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which occurs on April 27 These events will occur in various places

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He a d d e d t h a t Cornellians can further celebrate

Charter Weekend, which will take place from April 24 to 27

“The weekend, which commemorates the signing of the charter that created Cornell, will include panel discussions, literary readings, musical performances, and films,” Skorton said in his message

Alumni and students can bring the sesquicentennial celebration to Ithaca during October’s homecoming weekend which features a football game against a rival college as well as a several events to promote campus spirit

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CUAgenda, which launched last month, is a free app created by Dennis Fedorko ’17 for Cornell students that acts as a mobile alternative to online services such as Schedulizer and

Chequerd

The app which became available for download on iTunes Aug 17 allows students to scroll through courses and add them to their schedules Schedules can be viewed on a weekly or daily basis and students can add other appointments or events to their daily schedules, according to Fedorko, who is also a designer for The Sun

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Student Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Columbia

NEW YORK (U-WIRE)

A Columbia Ph D student and former congressional candidate has filed a federal complaint and lawsuit against the University for alleged disability discrimination after he was suspended in August

Theo Milonopoulos, a political science Ph D student, filed a complaint with theUnited States Department of Education and a lawsuit in the Southern District Court of New York in August, saying that the University discriminated against his mental health conditions by putting him on forced medical leave and barring him from Columbia property

The claims come as Milonopoulos prepares for a separate Sept 4 court appearence for two felony charges brought against him in June for incidents on the

University of California, Los Angeles campus which he said was the official reason cited for his suspension

“I’m so annoyed that they waited until the eleventh hour,”

Milonopoulos said in an interview with Spectator “I’m trying to get reinstated before classes start next week, I don’t have time to convince an attorney to take on my case when I can do it my self ”

In the lawsuit, Milonopoulos recounts struggling with anxiety and depression after enrolling at Columbia in the fall of 2012 As a result, he said he underwent regular clinical treatment with clinicians at Counseling and Psychological Services throughout his time at the University

According to the lawsuit, Milonopoulos experienced “ para-

lyzing fear” in January 2014 that the political science department would kick him out because of his counseling treatment, after which depar tment and CPS officials requested Milonopoulos take a University-approved medical leave for the spring semester

In May, Milonopoulos notified Columbia that he would return to his hometown of Los Angeles to run for the 33rd Congressional District seat as a write-in candidate, the lawsuit says

While campaigning on the University of California, Los Angeles campus, Milonopoulos encountered a preacher, Dean Saxton, who started harassing him on Bruin Walk, according to the lawsuit When campus police did not intervene, Milonopoulos went to the office of Chancellor Gene

Block where he was arrested by campus police for refusing to leave Milonopoulos was arrested a second time when he returned to the office the next day, the Daily Bruin reported

According to the Los Angeles County Superior Cour t, Milonopoulos is charged with two counts of using threats or violent force to resist police and one count of interfering with employees of a public agency

Milonopoulos, who is still in California, said in a press release on Aug 21 that he received a letter from Columbia’s Graduate School of Ar ts and Sciences Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Andrea Solomon informing him that he was suspended and “ now considered persona non grata on all Columbia University property ” after he “made threatening statements to harm members of the UCLA community ”

The letter is par t of Milonopoulos’ secondary charges against Columbia It says that Solomon’s “abrasive tone ” caused him “ severe emotional distress ”

When the Columbia administration was contacted for comment, Director of Communications for Community and Civic Initiatives Victoria Benitez said, “FERPAprevents us from commenting on the academic and disciplinary records of individuals ”

Now, Milonopoulos said he’s had difficulty obtaining the correct information about how he can return to Columbia

“ The Dean’s office at the Graduate School of Ar ts and Sciences has given me chronic misinformation about the conditions that I’m required to fulfill as part of my reinstatement,” Milonopoulos said in an interview with Spectator, mentioning conflicting information that he said he received in regards to finishing incompletes that he took for sever-

al courses

In the lawsuit against Columbia, Milonopoulos “alleges that senior administrators in the Office of the Dean in the Graduate School of Ar ts and Sciences engaged in professional misconduct that appears to be motivated by a latent bias against known and perceived mental health conditions on the part of the Plaintiff in an effort to avoid potential liability that might arise in allowing Plaintiff to remain enrolled and re-enroll at Columbia University ”

According to Milonopoulos, Columbia has allowed him to put off the University disciplinar y process until his criminal case is complete He also said the he is unable to afford a flight to New York due to the discontinuation of his graduate fellowship as a result of his suspension

Milonopoulos said that if he were to undergo Columbia’s judicial process, he could be forced to incriminate himself for the events in California

“The only way to have both of those disciplinary actions reversed is to subject myself to a process that would involve me incriminating myself,” Milonopoulos said Milonopoulos said that the pressure to return to New York and go through the disciplinary process so he can re-enroll will make him more likely to agree to a plea deal for his charges in Los Angeles Milonopoulos hopes to return to Columbia eventually, as his congressional run was not very successful After joining the race as a write-in candidate because he missed the ballot deadline, he came in last place in June’s election with just a single vote which was not his own, since he was in jail on the day of the election

Rulloff’s Closes After Serving C-Town for Over 30 Years

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delivered by one of the part-owners of Rulloff ’ s and was received with “ outrage ” from employees

“People were angr y Some of the ser vers have kids, and this was their job,” Andersen said “ There was someone who quit their old full-time job to work at Rulloff ’ s like a month ago They were reliant on this, just as I was ”

Mike Clark, a former Rulloff ’ s employee, said that while it is unfortunate that the bar’s owners are selling the space, it is not surprising due to the lack of contact the owners traditionally had with the restaurant

“Ever ybody handles their own business differently I feel like people who work there knew that the owners were absent anyhow, and it was bound to happen any time,” he said “ There [have] been past experiences where things weren ’ t paid, the owners didn’t send the checks, so it could have happened any time, I feel like ” Andersen agreed that the bar’s owners three of whom live in California had a ver y small presence at the establishment, largely operating through email for financial authorizations

“I think maybe in the three years I’ve worked there, I’ve met that particular owner maybe four times The

owners were not involved in the day to day things,” he said

Andersen said he hopes a potential buyer of the space which was listed for sale with an asking price of $395,000 Monday on the Pyramid Brokerage Company’s website will consider hiring back as many previous employees as possible

“I would come back in a heartbeat,” Andersen said “It’s more than a job or just a place for me It’s my identity, it’s my home and a lot of people feel that way Reaching back out to my previous staff, under new ownership I think most of them would definitely come back They know how to run ever ything; it would be a great thing ”

Many Cornellians, students and alumni alike, have lamented the closing of the restaurant over the past few days

Lea Bonnefoy ’15 said she ate dinner at Rulloff ’ s Sunday, the day before the restaurant and bar closed

“I was looking for ward to enjoying my senior year going there more often,” she said

Nick Parisi ’14 recalled his first Cornell dinner at Rulloff ’ s, and said he was saddened that such an icon for the University had closed up shop “ When you think of Cornell you think of Rulloff ’ s, ”

Parisi said “ That’s what all the alumni go to, it’s kind of your rite of passage if you go to Cornell That being gone takes away a big portion of the nightlife scene ”

Parisi said he believes the next owners of the space should tr y to get student feedback when setting up the place for business and not change the general atmosphere too drastically “ That’s where they get all their money from; students that are there,” he said “[ The next owners should] tr y to keep it as an establishment where students can go out and have fun and see their classmates ”

For Andersen, Rulloff ’ s was more than just an establishment; it was his entire connection to Ithaca

“I lived in Ithaca for three years I’ve worked at Rulloff ’ s for three years The only real reason I’ve stayed in Ithaca is because of this job,” he said “I made a name for myself in this town Without Rulloff ’ s, my identity is gone I feel like a stranger in this town now ”

Jeffrey Mayer, a part-owner of Rulloff ’ s was not able to be reached on Tuesday Student Agencies, a student-run company that manages the Rulloff ’ s space, declined to comment Tuesday

Noah Rankin can be reached at nrankin@cornellsun com

C.U. Student Creates Scheduling App Skorton Outlines

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and make sure everything is good and all of the scheduling websites would be down ”

The app comes with all of the course information for the next semester upon being downloaded, so there are no delays, Fedorko added

Approximately 2,000 students have downloaded the app, which has a five star rating on iTunes, according to Fedorko While CUAgenda is currently only available for iOS, he said an Android version is in the works

Fedorko added he decided to create the app despite having no prior iPhone coding experience because he wanted to apply the skills he was learning as a computer science major to make something that students could use

“I knew absolutely zero coding for iOS,” he said “So, I taught myself how to do all of that ”

While there are advertisements on the free app, users can pay $1 99 for an ad-free version Fredorko said income from the app goes toward improving its functionality and that he is not seeking a profit from CUAgenda

“I’m not really profiting off of it I just want

people to use it and enjoy it,” he said Terrill Jones ’17 , a CUAgenda user, said the “best part ” of the app is its accessibility

“Early in the semester when in still trying to figure out my schedule and where to go for class, it’s handy to be able to pull out my phone to see my next class without having to pull out a printed schedule,” Jones said Paul DeLucia ’17 also said he uses the app due to its convenience in helping locate classes

“I found the app to be especially useful on the first day of classes when I had to locate the room number of one of my classes,” he said

While Fedorko said that there are no plans yet to expand CUAgenda to other colleges, Nathan Lauderback ’17, who transferred to Cornell, said he believes this system would have been helpful at his last college

“I am a transfer student and the previous institution I attended had nothing like CUAgenda,” Lauderback said “ you had to search the web looking for scheduler websites that had the information that CUAgenda has ”

Eric Oberman can be reached at eoberman@cornellsun com

Priorities for Year

SKORTON

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Skorton said Sk

announced that he will leave the University June 2015 to take a position as the secretary of the Smithsonian

He said Cornell will attempt to address various “issues” over the school year, including accelerating the University’s plan to become carbon neutral, increasing the facu l t y d i ve r s i t y a n d d e ve l o p i n g research initiatives in its tech campus on Roosevelt Island which is scheduled to open in 2017

“As we move forward, I am confident that Cornell will remain

true to our founding principles and extend our impact as a worldclass university with an egalitarian soul,” Skorton said Howe ve r, Sk o r t o n d

d n o t limit his message to subjects that directly affect the University He

“I am confident that Cornell will remain true to our founding principles.”

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also spoke about political events that have recently impacted the entire nation, domestically and nationally

“The continuing tensions in the Middle East remind us all of the importance of recognizing the value of each person ’ s opinion and perspective,” Skorton said “ In t h e w a k e o f e ve

Ferguson, [Missouri], we all need to reflect on our attitudes regarding race ”

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become

major concern

including Cornell in light of Obama’s decision in April to create a task force against collegiate sexual violence

“Sexual assault and violence on college campuses is gaining new

Washington, and, thanks to the efforts of many individuals and groups, we are accelerating our efforts to address it at Cornell,” he said

Skorton emphasized that his message was not directed solely towards Cornell students, but to anyone who has a tie to the University

“ Whether you ’ re a student, faculty or staff member in Ithaca, New York City or elsewhere, I hope that you had a good summer, ” Skorton said

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

Attorney: Detroit Needs Debt Plan to Survive

DETROIT (AP) The plan to restructure billions of dollars in debt is the vehicle the Motor City needs to free up funds to provide ser vices to residents and allow the city to sur vive, one of Detroit’s attorneys told the federal judge at the helm of the his-

h started Tuesday

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recover until this is done,” said Bennett, an attorney with the Jones Day law firm that was hired to help the city through the largest municipal bankruptcy in U S histor y Tuesday was the first in what’s likely to be a number of days in which lawyers from the city and other creditors will debate the city’s debt, the rights of its creditors and what is allowable under bankruptcy law Dozens of witnesses are expected to be called

Detroit wants to cut $12 billion in unsecured debt to about $5 billion through its plan of

a d j u s t m e n t t h a t h a s t o b e approved by Rhodes The plan’s architect, state-appointed emer-

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more than 30,000 retirees and city employees, have endorsed t h e p

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claims with the city are about $400 million

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including city-owned pieces in the Detroit Institute of Arts

But Bennett said under state law, city assets cannot be sold to satisfy creditor demands

potential lender and insurer not to lend money to a Michigan municipality based on the expectation that a creditor can compel the sale of an asset, ” he said

The threat to artwork also prompted the creation of the socalled Grand Bargain commitments from the state, major c

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others to donate more than $800 million over 20 years meant to soften cuts to city pensions while placing pieces in the DIA into a trust and out of the reach of debtor demands

Victim Hospitalized After C-Town Assault

Lawyer Says Family of Girl With Uzi Is Devastated

PHOENIX (AP) An attorney for the parents of a 9-year-old girl who accidentally killed an Arizona shooting range instructor with an Uzi said Tuesday the family is devastated by the tragedy that occurred on a brief excursion during a vacation

The statement came as investigators released police reports and 911 recordings involving the Aug 25 shooting of instructor Charles Vacca at the Last Stop range in White Hills, Arizona, about 60 miles south of Las Vegas

The police reports name the child’s parents as Alex Gen and Alison MacLachlan and don't list the couple’s hometown

New Jersey-based lawyer Kevin Walsh said the family “prayed day and night that [Vacca] would survive his injury, and they continue to pray for his family during this terribly difficult time ”

The police reports say that immediately after the shooting, the girl said she felt the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder

Her family members were focused on the girl because they thought she was injured by the gun ’ s

recoil and didn’t immediately realize that Vacca had been shot until one of his colleagues ran over to him, the reports state

The shooting set off a powerful debate over youngsters and guns, with many people wondering what sort of parents would let a child handle a submachine gun However, neither the reports nor the statement by Walsh explains why the parents let the girl take the Uzi

The family had taken a shuttle from Las Vegas to the range After arriving, the girl, her parents, sister and brother took a monster truck ride before heading to the shooting range

The girl’s father was the first one in the party to handle a weapon After he fired shots, Vacca instructed the girl on how to shoot the gun, showed her a shooting stance and helped her fire a few rounds, according to the reports

He then stepped back and let her hold the Uzi by herself She fired the gun, and its recoil wrenched the Uzi upward, killing Vacca with a shot to the head, the reports state

Death of Teen Whose Body Burned Was Random

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) A 15-year-old Indianapolis girl whose burned body was found over the weekend was likely abducted and killed by someone she didn’t know, police and family members said Tuesday Dominique Allen's death was a homicide resulting from asphyxiation, Marion County Chief Deputy Coroner Alfarena Ballew ruled Tuesday A man walking his dog found Allen’s body in his backyard on the city’s near northwest side Sunday, police said

One of Allen’s sisters, Shenika Poindexter, issued a stern warning to whoever was responsible dur-

ing a news conference Tuesday at the site where Allen’s body was found A small makeshift wooden cross was placed next to scorch marks in the grass, and decorated with flowers and stuffed animals

“I don’t know why you had to do this Whatever you do, wherever you go, justice is going to be served, in this life or the next I don’t care, they will hunt you until you die She did not deserve this, she did not deserve this, she was 15 years old,” Poindexter said between tears Poindexter said her sister wasn ’ t the type to talk to strangers or get in a car with someone she didn’t know The victim had been

staying with another sister, Mareeka Allen, and was last seen on the sister’s porch about 4 a m Sunday

Mareeka Allen said the crime was a “careless random act, ” and a detective investigating the case agreed

“At this time, we believe it was random,” Indianapolis Metro Police Detective Marcus Kennedy said, adding that Dominique Allen was dead before her body was burned

Detectives are combing registered sex offenders for possible leads and checking for reported runaways in case there are other victims

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Editorial

A Call for Cornell to Pay Its Fair Share to TCAT

LAST WEEK, THE TOMPKINS CONSOLIDATED AREA TRANSIT Board of Directors passed a resolution asking the University to increase its subsidy to the transit system in order to address a $740,000 budget shortfall this year Though President David Skorton said in May that he would keep the bus passes, he added in a response to a University Assembly resolution that the University could not find any additional funds to increase the subsidy As a part-owner of TCAT, the University pays a $2 6 million bulk fare every year for the transit needs of the Cornell community However, this bulk fare has not increased in line with the increase in Cornell-associated ridership, effectively shortchanging TCAT of $500,000 of expected revenue We at The Sun believe that the University should pay its fair share to run this vital transit and that the University should work with TCAT to help address its budget shortfall

According to the TCAT resolution, the University agreed to subsidize fares paid with a Cornell ID at $1 per ride in 2010 Due to the increase in ridership but no matching increase in subsidy the effective subsidy is now $0 86 per ride The resolution asks that the University return to subsidizing rides at $1 per ride According to data provided by TCAT, Cornell ridership was approximately 71 percent of total TCAT ridership However, it also important to note that the Cornell bulk fares account for 20 percent of total TCAT revenue This disparity is contributing to TCAT ’ s financial distress

The resolution was also passed at a time when the University’s commitment to TCAT has been called into question The administration has chosen not to increase the subsidy even though it was expected to do so when Skorton agreed to keep free bus passes for first-year students in response to U A and Student Assembly resolutions The administration’s decision to keep the passes to appease students and faculty without increasing its subsidy was an underhanded way for the University to avoid paying its fair share Although the University is the major supplier of riders for TCAT, it is necessary for the University to step up and make sure that TCAT continues to be an option for Cornell and the Ithaca community

We at The Sun believe it is time that the University starts funding TCAT in an equitable manner Cornell can create a solution within its budget restraints that would allow TCAT to continue to operate in the same manner as it is now TCAT is a critical system, and by putting it in fiscal distress, the University is doing a disservice to all members of our community

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Our addictions to our phones are not only unhealthy, but they are also fundamentally changing the way we interact with one another The basis of many forms of social media and their underlying communicative values is narcissistic

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we re p a s t t h e p o i n t o f e m b a rk i n g o n s u c h a c u t a n d d r y va c a t i o n a s t h e Gr a n d C a n yo n I va g u e l y re m e m b e re d t h o s e o u td a t e d f a m i l y va c a t i o n m ov i e s k i d s i n t h e b a c k o f t h e m i n i va n s c h e m i n g w i t h o n e a n o t h e r a n d C h e v y C h a s e i n t h e f ro n t o f t h e va n w h i p p i n g o u t c o r n y d a d j o k e s , o b l i v i o u s t o t h e m a t u r a t i o n o f h i s c h i ld re n W h o t r a ve l s d o m e s t i c a l l y n ow a d a y s a n y w a y s ? I m u c h r a t h e r h a ve q u a l i t y f a mi l y t i m e i n a Bu d d h i s t t e m p l e i n My a n m a r t h a n s u f f e r t h ro u g h a t h re e - h o u r h i k e t h ro u g h t h e b u g g y A m e r i c a n w i l d e r n e s s I c o u l d j u s t e n v i s i o n t h e p i c t u re o f m e a l o n g s i d e a t o o t h l e s s , h a p p y Ze n Ma s t e r i n So u t h e a s t A s i a m a k i n g f o r a g re a t Sn a p c h a t s t o r y T h i s w a s t h e o n e h y p e du p a n n u a l f a m i l y va c a t i o n a n d we we re b r i n g i n g i t b a c k t o t h e b a s i c s Ta k i n g i t o u t o f t h e o l d A m e r i c a n f a m i l y p l a y b o o k I e ve n t u a l l y o b l i g e d a n d we f l e w i n t o L a s Ve g a s , s p e n d i n g t h e n i g h t i n t h e ove rw h e l m i n g l y Mo r m o n t ow n o f St Ge o r g e , Ut a h t h e i d e a o f Mo r m o n s w a s s o a b s t r a c t t o m e t h a t w h e n I s a w t h e B o o k o f Mo r m o n o n m y n i g h t t a b l e i n t h e h o t e l , I w a s p re t t y t h row n o f f Ma y b e i t w a s b e c a u s e t h e o n l y a s s o c i a t i o n I h a d w i t h Mo r m o n i s m w a s T h e B o o k o f M o r m o n Ev e n t u a l l y w e r e a c h e d t h e c a n yo n s Zi o n , Br yc e a n d t h e Gr a n d T h e s p o t t y c e l l p h o n e s e r v i c e i n o u r c a b i n s w a s u n s e t t l i n g A s t h e d a y s we n t o n I f o u n d m y s e l f e n j oy i n g t h i s re s p i t e f ro m t h e s t ro n g h o l d o f m y i Ph o n e No t o n l y we re t h e s e d a y - l o n g b re a k s n e e d e d , b u t t h e y b ro u g h t t o l i g h t t h e u n h e a l t h y re l at i o n s h i p I h a d w i t h t e c h n o l o g y Re m ov i n g m y s e l f f ro m m y p h o n e f o r h o u r s a t a t i m e a l l owe d m e t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e s e

Our Dickensian Delusions

Atime-lapse of the last five months at Cornell would reveal this: Crowds of black caps and gowns traversing to and from each ceremonial event, a three-month idyllic period that characterizes an Ithacan summer and mobs of concerned parents with moving boxes and their hyperactive adolescent children wishing they would leave them already This is merely a bird’s eye view of the ebb and flow of our migratory student population Yet taking this view also points to the fleeting nature of our school’s social constructs and the philosophies we carry concerning them As a new generation of people leave, another generation replaces them

This phenomena of social transition is best voiced by a transcription of an oration I came across last semester I was studying at King’s College London and the oration I stumbled upon was a commencement address delivered by C S Lewis for KCL’s graduating class of 1944 The address is titled “The Inner Ring ” Here, Lewis seeks to not conform to the tropes of a middle-aged moralist lecturing a younger generation on the vice of contemporary political issues or philosophical ideals Instead, he simply gives advice on the nature of reality:

“I believe that in all men ’ s lives at certain periods, and in many men ’ s lives at all periods between infancy and extreme old age, one of the most dominant elements is the desire to be inside the local Ring and the terror of being left outside

In other words, the inner ring is the metaphoric exclusivity that we seek to be inside People outside are constantly trying to get into this inner ring They are everywhere They are in our schools, our workplaces and our governments And they draw the borders that define the hierarchies that loom over us, dictating our place, identity and value in society

This is not to say that all inner rings are inherently evil It is mostly a matter of the measure of expectation we place on attaining membership in these inner rings Take our school for example Admission into Cornell automatically

I admit it is difficult at Cornell to abolish one’s self from the inner ring lifestyle W are rewarded for our ability to weave complex, first-person narratives

makes one a member of the inner ring we call the Ivy League The student comes to Cornell only to find an overwhelming number of more inner rings Therefore, one ’ s identity on campus is limited to the inner rings that one is a part of And so begins a long journey of trial-and-error of entering these inner rings But this isn’t the only journey you can take

The key, I think, to a worthwhile and profitable experience here is finding assurance in the inner ring that is yourself

When travelling through Europe last semester, I began to finally notice the almost immeasurable discrepancy between who I was on paper and who I was really was on a global spectrum Underneath the Pantheon in Rome or in front of the Rosetta stone, my intellectual steam engines came to a halt I was helpless I felt small If there was anything I learned from travelling alone, it was how to be silent

Throughout Europe, the stereotype of the lone, American traveller is prevalent They are everywhere And their prevalence only speaks to the desire of the many Americans who wish to escape the inner rings that constitute our social landscape Because at the very core of the American institution is the capitalist glorification of self-made wealth and success These ideals infiltrate our psyches from our conception, and we begin to adhere to them unconsciously So when thrown into a context I was unfamiliar with, like mainland Europe, I, like many Americans before me, was refreshed to navigate my way through different European societies without having the demand that I be “interesting ” Because really, no one cared if I attended Cornell or had an amazing internship waiting for me

I admit it is difficult at Cornell to abolish one ’ s self from the inner ring lifestyle We are rewarded for our ability to weave complex, first-person narratives Inner rings are plentiful and we desire to enter them And an interesting story is required at entrance It is how we were first offered admission and how we survive on campus Our lifestyle here is constantly supplemented by questions like how are day was and what we plan on doing today or in the future There is an underlying demand that we have an interesting, competent story And without even knowing it, we conform to the stories that we like to tell to others

This method of storytelling reaches further back than one would care to believe I can personally trace this back to my juvenile obsession with Victorian fiction and later on, my high school English curriculum Dickens, to be precise Is it safe for me to say that neither Pip nor Oliver ever rid themselves of both their gnawing sense of insecurity? For them, their lives meant one of two extremes: that of extreme wealth or poverty and that of otherworldly, moral purity or corruption Many, however, fall in between

Studying in London, I was mostly unseen despite the usual head nod that acknowledged by American-ness But what became important to me was how to be unseen and still feel accepted So now that I’m back, I’m going to try some new things to not have a lengthy answer for everything and to not justify my existence by the inner ring standard

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c i a l l y l ove w a l k i n g a m i l e u p h i l l t o c l a s s

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At Cornell, even my casual frie know more about me than my best friends in high school because we are in this insane extreme stress environment

h a rd ? C a n ’ t yo u m a k e f r i e n d s p r e t t y m u c h a n y w h e re ? If s o m e o n e i s a s ki n g t h e s e q u e s t i o n s , t h e y d o n ’ t u n d e r s t a n d C o r n e l l i s o n e o f t h e w e i r d e s t p l a c e s I ’ v e e ve r b e e n , a n d I m e a n t h a t i n t h e b e s t p o s s ib l e w a y I a m a c r a z y, n e u r o t i c p e r s o n , b u t s o m e h ow, I ’ m s t i l l l e s s c r a z y a n d n o t a s n e uro t i c a s t h e m a j o r i t y o f p e o p l e h e r e T h i s i s n o t a t a l l a n i n s u l t ; y o u a r e m y p e o p l e ! Mo s t o f m y f r i e n d s w h o g o t o o t h e r s c h o o l s g o t o a p a r t y w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s , o r g o o u t t o d i n n e r w i t h t h e i r f r i e n d s A t C o r n e l l , e v e n m y c a s u a l f r i e n d s k n o w m o re a b o u t m e t h a n m y b e s t f r i e n d s i n h i g h s c h o o l , b e c a u s e we a re i n t h i s i n s a n e , e x t r e m e s t r e s s e n v ir o n m e n t H e r e , w e d o n ’ t m a k e f r i e n d s o u t o f c o n v e n i e n c e ; w e m a k e t h e m t o e s c a p e t h e s e f o u r ye a r s w i t h o u r s o u l s i n t a c t O ve r t h e s u m m e r, I w a s t a l k i n g t o s o m e o f m y h i g h s c h o o l f r i e n d s , m o s t o f w h o m a t t e n d s m a l l l o c a l c o ll e g e s O n e p e r s o n , w h o I d i d n ’ t k n o w t h a t w e l l , a s k e d m e h o w I f e l t a b o u t C o r n e l l I g a ve o n e o f m y s t a n d a r d “ Ye s , b u t ” re s p o n s e s , b u t , f o r s o m e re a s o n , t h i s b o t h e re d h i m “ Yo u g o t o C o r n e l l Di d yo u t h i n k i t w o u l d b e e a s y ? ! ” h e re s p o n d e d To t h i s , q u i t e f r a n k l y, I t h o u g h t , ye s I d i d e x p e c t i t t o b e e a s y, b e c a u s e I t h o u g h t t h a t t h i n g s we re e a s y f o r m e ; t h a t w a s w h o I w a s A n d m a y b e t h e r e a s o n w e b o n d s o c l o s e l y h e r e i s t h a t d e e p d o w n , w e a l l t h o u g h t t h a t De s p i t e a l l t h e a s s u r a n c e s t h a t we w o u l d n o l o n g e r b e t h e s m a r t e s t p e r s o n i n c l a s s , w e a l l s e c re t l y t h o u g h t we w o u l d b e A n d yo u k n ow w h a t ? S o m e o f u s a r e C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h o s e p e o p l e B u t w h a t I ’ ve l e a r n e d f ro m C o r n e l l t h r o u g h m y c l o s e s t f r i e n d s i s t h a t , b e l i e ve i t o r n o t , we a l l h a ve w o r t h t h a t s t e m s n o t f r o m o u r S AT s c o r e s o r j o b o f f e r s , b u t f r o m j u s t o u rs e l ve s W h o i s t h e f i r s t p e r s o n y o u c r i e d t o a b o u t yo u r l i f e f a l l i n g a p a r t ? W h e n yo u d r am a t i c a l l y f a i l e d a t s o m e t h i n g f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e , w h o s h owe d u p a t y o u r a p a r t m e n t w i t h i c e c re a m ? W h o t o l d yo u h o n e s t l y t h a t y o u r s k i r t w a s t o o s h o r t b e f o re yo u l e f t t h e h o u s e ? My b e t i s t h a t a l l o f t h e s e p e o p l e a re yo u r C o r n e l l p e op l e In a n e n v ir o n m e n t w h e r e e v e r yt h i n g i s s p e e di n g p a s t u s a n d p r e l i m s a r e s p e e d i n g

SCIENCE

By JAMES

Sang Min Han ’15, an electrical and computer engineering major and applied mathematics minor, has research experience in signal processing dating back to his high school years He is also a member of the Hunter R Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Scholars Student Advisory Board

Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Han moved to and grew up in Northern Virginia, where he attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Through a summer internship program encouraged by the school, he worked at the U S Naval Research Lab (NRL) over summer and winter breaks while a high school student

According to Han, his NRL project investigated the interaction between plasma particles and radio waves in the upper atmosphere Plasma is a state of matter that is formed when gas particles become electrically charged At NRL, Han said he developed an interest in signal processing and worked with a team of electrical engineers

“My positive research experience at NRL influenced me to apply as an ECE major to Cornell University,” Han said

Han said he continues to do research at NRL during his summer and winter breaks

Han joined the lab of Prof David Hysell, earth and atmospheric sciences, in fall of 2011 Through his involvement with Hysell’s research, Han had the opportunity to travel to Alaska and Peru to conduct research

Han traveled to Alaska during the summer of 2012 as a participant with the Polar Aeronomy and Radio Science Summer School, where he said he conducted experi-

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ments with the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), which researches techniques for radio communications in the upper atmosphere, and programmed codes to process signal data obtained from HAARP

During the summer of 2013, Han trav-

eled to Peru as a student of the Jicamarca Radio Observatory International Research Experience Program The Jicamarca Radio Observatory also studies the way radio waves behave in the upper atmosphere

“My project was to develop and implement processing codes for the main radar signal processing software of Jicamarca Radio Observatory,” Han said Han also became involved with an interdisciplinary research project at the intersection of neurobiology, signal processing and applied mathematics at the end of fall 2011

According to Han, this project became the focal point of his research efforts at Cornell Working with Prof Andrew Bass, neurobiology and behavior, Prof Bruce Land, electrical and computer engineering, and Aaron Rice, a post-doctoral research associate in neurobiology and behavior, Han studies complex acoustic signals in vertebrate vocalization by developing a mathematical model of toadfish vocalization

“Toadfish, the model organism used to study complex ver tebrate vocalization, vibrates its two swim bladders, which are connected by a tendon,” Han said Han’s project established a mathematical model that mimics the dynamic sound patterns produced by these sound-generating fish In order to have the computer model better resemble the sound-generating mechanism employed by the toadfish, Han said he built an optimizer that minimizes the difference between the model-generated and the empirically recorded toadfish sounds

Ultimately, Han said his attempt at building the model was a success

“The computer generated sounds closely resembled the actual sounds produced by the toadfish,” he said

Han said there are many potential applications of this optimized mathematical model From the standpoint of evolutionary biology, the model can be used to better

understand how complex vertebrate communications evolved amongst closely related species The model may also be helpful in predicting the effects of certain nerve damages on vocal cords, Han said

“By par ticipating in undergraduate research, I learned to solve open-ended problems and had the opportunity to build close relationships with professors who became my mentors, ” Han said

Aside from doing research on and off campus, Han is active in student organizations that facilitate research opportunities for his peers For the past three years, he has ser ved on the Executive Board of the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board (CURB), a student-led organization that runs the spring research symposium every year

Han is also the former Editor-in-Chief of The Research Paper (TRP), an undergraduate research magazine that features student researchers and their work

This year, he is the president of the Kappa Chapter of Eta Kappa Nu, Cornell’s Electrical and Computer Engineering honor society, and also the treasurer of Cornell IEEE, Cornell’s student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

“ Through CURB, [the Presidential Research Scholars] and TRP, I had the chance to meet excellent undergraduate researchers on campus and learned about interesting research in different disciplines, including those in the humanities and social sciences,” Han said

As Han enters his final year at Cornell, he said he aims to finish writing about his research project with Bass, Land and Rice Han said he plans to start graduate school shortly after graduating, where he intends to pursue research pertaining to signal processing, optimization or information theor y

By SOMRITA BANERJEE Sun Staff Writer

Pregnant women are eating couch stuffing, baking soda, ice, toilet paper and other non-food items but why? In a recent study, Cornell researchers attempted to answer this puzzle, fidning that this active craving and consumption behavior, known as Pica, is linked to low iron levels

The study examined the progress of 158 pregnant teenagers, ranging from ages 13 to 18, in Rochester, New Yo r k , d u r i n g t h e c o u r s e o f t h e i r p re g n a n c i e s T h e

researchers assessed maternal iron status using hemoglobin and other indicators throughout the women ’ s pregnancies

The researchers also periodically asked the adolescents whether they engaged in any Pica behavior during their pregnancies

Among these teens, the overall prevalence of Pica was 46 percent Additionally, those with lower iron levels tended to have higher levels of Pica

“In general, this is not a calorically deficient population, and many of the adolescents studied were overweight or obese even before pregnancy, ” said Prof Kimberly O’Brien, nutritional sciences “However, many of these teens are iron deficient About 30 percent are anemic, and a quarter of their babies at birth are anemic ”

There are three possible explanations for this association between Pica behavior and iron deficiency, according to Sera Young, a research scientist in nutritional sciences

The first hypothesis suggests that a deficiency in iron or another micronutrient might somehow trigger these cravings through imbalances in brain chemistr y Alternatively, Young said, consumption of the nonfood items could cause iron and other micronutrients to be absorbed less readily by the body, causing an iron deficiency This theor y suggests that items act like a sponge, taking in the micronutrients and therefore preventing its proper usage in the necessar y tissues

“If you think about a clay mask on your face, for example, that will draw out the toxins,” Young said “So you’d think that [eating items like clay] would also cause some of these micronutrients to be absorbed less readily than they would be without the presence of clay ”

The third explanation is that there is an unknown fac-

By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Science Editor

Good news for caffeine addicts: a Cornellled study indicates that drinking coffee may prevent degradation of the retina caused by eye stress and ageing

According to Prof Chang Lee, food science, a co-author of the study, areas of the body with high rates of metabolic activity produce a high number of reactive oxygen species, or ROS When there is a buildup of ROS they can damage the DNA and proteins

tor causing the obser vation, according to Young “Ever yone was surprised that the prevalence [of Pica] was this high Nearly half of these adolescents engaged in some Pica behavior,” Young said “Pica is often thought of as something exotic, and yet this is happening literally in our own backyard ”

Anemia and iron deficiency have consequences beyond just Pica according to O’Brien

“ T h e r e a r e m a n y enzymes that are depende iron,” O’Brien said “ Wh you don’t have sufficien intakes of these minerals such as iron, the body needs to prioritize their use which can compromise key functions in some tissues ” In addition, pregnant adolescents are at an even greater risk for i r o n d e f i c i e n c y t h a n adult women, according to Young “ T h e y ’ r e p u t t i n g a lot of demands on their bodies,” O’Brien said “Ad o l e s c e n

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Insufficient iron pren a t a l l y c a n a l s o h a v e major repercussions for the newborns

Myelin is a ner ve coating that allows signals to propagate quickly through the ner vous system, and iron deficiency has been shown to deplete myelin, according to O’Brien

Iron deficiency decreases the amount of myelin on the auditor y ner ve, so anemic and iron deficient babies take longer to respond to sounds than babies with sufficient iron levels

Iron ladies | A study of 158 pregnant teenagers found that women who were craving non-food items were also deficient in iron, which could affect the health of their children.

“ There’s a growing amount of data indicating that if you aren ’ t sufficient in iron, this may have adverse consequences on brain development, some of which have been linked to permanent learning deficits,” O’Brien said In order to test the effects of a mother’s iron deficiency on the function of an infant ner vous system, the research team tested the amount of myelin on the auditor y ner ve by looking at infants’ hearing abilities

in a cell and lead to cell death If these cells are neurons, ROS buildup can lead to neurodegeneration

The body produces some antioxidants on its own in order to prevent ROS from causing damage, but with age or extra stress on a certain area the antioxidants available may not be enough to keep up with ROS, according to Lee

Damage caused by ROS and a shortage of antioxidants has been shown to lead to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease, Lee said

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Beneficial beverage | According to Prof Chang Lee, food science, about 20 percent of chlorogenic acid in coffee is absorbed through the small intestine and the other 80 percent is broken down by gut bacterie into metabolites that are then absorbed Lee found that both chlorogenic acid and its component metabolites were beneficial for long-term eye health

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researchers said they hope that Pica will be acknowledged as a public health issue, and that physicians will ask patients whether they engage in the behavior

“ These cravings are ver y real,” Young said “ There’s a lot of shame surrounding this behavior, and I hope that when others hear how common it is they’ll feel more comfortable opening up ”

Somrita Banerjee can be reached at sbanerjee@cornellsun com

Eyesight requires a large amount of metabolic activity, according to Lee, so the researchers were interested in looking at how the antioxidants known to be present in coffee can affect the degeneration of the retina due to stress and age

“When we take a look at statistics of the last few years, more and more people are having problems with retinal degeneration,” Lee said “Two reasons: One is the aging population, and the second is that most of us spend lots of time in front of a computer or iPhone ”

The specific antioxidant compound that Lee and Holim Jang grad studied is chlorogenic acid, or CGA CGA has been shown to have antioxidant properties in previous studies, according to Lee, and when they performed in vitro studies of the effects of CGA on brain tissue they found that it prevented neurodegeneration

The next step was to look at the effects of CGA in vivo, on living mice Lee and Jang found that mice that had CGA injected directly into their eyes as well as mice that had been fed a coffee extract had less retinal degeneration than mice that were not treated

They also showed that in the mice that were receiving the CGA orally through a coffee extract, the CGA was being absorbed through the intestine and making its way up to the retina where it was working as an antioxidant, Lee said

According to Lee, however, only 10 to 20 percent of CGA is absorbed directly by the digestive tract and circulated through the body The other 80 percent is broken down by bacteria in the gut into smaller molecules that are then absorbed

“We also checked whether these compounds have the same activity,” Lee said

The researchers found that not only do the smaller molecules have the same antioxidant effect on the retina, they also can get into the retina by way of the circulation system in order to act

“[The compounds] can reach the retina

That is a critical part, ” Lee said

Lee and Jang presented their latest findings on the beneficial effects of the CGAderived compounds at a meeting of the American Chemical Society last month

“I have been working on so-called functional foods for the last 20 years, ” Lee said My interest is in the field of bioactive phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables, beverages, herbs, and so on ”

Jang was interested in studying coffee because of its known antioxidant content, Lee said

Lee said the next step is to look at humans and how their bodies circulate and respond to the CGA in coffee

If the human studies continue to show support for the antioxidant effects of coffee, Lee said, CGA may be used in the future as a component of eye drops to prevent retinal degeneration

For now, according to Lee, drinking three to five cups of coffee a day is best for getting the most health benefits, but he warns not to drink too much

“Antioxidants sometimes become pro-oxidants” in high doses and can cause more harm than good, he said

Overall, Lee recommends coffee consumption in moderation

“Anything in our life, moderation is the best policy to have,” he said

Kathleen Bitter can be reached at science-editor@cornellsun com

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Perception vs. Reality James Casebere: Scales and Dimensions

SAM SCHIRVAR Sun Contributor

Scales and Dimensions hosts photographs and models from James Casebere’s Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County NY) Hallway Spanish Bath Tunnel, and Vaulted Corridor in John Hartell and Olive Tjaden Galleries

Casebere’s work consists of miniature photography of scenes ranging from quiet suburban neighborhoods to empty dark hallways

Casebere stands with contemporaries like Laurie Simmons, Albert Napolean Wildner and Christopher Boffoli, whose photography blurs the line between craft art (think Uncle Joe’s Civil War model) and the fine arts These artists toy with the human perception of scale and proportions to simulate eerily recognizable settings built at an impossible size

Not only is Scales and Dimensions a compliment to the artist’s creativity but also his tech-

nical ability as a constructor of miniatures and a photographer Casebere’s work here is multifaceted; it requires him to carefully compose models and lay out the scenes that he wants to create Then, Casebere masterfully bends light and shadow to create the perception of a certain state of environment: a waning afternoon sun, or the dark, lonely and quiet night The exhibition in John Hartell Gallery contains the models used for some of Casebere’s photography, giving further insight into the artist’s creative process This juxtaposition also questions our perception of reality: Casebere uses photography, a medium perceived as capturing the “truth” to present us with manufactured and inherently untrue environments Through Scales and Dimensions, Casebere demonstrates how the nature of truth in the photograph is fully reliant on the intention and perception of the photographer In Landscape with Houses (Dutchess County,

NY) Casebere’s work evokes feeling of emptiness, and an uncomfortable state of inhumanity The commonplace and familiar suburban scenes are dotted with small displays of entropy: The bricks spilled on a driveway, the bikes leaning against a fence These elements suggest some form of human presence, as if these neighborhoods were only suddenly deserted However, the environment of the photographs is intentionally constructed, and the fact that the models are present with the photographs breaks any unconscious illusion of reality for the viewer It’s similar to the “Uncanny Valley” in robotics, Masahiro Mori’s hypothesis that humans are instinctually revulsed when a robot is close to appearing like a human, but not exactly Casebere’s depictions of American Suburbia are haunting because they are close to the real thing, but lack the element of humanity, commenting on the vacuity that exists in these non-communities

strong is our perception of reality if it can be completely altered by a small addition? Just add water

The work in Olive Tjaden Gallery contains exhibitions with similar themes

The sober and empty spaces of Vaulted Corridor and Tunnel are punctuated by the directed presence or absence of light

The lit doorway is an invitation for the viewer to explore, and the dark entryway arouses curiosity These spaces educe a somber loneliness, commenting on the contrast between our own lifetimes and the lifetimes of the spaces we create, which will go on living after we are gone

This feeling of abandonment that is only exaggerated by the water filling the forgotten room in in “Yellow Hallway #2, 2001” The water bends the light and distorts the geometric form of the space, presenting the frail nature of our built environment, and the values of our society that architecture represents How

Although less political than Casebere’s depictions of large institutions (notably “Prison Cell with Skylight, 1993”), the work in Scales and Dimensions still asks potent questions about the fabricated nature of our built environment Like many other artists whose depictions of the Suburb connects with a growing discontent with the idea of the American Dream, Casebere’s work literally provides a different perspective on the architecture and urbanism that surrounds us He warns us about the danger that comes with intentionally constructing such fragile and empty communities, communities where the humanity is increasingly lacking

Scales and Dimensions will be on exhibition until September 15th in the John Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome and the Olive Tjaden Gallery in Tjaden Hall open Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 4:00pm The artist's talk is scheduled for 5:15pm, Monday, September 15 in Milstein Auditorium

Sam Schir var is a freshman in the College of Art Architecture and Planning He can be reached at sws222@cornell edu

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of offense utilized by the sprint program, “the offense that the sprint team r uns is a no huddle spread offense that is completely predicated on visual signals in order to communicate specific plays and routes ”

But as they say, practice makes per fect Rawn said he is confident that he will be successful in college ball after he settles into his new role

“I anticipate the transition from high school to college to be tough initially, but like anything else there is a learning cur ve and I think once I get past the initial transition to the new offense I will be able to have a positive impact on the field,” he said

Junior Brent Weissman, who had a relationship with Rawn before he joined the Red, praised the freshman’s work ethic

“Ian is always excited to play the game I knew Ian before he came to Cornell and he is just as determined on the field as he is off the field,” Weissman said

The Red believes Rawn will be instr umental for

the Red in the near future, according to Weissman

“ We foresee Ian playing a huge role on the team ver y soon, ” he said

According to Rawn, the squad’s intense pre-season training has given him the oppor tunity to learn the ropes of his new position

“Preseason training is going really well I am star ting to learn the offense and pick up the subtleties of playing receiver in this league,” he said

“Practice has been slightly more rigorous in that day one of the official practices was close to full contact, whereas in high school, we would transition from just helmets to shoulder pads and then to full contact ”

Weissman echoed Rawn’s sentiments regarding the challenges of taking on a new position and a new style of play, but emphasized that the rising star is making steady progress

“It’s tough to come in as a new guy and learn a totally new position and system, but he’s picking it up really well,” Weissman said

Sydney Altschuler can be reached at saltschuler@cornellsun com

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Cornell Squad Will Face In-State Rival Colgate In Season Opener, Looks to Start Season Strong

By LISA AWAITEY Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell field hockey team heads to Colgate for a thrilling season opener this Friday, September 5 against its in-state rival

The Red has a 24-14-4 ( 619) record for alltime season openers and edges Colgate in the series with an all-time 20-19-3 record

At the last meeting against the Raiders, Cornell walked away with 3-2 victory at home Sophomore Katy Weeks was instru-

mental for the Red, scoring two for Cornell However, the win was tough, with Colgate pulling ahead twice, forcing Cornell to equalize and regain momentum on the offensive end The first goal came from Elly Plappert ’14, who tipped in a shot from current junior Marisa Siergiej Minutes later, the Red found itself trailing Plappert helped tie the game once more, this time with an assist to Weeks The PlappertWeeks duo was able to score again to secure a win for Cornell

Weeks, junior Katie Garrity and sophomore Georgia Lord in the front half, and Siergiej, Stone and junior Stephanie Eggertson on defense

“After looking at how hard everyone has been working this preason, I am really excited for this seasson.”

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Looking ahead to the season opener, the squad is optimistic about putting that first W on the board coming off a rigorous preseason, according to senior Katherine Stone

“After looking at how hard everyone has been working this preseason, I am really excited for this season, ” she said

Returners will be looked at to make an immediate impact on the field: junior captain Taylor Standiford and assistant captain senior Ann DiPastina in the midfield,

After Friday’s opener, the Red will return to Marsha Dodson field to face Albany The Great Danes lead the Red with a 4-3 record, defeating Cornell 3-0 at the last matchup Despite a solid performance from Cornell, the Red played a formidable opponent in Albany, with goalie Carolyn Horner ’14 recording a personal best of 15 saves in the loss The Great Danes recorded almost 30 shots while the Red was held to only three

After the season and home opener this week, the Red heads to Lehigh on Friday, September 12 and will then make a quick turnover with a game just two days later against Delaware

Lisa Awaitey can be reached at lawaitey@cornellsun com

Co-Captains Emphasize Need for Healthier Lifestyles

Melly, too, references past difficulties with injuries as fuel for his fire this season

“I still have some unfinished business to take care of on the course, ” Melly said “I want to finish in the Top-15 at Heps and be in the top-three ever y race, but cross countr y is such a hard sport to tie to any one metric, so really I just want to contribute as best I can to our team ’ s success ”

Me l l y, w h o f i r s t a t t e m p t e d track in eighth grade, said it was not until his junior year of high school that things really clicked for him as a runner

“As it became a larger and larger part of my life, I fell more and more in love with the sport, ” he said “It’s been an amazing journey, and I’ve accomplished athletic feats in college I would never have dared to aspire to as a high schooler, let alone when I first started running ” Phillips said he also had a slow

start to running, but has now m ov e d f o r w a rd i n l e a p s a n d bounds thanks to key people in his life and his own love for running

“ Ru n n i n g i s a b s o l u t e l y m y passion I think the fact that I love running is part of how I got to where I am today while most people hate going for a little jog, I relish the chance to go on a long run, ” Phillips said He added, “If I had to choose a song to describe my running career, it would be ‘Started from the Bottom’ by Drake ” “I was by far the slowest kid on the team freshman year of college, and sometimes I look back and I’m surprised I wasn ’ t cut but with the support of my teammates and some really great and ver y understanding coaches, I started training smarter and better and got to where I needed to be ” Phillips elaborated on the people in his life who impacted him the most, noting that he has been lucky enough to train under talented coaches in both high school

and college

“ The biggest reason that I have gotten here is the people that have been a part of my running life I was blessed with f a n t a s t i c h i g h s c h o o l c o a c h e s , which allowed me to run in college, and I was again blessed with only the best for college coaches,” he said “Zeb’s passion is unlike that of anyone I’ve seen, especially after a few cans of Mountain Dew, and Coach Nathan Taylor is an incredible source of inspiration And my teammates are not just my teammates, but they are my best friends we spend all of our waking hours together ”

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w o rk i n g nature of the Red and shared a positive outlook regarding the squad’s prospects going for ward “ The team we have this year is a

e a d Previous iterations of the team may have had more raw talent but what makes these guys great is the way they go about their b u s i n e s s , ” Po t t s s a i d “ Fr o m

practice to competition to their daily lives, I’ve never met a group of guys more deliberate and pragmatic about their improvement in the sport ”

E s s e n t i a l t o m a k i n g t h e s e strides for ward is a commitment to taking care of the little things, according to Phillips, and even more central is the desire to lay it on the line for the team

“You can only run so much without getting hurt, so our guys are doing ever ything they can to get stronger and more flexible, which will help us train harder and better We are doing drills, core, or lifting almost ever y day, so that they can go the " extra mile" of running quite literally without getting hurt,” Phillips said We are all ver y passionate a b o u t n o t o n l y r u n n i n g , b u t about the team, and are willing to do anything for each other that’s huge ” As a captain, Phillips knows that with great power comes great responsibility, and he plans to lead his team in a holistic and

effective way

“ There has been somewhat of a culture change on the team during the senior class’ time here, with more of an emphasis on the t h i n g s l i k e d r i l l s , s l e e p, a n d healthier lifestyles For the past few years, we have certainly played a part in driving this culture for ward, but now, as seniors, we have a much heavier hand in creating that culture, and making it the norm, ” Phillips said “Most of our teammates are on the same page, and our job is more to bring the freshmen into the fold right away so they know what to expect from us, what we expect from them, and how to enjoy thems e l v e s w i t h o u t c o m p r o m i s i n g their performance ”

While nothing is for certain, it is clear that with Melly, Phillips and Potts taking the reigns this season, the Red will be well led and groomed for greatness

Anna Johnson can be reached at ajohnson@cornellsun com

MLB Closers & the Intimidation Factor: Outlandish Acts Clinch Wins

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re c o rd i n g a n o u t Ma n y opponents argued that his a c t i o n s we re r u d e a n d unsportsmanlike, to which Valverde responded by saying that it was all about his own intensity and how he plays the game

Intensity is a big part of the average closer’s game

Opposing batters are especially desperate and focused in late innings, and the

i n t i m i d a t i o n f a c t o r i s a great tool to get inside the head of a hitter Players like

Cr a i g K i m b re l a n d Jo n a t h a n Pa p e l b o n a re known for their unnervingly intense stares prior to their pitches TV cameras always tend to capture the right angle of the closers’ stares as they look towards home plate The looks are

p u re i n t i m i d a t i o n a n d mimic those of a wild ani-

m a l re a d y t o a t t a c k

Unfor tunately, sometimes this intensity can carry over away from the game

On t h e f i e l d , c l o s e r s throw hard, work fast and get the job done However, there have been several incidents that show that the

scend the field During his tenure with the New York

and injured all due to this incident

W h e n c l o s e r s c o n t a i n this intensity and channel it

Intensity is a big part of the average closer’s game the intimidation factor is a great tool to get inside the head of a hitter

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strictly for competitive purposes on the field, however, it can make all the difference As unsportsmanlike as many closers’ actions can be, going that extra mile can be instrumental in a

s p o r t w h e re t h e m e n t a l game is just as important as t h e p h y s i c a l g

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r r i e s h u g e responsibility A closer has the weight of his team ’ s performance on his shoulders Mi s t a k e s i n t h e l a s t moments of a close game are costly , Perhaps it takes somebody who may have a screw loose to take on this responsiblity That is why it is reasonably fine for closers to exude an air of confid e n c e t h a

o m e t i m e s comes with wild antics and theatrical characters At the end of the day, it makes the game more inter-

esting Baseball closers are showmen If they can get under the other team ’ s skin, they add heat to the rivalry, and a fierce rivalr y only a d d s t o t h e g a m e T h e unconventional personalit i e s t h a t h a ve c o m e t o define closer roles in baseball have my support, and it will always be interesting to see who will come up with the next wild celebration, o u t r a g e o u s h a i r s t y l e , o r intense staredown

Nikita Dubnov can be reached at ndubnov@cornellsun com

Red Triple Threat: Melly, Phillips, Potts Take the Reins This Season

By ANNA JOHNSON

Staff Writer

This year, the men of Cornell cross country will be led by a powerhouse trio of senior captains: David Melly, Jonathan Phillips and Benjamin Potts aim to bolster the Red’s success this season with their high-energy leadership styles and wealth of experience on the track The strong returners have already set the bar high for their teammates and for themselves

“Our team goals are pretty similar to last year ’ s, ” Phillips said “We want to get top-four at Heps and we want to go to NCAA Nationals ”

According to Phillips, the key to achieving this goal will be staying motivated at all times an attitude the co-captain already believes to be evident among the group

“It won ’ t be easy to make it to Nationals because we have a very competitive region, but watching the day-today fire of some of my teammates, I know that we can do it,” he said “We are a very driven group ”

Also vital to realizing these goals will be the team ’ s breadth, according to Melly

“Our greatest strength is our depth, and we need to try to use that strength to improve our performance in areas where we ’ ve been weaker namely, team strategy and packing up in races, ” Melly said “We want the spread of times from our top man to our fifth man to be small

hopefully under 15 seconds or so because we are the type of team that finds success when we work together as a pack, rather than relying on one or two standouts ”

One of the biggest challenges the Red faces in securing this depth is the threat of injuries

“In my time as a Cornell athlete, I’ve been fortunate enough to have a number of successful seasons but more recently, several defined by injury and illness,” Potts said “In my last year as an individual, I intend, as all runners do, to improve every week, stay healthy and when the crucial meets come, perform at my best once again

Phillips also felt the sting of injury last year and plans to help the team stop the wave before it starts this season

“We had four guys who did not compete for the majority of the season due to injury, including our three captains, and several others myself included that did not compete or finish at regionals due to injury,” Phillips said “Our team was remarkably resilient every time someone got hurt, someone new stepped up But we definitely want to avoid that, and so a lot of people have been focusing on injury prevention more than before ”

Phillips cited the team ’ s new dedication to injury prevention as a positive reminder to take care of himself and train with a big picture mentality

has been more focused on getting stronger and more flexible, which does wonders for injury prevention,” Phillips said

Rawn Brings Red Bright Future

By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER

Though the squad may have lost some great players in the class of 2014, the Cornell Sprint Football team is stacked with enough young talent to make a promising run for the League title

When it comes to these boy wonders, one name in particular comes to mind: Ian Rawn While the freshman walks in the footsteps of giants such as former star cap-

“I’ve definitely been more cautious than last year and more willing to take a day off of running to cross train, and I know I’m not alone in that

tains Brendan Miller and Kyle Higgins, his raw talent and experience make him a promising successor as he looks to make an immediate impact on the field this season

This season will mark Rawn’s 10th year playing football He played flag football for three years prior to transitioning to tackle at Byram Hills High School in Armonk, N Y Rawn is a versatile player, having played a variety of positions including running back, cornerback and returner for Byram He was a valuable asset to the Bobcats, tallying the most touchdowns on the team his junior year

“My greatest achievement from my high school career was leading the team in t o u c h d ow n s d u r i n g m y j u n i o r s e a s o n despite only starting three games towards the end of the year, ” Rawn said

Rawn must learn to play a new position this season as he takes on the role of slot receiver for the Red He says he is excited to make the transition and hopes to get on the board for the Red right from the start, “I am looking for ward to getting in the game and making a positive impact for the team I am eager to be playing a new position in a new offense and hope that I will get the chance to make my mark early on ”

This season will push Rawn to adjust his style of play in more ways than one; Not only will he be playing a new position but he will also need to adapt to the fastpaced offensive style seen in Sprint

“I think the biggest challenge for me will be mastering the offense as it is a m u c h m o re c o m p l e x a n d u p t e m p o offense than I am used to I am also playing a different position, which is another adjustment,” he said Rawn elaborated on the different type

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The save statistic in baseball started being recorded in the 1960’s as a simple way to judge the effectiveness of late-inning relievers in close games As the measure began to be more widely used, so did the role of a specific player on each team wrapping up a victory on the mound in the ninth inning Once referred to as the stopper or the fireman, the closer can now be found on every professional baseball roster as the reliever who shuts the door

on the opponent ’ s hope for victory

The average example of the modern closer is not so average at all The position has come to be defined by a certain archetype Closers tend to have an attitude that is unconventional compared to that of the average professional baseball player Certainly, many closers in today’s game act skillfully and simply get their jobs done However, more often than not, the position seems to attract wild personalities and interesting characters Baseball closers are generally some blend of professionals, showmen and crazy people

In a sport that has so many unwritten rules, baseball gives closers some leeway when it comes to excessive cele-

bration and outlandish acts While it is common that a post-homerun bat flip may easily get some blood boiling on t h e o p p o s i n g t e a m , t h e p o s t - s a ve shenanigans of many MLB closers do not seem to be taken as seriously Fernando Rodney of the Mariners has his famous bow-and-arrow routine Former Giants closer Brian Wilson, the same player who donned his trademarked lumberjack beard and wore a spandex bodysuit to the ESPYs during

his tenure in San Francisco, has his two arms forcefully crossed to the sky idiosyncrasy And most recently, there is the Mets Jenrry Mejia’s addition of a sumo stomp to end games These moves are certainly a slap in the face for the losing team, but nobody storms the field in protest

A couple of years ago, several MLB players commented on the antics of Jose Valverde The then Detroit Tigers closer was known for his wild behavior on the mound Valverde would not wait for the save to be complete, as he was known to exude an irrational yell on certain pitches and perform a cele-