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C.U. O f fers Support for S t u d e n t s With Autism

By JINJOO LEE Sun News Editor

Fo r s t u d e n t s o n t h e a u t i s m spectrum, college may pose challenges to which other students may be oblivious a flickering light in the classroom could be disruptively intense, writing an exam by hand might pose a time burden and a sarcastic smile from a peer might elicit confusion

Each year, there are about 10 to 50 Cornell students on average that identify on the autism spectr um, according to K a t h e r i n e Fa h e y, d i re c t o r o f Student Disability Ser vices Howe v e r, s i n c e t h e n u m b e r s o n l y include those that sought accommodation from SDS, that numb e r m i g h t a c t u a l l y b e h i g h e r, Fahey said

Partnering with Gannett, Fahey brought together a group of staff and faculty members last year to begin a neurodiversity working

a l u n i t b e f o re re n e w i n g t h e a g re e m e n t , s h owi n g t h e u n i t t o o t h e r p ro s p e c t i ve t e n a n t s o r e n t e r i n g i n t o a n a g re e m e n t w i t h n e w t e n a n t s “ T h e re i s i n c re a s i n g c o

New C-Town Housing Caters to ‘Mature’

Tenants

Developer says Terrace not typical off-campus housing

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Senior Writer

Although his Collegetown Terrace project is only one-third of the way to completion, John Novarr said he believes his new apartments will not only be “better attuned to today’s market,” but also quieter than the rest of Collegetown

When completed, Novarr’s Collegetown Terrace project which began construction two years ago will add 1,050 new bedrooms to the Collegetown market The apartments will include a variety of amenities including a bathroom for every bedroom, inexpensive parking and a health club available for residents, Novarr said

“We are trying to cater to a group of students who want a great place to live and have a bit quieter of a lifestyle,” Novarr said about Collegetown Terrace, located near the intersection of E State Street and Mitchell Street

Alderperson Ellen McCollister ’78 (D-3rd Ward) said that the additional supply of housing will be beneficial for the surrounding community Some landlords called last fall the fastest renting season in recent history, during which some students went to extreme measures including camping outside overnight to sign leases for the next academic year in order to claim housing in Collegetown, The Sun previously reported C

y approximately 350 bedrooms that are o ational and almost fully occupied by ants, according to Novarr Three ne existing buildings with 161 bedrooms be preserved because they are located historic district Novarr projects that second third of the development wi completed in June 2014, with remainder of the project seeing completion in August 2016

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Ferguson said Collegetown Terrace will provide “really high-quality housi n

community,” adding that its proximity to downtown Ithaca will allow

Ne ws, “ Congre ssi on al Sc hol ar: G ridlock R esult of P ol itic al Polari zation,” Tuesday

Sp eaking ab out Congress’ inac tion and current lack of p opularit y among voters Congress of course, always had low ratings, but reaching single digits really to ok some work People are amazed ‘How could Congress b e approved by only nine p ercent of the public?’ My answer is ‘Who are the nine p ercent? What are they happy ab out? John McCain thinks they re down to blo o d relatives and staffers ” Congressional S cholar Thomas Mann

Tomorrow

Botanical Garden Tours

10 a m , Brian C Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Plantations

Phi Sigma Sigma Covered in Color Philanthropy 5K

10 a m - 1 p m , F R Newman Arboretum, Cornell Plantations

Hip Hop Artist, D J Tony Touch

4 p m , Just About Music

Colombian Fall Get-Together

8 - 10 p m , Big Red Barn

Op ini on, “A D ist urb ing T ren d Tow ard C am pus C en sorshi p, ” Thur sday Sp eaking ab out recent campaigns at universites that he think s compromises free sp eech “In my view, it is fundamentally ab out what role a university ought to play in the ideological development of its student b o dy Should universities b e places that encourage the free exchange of ideas places that allow students to pursue truth, wherever it might lead them? Or should universities seek to inculcate their student b o dies with a predetermined truth and defend, on b ehalf of students, a ‘right not to b e offended’ by sp eech that contradicts those prepackaged ideas?”

Julius Kairey ’15

to a f ire alarm in Duf f ield atrium

“Mayb e they think that it is just a drill and they can handle some background buz zing as they work on their Algorithms homework Mayb e they think the building is made of stone and glass, and for some reason, it will hold up to a violent gas explosion Mayb e they really do have as much work as they complain ab out (they do) and they can’t afford to spare a few minutes to step outside for the first and mayb e only time that day Christo Eliot ’15

H.K. Univ. Plans Vet S chool

In Partnership With C.U.

By ANNIE BUI Sun Staff Writer

In 2010, the City University of Hong Kong’s initial application to establish Hong Kong’s first veterinar y school of medicine in partnership was Cornell was rejected in 2010 Last month, the school’s president, Way Kuo, announced that establishing the school would remain the top priority for the university, the South China Morning Post reported

The planned school, which would offer a joint degree in veterinar y medicine with Cornell, has been in the works since late 2009 to early 2010,

a c c o rd i n g t o Mi c h a e l Ko t l i k o f f, Austin O Hooey Dean of Veterinar y Medicine at Cornell

When City University’s application was rejected by Hong Kong’s Un i v e r s i t y Gr a n t s C o m m i t t e e which advises the government on funding for higher education institu-

t i o n s C o r n e l l a n d t h e C i t y

University formed an agreement that Cornell would assist the university in establishing a new proposal, according to Kotlikoff

“ The process has been advising t h e m a b o u t w h a t t h e y n e e d , ” Kotlikoff said “ We’ve been helping them [articulate] to the government and the UGC why Hong Kong needs a vet school, how we will go about it [and] what kind of vet school we will create ”

According to Kotlikoff, it is important for City University’s proposal to have government support in order to keep the price of tuition within a reasonable range

“It’s important because if it’s a selffunded endeavor, then the costs for students will be ver y high relative to o t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l p r o g r a m s , ”

Kotlikoff said “[It will] probably be something on the order of five or six times more than going to medical school, and we want to make sure that this is on an equivalent basis as going to law school, medical school or other professional schools ”

Kotlikoff said that under the vision of the dual degree program that is

being discussed by City University and Cornell, students in the program will study in Ithaca for two or three semesters as part of the curriculum

“ The fact that [students] would come to [Cornell] for some period of time, plus the fact that we would ove rs e e the e du cational s y s te m in Hong Kong with City University, would enable us to give a six-year

University,” Kotlikoff said

He said that the plan between City University and Cornell is to create a “ center of excellence in animal health” in the region, which in turn would affect all of China, where concerns about food regulation are widespread

“One of the reasons we ’ re so interested in this program is that Hong Kong is the perfect bridge to China,”

Kotlikoff said “Hong Kong gets most of its food from China, a countr y with enormous problems concerning food security and safety, [which] relates to agricultural practices and the state of veterinar y education and professionalism [there] [It is also] academically ver y much western and all of the education is in English, [meaning] that it’s much easier to create a high-caliber program ”

Kotlikoff said he was pleased with the City University’s decision to prioritize the formation of the veterinar y school

“ This is a proposal that really requires the university to place a lot of value in having a veterinar y college,”

Kotlikoff said “ The [other] top universities in [Hong Kong] have medical schools, [but] they don’t really seem to have a desire for a veterinar y college [But], City University does ”

Kotlikoff said he anticipates that City University will report back to the government of Hong Kong by the end of this calendar year If the report is

school could start enrolling its first class in 2015, he added

Annie Bui can be reached at abui@cornellsun com

If you could live anywhere in Collegetown, where would it be?

“Where Chips on a Stick used to be I am going to camp out there until he comes back ” Depressed w/o Chips ’15

“I would be nowhere in Collegetown, thank you very much ” Peaceful Co-Op Resident ’14

“Not on a porch ” Victim of #PorchCollapse2012 ’16

“Dunbars Enough said ” I Just Need a Drink ’15

“Somewhere with tiny rooms, an out-of-the-way garage, garish decoration and jacked-up prices ” Lambrou Resident ’16 –– Compiled by Tyler Alicea

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he intended to nominate Weil as administrator

By EMMA COURT Sun City Editor

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A c t i n g Wa g e a n d Ho u r Administrator since Januar y 2011

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D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 0 , b u t t h e W h i t e Ho u s e u l t i m a t e l y withdre w that nomination as well Wilma Liebman, former chair of the National Labor Relations Board and senior l e c t u r e r a t C o r n e l l L a w School and the School of I n d u s t r i a l a n d L a b o r Relations, praised Weil both professionally and personally, saying he i s e x p e r i e n c e d a n d k n o w l e d g eable

“ [ We i l ] i s e x c e p t i o n a l l y well-qualified for t h i s p o s i t i o n , ” L i e b m a n s a i d “ He’s w r i t t e n e x t e n s i v e l y, h e ’ s s t u d i e d t h i s e x t e n s i v e l y He r e a l l y u n d e rstands the nature of employment today and the issues that creates for many in terms of wage and hour compliance problems But besides that he’s really a decent person; I think he’d

Liebman noted, however, that the position has not had a confirmed director in several years She said there is no way to predict whether Weil will be confirmed or how long it will take to go t h

of his confirmation, you never know what to

“[ Weil] is exceptionally well-qualified for this position. He really understands the nature of employment today and the issues that creates for many in terms of wage and hour compliance problems ” W

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun com

Alderperson: Housing Rush ‘Getting Worse And Worse’

began notifying their current tenants about upcoming showings

Graham Kerslick (D-4th Ward) said that the ne w rental legislation was not intended as a cure-all for the troubles caused by the Collegetown housing r ush

For instance, the ordinance allows the 60 days notice to begin the day a lease begins If a lease begins in the early summer many leases begin June 1 or June 15 then by the time a student moves in in late August, the landlord can have already begun showing the proper ty Additionally, because a landlord and tenant can mutually decide to waive the 60 days notice requirement, a landlord could potentially write the waiver directly into the lease

Kerslick acknowledged some of the shor tcomings of the law, but said that the legislation was not intended to and could not, on its own eliminate housing pressures

“ When [the Common Council] considered the legislation, when we discussed it during the process, it was cer tainly recognized that by itself, this was not going to change the situation,” Kerslick said He said both a long term increase in rental housing and educating students

about their rights as tenants are cr ucial to changing the culture of housing at Cornell “ This is the normal situation right now; it’s that people, as soon as they get back, they star t looking for apar tments for next year, ” Kerslick said “And that’s because that’s the culture right now, and that’s not going to change overnight with one piece of legislation ”

The law instead attempts to give current tenants some time to live in their ne w housing before they have to make a decision about re-signing, Kerslick said “Again, the encouragement there was to get the landlord to tell you that he either gives you the option to rene w the lease for next year or for you to say ‘I’m not interested,’ and so he could then show it to other people,” Kerslick said, noting that many landlords already follow this policy “Landlords say it’s the students that are r ushing; students say the landlords are forcing us to sign these leases early You can say just let the market decide, but the market’s going in a direction, I think, that’s ver y unhelpful ”

Kerslick noted that because the legislation went into effect over the summer, the ne w notice period would not prevent people from coming back this semester and asking to see apar tments right off the bat However, he said, “landlords are really being encouraged to say ‘I can ’ t show this for 60 days from the star t of the lease period ’” For many Collegetown tenants, the 60-day waiting period has not protected them in the way the legislation was intended to Avramis Rentals sent out a notice Aug 22 notifying tenants their apar tments would be shown star ting Sept 3

BIGALOW / SUN FILE PHOTO

Problem-solving | Graham Kerslick (D-4th Ward) and the Ithaca Common Council continue to search for solutions to the Collegetown housing rush crisis

Pam Johnston Apar tments sent out an email June 27 telling their tenants that they would give 24 hours’ notice before allowing an outside par ty to lease a resident’s current unit At the beginning of September, however, PJ Apar tments revoked that policy

“ With it now being September, the ‘mad r ush’ of renting season is full force, and therefore we cannot offer a 24-hour notice and we must proceed w i t h a f i r s t c o m e , f i r s t s e r v e d approach,” a Sept 5 email from Grant Wilder, PJ Apar tments ’ assistant director of operations, read George Avramis of Student Rentals Ithaca echoed that sentiment in an Aug 30 email to his tenants

“I have had an unusually high and early demand for apar tments for next

year, ” the email read

Ithaca Renting Company the same company that, last fall, saw students camping out overnight outside its offices to claim housing sent a Sept 6 email to tenants that began, “although the school year has just begun and you have barely had time to adjust to your ne w schedules, at the Rental Office we have star ted our 201415 Rental Season ”

“ We have received over 300 inquiries for apar tment rentals for next year, and even though classes have just begun we have to join the rental market as early as possible in order to stay competitive and secure the best tenants for our buildings,” the email continued

The penalty for violating the ne w ordinance is a civil penalty of up to $500, which would be assessed at the discretion of the city prosecutor ’ s office, according to Kerslick

“Factors to be considered when assessing the fine would include the number of tenants, number of units on the proper ty, etc , ” the ordinance reads

Although many students may consider the current housing search to be the norm, Kerslick, as well as Julie Paige, assistant dean of students, said that the r ush has not always occurred this early in the fall

“[Some] people used to look for housing in the spring and now its just escalating, and getting worse and worse, ” Kerslick said

Paige said that since she star ted working at the University in 1987, she has seen the big lease-signing period shift from Januar y to around late October or November Paige said that it is only over the last four to six years that she star ted hearing about the August and September push

“ We are working to shift the culture, which will take some time We begin our work with first-year students, its not just students already in apar tments students come here hearing from upperclass students saying ‘ you’d better find your housing for your sophomore year or you ’ re not going to have a place to live,” Paige said “So it’s not just about the landlords, it’s about the culture that has been set, and it’s not unique to Ithaca I’ve talked to colleagues at other college towns where this has been a culture where the early lease signing is also an issue ”

Echoing Paige’s sentiments, Kerslick said that the ne w laws were intended not to fuel the housing r ush, but rather to give students the time to think

“ There’s always going to be a r ush,” Kerslick said “But the idea was to tr y and have people get a little bit more information before they make these decisions ”

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun com or at twitter com/dilemmaincourt

Neurodiversity Working Group Aims to Raise Awareness of ASD

group which seeks to provide resources for faculty and staff working with students on the autism spectr um, ensure an inclusive atmosphere for those students, raise awareness about autism spectr um disorder and empower those affected to talk about their needs

According to Fahey, neurodiversity is “ a concept and a movement star ted by individuals with autism spectr um disorders to re-frame the conversation about atypical neurological wiring” moving away from seeing autism spectr um disorder as a deficit and moving toward an understanding that brain differences exist and that different brain types come with different strengths

Though the group is still in its “infancy stages, ” Fahey said the group brought Pr o f L a u r e n K e n w o r t h y, G e o r g e Washington University, psychiatr y and behavioral sciences, to campus last year to t r a i n G a n n e t t s t a f f a n d t h e C o r n e l l Council on Mental Health and Welfare

a group of staff that aims to bring “broad-based and sustained attention to the mental health of Cornell students ”

The group plans to bring other speakers such as Ari Ne’eman, president of Autism Self Advocacy Network to raise awareness of autism spectr um disorder on campus

Andrea Dietrich, a staff member at SDS who identifies as a person on the

autism spectr um, said she joined the neuro d i ve r s i t y w o rk i n g g ro u p t o i n c re a s e awareness of neurodiverse populations at Cornell

“ What I really want, as far as increasing awareness, is to represent a more balanced image of what autism actually is, and make sure people know that it’s not any one monolithic thing,” Dietrich said in an email “Because it’s a spectrum, there are

“What I really want, as far as increasing awareness, is to represent a more balanced image of what autism actually is, and make sure people know that it’s not any one monolithic thing.”

Andrea Dietrich, staff member at SDS

some individuals on one end who are unable to communicate by speech, who have trouble with self-care On the other end, you have the ‘little professor’ or the ‘awkward geek’ stereotypes of socially clueless but brilliant people ”

The diversity of those on the autism spectr um as Dietrich described is w h a t

e d t h e A m e r i c

n Ps y c h i a t r i c Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders to coin the term autism spectr um disorder this year

According to the manual, autism spectr um disorder encompasses what was prev i o u s l y k n o w n a s a u t i s t i c d i s o r d e r, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder and other developmental disorders not other wise specified

One of the biggest challenges of college for students on the autism spectr um, Dietrich said, is the social experience

Although Dietrich said she eventually found a small but close group of friends after joining a club, she said the first semester was difficult socially

“I went through my entire first semester of college without really getting to know anyone on campus For the most par t I was happy to go back to my dorm and use my computer, ” she said “Because autism is, in par t, a disorder of socialization, the usual college experiences involving fraternities or sororities or par ties or clubs, etc , are more difficult ”

Recognizing these difficulties, Gannett launched a social skills group this fall that, while not specific to students on the autism spectr um, would help those on the spectr um

According to Greg Eells, director of Gannett’s Counseling and Psychological Ser vices, Gannett saw 30 to 40 students on the spectr um last year some of whom may not be registered with SDS

“Some students do consult Gannett and choose not to go to SDS because they are not seeking any level of accommodation,” he said

Students that do seek assistance from

accommodation, Fahey added “ You can have two students with the same condition but with ver y different access needs,” she said

One student on the autism spectr um may prefer to live in a single dorm room with less noise because of sensor y problems, while another might benefit from u

instead of writing due to fine motor problems, according to Fahey Some students may simply ask for guidance on social r ules

“Sometimes the student is interested in having a mentor or someone they can check in with sor t of on basic social r ules and fitting in,” Fahey said “[Cornell] is a challenging social environment there are many people coming in from all over the world ”

Dietrich said she hopes the neurodi-

awareness of the positive things the population can bring to the campus community ”

“Just the fact that it’s working from the perspective of ‘neurodiversity’ and the i

mean bad is a step in the right direction, and I hope we manage to create a lot of awareness among the Cornell community, and the Ithaca community in general,” she said

Jinjoo Lee can be reached at jinjoolee@cornellsun com and at twitter com/jinjlee

Terrace Will Be ‘Q uieter’ Than Central Collegetown

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YHow to Enjoy Cornell

ou have no idea how fast time flies Four years ago, I was in your shoes, freshmen One year ago, I was in your shoes, seniors Classes are stressful and the weather can really suck, but the weather and classes aren ’ t what makes Cornell University such an amazing place It’s the people

I will never ever forget my time at Cornell because I met so many interesting and talented people Everyone is so different Even if they are from the same part of Westchester and went to the same high school, the common bond of hard classes and crappy weather is what brought us all together It’s us, the Cornellians, and the people of Ithaca and the surrounding communities that make this place such a special one to so many people The people who enjoy Cornell are the ones who are open, accepting and get immersed in the culture My advice to you is to try new things, meet new friends, and do what makes you happy Your relationship with all of the people you meet on the Hill is your Cornell experience Once you leave Cornell, you will really miss it

Don’t hold grudges you never know what could have been My freshman year, I managed to irritate Caroline Kelter ’13 to the point where she hated me Of course, I had been a prick at some point and somewhat deserved it, but I saw she was upset one night, tried to make her feel better and asked if she’d forgive me for being a douche After that it was all good, she became one of the best friends I have ever had and now works in San Francisco with me What if I had never done that? Maybe I wouldn ’ t be friends with one of the people I appreciate the most in my life

If you are Greek, branch out Fraternities and sororities are awesome and you meet so many great people, but they aren ’ t your only brothers and sisters on campus All of Cornell is your family once you leave The first

Your relationship with all of the people you meet on the Hill is your Cornell experience. Once you leave Cornell, you will really miss it.

question you will get asked is, “Where did you go to school?” They don’t ask what house you were a part of when you leave, they ask you about the school When you are a senior, you’ll realize that you have somewhat outgrown it You’ll be over 21 and going to the bars with people from different houses and asking yourself why you didn’t hang out with these people sooner Get to know everyone early and enjoy as much of your Cornell career as you can with them

Get to know the “townies ” I personally hate when they are referred to as townies because it makes them sound like some sort of disease These people are some of the most unique, hard-working, and amazing people I met while at Cornell From Tammy Snyder and Chris Johnson, who made the most delicious wraps at Trillium, to David Peck from the Cornell Store, whose son, Sean, was my biggest football fan and has a sweet Instagram, to Caitlin and Lynn, who literally knew about every detail of my life because I was at Tompkins Trust everyday, to Kaleb Hunkele, the owner of Standard Art Supply and my go-to-guy for everything from T-shirts to Stabillo pens, to Missy Miller, owner of Annie’s Place and the perfecter of the fauxhawk These are the people you will never forget Get to know them They work hard and have kids These are people in the real world, not just Ithaca and the surrounding communities There is no need to ever disrespect them You will learn so much just from hearing their stories

Seniors, don’t spend senior year worried about where you are going to be next year Obviously, don’t ignore it, but don’t let it overtake you I had so many friends change because they were stressed about jobs and it really ruined some of our last moments together You didn’t get the job? So what? Life goes on Your resumé is what you make of it You can be your resumé if you want to be or you can be more than that People in the real world care about what you actually do, not what you write or say Our generation is the future, so make an impact that people hear about and everything will take care of itself job-wise

Lastly, be proud that you went to Cornell If you have time to join the Senior Class Campaign and raise money for Cornell, do it I had an amazing time fundraising and got close to people like Corey Earle ’07, as well as Jon Weinberg ’13 and Fiona Ismail ’13, two other seniors that I would have never met had I not joined Talk to alumni when you get the chance They were in your shoes at one point and love to hear about absolutely everything Get to know them, even if it’s just a brief conversation

That’s how you enjoy Cornell I graduated with a government degree, but what I really majored in was the study of different types of people (which is different from sociology if you are wondering) It has already taken me further than my 2 4 GPA ever will I tried everything and got to know everyone I messed up, triumphed, apologized and forgave To be happy and successful at Cornell, you need to immerse yourself in the community and the culture Be sure to appreciate absolutely everything and everyone because your time at Cornell doesn’t last forever Yet, wherever you may go in the rest of your life, Cornell will follow you somewhere, some way and remind you of all the great people that you got to spend time with

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“There is such an unfortunate lack of respect for surroundings and other people on this campus It just becomes a self-absorbed horde where one thing leads to another, and there’s no standard that makes a student regret something idiotic; his or her peers won’t judge him or her for it, so go ahead, barf on the sidewalk every weekend, walk mindlessly (and SLOWLY) in front of cars, scream profanity at the top of your drunken lungs in a neighborhood with little kids trying to sleep ” je m 'appelle conton

Re: “Ithaca Officials, Residents Criticize Excess Partying in Collegetown” News published September 11, 2013

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Twelve Pints of Silliness, Please.

Edgar Wright has one of the best track records of any filmmaker working today Along with Scott Pilgrim vs The World, his entries in the so-called Three Flavors Cornetto Trilogy a series of films created along with cast-members (and best buddies) Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are colorful and subversive genre films with a manic energy and a highly intelligent sense of humor This third outing manages to match the other Cornetto installments for thrills and laughs Like the pint-consuming, revelrous characters it chronicles, The World s End is dr unken, uproarious, thoroughly ridiculous enter tainment While Shaun of the Dead mixed rom-com with the zombie genre and Hot Fuzz burnt through ever y cop movie cliche with its quaint English village setting, in World’s End, boyish exuberance headlines

As a whole, this film is an epic pub crawl, ingeniously spun into a nostalgic rethinking of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers vein It was most fun I had at the movies this summer, and probably one of the most enjoyable films of the year The plot concerns five over-the-hill Brits who reattempt

a pub crawl requiring them to down twelve pints in a single evening As the characters drink their way to oblivion, the movie slowly takes on a nonsensical state that is downright irresistible I stumbled out of The World’s End with a giddy sense of euphoria a high much like that experienced by these characters as they flounder out of the pub

Yet again, director Wright teams up with his go-to team of sad-sack for ty-somethings Pegg is in the lead as Gar y, playing an overgrown teenager who refuses to let go of the good old days when he and his friends had their youth Frost is Andy, his teetotaling former best friend, who begr udgingly goes along for the ride (a scene where he falls off the wagon is one of the best) Paddy Considine is Steven, whom Gar y has an old rivalr y with over wooing girls, and their friends are rounded out by Mar tin Freeman as Oliver, and Eddie Marsan as Peter Rosamund Pike features as Sam, something of an old flame for both Gar y and Steven, and a woman who can really hold her own in a girl-on-girl fight Pierce Brosnan has a ver y amusing cameo as the five mates ’ professor from high school, and Bill Nighy has a great cameo too, but I won ’ t spoil that one

When Gar y first commences to get the ole gang back together and give the pub crawl another tr y, the movie

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Directed by Edgar Wright

Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost

remains fixed in a state of sobriety The chums’ reunion some 20 years after their high school graduation is realistically awkward, a cheeky yet slow slide into the madness that is to come But this is a Wright film, and soon the characters begin firing off snappy one-liners at such a speed that a second vie wing is warranted to fully catch all the jokes As they begin their bender, the drinking buddies begin to realize the pubs have all turned insipid they all look like a Starbucks Not only that, but the townspeople seem to have changed too there’s something a little off-putting and zombie-like about them

From then on, the movie blends social satire with alien invasion genre staples and Wright’s trademark hyper-kinetic comedy The central theme of returning to one ’ s hometown and finding it desaturated from the way one remembers it is credibly earnest I won ’ t say more than the film’s trailer gives away, so let it suffice that the movie makes an enticing prospect out of turning the listless townsfolk into possessed robots Many staggeringly silly fights also ensue the best of which has Nick Frost ripping off his shirt in a manner that had the whole theater applauding at the screening I attended Fans will recognize running slapstick gags the film shares with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, which mostly involve Pegg and Frost jumping over fences, putting fists through windows, and spewing out lager when hit in the stomach

The best par t of Wright’s work is the sheer amount of energetic, genuinely clever visual comedy His enthusiasm is always on display in World’s End, as he works his camera like a gleeful madman and edits his footage so ever y glass of amber beer pops off the screen Tons of effor t went into ever y choreographed fight, ever y whip pan, ever y snap zoom, and it’s clearly visible on screen Some will find the distinctly British humor and manic energy not their cup of tea, or rather, brand of beer For my money, it’s a wild roller coaster ride which, tr ue to its title, ends with an apocalyptic, thoroughly enter taining bang

Mark DiStefano is a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences He can be reached at mdistefano@cornellsun com

Helping to Topple Jim Crow, as a Family

ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Associate Managing Editor

For a review of a movie like this, it is best to get right to the point: Lee Daniels’ The Butler is excellent Typing those words, pairing this kind of perennial, distractingly star-studded Oscar bait with a word like “excellent” surprises me still But if a review is anything, it must be honest, so I will be just that The Butler not only moved me more than any other film this year (save for, perhaps, Fruitvale Station); it brought to life one of the most turbulent and inspiring periods in our country s history while psychologically, socially and politically picking it apart

ceeds as drama and art (yes, I used that word) because Cecil’s eldest son, Louis (David Oyelowo), takes notice Louis grows up ashamed of his father and what he sees as a demeaning line of work, even as Cecil puts more than enough bread on the table, including starched polo shirts for his sons At Fisk University, Louis finds his calling in the Freedom Riders and perseveres through the beatings, obscenities and, most harrowingly, firebombs hurled his way

That period is, of course, the civil rights movement, as seen from the vantage point of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whittaker), a black White House butler who served Presidents Eisenhower to Reagan, and who screenwriter Danny Strong based loosely on the littleknown Eugene Allen Cecil learns early in his career that the room should feel empty when he’s in it, and that the white men (and the occasional women) who fill these spaces of privilege expect faultless service and Uncle Tomism “We have no tolerance for politics at the White House,” says the building’s black maître d’, with a mild smile Cecil Gaines must wear two different faces: one stoic yet grateful, in front of the white man; another entirely before his wife (Oprah Winfrey, of all people) and two sons

Lee D anie ls’ T he Bu tler

Directed by Lee Daniels Starring Forrest Whittaker, Oprah Winfrey

This clash of personas tears Cecil apart over the span of 34 years and makes for some incisive social commentary, but The Butler suc-

Heroes, more than anything, tell us a great deal about the people who make them heroes the people that see their movies, buy their posters, imitate them and retell their stories Advertisers, psychoanalysts and mythology studies majors can all agree: heroes, like gods, are outward projections of people’s inner values They, by popular appeal, represent a culture’s ideal So who are the heroes of today? I can list many who would be singing at big award ceremonies, speaking from podiums, making news via goodwill and appearing in the boxoffice hits, but I’d rather discuss a new development in the history of cultural heroes: the sincere hero

The sincere hero has both male and female flag-bearers Because of the attention she’s recently garnered from her leading role in Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig is the best female example (Zooey Deschanel comes a close second) Gerwig is the salient model of a new sort of hero because she inverts the traits of the traditional female idol She’s not idolized by her generation because of outrageous sex appeal like Marilyn Monroe or Jane Fonda, nor by ideology or outstanding talent like Janis Joplin or Grace Slick (although she is very talented) Rather, she’s representing a certain culture today because of her embracement of human shortcomings and non-normative behavior

Louis’ militancy should inspire any conscious viewer, yet Strong and director Lee Daniels coax some crucial moral ambiguity, not to mention over two hours of narrative tension, by pitting Louis and Cecil against one another and allowing things to get, well, ugly While history has deemed Louis’ sit-ins across the South as a watershed moment in non-violent activism, the jury is still out on the Black Panther party, which Louis dives into with an anarchic zeal, much to the dismay of his father Cecil may have stood against progress by discouraging Louis from getting involved in any of the political affairs that he himself carefully avoided all his life, but he valued the cogency and safety of his family more than anything else, which no father could blame him for They scuffle and bare their teeth at one another, each believing with all their might in a code of conduct that the assimilation of their era soon

enough deems irrelevant Whereas most civil rights films make time for the suffering of their black characters only to bestow the ultimate agency onto sympathetic white characters (see The Help), The Butler keeps the struggle within the black family unit, where the oppositions were often more trenchant and deepseated than most of us, at least I, could ever believe

Let us not forget that this a movie about a butler serving the Oval Office, where Daniels unleashes a drove of character actors and former A-list talent to fill the President’s seat James Marsden may sound more like Mayor Quimby than JFK, but he brings smooth style to spare John Cusack plays Nixon straight, with little makeup and surprising generosity, while Robin Williams, Liev Schreiber and Alan Rickman throw on bald caps, witch noses and a greasy toupee as Ike, LBJ and the Gipper, respectively Those last three performances veer into camp, which Daniels, as the director of The Paperboy, can handle, tonal inconsistencies be damned

There are about a million other actors to mention, including Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan (there seems to be no ulterior motive in her firm yet warm portrayal) and Cuba Gooding Jr and Lenny Kravitz as Cecil’s genial co-workers Many of these roles are paper thin, although none is as troubling as the plantation owner played by Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) In one of the earliest scenes, this brute of a man rapes Cecil’s mother (Mariah Carey, actually) and blows out her husband s brains, all in front of a (understandably) traumatized young Cecil Now, I don’t doubt events like these occurred, but as one of the

Uncool, but Sincere

ments of traditional femininity

Our most popular male sincere hero is somewhat less revolutionary In fact, he’s defined by his lack of boldness It’s that skinny, turtle-faced post-teen wearing a cardigan and a hiked-up backpack from Arrested Development: Michael Cera He didn’t just earn this status because he’s funny; his popularity has larger implications Unlike female icons, male, nonconforming anti-heroes have been a part of our cinematic and cultural lexicon for decades The heroes of Hemingway, Hammett and cowboy stories were often socially unpopular loners

The fifties and sixties gave rise to many iconic ‘non-conforming’ leads: Paul Newman, James Dean, Marlon Brando and Dennis Hopper Yet, however rebellious, they all stood out in a traditionally masculine fashion In Sweet Bird of Youth, Paul Newman rebels against southern conservatism by sleeping with the governor s daughter In Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper rebels by taking drugs and riding a motorcycle In The Wild One, Brando rebels by bravado and sporting tough-guy leather jackets Cera, on the

Unlike yesterday’s sex symbol, she has square shoulders and misfit clothing In Frances Ha, she even comments on her acne

Her on-screen persona has many non-desirable traits: she is awkward and makes a buzzing sound when a guy tries to make a move on her, she can be self-absorbed and tells people about things they don’t care for, she’s directionless and unmotivated She is not perfect but seems to be saying that that that’s okay It’s triumphant to not be ‘ great ’ and okay to reject the confine-

other hand, is an anti-anti hero via his inability to fill his masculine role He struggles with girls and fumbles his words In Superbad, he creates awkward situations and tries to mitigate them by a girlish giggle In his most recent movie, Crystal Fairy, he alienates a car of stoic Chileans by his insecurities and garrulousness We feel for him because he s an underdog His awkwardness and imperfections prevent him from becoming successful and enacting the archetyp-

al, heroic male role In his quirkiness, he has championed a different brand of hero

W h a t ’ s unique about these actor ’ s on-screen personas is that, unlike former s u b c u l t u r e icons, they are rebelling by accident They can ’ t help the fact that, to most people, they’re abnormal They’re not out to make a plea for rejecting normality either and, for this reason, they are the perfect heroes for the BoBo generation David Brooks, in his book Bobos in Paradise, argues that, after the progressive, bohemian ebb of the sixties and the reactionar y, bourgeois flow of the eighties, bohemian and bourgeois values have merged to create a new ideology: the BoBo lifestyle Cera and Gerwig resolve the gap between Bourgeois and Bohemian because they satisfy bohemians with their hip and misfit demeanor while not upsetting the bourgeois through unintended (and thereby not too radical) transgressions If they were to deliberately act strange, bourgeois-minded people would think the two defy their predestined economic and social roles Further, they confirm the bourgeois suspicion that people nonconform because they’re unable to be traditionally successful Embracing compromise, Greta and Gerwig represent the ‘somewhat socially misunderstood power ’ of today, rather than the ‘freak-power’ of yesterday

gateways into this film’s world, it proves especially jarring Such plantation killings bring to mind the 19th century and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; 1920s hate crime is more often associated with lynching, a motif Daniels also employs This is a nitpick, in a way, but it simplifies Cecil’s conflict into some binary of white versus black, whereas the rest of the film opts for more internalized and relatable struggles

Movies like The Butler the sentimental, decades-spanning Academy-Award-for-BestMakeup-Oscar-hopefuls “inspired by true events are flawed creatures As much as you cried throughout Forrest Gump, doesn’t that one look funny the more you inspect it? What was its theme, its purpose? The Butler holds up to scrutiny because Strong and Daniels had the clear mind to keep the family dynamic at its core, where history bleeds into their lives and not the other way around Cecil may win over the hearts of the world’s most powerful men, and Louis may help topple Jim Crow, but they only got there because of the other, whether they like it or not

Zachar y Zahos is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun com

So, Cera and Gerwig tell us that today s subculture is more agreeable but somewhat timid The mot juste of previous generations’ progressives liberation has been qualified by the specter of terrorism and post-recession economic insecurity Further, bold self-expression can get a bit self-conscious in our digital hall of mirrors The music tastes and fashions of this culture are largely retrospective (listen to Superbad or Frances Ha’ s soundtrack) and thereby defensive to judgment Making bold, forward statements in either music or fashion seems like a move against established countercultural norms Regardless, Cera, Gerwig and similarly offbeat leading actors ’ popularity marks a move towards a more inclusive, democratic pop culture that doesn’t generate unattainable platonic types and confining gender roles They’re telling us that we ’ re not as cool as we think we are and that’s just fine

Henry Staley is a freshman in the College of Art and Sciences He can be reached at hstaley@cornellsun com Politicizing Art appears alternate Fridays this semester

Big Brother Peyton Loves

Little Brother Eli’s Game U.S . Veterans Join Together With Boston Marathon Victims

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BOSTON (AP) Wounded veterans from across the U S and sur vivors who lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombing drew inspiration from one another Thursday as they swapped stories and worked to raise public awareness of the challenges they face Marc Fucarile, who had one leg amputated and severe injuries to the other after bombs exploded near the marathon finish line on April 15, said he was honored to meet the veterans

“It’s reassuring to talk to a wounded warrior that has the same injuries that I have and see their success and see their progress, it’s reassuring to me that I can get there and life will be better,” said the 34-year-old from Stoneham

A dozen veterans and 11 marathon amputees gathered at a Boston hotel, brought together by a Chicago-area nonprofit called Operation Warrior Wishes Later, they planned to attend the New England Patriots’ home opener against the New York Jets

Wounded veteran B J Ganem, part of a group that met with sur vivors days after the bombings, said Thursday he was impressed by how far they have come and how well they have adjusted to prosthetic legs and feet

Veteran Michael Fox of San Diego, a 28-year-old who lost both legs when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in November 2011, said the veterans and marathon victims are like-minded people in similar situations

“ You have to keep a sense of humor,” he said “It keeps your morale up and helps keep you going If we can give them any inspiration, it’s a bonus ”

The meeting was also a chance for marathon sur vivors to catch up with one another Celeste Corcoran of Lowell, who lost both of her legs in the bombing, came with her daughter Sydney, who had a severed femoral arter y, to meet what she called her “ new family ”

“Under the terrible circumstances that we all met, there is a common bond that means something to all of us, to see each other and to know that we ’ re continuing to do well,” Celeste Corcoran said

The founders of Operation Warrior Wishes, Craig Steichen, 55, and his son Matt, 29, went on a quest last year to bring wounded vets to football games at 32 NFL stadiums in 17 weeks

In New England this year, the nonprofit was interested in not only bringing wounded vets, but getting them together with marathon amputees

Mer y Daniel, a 31-year-old medical school graduate who lost part of her left leg in the marathon bombings, said that while marathon amputees didn’t enlist to fight a war, they were exposed to the same kind of violence

“ We share now a common bond,” said Daniel, who lives in Boston “ We share similar stories and similar injuries ”

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Cross Countr y Starts With Army

Both Cornell teams will open the season competing against Army

By JOHN McGRORTY Sun Staff Wr ter

This Friday, the Cornell men and women ’ s Cross Countr y team look to kick off the 2013-2014 season with a home race against Army

T h e R e d w i l l c o m p e t e a t t h e

Mo a k l e y C o u r s e i n It h a c a ( i t s home course) for the first time this year

Both teams looks to emphasize this season that the Red is a threat

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t i o n a l l e v e l and can successfully compete with the best teams

T h e R e d looks to star t the season out

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has been training hard and even though it’s the first meet we are excited to see what the outcome will be ”

The Red looks to continue to develop as a team and build on momentum from last year Cornell

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Army is a tough squad to face first and it must be taken ver y seriously in order to have success

This past offseason the Red has made tremendous strides through-

“The team feels pretty good going into Army. We think that our team has been training hard.” M a x G r o v e s

t r e m e n d o u s first race When asked how the team felt going into the first race of the year, senior Max Groves said, “ The team feels pretty good going into Army We think that our team

s u mmer in order to

extremely com-

season prepara-

n one of the best in recent years, the team as a whole was ver y dedicated to r unning and working out this summer We think [and] hope that will show up this season in the

results” Groves said Though the Red looks to have a strong season from day one, it has a long season ahead The teams will train throughout the fall and hopes it will only continue to get stronger and faster as the season moves for ward “ We see the season playing out differently from past seasons, we are looking to get a strong star t to the season but we are also looking t

throughout the season We are tr ying to get better as the season moves along,” Groves said “ We h a v e a

n recent years [featuring] more top of the line national talent and we intend to prove that we can hang with these teams ” With the fact that the r unners are in tip-top shape, the Red is ready to star t the season off in a positive manner with a win

John McGrorty can be reached at jmcgrorty@cornellsun com

Get it done | Senior captain Max Groves, along with both Cor nell cross countr y squads, prepare to face off against Ar my in the first race of the fall season

Rememberin g America’s Favorit e

Pastime D urin g a National Crisis

WOMEN’S

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“ We certainly expect all of them to be able to contribute right away in a lot of different areas, both in singles and doubles, as well as push[ing] the team in practice ever y day for ever yone else on the team to get better,” Stevens said “ They’re ver y good players and we definitely expect a lot of each of them to contribute to [our] success ” Young expects the new blood to make a large impact on the team from the get go

“I think they’re going to make a big impact in the lineup right away, ” Young said “ They have a lot of experience in junior tennis, which will definitely play a huge part in our dual matches ”

In terms of what the Red gained from its results last year, Coach Stevens says a newf o u n d c o n f i d e n c e w i l l s u re l y i m p a c t t h e w o m e n b o t h t h i s we e k e n d a t t h e Fa l l Invitational and throughout the rest of the season

“I think the lesson that the team has learned is that we can compete and beat any other team in the conference Our goal is to move up in the conference even more this year I think the girls are definitely heading into the season with more confidence,” Stevens said “ We know we have a lot of work to do, but based on last year ’ s season we can pick up hopefully where we left off and keep moving for ward ”

Young added that keeping up with the little things will ensure that the Red has a successful season

“Our biggest thing is doing all the little things right, whether its getting, you know, the extra lift in or just jogging in between points in doubles,” she said “I think just doing all the little things right is what made the difference in our season last year and I think it will make the difference even more this year ”

Olivia Wittels can be reached at owittels@cornellsun com CHIUSANO Continued from page 16

teams as they stood with their hands over their chests When it reached Me t s ’ m a n a g e r B o b b y Va

ever y Ne w Yorker watching in their living rooms saw his signature smile light up their television screen “My thoughts at the time, now that I think about it, were that if anybody was going to see me they were going to see me being joyful and being proud,” Valentine said later Valentine’s iconic smile set the tone for a game that has b e e n i n g r a i n e d i n t h e m

m o r y o f ever y Ne w Yorker Down 2-1 in the bottom of the e i

reliever Steve Karsay He took the first fastball for a strike The Met great then took Karsay’s next pitch to the deepest par t of the ballpark, giving the home team a one-r un lead Shea Stadium er upted, a sea of American flags and waving hands shimmering in the reflection of the floodlights that set Queens on fire that night “People

wanted to find refuge in baseball, in a crowd, in being around other people,” Piazza said “It has a tendency to kind of ease the pain a little bit when you have that suppor t group ” I have seen that homer un replayed hundreds of times It is easy to watch that video and say M i k e P i a z z a w a s t h e h e r o o f t h e n i g h t It i s e v e n easier to say that b a s e b a l l p r ov i d e d an escape for Ne w Yorkers when they needed it most It is much more difficult, though, to watch the parents of Welles Crowther tell the stor y of their 24 year old son ’ s death “I still weep ever y day for my son He was my best friend,” Crowther’s father says in the video There is no escape for them I guess the way we treat September 11 ever y year depends on how we r e m e m b e r a n d w h a t w e w a n t t o remember, because I don’t think it is possible to forget The twelve people

Crowther saved that day will always r

remember the red bandanna he kept in his pocket Some of us will remember a baseball landing over the left center field fence, some the smile of a proud manager Some will remember the feeling of watching their son walk through the front door, others w i l l r e m

We can choose to remember the simple impact of a baseball game or the impact of the heroes who lost their lives.

the flags at half-mast, the slowly burn-

charred office paper that fell like black snow and covered the dusty side walks We can choose to remember the simple impact of a baseball game, or the impact of the heroes who lost their lives Either way, these memories are what give us strength

Scott Chiusano can be reached at wonderboy@cornellsun com

Cornell Return s Home for C.U. Inaria Cla

MEN’S SOCCER

Continued from page 16

these games as we would any other game knowing that we'll have to per form our best to come out on top ” T h e t o u r n a m e n t s t a r t s on Friday with Cornell taking on Cal State Fuller ton at 8 p m before heading i n t o a m a t c h u p a g a i n s t

L o y o l a M a r y m o u n t o n Sunday at 5:30 p m “ P l a y i n g o n B e r m a n gives us a little more of an a d v a n t a g e c o m p a r e d t o

playing on the road We d o n ' t h a v e t o d e a l w i t h playing after traveling and we are used to the sur face,” Sl o g i c s a i d “ It w i l l a l s o h

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c h e e r u s on ” C o l g a t e will also join the fun and is s e t t o p l a y L o y o l a Mar ymount on Friday and C a l St a t e Fu l l e r t o n o n Sunday in the two other

games of the Classic

The C U Inaria Classic has historically been pretty successful for Cornell In its first go around, Cornell took home

“It’s my favorite time of the year with the first game ” J a k e R i n o w

Un i v e r s i t y T h e R e d a l s o w o n l a s t ye a r ' s t o u r n a m e n t , w h i c h was cut shor t because of weather, based on its headt o - h e a d r e s u l t a g a i n s t Wo f f o r

thanks to clutch goals from Slogic

“Being at home is great

t h e w i n a f t e r d e f e a t i n g H o f s t r a a n d L o n g I s l a n d

favorite time of the year with the first game, ” Rinow said

Haley Velasco can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

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C.U. Look s Ahead to Two Games

With first games at home, kickers prepare to win both

By HALEY VELASCO Sun Sports Editor

The men ’ s soccer team came out of last weekend with a win plus a tie and as the victors of the 37th annual Mayor’s Cup Not only did Cornell take home the title in the longest-running Division I men ’ s soccer tournament, but it also opened up its fall season on a positive note

“I'm proud of how our squad performed last weekend,” said senior captain Patrick Slogic “Those were also our first games of the season, so being able to develop chemistry quickly and play against teams who already played multiple games was great to see ”

jack of all trades player, [and] he’s kind of everywhere,” senior captain Jake Rinow said

The victory was the only one for the weekend and gave the Red some extra bling to add to its trophy case

“I’m proud of how our squad performed last weekend ”

“Going into the Hartwick game, we knew we needed a win It was a really intense game and Hartwick has a very good team this year Obviously, it came down to double overtime and we came out with a win,” Rinow said “We all talked about how important that type of win is early in the season to go on with the rest of the season in a positive light We were just ecstatic about that win ”

The win over Hartwick on Sunday was more than just a nail biter; it was also a chance for junior Connor Goepel to show off his stuff The midfielder snuck a goal in double overtime as the opposing goalie was caught out of position and Goepel scored

“Connor got hurt midway through the season last year, [but] he had a pretty standout season last year He got six goals Connor is a dangerous player

Heading off of a dramatic O T win, the Red will come home this weekend for the third annual C U Inaria Classic

“We aren ’ t looking at any past results coming into the weekend We are a slightly different team, and we don’t know how those teams have changed over the past year, ” Slogic said “We are looking at

Open Season at Fall Invitational

By OLIVIA WITTELS Sun Staff Wr ter

The Cornell women ’ s tennis team opens its 2013-2014 season with newfound confidence after finishing last year with a program record of 14 victories The annual Cornell Fall Invitational will begin on Friday at the Reis Tennis Center, and the Red’s positive results from last season will likely be a factor in its performance both this weekend and in its upcoming season

Head coach Mike Stevens emphasized that despite the success the women had last year, there is still plenty of room for improvement

before the Ivy League season begins

“We just want to see how everyone comes out the first weekend and evaluate each player on their matches, see what each of the nine different players need to work on individually in their games, so we can work on those things in practices,” Stevens said “It’ll be good to have five other teams coming in and get some matches against other teams besides just playing each other in practice every day Our goal every week is to evaluate how the players are doing, based on their matches and pick out the things they need to work on, and improve upon, during the following week of practice ”

Although the team is a young one this year

there are only four upperclassmen compared to the combined six freshmen and sophomores Stevens’ expectations for the Red have not changed despite his less-seasoned squad

“Our expectations are the same as last year: to improve in the conference standing and hopefully win the Ivy League That’s certainly our goal every year, ” he said “We should be able to pick it up right where we left off and our goal is to focus on getting better every day this time of year, [so we can] really peak in the month of April in our conference matches ”

Senior captain Ryann Young reiterated that she does not think the age of her teammates will impact the Red’s chances this year

“I think our freshmen are really strong and our sophomores are too we saw that last year, ” Young said “Everyone is stepping up and trying to set a good example for the freshmen The returning players know what to expect and they know how to balance their time and everything, and [are] just helping the freshmen out ” Stevens believes the Red’s newest recruits, freshmen Marika Cusick, Alexandra D’Ascenzo and Mia Jovanov, will benefit the team in match play as well as in less formally competitive settings

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n Wednesday night, my friend sent me an ESPN video called “Man in the Red Bandana ” It was a story about a former Boston College lacrosse player named Welles Crowther, who saved the lives of 12 people on September 11 before the South tower came down, taking his life with it My friend from Boston, told me he watches the video every year on 9 / 1 1 Fo r s o m e re a s o n , I h a ve always tried to shelter myself from these stories Coming from a neigh-

live among people who were so willing to risk their lives Proud to live in a city that could pick itself up the way it did I watched that happen Every day in high school, we walked to baseball practice with the foundation of the Freedom Tower at our backs And then when we came home from college for the first time, there it was, the towering frame of a building that had grown as we had grown, and it was as though we had missed that transformation because we had never thought to just turn and face it

borhood in Brooklyn where most families had either a fireman or a cop in their house, I was afraid of hearing any more stories My nursery school teacher who lost her son, my baseball teammate who lost his father, my neighbor who was never able to return to the fire department after that day The street signs in remembrance of family members that had not made it out started to pop up on every other corner All of that was real to me Still, I’m not sure why I was hesitant to watch the video Shouldn’t stories like this make me proud? Proud to be a New Yorker Proud to

It wasn ’ t easy for the city to make that transformation, but I remember it starting with baseball On Sept 21, 2001, the New York Mets played the city’s first professional sports game since the attacks A crowd of more than 41,000 came to Shea Stadium to watch the Mets take on their bitter division rivals the Atlanta Braves in the midst of a race to the top of the NL East But there was no sign of this animosity when the players lined up for the national anthem The camera panned the solemn faces of both