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Former Cornell Liaison

Convicted of Conspiracy

Nicholas indicted for misspending funds

By ISABEL LING Sun Staff Writer

Former Engaged Cornell NYC liaison, Karen Nicholas, was convicted of conspiracy this June in connection with former Penn-

Chuck Fattah’s (D-Pa ) corruption scandal

Nicholas was indicted for mis-

s p e n d i n g $50,000 in federal grant funds intended to be used for an education conference on a political consultant, attorney fees and in checks to herself She resigned her post in May in order to focus on her legal defense

bid in 2007, was found guilty of all counts against him in June Fattah’s sentencing trial will take begin on Oct 4

Nicholas, a longtime friend of Fattah, was a former aide at Fattah’s P h

“[ The cooperative aims to ] expand the capacity and interest of Cornell faculty and students ... and enhance community engaged scholarship ”

C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y

Nicholas was hired by New York City’s Cornell Cooperative Extension in March to “expand the capacity and interest of Cornell faculty and students and enhance

c o m m u n i t y - e n g a g e d scholarship and teaching efforts involving New York City communities, organizations and residents,” according to the University Fattah, whose case involved the racketeering of money to repay a $1 million loan from his failed mayoral

a l Office, and the CEO of the nonprofit Educational Advancement Alliance, an

n funded by Fattah

The Educational Advancement Alliance which provided s u p p l e m e n t a l academic programs to underrepresented high school, college, and graduate students was a key player in the laundering of $600,000 in federal grants to other corporations in order to pay off Fattah’s campaign loan

Nicholas was found guilty of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and two counts of falsification of records The position of Engaged Cornell NYC liaison remains unfilled The University declined to comment on the charges against Nicholas

Isabel Ling can be reached at iling@cornellsun com

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun News Editor

“[ The group realized ] t h a t there are workplace issues that come up and that we share ”

By RUBY YU Sun Staff Writer

In the wake of a fatal s t a b b i n g i n f r o n t o f Olin Hall on Aug 28, m a n y s t u d e n t s w h o c a l l e d t h e i n c i d e n t unfor tunate and shocki n g s t

that they do not unsafe at Cornell “My parents texted m

’18 said “But after that it was fine and none of us were really worried ” Ma n y

y their parents gre w concerned about safety on c

since police have yet to identify any suspects in the case However, others said they believed the incident

Subaltern Speak: An Indian Soldier’s ‘Travelogue’ of China, 1900-1901

12:15 - 1:15 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Department of Physics Colloquium 4 -

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Monday, September 12, 2016

Off-Campus Housing Info Session

4:30 - 5:30 p m , The Tatkon Center

The Making Of the President 2016 4:30 - 6 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Svetlana Alexievich: Bartels World Affairs Lecture 4:30 - 6 p m , Statler Auditorium

Cornell Fluids Seminar Noon - 1 p m , 178 Rhodes Hall

Dr. Michelle Vitulli and Dr. Carol Richards: How to Be a Leader And Raise a Family

1 - 2 p m , S2-120 College of Veterinary Medicine

Virtual Testing of Two-Phase Materials And Field Assisted 3-D Printing 4 p m , 205 Thurston Hall

Tracking Trade in the Rhizosphere 4 p m , B25 Warren Hall

ORIE Colloquium: A Dual Framework for Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes

4:15 p m , 253 Rhodes Hall

History Major Social Hour 4:30 - 5:30 p m , 365 McGraw Hall

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Response 5 - 6 p m , C2-537 College of Veterinary Medecine To m o r r

Cole Stefan’18 Designs Ithaca Alphabet P a i n t i n g

By JACOB WEXLER Sun Contributor

In an attempt to capture the spirit of Ithaca, C ’18 designed a painting called the “Ithaca Alphab depicts the diversity of the city The ar twork b available for purchase from several vendors in It this August

The painting includes one image for each of th 26 letters of the alphabet including Cornel landmarks like the statue of Ezra Cornell and the Herber t F Johnson Museum of Ar t Other Ithaca geographic, cultural, and business icons such as the Ithaca Commons, Rober t Treman State Park, and the Ithaca Farmer’s Market are also featured in the ar twork

“ There’s a lot of community pride [in Ithaca], which is definitely something you need to do the alphabet,” he said “[ The painting contains] what I would think signifies Ithaca People who have lived here for a long time might have a different opinion ”

A Seattle resident, Stefan says his “outsider’s perspective,” informed the choices of Ithaca locations he used in the alphabet; however he was continuing a family tradition by par ticipating in the alphabet project

“My mom did the first Seattle alphabet three four years ago, ” Stefan said “I’ve helped my m with all of the alphabets, but obviously with Ith there is more of a connection to Once Stefan chose an Ithaca l

f h f h l s a process that he said began about a year ago he help of an ar tist to paint the images To find the said he did not need to look fur ther than his own n ’ s mother, Melinda Cur tin has par tnered with ofits in the past to create alphabets for several r cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Tacoma, sh and Por tland, Ore

Following in his mother’s footsteps, Stefan is ending a por tion of the proceeds to the nonprofits Hospicare and Palliative Care Ser vices

“Hospicare seemed like a good choice because my grandmother was in a hospice, my girlfriend’s mom works at a hospice in Auburn, Ne w York and one of our vendors, Sunny Day, had a good connection with a hospice,” he said “It was just meant to be ”

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Ithaca, adding that contacting Collegetown Bagels and Moose wood the two businesses represented in the painting in order to get their approval was perhaps the most challenging par t of the process In the future, Stefan said he might turn the Ithaca Alphabet into either a puzzle, poster or greeting card The painting is currently sold at Cornell Store, Moose wood Restaurant and the nny Days store on Cayuga Street downtown

Jacob Wexler can be reached at jsw339@cornellsun com

| The painting features Ithaca landmarks, includer and the Ithaca Farmers Market

Cornellians Gather to Heal After Campus Tragedies

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Carriage House Opens Upstairs Cocktail Lounge, ‘The Loft’

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

The Carriage House Cafe, popular for its brunch menu, has officially opened a new cocktail lounge, The Loft, in an effort to fill the void left by an epidemic of bar closings in Collegetown

The owners say the space ’ s soft opening on Sept 1 and the grand opening last Wednesday were successful, with visitors demonstrating enthusiasm for the new lounge

“It was so fun to talk with guests and hear how happy they were to be in our space and enjoy the setting,” said Jessica Chandler, bar and lounge manager for the cafe “We didn’t have too large of a crowd over the course of the night, but it was perfect for a good start There were lots of positive feedback about the setup of the outdoor and indoor areas, the drink menus and more ”

While the Carriage House’s downstairs area has long seen a steady stream of eager lunch and brunch-goers, the Loft is meant to better use the upstairs area while maintaining the cafe’s vibe Chandler added that the owners were eager to try fill the void left after a fire forced the Chapter House to close in 2015

“We don’t necessarily have a target audience we have a vision for our space and whatever person enjoys that, we are happy to welcome into it ”

“ The Chapter House has been a personal loss for us as we were frequent patrons and had close connections with the staff,” Chandler said

While Chandler said the lounge is not meant to target a specific audience, the owners focused on creating a vibe that would attract a broad array of Ithacans

New Libe Slope Lighting Triggers Environmental, Safety Concerns

By STEPHANIE HENDARTA Sun Staff Writer

After years of precarious, late night trips up and down Libe Slope, a ne w solution may finally light the way

A t T h u r s d a y ’ s St u d e n t Assembly meeting, two executive

c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s , Mi t c h e l l McBride ’17 and Var un Devatha ’19, joined by Prof M Elizabeth

S a n d e r s , g ov e r n m e n t , r a i s e d

e n v i ro n m e n t a l c o n c e r n s a b o u t the recent installation of lampposts along the path on Libe Slope

The installation of lights

b e t w e e n B a k e r Fl a g p o l e a n d Willard Straight Hall is the result of a collaborative initiative between the Student Assembly Infrastr ucture Fund Committee

a n d t h e I n f r a s t r u c t u r e , Proper ties and Planning office, and was completed in the first week of September

T h e S A I F C u n d e r t o o k t h e

$30,000 project at the end of the spring semester of this past academic year, after receiving multip l e p r o p o s a l s f r o m s t u d e n t s about installing lampposts on on the slope

Mc B r i d e , D e v a t h a a n d Sanders proposed exchanging the bright white light bulbs of the ne w lampposts for sodium-vapor lamp bulbs, which they claim are

m o re e n v i ro n m e n t a l l y f r i e n d l y and better for the eyes

“I know that light pollution is not something that a lot of people pay attention to, but white, bright light is not safe,” Sanders

s a i d “ T h e y c a n b e b l i n d i n g They also create harsh shadows, which is not safe It’s the same effect like driving on a bright highway and then going into a

d a r k e x i t By re p l a c i n g t h e m with softer, yellower lights, we can protect our eyes better and see better ”

According to Miranda Kasher ’18, SAIFC chair, the committee decided to fund the Libe Slope lighting project with IPP funds

d u e t o w i d e s p r e a d c o n c e r n s about safety on campus

“ L i g h t i n g o n t h e s l o p e i s impor tant for reasons such as physical safety, in terms of not falling down the slope as well as perceived safety,” Kasher said “ We want to make sure that students feel safe wherever they are

“We don’t necessarily have a target audience we have a vision for our space and whatever type of person enjoys that, we are happy to welcome into it,” Chandler said “It doesn’t target a customer looking for a nightclub, but maybe it’s a place where they want to start their evening ”

The Loft has been a work in progress for several years, taking shape gradually “ We added a full liquor license onto our wine and beer license two years ago and built our first bar in the upstairs,” Chandler said “That was a step in this direction, but immediately [it] was meant for the private events we were doing at the time ” Chandler said

This year, the Carriage House added an additional eight foot bar on the long wall of the room which was “ open with a more consistent schedule ”

“Once it started coming together, we thought the fall would be a very fun time to officially open,”Chandler said

As each passing week seemed to bring news of the longtime Collegetown bar closing, students hope The Loft will provide a much-needed alternative to the quickly dwindling line-up of nightlife venues

“I think this may be a great space in Collegetown for students,” Matt Indimine ’18 said “Though I haven’t yet personally been there, I do hope that it is a physically and economically accessible place to all students, as many other places in Collegetown are not ”

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

on campus If you can ’ t feel safe on this campus, then I don’t t h i n k y o u c a n f e e l s a f e a n ywhere ” Mc B r i d e , D e v a t h a a n d

Sanders also argue that the additional bright lighting does not i m p r ov

g

Sanders said that white lights “have been scientifically proven t o i m p a i r m e l a t o n i n p r o d u ction,” in addition to being harmful to animals such as birds and insects and a light pollutant

“It’s good for our bodies to have time in the dark Our bodies produce melatonin at night

For the students living on West Campus, the presence of more lights might be disturbing when they’re tr ying to sleep,” Sanders said “Studies have also shown t h a t a l o n g b r i g h t l y l i t s t re e t s there’s a much higher rate of breast cancer Birds also navigate by moonlight, and so the lights affect them negatively It’s all ver y complicated and interrelated ”

During the duration of the S A committee meeting, several members proposed alternatives

t o t h e l a m p p o s t s , i n c l u d i n g handrails, personal use of flashlights and motion-sensitive lighting, all of which take into consideration accessibility and environmental issues

After several rounds of voting, the S A committee decided to p a s s Mc B r i d e , D e v a t h a a n d Sanders’ resolution

Hanna Reichel ’18, represen-

t a t i v e o f t h e C o l l e g e o f Architecture, Ar t and Planning on the S A committee, said that the proposal gave the S A committee an oppor tunity to balance its interest in student safety and well-being with environmental and sustainability issues

“ This is actually an oppor tunity for us really think about what we ’ re doing and to set an example for other campuses and other institutional spaces on how we ’ re going to take all of this research and apply it to plans for l i g h t i n g i n f r a s t r u c t u r e t h a t makes a difference,” Reichel said “I think here we definitely have to make compromises without losing our criteria and goals ”

Stephanie Hendarta can be reached at shendarta@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art You’re a Part of:

Po ly p h o ny at the John Hartell Gallery

BY ANDREI KOZYREV Sun Contributor

Underneath the Sibley dome, adjacent to the College of Architecture, Art and Planning Dean’s Office, is Polyphony It is an interactive art installation designed by Liu (Leo) Jingyang ’15, Shining (Christina) Sun ’17 and Yue Gu ’16 all architecture students To say that the project sounds interesting “ an interactive audio-visual installation that generates a simultaneous feedback loop between performance, image and sound” is to say nothing of the installation Yet, how does it actually look, sound and perform?

The first time I entered the John Hartell Gallery (where Polyphony is installed), I sensed that something was wrong There were multiple stands with computers and other devices in the middle of the room, but all of them were turned off TVs mounted onto one of the walls showed pictures of how, presumably, the entire room should have looked At the Dean’s Office, I was told that someone accidentally unplugged a part of the system, which shut down the rest Before leaving, I reached out to Jingyang, hoping the exhibition would soon resume A few hours later, I received a response from Sun, who assured me the system was back up

The next day, I met Sun in the gallery as she showed me the installation She was enthusiastic and soft-spoken, wearing a cream colored dress with silver, iridescent brogues The computers were working, connected to two motion sensors with cameras Each was pointed in the opposite direction, facing a wall Two projectors were set up side-by-side, also turned away from each other One showed a water texture a computer simulated water graphic and the other seemingly nothing As Sun walked in front of the sensor responsible for the blank wall, she turned and waved her arms in sweeping motions Suddenly, glitter-like trails illuminated the wall They followed her hand movements and could be reset by clenching one ’ s fist The trails were computer simulated animations The computers in the room analyzed and processed data from Sun’s movements in real-time Along with the animations, polyphonic sounds emerged from the speakers (hence the title Polyphony) In music, polyphony refers to two or more tunes played simultaneously, as opposed to a single coordinated melody Perhaps, though, cacophony would be a more fitting word to describe the exhibition As long as there was movement, there was “ an audio-visual response ” Between the image and acoustic elements, “there is a simultaneous feedback loop,” said Sun This

allows each system to generate responses to the same input data, in this case people’s movements

She told me to try it out I moved in front of the device, flapping and swinging my arms while praying not to look like an imbecile It worked

I had just directly influenced a work of art by creating a pattern on the wall It was a liberating experience Polyphony gave agency to the viewer, allowing one to create images and sounds that fulfill the purpose of the work itself The other wall reacted to movements by disturbing the water texture Sounds played without delay The artwork looked professional with an aura of D I Y ingenuity on a budget The sensor tools were Xbox Kinect devices, developed by Microsoft for interactive gaming without the need to use a controller The team used open-source software, such as Supercollider for the audio responses They received a grant from the Cornell Council for the Arts and additional support from the Hartell Gallery, which also helped finance the opening reception For the College of Art, Architecture and Planning, “this was one of the first interactive art exhibitions,” said Lindsay Lavine, the Exhibitions and Event Coordinator at the college

project I inquired about any challenges, such as the accidental shut down, he encountered during the development stage “The pipeline between these [various systems] can be fragile,” he said, referring to the line of communication between the parts that collect movement data and those that implement the audio-image duet based on that data “It’s a hurdle that every interactive artist will face, but fortunately for this project, I think it is very robust,” he added

Gu, the third partner, now works in New York City at RAMSA, one of the world’s premier architectural firms She also graduated from Cornell’s masters in architecture program this past spring “I kind of dragged them both into [the project], joked Sun, who was the mastermind behind Polyphony

When we left the gallery, Sun invited me to talk at her desk in the architecture studio in Milstein Hall Her desk had several 3D printed models, a laptop and sketches There was also a computer mouse, which shape was deconstructed into individual panels with sharp, aggressive edges At that point, I had to ask about the age old question of form and function, especially in the broader context of architecture “I think they [form and functions] are inseparable, it is not either or Something could be beautiful and functional as well I cannot design without thinking about one or the other,” she said Jingyang joined us after a few minutes, wearing jeans and a button-down He graduated Cornell with a masters in architecture and implemented most of the technical aspects of the

The inspiration for the project came from a variety of sources, but also seemed to be a product of organic, artistic growth Sun comes from a family of art collectors She hosted her first exhibition at 17 years of age, in Shanghai She met her teammates at Cornell; Gu was her partner for Prof Jenny Sabin’s robotic fabrication studio, while Leo was the teaching associate Drawing ideas from Prof Sabin’s work on digital fabrication, the trio was “interested in designing interactive experiences through design algorithms,” said Jingyang Professor Sabin was the main advisor and mentor for Polyphony

Despite the challenges, the exhibition was a definite success The trio is now planning to show Polyphony at a gallery in New York City As interactive installation is coming in vogue in contemporary art and the use of technology as an aesthetic tool is as prevalent as ever, we can expect to see many artists venture into digitalization and virtual reality Architecture students, like the team of Polyphony, tend to understand the interplay of beauty and engineering like no one else does

B e s t W e s t e r n : H e l l o r H i g h

BY LAURA KERN Sun Staff Writer

Considering its high-profile cast and overwhelmingly positive reviews, it is a mystery why Hell or High Water went relatively unnoticed as an end-of-summer thriller

David Mackenzie directs, with Ben Foster and Chris Pine playing the Howard brothers, two Texan ranchers struggling against the foreclosure of their family farm who decide to organize a series of bank robberies to raise some needed funds Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham play Texas Ranger Hamilton and his partner Alberto, respectively, who are investigating the thefts, constantly and threateningly close on the heels of the Howards

From the outset, the film holds its audience in unparalleled suspense The soft country music foils the searing heat of the Texas sun, palpable thanks to the artful cinematography: every surface carries an auburn tinge, and as a result the entire film feels burnt The Howard brothers’ blue eyes pierce the sandy scene, but the result is unnerving, not refreshing the color seems unnatural against their suntanned skin and the only real points of light are the Texas Rangers’ clean-lined white hats A constant hiss, a mixture of screeching cicadas, warning rattlesnakes, and rustling dry leaves, underlies the whole movie The noise gnaws at the audience, irritating to the point of frustration, like an unscratchable itch

ous works like Star Trek and Jack Ryan The costume department deserves recognition for a great deal of Pine’s transformation: his shirts are slightly too large and his jeans too long, extending his frame into that of a rancher starved and lean His shaggy hair and dark mustache completely change the structure of his face, hollowing his cheeks and eyes Interestingly, Toby’s dark, lean appearance contrasts that

Bridges is powerful as Texas Ranger Hamilton, an aging widower being pushed toward retirement from the force

He is abrasive, hilarious, and a little racist, but Bridges artfully betrays Hamilton’s wounded tenderness during the film’s quieter scenes From the outside, his role in Hell or High Water may seem too similar to his Oscar-nominated Rooster Cogburn in 2010’s True Grit but his portrayal of each role is completely distinct, displaying no loss in the talent that spurred his long and prosperous career

The Howards are visibly grungy, covered in a layer of grime both figurative and literal, and this filth stains the entire movie a film of dust coats everything, and despite the sun ’ s blinding glare, nothing shines Mackenzie’s directorial genius is evident in this disgusting detail, which silently but powerfully illustrates the extent of poverty in the rural American Southwest

Pine is surprisingly perfect as Toby Howard, a gritty, stubbly rancher, far from his polished action roles in previ-

of his brother Tanner Foster looks stout and stubby in wide jeans, thick belts, and tucked-in shirts His receding hairline widens his face, pudgy and soft, and his light eyebrows offer no definition His close-set eyes seem lost in the expanse he looks, quite simply, gross

Still, despite their physical differences, similar pairs of upsettingly blue eyes connect Pine and Foster Without this feature, a relation between the two would have been dubious, but Mackenzie’s carefully coordinated shots repeatedly highlight the actors ’ eyes, suspending the audience ’ s disbelief and sucking them into the film’s corrupted plot

In their scenes, Foster and Pine play off of each other flawlessly Foster’s character is a hardened, crazed criminal, unashamed of his dark and bloody past and unafraid of his inevitable and fast-approaching end Tanner’s psychotic, prideful buzz contrasts Toby’s dutiful-but-hesitant attitude during every robbery scene, and the demented look in his eyes grows from unsettling to absolutely frightening Foster is dangerously spectacular in this role

Pine’s Toby, however, is quieter, rougher, and sadder he is a dirt-poor cowboy, a loyal brother and a divorced father, and his behavior in each role is distinct His rebellion against his situation is not as wild as his brother’s, but he is far from submissive; he makes his crimes seem more like righting wrongs, rather than committing them Hell or High Water is one of the most artful Western films in years It touches on common themes cowboys and Indians, the rural South, desperation, authority, and justice but handles each in an entirely new way; no element is stale The actors are perfectly cast, the characters raw and honest, and the scenes perfectly set and choreographed, resulting in an absorbing, gripping, and complex film It cleverly retains the heat and suspense of the Western genre, but exhibits none of the campiness, resulting in a thrilling, ethically challenging, and entirely unique film, a perfect movie to end the summer

Laura Kern is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at skern@cornellsun com

What Kanye West Means for Poetry

“I always knew them French fries was evil man Smelling all good and shit

I don’t trust no food that smells that good man I don’t trust it I just can’t”

Kanye West,“ The MacDonald’s Man”

Within the pages of Frank Ocean’s new magazine Boys Don’t Cry lies a poem named “The The MacDonald’s Man,” written by none other than Kanye West Presented through a series of photographs in which the poem appears on retrofitted MacDonald’s drivethru screens, “The MacDonald’s Man” is a typical Kanye West performance It resists interpretations while, at the same time, inviting them Among the discussed themes: paranoia, conspiracy, inequality, utopian Communism, conformity and Frank Ocean Despite the lines, “I always knew them fries was evil man/smelling all good and shit,” MacDonald’s seems to think it’s just a friendly expression of appreciation for their fries and “smooth apple pies

I find it compelling how consistent the patterns of Kanye’s reception are With each new step from West, waves of reaction and thought ripple underneath it His new lyric is no different As with plenty of other Kanye West moments, crowds of think pieces and commentaries and illustrations have risen to dissect it More serious “literary ” establishments and the ever-serious “literary” correspondents for pop culture rags now find themselves, like I am here, writing extensively in slight, ironic tones about a poem on French fries

The effect of this is that you’ll often have articles more difficult to take seriously than

the poem itself Like Kanye’s work, sometimes this question of seriousness seems the intention “On the Poetics and Elusive Subtext of Kanye West’s Poem About French Fries,” by Katy Waldman, paradoxically attempts a close reading of the poem even though the writer derides it as “artfully artless jibber jabber ” Meanwhile a satirical article at the Paris Review proposes that “if the ketchup/salad/burger/shake band represents the possibility of a labor movement, the pie represents total communism ”

Obviously a (stale) sense of humor is at work in these pieces Here, though, the joke comes from how absurd the poem itself is But maybe what many of these articles don’t want to notice is that any attempt at a reading of “The MacDonald’s Man” lends itself to ridiculousness Besides the highly abstract narrative depicted in the p

p t appears If I go by just the text alone, no implication of any specific allegor y or i n t

w a rd It i s a straightforward poem about a classic menu item Yet that doesn’t stop readers from pushing narratives The website Genius’ interpretation veers towards a take on conspiracy and authority Elsewhere, an illustrated version refrains from allegory, choosing instead to depict the fast-food items in cartoon-style format

Personally the most fascinating element of this poem isn’t any particular reading but that West can produce a work that conditions such a wide spectrum of interpretations This peculiar openness has something to do with Kanye’s use of language in the poem As Katy Waldman points out in her criticism of the text, “the speaker’s observations announce themselves in the same flatly gleaming monochrome as a MacDonald’s logo ” Ironically, what Waldman views as a

shortcoming ended up becoming a compelling element to me It is about making art from the everyday, including everyday language West has presented a poem whose key image encompasses a wide frame of reference Think of all the things that come to mind when someone says, “MacDonald’s”; think of how many people in the world must recognize that connection of sounds and the image that it stands for To then implicate these references in a purposefully vague narrative produces a multitude of personal responses That’s why, for example, we can have both an ironic Marxist reading and Joey Bada$$ reading it aloud with the utmost seriousness

All the sudden, the ingenuity of “The MacDonald’s Man” amounts to the same style of expression behind Warhol-esque pop-art Pop culture in a vacuum On repeat The line between the language we use and the food we consume and the i d e o l o g y behind it all blurs Like Dadaist poetr y near the star t of the 20th century, Kanye’s poem is a playful piece of literature which attacks the boundary between what should and shouldn’t be taken seriously Even more amusing, however, is the refusal of the clickbait intelligentsia to acknowledge this possibility Instead, the normal reactions amount to humorous condescension and rejection of the poem on its supposed lack of skill and technique Hence the absurdity that arises when you try and use your English B A interpretive skills to close read this poem But shouldn’t it be obvious

that Kanye’s not tr ying to be Yeats? Shouldn’t we understand that Kanye is thinking of poetry not as an artifact of beautiful and meaningful language but as open to the same experimentation as other media?

“ T h e Ma c Do n a l d’s Ma n ” f o l d s t h e highbrow seriousness of literature in on itself People come out and denounce it not as a poem, but as “good poetry ” Well I do think it’s a good poem, but for different reasons While I wouldn’t go far as to say Kanye’s poem had any expressly political intentions, I will say that when you have people criticizing your art on both conceptual and technical grounds as nonsense and garbage, your art has touched on their politics in some manner Of course, this approach again aligns Kanye with the “antiart ” of the Dadaists, but more so than these artists, West issues works to a grand and hungry audience So instead of complete rejection by whatever establishment, his p o p u l a r i t y ensured this poem would generate a mass of search engine refuse, a widespread confusion as to how Kanye could think “ The MacDonald’s Man” was a good poem But I insist that “The MacDonald’s Man” has asked poetry and pop culture’s conception of poetry an important question, if only by exposing the limits of its definitions

Stephen Meisel is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached smeisel@cornellsun com Appearances will appear alternate Mondays this semester

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Cornelliana Tots

By J.T. Kim ’19

Eric Schulman | Schulman’s Schtick

Botanic Gardens: A Plain, Simple Name

There’s a spot unique to this campus where I go when Cornell is being especially cruel It spans about two or three square miles between CALS and North Campus and houses an arboretum, wildflower garden, trails and more For the past three years I’ve made this place part of my daily routine, running and hiking there most mornings I still feel rewarded when I climb its hills to see its views I still get a sense of exploration even though I have already explored most of its twists and turns

This place has played a key role during the last three years of my life Climbing its hills, winding through its roads and taking in its scenery relaxes me and has put many of my problems into perspective I have spent hours there, feeding the donkeys by the entrance with the wild grass that grows on the other side of the road and relaxing by the koi pond in the center, counting frogs, throwing pebbles to lure the sunfish, watching the snapping turtles I find comfort knowing I can go here regardless of what is going on in my life

Needless to say, this place is very important to me Apparently, it’s become important to a lot of people since Cornell announced they would be changing this place’s name It used to be called “the Cornell Plantations,” an outdated, ugly name Cornell is finally giving the place a proper name that adequately captures what it is: Cornell Botanic Gardens

Yet, this decision has been politicized Critics of the decision argue Liberty Hyde Bailey, the main force behind setting this place aside as a sanctuary (also the guy Bailey Hall is named after), supported civil rights and did not intend to evoke the ugly system of socioeconomic oppression associated with

Letter to the Editor

plantation agriculture

These arguments miss the point Changing the name isn’t about activism or politics I happen to sympathize with activists Remnants of the oppression associated with plantation agriculture are still very much a part of our system It is alarming when something symbolic gets met with so much pushback If we can ’ t take small steps like changing a name to fix our system, you have to wonder if substantive change will ever happen

However, the name change isn’t about activism It didn’t result from some external political struggle It has been in the works since at least my sophomore year within CALS and the organization that maintains this area The administration decided it wanted a name that more clearly captured the organization’s mission and vision The word “plantation” doesn’t evoke the diversity of plants and natural areas that “botanical garden” does

As someone who feels an intimate connection to this place, I know this is the right move There is no place in the world where I feel happier or safer than the three square mile expanse between North Campus and the CALS The pleasure I get from the wildflower gardens, arboretum and trails is plain and simple certainly uncomplicated with connotations of socioeconomic oppression It deser ves a plain and simple name: “Botanic Gardens” That’s my schtick and I’m sticking to it Stay tuned for more

Eric Schulman is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at eschulman@cornellsun com Schulman s Schtick appears alternate Mondays this semester

Regarding this fall’s Career Fair

To the Editor:

I write to acknowledge the challenges our students experienced during the Cornell Career Fair last week None of us in Career Services wanted to put on a fair that would turn away students, and I am sorry that many waited so long to enter and others were unable to attend We sincerely regret that capacity restrictions in the venue, driven by safety considerations, caused so many to experience frustration I also want to make sure students know they can work with us to initiate further contact with employers if they were unable to interact with their preferred employers last week

The decision to hold our beginning-of-year career fair at the Statler Hotel this year took quite some time and was informed by many factors, including student input We learned last September that Barton Hall, the venue we have used for many years, would be unavailable this year due to construction It became clear that no alternative space of sufficient size to accommodate the expected numbers of students and employers would be available on campus when we needed it for the event as we have known it We did identify an alternative off-campus venue, but responses to student surveys about a one-day off-campus fair, extending into the evening hours, indicated a reluctance to attend Despite our offering to provide frequent free bus transportation from campus to that venue (15 minutes away), survey respondents told us very clearly that they wanted the event held on the Cornell campus

Wanting to serve the greatest number of students, we chose the Statler Hotel site as the only available, feasible on-campus venue This required that we reconfigure what has been a two-day event into a four-day event in two different weeks The physical layout of the Statler facility required Career Services to monitor the numbers admitted to the site carefully for reasons of safety; this led to the long lines and understandable frustration

We developed a number of tactics to provide services to the students waiting on long lines We asked employers represented by multiple recruiters to send one or more of them outside to interact with students waiting there When it became clear that many students would not gain access to the Statler, we gave students tickets to use for priority admission to an upcoming fair

We have a plan for providing information to employers on students who had wanted to see them but were unable to do so because of the crowding in the facility I invite any students who were not aware of this opportunity to deliver a resume annotated with your employer preferences to our offices in 103 Barnes Hall We will inform those employers of your interest, reminding them of the reason you did not meet with them during the Career Fair Career fairs and on-campus recruiting are one component of a well-planned job-search strategy I encourage every student to visit his or her college career services office or Career Services in Barnes Hall for personalized assistance with the job search Staff in all career offices can assist with writing a well-developed resume and cover letter, developing a "quick pitch" to explain your interests and abilities at a career fair or through other interaction, and strengthening your interviewing skills

Rebec ca M Sparrow MILR ’86 , executive director of C areer Servic es

Pegah Moradi | All

Jokes Aside

O Say, Can’t You See?

Acomment that Asma Khalid, a campaign reporter for NPR, made on the September 1 edition of the NPR politics podcast has relentlessly made the rounds in my thoughts like a SpongeBob-style earworm Khalid’s colleague, Sam Sanders, spoke briefly on Colin Kaepernick’s protest and what it meant for Sanders to be American as a black man, to which Khalid, a Muslim woman, responded, “I will say, no matter where I am at any campaign event, particularly if it is a Republican campaign event [ ] I stand Even if I’ve got a laptop in my hand And I put my hand up just to ensure that I make everyone in the crowd feel comfortable with me ”

Khalid’s statement is woefully poetic To ensure that I make everyone in the crowd feel comfortable with me I think about the times I have, without much thought, patriotically exerted myself in order to make everyone else comfortable with me I think about memorizing the names of all 50 states or lines from the Declaration of Independence to offset being the only Muslim in my entire elementary school in Idaho I think about how I enunciate each and every word whenever I speak to a TSA agent I think about how I sometimes speak for my parents who speak almost flawless English and have lived in the U S for over 20 years when we ’ re at the TSA checkpoint just to make sure the agent doesn’t pick up on their ever-so-slight accents I think about repeating to my neighbors

Ignoring a country’s hairy history and proclaiming your love for it without scrutinizing your reasons for doing so is not love at all, but rather a gross and oblivious infatuation with a self-constructed fantasy. Patriotism is ultimately activism towards the betterment of your community, not how loudly you say the Pledge of Allegiance or whether you sit or stand.

that I was born in the U S , as if to prove my Americanhood I think about how I tattooed a 12-by-12-inch bald eagle holding the Constitution on my back so that the TSA Rapiscan X-Ray will know what a True Patriot I am

Of course, Muslim-Americans should not have to take drastic measures to avoid being treated as second-class citizens, but that is hardly an interesting claim What’s more significant about Khalid’s statement, as well as the experiences of the millions of Muslim-Americans, is that the ways in which we compensate for being Muslim are so utterly superficial Khalid rising for every pledge and anthem at campaign events Me making a point of saying the Pledge of Allegiance louder than anyone else in the class Is this what patriotism is? If I don’t do these things, am I not a patriot?

I like to think of patriotism, the love one has for one ’ s country, as analogous to the love between a mother and her child Now, I’ve never given birth to a child myself, but in my high-school biology class I learned that, just as ducklings imprint on the first moving object they see within a certain period of time, a (human) mother imprints upon her baby right after giving birth This connection is physiologically caused by the cocktail of hormones brewing within her like kombucha, and has a multitude of fascinating implications for psychological research For instance, if a mother gives birth and is then immediately handed a loaf of bread, will she think it’s her child? Maybe Science is incredible

Patriotism, the way one loves one ’ s country, is not unlike this imprinted love The relationship between this hypothetical mother and child is initially pure, irrational and seemingly immutable But as both the child and the mother grow and mature, the relationship becomes more complex The innocence of the initial bond begins to fade, and the flaws of the other become more difficult to swallow The unconditional purity of the imprinting is not enough to sustain the love; the mother and child need to exert some effort They need to evolve their love to accommodate the imperfections of the other

Patriotism is more than a cursory reaction to national symbols To argue that would be to completely delegitimize the very legitimate attachment one feels for one ’ s country Love of country then, paradoxically, requires a certain cynicism, else a country cannot improve It’s bizarre, isn’t it? Blind, immutable support for a system can cause its own demise Ignoring a country ’ s hairy history and proclaiming your love for it without scrutinizing your reasons for doing so is not love at all, but rather a gross and oblivious infatuation with a self-constructed fantasy Patriotism is ultimately activism towards the betterment of your community, not how loudly you say the Pledge of Allegiance or whether you sit or stand I think about all the ways I have tried to make others feel comfortable I think about why I act the way I do I think about how I am a patriot, how I love my country, in ways that no one sees I think about how, perhaps, that kind of love is more valuable

Bolt From the Blue Comm ent of the day

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Graziano Pelle to a big-spending Chinese club Cr ystal Palace made a number of impressive signings this summer, and the talent of Steve Mandanda and Christian Benteke can go a long way to ending their terrible r un of form stretching back to last winter

their ways this

under ne w coach David Moyes, but it has not happened yet, so they rank quite low in the Power Rankings West Bromwich Albion is dealing with fan unrest Not only have they str uggled on the field, but manager Tony Pulis has apparently suffered a breakdown in relations with the board who r un the club Stoke City rank last with a solitar y point to their name after four matches Surely it is just a slow star t for Stoke, and they will

Swansea have really struggled to get going this season. Their prize summer addition, Fernando Llorente, has to score for Swansea to make progress

unquestionably star ted better than Ibe, both clubs will be happy to be in this section of the power rankings, and not the one below Swansea, Sunderland, West Brom and Stoke make up the bottom four clubs in the Power Rankings Swansea have really str uggled to get going this season Their prize summer addition, Fe

Sunderland have a decent chance to succeed

Help us keep watch over Cornell.

ished in the top ten for several years in a row now, it is unlikely that they will fin-

three by the end of the campaign

This concludes the first edition of my English Premier League Power Rankings for the 2016-17 season Check back ever y month or so for another edition of the Power Rankings, and come back ever y week for another column of The Beautiful Game

Call The Cornell Daily Sun 273-3606 with stor y tips Kevin Linsey is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be contacted at klinsey@cornellsun com The Beautiful Game appears Mondays this semester

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Runners Grab Fourth Versus Top National Teams

Following meet against four teams in top 20, Smith ’96 ‘excited’ by result

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Staff Writer

The heat, the humidity and the nationally-ranked competition gave the team a true test, but Cornell women ’ s cross country did not back down, taking fourth place this weekend at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational, just a few points behind the top three teams

The Red competed alongside six other Division I schools at the invitational hosted by Penn State in the 2016 season ’ s inaugural meet

The field included No 15 Syracuse, No 19 Georgetown, No 38 West Virginia, St Joseph’s, Rutgers and No 13 Penn State When all was said and done, Penn State finished first followed by Georgetown, Syracuse and Cornell – all three within just a few points of each other

Cornell’s head coach Artie Smith ’96 said he felt confident going into the contest and was not disappointed by the team ’ s

efforts especially considering the high-caliber competition

“It was very exciting to see our team mix it up so well with three teams ranked in the nation's top 20, and to defeat another, West Virginia, that is also in the pools and a perennial contender at the NCAAs,” Smith said

First place was never out of the question, and the ability to keep up with top teams inspires confidence among the group, according to Smith

“It was back and forth most of the way with Georgetown and Syracuse, and we take away a lot of confidence in our ability to race with those teams, ” he said

Instead of disappointment in just missing second or third, the team feels a sense of accomplishment

“When it is only a few points separating teams you always look for ways to make up that gap, ” Smith said “Rather than be disappointed, though, we ’ re excited that we ’ re right in the mix and looking forward to closing that gap the next time we get a chance ”

Individually, several of the Cornell women ran extremely well Junior Jackie Katzman and senior captain Taylor Spillane finished in fifth and eighth place, respectively Katzman ran the 6K in 21:42 Sophomore Gracie Todd, junior Erin McLaughlin and sophomore Briar Brumley her first time in the team ’ s top five also scored for the Red

While the coach gave everyone credit, praising Spillane’s “gritty effort” and Brumley’s strong finish, he was particularly impressed with Katzman’s performance

“This was a big competitive breakthrough for Jackie, to be contending for the top five in a major Division I college cross country race, ” he said “I thought she handled the newness of the situation exceptionally well and followed through on her race plan great ”

Her time of 21:42 is the second best ever by a Cornellian on that course

Prior to the meet, it was unclear if the team would still be a little rusty from the offseason While they may not have been in midseason form, the runners certainly stepped up

“I wouldn’t call them rusty but at the same time we are far from where we'll be mid-season,” Smith said “And that's what we want: we want to start well but finish the season even better and be at our best during the championship part of the season ”

With the season beginning to heat up, Smith and his runners know what they must address going forward

“The competitive efforts were there,” he said “I think everyone took away a number of things they'll be able to address right away in our next meet to be even sharper and more prepared ”

This effort was especially apparent in the last kilometer, when many of the runners picked up ground on the field

While it is still very early, a meet and performance like this help Cornell measure up against its peers in a particularly positive way

“This confirmed our group ’ s belief that we have the abilities to be a national caliber team, ” Smith said “There’s lots still to work on but the best way to learn these things is to race against good people, and I thought our group took advantage of a great opportunity in a very good way ” Cornell plans to bring a very large group to its next meet and hopes to improve upon some specifics at Penn State The race will be next Saturday in Rochester, New York the Yellow Jacket Invitational

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