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Administrators Confront Student Concerns

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun Contributor

Following last week’s release of the results of a comprehensive sexual assault climate survey, Ryan Lombardi, vice president of student and campus life, attended a roundtable Thursday to discuss campus views on sexual assault

The roundtable covered the need to improve

off-campus safety, awareness of sexual assault and bystander intervention

“I’ve only been here a short while at Cornell, and I’m trying to learn and understand the community as best I can, ” Lombardi said “I need to do that in order to try to help affect change for those issues that are most important to students on this

Student Raises $20K for Tuition

By DEVON GILLIAMS Sun Contributor

When Jonah Okike-Hephzibah ’16 launched a crowdfunding campaign Tuesday on the GoFundMe website seeking donations to help cover $14,000 in tuition fees just two days before his money was due, he didn’t expect many people to respond Two days later, had raised over $20,000 Okike-Hephzibah, who received a Jack Kente Cooke Scholarship worth $40,000, said he didn’t realize that the scholarship was distributed in two parts $20,000 for the first semester and $20,000 for the second semester He had planned to use it to pay for his entire first semester, and save up for second semester Two days before his bursar deadline, he realized that his bifurcated scholarship left him with $14,000 in remaining balance money he did not have Desperate, Okike-Hephzibah said his friend suggested he try using the crowd-

funding site GoFundMe While initially hesitant, he decided he had no other options and launched the “Keep Jonah at Cornell” campaign

“I haven’t used GoFundMe before, it was kinda just an all or nothing way I was honestly very hesitant about doing it,” he said “I’m definitely not someone who loves attention and everything so I wasn ’ t exactly sure that I wanted to go through with it but the circumstances called for a drastic action ”

Okike-Hephzibah, a transfer student from Santa Monica University, described his difficult journey to Cornell as “ a firstgeneration undocumented minority student from a singleparent home shared with my five siblings” on his GoFundMe page

“More than anything, I want to accomplish my educational goals and give back by designing innovations such as prosthetic limbs for veterans, ” he wrote on the page

By JOSH GIRSKY Sun Contributor

President Elizabeth Garrett and Ryan Lombardi, vice president of student and campus life, held a question and answer forum during Thursday’s Student Assembly meeting that allowed students to bring up issues that included diversity, financial aid and sexual assault on campus

“It is extraordinarily important to me that we are successful to students who will thrive here.”

“We intend to work with you to continue to strive to provide excellent education in the classroom, outside the classroom, in our community and throughout the world,” Garrett said

She added that in order for her and Lombardi to effectively step into their new roles at the University, they know they must listen to student voices and perspectives

Samari Gilbert ’17, co-president of Black Students United, started the question portion of the forum by asking Garrett how she would take the concerns of students of color more seriously

Garrett responded by pointing out Cornell’s history of egalitarian culture and added that there are many different types of diversity

“I believe that what we ought to do is to talk with our student groups, hear some of the groups who may be struggling with particular issues, in some cases it’s students of color, in some cases it’s international students, in some cases transfer students face issues that are different, and what we need to do is to address the particular challenges that they are facing,” she said

Acclaimed Photographer Visits C.U.

By CHRIS BYRNS Sun Staff Writer

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Friday, October 2, 2015

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Cornell United Way Campaign Kick Off Noon - 1 p m , Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

Speaker Series Lunch Talk: Kathryn Pisco ’05 Noon - 1:30 p m , 226 Weill Hall

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3 - 4 p m , C2-537 Clinical Programs Center, Vet School

Gary Braasch, Villages on the Verge 3:30 - 5 p m , Multipurpose Room, Africana Studies and Research Center

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Speaking about commemorating the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico

“We wanted Cornell students to realize that there are issues going on in the world and it’s important for them to speak out on them ”

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Speaking about a job posting with broad descriptions on requirements

“In the context of this and all of our searches we want to create the

pool possible and one that includes applicants from all backgrounds ”

Gretchen Ritter ’83, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences

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Speaking about how he felt about being awarded the MacArthur Grant

“The award really recognizes the talented students and postdoctoral researchers in my group and it was awesome to finally share the news with them as well as with my colleagues, family and friends Prof William Dichtel, chemistry

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Speaking about expressing desires during sex

“During foreplay, whisper in his/her ear ‘You know I really love when you ’ If he s already in the right vicinity it could be as easy as, ‘Ohhhh yeah I like that or ‘Mmm just like that ’ A simple, ‘Yes Right there!’ or ‘Faster doesn t hurt either Say whatever it takes to get the end result that you re looking for ” Jackie Ohhhhhh ’17

Olin Bans Stone

Throwing on Musical Steps

By SNEHA KABARIA Sun Contributor

Cornellians walking along the musical terrace on the roof of Olin Library will now see a sign: “STONE THROWING IS PROHIBITED ”

The ban on throwing rocks on Olin Library’s musical steps was instituted this academic year in response to complaints from staff members that stones frequently hit the windows of the surrounding buildings, according to Ezra Delaney, associate University librarian of administrative services

Furthermore, Delaney said student stone-throwers shattered a 10 foot by seven foot glass window of the second floor of Olin Library on July 3 over the summer There were no injuries reported from the incident

Delaney added that the accumulation of stones could constitute a danger in case of fire

“The University Fire Marshall has informed us that Olin terrace is a fire exit from the building and the accumulation of stones on the surface make walking this path dangerous,” he said

The ban has incurred criticism some students, as throwing stones across the musical terrace has long been a tradition among Cornellians and is included as one of the “161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do” a list of Cornellian rites of passage produced by The Sun

While Delaney acknowledged that throwing stones is a Cornell tradition, he said the library views safety as a more

pressing concern

“While we are aware of the tradition of throwing stones on the terrace, it has become a safety concern which needed to be addressed,” he said

Despite the new sign, some students are still unaware of the rule and said they were sad that they would no longer be able to participate in the tradition Others said it defeated the purpose of musical steps

“I didn’t even know about the new rule It is sad,” said Andrew Kim ’18 “That was one of the best things about the Olin roof ”

Others pointed out that the musical steps have little to no

purpose without the possibility of stone-throwing

“What’s this world coming to when you can ’ t throw stones on things that were made to throw stones on?”

Michael Eaton ’18 asked “That’s genuinely upsetting That’s bullshit The romance is gone ”

Henrietta Conrad ’16 added that she “didn’t even know [the steps] were musical” until now

“Now that I know, I can ’ t enjoy this integral part of Cornell’s campus, ” Conrad said

Sneha Kabaria can be reached at srk97@cornell edu

VÉRITÉ to Headline 2015 Emerging Artists Concert

By CHLOE RIPPE Sun Contributor

This Saturday, local artist Jon Kaplan and indie pop singer VÉRITÉ will take to the Bear’s Den in Willard Straight Hall for free performances, marking the 15th annual concert the WSH Student Union Board of Directors has held to honor art enthusiast Lauren Pickard ’90

The Emerging Artists Concert Series remembers Pickard, who was an active WSH Student Union Board member, as a dedicated supporter of emerging local and student artists, according to Kristen Crasto ’17, public affairs director for the board She said Pickard often helped to host coffeehouses showcasing artists to the Cornell community

After Pickard died suddenly from a

seizure while living in Paris, the Student Union Board launched the concert series in her memory Each year, members of the board propose and choose performers they believe will best serve the mission of the series, according to Crasto “ W h e n we c h o o s e an artist, we c h o o s e someone we f e e l w i l l b r i n g t h e community together to remember Lauren Pickard because we feel it’s important to showcase what she used to do, which was to bring about emerging artists and let them show their talent to the Cornell community,” Crasto said Kaplan will open Saturday’s show, and

“We thought that her music was a very good way to bring the community together ” K r i s t e n C r a s t o ’ 1 7

VÉRITÉ, a native of Orange County, New York, will headline Crasto said the board tries to select “ up and coming artists,” narrowing the pool down based on preference and then finding out which of their top picks are willing to come to Cornell “ T h e artists aren ’ t n e c e s s a r i l y w i t h i n t h e Ithaca community, we a l s o t r y t o find artists in the New York area, ” she said “We put a lot of effort into making sure that they enjoy their time here and that it’s a good experience for them ”

Casto said VÉRITÉ seemed like a natural fit because her music is “ very unique ” “We thought that her music was a very

good way to bring the community together because once they listen to one song they’d want to listen to more and appreciate her music, as she is an up and coming talent,” Crasto said

The Student Union Board hopes to make the concert experience valuable, both by h o n o r i n g L a u re n a n d e x p a n d i n g Cornell’s artistic community, Crasto said

“The Board of Directors works toward creating a more informed student body and one of the missions we have is to encourage students to learn about different cultures through music,,” Crasto said “We really want to remember what Lauren Pickard did while she was here and showcase this new artist ”

Chloe Rippe can be reached at cr487@cornell edu

Student Groups Cross Party Lines to Encourage Voter Registration

By JENNY TENGHEA Sun Contributor

Students from several clubs are coming together to encourage their peers to participate in the

2016 elections by setting up voter registration tables in Ho Plaza, Mann Librar y and Willard Straight Hall

The students manning the tables, representing organizations

like the Andrew Goodman Foundation, Big Red for Bernie, Black Students United, Cornell Democrats and Watermargin Cooperative, say they have already registered more than 500 Cornellians They plan to continue their efforts until Oct 9 the New York state deadline to register to vote in a primary

Catherine Wang ’15 described the movement to promote civic engagement as a non-partisan effort which has its roots in larger Ithaca community projects The movement came to Cornell’s campus after a successful Bernie Sanders interest meeting, according to Wang

“This project started when I went on Bernie Sanders’ website and I went to one of the voter registration events, ” Wang said “I got connected with Justin Cray and with him and other volunteers, we set up interest meetings, and now, we ’ re just trying to promote [regis-

tering voters ]”

The group said their registration efforts stem from a desire to spread their love of politics to others and help interested students participate in elections

“This began largely as a grassroots effort of students who saw a need for voter registration on-campus, ” Lucy Stockton ’17 said “Now, it’s subsequently being sponsored by [the aforementioned] groups ” Stockton said she believes that many people would like to get involved in the elections, but might not know where or how to start because the information is not readily available

“A tremendous amount of our education up until the present is geared towards becoming productive members of society, but far less attention is given to the processes of civic engagement that help us become constructive and active citizens,” Stockton said

Hannah George ’16 also said she believes it is difficult for students to get involved in the system because it is “ set up poorly ”

“Just figuring out how to submit an absentee vote is really challenging,” George said “How can we expect the average person who is busy with all of the other things going on in their life to be involved in following politics?”

The new voter registration tables were designed to help alleviate the confusion surrounding registration, according to Wang Students working the table help fill out the registration forms and even mail it out to the government, so signing up is painless

The aims of the project are simple and transparent: to increase the number of Cornell students voting in national elections

“We are trying to get people registered to vote, ” George said

Clubs Unite to Urge

Registration

Students Push for Greater Sexual Assault Awareness

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The roundtable was facilitated by the S A in response to the results of the Association of American Universities “ campus climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct,” which were released Sept 21 Twentyseven universities across the country, including Cornell, participated in the survey

The survey reported that 79 percent of students who witnessed a drunken person heading towards a sexual encounter said they did not inter vene and that many members of the LGBT community do not feel that university administration would respond or take their claims of sexual assault seriously It also found that 22 6

percent of Cornell women and six percent of Cornell men have had non-consensual sexual experiences since arriving on campus

One of the first major themes that students brought up during the roundtable was a belief that a change in the campus culture is needed in order to prevent sexual violence

Many students who commented said that change must come from within the student culture rather than from the University administration

“Funnelling it through Gannett does not solve ever ything,” Jevan Hutson ’16 said “[Students must] recognize that engaging communities on the ground is deeply important in changing culture ”

Other students pointed out that campus groups raising aware-

ness of sexual assault often do not coordinate with each other Sarah Palmer ’17, president of The FWord, a feminist group on campus, said that with so many groups on campus working on so many different issues, it is hard for organizations to keep track of one another

“I know what our group is doing but I know very little about the initiative that everyone else is taking,” she said “I do think there’s a lot of positive things going on and a lot of issues being addressed but until we kind of sit together and talk about what we ’ re doing, we ’ re not really going to know about it or what we can do to help each other ”

Photographer Talks Documenting Climate Change

receded since the original photos were taken

“What I would do often was to go to to historical archives and then go back and try to find the place where the photographer had stood then,” Braasch said

Braasch said that as he photographed the effects climate change, he also become interested in the scientists who were making environmental observations and measurements

“As I went along I learned how to talk to scientists and learn from them and photograph them,” he said

In 1998, Braasch completed a series of photographs on the scientists behind the study of climate change

“Nobody at that time was paying attention to the people who were actually bringing back evidence,” Braasch said

Braasch said he once photographed a group of peruvian scientists who were working to document trees in a plot of forest These researchers counted 140,000 trees, physically marking them and measuring them with calibers

“They know, for example, that there are more species of trees per hectare in this forest than there are in all of North America,” Braasch said “They know this because they counted every one of these trees ”

Braasch said he particularly likes to photograph scientists counting measurables to find evidence of climate change

President, V.P. Field Student

Student Raises $20K on Crowdfunding Site

Matthew Battaglia ’16, chair of the University Assembly, spoke next about students who did not qualify for financial aid but were still unable to afford tuition and asked Garrett what she intended to do to decrease the number of students who fell in that category

Garrett responded, however, that she does not believe a reduction in tuition is likely to occur in the future

“It is extraordinarily important to me that we are successful to students who will thrive here and go out and change the world,” Garrett said “What we do here is expensive I don’t think we serve anybody well in pretending it’s not expensive or in pretending that we ’ re going to be able to reduce tuition I don’t see that ever happening ”

Moving the conversation toward allocation of University resources, Jevan Hutson ’16, former president of Haven: The LGBT Student Union, asked Garrett how she plans to increase funding for programs and resources for students on campus

Hutson also said he believes the University allocates less money to student resources compared to Cornell’s peer institutions

However, Garrett was quick to respond, saying she could not verify his claim

“It is important for institutions to look at what they are doing every three to five years and make sure that they are doing the best that they can and that they are allocating resources to current priorities as opposed to past priorities,” she said

Following Hutson, Diana Li ’16, S A undesignated-at-large representative, asked Garrett for her opinion on University rules concerning relationships between students and people in positions of power on campus, citing resident advisors, teaching assistants, lab professors and even professors as potential figures in power

In response to Li’s question, Garrett said that the Faculty Senate is currently discussing rules concerning relationships between students and faculty members that may or may not have authority over the students

“I encouraged the Faculty Senate to reach out to the Student Assembly and to talk to you guys, ” Garrett said “I think you all have input that ought to be heard and ought to be considered as these sorts of policies are considered ” Closing out the forum, Garrett said that moving forward she and her administration will continue listening to students and learning about campus culture She also assured students that her administration already has planned initiatives under way Echoing Garrett, Lombardi added he believes he needs to first acclimate toward Cornell’s campus culture before implementing initiatives and that he appreciates the student body’s patience

“But to do that I find myself in this terrifying and humbling position, needing, once again, to reach out for help so that I can continue to work hard to achieve my dreams,” Okike-Hephzibah said While Okike-Hephzibah admitted that he made a mistake in not knowing about his outstanding balance, he said he was incredibly humbled and grateful to all the people who donated money to cover his tuition

“I was very shocked, I couldn't believe it,” he said “It’s definitely had an effect on me, I’ve seen how good the human race is and that there are people that are genuinely nice out there It’s definitely solidified my goals to get to a point where I can give back to my community, to my family It’s just solidified everything ”

Okike-Hephzibah attributed the success of his page in large part due to word of mouth and social media

John Lowry ’16, president of the Class of 2016, shared OkikeHephzibah’s campaign on

Facebook, generating considerable hype After the campaign successfully reached its goal, he posted again and wrote that he had reached out to Juliana Batista ’16, Student Assembly president, to discuss ways to help other students in tight financial situations like Okike-Hephzibah’s

After successfully raising $14,000, Okike-Hephzibah he extended the funding goal of his GoFundMe page in the hopes of raising enough money to cover the coming semesters

“I’ve been looking into different loans and stuff but it’s kind of hard to qualify because you need a cosign,” he said “So I’m just hoping that maybe if I can reduce the amount that I need to take out, or if I can get some help [on the GoFundMe page] or find some scholarships to help cover the difference then It won ’ t be so hard to pay for the next semester ”

Okike-Hephzibah’s GoFundMe sits at $20,170 as of Thursday night, with a new end goal of $28,000 enough to pay his tuition for the coming year

“I promise to share updates if I

receive any scholarships or grants and make adjustments to the goal to reflect that,” he wrote in an update on the page “If I still end up with any funds in excess of what I need, I will pay your kindness forward to other students who find themselves in a similar situation and who are in need ”

Prior to coming to Cornell, Okike-Hephzibah said he attended Santa Monica University, where he juggled clubs, work and a 4 0 GPA

An active member of a program which promotes STEM majors for minority students, he said that since transferring to Cornell he now aims to build a company that works with prosthetic limbs and robotics

Reflecting on the experience, Okike-Hephzibah said he won ’ t let those who invested in him through his GoFundMe page down

“I’m definitely really thankful that I've been given the opportunity to continue my education here and I will definitely try my best to succeed,” he said “I’m willing to prove my worth ”

“There are incredible computer experts working on climate change, there are people using incredibly sophisticated machines like the ones that tell us how much CO2 is in the atmosphere,” Braasch said “But here he is working with a simple hand counter ” Braasch said that he hopes to learn from Cornell’s research in sustainability and alternative energy during his stay in Ithaca

“I know that there’s a lot going on here about renewable energy and about the way we have to live in the future,” Braasch said “I am ver y happy to be here ”

Chris Byrns can be reached at cbyrns@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

a Stand-Up Comic’

BY ALI JENKINS Sun Staff Writer

Paula Poundstone is a frequent panelist on National Public Radio’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! , a standup comedian, a published author and a television and voice actress The Sun spoke with Poundstone ahead of Saturday’s performance at the State Theatre about her experiences with radio and comedy, her performance style, her views on gender in the comedy field and her relationship with the audience

T H E S U N : S o , I f i r s t h e a rd o f y o u o n Wa i t Wait Don t Tell Me! through National Public Radio I’m curious how did you get involved with the show?

PAU L A P O U N D S TO N E : Oh, in the most boring of ways! They called me up and asked me I had never heard of it So they sent me an audiocassette tape And the audiocassette tape sort of laid around on surfaces in my kitchen and my nanny at the time, who happened to see it lying on the island in the kitchen, said, “Oh I love that show! You have to do that show!” It was my nanny who first encouraged me to do so And when I originally did it, we were not all together You would go to the NPR station nearest you And so we were all hooked up via wire Carl was in D C , Peter was in Chicago with the headquarters of the show, Adam was in New York, you get the idea I was alone in a booth in Los Angeles And so there was no audience in front of us And then some place around the countr y got them to record the show in front of an audience like in a venue, a sponsoring station did And after they had that experience with an audience in front of them, you know, after you tasted that elixir, there was no going back So they found themselves a home in the basement of a bank in downtown Chicago

S U N : And how would you say your own personal style or approach to performance contributes to your role on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!? Would you say you ’ re more of a spontaneous performer?

P P : I am totally a spontaneous performer I have no memor y and ver y low self discipline And so it’s a perfect match You know, one of the joys of doing the show (we do have stupid headsets on) but I remember even the first time even before the time when we were in front of a live audience the whole time I was on there I would jump on and talk in my headset and they would go, “Just jump in anytime! Say whatever you want!” Which is so the antithesis of what normally happens in showbusiness You know I spent years for the most part anyway any kind of television experience, you go on one of those shows like The Tonight Show or Letterman, ever ybody wants to know exactly what you ’ re going to say Except for, I will say, Craig Ferguson I would have to submit to them my set in writing because they needed it for the censors; you have to tell the censors what you ’ re going to say But they would always say to me, “ You know what? You shove the thing in so that we can say that we did And then you do whatever you want ” But those are two of the only venues

especially more and more with the nutty infotainment (well they call it that but nobody really thinks that Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me! is a news show) when they’re doing their real news thing, I really trust them I don’t think they’ve done anything to make me feel like I shouldn’t And there’s an integrity about what they present, I think

S U N : Alright, let’s get back to comedy How did you get into stand-up comedy?

P P : Let me see Well, from the time I was real little I wanted to be a comic I don’t think I always knew how or what that path would be or where the door was Because it’s not something that you go to college for exactly Not that a college education wouldn’t behoove a standup comic I think it would Because it broadens what you have to say, what you know about the world But it was more sort of luck and timing I happened to be in Boston in 1979 when a renewed interest in standup comedy came about and somebody started an open mic circuit there That is kind of The Factor y, as it were, for standup

briefly on ABC years ago, and while I was working on the television show I got a letter from Bill Clinton It was based on an article I had written comparing our jobs And he wrote me this wonderful letter, handwritten, on White House stationer y It was pretty cool So the set director for the show blew that up and there was a door that I came in and out of on the show She blew that up and put it on one side of the door and she blew up the letter from my kindergarten teacher and framed it and put it on the other side of the door Now as a viewer you wouldn’t have seen what was on either of those things It just looked like some framed something But I [see it] The effect that that letter had on me when I was a kid was that an adult in an adult way liked something that I was doing And it was ver y meaningful to me

S U N : Now I’ve heard you have a strong view on gender in the comedy industr y, so I’m curious how you view your gender in relation to your profession

P P : Oh, I don’t know if I have a strong view so much as I just think of it as a non-issue really You know, I’m always torn because ever y so often someone will write an article about ‘ women in comedy ’ Now I wouldn’t want to be left out I would feel bad if they made such a thing and they didn’t include me But I’m not sure if that does us any ser vice to constantly talk about women in comedy as if it were somehow a separate entity I mean there are only two genders in our countr y actually there may be more, but we only acknowledge two But they never do one that they call ‘ men in comedy ’ You know what I’m saying? I think it sort of makes it seem like it’s a different class And it isn’t It’s truly a genderless job

S U N : We’ve talked about radio and stand-up comedy, but you ’ ve also written a book, starred on television shows and voice acted for animated films Now among all these different pursuits, what would you say is your favorite outlet for your talents?

S U N : Do you have any advice about joining into the radio industr y?

P P : I don’t know anything about it, honestly But the people I’ve worked with, they’re all ver y nice I do know there’s one guy on Wait Wait who came originally as an intern and is now a producer So I know that there is a path there Obviously it doesn’t work out that way for ever yone I know another woman that was an intern and then actually became a director briefly And you know what? I’ll tell you something Honest work is honest work, but the cool thing about public radio is that that

comedy I mean, if you ’ re going to produce a comedy show you have to have comics So they started having open mic nights and there weren ’ t that many of us back then I mean eventually there came to be lots and lots of people on that circuit But when I first started there really weren ’ t that many, such that I was able to fill a slot I was pretty bad still, and so were the others that I worked with We were really not good comics at all And we were still getting paid work You know when I say “paid” it was maybe ten bucks a pop or something, but nonetheless it was paid time and paid work And so, in some ways, I was just plain lucky

But the first sentence of the last paragraph of the summar y letter written by my kindergarten teacher in May of 1955 said, “I’ve enjoyed many of Paula’s humorous comments about our activities ” So it’s true that I was encouraged at a ver y young age And I have the letter still In fact I have it blown up and framed I had a show ver y

P P : Oh I’m a standup comic You know, I’ve done a fair bit of writing, but I’m not a writer for a living, so the writing part is always just sort of crammed into the cracks in my life which is partly why it always takes me so long to finish anything, because there aren ’ t that many cracks in my life I know this is a really mentally unhealthy thing to say, but it’s true so I’ll just say it: The audience is my best friend And when people say that they really loved my book, I’m thrilled But when I do standup comedy, my best friend is right in the room with me And sometimes people will come up to me after the show because I usually do a meet and greet after wards where I smile and take pictures and shake hands and hug or whatever I’m called upon to do, and sometimes people will say that they really liked the show And 99 9 percent of the time, I say, “ Well you know the crowd was really great ” Because truly without that it’s not much fun at all

S U N : Is that why you do a lot of interaction with the crowd? And can we expect to see that this weekend?

P P : Yeah, I do a lot of interaction with the crowd Originally I started working that way because I couldn’t remember anything I would forget what I was going to say, so I was sort of stuck working the crowd And over the years and I don’t know when it first occurred to me it dawned on me that that was really where the joy of the night was And so I started doing it in a more purposeful manner When I first started and I would talk to the crowd I always felt like I was doing something wrong But now I don’t feel that anymore I’m like, “Oh, wow, that’s the fun part ” And it’s all fun, but that’s the especially fun part

Ali Jenkins is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ajenkins@cornellsun com

Talking Ithaca Underground With Bubba Crumrine

BY MIKE SOSNICK Sun Arts & Entertainment Editor

Ithaca’s thriving music scene is driven in large part by Ithaca Underground, a nonprofit organization Bubba Crumrine is the person at the group ’ s helm, and The Sun got the opportunity to speak with him about it

THE S UN: What did the all-ages and DIY scenes in Ithaca look like before Ithaca Underground?

BUBBA CRUMRINE: Ithaca Underground came to be in 2007, when there was a bit of a lull in the DIY and overall music scene There were cool bands (Fairway, Elston Gunn, The Berettas) but there wasn ’ t a centralized movement The Haunt wasn ’ t as packed as it is now (and had been in the past) Dan Smalls Presents hadn’t been founded as an independent entity

The Ithaca Show Syndicate had come before (which members of some current local I U bands were a part of ), but had passed on Popcorn Youth was on the rise, bringing hip noise, folk and indie acts through on occasion Ithaca Experimental, while briefly lived, brought through regional experimental acts that had a big impact on me directly

I U humbly began in a time where a new, centralized, allages movement was needed, when MySpace booking and forums were the name of the game Around the same time, No Radio Records was founded by Bob Proehl (now where The Shop resides), as a space for DIY, all-ages shows to happen on occasion, and for underground music C D s and vinyl to be approachable and acquired Phillip Price (BATISTA, Crime Wave, etc ), in Ithaca, from Binghamton, was bringing acts through No Radio as well, such as Kayo Dot and Joe Lalley

Those three forces lit a spark that we carry through today We’re just a handful of people who cared more about art and community than commerce, and [they] came together to do it themselves and do it together rather than wait for someone else to

SUN: What inspired you to start Ithaca Underground?

B C : I U was founded by our now webmaster, Jayme Peck He arrived in Ithaca for school via Plattsburgh, hearing great things about the Ithaca punk scene, but had missed it by that much So he decided to do something about it I joined I U in 2008, shortly after my first Ithaca band, Bazaar of Guillemots, bit the dust We’d joked in the band that Ithaca had no scene (I was still new to the area, albeit) It was suddenly in my hands to do something about that I’d been immersing myself in the deepest depths of mutant music and all of the anarcho and socialist ideals that come with, and knew that quality over fame and inclusiveness over profit had to be at the core of wherever we were headed

SUN: What steps were taken in the genesis and creation of the organization?

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B C : I U remained a hobby for several years, with my partner and I running door [and] sound, making flyers, lodging bands and opening our own home up to shows, but early on it became very apparent that other people believed in what we were doing and wanted to help Volunteer photographers and videographers popped up and dedicated time as they could High schoolers flyered relentlessly for us Young artists started designing our posters College students wanted to document what we were doing We realized the only way to grow I U and stay committed to our ethics was to make it a community effort

I formed the board (George Johann of Angry Mom, Eric Laine of McNeil Music and Ryan Clover, then of Silent City Distro, now of the Durland Alternatives Library) and we rallied and organized to apply for 501(c)(3) nonprofit status and to bring the organization into a permanent fixture for the future, regardless of who was at the helm

In 2014, we received our 501(c)(3) status and elected Carrie Cooper (Dark Matter Coffee co-owner), who drove our volunteer initiative, to the board, bringing over 50 dedicated individ-

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uals into the fold for every task from day of show to social media and fundraiser

SUN: What do you see as I U ’ s ideal place in the community?

B C : We aim to be the catalyst for creative, all-ages, inclusive culture the step between the house show and the stage [We aim to be] strong enough to support a solid new local band's first public appearance and the next underground band about to break sometimes in the same event, all while empowering young people [to learn] what it takes to run and promote a wellorganized show

SUN: How do you think Ithaca has changed as a result of I U ?

B C : Within a year of heading I U , the diversity of underground bands exploded from a few rock, punk and indie bands to all sorts of fringe instrumental metal, noise punk, folk punk and progressively-minded acts

We showed that Ithaca was interested in fringe music [and] that all ages shows could be successful even at the biggest club in town, The Haunt

We brought the importance of making creative, challenging music accessible to the youth to the forefront, and show its direct relationship to the quality and diversity of the local underground music pool

We've also helped local individuals [with] cutting their teeth in bands, running sound, building their photo, video and art portfolios and written letters of recommendation for their impact to I U

We've humbly brought the bands too aggressive, too loud, too weird or “ not big enough” to play the traditional club scene

SUN: What’s next for I U going forward?

B C : We aim to continue to increase our volunteer presence and increase our yearly show capacity in doing so We aim to be the best show a band has on tour not fully reliant on max turnout, but providing them an engaged audience, a safe space, quality documentation and a smooth overall experience We aim to empower our volunteers and provide them with skill sets that will benefit them in and out of I U We aim to increase the diversity of the bands we book race, gender, orientation and use our experience and status to ensure a safe space for all not safe from volume, challenging ideas and creativity, but from the discrimination, bigotry, misogyny and hate of the world around us

I U is here to stay The board and I are strategically planning to grow and enhance all of what we do, with the ultimate goal of our own physical space In the meantime, we ’ re taking over the DIY Resource Center in the Tompkins County Workers Center as Ithaca Underground H Q for volunteer meetings and more

Mike Sosnick is a senior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences He can be reached at msosnick@cornellsun com

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We stand with Planned Parenthood

To the Editor:

Re: "Students Voice Concern Over Threats of Defunding Planned Parenthood," News, Sept 29

We wish to provide some further notes on your recent article, “Students Voice Concern Over Threats of Defunding Planned Parenthood ” In light of this summer ' s slanderous video campaign, we know the precarious state of reproductive freedom in this country The inflammatory rhetoric propagated by the slanderous video series inspired arson attacks on multiple clinics, cyber attacks on confidential clinic information, and the call to defund all of which threaten and hurt healthcare providers, clinic employees and (most drastically) patients

Therefore, activists and media critics across the country (including Cornell’s chapter of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood) have undertaken efforts to expose the deceptive, yellow journalistic tactics utilized by the filmmakers State-led and third-party investigations have dispelled the myths of fetal tissue sales Media Matters and FactCheck org have outlined the deceitful editing the Center for Medical Progress purposefully cut and rearranged film to present a fictitious transcript that does not reflect the actual interviews with Planned Parenthood executives (full, unedited transcripts are available online)

We are writing because Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood at Cornell was disappointed by the way your article presented the smear campaign controversy We felt that the article missed an important opportunity to inform the community that these videos were created out of a specific political agenda to disparage Planned Parenthood and do not represent any truths

In order to debase these myths and undo their consequences, we believe that we need to present the objective truth Planned Parenthood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, does not engage in fetal tissue sales Fetal tissue donations have, however, facilitated urgent medical research that has resulted in the cures for fatal diseases and radical innovations in preventative medicine

The Center for Medical Progress is a bogus organization created by anti-choice extremists with the intent of barring women from access to vital healthcare options Their political agenda to eliminate women ' s capacity to choose when, where and how to have a child perpetuates cycles of poverty and limit individual freedoms; furthermore, low-income women, women of color and rural women will suffer the most if PPFA loses federal funding Finally, investigations have shown that PPFA is the only option for many women When Congress says there could be other healthcare options, it's important to note that politicians have not outlined how they would reallocate funds, or how women who geographically and financially rely on Planned Parenthood could find transport to a new clinic or the means to pay for a visit Third party investigations reiterate that no realistic alternative to PPFA exists for the millions of patients people of all genders they serve every year

Due to the (egregious) provisions of the Hyde Amendment, government funds do not cover abortion services They do, however, fund vital comprehensive sex education, contraceptives and family planning counseling that reduce the rate of unwanted pregnancy If the government wants to cut down the rate of abortions, they need to funnel more funds to Planned Parenthood the largest provider of comprehensive reproductive services for women in the nation Furthermore, access to abortion is a fundamental right asserted by the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v Wade Autonomy over one ’ s own body and corporeal rights should not be fodder for public or political debate

Do anti-choice extremists have the power to dictate women ’ s healthcare options? How can the Center for Medical Progress self-identify as pro-life when they aim to remove funding for cancer screenings, STI testing, rape crisis services, lifesaving contraceptives and other health services that maintain the quality of millions of people’s lives? Planned Parenthood undertakes incredible work to counter the challenges presented by racial, gendered and class hegemonies that obstruct individuals’ access to affordable, comprehensive, and judgment-free healthcare We would be fools to allow demagogic, fact-devoid videos to take away those services

Th e Execu ti ve Board o f Vox: Voi ces fo r Planned Parenth oo d at Cornell Co-president , Kate Poo r Co-presid ent , Cassidy Cla rk

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Ruth Weissmann is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at raw287@cornell edu A Word to the Weiss appears alternate Thursdays this semester

CORRECTION

A Sept 29 news story, "Students Voice Concern Over Threats of Defunding Planned Parenthood," stated that Zoe Maisel ’18 is the president of Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood at Cornell In fact, Maisel is the chair of public relations for the organization

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The Cornell women ’ s cross country team takes to the road today for its biggest test of the season at the Paul Short Invitational, hosted by Lehigh The Red has had an auspicious start to its 2015 campaign, earning decisive first place finishes at both the Brother Jasper Invitational and the Yellowjacket Invitational The team placed six and nine runners, respectively, in the Top-10 of those two races

Head coach Artie Smith credits the team ’ s success to its effective preparation and focus

“I’ve been very pleased with the consistency of everyone ’ s training, beginning in the summer and continuing with our first month of training since the school year began,” Smith said “The team has done a great job of simply taking things one day at a time and not getting ahead of themselves ”

As the Red enters its third race of the season, the team is likely to face stiff competition The runners will be competing against 36 other schools in the 6K Gold Race, the most competitive division offered at the Paul Short Invitational

However, senior captain Kristen Niedrach said they are optimistic that they can continue their success

“This is just another step up the ladder,” Niedrach said “It’s a bigger race with some bigger competition so we just need to continue to stay composed and be confident ”

Junior captain Taylor Spillane, who has placed first individually in each of the first two races, has a similar view heading into the event

“Paul Short is one of our first big meets of the year, ” Spillane said “We have done some really exciting things so far and we are ready to see what else we can do ”

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I, Manny’s Ghost, am back from the grave (can ghosts even come back from the grave?) to give you the rundown on this week’s football game against Colgate All of the below facts, quotes and predictions have been communicated to me from beyond the grave not the best form of communications since lines tend to cross and I don t have great hearing

As Cornell prepares to take on Colgate this weekend, head coach David Archer ’05 has chosen to take on a transfer to help the Red this season Junior Jacob Wright III is here to try to help the Red out of its rut However, the notorious clique of senior running back Luke Hagy, senior safety Rush Imhotep

and sophomore quarterback

Robert Somborn is skeptical

“If you ’ re from England, why do you play American football?” Hagy asked

“God, Hagy, you can ’ t just ask someone why they play football,” Imhotep responded, before I could continue my interview

While Wright initially befriended a group of unknown freshmen on the team, he seems to have fallen in with the “Broadbacks,” the nickname the Red team has given to the powerful SombornImhotep-Hagy trio While Archer looks to those three as strong leaders on the team, he still wants Wright to focus on football and not get distracted by the antics and

“Our primary goal for this race is to get some experience racing in a large amd fast field.”

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“In order to continue the team ’ s success we are putting a lot of emphasis on working together,” Spillane said “Throughout the season, we have done a really good job encouraging each other and pulling each other along in the workouts ”

While the race is certainly important one for Cornell, it will not be the team ’ s defining race, as the Red’s foremost goals involve its performance at the end of the season

“I know we’ll take some good steps forward toward our ultimate goal of being at our best in the championship portion of our season a little over a month from now, ” Smith said “I also expect that we’ll learn some things that we’ll need to work on That’s good at this stage of the season ”

Neidrach and Spillane emphasized that the race will be a learning experience for the team an opportunity to practice strategy

“Our primary goal for this race is to get some experience racing in a large and fast field and to stick to our race strategies even if things don’t go perfectly according to plan,” Spillane said

Nonetheless, after finishing fifth in last year ’ s Paul Short Invitational, the Red should be able to have similar statistical success in this year ’ s event, while the runners keep in mind the loftier goals they hope to accomplish in the coming weeks

“They’re doing a great job, and [they’re] on a path towards being very successful at the most important time of the year, ” Smith said “We’re not all the way there yet, but I’m very excited to see what this weekend will bring ”

Josh Sommers can be reached at js2777@cornell edu

social politics that comes with being a part of the Broadbacks

“I’m a pusher, Jacob,” Archer said to Wright “I push people ” However, Wright’s appearance on the squad seems to be causing more harm than good In an incident that occurred yesterday, Hagy left the field in a huff, throwing his helmet as he stormed into the locker room After Wright proudly kicked a field goal, Archer announced, “three for you, Jacob Wright, you go Jacob Wright and none for Luke Hagy ” Hagy, used to getting at least one touchdown every practice, was not ready to step out of the spotlight like that However, some speculate that Archer, Wright and the group of unknown freshmen may have fixed the practice so that Hagy was unable to earn a single point Later that night, the whole team came together to talk about the drama that had plagued the

team for far too long Archer began by asking the team if anyone had been personally victimized by Wright As a dedicated reporter, I tried to sneak into the meeting

“He doesn’t even go here,” shouted a disgruntled J J Fives And with that, I left However, from what I heard, the team was able to hash out its problems and players were given the opportunity to stand up publicly and talk about their feelings

“Rush, I’m sorry about telling all of the team about that time you got diarrhea in the locker room And I’m sorry for repeating it now, ” Somborn tearfully told a room full of his teammates

With the emotional turmoil of this week, it’s not clear how much football was actually practiced, but the Red is sure to be the most cohesive, sensitive team in college football now that all of the drama is seemingly resolved

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Cornell to Host First Night Game in Program History

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Following two heartbreaking losses, the Red gets a chance to redeem itself tonight in the first ever Friday night home game in the 128 years of Cornell football After a second consecutive week in which the Red led late in the game, Cornell hopes to bring a consistent attack when Colgate comes to Ithaca tonight at 7 p m

“We’re really stoked to be playing Friday night under the lights,” said senior fullback Julian Gallo “Everyone is really juiced up about that ”

Last Saturday, the Red (0-2) jumped to 26-7 lead in the first half, only to watch Yale (2-0) claw its way back to eventually win the game 33-26 The Bulldogs took advantage of a number of Cornell mistakes late in the game and scored two touchdowns in the final minute and 12 seconds

“We weren ’ t able to finish, that’s really the biggest thing,” said head coach David Archer ’05 “As a coach, you try to practice situational football You create a third down in the endzone, but it’s really hard to create a ‘hey lets win a game in the fourth quarter ’ in practice In the game is really the only time you can learn how to do that ”

After a 1-9 campaign last year, Cornell rarely found itself in that situation last season But after two strong performances against quality teams, the Red has learned that finishing off an opponent made be the hardest part of notching a victory Even though Archer has stressed again and again that the team is “ not in the business of moral victories,” it’s clear to see that this team is far better than last year ’ s squad

“Compared to last year, it’s almost night

and day both on the offense and the defensive side of the ball,” Gallo said “Everyone can feel we ’ re just at this tipping point with the program and we ’ re waiting for that momentum to get started and let the Big Red unleash on the rest of the Ivy League ”

Yet despite the progress, the team seems to regress back to last year ’ s losing ways down the stretch In the fourth quarter, opponents have outscored Cornell 26-7 In the other three quarters, Cornell holds the advantage 33-26

“There’s key moments in every game and it just seems like those five or six times when we could step up and put the game out of reach it just falls apart in the fourth quarter, ” said junior defensive lineman Mike Staples “We know how to get off the field on third down, it’s just when we need to make it in crucial point, we can ’ t get it done ”

In last year ’ s clash against Colgate, the Red let the Raiders run all of them throughout the game, losing 27-12 Colgate rushed for 270 yards and put together a solid game from start to finish Four different Raiders rushed for over 35 yards, including 128 yards from quarterback Jake Melville who will be starting for Colgate tonight

But if anything can be learned from the first two games of the season, it’s that last year ’ s results have no impact on what will happen this year Cornell allowed 420 yards of offense, against Bucknell last year Against the Bison this season, the Red let up just 286 Last season, Yale put up 34 points in the first half against Cornell In the first half of last Saturday’s game, the Bulldogs barely managed to score 13, scoring twice in the second quarter

Colgate comes into the game with three

early losses on its record The Raiders were on the wrong end of blow-outs in the first two weeks of the season, losing to Navy (30) 48-10 and dropping a matchup against then-No 12 New Hampshire (2-2) Two weeks ago, Colgate held a 14 point lead midway through the fourth quarter against Yale, but the Bulldogs scored twice in the final eight minutes of the game to complete the comeback Last week, Colgate handily beat Holy Cross (1-2) by a score of 31-14

“Their record doesn’t indicate how good they are, ” Archer said “Colgate is year-in and year-out a good football team Their quarterback is their trigger man, he makes it all go He’s a great player, very dynamic They run a 3-4 defense, very movement based [They] try to confuse you and blitz a

lot So it’ll be a different test than the two defenses we ’ ve seen so far, and a completely different offense than we ’ ve seen so far ”

After two disappointing defeats to start the season, the pressure is up, the lights are on and the team is ready

“We make a game plan and watch the film but really it comes down to us and whether or not we can execute, ” Gallo said “We’re just looking to finish, because that’s been the missing part these past two games We’ve had some pretty good starts, we ’ ve scored points and made plays This game we can put it all together and focus on finishing ”