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Provost Approves Divisive Calendar

Makes three modi cations to nal plan

By JOSEPH NICZKY Sun Senior Writer

After months of debate and strong condemnation by student representatives, Provost Kent Fuchs has approved the final version of a new academic calendar with three modifications, he announced at a meeting of the Faculty Senate Wednesday The new calendar will go into effect in Spring 2014

The calendar changes, which were approved by the Faculty Senate in May, include a new two-day break in Februrary and, most contentiously, shortening study week, exam week and Senior Week

One of the Provost’s modifications not part of the calendar approved by the Faculty Senate is “ a new University holiday for all employees” on Martin Luther King Jr Day, the third Monday in January, Cornell said in a statement

Additionally, for four out of every six years, fall semester classes will begin one week later than they currently do, allowing the University to hold its fall graduation ceremony one week later In the Faculty Senate’s proposal, the ceremony would have landed as late as Dec 22 or 23 every few years

“There are a number of international students who would not have gotten home in time for the holidays,” Fuchs said “I think [the fall graduation ceremony] is too close to the holidays ”

Fuchs’ third modification to the Faculty Senate’s plan calls for the University to create a committee to finalize the details of the final exam schedule

Fuchs said that he will work with the committee, which will be comprised of members of the University staff, professors and student leaders, to determine an algorithm designed to prevent exam scheduling conflicts

“What feeds into that algorithm is yet to be determined For

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investigating whether the violence was a backlash to an anti-Islamic

Christians, or a plot to coincide with the anniversary of 9/11

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Is Diplomacy Relevant? and Other Thoughts 4:45 - 5:45 p m , 233 Plant Sciences Building

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The Promise of Social Entrepreneurship: Creating a Local Economy That Works for Everyone

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Café con Leche Discussion Series 6:30 p m , Anna Comstock Hall, Latino Living Center

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C.U. Librar y Creates New Business Model For Research Database

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Following a subpoena signed last month by a New Jersey judge, Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman has been ordered to hand over all correspondence with top executives at Google, where she serves on the board of directors, The Daily Princetonian reported The subpoena is part of a class action lawsuit that alleges inappropriate action by Google’s top executives

A young woman has been pretending to be a student at Columbia University for at least the past nine months, according to The Columbia Spectator Bir va Patel, 26, who posed as a new student throughout orientation week and the first week of classes, was arrested at least twice in the last week

encountered her on campus throughout last winter, spring and summer, she went unnoticed by university authorities until the end of August

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rd Crimson Rylie Zhang, who wrote a song dedicated to her cousin battling kidney failure, performed the song along with her cousin Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi donated money to grant Zhang and her cousin’s dream to raise funds for terminally ill children

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An American Se x Columnist in London

Sometime last year I convinced a friend of mine from back home to travel with me to London to visit a friend studying there over winter break

O s t e n s i b l y, t h e re a s o n f o r g o i n g t o London was to visit said London-going friend, but I knew in my heart of hearts that we were going because I had read online that the average bust size of a British woman was a 32D

We decided to go right before New Year’s Eve, to catch the British festivities After landing at Heathrow, we had to take the Tube into the city As we sat down on the underground, I noticed the end station for this particular line was called Cockfosters Clearly this city was going to be well suited to my goals

The next few days leading up to New Year’s Eve were spent doing the normal touristy things: taking pictures with Big Ben as our own Big Ben, tr ying to break i n t o Bu c k i n g h a m Pa l a c

a s k i n g t h e waitresses for “Bangers and mash, hold the mash ” (In case you were wondering, they will actually just bring you bangers ) All of this without a single glance from a British beauty Needless to say as the 31st rolled around, my sexual forecast was worse than the London weather

So I decided to forget about some commonwealth copulation and just tell m y s e l

Actually We decided to go to the London

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Tlooking the Thames to see the fireworks We were pushing it close so there weren ’ t a lot a people on the subway However, you only ever need one I’d just seen a face I can ’ t forget the time or place I knew she was the girl for me and I had a sudden desire to let the whole world see we met

I stand up to go over to her and then my friend decides to paint the subway floor better than any Impressionist master I glance back up, a look of embarrassment, surprise, and “oh my god you ’ re still just as hot as you were thirty seconds ago ” plastered on my face She turns to her friends, mutters something indecipherable in Britishese and beckons us over

“Rigby, Elly Rigby ”

“Does ever yone in Britain introduce themselves that way?”

“Only if you have a certain skill set ”

Part of me was really hoping she was a spy The part of me that wasn ’ t thinking like an awestruck teenage guy was thinking, “Seduction She means seduction She is seducing you Be seduced Go Go do it ”

As the subway stops and we rush outside, we hear people start to yell the final countdown The countdown gets to the number two and she turns around and grabs my tie saying, “ You know, I really got a thing for American guys ”

The sky explodes around us and a lecture from my language histor y class passes through my brain: The Normans left a great influence on the words of the

Isles after they invaded But, that’s definitely not the only impact they had on o u r t o n g u e s T h e m a d d e n i n g c rowd rushes around us, drunkenly falling on itself, but I don’t notice It’s not until I hear someone yell out “jolly good!” that I break from my trance and realize that our respective friend groups had abandoned us

“Let’s keep going that way, ” she said

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speaking of her majestic mountains, her deep valleys and her amber waves of grain By the fifth stanza, I’m just staring at this now stark naked girl, mumbling the same line over and over again She give me a look, bends down, rummages around in her purse and takes out the slip of paper with my number that I had put in there earlier in the

for wardly

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towards her flat It was white, with black curtains, near the station we were at and so perfectly British When get in, we flop on the bed and she curls up next to me As I start to make my move, she jumps up and stands in front of me, slipping the straps of her dress off of her shoulders

“It’s your turn to be the international man of myster y Say something exotic ” “ You’re uh hella fly?”

The dress slips down a little “Not enough Foreign Something (else) turns on in me and a p o e m I h a d m e m o r i z e d f o r m y

night She pats my cheek, tells me I’ve been a good chap, but it was never meant to be, and puts the paper in my vest pocket I’m lead to the door and with a final “Cheerio!” I wander back o

good time,

I thought we were having

clashed I guess London won ’ t be calling anytime soon

Jimothy Singh is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at jsingh@cornellsun com Quest for the Perfect Tale appears alternate Thursdays this semester

The Uninhibited Actor

hink hard: What was your most revealing sexual experience? Not revealing in the physical sense, like when your girl got that accidental glimpse of your goodies from behind (uggh); but revealing in the sense of letting yourself go emotionally and mentally, allowing your inner being to be just as naked as the outer Sex with a true lover is often totally intimate and emotionally intense The moves, noises and impulses are real and unforced You know this type of sex: eyes locked, hands clasped, hearts full During such experiences, partners can become introduced to hidden dimensions of their lover’s personality, sense of humor or inhibitions, and let us not forget the hidden dimensions of a lover’s body discov-

thought one might see the act of filming as a source of anxiety and self-consciousness Yet it is quite the contrary: Assuming the right lighting, pornography will bring playfulness and acceptance back into sex that is bogged down with intensity

A porno requires teamwork There is an end product to this act that doesn’t end up in a condom: the video By working towards such a concrete goal as creating a sexy sex tape, you and your partner become teammates More than ever do you want to accomplish the coveted team cum, more than ever do you want to make her scream, more than ever do you want that normally awkward position to turn out right (or at least right-side up) As partners in crime (indecent exposure, anyone?) and par tners in love, you gain a feeling of commonality with your teammate To this effect, my last rende zvous on film ended in proper teammate fashion with a high-five for a job well done

ered! You hit that uncharted sweet spot and exclaim, “Hoorah! For I have found the new world inside of your vagina ” With that, you continue to tour the area, sending your partner right over the edge Seems the world was flat, after all This emotionally-laden sex is good, can be great and sometimes is fantastic! Yet, it can also be draining If you are in a relationship and feel you want more carefree and less emotional sex, I will suggest to you just one singular idea to bring home to mama: Home-made, freshfrom-the-oven Pornography Get it while it’s hot!

I believe it is my chance to rationalize the claim that homemade porn is the first step toward creating an exciting and uninhibited sex life (as this may not be blaringly obvious to those who are not yet in the industry) On first

A porno requires acting, so while in the act, you and your partner will be actors, not true lovers Possibly the best outcome of making a pornography with your significant other is embracing the freakier side of sex It is an open forum to share lusts and desires of all kinds without judgment You lose sense of yourself and actually become the character you are emulating, whether that be a sexy librarian, forest nymph(o), robot, grandma or any other outfit available in your size at the local Salvation Army All the nasty things you think about suddenly come out easier All the requests you make are for the camera ’ s benefit rather than your own Whatever comes out of the situation or goes into it is purely an act, dissolving all pressures to be a certain way during sex The sweet girl becomes dominating The dominatrix becomes submissive There is an acceptance for trial and error after

going through the actions of creating a pornographic video, as much of that is trial and error in itself

What comes after watching the video is the ability to laugh at sex Pornos are funny They have ridiculous plots that begin with a sausage pizza delivery and end with the unusually generous tip of a blowjob Amateur porn, especially, will have its bloopers, double-takes and oh-so-unfortunate camera angles While watching these embarrassing moments, it is nearly impossible to take yourself or your partner seriously Sex is revealed to be silly and childish at times, a feeling that hopefully will diffuse into your undocumented sex life, as well Sex sometimes needs to live this way: carelessly, selfishly and free from judgment

So I am suggesting this: Go find yourself a tripod and a camera (or even your Mac Book) and an interesting, yet private setting and strip! Oh yeah, don t forget to bring a friend or you might be caught alone naked trampling through the woods If your lover runs off with your clothes and you are stuck in this sticky situation, make sure to sing show tunes loudly, preferably from Grease; it keeps the bears at bay What else do you need for a porno? A very silly, yet self-satisfying skit to begin the story Start by listing your hobbies or things you always wanted to try in life Have you been obsessed with the traveling hat salesmen since reading that book as a child? Would you want to be a prince coming to save his princess from a life without love? How about the lumberjack versus the environmentalist? Hmm got some ideas percolating now? I bet you do, you dirty kid!

Emotional sex with intense physical passion does not need to rubbed out of your sexual repertoire, but have such sex sparingly Sometimes its fun to just pretend Now, go be actors! But, please, space yourselves out We don’t want Cornell to turn into one gigantic porno set Some of us actually use the stacks to study!

Mona G is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Erotic Epiphanies appears alter nate Thursdays this semester Feedback and submissions may be sent to monag@cornellsun com

Picks: Collegetown’s Best International Cuisine

By MICHELLE KIM Sun Staff Writer

Cornell is known for being one of the most ethnically diverse university campuses in the country It would thus make sense for the school to be surrounded by an enormous variety of international cuisine, ranging from Thai to Mexican, and from Chinese to Indian Living in Ithaca, I have had the opportunity to taste a lot of different ethnic cuisines that I would not have otherwise, and I would like to say that I am an incrementally more cultured person because of it While you may not be able to travel the world in 80 days, you can definitely taste it in Collegetown

INDIAN: MEHAK CUISINE

There are only two restaurants in Collegetown that specialize in Indian cuisine, and they are both on Eddy Street about two feet away from each other While Mehak and Sangam may be ridiculously close to one another in proximity, they are worlds apart in terms of their quality and taste I will admit that I have actually eaten more frequently at Sangam than at Mehak, but that is only because Sangam offers delivery on IthacaToGo com while Mehak does not Regardless, the Indian food that Mehak serves versus that of Sangam is substantially tastier Also, Mehak offers a daily lunch buffet Game, set, match: Mehak My favorite dish is the chicken tikka masala; essentially the one that is most well-known to us uncultured Americans I also usually get garlic nan, a flat bread, to soak up the creamy sauce of the tikka masala Indian food is extremely vegetarian-friendly, and

Mehak’s pindi chana masala (chickpeas with spices and fresh Coriander) comes highly recommended from my vegan housemate

KOREAN: KOKO KOREAN RESTAURANT

Considering the large number of Korean students at Cornell, it makes perfect sense that there are so many Korean restaurants not only around all of Ithaca, but within Collegetown itself Hands down, the best one of them all is Koko’s (You can trust me: I’m Korean ) A perfect appetizer for someone who has never tasted Korean food before is pa jun, which is pan-fried wheat batter filled with scallions If you have ever tried Korean barbecue, then you will love bool go gi, which contains thin slices of marinated beef tenderloin, and is absolutely delicious If you are in the mood for something warm and comforting, dduk mandoo gook, a rice cake and dumpling soup, is a perfect choice, and one of my favorite meals growing up Many diners new to Korean cuisine should start with the dolsot bibim bap, which is a mixture of rice, spicy red chili paste, vegetables, egg, and your choice of meat and comes served sizzling in a hot stone pot

JAPANESE: MIYAKE

Ah, the never-ending battle between Plum Tree and Miyake: whose Japanese cuisine will reign supreme? My vote goes to Miyake

Maybe it’s the Japanese name or the overall authentically Asian ambience of the place, but for me, Miyake is just more convincing; it’s simply more genuine I always start off any meal at Miyake with their steamed shumai, which are soft, round shell dumplings filled with

shrimp and happiness If you are like most people who think that Japanese food starts and ends with sushi, then you are in luck: Miyake offers a plethora of rolls, from the classic California roll to the spicy BBQ beef roll My personal favorite is the Crazy Girl, which consists of spicy tuna, eel and avocado, all deep-fried and topped with a spicy sauce For those of you who are willing to venture into the unknown and try something that is not sushi, the katsu don is a delicious choice It is a deep-fried pork loin sautéed with vegetables and eggs, and it is guaranteed to leave you full and satisfied

AMERICAN: RULLOFF’S RESTAURANT

While it is relatively easy to make American fare and have it taste “good”, finding a restaurant that excels at it is surprisingly difficult: Rulloff ’ s accomplishes this feat and serves the best American food in Collegetown One of their knockout appetizers is the loaded French fries with “the works:” their signature fries topped with melted cheese, chili and bacon I have legitimately found myself dreaming about those fries The baked French onion soup is some of the best that I have ever tasted at any restaurant, including much pricier

restaurants in New York City As far as the entrees go, Rulloff ’ s ser ves your typical hearty American food, ranging from shepherd’s pie filled with Black Angus, vegetables and baked with asiago mashed potatoes, to the classic turkey club sandwich However, my favorite meal at Rulloff ’ s is the succulent signature burger made from Black Angus, which you can top with your choice of cheese, bacon, mushrooms or sautéed onions

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The xx, at this point in their existence, would be wise to put the lessons they’ve learned in their brief tenure as a buzz band to paper After a headache-inducing rise, hectic touring schedules, losing a band-member, launching impressive solo effor ts and winning a Mercur y Prize for their self-titled debut, the London group has learned how to navigate the nasty waters of the modern hype machine with grace and poise But the first record is the easiest; you re raw and not laden with great expectations After Rihanna samples a song of yours and your dr ummer-producer star ts collaborating with ar tists as diverse as Drake and Gil Scott-Heron (not to mention releasing solo work as unique as anything out there; check out Jamie xx ’ s “Far Nearer” if you ’ ve slept on it), there’s a cer tain ne w level you are expected to per form at So, these facts having been put for th, Coexist was bound to either be a difficult or disappointing record Let’s be glad it’s the former This is not to say The xx have forgotten what got them here in the first place, as they still do sexy, taut m u s i c t h a t s h

restraint Jamie xx is still as deliberate as ever, sticking to a no-frills sound palette that relies on negative space, muffled 808s and slow-boil buildups Co-vocalists

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Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim are still singing about their various romantic tr ysts in a near-whispered unison, but gone is the fraught sexual tension that made their debut such an indelible work Opener “Angels” sets the agenda to ‘love,’ which is a damned shame; whereas the lyrics used to be filled with hushed, vague longing, now they, on occasion, dip into the reser ves of romantic melodrama It’s not a bad look per se, but for a record promised by Jamie xx to be influenced by “club music,” it’s lacking the sor t of sensuality and danger we had come to expect

Fur thermore, I was shocked that Jamie xx did not tr y to take greater command of the group ’ s sound It seems that while Jamie was tr ying to avoid stepping on his bandmates’ toes he forgot that he is possibly one of the most versatile and clever young producers in the world None of Coexist’ s tracks break that slowed-to-acrawl tempo Where are the percussive experiments we were treated to on the Scott-Heron collaboration We’re New Here or his singular take on Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep”? Where are the twisted vocal samples (after all, Jessie Ware showed they work wonders in the midst of coolly produced love songs like “110%”)? Where is something that recaptures the propulsive joy of “Far

Nearer”? I hate to criticize Jamie for keeping The xx a tr uly democratic band and not pulling a (inser t your favorite musical control freak here), but this was his moment for the taking Most of what I have had to say makes Coexist sound like an absolute slog, and that is definitely not the case “Reunion” colors between the lines with its subtle steel dr ums, “Angels” is a decidedly hear tfelt mission statement for the album, “Sunset is a subdued stomper with one grooving bassline and “Unfold” is as good of an indie makeout jam as anything put out this year Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim are really coming into their own as vocalists; Sim especially has honed his deep, whispered croon to a point where it can match up with Madley-Croft’s hauntingly expressive voice But when they succeed The xx remind you of just how good they could be; with a little more variation and adventure, Coexist could have been excellent Instead, it simply falls into familiar patterns and soundscapes that, while impressively assembled, leave the listener wanting more Me? I blame Jamie

James Rainis is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at jrainis@cornellsun com

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Sydney R amsden is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at sramsden@cor nellsun com

What Is This Thing Called Jazz?

Fox News recently debunked the myth that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer, to the tune of the Dean Martin classic “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head ” I’m reminded of how I’ve strayed musically over the past year That, for the most part, has been a good thing But listening to something other than jazz always leaves me a little homesick

I grew up with jazz Well, sort of It was the first kind of music I listened to obsessively Piet Mondrian’s Broadway Boogie-Woogie is probably to blame It was the subject of my first unwieldy stab at art criticism as a 13year-old Just by embellishing grid lines with dashes of color, Mondrian created streets throbbing with cars and people I never quite got over that feeling

Then along came John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman’s eponymous 1963 album I saw that a voice could be an instrument, and an instrument could be a voice My sister and I began to trawl record stores for compilation albums on sale, and that is how I met the swinging gentlemen Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, among others I loved the pandemonium of The Rat Pack singing and ad-libbing at The Sands and big bands stomping at The Savoy For the next three years I saw no need to listen to anything else

Jazz standards have become my comfort food

replay the same standard for hours, marveling at the endless variations on a theme

Thelonious Monk’s “Round About Midnight” is one of them Monk hammers incisively, Miles Davis is insistent and thoughtful, while Bill Evans delicately weaves the melody together For some reason, I’d never suspected that there were words to the tune Then I stumbled upon Amy Winehouse’s recording, lavish and sonorous Jazz had surprised me again What is this thing called jazz? The textbook answer is that jazz happens when musicians improvise simultaneously and achieve syncopated syncopation (whatever that means) Not too surprisingly, a serviceable definition of jazz eludes many in its firmament of stars Sarah Vaughan, who pioneered scat singing, protested against being labeled a jazz singer The label was too stifling for the self-professed lover of “all kinds of music ” Vaughan is not the only rebel So maybe Duke Ellington’s hazy declaration suffices jazz is “in the ear of the listener If a man has some very hungry ears for a pleasant noise

When I’m rapidly losing coherence as I type papers late into the night, Sarah Vaughan’s mournful refrain, “I’ll never know a Sunday / in this weekday room, ” becomes achingly true After being assaulted by relentless pop tunes, I can

that makes him feel he wants to swing, that s jazz ” I like that vagueness Like art, jazz is mysterious, and yet it makes me feel something Sorting out good jazz from the bad is as easy

as differentiating good art from bad art Good jazz, like a good building (as defined by the architect Louis Sullivan), “ grows naturally, logically and poetically out of all its conditions ”

Of course, that is not as easy as it sounds I mostly love jazz trio The Bad Plus’ recordings, especially its wistful and thunderous interpretations of Nirvana and Queen songs But when the group played Bailey Hall this year, I got lost in the winding improvisations, which quickly descended into cacophony I bought a Bad Plus t-shirt anyway

I don’t think The Bad Plus played badly I tend to believe that my lack of musical schooling prevents me from appreciating the finer points of what I’m listening to But then I remember this: A friend, who is an accomplished pianist, complains that people get unnecessarily defensive when he asks if they play music Those who admit that they do rarely fail to add, apologetically, that they play very badly He tells them that it doesn’t matter

I see jazz I don’t have the technical vocabulary to navigate its contours, so I think about jazz as impressionism Shadows have color, and light shifts constantly Everything happens imperfectly, but vividly The trite becomes all-important “The way you wear your hat / the way you sip your tea / the memory of all that / no they can ’ t take that away from me ” mid-century jazz standards like this one, famously covered by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald, show that jazz is in the details Jazz is hunger and sensitivity It acknowledges that things happen, but demands a future anyway The protagonist of Tony Morrison’s novel Jazz, though haunted by the past, refuses to see it as “ an abused record with no choice but to repeat itself at the crack and no power on earth could lift the

arm that held the needle ” (Morrison also demonstrates that syncopated syncopation is possible with words )

To drummer Chick Webb, jazz is like falling in love with a girl, falling out with her and then seeing her again I’m still not sure why I feel such a strong sense of homecoming when I hear jazz Maybe it’s because many songs have become biographical, inseparable from things that have changed me But, like much of life, the laws of attraction work in mysterious ways Let’s not pretend that we get any of it

Daveen Koh is a junior in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun com Darn That Dream appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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Questions Remain Regarding Tebow’s New Role With Jets

FLORHAM PARK, N J (AP) Tim Tebow ran out onto the field for the New York Jets' first offensive play of the season as a starter

Not at quarterback, of course That's Mark Sanchez's job But in his Jets debut last Sunday, there was Tebow lined up on the right side of the line as a slot receiver officially listed as a tight end

The crowd cheered, Tebow ran a harmless route and then headed back to the sideline A sprinkling of Tebow and the wildcat package turned out to be more than enough in a 48-28 rout of the Bills

"I'm definitely competitive, but the No 1 thing to help competitiveness is winning football games, " said Tebow, who was involved in only 10 of the Jets' offensive snaps "However I can help this team to win football games, that's the ultimate goal "

That's coming from a guy who has always expressed a desire to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, and led Denver to the playoffs in that role after earning the job last season

With the Jets, at least through the first game, he's merely a contributor who ran five times for 11 yards and didn't throw a pass But he's a player who gives opponents fits because they have to plan for him, regardless That includes Pittsburgh, which might see Tebow maybe as little as Buffalo did Steelers coach Mike Tomlin knows better, though, than to brush off Tebow's presence

"That's something that they control, from a play-calling standpoint," Tomlin said Wednesday "I know that we better be prepared for more than what I saw him do in the game on Sunday "

After all, Tomlin and the Steelers have seen him do a lot more Tebow knocked them out of the playoffs last season with an 80-yard touchdown pass to Demar yius Thomas in overtime in Denver last season

"Obviously, he's a capable passer, " Tomlin said "That's an element of it that we need to be prepared for "

And that is exactly why the Jets particularly coach Rex Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum, offensive coordinator Tony Sparano and owner Woody Johnson wanted Tebow on their team

Some have said New York's trade for the quarterback in March was purely a publicity stunt The Jets have said it makes them a better offense, one with an unpredictable presence that might be unmatched in the entire league After all, Tebow is a 6-foot-3, 250pound, rock-solid guy who can run it, toss it or throw a block as he did on a few special teams plays last week

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Ten Questions Columnist Reena Gilani caught up with senior goalkeeper Rick Pflasterer this week to talk about his knack for finding bargains, his affinity for building computers and his natural talents as a dancer

1 When did you start playing soccer?

I was five, it’s actually a funny stor y I played on a house league soccer team with a dad that coached I was the worst player by far; I was a defender I was the kid they sat on the bench to never play We were running hills one day and our goalie fell down the hill and broke his collarbone Since I didn’t play anyway they stuck me in net Two years later I started playing travel and kept moving up, and now I’m here

How did you decide to come to Cornell?

I came to the camp here and they asked me to commit early Two weeks later, when I was at the University of Michigan soccer camp, I called The Cornell coaching staff to commit

Why Cornell?

Academics For once, I decided to make a rational decision My mom also had a dream that I was happy here, so that helped

2 How would you describe your sleeping patterns on an average night?

I can sleep for 14 hours straight and I don’t hesitate to if I feel like I need it Walter Donica ’13 says that I don’t sleep, I hibernate

I hear you ’ re impossibly difficult to wake up What’s the best method to get you awake?

It depends on the time For 5 a m practices, shaking me will get me up In the middle of the day, sunlight will eventually do it and teammates will open up my curtains I won ’ t hear anybody coming into my room, though Apparently I jolt up in bed I don’t remember this, it’s just what I hear and look at them and go back to sleep

Are there any interesting things you do when you ’ re up late at night?

Yeah, I impulse shop for sure

What’s the most interesting thing you ’ ve ever bought?

I bought a gong at like 3:30 in the morning

Any reason for that?

Not anything specific; it’s in the house It’s a great decoration

3 How do you always manage to get incredible deals when you ’ re buying stuff? I’ve been told 90% off on a lot of your purchases

I’m definitely a schemer I get an idea in my mind, I sell things I don’t need to get a lot of money back, and I count that as my net deal

What about that time you sold your futon?

It was on our front porch and it wasn ’ t really hard to sell; one of my other friends was walking by and I was like ‘ you want a futon?’ and he was like ‘yeah’ I said $50, he bargained $45, I said I’d help him walk it home

for $50 and that was it

So that’s considered a net profit in your mind

Yeah, that one I didn’t even pay for! I was given it by a friend who didn’t want it and I made $50

Are you sure she didn’t want it? I heard you

She didn’t want it; I don’t care what they say It was my futon

What else have you sold?

I sold [senior for ward] Tyler Regan’s Xbox controller this past week; that was an interesting deal

Was he mad?

No, he didn’t hesitate to let me have it I asked if I could sell it and he agreed

Do you give him a cut of your profits?

Yeah sure, I’m fair I’ll reimburse the controller The problem is I sold Ian Panzica ’14’s Xbox for money and it needed to come with a controller, so I took Tyler’s and I will reimburse him for that Then I upgraded to the new black Xbox 360

What’s the stor y there?

My housemate Clayton Dubin ’14 needed a computer I told him I’d give him $100 if he bought one of the computers that comes with a free Xbox He did, and so I put out $100 for that Then I sold that Xbox to Ian for $60 and he gave me his old one That put me at $40 for an old Xbox, basically, and Ian upgraded The Xbox I got from Ian didn’t play the game I wanted, Halo 3, because it was old, so I took his Xbox, four of my games and Tyler’s controller and sold it at GameStop for $135 The new Xbox is $200, so I got the new one for $70 altogether, plus my $40, and I kept the controller from Clayton’s Xbox that I sold to Ian normally $35 to $40 and so I was sitting at $110 for a new Xbox and two controllers

So you actually made money in this situation Yeah, I’m okay with that

4 Do your roommates get mad at you for any of your antics living around the house?

The only time anybody has ever really gotten mad at me was the fire extinguisher incident I had never used a fire extinguisher, and I went out behind my house to tr y it out My teammates also live in the house next door and someone in the window was goading me, he was in the second stor y, and so I opened fire at the window I was so excited that it reached that I kind of kept it rolling and it just covered his room, and ever yone in it, in fire extinguisher dust

How did you manage to get it into the room?

I just sprayed at the window and it first covered the window and started to flow in They have pretty good ranges That’s a good experience because now I know I can hit a fire with an extinguisher from about 35 to 40 feet

What was the aftermath of that?

[ Junior midfielder] Aaron Oder wasn ’ t happy I had to help him clean up his room after that, he was pretty mad at first

Does Tyler get mad when you steal food from his room

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in the middle of the night?

It’s not the middle of the night He’s awake most of the time He’s ver y giving! Sometimes he’ll peer around and he’ll have some Sour Patch Kids, just a massive bag that’s too much for anybody, so I’m really just helping him He has a five-pound bag so he’s not going to not eat it

5 Can you tell me about the computers you ’ ve built?

Have you ever sold any of those for money?

I have sold one, but I didn’t really make money off of it; it was more for the experience I sold it to a girl that I know here, I see her sometimes and apparently it has a problem I told her I’d fix it, but it hasn’t happened Diana, if you bring your computer to me, I’ll fix it!

How did your interest in making computers start?

Well, I was pre-med and that didn’t go so hot I was also an economics major for like a week and a half, then I was a sociology major and now I’m informational science I decided to play with the hardware aspect of it and got pretty decent at that

6 Are you a dancer?

I’m a great dancer I don’t even know how to explain my moves I just call it ‘ The Rick Dance’

Does this include the backflip?

Yeah, I tend to win dance-offs with the backflip During Spring Break in Austria I participated in a dance-off with a kid who was so much better than me at dancing He didn’t speak English He was an awesome dancer so I had to pull out the backflip I only have like one other move, that I can ’ t exactly explain, you’d need to get a video of that

What about the Single Ladies dance?

Wow, who did you talk to? I can definitely do a good portion of it I know it, but I can ’ t time it right yet; it definitely needs some refining

7 You have a couple of sisters, right?

I have two sisters, yeah

Did they ever pick on you?

I was a heavyset kid My sister thought it was funny to have me go to the end of the diving board it’s really mean She’d have me just jiggle at the end of it

How old were you?

I was really young, like six years old! I was really into the swim team at this time, too, so I was wearing a speedo Her friends all thought it was funny so I went along with it, but I didn’t realize they were laughing at me, not with me

8 Tell me about your perpetual nakedness now here at Cornell

That’s what locker rooms are for anyway, right? Whenever anyone comes in, they say I’m always naked I’m just going to blame it on timing

9 I’ve heard that some of your teammates call you “Red” Can you go into more detail?

It’s probably just the red hair Aaron definitely calls me it the most, though I’ve heard it all my life

Does your red hair give you any advantages or disadvantages?

People definitely notice me, which isn’t a bad thing

How did you get into cutting your own hair?

When I was in high school I’d just shave it, and then I started tr ying to look better I’ve had some bad haircuts, which took a lot of getting used to I used to go to a lot of haircut places and was always disappointed so decided to just start doing it myself

Have you ever cut anyone else’s hair?

Yeah, I’m the go-to guy on the soccer team I’ve cut a bunch of guys ’ hair [junior for ward] Dan Haber, [junior defenseman] Jake Rinow and [junior midfiedler] Benjamin Williams

Do you charge them for it?

No, that’s a free ser vice

Do you do any crazy hairstyles?

On Walter He was my roommate freshman year and still lives with me now I cleared it with his girlfriend and I gave him an extravagant mohawk It looks awesome

10 What other Cornell athletic team do you like to hang out with most?

I’m going to go with the field hockey team

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L a s t we e k , t h e w o m e n ’ s soccer team made an important addition to its roster in new assistant coach Dwight Hornibrook

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a s a n a s s i s t a n t c o a c h f o r Cornell’s men ’ s team in 2004 returns to the Red after taking on head coaching jobs of the women ’ s soccer teams

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Patrick Farmer expressed confidence in the new approach his assistant will bring to the team

“He’s somebody that has a different background and I think he has a good vision of things,” Farmer said “He’s a little understated until he gets to speak, he doesn’t jump in a n d s p e a k c o n s t a n t l y, b u t when he does, people listen ” A n a t i v e o f C a n a d a , Hornibrook also has experience working at the national level, as he was a member of the Canadian National Team staff and a director of the A t l a n t i c Re g i o n a l Tr a i n i n g C e n t e r Ho r n i b r o o k a l s o

“ [ Ho r n i b r o o k ] b r i n g s a wealth of playing experience and I realize this isn’t a professional team, but moving in that direction of a little more p r o f e s s i o n a l a p p r o a c h t o things, I think he really adds that,” Farmer said

According to Farmer, the new addition to the staff also opens up more opportunities f o r h i s o t h e r a s s i s t a n t Megan Ramey to work w i t h m o re p l a ye r s So f a r, R a m e y h

t r a i n i n g almost exclusively with the team ’ s three goalkeepers junior Tori Christ and freshmen Caroline Quentin and Amanda Symons “ There’s a chance now for D w i g h t t o w o r k

h e keepers so Megan can work with the rest of the team, ” Fa r m

m e o n e i n Dwight that you can give a group of players to and have them go run