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Grocery Founders Seek S.A., Presidential Approval

Following roadblock last semester, students hope to advance with plan

By REBECCA BLAIR AND DANIEL ZIMMERMAN Sun Assistant News Ed tor and Sun Staff Writer

After presenting their most up-to-date plans to the Student Assembly Thursday, the founders behind Anabel’s Grocery, the proposed student-run grocery in Anabel Taylor Hall, are looking to gain S A approval of their resolution next week, and will try again for presidential approval in the next month

Anabel’s Grocery will serve as a response to the food insecurity problem on campus, according to co-founders Emma Johnston ’16, S A executive vice president, and Matthew Stefanko ’16, S A vice president for finance

The S A approved a resolution for the creation of the grocery store last April, but because President Emeritus David Skorton tabled the proposal, it must be re-approved by the S A before it can, once again, be submitted for presidential approval Johnston said they will present the new resolution to the S A at next Thursday’s meeting and the assembly will vote on it either that day or the following

“If [Garrett] sends it back, we’ll do whatever it takes to get approval ”

Lunch money | Matthew Stefanko ’16 and Emma Johnston ’16, co-founders of Anabel’s Grocery, discuss the store’s progress at yesterday’s Student Assembly meeting

Commons Businesses Look

To Rally After Construction

Some owners hopeful, others remain skeptical

By RYAN HUMPHREY

Sun Staff Writer

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Foer Details Journey to Becoming Award-Winning Novelist at Lecture

By MELVIN LI Sun Staff Writer

Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the award-winning novels Ever ything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, spoke at Rockefeller Hall Thursday afternoon about his views on his profession and the writing process

The lecture, hosted by Cornell Hillel, was structured as a question-and-answer session between Denice Cassaro, associate director for student leadership, engagement and campus activities, and Foer Questions were submitted by Cornell students

Foer, who teaches creative writing at New

York University, first addressed the question of what inspired him to become a writer, saying that he did not know he wanted to be a writer even as he was writing his first book, Everything Is Illuminated

Foer said that he did not set out to write a publishable book, and was simply experimenting with “walking without a destination ” Before he wrote his books, he said he “didn’t have a sufficiently good way of sharing with other people” who he was

“When I was unpublished, unknown, ungirlfriended and everything else, I had a very strong desire to be recognized I don’t

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Speaking about Phase I of Plan Ithaca

“I come to appreciate the fact that this is not the Ten Commandments These are ideas and we can pursue the ones we want to use ”

Speaking about the updated rules for outdoor space

“The rules that the working group developed balance the University’s deep commitment to free speech and expression with the need to continue to conduct classes and pursue other academic work [The rules] uphold Cornell s longstanding principle of freedom with responsibility ”

President Elizabeth Garrett

Speaking about the variety of beer options near campus

“It’s always nice to know that one can leave Cornell’s campus flowing with Keystone to find a number of delectable beers within a 30-mile radius ”

Sigalow ’16

Cornell Lab of Ornithology Celebrates Centennial

Will host anniversary event for visitors Saturday

By EMILY FRIEDMAN Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s world famous Lab of Ornithology will celebrate 100 years of research, discoveries and innovation Saturday at its annual Migration Celebration

The lab has a rich history, with lore surrounding its 1959 beginnings It was founded by Arthur Allen, who was hired by Cornell as one of the nation’s first ornithology professors, according to Miyoko Chu, senior communications director for the lab

According to stories told by members of the lab, he posted a handwritten sign outside of the attic of the entomology building that read “Laboratory of Ornithology,” and so began one of the world’s leading institutions of ornithology research

While the lab has grown and changed since its humble start in an attic, it has retained some of Allen’s original goals and practices

The lab’s role as a leader in technology and its focus on community outreach have not changed, even though the technology itself and the methods of outreach have evolved, according to Chu

“[Allen] was always on the forefront of technology and using technology in really new and exciting ways to reveal insights about birds,” she said

One of the first technological innova-

tions that stemmed from the lab helped to answer a long-debated question about bird behavior, according to Chu

Allen was the first person to use a motion picture film to study bird behavior Use of this technology, which was novel at the time, enabled researchers to determine how certain species of birds make their unique sounds

In addition, Allen and his colleagues were the first to record bird songs in North America, according to Chu The recording equipment that existed at the time was heavy and impractical, so Allen worked on improving upon the technology to make it more suitable for capturing wildlife sounds Today, the lab has the world’s largest archive of natural sounds

Chu said the lab has always involved the public in its study of birds In the early days of the lab, Allen led bird walks in the Sapsucker Woods and had a radio show about the biology of birds, which helped establish connections between the public and birds

Scientists at the lab are currently working on a project that is “ an inspirational blend of the technology, the public engagement and the science, as well as conservation, which is ever more important today than it was in Arthur Allen’s time,” Chu said

The project, “eBird,” allows people all over the world to record online what birds they have seen More than 200 million

obser vations of bird have already been reported

“What is so powerful about that is that it has basically turned bird study into a big data engine,” Chu said “We can now create dynamic maps of where birds are migrating, which we could never do with such precision before ”

eBird is helping to advance the Lab’s mission of “discovery, interpretation and conservation,” Chu said eBird data has helped the nature conservancy efficiently spend conservation dollars to create temporary habitats for migrating birds at the exact time and place they are needed

“This has really changed the landscape for understanding big phenomena like migration, climate change, and habitat use, ” Chu said It has all been possible because people who are watching birds are willing

Cornellians, London Law Students Debate

By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer

Members of the Cornell Speech and Debate Union and the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn, a professional association for lawyers based in London, gathered Wednesday evening to debate whether the American legal system is superior to the British legal system to a full audience in Ives Hall

Gray’s Inn is a membership body which educates and supports barristers, lawyers that specialize in courtroom advocacy and litigation

Adnan Muttalib ’16 from the Cornell team spoke first, acknowledging that the British legal system “used to be a model for all countries to follow,” but argued it has become “ stagnant ” and has “ no role to play in affecting legislation” that is passed

Muttalib focused on the fact that without a written constitution, British minorities may not “be aware ” of their rights as citizens

“You have no ability to challenge a bad ruling that is made against your group because you can ’ t point to the constitution and say that the right was violated,” he said

Nicholas Hall spoke next as the first debater from Gray’s Inn Hall argued that the absence of a written constitution in the British legal system is a virtue rather than a vice, saying it allows for increased flexibility and adaptation

“Let’s look at the right to bear arms, ” Hall said “Is that a good thing that still exists because of the written nature of the Constitution?”

He also pointed to high incar-

ceration rates in the United States as evidence that American treatment of minority groups is not “symbolic of an excellent legal system ”

“[Looking at the shootings in Ferguson] how can we say that the U S legal system has done wonders to protect minority right?”

Kevin Kay ’16 argued that the processes of jury selection and admitting evidence in court are strong points of the U S legal system

“In the United States, prosecutors and defense [attorneys] have

“Plea bargains force and scare people, instead of giving them the right to their day in trial ”

M a r y B r o d y

to agree on the jury members that are selected and they are able to strike jurors that they find unfavorable,” Kay said “Evidence of prior convictions, improperly obtained confessions and evidence obtained illegally are [inadmissible] in the U S court system ” Mar y Brody, a member of Gray’s Inn, said she believes there are many problems with the U S judicial process, pointing out that 92 percent of cases in the United States are resolved through plea bargaining

“Plea bargains force and scare people, instead of giving them the right to their day in trial,” Brody said “This [plea bargain] means that sentencing is quite inconsistent [In the U K ] it’s not someone in a back room saying ‘let’s give you two months so that my

conviction rate looks better ’”

She also disparaged the American practice of electing district attorneys, saying that prosecutorial practices are not appropriate for public assessment

“It’s not just about convicting those that are guilty, it’s about getting your statistics up so that you will be voted in for the next term, ” Brody said “That does not exist in the U K ”

Alex Klein ’18, representing Cornell, responded that the U K legal system is “aristocratic” and hence “highly isolating” for lower income residents and minorities She further argued that the legal profession is hurt by the British legal system because lower pay for British lawyers, as compared to American lawyers, means that top talent is not attracted to the profession

Rebutting Muttalib’s argument about the inaccessibility of the British system, Daisy Noble of Gray’s Inn said that accessibility in the U S system is also not a priority

“How can you say that access to court is so important, that when someone actually gets their day in court, it’s called clogging the legal system?” she asked

Neshay Aqueel grad then summarized the arguments from the Cornell side, while Christopher Canning of Gray’s Inn outlined his team ’ s points The audience was then invited to vote for who they believed should win the debate

After a vote count, it was revealed that The Honorable Society of Gray’s Inn was the winner

Divyansha Sehgal can be reached at dsehgal@cornellsun com

and able now to share their data instantaneously online ”

In celebration of its centennial anniversary, the lab will open up its behind the scenes areas at the annual migration celebration Saturday

“People will be able to come back and look at the areas where scientists, educators and engineers are working on these innovative solutions for research and conservation,” Chu said

Additionally, visitors will be able to examine research from diverse sources, including specimens from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates, the DNA laboratory and the Macaulay Library, which houses the archives of bird sounds

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Foer Talks Rewards, Challenges of Writing

at all Writing is a curse and a blessing It’s just not obvious what’s good about it ”

mean ‘recognized’ like to become a person of recognition,” Foer said “I just mean people knowing who I was, and when I say people I don’t mean strangers, but people around I interacted with ”

Writing is unique as a profession because without the oversight of a boss, an immense amount of selfmotivation is required, according to Foer

“Among the many things that are difficult about being a writer is that you don’t have a boss and you don’t have any kind of set schedule or expectations that are particularly extreme, ” Foer said “Whether I turn in my book tomorrow or if I turn it in three years from now, no one ’ s going to fire me I have to motivate myself ”

When Cassaro asked him if he had always planned on being an author, Foer said that when he was younger, he thought he would be a doctor

Foer recounted when he took a wrong path while trying to visit one of Cornell’s gorges, and said that choosing the right path to take was like choosing a career He admitted that he sometimes longed for “the other path” of becoming a doctor, because being a writer was at times psychologically difficult

“I did think I was going to be a doctor I even got into medical school In so many ways being a doctor is the exact opposite of being a writer,” Foer said “But being a writer, you always have to ask ‘What’s the point? What do we do?’ because it’s not obvious

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Foer warned that because all people change as they grow older, writers must finish their books before they change too much and lose interest in the project

“Life changes as you grow up and you change as your life changes Within the context of one book it could be really dangerous, and you need to make sure you finish the book before you change too much,” Foer said “If you take a long [time] to finish the book, there’s the danger that at a certain point where you ’ re not really writing that book anymore it’s a different person ”

Foer said he found it interesting to look back through all of an author’s works and observe gradual changes of his concerns and interests, comparing the experience to looking through a photo album

“People [who] look through their photo albums are surprised they looked that way and they’re surprised to see their growth Because we are ourselves, we don’t notice our own changes It’s only when you see someone you haven’t seen in a long time when you ’ re given a good reflection,” Foer said “So I’m ver y grateful to be a writer in that way to have a record of myself and to have these reflections that I go to when tr ying to figure out who it is that I am ”

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Kurt Fritjofson

Side projects and solo albums are now a time-honored part of every musician’s discography, but the latter are more maligned It’s comparable to common discussions we have in relationships; a side project is the let’s have an open relationship,” whereas the solo album is the “I don’t want to be with you anymore ” Perhaps this is the reason for the difference in perception one is opportunistic, while the other is antagonistic It’s pragmatism versus betrayal

The Black Keys have made it in that way that every band wants to make it They did so on their own terms, without losing any of their credibility or their conviction Whether they play to a teeming stadium or a beer-soaked bar floor, it is still the same Junior Kimbrough-influenced groove that the band fell in love with years ago And that authenticity sticks out like a sore thumb amongst the selfie-snapping, self-aggrandizing Day-Glo denizens of the Billboard Top 40

After the massive success experienced in recent years, The Black Keys are taking a well-earned rest between cycles, initiated by drummer Patrick Carney’s injury during the final leg of the band’s Turn Blue tour earlier this year In the interim, guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach formed The Arcs, who share much of the sonic characteristics of his day job: resonant snare hits, organic room sounds and fuzzy guitar driven through vintage amplifiers This is more of the blues rock, R&B and soul he has brought us before, brought into the shop and refit for the 21st century This facelift has preserved the appeal of one of the most uniquely American art forms extant the blues is good again, for a few more years But here’s the question du jour:

WWhat do The Arcs say that The Black Keys haven’t already? Auerbach and Carney’s aesthetic tastes have always been rooted in Americana Thickfreakness’ cover featured a tub of pomade, Brothers displays the same Cooper Black font found on L A Woman and El Camino was named for the beloved Chevrolet oddity The cover for Yours, Dreamily follows this pattern; an homage to 1950s Tex-Mex kitsch, desert flowers frame a gap-toothed skull whose eyes contain two disenchanted companions, à la Charles Allan Gilbert s “All Is Vanity Setting the tone, “Outta My Mind” treads the same minorkey territory that characterized Turn Blue Auerbach is mysterious as he discloses what fame cost him justifiably patting himself on the back, he notes that “everything I did just went and turned to gold There are, nonetheless, “pictures on the wall / reminding me of what it cost to make it ” This is Auerbach’s muse his divorce Some artists adore a muse who reciprocates Lennon and Yoko, for example But Auerbach’s driving force has long been a dark chapter in his life, this tragic end to a romance his heart still aches for The guitar solo sounds like it’s coming from a Fender amp shoved in a corner of a wet basement

Stuttering Mellotron lines and a hip-hop drum-and-bass beat introduce “Put a Flower in Your Pocket,” merging 1967 with 1997 Tubes in an amplifier crash like a miniature thunderclap Auerbach croons: “I wish I knew back then what I know right now; things would be much different than time has allowed ” That divorce rides his back like a demon Melody lines that sound like phased, ropey Bowie sax swim around the

chorus as counterpoint

“Everything You Do (You Do For You)” whose title is a perverse reworking of Bryan Adams’ 1993 hit utilizes the tube amp leitmotif once more What sounds like a slow-moving train (lending the song a Tom Waits feel) gives way to horns

The brass makes this track jazzier than anything he’s done before; The Arcs have given Auerbach a new vocabulary to speak with, but he’s saying the same things Glass and rocks chatter like chilly teeth as he laments, “All your premonitions of our condition came true ”

A plaintive, soulful plea finds expression within “Stay In My Corner ” “I won ’ t always be a winner, babe,” he says “Stay in my corner, please; I will fight for you if you fight for me, too ” We re all so terrified that love is truly conditional, something we earn with our paycheck, our accomplishments, our turns in the sack Auerbach has reached the pinnacle of success, and even he is terrified that the years will diminish his returns Electric slide guitar rips through the subject matter, begging nakedly and earnestly like the sound of his soul, begging that love is something pure and beyond the corruptions of this world

Yours, Dreamily is the sound of fallout; broken marriages, adultery, a future promised but shattered Love has beaten the hell out of Dan Auerbach On the next Black Keys record, I want him to strike back

Kurt Fritjofson is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at kf322@cornell edu

Are You Not Offendtertained?

elcome to the Age of Offendtertainment As Twitter and blogging formats continue to grow, viewers can now force entertainers to discuss potentially offensive material Twitter users and microbloggers influence conversations around politics and comedy to nearly as great an extent as do New Yorker columnists Through the comment section, conversations spread from one author to the offendtertained mass, which can then further debate what they do or do not find politically correct In the Age of Offendtertainment, viewers act as critical participants, tying almost instantaneous criticism into the creative process

Let’s start with a recent example While presenting the Best New Hip-Hop Video award at the VMAs, actress Rebel Wilson stripped to reveal a t-shirt that declared: “Fuck Tha Stripper Police ” Wilson then railed against police strippers, concluding, “I hate this injustice ” Wilson s tone-deaf joke, which apparently attempted to make light of police violence, inspired a deluge of criticism online Over a hundred websites and blogs including Huffington Post, The Root and Uproxxx posted criticisms of Wilson’s joke Most of the criticism, importantly, took the form of compiled tweets from people recording their dissatisfaction in 140 characters or less Hip-Hop Wired devoted an entire article to Black Lives Matter activist and prominent tweeter Deray McKesson’s Twitter commentary

The form of criticism typifies offendtertainment viewers must no longer watch silently and indignantly from home

Cultural commentary and criticism has been liberated from career bloggers and journalists As proven by the Wilson debacle, websites treat tweets as valuable, irreplaceable sources, whether they come from blue-check verified sources or anonymity

Many times, debates over political correctness remain open on the Internet as players famous and unknown, authorities and rebels butt heads across issues and media formats On June 4, Jerry Seinfeld stated to ESPN’s Colin Cowherd that he

and other comedians refused to play college campuses, refusing to perform before overly-P C crowds Again, online writers and tweeters not only reported, but also struck back Most interesting, however, was an open letter to Seinfeld from Anthony Berteaux, Huffington Post campus editor-at-large for San Diego State University and self-described Politically-Correct’ College Student ” In (perhaps overly) authoritative terms, Berteaux instructs Seinfeld that “comedy in our progressive society can no longer afford to be crass or provocative for the sake of being offensive ” Berteaux lays out an alternative view, lauding Amy Schumer (whose alleged racism has been pointed out by other writers and bloggers), and stating that provocative humor must “ spur social dialogue about these respective issues ” This is offendtertainment at its finest: a bold college student going online to take on a comedy kingpin Stimulated by Berteaux s letter, the conversation spread further The Huffington Post article had garnered 1,130 comments at the time of writing, not even counting comments on its Facebook page The embedded “like” button also gave the offendtertained mass a way to vote on the responses Sylvia Kirkland’s concise response “That was a long letter that pretty much said nothing” currently reigns supreme with 311 likes Yet, even Sylvia created another offshoot in the offendtertained world, inspiring over 50 more responses and starting a debate over who draws the boundary lines of political correctness The comments came not just from online commentators, but also big names such as Bill Maher, who called Berteaux, on the behalf of George Carlin’s ghost, “ a little shit ” What for? For having the audacity to criticize out of his element, the equivalency of “lectur[ing] George Carlin on comedy Besides provoking Maher’s ire, commentators such as Berteaux play an increasingly influential role in

the realm of offendtertainment As even Seinfeld noted in a June 8 episode of “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” online commentators like McKesson, Berteaux and literally millions of others “keep moving the lines in for no reason ” Laud it or despite it, everyday, non-industry citizens now get to (at least partially) call the shots on where comedy and entertainment can and cannot go All of this is not to say that the comedic dynamic has not degraded into offensive comics and fans that call them out online As David Sims notes in a June 30 The Atlantic piece defending Amy Schumer, “ any comedian’s work is in a constant state of evolution ” As Twitter and online blogging continue to grow and diversify, however, fans may play a larger and larger role in comedians’ creative processes Some comedians may react with spite, pushing further into the edgiest and most crass niches, while others may develop bits that still push boundaries without pushing stereotypes Such is the unsettling, ever-changing world of offendtertainment, enjoy your stay

Shay Collins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at scollins@cornellsun com Morning Bowl of Surreal appears alternate Fridays this semester

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Japan’s Path To Normalcy

Everyonewants to be normal, right? Well, kind of Throughout the history of state construction, it was normal for governments to create a military apparatus If we take a brief look at the international community, we find that most nation-states possess a military and the ability to go to war For about 70 years, Japan owned the instruments of war, yet constitutionally lacked the ability to launch a military offensive and provide armed support for its allies This inability was enshrined in Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, which stipulated that, “Japan forever renounces war, noting that ‘land, sea and air forces, as well as other war potential, will never be maintained ’” Because of practical considerations during the post-WWII period, like the Korean War and U S troop allocation, Japan created their defensive armed forces, which was later called the Self-Defense Force (“SDF”) It would seem, then, that such force was in stark contradiction with Article 9 Interestingly, instead of revising or even reinterpreting Article 9, the defensive force was claimed to have no true war potential in the modern era; thus, attempting consistency with Article 9 Since then, funding restrictions and other limitations on SDF capabilities continually loosened Very recently, the conservative party and the Liberal Democratic Party as well as its political leader and current Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe pushed legislation in the lower house that will critically change the nature of

Because of practical considerations during the post-WWII period, like the Korean War and U.S. troop allocation, Japan created their defensive armed forces.

the SDF According to Professor Sato from Tokyo University and Professor Nakano from Sophia University, the legislation “would allow (1) using military force, even if Japan is not attacked, if another nation is attacked and the administration deems this situation a threat to Japan’s survival; (2) sending SDF units anywhere in the world where the U S or other militaries are waging war and having them provide support in close proximity to combat zones and (3) deploying the SDF alongside U S and other allied forces and authorizing them to fire their weapons ostensibly in defense of their military and other supplies ” In other words, the SDF will become a functional military, or a force with not only the authority to give armed support to Japanese allies, but also the ability to conduct an offensive attack Over 90 percent of Japanese constitutional law scholars and legal professionals agree that the legislation is unconstitutional Thus, if enacted, this legislation will likely contradict Article 9 “But hey,” yells the conservative wing, “ at least Japan will be normal!” Indeed, conservatives want Japan to be like other states: a state with full military capability The path to normalcy has been long and arduous; However, they may be close to reaching their destination Taking a step back, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Yokohama, Japan during the spring of 2013, and during my semester there, one of the big political contentions was the potential Article 9 revision When I asked my Japanese colleagues what their position was, they developed a consensus, rejecting the potential revision In fact, according to the Japan Times, the majority of Japanese share the same sentiment When polled from July 3 to 5, 61 percent to 63 percent of respondents opposed the passage of the bill It seems, then, that the public is not ready to be normal, militarize and see their soldiers return in decorated body bags

Personally, I believe the normalcy argument is dangerous In the international relations context, a militarized Japan will justify increases in military expenditure from threatened countries and provoke instability within the East Asian region Moreover, the Japanese conservatives who believe that the legislation will advance national security are naïve when it comes to international strategic thinking In the words of my Japanese professor Dr Tamamoto, they do not understand that national security is a relational issue; It is about relations with other countries Moreover, they are indifferent to the bitter, historical residue of WWII In particular, the weight of such history is not recognized as relevant in decisions that implicate the security of other nations Thus, if Japan obtains the capability to go to war, there may be backlash fueled by other countries’ fear and nationalism Maybe not war, but regional destabilization and weakened regional trade (when the recent past promoted regional economic integration)

In addition, if we look at the political context, Japan is a liberal-democratic order with a representative government Notwithstanding the majority ’ s opposition, the political body is attempting to enact the opposed legislation Thus, if the polls reflect an accurate depiction of the Japanese sentiment, it seems that Congress is acting antithetically to democratic principles Lastly, the legal context of the legislation gives rise to an unsupportable conclusion The legislation, which enables the SDF to engage in military offensives and support allies in armed conflict, clearly contradicts Article 9 Echoing Professors Sato and Nakano, if articles within the constitution are malleable to the extent that any law can easily be reinterpreted to advance convenience or a political agenda, the principles of constitutionalism and the rule of law will be undermined

So does Japan want to be normal? Depends on who you ask, but the majority seems to reject normalcy They want to continue their post-war hipster period and live in a pacifist state I prefer this state and hope that Japan will maintain its pacifist constitution

Comm en t of the day

“Good for you! As a lifelong vegetarian, I can certainly attest to the benefits of eating plant-based foods I am in excellent shape, my carbon footprint is 50 percent less, animals don’t die because I’m hungry and my groceries cost less. Ain’t nothing wrong with that ”

Kim Marie Re: “ Vegetarianism and Activism,’” Opinion published September 9, 2015

Paola Muñoz | Midas’ Crumbs

Onm ove - i n d a y m y freshman year, my dad’s trusty cab escorted us from the Bronx to Cornell

Upon our arrival, I felt like Marty McFly in Back to the Future, traveling to the year 2015 dressed in a way fit only for the ’80s Jumping straight out of the time-machine, from some far away land and into the golden present, I was embarrassed; I didn’t want the other kids with their fancy cars and U-Haul trucks to think this was actually our car I didn’t want them to know that this was actually my dad Designated parking areas didn’t help either They unintentionally stratified families by car models like an a u t o s h ow We l c o m e t o Cornell

My family would love this place I used to wander around campus in awe of its beauty, especially Sage Chapel, the subtle smell of incense luring me in like Sunday mass at Cristo Rey Despite me no longer believing in a higher power, in those moments I would desperately wish for a God and all of my aunt ’ s favorite santos to be real, just for her; if God existed the way that he does in her heart, I’d believe in him, too However, sometimes I’d forget my family Ignoring their struggle used to be a shamefully

b l i s s f u l t h i n g T h e y b e c a m e reduced to mere voices on the end of the phone line, bouncing back and forth between satellites After the first few weeks of being back in Cornell, my family then begins to exist

a s u n a n s we re d vo i c e m a i l s When you have life as good as you have it here, you don’t want to know what’s going on back home How could I not feel guilty, knowing that I have the comfort of going to Gannett when my health is compromised, but my family is reduced to waiting rooms, rude nurses and unsanitary facilities? I don’t want to know that your lungs are filled with water, that your

My Guilt: Being First-Generation

heart is bursting with anxiety and that your back is plagued by a ceaseless pain

At home, Cornell becomes a story of wonder, adventure and great success through these stories, they have sat with me in the stacks at midnight, cheered me through my prelims and held me through my despair when getting up in the morning felt like peeling my back off my bed, the only thing that felt safe They live off the countless

racism into Spanish so that they can understand the kind of hell that it’s been for my sister and me, and students like us, to graduate? I know now why we ’ re in the condition that we ’ re in, why we continue to remain in it, and what we can do to change it How do I explain to them institutional racism, that I can see that I can quantify a monster that’s designed not to be visible to them; that I desire to study, critique and

However, sometimes I’d forget my family. Ignoring their struggle used to be a shamefully blissful thing.

chapters and plot-twists, and when the stor y finally ends, they crave for the words to be theirs, too I tell them everything they want to hear, from how beautiful the gorges are, to the opportunities available for students l i

under the r ug like how Cornell can always be better for s t u d e n t s l i k e m e , a n d h ow being critical of a place that I’m s o u n b e l i e va b l y g r a t e f u l f o r, insisting on always challenging it, is misconstrued as ungratefulness by students who can ’ t even begin to fit into my shoes There will be times though, that I won ’ t be able to bring them along with me, not even through these stories There’s no way for me to explain to them what a Ph D is, what constitutes Human Development, what a minor is and why I have three of them to explain to them my research (what is research) and the powerful pull that social justice has on me, all because of them How do I really translate stereotype threat, oppression, intern a l i ze d a n d i n s t i t u t i o n a l i ze d

destroy this structural and institutional entity through academia All they know of are doctors, lawyers and the proverbial Harvard Cornell only became the highly esteemed Cornell University in my dad’s mind when a passenger flipped out after he told her why his daughter isn’t going to be home for the fall in 2013 And then he understood me not all of me, but my essence my power, and that it was all worth it

When I graduate, I won ’ t be walking that stage alone What I will have accomplished isn’t what demands a standing ovation; what my family will have done for us to finally take that w a l k t o g e t h e r t o f i n a l l y graduate, and to reap all the unimaginable rewards and benefits that having this title will present to me for me to have a better life, is nothing short of magic We survived, and after all, it’s only just the beginning

Paola Muñoz is

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The Athlete-Coach Relationship

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for both parties in the coach-athlete relationship, like in any other relationship According to Jowett, athletes are the more vulnerable counterparts in the relationships, as they are the ones lacking in expert knowledge, power and authority; they can feel more in control, comfortable and confident when the two are closer in terms of empathic understanding She accepts that the coach-athlete relationship is the foundation of coaching and therefore bears a lot of weight in terms of how beneficial the coaching is

In interviews with 10 American football coaches who had won awards based on facilitation skills, Gold and colleagues discovered a number of commonalities apparent in their coaching They all stressed the significance of open communication with their athletes about expectations and accountability Additionally, none of these coaches used punishments or criticisms directed at their players’ characters or personalities; thus, they proved their care, trust and respect in their players as people Their relationships were holistic and did not solely revolve around their sport

There are certain building blocks required for each party before the relationship can be strong enough to support the intensity it must withstand in certain tough situations Success in these relationships can be measured by achievements and marks of performance progress, but if they lack effective foundational ele-

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ments, they could result in unhealthy conditions for one or both of the people involved Both the coach and athlete need some sort of mutual understanding and an effective way of working together

There is a natural learning process inherent in people, seen in things such as language acquisition and other processes involving young children Young kids aren ’ t old enough yet to doubt themselves a thousand times over and trip themselves up over small faults This tendency doesn’t appear until we grow up and override talent with inhibiting thoughts

W Timothy Gallwey writes in The Inner Game of Tennis, “I would say that the natural learning process is so encoded, and that we would do well to acknowledge and respect it As either teacher or student we will be most ourselves and most effective only to the extent that we can be in harmony with it ”

Coaches must be in tune with effective learning styles and not give too much instruction that departs from the natural way we operate There are many parts of being a coach and an athlete that are instinctual As athletes, we want to improve and extract as much out of our coaches as we can As coaches, we want to give knowledge and assistance to athletes, help them in any sort of way we can The coach-athlete relationship becomes crucial in making these instincts become a part of reality

Jessica Brofsky is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be contacted at jbrofsky@cornellsun com Mind Games appears alternate Fridays this semester

Men to Face Nationally Ranked Oregon

SOCCER

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contests, scored by junior midfielder Madison Heck against Lafayette The Red created scoring opportunities in both of its previous games

However, in the Duquesne

Tournament, the squad will need to convert on more of its attempts if it is going to have success against Cleveland State and Oregon State Zawislan said he trusts his players and their abilities to compete in every game

“We have a good mix of return-

ing players, who provide knowledge and experience, while the first year players provide energy, ” Zawislan said “The time is now for every one of our players to step up ”

Troy Bridson can be reached at tmb259@cornell edu

Cornell to Face Syracuse for First Time Since 2004

By KEITH BOLLT Sun Contributor

It may still be early September, but fall foliage will be in full swing as shades of Red and Orange duke it out in women ’ s soccer action this weekend

Keith Bollt can be reached at kb477@cornell edu On

Fresh off winning the Alumni Tournament in Orleans, New York, Cornell (3-0-1, 0-0 Ivy) will face two non-conference opponents this weekend The Red will take to the road Friday to face the Syracuse University Orange (2-4-0, 0-0 ACC) Game time is 3:30 p m at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York Cornell will then return home Sunday to take on the St Bonaventure College Bonnies (2-2-2, 0-0 A-10) at 3:30 p m on Berman Field

“We’re looking forward to this next weekend,” said senior Brenna Mockler

Understandably so Cornell is off to its best start since 2005 Head coach Patrick Farmer said his players have “increased confidence” after their successful beginning to the season

“The team is buying into it,” he said

In separate interviews, senior co-captains Shanay Fischer and Charlotte Tate echoed their coach’s sentiments of confidence

“Take it one game at a time,” Fisher said “These games build confidence [They help us prepare] for our conference games ”

The season is still relatively young, but Cornell has yet to give up a goal this year

“Defensively, we ’ ve been working well together all across the field and focusing on communication,” Tate said “[ Junior] Kelsey Tierney, our goalkeeper, also had some great saves this weekend helping us keep our shutout streak ”

Coach Farmer said he believes good goalkeeping will give his team confidence moving forward He pointed to a specific shot that Tierney made in the Red’s game against Akron and explained that if Tierney hadn’t deflected shot, the team would have faced an early one-point deficit

Tierney was awarded her second career Ivy League women ’ s soccer Player of The Week for her efforts last weekend

Cornell has never defeated Syracuse, holding a 0-7-1

Squad to Face Undefeated Oregon

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Contributor

As the clock winded down in the second half against Lehigh, the Red sent a beautiful cross into the box that almost found its way into the net, before being cleared by a Lehigh defender Cornell (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) created several great scoring opportunities before Monday’s game ended with a 1-0 loss to Lehigh After back-and-forth play that could have gone either way, the Red immediately focused its attention on today’s matchup against Cleveland State (0-3, 0-0 Horizon League), the opening game of the Duquesne Tournament in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“Cleveland State will become the most important game on the schedule,” said head coach Jaro Zawislan

The Red has been stressing the importance of taking things game by game and will look to bounce back after dropping its first two contests and falling to 0-2 on the season

“They key will be to recover after a quicker turnaround from Monday to Friday,” Zawislan said

The Red has also emphasized the need for strong and dedicated practices to ensure consistent and quality play at a very high level

“The number of minutes a player will play is determined from daily performance during the training program, ” Zawislan said “We expect everyone to compete for time on the field Our evaluation process never stops ”

In the upcoming Duquesne Tournament, the Red will play two outof-region teams, Cleveland State and Oregon State (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12)

“The tournament provides us with two opponents that will help us prepare for the Ivy League schedule and gives us the chance to put two quality results on the resume, ” Zawislan said

Zawislan highlighted the significance of the two upcoming games, as the Red looks to finish with a solid nonconference record

“The priority is to compete for the Ivy League Championship and get an automatic bid for the NCAA tournament, ” said Zawislan “But getting positive non-conference results always leaves the door open for the possibility of an at large bid ”

In the second matchup of the Duquesne Tournament, the Red will

face the undefeated and No 12 ranked Oregon State When asked about squaring off against the surging Oregon State Beavers, Zawislan highlighted the need for staying focused on the preparation

“We definitely respect ranked opponents on our schedule, but our team is well motivated and prepared for every game, ” Zawislan said “Ever y game starts 0-0 on the scoreboard with 11 players on both sides of the field There are no easy games in Division I men ’ s soccer, [so] every result needs to be earned with full focus and concentration ”

The upcoming games in the Duquesne Tournament should be an indicator of how the Red will stack up for the rest of the season The team has been held to just one goal in its first two

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record against the Orange The Red has not played Syracuse since 2004, so the team is not familiar with its Friday opponent

According to Farmer, the ACC is “fast, physical” and has “technical speed I am going to look at tape, ” he said “We’ve done well, but not well enough to beat Syracuse yet We need to improve our speed ”

The Red has had more success historically against the Bonnies and is more familiar with St Bonaventure’s game

The Alumni Classic last weekend took place at St Bonaventure and the Red got an opportunity to watch its opponent in game action

“They’re quicker, [but] we have more players who score, rather than relying on a couple players”, Farmer said Because Sunday’s game will be the second of the weekend for the Red and the Bonnies, Farmer believes both teams will be tired and also offered a frank evaluation of his own team

He said the Red’s defense has been tight, but inconsistent

“We need to work on our shapes at the back end,”

Farmer said “We have played fewer games than Syracuse and St Bonaventure Our fitness is behind the other teams ”

Farmer said he likes the way the Red has moved the ball around the field so far this season

“We are playing entertaining, good, fun soccer, ” he said “We have some personality We are tough and defending hard ”

Farmer said a parent stopped him last weekend to compliment the team on a “workmanlike performance ” He clarified that it was high praise of the Red’s focused and professional play Cornell has been channeling its confidence into hard work this week On Monday, Labor Day, it was in the upper 80s and humid

“We have double practices today,” Mockler said

In sports, coaches are something of lifelines to their athletes You’re not alone on the field, on the court or in the arena Coaches play a crucial role in the centering of their athletes They can help get you out of your head They can help you see things bigger than yourself and your role when you can ’ t from your vantage point Maintaining a role a step outside of the games and competitions, they

are sources of clarity, motivation and inspiration They are role models, and their job is to help maximize your potential

According to Sophia Jowett and Don Carolis, In the coach-athlete relationship, there are “the 3 C’s,” necessary criteria for an optimal partnership: closeness, commitment and complementarity High scores in these three categories correspond with higher levels of satisfaction with performance and personal treatment Coatsworth and Conroy as well as Smith and Smoll found a strong correlation between encouraging and supportive coaching styles and positive athletes’ development, specifically with athletes that are less self-confident Respect and maturity are clearly useful qualities