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By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer

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By MELVIN LI Sun Staff Writer

In l i g h t o f a l l e g a t i o n s t h i s s u m m e r t h a t t h e A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g i c a l

A s s o c i a t i o n s e c re t l y collaborated with the C e n t r a l In t e l l i g e n c e Agency and Depar tment of Defense during the administration of George W Bush, Pr o f Ro b e r t St e r nberg, former president of the APA, spoke critically of the accusations against him and his colleagues O n Ju l y 2 , f o r m e r f e d

a l p r o s e c u t o r D a v i d Ho f f m a n re

page report that concluded top APA officials and psychologists cooperated with the CIA and the DoD to help justify the Bush

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

Just two months into her tenure at Cornell, President Elizabeth Garrett has already begun to restructure the University’s administrative priorities After a week featuring drastic graduate student policy changes and a Day Hall staff shake-up, Garrett sat down with The Sun to discuss her aim of refocusing University resources and her prioritization of the “student and faculty experience ”

“Our mission is to train the next generation of leaders, and to produce creative scholarship and work that moves us closer in the search for truth,” Garrett said “We not only perform discovery-driven research, but we also work to bring that out into the world and have it make a difference ” With the University mission in mind, Garrett said she would aim to consider all policy changes and potential programs with the intent of furthering those goals

academic mission as I can ”

One of the ways in which Garrett said she hopes to divert more resources towards Cornell’s academic mission is by cutting inefficiencies and unnecessar y bureaucracy in administrative procedures

In an Aug 20 memo sent to University provosts, college deans and vice presidents, Garrett urged these actors to “periodically examine [University] practices and address unneeded complexity ”

“I need to make sure that the money we have is being spent as effectively as possible ”

“Our ambitions exceed our resources, which is good,” Garrett said “But one of my jobs as president is to bring as many resources to that

“Overly cumbersome bureaucracy and unnecessarily complicated d e c i s i o n - m a k i n g processes divert faculty, students and staff from activities vital to pursuing excellence in research, teaching and public engagement, ” Garrett wrote She continued that by cutting “ unnecessary regulation, duplicative structures or burdensome paperwork where the goals of the process can be met more efficiently,” the University would not only increase transparency and decrease administrative burdens, but also cut costs that could instead be used for academic priorities

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College Raptor a website that helps high school students research colleges they are interested in named Slope Day the nation’s top college music festival earlier this week According to the Slope Day website, this festival began at Cornell in 1901 as “Spring Day,” and is now a favorite way for students to celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of warmer weather “With past performers like Snoop Dogg, Lupe Fiasco, Neon Trees, and Ludacris, we have to agree!”

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In C-Town for BEAR Walk

By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer

The second annual Being Engaged and Responsible Walk shut down the 400 block of College Avenue Tuesday for music, festivities and appearances from prominent University and community figures

The aim of the BEAR Walk was to create a greater sense of community in the Collegetown neighborhood and continue a dialogue between the permanent residents and students In addition to a series of talks on the importance of town-gown relations, attendees had the chance to sample Cornell Dairy ice cream, attend a Health and Safety Information Fair and see a performance from the Cornell Marching Band

Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner said the walk is a way to positively engage with the community and make sure that the police is seen as a community resource

where police are seen as community resources ”

Zoner said there has been a lot of talk between Collegetown residents and Common Council members, with the same “multilayered and multifaceted problems” surfacing Permanent and temporary residents have some very valid complaints and concerns, she said

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The Ithaca City School District will give 4,000 students Google Chromebooks this year, as part of an effort to “[bring] the district up to speed with the modern state of technology in the classroom,” according to The Ithaca Journal Through these Chromebooks, students will have access to Google Apps For Education and can bring their laptops home to continue their schoolwork, The Journal reported A committee of parents, students and teachers decided on the program after looking at the effectiveness of similar programs in almost 30 different school districts

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A n e x p l o s i o n s e t o f f by Islamic State militants Sunday left the Temple of Baal par t of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and built almost 2,000 years ago in Palmyra, S y r i a w i t h a s o f y e t u n k n ow n l e ve l s o f d e s t r u ction, according to The Ne w York Times Exper ts disagree about the extent of the temple’s damages because there are not yet pictures from the blast site, The Times repor ted

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“We [a team of volunteers] went out and walked and knocked on doors and gave party hangers that say ‘Seven simple steps to becoming a good neighbor’ and ‘Partying without the police,’” she said “They are helpful hints on how to be engaging properly with the police and try to create a positive environment

“So a few enterprising students and staff members got together and decided that the problems could be sorted in a different way by engaging our community,” she said She also emphasized that the conversation between college students and the larger Ithaca community is important in fostering a mutually beneficial environment

“When you grow up in a neighborhood you learn what the rules are and you abide by

them,” she said “In this case we have a much more transient population and so it is much more important to get out early in the year and get those conversations going early, and make those connections early ”

President Elizabeth Garrett, who was also present at the event, joined Zoner in urging students to be responsible citizens of Collegetown and to create a stable community throughout Ithaca and Tompkins County

“The BEAR acronym Being Engaged And Responsible is an inspiring motto for all of us, ” she said “Remember, whether you live here only for a few months or much longer, Collegetown is your community and your actions are important to the community ”

Carolina Bieri ’16, a volunteer for the walk, said she was pleased by the participation from the Cornell and Ithaca communities

“A lot of times there is [no] interaction between the two groups and that’s sad because

By DAVID TICZON Sun Staff Writer

, s t a r t u p s s h owc a s e a n d a p i t c h o f f Ry a n K i s h o re ’ 1 7 , v i c e p re s id e n t o f L i f e C h a n g i n g L a b s , o n e o f t h e e ve n t ’ s c o - s p o n s o r s , s a i d t h e m a i n p u r p o s e o f t h e k i c k o f f w a s t o g i ve s t u d e n t s a c e n t r a l e ve n t t o c o n n e c t a ro u n d “ We a re e s p e c i a l l y h o p i n g t o c h a n n e l s t u d e n t s t o re s o u r c e s t h a t e x i s t o n c a m p u s t o c o n n e c t w i t h t h e c o m m u n i t y, ” K i s h o re s a i d “ We h o p e s t u d e n t s h a ve a g o o d t i m e a t t h e f a i r a n d e n j oy t h e va r i o u s h a p p e n i n g s ” L i f e C h a n g i n g L a b s h a d f o u r c o m p a n i e s f ro m t h e i r s u m m e r i n c u b a t o r p r o g r a m p a r t i c i p a t e d u r i n g t h e e v e n t , i n c l u d i n g Na vo a n d Ma i d b o t Na vo , a c o m p a n y w h i c h i s b u i l d i n g a n i n d o o r p o s i t i o n i n g G P S l o c a t i o n a p p l i c a t i o n , re c e n t l y s i g n e d a d e a l w i t h t h e l a r g e s t re t a i l m a l l i n Ne w Yo rk s t a t e D e s t i n y U S A i n Sy r a c u s e Ma i d b o t i s d e ve l o p i n g a n a u t o n o m o u s c l e a n i n g ro b o t a n d h a s p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h m u l t ip l e h o t e l c o m p a n i e s “ We a re t h r i l l e d t h a t a l l o f o u r c o m p a n i e s t h a t we re i n c ub a t e d i n o u r s u m m e r p ro g r a m h a ve f o u n d t h e m s e l ve s o n s o l i d f o o t i n g a n d a re m ov i n g w i t h q u i c k p ro g re s s , ” K i s h o re s a i d “ Fo u r o f t h o s e c o m p a n i e s h a ve t a k e n t h e t i m e t o c o m e h o s t b o o t h s t o t a l k a b o u t w h a t t h e y d o a n d m e e t yo u n g e n t re p ren e u r i a l l y m i n d e d s t u d e n t s ” T h e f a i r w a s o n e o f m a n y e ve n t s t h a t L i f e C h a n g i n g L a b s h o l d s t h ro u g h o u t t h e a c a d e m i c y e a r, a c c o r d i n g t o H e m a n g i Mo d i ’ 1 7 , w h o i s p a r t o f t h e m a rk e t i n g t e a m

“ O ve r t h e a c a d e m i c ye a r, we h o l d w o r k s h o p s a n d s e s s i o n s t h a t h e l p s t u d e n t s l e a r n a b o u t w e b d e v e l o p m e n t , b u s i n e s s d e ve l o p m e n t , t e c h a n d d e s i g n , ” Mo d i s a i d “ We a l s o h a ve a l i f e c h a n g e r p ro g r a m t h a t w i l l a l l ow s t u d e n t s t o g e t h a n d s o n e x p e r ie n c e w i t h i n LC L a n d w o rk w i t h o u r p o r t f o l i o c o m p a n i e s o r w i t h t h e s u b t e a m s w i t h i n LC L ” A f t e r p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n L i f e C h a n g i n g L a b s ’ s u m m e r p r og r a m , Mo d i p r a i s e d t h e w e b d e v e l o p m e n t s k i l l s t h a t s h e l e a r n e d d u r i n g h e r i n t e r n s h i p “ I a l s o l e a r n t a l o t a b o u t c u st o m e r d e ve l o p m e n t a n d b u s in e s s m o d e l s n e c e s s a r y f o r a s t a r t u p t o b e s u c c e s s f u l , ” Mo d i s a i d “ I a l s o g o t t o s e e h ow f o u n d e r s a n d t h e L C L t e a m w o rk e d s o h a rd a n d p e r s e ve re d t h ro u g h a l o t o f u p s a n d d ow n s o v e r t h e s u m m e r, a n d t h i s h e l p e d m e g row p e r s o n a l l y a n d t a u g h t m e h ow t o d e ve l o p a s t ro n g w o rk e t h i c ” Mi c h a e l R a s p u z z i ’ 1 6 , p re s id e n t o f L i f e C h a n g i n g L a b s , s a i d ove r $ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 i n re s o u rc e s i s a v a i l a b l e t o e v e r y c o m p a n y, a l o n g w i t h i n d i v i d u a l i ze d m e nt o r s h i p o p p o r t u n i t i e s “ We a l s o p rov i d e o p p o r t u n it i e s i n b u s i n e s s d e v e l o p m e n t , m a r k e t i n g , d e s i g n , c o n s u l t i n g a n d m o re f o r s t u d e n t s t o g e t h a n d s - o n e x p e r i e n c e , e v e n i f t h e y h a ve n o p r i o r e x

A d m i n i s t r a t i v e Vision, Priorities

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However, Garrett said that her urging the review of administrative procedures should not be framed in terms of cutting costs, but rather as freeing up a “burden on students and faculty ”

“I need to make sure that the money we have is being spent as effectively as possible to enhance our academic mission,” Garrett said “I use effective, not efficient, because education isn’t always efficient ”

Garrett added that incremental decisions made at the University over time often result in layers of administrative processes, and that it is important for the administration to now examine these processes for inefficiencies

“For example, when a student makes a decision to add or withdraw from a class, what is the process by which this can occur?” Garrett asked “We have lots of colleges and schools what’s the way that they could interact more efficiently together? Are there some things that can be shared so [that] it’s more efficient?”

Outlining the approach that she expected provosts, deans and vice presidents to follow in streamlining their processes, Garrett wrote in her memo that administrators should look to centralize their duplicative services, consolidate units and committees, evaluate their compliance and regulatory systems, collaborate across units and target investments in new technologies to help achieve these goals

In her memo, she wrote that Joanne DeStefano, vice president for finance, Mary Opperman, vice president for human resources and safety services and Paul Streeter, vice president for budget and planning, will oversee administrators as they write plans to reduce costs and increase efficiencies to be turned in by Dec 15

“Our work this semester will provide a foundation for ongoing, regular review of administrative processes to ensure that our resources are directed to current priorities and we achieve our academic goals without unnecessary administrative burdens,” Garrett concluded in her memo

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun com

o r t h i t He a d d e d t h a t s t u d e n t s b r i n g “ c u l t u r a l , s o c i a l a n d p o l i t i c a l p e r s p e c t i ve s ” t h a t t h e c i t y n e e d s “ Yo u , t h e s t u d e n t s , f a s t m ov i n g , e n e r g e t i c , w o n d e r f u l l y, b e a u t if u l l y, a t t i m e s n a i ve , p u s h u s t o d o a b e t t e r j o b, ” h e s a i d “ We h a ve a l o t t o t e a c h yo u a b o u t w h a t i t m e a n s t o b e a c o m m u n i t y, w h a t i t m e a n s t o l o o k o u t f o r o n e a n o t h e r, w h a t i t m e a n s t o l i ve a s n e i g hb o r s ” St u d e n t A s s e m b l y Pre s i d e n t Ju l i a n a Ba t i s t a ’ 1 6 e n c o u r a g e d s t ud e n t s t o t h i n k o f C o l l e g e t ow n a s t h e i r c o m m u n i t y a n d a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e i r h o m e s “ We s h o u l d b e c o n t r i b u t i n g b a c k t o a g re a t e r c o m m u n i t y a n d o f f e r i n g o u r t a l e n t s a n d o u r v i b r a n c y t h a t we d e vo t e t o C o r n e l l , “ s h e s a i d “ W h i l e we a re h e re , we m u s t g i ve b a c k , b u t we a l s o m u s t b e p r a c t i c a l Be i n g p r a c t i c a l m e a n s k n ow i n g t h a t o u r a c t i o n s a f f e c t t h e p e rc e p t i o n o f c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s a s a w h o l e ” Sh e s a i d s t u d e n t s h a ve a vo i c e a s t e n a n t s a n d re s i d e n t s o f

C o l l e g e t ow n , a n d e n c o u r a g e d t h e m t o j o i n t h e S A C o m m i t t e e o n

C i t y a n d L o c a l A f f a i r s i n o rd e r t o b e m o re i n vo l ve d i n t h e c o m m un i t y Ba t i s t a a d d e d t h a t s h e h o p e s t o s e e a p e r s p e c t i ve s h i f t i n h ow

C o l l e g e t ow n i s v i e we d by s t u d e n t s a n d p e r m a n e n t It h a c a re s i d e n t s a l i k e “ Ta k i n g t i m e t o b e

Garrett, Kotlikoff Address Faculty Senate

President, provost outline plan to improve administrative processes, academics

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ing with the faculty of Columbia University in which the Isidor Rabi 1919 famously said “ we [the faculty] are the university ”

“Our strength comes from our faculty,” Garrett said “You are committed to excellence in all our endeavors ”

Faculty recruitment and retention were one of Garrett’s prime objectives upon entering office, and she said she wants to make sure that faculty members in every stage of their careers feel welcome at Cornell

“As you know, we have a large number of senior colleagues I think it’s important for us as their colleagues to tell them that they would be valued as they move to their emeritus status, ” Garrett said “We need to work hard to retain [mid-career faculty], and we also need to work on bringing more mid-career faculty to [Cornell] ”

Garrett said she plans to direct more of Cornell’s revenue to faculty research and recruitment in order to create more opportunities for faculty She also made reference to the presentation she gave before the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, during which she said she would launch new programs in order to graduate students to jumpstart their careers, The Sun previously reported

The president also encouraged faculty members to be more open-minded and try new teaching techniques

“We need to think about ways to improve our teaching,” Garrett said “I think as a faculty we need to be willing to be nimble, to be open to new ways of teaching If it doesn't work, it’s not the end of the world We need to be willing to experiment with our curriculum just as we do with our research ”

Garrett concluded her speech with an emphasis on interdisciplinary programs and unity both across disciplines and across Cornell’s various campuses, a message echoed by Provost Kotlikoff in his presentation

“What are our goals for all Cornell students? What kinds of academic experiences do we want all of our undergraduates to have at Cornell?” Kotlikoff asked

Cornell’s undergraduate colleges ”

In addition to academic oversight, Kotlikoff also introduced a new budget plan which aims to make “financial governance simpler and more transparent ” in the University Proposed actions in this plan include curbing the growth of administrative costs and simplifying financial reporting methods

Prof William Arms, information science, raised the topic of non-tenure track faculty and asked about the president’s plans for such professors in her recruitment and retention campaign Garrett responded that she intends to give them the chances for advancement just like tenured and tenure-track faculty

“We are delighted by the energy we’ve seen [Garrett] bring.”

Kotlikoff ’ s plan of academic oversight would establish a bigger set of core standards which would “provide a University-wide perspective on Cornell’s academic programs through analysis and oversight of curricular offerings” and “make recommendations about elements of a common undergraduate academic experience and/or shared educational requirements across

“I think we have to acknowledge that while there is a unique role of the tenure and tenure track faculty, there is amazing work done by our non-tenure track colleagues,” Garrett said “I think it will be important to acknowledge the work of our non-tenure track colleagues and that they have the same expectations of reward that we would expect in our careers ”

Jeanette Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun com

Prof Responds to Report of Collusion With CIA

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“I’m proud of having given the talk and would do it again I’ve given versions of that talk hundreds of times ”

t i o n , g i v e n what we now know,” Sternberg said “ That said, the fear then, and my fear now, is that what

h a p p e n s i n t h e i n t e r ro g a t i o n s could be worse without advice from psychologists ”

The Repor t fur ther alleged that Sternberg was “ uncooperative” with the investigation, saying he denied allegations that he gave a presentation to the CIA

Ho w e v e r, s p e a k i n g w i t h T h e Sun, Sternberg confirmed that the visit took place and that he had given a presentation on his theor y of successful intelligence

The theor y states that successfully intelligent individuals need a m i x t u re o f c re a t i ve , a n a l y t i c a l and practical skills

Sternberg said he had given the presentation in the past and was only tr ying to help the CIA hire more effective employees

“I’m proud of having given the talk and would do it again I’ve given versions of that talk hundreds of times The CIA, as w e l l a s o t h e r o r g a n i z a t i o n s , ought to hire people who are more creative, who have more common sense, and who have a more highly developed sense of wisdom and ethics,” he said By July 14, the APA appeared to have terminated one senior official and to have sought the

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h a t while criticizing national security a g e n c i e s i s e a s y, A m e r i c a n s would be less safe without them

He added that although some CIA members and contractors “made ver y serious mistakes in interrogation,” the APA focused only on preventing further 9/11like attacks and did not intend to torture prisoners

“People ought to think about how well we would fare if we had no national security apparatus Do the agencies make mistakes?

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those hostile forces

Hoffman Report for concluding that the APA cooperated in torture, saying that although APA members did advise militar y officers on interrogation, there is no evidence they ever contributed to

or par ticipated in government torture programs Sternberg said he himself views enhanced interrogation as “reprehensible and inexcusable ” “ The issue, as I understood it, was whether any psychologists c o l l a b

T h e report failed to show that any APA members collaborated in torture, despite the many implic a t i o n s a n d i n s i n u a t i o n s , ” h e said “No APA members were i m p l i c a t e d o f t o r t u r e i n t h e report ” Sternberg emphasized that

APA advisement of administration officials was “different from ‘participation’ in Bush administration interrogation programs ” “ We do not know from the r e p o r t w h a t t h e y a d v i s e d , ”

Sternberg said “In retrospect, they probably, indeed almost certainly, would have been better off not to have become involved ” St e r n b e r g a d d e d t h a t h e believes national security would benefit from his and other schola r s ’ r e s e a r c h o n w i s d o m a n d ethics, saying that many of the world’s problems today arise not

from a lack of human intelligence, but lack of wisdom “ Ver y bad things happened in the interrogations and we cannot l o s e s i g h t o f t h a t , ” h e s a i d

“However, there is nothing in the Hoffman Report to suggest that APA staff or governance members contributed to these bad t h i n g s T h e i r m i s t a k e , t o t h e extent they made mistakes, was in not realizing what was going on, but no one else did either ”

Melvin Li can be reached at mli@cornellsun com

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Editorial

Striving for a More Effective Cornell

CORNELL MUST BECOME A MORE EFFECTIVE UNIVERSITY when allocating its resources, President Elizabeth Garrett argued in an interview with The Sun Tuesday Prompted by a question regarding a memo sent to deans, provosts and vice presidents urging the assessment of “cumbersome bureaucracy” within the University, Garrett said above all, the student and faculty experience must be prioritized at Cornell And at a Faculty Senate meeting Wednesday, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced that Day Hall will propose curbing administrative growth and making “financial governance simpler and more transparent ”

Since she arrived at Cornell and particularly since classes began last week President Garrett and her administration have strived to improve Cornell from the topdown Prioritizing faculty and students, the new cohort of senior officials have already enacted decisions or proposed ideas that will reduce the amount of bureaucracy throughout the University In her memo, Garrett argued the University should centralize duplicative services, consolidate units, invest in technology and reduce the number of “burdensome processes ” for compliance and regulatory system while maintaining “the highest standards of personal safety and ethical behavior ” We believes these changes are long overdue, considering the rising costs of higher education By directly targeting duplicative procedures and cutting costs, the administration can create a more streamlined Cornell

The redundant bureaucracy referenced by Garrett, while not exclusive to the Hill, is apparent throughout Cornell in the colleges, support services and administration Navigating Day Hall (both metaphorically and literally) remains challenging and will continue to be until Cornell places a stronger focus on effective processes Cutting costs and eliminating redundancies will, as President Garrett alluded to, enhance the educational and research missions of Cornell

The decisions made by administrators in the coming months, however, are not solely restricted to academics Athletic Director Andy Noel expressed his confidence with the Garrett administration during an interview with The Sun Wednesday, saying that Garrett’s focus on efficiency will benefit student athletics in addition to the greater Cornell community By increasing the effectiveness of athletic programs ’ management, student athletes will face less red tape when dealing with administrators, and coaches will be able to able to improve the recruiting and financial aid processes

While we wholly support the goal of a more effective university that places a larger focus on what matters student and faculty experiences we urge President Garrett to remain mindful of varying considerations when allocating and cutting resources Cumbersome bureaucracy should be eliminated, though bureaucracy will be necessary to some extent to ensure support structures remain in place for students, faculty and staff in need of them

Following concerns raised last semester by students regarding the administration’s handling of Cornell’s finances and transparency, the focus on becoming a more effective university is welcome As these conversations continue to unfold throughout the academic year, we urge the Garrett administration to continue to engage faculty, students and staff in shaping the University’s priorities moving forward

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The Duchess is a sophomore at Cornell She can be reached at theduchessofthesun@gmail com Between the Sheets appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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An ethereal bass line calls out from the darkness of the album’s beginning, fades further like a withdrawn breath and resurges, pulling forth the voice of Keith Jeffery with it: “So is this what you waited for? / I can ’ t help you figure it out ” And just like that, we ’ ve been carried through the first moments of Inanimate Objects almost without realizing it

You probably first heard of Atlas Genius through an acoustic version of their single “Trojans ” At least, that’s how most of the United States heard about them, including me; I was watching an under-popular show called Being Human and quickly learned that its best quality was its complete devotion to finding beautiful, I’m-too-special-to-be-known-by-you indie songs By the time I’d rolled into Season 3, “Trojans” had found its way onto the soundtrack, and soon I stumbled onto the gem that is Jeffery’s solo acoustic cover of the song, filmed by his brother and drummer Michael

That was two years ago, as they released their first album, When It Was Now, an album that felt as fresh as the February morning it was released, and showcased Keith’s slightly metallic voice while oscillating between a sound reminiscent of M83, The Black Keys, and Blood Orange But it was an album of singles sure, singles that you recognized were from a singular source, but each existed in their own world I fell in love with their signature sound but felt like they would forever be relegated to having one or two of their songs played on middle school Spotify playlists, and go largely unrecognized in the wider musical world

Well, it’s been two and a half years since When It Was Now and Atlas Genius has cleaned up their act On June 24 I went with a friend to what was arguably one of the best concerts of my life Joywave, Atlas Genius and the Kooks mixed together undeniably well and each played with an easy cleanliness that most bands should take note of (I’m talking to you, Maroon 5 eventually every song you play has to end so you can play the next one!) A few moments before Atlas Genius started to blow the minds of everyone in Central Park, a short and lovely woman from behind us asked if my friend and I could switch places so she could watch her son over my head instead of

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around hers Her son being Kevin McPherson, the vibrant yet steady bassist that Atlas Genius had picked up in California to join them for their 2015 tour

Much to her delight, we sang along with every song they played for us that night until, again to her delight, the band debuted “Molecules” and saved all of our souls by crying out “ even mistakes aren ’ t really mistakes at all ” This might be the song on Inanimate Objects that has most retained the sound of their previous album The rest of the record isn’t so much different as far more mature Listening to Inanimate Objects is a lot like talking to your kid neighbor and realizing five minutes in that his voice has dropped, his limbs have suddenly become more proportionate, and wait he’s actually not much of a kid neighbor anymore Until a bug lands on his shoulder and he shrieks in horror

Atlas Genius has greatly tempered it’s spotlight on Jeffrey’s voice, and learned to create friction between their often lackadaisical undertones and the happily precocious drive of the other instruments which urge it onward There’s not much hint of evanescence here the concept or the band, just to clarify Instead, the deep bass and keyboard riffs almost seem to be a nod at Muse’s more recent releases

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music and heard the echoes of other artists, I could never confuse Atlas Genius for any other group Atlas Genius is just as iconic and impressive as any of their peers or predecessors, and they achieve a clear cohesion between their songwriting and production that screams a boundless fountain of energy and creativity I find myself unable to dislike even the songs that I don’t feel that I should like No repetition is too much, no riff is too abrasive or too weak and no homage is too overdone

Maybe you found out about Atlas Genius, like me, through a supernatural soap opera on the Sci-fi channel Or maybe you ’ ve read through this whole review asking yourself “who the hell is this weird compass band and why the hell did I just waste five minutes on some random writer’s obsession with their touring bassist’s mom?” Well, to the first point, if you haven’t listened to Inanimate Objects yet, treat yourself so you can have at least one pleasant surprise today I’d recommend just one song, but that would be cheating yourself of the rest of them As for the second point, you would have had to meet her to understand just how adorable she is, so just trust me when I say she is the greatest thing since sliced bread

Jessie Weber is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jweber@cornelsun com

Kurt Fritjofson

Kevin Parker is the best kind of musician and the worst kind of person that you can be in 2015 he’s a romantic This means that he’ll never be satisfied personally, but that his music will always be on point for miser y is the fer tile soil in which ar t grows With Cu r re n t s , h e e f f o r t l e s s l y l e a d s Ta m e Im p a l a f ro m Pitchfork-wunderkind status to mainstream popularity by embracing the all-commanding fascistic groove

Our subject is well aware of the critical misgivings that often accompany such a calculation, and Parker worries that pop success may cost him hard-won credibility

“It’s always around me, all this noise,” he informs us as “Let It Happen” (the first track on the record) unfolds Lush production drowns sternum-tapping bass and snare as we descend into an ether that is s i m u l t a n e o u s l y p

Code-style synth riff one staccato note communicates a sense of emergency, despite Parker’s protestations to the contrar y

Guitars ring in muscular fashion, their chor using effect transpor ting us to a Cold War European disco

“ Why would I do it?” he asks himself Clearly not for the adulation he seems to find fault with his indie guilt is strong As the lush synthesized waves surround him, their undulations whipping his scar f as he peers mournfully into the night ahead, he looks back to us

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and implores: “ Tell my mother I’m sorr y ” Does the man resent success? Fear it? Does he know he is capitulating as he embraces the dance floor?

We don’t have time to ponder it The bass in the mighty “’Cause I’m A Man” seduces us, custom-built for practicing procreation One can hear the rhythm of sex in the beat; it infects the consciousness, building desire like foam in a shaken soda bottle You feel smoky and high, eyes glazed with prolactin in the afterglow

through here; he is pre-modern There is no trite disillusionment here synth chimes wor thy of Tiffany or Debbie Gibson pierce through, and the chord changes are naïve, yearning nakedly in the tradition of pop music’s best offerings His romanticism may make a wreck of his personal life, but Parker counters by showing us its returns “’Cause I’m A Man” is the monster on this record, an oasis of reds, pinks and oranges in a cold blue decade

Dominant, fuzzy riffage a la Keith Richards (circa 1974) penetrates through the confessional chor us Parker concedes that he is “ a man, woman (I) don’t always think before I do (I’m not) often proud of what I choose,” abdicating androgens in concer t with an age where men are admonished if they do not embrace a tacit degree of popular misandr y He is

ashamed of what nature made him “Once again as it takes control / I am aware I’m not in control ” The climax “I’m a human, human” – offers a new altern a t i ve : a l a n d s c a p e w i t h o u t g e n d e r s , o n l y h u m a n beings, liberated by the absence of today’s vitriolic tribalism Mr Parker doesn’t want to pick a side; he just wants to be loved

Lo-fi dr um engineering leads us into “ Yes I’m Changing ” “ Yes I’m older, yes I’m moving on, ” he admits A poignant minor chord change appears as he tells his lover that “there is another future waiting there for you ” and it’s hear tbreaking in the ver y best way; One can see slow-motion hands losing their grasp as two souls are cast apar t to the disparate corners of the ear th “I can ’ t always hide away, curse indulgence and despise the fame; there is a world out there and it is calling my name ” Once again, we see the theme of acquiescence Parker is giving up, giving over, allowing our collective consciousness to consume his flesh at the orgiastic bacchanal of the pop market The sound of automobiles and city denizens enter at 3 minutes and 25 seconds as we hear him offer himself up, ready for mass consumption Uniquely, this captures the ver y

through,” Parker implores of himself, a priest baptizing himself before the cr ucifixion Parker then admonishes in “Disciples:” “And I can tell by your face that no one ’ s ever been r ude to you now it’s like the world owes you walking around like ever yone should know you ” Here the man addresses Millennial entitlement in a fashion only superseded by Jack White’s great treatise on the subject, “Freedom At 21” (good company). And “New Person, Same Old Mistakes” is the per fect soundtrack for a lonely 3 a m walk, your path lit by amber streetlamps as you make your way home from a tr yst The bassline pulls and pushes away from you with the same teasing that Parker’s lovers do “Maybe fake’s what I like,” he r uminates For the sake of Mr Parker’s fragile hear t, this writer hopes the singer is wrong

Kurt Fritjofson is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at kfritjofson@cornellsun com

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g r a t i n g l a n d , a n d n ow I w a s h o m e So m a y b e m u s i c t h a t we d o n ’ t l i k e h a s i t s p l a c e i n o u r l i ve s We c a n ’ t k n ow we t r u l y l ove s o m e t h i n g w i t h o u t t h e c o m p a r i s o n o f o t h e r t h i n g s t h a t we m o s t c e r t a i n l y d o n o t l ove ( l o o k i n g a t yo u , Ni n j a Se x Pa r t y ) I p l a ye d s o n g s i n t h a t k i t c h e n t h a t I t h o u g h t re p e a t e d l i st e n i n g h a d w o r n i n t o a s m o o t h a n d c o m f o r t i n g b a l l , l a c k i n g a n y c re a s e s o f s u r p r i s e a n d e xc i t e m e n t , a n d f o u n d t h e y we re re v i t a l i ze d T h i s , I t h i n k , w a s e n t i re l y d u e t o

Jack Jones is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jjones@cornellsun com Despite All the Amputations appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Sun Sudoku

Noel Hopes Garrett Cuts Down Recruitment Processes, Procedures

NOEL Continued from page 16

Noel said he thinks that Garrett’s time as provost at the University of Southern California, a school with one of the top athletic programs in the country, gives the new president a perspective on athletics that will benefit student athletes and the athletics program in general

“Beth Garrett has a perspective that is very important for our campus community at large,” Noel said “I’m very, very excited I believe she is a strong leader, fair, but can make decisions and I’ve always been one to simplify process and procedures ”

Noel said that while competition within the Ivy League to have an intense, winning athletics program

is fierce, Cornell is in a position, with its “ great students” to have a strong dual commitment to both academics and athletics

“Every Ivy school is investing mightily in the combination of real, series focus on academics and a dual commitment to their athletic pursuits,” Noel said “All eight Ivy schools are working extremely hard We’re looking for individuals who will make this dual commitment to their individual pursuits and their athletic pursuits and [each of ] the eight Ivy schools are hellbent to capture more of those individuals than [their peers] It’s really an intense competition right now ”

Joon Lee can be reached at joonlee@cornellsun com

Serena Williams Is Basically Awesome at Everything Tennis

SCAZZERO

Continued from page 16

She has been ranked number one six times in her career, and now, at age 33, she once again holds the number one spot in the world This year, she has,

, with a winning percentage of 88 percent at Grand Slams and 85 percent for all other top-level

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main draw encounters

All of this sets her up for possible histor y in the making as she sets her sights on her four th consecutive grand slam title this year, which has been dubbed the “ Se re n a Sl a m ” Ba s i c a l l y, t h i s means that if she wins the U S Open, she will have won all the Grand Slam titles for the 2015 year, a unique oppor tunity and o

n n i s world She achieved it once in

2003,and it looks like she is more than capable of accomplishing it again this year

So e v e n i f y o u ’ r e n o t t h e biggest tennis fan, it might be wor thwhile to keep your eyes out star ting Aug 3 for the U S Open to watch this woman kick some serious ass and even witness some histor y in the making

Sophia Scazzero can be reached at sports@cornellsun com

Buczek ’15 Adjusts to Life as Pro, MBA Student

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Much like he has done for the past four years, Connor Buczek ’15 still attends class and goes to lacrosse practice

The only difference now is that attending class means working on an MBA and going to lacrosse practice means ser ving as a volunteer assistant for the program

“I’ve been basically going to class in the mornings, then going to work in the coaches office in the afternoon, then going to team meetings or workout, then going home and doing homework,” Buczek said “It’s long days, but I’m ver y excited about the position ”

Between playing lacrosse professionally in Major League Lacrosse and running camps throughout the countr y, Buczek had a busy summer Less than a week after graduating last May, he made his MLL debut for the Florida Launch, for whom he would go on to score at least one point in ever y game he played in and led the league in two point shots

understand my role and reassess what I contributed and what I brought to the team, ” Buczek said “Obviously, there’s a lot of guys on the team who can play, so you just kind of take your turn and when you get an opportunity, take advantage As long as the ball is in the back of the net, it doesn’t really matter who put it there ”

“It’s a pretty big jump going from the college game to the pro game.”

“It was awesome, ” Buczek said on playing in the MLL “It’s a pretty big jump going from the college game to the pro game It’s so different The 60-second shot clock is pretty big, so each offensive set is, I won ’ t say rushed, but the pace is picked up ”

Another one of the biggest differences between the college game and the MLL is the difference in practice schedule Buczek flew to wherever the game was on Friday, participate in a walkthrough with the team on Saturday morning, play the game on Saturday night and fly out early Sunday morning, a far cr y from the six-days-a-week practice schedule that he had at Cornell Despite this, Buczek still said he found himself in a great environment amongst many older players who knew the professional game well

“ The guys are great They were ver y welcoming,” Buczek said “A lot of the veterans took me under their wing, kind of showed me the ropes pretty early, so it was a lot of fun ”

Playing at Cornell, Buczek was one of the best players in the program, if not the countr y; the former Ivy League Player of the Year was a three-time All-American at midfield And yet, with the Launch, Buczek found himself just one of many talented players on the team while playing alongside Lacrosse legends such as Casey Powell and Kieran McArdle

“For a couple of years [at Cornell] I was one of the go to guys, so it was definitely different for me where I had to

And toward the end of the season, as Buczek began to click with his teammates, the Launch was able to find the back of the net more and more often

When Buczek joined the team in May, Florida’s record was 1-5 While his team lost its first three games after Buczek joined, the Launch went on to win four of its last five contests

Another reason for the Launch’s success late in the season was Lyle Thompson, the two-time Tewaaraton Trophy winner, which is given annually to the best collegiate lacrosse player, just weeks before joining Buczek with Florida, led Albany to a 19-10 victor y over Cornell

“ They didn’t bring it up, thankfully, so I enjoyed playing with them,” Buczek said with a laugh about Thompson and his brother Miles “ They were great guys, and they’re ver y humble ”

Despite last year ’ s success with Florida, Buczek said he is not entirely sure where he will be playing next year The MLL is expanding to Atlanta and will feature an expansion draft in which each team can choose 10-12 players off its own roster to keep for the upcoming season The remaining players are placed in a draft pool Buczek will find out Oct 7 whether or not the Launch has elected to protect him If not, Buczek could be on his way to another team Either way, Buczek said he is looking for ward to the upcoming season and that he would love to play in the MLL for as long as he can

But before he can go back to the pros and play lacrosse with the best players in the world, he’s just another Cornell student, with homework to do and classes to attend

Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun com

Spor ts

Noel: Garrett Has Important Perspective For Student Athletes

Cornell athletic director ‘ over the moon ’ about upcoming inauguration of Garrett

By JOON LEE Sun Assistant Sports Editor

With the upcoming inauguration of Elizabeth Garrett as the 1 3 t h p re s i d e n t o f C o r n e l l University, change is expected to come to the Hill, change that will inevitably stretch its arm to the athletics department Whether that change is in a positive or negative direction is yet to be seen, but athletic director Andy Noel seemed confident in how things are going to play out when he sat down with The Sun Wednesday afternoon

“ I b e l i e ve t h a t Be t h Ga r re t t comes from a background where

h e r e x p e r i e n c e h a s s h ow n h e r that excellence in a t h l e t i c s s h o u l d go hand in hand

w i t h e xc e l l e n c e in academics,” he said “I know she believes that the work that we do in athletics is a part of the educational process ” Noel, who just started his 16th year as the athletic director for the Re d , h a s ov e r s e e n a n a t h l e t i c department that has earned a lot of success under his watch, accumulating 97 Ivy League team titles and 23 Ivy League championships Noel first started at Cornell as the head coach of the wrestling

“I know [Garrett] believes that the work we do in athletics is a part of the educational process.”

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team from 1974-88 He then left for seven years before returning in 1996 as the associate athletic director and eventually gained the title of athletic director in 1999 Noel, w h o h a s s e e n f i v e d i f f e re n t University presidents come and go, said he was struck by how impressive Garrett was when she took the reins of Cornell “President Garrett is an amazing person and an amazing leader,” Noel said “A lot of people are putting so much stock in that it’s great that Cornell’s president is a w o m a n I t h i n k i t ’ s g re a t t h a t Cornell’s president is Beth Garrett It doesn’t matter, male or female, she’s a phenomen a l l e a d e r, h a s p h e n o m e n a l energy [and] is a person that can process information ver y quickly I’m over the m o o n a b o u t her ”

One area that Noel has identified for both athletics and the University at large as a potential area of improvement has been processes and procedure Noel said he believes Garrett can improve Cornell athletics in this regard

“ Sh e re q u i re s e f f i c i e n c y a n d people to be really able to invest the bulk of their time in the positions

where they’ve been hired to ser ve, ” Noel said “I really could not be more excited I really could not be ” Noel also spoke highly of new provost Michael Kotlikoff and vice president for student and campus l i f e Ry a n L o m b a rd i , s a y i n g h e believes the trio of administrators cares about the reputation of success for Cornell within the Ivy League Noel points to the recruiting process as an area where he said the administration can help the Red become flexible and successful “ We can simplify and modify processes that allow us to be more nimble [in recruiting and financial aid],” Noel said “ We’re not going to be changing parameters, but there is a way in any organization to become more nimble, to be ready to take advantage of circums t a n c e s , t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f opportunities that exist, but that we don’t pick up on I really think t h e re ’ s a k e e n i n t e re s t i n o u r administration, and not just in athletics, but [in] ever ything that we d o a c r o s s t h e b o a rd [ s u c h a s ] research [and] academic pursuits in colleges and majors ”

See NOEL page 14

Tennis does not have the same kind of popularity in America as baseball or football People certainly don’t tailgate tennis games, and you would be hard pressed to find anyone wearing a tennis polo with “Nadal”

or “Federer” on the back

The cheering section is renowned for its respectable silence when obser ving matches as opposed to the usual heckling and revelry that occurs at most other spor ts

matches A fair label, however, is that it the “ most interesting of the polite clapping sports ”

Tennis is one of those spor ts that comes into news circulation and pop culture every now and then

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depending on the excitement around the match ups and while some worldranked players pop up occasionally to adver tise Gillette razors or Tag Heuer watches, their faces aren ’ t nearly as prevalent as,

say, Peyton Manning’s or LeBron James’

Despite its lack of mainstream cult following, there are some names in tennis that are impossible to not know and, this year, there is one in particular that is making waves in the sports world right now: Serena Williams It’s not a new name, but what she has accomplished this year has brought an air of resurgence to her career and her celebrity Serena, along with her sister Venus, have been the poster names for tennis in America for almost 20 years, having won an incredible amount of titles (including an Olympic medal) in both singles and doubles

Williams has also recently become even more of a celebrity due to her splash into the world of

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social media; she boasts 4 7 million followers on Twitter and a recent Instagram post of hers of her doing the splits between two bars for a photo shoot racked up 119,000 likes and drew enough attention to be featured on some morning talk shows

Most notably, though, is when Serena also recently made an appearance as a guest on Taylor Swift’s celebrity-dense tour in Hyde Park this June She joined Swift and an array of her supermodel friends ,such as Kendall Jenner, Karlie Kloss and Cara Delevingne, onstage in front of a crowd of 65,000, symbolizing, not only her amazing status in the sports world, but her cross over

into the new-age celebrity

However, there is a big difference between Serena and the girls she joined on

What [Serena Williams] has accomplished this year has brought an air of resurgence to her career and her celebrity.

stage Serena has been practically dominating the tennis world long before any of those other girls even began their careers

Serena’s career began at an unsurprisingly early age, starting at the age of three and debuting as a professional at age 14 in 1995

Over her whole career, she has collected 21 Grand Slam titles and one

Olympic Gold Medal in 2012 Her career has had its ups and downs and multiple points where people have doubted her career, whether it was an injury and illness or even her will to continue playing She has walked away from a major 39 times without the trophy, but this year she is on a roll Since hiring her new coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, in 2012, she has earned her fourth, fifth and sixth Wimbledon titles, an Olympic Gold Medal, her fourth, fifth and sixth U S Open titles, second and third French Open titles, and her sixth Australian Open title NBD