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The percentage of respondents who said they witnessed a drunken person heading toward a sexual encounter, but did not intervene

By ANDREW LORD Sun Staff Writer

The Association of American Universities released on Monday the results of a comprehensive campus sexual assault climate sur vey in which Cornell and 26 other universities participated in the spring of 2015

The survey results titled the “Report on the AAU Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct” offer over 280 pages of findings following nearly one year of research Its conclusions are mainly based upon a survey which was offered to students at the 27 participating universities

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Twenty percent of respondents claimed to have witnessed someone acting in a sexually violent or harassing manner.

Of the 20,547 Cornell students invited to participate, a total of 3,906 completed the survey for an overall response rate of 19 percent, according to the report In April, Susan Murphy ’73 Ph D ’94, former vice president for student and academic services, said that in order to get an accurate picture of the campus climate, she would need about 40 to

The survey asked students about several aspects of the campus climate related to sexual assault and sexual misconduct Designed by the research firm Westat, the 20-minute survey consisted of demographic questions about race, orientation, class year and preferred gender followed by questions about student usage and knowledge of campus resources and experiences of sexual misconduct on campus Cornell’s rates of sexual harassment, intimate partner violence and stalking are largely consistent with the average rates across the 26 other institutions participating in the survey Exactly one-half of Cornell survey respondents said they had experienced sexual harassment since enrolling at the University

Sexual harassment rates are highest among female undergraduate students, with 67 percent reporting that they had been sexually harassed, and transgender, genderqueer or

C.U. Student Announces Run for Local Legislature

By DIVYANSHA SEHGAL Sun Staff Writer

Elie Kirshner ’18 announced Friday that he plans to run for a seat representing District 4 which includes Collegetown and the Commons on the Tompkins County legislature Kirshner, an Ithaca native, described his decision to run as a way to give back to “the community that has already done so much” for him

Ithaca,” Kirshner said ”I believe I have a lot to learn I’m ready to listen and learn and be an effective representative ” Kirshner said that he considers the issues of affordability, living wages, social justice and environmental sustainability to be of immense importance

He also emphasized the issue of mental health and said he believed it is closely related to drug abuse

“What made me decide to run was that I really have a passion and excitement for the future of

“I believe that mental health is often overlooked because it is such

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Garrett: University committed to strengthening consent, bystander education, disciplinary processes

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Senior Writer

President Elizabeth Garrett responded to a report on campus sexual assault climate issued by the Association of American Universities in an email sent to the Cornell community Monday morning

The results of the survey, which students at Cornell have access to, demonstrate what is being increasingly recognized across the country that sexual assault is a national problem, according to Garrett’s statement

“Universities are in a unique position to address sexual violence.”

Sexual violence affects entire communities, Garrett wrote However, she added that college environments are distinct in their ability to impact student perspectives on sexual violence

“Although parents, secondary schools and criminal justice and other public officials must play a significant role, colleges and universities are in a unique position to address sexual violence on our campuses and to affect the attitudes and behaviors of our students,” she wrote

Cornell has invested “substantial attention and resources ” in this effort, Garrett wrote, additionally noting the University’s “extensive sexual assault prevention and awareness programs ”

The University also recently announced changes to its sexual assault policy Policy 6 4 to bring Cornell’s policies in line with a new New York State law called “Enough is Enough,” providing additional protections for victims and transferring all sexual assault cases out of

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Annual Hackathon Showcases Student Talent

By BRIAN ENG Sun Contributor

Teams of battle-ready hackers armed with laptops, sleeping bags and ambition filed into the Physical Sciences Building this weekend, ready to hack for 36 continuous hours for Cornell’s second annual BigRed//Hacks

Hundreds of hackers from across the East Coast shared their passion of hacking, creating innovative projects and developing their skills After 36 hours of hacking, participants presented their projects to judges, who were software designers and programmers from companies like Capital One and Goldman Sachs

BigRed//Hacks co-founders Leon Zaruvinsky ’17 and Junia George ’17 kicked off the hackathon with opening speeches, in which they emphasized camaraderie and personal growth

“We don’t want you to be building your hacks alone,” Zaruvinsky said “We want you to be meeting new people, getting new ideas and we want you to be asking for help ”

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Zaruvinsky also encouraged hackers to meet new people, to form teams at the meet-andgreet and through the BigRed//Hacks Facebook group and to “be kind” despite fierce competition

Ideas of community and passionate learning drive the BigRed//Hacks organizers, according to George

“We wanted to keep the spirit of why we were doing this alive We really want students to be able to learn something,” George said in an interview with The Sun “You’re supposed to feel safe in this community and not be afraid to share your thoughts and try something new ”

Though the 36-hour long event may seem intimidating for newcomers, George said many first-time hackers were in attendance

In a d d i t i o n , t h e Bi g Re d / / Ha c k s t e a m awarded a ‘Newbie Prize’ to the best project from a team of all first-time hackers, an

thanked the University’s computer science department, Major League Hacking and the team of BigRed//Hacks organizers for their support

Ning Wang ’16, who won the Newbie Prize award last year and was participating again this year, said her team considered BigRed//Hacks a fun learning experience rather than a stressful competition

“There are mentors walking around asking how it’s going,” Wang said “I really appreciate that ”

John Tambunting, a visiting hacker and senior at Brown, said he believes the competitive environment brought out the best in him and his team of hackers

“We definitely tested our capabilities, and we all had something to contribute,”

Tambunting said “Hacking is taking on a new meaning ”

While many see hacking as an act of exploitation and destruction, Tambunting said hacking is really “all about creating ”

Other participants like Sandile Keswa, a graduate from Temple University, were veteran hackers aiming to further improve their skills Both first-time hackers and long-time hackers like Keswa expressed appreciation for the BigRed//Hacks environment

“There’s this buzz of innovation everywhere,” Keswa said

When asked for words of advice to aspiring hackers, Keswa spoke confidently

“Come to a hackathon It might change your life,” he said

Brian Eng can be reached at bwe22@cornell edu

Student Org. Adds Water Bottle Fillers to Five Buildings

By JULIA GREENBERG Sun Contributor

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Assembly’s Infrastr ucture Fund in Dec 2014, Take Back the Tap a student outreach campaign that aims to spread awareness about the harmful effects of plastic bottle usage on the environment has installed water bottle fillers in five new buildings across campus over the summer

As of April 2013, 33 water bottle fillers, which operate with motion sensors to fill water bottles, were installed in campus buildings that included Bailey H a l l , M a n n L i b r a r y, O l i n

L i b r a r y a n d S c h w a r t z Performing Arts Center, according to a University inventor y on bottle filling stations

Students can find the new f i l l e r s i n Ba r t o n H a l l , He l e n Ne w m a n H a l l , B a r t e l s H a l l , Kennedy Hall and Teagle Hall that were installed over the summer, according to former Take Back the Tap president Alexa Bakker ’15

Take Back the Tap’s current president Susan McGrattan ’17 said the installments this summer were concentrated in athleti c b u i l d i n g s d u e t o a h i g h demand for water in these locations

Mc Gr a t t a n a d d e d t h a t t h e campaign hopes to install at least one or two more water bottle fillers if there are sufficient funds left over from the grant

T h e I n f r a s t r u c t u r e Fu n d , which supported Take Back the Tap’s grant, was created to support student projects and initia-

tives that improve infrastructure or facilities on Cornell’s campus, according to the fund’s website In Olin Librar y alone, the n i n e w a t e r b o t t l e f i l l e r s h a v e saved at least over 521,230 bottles of water as o f Su n d a y morning The s i n g l e w a t e r bottle filler by G o l d i e ’ s C a f e in the Physical S c i e n c e s B u i l d i n g h a s s a v e d ov e r 1 9 1 , 9 2 3 p l a stic bottles by Sunday morning

tains, Take Back the Tap also a i m s t o h o s t m o r e o u t r e a c h events this year

In particular, McGrattan said the group aims to raise awareness about plastic pollution in the

“[The water bottle fillers] look fancy, so a lot of people get really excited by them ”

o c e a n s a n d i n f o r m s t udents that they can avoid plast i c w a s t e b y b r i n g t h e i r own water bottles and receiving free water f r o m c a f e s a r o u n d c a mpus

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p l a c e d i n l o c a t i o n s “ w i t h t h e most student demand, student traffic and/or the thirstiest students ” The purpose of the fillers is to eliminate plastic waste pollution and reduce the costs associated with bottled water McGrattan explained that while recycling is a better option than throwing bottles in the trash, it is an intensive process that is much less efficient than simply eliminating the use of disposable water bottles altogether Using tap water instead of plastic water bottles would also save Cornell big bucks While bottled water costs the campus c o m m u n i t y a n e s t i m a t e d $640,000 per year, the same volume of tap water would cost only $1,000, according to Cornell’s Sustainable Campus website

In addition to their efforts to build more filters for water foun-

Emily Parish ’18, a Take Back the Tap member, said she hopes t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n w i l l a b l e t o show students that they can help solve the critical issue of plastic b o t t l e p o l l u t i o n b y c h a n g i n g their daily habits

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19 Percent of C.U. Students Respond to AAU Survey

non-conforming students, with 69 percent reporting experiences of sexual harassment

Graduate and professional males reported the lowest rates of sexual harassment at 31 percent reporting sexual assault

Nationally, the survey revealed that 23 percent of undergraduate women and five percent of undergraduate men reported experiences of sexual contact that ranged from kissing or groping to penetration due to force or incapacitation At Cornell, 22 6 percent of undergraduate females said they had experienced non-consensual sexual contact since they began attending with 13 5 percent reporting experiences of non-consensual sexual contact during the 2014 to 2015 academic year

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reported experiences of non-consensual sexual contact and 3 4 percent of undergraduate males reported that they experienced non-consensual sexual contact during the academic year of the survey

S i x t y - f o u r percent of Cornell students who responded to the sur vey think that it is “ ver y ” or “extremely” likely that campus officials would seriously handle a report of sexual assault or sexual misconduct, according to the report However, female students and students who identify as transgender, genderqueer or non-conforming “reported less optimistic views of campus responses to reports of sexual assault or misconduct ”

“[ These] results also underscore that there is still work to be done to educate and to help protect our students.”

Additionally, 20 percent of respondents claimed to have witnessed someone acting in a sexually violent or harassing manner, according to the report Of those who had encountered this situation, only 44 percent “intervened in some way ” Half of C o r n e l l ’ s r e s p o n d e n t s said they obser ved a drunken person moving toward a sexual encounter, but of those respondents 79 percent reported that they didn’t intervene

The report also found that 48 percent of Cornell survey respondents think that sexual assault or sexual misconduct is not problematic on campus Seventeen percent of

respondents think it is “ very ” or “extremely” problematic, and an additional 35 percent think it is “somewhat” of an issue

Fewer than five percent of respondents said it is “ very ” or “extremely” likely that they will experience sexual assault or misconduct on or off campus, according to the report In an email sent to the entire Cornell community, President Elizabeth Garrett outlined her dedication to “creating a safer, more caring campus culture in which bias, harassment and violence have no place ” “[These] results also underscore there is still more work to be done to educate and to help protect our students,” Garrett said “Even one instance of sexual assault on our campus is one too many ”

Andrew Lord can be reached at dlord@cornellsun com

Garrett: Cornell Committed to Consent Ed

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the Judicial Administrator’s office to the Workforce Policy Office

How e v e r, re f e re n c i n g t h e response data from the 3,906 Cornell students included in the AAU sur vey, Garrett emphasized that “there is still more work to be done” on Cornell’s campus The AAU report comes

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h open investigations into potential Title IX violations, The Sun previously reported In the statement, Garrett out-

lined three central aspects of the University’s response “ We are committed to providing students with comprehensive and effective consent and prevention education, including bystander education and targeted efforts throughout the time a student attends Cornell; to dedicating significant resources to education and disciplinary activities; and to using fair and transparent investigation and adjudication processes ” Ryan Lombardi, the new vice president for student and campus life, has started a review of the systems and processes already in place, with plans to incorporate student governance institutions and stu-

dent organizations in the evaluation and, later, improvement of university procedures, according to Garrett The University also hopes to work more closely with the Council for Sexual Violence Prevention a group comprised of students, faculty and community service providers to strengthen their resource offerings, Garrett’s statement read “Our community is committed to creating a safer, more caring campus culture,” Garrett said “The AAU survey reminds us that our work continues ”

Talia Jubas can be reached at tjubas@cornellsun com

Kirshner ’18 Aims to Serve Hometown

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a silent struggle,” Kirshner said “I think it is prevalent in our society and is closely related to another great public health risk that we face today, that is, drug abuse ”

“I feel ver y strongly that we n e e d s o m e o n e t o b r i n g t h e s e issues to the forefront We need a clear advocate for people who have family member, friends or a re t h e m s e l ve s s u f f e r i n g f ro m mental illness, to get help, to increase the resources and services available,” he continued

K i r s h n e r a l s o s a i d h a v i n g spent the summer engaging different people from all over Ithaca and growing up

i n It h a c a h a d helped him prepare to run for the post

knocking on ever y door in it ”

At 19 years of age, Kirshner said he knows he has a lot to learn, but added that he hopes to turn his “lack of experience into a strength in empathy in terms of waiting and listening ”

“ The reality is that I don’t know ever ything and it is important to acknowledge that and listen to my constituents and people around me and thoughtfully come to conclusions that are best for Ithacans,” Kirshner said “I know that my first task in getting on the legislature would be to learn the histor y of ever y county issue and talk to ever y other representative and to listen to my constituents ”

“I will say that as far as Cornell goes, this is my club and my sport ”

“I think what has prepared me for running for legislature is living in Ithaca my entire life, specifically living in the neighborhood that I’ll be representing,” he said “In addition to that, having knocked on doors in Ithaca this past summer, having organized with Collegetown small business owners this past summer has helped me to engage with a lot of different people ” Kirshner spent the summer working as a field director on Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 ree l e c t i o n c a m p a i g n He a l s o interned at Ithaca’s City Hall over the past year He said the experience not only helped him in learning about politics of Ithaca, but also “fully exposed” him to his hometown

Jonathan Kirshner ’18

Kirshner said that running for legislature is a “priority,” and he is shifting m u c h o f h i s focus to being on the legislature

“I will say that as far as C o r n e l l g o e s , this is my club and my sport, ” he said “Ever yone here has a lot of activities that they dedicate time t o C o r n e l l i s n ’ t j u s t a b o u t school, it’s about what you ’ re passionate about, and for me it’s about engaging with my community And I’m ready to dedicate a lot of time to that ”

Kirshner said he has been able to find a balance so far and will be able to do so as he starts to “campaign and hopefully ser ve ” the Ithaca community

“Essentially what [being field director] involved was me going i n t o e v e r y n e i g h b o r h o o d a n d knocking on doors in Ithaca and talking about the issues, affecting people, and asking them to support the mayor, ” he said “ There’s nothing that really introduces y o u t o a n e i g h b o r h o o d t h a n

“I’m a full time student, and that demands a great deal of time and attention,” he said “But it’s common for legislators to have full time jobs while fulfilling their duties, and I see my studies at Cornell as equivalent to that ”

The special election will be held on Tuesday, Nov 3 No other candidates have declared to run for the position so far

Divyansha Sehgal can be reached at dsehgal@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

C l o u d N o t h i n g s R o c k I t h a c a C o l l e g e

BY KURT FRITJOFSON Sun Staff Writer

Ithaca College’s Emerson Suites is a lovely little venue for a band to play in The room is floored with plush blue carpet, and the giant I C insignia emblazoned on the wall make the room as likely a candidate for a parliamentary meeting as it is for a rock show

The lights go down First up is Shore Acres Drive, an Ithaca band that is making its way through the ranks by opening for a nationally touring act

Indelibly, pop music is rooted in the teenage experience, and the sounds of frustration and the boundless energy of youth are still extant as Shore Acres Drive wind up their first song The triplets of the bass and guitar combined (thank you Kraftwerk) make for a weighty anchor The tone of bassist James Manton’s Fender growls low, a perfect compliment to frontman Charlie Fraioli’s ’16 slashing Telecaster Drummer Jake Burchard ’17 fills in the spaces with taps on the ride cymbal and flawlessly executed backbeats

it was to be young in 1999 The day before the millennium, when philandering Presidents and this thing called the “Macarena” were the greatest concerns of the day Charlie offers thanks to the crowd after each song His awshucks sincerity is wonderful “This is a really awesome show for us, ” he says, “because the last show I played, I banged my head on the ceiling of a basement ”

The front row pulses and rocks back and forth They have their arms around one another, locked in one writhing, pulsing line Charlie sends his head back in rapture, looking to the sky as the crowd grooves to the pulse A perfectly punctuated guitar line starts the second song it has a Jimmy Eat Worldstyle urgency to it and the room suddenly sounds like what

A shimmering feedback effect fills the speakers with wash before the triplet strumming begins, palm-muted We’re so independent, we pay our rent with our parents ’ checks and do our own laundry We’re taking big steps, ” Charlie notes, ironically When he sings the line “chasing Wall Street dreams; I have nowhere I want to be,” it is the first time that I have ever heard a Cornell student drop the trust-fund artifice and speak candidly and refreshingly about themselves

After a big round of applause, Cloud Nothings takes the stage Bassist T J Duke starts by establishing his don’t-give-adamn, alpha credentials, ordering the crew to turn down the lights with all of the grace of a New York City taxi driver And then it starts the bass guitar and bass drum lodge solidly within the sternum, and the first three rows go nuts Frontman Dylan Baldi is decked out in a mustard yellow paisley print shirt, black hornrims under his long brown hair He looks like a cross between Rivers Cuomo and Jarvis Cocker Baldi injects a

little on-the-road humor; We’ve been drinking lemonade and eating refried beans for three hours now, so we ’ re ready to go ”

And they do go, mercilessly A group of students (who attempted to lead the crowd in an a cappella rendition of Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend” during the intermission) are shaking their hair for all it’s worth in the front row The beat almost loses the band, falls out from underneath them like wheels from a child’s runaway bike, but they grab hold of it with wellrehearsed discipline and pull it back to where it belongs: right in the chest Baldi coaxes a solo out of his creamy white S G as if he’s disciplining an uncooperative pet

Drummer Jayson Gerycz pushes beats out of a basic 1940sstyle jazz kit that most drummers can ’ t get out of a Neil Peart setup It warms the heart of this minimalist And the I C sound crew are earning their pay tonight the drums sound magnificent Every song, every tempo is pushed to the edge, a jet held together with spit and bailing wire But it is in this recklessness that the surging mass of moshing flesh finds transcendence The spotlight finds them and remains fixed Are we being encouraged to participate or to remain voyeurs?

Duke goes into a three-note riff that recalls Joy Division, if Lemmy had replaced Peter Hook Gerycz is tireless absolutely perfect with his hits; each is perfectly intertwined with the bass guitar, like two serpents “No future, no past, ” they chant to great applause 90s nihilism is back in fashion “I die, I die, I die, I die, I die, I die,” he screams over this maddening intensity The lights shake, green and yellow spirals, like B P is going under He reiterates his doom like a malfunctioning computer; HAL 9000 with a penchant for effects pedals

The show ends abruptly They thank everyone for being here, and walk defiantly off stage Perversely, the lights come up and pleasant F M radio begins to pump over the loudspeakers

Kurt Fritjofson is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at kfritjofson@cornellsun com

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Daily Stressors And Mental Health

Cornell pulled out all the stops this past weekend The colorful robes, expansive red carpets and a new ice cream flavor were the hallmarks of a Cornell style inauguration The inauguration of Elizabeth Garrett, Cornell’s 13th President, brought with it all the pomp and circumstance that one would expect, but it also brought some interesting perspectives on students more broadly

During the inaugural procession, right before I was marching along the red carpet, I ran into some of my friends and fellow students who, instead of participating in the Homecoming festivities, were on their way to the librar y For so many students, like my friends, attending events like the historic inauguration of the first woman president of the University, was simply not an option This brings me to my topic for this article: the reality of mental health at Cornell

Now that we ’ re a month into the semester, many juniors and seniors must deal with the pressure of finding internships and fulltime jobs along with academic stressors Hours in the day become precious to the point where students aren ’ t able to expend a

Now that we’re a month into the semester, many juniors and seniors must deal with the pressure of finding internships and full-time jobs along with academic stressors. Hours in the day become precious to the point where students aren’t able to expend a couple hours for even something as momentous as an inauguration.

couple hours for even something as momentous as an inauguration

My engineering and architecture counterparts are no strangers to these heavy academic pressures and all-nighters spent grinding away at the librar y For most students, this is just something that we have grown to accept as an inevitability Little action has been done to truly address the almost unrealistic pressures that so many students face day to day on this campus

The problem with this mentality is that until we have a campus community where all students, regardless of their major, are given the opportunity to partake in campus initiatives intended for ever yone, we cannot solve some of the greatest challenges universities face

By this I mean that until we have participation from students like engineers and architects, how can governing bodies on this campus actually advocate for better policies? While schools like ILR and the School of Hotel Administration see an almost overrepresentation in campus advocacy bodies, there are ver y few students from the sciences represented in these bodies

Just last week, the Student Assembly saw a resolution focusing on study groups for required classes for pre-medical students

While we have engineering, architecture and some science representatives, who do great work in their own regard, the proportion compared to students in those fields to ILR, Hotel, AEM or a government and economics major is ver y small Without these necessar y voices, little can be done to actually change the situation for these students

In order to actually better the situation, I believe in the importance of having sufficient resources for mental health support to allow students greater flexibility Last semester, I had the opportunity to work on a resolution through the Student Assembly that focused on professors listing resources available for mental health in the syllabi The hope was that if we required professors to recognize mental health on their syllabi, it would force them to realize the gravity of the issue

Following the passage of this resolution, the co-sponsors and I had the chance to partake in panels and various campus discussions on resources available for students While a lot of work still needs to be done to actually address the situation, I believe that it takes steps that ensure professors understand the mental health pressures and that they are war y of it for their students

Yamini Bhandari the undergraduate student-elected trustee She can be reached at yb94@cornell edu Trustee Viewpoint appears on alternate Tuesdays this semester

Comm en t of the day

“When I was an undergraduate, Friday nights at Fuertes were the best place for a cheap date ”

Randy Nixon

Re: “Dozens Partake in Stargazing Event at Observatorys,” News published September 21, 2015

Jake

Forken | My Forken Opinion

Summer of Discontent?

Much has been made of the rise of political ‘ outsiders’ – Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, Ben Carson – in the 2016 nominating contest Headlines read, “Political Outsiders Shaping 2016 Race,” “How To Explain this Summer of Discontent,” and “Bernie Sanders Surging, Hillar y Clinton Cratering ” The Los Angeles Times quips, “But one need only compare the sad turnout for some Clinton events with Vermont Sen Bernie Sanders’ monster rallies to see that the enthusiasm even among Democrats is against the status quo ” After reading stories and analysis describing these trends across the media, one might be lead to believe that Bernie Sanders who the New York Times profiled as “ The Socialist Senator” in 2007 –is the favorite to win the Democratic nomination Only that’s not true While Sanders, according to R e a l C l e a r P o l i t i c s polling averages, is essentially tied with Clinton in Iowa and leading her by 10 points in New Hampshire, establishment Democrats shouldn’t be concerned

primaries head south where states have much larger black populations Hillary remains in a solid position According to an August Gallup poll, Clinton is viewed favorably by 80 percent of black adults and is familiar to 92 percent Those numbers stand at 33 percent recognition for Sanders and only 23 percent favorability

Furthermore, Clinton hasn’t been self-destructing in the manner you’d imagine considering the volume of headlines describing the Sanders ‘ surge ’ The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent charted Clinton’s favorability ratings starting in 1992 when her husband Bill first won the presidency He summed his findings as follows, “Clinton does better in the polls when she is not seen as a partisan

ment is firmly behind one candidate Clinton the same cannot be said for the Republican counterpart FiveThirtyEight is conducting a running tally of endorsements, awarding one point to a candidate when endorsed by a Representative, five points for a Senator and 10 points for a Governor Jeb Bush currently sits at 36 points, with four other GOP candidates in double digits, suggesting that the Republican establishment is largely undecided On the Democratic side, Joe Biden has 16 points, Martin O’Malley has 1 point and Bernie Sanders has zero Hillary Clinton has 341 points

As the tracker explains, “In the book The Party Decides (2008), the most comprehensive study of the invisible pri-

Basically, Clinton’s sinking poll numbers hav to do with Bernie and more to do with Hillar it’s not that Hillary has been catastrophic, it’ her numbers are simply normalizing to reflect the floor of her core support

The rise of Donald Trump is unexplainable by traditional political thought; he’s broken almost every rule in the campaign playbook The rise of Bernie Sanders, however, is not so confounding After considering that the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic primaries are two of the most liberal and white in the nation Bernie Sanders’ core voting bloc and that Sanders has been involved in New Hampshire-bordering Vermont politics since the 1970s, his success in these states isn’t an indictment of Hillary The two states in which he has considerable support not representative of his actual support happen to play an outsized role in the early nominating process Clinton maintains a 20-point margin over Sanders in national polls and a 27point margin lead in South Carolina, the fourth state to nominate If Sanders were to emerge victorious in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, while certainly damaging to Clinton, it still wouldn’t spell disaster As the

political figure, and she sinks in the polls when she is seen as a partisan political figure In other words, her drop was probably inevitable once she made the transition from Secretary of State to candidate for President ”

Basically, Clinton’s sinking poll numbers have less to do with Bernie and more to do with Hillary And it’s not that Hillary has been catastrophic it’s that her numbers are simply normalizing to reflect the floor of her core support rather than its ceiling, which is inflated when Hillary is out of office and voters imagine the idea of Hillary Clinton (an electable, experienced, progressive female candidate) rather than Hillary Clinton herself and the baggage attached to her name

A Commentary Magazine article titled “An Unexpected Democratic Revolt” claims, “Those political analysts who can so easily recognize a Republican revolt when they see one seem incapable of identifying a similar sense of restlessness on the Democratic side until it hits them in the face ” To be clear, there will be no revolt in the Democratic primary While the Democratic establish-

mary, the political scientists Marty Cohen, David Karol, Hans Noel and John Zaller evaluated data on endorsements made in presidential nomination contests between 1980 and 2004 and found that ‘early endorsements in the invisible primary are the most important cause of candidate success in the state primaries and caucuses ’” Hillar y Clinton dominates national polls (with 43 percent support from her party) and endorsements Bernie Sanders support seems relatively contained to two states Jeb Bush currently sits in fifth place with nine percent of national support in a field led by Trump at 24 percent, Fiorina at 15 percent and Carson at 14 percent All three candidates leading the Republican polls to be the next President of the United States have a combined zero years served in political office While the sentiments of revolt and discontent may ring true for one major party, they certainly don’t for another Hillary Clinton will be just fine

Volleyball Tops Binghamton, Loses to Seton Hall and Loyola

Red goes 1-2 in Cornell Invitational as junior setter Alyssa Phelps earns place on All-Tournament team

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

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“We really enjoyed playing strong teams this weekend It was a great learning experience to be challenged by some teams that are at the level of our strongest conference opponents.”

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Cornell Beats Air Force for First Victory

Men’s soccer also ties Duquesne, bringing overall record to 1-5-1

By JAMIL RAHMAN

Sun Contributor

So m e t h i n g w a s n ’ t r i g h t i n Ma d i s o n He c k’s m i n d He

s e n t i n t h e c o r n e r k i c k , b u t h e c o u l d n ’ t s e e h i s m a i n t a rg e t , 6 - f o o t - 7 j u n i o r L i a m Cro t t y T h e p l a y h a d d e ve l -

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t h row n , t h e n we g o t t h e p e n a l t y k i c k ”

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Du q u e s n e o n Fr i d a y C o r n e l l u l t i m a t e l y c a m e a w a y

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r g u s o n “ I t h i n k t h a t a f t e r t w o ove r t i m e g a m e s w h i c h re a l l y s h owe d o u r c h a r a c t e r, we h a ve w h a t i t t a k e s t o d o we l l t h i s s e a s o n Ho p e f u l l y t h i s w i l l b e a s t e p p i n g s t o n e i n t h e r i g h t d i re c t i o n ” He c k s a i d h e a g re e d t h a t t h e t e a m m a y b e o n i t s w a y t o m o re v i c t o r i e s “ We’ve k n ow n a l l a l o n g t h i s s e a s o n t h a t we c a n p l a y l i k e t h i s , ” He c k s a i d “ If we p l a y t o o u r f u l l p o t e n t i a l

a n d e ve r y b o d y w o rk s a s h a rd a s t h e y p o s s i b l y c a n , w h i c h

we h a ve t h e s e p a s t t w o g a m e s , t h e n we c a n c o m e o u t w i t h t h e re s u l t s we w a n t e ve r y s i n g l e t i m e ”

He a d c o a c h Ja ro Za w i s l a n a l s o s a i d h e w a s p l e a s e d t o s e e t h e i m p rove m e n t o f t h e t e a m n o t o n l y t h i s we e k e n d , b u t a l s o t h e g a m e s l e a d i n g u p t o t h e In a r i a Cu p “ We we re g e t t i n g b e t t e r i n t h e s t re t c h o f t h e f i ve g a m e s , ” h e s a i d “ T h a t ’ s w h a t we e x p e c t o f o u r t e a m , t o k e e p m a k i n g p ro g re s s It w a s n ’ t g o o d e n o u g h t o g e t t h e

w i n o n Fr i d a y, b u t i t w a s g o o d e n o u g h t o g e t a p o s i t i ve re s u l t ” Tw o ove r t i m e g a m e s i n t h e s p a n o f t h re e d a y s , h owe ve r, h a s c l e a r l y t a k e n a t o l l o n t h e t e a m “ Re c ove r y w i l l b e t h e p r i o r i t y f o r t h e n e x t 2 4 h o u r s , ”

Za w i s l a n s a i d “A f t e r p l a y i n g o n Fr i d a y a n d Su n d a y, b o t h ove r t i m e g a m e s , t h a t d e f i n i t e l y t a k e s a p h y s i c a l t o l l o n t h e p l a ye r s ’ b o d i e s Bu t t h a t j u s t s h ow s t h e c h a r a c t e r o f t h i s g ro u p p l a y i n g t h e n e x t p l a

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jar534@cornell edu

Sprint Easily Blows by Mans eld in Opening Contest

By SHAN DHALIWAL Sun Staff Writer

“Our focus this year has been to finish games, ” explained Cornell sprint football head coach Bar t Guccia The Red did just that in its 33-7 victor y over Mansfield on Saturday, completing a 26-0 r un over the

last three quar ters The victor y extended the Red’s (1-0) career undefeated streak against Mansfield (0-1)

“Both the offense and defense did an excellent job in closing out the game, ” Guccia said “ The defense shut them out after their initial score, and the offense was able to put some points on in the four th quar ter and seal the deal ”

“Both sides of the ball executed and finished in the second half and especially in the four th quar ter, ” senior offensive c o - c a p t a i n a n d w i d e r e c e i v e r Tr e v o r Marrero added “Our defense shut them out after their first score, and we possessed the ball on offense and limited mistakes ”

Junior quar terback Rob Pannullo had a good game, passing for 116 yards and two touchdowns and adding on 72 r ushing yards

D e f e n s i v e l y, s e n i o r l i n e b a c k e r Ji n o Park played ver y well, with seven unass i s t e d t a c k l e s a n d a n i n t e r c e p t i o n h e returned for a touchdown

Marrero said he is extremely proud of the team ’ s defensive per formance “ The fumble recover y in the second quar ter and then Jino Park’s interception return changed the course of the game, ” he said “It made our job on offense a lot easier ” It was an all-around solid effor t from ever yone on the field

“ T h e d e f e n s e a n d s p e c i a l t e a m s stepped up and made plays,” Marrero said “Rob [Pannullo] managed the game extremely well, and Ryan Jackson's punting was phenomenal ” The only problem Guccia noticed was in terms of penalties

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u g h t w e shouldn’t have done,” he said “Other than that we played a ver y solid game ” Guccia and the Red will take the momentum from this victor y into practice this week to prepare for the game against Franklin Pierce on Saturday “ We have to go out on the road and prepare for another tough game, ” Guccia said “It’s always tough to go on a long trip and play well ”

Each week of practice is essential for success in sprint football Because there are no playoffs, the Red must treat each week like it’s the last of the season A mids e a s o n

championship, as the final league standings represent which team is champion Penn soundly defeated Franklin Pierce 51-7 on Saturday in the team ’ s season opener, but Guccia emphasized that the Red should not use this as a confidence boost No road game is ever an easy task Cornell beat the Ravens, 28-7, in last season ’ s opener but lost to them two years ago, 13-6 “ We s

n [Franklin Pierce’s] game this past weekend against Penn,” Marrero said “ We want to build off of the positives from the Mansfield game and, as always, finish ”

Shan Dhaliwal can be reached at sdhaliwal@cornellsun com