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Several Student Orgs Denied SAFC Funding, Claim System Errors to Blame

By SO HYUNG KIM Sun Contributor

After a significant number of long-standing student organizations found themselves handicapped this semester without promised funding from the Student Assembly Finance Commissions, many students are saying they believe they have been unfairly denied funding because of issues with the online platform OrgSync

Every semester, SAFC funds over 500 student organizations, according to Spencer Nord ’16, SAFC co-chair Before clubs can turn in their budget appli-

cations and apply for SAFC funding, they must register with the Student Leadership, Engagement and Campus Activities through an online portal called OrgSync To guide student organizations with this

resources “The SAFC held help sessions and office hours in order to help student groups understand the necessary components of the budget application,” Nord said “While the submission deadline for budget requests was Sept 10 at 4 p m , the SAFC opened its

Big Red Bullet Begins Nonstop Bus Service With Free Rides for the Week

By REBECCA BLAIR

Assistant News Ed

The Big Red Bullet a new Ithaca-to-New York City bus service promising to provide Campus-to-Campus speed at Short Line prices launched Wednesday with its first four trips

The first day of operation went relatively smooth, according to manager Bob Nicholas While he said one bus experienced some initial issues, they have been resolved, and buses departing both New York and Ithaca arrived at the other location in under four hours

Nicholas said the first two

buses were only carrying 10 and four passengers respectively, but that he has confidence that business will pick up once word spreads

“I think the low number of riders for the first few trips was the announcement of start service was due to the fact it was mid-week and the start-up notice was quite short, so it didn’t really give people a chance to make plans ahead of time,” he said

The 14 passengers were able to ride free thanks to the bus service’s launch promotion Big Red Bullet is giving

By MELVIN LI Sun Staff Writer

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For Int’l Students, Obtaining Visas Often a Struggle

Many graduates face challenges of securing H-1B temporary work visa

By ANDREW LEE Sun Staff Writer

Upon graduating college, international students who wish to remain in the United States often face a difficult choice: pursue and pay for another degree, or face the daunting challenges of securing an H-1B temporary work visa

“It’s heartbreaking to know that someone’s dreams cannot be fulfilled because they cannot get the visa.”

While international students can apply for 12 months of Optional Practical Training, which allows them to gain hands-on practical work experience in the United States before they graduate, many report that the process of securing a visa following their OPT is difficult and daunting

“The International Student and Scholar Office provides a recommendation, which the student sends in along with the rest of his or her application in order to receive an Employment Authorization Document,” said Brendan O’Brien, director of ISSO

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Coding Boot Camp Aims to Bring More Women Into STEM

Over 200 students will to learn to code in HTML, CSS, Javascript this weekend

By MICHAEL BALDYGA Sun Contributor

Nearly 225 students will learn how to code in languages like HTML, CSS and Javascript this Saturday at Cornell’s first Coding Boot Camp Geared specifically towards women, the boot camp has received a huge response, filling all available spots on the first day of registration and now holding a waitlist of approximately 300 students

“ The event is really to target female participation in the STEM industr y, ” said Rose Pember ’16, one of the event organizers “ We’re tr ying to provide an opportunity for girls to really learn more about this and to encourage more participation in STEM work ”

Pember said demand for the event was high and came from a diverse group of students

“I think that is a really powerful sign that more things like this should be held This is something that more people are invested in regardless of what type of major they are, ” she said “ We’ve really gotten registration from a huge variety of people ”

Included in the 225 participants are 25 mentors and 20 students from local high schools The remainder of t h e p a r t i c i p a n t s r e p r e s e n t a w i d e range of demographic groups across different undergraduate majors and graduate programs

The course will provide students with both a good foundation in and holistic understanding of web design coding, according to Ami Stuart, the camp ’ s main organizer Each student will walk away from the event with their own website that they can continue to update and m o d i f y a f t e r t h e e v e n t i s ov e r S e r v e r p r ov i d e r

Cornell Career Management Center “ They break it down into such tiny steps that you can ’ t see the bigger picture of what you ’ re doing ”

The Coding Boot Camp aims to help participants gain the fundamentals necessar y to further explore and understand coding concepts taught online, Pember said “ M a n y s t u d e n t s w h o t a k e a n introductor y coding course find it difficult to keep in mind how the many incremental steps lead to the d e s i re d e n d

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Danziger, founder of Ziggeo have both taught similar events in the past

In addition to the instructors, there will be 25 mentors available to help students, according to Stuart The mentors include full time engineers or software developers, as well as Cornell computer science students

Sponsors of the event, including Accenture, Ziggeo and Student Agencies, Inc , responded to the over whelming enthusiasm for the boot camp by providing the funds to expand the event from an original size of 100 students to 250 The event also involves many student groups, including Women in Computing Cornell

Rythika Francis ’19 said walking away with a personal website and basic computer science skills is an attractive benefit of the coding boot camp

“Coding already seems to be a dominant and universal language, and it’s only going to grow from here,” Francis said “Computer science is going to play an even bigger role in the lives of our next generation, and soon children will be learning it from a young age, along with math and science The sooner I can learn it, the better, I’ve been putting it off for a while so I think Coding Boot Camp will be a great way to begin learning this language ”

Startup CEO Tim Barry ’93 Re ects on Cornell ’ s Role in His Success

By VIRGINIA NORDER Sun Contributor

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Nearly half of Cornell’s 4,500 international undergraduate students applied for OPT last year, according to O’Brien

“Over 99 percent of students [who] applied obtained work visas last year, assuming they were in good academic standing and paid the $380 fee,” O’Brien said “I would say applications were approved in nearly all cases ” If granted OPT status, a student can work for 12 months in the United States If the student is working in a STEM field, they can choose to apply for a 17 month extension, accoding to O’Brien Afterwards, international students can choose to pursue another degree in order to retain their F-1 student visa status or seek an employer sponsored H-1B temporary work visa

“Students can acquire an H-1B work visa only after entering into a national lottery and obtaining employer sponsorship,” O’Brien said However, if students cannot obtain an H-1B work visa beyond the OPT period, they must return to their country of origin

“I believe only 65,000 H-1B visas were approved last year, ” O’Brien said “And that quota was filled in one day That’s the biggest obstacle for students looking to obtain a visa ”

Beyond the slim odds of getting a visa through the national lottery, another significant challenge is obtaining employer sponsorship if they are granted visas, according to Veronica Osborn ’17, vice president of event planning for the International Student Union

“The H-1B work visa must be paid for by the employer and cannot be paid for in any part by the student,” Osborn said “As a result, an international student can be seen as an expensive asset compared to domestic students who do not require any sponsorship to continue working with a company ”

While international students can apply to graduate programs to extend their student visas in the United States, the option is often expensive for students who are unable to secure any grant money or financial

“The prospect haunts me every single night of senior year because I don’t want to be separated from my best friends and my life here, and I don’t have a job yet.”

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“If a company wants to hire you, they have to hire a lawyer to fill out the work visa documents,” said Wow Chiaravanont ’16, an international student from Thailand “That can be pretty expensive, so unless you ’ re a really exceptional student, it can be hard to convince a company to sponsor you ”

O’Brien acknowledged that international students could face difficulties in obtaining initial employment, saying that “sometimes employers are reluctant to work with international students because they know they have to sponsor them and there’s a risk to that ”

ISU President Binoy Jhaveri ’16 said students often change their career paths to focus on banking, consulting and technology fields since the majority of employer sponsorships come from these areas

“It’s heartbreaking to know that someone ’ s dreams cannot be fulfilled because they cannot get the visa,” Osborn said “Some students cannot afford another level of higher education and so those 12 months are all they will get for a work period in the U S ”

Jhaveri and Osborn both agreed that despite ISSO’s best efforts to offer helpful explanations and constructive feedback, there are limits to what the international studnt office on campus can do to assist students during the process of obtaining a work visa upon graduation

“It’s a more systemic thing about spreading awareness and educating incoming [international] students about the reality of the situation postgraduation so they don’t wake up during their junior and senior years and realize their major is pretty much unemployable in the U S , ” Jhaveri said

Jhaveri added that currently available resources are underutilized by students and that increased student collaboration with the school administration and ISSO is crucial to raising awareness among international students

“I think that many of us even Americans tend to simplify the visa requirements and processes in our minds when we envision our plans of working outside our home countries,” Osborn said For some international students, the worst part of the quest for a work visa is the lingering uncertainty regarding post-graduation plans

“The prospect haunts me every single night of senior year because I don’t want to be separated from my best friends and my life here, and I don’t have a job yet, ” said Aditi Bhowmick ’16, a student from India

Bhowmick, who is an opinion columnist and production assistant for The Sun, added that the formidable task of obtaining a work visa upon graduation was “ a major source of stress ”

“Personally, it interferes with my ability to go about my day normally,” she said “I honestly get sad because I have no clue what’s to happen next year ”

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Kevin Kowalewski | Democratic Dialogue

Who We Are

In May, the Democratic Party announced that they had scheduled only six official primary debates a substantial reduction from 26 debates in 2008 Further, they declared that any candidate who participated in any unauthorized debate would be disqualified from the official party debates Despite substantial dissent within the party, this decision went unchanged Nonetheless, four months later, the shape of the presidential race has considerably changed And it is increasingly obvious that it has been a mistake to hold just six debates

Think about the Republican primary debates In August, Fox News enjoyed its largest audience ever, and last week America once again tuned into its new favorite reality show An unprecedented 11 candidates, including a billionaire, a neurosurgeon and a failed CEO, sought to debate their way into the White House Of course, it often came across more as entertainment than serious discussion But behind the bluster of Trump, and CNN’s heavily-provoked confrontations between the candidates, the debates actually have been illuminating

For example, on paper, Carly Fiorina is not a very strong candidate Her tenure at HP was mediocre at best, she has no experience in public office and she lost her 2010 California Senate campaign by 10 points Yet on the basis of her strong performance in debates, Fiorina has suddenly launched into the top tier Another striking demonstration came on Monday, when Scott Walker, previously viewed as a favorite for the nomination,

was forced to exit the race In both debates, the Wisconsin Governor offered such a poor performance that he had fallen to an asterisk in national polls When placed in the spotlight, some will shine and others will burn However, these debates are not strictly about exposing the particular characteristics of each candidate Nor can they be dismissed as a sideshow The Republican debates, ultimately,

audience No, the Democratic debates will most likely not draw viewership equivalent to the Republican debates; we simply cannot offer that level of absurdity But they will still bring millions And they will showcase what our party stands for

emocratic Party must hold more es. In contrast to the theater and the radical conservatism of the Republican field, viewers would find five serious candidates.

have served to amplify conservative voices within our political system On that stage, there is little doubt that Obama is the worst President in decades and that Hillary’s emails are the biggest scandal since Watergate In front of record audiences, topping 20 million viewers, each candidate is welcomed to repeatedly stress that the fundamental principles of the Democratic Party will lead our country to ruin

It is worth considering how the presidential campaign becomes more expensive with every cycle In our new environment of loosened campaign laws, the Democratic Party will almost certainly spend over a billion dollars to convince the public that our party ’ s nominee will lead America to a better future Yet today, we willfully give up a massive free

Simply put, the Democratic Party must hold more debates In contrast to the theater and the radical conser vatism of the Republican field, viewers would find five serious candidates Each of these individuals will be able to bring forth important issues into the national conversation Further, no longer would we give the GOP contenders a free platform to lie To take just one assertion, I cannot imagine Fiorina’s made-up accusations about Planned Parenthood will be treated kindly by the Democratic field With these debates, we will not only counter falsehoods, but clarify precisely how much is at stake in this election

In addition to offering much-needed defense of our progressive ideals, they will also demonstrate the vitality of their candidacies

No one can deny that Hillary Clinton has stumbled out of the gate But I am confident that she will benefit from the opportunity to debate her fellow contenders I have a feeling Democratic voters may remember exactly why she has held such a preeminent role in our party And if she does have weaknesses, it is better that they are exposed now, and not by

THROWDOWN

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Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

WMarco Rubio or Jeb Bush next October

The same holds true for every candidate Bernie Sanders has enjoyed a massive surge of support, bringing energy and new voters to the Democratic race However, he must demonstrate that he will be capable of competing on the national stage Others, too, deserve this chance Martin O’Malley’s progressive proposals may prove impressive to the Democratic base Jim Webb’s personal history of service will assuredly draw support Lincoln Chafee will not hesitate to remind the country that we can never repeat the mistakes of Iraq And while he is reportedly still deciding whether or not to run, we might even hear from a humble man from Delaware

On October 13, we will finally meet the Democratic contenders We have been wrong to hold them back Together, they present a strong contrast to the dangerous ideology offered by the Republican field While the Democratic candidates may disagree on certain details, they do not question the need to confront skyrocketing levels of income equality, pass comprehensive immigration reform or confront climate change Instead of spouting failed policies and thinly veiled bigotry, they will present our vision for a fairer 21st century America This may be the first debate, but it is only the beginning of a national dialogue about the country we want to become

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at krk78@cornell edu Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Fiorina and Rubio Proved Debates Matter

ith her fierce eyes, calm demeanor and powerful language, Carly Fiorina dazzled last week’s debate stage The CEO’s quick-witted retor ts and detailed policy analyses made her male counterpar ts look like they were playing on the JV field To some, her demeanor was almost Thatcher-esque, and for others, she simply shut up a sexist pig But Fiorina’s answers were not the most impor tant aspect of her debate per formance Instead, she showed that the debates tr uly matter

Before Fiorina stepped onto the debate stage, the vast majority of the general public had never heard of the businesswoman Despite her tenure at HP, 2010 Senate race and five-month-long presidential campaign, less than half of the Republican electorate recognized the name “Fiorina ” She was an after thought, an asterisk Then came her debate per formance

After months of the Donald Tr ump deluge, the media finally turned its attention to someone else and Fiorina was the only person they were talking about Gracing the front cover of dozens of ne wspapers, Fiorina became the center of attention And with that attention, has come poll spikes In a recent CNN poll, Fiorina jumped 12 points nationally among Republicans, catapulting her from a three-way tie for seventh place to second place

Fiorina’s press coverage and polling numbers prove that the debates matter But these metrics alone do not tell the whole picture The debates helped to sift the serious and substantive candidates from the rest of the crowd Notice who also made major gains after the debates: Marco Rubio (who gained eight points in the CNN poll) Other than Rubio and Fiorina, no other candidate saw major poll bumps and Tr ump actually lost eight points

Why were Rubio and Fiorina the only two candidates

to receive a boost in the polls? The answer is simple: They were the only candidates to give consistently substantive responses It’s easy to give a speech that is laced with rhetorical platitudes but it’s not so easy to detail specific plans on how to deal with ISIS or Iran While Jeb reminisced about his groovy teenage years and Scott Walker faded from relevance, Rubio and Fiorina both offered substantive discussions on policy Rubio laid out a detailed plan on how to deal with Russia and illegal

It’s easy to give a speech that i laced with rhetorical platitudes but it’s not so easy to detail specific plans on how to deal with ISIS or Iran.

immigration, while Fiorina constr ucted her plan on how to strengthen the navy and reinstall U S missiles in Poland Though other candidates had their moments, most agree that no one came close to matching the consistency of Fiorina and Rubio On nearly ever y question, both the businesswoman and the senator hit home r uns So Fiorina and Rubio did well, what does that mean for the state of the Republican primar y? Quite honestly, I have no idea This primar y has defied so many established political laws Who would have ever thought that Scott Walker, who led the polls in Iowa from Januar y to July, would drop out of the race in September? Who would have ever imagined that Ben Carson or Tr ump could get away with their endless stream of crazy, incendiar y statements? Because I have no cr ystal ball to say what’s going to happen next for my par ty, I’m only going

to comment on what should happen next

First, the debates displayed the primar y ’ s weak candidates: Ben Carson, Ted Cr uz and Donald Tr ump None of these candidates offered any policy specifics, and each has a tendency to either say or do really stupid things (for example: Ted Cr uz led the government shutdown of 2013 and Ben Carson has compared America to Nazi Germany) These candidates are not only offensive, but they are destroying the Republican Par ty ’ s image My message for Republicans on these candidates: Get over them, they can ’ t win

Second, the debate showed who’s irrelevant: Rand Paul, Scott Walker and Mike Huckabee Cer tainly none of these candidates are as crazy as Carson or Tr ump, but they lack policy specifics and probably can ’ t beat Hillar y While I like Governor Walker, I’m glad he dropped out of the race (Paul and Huckabee should take a lesson from the governor) My message for Republicans on these candidates: get rid of them, they’re dead weight

Finally, the debate showed who the serious candidates are Cer tainly, Rubio and Fiorina presented themselves as serious candidates, but Bush, Kasich and Christie also o f f e r e d s

Fur thermore, each of the five aforementioned candidates h

Christie’s entitlement reform to Bush’s tax code reform

Though I am not a fan of ever y single one of these candidates (please, not another Bush!), they are serious, substantive and can beat Hillar y in the fall My message for the Republicans on these candidates: Focus on them they’re the only way we ’ re going to win in 2016

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

day of ceremony

Top Left: President Barack Obama and Pope Francis stand together yesterday during a welcoming ceremony in the pontiff’s honor on the South Lawn of the White House Obama welcomed the pope Wednesday in an elaborate event, where Francis spoke on two of America’s most highly charged political debates, immigration and the environment Bottom Left: Pope Francis arrives to address American bishops at Washington’s Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle Below: Pope Francis celebrates a mass to canonize 18th century friar Junípero Serra at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, also in Washington

Indulging at Luna Inspired Street Food

By CATHERINE ELSAESSER Sun Staff Writer

OComfort food classics with a fusion twist

ne of my favorite things about the start of a new school year besides returning to our beautiful campus, reuniting with friends and beginning new classes is going out to eat at all of my beloved Ithaca restaurants I have my old standbys for every cuisine, but I always get excited about new restaurants opening or happening upon a place I’ve never tried before When I learned that Luna Inspired Street Food would be opening this summer, I was eager to return to town to give it a try

A short walk from my apartment, Luna is located next to Loco on Stewart Avenue

My roommate and I arrived early on the Friday evening of Homecoming weekend, when there were only a few other customers eating The space was very open, with a casual feeling created by the menu written on the walls and the mix of high top tables and plush white lounge seating Luna would be a great place to meet up with friends for a unique and comforting meal, whether for lunch or just to grab a bite to eat at the end of the night

Luna’s menu features a mix of comfort food classics with a fusion twist While reading the menu, it was clear that this

restaurant offers something for everyone, whether you ’ re seeking a light snack or a filling meal Partial to all kinds of Asian cuisine, I decided on the Banh Mi sandwich

On the sandwich, guests are offered a choice of either roast pork or ginger lemongrass chicken; I chose the traditional pork But instead of the thick slices I’m used to having in Banh Mi, the pork was shredded and slightly crispy It was accented by thinly sliced pickled cucumber, carrot and daikon radish, copious sliced fresh jalapeños, cilantro and a sriracha mayo spread on soft but substantial buttery bread I loved the crunch that the vegetables added to the sandwich, but the jalapeños combined with the sriracha sauce were fairly spicy, even for someone with a high heat tolerance

My roommate ordered the smoked Gouda mac-and-cheese, which came served in a large to-go style box similar to what is used in many on-campus cafés The tender cavatappi pasta was thoroughly tossed in the béchamel and cheese and topped with a sprinkling of crispy panko bread crumbs and bacon pieces Extra thickly-sliced chunks of smoked bacon contributed an additional salty bite of indulgence This dish would provide the perfect, comforting meal once the weather turns cold and snowy, and the substantial portion would

surely satisfy even the most ravenous of appetites

Though our dishes were filling, we decided to finish off the meal with a dessert The sticky bun we ordered came to the table warm, emitting the delicious freshbaked aroma of toasty cinnamon and buttery dough The breakfast pastry was large enough for us to share, and the dough was slightly crispy on the outside while maintaining the gooiness of the inside It was topped with caramelized nuts and baked apples, but not enough for my liking

With so many offerings, I know I will be back to Luna soon to sample more indulgent treats The combination of tacos, bowls, pizzas, sandwiches, specials and sweets will keep guests coming back for more and always provide for something new and exciting I look forward to returning for a pork belly bao bun or duck fat French fries in the future

Catherine Elsaesser is a junior in the School of Hotel Administration She can be reached at cae96@cornell edu

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Tasty, robust flavors at New Delhi Diamond’s

Restaurant

By ALEXANDRA FOWLER Sun Contributor

Irecently had the delight of trying New Delhi Diamond’s Restaurant, an amazing, underrated Indian restaurant hidden on a back street near the Ithaca Commons At first glance, my friends and I were skeptical Through the windows, it was apparent that tables lay mostly empty, dotted with only a few groups of people in front of heaping plates of food However, the flashing neon sign above the door (and perhaps my adventurous eating side) urged me to go in, and we snagged a table by the window

Let me start off by saying a little about myself and my love for Indian food Throughout my childhood, I was exposed to a multitude of Asian cuisines Indian emerged as my favorite, despite the fact that I hate spicy food Usually, when I tell servers at Indian restaurants that I don’t want my food to be spicy, I get weird looks This was especially true

when I went to India and discovered that even pancakes can be spicy So when I made the trek from California to Ithaca, I was hoping to find an Indian restaurant that would cater to my needs Diamond’s did just that

The menu at Diamond’s is enormous and provides many options for vegans and vegetarians, while also catering to meat lovers I ordered their classic chicken curry, and my friends ordered vegetarian samosas appetizers and various vegetable curry entrées They conveniently allow diners to choose the spiciness of their food on a 1-10 spiciness level Service was quick, and our server was helpful in answering questions I had about the menu

When our food came, I was surprised by the tasty, robust flavors that emerged from the chicken curry, which was served on a bed of rice and peas The portion size of the curry was quite generous enough for me to gorge on it until I was full and still have leftovers The combination of curry and rice was light and brought out the unique curry

spices with the tender chicken I also ordered the garlic Naan (which I would highly recommend) that completed my meal and served as a good base for the curry The Naan had been charred to perfection and drizzled with butter to die for! The samosas were a tad spicy for me, but nonetheless good And my friends were raving for days about their vegetable curries

Overall, the price-point to food-quality ratio was impressive for a low price you can get a decent amount of food (always good for the perpetually broke college student)

On weekdays, Diamond’s offers an all-you-care-to-eat buffet lunch, but for dinner, their service is from their menu All in all, Diamonds has gained a spot on my go-to Ithaca eatery list, and I have no doubt that I will be making various appearances there throughout the year

Alexandra Fowler is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at asf226@cornell edu

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Arts Around Ithaca

Space Camp, Origami Sun, Club Hickey

8:30 p m on Saturday at Cayuga Lodge

Just so you know, this is not going to be a folk-punk show Sure, there are going to be folk-punk artists, but it’s not necessarily going to be a folk-punk show When you ’ re thrashing around like an idiot at an abnormally aggressive campfire to Club Hickey’s acousto-anarchism, it’s sure going to feel like a folk-punk show, and it might even seem a bit like one while you ’ re sitting cross-legged and mesmerized during Origami Sun’s set, but I promise it won ’ t be Especially not once Space Camp is doing whatever it wants to do, then it definitely won ’ t be a folk-punk show But you know what? Let’s stop splitting hairs, and how about you just head over to Cayuga Lodge at 8 p m this Saturday By that time, I have a feeling it won ’ t really matter whether it’s a folk-punk show or not All that’ll matter is that you paid less than the cost of a sandwich at Libe for a few hours of really, really good music

Beyond Enchantment

7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Sage Chapel

Sage Chapel is a gorgeous architectural wonder geared toward non-denominational prayer Piety and beauty go hand in hand, but Sage will take on a similarly transcendent atmosphere next Tuesday through the wonder of animation Beyond Enchantment features five recent films by experimental animator Lawrence Jordan, famous for his collaged cut outs of Victorian engravings Each film will be accompanied by a soundtrack The free event is sponsored by Cornell Cinema and the Cornell Council for the Arts

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strongest desire to find purpose in our work Millennials have already transformed some industries like transportation retail, and dating Finance is next ”

Pam Jue, an interaction designer at Capital One Labs, spoke about how millennials can find a sense of purpose in their work, which often can be outside fields they have studied or feel truly passionate about Jue recounted how she ultimately decided against pursuing a career in art, despite having a strong childhood love for drawing and even having studied art in college

“As a kid I thought I was going to be an artist,” Jue said “But even though I thought my purpose was to make art, I decided not to pursue it because frankly it couldn’t pay the bills It was a really difficult decision for me ”

Jue said he believes many millennials are currently questioning their purpose in the world and that people have a sense of purpose when they experience personal growth, express themselves, connect with others, build community and use their talents to contribute to a societal cause She referenced Aaron Hurst of the Taproot Foundation in saying that the U S economy is transitioning from an information economy to a purpose economy in which workers seek out a sense of purpose above all else

“Passion is a key component of purpose, but often we are sacrificing passion for money and time,” Jue said “I was very fortunately to have family and friends to guide me through my life transitions Although I knew art was my purpose, I couldn’t really articulate why I realized that I loved making art because it allowed me to create experiences where I could connect with others, and I still fulfill that same purpose not with art but with design ”

Jake Fuentes, CEO and founder of the Level Money app, spoke about the future of banking and personal finance Fuentes recalled how, as a child, his mother paid for all of the family’s groceries with cash or checks, which allowed them to be fully aware of how much money she was spending at all times With the rise of credit and debit cards, Fuentes expressed his worry that people are much more likely to overspend and admitted that he racked up over $11,000 in

credit card debt during his college years

“We’ve lost a really important experience When we move from cash and checks and paper forms of currency to cards, we ’ ve lost the ability to just open up our wallets and see how much money we have left,” Fuentes said “It’s a very basic experience that has existed since money has existed But I didn’t have that ”

Fuentes said his experiences with credit systems inspired him to create a budgeting app that simply told him “Do you have enough money to spend today and still remain in the black?” Fuentes and his team proceeded to build the Level Money app, which was acquired by Capital One this January

Emma Sagan, a product manager at Capital One Labs, spoke about the unique taboo status of money among college students and the importance of sharing finances with others Sagan said it is easier for college students to talk to each other about sex than their own finances

“Fifty percent of one’s potential for happiness is genetically determined and 10 percent is determined by our immediate circumstances, leaving 40 percent up to one’s ‘intentional activities ’”

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“No one spends Sunday brunch talking about the awesome night they had balancing their budgets with their boyfriend,” Sagan said “No one sits there going like: ‘Hey, did you save money last week?’ People say: ‘Hey, how did the date go?’ We have a much easier time talking about sex than we do finances and that’s because money is taboo ”

Sagan said most people are dependent on others during childhood, have others dependent on them for much of adulthood and are dependent themselves again during old age This leaves a narrow eight-year gap during a person ’ s twenties when he or she does not share finances with anyone, a fact that led Sagan and her team to begin developing an app called “Jungo,” which specifically helps people manage shared finances

“How many financial apps or financial products actually address shared finances? There aren ’ t many, and yet 94 percent your life is going to be dealt with sharing finances,” Sagan said “That’s a kind of problem that you can ’ t not

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address ” Jacquelyn Brioux, an experience designer, said how people choose to spend their money affects happiness more than how much money they make Specifically, Brioux said that spending more on intrinsic goals than extrinsic goals produces greater long-term happiness Fifty percent of one ’ s potential for happiness is genetically determined and 10 percent is determined by our immediate circumstances, leaving 40 percent up to one ’ s “intentional activities,” she said “So this is our opportunity,” Brioux said, “40 percent of our happiness is within our power to change simply by shifting how we think and how we act There are six things you can do right now as part of that 40 percent to be happy: be engaged in life, create and sustain close personal relationships with friends and family, laugh more, think positively, exercise, and feel and express gratitude ” Caleb Dunn, a researcher on the enterprise visual team, ended the presentation by speaking about forming an effective motivational system to achieve goals step by step Dunn recounted how he and his brother once failed to attend the NHL Winter Classic because they did not continue setting aside small amounts of money necessary to buy tickets Instead, Dunn said people should motivate themselves for long-term goals using the hook model of trigger, action, variable reward and investment

“We never made it that game, ” Dunn said of the Winter Classic “What happened? We had a goal We even had a game plan But something was missing It was the hook What if there had been a trigger to help keep us on track? What if the process of saving the money was as simple as a single click? What if we had had continued motivation through variable rewards? Maybe then we would have invested more in getting into that game ”

Melvin Li can be reached at mli@cornellsun com

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away free tickets for its first five days of operation in order to establish itself

Nicholas said he thinks Big Red Bullet will prove valuable for travelers who do not want to spend the five to six hours it takes to get to New York City on the Short Line, which usually stops at least four times, but cannot afford the $180 round trip tickets offered by the C o r n e l l - r u n C a m p u s - t oCampus line

Big Red Bullet is hoping to strike a happy medium by offering $110 round trip weekday and $130 weekend tickets, coming in a little over Short Line’s lowest fares, but saving riders as much as two hours

are hoping to provide an enjoyable ride by offering free wifi and electrical outlets

“ Though I think Shortline used to have [outlets], I don’t think any of them work anymore, ” Nicholas said

“We’re providing nonstop service for about the same price as Short Line, which stops in three different places ”

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“In simple terms, we ’ re providing nonstop service for about the same price as Short Line, which stops in three different places,”

Nicholas said

While Big Red Bullet buses may not boast Campus-toCampus’s free snack selection, they

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Although Nicholas said the company may expand its fleet or add new destinations in the future, for now, it just wants to make a name for itself as the most efficient, affordable way to travel between New York City and Ithaca

“ We’re taking it one step at a time now, ” Nicholas said

“ We want to establish ourselves as a go-to service, that we have a great product, and I think we want to get people used to and enjoying it ” Big Red Bullet buses have have pickup and drop-off locations on Green Street, outside Urban Outfitters, in Ithaca and on the corner of 40th Street and 6th Avenue in NYC

Lions Look to Reverse 11-Game Loss Streak, Set to Face Hoyas

In one of the most notable games in Ivy League history, a winless Cornell Red defeated a 08 Columbia Lions last season Both the Red and the Lions struggled to find a win all season, with Columbia unable to find one in all of its 10 games

However, the start of a new season means a clean slate for everyone While Columbia fell to Fordham, 24-44, last weekend, there are still nine more games left in the season during which the Lions will have the chance to reverse their luck and earn their first win in now 11 games

This coming weekend, Columbia will play Georgetown in its first game at home on Kraft Field The following weekend, the Lions will open their Ivy play with a game against Princeton, who also happened to be their first game last season However, last year ’ s Ivy opener proved to be a disappointing one for Columbia as it fell to the Tigers 6-38

Homecoming for the Lions will be on Oct 17 against Penn

Crimson to Take On Brown in Homecoming Game

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Reigning champs | The Harvard Crimson have won its last 15 games, including 11 consecutive Ivy games Last season, Harvard remained the only undefeated Divsion I team in the country

Surprises Galore in the NFL

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division Take advantage of it seriously

You don’t know the next time you’ll be able to say that The AFC South is also just as awful Through two weeks, the Jaguars and the Titans hold first place in the division Let me repeat that, the Jaguars and the Titans After showing major signs of improvement towards the end of last season, the Texans have opened the season with a blowout loss against the Chiefs and a tough road loss against the Panthers But the most disappointing team in the division has to be the Indianapolis Colts After opening the season as a trendy Superbowl pick, the Colts have looked far less than super The Colts’ offense has been unable to do anything when they have the ball and Andrew Luck appears as if he has

regressed Luck has thrown five picks to o n l y t h re e t o u c h d ow n s a n d h a s a n abysmal passer rating of 58 9 That is not good

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n Manning and Aaron Rodgers Through two weeks, the Patriots, Broncos and Packers are a combined 6-0 and again look to be the class of the NFL The Patriots and Packers certainly have their holes on defense, but their offenses are clearly the two best in football Meanwhile, Manning and the Broncos have struggled offensively to start the season, but their defense has played lights out Even though Manning is s e e m i n g l y e n

h e Broncos will definitely be a factor this year

Shane Lewis can be reached at slewis@cornellsun com

Cornell Unveils New Statue

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described the first of the quarterback’s three touchdowns as almost miraculous “Barrett went through right tackle for a touchdown, a run of 22 yards, which was finished with three Oberlin men hanging onto the Varsity quarterback,” said a 1915 article That is something football does not see much of anymore the quar terback carr ying three defenders into the end zone

Cornell handedly won its first four games of the season and faced the National Champion Harvard in the fifth The Red shut out Harvard, 10-0, for its first win ever over Harvard and its first National Championship

The 1915 squad’s toughest game that year was a 40-21 win over the Generals of Washington and Lee The fact that the Red won by 19 points in their toughest captures the squad’s dominance that season Cornell finished unbeaten with nine wins and zero losses, totaling 287 points and con-

ceding only a mere 50, allowing less than seven points per game

The class of 1915 Cornell Football team is one that will live on in Cornell history undoubtedly After the ceremony, the Cornell Dairy introduced a new flavor to honor the 1915 team

The Big Red Band played “Give my Regards to Davy” and the fans enjoyed their “Boys’N Bear Touchdown” ice cream

Jack Kantor can be reached at jak456@cornell edu

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Touchdown Statue Unveiled at Homecoming

By JACK KANTOR Sun Contributor

In 1915, Schoellkopf Field opened for operation and Touchdown I was climbing the goalposts when Cornell won its first national championship The Red went an undefeated 9-0 that year, 100 seasons ago

Last Saturday a statue of Touchdown and the 1915 Plaza, where the sculpture stands, were dedicated in honor of the beloved mascot and the legendary Cornell football team

Cornellians years and miles apart came together outside Teagle Hall before the Homecoming football game to celebrate

“After more than 75 years Touchdown has returned home, and on homecoming to boot,” said John Foote ’74

Cornell used to have a real live bear as its mascot, rather than the plush mascot costume a handful of Cornellians don today Touchdown traveled everywhere from the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Cleveland, Ohio, where he was even arrested

The first time Touchdown attended a game at Schoellkopf, he climbed the goalposts at halftime and spent the rest of the game there

Red celebrates | The unveiling of the Touchdown statue and the 1915 Plaza where the sculpture stands in front of Teagle was one of the big events at this weekend’s Homecoming

What people didn’t realize was that these live cubs eventually grow up, something that proved to be problematic when it actually happened

After Touchdown I grew up, three more bears followed him until 1939 No longer did Touchdown travel with the team and dine at the finest restaurants

Last Week in the NFL

Ihave some apologizes to hand out this week First of all, I offer my sincerest condolences to fans of the Dallas Cowboys Not only do you have to suffer the pain of being a part of the most obnoxious fan base in America, you also will have to endure a plummet to the bottom of the NFC East, after your darling Tony Romo broke his left collarbone this past Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles But the saddest sight in that Cowboys-Eagles game wasn ’ t Romo’s injury, it was the Eagle’s offense Honestly Philly, you guys are awful So for that Eagle’s fans, I apologize And lastly, I would

like to apologize on behalf of my fellow Cornell Sun staff In last week’s football picks, all but two of the staff picked the Seahawks to beat the Packers on Sunday night How anyone could ever pick against the real America’s team utterly baffles me and I hope the rest of the Sun has gotten their lives together again #GoPackGo

Now without further ado, let’s take a look around the NFL Through two weeks of the season, the only thing we do know is that, well, we know nothing Kansas City and Buffalo, two teams that looked impressive in week one and were expected to make huge strides this year, failed

to come up clutch in crunch team against division rivals Will these be the Chiefs and Bills squads of the past, or will they finally step up to the challenge and dethrone the Broncos and the Pats?

Marcus Mariota, who was literally perfect in his week one game against the Buccaneers, was disappointing in his week two contest against my man Johnny Football Jameis Winston, on the other hand, looked miserable week one against the Titans but was huge in the Bucs upset win over the Saints It’s early, but there has been no real indication of which Heisman winner will turn out to be the better NFL

quarterback So what do we know? Well, we know that the NFC East is going to be terrible this year Without Tony Romo, the Cowboys have fallen from Superbowl contender to a team that would be lucky to finish 9-7

As previously addressed, the Eagles are god-awful The Giants have forgotten how to win close games in the fourth quarter and it would appear this is the final straw in the Tom Coughlan era And the Redskins are still the Redskins But cheer-up Skins fans, you guys might actually be the best team right now in your

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As Foote said in his book Touchdown:

The Story of the Cornell Bear, “Despite all that has changed the legacy of Touchdown lives on with the Cornell Bear ”

The celebration was not only for Touchdown, but also to acknowledge one of university’s most successful football teams, the squad of 1915 This Cornell team saw a National

Championship and an undefeated season “Yes, you heard that right, National Championship football team, ” Foote humorously added

Alumni from all generations came to speak about the traditions and history of Cornell Football and its mascot

Jim Hanchet ’53, who is recognized as Cornell’s football historian, came to the ceremony to speak about the famous 1915 squad Foote joked that Hanchett has attended every single Cornell football game since 1949 While Hanchett asserted the claim to be false, he has still attended nearly every football game

While it did not have its signature crescent at the time, Schoellkopf Field opened for its first football season in 1915 The Red previously played a “bit less far above those waves of blue,” at Percy Field in downtown Ithaca, Hanchett joked Captain Charles Barrett ’16 led the Red in 1915 at quarterback to their undefeated season Barrett had, “ uncanny running ability,” said Head Coach Albert Sharpe Barrett demonstrated this running ability in the team ’ s first game at Schoellkopf against Oberlin The Daily Sun in 1915 described the first of the quarterback’s three

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Football Alumnus Mathews ’13 Sees Playing Time With CFL’s Hamilton

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Sports Editor

Former Cornell quarterback and current Canadian Football League member Jeff Mathews ’13 had a seasoned and storied history with the Red During his time as a Cornell squad member, Mathews earned the Ivy passing record, surpassing the previous record by more than 2,000 yards He is considered one of the best quarterbacks in Ivy League history and was one of the best college players during his time with the Red

Mathews broke 47 Cornell records during his four years on the football squad and was nominated twice for the Ivy Offensive Player of the Year, winning once in 2011 However, while Mathews enjoyed a strong career with the Red, he was unable to find a spot on an NFL team after the May 2014 NFL draft However, he signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons, but was released shortly after in August 2014

After a few more attempts on practice squads in the NFL, Mathews ultimately signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, a CFL team, in January of 2015 as a free agent Now donning the No 15 jersey for the Tiger-Cats, Mathews may see starting time for the first time with the Ticats

After starting quarterback Zach Collaros suffered a season-ending ACL tear this past weekend, the Ticats are looking to current backup quarterbacks to take over the position, rather than trying to

sign someone new onto the team Mathews is currently playing under the direction of head coach, general manager and vice president of football operations Kent Austin However, this is not the first time that Austin has coached Mathews Austin actually joined the Ticats after a three year coaching stint at Cornell, where he coached none other than Mathews for three seasons Austin left the Red in 2012 to take over the head coaching position for Hamilton