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Candidates speak about community relations, drug-related crimes in the

In hopes of becoming Ithaca’s next city court judge, three candidates Kristine Shaw J D ’01, Rick Wallace and Seth Peacock J D ’01 spoke at a public forum Wednesday night, discussing topics such as community connection and drug-related crime

The forum was the last in a series of debates for the candidates, who are all on the ballot for the Democratic primar y on Sept 9 The three are competing to fill one of the two positions for city court judge in Ithaca The other position is occupied by current judge Scott Miller

Peacock is currently ser ving as interim city court judge after the June resignation of Judge Judith Rossiter Peacock was appointed by Mayor Svante Myrick to fill the rest of Rossiter’s term, ending Dec 31

Peacock emphasized the importance of community in running an effective city court system

“I want to create a new vision for Ithaca City Court,”

With 71 2 foreign students for every 1,000 students enrolled in its institutions of higher education, Ithaca has the highest concentration of foreign students among all U S cities, according to a new Brookings Institution study However, only 14 percent of these students will stay in Ithaca after graduating, the study finds

The Aug 29 study based its results on the number of F-1 visa approvals the most common form of visa for international

students in the United States relative to the overall student population of each city

According to Prof Ronald Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations, Ithaca does not serve as an ideal environment for most foreign students to apply their degree

“Very few undergraduate or graduate students, both international and U S citizens, stay in Ithaca after graduation because of the limited employment opportunities in the area, ” he said However, Ehrenberg said this stands in contrast to the “extraordinary educational opportunities” that

Students Receive Threats From Caller Claiming to be Police

A caller claiming to be a mem-

b e r o f l a w e n f o r c e m e n t h a s threatened Cornellians recently with arrest warrants if they do n o t w i re t h

e r m o n e y, according to Cornell Police Police Chief Kathy Zoner said in an email to the Cornell community Friday that there has been an increase in these fraudulent calls to students both on and off campus over the past weeks “Real law enforcement agencies do not call asking that money be wired to them Ever If we really have a warrant for you, we will visit you personally, no charge,” Zoner said in the email

Deputy Chief David Honan

“ We had a couple of reports last week and some more over the p a s t f e w d a y s , ” Ho

Si n c e t h e n , f r a u d u l e n t c a l l incidents have continued to be reported to CUPD, according to

i d , adding that there were three calls reported to CUPD Wednesday Honan said one international student was contacted, raising concerns because “they may be susceptible to the scam because they may not be as familiar with American police and U S law ” In

n t w i t h a p o l i c e o f f i c e r e a r l y l a s t m o n t h On Au g 9 , S g t Jo h n No r m a n o r d e r e d t w o t e e n a g e r s t o s t o p , a n d a n d u n h o l s t e r e d h i s w e a p o n w h e n t h e t e e n a g e r s b e g a n t o r u n No r m a n k e p t t h e we a p o n “ p o i n t e d i n a s a f e d i re ct i o n ” a t t h e t i m e , a c c o rdi n g t o a u t h o r i t i e s T h e p a r e n t s o f t h e t e e n a g e r s s u b s e q u e n t l y r a i s e d c o n c e r n s t h a t Norman was out of uniform and driving his personal vehicle and believed the incident was related to the fact that the officer w a s w h i t e a n d t h e teenagers were of color G a r e n W h i t m o r e , a l o c a l “ s p o k e n - w o r d ” a r t i s t , s a i d t h e p ro t e s t e r s w o u l d n o t b

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Student Assembly Proposes Fee Increase

By LEAH GRANOF ’98

“It’s a huge chunk of money, ” said Student Assembly Finance Chair Israel Song ’96, referencing to the almost $1 million allocated for the Student Activity Fee Budget at the Student Assembly meeting on Nov 2, 1995

The $962,000 budget, put together by an appropriations committee composed of S A members members and independent students, will raise the student activity fee from $56 to $74

The fee, which is determined every two years, is based upon the funding needs of student organizations, Soong said The fee was raised $10 in 1993 to pay for free entrance to Cornell athletic events

“If you take into account inflation, it’s not a huge jump, it’s a cut, ” he added, noting that inflation would raise the fee three more dollars

To establish the budget, the appropriations committee considers the needs of 13 large student organizations including such groups as Cornell Cinema, Cornell University EMS and the Student Assembly Finance Committee, Soong said The S A F C then determines the funding levels for approximately 255 other student

groups according to Vincent Flannigan ’96, co-chair of the S A F C

The S A appropriations committee proposed increasing funding for six groups, including the S A F C , decreasing it for one and providing no change for five organizations, Soong said Brent Gibson ’97, treasurer of Cornell E M S , said he was “ very satisfied” with the budget process for approving an “ accurate representation of our spending ”

Soong said the appropriations committee applied new criteria to the budget this year to ensure they allocated the money efficiently

“In the past, groups ask and they get, ” he said

This time, the committee assessed if the organization needed the money, if the funding would improve student life and if the increase was absolutely necessary, Soong said

In addition to the more stringent criteria applied to the alloction of funds, Soong stressed the importance of cooperative oversight between the S A and student organizations to ensure the groups use their money for the intended purposes

Cornell Named Top Ivy For Entrepreneurship

Startup programs, mentorship helpful, students say

By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor

Cornell has recently been named the nation’s “Silicon Ivy” by Forbes Magazine due to its focus on student entrepreneurship

As a result of the University’s “ entrepreneurial tradition,” Cornell received fourth place the highest of any Ivy League institution and the Silicon Ivy title in Forbes’ Aug 18 ranking of the countr y ’ s most entrepreneurial colleges

Student entrepreneurs at Cornell have access to a large network of resources, including eLab, Cornell’s startup accelerator and POPSHOP, a collaborative stu-

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Cortle added that eLab seeks to recruit any student who has a strong passion for entrepreneurship and is not focused on any particular type of startup

“[ We are] focused on working with the right teams with amazing passion for their concept, ” he said “ With each [year,] you typically see a good mix of teams ranging from software to consumer products and ever ything in between ”

Students involved in startups also have a c c e s s t o t h e St

Foundation, the nation’s oldest studentrun company and Life Changing Labs a Cornell-based star tup network, among other resources P O P S H O P, f o r example, ser ves as an “ i

“Cornell has a unique convergence of world class schools. ... This leads to businesses in a range of areas.

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Cortle, eLab’s program manager

“Nearly 150 students have participated in the program, ” Cortle said “eLab largely provides students with guidance and mentorship the program is designed to provide students with lessons they can apply right away to accelerate their growth ”

According to Cortle, eLab takes place over eight months during both semesters and gives students the opportunity to earn

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“It’s a total catalyst for the university and offers a place for students to ‘do’ entrepreneurship rather than just learn about it,” said Reisch, who is also CEO of Party Headphones, a Cornell startup that provides headphones for silent discos

Additionally, Reisch said he believes Cornell students have extremely diverse startups, reflecting the wide range of academic disciplines at the University “Cornell has a unique convergence of

world-class schools in not only engineering, but also agriculture, hospitality and business this leads to businesses in a range of areas, ” Reisch said “Our company designs and develops audio technology for group listening ”

Resich added that eLab was a “huge help” in launching Party Headphones, as he was able to earn academic credit for working on his startup

Pujaa Rajan ’17, co-president of Life Changing Labs, said the company has given her the opportunity to “explore and experience” entrepreneurship

“I find it hard to tell you what we do here at Life Changing Labs because we do so much,” she said “[ We] help Cornell’s best entrepreneurs and startups grow and develop from just a big fantasy to a bigger and better reality ”

Next Tuesday, Life Changing Labs will host Cornell’s first-ever Entrepreneurship Kickoff, featuring an open house, startup showcase and pitch competition with over $1,500 in prizes, according to the event ’ s Facebook page

Like Rajan and Reisch, Rahul Shah ’16 said he has utilized Cornell’s resources to develop his entrepreneurial interests

In 2013, Shah founded Speare, a com-

pany that he says uses data analytics to help news and media sites “ engage ” their audiences

“ We applied to eLab for a grant, ” he said “ They really helped us [grow] from a bunch of computer scientists with technology to identifying a business need in a news media space and apply that technology to learn and grow ”

Cornell students, according to Shah He added that he thinks the most useful part

lessons” from other student entrepreneurs

“ The ability for me to have an active set of mentors on campus to help and guide me through obstacles and motivate me to go further is useful,” he said “But, the most important thing about eLab is seeing 15 other startups around you pull it off ”

The support from the Cornell entrepreneurial community has been a crucial factor in Speare’s success, according to Shah “I think that support network is the reason we still exist,” he said

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

SAFC Lowers Funding Cap, Creates New Project Fund

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Staff Writer

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“We hope to incoporate comprehensive student input in the reform process throughout this semester ” A l e c K a n e ’ 1 5

Talia Jubas can be reached at tjubas@cornellsun com

Judge Candidates Discuss Strengths

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Peacock said “It involves a vision based on relationships ”

Peacock said the two most important connections for the court to maintain are the relationship with the law, and the relationship with the community of Ithaca He further said it was his plan to implement field trips to the courthouse for children, so young Ithacans growing up might feel a personal connection with the judge and the law

“The relationship with the community is key,” Peacock said “When people feel they belong, they are less likely to hard one another ” Shaw who has lived in Ithaca for 16 years with her wife and children also emphasized the importance of the Ithaca community

“We didn’t choose Ithaca because of Cornell,” Shaw said “We chose Cornell because of Ithaca We wanted to raise our family here We wanted to live here and be a part of this community ”

to deal with drug-related crimes

“Heroin is causing citizens in Binghamton to drop like flies, and it’s heading this way, ” Wallace said “There is only one candidate who has published a definitive four-point plan to revitalize our drug court, and that’s me ”

Both Peacock and Shaw responded to Wallace’s statement with their own claims of drug court work

“There’s actually only one candidate who’s actually been revitalizing the drug court, and that’s Judge Peacock,” Peacock said “I’m already doing the work that Rick talked about, and it’s more than a four-point plan, as you can see ”

“We didn’t choose Ithaca because of Cornell We chose Cornell because of Ithaca.”

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Shaw said it was an issue “close to [her] heart” that there are currently no women sitting on the bench in any Ithaca court She said she felt a need to “ step up ” and change that

Wallace appealed to a sense of local pride, opening with an anecdote about his childhood in Ithaca He described the Woolworth’s that used to stand in the place where the Tompkins County Public Library is now

Wallace spoke of his youth at Boynton Middle School, Ithaca High School and his 24-year law career in the City of Ithaca

He listed various legal and local organizations of which he is a member, saying he had the “unique experience” necessary Wallace ended his opening statement by saying, “Here I am, at the old Woolworth’s cafeteria, asking for your vote ”

One main issue the candidates discussed at the forum was the Ithaca drug court and the best way

In response to Wallace and Peacock’s declarations, Shaw said she’s “the only candidate who’s actually been a member of the drug court team ”

When asked what she thinks of “perceptions” that crime is on the rise in Ithaca, Shaw said there are no statistics to back up those claims, but she suggested drug abuse may be a factor in recent violent crimes

“I think one of the reasons for [more recent violent crimes] is the introduction of harder drugs,” Shaw said “The way to deal with that is to create the strongest treatment court that you can ”

Peacock also supported alternative treatment options, but Wallace said she disagreed

“Having been born and raised here, I can tell you that crime is on the rise,” Wallace said “I am disturbed by what I am seeing in Ithaca ”

Wallace closed by emphasizing again his extensive experience in the court

“These solutions are going to require special ability, a depth of experience,” Wallace said “Three months on the bench or three years in drug court isn’t enough ”

Zoe Ferguson can be reached at zferguson@cornellsun com

Ithaca Ranks Highest in Proportion of Int’l Students

Only 14 percent remain in Ithaca, study finds

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bring so many of the foreign undergraduate and graduate students to Ithaca in the first place

Ruoxi Zhang ’15, an internat i o n a l s t u d e n t f r o m C h i n a , agreed with Ehrenberg’s sentiments, saying she was initially attracted to Cornell for its prestige And while she may stay in the United States following graduation if she finds a job, she said s h e w i l l l i k e l y n o t re s i d e i n

Ithaca

“[Ithaca is] a small town and consequently [has] fewer opportunities,” Zhang said “Besides, most foreign s t u d e n t s I k n ow c o m e f r o m b i g cities in their r e s p e c t i v e countries It’s v e r y l i k e l y that they are not used to life in small town at least for my part, I’m n e v e r u s e d t o t h i s s u b u r b a n lifestyle in Ithaca ”

time working after studying in the United States according to the Brookings reports “ The U S is the most wealthy countr y that actually recognizes the value of my education and appreciates me as a female worker, ” Park said “ Work culture is way more flexible than in my countr y ”

According to Ehrenberg, state funders of public higher education institutions are often concerned about the share of out-ofstate students including foreign students

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contribute directly to the economic well-being of the state think [about t h e ] i n c

“[Ithaca is] a small town and consequently [has] fewer opportunities ”

Ju Hwa Park ’15, an international student from South Korea, said she also plans to leave Ithaca

p o s t - g r a d u a t i o n a n d h o p e s t o find a job in Manhattan

Unlike Ithaca, 75 percent of international students studying in New York City remain in the area through “Optional Practical Training” visas allowing students to spend a brief period of

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on the issue of keeping foreign students in the state, Ehrenberg said, adding that the University’s goal is for students to maximize their potential after graduation wherever that may lead them

“If our foreign student graduates move to other parts of the United States or return to their

happy,” he said

Museum Demonstration Injures 13

RENO, Nev (AP) A demonstration about the science of tornadoes went awry Wednesday at a Nevada museum, injuring 13 people, several with minor burns or smoke inhalation

Emergency crews responded to a report of a possible explosion at 4:10 p m at the Terry Lee Wells Discovery Museum in downtown Reno

City of Reno spokesman Matthew Brown told The Associated Press that a preliminary investigation indicates it was not an explosion but a chemical flash, which is “similar to if someone threw gasoline on a fire ” He said he couldn’t comment further on the distinction

Eight children and one adult were transported to a Reno hospital for minor burns or smoke inhalation, city Brown said in a statement

Four other people were treated at the scene, but their ages were not available, he said Officials at Renown Regional Medical Center expected only one child would remain hospitalized overnight for obser vation and likely would be sent home Thursday, Brown said

Reno police Officer Tim Broadway had said earlier that several children suffered acid burns on their hands, arms and faces

Officials said a methyl alcohol and boric acid mixture is used during the routine exhibition conducted each day to create a whirling tornado effect

“The injuries were the result of a mishap of a routine museum demonstration that simulates a tornado,” the city’s statement said Wednesday night “Reno Fire Department investigators are working with museum staff to determine what caused the chemical flash ”

KRNV-TV aired amateur video posted on its

Facebook page that offered a glimpse of the explosion inside the museum Run in slow motion, it appears to show a flash and flames falling off an experiment table and onto the floor several feet from a group of children who screamed when it happened

Reno resident Joey Sanchez told the AP he was at the museum but didn’t see the flash

As he and his three-and-a-half-year-old son returned from the restroom, he saw smoke and some children with injuries that looked like little red circles

Sanchez said he saw one child crying with an ice pack on his face and someone with a fire extinguisher spray the table where the demonstration occurred

“It didn’t smell like anything caught on fire, it smelled like burning chemicals,” he said

It did not appear to be parents leading some of the children out of the museum because “if that happened, I would be clutching my son, ” he said, adding there was no real sense of urgency or panic

“It was scary, I understand that, but it was an accident,” said Sanchez, who often visits the museum

Reno Fire Chief Mike Hernandez said the museum was evacuated, but the building didn’t appear to receive any additional damage A sign on the door indicated it would reopen as scheduled at 10 a m Thursday

A hazardous materials team responded to the scene to ensure the explosion did not spew toxic gases throughout the museum, Hernandez said He said the injured were transported to the hospital within 15 minutes

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CHARDAE VARLACK 15

BERMAN 16

NICOLE HAMILTON 16

ARIELLE CRUZ ’15

MICHELLE FELDMAN ’15

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WORKING ON TODAY’S SUN PHOTO NIGHT DESKERS Connor Archard 15 ARTS EDITORS Sean Doolittle 16 Kaitlyn Tiffany ’15 NEWS DESKERS Annie Bui ’16 Noah Rankin ’16

EDITOR Scott Chiusano ’15

EDITOR Kay Xiao 16

DESKERS Jayant Mukhopadhaya 15

Fedorko 17 Catherine Leung 16

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So shut down Facebook every once in a while, and use the senses that are so readily available to you to experience a world that is eagerly awaiting your participation.

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i s a b s o l u t e l y m e rc i l e s s i t i s u n a p o l o g e t i c b y n a t u r e No n e t h e l e s s , i f yo u a r e r e a d i n g t h i s r i g h t n ow, yo u s t i l l h a ve t i m e l e f t T h e re a re s t i l l h o u r s , d a y s , w a i t i n g t o b e s t re t c h e d A l t h o u g h t h e re i s a l i m i t t o t h e s e d a y s , n o o n e c a n t e l l yo u e x a c t l y h ow t o u s e t h e m So s h u t d ow n Fa c e b o o k e ve r y o n c e i n a w h i l e , a n d u s e t h e s e n s e s t h a t a re s o re a d i l y a va i l a b l e t o yo u t o e x p e r i e n c e a w o r l d t h a t i s e a g e r l y a w a i t i n g yo u r p a r t i c i p a t i o n Di s c o n n e c t f ro m a f a b r i c a t e d w o r l d o f d i s t r a c t i o n s , b e c a u s e n o m a t t e r h ow m a n y a n s we r s i t h a s , i t c a n n o t t e l l yo u h ow yo u s h o u l d l i ve yo u r l i f e Pe o p l e w i l l c o m e a n d g o b e a w a re o f t h e l i f e t h a t i s s o o r g a n i c a l l y p r e v a l e n t a r o u

Ac c o rd i n g t o t h i s o t h e r w o r l d , o u r l i ve s d a b b l e b e t w e e n p o l a r i ze d re a l i t i e s t h e s c a n d a l a n d t h e t r i v i a l Re a d e r s j u s t c a n ’ t g e t e n o u g h a b o u t w h o ’ s e x p e c ti n g a b a by g i r l , b u t p ro c e e d t o s c ro l l o n d ow n t h e n e w s f e e d p a s t h o r re n d o u s g e n oc i d e s o c c u r r i n g c o n c u r re n t l y w i t h t h a t f u n n y Ke r m i t m e m e t h a t yo u j u s t l i k e d b u t t h a t ’ s n o n e o f m y b u s i n e s s We’ve b e c o m e d e s e n s i t i ze d t o s i t u at i o n s t h a t a re r i g h t f u l l y e n t i t l e d t o t h e i r w h i s p e r s f o r h e l p ; t h e s e a re t h e s i t u a t i o n s t h a t d e f i n e o u r h u m a n i t y i n m o m e n t s w h e re we c a n s e c u re s o m e o n e ’ s r i g h t t o l i f e w i t h a s m u c h g u s t o a s we d e f e n d o u r ow n A l l i n a l l , i t ’ s a l l n e w s Ou t o f s i g h t , o u t o f m i n d We a re q u i c k t o t u r n a b l i n d e ye t o w h a t re a l l y l i e s b e f o re u s , e ve n w h e n we a re c o n s t a n t l y b e i n g re m i n d e d o f i t s p re s e n c e e ve r y d a y : Ou r i n e v i t a b l e f a t e Bu t t h e n a g a i n , w h o a m I t o j u d g e w h a t re a l l y i s re a l i t y re a l i t y i t s e l f i s a n i n d iv i d u a l i ze d e x p e r i e n c e It o n l y re a l l y h i t s u s w h e n we ’ re f a c e d w i t h h ow m u c h o f a s u rv i vo r we a re re a l l y n o t To p u t i t b l u n t l y, re a l i t y i s c o n f i n e d i n b e t we e n l i f e a n d d e a t h No e xc e p t i o n s W h a t w i l l yo u d o w i t h yo u r t i m e ? T h i s c r a s h i n g t r a i n o f t h o u g h t s c a m e a b o u t t h ro u g h p e c u l i a r m e a n s Up o n m y a r r i va l a t m y n e w d o r m l a s t we e k , I w a s we l c o m e d by t h e s t e n c h o f Do r i t o s a n d f u t i l e a l l - n i g h t e r s A s I u n p a c k e d t h e Fe b re ze f ro m m y b a g , re a d y t o e xo rc i s e t h e d e m o n s , I w o n d e re d w h o c

Paola Muñoz is a sophomore in the College of Human Ecology She can be reached at pmm245@cornell edu Midas Crumbs appears alternate Thursdays this semester

CORRECTIONS

A Sept 3 science story, “Peer Review: Sang Min Han ’15 Sudies Radio and Sound Waves,” incorrectly defined plasma, which is in fact a state of matter similar to a fluid but with electromagnetic properties The story also incorrectly identified Dr Aaron Rice, who is not a post doctorate student but is in fact the Director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Finally, the story omitted part of the title of Hunter R Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholar

CLARIFICATIONS

A Sept 3 science story, “Peer Review: Sang Min Han ’15 Sudies Radio and Sound Waves,” was not clear in stating that the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program and the Jicamarca Radio Observatory studies physics of the upper atmosphere instead of radio communications

An Aug 29 news story, “Students Contest Campus LGBT Ranking,” referred to a study conducted in 2013 that was mentioned in a report prepared by Cornell's Institutional Research and Planning office The study in reference was conducted in spring 2013, a fact that was not mentioned in the original version of the story

Eric Pesner | Dems Discuss

Where Are the Women in Congress?

Politically

speaking, what happened this summer was fairly ordinary and unsurprising Republicans got mad at President Barack Obama Democrats got mad right back Vladimir Putin was a bully towards Russia’s neighbors There was an uptick in extremist violence in the Middle East And, the Republicans were annoyed that a bunch of kids fleeing violence didn’t have the right papers But, somehow, the least surprising revelation of the summer even less surprising than the Israelis and Palestinians shooting rockets at each other was that sexism is still prevalent in the political sphere

This sexism was articulated most clearly by Sen Kirsten Gillibrand in her new memoir Senator Gillibrand, one of the most ardent fighters against sexual harassment in the military, opened up about the sexual harassment that she herself faced in the halls of Congress

Even today in what has been called the world’s greatest deliberative body a woman can be treated as nothing more than a sexual object Do her fellow Senators really respect her opinions when they say things like, “Don’t lose too much weight now I like my girls chubby ”

While these comments should be utterly shocking and disappointing, can anyone really be surprised? In a body where four out of five members are men and the average member is 62 years old, it might actually be too much to expect a 21st century belief in women ’ s equality from them And it’s doubtful that anything will change until more women are elected to Congress

The relative scarcity of women in political life has a profound impact on our country

Looking at the policies passed by Congress and at the state level, it’s obvious that women get the short end of the stick Organizations that provide critical health care to women, particularly Planned Parenthood, are targeted and shut down because of exaggerated conservative histrionics about abortion Women are forced into uncomfortable and unnecessary medical procedures in attempts to dissuade them from making personal decisions about their medical care with their doctors

Maternity leave and paid family leave are almost non-existent anywhere in the country And though 60 percent of minimum wage workers are women, the minimum wage remains far too low

how women should get access to contraception shows how backwards we really are Access to affordable contraception is a fundamental part of any national healthcare policy, but, for at least one political party, the certainty of that fact is in doubt When conservative politicians and commentators call contraceptives “dangerous” and call the women who use them “sluts,” it’s no wonder that women vote the way they do

Even though most women identify with and vote for the emocratic Party, they are still heavily underrrepresnted.

Despite all of these pressing issues and more for women ’ s rights, the most discussed women ’ s issue of the summer was about birth control In a five-to-four decision in the Hobby Lobby case, the Supreme Court said that the religious beliefs of corporate owners are more important than female employees’ access to the medications that they and their doctors want them to take And in an entirely predictable course of events, all of the women on the Court sided with the healthcare rights of women

The fact that our country is still debating

A critic of my view on Hobby Lobby would say that Justices Ginsburg, Kagan and Sotomayor ruled as they did not because they’re women, but because they’re liberals, but I think that those two p r o p o s i t i o n s are not entirely independent Eighty percent of women in the Senate and 76 percent of women in the House are Democrats In 2012, President Obama won women voters by 11 points Women have broadly rejected the Republican Party, and the Republicans have no real strategy to win back their votes

But even though most women identify with and vote for the Democratic Party, they are still heavily underrepresented within the Party structure About 30 percent of Congressional Democrats are women, which isn’t great, except when compared to the paltry eight percent of Congressional Republicans

THROWDOWN

THURSDAYS

Julius Kairey | Always Right

Islamophobia and Racism

Inthe United States, to be termed a racist is to be shunned from the arena of respectable debate, and for good reason

History has repeatedly shown the dangers of racist argumentation, and few of us wish to entertain the types of arguments that have proven so harmful in the past

Yet, some groups have become quite aggressive in branding critics of Muslims and Islam as racists Organizations like the Council on American Islamic Relations seek to name and shame these “Islamophobes” and limit their access to the public airwaves

But is Islamophobia truly racism? The answer depends on how the term is defined If it is defined narrowly as degrading and hateful attacks on Muslims, it is But when the term is used to cover well-grounded criticism of Islam as a religious ideology simply because such criticism seems to portray Islam in a negative light, it ceases to describe racist behavior

Indeed, the term “Islamophobia” in the latter sense seems to demand that Islam not be critically examined like other value systems We rarely use terms like “conservative-phobia” or “liberal-phobia” to describe aggressive criticism of conservatism and liberalism, respectively, and we never consider such criticism to be the equivalent of racism Why? Because we believe that critical examination of ideas is essential in a free and democratic society We should not pretend that all values including values associated with religion are created equal If they were, we would never have a basis for preferring any one value to any other We could not prefer democracy to autocracy, or freedom to slavery

As it happens, there is a lot to legitimately criticize about the goings-on in the Islamic world today, and I do not just refer to the actions of fringe groups like ISIS, al Qaeda and Boko Haram Mainstream values in Muslim countries are in sharp contrast with those in the West on some very important issues

Consider polling data from organizations like the Pew Research Center and the Anti-Defamation League When it comes to women ’ s rights and status, more than 85 percent of Muslims in countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia believe that a woman “ must always obey her husband ” The percentage of Muslims who view

homosexuality as morally acceptable is below 15 percent in nearly every major Muslim country Support for the implementation of sharia or Islamic law as official law is often above 70 percent

Additionally, the data shows that age-old religious intolerance is alive and well in the Muslim world Less than 20 percent of Egyptian, Jordanian, Pakistani, Indonesian and Turkish Muslims view Jews favorably In countries from Iran and Iraq to Malaysia and Kuwait, Holocaust denial is widespread, and most Muslims agree that “Jews are responsible for most of the world’s wars ”

From harmful beliefs flow harmful practices In Iran, women can legally be stoned to death for adultery and other “crimes against chastity ” In Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and a number of other Islamic countries, converting from Islam is

Even those Westerners who aggres sively criticize their own civilization can do so only because the West permits criticism of itself

punishable by death and “blasphemers” can be killed for religious insult Most Muslim-majority countries prescribe a penalty of imprisonment or death for homosexuality Under Islamic rule, granting only limited exceptions, freedom of thought and expression is stifled, sexual freedom is restricted and democracy is non-existent We should stop pretending that our notions of fundamental human rights do not conflict with the beliefs and practices of much of the Islamic world

The deplorable views and practices I described above are not limited to a few extremists with radical interpretations of Islam

Let me be clear that I am not in any way suggesting that all Muslims believe in such values and practices (many risk their lives to oppose them), or that all Muslims should be held responsible for the behavior of Muslim countries or that Islam

who are women But things are looking up

About 150 women won either the Democratic or Republican nomination for the House or Senate this year, and the number of women in Congress will likely be higher next year than now President Obama has appointed the most women as judges out of any President And, in just over two years, it’s very likely that a woman will be elected as President of the United States

But in order to finally free the halls of Congress from the sexism that Senator Gillibrand experienced, more women have to get involved Women need to stand up and make their voices heard, by running for office, by making sure that they vote, and by working and volunteering for the candidates that they support I spent my summer working for Martha Robertson who is running for Congress this year to represent the district that includes Ithaca And should she win in November, Congress will gain a powerful voice, not just for the women of this country, but for everyone And there’s no better time to get involved than while here at Cornell There are so many organizations to be involved with, whether general political groups or any of the dozens of issue-based groups on campus Making a difference begins with stepping up, and I hope that everyone will take that first step this fall

Eric Pesner is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at erp55@cornell edu Dems Discuss appears alternate Thursdays this semester

is an essentially bad religion I would similarly not suggest that we hold all Christians responsible for the actions of Christian countries or all Jews responsible for the behavior of Israel There are over one billion Muslims in the world, and they do not all believe exactly the same things

That being said, I believe the frequent use of the term “Islamophobia” is symptomatic of a more fundamental problem: We have become much too apologetic about our own culture, and far too willing to adopt a relativistic framework when comparing ourselves to others I do not consider the West’s core values consisting of things like freedom of speech, frequent elections, equality of rights, rule of law, pluralism and secular government to be merely different from the authoritarianism and theocracy that predominates in the Muslim world I consider our values to be better

Is that a form of Islamophobia? If it is, then we are all Islamophobes I suspect that few of you would want to spend the rest of your lives in most of the world’s Muslim countries Is it because you hate Muslims? Or is it because you appreciate the range of freedoms available in the West but not in Islamic countries?

Even those Westerners who aggressively criticize their own civilization (but, tellingly, seldom leave it) can do so only because the West permits criticism of itself Living in the West, you are free to doubt the value of freedom and democracy Living in an Islamic country, you could face severe punished for questioning fundamental Islamic tenets Even the West’s staunchest self-critics, therefore, implicitly demonstrate what is so great about our civilization

To call critics of Islam racists is to strip the term “racism” of its true meaning and limit the term ’ s ability to properly shame despicable behavior It is a mistake to confuse criticism of ideas with demeaning the people who hold those ideas We should either shelve the term “Islamophobia” or restore its proper, narrower meaning so that we can have an open debate about what values our society ought to hold most dear

Julius Kairey is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at jkairey@cornellsun com Always Right appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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Dining Guide

Your source for good food

By NICOLAS LOZANO Sun Staff Contributor

Gorgers Taco Shack on the Commons Fails to Impress

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a t t e m p t a t décor was some misplaced colorful longboards on the walls that seemed more fit for a California beachfront café and contrasted heavily with the white fluorescent lighting Another source of confusion was the lack of a visi-

ble menu in the restaurant Only after the cashier repeated the options over and over did anyone bother to write them on a whiteboard I decided to set aside these initial impressions in order to given the food an unbiased opinion

The menu was limited with only four tacos that presumably change on a day by day basis which keeps things interesting and appeals to t h o s e w h o appreciate the i n c o r p o r a t i o n o f s e a s o

order all four

a c o s : Chicken with Sa l s a Fre s c a a n d Gre e n O n i o n s , Chicken with P i n e a p p l e -

Cilantro, Pork

d Paprika Mayo and Cilantro

A f e w o f t h e i n g re d i e n t s pineapple and peanuts in particular caught my attention right of the bat, and I looked for ward to tr ying the fusion of flavors in the tacos

T h e c h i c k e n t a c o s o n t h e menu provided a classic option with a twist, however they left much to be desired I was honestly shocked I didn’t think it was possible to make chicken that lacked any flavor whatsoever Not only did it lack flavor , it was also ver y dr y and in no way fresh It was so dr y and so flavorless that at one point I had to check if a piece of the napkin hadn’t made its way into my first bite

Mo r e ov e r, t h e t o r t i l l a s f e l l shor t Arguably, the most important component of any taco is the tor tilla on which it sits The

t o r t i l l a i s t h e f o u n d a t i o n o n which the flavors of the taco build Unfor tunately what tasted

l i k e s t o r e - b o u g h t t o r t i l l a s , i n addition to being cold, left a lingering ar tificial after taste

After the initial impression,

I s t i l l h o p e d t o f i n d s o m e redeeming qualities within the

chicken tacos I hoped the salsas would be their savior since they were creative and sounded like they had a lot of potential However, the moment I saw the limp tomatoes, which were a s t r a n g e re d d i s h h u e , I k n e w that the salsa wouldn’t be so ‘fresca ’ The salsa had this overpowering taste a combinat i o n o f v i n e g a r a n d c h e a p canned salsa that made me wonder if I should even finish it or if I should simply write it off as a loss The Pineapple-Mint

Salsa was much better It was a refreshing topping to the other wise dr y chicken The pulled pork tacos were much better This came as no surprise as the flagship sub shop is well known for their pulled pork sandwiches The Pork with G a r l i c - C h i l e - L i m e S a u c e , Peanuts and Cilantro taco was by far the best one of all The lime was a per fect complement to the cilantro and peanuts but o n c e a g a i n t h e a c t u a l t o r t i l l a needed improving Gorgers Taco Shack will be a t t e m p t i n g t o a p p e a l t o l a t e night goers by staying open until 1 a m

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Last December, Mick Jenkins released a music video for the “Strange Fruit”-sampling “Martyrs,” in which he mimes Chief Keef ’ s “Don’t Like” video while alternatively wearing a noose and a fashionable scarf If this sounds ambitious and Chicago and more than a wee bit pretentious, well, yes However, I can think of no more fitting introduction to Mick, a Chicago grown, Frank Sinatra-name-checking rapper, separated from the drill movement but not isolated The Water[s], his second mixtape, is a flawed but prodigious project, generating justified comparisons to early works by everyone from Common to Kendrick Jenkins himself is a latecomer to rapping He is 23, but claims to have only been rapping since he started college Instead, he got his start with poetry and open mic nights in Chicago While he also grew up on the Southside, he does not lean on the violence or vulgarity of the experience like a Keef or Lil Durk Rather, he seeks understanding and spiritual growth that makes sense when you remember that he is 23 Kendrick had a lot of the same things going on in his first couple adult projects, especially on Section 80, where he tried to comprehend the failings of his generation through a variety of lenses

Mick gets a few beats from well-known producers, including Statik Selektah, THC and Kirk Knight, but it is the local producer On Gaud that pulls the project together He gives Mick beats that wink at jazzy, but are mostly ambient and light, the perfect backdrop for Mick’s voice And Mick’s voice deserves noting; it is deep and musical, an instrument he

avoids abusing with extravagant effects, organic or otherwise Mick starts off slow and forceful, hitting every syllable with gravity, similar to Common’s style But as he gets worked up, his voice rises ever so slightly to a howl strip out the beats and Mick is still comfortable at an open mic night After a summer where DJ Mustard’s singular beat dominated songs he did not even produce, it is a refreshing reminder that hip hop is about more than a hot beat

What the The Water[s] lacks most is that variety Instead, it relies too heavily on the extended metaphor of water and life Jenkins seems unable to turn off some of his poetic inspirations, constantly leaning on the title for content guidance This does keep the album thematically wound, but it comes at a cost of spontaneity Kendrick’s Good Kid, M A A D City was as together as any rap album, but it still allowed for a range from “Backseat Freestyle” to “Real ” With the possible exception of the Joey Badass featuring “Jerome,” The Water[s] never approaches such playfulness

Despite the lack of variance, this tape does work though You are not going to play it at a party, but as a hip hop project to be listened to, chewed and discussed, it stands as formidably as any released this year The intro track, “Shipwrecked,” is a lament to the self-destruction of both the rap game and the kids Mick grew up with Mick explains that “We kill for it, when we die we can ’ t have it / But we can ’ t kill the habit holdin’ onto this boat ‘til we shipwreck ” “The Waters” finds Mick getting religious, thanking God for “the waters ” and asking people to “ save your souls ” Nothing Mick does is sub-

tle, but he has the tenacity and voice to keep it from ever sounding cheesy So on the same song when he claims “Shit comes straight from the heart / Not a record exec in the back with a remote, ” you believe it without question He has the same kind of idealism that found Kanye so proud of putting “Jesus Walks” on College Dropout

“Jazz” is one of the most interesting tracks on the album Over On Gaud’s sparse, melodic beat Mick rhymes about growing up in Chicago and all the rappers “talking all that jazz” instead of searching for and sharing truth He continues this discussion on “Drink More Water,” specifically calling out people’s admiration of Riff Raff while he is broke as something that confuses him It is a petty note, but he is not wrong

“Martyrs” is the crown jewel of the project though With vivid imagery, a tragic sample and a morbid hook, “Martyrs” sticks with you in a way the rest of the tracks (a very full 15) fail to Mick juxtaposing “I’mma get all this money / I’mma buy all this shit” with “I’m just with my niggas hanging / hanging” is a brutal take on modern rap tropes

It is hard to say where Mick will go from here His next album could be a classic, it could flop in the inevitable face of commercial pressure Regardless, The Water[s] has fulfilled its mission, raising the profile of another fresh Chicago artist and, after a summer dry of hip hop, giving fans a drink

Calvin Patten is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at cpatten@cornellsun com

With Great Hashtags Comes Great Responsibility

Twitter is powerful It has been utilized to organize mass protests and a revolution in Egypt Now it can be credited with yet another major accomplishment: Getting actor, rapper and comedian Donald Glover cast as Spider-Man In 2015, Donald Glover will voice Miles Morales, a half-black and half-hispanic Spider-Man, in Disney XD’s animated show Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors This opportunity is especially meaningful to Glover, who grew up a tremendous Spider-Man fan He says, “Spider-Man is the best because you just don’t know who he is, and he’s funny and he’s poor I unders t a n d Sp i d e rMan a lot on that level He’s j u s t t r y i n g t o make it ” What

m a k e s Do n a l d G l ov e r s o beloved by his f a n s i s t h a t , s i m i l a r l y t o h ow h e f e e l s about his favorite superhero, he is easy to relate to Whether it is his goofy, cartoonloving character Troy Barnes on the show Community, the honest lyrics about relationships and tr ying to be accepted in his music as rapper Childish Gambino or even the anecdotes about his sexual exploits during his comedy specials, Glover brings this a ve r a g e - Jo e c o l l e g e k i d a u t h e n t i c i t y t o ever ything he does

Twitter’s role in all this can be traced back to a viral hashtag several years prior: #donald4spiderman The #donald4spiderman movement began in May of 2010 after G l ov e r d a r n e d Sp i d e r m a n p a j a m a s

Community This prompted several fans to tweet suggestions that he be cast as Peter Parker in the then upcoming Marc Webb Amazing Spider-Man movie The hashtag went so viral that Spider-Man’s creator Stan Lee tweeted that he supported Glover being given a chance to audition for the role Glover, an NYU graduate, would have been a perfect fit to play the comic book’s protagonist a nerdy young man living in New York City What made this push for Donald so fascinating was the provocative idea of making Spider-Man, who is white in the

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media In fact, while not playing any actual part in The Amazing Spider-Man movies, Glover was given a subtle nod by Webb In one scene where Peter Parker’s room is shown, there is a Troy Barnes Community poster visible on the bottom left hand corner of his wall When asked about this, Glover said, “I was pretty aware of the Easter egg that Marc Webb put in there because he asked me I guess when they

were filming it if it was okay to do it I was l i k e ‘ Su re ’ Fo r s o m e reason, I didn’t think they needed to ask my permission, but I guess they did So there’s some s t u f f i n Sp i d e r - Ma n ’ s bedroom that’s reflective of his musical or television taste ” Now, four years later, Glover fans will have the chance to at least part i a l l y e x p e r i e n c e t h e actor as “Your Friendly N e i g h b o r h o o d Spiderman ” His character, Miles Morales, is a high school student who happens to possess super spider abilities and is one of several SpiderMen spread throughout several dimensions in the TV show Glover will be featured alongside former Drake and Josh star Drake Bell, who is providing the voice of Peter Parker Morales and Parker meet in one of the dimensions and Parker ser ves as a mentor for the young hero When speaking on Glover and the character Miles, Stephen Wa c k e r, v i c e p re s i d e n t o f Ma r v e l

Television’s animation department, said, “He meets someone who is his hero, and that comes across completely in Donald’s performance He’s got a real warmth that s u i t s t h e c h a r a c t e r re a l l y, re a l l y w e l l ” Despite finally getting to join an aspect of his favorite superhero’s legacy, when asked

about actually playing the role of SpiderMan, Glover said, “I’m still holding out, though I still have hopes to do something like that one day I don’t look at this as second place Spider-Man, he’s such an icon you have to do something with him ” Speaking as someone who both greatly enjoys the many facets of Donald’s career and personally wore Spider-Man pajamas to sleep ever y night as a kid, I really hope that the young actor is given a chance to play his dream role

Jason Ecker is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jecker@cornellsun com

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Sean Doolittle is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at arts-editor@cornell edu

Eternal Sunshine of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Awave of click-bait psychobabble has been circulating the bloggy interwebs this summer about the buzzword stock character, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Admittedly baited by one such article, I began to investigate The term, coined in 2007 by critic Nathan Radin in a scathing review of Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown, criticizes the trope of a spastic, dreamy, one-dimensional heroine who enters a brooding young man ’ s life solely in order to teach him how to live What set off this new torrent of internet mania debating about the topic was the article Radin published this July on Salon, apologizing to pop culturedom for his invention of the term because of the way it’s been scarily misused and overapplied by preachy, would-be critics and bloggers, accusing an absurd range of characters (and actual women), from Ginny Weasley to the operating system from Her of participating in this trope After sifting through its blogosphere history, I’m grateful for Radin’s apology, and, at risk of seeming melodramatic, would like to see this bizarre, virally catchy nomenclature removed from the vocabulary of intelligent artistic criticism and understood for what it really did to pop culture (after you indulge my thoughts on it, of course)

I want to be clear, it is not with the phrase in its original form that I take issue The term could potentially have been quite apt in facilitating scrutiny of this a trendy and insidious brand misogyny It was originally conceived with the commendable intention of diagnosing a stereotype one that existed long before Orlando Bloom underwhelmed audiences with his performance as a suicidal sad sack and encouraging conversation about the sexism inherent to this role, and challenging directors who pen these absurd women Unfortunately, the path to creating a feeding frenzy of pseudocritical thought is paved with good intentions

So, the misogyny of the trope itself is passé no one is arguing that a woman cast as a vector of a male’s personal development is any kind of kosher What is interesting, relevant and disturbing is the phenomena of pop culture’s obsession with the term and the creepy implications the trope has acquired through its shameless misappropriation

A brief timeline and biography of the phrase “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” she was born to

Kirsten Dunst’s character Claire in Elizabethtown, an ethereally bubbly and adorably frenzied flight attendant who flits into the life of grieving Drew (Orlando Bloom), post-suicide attempt and offers him a literal roadmap to self-actualization Claire is the MPDG in her purest, most painfully depthless form: Beautiful, whimsical, flighty, impulsively eccentric and mystically wise She has no needs, goals or desires of her own, she exists only as a (polka-dotted or floral) accessory to the mopey, wounded schmuck who she will ultimately heal and lead to salvation Her quirks and idiosyncrasies are as cosmetic as her vintage red lipstick, because she has no struggles, grief or baggage to produce them

The MPDG celebrated her first birthday when, a year after the Elizabethtown review, the A V Club (the entertainment website that Rabin wrote for at the time he’s now a staff writer for Pitchfork’s film review project The Dissolve) published the list “Wild Things: 16 Films featuring Manic Pixie Dream Girls,” indicting cult roles like Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly from Breakfast At Tiffany’s and Diane Keaton’s Annie Hall

Fast forward through a few years of the term being kicked around and used to mock Zooey

Deschanel’s ukulele-playing antics to 2013, when the show Manic Pixie Dreamland, a musical about a fantasy realm in which quirky, beautiful women are sent on missions to rescue morose young men from despair, debuted in Chicago The show was satirizing the term, but snowballs pop culture’s unproductive infatuation with the trope Later in 2013, a young adult novel entitled Manicpixiedreamgirl was published, narrating the calculable tale of an awkward high school aspiring writer who falls in love with a free-spirited goddess-girl

This only scratches the surface of the MPDG bender pop culture has been on

Google the phrase, the articles go on for pages: Feminist blog tirades against a never-ending slew of supposedly offending film and T V characters, theories of Manic Pixie Dream Boy, a wikiHow coaching “How to Be a Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Five Steps” and a database of all the alleged MPDGs throughout film, television, literature, video games, comic books and, most disturbingly, a category called “Real Life” which includes women like Yoko Ono, Edie Sedgwick and Zelda Fitzgerald

My real objection to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl craze is that it has legitimized a reductive label that invites sensational, lazy rhetoric about female characters and deters thoughtful, critical analysis The trope doesn’t particularly alarm me but the influence the term has acquired, as a catch-all phrase for any woman in a movie (or real life) who’s remotely unconventional, from the bipolar to the bookish, does

The phrase is just so pithy and attractive that viewers and readers project Manic Pixie Dream Girls where they don’t exist, or overlook backstories, personalities and ambitions of characters just to drop it oh-sosnarkily in a conversation; I’ve heard it and I’ve done it (I’m hypothetically doing it right now)

Some insidious linguistic tick in those little four words has us all hooked

A useful example of the term ’ s misuse is the heroine of Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, who’s been frequently accused across the internet of MPDG status At first glance, Clementine is a your prototypical dream girl: blue-haired, zany, babbling, stringing a hapless, sad Joel (Jim Carrey) on impulsive adventures

Look closer She pours bourbon in her coffee and eventually crashes Joel’s car She’s needy, irresponsible and sometimes thoughtlessly cruel

to Joel She’s flawed, with very real, un-adorable issues, neuroses and quirks Their relationship splits the MPDG schematic in half, and considering the crux of the film is that they deliberately have their memories wiped of each other, Clementine didn’t save Joel, she ruined his life Clementine even gets poignantly meta at one point and acknowledges her would-be trope: “Too many guys think I’m a concept, or I complete them, or I’m gonna make them alive But I’m just a fucked-up girl who’s looking for my own peace of mind ”

So, as you consume pop culture, stay alert Next time you think you might have spotted the elusive MPDG prancing around around in the rain, resist the urge to whip out those snappy words, and take a closer look That is, of course, not to say that you will not encounter poorly written, shallow or offensive female characters But when it comes to discussing these characters, we need a broader, more nuanced range of terms than shoving every flimsy girlfriend into the same tropey box give bad directors some credit they can write all kinds of insubstantial, empty women! Let’s talk about these women critically and thoughtfully, and not just on the basis that they love The Smiths

Jael Goldfine is a sophomore in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at jgoldfine@cornellsun com Objectivity Bites runs alternate Thursdays this semester

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John Zakour can be reached at jzakour@cornellsun com

Gearing Up Red Teams Prepare for Fall Contests

Fall for fighting | On the brink of the start to fall season, training has become as intense as e men ’ s and women ’ s soccer teams travel for tw games this weekend, while the volleyball team heads to South Orange, N J for the Seton Hall Tournament

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h e l p i n g t h e Re d s u c c e e d a g a i n s t i t s o p p o n e n t s “ Pa s s i n g a n d s e r v i n g a re t w o s k i l l s we h a ve w o rk e d a t o n o n i n t h e p re s e as o n a n d we d o b e l i e ve w i l l h a ve t o b e o u r s t r e n g t h s P l a y i n g a s [ m a n y ] g a m e - l i k e s i t u a t i o n s a s p o s s i b l e a n d m i n i m i z i n g o u r e r ro r s h a s b e e n a n o t he r f o c u s , ” Ba t i e - Sm o o s e s a i d “ C o m i n g t o g e t h e r a n d p l a y i n g a s o n e b e a t s t e a m s w i t h m o re t a l e n t ” Wi t h s e ve n n e w p l a ye r s o n t h e t e a m , t h e Re d i s l o o ki n g t o i t s u n d e rc l a s s m e n t o re a l l y s t e p u p a n d f i l l t h e s h o e s o f t h e f o u r s e n i o r s w h o g r a d u a t e d t h i s p a s t ye a r

“Being young may result in some nerves this first weekend, but I think our freshmen are ready for the challenge ”

c e y Wi l s o n a g re e t h a t Ru t g e r s w i l l b e t h e i r t o u g h e s t o p p o n e n t t h i s we e k e n d Howe ve r, w i t h a s l e w o f n e w p l a ye r s a n d a c o m p l e t e l y f re s h d y n a m i c o n t h e c o u r t , Wi l s o n

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p l a ye r s m a y l e a ve t h e Re d s t r u g g l i n g Howe ve r, s o p h om o re s e t t e r A l y s s a Ph e l p s b e l i e

MV P: Peyton Man-

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b e s t q u a r t e r b a c k i n t h e NFL this year, statistically But will voters fatigue after the season he had? Are expectations too high for any mortal man (or what-

ever type of cyborg Peyton is)? Probably I’ll go with Aaron Rodgers, who rather s h o c k i n g l y d i d n ’ t e ve n place in the Top-10 of the best players in the NFL

Should be a perfect opportunity for Rodgers to gain some steam for an MVP run

O f f e n s i v e R o o k i e :

Derek Carr Despite playing at a mid-major program at Fresno State, Carr might’ve been the best arm talent in this draft Unlike his rookie peers, we know he’s going to start and has

looked impressive in the preseason, culminating in throwing two touchdowns

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Tierney Kicks Off Second Year in Net

By JOEL COOPER Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women ’ s soccer team enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in the program ’ s recent history last year, finishing with a 7-8-1 record At the heart of many of those wins was goalkeeper Kelsey Tierney, who took over the starting job in just her first year with the team

Tierney played in 13 games as a freshman, including ten starts in net She made 53 saves to go against 21 goals allowed, and put up two shutouts

sending two or even three teams to the playoffs Now it’s a race to 10 wins for a division title While the Cowboys’ defense probably won ’ t be historically bad, it should still be well, b

I expect them to contend for the worst team in the NFC rather than a playoff ber th Washington should be able to ride a rejuvenated RGIII and the addition of DeSean Jackson

Tierney first got into soccer at a young age, playing for club and travel teams from the age of four or five From there she developed as an athlete, originally playing in an outfield position instead of her now more favourable backstop

“I have been playing my whole life, it was a big part of my life growing up, ” Tierney said “When I was younger I enjoyed playing on the field and being part of the action, but then one of my coaches asked me to play in goal and I thought it was fun and exciting, so I stuck with it ” Tierney played in net for her high school, Garden City High, for four seasons, helping the program to its first ever New York State Championship win in 2010 She was also part of the Olympic Development Program in 2005, 2010 and 2011-12

Right alongside soccer, Cornell has always played a part in Tierney’s life Her uncle played football and lacrosse for the Red This, along with the women ’ s soccer team ’ s great coaching staff, made the decision of adding to her uncle’s legacy an easy one

“When I was younger I was always wearing Cornell gear and I always heard great things about the school,” Tierney said “When I visited I loved the campus and the coaches they were very supportive of me I thought Cornell would be a great place to come to play and go to school ”

As a freshman, Tierney originally started on the bench behind Tori Christ ’14, but her skills and competitive nature quickly impressed the coaches and soon she became the Red’s primary backstop

“I tried to keep a competitive mentality during practice,” Tierney said “The other goalies on our team are very good and we pushed the competitive level of play up, making me the most competitive player I could be ”

Having had such a successful first year, Tierney spent the offseason focusing on the individual skills integral to a goalkeeper’s development She spent time with her goalkeeping coach, while also working on her sprint training Tierney believes this will help the Red to an even stronger finish this season

“I have really high expectations for the team this year The team has shown really good leadership and so far we have shown well,” Tierney said “I am going to try my best to make my team confident in me and make sure I put out my best ”