of the individuals working at the bank if still informed by a similar upbringing), I learned that real diversity of perspective

comes from people with totally different backgrounds I was not the person in the office whose views were influenced by a different paradigm People laughed when they heard I was a philosophy major, but no one was particularly surprised or thought it gave me some kind of underdog status With friends and co-workers who had coldcalled their way to their desks with good grades and without any on-campus recruiting, or overcome seemingly insurmountable financial obstacles to get from Detroit to New York, my status as “the person you’d never think would join an investment bank” felt hollow and false

What is it about campus culture here, then, that cre-

We strive to be interdiscip in our studies why wou we apply this same attitude to our professiona development?

ated auto-surprise on every student and professor’s face when I told them about my summer internship? It could be that I had never previously discussed my interest in investment banking with anyone but then again, junior fall is a pretty typical time to develop new professional aspirations Instead, I’m more inclined to conclude that people were caught up in the face-value discord between my qualitative, normatively-concerned academic interests and my very profit-oriented job My internship didn’t seem to “fit’ my academic interests, and people were perturbed

We have this idea that demands a direct substantive correlation between our academic aspirations, our work in our third summer of college and our early career choices in our twenties With a distinctly

unimaginative take on this thought, I’ll go ahead and dub this mindset “ pre-professionalism,” a term that people always use but never define If this is pre-professionalism, then I’ll come out and say this: I hate it

College should be a time when it’s acceptable to shift and morph and stretch to test ourselves and our interests I don’t buy into the idea that there has to be a direct correlation between what I study and what career path I choose in my twenties In fact, I’m not sure that most people would buy into that idea if they stopped and thought about it for a few minutes

Even those in relatively specialized programs like engineering or hotel administration display an astounding

diversity in terms of postgraduation career choices

What we learn in our summer jobs should be interesting It should develop an acute sense of selfawareness in the professional arena At the end of the summer, we may or may not end up wanting to turn our internships into careers Essentially, this is a time for developing a sense of professionalism and skills that are widely applicable On the whole, as incoming seniors, our summer jobs give us the ability to develop those softer skills (leadership, communication, teamwork) but have little of the real responsibility that would “ set us up ” in a career track with a single summer With this in mind, we shouldn’t have to justify our summer job choices to the tune of our academic interests

It is the Cornell community’s insistence on a relationship between major choice and professional development that really inhibits us, more so than our prospective employers Strict pre-professionalism dictates that our careers start with day one of classes freshman year My experience in investment banking shows me that I could or could not have geared my class choices towards my summer job But what I accomplished and learned this summer had much less to do with my academic qualifications and much more to do with my love for fast-paced, intense environments and desire to gain a new understanding of a field with a steep learning curve It turns out I adapted pretty well and enjoyed a lot of what I did (hours notwithstanding) I didn’t lose something this summer I didn’t waste my time by not working on policy or public speaking or non-profit work I developed a whole new skill set that boosted my creativity and willingness to try new ways of getting work done The same would go for a finance major working in a non-profit We strive to be interdisciplinary in our studies why wouldn’t we apply this same attitude to our professional development?

Campus culture encourages some people to apply to certain jobs and some people not to Instead, we should encourage people to consider making radical choices about how to interpret their qualifications and studies professionally That’s the only way that we can go out there and be impactful in whatever jobs we choose, while still studying what makes us happy

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

L A RIOTS!

LA Riots rocked the Ar ts Quad on Saturday night After a set by opener Fareoh, the L A based DJ and Producer per for med for a packed, raucous and sweaty crowd at the first of many Cor nell Concer t Commission events of the semester If you couldn’t make it, or even if you just can’t remember it all, take a look at some of the

Arts Around Town

Cascade of Keys

8:00 p m on Friday and Saturday at Barnes Hall

8:00 p m on Sunday and Monday at Anabel Taylor Chapel

From jazz standards to medieval preludes, the piano (and its many relatives) can with the right set of hands be applied to just about any genre This week, Cornell’s Department of Music will present a series of events that highlight the beauty of this instrument, and reveal the extent of its musical possibilities WIth performances by some of the world’s most well-regarded virtuosos, there’s absolutely no reason you should miss these events Oh, and one more thing: It’s free

Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lecture

4:30 p m on Wednesday at the Africana Center

Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the New York Public Librar y ’ s Schomburg Center for Research in Bl a c k Cu l t u re , w i l l l e c t u re t h i s Tuesday at the Africana Studies and Research Center

Stand Up Comedy Showcase

Friday to Sunday at Risley Theatre

Cake-bakers and candle-makers everywhere undoubtedly quivered with excitement when they learned that this year marks Risley’s 100th birthday Unsurprisingly, and having nothing to do with this blurb’s “hook” sentence, Risley Theatre’s commitment to the Arts is as strong as ever: its Fall 2013 season features “nine unique performances including some produced by other student groups at Cornell and the Ithaca community ” Up first is Risley’s Stand-Up comedy showcase Featuring performances by up-and-coming talents from all over Cornell, the Showcase will hopefully prove, once and for all, that Cornell’s unique blend of misery and stress can breed some level of humor

RFanclub Collective Presents: Lord Scrummage, 100% Black, Jack Topht, DIxie Lou and The Realbads

9:30 p m on Friday at Watermargin Cooperative

This Saturday at Watermargin Cooperative, The Fanclub Collective, Ithaca’s premier collective of fans, will present for your visual and aural pleasure, four bands that you ’ ve probably never heard of With its ear to the ground under which presumably lies a group of eclectic, experimental musical acts

Fanclub Collective consistently manages to bring in off-thewall talent This Friday expect rap, honey, krautrock, countr y and surprises

Hipster Righteousness

ummaging through the attic early this summer, I came across the old family CD bin Amongst the Crosby, Stills and Nash best-hits compilation (my Dad’s) and the 98 Degrees best-hits compilation (my uh sister’s) was a compact disc with Junior Prom Mixtape sprawled across in red Sharpie Suddenly, a rush of awkward memories pinched me like a hastily pinned corsage But for all I’d rather disremember about that night, at least I had this one shining accomplishment: The mixtape I knew I had composed the perfect soundtrack to the evening’s afterparty The kind one would be proud to fail to lose his virginity too “Young Folks” by Peter Bjorn and John “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire Maybe a little Biggie

Yet out of all the “in” music circa Spring 2009, only one band truly conquered the mixtape With five songs on a twelvetrack playlist, MGMT was alone on a pinnacle MGMT released their breakout studio album Oracular Spectacular on January 20th, 2008 Fast-forward two years and the band has sold over three million copies They have seen their font size increase on summer festival lineup posters, and have played Letterman Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWynbgarden’s MGMT earns a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 2009 They begin getting solicited to collaborate by the likes of Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Coldplay and U2 VanWyngarden is listed as the third coolest person on the planet by the music magazine NME The songs of Oracular Spectacular sell Nokia phones and Cadbury chocolates in commercials across the globe

“Kids” makes Chiddy Bang happen Like my junior prom, French President Nicolas Sarozy’s reelection campaign leans heavily on a MGMT-laded soundtrack, as “Time to Pretend” blasts each time the philandering French politician (redundant I know) hops up to a podium

second album It’s similar to Oracular Spectacular only in that both albums utilize the English language In Congratulations, MGMT flushes out all residual pop strains leftover from “Time to Pretend , “Electric Feel and “Kids They took an award winning, catchy as a cold sound and made it less explicit, less fun and less appealing to whichever bodily impulse drives a person to get up and dance To the fans and studio executives expecting more hit singles, listening to Congratulations felt like being Punk’d

I was one of these fans Listening to Congratulations that first time was like a kid unwrapping a present on his birthday, expecting a shiny red hot wheel convertible, but instead finding he’d received a rusty toy van (albeit a van with weakly acid-laced sour patch kids in the trunk)

While the duo was down to let things get weird in their breakout LP, the follow-up album was a shamanic quest, one without any particularly fascinating visions I quickly went through the five-stages of grief, removed MGMT from my Facebook Likes page, and largely forgot about the group

Calling the duo’s 2010 follow-up album Congratulations the most anticipated release of the year wouldn’t be hyperbolic

Calling it the most disappointing album of the year wouldn ’ t be either In Congratulations, MGMT released a question mark of a

Now in September 2013, the upcoming release of MGMT ’ s third studio album has me reconsidering the group ’ s legacy in a more positive light Not because the group ’ s self-titled new album is a return to Oracular Spectacular-pop form From what I’ve heard MGMT is getting even stranger and less commercial with this next album That is the type of band MGMT is; a niche psychedelic pop group that happened to write a handful of megapop hits back in college Mr VanWyngarden has stated that Oracular Spectacular “felt very much like a charade,” the subsequent lavish touring experience too much for a group that never wanted “ to get as famous as possible ” The group said that creating their last two albums has been “kind of comforting, and acknowledged that despite the record label’s wishes, they won ’ t

contain a Top 40 hit

And MGMT is not a band that should make Top 40 hits with Coldplay or Lady Gaga That is not hipster righteousness on my part I’d want an MGMT-Coldplay collaboration as much as anyone, but that would be disingenuous to what the band really is While tracks one to five on Oracular Spectacular could rival any starting five this side of the Miami Heat, they don’t contain the kind of music the two men of MGMT have said they want to be making There’s a good deal of honor in them not trying to pretend that it is, just to satisfy the label executives who want profits and the college students who want to bop to another “Electric Feel during a pregame

Not too many musicians could stare down sustained international stardom and opt for comfort over fame Not sure I could To spur a career trajectory on par (or greater) than Vampire Weekend’s or Passion Pit’s and instead go in the direction of Animal Collective or Of Montreal is refreshingly admirable So while their music might have gotten less appealing to me and the masses, MGMT has produced a neat life lesson in the process: create, think and act the way you want, despite all pressures to the contrary

Brian Gordon is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at bgordon@cornellsun com Run It Back runs alternate Mondays this semester

Going to Be Small by Jeffrey Brown

Booters Hone In on S acred Heart Game

WOMEN’S SOCCER

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al from New York state

According to Banks, the older players have helped the new players integrate into the existing team

“They make sure we ’ re on task and we know all of Coach Farmer’s rules,” Banks said “Everything here is still really new, but the older girls make sure we ’ re contributing to the team ”

This season is head coach Patrick Farmer’s second at the helm of the Red Previously head coach at Ithaca College and assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin, Farmer came to Cornell in 2012, posting a 1-14-1 record during his first season The rest of the coaching staff is also fairly green; assistant coach Dwight Hornibrook also joined the Red in 2012, while Megan Ramey came on as the primary assistant coach in 2011

“Coach Farmer has a ton of experience and a great attention to detail,” Christ said “He’s constantly telling us to run harder and to stay competitive through every single practice He’s big on changing the culture of the team ”

After the Red’s disappointing eighth-place conference finish in 2012, having a more stable coaching staff will help the team win more games, Christ said For the

squad’s seniors, this is the first time they have worked with the same coaching staff two seasons in a row

“Last year was about transitioning between how we’d done things previously and Coach Farmer’s methods,” Christ said “He has a very strong set of beliefs and he’s still sticking to the same things that he tried to instill in the team last year ”

These three games will be the first big test for the new players, as well as an opportunity for Farmer to define his starting team

“We already have a good base of older players who have bought into the system, ” Christ said “The freshmen, and some of the upperclassmen, are competing for spots They’re ready to step in and prove they can help make the team better ”

The Red will play eight games prior to the start of Ivy League play on Sept 27, when Columbia will visit Berman Field According to Christ, that is when the season will really start to pick up For now, however, the team is trying to focus on the games at hand

“We’re hoping to improve our record overall and focusing on Ivy League play,” Christ said “But Sacred Heart is our main priority ”

Gina Cargas can be reached at gcargas@cornellsun com

Rodriguez Put s Team on His Back

By CHRIS MILLS Sun Staff Writer

With sprint football less than two weeks away, the Red has taken to the practice field Off to the side, away from the offensive and defensive units, the team ’ s leading scorer from 2012 quietly goes about his craft

That player is John Rodriguez, the Red’s senior kicker He’s the man who’s never missed an extra point, is shrouded in sprint football mystique, and is perhaps the team ’ s biggest mismatch on Friday nights

“He was phenomenal for us last year kicking off and field goals,” co-head coach Bart Guccia said “I believe he hit five field goals between 44-49 yards ”

Guccia’s memory was sharp Rodriguez hit four of his six attempts from 40+ en route to an All-CSFL First Team selection In total, he nailed seven of 14 attempts in 2012, with two of those misses coming on blocks The Red’s opposing kickers last season were a comparable 6/13, but none could manage a field goal beyond 39 yards

“When you have a guy who can come in and hit a 50-yard field goal put it through with five or ten yards to spare that’s a pretty big weapon in this league,” senior quarterback Brendan Miller said “ [H]e definitely kept us in a lot of games He’s already the best player on our team but I expect him to get a lot more notoriety ”

John Rodriguez has always had an affinity for kicking he just did not realize it would be on the football field

“I [had] played soccer throughout my whole life and after my freshman year of high school my football coach, who I was pretty close with, just kind of recruited me from the soccer team to try out kicking,” Rodriguez said “I’ve kicked ever since my sophomore year [of high school] ”

Rodriguez found his way to the Cornell sprint team after beginning his collegiate career as a preferred walk-on for the varsity team

“I saw an opportunity with the sprint team so I decided to join the sprint team my sophomore year, ” he said “It’s been a really

nice transition from the varsity to the sprint team The coaches and the teammates, it’s a great group that I really fit in with ”

Although Rodriguez occasionally practices with the varsity team in the spring and has been “approached” by the team on at least one occasion, his focus remains on delivering a sprint title

“I feel like the team is looking to win every game and try to get that championship

Our motto is to get better each and every day,” Rodriguez said, with an emphasis on repetition and fundamentals

“In a typical day I kick close to 40 balls between punts, field goals, kickoffs, depending on whatever we ’ re doing that day ”

Between practice sessions, the North Olmsted, Ohio native has also been looking for help among the world’s best

“I’ve looked at a number of NFL kickers,” Rodriguez replied, when asked if there are any professionals that he’s tried to model his game after “I think David Akers [Detroit Lions] is one he’s left-footed as well He’s a good one to follow after As well as Phil Dawson [San Francisco 49ers] I’ve been a real fan of his and have actually been able to meet him ”

Rodriguez, in fact, had the dream opportunity of attending Phil Dawson’s kicking camp in northern Ohio when Dawson was still a member of the hometown Cleveland Browns

“Just the ability to work one-on-one with him was good,” Rodriguez said “Having that professional opinion and so much experience he’s had in the NFL, he’s someone to trust and someone you can rely on I thought that was great, having seen me kick, and then giving me pointers and tips That was really cool ”

What more could, in the words of senior running back Nick Perez, a “rock solid” player like Rodriguez, who averaged 55 5 yards per kickoff last season, has established him-

self as one of the league’s elite talents, and who worked out with one of his NFL idols, achieve this season? According to the lefty, a big focus will be contributing to the team dynamic

“One thing I can improve upon is just, as a senior, providing leadership to the other young guys and supporting them,” Rodriguez said “My overall goal is to help the team anyway I can, whether it be field goals, kickoffs, or punting ” Rodriguez hopes to build off his strong 2012 season, particularly his superstar performance against Franklin Pierce that featured a handful of stellar kickoffs and field goals of 39 and 49 yards which proved to be decisive in the Red’s 26-21 win

Slipper y Slope

For NB A’s

Odom

1999 NBA Draft; it seemed as if the heartbreaking portion of his life was over, but it was just the end of the first chapter

Odom has success out of the gate in the NBA, earning NBA First Team All-Rookie honors while becoming the captain and face of the franchise

Being surrounded by minimal veteran guidance may have been tough on him, as he was suspended in 2001 for violating the NBA’s anti-drug policy for marijuana twice in eight months

“He’s the best player on our team the highest scorer on our team pretty much every year he’s been on our team, ” Miller said “I probably have the highest expectations on the team for him given his incredible talent and what he’s been able to do He’s kept us in numerous games If we did not have him we would have lost or would have lost a good number of games ”

John Rodriguez remains one of sprint football’s best under-the-radar performers, but that does not mean his teammates have forgotten him And while the special x-factor will be contributing to Cornell’s championship chase in any way he can, there’s still one thing he’d like to do to finish his sprint career with a bang if Coach Guccia allows the opportunity

“I hope to hit one over 50 this year, ” Rodriguez said “I think having an individual part being singled out but also being part of the team is a unique position of the kicker Having so much pressure on you, and then going out and performing Taking that big kick is the best part of being a kicker ”

Chris Mills can be reached at cmills@cornellsun com

“He’s the best player on our team the highest scorer on our team.” B r e n d a n M i l l e r Keep on kicking | Senior John Rodreiguez retur ns to the Red as the starting kicker, looking to put points on the board and improve alongside his teammates M CHELLE FRAL NG / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Despite his solid play on the court, everyone expected more of him; he seemed to have the immense talents to be one of the top 10 players in the world, but never even earning an AllStar nod

Despite consistently being called a slacker and waste of talent by critics, his life off the court was improving until three grave tragedies struck him one after the other In 2004, the grandmother who raised him died Almost exactly three years later, he lost his infant child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome overnight without warning Later that summer, he was robbed at gunpoint These events are enough to make the most optimistic person depressed, but Odom bravely fought on; he renewed his faith in god, remained upbeat and positive according to anyone saw him and continued with his career on the court

A few years after these tragedies, he appeared to be getting better, marrying Khloe Kardashian after knowing her for just one month, adjusting to the city of Los Angeles, and having unparalleled success on the court by winning back-to-back NBA Championships in 2009 and 2010 Then in 2011, tragedy struck again A close cousin of his died in July 2011 and while in New York for the funeral, the car he was in struck and killed a 15-year-old cyclist

Even when he’s not directly involved, death just seems to follow him

To make matters worse, he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in December 2011, uprooting him from his home of seven years At the time, he seriously contemplated retiring, but his wife convinced him not to On the court, it appeared as if he should have; after winning the Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011 averaging 14 4 points, 8 7 rebounds and 3 0 assists per game, he averaged just 6 6 points and 4 2 rebounds a game for the Mavericks, even leaving him inactive for the last 10 games of the season

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The saddest part of it all is that everyone who meets him loves him; in a re c e n t E S P N a r t i c l e , h e w a s described as “ a sweet and popular dude who’s held in high regard by almost everyone he encounters ” At just 33-years-old, many close to him fear for the worst; it’s just not reasonable to assume someone can take all these terrible tragedies in stride and live a normal life Alike most of the NBA world, I hope Odom finds help and can fight through this latest saga like he has in the past After all the tragedy he has gone through, it’s about time he finally finds some happiness and peace

Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun com

Women’s S occer Looks Ahead

By GINA CARGAS Sun Staff Writer

The women ’ s soccer team will kick off its season next week with three games in five days, traveling first to Fairfield, Conn on Friday to face Sacred Heart University (13) The team will welcome rival Colgate (3-1) to Berman Field on Sunday, before playing at the University of Buffalo (2-1) on Sept 10

In its first meeting with Sacred Heart at Berman Field in 2012, the Red lost 1-2 in a close game that saw all three goals in an eightminute span of the second half

Last September, the team fell to Colgate 1-3 at home in their 34th meeting with Colgate since 1982

Cornell has never played the University of Buffalo

According to freshman Dempsey Banks, Sacred Heart is the Red’s primary focus heading into the matchups

“One of our main goals is to up the speed of play by passing the ball quicker and moving off our passes, ” Banks said “Sacred Heart is at an advantage They’ve been practicing for a lot longer than we have because of the Ivy League restrictions ”

Under Ivy League rules, the Red was not allowed to begin practice before Aug 23 SHU has already played four games this fall, beating Rhode Island and losing to Vermont, New Hampshire and Lafayette Despite the Red’s later

start, Cornell’s high intensity will be its greatest advantage, senior goalkeeper Tori Christ said

“Each practice has been a high tempo and very focused from start to finish,” she said “We’re out there competing against each other but at the same time we ’ re pushing each other We have strong team chemistry both on and off the field ”

After seven players graduated in May, the Red welcomed 10 new players this year, including nine freshmen and one transfer student These new players hail from all over the country, including students from Oregon, Hawaii, Pennsylvania, Maryland and sever-

This past week, some tragic news hit NBA circles Clippers forward Lamar Odom was arrested at 4 a m on Friday morning for a DUI charge after being missing for over 72 hours on an apparent cocaine-fueled bender Since then, there were rumors of his wife Khloe Kardashian kicking Odom out of their house because he refused to go to rehab Stories like this are usually very difficult to process; it’s very depressing to see anyone fall this deep into despair and really puts me at a loss of words It’s even sad-

grandmother took him in and raised him for the rest of his childhood He never had a true father figure, as his biological father was a heroin addict and never a part of his life

Despite his tough surroundings, his talent on the basketball court he was All-USA First Team as a senior in 1997 was never in doubt After graduating from high school, he accepted a scholarship to UNLV, but a small hiccup when compared to the rest of his life prevented him from attending school there After a Sports Illustrated column ques-

der for Lamar Odom because of the hand he was dealt in life

Despite his clear talents as a basketball player, the amount of tragedy he has gone through is enough for an entire city Lamar Odom grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, a crack-infested area in the 1980s and 90s He grew up ingrained in the drug world and it took his mother’s best efforts to keep him away from it When Odom was 12, his mother was diagnosed with colon cancer; she died later that year His

tioned the validity of his test scores (nothing was definitively proven), UNLV withdrew his scholarship, so he attended the University of Rhode Island, where he had to redshirt a year before he could play In his first season of college basketball, he blossomed, averaging 17 6 points per game and leading the Rams to the NCAA Tournament After the season, the Los Angeles Clippers selected him fourth overall in the

By SCOTT CHIUSANO Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Just four seasons ago, in a December home game against St Joseph’s, senior forward Jon Jacques ’10 got his first start in Newman Arena, bolstering him into the starting lineup of a team that would eventually advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament Now, Jacques will return to the Red’s home court once again, this time on the sidelines as an assistant coach

After graduating from Cornell, Jacques spent one season playing professionally in Israel’s top division He then coached for one year at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey

before moving over to Columbia as an assistant

“It’s been amazing so far having Coach Jacques back on board here in Ithaca,” senior for ward Dwight Tarwater said “When he was a player here at Cornell I always knew he was

“It’s been

extremely knowledgeable about the Ivy League and the game as a whole ”

As an assistant coach with the Lions, Jacques handled the team ’ s film program and contributed to player

development According to Tarwater, this experience of coaching in the Ancient Eight will only add to his already extensive knowledge of how to play in the league

“With a year of coaching already under his belt I feel that this will help him immensely,” Tarwater said “He knows this league, he knows our guys and he knows how to succeed ” While at Cornell, Jacques played under Coach Steven Donahue Donahue was at the helm of the Red’s basketball program for ten seasons, taking his team to the NCAA tournament three times Donahue’s successful teams were known for their efficient threepoint shooting and focus on

ball movement However, in head coach Bill Courtney’s three seasons thus far with the Red, he has recruited players with more of a focus on speed and athleticism Courtney’s style of basketball which is beginning to revolutionize Ivy League play is contingent on an up-tempo game, pushing the ball out

into the open court for fast break opportunities

According to Tarwater, these variances in style should not pose a problem

“Coach Jacques won a whole lot of games in his four years here,” he said “He knows what works, and how to succeed in doing what works, so I don’t think that the style differences will

be an issue ” Jacques spent the majority of his first three years with the Red on the bench He averaged only 8 points per game in 3 3 minutes per game his junior year However in his senior campaign, after coming off the bench for the first eight