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Hate Crime Charges Up to Grand Jury

Jurors decide next month if student faces hate charges

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

Prosecutors preparing to try John Greenwood ’20 — the white Cornell student who a black student said beat him and called him the N-word — will present grand jurors with the New York hate crime law and let them decide whether to charge Greenwood under the statute, the county’s district attorney told The Sun.

Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins County district attorney, said on Sunday night that prosecutors will read the descriptions of at least three potential charges, as well as the state hate crime law, to grand jurors and leave the decision up to the “impartial body of citizens from the community.”

Prosecutors will subpoena witnesses and present all available evidence to the grand jury on Oct. 5 or Oct. 12, the district attorney said.

The decision to wait for the grand jury to determine

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By DREW MUSTO Sun Senior Editor

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rescinded Obama-era Title IX guidance on Friday, giving new recommendations that, if adopted by Cornell, would substantially change how the University investigates and adjudicates cases of sexual assault and misconduct.

DeVos’s Education Department issued new interim guidance to schools,

whether hate crime charges apply, rather than having Ithaca Police charge Greenwood under the state hate crime law now, seemingly created a slight rift between the district attorney's office and City Hall.

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said in an interview late on Sunday that he believes the victim was targeted because he is black and said Greenwood, who is 19, should be charged with a hate crime.

“As somebody who’s had the opportunity to review the investigation, speak with our investigators and review the hate crime statutes, I believe this was a hate crime,” Myrick said. “If it were up to me, I would charge it as such.”

“We’ll follow the lead of the district attorney because this is the way the system works,” Myrick added.

Van Houten said that if police were to charge Greenwood under the hate crime law now, a grand jury

would still have to indict the student under state law because the charges would be felonies. It makes more sense, he said, to simply present the evidence to grand jurors and let them decide once.

“There’s just no reason for the police to add more charges,” Van Houten told The Sun. “Adding charges by the police would be completely superfluous.”

“We’ll follow the lead of the district attorney because this is the way the

Mayor Svante Myrick ‘09

The student who said he was assaulted, a junior and Kappa Sigma member, spoke to The Sun from a local hospital on the condition of anonymity

Ex-Student Faces Federal Gun Charges

By JOHN YOON

Former Cornell student Charles Tan ’17, who was accused — and cleared — of murdering his father in 2015, pleaded not guilty to new federal gun charges on Saturday afternoon in Syracuse.

Two years after avoiding a conviction in the death of his father, Tan is facing several charges in federal court, including a weapons charge, all stemming from 2015, according to court documents filed in August. In the new federal indictment, Tan is accused of illegally receiving a firearm and ammunition with the intent of using them to commit a crime and convincing someone else to lie to buy them for him.

If convicted, Tan could face at least one year in prison or be deported to Canada.

These charges are tied to the seconddegree murder charges brought against Tan in February 2015 after the death of his father, Liang “Jim” Tan, which a judge dismissed in November 2015.

Charlie Tan was 19 and a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2015 when police discovered his father shot dead in their suburban Rochester home, The Sun previously reported.

Tan’s trial ended in a mistral in October 2015, and a judge dismissed the charges in November 2015, finding that a deadlocked jury was unlikely to reach consensus, The Sun reported. Some jurors in the murder trial had said that, through deliberations, vote totals fluctuated significantly, with some minds changing “every day,” The Sun previously reported.

Professor to Join Trump Economic Council

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

President Donald Trump has appointed Prof. Emeritus Richard Burkhauser, policy analysis and management, to the third and final position in his Council of Economic Advisers, the White House announced on Sept. 15. Back in November shortly after the election, members of the Trump transition team reached

out to economists to serve as policy advisors, according to NPR. Members of the team contacted Burkhauser to see if “[he] was interested in applying for a job” for the thenPresident-elect.

“I think it would be extraordinarily exciting to be part of an administration that uses Republican ideas to do something for

workers in the middle who have not enjoyed the benefits of economic growth for the last 20 or 30 years,” Burkhauser told NPR back in November.

Burkhauser signed a petition against Hillary Clinton’s plan during the campaign season, and told NPR that he believed the

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Encourages Ethics in the Field

By EMMA NEWBURGER Sun Assistant News Editor

Prof David Byoung-Hyoun Hwang, Applied Economics and Management, said that while the reputation of financial work may be Wolf of Wall Street, most people in the trade are “the exact opposite ”

“In terms of finance’s reputation, you have these movies like Wolf of Wall Street but most people in finance are really the exact opposite,” he told The Sun in a recent interview “They are the nicest, kindest, most respectable people you’ll encounter ”

Hwang, who worked in management consulting and investment banking in Europe before deciding to take up academia at Cornell, said he hopes to emphasize the importance of ethics in finance in his classes, as unethical behavior can result from greed or lack of awareness

Hwang grew up in a small rural German town and attended a Catholic school attended predominately by girls, later studying in Korea

At his internship with the French cosmetics company L’Oreal, Hwang worked

with 80 women and only two other men, he said, an environment in which he felt uncomfortable

Hwang said that while he would “ never return, ” he can relate to efforts by maledominated financial firms to recruit more women to foster a more gender-balanced workplace

“It’s not so much to be politically correct, I think,” he said “In finance, if a firm is primarily male, some females may not find that appealing and go somewhere else And the firm loses out on a ton of talent that way ”

While Hwang argues that finance does not necessarily deserve a negative reputation, he emphasizes that the fact that finance receives more criticism than other areas is positive, because when people in finance “ mess up, it really hurts ”

“It’s really important that we have finance, and smart people in finance,” he said “Because of financial markets, I can take my money and invest it with someone smart, and help that person run a successful business It’s a win-win for everyone That person gets to run her own business and offer cool products In return, I can

expect to get my money back plus some healthy return ”

Everyone benefits from this transaction, he said, since the individual receives a financial return, the entrepreneur can pursue his product or service and, Hwang said, society benefits as a result

Hwang’s research focuses primarily on behavioral finance

A portion of his work investigates the extent to which investor analysis and opinion shared on popular social media platforms can predict future stock returns and earnings surprises

As people rely more heavily on social media for information, Hwang discovered that the blogs and websites where people review future stock performance of various companies demonstrate strong predictability

“There are thousands of companies out there that are not covered by professional analysts,” he said “One famous example is a Chinese firm that was listed in the U S ”

“People didn’t really know what the company was doing,” he said, “ so interested finance bloggers actually went to the manufacturing sites with their phones and checked to see whether there were actually trucks going in and out and wrote a report about that ”

This type of finance reporting is an instance of the “wisdom of crowds” the power of collective opinion of a group of individuals rather than that of a single expert

The unregulated nature of this reporting is controversial, since any individual can potentially purchase small shares of a less well-known company, write an unreliable report with false information to fool investors and bump up the stock press, and subsequently end up crashing the stock price, he said

But Hwang said false reporting is rare, and the net effect of investor opinions on social media is positive

“People will catch on to fake articles,” he said “On the other hand, if you ’ ve writ-

Porchfest Brings Music to Ithaca Streets

By BREANNE FLEER

Sun Staff Writer

Music filled Ithaca’s streets on Sunday afternoon as people gathered to celebrate the 11th year of Porchfest, a music festival featuring performances on the porches of Fall Creek and Northside neighborhoods

Since the first Porchfest in 2007, at which 20 bands performed, the festival has grown to feature over 180 bands and has expanded far beyond Ithaca, Porchfest co-founder Lesley Greene ’91 said in an interview

“It’s a total surprise,” Greene said, “ not just how it’s grown in Ithaca, but how it’s a thing in many other places, too We try to keep track of the Porchfests around the country and in Canada, and we know there are at least 100 ” Greene said she and co-founder Gretchen Hildreth came up with the idea for the festival in order to bring together the many musicians who lived nearby

“It was one warm spring day, and my husband and I were sitting on our front steps playing ukuleles, and Gretchen was walking by, and we started a conversation about it,” Greene said

“There were so many musicians in our neighborhood that there could be a whole festival,” Greene said And now, it is

Exclusively comprised of folk and jazz at its beginning, by 2012,

the festival included pop, alt-rock, Latin and hip-hop music The list diversifies more each year, with 2017 featuring bands playing psychedelic electronic music, as well Shaun Whistler, a drummer for the rock-and-roll band Fly Rods, has participated in Porchfest for at least five years and said his favorite part of the festival is the atmosphere of the day

“Just look around,” he said as the sun beat down on festival-goers on Sunday “It’s people wandering around This town is so full of really talented musicians and it’s a great day to just wander around and take it all in ”

Natalie Milliken, a student at Ithaca College, said she enjoyed that the musicians were largely older, rather than the younger artists who play around town during the rest of the year The festival, she said, presented a good mix

ten something about a company that later turns out to be true, you can become a super-star within the online community ”

“If I gain a track record writing articles, I’m going to get more followers and will get paid more, ” he continued “That may be an incentive for staying honest ”

Hwang also expressed interest in starting a project-focused course where the Cornell Dyson School students can participate in pro-bono consulting for New York City based finance firms, a type of handson experience he says would be valuable for Dyson undergraduates

In his intro finance course, Hwang often reminds his students that a bad job experience can be valuable, because what “ you don’t like provides you with perspective ”

“Many students, perhaps, in particular in business schools, have this notion that they must follow this set path,” he said “They basically have their first five years after school mapped out This seems dangerous ”

Hwang attributes this problem partly to the culture of banking recruitment While many recruiters expect students to understand and have experience in the field of work for which they are interviewing, Hwang argues that a student’s curiosity and willingness to learn is often more valuable

“I find it striking that even before taking their first finance class, I ask students what they want to do, and a lot of them say that they want to do investment banking, and then private equity or hedge funds,” he said “Some students don’t even know what these are, they just hear that these are what make ‘successful’ careers ”

Students should be open-minded about their future career opportunities, Hwang says, and take classes in different areas to gain exposure and find where their greatest strengths lie

Emma Newburger can be reached at enewburger@cornellsun com

that is not necessarily available at other venues or festivals

“It’s a good mix of ages all around,” she said Anna Adler, community outreach specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ithaca and Tompkins County, helped out at a lemonade stand on Sunday and described

seeing a child in the program play with a mentor

“There were people gathered all around, and kids sitting on the steps and it was a really special moment, ” she said “ We love Porchfest for that: just how accessi-

C.U. Title IX Policy Could Face Overhaul

Grand Jury to Decide if C-Town Assault a Hate Crime

by Education Secretary

Obama-era recommendations revoked

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if adopted by Cornell, would change existing Universit policy

The new guidance, in one footnote, calls on colleges to use the same standard of evidence in Title IX cases that they use for all other cases, such as the Office of the Judicial Administrator at Cornell Cornell’s Title IX Office, based on its sexual misconduct policy, finds students guilty if it believes the student “ more likely than not ” is responsible, but the Office of the Judicial Administrator requires “clear and convincing” evidence that the student is responsible a higher burden of proof

It is not yet clear whether or not Cornell’s Title IX Office will elevate the burden of proof it requires to find someone guilty to the “clear and convincing” standard used by the OJA, or viceversa The new guidelines recommend that Cornell use one standard, but do not require any changes to the University’s burden of proof procedures

Cornell is “reviewing the new interim guidance released [Friday] by the U S Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the impact these changes may have on our current policy and procedures,” John Carberr y, a University spokesperson, said Critics said the previous guidelines, issued by former President Barack Obama in April 2011 in what is known as a “Dear Colleague” letter, weakened due process protections for students accused of sexual offenses, while supporters of that guidance said it created an environment in which a victim was more likely to come forward

DeVos’s new guidance will remain in place until the Education Department enacts formal regulations, which it plans to do Neither this guidance nor the Obama-era guidance is legally binding, and the underlying Title IX law still stands Devos’s department has now rolled back many of the Obama-era rules, giving universities more flexibility in complying with Title IX and recommending specific approaches in some areas Schools are now permitted to use the “clear and convincing” evidence standard to adjudicate sexual misconduct complaints Previously, only the “preponderance of the evidence” standard was

allowed in these cases; under that standard, currently in use by Cornell’s Title IX Office, people accused of sexual assault are found guilty if an investigator believes more than 50 percent of the evidence points to their guilt

In an extreme case, a person could be found guilty of sexual assault under the preponderance standard currently used by Cornell’s Title IX Office and many other schools based only on an adjudicator’s belief that the accuser ’ s testimony is more credible than the accused’s testimony

Critics say the preponderance standard is inappropriate in cases where students could be suspended or expelled as a result of being found guilty, but defenders of the preponderance standard say it makes survivors of sexual assault more likely to come forward and puts complainants and respondents on equal ground, in keeping with Title IX’s equality mandate

Deciding which evidentiary standard to use could be consequential for a Cornell Title IX Office that is currently under five separate federal investigations, tied for the most of any school in the country

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights recently closed one investigation Previous to that closure, on Sept 7, the office had more investigations into Cornell than any college in the country

Additionally, two male students have filed lawsuits alleging that the University’s Title IX process is unfair That office has been on the losing end of multiple lawsuits, and federal investigators came to Cornell in early March to hear student perspectives which, in at least one session, were mostly negative on Cornell’s campus climate regarding sexual assault and harassment

The new guidance also gives universities the option of allowing only the accused student to appeal case outcomes, countering Obama-era guidance that required schools with appeal procedures to give both parties an equal opportunity to appeal Now, schools will have the option of mirroring American criminal law practices by granting only respondents the right to appeal, but schools are still not required to allow students to appeal at all

Cornell’s current practice is to allow both parties the right to appeal an outcome

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Drew Musto can be reached at dmusto@cornellsun com

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on Sept 15, the day he says he was punched multiple times by a group of white men in Collegetown He was returning to his house on Eddy Street early that morning, he said, and attempted to break up a fight in his lawn

The junior told the people he did not know to leave his property, and they began yelling expletives and the N-word at him as they walked away from his house, he said When the student confronted them in front of their house, he said, they began hitting him in the face, leaving him dizzy and covered in blood, he and witnesses said

“I was pretty bloodied up, ” he told The Sun from Cayuga Medical Center, where he said medical personnel ruled out a broken nose and concussion

Police have charged Greenwood with with two misdemeanors, aggravated harassment and assault Van Houten said he will also present the criminal mischief statute because Greenwood allegedly attempted to take the phone of a student who had recorded him

a hate crime, under the New York Hate Crimes Act of 2000

Under that act, the level of a crime is elevated by one notch if it is deemed a hate crime In this case, the misdemeanor assault and aggravated harassment charges could become Class E felonies if they are deemed hate crimes by the grand jury Each Class E felony, upon a conviction, could bring up to four years in prison

Grand jur y proceedings are secret in New York, and even prosecutors will not be in the room as the grand jury, which consists of between 16 and 23 people, deliberates At least 12 of those people will have to agree there is “ reasonable cause ” to charge Greenwood with any crime for the student to be indicted Greenwood's attorney, Ray Schlather J D '76, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Sunday

Van Houten said he plans to leave what he called a “complicated and controversial” decision up to members of the community

The district attorney also said Greenwood wanted to speak to police at one point, and that he would like that to happen, if possible

If more than 12 grand jurors decide there is “reasonable cause ” that Greenwood targeted the student or committed any crime “in whole or in substantial part ” because of a belief or perception regarding the student's race, Greenwood would be indicted for

The Collegetown assault sparked a series of protests by students in the last week, culminating in an occupation of Willard Straight Hall on Thursday led by Black Students United after the group delivered a list of 12 demands to President Martha Pollack, who has also released a plan to address “ persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance at Cornell ”

Van Houten said he expects the grand jury to take its time deliberating the possible charges because of how complicated the case is and how much is necessary to charge someone with a hate crime

Despite police efforts, some people involved in the assault “ may not ever be identified,” Van Houten said, “because they don’t necessarily have cameras anywhere or the ability to identify people in one of the frats ”

The assaulted student told police that the aggressors were “neighbors” who had been shouting the N-word multiple times “Several of them advanced on me and started hitting me, ” he told police, “mostly in the face ”

The victim told police that one of the men who attacked him had been wearing a white shirt, and another witness said she saw a man in a white shirt yell the N-word at the student

A video obtained by The Sun shows a man in a white shirt, who appears to be Greenwood, calling a different student the N-word multiple times A witness to that incident, who spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity, said Greenwood is the man in the white shirt and said the verbal exchange occurred 30 minutes to an hour after the physical altercation

Myrick said he believes the Cornell junior was assaulted because of his race and believes the assault was a hate crime, but will leave the case in Van Houten’s hands

“The district attorney will do what he thinks is right,” Myrick said

Drew Musto ’19 contributed reporting to this story

Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

Former Student Pleads

Not-Guilty After Indicted On Federal Gun Charges

Although Tan originally planned to return to Cornell after his trial once the second degree murder charges against him had been dropped, Tan withdrew in March 2016, in advance of a disciplinary hearing that would have determined whether he violated the University’s Campus Code of Conduct

Since the murder charges were dismissed, Tan dropped out of Cornell and has been living in Canada When Tan returned to the U S to attend a friend’s wedding, he was indicted Friday evening, his attorney Brian DeCarolis said, according to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Now back in custody, the United States has charged Tan with one count of receiving a firearm and ammunition with the intent to commit an offense, a felony, according to the indictment, which was made public on Friday Tan purchased the firearm four days before he was arrested for his father’s death, prosecutors say Tan received the firearm and ammunition, prosecutors said, with intent to commit murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, and manslaughter in the second degree, and willfully caused another to commit those acts, the indictment said

Prosecutors in the case said the weapon used to kill Tan’s father was purchased at the WalMart in Cortland Tan could not buy the gun, prosecutors said, so he got a friend to purchase the gun for him

Prosecutors said Tan, who was attending Cornell at the time, tried to buy a gun at the WalMar t, but was denied Afterwards, prosecutors said, Tan received a Remington Model 870 12-Gauge Shotgun, Winchester 12-Gauge ammunition, and Federal 12-Gauge Shotgun ammunition from Whitney Knickerbocker ’18, a friend of Tan’s and a football teammate when Tan’s father was killed, according to the Democrat and Chronicle

Knickerbocker is also a member of the Chi Phi fraternity, which Tan had been a part of at the time, according to the website of the fraternity’s Xi chapter at Cornell

Prosecutors claimed that Knickerbocker purchased the gun for Tan at his request after the store initially declined to sell the gun to Tan, because of his Canadian citizenship, according

to the Democrat and Chronicle Tan’s paperwork was eventually approved non-citizens can own guns in the United States but by then, Knickerbocker had already purchased the gun, prosecutors said

Four days after the gun purchase, Tan’s mother, Qing “Jean” Tan, called 911 telling them her son had shot her husband to death while defending her, according to the Democrat and Chronicle

Police arrived at Tan’s house in Pittsford, where deputies found gunshot wounds to the father’s chest, shoulder, arm and face, and the medical examiner testified that Jim Tan died at least one or two days prior, according to WHEC A deputy testified Charles Tan told him, “I had to do it” in the driveway, the report said

Tan was arrested, left Cornell, and charged with second-degree murder, according to repor ts During his trial, Tan’s attorneys argued that his father had been abusive to both him and his mother, and that the prosecution failed to prove that Tan ever even held the murder weapon, reports said

During the second-degree murder trial, an email from Tan to his Chi Phi fraternity brothers at Cornell was entered into evidence, which read: “Non Sibi how I like to think my actions reflect in the whole scheme of things Thank you for teaching me this lesson ”

“Non sibi” was tattooed on Tan’s arm and means “ not for self,” an investigator explained during testimony, according to the Democrat and Chronicle

Terry Cullen, the head coach of Cornell’s sprint football team, of which Tan had been a part, testified that Tan had played for the team for two years and described him to be “ very positive” and “ a really good guy, ” the report said An investigator had testified that a former neighbor described Jim Tan as “unfriendly and intimidating,” the repor t said

Charged now with ne w weapons charges, Tan pleaded not guilty on Saturday A detention hearing for Tan has been ordered for Wednesday He is being held in federal custody at the Cayuga County Jail in Auburn until then

DeCarolis, Tan’s attorney, told the Democrat and Chronicle that Tan’s friends will again support him through the upcoming proceedings

John Yoon can be reached at jyoon@cornellsun com

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Letters to the Editor

This is not ‘ us versus them’

To the Edito r:

The issue of prejudice at Cornell is not an “ us versus them” matter This is a matter for the entire student body

To generalize prejudice to an entire institution is absurd and something we wouldn’t allow for in, say, generalizing fundamentalist behavior to an entire religion Greeks are not perfect; but rather than painting the entire system as a source of biases, it is important to recognize that Greek life is just a high-profile organization taking the brunt of repercussions for greater issues These are issues rooted in the modern political climate and Cornell: an elite, historically wealthy and white institution of scholars Do we really think that these perpetrators of hate crime suddenly adopted discriminatory behavior upon joining a fraternity? If other organizations (read: student athletics) can disassociate themselves from the same misogynistic or racist behaviors, why is Greek life unable to do the same?

Let’s say you still insist Greek life is a mechanism for hatred Then go ahead, dismantle Greek life Then will you continue your witch hunt with student athletes? Secret societies? Even if you are adamant that Greek life is an enabler, it is ignorant to think abolishing the system will suddenly eradicate our problems If this were true, finals clubs would not have continued clout at Harvard Trying to squash the Greek system will only produce alternative social hierarchies with less regulation and more toxicity than their predecessor So instead of pursuing an extreme campaign that is not only logistically improbable but also prone to dangerous alternatives, how about we focus on practical reform?

This should not be an ” us versus them” debate This should not be a polarizing topic in which you can only be for or against the system It is important to recognize the faults of Greek life, the faults of the American political climate and the faults of the Cornell community It is only with collaborative effort, and without pointing fingers, that we will find anything close to a solution

Sara h Karko ura ’20

The time to act is now

In light of recent events, we as student-athletes at Cornell have an obligation to address the appalling behaviors that have occurred on our campus Last Thursday night, a young black student was verbally and allegedly physically assaulted by a former member of the Cornell athletic community As the voice of student-athletes at Cornell, we want to make it clear that this man ’ s actions do not represent the values and culture of Cornell Athletics We are deeply troubled by this event, and this student’s conduct is unacceptable Although we are all individual representatives of the athletic community, we want to make it clear that the biases and actions exhibited by this student do not accurately portray the beliefs of all student-athletes

We are not naïve enough to believe that every athlete holds completely inclusive and unprejudiced beliefs, however, it is our obligation to condemn the marginalization of any minority student The opportunity to be a student-athlete here at Cornell is a privilege and one that we do not take lightly As leaders on this campus, we are committed to creating a safe and healthy environment in which every individual, regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual identity or gender feels respected We are devoted to holding our teammates and ourselves accountable for both our speech and actions on and off the field, and beyond our campus

Even if you feel distant from the problem, in situations like this, it is not acceptable to be a bystander The time to speak up and act is now We encourage all varsity captains and leaders of other organizations to use this as an opportunity to start a conversation within their groups Racism, sexism, bigotry and any other form of prejudices are unacceptable from any individual, especially those in athletics who are supposed to represent our University with dignity and respect We all have goals of exceeding expectations in the classroom, winning championships and excelling in our respective sports, but our goals need to extend past the classroom, court and field At times like this we must expand our goals and work to be appropriate leaders and representatives of Cornell University

We call upon the entire athletic community to work as a cohesive unit towards a unified goal of creating an overall campus environment where every individual feels accepted It is a part of the University’s mission statement regarding diversity that we, “don’t just accommodate differences, but engage with them; And provide rich opportunities for learning from those differences ” As leaders on this campus we need to challenge each other and ourselves to uphold these standards, and strive to construct a more accepting atmosphere in our community

We will continue to represent Cornell with the utmost pride, and we are honored to be able to wear its letters across our chest each day

Tor i To gashi ’18

co -p resident of Stud ent -Athlete Ad viso r y Committee, softball

Mo rgan Chall ’19

co-presid ent o f Student-At hlete Ad visor y Committee, gymnastics

William Wang | Willpower

CollegeVine Takes On College Admissions

When I was in high school, I had two friends who were both male, and, maybe more importantly, Asian We initially met each other at the behest of our parents, who wanted us to form a robot design team and compete in tournaments That initial plan failed, but like all Asian males, we reveled in the parental disappointment and became friends anyways Our distinctions made us tenuous friends One, named Noah, was always the more social of the group Being the brashest one, he was always being invited to parties and such He also had a sharp mind for physics, which is why he chose physics as his major The other friend, Brian, was a year older and the quietest of us, but he also excelled academically where the rest of us didn’t He would become valedictorian of his high school, consistently scoring the highest marks of his year He wanted to major in environmental engineering, which made him something of an anomaly: an Asian male, wanting to major in engineering And there was me, the most average of the three I liked to write, was fairly decent at the math and scored well on my standardized tests, but that was really it I wasn ’ t sure of what I wanted to do, so I decided to become a business major

Yet when we all applied to Cornell during our senior years, only Noah and I were accepted Brian, for all his academic excellence, was waitlisted The reason why, we’ll never know It might have been

their resumes to appeal to universities, and highlight their unique interests to stand out

There’s a certain amount of cockiness to start a program like this It assumes a lot of things mainly, that CollegeVine truly understands how elite universities decide on applicants That isn’t true of course, but by marketing itself around consultants from elite schools, it sells consumers on its authenticity We’ve been here before, therefore we have the knowledge to help you The problem with that assumption is Noah and I both got in Cornell, but we would have an easier time explaining to you mechanical shell theory than explaining to you why we got into Cornell and Brian didn’t

Admittedly, what CollegeVine does well is it understands the quirks of the college admissions game What separates you from others is not grades or activities it’s your hook, a story that that will tell colleges why you are passionate about your subject Over the course of time with a consultant, high school students will begin to learn the best strategy to sell themselves to college Collegevine likes to believe it’s cracked the code: It boasts that 73 percent of its students are accepted into at least one of their top three colleges The other 27 percent is, as I suspect, where the magical CollegeVine formula falls short

But watching CollegeVine work in person is fascinating Tonight, I’m sitting in a brightly lit auditorium, watching my

What separates you from othe not grades or activities — it’s hook, a story that that will tell colleges why you are passion about your subject.

because applying as an Asian to an engineering major is akin to playing the lottery Or it might have been because Cornell thought that he was too quiet to be successful Or maybe, on the day his application was being reviewed, the applicant before him had been strikingly similar, and the committee had decided what really mattered was diversity, not merit

Colleges are notoriously secretive about their admissions process, and in light of several lawsuits against colleges for discrimination, it’s unlikely they will ever reveal what makes a perfect applicant It’s a fruitless endeavor to guess who will be accepted or not, but people are still trying

One of those still trying is the brand new startup, CollegeVine The company was founded in a Harvard dorm room in 2013, and has since blossomed to become a globally recognized program that aids high school students with college applications Its methodology is fascinating, and ,from a marketing perspective, brilliant What CollegeVine does is it partners students from elite colleges to mentor high school students throughout the college applications process These college students are dubbed consultants, who develop personal relationships with students while keeping track of progress through the college applications process Through a series of phone calls, the students give the consultants their desired list of schools, review their essays, strengthen

friend, a consultant for CollegeVine, anxiously wait to begin a call with a student about her college applications The student is Asian, which, as I’ll learn, is more rule than exception

The strange thing is I wouldn’t usually think of my friend as a CollegeVine consultant She wears ripped pants and traffics edgy humor, she wholly independent and unique, smart and brash exactly the kind of person that makes Cornell special

And exactly the kind of person CollegeVine can ’ t market itself off of

She’s normally punk as hell, but tonight, she’s downright corporate CollegeVine has a certain ideal of an Ivy league student that will appeal to high schoolers, and in their rigorous consultant training, they teach them how to be professional and empathetic There’s no need for eccentricities Ironically, in the chase to help students market themselves to college as unique vibrant individuals, CollegeVine had taken the very essence of that spirit out

Suddenly, the phone rings, and we both jump in surprise It doesn’t take even a second without hesitation, my friend leans into her phone, and cheerfully asks:

“Hello?”

William Wang is a sophomore in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Willpower appears alternate Mondays

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America’s Foreign Policy Is a Disaster

This past summer, I went to see Christopher Nolan’s latest film, Dunkirk Set during the 1940 evacuation of British troops on the beaches of northern France, Dunkirk is a remarkably powerful story of how a group of teenage British soldiers managed to survive the Nazi war machine What struck me throughout the movie was not the film’s gripping plot and brilliant cinematography, but rather how relevant the film is to today’s

Instead, Bush and his team that the Cold War should e with “a whimper and not a bang ” This is the kind of measured foreign policy we must embrace

and proud history of helping to calm the world’s tensions Though the 20th Century is filled with American foreign policy failures (the League of Nations, Korea, Vietnam), the United States generally provided an incredible degree of leadership in uncertain times However, the days of strong, yet measured, American leadership have vanished

world With just one wrong move, the world’s youth could once again be called upon to fight wars caused by deranged madmen

The times in which we live are indeed frightening

Though “Rocket Man” Kim Jong-Un seems to be the epicenter of the globe’s chaos, he is, in fact, just the tip of the iceberg The Chinese incursion into the South China Sea, the rise of the Philippines’ lunatic President Rodrigo Duterte, Putin’s increasing military and political interventions, the British withdrawal from the European Union, and the never-ending chaos in the Middle East are working to create an unstable and dangerous world In the words of Richard Hass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, we are living in a “world of disarray ”

The greatest counter to global disarray is the strength and stability of the United States Throughout contemporary history, America has provided the necessary leadership to help mitigate the world’s chaos From our leadership in both world wars, to the handling of post-war Europe, to the management of a post-Soviet world, to the measured responses to terror in the Balkans, America has had a long

The ascendance of the George W Bush administration marked the beginning of America’s decline on the interl stage The Bush Doctrine essentially punose who played by the rules, and rewarded ho eschewed international law Evidence was t Saddam Hussein did not have any weapons destruction, yet the administration decided vade Iraq and unleash unmitigated chaos At he same time, North Korea developed nuclear weapons and Putin invaded sovereign Georgia –– but the Bush team did nothing Bush created chaos where there was none, and did not calm the flames in areas where mayhem was present The world after George W Bush was more dangerous than at any time in the post-war era

Unfortunately, the Obama administration continued this incredibly foolish policy American forces helped to facilitate the removal of Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi (who had not engaged in terrorist activities for decades), and left the nation is state of extreme violence and unrest The U S supported the removal of its longtime Egyptian ally Hosni Mubarak, only to see the nation fall into the hands of the radical Muslim Brotherhood At the same time, Obama did nothing in response to Russia’s invasion of Crimea, Assad’s use of chemical weapons or North Korea’s continued testing of nuclear arms Again, those that played by the rules were punished, and evil madmen were left free to do their bidding

Today, the globe is as dangerous as ever –– and we have left the fate of the world’s most powerful nation in the hands of a petulant, incompetent, deranged child by the name of Donald Trump Today’s foreign policy is not guided by the careful hands of seasoned diplomats, but rather by the tweets of a temperamental reality television star

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IThat, quite frankly, terrifies me

In an increasingly dangerous world, the U S must steer away from Trump’s rogue foreign policy (if you could call it a “foreign policy”) Instead, we must take a more calculated, more reasoned approach Perhaps the greatest height in American foreign policy was the early 1990s Under the leadership of the first President Bush, the United States successfully managed the end of the Cold War while simultaneously leading a multinational coalition to rid Kuwait of Saddam Hussein When the Berlin Wall came crashing down, Bush was not dancing on top of the ashes of communism Instead, Bush and his team felt that the Cold War should end with “ a whimper and not a bang ” This is the kind of measured foreign policy we must embrace

In applying Bush’s careful foreign policy to today’s disarray, we must first look towards the tension in the Middle East The United States must play its cards carefully: it must deflect Russia’s influence in Syria, diminish Assad’s capability to launch chemical attacks and ensure that Iran abides by the recent nuclear treaty We cannot continue Obama’s policy of simply staring at the Syria problem and hoping it goes away; and we also cannot embrace the rhetoric of the far-right, which demands that we simply rip-up the Iran nuclear agreement In Asia, we must convince China to assert its authority over the rogue North Korean regime to avoid a cataclysmic war Trump’s Twitter war must be replaced with a careful diplomatic dialogue with the Chinese Finally, we must act to counter Putin’s influence across the globe Larger and more forceful sanctions must be placed on the Putin’s cronies, and the Russian regime in general (particularly Russia’s fossil fuel empire) America’s Sixth Fleet must also be emboldened to show Putin that the U S is willing to flex its military muscles in the wake of aggression If we take these steps, we can begin to take the first steps to dig ourselves out of the current world of disarray

Michael Glanzel is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mglanzel@cornellsun com Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Mondays this semester

Why Asian-Americans

Major in Asian American Studies

spent my time at the Willard Straight sitin eavesdropping on a discussion about students of color that didn’t care about it I didn’t pull a muscle to realize they were referencing Asian-American students Honestly, I was there for only half of the sitin, so I am part of the problem Part of this column is to offer an excuse (there are none) but also challenge the Asian-American identity in terms of racial justice

My dad emailed me a Washington Post article and said we needed to talk “If some of these idiots ever say stupid things like this to you, don’t confront them ” I had always believed this sentiment was out of my parents ’ blindness to oppression and an inability to confront it I was half-wrong My parents aren ’ t blind They’ve not only seen oppression, they’ve felt it Even I’m not comfortable sharing those experiences The common thread is their choice not to speak up and, by doing so, set an example It’s not that they’re soft-spoken In the house, we don’t stop yelling at each other

It’s because they’re American They dreamt the American Dream for themselves and their children on the exhausting plane rides here and left the baggage of history and community in India The onus to gloriously recreate both was placed on their children I was never really a member of the AsianAmerican community, or the IndianAmerican community for that matter My real community is my parents I learned at an early age that I could and should use my life to right every historical injustice my entire community has faced

This dynamic sheds light on the fact that Asian-Americans have the highest median

income of all racial groups in America, with Indian-Americans boasting the highest among Asian-Americans My parents came here to live on “ streets paved with gold ” Even though this ideal is shattered upon landing, it’s not hard to see that white neighborhoods live up to it the most Unfortunately, brown people aren ’ t white To most closely live up to whiteness, we work through the systems in place Questioning it will falter our “ progress ”

I don’t judge those choosing to honor their parents I honestly have deep respect for them I, myself, lack the discipline, aptitude and orientation for it I do, however, think my deficiencies are valuable because I can say that when we accept that our lives don’t matter, we imply that the only ones that really do are rich, straight, cisgender, able-bodied, Christian white male lives

Asian-American student activism illustrates this well First off, a minority of AsianAmerican students engage with social justice, but among those that do, their activism centers around exclusively systematized dissent (rèsumè), superficial discourse and performative allyship This entails physically doing things to show support for a number of communities, but never making space to deeply reflect on our own Some may justify this mode by citing their economic privilege, but to do so implies the disparity in income between non-Asian and Asian people of color in America is natural and not also due to white supremacy

Jawaharlal Nehru pushed a national initiative on science in India after independence A few decades later, America discounted the “American Dream” and stock-

piled cheap, technical Indian labor to compete with the Soviets’ advancement The image of the “model minority” was solidified during this time and subsequently exploited to show Asian countries vulnerable to communism that democratic America loves Asians (what internment?)

This system still oppresses AsianAmericans today We make the most of it as opposed to resistance, but by doing this, we are complicit in its overarching violence against all marginalized peoples, especially our own

It’s problematic if you say brown Americans make too much bank to be oppressed, but forget to disaggregate New York City taxi drivers If you call out sexism in Greek life, but don’t comment on all the aunties in the kitchen If you celebrate pride, but get uncomfortable when I channel Amy Winehouse If you witness the beautiful struggle, but end a real love with a black person for a rishta

I had nothing to lose In that time I managed to scratch the surface, but they now know I need to be free The misfit in me initiated the ongoing conversation It's the same one that had me flashing Easter blue nail polish, rocking a gold chain emblazoning a Hindu god over the shirt and donning a big-ass diamond earing in the middle of a Senate internship It still has me put a lot on

It’s problematic if you say brown Americans make too much bank to be oppressed, but forget to disaggregate New York City taxi drivers.

Asian American Studies would be the hardest major for Asian American students Engaging with the material is personally destabilizing Those that do, however, would be able to articulate how white supremacy has and continues to affect us and partake in meaningful dialogue with Asian, non-Asian people of color and white people about it They could write a robust Asian-American political platform and in the process build a community to advocate for it

I took a year off, in part, to tell my parents that my life isn’t theirs I did it because

the line to confront personal injustices outside and within the brown “community ” Being a messy brown boy is seriously underrated If I wasn ’ t, I would have never been able to get lifted on real freedom I didn’t go to the organizational meeting after the University Assembly protest for the same reason I stayed for only half the sit-in It might be ego, insecurity or a mixture of both, but I feel that my exterior isn’t representative of my truth in the slightest This feeling is particularly overwhelming in social justice spaces I hope to use my education to make it so and do better going forward

Narayan Reddy is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at nreddy@cornellsun com Reddy Set Go! appears alternate Mondays this semester

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY VIRI GARCIA Sun Staff Writer

Local and national artists came together Saturday at the first Cayuga Sound Festival, delivering quality music to the unique Ithaca community and creating a one-of-a-kind experience that can only be found here in Ithaca

There was something special about the laid-back attitude of the Ithaca community, the musicians, the familiar location at Stewart Park, and the local businesses selling food The familiarity and friendliness added comfort to the experience, breaking the stereotype of chaotic music festivals There were two stages set up next to each other and artists alternated between them Businesses and radio stations had tents set up along the park, with food trucks ser ving most of the local food found at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market

First on the main stage, local post-rock band Imperials kept the crowd growing and satisfied with their driving tunes

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Miracle provided laid-back, swing-influenced sounds that were easy to listen to and enjoy Izzy True, another of the better-known local bands, kept the friendly energy going and delivered an enjoyable performance to a more unified crowd

After wards, Jukebox the Ghost performed new and old songs, along with a cover of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody ” There was a constant crowd in front of the stage, as well as listeners scattered farther from the stages on picnic blankets and lawn chairs Next, rapper, producer, activist and PhD student Sammus’s exposed, well-executed and energetic raps could be

heard throughout Stewart Park and provided music different to that of the indie and rock music being played by the many of the other artists Regardless, the crowd enjoyed her music As the pleasant, sunny afternoon wore on, New York City-based Margaret Glaspy’s indie, mellow music and smooth vocals provided a contrast to Sammus’s rugged but pleasant beats

Unfortunately, one of the bands set to play, The Knocks, had to cancel their set due to a death in their family; nevertheless, the rest of the festival was rearranged s e a m l e s

build up anticipation as the afternoon wore on Each act kept getting better and better as K Flay and Savoir Adore delivered solid performances full of passion and excitement New York City-based singer Tei Shi, also one of the more anticipated acts, met all expectations and left the crowd ready and pumped for the next act, X Ambassadors

The curators of the music festival, X Ambassadors, were the most anticipated act of the day for many and did not disa

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n d clapped as lead singer Sam Harris and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 stood at the front of the stage and thanked all of the people that helped Cayuga Sound h a p p e n T h e c rowd e

n g a n d swayed along to all their music, as the band delivered a highly energetic and i n t e r a c t i ve p e r f o r m a n c e R i

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o u s , ” Sa m Harris talked about how “ gorges ” Ithaca looked as nearly the whole crowd, it s e e m e d l i k e , re c o rd e d h i m o n t h e i r phones After playing “Gorgeous,” Harris spoke once more and talked about the way he always “dreamed of having a show

like this in my hometown,” then played two unreleased songs, “Joyful” and “Don’t Stay ” “ Joy f u l” h a d m a n y s i m i l a r i t i e s t o “Unsteady” in that vocals were highly exposed and Casey Harris’s keyboardplaying provided most of the backdrop to Sam Harris’s vocals However, “Joyful” was far more upbeat and inevitably happy than “Unsteady ” “Don’t Stay” featured the band’s signature bass drum on downbeats, which led the crowd to happily clap along and dance, even if the song had never been played live before After wards, Sam Harris gave a small speech once more and introduced the last song as one “celebrating our differences What makes each and ever y one of us unique in this world

You don’t have to be afraid Not here, not tonight, not ever ” The final song the band played was “Renegade,” which the whole crowd clapped and danced along to The band then began to leave and the crowd began to yell out for an encore Unsurprisingly, X Ambassadors returned and played “ Torches” for an enthusiastic and emotional audience

After X Ambassadors left the stage and The Roots set up for their show, Myrick came back onstage to talk about the process of getting The Roots to perform

at Cayuga Sound The Roots began to play and the energy and dancing was m o re i n t e n s e t h a n w i t h t h e X Ambassadors The Roots’ sousaphone, saxophone and trumpet players to create the jazz and hip-hop fusion they’re known for, which the audience easily danced to When the energy seemed to be getting low with the musicians playing long improv solos, they began to loop a riff of their solo and add instruments and a beat until they either resumed or started a song This went on until the end of the festival, leaving ever yone happy and excited

A public space goes under drastic transformation to accommodate any sort of crowd, and Stewart Park was no exception I expected it to feel “disrupted” by so much sound, but it was enjoyable, and the music felt genuine Seeing the Ithaca community so unified and knowing that most of the festival was “home-grown” incited a greater appreciation for the diversity and quality of music Ithaca has to offer

Musicians Bring Songs to Stoops for Porchfest

BY NOAH HARRELSON and KATIE SIMS Sun Contributor and Arts and Entertainment Editor

There were several planned street closures in Ithaca on Sunday for Porchfest, but crowds gathering to watch people singing and playing instr uments on Fall Creek and Nor thside porches blocked off many more

As 180 bands played throughout the afternoon, people were watching, dancing and singing in the streets

Porchfest made Ithaca feel like any small town in America, despite also having a uniquely Ithacan feel Considering Porchfest has grown to include more than 60 cities and towns in the U S and Canada, in a way, it really could have been anywhere in America

The quantity of ar tists at Porchfest was staggering; it would have been physically impossible to see and enjoy ever y act It could turn any music fan into a kid at a candy store The number has grown from 20 in 2007 to 180 this year, for the11th Porchfest There were rock bands, jam bands, bluegrass bands, 80’s cover bands, acapella singers, classical music groups and on and on the only explanation for the diversity of music is the diversity of Ithaca itself

Andrew Alling, a one-man band, sang original songs while playing a guitar, harmonica and synthesizer (with his feet) When asked about the Ithaca music scene, he said "I moved to Ithaca for the scene Musicians here really help each other out, by giving emotional suppor t, helping each other land gigs, however they can There's no competition between us ”

Over 100 people gathered to see the Third Stor y Band play cover songs from the 1950s to 1980s Shelly Pargh of Etna, NY, played keyboard and sang for the band, for their third Porchfest “It’s just so down to Ear th, it’s so fun to be here it’s a beautiful day to be walking around, it’s a great neighborhood to be doing it in ”

As she stood on the sidewalk, beginning to break down the equipment on the porch of 210 and 210 ½ Utica Street, she was interr upted by person after person coming up and complimenting her and her band, one person saying “ your voice was amazing, you brought us

in from blocks away ” It was Third Stor y Band’s third time playing Porchfest, after watching Porchfest 2014, saying “I just thought it was such a great idea ” From up on East Hill, the Cornell University Middle Eastern Music Ensemble enthusiastically played Middle Eastern songs with traditional instr uments at the corner of Marshall and Utica Streets

Cornell Ukulele Club, a group of passionate ukulele players with a variety of different levels of experience Their songs were quirky, beautiful and relaxing Allison Sutton ’18, president of the club, has a ver y positive view of the festival She sees it as “this ver y fun com-

munity event that I feel like ukulele club fits really well with ” Tar yn Mattice, pastor at the Protestant Cooperative Ministr y at Cornell, commented that she liked the “community feel [of Porchfest] the fact that the heavy metal band is around the corner from the classical quar tet We make room for each other ”

Noah Harrelson is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at nmh65@cornell edu Katie Sims is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at ksims@cornellsun com

Strange Weather Characters Shine, Plot Falters

BY RUBY QUE Sun Staff Writer

“There are 50-something women everywhere! Why do we only see them in the world but never on the screen?”

This was the question that prompted Katherine Dieckmann to set out and make Strange Weather Following the screening on Thursday night at Cornell Cinema, writerdirector Dieckmann joined the audience for a conversation about the making of her most recent film

I find her initial question striking because the only reason I wanted to see this film in the first place was Holly Hunter I’m a fan of hers; I don’t care if she’s pushing sixty or most of her recent roles are mothers or kind-hearted neighbors, because she shines in major and minor parts alike Consider the small and mighty mother Emily in The Big Sick Seriously why are actresses of her age not often offered lead roles?

Set in Georgia, the story follows Darcy Baylor (Holly Hunter), a divorced 50-something woman working as an administrative assistant at a small university Upon the news that she may lose her job to budget cuts, Darcy finds out that her late son ’ s friend from business school might have stolen her son ’ s idea, making him a fortune as a hot-dog restaurant owner She grabs her bag and a best friend and off they go Born and bred in Georgia, Hunter nails the leading role impeccably, bringing the gritty, free-spirited yet pain-ridden Southern woman to life Darcy is a complex character who is at once unbreakable and fragile, and Hunter excels at capturing this juxtaposition in her mannerisms and decisionmaking She shows her teeth whenever she or someone she loves is belittled; but look at how she gently drags her bare foot over the back of her dog! I also love her little quirks like gardening and collecting Stetson hats, and even the not-soadorable ones like smoking and procrastinating over the application Those are the subtle touches that make her real and relatable

Carrie Coon tries her best to add life to the conventional truthsayer/bestie role as Byrd She is deceptively easygoing, but Coon’s performance certainly suggests that Byrd is hold-

ing onto a secret with incredible weight In fact, this is the first role Coon decided to take on since playing the twin sister in Gone Girl “She just hated the way women are written in films, “ Dieckmann remarked

Byrd’s black girlfriend Geri (Andrene Ward-Hammond), with her very limited screen time, is meant to send a message: “I want to show a plural South The South is not a place where you only see black people when they’re suffering There are educated, middle-class black women out there too ” Again, I truly appreciate how most characters in Strange Weather are underrepresented and/or conventiondefying, which makes this film difficult to make in the first place “We didn’t get money until the 70th investor we talked to, ” Dieckmann sighed, “ even with Holly Hunter on board We eventually shot it with a very low budget and in 20 days ” I worked on set over the past summer, and a DIY romcom with only two locations took us three weeks

If you ’ ve seen the film, you might have noticed Glenne Headly’s brief but stunning performance as Darcy’s childhood friend Mary Lou as well It’s always a pleasure to watch her shine in major and minor roles alike She passed away not long after the movie was released, so if you ’ re watching the film, make sure not to let her part slip away

However, as my screenwriting professor loves to say, “ to have a great film, you must first have a great script ” That’s exactly what Strange Weather lacks The plot is creaky and sometimes contrived Darcy makes some confusing character choices, for example Her first reaction to the upsetting revelation is to get drunk at a local bar and sleep with its owner She insists on taking the back-roads on an ostensibly urgent journey just because she “doesn’t like trucks ” And while they make the business plan seem like such a big deal, she just casually loses it and gets mad first, reprinting shouldn’t be a hard job when the plan is in the son ’ s email, and then she doesn’t even need it to nail the final showdown! Back to contrivances, the movie is filled with familiar images and ideas I get it that the mercurial weather is supposed to be a reflection of Darcy’s emotional turbulence, but it’s too overt to feel right Other blatant expositions and symbolisms make the movie busy and stagy What was behind the decision for her abusive ex-husband to be mute? What’s

the difference between this encounter and having Darcy rant about her grief and regret to a wall? Again, it is an obnoxiously convenient choice to have a catharsis without the trouble of constructing a conversation, especially when the previous scene has gone all the way to give us every bit of information about this guy and his family I actually asked about this choice and Dieckmann said she might be too uncomfortable to talk to him if he’s still very much alive I personally don’t buy the reason because Darcy doesn’t know he’s that sick until she actually sees him, and I believe she is ready to talk when she goes in The confrontation between Darcy and Byrd, filmed with flawless composition and pacing, feels similarly melodramatic and over-earnest

The rusty pickup truck, roadside diners and gas stations together create an authentic-feeling Southern vibe, but the closing image seems particularly jarring to me: Darcy happens to walk into a cotton field when the sky is lit perfectly in the background, and the irrigation machine happens to turn on as if cleansing her of the burden from the past?

Dieckmann mentioned the decision to use this ending instead of one where all three women are driving to work, and the long-gone rain miraculously falls “It’s a belabored metaphor,” she proudly announced Well, call it metaphor, symbolism, serendipity or whatever, I just can ’ t fall for that

While the critical social commentary, top-notch cast and beautiful cinematography compensate for the unsatisfying plot to an extent, Strange Weather is more like a character sketch forced into a feature length drama-mystery I would rather watch these extremely rich characters literally talking to each other and sharing stories than this disappointing, alltoo-familiar road trip The movie reminds me how in some video games, we see beautifully detailed characters in an illdefined landscape with blank space and rough edges left underdeveloped

On a last note, Dieckmann briefly talks about her upcoming project, which is also about fifty-something women Let’s hope Dieckmann’s characters come in a world with equal force

Ruby Que is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at yq62@cornell edu

Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once. Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name. (Rules from wikipedia.org/wiki /Sudoku)

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Burkhauser is a professor emeritus of policy analysis and management in the College of Human Ecology, teaching his final courses Introduction to Microeconomics and Economics of Social Security in the fall of 2015

Burkhauser joined PAM in 1998, and in 2012 began a joint appointment at the University of Melbourne’s Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research Until 2015, he split his time between Ithaca and Australia, spending July through December at Cornell and the rest of his time in Melbourne Burkhauser is currently at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, and has split time in Austin, in addition to Cornell and Melbourne, since 2016

Burkhauser’s research interests “focuses on how public policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations as well as how levels and trends in income and income inequality have changed in the USA and other countries,” according to his Cornell bio

Jamil Rahman can be reached at jrahman@cornellsun com

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ble the music is and the musicians are ”

“I think it brings the neighborhood together in a specific way and it really helps people see e a c h o t h e r c re a t i ve l y, ” Ad l e r added

Porchfest is not limited to those who live in Fall Creek and Northside Cornell students have played a role in Porchfest each year as well, from strolling around to performing to volunteering

This year, a group of computer science students designed a new software program for scheduling the various bands performing at Porchfest, the festival’s brochure said

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As Porchfest has grown, organizers have had to cope with chall e n g e s i n a c c o m m o d a t i n g t h e increasing number of participating bands

“In the first few years, we just did it,” Greene said, adding that there was no funding and no oversight from local government Now, t o a

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“I think it brings the neighborhood together in a specific way and it really helps people see each other creatively.”

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large crowds and the blocked-off streets, she has to file a special event permit and ascertain insurance

“ T h e re ’ s m o re l o g i s t i c s involved,” Greene said

Girisha Arora ’20 contributed reporting to this article

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Football Drops Second Straight to Start Season

Archer retains confdence in team despite 0-2 start and glaring problems with ground defense

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offense is doing good we just got to capitalize and score points at the end of drives,” said freshman w i d e re c e i v e r E r i c G a l l m a n , whose 97 receiving yards on the day set the Cornell single-game record for a freshman “ We’re

k i c k i n g f i e l d g o a l s w h e n w e should be scoring touchdowns and that’s definitely affecting us, but I think we’ll get it together in upcoming weeks ”

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t might come with Banks throwing to some new receivers, he is also aware the grace period is running thin Both interceptions on the day for Banks were either tipped off the hands of a teammate or Bulldog

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ground It feels like an airplane that [can’t take off ] ”

It seemed that on nearly ever y play, Banks was slow to get up after either a hit just after he threw or a late hit that was penalized Yale’s Tosan Agbeyegbe was ejected for targeting after a late hit on Banks With a young offens i v e l i n e t h a t h a s been cratered due to graduation, Bulldog after Bulldog found their way to Banks, sacking him six times and forcing him to depart the contest after taking a

beating Archer said Banks will be reevaluated in the coming days, but he was able to exit the field on his own power

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Apart from a 90-yard touchdown sprint from sophomore tailback Harold Coles, Cornell managed just 24 yards on the ground for the day

“These are correctable things, so I am still very confident about the season, extremely frustrated about today’s results ”

On top of r ushers making their way to Banks, the offensive line did not help the run game

“A lot of young guys and we have some depth hurt, which has taken its toll,” Archer said, explaining the troubles on the offensive line “ We traveled an offensive lineman this week who didn’t practice because he had the flu, so our depth at offensive line is not great We are going to keep finding the right combination there ”

Like the offense, the defense’s day also deteriorated as the day progressed Despite holding Yale to 55 yards of rushing in the first half, the Bulldogs notched nearly 300 yards on the ground in the second half with Zane Dudek and Deshawn Salter going for 173 and 143 on the day, respectively

Following their late first-half g o - a h e a d t o u c h d ow n , t h e Bulldogs scored right out of halftime to make it a 21-10 game, and after a missed 21-yard field goal attempt by junior kicker Zach Mays, Yale scored again to take a 28-10 lead

O n e a c h o f t h o s e d r i v e s ,

Dudek had a run for over 20 y a rd s w h i l e Ya

s s o p h o m o re quarterback Kurt Rawlings had to make only four completions to march his team down the field

No rush was more damning to the Red than an 82-yard touchdown run by Salter that effectively put the game out of reach for Cornell It was just three drives after Coles’s 90-yard touchdown and two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 11 But much like the second half as a whole, Salter and Dudek stymied any hope Cornell had for a comeback

“Schematically I don’t think much changed between the first [and second] half,” said junior linebacker Reis Seggebruch “I just think players didn’t make plays in the second ”

After last week’s 41-14 loss to Delaware, Archer said he felt m o re c o n f i d e n t t h a n h e d i d opening 2016 with a win over Bucknell Now two loses in, he still maintains that level of trust in his guys to not let the ship steer too far off course

“[I’m] still confident because I am confident in my guys ’ ability to correct this,” he said “ These are correctable things, so I am still ver y confident about the season, extremely frustrated about today’s result ”

Zachary Silver can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

Volleyball Kicks Off Ivy Play With Win

VOLLEYBALL Continued from page 16

do that today and having the first win under our belts is a great way to start conference [play] ”

For the most part, Saturday’s match saw the return of a familiar foe to Ne wman Arena

Although Columbia did have a significant offseason departure in its two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Cassie Wes, the Lions still showcased its trademark scrappy, defensive style of play this weekend

“[Columbia’s] libero graduated and she pretty much dug the whole court for them last year, so that was definitely different,” said head coach Trudy Vande Berg “But aside from that, they still played with the same style, same scrappiness and same things that they always do ”

That scrappiness was immediately on display in the first two sets of the match While the Red managed to take the first set in a 27-25 decision, Columbia evened the score with a hard fought 26-24 win in the second

“We made a lot of errors in those first two sets and it made us a little more frantic than we usually are, ” Vande Berg said “But I thought we settled down after the second set and we started to execute and play our game ”

Following some tight play in the first two sets, an 11-2 run in the middle of the third set gave Cornell some breathing room for a 25-19 victory That momentum would carry over into the fourth set, where the Red sealed the deal in a 25-18 decision

“We had some tough serving [where] a few people went on a few runs in the last two sets, and

that was a big factor,” said senior captain Kiley McPeek “We also just picked up our hitting where people were putting the ball away, and that was exciting ” Against a Columbia team ranked third in the nation for aces per set with 2 09 and notorious for keeping the ball in play, the Red knew it had to be scrappy itself McPeek recorded a game-high 16 digs, while the team as a whole recorded 60 digs and had great success on the block

“Digging inside middle is never easy, but it was good that our block was up and able to stop them,” McPeek said “Whenever we have a good block it’s always

“I know we have all the tools to put up a great showing in the Ivy League and I’m excited with what’s to come.” S e n i o r E m i l y W e m h o f f

easier to dig around them ”

While Cornell holds an alltime 52-13 record against the Lions, Saturday’s win represents the first time in several years that the Red have begun Ivy play with a win

“In my four years here, this is my first 1-0 start [in Ivy League play],” Wemhoff said “I know we have all the tools to put up a great showing in the Ivy League and I’m excited with what’s to come ”

Cornell will look to continue its Ivy success as it travels to face Har vard and Dar tmouth this coming weekend

Joshua Zhu can be reached at jzhu@cornellsun com

Hansan Scores 2 Goals, Lifts Red

Over St. Francis

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men ’ s soccer secured a win on Friday against St Francis (5-4) after being down 1-0 at halftime Two goals from freshman midfielder Tommy Hansan catapulted the Red to victor y in what was a ver y physical and emotional game

Despite the victor y, head coach John Smith said that Cornell (3-3-1, 0-0 Ivy) was not playing to its potential in the first half of the game

“ We were playing like we were on the road in the first half,” Smith said “ We came out flat and were under pressure, but in the second half we showed that we can be aggressive ”

Smith was adamant that the slow start was his fault, and proceeded to change up the team ’ s formation at halftime, which provided a boost to offensive pressure

“I put the first half on my shoulders,” Smith said “In scouting [St Francis] I thought it would have been good to come out with a 4-1-4-1, but instead that formation put us under pressure ”

Smith, who said he had “ some choice words” for his team at halftime, shifted the formation to a 4-4-2, with the left back playing high up the pitch and contributing in attack

Also integral for the Red was Smith’s decision to rely on Tommy Hansan and junior for ward Walter Prince for offensive pressure Prince came on in the second and provided energy, frequently causing havoc for the St Francis (5-4) backline, which struggled to deal with his speed and athleticism

Both Prince and Hansan pressed the defense from the start of the second Hansan eventually broke through the back line in what was a foot race with the St Francis goalie for the ball Just as the goalie dove to block the shot, Hansan lifted the ball over his outstretched arms and into the corner of the net

“There were a lot of touches on the ball before it came to me and then I was able to head it in ”

“My mindset is always the same when I come on, ” Prince said “I knew the team needed some energy and I’m a pretty big body so I can shake up the center backs a bit ”

It was a shot that came off of a hefty touch, yet Hansan was still able to get to the ball “ They flooded one side of the back line and I saw that and went to the other side,” Hansan said “Someone flicked the ball to me and I took a pretty good touch for ward and was able to slide it past the goalie ”

Hansan’s first goal tied the game, but his second just a few minutes later gave the Red the lead and the ultimate gamewinner

Cornell scored off of a throw that was initially believed to have been scored by Prince, but the ball actually hit off of Prince’s shoulder and was then tapped in by Hansan “ The ball was bouncing around and we work on those

situations in practice where you just have to attack it,” Hansan said “ There were a lot of touches on the ball before it came to me and then I was able to head it in ”

Hansan, who represents the young core of talent on the Cornell team, said the formation shift was a key decision in the game

“Our two for wards who came on in the second half were attacking right away, ” Hansan said “ We were able to get the ball off of them and it created a lot of chances in the second half ”

The game concluded with some controversy as tempers were running high in the closing minutes, with a St Francis player receiving a red card for fighting after skirmish on the last corner of the game

“Nobody likes to lose,” Smith said “Some people accept losses in different ways and I think one or two of their players accepted it in an unfortunate manner ”

The Red will turn their attention toward Binghamton on Monday, followed by the team ’ s first Ivy game on Saturday against Penn

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FOOTBALL

2nd Half Woes Lead to 49-24Yale Bowl Loss

Ill-timed offensive and defensive breakdowns lead to Red’s downfall

By ZACHARY SILVER Sun Sports Editor

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A crisp start at the Yale Bowl Saturday, one that followed a strong second half last week against Delaware, had Cornell football poised to enter halftime against Yale with a 17-7 lead and a firm stranglehold on the Bulldogs.

But after a stalled, three-and-out drive that handed Yale the ball back, coupled with collapses by the defense, the Bulldogs were able to swing the game in their favor and notch a go-ahead score with under two minutes remaining in the half.

And since Cornell elected to begin with the ball, Yale trotted back onto the field to start the second half looking to do more damage, which it did out of the gate, en route to a 4924 thrashing of the Red.

“Last two minutes of the half are like the hidden game within the game,” head coach David Archer ’05 said when asked about the team’s breakdowns just before halftime. “It felt like we had to keep being aggressive offensively. … [You think] this is going to click there, and it didn’t.”

Before that point, Cornell outplayed a Yale team that was riding a high after demolishing defending Patriot League champion Lehigh, 56-28. For a team that has, in the recent past, struggled with run defense, Cornell held the Bulldogs to just 55 yards on the ground at the half and 142 yards of total offense — 63 of which came on Yale’s go-ahead drive just before the half. This was aided by the Red’s ability to keep the potent Yale offense off the field, as it held the ball for nearly twice as long as the Bulldogs by halftime.

But missed opportunities became the nail in the coffin for Cornell. On

the Red’s first offensive drive of the game, junior quarterback Dalton Banks, who eventually exited the game due to injury, orchestrated a 76-yard drive to the Yale four-yardline only to see a field goal as the final result.

On the ensuing drives, Cornell

was forced into a three-and-out, then was intercepted twice in a row — the second of which was returned for a touchdown to get Yale on the board for the first time.

“We’re moving the ball well,

By JOSHUA ZHU

Loss highlights persistent problems with run defense

By CHARLES COTTON Sun Assistant Sports Editor

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Cornell football spent the week of practice confident its preparation for a “pass-first” Yale offense would serve it well at the Yale Bowl Saturday.

But it was not Yale’s talented sophomore quarterback Kurt Rawlings that made the Red pay in the two teams’ Ivy opener. Rather it was the ground game that decimated Cornell defense, now leaving a rush-defense searching for answers after continuous subpar showings.

On Saturday’s career night for Cornell volleyball senior captain Emily Wemhoff, it was fitting that the outside hitter was able to score the matchwinning point against Columbia the same way she had done all night — a hard kill breaking through a formidable block.

“During that last play, Columbia’s middle blocker Chichi [Ikwuazom] had a lot of blocks, so I really didn’t want to run that play with our setter,”

Wemhoff said. “But then I realized that it had been working all game, so I just went for it, swung with all my might, and it was a kill.”

In Cornell’s (5-5) annual Ivy League opener against Columbia (5-5), Wemhoff recorded a career-high 23 kills, the only member of the Red to reach double digits in that category.

“In the past starting Ivy [League play], we haven’t started with intensity and fire,” Wemhoff said. “We were able to