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A new housing project at 114 Catherine St could join the first few residential housing developments to be built under Ithaca’s new zoning laws passed by the Common Council in March if the city’s Planning and Development Board approves the proposal
By ASHLEY COLLIS-BURGESS Sun Staff Writer
In response to the University’s decision to extend the deadline to drop courses or change a grade option, several Cornellians say they are relieved to have the additional week
The deadline was extended to Oct 17 to accommodate changes
t o t h e a c a d e m i c c a l e n d a r which went into effect last semester that no longer give sufficient time for students to receive their first prelim grades and gauge
t h e i r a c a d e m i c p e r f o r m a n c e , according to the University
“The new academic calendar creates a situation in which some course prelims are scheduled late
enough that grading will not be completed by the [original deadline] with the result that students may lack information about t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n t i m e t o drop,” according to an email sent to all College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students
Though the new drop deadline is University-wide, each college has their own guidelines for the process of dropping after the original deadline, according to the Arts and Sciences Advising Office
“Because of systems issues, the Un i ve r s i t y c a n n o t e x t e n d t h i s deadline electronically in Student Center,” the Arts College said in
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By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Ed tor
Police say they are investigating reports of weekend burglaries at Day Hall and at an apartment near West Campus, the latest in a string of recent robberies reported on and near Cornell’s campus Between 5 p m Friday and 8 a m Monday, one or more suspects
“forced entry ” into a Day Hall office through a window, according to Cornell Police, who say they received the report at 8:44 a m Monday An additional burglary reportedly occurred after 5 a m Sunday at 109 Llenroc Ct , where a burglar or burglars “forced open ” a secured basement door, according to police
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Last month, Prof Glenn Altschuler Ph D ’76, dean of the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and Prof Isaac Kramnick, government, published Cornell, A History, 1940–2015 the first full-scale account of the University to appear since 1962
Published by Cornell University Press, the book’s text and its 60 photographs cover the second 75 years of Cornell’s history, when Cornell emerged as an important global research center
Altschuler and Kramnick said they felt that their experiences in both the faculty and University administration allowed them to be in a “somewhat unique capacity to write about Cornell’s history ”
“If this sesquicentennial is successful, it will combine serious self-reflection with celebration.”
“Both of us have throughout the years become wellknown as close to undergraduates, having a feel for undergraduate life,”
Kramnick said “One of the things that brought us to writing this was that we have perspectives both from the institution and the administration of the institution ”
According to Kramnick, the book was not originally intended to celebrate Cornell’s sesquicentennial
“The idea emerged around 2003 [or] 2004, but was put on the back burner of both of us because we were involved with writing other books of our own scholarship areas, ” Kramnick said “Only around 2007 [or] 2008 did it get on the front burner, at which point in terms of its natural evolution it was going to be published the year of the sesquicentennial ”
Altschuler said that he thought this coincidence was a positive one, however, and added that the book serves as a good way to reflect on the University after 150 years
“I’m strongly in favor of celebrations like the sesquicentennial because I think institutions should have appropriate occasions for celebration but also for self-reflection,”
Altschuler said “If this Sesquicentennial is successful, it will combine serious self-reflection with celebration, and that’s good for institutions as well as individuals ”
Altschuler and Kramnick added that their book as well as their one-time course currently offered about Cornell’s histor y, American Studies 2003: Creating Contemporary Cornell are “unique among institutional histories” due to emphasizing the University’s development in a “national and international political context ”
“We devoted a considerable amount of space to the Cold War and how it affected faculty promotion and hiring but also to divestment from South Africa and the institution’s role in the nation’s outreach to China,” Altschuler said
While researching for the book, Kramnick and Altschuler said they used sources including the The Sun, articles from the Rare and Manuscript Collection and presidential papers, which were used to gain an understanding of the relationship between the presidents and the trustees
The book also deals with domestic social issues, exemplifying that universities, such as Cornell, are not “ivory tower institutions,” but are “connected with the country ’ s “history and politics,” according to Altschuler
One major example of this the occupation of Willard Straight Hall in 1969 was “probably the most traumatic event in the history of Cornell,” according to Kramnick, in the way it placing it in the larger context of a civil rights revolution that was moving from Martin Luther King’s ideals of Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X
“What we wanted to show was that that movement of the Cornell students from integrationist ideals to the separatist ideals which culminated in the takeover of the Straight was exactly mirroring what was happening in the civil rights movement in the United States,” Kramnick said Altschuler and Kramnick also said they wanted to portray Cornell’s struggles with gender issues
“In the book, we deal extensively with women ’ s issues, from a discussion of the implications of what was called ‘gracious living’ in the 1950s to the invention of the term ‘sexual harassment’ and the establishment of a women studies program at Cornell,” Altschuler said
Today, they point out, although women are the majority of the undergraduates and there is a flourishing of women ’ s studies, women only account for 28 percent of the faculty
By explaining Cornell’s past and “it’s DNA,” the authors
suggest, their book may shed light on Cornell’s current challenges, including those posed by the construction of an applied science campus on land donated by New York City, now Cornell Tech
“We believe that Cornell can only get it right by achieving a balance between pure and applied research, corporate support and corporate influence, philanthropy for the New York City and the Ithaca campus, a focus on educating undergraduates and preparing graduate students for roles in entrepreneurship and global leadership,” Altschuler said
Benedetta Carnaghi can be reached at bc552@cornell edu
By MELVIN LI Sun Contr butor
This summer, Prof Lauren Monroe, Near Eastern Studies, led six student volunteers at an archaeological dig at the Israeli Biblical excavation site Tel Abel Beth Maacah
The volunteers were drawn from two classes Monroe taught last semester: Archaeology 4800: Archaeology of Gender in Syria-Palestine and Archaeology 2550: Origins of Monotheism According to Monroe, the trip helped serve as a field component for both classes, giving students a chance to apply what they had learned about ancient Israelite culture to the real world
“[The trip was about] bringing to life aspects of the world in which the Bible and the Book of Monotheism emerged,” Monroe said “For the students in the gender course, there was a more direct connection because those students were actually studying archaeological methods and then implementing those methods on the field ”
The excavation, held from June 24 to July 22, offered learning opportunities for non-archeology students mainly those in Archaeology 2550 as well, according to Monroe
“ The focus of the [origins of Monotheism] class was on the evolution of the idea of one god out of this ancient poly-
theistic background,” Monroe said “Certainly the people who occupied the site where [the students] were digging would’ve been part of that polytheistic world that was kind of moving towards something more monotheistic,” Monroe said Because of its location between ancient Israeli, Phoenician and Syrian settlements 1 2 miles south of the border of present-day Lebanon, Abel Beth Maacah is a hotbed for Middle Bronze Age artifacts, many of which date back to about 1800 BCE, according to Profs Robert A Mullins, Biblical studies, Azusa Pacific University, and Nava Panitz-Cohen, Biblical archaeology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who both directed the trip
“The excavation at this cultural crossroads will expose more than the Biblical past, ” Mullins and Panitz-Cohen said “Scholars hope to examine cultural exchange and urban interaction during the second and first millennia BCE ”
The student volunteers included Kirsten Smith grad, Ezra Newman ’16, Ellie Reppy ’17, Xinyi Chen ’17, Magdalene Murphy ’17 and Fredrika Loew grad They were also accompanied by Monroe’s husband, Prof Chris Monroe, archeology and assistant director of the Cornell Institute of Archaeology and Material Studies, as well as Alex Chertok ’12
Housed at the guesthouse of Kibbutz Kfar Szold, a small agricultural collective community in the Upper Galilee, volunteers would wake up each morning at 4 a m before being transported to the site to begin digging for the whole morning, according to Chen
The volunteers were divided into teams called “ squares ” and used trowels and pickaxes to clear away large amounts of earth, which then had to be carted away in wheelbarrows, according to Chen Each square was watched over by an Israeli Ph D stu-
dent, many of whom previously served in the Israeli Defense Force
After a brief tea break and breakfast, the students would continue excavating until 1:00 p m , when temperatures were too high to continue working, Chen said They would then return to the the guesthouse for lunch and relax for a few hours before returning to the dig site to wash the shards of pottery they found that day
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“[The trip was about] bringing to life aspects of the world in which the Bible and Book of Monotheism emerged ”
objects, including preser ved olive pits, ancient cups, parts of human skeletons and buried stone buildings, during the course of their four-week-long excavation, according to Chen
“I think the main discover y in my square was part of a silo,” Chen said “It was probably used for storage or something ”
Reppy said she learned a broad variety of things during the trip
“I really enjoyed my month at Abel Beth Maacah,” Reppy said “I learned a lot from what a Middle Bronze age cooking pot rim looks like to the challenge of assigning stratigraphy ”
The students were assisted by additional volunteers from Azusa Pacific University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Trinity International University
Melvin Li can be reached at mzl7@cornell edu
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an email to students “Each college has put in place procedures for allowing students to drop a course or change the grade option ”
decision rather than the rushed one I thought I would be forced to make,” she said “I am trying to see if I can do dual degree, which affects my schedule and affects which classes I need for requirements ”
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Aaron Bhole ’16 said he thinks the new deadline will help alleviate some of the stress students face in trying to select the best courses from a range of “interesting” options
“I think that the drop deadline extension will be extremely helpful to a number of students, myself included, who like to enroll in several courses and end up dropping towards the end of the deadline,” he said “Now I will be able to have a better feel of which classes I should keep as well as reduced stress in missing a deadline ”
Emily Teall ’16 also said the later drop deadline will allow her to make more careful decisions as she tries to complete courses to graduate on time with her dual degree
“The later drop deadline gives me enough time to meet with advisors and make a more informed
The new deadline will be instrumental in providing opportunities for students to properly evaluate course experience, rather than feeling rushed, according to Alexandra Saint Laurent ’16
“I think it gives students a better opportunity to judge how they are doing in their classes before making that decision to drop,” she said “The original deadline made the process feel rushed, and I personally never took part in it because so ”
Marcus Hill ’16 also said that he appreciates the University’s efforts to accommodate students in their process of selecting the best courses for their academic needs
“The extra time will definitely help people pick the most relevant courses, ” Hill said
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Police say they have no description of the suspect or suspects of either incident and that the incident is under investigation
The two reported burglaries mark the latest in a string of burglaries over the past month A Catherine Street apartment was robbed on Aug 31 and resulted in a chase between one of the house’s residents and the bur-
glars
Weeks later, the Delta Tau Delta fraternity on West Campus was robbed, with the suspect entering the rooms of fraternity members and taking money out of three wallets early on Sept 17
Last Wednesday, two additional West Campus burglaries were reported one at the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, also known as “Rockledge,” and another at Von Cramm Cooperative Hall
According to CUPD Deputy
Chief Dave Honan, police are investigating to see if the burglaries are related
In an email to the Cornell community Friday, Cornell Police Chief Kathy Zoner reminded Cornellians to lock their doors and windows at home and at offices and work spaces
“Don’t offer thieves the path of least resistance,” Zoner said
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IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL HAZING PREVENTION WEEK last week, University officials and student leaders outlined efforts to broaden hazing reduction efforts and involve more student organizations in the conversation surrounding hazing The University brought together faculty, staff and students creating The Council on Hazing Prevention, which included members from Reser ve Officers Training Corps, a capella groups and the Student Assembly to expand anti-hazing efforts We at The Sun agree that hazing prevention should not be limited to organizations such as the Greek system and athletic teams, and support the University in bringing students from different organizations together However, we are skeptical that these steps will reach all students and call upon the University to be more clear about these efforts to educate all students about hazing
We ardently oppose hazing in all forms Under Cornell’s Code of Conduct, “Hazing means an act that, as an explicit or implicit condition for initiation to, admission into, affiliation with, or continued membership in a group or organization, (1) could be seen by a reasonable person as endangering the physical health of an individual or as causing mental distress to an individual through, for example, humiliating, intimidating, or demeaning treatment, (2) destroys or removes public or private property, (3) involves the consumption of alcohol or drugs, or the consumption of other substances to excess or (4) violates any University policy ” In particular, hazing can have debilitating and life-threatening consequences, like the hazing-related death of George Desdunes ’13, a brother of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, in 2011 It is because of these physical and emotional dangers that we support the University as it expands its anti-hazing efforts and works to educate all students about hazing
The council represents another concrete step in fostering the dialogue around hazing But we encourage the University to take further steps in reducing hazing by creating additional educational programming, seminars and awareness campaigns By educating organizations across the University on better practices for integrating new members into groups, the University can better reduce hazing incidents and provide a more positive group environment Overall, we cannot stress enough the dangers of hazing, and our support for the University as it continues its efforts to eliminate hazing, but we hope that the initiatives are clearly enumerated and effectively implemented
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In t h e m e a n t i m e , i t i s i m p o r t a n t f o r s t u d e n t s t o h a v e t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h e y n e e d t o f i n d s a f e h o u s i n g o p t i o n s a n d t h e k n ow l e d g e t h e y n e e d t o k e e p t h e m s e l v e s a n d t h e i r h o m e s s a f e o n c e t h e y m ov e i n T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s a v a i l a b l e o n l i n e a n d h a s b e e n d i s s e m i n a t e d b y e m a i l , t h r o u g h t h e re c e n t B e a r Wa l k c o m m u n i t y e v e n t , a n d o t h e r m e a n s How e v e r, I t h i n k i t ’ s w o r t h w h i l e t o c o n t i n u e t o s h a r e t h i s i m p o r t a
David Zha | The Angry Spirit Bear
There once was a nerd-bro hipster named Ignatius Tipster
But before he became a nerd-bro hipster, he was just a nerdy hipster
In high school, he played bass and eroded his vocal cords in a punk band named “Don’t Go ” He dabbled in the Edgecore scene and unabashedly rode the Kinsella-inspired band wagon of the twinkle rock movement He enjoyed Star Wars graphic tees, Settlers of Catan, discussing cannabis science, old kung-fu movies and spending hours on Wikipedia researching the lives of obscure hip-hop artists
Iggy loved his band He loved those long drives to shady venues where he sang about positivity, Dungeons and Dragons and emo girls to vacant rooms populated only by other bands and bitter sound engineers
But he couldn’t lie to himself It was all just a way of dealing with his secret, cliché and curious insecurity over being undesirable to certain women chiefly those of the eight, nine and 10 variety No slough of gauged girls with sparrow tattoos on their hips could ever fill the black hole Hot Hannah (that dazzling beaut) had left gaping in his chest after she read the love poem he slipped into her locker to the entire sixth grade class
Eventually, being blue and singing about it just wasn ’ t enough for Ignatius Graduating from high school with three kisses, half a dr y handjob and two blue balls had left him insecure, worried and dissatisfied
But if there’s one thing about Iggy, it’s that his inner nerd loves a quest He understands the consequences of so shallow a goal, but nevertheless makes a solemn vow to enter that fier y Crack of Doom and slip the fateful Ring of Power onto his member he vows solemnly to bang at least one hot betch before he dies
His strategy is to exhibit signs of orthodox frattitude, couple it with alternative style, while suppressi the fact that he’s really just a ver confused Nice Guy.
College is Iggy’s chance to reinvent himself He puts down his guitar, cuts his WoW subscription, joins a gym and decides to pledge a fraternity He joins the Zeta house at a peculiar time in its histor y:
After a heinous hazing incident involving a mock stage, crossdressed pledges, public urination and playing R Kelly music far too loudly on the house lawn, much of the Zeta old guard were either suspended or expelled This left the brotherhood undermanned, demoralized and in ill repute Iggy easily infiltrates a house desperate for new members After an expedited pledging period our geeky punk rocker emerges as the label-transcendentbeing we know as Ignatius Tipster, Nerd Bro Hipster
Now it’s O-Week of the new semester, and the party rages Iggy is eager to use his new-found title of “Brother” to finally slay the elusive pussycat His strategy is to exhibit signs of orthodox frattitude, couple it with an alternative style, while suppressing the fact that he’s really just a ver y confused Nice Guy
There’s a target in vision Iggy cools down his angst and prepares to initiate Brunette Level 7 Drinking Probably willing to give verbal consent Written contract at the ready just in case, he analyzes
Suddenly, the house door swings open with a bang A man wearing a Vineyard Vines shirt, lobster shorts, Sperr y ’ s, a backwards Patriots cap and a smug smile struts inside He throws the two overstuffed duffle bags he’s carr ying on the ground and then raises his hands above his head
“ Y ’all forgot about Dre!” he shouts victoriously
The eights, nines and 10s are in hysterics and rush the man Looks of awe, relief and admiration appear on the faces of the older brothers Realizing his target is too distracted to notice him, Iggy angrily strides up to the new-comer
“Hey!” he screams
The man holds up a finger, telling him to wait He then proceeds to do a hefty line of cocaine off the breast of his nearest female admirer at a speed Iggy was unaware the human nose possessed He cracks a beer that is tossed to him and lights a cigarette
“ Yes?”
“ You can ’ t just bust our door in like this, man! Wait outside like ever yone else Who the hell do you think you are?”
The stranger takes a long drag on his smoke before flashing Iggy a grin
“I’m Fratman ”
“As long as Cornell’s definition of hazing remains so ambiguous, its enforcement is so lacking in fundamental fairness and what Apgar, Marchell and Hubbell consider serious hazing warranting loss of recognition is so ludicrous, such efforts as this recent one have little credibility ”
Don’t Let the NFL Punt
Ju s t a s Fa n t a s y Football hysteria has h y p n o t i z e d a g o o d percentage of my friends (I don’t think I’m ready for the level of emotional commitment required to join their league), the far less amusing realities of t h e Na t i o n a l Fo o t b a l l League have not yet abandoned our unusually clut-
t e re d n e w s b r i e f s It began, of course, with the m
f a c e d s h ow i n g h i m assaulting his then-fiancé But the public relations
f i a s c o h a s c o n t i n u e d nearly unabated in the
Goodell has proven himself woefully unequal to the task of cleaning up the biggest business in American sports While G o o d e l l m a d e c r i n g eworthy apologies for i n t
s i d e h e r abuser, the dominoes of scandal continued
t o f a l l : Ad r i a n Pe t e r s o n , Gre g H a rd y a n d Bi l l Si m m o n s ’ s i l e n c e d dissent Even so, the business of the NFL chugs onward, with all its
c h e e r f u l l y m a c h i s m o bombast and Americanalaced fanfare The money
s t i l l r o l l s i n , a n d m y friends are still transfixed on their fantasy rosters “Don’t blame the NFL,”
i s t h e c o m m o n re f r a i n I’ve heard, as articulated by Jake Forken ’16 in his recent column But don’t we have to?
The crux of Forken’s well-written column was that it is the judicial sys-
t e m w h i c h a l l owe d Ray Rice to conclude his domestic abuse case without serious legal consequence should be the
r i g h t f u l s u b j e c t o f o u r societal ire, and not the b e l a t e d l y w e l l - m e a n i n g NFL I could not disagree more Our courthouses, especially those in densely
p o p u l a t e d u r b a n a re a s , have been stretched nearly to the point of break-
ing after years of underf u n d i n g a n d ov e r u s e This is to say nothing of o u r j a i l s , w h i c h d e s p i t e d e p a r t i n g A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l E r i c
Holder’s successes in the re a l m o f s e n t e n c i n g reform remain one of the most daunting chall e n g e s o f 2 1 s t c e n t u r y America I spent the summer interning with the Qu e e n s C o u n t y Pu b l i c Defenders, and saw firsthand the utter impossibility of prosecuting ever y f i r s t - t i m e d o m e s t i c a s s a i l a n t T h e re s i m p l y are not enough judges, p r o s e c u t o r s o r p u b l i c defenders So while judicial systems around the countr y require a major i n f u s i o n o f re s o u r c e s (alongside a healthy dose of restructured priorities, wherein petty pot dealers are deemed a lesser threat than abusive boyfriends),
Ad r i a n Pe t e r s o n ’ s a n d Greg Hardy’s should be a triumph or travesty attributable solely to the courts that tried them
But their place within the NFL has nothing to do with those cour ts, and ever ything to do with the organization that is, in so many ways, the beating heart of American entertainment Yes, the NFL “eventually” got it right with Ray Rice, and the Mi n n e s o t a Vi k i n g s s c r a m b l e d t o s u s p e n d Adrian Peterson after his paltr y, one-game timeout provoked outrage but that is not enough At a time when the NFL commanded more of the national spotlight than usual, it failed to take a morally unequivocal stance on perhaps the most morally unequivocal issue with which it could be faced: domestic
b a s i s Go o d e l l a n d h i s owners cannot rely on the justice system, which is already run ragged by the myriad crimes of the general populace, to keep the NFL worthy of its place in American life The damage control o f G o o d e l l a n d h i s c r o n i e s i s re a c t i v e a n d p r o f i t - d r i v e n , a s t h
have been spooked by the
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, Vikings’ and 49ers’ owners Fans should not allow the NFL to discipline its employees as if it were a
unversed in the intricacies of law and removed from the political realities o
we cannot pretend that Ray Rice is our problem
b e c a u s e o u r ov e r b u rd e n e d c o u r t s d i d n o t ser ve him justice If that were the case, millions would attend daily rallies for domestic abuse victims Unfortunately, that is not the case Ray Rice matters not just because o f w h a t h e d i d , b u t because of who he is
The NFL is not only a giant in American sports; it is an economic juggernaut, a media empire and a cultural icon Thus, just as no one would dare say Ma j o r L e a g u e Ba s e b a l l was blameless throughout its decades of racial segregation, the NFL’s bungled re s p o n s e t o t h e s e i n s t a n c e s o f d o m e s t i c a b u s e c a n n o t b e d i smissed as part and parcel of a flawed judicial system Ray Rice’s criminal re c o rd a s w e l l a s
violence Goodell did not run to a podium as soon as he first saw that infam o u s T M Z v i d e o whenever he saw it and announce that no players a c c u s e d o f d o m e s t i c assault would be allowed on a football field until they had been cleared of charges He should have
A s a t h l e t i c c e l e b r i t i e s , NFL players are at the center of our pantheon of heroes; their jerseys dot s c h o o l h a l l w a y s , t h e i r w e e k l y c o n q u e s t s a re tr umpeted through fraternity houses and dormitories across the countr y The NFL thus has a societal responsibility to cult i v a t e p l a y e r s t h a t a re paragons of civic virtue, or as near to it as is realistically possible This cannot be achieved by dealing with these shameful, chauvinistic outbursts on a t i m i d , c a s e - b y - c a s e
predictions that
meaningless? Yet
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hardly be bothered to take a break from its blind worship of
Roger Goodell and his enablers in the NFL and ESPN need to remember that the timeless
end in and of itself, but rather a means of weaving society together in
and if it continues to fail in fulfilling its noble mission, it will have only itself to blame
A F e m i n i s t G r o w s i n B r o o k l y n
MADELINE C JONES Sun Contributor
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s t h e re i s s o m e o n e t o c a t c h t h e m , a n d s o m e t i m e s t h e re i s n o t In Ma r i e ’ s i m m i g r a n t n e i g h b o r h o o d i n Br o o k l y n , t h e i n f a l l i b l e u m p i re o f t h e b oy s ’ s t re e t b a s e b a l l g a m e s i s b l i n d T h e g i r l s s i t o n t h e s t o o p s t o w a t c h t h e a c t i o n a n d g o s s i p a b o u t h ow Do r a Ry a n ’ s g r o o m re v e a l e d h e r s e l f t o b e a w o m a n o n t h e w e d d i n g n i g h t a m y s t e r y e v e n t o t h e i r p a re n t s , i t s e e m s T h r o u g h t h e f u z z i l y i n n o c e n t n a rr a t i o n o f t h i s s e l f - d e s c r i b e d h o m e l y g i r l w i t h t h i c k g l a s s e s , w e s e e a
c o m m u n i t y a n d i t s c h a r a c t e r s d e c a y i n g i n p a r a l l e l , s o m e c h a n g i n g a n d m a t u r i n g i n s m a l l w a y s a r o u n d Ma r i e , w h o o n l y c o m p re h e n d s t h e e v e n t s i n h i n d s i g h t Sh e h e r s e l f, h ow e v e r, m a i n t a i n s m u c h o f t h e
s a m e s p u n k a n d s t u b b o r n n e s s w e
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s e e i n h e r s e v e n y e a r - o l d s e l f t h r o u g h o u t h e r a d u l t l i f e a n d o l d a g e M a r i e g r o w s u p w a t c h i n g h e r o l d e r b r o t h e r re c i t e Sh a k e s p e a re a n d c l a s s i c p o e t r y a t t h e k i t c h e n t a b l e e a c h n i g h t a f t e r s u p p e r
t h a t p e r f e c t l y c a p t u re s h e r e f f o r t l e s s re b e l l i o n , s h e
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n our day, we knew good music ” I struggle to imagine myself saying
t h e s e w o rd s t o m y c h i l d re n o r grandchildren with a straight face Music has deteriorated over the past few years It has morphed from a diverse art form to compressed, commercialized crap, ridden with trembling bass and sparkly synthesized vocals The focus has shifted from promoting artists to creating wealth and our generation has been suckered into the scheme
In listening to the Billboard Top 100 playlist, I noticed a few common trends Much of modern music no longer uses real instruments What comprised music for
centuries has been nearly eliminated and instead replaced by manufactured rhythms and melodic lines While some musicians struggle to maintain the tradition of fourpiece bands, many are forced to include modern technology simply to sur vive in the industr y Rather than including the array of frequencies given by normal instruments, producers often choose to merely highlight the treble and bass Songs are built to be audible on low-end speakers and modern
tunes lack intricacy and instead are overwhelmingly loud The industr y attempts to appeal to the lowest common denominator, and producers are more set on selling their artists than creating good music
The rise of auto-tune has discouraged talent in the industr y In this new era, any celebrity can become a “ Top-20 star, ” provided that they have access to pitch-correcting technology This has created a major divide between truly talented musicians and those who depend on technology to achieve success Auto-tune further discourages distinctive voices It celebrates sameness, rendering technologically-enhanced and previously unique voices as minorities in the industr y
transformed into selling sex rather than art It hand picks men and women for their sex appeal and physical charisma rather than their level of skill or talent Whether they can
ability to attract the masses
People like Katy Perr y and Adam Levine have become icons for the modern audience While they may possess
their talent I remember listening to the classic Maroon 5 song, “Sunday Morning,” and thinking how intriguing the chords and the melody were Today, I listened to “One More Night” and could not bear Levine’s piercing voice The song is filled with repetitive musical loops and annoying
background synth sounds Unfortunately, even talented artists are converted into money-making machines We fall for these overproduced songs, only because they follow a formulated pattern of conventionally pleasing chords and upbeat rhythms
Lyrically, music has taken a dramatic turn for the worse As a child, my father introduced me to Bob Dylan He brought
through Dylan’s various tunes, citing him as a poet as well as a musician I began writing lyrics, hoping to similarly tell stories through my songs and give meaning to the melodies that I created Modern lyrics often fail to delve into any topic deeper than a short-lived romance They touch upon the tinge of heartbreak but rarely
scratch the surface of true love and pain Meaningless tales about missed phone calls and drunken nights has replaced the stories I once heard in Dylan’s lyrics
Part of securing a future is creating a present that we are proud of I feel a bit like the old man on the porch saying, “kids these days,” and perhaps I am like him, but I truly believe that the industr y will fall apart without a revolution This current musical landscape reminds me of the 1980s and musicians reacted to ’80s glitter y pop with the ’90s grunge era Maybe histor y will repeat itself and we’ll return back to the basics, but only time will tell
Anita Alur is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at aa567@cornell edu Guest Room appears Tuesdays this semester
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GREENBURGH, N Y (AP) Carmelo Anthony knows the easiest path to a title probably isn’t in New York
Had he gone to play with Derrick Rose in Chicago, or joined Dwight Howard and James Harden in Houston, he could have gone into this season with a real chance at a championship Yet when it came time to decide who he wanted to be with, Anthony passed on those partnerships and chose Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher
He believes they will fix the Knicks and wants to be a part of it even if it doesn’t happen right away
“So that right there just goes to show you that it wasn ’ t all about running and jumping ship and trying to get something in the immediate future,” Anthony said Monday “I’m willing to be patient Now how long I’m willing to be patient? I can ’ t really tell you that, but I’m willing to be patient I’m willing to take risks, I’m willing to take that chance And for me to just get up and leave like that, now that I look back at it, leading up to my decision, I wouldn’t have felt right within myself ”
Anthony could have left as a free agent, and there were plenty of reasons to go The Knicks went 37-45 last season, the first time Anthony had missed the playoffs in his 11 NBA seasons, and salary cap woes left little ability to upgrade the team quickly He met with the Bulls, Rockets, Mavericks and Lakers in July, and all of them offered better cores, or at least had another superstar in place The Knicks couldn’t offer much beyond the highest possible salary
“From a basketball standpoint it probably would’ve been maybe the greatest thing to do, but for me personally I wouldn’t have felt right with myself,” Anthony said, “knowing that I wanted to come here, I kind of forced my way here to New York and I have some unfinished business to take care of ”
He will get started on that Tuesday at West Point, when the Knicks open their first training camp under rookie coach Fisher Anthony, appearing confident and at ease, said he feels great physically after some offseason weight loss and ready to fill his role within the triangle offense, having spoken to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant about it
WASHINGTON (AP) As the ball soared toward deep leftcenter, seemingly destined to end Jordan Zimmermann’s bid for the first no-hitter by a Washington Na t i o n a l s p i t c h e r, t h e r i g h t y threw his head back and thought, “Double No-doubt double ” Zi m m e r m a n n w a s o n e o u t from histor y Sunday, and for what must have seemed like forever he watched little-used rookie left fielder Steven Souza Jr a d e f e n s i ve re p l a c e m e n t i n t h e ninth inning give chase
“Once I got closer,” Souza said, “I knew, ‘Oh, my gosh, this is going to be pretty close ’ So I took off ” Souza sprinted, extended his glove and leaped for a sensational overhead grab, using his bare hand to squeeze the ball in his black mitt as he tumbled to the g r a s s T h a t g r a b p re s e r ve d Zimmermann’s gem and ended Washington’s 1-0 victor y over the Miami Marlins on the last day of the regular season
“ The one thing on my mind is, no matter how I’m going to get there, I’m going to get there,” Souza said “Getting there, I kind of blacked out ” He held his glove aloft to s h ow h e h a d t h e b a l l Zimmermann raised both arms Nationals relievers in the home bullpen lifted their arms, too So did thousands in the Nationals Pa rk c rowd o f 3 5 , 0 8 5 , w h o roared with ever y pitch down the stretch
Miami’s Mike Dunn said he and other relievers in the leftf i e l d v i s i t o r s ’ b u l l p e n s t a r t e d cheering as the ball headed their way, certain the no-no was no
more “ When he caught it,” Dunn said, “it was just like, ‘Really? Did that just happen?’”
So u z a ’ s n a m e n ow b e l o n g s alongside those of other players delivering superb catches to save no-hitters The one that kept coming up in the Nationals’ clubhouse was Dewayne Wise’s juggling grab in the ninth that saved Mark Buehrle’s perfect game for the White Sox in 2009
“I thought there was no way t h i s w o u l d e ve r h a p p e n My career numbers are something like one hit per inning, so I figure if I can make it out of the first, the hit’s coming in the second,” s a i d t h e 2 8 - ye a r - o l d Zimmermann, a quiet guy who was a second-round draft pick in 2 0 0 7 o u t o f Di v i s i o n I I I University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point “But today was one of those special days ” Quite a way to cap a regular season in which the Nationals f i n i s h e d w i t h t h e N L’s b e s t record, 96-66 Washington hosts San Francisco or Pittsburgh in Ga m e 1 o f a d i v i s i o n s e r i e s Friday
“Just an epic day for an epic season, ” said Denard Span, who s e t a Na t i o n a l s s i n g l e - s e a s o n record with his 184th hit Zi m m e r m a n n ( 1 4 - 5 ) t h re w 104 pitches, had 10 strikeouts and allowed only two baserunners After retiring the first 14 batters, he walked Justin Bourn on a low, full-count fastball with two outs in the fifth In the seventh, Garrett Jones reached first base on a strike-three wild pitch; moments later, catcher Wilson Ramos picked him off
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The 2014 postseason match-ups are as great as a fan could possibly want Below, a preview of the four match-ups already set
The MLB Wild Card format is somewhat questionable Teams play 162 game seasons and, come postseason time, two teams from each league face off in a one-game, do-or-die playoff to determine which team moves on to the divisional series The season comes down to just one game But hey, it sure is damn exciting This season ’ s AL Wild Card matchup is a battle between two of the scrappiest teams in the league, the Athletics and Royals in what is Kansas City’s first trip to the postseason in 29 years Both Oakland and KC finished topfive in the AL in team ERA, and both are set to start their aces Tuesday night For the Athletics, a team that acquired three solid starting arms at midseason, that man is the left-hander Jon Lester, the three-time All-Star and two-time World Champion with the Red Sox Lester has pitched well since coming to Oakland, and finished the regular season with a 2 46 ERA Despite the Athletics’ superior pitching rotation, Lester is the clear choice for this win-or-go-home playoff The Royals will send out their ace, right-hander James Shields, who finished the regular season with a 3 21 ERA and 180 strikeouts With two great starters on the mound, this should be a low scoring affair Offensively, neither squad has a star-
studded lineup, and neither team hits for big-time power The Athletics finished third in the AL in runs despite hitting just 244 as a team They are scrappy They find ways to win ball games behind good pitching They acquired power hitter Adam Dunn from the White Sox towards the end of the season, and although he has yet to produce in the way that A’s fans had hoped, he adds a major threat to Oakland’s lineup With not one player batting over 300, the A’s will need to string together hits or take James Shields out of the park in order to win the game Like the A’s, the Royals lack power Alex Gordon leads the team in homeruns with 19 But they, too, are a scrappy bunch, and they have a lot of speed (three players with 28+ steals) Leadoff man Nori Aoki hit a whopping 363 off lefties this season, and several other players strived against LHP as well This game, and every one-game playoff, really, is a toss up The A’s have the edge with Lester on the mound and postseason experience, but expect a pitchers duel decided in the late innings of the ballgame The winner will face the Angels in L A on Thursday
Pick: Athletics, 3-1
What a match-up this is The MLB postseason is often won by the hottest team heading into October, not necessarily the most talented Any team can win on any given night
The Orioles caught fire in the second half of the season and finished the year with 96 wins Camden Yards was a madhouse every night, as the Orioles captured the AL East title the team ’ s first since 1997, when Cal Ripken Jr and Rafael Palmeiro were the faces of the city Now the names are Nelson Cruz and Adam Jones Cruz led the MLB with 40 home runs, one year after his teammate Chris David led the league with 53 The O’s will be without Davis this series, though, as he is in the midst of a 25-game suspension including eight playoff games for amphetamine use Despite lacking the ace pitchers that the Tigers offer, the Orioles finished third in the AL in ERA behind solid seasons from the likes of Wei-Yin Chen, Chris Tillman, Bud Norris and 23-year-old Kevin
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The O’s pitchers will have their hands full against arguably the most potent offense in the league, led by former Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera They have big names all over the field: Ian Kinsler, Victor Martinez, Tori Hunter, JD Martinez and so on They were second in the MLB in runs scored and first in batting average They do it all using power, speed and consistency They also have, you know, the last three Cy Young award winners on their roster (2011 – Justin Verlander, 2012 – David Price, 2013 – Max Scherzer), and all
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The Pirates were in this situation last year and defeated the Reds behind a strong pitching effort by Francisco Liriano This Wild Card game, however, may be more challenging than last season ’ s The Giants’ lineup is dangerous Led by former MVP Buster Posey, hitmachine Hunter Pence and the powerful Pablo
Sandoval, San Fran boats among the league’s most threatening offenses The Pirates are no slouches on offense either, though, led by last year ’ s MVP Andrew McCutchen Both teams score runs with ease The Giants lost their ace Matt Cain to a season-ending injury, and with former Cy Young winner Tim
Lincecum seemingly past his prime, the Giants turn to Madison Bumgarner, who finished the year with a 2 98 ERA The 25-year-old lefty has been the Giants’ most consistent arm In his only outing versus the Pirates, however, he allowed five earned runs in just four innings The Pirates will send veteran righty Edinson
Volquez to the mound He finished the year with a 3 04 ERA Both teams have postseason experience The Giants have won the World Series in two of the last four seasons, and the Pirates won in this spot last year I expect a back-and-forth game decided by a late home run
Pick: Giants 7-4
Gosh, postseason baseball is great The regular drags on maybe more than just a tad – but the playoffs are incredible One hundred sixty twogame seasons, and four teams from each league make the postseason The season structure ensures that only the deserving squads qualify for the playoffs This Dodgers-Cards matchup like the Tigers-O’s series is as good as it gets It’s a rematch of last year ’ s NLCS, a series in which the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers in six games The Cardinals never seem to go away, season-by-season, and game-by-game They almost always make the postseason, and, as shown by their 2011 World Series title highlighted by comeback after comeback, the team refuses to quit But in 2011 they had Albert Pujols batting third and David Freese working postseason it was a few years os Beltrain), but it tt Holliday, Yadier Carptenter and risKolten Wong, the ty of runs without tics, the Cardinals win games behind se can falter in the f they go cold for a and it is certainly concern for St Louis The pitching is there though Adam Wainwright is an ace who is as consistent as they ome He won 20 mes and posted a If it were not for a haw on the opposld be a Cy Young ters include Lance ung stud Michael postseason experio-so The Dodgers avorite to win the ir first since 1988 managing the club baseball in Clayton keouts, 21-3), and with accomplished n-Jin Ryu and Dan tching a brilliant landing on the 60it offensively, too LB in batting avern-base percentage all-around the diap, Hanley Ramirez, rd, Juan Uribe and most loaded lineup the league’s leader Dodgers have had similar lineups for the past couple seasons, and have disappointed in the playoffs Will this be the year they break through? The Dodgers are the Tigers of the NL, and this could be the season the two teams meet in the Fall Classic LA faces a tough, “never-die” Cardinals team which it lost to last season, and while it surely out-talents St Louis, you can never count the Cardinals out And hey, the Cardinals defeated Kershaw twice –and shelled him for seven ER in the clinching game – in the 2013 NLCS This series should be a battle for the ages, decided in game five Pick: Dodgers win series 3-2
By LISA AWAITEY Sun Staff Writer
The field hockey team took to the road this weekend, facing off against Columbia and Monmouth The Red continued its winning streak, now up to six, as it triumphed over its opponents in regular season play
The weekend started in New York with Ivy League competitor Columbia The play was relatively even, with the Red (7-1, 2-0) slightly edging the Lions (5-3, 1-1) in penalties and shots
Freshman Krysten Mayers put Cornell on the board with a strong effort in the first half However, Columbia equalized in the 65th minute
Junior Elizabeth Schaeffer earned her first start of the season, recording three saves and securing the Red the chance to play in overtime
The game extended into overtime as both sides were unable to score again With 57 seconds lefts in the first overtime, Mayers saw another opportunity off a pass from senior Katherine Stone, scoring for the Red
“When I received that pass from Katherine Stone in overtime during the game versus Columbia, all I remember thinking is if I do this right, the game will be over and we would have won this challenging Ivy game, ” Mayers said “[ W ]hen I saw the open goal, I placed it appropriately and had achieved my plan after all I felt exhilarated and relieved ”
Cornell extended its winning streak, improving the team to its best start in five years The Red is now 2-0 in league play and sits atop the Ivy League
“I think the cause of the team ’ s success this year has to do with our fitness levels rising and everybody working really hard at practice,” Mayers said “The game always begins at practice because what you perform then is a sneak peak of what you will perform later This year, everybody has the heart to play and the winning mentality We always fight because we have become strong together and our bond makes us a killer team ”
The field hockey squad then traveled to Ne w Jersey to take on Monmouth for its second game of the weekend
The Hawks took control, jumping to an early lead, but the Red retaliated, finishing with a 3-1 advantage at the halftime Mayers recorded a goal and an
assist; juniors Katie Garrity and Marisa Siergiej scored for the Red Freshman Sm McILwrick, junior Taylor Standiford and senior Ann DiPastina also recorded assists for the Red Cornell maintained an edge, outshooting Monmouth, 15-7, with 11-4 shots on goal The Red also held the advantage in corners, 9-4
A second half goal by the Hawks put the Red’s streak in jeopardy, but the team ’ s defense and goalie Schaeffler held off any extra opportunities Next up is Ivy League play versus Yale on Oct 4 on Marsha Dodson Field After the Red will face-off against American University on Oct 5
By EMILY BERMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor
Despite a strong start, the volleyball team fell to Columbia, 3-1, in its Ivy League opener With the loss, the team drops to 3-8 on the season
Cornell opened the first game leading 8-5, but Columbia tied it up at 10 after a strong spurt The Red rebounded with four straight points, prompting a timeout by the Lions, but the Red continued strong play after the break to go up, 20-12 Although the Lions clawed their way back to 22-18, the Red pulled away to win the opener, 25-20
“We have to work on playing at a consistent level,” sophomore setter Alyssa Phelps said a few days before the game, as the Red were recovering from a 3-0 loss to Binghamton in the team ’ s home opener “We have highs and lows and we have to find a way to balance that out ”
The Red showed its inconsistency by dropping the next three games The Red began the second game with energy, leading 4-1, but a 7-0 run by the Lions put Columbia up, 10-7 Another run, this time for three straight points, put the Lions up 16-11, and despite back-to-back kills from freshman Emily Wemhoff and sophomore Macey Wilson, the Lions kept control for a 25-21 victory Columbia blew past the Red in the third match, swinging an 11-2 run into a 20-9 lead The Lions eventually roared their way to a 25-12 win
By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Contributor
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“I think a lot of our opponents were at a level that is at the top of our Ivies or a little better, so that was planned so that hopefully there were no surprises,” head coach Melissa Batie-Smoose said of preseason preparation for Ivy League play
In the fourth game of its opening Ivy match, the Red rebounded from the disappointing third game to lead, 7-2, at the start The Lions climbed back to within two, at 11-9, then evened the score at 13-13 The Red managed to go back up, 18-14,
“We have highs and lows and we have to find a way to balance that out ”
but an 11-2 run from the Lions handed Columbia the 25-20 win
The Red continued to produce strong play from its large squad of freshman Maddy Sroufe and Wemhoff each had 10 kills, while Chelsea Sincox posted 16 digs for a career high Key kills by Gabrielle Ennis and a service ace from Kiley McPeek helped the Red at points during the games as well
“We’re pretty on par for our expectations for a young team, ” Batie-Smoose said “We do some really great things, but we give up too many points right now and that’s just age ”
The Red is set for its first full Ivy weekend when it travels to Princeton and Penn next Friday and Saturday, respectively
Emily Berman can be reached at eberman@cornellsun com