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Capital Recovers From Navy Yard Shooting

Cornell in Washington

program unaffected by tragedy, students say

By CAROLINE FLAX Sun News Editor

A former Navy reservist killed at least 12 people and injured eight at the Navy Yard in Washington, D C on Monday morning, sparking fears and anxiety about the safety of Cornellians in the capital The alleged gunman was able to enter the secure military facility using official credentials, according to The New York Times The man was later shot and killed by police

Beth Hansen ’14, whose family members have served in the Navy and worked at both the Pentagon and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md , said she was very worried once she heard there had been a shooting at the Navy Yard

“That’s when the panic set in, because I’m familiar with the area, with the Navy Yard,” she said Hansen said that, later on, she was able to find

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Boutique O wner Aims to Bring Variety to C-Town

By SARAH CUTLER

Sun Senior Writer

Na t a l i e Swe e n e y h a s l o n g

b e l i e ve d t h a t s t u d e n t s i n

Collegetown needed some new places to shop

Even before she moved from Utica to Ithaca, she was “ not

“You can ... get the pieces you would wear if you want to glam it up to knock the guys over.”

N a t a l i e S w e e n e y

impressed” with The Shops at Ithaca Mall, and although the Commons is “ neat, ” it does not offer the average, everyday clothes students are looking for, she said This fall, Sweeney is helping to

fill that hole in the market with a new boutique she has opened on Dryden Road, Natalia’s Boutique Sweeney describes the style of Natalia’s Boutique’s as “bohemian chic glam ”

“You can get those relaxed-fit, cute outfits here, but you can also get the pieces you would wear if you want to glam it up to knock the guys over, ” she said Her goal? To help her customers

“I’m not one of those people that will lie to them,” she said “I want to give them an honest price, and if you look like hell in yo u r c l o t h e s , I w i l l t e l l yo u , because you ’ re representing my clothes I want you to look good ” Na t a

t s young women aged between 18 and 30 years old, Sweeney said

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YARD

By JINJOO LEE Sun News Editor

With the number of patients rising and space for services shrinking, Gannett Health Services is likely among the top fundraising priorities for Cornell, according to University administrators Gannett’s existing building opened in 1957, when health care services were very different from the “best practices” of today, Sharon Dittman, associate director for community relations at Gannett, said in an email With its last renovation completed in 1979 when there were 5,000 fewer students on c a m p u s Ga n n e t t i s i n pressing need of an expansion, University officials said

“In response to a growing student body and increasing public health responsibilities, the Gannett staff has grown so much that we have had to ‘bump out ’ some people to other locations (i e physical therapy, student health insurance, billing) and ‘push in’ others to more crowded and less functional spaces, ” Dittman said in the email

The renovation and expansion which Cornell hopes will be complete by 2017 will cost $55 million overall, with most of the money coming from the University itself For the rest of the funding, the University needs to “raise a minimum of $18 3 million through philanthropy [although] we have a $25-million goal for fundraising,” said Susan Murphy ’73 Ph D ’94,

4 “We need to raise a minimum of $18 3 million through philanthropy.”

Changes Needed at Bear’s Den, S. A. S ays

By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun Staff Writer

On e ye a r a f t e r i t s o f f i c i a l opening, Cornell’s on-campus pub, the Bear’s Den, is still struggling to attract students, the St u d e n t A s s e m b l y Appropriations Committee said at a meeting Monday

The Bear’s Den opened in Wi l l a rd St r a i g h t Ha l l i n September 2012 Reflecting on the difficulties the pub has faced since its opening, S A appropriations committee members said t h e Wi l l a rd St r a i g h t Ha l l Student Union Board which organizes events for students and sets policies for WSH needs to establish the pub as an environment on campus where students can drink and socialize

“Cornell Dining has spent a lot of money in trying to get a

b, ” Geoffrey Block ’14, chair of the appropriations committee, said “How do we make drinking in

the Ivy Room more fun?”

St u d e n t Un i o n B o a rd

President Andrew Newman ’14 said the board needs to expand the pub’s appeal to the general student body by diversifying its

require additional funding

“We’ve had a tough time getting people to

PUPIL POETRY

Fundraiser for Robert son ’75 Causes Controversy

By DARA LEVY Sun Staff Wr ter

Cornell politicos offered a mixed assessment of the choice of performer at a fundraising concert for Martha Robertson’s ’75 campaign for the 23rd New York Congressional District

To the outrage of GOP politicians, Peter Yarrow ’59, a convicted sex offender and a former member of the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, is set to perform at Roberton’s fundraising concert Sept 29

Yarrow who helped write hit song “Puff, the Magic Dragon” gained notoriety when he was convicted of “taking immoral and indecent liberties” with a 14 year-old female fan in 1970 He served three months in prison being pardoned by former President Jimmy Carter in 1981, according to The Buffalo News

GOP members condemned Robertson’s decision to have Yarrow at the event

“It is absolutely deplorable that Martha Robertson would kick off her congressional campaign by having a convicted sex offender headline her fundraiser,” Ian Prior, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, told The Buffalo News

Prior also said that Robertson should cancel the event and return any campaign funds she has raised in connection with Yarrow’s name

Cornell Republicans also expressed skepticism about the choice of Yarrow as a fundraising performer

“I believe that Robertson knowingly took a risk by holding a fundraiser with [Yarrow],” Kyle Ezzedine ’14, chairman of the Cornell Republicans, said “Despite the amount of time that has passed since his crime, southern New York families may find something symbolically wrong with a former big-shot music star who was found guilty of molesting a 14-year old girl ”

Night at the museum

retain negative associations between Robertson and Yarrow Democrats criticized the GOP’s focus on Yarrow, saying they believe the choice to have Yarrow perform at Roberton’s fundraising concert is relatively inconsequential

Ezzedine said that although he does not think the fundraiser will affect the election very much since it is still very early in the campaign season, voters may ultimately

Eric Pesner ’15, director of public relations of Cornell Democrats, said Robertson’s fundraiser should not be gaining the amount of attention it has from the GOP The choice of Yarrow as a performer at the concert is trivial compared to other issues the U S is currently facing, Pesner said

“In a time when our country is facing numerous challenges at home and abroad, it is a shame that [Republican Congressional candidate Rep Tom Reed (R-23)] is playing political games about the mistakes of one man 40 years ago instead of focusing on the problems of his constituents,” Pesner said

George Koutsos, a campaign spokesperson for Robertson, said he believes the GOP has unfairly focused its criticisms on Robertson and Yarrow as a way of deflecting attention from Reed For instance, the chairman of the

Ontario County Democratic Party has filed a formal complaint alleging Reed unfairly used campaign funds to pay his property taxes, according to The Times Union

“Considering the importance of this election and Robertson’s response to Reed’s criticism, this issue may indicate that the campaign will unfortunately devolve into a series of angry back-and forth accusations,” Ezzedine said Ezzedine said that he does not think Reed’s campaign should focus too much on the issue, as it could be seen as “ petty and unnecessary ” However, he said that if Robertson’s campaign does not respond well, it might come off as insensitive

Pesner said he wants voters to focus on Robertson’s main initiatives, rather than the fundraiser

“[Robertson] has been crossing the district, talking to people about the issues they care about such as growing the economy of the Southern Tier,” Pesner said

Mobile Exhibit Educates Students About World Hunger

By ANNIE BUI Sun Staff Wr ter

Walking across Ho Plaza Monday, some Cornellians were surprised to see a mobile exhibit parked on the side one whose creators hope will inspire college students to take action against world hunger

Representatives of HungerU, an initiative under the Farmers Feeding the World campaign, spoke to students throughout the day about the persistent issues of hunger around the world Cornell is the first stop in HungerU’s two month-long tour of universities along the East Coast

The “mobile education classroom” that HungerU brings to college campuses

equipped with displays showing how prevalent food scarcity is in different countries serves as a space for discussion and engagement on global food and hunger issues, according to the movement ’ s website The classroom also aims to show how agriculture plays a vital role in solving hunger issues

Malorie Bankhead, marketing associate for the Fall 2013 HungerU tour, said she hopes HungerU will “spark a fire within” students and inspire them to take action against world hunger

“Hunger is a real [issue] it exists internationally as well as domestically and we each are part of the solution In fact, we have to be part of the solution,” Bankhead said Cornell officials said HungerU’s move-

ment ties closely to that of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, which partnered with HungerU

“Feeding the world’s growing population is something CALS is keenly aware of and is addressing it through research, teaching and extension efforts in New York, nationally and globally,” said Ann LaFave, director of student services for CALS “The solution to global hunger must start with awareness, education, advocacy and modern agriculture ”

LaFave said she believes that HungerU’s visit to Cornell campus will help call attention across campus to the issue of world hunger, adding that she hopes many students will begin to understand the challenges faced by both local and global communities

After its final day at Cornell on Tuesday, HungerU will be touring other college cam-

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puses along the East Coast, from Syracuse University later this week to the University of Florida in November The HungerU exhibit will also make an appearance at the National FFA Convention in October, where it will continue to educate students on the role of modern agriculture in addressing world hunger

According to LaFave, as a follow-up to HungerU’s visit to Cornell, officials are planning to hold a food packaging event called Stop Hunger Now at Cornell during World Food Day on Oct 16

“Even after the tour has left campus, the conversations will continue,” HungerU’s website says “Let’s give hunger an expiration date ”

Annie Bui can be reached at abui@cornellsun com and twitter com/annietbui

Young Iron Chef Competition Comes to Ithaca Children will have an opportunity to participate in a Young Iron Chef competition at the Southside Community Center Saturday, according to The Ithaca Journal

Porchfest Grows After Seven Years

The seventh annual Porchfest on Saturday featured 140 musical acts around Ithaca, The Ithaca Journal reported (See The Sun’s review on Page 10 )

Ithaca City School District Wins Newsletter Award

The ICSD Insider the school district’s newsletter won an Award of Merit in the Electronic Newsletter Categor y from the New York School Public Relations Association last week, according to The Ithaca Journal

Compiled by Tyler Alicea

CIW Student: P rogram S eemed

out that her family members were unaffected by the shooting Other students said that the atmosphere was chaotic as news of the shooting came in Lauren Avery ’15, a senior news writer for The Sun who is spending the semester in D C , said the mood was “ very tense ”

People were confused about what was happening, and although the Navy Yard is approximately five miles away from Cornell in Washington’s headquarters, she and other program participants were worried

“I think it’s a miracle more people were not hurt It’s horrible, and it made me very scared to work [in D C ],” Avery said Although the scene in downtown D C seemed “chaotic,” ever ything seemed normal at the Cornell in

Washington program throughout the day Monday, Avery said “Things are pretty ‘business as usual ’ We’re pretty far from where the incident happened People know about [the shooting] now, and people were very worried about their friends and classmates who were working closer to where ever ything happened,”

Avery said “But as far as I know, nobody had trouble getting to and from work ”

Eva Xu ’15, another Cornell in Washington participant, said she was not sure what exactly had happened, but she received an email from her supervisor

noting the importance of staying safe

“I didn’t actually know what was going on, but I got an email from my boss at the beginning of the day saying to be

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D C Mayor Vincent Gray told The Washington Post Monday that there is no clear motive behind the shooting yet, and that although it’s a possibility, there is “ no reason to believe” it was an act of terror

Hansen added, however, that she was confident in the D C police’s ability to contain high-stress situations, and that remaining calm is the most effective way of handling the crisis

“I think that’s more effective to the law enforcement officers, who are prepared to deal with this,” she said “If there was an underlying plan, the D C police would have been on top of it ”

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S.A. Rep.: Bear’s Den Should Reach Out to Larger Student Orgs.

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programming to niche organizations, with a large portion of its

a c t i v i t y c o m i n g f ro m c u l t u r a l groups on campus, Newman said “A lot of our best events actua

“They love it down there ”

Ian Harris ’16, S A vice president for public relations, said the programming board should perhaps “reach out to larger campus organizations, such as club sports or Greek life,” for programming at the Bear’s Den Newman said the pub currently has 13 weeks a year available to different campus interest groups for programming

get events planned out there did not happen The more programs we can do, the more students we can affect,” said David Bell, the Student Union Board’s advisor Noah Tulsky ’16, S A representative for the College of Arts and Sciences, said the pub is a way the University can promote the safe use of alcohol However, he said that the union needs to “recruit a diverse spectrum of students who represent the various aspects of the Cornell community

t o j o i n t h e i r p ro g r a m m i n g board ”

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“We should focus on making the pub more fun so it’s more than ‘the Ivy Room’ at night ”

Center Programs, said the pub is considering creating a paid programming role for students in order to help increase publicity “ The creation of a paid

position would help increase

“We’re a programming venue, and we want to see what the pub grows into in the long run ”

Ihsan Kabir ’14, a member of t h e a p p ro p r i a t i o n s c o m m i t t e e , added that beyond expanding programming, the pub should a l s o w o rk o n i m p rov i n g i t s ambiance

“We should focus on making the pub more fun so it’s more than ‘the Ivy Room at night,’” he said

Juliana Batista ’16, S A vice president for outreach, echoed

K a b i r ’ s s e n t i m e n t , s a y i n g s h e thought one source of the pub’s dirth of consistent customers was its lack of an identity on campus

Members of the programming board also lamented that many planned events at the Bear’s Den fail to occur due to a lack of funding and enthusiasm among student organizations

“A lot of the initial inertia to

Harris suggested that the board promote other late night programming activities to provide alcohol-free alternatives for students

“Do[es] [the Bear’s Den] have an incentive to have more late night programming and events students would want to go to instead of drinking in light of the increase in alcohol emergencies,” he said

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“These are programs that have the potential for a lot of people from different interest groups to come together,” he said

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Deon Thomas | It’s Not You, It’s Me

Keep Your Friends Close

(But Not Too Close)

Everybody has friends Well, okay fine, maybe I can ’ t speak for everybody In any case, for those who don’t have them, friends come in all shapes and sizes You have your crazy friends, your silly friends, your good friends, your best friends, your fake friends, but worst of all you have your proximity friends For freshmen, this column will teach you how to avoid wasting your time with these certain kinds of friends For the older folks, this column will teach you which of your friends you need to burn as soon as possible Trust me when I tell you that the beginning of the semester is the best time to shed a few friendships Friends can be your best assets or your worst enemies They can facilitate your growth as a person or they can stunt it You have to realize that whomever you chose to be your friend will have a unique power over you in which he or she will control the direction of your growth (whether or not you actively allow it) George Washington once said about friendship: “Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence ”

First things first and I cannot stress this idea enough “nice” is not good enough! If I ask you why so and so is your best friend and you tell me he or she is nice and dependable, I will demand that you end that friendship immediately Do not be the person that has no criteria for

At Cornell, we have so little time, we shouldn’t spend it imbeciles or really any peop who aren’t pushing us to be the men and women that w would like to be.

friendship and becomes friends with anyone who is willing to spend time with you It is better to have on real friend than to have a million surface-level friendships As Aristotle said: “A friend to all is a friend to none ”

We, especially as Cornellians, need friends that challenge us We need friends that we can have a deep conversation with and leave his or her room feeling as if we just became a tiny bit wiser Your goal in college should be to grow and develop as a person but if you spend a lot of your time with the dumb, yet funny, kid down the hall, whose acceptance into Cornell is questionable, you will find yourself becoming your mother’s worst nightmare

I am not asking you to avoid people who do not warrant your friendship nor am I asking you to stop being cordial to people When I speak about friends, I am speaking about those whom you spend the majority of your time with At Cornell, we have so little free time, we shouldn’t spend it with imbeciles or really any people who aren ’ t pushing us to become the men and women that we would like to be

Now I will touch on the biggest trap that will present itself in college: proximity friends These are the friends that you make on your dorm floor, next to you in class or at every open party you attend These are the friends whose friendship you ’ ve never questioned because they live right down the hall from you It’s so easy to spend time with them so you never branch out and look for other friends Having proximity friends is like eating a hot pocket because you didn ’ t think you had enough time to make a 5 course meal except, instead of doing if for just one meal, you do it for every single meal Good luck with your health in 10 years!

Most importantly, try to remember what my father never forgot to remind me: If you look around and see 4 fools, you ’ re the 5th Basically, do not forget that your friends are a reflection of who you are If you find yourself talking behind your friend’s backs about how stupid they are or how much of a whore you think they are, just know that you ’ re a stupid whore as well (in your words, not mine!) Years down the road if you refuse to heed my advice and find yourself begging your Dad to be your best man or your Mom to be your Maid of Honor, kindly remind yourself that it’s not me, it’s you

Comment of the day

“My ears weren’t ready for the unwelcome surprise of the second set! Retreating to the back of the theater, I couldn’t help but notice the soundboard guy with his legs propped on the table and head buried in his phone Not to mention a mom with her hands cupped around her infant’s ears –why why why? Really, there was no need for the second set to be that loud, especially in a venue like State Theatre. I’m glad the author enjoyed it but this somewhat ruined the experience for me, especially after having had such a great experience at their show at Willard Straight Hall last Spring

Martin

Re: “Yo La Tengo at the State Theatre,” Arts, published September 15, 2013

Maggie Henry | Get Over Yourself

Bring Back the O pen Party

The last time I used this column to call drinking and partying at Cornell excessive, I got online comments such as “Maggie Henry doesn’t know how to rage, ” and “Who IS this girl ” In that column, I was writing about someone quite literally (and quite publically) defecating on a bleacher and more than a dozen people in a single two-hour concert having to receive some type of significant medical attention I don’t think “excessive” was a stretch

This time around, I feel pretty much the same way but a little more thoughtful about my complicit participation in a social scene that, at times, is just too much

Last week, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 expressed concerns over the state of Cornell’s off-campus socializing Specifically, he took time to comment on how the University has addressed the Greek community’s role on campus in the past few years, acknowledging that some of the Collegetown craziness can be attributed to the movement of much of Greek life partying off-campus to annexes The Mayor’s statement implicitly focuses on “where” excessive drinking occurs, instead of “why” students at Cornell excessively drink in the first place Indeed, some of the University’s new Greek Life policies designed to prevent freshmen from attending large, open parties have the same trademark categorization: Where the party happens is the number one concern But what about the “why?” When I started to think about that, I realized that the problem becomes a lot scarier if we don’t just think about Greek systemrelated drinking Suddenly, without that sense of focus, high-risk drinking seems much more ubiquitous, much more erratic and perhaps, a bit more irrational I

don’t know if the University realizes how much its representation of the problem falsely limits it to a minority of students The causal link the administration has drawn between Greek life and drinking has allowed it, and therefore us, to be careless about how widespread drinking is at this school Indeed, according to a University study from the Fall 2012, a higher percentage of students (37 2 percent) reported drinking between three and five drinks when they go out than reported not drinking at all (31 5 percent ) Notice that these statistics do not delineate between students involved in Greek life and those who are not they capture our student body as a whole

I’ve long avoided writing

Pushing alcohol consumpt deeper into dark basemen rickety Collegetown house pretending that the problem less widespread than it is) dangerous game

this column because I am a member of a social sorority and felt concerned that my opinion would be seen as biased But the more I’ve grown out of Greek life and the more centered on Collegetown rather than my sorority affiliation my social life has become, the more my eyes have been opened to a pretty simple truth Crazy partying is something that happens not just within the Greek System People from many different groups on this campus participate in unhealthy habits Focusing on the “where” of drinking allows everyone in this community to confront a scapegoat sub-community instead of the elephant in the middle of the room: A lot of different types of people at this University excessively drink

I’m sure a lot of rational people out there are capable

of imagining the level of frustration the administration feels in regard to student partying It can be pretty appalling; the number of hospitalizations, the quality of life in Collegetown, the countless stories I’ve heard and overheard about regular “blackouts” as a hallmark of a good time

Yes, it’s insane But the University could do better than it does At this point in my student career, I have to conclude that by pushing parties off-campus, the University has accelerated an already-momentous trend in excessive student drinking

On-campus events, and open parties generally, can be structured to imbue a sense of responsibility in hosts and older students Don’t believe me? See the impact of Bowdoin

College’s progressive and well-thought-out policies for on-campus socializing

That administration employs a system based on clear rules about host responsibilities and real sanctions, and has experienced an extremely low rate of unregistered parties Creating an environment where on-campus parties can happen safely, with strong medical amnesty policies and real consequences for hosts to consider, would be a first step toward striking a balance between the University and students’ expectations about socializing on-campus

So, thank you, Mayor Myrick You’re right Things aren ’ t working I want to see the administration allow open parties with clear guidelines, instead of preventing on-campus student gatherings and assigning the responsibility for problem

drinking to a limited social group I want administrators to solicit direct student discussion through randomly selected groups, which would go a lot farther than mass e-mails inviting people to generalized forums that busy Cornell students aren ’ t realistically going to attend Additionally, we shouldn’t just remind students that many people drink “moderately or not at all,” which is going to seem hollow and false to a student who has ever been to the corner of College Ave and Dryden Ave on a Saturday night Instead, why don’t we develop freshmen orientation programs that tackle the issue head-on, and initiate real discussion about what will really make students comfortable with drinking or not drinking I’ve heard great things about this year ’ s Orientation Week presentations on sexual consent and alcohol consumption Make this an upward trend and continue to improve As students, we could do a lot to help ourselves and our community by taking advantage of these opportunities when they are presented to us Unilateral policies have helped this situation get where it is today, and if both parties students and the administration aren ’ t willing to work together, then sentiments like those expressed by the Mayor will only become more accurate and more omnipresent Pushing alcohol consumption deeper into dark basements of rickety Collegetown houses (and pretending that the problem is less widespread than it is) is a dangerous game Let’s all of us help our community get down to creating an environment that’s both realistic and safe

Maggie Henry is a senior in the College of Arts

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UP ON LAVENDER HILL

Consider Lavender Hill as a needed counterpoint to Glee, Modern Family and other mainstream films and television shows that feature out and proud LGBT characters While the creators and financiers behind these shows deser ve (and have adequately received) praise for representing a long-neglected chunk of the population, aren ’ t these representations fairly one-note? Some gay men are flamboyant and fashion-minded, yes, but not all not even half of them In this sense, Lavender Hill, with its moving and honest documentation of LGBT life, past and present, should hit any sensible human being like a clarifying tonic

In this 26-minute documentary, filmmakers Bob Hazen and our very own Prof Austin Bunn, performing and media arts, resurrect a slice of unsung local history that could hardly be more relevant today This lovely little film looks at a commune that thrived in the ’70s, just 15 minutes south of Ithaca on a wild patch of land in West Danby, NY The commune, named “Lavender Hill” after its abundant flora, housed a self-sustaining population of gay men and women, a pairing former resident Mitchell Karp now remarks was “quite unusual” for its time There, they enjoyed a hedonist lifestyle that involved drugs, music and “love fests” (Yvonne Fisher, another former member, admits the current nomenclature would call “orgies”), challenged by punishing winters and the austerity of such an isolated environment

Cutting between 8mm home videos shot by Sunny Bat-Or, a resident who passed in 2001, archive footage, contemporary interviews and B-roll of Lavender Hill today, writer-producer Bunn and editorcinematographer Hazen ground their story in LGBT history yet prioritize the humanity of their subjects over any politics or polemics

Opening with a quote from author Larry Mitchell “Romantic love,

the last illusion, keeps us alive until the revolutions come ” and billed with the lowercase subtitle, “ a love story, ” this film takes interest in the time before anything resembling today’s current LGBT landscape

Back then, the lives of those who sought their peers and nature for a comfortable existence skirted somewhere between fantasy and tragedy

Some of their problems were humorous inconveniences the winters were so cold and the outhouse so far away, that people burned shit” on the stove and romance faced its universal obstacles, such as infidelity But others over whelmingly discriminated against gays and lesbians, like when Lazar Mintz, the twin brother of surviving member Zelik, perished of AIDS in 1988 It was his death that marked the end of Lavender Hill; the real world demanded their return

The past is past, so what makes this documentary special is how Hazen and Bunn inform the lives of the members today with what happened all those years ago For one, closing subtitles clue us in to what they’ve done with the time since Lavender Hill: Zelik Mintz is a psychoanalyst in New York City, and David Hirsch co-founded Ithaca’s Moosewood Restaurant, co-owned by fellow member Ned Asta Near the end, Yvonne Fisher, today a psychotherapist, wonders aloud whether she regrets not marrying a man and having children She then pauses before speaking, with a measured calm, about how Lavender Hill taught her to embrace her own identity, with its set of atypical but conducive norms The many closeups, particularly those of Fisher and retired Ithaca real estate broker Allan Warshawsky, capture both the grace and hard-won life experience that the years on Lavender Hill instilled in its members Today, these men and women may not look like or act in the manner of most LGBT icons in pop culture, but they carry the screen nonetheless They stand for nothing more than themselves, which is all one person can stand to bear

Prior to Lavender Hill’ s Thursday screening at the Schwartz Center, I spoke with Prof Bunn who also co-wrote the Sundance hit Kill Your Darlings, starring Daniel Radcliffe about what he learned from his work When asked about the precarious conditions these commune members lived in, he turned the question onto me, and I will, in turn, pass his questions onto you

“Can you imagine building a house with your best friends, right now? They were you That was part of it, building a house, believing you could live off the land The

downsides? The winter, burning your own shit to survive, discovering that your friends have limitations as to how much they can cope with you There are things that were pretty hard for those people Communes have cults of personality and they have centers, and in this experience there were two guys who fell in love who were the parents of the experience, and their breakup split the whole thing apart

“One question that has been on my mind is, could this happen again? I think your generation, the millennial generation, has all the

energy and wherewithal, but is way too technological and media-oriented to give it up Could you live without your phone?”

Lavender Hill will accompany Bryan Horch’s award-winning short Spooners at the Film Forum in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts this Thursday at 7:30 p m Admission is free, and Bunn, Hazen and former commune members will conduct a Q&A afterwards

y Zahos is a junior in Arts & Sciences Reach him at zzahos@cornellsun com

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Brian Gordon is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at bgordon@cornellsun com

Richard Artschwager: Shut Up and Look

I used to think that documentaries of artists were simply animated showcases of artists’ works I am glad to have been proven wrong by Richard Artschwager: Shut up and Look, a documentary directed by Maryte Kavaliauskas and produced by Morning Slayter, a private art dealer and appraiser from New York City The duo started the documentary around eight years ago and spent six years looking into Artschwager’s life, oeuvre and, most importantly, his intriguing mindset

Richard Artschwager ‘48 passed away in February this year at the age of 89 Born to an artist couple in 1923, he spent much of his childhood and adolescence in New Mexico He studied Mathematics and Chemistry at Cornell before he served in World War II After graduation, he worked as a baby photographer and furniture maker before turning into a full time artist Even though Artschwager led a reclusive life and did not win mainstream attention like his contemporaries, blue-chip artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, he is praised by critics as an idiosyncratic and irreverent artist I was quite confounded by Artschwager’s works at his retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum last year His oeuvre dabbles in multiple schools of artistic practices and challenges conventional categorization Looking at his eclectic styles, one recalls Van Gogh’s signature circular brushstrokes, minimalistic installation, surrealist perspectives all these stylistic experiments come together harmoniously in Artschwager’s work

I was expecting to revisit all these beautiful objects through the film Yet, to my pleasant surprise, the movie presents not only a sheer visual feast, but also some clues into the artist’s quirky thinking and his insights on seemingly ordinary or mundane objects The camera follows Artschwager everywhere from strolling in the countryside to working in the studio, galleries and museums

would have unnoticed, which echoes with the title of the film “shut up and look”, one of the artist’s favourite mantras

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Cornell Cinema

The film first flashed back to his early project in 1967, “blps,” a series of installation of black or white lozenge-shaped marks intervening public space, including galleries, building facades, subways, etc Artschwager intended to draw people’s attention to architecture, space, and environment that otherwise we

In the next scene, while he is walking on a rough rocky path in the wild, he points down and says, “This is a canyon Imagine you are one-inch tall ” Such witty observation continues as he goes on to guess if the leaves on the sides are lefthanded or right-handed His art engages our sight with wry humour Entering an exhibition of him featuring only boxes resembling shipping crates, one might be bewildered about the unpacked artworks But the answer is just the packaging itself The artist plays with the unique ambiance of the gallery and embeds a light-hearted joke Friends of his would say “It’s Richard Artschwager ” The snippets of his life are enriched by the reminisces of curators, artists and friends, offering a more threedimensional portrayal of the artist The artist, though in his ‘80s, is still able to refresh viewers with his constantly active mind The audience will probably step out the cinema pondering how old wisdom sometimes just springs from his childlike, discerning eyes Unlike many other didactic documentaries which largely focus on artworks, the 56-minute footage manages to avoid generic narration of artworks’ labels or curatorial statements in exhibition, leaving us in smiles about the artist’s personality and mentality

It does not matter if you are not a fan of Artschwager or an art lover If you refuse to “shut up and look” at the world this artist perceives, then try to “shut up and feel” his approach to

Cage Be With You

And also with you Anyone who’s spent time around the cultural savants of the Internet will be familiar w i t h t h e m a j e s t i c c o u n t e n a n c e o f Ni c o l a s K i m

Coppola, known to mere mortals as Nicolas Cage The gravelly voice, the forehead, the hair (oh God, the hair); it’s easy to see how the Long Beach-born auteur has become the subject of fer vent ardor and smarm across all corners of the web Immortalized in YouTube staples like “Nicolas Cage Losing His Shit” and this collection of Japanese Pachinko commercials, the man has staked a career on of taking the most outlandish roles and overacting in them like no man has ever overacted before It’s a thirty-five-year portfolio one can only look upon in awe, and it was in doing so that two friends and I decided to embark on the kind of adventure that only lunacy and unemployment could yield

We were going to watch bad Nicolas Cage movies Ever y single one of them

Okay, so we were going to watch five But these five Nic Cage movies were the worst of the worst follies that would make Michael Bay look like fucking Gaudi And we would do it in one night, with minimal bathroom breaks

VAMPIRE’S KISS (1989): If you ’ ve seen the various Nic Cage image macros circulating the Internet, chances are they’re from this film Fresh off a Golden Globe nomination, Cage dives deep into the life of Peter Loew, a corporate executive who believes he is becoming a vampire If you ’ re looking for a nonstop Cage-gasm, let me stop you now and recommend this film, because it’s bonkers from start to finish Cage h o p s a r o u n d a n d m u g s i t l i k e a Nosferatu high on Reaganomics, all for the purpose of tormenting this poor secretar y who sets Loew off his rocker by misplacing a file Whether he’s delighting in words like soup ” or reciting the entire alphabet, the guy discharges his lines like poisoned-tipped spears The film does a terrible job of pretending it’s anything but 103 minutes of Cage flying the coup, only occasionally referencing its plot between its protagonist’s bouts of mania But as a testament to Cage’s reputation as the most unhinged actor in Hollywood, this film was an early highlight

Z ANDALEE (1991): More porno than film, this direct-toVHS masterpiece was the perfect respite from Vampire’s Kiss’ s hysteria In it, Cage plays Johnny Collins, a painter who engages in a love triangle between the titular protagonist and the guy in Beverly Hills Cop who wasn ’ t Eddie Murphy When he isn’t having sex on camera, Cage descends into the streets of New Orleans chatting with a Steve Buschemi, who seems to be perpetually riding away on the back of a garbage truck The film peaks early with Cage’s introduction, in which he inexplicably headbangs in the hallway before greeting his longtime friend, his swirling mane and goatee just barely visible beneath the dim lights For that scene alone, the film deser ves its NC-17 rating NEXT (2007): Skipping ahead 15 years to the “Golden Age of Terrible Nicolas Cage Films , Next hardly features Cage at his craziest, but its plot is among the most bizarre in his career Nic plays a psychic Las Vegas magician tapped by the CIA to lead a mission to locate a bomb planted by the Russians In Los Angeles In 2007 Aside from its hilariously improbable stor yline, the film is awash in bad decisions, from amateurish CGI to a color palette so oppressively yellow, you’d think the cinematographer wouldn’t know a white balance if it kneed him in the crotch Also, massive sections of the film are revealed to be the dreams of Cage and his cohorts, which, you know, is always a satisfying plot device You know the old Hollywood saying: If it worked for Sex and the Teenage Mind, it’ll work for anything STOLEN (2012): In a f i l m t h a t i n n o w a y r e s e m b l e s t h e L i a m

Neeson vehicle of a similar name, Cage is relatively subdued as a reformed thief doing one last heist to save his kidnapped daughter He gets in a few choice lines, like when he’s burning a hole through the floor of a bank vault (“I need more gold ”), but the best scenes are with Lefleur the taxi dispatcher, who steals the show with his sitcom-ready one-liners (“Did you just turn white on me?” “ Who that is?”) Despite this, our patience began to wane in the final leg of our quest for lack

the everyday life While wandering in the garden, Artschwager casually comments, “More time to look at it, it got more interesting ” The marrow of his work lies in his constant search for interesting discoveries in life Art is significant not only for its beauty or sublimity, but for the inspiration, values and emotions it strikes in its viewers’ minds Artschwager’s comment is an ironic remark on our fast-rolling lifestyle today Our eyes rest on throbbing images of smartphones The practice of looking is made within a blink, a click or a swipe We are moving so fast that we get bored before the discovery of interesting things The documentary brings us to follow the artist’s nonlinear thoughts and provides us with an alternative way to see the world The essence of this artist is well-conveyed His eccentric vision creates enigmatic and playful works calling for a pause of contemplation One may disagree with his aesthetic, yet we all need an active and observant mind like his to decorate our daily routine with delightful findings

Katie Wong is a junior in the college of Art Architecture and Planning She can be reached at kw385@cornell edu

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Liao P redict s S eattle S eahawk s Will Take Home Superbowl Title

a tough season for Steelers fans, especially after such a sustained period of success

21-20. Arizona Cardinals, St. Louis Rams

These two are quality teams, but stuck in the same division as Seattle and San Francisco They have both drastically improved from last year, with Arizona adding competent quarterback Carson Palmer and St Louis acquiring weapons Tavon Austin and Jared Cook

19 Washington Redskins

18-16 New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys

Boy, the NFC East sure is a mess; they all have such great strengths and such massive flaws They scare even the best teams in the league, but the worst teams believe they have a shot whenever they play It only made sense to stick them right in the middle next to each other, since there’s no possible way to distinguish them apart right now

15-13. Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, Miami Dolphins

Although Andrew Luck is the best quarterback from this bunch, all three including Andy Dalton and Ryan Tannenhill make their fanbases optimistic The Dolphins should be especially optimistic as they have looked great so far, and with the Patriots on the decline, they have a shot albeit still a small one of taking over the AFC East division

12. Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs have made the biggest improvement in the offseason by simply getting a highly competent quarterback in Andy Smith After equaling their win total from last year in two weeks (seriously), it looks like the Chiefs may be the real deal; they are deep at every position and teams should start taking them seriously

11-10. Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots

I feel like these two teams are similar; both have won Super Bowls –although the Ravens much more recently and have to cope with the loss of many key players from last year The Ravens lost what seems like half their defense Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Paul Kruger, to name a few and the Patriots lost receivers Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez I expect them to go through some struggles but figure it out in time to make the playoffs

9. Atlanta Falcons

There s not much to say about the Falcons; they re a good, balanced team, led by a good, solid quarterback and will make the playoffs as good teams do Was that descriptive enough?

8-7. Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears

These two NFC North teams are fascinating and have a ton of potential The Bears seem to have some new swag after the hiring of CFL alum Marc Trestman and definitely have the talent to compete On paper, the Lions are even more talented after the addition of Reggie Bush and the maturation of Matt Stafford and Ndamukong Suh; all they need is a steady coaching performance from Jim Schwartz and they also have a shot

6-5. Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints

These two past champions have that feel of grizzled vets; they’ll win 10 to 11 games, coasting through many of them, quietly planning for the playoffs In the meanwhile, we ’ re perfectly happy to reap the benefits in fantasy football

4. Houston Texans

It almost feels like the Texans have reached a plateau; they have a very well-rounded team and a solid quarterback, but when it comes down to it, will Matt Schaub really lead the Texans to win a playoff game against Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady?

3. San Francisco 49ers

They looked terrible against the Seahawks on the road, but who doesn ’t? It would be surprising if they don’t finish with 12 or 13 wins and face the Seahawks again in the NFC Championship

2 Denver Broncos

Peyton Manning is doing unspeakable things to defenses right now and it’s a joy to watch They have every piece a good offense needs and actually may have a chance to challenge records from that great BradyMoss led Patriots offense from 2007

1. Seattle Seahawks

They are the best team in the National Football League They have a charismatic, talented young quarterback, weapons to surround him, a defense that can absolutely shut down an offense, an experienced, brilliant head coach and the loudest fan base in the league What else would you like?

Field Hockey Takes Down St. Franc i s, Ge orge town

By TUCKER MAGGIO-HUCEK

Sun Staff Wr ter

With two dominating performances this weekend Cornell field hockey has found its rhythm just in time for Ivy League play

After starting the season with two disappointing losses, the Red (2-2) was able to put together two winning performances against St Francis (1-2) and Georgetown (0-6) Getting in the win column this week was crucial and the Red were up to the challenge

“We knew that this weekend needed to be a turning point, especially with our first Ivy game next weekend, and we worked hard to get the job done,” senior forward Elly Plappert said

In both games the Red was able to control the game offensively and played well as a unit in route to winning both contests

Despite going into halftime against St Francis down by a goal, the Red were able to stay composed and have an excellent second half that saw them score four goals Almost immediately after the second half began, the Red were able to equalize the score when freshman forward Georgia Lord beat St Francis goalie Jill DiCola in a one on one

Senior captain Hannah Balleza over the game and scored two goals within six minutes, giving the Red a big lead at 3-1 Junior back Catherine Stone then added another goal late in the game to make the final score 4-1 in favor of the Red Offensively the Red controlled the majority of the game, outshooting St Francis 26-7 In an area where the team struggled during opening weekend, the Red looked far more composed and confident in scoring situations

“This weekend we were able to be more productive in the attacking zone than we were before, and that helped us gain momentum, ” junior midfielder Ann DiPastina said

On Sunday, the Red looked to add another win to the books when a struggling Georgetown team came to Ithaca

Cornell continued to play in a winning fashion by dominating the Hoya’s offense and playing a solid defensive game The Red took 13 shots on goal compared to Georgetown’s two, but freshman goalkeeper Rosalie Nolen played well and was able to save 10 shots for the Red Cornell took a two-goal lead into halftime on goals from Plappert and Lord

While Georgetown would score first in the second half on a goal from Sarah Butterfield, the Red received another excellent contribution from the freshman class when forward Katy

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already won more games this season as in the last two years combined The Red finished 2011 at 2-13-1 before falling to 1-14-1 in 2012 According to Crowell, the Red’s recent success has given the squad a more positive outlook on upcoming matches, par ticularly within the Ivy League

“Once you lose two or three games in a row, you develop the mindset where you don’t expect to win,” she said “Now that we have a couple of wins under our belt we ’ re star ting to come in believing we will win I think that’s exciting for ever yone, especially the returners who had to go through l a s t s e a s o n A s a f re s h m a n , I ’ m thrilled to be able to be able to give that to them ”

Senior goalkeeper Tori Christ said the team ’ s outlook has changed significantly this year

“In the past we would star t slow and get behind,” she said “ This season, we ’ re able to stay locked in, whether that’s coming from behind or losing the lead and getting it back We might not have been able to do that in the past ”

According to Crowell, Cornell’s persistence and competitive spirit gave the team an edge this weekend

“It’s kind of incredible to be scored on right at the ver y end and to be able to push to the other end of the field to win it,” she said “It might not have been the prettiest game against Albany but our competitive spirit was able to overcome that ”

A thoroughly physical team, Albany committed 14 fouls on Sunday, while the Red were booked just six times But the Red were prepared for the physicality and aimed to match it, Christ said

“ We were able to push that off and play our game as always,” Christ said “It was all about keeping up the pace when they pushed, we pushed harder ” “ It

Weeks collected a rebound and scored to make the final score 3-1

Weeks, who also recorded an assist in the St Francis game, was one of two freshmen to make an immediate impact on the team Lord and Weeks would combine for three goals and an assist on the weekend, older players like Plappert said they are happy to see that the young players have assimilated into their roles so soon

“The freshman have been a great addition to our team, especially in the forward line We did a lot of work last spring, and the freshmen have been incorporated into that and have been working very hard to assimilate into that and make an impact on the team, ” Plappert said “I’m, personally very excited to have them on the forward line with me ”

After starting off the season with two losses, the Red put together two excellent performances, that will give the team confidence going into the future games

“Last weekend we clearly did not have the results we were looking for, so we had to focus on learning from our mistakes We had to remain positive despite being frustrated with the outcome We were successful this weekend mainly because we were focused on doing the little things well,” DiPastina said

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Crowell said “ There was a lot of shir tgrabbing but we were able to stay calm and not get too riled up ”

While the Red’s offense has wavered over the past fe w weeks, this weekend showed a cohesiveness that Crowell said she hopes will last and grow for the re s t o

s o n Crowe l l , Ba n k s , Nichols and junior Claire MacManus have connected well through the midfield and for ward, she said

“ We wanted to not only find a lot of through balls but also to link the midfield and the offense,” she said “ We’re able to play up and back and through and we keep getting progressively better ” As for Cornell’s defense, head coach Patrick Farmer appears to still be messing with his star ting lineup Freshman goalkeeper Dana Daniels made her col-

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Ta y l o r Wright integrated well into the back line throughout the weekend

Christ said the Red’s defense has stayed more focused and had fe wer and fe wer lapses

“ We’ve been working as a cohesive unit, stepping together and dropping together,” she said “ We do still need to work on communication but already the back line and the midfield are more connected ”

Cincinnati and Ne w Jersey Institute of

kicks off Sept 27 Christ said a major focus going into those games is the team ’ s ability to maintain a high level of play through the full 90 minutes

“ We’ve had glimpses of great soccer and we ’ ve had little lapses,” she said “So far, we ’ ve either been lucky enough to overcome them or we get punished and scored on Maintaining complete composure is going to be huge for us before getting into Ivy season ”

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Mid-Week Binghamton Showdown

MEN’S SOCCER Continued from page 16

team ” Both the opposing goalie and Zagorski finished the day with three saves and with that win, Zagorski earned his first career shutout for Cornell “Zach’s great I wouldn’t want a diff e r e n t k e e p e r besides Zach after l o s i n g R i c k [ P f l a s t e r e r ] T h e y trained together for t h r e e y e a r s a n d Zach shows just as m u c h p r o m i s e a s Rick did in the net, ” Rinow said “I am just as comfortable with Zach behind me and he’s a great leader on and off the field ” Goepel was named the tournament ’ s

Offensive MVP, while Rinow was given Defensive MVP honors Other Cornell m e m b e r s i n c l u d e d o n t h e A l lTournament Team list were DeProspo along with seniors Patrick Slogic, Jake Kirsch and Williams

“Binghamton will be a tough game ... We are focusing on playing our game and working hard in practice ”

B e n W i l l i a m s

T h e Re d w i l l c o n t i n u e g a m e p l a y against Binghamton Wednesday at 7:30 p m in the last game of the home trio “Binghamton will be a tough game We play them ever y year, so they know a lot a b o u t o u r s t y l e o f play and players We are focusing on playing our game and working hard in practice,” Williams said

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

2013 NFL

Power Rankings

After two weeks in the NFL, we know next to nothing? Will that prevent me from making some ridiculous claims and guesses? Of course not! Without further ado, my NFL power rankings with brief thoughts sprinkled in:

32-30 Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, N Y Jets

This week, I watched almost the entire Jets-Patriots game and a quarter of the Ravens-Browns game It’s really easy, and fun, to poke fun at these three franchises ’ fanbases (all 27 of you Jaguars fans), but these days it feels like kicking a horse when it’s down We’re just adding on to the already-gruesome punishment of watching these teams I feel bad

Albert Liao

Playing the Field

29. Carolina Panthers

This team should be better than it is; sure they have many holes, but they have a good quarterback in Cam Newton, a solid backfield, a borderline Hall of Fame receiver in Steve Smith and a young, budding star in Luke Kuechly to lead the defense I will be surprised if they don’t improve as the season proceeds

28-23. Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers

All six of these teams seem to define mediocrity; they’ll have their moments but I’ll be shocked if any finish with more than six wins

22 Pittsburgh Steelers T h e St

Kickers Return Home With Two Wins

By HALEY VELASCO

There seems to be a common theme for the men ’ s soccer team as of late: overtime, plus some action from junior midfielder Connor Goepel

To start off the C U Inaria Classic this past weekend, Cornell took home a win thanks to a late goal in overtime from Goepel

“ The game [on] Friday was ver y challenging It really tested our character as a team and it was great for us to come out with a win coming from a goal down,” senior captain Ben Williams said “I think it will really help us down the road this season ” And not only did Goepel save the day in the tight three period overtime against Cal State Fullerton, the midfielder also took home the win for Cornell in the

double overtime battle against Hartwick College which snatched the Mayor’s Cup for Cornell last weekend

“[Conor] doesn’t shine like a lot of players do in one specific area but that’s not to go against his skill level He’s a jack of all trades player,” senior captain Jake Rinow said “One of the most talented players on our team It’s nice that we can use him in whatever position we need him and he’s extremely effective ”

The game against Cal State proved to be a challenging one from the start for the Red as the Titans scored the first goal of the game in the 64th minute as Ian Ramos headed it inside the far post past Cornell junior goalie Zach Zagorski in Cornell’s first game at home

“Playing at home for the first time was incredible The fan support was great and we really appreciated ever yone that came out It really helps!” Williams said “Berman is a great environment and there’s nothing better than playing in front of our home fans there ”

Cornell got the momentum going until the clock was stopped to deal with a Fullerton injur y and the Red was able to regroup When the play returned, senior Stephen Reisert knocked a corner kick into the box before finding Goepel who crossed it to senior captain Jake Rinow, who was able to score and tie up the match

The showdown was closed when senior Jake Kirsch knocked one over to Goepel who scored with a shot right under the crossbar, giving the Red its first win of the weekend

“Conor is an incredible player who I get to play in the middle with He has the ability to create a goal scoring opportunity out of ver y little and is a huge asset to our team, ” Williams said

The second of the two matchups gave another junior a chance to shine as Cornell defeated Loyola Mar ymount University on Sunday and secured its third C U Inaria Classic title

Junior midfielder Atticus DeProspo knocked in his third career goal in the 8th minute of the game against the Lions to help Cornell win, 1-0

“Sunday's game was a battle The turnaround for the LMU game was ver y fast and we did a great job as a team to recover and be prepared for the game, ” Williams said “All in all, it was a great win for our

C.U. Boot ers Take Down Marist Thank s to O vertime Penalty Goal

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