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C.U., Ithaca Renew Commitment to Affordable Housing

By MADELINE COHEN Sun Assistant News Editor

The Ithaca Common Council unanimously reauthorized a memorandum of understanding between the City of Ithaca, To m p k i n s C o u n t y a n d C o r n e l l Un

Affordable Housing Fund for the next six years at their meeting

Wednesday

In 2009, the University, city and county created the fund to provide means with which to massively expand low-income housing options in Ithaca through 2015 The original agreement included a stipulation that, over the next six years, Cornell would give a minimum of $1,200,000 to the fund, while Tompkins County and the Ithaca would each give $600,000 The renewal of the funding commitment maintained the financial breakdown of the previous agreement, according to the Council’s resolution

Since 2009, the fund has helped to create many low-income housing options, according to the resolution

“Over the first six years of the program, 124 affordable housing units have been constructed and an additional 80 housing units have been awarded competitive funding and are expected to be constructed,” the resolution states In spite of the success of this program, the resolutions states that additional low income housing is still a necessity for the Ithaca community

In pointing out the need for increased affordable housing, the resolution stated that “56 percent of all renter households and 21 percent of homeowner households” pay over a third of their income for housing

For the past six years, the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency has administered the fund selectively through a process in which developers submit proposals to its application review committee The

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A house unanimous | Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 heads the Common Council meeting Wednesday, where ofﬁcials discussed a memorandum on affordable housing and a resolution on a new NYC-Ithaca

New Company to Offer Nonstop Bus Service Between Ithaca, NYC

By TOM SCHREFFLER Sun Staff Writer

Cornellians hoping to travel between Ithaca and New York City will soon have a new option A new addition to the transit line-up available to students, the Big Red Bullet claims to provide a better, faster travel experience at a lower price compared to current busing options

Big Red Bullet was founded by Ali Nasser MBA ’15, who currently works at Citigroup Bob Nicholas, general manager of Big Red Bullet, said trips will be nonstop, with each one lasting about four and a half hours This schedule will offer greater expediency than the Shortline service, which make several stops during its route from Ithaca to New York City

S. A .Talks Transparency With New V.P., Passes Mental Health Resolution

By DANIEL ZIMMERMAN Sun Staff Writer

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Reno review | Philip Titcomb ’17, LGBTQ representative at large, speaks about campus renovations at the Student Assembly meeting Thursday

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Opinion, “Junioritis,” Thursday

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Gary Ferguson

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‘Say Her Name’ Event Centers on Female Victims

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The ex-president of Latino Civic Association of Tompkins County, Micah Martorell, was charged with third-degree grand larceny Wednesday for stealing around $6,500 over three months, according to The Ithaca Voice Fernando A Aragon, treasurer for the organization, informed police following scheduling conflicts with Martorell to address the withdrawal of funds Withdrawals were made due to financial hardships on Martorell and his family, he said in an e-mail to The Voice

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By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Writer

Female victims, who speakers say are often relegated to the margins of the public conversation, were at the center of the #BlackLivesMatter Say Her Name event Thursday at the Cornell Center for Intercultural Dialogue

Prof Oneka LaBennett, Africana studies, led the discussion, starting with a shorter version of the talk she gave at the annual Martin Luther King Public Policy lecture at Syracuse University’s Department of African American Studies

According to Professor LaBennett, “ many of us [protested] after the killing of Tamir Rice, the 12-year old who was shot [Protesting] is precisely what we all need to be doing ”

Prof Russell Rickford, history, who is organizing a Black Lives Matter teach-in on Oct 24, echoed this sentiment

“Sometimes we feel that our task is to persuade everybody I’m not sure it’s necessarily our job to educate other people,” Rickford said “I think our job is, among other things, to agitate, recognizing that the reason why a lot of these injustices exist is that people benefit from them ”

LaBennett said despite the prevalence of tragedies, we do we not even know all of the victims’ names, which is why she emphasizes their stories

“Aiyana Stanley-Jones was shot and killed by the police as she slept on her couch in her Detroit home in May 2010,” LaBennett said “ The officer who killed her was initially charged with involuntary manslaughter and later tried for recklessness in charging a firearm Both trials ended in mistrial ”

LaBennett said that other women, like Yvette Smith and Tarika Wilson, have also been killed, leaving their children behind

“A family member reportedly called police because 37 year-old [Tanesha] Anderson, who suffered from bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, was disturbing the peace, ” LaBennett said According to LaBennett, the officers attempted to place Anderson in a car to take her in for medical treatment, but she started kicking them

LaBennett then read a description from the Root website of what happened next

“Tanesha Anderson began calling for her brother and mother while officers tried to subdue her by allegedly pressing her head down repeatedly to get her into the car, ” LaBennett read “After several failed attempts, Joell Anderson, Tanesha’s brother, claims, one officer forced her to the pavement with his knee in the woman ' s back as he handcuffed her She reportedly never moved again after that moment ”

LaBennett continued with what she called

the shocking story of Dymond Milburn, a 12year-old who went outside of her Galveston home to switch on a circuit breaker that had broken and was attacked by three plainclothes officers

“According to Dymond, the officers did not identify themselves and told her ‘You’re a prostitute You’re coming with us ’ , ” LaBennett said

“I’m not sure it’s necessarily our job to educate other[s] I think our job is, among other things, to agitate.”

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Dymond’s parents responded to her cries and said they found the police hitting her on the head, face and throat, LaBennett recounted

“Dymond is now 20-years-old Being innocent did not protect her, and eight years after she was brutally assaulted justice has not been served but one of the accused officers was named Officer of the Year,” LaBennett said LaBennett said these stories all contribute to a picture of the mistreatment of black women by the police

“Their stories speak to the ways in which Black women are seen as being impervious to pain and black girls are interpreted as being older than their actual ages, and sexualized as in 12-year-old Dymond being mistaken for a prostitute,” LaBennett said Organizers Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi created Black Lives Matter to

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fight against such injustices

“Alicia Garza wrote that ‘Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and intentionally targeted for demise’,” LaBennett said

“I want to note that Garza, Cullors and Tometi didn’t just create a hashtag,” LaBennett said “They are organizers with decades of experience ”

People are looking for any reason to discredit the Black Lives Matter movement, according to Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs

“Earlier this week, a law enforcement officer was shot dead in Houston while filling his squad car ’ s gas tank, allegedly by a black suspect, ” Alexander said “A police sergeant speaking to the media immediately linked the shooting to the Black Lives Matter movement, with no evidence or justification to support his comment What he did in my judgment was disparage the movement by saying ‘ cops lives matter too ’”

Amber Aspinall ’17 said there are ways for white people to support the Black Lives Matter cause without removing the focus from the violence that occurs against black people

“Last year we organized one of our ‘die-ins’ during Charter Day and we did not want the white allies who showed up to lay on the ground with their hands up, because they are not the ones who are dying at the hands of the state ” Aspinall said “We had the white allies direct people away from where we were ‘dying in’ I’ve been in other actions and in

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Say her name | Prof Oneka LaBennett, Africana studies, focuses on female victims at a #BlackLivesMatter event at the Cornell Center for Intercultural Dialogue Thursday

Ithaca, Cornell Pledge

Housing Contributions

agency will continue to administer the fund for the next six years

Alderperson Cynthia Brock (D-1st Ward) asked Nels Bohn, director of Ithaca’s Urban Renewal Agency, if the agency plans to expand loans to rental occupied housing as she thought this housing had primarily been used to create owner housing in the past

Bohn said that while rental units are more likely to get additional funding from other sources, “it’s subject to rental developers to come forward ”

Bohn shared his hope that a greater number of small developers will file applications, and the agency can help to support more “mixed income projects” in the future

“The Program Oversight Committee that oversees the fund seeks to encourage more mixed income projects, so we don’t just have lowincome housing projects assisted by the fund and unsubsidized housing projects focused solely on wealthy tenants, ” he said

Bohn explained that the applicant review committee accepts only “high quality product” proposals

“Developers need to complete a very detailed funding application that requires a high level of detail about the proposed housing project to ensure it meets the goals of the program ” he said “Additionally, the developer must demonstrate site control of the project site ”

Alderperson J R Clairborne (D-2nd Ward), a member of the program oversight committee, said the initiative is valuable partly because it involves collaboration

“It’s probably the only time where the City, the county and Cornell have a joint conversation about housing needs.”

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“It’s probably the only time where the city, the county and Cornell have a joint conversation about housing needs,” Clairborne said “It’s really been a good venture,that we ’ re trying to put money where our mouth is and do something about it

”

Brock explained that while she “absolutely supports ” the fund, she is concerned because the city has been borrowing money in order to make its contribution

”If we have had this expense of $100,000 for the past six years for housing, this really should be something that’s folded into our operations budget, not something that we ’ re borrowing,” Brock said

Clairborne shared his belief that without affordable housing options, people are being forced to leave the city

“I live around people [who] are just leaving the city, to try to find somewhere that’s affordable to live,” he said “Around here, to find something under $1000 to live, is rare ”

Clairborne said he believes low-income housing is a necessity to maintain the diversity of the Ithaca community

“Do we want to have a mixed demographic across socio-economic status? Or do want to have all upper income people, as we keep forcing all of those who cannot afford to keep up with it, to move out? Personally, I would like to live where there are people across the spectrum, ” he said

Madeline Cohen can be reached at mcohen@cornellsun com

Ithaca Approves New Bus Service

‘Big Red Bullet’ to offer nonstop rides from Ithaca

panies that will be allowed to advertise on the buses and the physical “ wrap ” that will appear on the sides of them

At an Ithaca Common Council meeting on Wednesday, Alderperson Deborah Mohlenhoff (D5th Ward) expressed support for the bus service

“The general sense at city administration was that we all absolutely support this service, it’s going to be a fare that’s much reduced from the Cornell buses, hopefully give better access to people who travel between our two cities,” Mohlenhoff said

Alderperson Ellen McCollister ’78 (D-3rd Ward) emphasized the need for a new bus service, calling Cornell’s Campus2Campus “ very expensive” and “difficult to schedule ”

McCollister also dubbed Coach’s service the “Snortline,” claiming that “ you never know what kind of drug deal is going on in that bus ”

The council voted unanimously to grant the Big Red Bullet a bus permit

Nicholas said that the final hurdle in making the Big Red Bullet operational is in selecting the com-

“We expect everything will be ready by late September, though that’s more of an educated guess, ” Nicholas said, citing the coordination that still needs to take place between the Big Red Bullet and its advertising contractor

“In starting a new venture, you want to make sure all your ducks are in a row So that when you go online to reserve a seat, you are able to, ” he said Big Red Bullet will offer round trips to New York City from Ithaca for $110 on weekdays, and $130 on weekends Buses will depart from Green Street in Ithaca and the Bryant Park area in Manhattan every day, usually at 6:00 a m and 6:00 p m

Madeline Cohen contributed reporting to this story

S.A. Talks Transparency, Mental Health

Cornellians Discuss Racialized Policing

SAY HER NAME

o t h e r r a l l i e s b e f o re where the white people were the ones who simply printed the signs ” A s p i n a l l s a i d s h e saw this protest philosophy in action in Ne w Yo rk C i t y t h i s s u mmer

“ We were walking in Times Square and the white people were t h e o n e s w h o w e re s t a n d i n g o n t h e streets, ” Aspinall said “If something were to happen, the police had t o m a k e t h e i r w a y

through the white people first ” Shamail Shahid ’15

a d d e d t h a t i s s u e s o f privilege should also be

a disadvantage in general in the countr y we live in,” Shahid said “I want to end on a p o s i t i v e n o t e , ”

“We were walking in Times Square and the white people were the ones who were standing on the streets.”

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d i s c u s s e d m o re o n campus

“I feel like a lot of people do not unders t a n d t h a t t h e re i s white privilege and that all minorities are just at

s p i l l i n t o t h e

Coast Guard said Thursday

LaBennett said, quoting the “positive examples” of Bree Newsome, “ t h e w o m a n w h o brought our attention to the racist symbolism o f t h e c o n f e d e r a t e flag,” and 16-year-old Hunger Games actress

A m a n d l a St e n b e r g , who has spoken publicly on issues of racial oppression and cultural appropriation “Part of my interest i s i n p o p u l a r y o u t h culture, so I love a 16ye a r o l d a c t re s s w h o has taken social media to voice some of the issues I’ve talked about here today,” LaBennett said

Continued from page 3 Benedetta Carnaghi can be reached at bcarnaghi@cornellsun com

Part of Mississippi River Closes After Oil Spill

r i v e r, t h e C o a s t Guard said T h e r i v e r i s closed from mile m a r k e r s 9 3 8 t o 9 2 2 , Pe t t y O f f i c e r L o r a Ratliff said The barge was carr ying approximately 1 million

g a l l o n s , b u t t h e breach was only

i n o n e a r e a , affecting just one of its six tanks, Ratliff said That

tured, causing an

u n k n o w n amount of oil to

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b a r g e o w n e r, I n l a n d M a r i n e Ser vices, and an oil spill response

o r g a n i z a t i o n t o d e t e r m i n e t h e exact amount of

o i l t h a t p o u r e d i n t o t h e w a t e r I n l a n d M a r i n e S e r v i c e s r e f e r r e d calls to its public re l a t i o n s p e r s o n , Pa t r i c k C r ow l e y, w h o d i d n o t r e t u r n r e p e a t e d c a l l s s e e k i n g comment

It w a s n ’ t known how long

t h e r i v e r w o u l d b e c l o s e d T h e

T h e C o a s t Guard said it was working with the

T h e c o l l i s i o n h a p p e n e d n e a r C o l u m b u s , K e n t u c k y, l a t e We d n e s d a y, t h e C o a s t G u a r d s a i d T h e c a u s e was under investigation The spill

s t r e t c h e d 1 7 m i l e s s o u t h t o t h e c i t y o f Hickman

t o w b o a t s w e r e moored on opposite sides of the river and a long g a s h w a s a p p a rent in the smaller vessel River traffic was backed up on both sides By T h u r s d a y e v e n i n g , t h e r e was no sign of a l a r g e c l e a n u p operation

K e l e i a Mc C l o u d , a s s i st a n t d i r e c t o r o f t h e H i c k

Turkey Skeptical Bangkok Bomb Suspects Are Turks

BANGKOK (AP) Turkey expressed skepticism Thursday over reports that its nationals were involved in the Aug 17 bombing of a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people, as Thai authorities reported finding a “suspicious fluid” during a raid at a third home linked to suspects in the attack

National police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri said police found items including a “suspicious fluid in a barrel” during the raid Thursday at a home in the outskirts of Bangkok He said the items were being examined by a police explosives unit

Thai authorities have suggested that at least two of the eight suspects are possibly Turkish, prompting the Turkish Embassy in Bangkok to issue a statement Thursday saying that it has not received confirmation from Thai authorities about the nationalities of the suspects

The Turkish connection has boosted a theory that the suspects may be part of a group seeking to avenge Thailand's forced repatriation of more than 100 ethnic Uighurs to China in July Thailand is believed to be a transit stop for Chinese Uighurs attempting to go to Turkey

Uighurs (pronounced WEE-gurs) are related to Turks, and Turkey is home to a large Uighur community The bombed site, the Erawan Shrine, is especially popular with Chinese tourists, feeding the speculation that it could have been targeted by people who believe the Uighurs are oppressed by China’s government

China has alleged that the repatriated Uighurs included some who intended to join Islamic State fighters in Syria

In another finding that could support a link to Uighurs, police said Thursday that a man arrested Tuesday who is considered a main suspect in the bombing was carrying a Chinese passport The passport indicated he was from the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, but Thai authorities had not yet verified its authenticity, said national police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri Xinjiang is the home of the Turkish-speaking Uighurs

Authorities on Thursday identified the suspect but issued two different spellings of his name Mieraili Yusufu and Yusufu Meerailee and said he faces charges of possessing unauthorized explosives Police said they found his fingerprints on a bottle of bomb-making material recovered from an apartment that was raided over the weekend

The other suspects include a Thai woman identified as Wanna Suansan said to be married to a Turkish man Both are being sought by Thai police

The home police raided Thursday was leased by Wanna, the police spokesman said

“The Explosives Ordnance Disposal Team is examining the scene now, ” Prawut told reporters “Don’t go there yet It could be dangerous ”

The home is in the outer Bangkok neighborhood of Min Buri near another apartment also leased by Wanna where police found gunpowder, fertilizer and other bomb-making materials in a raid over the weekend

In interviews with Thai media, Wanna said she is innocent and is currently living in Turkey

Thai authorities have been careful not to state publicly that the case may be linked to the Uighurs They have said that such speculation could affect international relations and hurt tourism

“We have agreed already that I won ’ t mention the name of a country, the name of a group or their religion Please allow me to say that it is a network, and let’s wait and see which group it is,” Prawut said Thursday when asked if the case was linked to Uighurs

Thai security officials have suggested the suspects are part of a human trafficking ring with a grudge against Thailand However, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, known for his outspokenness, has stretched the theory to acknowledge it could have been a gang involved in smuggling Uighurs out of China

The embassy statement highlighted the confusion surrounding the ongoing investigation It quoted the Turkish Foreign Ministr y spokesman in Ankara as pointing out Thai press reports saying that Mieraili, who was reportedly detained near the Thai-Cambodian border, had a Chinese passport and that the first suspect, arrested in the raid on the Bangkok apartment, had a fake Turkish passport

“There is no clear information on the issue,” the spokesman was quoted as saying, urging Thai authorities to "provide clear and correct information ”

While suggesting that Thai officials have been providing little or no response to Turkish diplomatic queries, the statement acknowledged that each country ’ s embassy has been in touch with its host country ’ s foreign officials

Prawut responded late Thursday to the criticism, saying Thailand is still investigating and once it has completed forensics and other tests it will send the passports to Turkey and China for verification

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When Marnie Was There

BY WYNNDHAM CURTIS Sun Contributor

In the wake of Hayao Miyazaki’s recent retirement, there has been uncertainty about Studio Ghibli’s future Since Miyazaki helped co-found it in 1985, The Academy Awardwinning studio has produced dozens of stunning films, such as Spirited Away and The Wind Rises, and set high standards for the animation industry ever since However, fans of Ghibli, including myself, have witnessed the company ’ s current hiatus since 2013 Many of us question whether or not more of these beloved animated films will ever be created with the same passion and quality as before

This is something that I have wondered for quite some time, and I believe I finally have an answer

appearance staunchly contrasts, yet complements, Anna’s tomboyish looks The two build a strong but secret friendship that takes them on adventures throughout the village However, Marnie’s mind seems to wander nearly as much as she does during the girls’ exploits

Although the film strays from the typical magic found in other Ghibli films, it has a charm and appeal all its own, with a firm sense of realism that sets it apart from it’s fantastical Ghibli counterparts When Marnie Was There is probably one of the most ‘normal’ films that has come out of Studio Ghibli in quite some time, but I nonetheless found myself enraptured by its story even if it didn’t have any dragons or magical spells

Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s 2014 film When Marnie Was There is proof that we may have yet to see the last of what Ghibli has to offer Yonebayashi is best known for directing the 2010 film, The Secret World of Arrietty

When Marnie Was There tells the emotional story of Anna Sasaki, a shy 12-year-old girl, learning her family’s history while confronting the many trials that she has quietly endured her whole life After falling victim to a deadly asthma attack, Anna s guardian sends her to stay the summer with family friends in the countryside, with hopes that fresh air will improve her health Her summertime residence is not far from a beautiful abandoned mansion overlooking the bay which often serves as a place for Anna to explore It is here that Anna meets Marnie, the elegant and mysterious blonde girl whose

HThe scenery and level of detail put into each frame also made this film a delight to watch, which goes without saying for nearly every title by the studio The film also features an almost exclusive female cast with only two or three minor male characters This seemed to work really well for the storyline, and definitely allowed Anna’s story to be captured more effectively

Hiromasa Yonebayashi manages to maintain the essence of what most Ghibli movies stand for: the creation of a story that hits close to home for viewers and invokes a variety of emotional responses Those who have struggled with family relationships, or even grew up without any siblings could easily draw a deep connection to this movie I don’t think anyone, myself included, can escape seeing themselves in Anna while watching her struggle to navigate through the awkward preteen stages of life This is essentially the magic and lifeblood of When Marnie Was There; Exploring something as simple as growing up, yet capturing it in a way that everyone can under-

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The few flaws of the film present themselves when the story begins to pick up momentum I found that the plot began to trip over itself as Marnie’s character became more and more confusing Of course, Marnie’s entrance into Anna’s life only seemed to complicate matters, which was intended, but overall the execution of Marnie was not perfect by any means I was confused by some of the events that unraveled during Anna’s stay in the countryside, and though irritated, I never felt the desire to stop watching

In the end, everything was explained succinctly and very rapidly which was almost a let-down As a viewer, I enjoy making inferences and solving plot twists on my own, but in this instance it became almost impossible to do so without direct intervention from the film telling me what was really happening I appreciated the much needed clarification, but I wish the story had shown me these details rather than just telling me at the end

This may be the last Ghibli film that we see for a while, but it stands as proof that the industry and its fans can, and will, endure Anna’s story is unique and watching her journey through the summer with Marnie is a cinematic treat Anna’s story is a glance into the experience of adolescence, and captures something to which everyone can relate

Yonebayashi has created a visual masterpiece despite the few flaws in its story When Marnie Was There will stand the test of time and gives another solid reason for Yonebayashi to be mentioned with the likes of Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and other animation legends This list of individuals capable of producing Ghibli quality films is an elite and short one, so any addition to its ranks is extremely welcomed

When Marnie Was There will be showing at the Cornell Cinema, tonight, Friday, September 4, at 7:15 p m and Saturday, September 5 at 9:15 p m

Wynndham Curtis is a junior in the College of Industrial Labor Relations He can be reached at woc4@cornell edu

Why You Should Think About Art

ello, my name is Stephen, I’m writing about the arts for anyone who has the time to listen, and if you ’ ve continued on to the end of this sentence, either because you know me personally or maybe are reading this article by mistake, I’m glad you ’ re here I come to this opportunity as someone who believes heavily in the importance of art In many ways, it plays and has always played a large role in my life For me, it functions both as comfort and provocation: a way of finding shelter from the world and its difficulties, as well as a call to engage with this same world in hopes of better understanding the connections we create amongst ourselves by being human Art can expose us to the truth about each other, about ourselves and about the many large and small forces at play in our lives It often gives us method for grappling with these truths I’m not saying that art pushes us to confront the problems of the “human condition,” whatever that may mean to you but rather that constructive art functions in our lives as a combination of your grandmother and a drill-sergeant It will bake you cookies You might have never known you liked cookies until your grandmother made them for you But it also knows you can do more pushups than that It can force you to access aspects of yourself you never knew existed, until you needed to do a lot of pushups

Metaphors aside, because of art ’ s unique operations, it stands also as a device which enables us to manipulate the minds of others What we love about art its beauty, its emotiveness, its energy, its vulnerability, its truth, its transcendence, its obscenity, its complexity is why it can control us There exists in art a constant tension between its sociocultural influence and its aesthetic power

Examples of this relationship fill our lives From Clint

Eastwood’s popular and acclaimed lionization of Chris Kyle, a single man who killed over 250 people, as his will triumphed over the bodies he dropped with the quiet pull of his trigger, drunk off of pseudo-nationalism and trauma; to jazz and hip-hop’s reclamation, at the exact moment of their inception, of black lives, souls, and rights; to the fact that advertising can be found, at all hours of the day, tunneling into one of those most important features of the human mind: our capacity for empathy and sympathy art ’ s paradoxes inevitably affect all of us Our government recognizes this capability, just look at how the CIA attempted to counteract the progressiveness of Cold War artists by funding conservative MFA programs Or look at maybe the most infamous example in United States history, the blacklists of McCarthyism Art has social power we must acknowledge

To deny a holistic view of art (including but not limited to the one I’m toting here), would be grossly irresponsible In a way, to interact with art every day without giving it thought or consideration would be to commit a violation against ourselves We are members of a powerful society and culture, at large in an even more powerful world Never in the history of our species have there been so many regular practices that could either propel us into revolution or lead us into mass extinction

In this column, I want to explore what happens when we place art on the list of those risky polarities What happens to the way we, as everyday individuals and citizens, think about ourselves and our communities when art becomes an issue of survival? Is this liberation? Is this confinement? A mess of both?

Throughout the year, I’m going to try as hard as I can to adhere to the goals I’ve just set I don’t have any particularly new answers to the questions I’ve posed, nor do I have any

expertise in dealing with them All I can say is that I am someone to whom these things are very important on a personal level, so I hope to do them whatever justice I can Of course I will fail at times, but I’m not trying to find perfection in this project I am only trying to write something a few people might find useful in some way It doesn’t have to be edgy It doesn’t have to be unique It just has to do something

Stephen Meisel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at spm243@cornell edu Appearances appears alternate Fridays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

: When Marnie Was There

BY WYNNDHAM CURTIS Sun Contributor

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When Marnie Was There will be showing at the Cornell Cinema, tonight, Friday, September 4, at 7:15 p m and Saturday, September 5 at 9:15 p m

Wynndham Curtis is a junior in the College of Industrial Labor Relations He can be reached at woc4@cornell edu

Why You Should Think About Art

Examples of this relationship fill our lives From Clint

Throughout the year, I’m going to try as hard as I can to adhere to the goals I’ve just set I don’t have any particularly new answers to the questions I’ve posed, nor do I have

any expertise in dealing with them All I can say is that I am someone to whom these things are very important on a personal level, so I hope to do them whatever justice I can Of course I will fail at times, but I’m not trying to find perfection in this project I am only trying to write something a few people might find useful in some way It doesn’t have to be edgy It doesn’t have to be unique It just has to do something

Stephen Meisel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at spm243@cornell edu Appearances appears alternate Fridays this semester

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Ruth Weissmann is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at raw287@cornell edu A Word to the Weiss appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Yuedan Chen | What’s Up, Doc?

The Dangers of U.V. Ray Exposure

As it is summertime now, I must not be the only one who can ’ t wait to jump into the pool and give myself a tan Bronzy cheeks and bodies are currently the big trend in the fashion industr y However, have you noticed the fact that some people can easily get tans while some only get sunburns? If you happen to belong to the latter group, stop tr ying so hard to bathe in more sun, because you are also at higher risk of getting melanoma

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops from melanocytes the cells that produce pigment in the skin Melanoma is only a small proportion of all skin cancers, but it accounts for the large majority of skin cancer deaths In fact, it is highly associated with ultraviolet (U V ) radiation, which is caused by direct sunlight and tanning beds So before you get ready to lay out in the sun, here is something you should know about the science behind the tanning process

Two major aspects of our bodies take the leading role in this "U V tanning pathway" skin cells and pigment cells (e g melanocytes) U V radiation first induces DNA damage within skin cells, which triggers the release of a special compound called alpha–Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) As suggested by its name, the hormone can stimulate the pigment cells by binding directly to the melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) on the cell surface Stimulating the MC1R receptor starts the manufacturing process that produces melanin, the major ingredient of our tans

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This receptor protein is arguably the biggest player in the “UV tanning pathway” and is known to exist in different “flavors ” (i e mutant variants) across each ethnic group Different M C 1 R va r i a n t s h a ve d i s t i

resulting in ver y dark or light skin One of the most famous examples is red-headed individuals with ver y pale skin Think of Ron in Harr y Potter Ron as well as the whole Weasley family falls into this categor y These individuals usually have “weaker” MC1R function than others their pigment producing “factories” are not as efficient

The MC1R variant that the Weasley family shares determines their red hair, fair skin and also suggests that since the family members are unable to tan, they are at a higher risk of sunburn and are at the highest risk for melanoma among all skin pigmentation types Of course, the most straightfor ward explanation is that pale skin forms less of a shield against U V radiation than darker skin Oddly enough, the MC1R variants of pale-skinned people also give rise to higher melanoma risk even without U V radiation, suggesting that they are susceptible to an additional vulnerability that can ’ t be protected by sunscreen alone

Studies have suggested that additional mechanisms, such as defective DNA damage repair and increased oxidative stress which can cause DNA damage may be to blame, though further experiments are needed to figure out the details Something to note is that common active ingredients of most sunscreens (e g titanium dioxide and zinc oxide) can release oxidative free radicals on the skin Interestingly, these free radicals may actually increase the risk of developing melanoma for this red-haired, pale-skinned group of individuals Thus, this theor y actually questions the rationality of broadly applying sunscreen to prevent melanoma, regardless of one ’ s MC1R status

At least for the pale-skinned folks, it is worthwhile to consider avoiding too much sun exposure (and the tanning bed) Instead, go for the false-tanning cosmetics if you have an insatiable craving for that sun-kissed glow

Yuedan Chen is a 4th year PhD candidate at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences She may be reached at yuc2009@med cornell edu What s Up, Doc? appears alternate Fridays this semester

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A Sept 3 news stor y, “Entrepreneurship Kickoff at Cornell Connects Students to Business Opportunities," stated that around 130 Cornellians were in attendance In fact, approximately 400 students attended

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“Thank you for sharing your personal story, Mike. While it is important and valuable wisdom for current students, it also resonates for so many in post-college years As for current Cornellians, it is good to know that the university has invested in expanded services via Gannett and other resources.”

Brenda Melvin Re: “GUEST ROOM | Mental Health,” Opinion published September 2, 2015

Akshay Jain | College Stuff

Bill Simmons, Sesame Street

And the Future of HBO

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Red to Face Cleveland, Akron

By BEN DENSON Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women ’ s soccer team will play Cleveland State today, followed by a matinee game on Sunday against University of Akron Both games will be played in Olean, N Y

“It is a tournament, so that also helps focus a bit as something to tr y and win in addition to the two separate matches,” said head coach Patrick Farmer of his team ’ s two games this weekend Cornell is 1-0-1 after a draw against Siena and a 2 - 0 w i n ove r L oyo l a ,

Cleveland are off to a strong start Cleveland is 3-11 this season, with the lone loss coming from a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Akron

“I don’t really know either program or coaching staff so I’m looking for ward to the challenge and expect my team to be doing the same, ” Farmer said “ These first few matches are always about us rather than the opponents and that will carr y through these next two as well ”

This will be the first time Cornell plays both Cleveland and Akron, and the coaching staff is open

Nonetheless, the Red is looking for two wins during

Tournament

After a strong win against Loyola the Red is coming into the weekend series with an aura of confidence

“Coming off a win is definitely a boost of confidence going into these next two games, but the preparation is the same, ” said senior captain Shanay Fischer “Maintaining that mindset when we ' re doing well is really going to help us We had a good, competitive practice on Monday, and right now we ' re working on what we need to do tactically to win ”

Fischer and the rest of the team have played excellent defense, as the team has not yet conceded a goal

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“Our defense is a team effort Ever y player on the field defends whether it's a for ward chasing back or a center back clearing the ball out of the penalty area, ” Fischer said “In regards to our back four or five defenders specifically, I think communication and awareness of each other as well as the opponents is key Being organized with our defensive shape is a huge component as well, not just in the back but all over the field ”

Senior co-captain and defender Charlotte Tate joins Fisher on the Red’s strong defensive line

“Our team has been working well defensively all over the field, and we hope to continue the shutout streak this weekend,” Tate said

She also stressed the importance of the early season in shaping the team ’ s mentality and building confidence

“ We’re looking to take big strides this season,

especially in our conference With that has to come a competitive mentality in ever y game, making these first few weekends of games ver y important for us, ” Tate said

The new freshman class has already made its mark on the team Throughout the season, the young players will hone in on and develop their skills

“I would like to get a couple [freshmen] who did not play at all against Siena and Loyola some time this weekend if the situation allows,” Farmer said “I thought [ Jessica Ritchie] did ver y well and performed as we expected and I think she will do the same again this weekend

Coach Farmer pointed to some key defensive players as having performed well in their first matches of their college careers

“ Zo e [ Mc C o r m i c k ] , C a r o l y n [ Ru o f f ] a n d Rowan [Glass] all played well and showed confidence and understanding in their first collegiate contests, ” he said “Grace [Keller] also did well in her few minutes ”

The Red will look to build up its confidence this weekend, and in the words of the eternal Joe Paterno, “ When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality ”

Ben Denson can be reached at bdenson@cornellsun com

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cede a goal Captain Vincent Kompany, so horrific last season, has been an imperious defensive leader

Watford made fourteen new signings this past summer, a huge number Despite the obvious quality of players like Valon Behrami and Jose Manuel Jurado, many believed that the team would struggle to jell together However, the mean have played relatively well, with three draws and a solitary defeat Neither of the other new clubs, Bournemouth nor Norwich, currently occupy one of the final three places in the standings Perhaps all three could even survive in the league come the end of the season

Elsewhere, the top scorers list is nearly unrecognizable Riyad Mahrez, a relatively unheralded Algerian winger of Leicester, leads the league with four goals

Bafetimbi Gomis, a supposedly past-his-peak striker for Swansea, also has four from four matches

His Swans teammate Andre Ayew, a free signing from Olympique Marseille, has three goals Not surprisingly, Swansea has had a really good start to the campaign, beating Manchester United and drawing with Chelsea

Other typical stalwarts like Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur have also looked off the pace, with seven and three points out of twelve, respectively Those teams ’ star strikers Christian Benteke and Harry Kane have just one goal between them this season

Perhaps one of the biggest stories, however, is Manchester United They still have not transitioned from the extremely successful career of coach Sir Alex Ferguson After 26 years under Ferguson, David Moyes was fired after less than a year and his successor, Louis van Gaal, has flattered to deceive The Dutchman is facing

pressure to improve the team ’ s fortune this year and has seven points from 12 possible, despite only scoring three goals The team has not played attractive soccer and the fans have come to expect that from the Red Devils

The manager will not change his trademark style of play to be more attractive, which is really hurting the 13-time league champions If van Gaal were to simply commit more players forward, the excellence of his defensive midfield pairing of Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger could ensure that the team does not concede goals It certainly seems as if the manager will be gone soon if the team ’ s fortunes or his tactics do not change

To read the rest of this column, visit cornellsun com

Kevin Linsey is a sophomore in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun com The Beautiful Game appears alternate Fridays this semester

Brick wall | Senior captain Shanay Fischer, pictured above, along with the rest of the Red soccer team have proved to be tight on defense

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Red Faces Lafayette After Short Ivy Preseason

By JESSICA BROFSKY

Sun Staff Writer

“[The game against] Lafayette is the most important game for us, ” stressed men ’ s soccer head coach Jaro Zawislan, “because it is the next game ”

As one of seventeen games allowed in the Ivy League season, it counts for a lot According to Zawislan, each game will have its turn as the most important There is a careful selection process when it comes to ever y non-conference game the team plays in and the Red wants to play games that are well matched and challenging Cornell’s past winning record does not change the way the squad trains or its attitudes toward games

“It is nice to have culture from previous years and winning momentum in place, but it doesn’t affect our prepa-

Game to game | Both Coach Zawislan and the men of the soccer team are trying to focus on each individual game as they come and not look too far ahead in the season

ration for this team, ” Zawislan said

The result of the game against Lafayette will be a good indication of where the team stands and where it need to be Whatever happens, the players of the Red will certainly gain valuable insight about themselves while on the field

Quickly approaching after a short preseason, the Red will square off against Lafayette at 7 p m tonight The Ivy League has a shorter preseason than ever y other conference in the nation, so Lafayette

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c i n g l o n g e r, which has given the opposition more time to adjust as a unit

The Leopards also already have two games under their belt, including a 3-0 victor y over Fairleigh Dickinson and 0-0 tie against Pittsburgh

Welcome back to the Beautiful Game! In the second year of my column, I’ll continue to cover international soccer, with a focus on the world’s most popular league, the English Premier League

This season has been anything but normal Four weeks into the campaign, many people’s preseason expectations have been thrown out the window

Many tipped Chelsea to retain its league title this season and many thought Arsenal would be the team ’ s closest challengers In a ver y un-Chelsea-like manner, however, the squad has seen a poor start to the season, with only four points from four games Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas have all been horrendous, which is shocking to see from three key players in the team ’ s championship run last season Arsenal has not exactly seized its chance either, sitting in sixth with seven points

Ot h e r s ( m y s e l f i n c l u d e d ) p re d

c t e d a down year for Manchester City, anticipating a possible loss of its top-four place to which the team has grown accustomed Just the opposite has been true; Manchester City won all four of its contests and have yet to con-

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“ The season starting Friday is the culmination of a yearlong process, ” Zawislan said

The new players are assimilating well to the team and the school, in part due to being quick learners and also having the returning players as resources

“We pride ourselves on being as ready for the season as possible with a shorter preseason.”

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“Some people would look at it as a disadvantage,” Zawislan said “ We pride ourselves on being as ready for the season as possible with a shorter preseason, [and we] see it as a nice challenge and as a motivating factor for the first game ”

The Red players are focused on themselves and have done the best they can to prepare for the start of their season They will approach the game with the mentality that they are capable of claiming a positive outcome

Zawislan spoke about how even though the team has had two weeks of official preseason, it has been putting in crucial foundational work since the end of last season, using the winter and spring months to its advantage This also means the individuals on the squad were getting into top physical shape over the summer through conditioning workouts

“I expect our team to be well organized tactically, physically being conditioned to get through the game at the high pace and that’s our trademark; we don’t hide that we like the game to be played at a high pace and that we are a high pressing team and ready to execute the game plan,” Zawislan said Thus far, players have been improving individually and as a team The team is focused and highly motivated; character is part of the package necessar y for recruitment, so it is “ a part of their make-up,” according to Zawislan Each player is fully capable of making a significant impact at this level of play and understands that it is a privilege to be a part of Cornell’s team

“[The] players work hard day in and day out to make sure they keep earning their place on this team, ” Coach Zawislan said

This shows in the way practices have been going, which is a good indication of what is to come on Friday

“ The progress the team made has been tremendous,” Zawislan said “ We see the team improving ever y day with ever y training session and that is the goal ”

Jessica Brofsky can be reached at jbrofsky@cornellsun com

Women Open Season at West Point

Scheduled to face William and Mary, Iona College, Army in invitational

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Wr ter

This Saturday, the Cornell volleyball team will have a chance to prove the depth of its youngest players when it travels to West Point, New York to play at the West Point Invitational The Red will face the College of William and Mary, Iona College and Army This weekend will be the first of three tournaments in the coming weeks before

Columbia on Sept 26

This weekend will be the first time that Cornell has played in the Army invitational Last year, the squad’s first m

Invitational

“We haven’t played Army or William and Mary, but we have played and beat Iona so we are expecting good results,”

“We’ve been really working on serving tough and being defensively ready ” The theme of working on tough defense is something that head coach Trudy Vande Berg has put emphasis on the last couple of weeks

“We will have to defend the right side attack and we need to get the ball to our middles in transition,” she said “Serving tough will be a key we have made great strides already and are excited to see it translate into the match ”

In only three weeks of practice, the Red has been hard at work on and off the court Led by just one senior and two juniors, chemistr y between the entire team has been a focus However, this weekend will give the coaching staff

and upperclassmen a chance to see the eight-person freshmen class get their feet wet in a collegiate game

“This year is going to be different than last year, as we have eight new freshmen and with that, a lot more depth in each position,” said sophomore libero Chelsea Sincox “This first tournament will be a great opportunity for everyone to get out on the floor, and for us to try out different combinations and lineups ”

Though this is the first inter-collegiate play for Cornell, the team ’ s three opponents all have one tournament under their belts already William and Mary are entering the tournament at 22, Iona College also at 2-2 and the Army squad is hosting the tournament with a losing record of 1-2

Despite facing teams that are already past their first game jitters, the Red is confident and aggressive about its outlook on this weekend

“Our goal for the first game of the season will be to win We want to come out of this weekend 3-0,” said senior libero Brittany Kalepa “It’s a chance for us to get to know the other players’ playing style in a game setting We understand that for the freshmen, it will be their first collegiate game and nerves will come with that, but they’re all strong, experienced players that won ’ t let it show ”

Head coach Trudy Vande Berg is confident in her players’ ability to draw together and have a strong weekend

“The team is working very hard and getting better ever y day,” she said “They are ready to play this weekend

and compete against another team ” Her players are no less confident in themselves and their coach

“The returners are really looking forward to this season because we know with the freshman and Trudy as our head coach we will have an amazing season, ” Wilson said

Olivia Mattyasovszky can be reached at omattyasovszky@cornellsun com

Red defenders | Junior Macey Wilson, pictured above, said the team has been working on being defensively ready.

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