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$4.75B C.U. Fundraising Campaign Exceeds Goal

More than 55,000 donated to Univ. in 2014

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

Cornell has surpassed its $4 75 billion fundraising goal for its “Cornell Now” cam-

$4.79 bil lion

Amount raised for the “Cor nell Now” campaign by the close of fiscal year 2014

$732 millio n

Amount raised for Cor nell’s Ithaca campus, Weill Cor nell Medical College and Cor nell Tech during fiscal year 2014

$54 mil lion

Amount raised for students and student programs during fisal year 2014

By JONATHAN SWARTZ Sun Senior Writer

Cornell kicked off its sesquicentennial celebration with its first regional event in New York City this weekend

paign more than a year ahead of schedule, a feat that administrators say shows alumni support for the University’s 21st century mission

By June 30, Cornell raised $4 79 billion dollars for the campaign which aims to fundraise for the University’s “ top strategic priorities” since President David Skorton kicked off the campaign in 2006, according to the University

In a statement, Skorton said he is grateful to everyone who helped the University reach “this remarkable milestone” during Cornell’s sesquicentennial year

“I pledge to use these funds and to seek more support for our students, faculty, p ro

“Philanthropy gives us a much-needed edge as we strive for greater excellence, and it helps us

Cornell accessible to the world’s best students ”

During the 2014 fiscal year, Cornell raised $732 million in cash gifts for the Ithaca campus, Weill Cornell Medical College and Cornell Tech, exceeding the 2013 total of $627 million by more than $100 million, according to the University

As part of that, $54 million was raised for

The University hosted two receptions and shows at Jazz at Lincoln Center a matinee show with an audience of approximately 650 and a sold-out evening event

After Years of Renovations, Cascadilla Trail Reopens

By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor

with about 1,000 attendees according to Janessa Ciaschi, sesquicentennial and communications for Cornell Alumni Affairs and Development

The show titled “ The Big

Idea!” included live performances from both Cornell alumni and student groups, including a s u b s e t o f t h e C o r n e l l Gl e e Club, Cornell Bhangra and the Bi g Re d Ba n d , a c c o rd i n g t o Ciaschi

“[The show] was a wonderful celebration of Cornelliana, from the founding i d e a l s a n d campus landmarks to current research a n d s t u d e n t groups, ” said C o re y E a r l e ’07, associate d i re c t o r o f s t u d e n t p rograms in the O f f i c e o f A l u m n i Affairs “I think the program did a great job highlighting what makes Cornell truMichael Gross ’15, alumni affairs officer for the Glee Club, said the energy from the alumni was palpable

Chandler Waggoner ’15, a member of the Glee Club who performed at the shows, said that he was surprised by the large scale of the production

“I’ve seen major productions from backstage before, but this one was unlike anything I’d ever worked on, ” he said “The togetherness and precision with which the p r o d

i o n crew worked to stay with the acts on stage was really amazing to watch and learn from ” Wa g g o n e r added that the show highlighted the University’s future potential

“We couldn’t have asked for a better audience for our performance, ” Gross said

“They even talked about the distant bicentennial during the show,” he said “The big idea is that Cornell looks to the future and works to make it better ”

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Jonathan Swartz can be reached at jswartz@cornellsun com

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reconstruction efforts and highlighting the trail’s importance to both Cornell and the surrounding community

“It’s been a huge undertaking [and] a huge partnership to make this happen,” said Christopher Dunn, director of Cornell Plantations “[The project was] a considerable investment in both fiscal resources and human resources ”

According to Dunn and KyuJung Whang, vice president for Facilities Services, the gorge trail which runs along Cascadilla Creek from Treman Triangle Park to East Hill Plaza was closed in 2008 due to safety concerns such as falling boulders and unsafe walkways

Renovations included realignment and the raising of the trail, the removal of invasive trees and shrubs, the repairing of the retaining walls and the addition of a specially-made gate at the front of the trail, Whang said Hand rails, stairs and stormwater drains systems were also upgraded According to Dunn, the prospect

of Cornell providing the necessary funds to update and reopen the trail was not expected in 2008 due to the recession’s effect on the University’s finances However, the University provided approximately $2 million, while the rest of the nearly $2 8 million budget was filled with federal and New York State funds

“I think Cornell University’s commitment of $2 million or so speaks to the significance the University places in this trail and in the community that Cornell serves, ” Dunn said “This trail is a gateway in many ways: it’s a gateway to Cornell, it’s a gate way to the University [and] it’s a gateway to the City [of ] Ithaca ”

Though the section from Treman Triangle Park to the Stewart Avenue Bridge was essentially completed by 2010, renovations on the trail were delayed in 2011 when tropical storms Lee and Irene hit the Ithaca area and resulted in massive flooding, creating an “unanticipated double-whammy of devastation,” according to former Mayor Carolyn Peterson

“The storm had two immediate outcomes for the trail,” said Todd Bittner, director of natural areas for Cornell Plantations “The first was positive: Rebuilt stairs, railings and stone trails weathered the storm flood waters well and proved that our repair methodology was sound The second [outcome] was that yet-unrepaired trail sections and staircases were left vulnerable, and the resulting damage was significant ”

According to Bittner, Cornell was able to successfully lobby for about $880,000 dollars from the Federal Emergency and Management Agency due to the fact that Tompkins County had been declared a disaster area The process to get these funds was difficult due to the many deadlines imposed by FEMA, Bitter said

Though the project took six years to complete, city leaders lauded the University’s commitment to the renovations, calling the gorge an example of the “symbiotic relationship” between the community, the University and the natural environment

Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said that he is very happy for the reopening of the gorge, which he said was one of the selling points that brought him to Ithaca as a student in the first place

“As a student and now as the mayor, I have to tell you that [the gorge] is important because of its

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students and student programs, with $30 million of that amount going towards undergraduate and graduate student financial aid, according to the University For faculty and program support, the University raised $427 million

Charles Phlegar, vice president for alumni affairs and development, said the rising levels of donations suggest that “Cornell is building a tremendously diverse and robust community of supporters ”

“Every gift we receive today, no matter the size, will help Cornell respond to its biggest priorities in the future,” he said in an email “Current-use gifts are used each year by our deans to fund critical immediate needs, and gifts to the endowment grow over time and provide a durable foundation ”

symbolic connection,” Myrick said “It brings you from the heart of downtown, the cultural and geographical heart of our community, into the main economic engine of our community ”

Myrick went on to say that the reopening represents a much-needed “good news day,” in wake of summer events, including the Simeon’s crash

“The problems you see are not the first problems and they won ’ t be the last,” Myrick said “You can take a walk through a 10,000-year-old wonder, when you can walk out of your door and within five minutes be in a physical reminder that the problems you ’ re facing today are not the end of the world

” Peterson who served as mayor from 2004 to 2011 said she hopes the trail’s reopening will serve as a reminder that the gorge and the natural areas of Ithaca must be constantly taken care of by their inhabitants “It’s not only for a hike, but it’s a true transportation path, a recreation path, a show-it-off-to-visitors path and a respite from vehicle traffic when walking from East Hill,” she said “It was here way before any of us and will be here for millennia more What we can do is protect it, keep it clean and keep it safe ”

Noah Rankin be reached at nrankin@cornellsun com

Phlegar added that these donations are “critical” in maintaining Ezra Cornell’s vision of “ any person any study” in the 21st century

“This huge showing of support allows Cornell to invest as much as possible in areas of critical importance,” he said “Our biggest campaign priorities continue to be increasing the level of undergraduate and graduate student financial aid we can offer, and building the next generation of top faculty who will shape the university’s performance well into the next century ”

According to the University, the Cornell Annual Fund raised $36 7 million in cash during the fiscal year 2014, which has exceeded its goal for the 12th year straight

Joe Lyons ’98, director of the Cornell Annual Fund, said the funds will help a variety of University initiatives, including increasing financial aid and faculty renewal

“Annual fund dollars help support every key priority at Cornell in some shape or another They support our students, our faculty and allow our university leaders to make the most strategic investments by giving them ability to use the money where most needed,” he said

More than 55,000 individuals donated to Cornell in 2014, which according to a University press release, is more than any previous year

Lyons added that he thinks the campaign will continue to bring in money for the University until its completion in December 2015

“I have great optimism that we will be able to keep the momentum going this year and beyond because our alumni, parents and friends are all in when it comes to ensuring Cornell has the resources needed to keep it the exceptional place that it has been the past 150 years for the next 150 years, ” Lyons said

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun com

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Editorial

A Scholarship of Support

AFTER YEARS OF LITIGATION, A SETTLEMENT WAS REACHED last week between the University and the father of a student who jumped to his death from the Thurston Avenue Bridge in 2010 Filed by Howard Ginsburg ’70, the lawsuit claimed that the University and the City of Ithaca did not do enough to prevent his son ’ s death As part of the settlement, an annual scholarship will be awarded to Cornellians in honor of Bradley Ginsburg ’13 We at The Sun believe that this settlement between Howard Ginsburg and Cornell is a positive memorial to Bradley Ginsburg and his family, as well as a generous way to give back to the Cornell community

Since Bradley Ginsburg’s suicide, along with two others that occurred in the spring semester of 2010, Cornell has taken major physical steps to prevent future suicide attempts During Spring Break of that year, the fences were erected, with the plans for the nets put into motion We applaud the University for taking the necessary steps to try and mitigate the problem with physical improvements following the string of tragedies that took place

However, we believe that the lawsuit goes beyond physical changes needed on campus and extends to the mental health of all students Though Howard Ginsburg argued that the University did take enough precautionary measures to prevent his son ’ s suicide, since 2010 Cornell has taken great measures to improve its mental health programming In 2011, over $1 million was donated to Gannett Health Services geared toward alleviating stress, anxiety and other serious mental health issues In addition, programs like Cornell Minds Matter an organization that aims to help those suffering from mental illnesses, encourage balanced lifestyles and foster open lines of communication for the entire Cornell community This extends to initiatives like Counseling and Psychological Services and Let’s Talk, which both provide additional, confidential services to those who are struggling and need a resource University staff members have also been trained to identify and aid students grappling with mental health problems through the Notice and Respond Program We at The Sun believe that in addition to these necessary programs, this scholarship shows Cornell’s additional dedication to its students in light of this tragedy

We believe that the scholarship was an appropriate measure taken into settling the lawsuit This scholarship not only promotes pursuing higher education, but also serves as a reminder of the importance of a balanced lifestyle Lastly, this scholarship is a tribute to Bradley Ginsburg We encourage the Cornell community to communicate and seek help in times of stress, anxiety and uncertainty

CORRECTION

A Sept 11 news story, “Ferguson Shooting Inspires C U Rally,” said that signs used at the rally said “Hands Down,” when in fact they said “Hands Up ” In addition, the rally’s title, “Rally for Ferguson,” was incorrect in the story

CLARIFICATION

A Sept 15 opinion column, “GUEST ROOM: A Soulless Egalitarianism,” stated that Klarman Hall was made possible by a $285 million capital projects loan Klarman Hall was not funded by this loan directly; it was funded through gifts and other funds

his past weekend, Cornellians across the countr y began celebrating the University’s Sesquicentennial – the 150th year since the University’s founding in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and A D White The weekend began Friday in Ne w York City when President David Skor ton, Kate Snow ‘91 and Touchdown lit up the top of the Empire State Building in red and white Students, alumni, faculty and staff appeared on The Today Show representing Cornell, where they sang the Alma Mater and chanted “1-5-0 ” On Saturday afternoon and evening, Cornellians in Ne w York had the oppor tunity to attend The Big Idea! at Jazz at Lincoln Center, which featured several prominent alumni, A D White and Ezra Cornell impersonators, as well as Wynton Marsalis and President Skor ton sharing the same stage, playing some sweet jazz Most impor tantly, however, the evening celeb

Cornellians have had over the past centur y and a half, and previe wed the contributions that we will continue to make for years to come Events such as the one in Ne w York City will be occurring worldwide over the next year and you have the oppor tunity to be a par t of it There will be regional celeb r

Hong Kong in December and London in May In Ithaca, we will be celebrating the Se

c o mbined Tr ustee Council Annual Meeting and Homecoming during October 17 and 18 and Char ter Day Weekend from April 24 to April 27 With over 250,000 living alumni, Cornellians across the globe can par ticipate and celebrate together during this historic moment for our University Visit 150 cornell edu, where you can f i n d i n f o r m

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accomplishments of our students, staff, f

e through events such as the one in Ne w York; but also with time to recognize and reflect on the immense amount of work that remains to be done in our University’s next era Our students, staff, faculty and alumni are at the forefront of science and technology, medicine, the ar ts and humanities, the intersection of law and business, as well as environmental sustainability, to name only a fe w areas Our land-grant mission charges us to work to solve society ’ s greatest challenges here in Ithaca, across Ne w York State and around the w o r l d Fr o m We i l l C o r n e l l Me d i c a l College and Cornell Tech in Ne w York City, to our campus in Ithaca, students and scholars are making progress on identifying and creating solutions for the significant issues facing our society

And we are not done As A D White recalled in his autobiography, Ezra Cornell said, “ We have not invited you to see a university finished, but to see one begun ” This statement could not be more tr ue and fitting today Though Cornell may be celebrating its sesquicentennial, we are just b e g i n n i n

improve our education, research and outreach so that we can continue to make the world a better place for all people

Someone had explained to me once that, as we enter our Sesquicentennial, the role of the Board of Tr ustees is to help g u i d e o u r c o m m u n i t y a n d e n s u re t h e University’s success for the next 150 years and beyond Throughout the year, I invite and encourage you to speak with me about t h e d i r e c t i o n w h e r e y o u b e l i e v e o u r University should head As always, feel free to email me if you have any questions or would like to sit down to speak

Ross Gitlin is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the undergraduate student-elected trustee He may be reached at rhg68@cornell edu Trustee Viewpoint appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

n t s , Homecoming and Charter Day weekends, and also share photos, videos and stories about your experiences at Cornell that may be featured on the official Sesquicentennial website to be launched in October This yearlong celebration provides us, as a Cornell community, not only with an o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o m m e m o r a t e t

Letter to the Editor

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’

To the Editor:

Re: “”Dozens of Cornellians Rally in Response to Ferguson Shooting,” News, Sept 11

On September 10, Black Students United held a peaceful demonstration on Ho Plaza in support of protesters in Ferguson, Missouri after the brutal August 9 killing of Mike Brown Intended to inspire solidarity amongst students and discuss the issue of police brutality and the criminalization of Black men and women of color in the United States, The Daily Sun’s account of the evening’s events was poorly conceived The Daily Sun’s September 11 article’s reporting contained several errors and poorly depicted the purpose of the rally as one that held no central theme but covered “ a wide range of social, political, and cultural issues ” For me and several of the rally organizers, the purpose was not only to promote solidarity in the midst of inequality, but address the need for radical change in America The die-in, the posters, the topic of post-racialism and the march all called on individuals to confront the realities of police brutality and the attack on Black bodies at the institutional level With such a complex topic, we, as a campus community, cannot begin to find a solution without confronting the issues that contribute to it We cannot discuss ending police brutality in America and ignore the Israeli - Palestinian conflict overseas, we cannot discuss institutionalized racism without acknowledging white supremacy and how we all contribute to it

Whether the rally was held the day after Brown’s death or the month after is irrelevant We must work to end the oppressive systems that have, for centuries, dictated the value of Blacks in America I, personally, am working to bring awareness to this issue and applaud all efforts that keep this conversation going #HandsUp

America, Racist

Fascist Police State

Iknow, I know, I’m the guy that just keeps pointing out obvious truths but never offers any real solutions Bear with me anyway

My freshman year, I took a classical fencing class through Cornell

P E with Maître d’Armes Adam Crown He said some ver y interesting things to us before he left For example:

1 When it is not time to act, it is time not to act

2 If you can call Obama a black president, you can also call him a white president

3 America is exhibiting signs of becoming a fascist countr y

4 In vino veritas (translation: “In wine there is truth,” or never trust a man who won ’ t get drunk with you)

Curiously, instead of instilling a patriotic epiphany enlightening me to the heresy of his ways, Crown’s leaving caused me to brood over his claims even more He can still be found in Ithaca, where he teaches at the Crown Academy of the Sword

What constitutes a fascist state? Well, according to the dubiously re l i a b l e , q u e s t i o n a b l y c re d i b l e a n d n o t - ye t - p e e r - re v i e we d Go o g l e search I just performed, fascist regimes have certain traits in common Here are 10 from a list by a certain “Dr Lawrence Britt” (possible scholar, possible cyber-Pinocchio, I just don’t know):

1 “Powerful and continuing nationalism ” (America! F*ck yeah!)

2 “Disdain for human rights ” (Including Guantanamo, Michael Brown/Trayvon Martin murders etc )

3 “Identification of enemies/scapegoats for unity ” ( Terrorists have turbans!)

4 “Disdain for intellectualism ” (Don’t send my children to some liberal fair y circus so Obama can teach them to worship Allah and believe in Dar win’s Satanism!)

5 “Supremacy of militar y ” ( Where’d you think all our taxes go? You think bombing civilians is going to pay for itself?)

True control requires the right application of force on the right socio-economic level and the proper dissemination of accepted stereotypes

6 “Rampant sexism ” (Duh )

7 “Religion and government are intertwined ” (DUH!)

8 “Corporate power and rampant cronyism is protected ” (It’s called “ Wall Street” so we can wall out all the poor ugly people, hahaha! Am I right? Am I right! Alright, where are the keys to my Lambo? I need a bump before I drive home and get hammered )

9 “Fraudulent elections ” (Oh, Florida )

10 “Controlled mass media ” (Faux News, advertising, Hollywood, BET, Limbaugh)

America is also an institutionally racist countr y Most people who live here and have a clue already realize this Due to recent events, the Acquitted Trigger-happy White Police Officer and the Dead Unarmed Black Teen are something of stock characters in the urban legend of America We live in a society where our guardians gun down our own people regularly based on how they look Since America cannot rally itself through racial homogeneity the way WWII Germany could, American fascism has to account for this diversity in its populace with additional levels of control

True control requires the right application of force on the right socio-economic level and the proper dissemination of accepted stereotypes For example:

Private jails to house a penniless criminal underclass

Heavily armed police to dominate impoverished black or Hispanic neighborhoods resorting to violence

Drug laws that encourage the use and abuse of lethal (but taxable) substances and laborator y-made medicines

Religion for thought control

Money to buy out the politicians

Corporate bamboo ceilings to ensure Asian-Americans don’t forget their place

Lower female salaries

A National Security Agency to spy on civilians, domestic and abroad

Torture prisons to keep our enemies

Depictions of Middle Eastern defenders as “insurgents” or “ terrorists” to secure foreign oil, with the added consolation that MuslimAmericans at home will be suppressed by other ethnic groups

Elections with the same two options (which are really the same team)

Price tags for educations

And nukes Just in case

TLDR: Your vote doesn’t count, this is a police state, democracy is an illusion and you can be sad or go drink about it

La s t w e e k , w h e n o u r s m a r t p h o n e s c re e n s g l ow e d

emotionlessly with the b a n n e r “ T h u r s d a y, September 11,” all of us must have felt something For a few of us, 13-year-old scars prickled with a bit more discomfort than usual; for others, I’m sure, it was as if the towers were falling all over again

No one would gain anything from a column recounting my experiences as a third

g r a d e r f r o m the New York a re a o u r c o l l e c t i v e m e m o r y i s a l re a d y s a t urated with tales

o f f r a n t i c p h o n e s a n d smoke rising at the edge of the horizon

What I find much more interesting, however, is how much our generational psyche has shifted and, indeed, dissipated since that single, terrifying, elementar y school morning of unity

It’s e s p e c i a l l y re l evant, this year, to consider 9/11’s impact on our generational psyche

This 13th anniversar y was notable not because of the gleaming, ostent a t i o u s l y t r i u m p h a n t mass of the One World

Tr a d e C e n t e r, b u t because of the presidential address on ISIS that d o m i n a t e d t h e h e a dlines Though President Barack Obama’s speech was not over whelmed with analogies between Iraq’s current crisis and America’s first shock of e x p o s u re t o Is l a m i c

extremism which is probably for the best the timing of his speech is by no means a coincidence Though the term “ War on Terror” does not adequately explain why American bombs w e re d r o p p e d o n Afghanistan after 9/11 o r w h y A m e r i c a n bombs are now falling in Syria and (yet again) Iraq, there is a common t h re a d t h a t c a n t i e together the dangerous h i s t o r y o f A m e r i c a n

admit that, in a university whose anti-Vietnam histor y is as deep and as well-know as Cornell’s, I w a s s u r p r i s e d t h a t c o m p a r i s o n w a s n o t made more loudly

Perhaps it is because of 9/11 All of us here have come of age in a time of immense global strife We are looking back constantly at the idyllic ‘90s (BuzzFeed, anyone?) and each of us, in some way or another, must wonder what went

against ISIS with semicovert American operat i o n s i n So m a l i a a n d Yemen These, and not A f g h a n i s t a n n o r t h e Second Iraq War, are the templates for “the War on Terror”: ceaseless, airstrike-driven and largely out of the public consciousness Are we, as the Millennial genera t i o n , m o re a p t t o a c c e p t t h e s e f o re v e r almost-wars because, for

i n v o l v e m e n t i n t h e

Middle East for all of our years as self-aware c i t i z e n s A n d , i n s o many ways, that common thread finds its orig i n i n t h a t c l e a r September morning So what does that mean for students like us? It doesn’t seem as t h o u g h a n y o n e v e r y much cared about the President’s address last w e e k T h e o f f i c i a l a n n o u n c e m e n t o f a n American return to Iraq h ow e v e r p r u d e n t and limited that return might be could have easily set off fireworks But no one on the Hill, so far as I can see, has begun to shout about a 2 1 s t c e n t u r y Ly n d o n Jo h n s o n k e e p i n g u s mired in the 21st centur y ’ s Vietnam I would not agree with the comp a r i s o n , b u t I m u s t

w r o n g T h e re a re a thousand reasons why most of them mere abstractions to those of us fortunate enough to be reading or writing The Sun and so it’s e a s y t o m a rc h a l o n g , divided and confused, because the planet has not given us much to be sure about There is but one moment of tr uly non-partisan clarity for our generation, a single e v e n t t h a t d re w t h a t etched on all our eyelid’s the same, achingly vivid image No toppled dictator or elected president or invaded countr y can ever have the same per versely poetic significance for our generation as does the felling of the Twin Towers

Pre s i d e n t O b a m a ver y clearly wants the A m e r i c a n p u b l i c t o e q u a t e t h i s b

been at war? Our collective identity t h o u g h i t ’ s been worn away in the 13 years since 9/11 was not formed with triumph: the fall of t h e B e r l i n Wa l l , the moon landing, V-E day We are t h e 9 / 1 1 g e n e r a t i o n , a n d t h e w o r

to know has been

world in which ISIS

r away The shadow of terrorism, rather than a frightening new chapter in international histor y, is for us all we have ever known The superficial neatness of the world that existed for us when we woke up for elementar y school 13 years ago

more than the fantasy of children Perhaps that is why, as our elders panic

y surprised

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A U C Berkeley dropout and a therapeutic musician One rhetoric major and one graduate with a career waiting in China David Kirshenbaum and Michael Lipp make up the alternative band OYLS Fans of Alt-J and Disclosure will enjoy their self-described blend of “rock, soul and Mo-town with a rhythmic backbone ” OYLS’ first released single on Spotify, “Undone,” is hopefully indicative of the vibe listeners can expect from their first full E P Dots and Dashes (release date TBD) With a mix of electronic beats and interspersed trumpets, “Undone” captures the best of Lipp and Kirshenbaum’s natural musicality and their modern savvy Lipp and Kirshenbaum also chose to use a combination of autotune and their natural voices to set the track apart from similar sounds “Undone” not only speaks to the duo’s clear talent, but also to their strategic insight of the growing following of electronic-influenced music For interested listeners, four more of OYLS’ tracks can be found on SoundCloud

Sydney Lester is a freshman in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at skl77@cornell edu

An air of mystery and solitude exists throughout the music video of Jack White’s “Would You Fight for My Love?” This track, off White’s second solo album, Lazaretto, has a hypnotizing sound resembling the inescapable throb of heartache

The video opens with a woman played by Scout Paré Phillips solemnly inserting money into a jukebox for music to be played at a hotel bar All occupants of the bar appear to be in a trance, lacking emotion and enthusiasm Meanwhile, a clean-cut White is sat down at the bar alone, immediately making inescapable eye contact with Phillips However, once the eye contact is broken, a haunting piano riff begins, which eventually fuses into a mesmerizing, almighty guitar riff that dominates the rest of the song This tune is a perfect match for White’s lyrics, which discuss the “ghost-like” qualities he possesses that prevents the girl he loves from loving him back

Directed by Robert Hales, this video presents dark and dull hues combined with flashing lights, creating an attention-grabbing experience for the viewer The entire music video was envisioned and created within a 24-hour period and filmed at the Oxford Hotel of Denver According to Billboard, as a vinyl record, Lazaretto has set a record of highest sales in a first week since 1991 with 138,000 copies sold With innovative sounds and record-breaking albums such as Lazaretto, White is sure to continue his time as a top-selling artist for years to come

Rachel Mack is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at rm759@cornell edu

Upon stepping into the writhing crowd at the Susquehanna Bank Center to see Fall Out Boy perform, I could see that I was in the presence of a sheer musical colossus The song “Centuries” gives the same impression of those masses of purple-haired punk kids and rockers rising and falling to the commands of the band that Fall Out Boy’s music is twisting and evolving into a nearly unstoppable human force Fall Out Boy released their new single on September 9 after the band cleverly scattered hints and Morse code messages of a new sound across their blacked-out profile pages, preparing the world for yet another affirmation of their own evolution Although much of the band’s longstanding fan base did not approve of the new alternative-pop sound that drove “Centuries,” Fall Out Boy has made a statement with the single that they won ’ t succumb to being labeled as titans of just a certain genre of music Lead band members Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump declared the drive of their ferocious and unshakable track as the way they feel before they go onstage, still unbelieving of what a small Chicago-based band “only born inside dreams” managed to accomplish in a legendary thirteen-year run Fall Out Boy concludes their depiction of the single with hopes for the future music industry, that kids who have musical aspirations will continue to pursue their dreams because they want to be remembered In words for the history books, Fall Out Boy is “trading feeling small and human for all the sweat and grit and sheer power of belief it takes to stare down a giant Sometimes if you scream loud enough, the world will listen ”

Madeline Day is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at mzd4@cornell edu

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