A Cornell student’s alert eye and quick thinking aided by the expertise of a few nearby EMTs m a y h a ve b e e n t h e d i f f e re n c e between life and death for a woman who fell approximately 60 feet at the Six Mile Creek gorge Friday Tom Collum ’14 was enjoying a day at the gorges with some friends when, he said, he noticed a “visibly intoxicated” woman contemplating a dangerous dive into the waters below Just after she began her
Three Reported Sexual Attack s Prompt Univ. to Warn Students
Police, administrators express concern about student safety
By KERRY CLOSE Sun News Editor
In the wake of three reports of sexual assaults on or near campus Sunday, concerned administrators, police and student leaders emphasized the necessity of students taking increased personal safety measures
A female Cornell student said she was accosted and raped at 3:45 a m Sunday while walking down the stairs leading to the south side of the suspension bridge, north of the Arts Quad Thirty minutes earlier, at 3:15 a m , an unknown male allegedly forced his way into a second female victim’s Collegetown home and forcibly touched her
A third female Cornell student reported a forcible touching incident in the parking lot near Hughes Hall at about 2 a m
The reported incidents shocked the Cornell community
“This is something completely different from what we ’ ve been dealing with,” said Narda Terrones ’14, the women ’ s issues at-large representative for the Student Assembly “When you think you ’ ve done a lot to prevent this kind of incident and you realize it’s still happening, it hurts a lot ”
The victim of the reported rape near the suspension bridge told police she was grabbed from behind by an unknown male who forced her to have sexual intercourse After the alleged crime, the suspect fled north across the suspension bridge, according to the Cornell University Police Department
The victim of the reported forcible touching in Collegetown, who lives at 205 College Ave , said she answered a knock on her door to find an unknown male asking for someone who did not
TIMELINE OF SEPT. 2, 2012
• 2 A M : A female Cornell student is reportedly forcibly touched in the parking lot near Hughes Hall
• 3:15 A.M.: An unknown male forcibly enters and touches a female in Collegetown, police say
• 3:45 A M : A female student is reportedly raped near the suspension bridge
8:05 A.M.: The female assaulted in Collegetown reports the incident to police
reside there The resident told the male subject that she was unfamiliar with the person he was asking for and attempted to close the door on him, according to the Ithaca Police Department
The male, however, allegedly forced his way into the residence After a brief struggle, he put his arm around the victim and reached under her dress, police said
The female victim was eventually able to push the intruder from her home, according to IPD
The victim said the assailant was a college-aged Hispanic male with dark hair, between 5’9” and 5’10” tall, with a mole on one cheek At the time
Life for Cornell’s Graduate Students ‘A Bit More Lonely
By NIKKI LEE Sun Staff Writer
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The joys of life as a graduate student are legion: an excellent education, the freedom to conduct individual research, a path to faculty tenure But separate from academics, many graduate students said one facet remains sorely lacking: a sense of community
Mariam Wassif grad said that a cumbersome academic workload can make life in the graduate school “isolating ”
“People tend to withdraw into their own research and that makes it difficult to connect with other people,” she said
Gorman also attributed minimal cohesion among graduate students in part to the individually-focused environment of graduate school
“It’s a more alienating lifestyle, a bit more lonely,” he said “People are in the lab all the time or grading ” In response to these concerns, the Graduate Professional Student Assembly will work this semester to address what its president, Mitch Paine grad, lamented as the lack of a “full sense
of community” among graduate students
With a “gigantic thesis that defines your time here always looming over you, ” graduate study can be “overwhelming,” Paine said
As the GPSA considers how to improve some graduate students’ sense of alienation, Jessica Abel grad cautioned that when planning social events, the University needs to be cognizant that graduate students are in a different stage of their lives than undergraduates
“When we want to socialize, we generally go to bars, not ice cream socials,” she said “I think Cornell wants to be careful to avoid treating us like undergraduates It is sort of their responsibility to reflect and perhaps cater to a sense that graduate students are professionals rather than
Dangerous accident | A woman was hospitalized Friday after falling 60 feet at the Six Mile Creek gorge’s second dam, above
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
1 • Student Creative Writing
The Abduction of Mr. Fig
By Emma Ignaszewski
12
When I ask Mr Fig if I can marr y Cecilia, he says no, and lets the screen door crash onto the frame I stare at the grid of wire, each minuscule square bounding its own slowly retreating patch of darkness, and begin strategizing his abduction I may as well do it now It’s smack in the middle of summer, a Thursday afternoon - the heat so leaden no one dares interrupt its blanketing of the city The walk from my house a couple blocks away is like playing hopscotch with the shade Cecilia’s not home, and the next time I see her she’ll be sobbing at Mr Fig’s absence Then we can get married No knocking this time, no politeness - I’m in the dim coolness of the house, listening for his movement Scuttling and dissonant whistling ripple out from the kitchen, and I peek in to find Mr Fig curling over a cheese grater, back bent like the cur ve of a fan blade I pause, because the cheese is too soft to grate - it’s a soggy mozzarella, the shavings congealing in a mass on the plate This intensifies my conviction - if a man can ’ t properly butcher cheese, then he shouldn’t have any power over his daughter’s future
Slipping a dishtowel off the oven handle, I glide towards him, loop the fabric around my palms I’m close now, I can smell his breath, rotten from old age, stained with whiskey and overdone steak I’m raising my hands above his head when I see he’s run out of cheese, but hasn’t stopped grating The mozzarella is sullied with blood, the pile topped with wafers of flesh Mr Fig, I cr y That doesn’t go on your sandwich! He turns around and gives me a quizzical look His reply is nonsensical - no words, just discordant syllables strung together
In the ambulance I call Cecilia to tell her - Mr Fig was so happy about our engagement that he simply went berserk
Oh, my boobs
They are very heavy, each weighs close to 5 pounds I’ve leaned over and placed them in friends’ hands to weigh them plenty ‘ o times, and 3-5 pounds is their estimate
Of course those aren ’ t the only times they’ve been touched
They’ve been fondled in the 6th grade by my so-calledbest-friend Josh they’ve been licked, they’ve been made love to (seriously, is this even supposed to feel good?), they’ve been hickied, paintball-sized splotches that come out looking like I was beat up on only my chest, they’ve been measured by a plastic surgeon gracious enough to “reduce” them, they’ve been pushed and stuffed into bras and lingerie way too many times
They are bothersome to me: They hurt my back, They make me look a lot bigger than I really am, They get stared at, They get pinched by my older sister even though she knows I hate that It’s hard to find shirts and dresses that fit well, They randomly get touched by my girlfriends when I change in front of them, I’m convinced my right breast is slightly larger than my left, They make running and all physical activities extremely difficult, They jiggle when I walk fast, They take attention away from my face (you know the part of my body that is communicating with you!), They bounce when I’m on top of you and sometimes I get nervous that if I keep humping you without a bra on to hold these puppies back I may hit you in the face with them
But still here I am unsure of how small I should make them I know I’d be happier, but I don’t want to regret having the surgery I feel as though I hate them I’m sick of being referred to as “the girl with big tits,” but I’ve had them for so long, I feel like they’re a part of me I don’t want to change who I am Maybe my boobs are so heavy because I carry with them so much of me
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C.U. Employees Collect, Donate
Backpack s to Students in Need
O n e b a c k p a c k , a f e w p e n c i l s a n d
crayons, two notebooks and some constr uction paper That may not sound like much, but it’s all it takes to make many c h i l d re n h a p p y o n t h e i r f i r s t d a y o f school, according to several University employees who volunteer through the Backpack Program
The Backpack Program, a non-profit r un and staffed by Cornell employees, collects backpacks and school supplies to give to local school children, from kindergar ten to sixth grade, whose families cannot afford to buy those items on their own
The program finished collecting this year ’ s supplies last week, totalling at least 646 backpacks compared to last year ’ s count of 539 according to Maureen Br ull, senior consultant of education and voluntar y plans in Cornell’s Deptar tment of Benefit Ser vices
Since its founding in 2007, the program has collected more than 1,800 backpacks, which volunteers fill with school supplies
The idea for the initiative came to Br ull after her granddaughter met a girl without a backpack during her first day of kindergar ten
“She came home to tell me that there
was a child in school who had no backpack and was bringing ever ything in a plastic bag from a grocer y store, ” Br ull said “I waited for a fe w days as [her parents] might not have had time to shop for school [It] turned out that it was a different plastic bag ever y day ”
M S ’77, who organizes the Cornell Elves Program, with ideas to star t a charity to address the problem The Elves Program, established in 1989, is a Cornell charity that collects school supplies, clothes and toys to give to impoverished children throughout Tompkins County
“ We worked on the idea in 2006 and star ted with the [Backpack] Program in 2007,” Br ull said “ We just sat down and discussed you would need if you are in kindergar ten to sixth grade ”
Br ull said staff and faculty members involved with the program prepare a contact list of coworkers, friends and neighbors to solicit for backpack donations
Then, once the backpacks and supplies have been collected, program leaders talk to local schools to see if they have students in need
The program has a base of individuals who consistently donate backpacks and supplies For instance, a group of employees in the College of Veterinar y Medicine donates backpacks ever y year, according to Jennifer Mailey, director of admissions
for the college
The Backpack Program has seen a steady growth in annual donations since its creation, Br ull said “ Yo u d o n ’ t e
reminder Some people are just ver y generous and send in the backpacks,” Br ull said “I came back from summer break and they told me ‘ You won ’ t be able to enter your office ’ There were backpacks lined all over ” Still, she said the program is always looking for more donations to meet an always increasing need
“I think for me the saddest thing is that you get a phone call from someone who has heard about the program to see if we could donate a backpack for their children,” Br ull said
Young students’ reactions to receiving b a c k p
been over whelmingly positive, according
St u d e n t s’ St o r i e s
After
world travel and living with wolves, Weill grad urges students to keep open minds
game reserve
Many Cornell students are familiar with that moment of self-doubt: “Am I in the right major? Is this what I want to do for the rest of my life?” For Charlie Weill grad, once an aspiring veterinarian who changed course, the answer to those questions turned out to be no
Weill –– who graduated from Cornell this spring and returned in the fall to pursue a C o r n e l l Masters of Engineering degree in c o m p u t e r science ––said he used to wonder if “Maybe I’m wasting my time, spending all this money on college and I don’t even know if I’m here for the right reasons ”
Weill, who transferred to Cornell in Fall 2009 from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minn , after his freshman year, initially hoped to become a veterinarian In pursuit of this dream, he took a year off between his sophomore and junior years to work with wildlife, spending nine months living in a tipi in the middle of a wolf sanctuary in Colorado
After Colorado, Weill moved to South Africa, where he shadowed veterinarians on a safari
Weill said his time abroad gave him “the opportunity to be introspective” and figure out who he was and what he wanted to do with his life His experience traveling also led him to develop doubts about becoming a veterinarian
“In order to be a good vet, you really need that ability to both empathize with your patient and distance yourself, which for me was too intense,” Weill said
He recounted an experience he had at a “kill shelter,” a center at which unadopted animals, regardless of their health conditions, are euthanized after a certain period of time has elapsed
The veterinarian killed nearly 100 animals in a single afternoon
“Kittens and puppies and adult animals; it was one of the most traumatic things I’ve ever seen, ” Weill said “I wouldn’t be able to do it It’s too harsh ”
Weill said the veterinarians themselves also encouraged him to branch out academically
“I asked [one veterinarian]: ‘What classes do you think I should take? Anatomy, physiology?’ And he said, ‘ Take business courses, ’” Weill said “They don’t teach you that anywhere and it’s so important to know Eighty percent of your job is running the business and 20 percent is actually being a vet ”
With that idea in mind, Weill realized he had been “ too focused on course work” related to veterinar y medicine, he said He decided that,
upon returning to Cornell for his junior year, he would explore other areas of study offered at the University
“I’d never done that before, took classes on a whim I took my first programming class last summer, loved it and went on to do a [master’s in engineering] in computer science,” Weill said
Weill said he now hopes to become involved in technology startups He cited Facebook and Google as technological marvels that have a “direct impact on a lot of people in the world ”
“For better or worse, technology is changing us, ” Weill said “Everyone is looking for programmers right now So whether you think computer science is the dumbest thing in the world or not, take a programming class It will make you a thousand-fold more useful to future employers ”
Reflecting on his academic journey, Weill said his advice to other Cornell students is simple: “Stay flexible ”
“Even though you may know what you want, you can ’ t be too rigid in your mindset You need to explore other fields,” he said
But most impor tantly, Weill added, students should not take school too seriously
“Have fun in college, because you only get to do it once, ” he said “And if you don’t get that chance, come back for a master ’ s degree ”
to volunteers
“On Tuesday, I had a third grader come to me because his used backpack was literally falling apar t, and he asked if I could help him I had one backpack left
Dr yden Elementar y School, wrote in a note posted on the Backpack Program’s website
Br ull also said that when backpacks are given out to children, the scene is compa-
Christmas morning
"Who could guess that a backpack could make someone ’ s day,” she said “ The next day I spoke to my granddaughter and she said, ‘Grandma! She has a backpack ’”
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Back to school | A volunteer for Cor nell’s Backpack Program looks over the backpack donations she helped collect for impoverished students in the Ithaca area
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EMTs Aided Woman Pulled From Gorge
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descent, Collum began rapidly swimming to the spot at which he expected her to land, knowing that she could be imperiled
A few seconds later, Collum saw the woman ’ s body emerge, face down, a few feet in front of him He initially thought the woman ’ s shirt had been bloodied before realizing she was wearing a maroon shirt
“She was completely unconscious,” Collum recalled in an interview with The Sun “I started swimming faster, grabbed her and flipped her around to get her head out of the water so she wouldn’t drown ”
He then swam the woman about 20 feet to a nearby dam, where he was met by around 10 people, including a few student EMTs The group straightened the woman ’ s neck, checked her pulse and ensured she was breathing
They then placed her on a raft that they used to take her to shore She was later airlifted to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa , according to The Ithaca Journal
“It was good that there were a bunch of people nearby who rushed over to assist when they recognized that we needed to help her out, ” Collum said
Collum, a native Ithacan and descendant of Ezra Cornell, downplayed any heroics relating to his actions, emphasizing that he was just one member of a group that responded quickly to the woman ’ s fall
The group ’ s timely intervention may have helped avert what could have been the latest in a string of gorge-related tragedies Over the summer, Cornell responded to the accidental deaths of three students in the gorges by ramping up its safety efforts
The University has devoted $1 56 million to the efforts, $150,000 of which will be spent every year on maintaining trails adjacent to the gorges It also created the Cornell stewards program, sending trained experts to the waterways to educate people enjoying the gorges
In July, the stewards found more than 200 people engaging in behavior that violated rules about using the gorges, highlighting the ongoing need for education about which parts of the area are safe for recreational swimming
But also crucial to making sure individuals remain safe is the situational awareness of bystanders, said Anisha Chopra ’13, who spearheaded the Student Assembly’s efforts to improve gorge safety
“I applaud Collum for his courage and forethought That’s all we ask for for people to look out for one another,” Chopra said
She urged people to either call the authorities in the event of a crisis or, if there is not enough time, to try to intervene
“Community awareness can save lives,” she said “And, thanks to Tom, actually did ”
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Grads: C.U. Can Be ‘Lonely’
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newbies ”
Still, others said they prefer events organized by individual departments to University-sponsored social programming
“I meet other people in classes and [at] departmental parties because it seems like a less artificial environment [than campus-wide events],” Wassif said
Because of the diversity of the graduate school, with students ranging from younger students fresh out of college to older students with spouses and children, not everyone needs as much help as others, according to Jonathan Lambert grad
“I think most grad students are at a stage where they can figure things out themselves,” Lambert said
Still, Wassif said that while graduate students do not necessarily require the same degree of social support as undergraduates, the University should offer more programs to foster a sense of community when graduate students first arrive in Ithaca
“The most alienating years of grad school for me were the first two, ” Wassif said “I didn’t know anybody and it was difficult to get to know people I didn’t find people very receptive ”
Paine said that the University offers on-campus options for graduate students to socialize The Big Red Barn is generally considered the central hub of the graduate community, he said
Gorman said that events held at the Big Red Barn –– which include $1 beers, coffee hours, trivia nights and T G I F , or Tell Grads It’s Friday are popular among graduate students
“The Big Red Barn is appreciated in terms of people taking study breaks long study breaks,” Gorman said, citing nights selling $1 beer
Still, Abel, a first-year graduate student, said that she does not know a lot of people in Ithaca yet and is finding her first year so far to be “ a little lonely ” Still, she said she is optimistic about her future at Cornell
“I have so much to appreciate about the other aspects of coming here that I haven’t had my loneliness bring me down yet, ” Abel said “Moreover, I’m sure it will pass with time ”
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Police Urge Caution After Reported S exual A ssaults
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of the attack, he was reportedly wearing a white long-sleeve button-down shir t and plaid knee-length shorts, police said
The subject was last seen headed in the direction of Collegetown The victim reported the incident to CUPD at 8:05 a m Sunday morning after reading an earlier crime alert about the alleged rape on campus, police said
On Sunday night, the University said that a third female victim reported being forcibly touched while walking through Hughes parking lot early Sunday morning The victim of this assault, a female Cornell student, said a male attacker grabbed her around the waist from behind and aggressively pulled at her shirt
The student screamed and used a bag she was carr ying to hit the assailant, police said Other students in the area inter vened and the male subject then fled toward the Hughes Hall pathway, according to police
In a joint statement released to the Cornell
community, Vice President of Student and Academic Ser vices Susan Murphy ’73 and Vice President for Human Resources Mar y Opperman said the University is reaching out to the victims of Sunday’s attacks
“Please be assured that the victims of these incidents are receiving assistance and support from University staff,” the statement said “All of us at Cornell condemn, in the strongest terms, any action that threatens the safety of any member of our community ”
While she expressed outrage over the incidents, Shuangyi Hou ’13 –– president of the Ever y1 Campaign, an organization that provides support to victims of sexual assault ––praised the administration’s quick response to the attacks
“ The administration shows that it really cares, ” she said “I think the administration is constantly looking for ways to protect students on campus ” She cited University programs such as Blue Light phones and Gannett
He
Psychological Ser vices
Still, Terrones said, there is room for improvement
“I see a lot of talk about safety workshops, tips to protect your house, tips to protect yourself, alternative ways of getting place to place, not walking alone,” she said “[ We’re] definitely going to be seeing more of that ”
CUPD also urged Cornellians to consider increasing measures to ensure personal safety
“Due to the increased level of criminal activity [on Sunday], we are strongly urging members of the Cornell community to take prudent and necessar y safety precautions, including: locking your doors and windows at all times [and] using alternative methods of transportation, such as Blue Light escorts, Blue Light buses, taxis,” CUPD said in a press release Sunday
The statement also encouraged students to travel in groups regardless of the hour and to call 911 “if you see anything suspicious ”
Anyone with information about these crimes is urged to contact IPD at 607-2729973 or CUPD at 607-255-1111
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
BY ZACHARY ZAHOS
The sun had already set, but a maroon warmth lingered along the horizon long enough to defy the encroaching darkness for a few precious moments In these minutes leading up to Cornell Cinema’s outdoor screening of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times last Thursday night, the view from the Terrace of Willard Straight Hall afforded a stunning panorama of downtown Ithaca at dusk, as well as a powerful metaphor, forced though it may be, on the film’s legacy
When Chaplin released Modern Times in 1936, silent films had run aground about seven years before (see Singin’ in the Rain or The Artist for the romanticized history) His preceding masterpiece, City Lights, resisted the “talkie” push back in 1931 Modern Times is not completely silent (more on that later), but it is set in the silent film mode Chaplin and his iconic character, The Little Tramp, pioneered Chaplin had the money, fame and gall to return to the ghost town of silent film and not only put on a show but bring millions around the world back with him Successful as The Tramp’s swan song was, however, the paradigm had shifted and he had to finally conform, as he did with his talkie, The Great Dictator, four years later Modern Times survives as the last beautiful respite of a form that faded into the distance
Chaplin told simple stories with sincerity and certainty, two qualities lost in our nebulous modern times Like many of his other works, Modern Times propels forward on the familiar romantic comedy tracks Chaplin himself long ago put into place Our hero, Chaplin’s Little Tramp (listed as “ a factor y worker in the credits), falls for the homeless “gamine,” played by Paulette Goddard She is an orphaned, broke yet defiant girl, and shares a resourceful mischief with The Tramp
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g e n t l e m a n , t a k e s t h e blame for her theft As a policeman arrests him, he grins and tips his hat to the girl, embodying gentility long lost
ly struck with the immediacy to the images and the ideas Chaplin crafted here Modern Times is unapologetically political, decrying the strain of industry as deleterious to physical and mental health The conveyor belts and twirling gears where Chaplin stages some of his most memorable slapstick are instruments of indoctrination The factory boss fiddling with a puzzle in his oversized office comm a n d s t h e b a rechested gear operator, “Section Five, speed her up!” over and over As production accelerates to breakneck speed, t h
Today, we criticize
grounds What does it mean to be human? Does this implant change me? but its abuse as satirized through this film is clear and corporeal
plausible for him
Every scene speaks on multiple planes; comedy doubles as commentary, fantasy as criticism and so on The Tramp’s monotonous assembly line task of screwing in bolts inspires a ner vous breakdown where he turns foolishly daring (famously sliding through the factory’s gears), sexually devious (fixated on ‘screwing’ the buttons on women ’ s blouses)
There is a greater purpose to this film, however, than imparting an exemplary love story Current viewers are like-
a n d j oyo u s l y m a d (wrecking the factory in a flurry of dance) His full-body spasms betray a man turning into a machine, one uncaring and ready to c r a s h A f t e r b e i n g subjected to the iconi c “ Bi l l ow s Fe e d i n g
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m a l f u n c t i o n s a n d flings food at his face
i n a s t i l l - h i l a r i o u s frenzy, there is a brilliant moment later on when he sits down in a prison dining hall
As he bends under the table to fix his shoe, the chef walks by and ladles a serving of stew into his bowl When the Tramp gets up, he looks to the ceiling for a shaft and just shrugs off the instant materialization of his food Mechanized food dispersal is a little too
Modern Times obviously reflects the sentiments of the working class during The Great Depression, though Chaplin settles for an optimism absent at that time His critique of the American Dream ends in a caustic embrace, with The Tramp’s last lines “Buck up, never say die We’ll get along ” arriving when all seemed lost Chaplin, a wealthy man at the time a n d s u p p o r t e d by Hollywood studios, could have come across as disingenuous in speaking to the huddled masses Viewing the movie today through my skewed image of that era and comfortable position in todays, I nonetheless find his picture bittersweet As The Tramp and the girl claim a dilapidated shack by the highway their own “paradise,” there is the blatant irony in the disconnect between fantasy (he dreams earlier of them in a comfy house with a stocked kitchen) and reality But the scene is less a joke than a touching instance of believing your own dreams
Throughout it all, Chaplin gets away without saying a word That is not to say he is entirely silent; the climax of the film consists of the Tramp’s famous song, sung in gibberish and expressed through pantomime But with clever use of diegetic sound the feeding machine’s instructions are told through a record player, the factory boss speaks through television monitors Chaplin retains the mystery of his Tramp, which he feared would be lost if he had to speak He appeases the audience’s expectations by subverting them at every turn
I can speak with certainty that the magic of this film was only fully retained through Cornell Cinema’s special nighttime open-air screening I watched it for the first time on a lazy day over the summer The disc was The Criterion Collection Blu-ray (which the Cinema also used), yet the afternoon glare clashed with the LCD television’s projection What a difference to watch under the stars, surrounded by some hundred students and professors resting from their own stress and labor The audience Cornell Cinema attracts is one of love, patience and respect I think back to our generation’s beloved Amélie, when the eponymous protagonist looks behind her at the faces of bliss populating a movie theater This type of cinema transcends art, propaganda or entertainment it shoots, hits and sinks right into the soul
Zachary Zahos is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be contacted at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun com
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Arts Around Town
“Mingle Monster / The Dark Side of the Room”
Tuesday to Friday
Olive Tjaden Gallery
“Artist statements are all the same, like so much kindling ” This is the premise of the new installation by Gaby Wolodarski M F A ’13 The new installation promises to challenge viewers’ expectations; it rebels against the kitsch and gimmicks of the modern artist Wolodarksi’s past installations, including “Home Away From Home Away from Home” and “Unidentified Agent Entries End of Report,” experiment with perspective and distort themes of ever yday life to display the alternate reality within There will be a reception on Thursday from 5 to 7 p m at Olive Tjaden Galler y Sam Bromer
The Passion of Joan of Arc
8 p m on Thursday, Reception Begins at 7:15 p m Sage Chapel
The first feminist will never die To celebrate Joan of Arc’s 600th birth anniversar y, Cornell Cinema is holding a free screening of Carl Theordor Dreyer’s masterpiece Joan of Arc’s legend is sur vived by this silent movie that twists the preconceived notions of what a drama should be and plucks at the heartstrings The stark shots and angles pioneered in this film are often considered the hallmarks of modern cinema These techniques bring to life Joan of Arc’s struggle with charges of heresy, levelled against her by the church The free screening begins with a reception at 7:15 p m in the North C o u r t y a rd Pro f Do n
Gaby Velkes
WMad Men at the Museum
8 p m to 11 p m on Friday
The Johnson Museum of Art
AMC’s television drama, Mad Men, channels quintessential 1960s culture The show is a haze of burning cigarettes, corner offices filled with powerful men in welltailored suits and savvy secretaries with a flair for hair spray, red lipstick and fabulous shoes It recognizes the glamor of the decade and the epitome of the era: class On Friday, Cornell students will be able to experience an evening of music, film and art from the Mad Men period served alongside mocktails and other refreshments The event, organized by The Johnson Musueum Club is free and for students only Those attending are urged to dress in appropriate wear for the period
Mar y Jarvis
Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune August 29 to September 16
The Kitchen Theatre
Two lovers grasp for respite from the desolation of middle age in the Rachel Lampart-directed production of Terrence McNally’s Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune The play opens in darkness as we find the title characters in throes of passion after what turns out to be their first date In the wake of their one-night stand, Johnny, a short-order fry cook at a local dive, and Frankie, his waitress-companion, reflect on lives gone awry as they search for a connection that may or may not exist Sharply funny and relentlessly honest, this commentary on romance should not be missed
Art for Artists’ Sake
hen I was in Rome last semester, art critiques were so frequently interrupted by non-art majors that we had to put up a sign: “Critique in session
Please use another entrance ”
Back at Cornell, there’s no danger of non-artists walking into crits or art shows either In an op-ed that ran last week (“So Much Art, So Few Audiences”), Dan Rosen ’13 lamented the poor attendance at campus arts events and encouraged students to culturally enrich themselves
Although Rosen lists legitimate reasons to explain this phenomenon (Cornell students are too busy and intellectually over-extended as is), I want to posit a different theory
As Rosen acknowledges, this is not just a problem at Cornell but a problem for the arts community at large and I think that the arts community deserves as much blame, if not more, than would-be audiences
Last semester, I had the unprecedented opportunity to see, talk about, and make art in the company of urban planners and architects in the Cornell in Rome program
Previously, my art was confined to Olive Tjaden Hall, a building wholly devoted to fine art and solely populated by fine arts majors Meanwhile, during my time in Rome, the artists, architects and planners shared the same working spaces and visited numerous galleries and museums together Although this posed unfortunate problems (architects interrupting art crits, planners monopolizing the computer lab), it was a transformative experience to learn from nonartists about art
I found my non-artist peers interested in but somewhat intimidated by contemporary art Contemporary art is challenging, because it usually does not seek to portray beauty, realism or skillfulness In more traditional art, it is easy to judge whether something is “ successful” because we have each have a built-in values system In contrast, contemporary art often demands a unique value system, one based on how we experience the piece rather than on how “skillful” or “beautiful” it is Poor arts support is not from lack of interest: many of my non-artist peers were open to learning about and experiencing contemporary art, even going out of their way to attend the Cornell in Rome art show The problem occurs when a few non-artists dismiss nuanced artworks (“That’s bullshit I could do that ”) that
do not adhere to their traditional modes of evaluation Rather than experiencing the work, they expect simplistic answers, demanding to know the artist’s “ message ” or whether the piece is “good ” We don’t expect someone without a Ph D to understand the intricacies of nuclear physics; why do we consider the study of art any less rigorous or specialized?
While non-artists are sometimes guilty of seeking shortcuts, the arts community is also at fault for not reaching out to them Were I not an art student, I definitely wouldn’t know about the student art shows either I only receive emails about student art shows because I’m on the AAP list-serv and see flyers for them in the Green Dragon, which is mostly frequented by AAP students
However, reaching out involves more than just spreading the word about events Just as nonartists sometimes dismiss difficult works, artists sometimes dismiss non-artists (“You can ’ t appreciate the genius of so and so? What poor, proletarian taste you have!”) Much of contemporary art is selfreflective, meditating on art world concerns alien to a nonartist audience This is fine not all art is meant for all audiences, and a work might be artistically significant even if it only addresses specialists However, the problem is when all of our art is like this, operating in a purely formal, metafictional realm I do not believe in dumbing art down But I do believe that some pieces can have multiple levels of accessibility and that artists should not criticize such works as “populist” or “ commercial,” as they frequently do Some contemporary artists have created participator y, interactive works that engage audience members Others have taken art outside the gallery, choosing instead to create site-specific art or street art that directly engages non-artists There is art for artists and art for wider audiences; we need both
versations I had were with non-artists who casually wandered into the studio spaces to ask what we were working on or stuck around to listen to an art critique I do not have the conversations at Cornell
It is “ a shame and a waste, ” writes Rosen, that these shows are mostly attended by artists: “It’s preaching to the choir It is not just art for art ’ s sake; it is art for artists and their friend's sake ”
I couldn’t agree more It's a shame that Cornell makes it so difficult for non-art majors to take art classes It's a shame that so few non-art majors will ever set foot in the Tjaden galleries, or peer over my shoulders to ask what I'm working on It's a shame that so few interdisciplinary options exist for students across colleges to collaborate in the arts
If art is a dialogue between artist and audience, what happens when that wider audience is replaced by other artists? At its mildest, it’s like talking to yourself in the mirror; at its extreme, it creates a false consensus, where we mistakenly believe more people hold our opinion than actually do
It’s a shame to not need that sign
I’ll admit that I have not personally experienced the lack of support Rosen identifies Last fall, I was pleasantly surprised when one of my professors and many of my classmates, who I had never spoken to outside of class, went to see my work in Tjaden In Rome, some of the best art con-
Emily Greenberg is a senior in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences & Art, Architecture and Planning She can be contacted at egreenberg@cornellsun com Greener on the Other Side appears alternate Tuesdays
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Records on records | Captain Derek Jeter was able to wrack up his 50th multi-hit game of the season on Aug 18 against the Boston Red Sox
Red Defeated Twice on Road
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way, the Colonials responded with a goal that came after a Red player was down on the ground with an injury With one extra player working the ball up the field on offense, the Colonials were able to squeeze a goal past Christ
Down 2-1 in the second half after a strike by GW midfielder Alex Neal, the Red finally found an equalizer in the 60th minute A 30-yard free kick by Gabrio forced the Colonials’ goalie to make a diving save, giving sophomore defenseman Clara Gallagher the opportunity to send the rebound into the back of the net
The score stayed tied until, with only four minutes left in regulation Colonial striker Meg Murphy put a shot into the left side of the net
Despite multiple scoring opportunities earlier in the game, Cornell
could not find an answer for Murphy’s blow in the 86th minute
According to Nichols, the Red understands it is early in the season and there are still adjustments to be made; both to a new head coach and to a different team on the field
“I think there are still some adjustments to be made but the team respects our new coach a lot and he is a smart coach who knows what he’s doing, so the team is willing to adjust to any new coaching strategies put in front of us, ” she said
The squad will be back in action on Friday in Hamilton, N Y when it will face off against Colgate The Red has three more games on the road before its home opener against Sacred Heart on Sept 14
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Murray Beat s Raonic to Advance to Quart er nals
Murray remains on top of his game at the U.S . Open
NEW YORK (AP) Andy Murray’s superb returning muted
Milos Raonic’s big serving
Murray served strongly, too Did basically everything well, really
Still seeking his first Grand Slam title, Olympic champion Murray reached the quarterfinals at an eighth consecutive major tournament by beating 15th-seeded Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night
Murray called it “by far, my best match of the tournament ”
Raonic was equally impressed by Murray’s all-encompassing performance
“He took me out of the match,” Raonic said “Not too much I could do He just did a lot of things too good today ”
The third-seeded Murray converted 4 of 12 break points and never faced one After weathering six aces across Raonic’s first three ser vice games, Murray only allowed eight the rest of the way
“You start to see things after a few games He started serving a lot of big serves I was just trying to react as quickly as possible,” Murray said in an on-court interview at Arthur Ashe Stadium “Sometimes they fly past you,
sometimes you get a racket on them and I got a racket on them ”
Raonic’s 14 aces were less than half as many as he accumulated in any of his first three matches this year at Flushing Meadows, when he hit 30, 30 and 29
“I used a lot of variation tonight Milos has a huge game, massive serve I had to guess on some of the serves, ” Murray said “I got lucky a few times ”
Next for Murray is a match against No 12 Marin Cilic
Murray leads their head-to-head series 6-1, but his only loss to Cilic came at Flushing Meadows in the fourth round in 2009
“Really interesting for me
Another big challenge Andy’s obviously playing really well,”
Cilic said after his 7-5, 6-4, 6-0 victory over 50th-ranked Martin Klizan of Slovakia earlier Monday
“ When I feel well,” Cilic added, “I feel I can match up with anybody ” Murray probably thinks the same way, especially with the confidence boost he picked up with his gold medal last month
He’s yet to win the last match at a Grand Slam tournament, though: Murray and his coach,
Ivan Lendl, are the only men to lose their first four major finals
Murray only had played once before against Raonic, who was tr ying to become the first Canadian man in a major quarterfinal in the Open era, which began in 1968
Going in, it appeared to shape up as an intriguing matchup, pitting Raonic’s tough-as-can-be serve against Murray’s good-as-itgets returning skill and pinpoint passing shots
Raonic entered the U S Open leading the ATP in several key ser ving-categor y percentages service games won (93), first-serve points won (83), break points saved (75) and second in total aces only to 6-foot-9 American John Isner, who lost in the third round in a match that ended at a tournament-record-tying 2:26 a m Monday
Murray, meanwhile, tops the tour in points won returning second serves (56 percent) and is fifth in return games won (31 percent)
Giving himself a better chance at dealing with Raonic’s speedy offerings, Murray stood way, way back behind the baseline while preparing to hit returns And that worked, allowing Murray to blunt
Raonic’s serves that consistently arrived at more than 130 mph
On the very first point, Murray got back a 120 mph serve and then delivered a backhand passing winner down the line, a sign of things to come
At 4-all, Raonic gave away two points with a pair of double-faults, and Murray broke for the first time by carving a drop shot at a tough angle that the Canadian couldn’t
get to Showing he can sling it, too, Murray served out the set with a 138 mph service winner
Murray won 20 of 24 points on his serve in the first set He capped the second with an ace that clipped a line, and ended things with a 129 service winner on match point
“Really important to serve well, the deeper you go in the tournament, ” Murray said “Conserves a lot of energy ”
MICHAEL NAGLE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
Staying strong | Murray continues the strong play that lead him to an Olympic Gold Medal just a month while in London
Horner Makes Collegiat e Debut on the Road
By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer
In its opening game on Friday at Lock Haven, (1-0-0) the Red lost a tight contest, 2-1, in overtime Cornell was easily handled by No 2 North Carolina, 6-1, in its home opener the following day These games left the team feelings of disappointment but also experiences to learn from in order to improve, according to junior forward Hannah Balleza
“It was definitely disappointing, not the way we wanted to start off the season, ” she said “But its a work in progress for us, and I know we ’ ve learned about things that we need
to work on ”
On Friday, the game against the Eagles was scoreless until the final fifteen minutes of play, when Lock Haven took a 10 lead The Red came back to tie the game four minutes later on a goal from Balleza The game went to overtime, where the Eagles netted the winner in the tenth minute of overtime This loss was particularly tough for the Red to swallow, because it had a potential game-winning goal called back by the referees
“Friday’s game was very disappointing, especially because we had the game-winning goal called back by a referee that was over 50 yards away from the play,” said senior back Paige Mollineaux
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Fighting forward no matter what | Junior forward Hannah Balleza feels confident about the Red’s play over the weekend, despite coming away with two losses, one of which was an overtime loss
In Saturday’s contest against the Tar Heels, Cornell was victimized by three goals in the first 10 minutes of the game, one coming just 30 seconds after play started According to Mollineaux, the team had energy to start the game, but the defense failed to thwart North Carolina’s attack
“Its always hard to start off a game being down by three,” she said “You almost never win a game starting off like that There was energy there, but it came down to the defense ”
The Tar Heels went on to defeat the Red, 6-1
“At the start of the game everyone was kind of hesitant,” Balleza added “On defense we were kind of just waiting, and we were letting people dribble into the circle and just take shots, which normally we wouldn’t do But we picked it up as the game went on, which was a good sign ”
Freshman goaltender Carolyn Horner showed some impressive play on Friday night against Lock Haven She kept the Eagles off the board for most of the game, during which the Red was outshot 18-7 and was constantly on the defensive in the face of Lock Haven’s offensive pressure
“I think she did very well,” Mollineaux said “She must have been pretty nervous being that she’s a freshman and she got thrown into the first game of the season, but I think she did an excellent job She made a lot of saves ”
According to Balleza, seeing the team pick up its play as both games progressed was another encouraging sign
“As the games went on our ball movement got a lot better and we started to play more as a team, ” she said
The Red will work to improve before its next game on Wednesday at Bucknell According to Mollineaux, better communication and passing are two areas that deserve particular attention
“We need to focus on communication, especially in the backfield but also everywhere else, and on ball speed,” she said “The passing needs to be stronger ”
According to Balleza, the team will focus on playing more aggressively as it prepares for Wednesday’s game
“We’re going to focus on being more proactive instead of reactive, taking the game into our own hands, and playing like we should and normally do,” she said
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Beast From the East Dominates Californian Teams
Cornell defeats Cal State Fullerton and Loyola Mar ymount to start off season with two victories
Waking up at 4 a m might not sound like a fun way to start a morning, but last Thursday the men ’ s soccer team was up bright and early to catch a plane The Red began its 2012 fall campaign with a two-game road trip to the sunny West coast, where Cornell took on Cal State Fullerton (1-30) and Loyola Marymount (0-2-1) A beast from the East, the Red dominated both Californian teams bringing back two “W”’s to start the season 2-0
“I think it was kind of refreshing to play against teams that are not from upstate New York,” said junior striker Daniel Haber
Beginning the season by playing against out-of-conference teams, such as Fullerton and Loyola Marymount, was
a very big deal for the Red Competing against Californian schools offered the players an experience of a lifetime to travel across the country to play against teams who offer a different brand of soccer
“It was also cool to play against these California teams that have a totally different style of play,” said junior defender Jake Kirsch “Seeing how I thought we were able to impose our style of play on them, it was East versus West ”
On Friday against Fullerton, Kirsch had the best game of his collegiate career Since joining Cornell’s program in 2010, Kirsch has experienced limited play time; however, the past two seasons have been preparation leading up to the first game of the 2012 season, where Kirsch scored his first goal with three minutes left to play
“It was a similar set-up to a corner kick, but just closer in,” Kirsch said “I am one of three main targets in set-pieces and I just came up and was able to beat my man and Haber played in a great ball and I finished my chance It was an awesome way to come back after letting them tie the game and ending the first game It was an emotional rollercoaster Being able to pull that out was an awesome win to begin the season ”
Haber put Cornell on the scoreboard early in the game, scoring the Red’s first goal of the year at the 31-minute mark Sophomore defender Atticus DeProspo was credited with his first collegiate point with an assist
DeProspo controlled the ball heading down the left flank, as Haber positioned himself in the center of the penalty box A clean pass between the two put the ball directly at Haber’s feet with no Fullerton player to challenge him A shot sent low to the left snagged the net and put the Red in control
“Getting ahead on the first goal was very significant scoring the first goal of the season and getting that out of the way going with the lead in the halftime,” said head coach Jaro Zawislan
Cornell looked like it was going to be able to maintain the lead and end the night with a 1-0 win; however, the Titans found a crack in the Red’s defense and were able to equalize in the 83rd minute The game ’ s momentum shifted and Kirsch stepped in the 87th minute, outmuscling his opponent for the point
“The game was going well; [we] definitely had it under control,” Haber said “[Fullerton] actually had a very rowdy crowd and they gained some momentum midway through the second half It felt like something was going to happen soon and then they finally equalized Then [Kirsch] actually got the team together and said, ‘Alright, time to calm down and get our stuff together ’ It was good for us to overcome that in a hostile environment ”
The win marked the first season-opening victory for the Red since 2007 its second ever win against an opponent from California With the ‘W,’ Cornell has improved its non-conference undefeated streak to nine games dating back to the 2011 season opener
With one win under its belt, the Red had a day off to relax and recuperate before meeting Loyola Marymount for an afternoon match, where Cornell ran away with a 20 shutout and improved to 2-0 overall The Lion’s offense was no match for the Red’s defense, as back line shut down
Red Starts O ff Slow Season Play Begins With Struggles
Despite taking its first lead of the 2012 season off a goal by s e n i o r d e f e n d e r Ja y a n n Gabrio, the Red was unable to come away with a win over
Ge o r g e Wa s h i n g t o n o n Monday, dropping its second game of the weekend, 3-2
T h e s q u a d t r a ve l e d t o Washington, DC this weekend for the DC Invitational against
Bi g E a s t o p p o n e n t Georgetown (5-0) and George Washington (2-2) The Red (0-2) got off to a slow start against the Hoyas on Saturday, giving up four goals in the first half and eventually falling, 61 Georgetown already five games into the season had a slight advantage over the Red,
a s t h e m a t c h a g a i n s t Georgetown was Cornell’s first contest of the fall
“I think that definitely put us at a disadvantage because Georgetown had the chance to become acquainted with each other on the field,” said junior m i d f i e l d e r R a c h e l Ni c h o l s “ Ou r o n l y e x p e r i e n c e w i t h each other so far came from practices and scrimmages ” The Red was able to get on the board in the second half off a goal by sophomore for-
ward Jaclyn Katz The header off a cross from the wing gave Katz her first goal in a Cornell uniform
In her first start in the net, junior goalkeeper Tori Christ made eight saves against an explosive Georgetown offense that put up 14 shots on goal
“ To r i h a d a n a we s o m e game and made a lot of really great saves for us, ” Nichols said “She’s one of our captains and she’s so strong back there, I think she’s really going to contribute to our success this year ”
Though the offense only put up three shots on goal against the Hoyas, the Red came out firing against the Colonials on Monday Despite the loss, the squad had 10 shots on goal compared to the Colonials’ five
“We have the potential to score a lot of goals this year, ” Nichols said “We just need to make sure we transition quickly from defense to offense and get numbers up front when we ’ re attacking ”
Gabrio’s score off a free kick in the 37th minute gave t h e Re d a 1 - 0 a d va n t a g e However, in the 45th minute with the second half just under
Despite the unsuccessful weekend for women ’ s volleyball in Colorado, the Red (0-3) faces bigger challenges ahead Cornell lost in straight sets to Pac-10 foes Fresno State, Colorado and Northern Arizona in the Omni Hotels Colorado Volleyball Classic at the University of Colorado in Boulder Two more tournaments remain before the team begins Ivy League play against Columbia on Sept 22
“This weekend we were faced with some tough competition, especially since the teams we played already had previous preseason games under their belt,” said junior right side and captain Brittany Fox “Though it was not the outcome any of us were expecting, it makes us all want to get back in the gym and practice even harder for next weekend’s matches ”
The Red opened up against Fresno State in a closely fought match Cornell was tied late in each set including a 22-22 deadlock in the third set down 2-0 After a service error and couple of kills by the opponents, the Bulldogs took the match Cornell lost 2517, 25-18, 25-22
The Red’s second opponent was host Colorado, where the Buffaloes remained undefeated in another close match The first set seemed to be a blowout ending at 20-9 until the Red went on a 9-1 run with the help of sophomore setter and captain Kelly Reinke However, Cornell lost 25-19 and continued to struggle to win the big points as the team dropped the next two sets 25-21
Cornell lost its final match to the tournament champions, Northern Arizona, in a three set affair The Lumberjacks remain a perfect 6-0 on the season defeating the Red 25-16, 25-20, 25-17 Junior middle blocker Rachel D’Epagnier led the team with a 500 hitting percentage on eight kills with just one error
“We are really using this preseason to work on different lineups and to grow as a team both on and off the court, ” Fox said “After this weekend, we know
what we need to work on and that’s exactly what we plan on doing Everyone on the team is determined to give 100 percent during this preseason to make sure we are fully prepared for Ivy play ” Fox’s comments were echoed by first-year coach Melissa Batie-Smoose prior to this weekend’s tournament Batie-Smoose referred to these games as prac-
Reinke was a key player in the Colorado game
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Passing the test | Senior forward Tyler Regan assisted junior striker Daniel Haber ’s second goal of the night against Loyola Mar ymount on Sunday in Los Angeles OLIVER
