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Cornell,TCAT Reach Agreement on Funds

University to increase funding to TCAT to address deficit

By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Ed tor

Cornell has reached an agreement with TCAT to increase its payment to the organization and collaborate on a more sustainable funding model for it, the University announced Thursday

This decision comes about five months after President David Skorton announced that the University did not have the means to subsidize TCAT past what it is currently paying at approximately $3 43 million

annually Some students and faculty including both the Student and University

Assemblies called upon Cornell to increase these subsidies in order to address TCAT ’ s $740,000 deficit, The Sun previously reported

Thursday’s meeting was held to discuss the University’s response to a resolution adopted by the TCAT Board of Directors on Aug 28, which called for Cornell to subsidize fares paid with a Cornell ID at

President-Elect Garrett: Hazing ‘Unacceptable in Any Form’

Following the announcement that Elizabeth Garrett provost at the University of Southern California would become Cornell s 13th president, Sun Managing Editor Tyler Alicea 16 spoke with her Thursday about her stance on a variety of issues, including sexual violence, hazing, the rising costs of attending college and the role of the humanities in higher education

This is the first part of the inter view Read The Sun Monday for the remainder of the inter view

T H E S U N : You’ve worked a lot on cross-disciplinar y and cross-college programs during your time at USC

What do you think about the importance of both the humanities and having interdisciplinar y studies in higher education?

E L I Z A B E T H G A R RE T T: Typically those two aspects of a university are posed as either separate or even sometimes

as opposing I think that it’s important to understand that humanities and indeed a strong dedication to rigorous disciplinar y study is an absolutely fundamental prerequisite to having excellence in interdisciplinar y activities You cannot, I believe, have great interdisciplinar y work unless you have scholars and students who are trained in the rigor of a disciplinar y analysis There’s just something

Students Weather Housing Line for Hours

By SLOANE GRINSPOON Sun Senior Writer

In what has become an annual spectacle, students camped

Facebook issued an apology Thursday after months of criticism for a study partly coauthored by two Cornellians that manipulated users ’ news feeds to see how their emotions would change without their knowledge

The study, published in June, involved the news feeds of nearly 700,000 users and was co-authored by Prof Jeffrey Hancock, communication and information science, former Cornell doctoral student Jamie Guillory ’13 and Facebook data scientist

Adam Kramer Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer apologized both for the way in which Facebook conducted the research and for the manner in which the study was released

“It is clear now that there are things we should have done differently,” Schroepfer wrote “For example, we should have considered other non-experimental ways to do this research The research would also have benefited from more extensive review by a wider and more senior group of people Last, in

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News, “International Students Board Plans to Expand,” Monday

Speaking about the reasoning behind the creation of an International Students Union

Other communities that identify as minorities on campus have such organizations The international community currently doesn’t have an organization that represents them ”

Sports, “Red Tops Columbia, Monmouth” Tuesday

Speaking about how the field hockey team has gotten off to its best start in five years

The game always begins at practice because what you perform then is a sneak peek 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

News, “Faculty Praise Presidential Appointment,” Wednesday

Speaking about the qualities of president-elect Elizabeth Garrett

“A president who brings such extraordinary experience and past accomplishments is a rare treasure What a tremendous blessing that in Elizabeth Garrett Cornell gets both This is a very exciting step in Cornell’s continued evolution as one of the world’s premier universities ” Prof Chris Barrett, Applied Economics and Management

News, “Gates Addresses Cornellians in Bailey,” Thursday

Speaking about how private research institutions should be conservative about major changes

“The super high-quality, private institutions have a very, very high cost but they re mixing in two missions: giving the world’s best education to undergraduates and graduates and giving back to the world in terms of research My general view is that those schools are going to be under the least pressure to change

Bill Gates

Admin Speaks to S.A. on Diversity

Alexander ’14: 2013 campus climate report is a tool for engaging difference

By ANDREW LORD Sun Contributor

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Students wait in line during the lunch rush at Franny’s, a food truck located by Milstein Hall, Thursday Franny’s opened on Aug 18 and has proved to be popular with students since its opening

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R e n e e A l e x a n d e r ’ 7 4 Andrew Lord can be reached at abl87@cornell edu

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Alcohol Delivery App Comes to Ithaca

By RACHEL WEBER Sun Staff Writer

Ithacans will now be able to order wine, spirits and beer for delivery in under an hour with Minibar, an app-based ser vice founded by Lara Crystal ’03 and Lindsey Andrews

Crystal, who studied applied economics and management during her time on the Hill, said she was “incredibly excited” to launch Minibar in Ithaca

“ With virtually ever ything available at your fingertips, it’s time to make alcohol just as easy to order to your home,” Crystal said Minibar, which has been featured in The New York Times and the New Yorker, made its debut in Manhattan in Februar y and expanded to Brooklyn and Queens before launching in Ithaca, according to Christie Devine, Minibar’s public relations representative

Cr ystal said she wanted to launch in Ithaca because she “loved” Ithaca when she attended Cornell and thinks Ithaca will be a “ great test market of a driving market ” “I know how cold it is and how much people don’t want to necessarily leave the house during the crazy winter,” Crystal said “We

were surprised that wine, spirits and beer couldn’t be ordered and delivered with the same ease as groceries home goods Minibar will change that ”

According to Devine, users enter their zip code and are given a list of vendors and a selection of inventory Orders require a $25 minimum and are then delivered in 60 minutes or less

Although there is no delivery fee, the Minibar app suggests users tip their delivery person

Customizable features will be added to the app post-launch, including personalized order suggestions and recommendations on food and alcohol pair, according to Devine

Crystal said that in order to adhere to legal age requirements for alcohol purchase, Minibar users need to confirm they are of legal drinking age prior to order

“The sale is in [the vendor’s] control, and they are able to determine whether or not to release the alcohol upon deliver y, ” said Crystal

If upon delivery, the customer cannot produce verifiable ID, they will be charged a $20 restocking fee billed to the card on file to dissuade underage drinking, according to Crystal

Students had mixed feelings about Minibar

Oliver Viera ’15 said he feels Minibar is a “ great app for people of age to have ”

“I think it’s like Ithaca To Go for alcohol It’s just so convenient,” Viera said “Now I don’t need to go out of my way to get alcohol it comes to me ”

Some students said they were unsure if Minibar would be a useful service for them

“If I wanted overpriced booze, I would just walk to Collegetown Liquor which is 20 feet from my house,” said Courtney Sokol ’15

Philippe Simard ’15 said whether he used the service would depend on the operating hours of Minibar

“Usually I wouldn’t use that service because I live in Collegetown and could get beer with a two minute walk,” Simard said “That being said, getting liquor after 11 is impossible, so if the app does that then I would certainly use it ”

The service is available online and for iOS and Android systems and will be launching officially in Ithaca, Lansing, Dr yden and Danby on Monday, Crystal said

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Students Wait Hours to Sign Leases

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624 current residents the opportunity to renew their own apartments, ” Evert said “We feel that that is fair to our current residents who have just moved in, sometimes just three or four weeks before and are still trying to get organized We like to keep our current tenants ”

This year, according to Charlie Miller ’17, social media may have played a role in persuading more students to get in line earlier

“Two guys posted a Facebook status Monday night saying they started camping, which many people believed, so they came out early,” Miller said The students in the picture, which was posted in the Facebook group “Overheard at Cornell,” were waiting in line on Monday because they were signing a lease agreement on Tuesday, a day before everyone else

ing to earn the trust of my peers waiting in line and maintaining a calm presence within the line,” Jha said

Gina LoMastro ’17, who waited in line overnight from 3 to 6 a m on Wednesday, said she chose to rent from the Ithaca Renting Company because of the later start date and relatively less expensive pricing despite knowing she would have to wait in the line

“I wanted to room with five other people and we started the process a little bit late By the time we started really looking at housing there wasn ’ t that much left and everything left was really expensive,”

LoMastro said

LoMastro said that camping out was not entirely a bad experience

“Some of my friends brought tarps and set up blankets to sleep in line.”

According to Siddhar th Panchanathan ’16, one of the students pictured, they were eligible for preferential signing because they had already rented from the Ithaca Renting Company

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Students in the line also governed themselves during the wait and a leader of the line was unofficially elected, according to Miller

“By the time my group started at 5 p m on Tuesday, a sophomore named Rohit Jha had taken control of the line and made a list of the order everyone showed up in before him After that he became the ‘leader’ of the group, having newcomers sign the list and get in order,” Miller said “When Rohit took charge and made the list, everyone started trusting him and he settled any minor conflicts ”

Rohit Jha ’17 took initiative to be a leader in line because he was scared that chaos would break out

“I was nervous that the order would break down and I would not be left a place to live for next year

The most difficult aspect of being the leader was try-

“Some of my friends brought tarps and set up blankets to sleep in line,” she said

Panchanathan, who also camped out overnight, agreed that the experience had enjoyable moments

“If you have company as I did, it’s not as bad,” Panchanathan said “We just played card games and practiced algorithmic interview questions ”

Colleen Price ’98, a realtor at Ithaca Renting Co , came to the office to let students wait inside when it was pouring rain

“They’re all generally very polite and they were all studying,” Price said

Though Price said she was pleased that students want to rent from Ithaca Renting Company, she says that she does not want renting to be a stressful process

“They’re welcome to wait, but this is not something that we ask them to do This is its own phenomenon that was not started by us, ” Price said “It’s great that the apartments are popular, and we ’ re happy that they’re popular, but this is completely student-initiated ”

Sloane Grinspoon can be reached at sgrinspoon@cornellsun com

Protesters Pack Meeting On Education Changes

GOLDEN, Colo (AP)

Students and teachers fighting a plan to promote patriotism and downplay civil disobedience in some suburban Denver U S history courses packed a school board meeting Thursday where the controversial changes could face a vote

Turnout was so high that the teachers union streamed video from the meeting room which holds a couple hundred people onto a big screen in the parking lot outside

About 300 students, parents and teachers opposed to the proposal rallied in the parking lot and marched along nearby streets before the meeting

Carole Morenz, holding a small American flag and a sign that said “History matters Know the truth,” traveled from Pueblo because she said she’s worried the change in approach to teaching history could be the “biggest cultural shift of our lifetime ”

“They will lose the knowledge of what made America great, ” said Morenz, adding that she has been concerned about problems in education since she began homeschooling her children in the 1980s

Dozens of students took the podium, with just a minute each to speak They delivered 40,000 signatures they say they gathered from around the country in support

Students in a majority of the 17 high schools in Colorado’s second-largest school district have left classes in droves over the past few weeks, waving signs and flags in protests organized by word of mouth and social media

Many teachers also have been calling in sick, forcing school to be canceled some days

“I respect the right of our students to express their opinions in a peaceful manner, ” Superintendent Dan McMinimee said “I do, however, prefer that our students stay in class I have met with many students and answered their questions ”

The protests started Sept 19, the day after the Jefferson County school board proposed creating a committee to review texts and course plans, starting with Advanced Placement history, to make sure materials “ promote citizenship, patriotism, essentials and benefits of the freemarket system, respect for authority and respect for individual rights” and don’t “ encourage or condone civil disorder, social strife or disregard of the law ” Board member Julie Williams, who originally proposed the review, and other backers of the proposal say students are being used as pawns by teachers, who are upset about a plan to base raises on an evaluation system

Facebook Apologizes After News Feed Study

releasing the study, we failed to communicate clearly why and how we did it ” The social media company came under fire over the summer following the release of the study’s findings Users were outraged after the study gained national attention because they were not informed that their news feeds were being altered for e x p e r i m e n t a l purposes

T h r o u g hout the experiments, neither Hancock nor Guillor y were directly involved in collecting user data, but they analyzed results after discussions with Facebook, according to the University

Facebook’s chief operating officer In her apology, Sandberg only expressed regret for poor communication about the intention of the study, and not for the study itself, according to The Wall Street Journal

“We believe in research, because it helps to build a better Facebook.”

M i k e S c h r o e p f e r

“Because the research was conducted independently by Facebook and Professor Hancock had access only to results and not to any individual, identifiable data at any time Cornell University’s Institutional Review Board concluded that he was not directly engaged in human research and that no review by the Cornell Human Research Protection Program was required,” a University press release stated

Schroepfer’s apology contrasts a statement made earlier this summer by Sher yl Sandberg,

“ This was par t of ongoing research companies do to test different products, and that was what it was; it was poorly communicated” Sandberg said in a meeting in New Delhi “And for that communication we apologize We never meant to upset you ” S c h r o e p f e r went on to delineate the m e t h o d s Facebook plans to use to improve their research, including a public website that will hold all of their published academic research However, he made it clear Facebook plans to continue research

“ We believe in research, because it helps us build a better Facebook,” Schroepfer wrote “It’s important to engage with the academic community and publish in peer-reviewed journals, to share technology inventions and because online services such as Facebook can help us understand more about how the world works ”

Anika Sethy can be reached at asethy@cornellsun com

A Conversation With Elizabeth Garrett C.U. Will Increase Payments to TCAT

President-elect addresses hazing, cost of attending C.U., interdisciplinary study

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unless you have scholars and students who are trained in the rigor of a disciplinary analysis There’s just something that is unique in the training of the mind and the reasoning facilities that a ver y rigour disciplinary approach can provide, and the very best interdisciplinary work occurs either when one person has training in several of those or more frequently when people from lots of different disciplines who come with this rigorous background come together and put all of those perspectives to work to solve a really difficult problem

In addition, to focus on the humanities is also critically important A lot of interdisciplinar y work is directed towards solving particular problems problems of health, problems of sustainability, policy related problems But to really have a sense of what those solutions mean to us as human beings, I think you have to have the humanities to ask deep questions about where progress is leading us, what they do to our bonds as human beings in a community

I think that it is vital that you have both disciplinary training, including that in the h u m a n i t i e s , and that you have an interd i s c i p l i n a r y approach to complex problems

often addresses publically that the cost of attending college is one of Cornell’s biggest problems and sometimes he’ll admit that how quickly he addressed it is one of his regrets during his time as president, especially for those in the middle class Do you have an overall philosophy in regards to trying to reign in the costs of attending college?

“[Hazing] is unacceptable in any of the organizations where it has been practiced in the past. ... Longevity of a practice does not equate to acceptability ”

S UN : Since the death of [ G e o r g e Desdunes ’13] during a hazing incident at Cornell, the University has increasingly toughened its stance on hazing, both inside and outside the Greek system Could you elaborate how you and USC have addressed hazing?

E G : I think there’s one simple bottom line: Hazing is unacceptable in any form It is unacceptable in any of the organizations where it has been practiced in the past It is not something that, as a community, we can accept to tolerate It does not matter if the behavior was commonplace in the past If it does not respect individuals, if it does not support our understanding as a caring community with how we treat other people, it is not an acceptable practice

Longevity of a practice does not equate to acceptability I was a member of the Greek system, so I’m aware of all the great things that the Greek system brings to a community I’m aware it has had some challenges in the past

Some of the things that we have criticized some Greek systems for are also occasionally seen in other organizations as well, so we have to be really careful that what we do is focus on the behavior and not focus on only on the context

S UN: President David Skorton

E G : It’s a ver y important question, not just for Cornell but for higher education in general I would push back a little bit because I think President Skorton has done a very good job of trying to address this issue for families who would struggle to afford the cost of Cornell And if you look, one of the important differences in talking about the cost is that the sticker price of attending higher education can be very different than the price of what students actually pay because of financial aid I know David would always like to do more all of us would but President Skorton and Cornell have really done a really good job in addressing this issue, including during very difficult economic times, when I think President Skorton really took this as one of his primary objectives I think, g e n e r a l l y speaking in higher education, we ’ ve done a ver y good job of making it affordable for students and families of very limited means And of course we have other students at the other end of the scale who could probably afford even more tuition

One thing I think we need to focus on increasingly at Cornell and throughout higher education it has certainly been my focus at USC are those families who are comfortable They live lives of the middle income, but will find the kind of investment in Cornell or similar schools really a very difficult stretch for the family Those tend to be the families that take out more debt, and I think we need to focus on that segment on our student population

My overriding principle is that we should have a world in which those students that have been admitted to Cornell and who we know will thrive here do not face financial hurdles in taking that opportunity I will continue to work with the trustees, with our supporters [and] the students to identify new sources of funding, to think about ways that we can use the University’s resources responsibly, to help students and their families afford the great education at Cornell

Read the remainder of this interview in Monday’s issue of The Sun

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$1 per ride the rate they were in 2010 but has since been reduced to $0 86 per ride

According to the release, “the University committed to increase its payment to TCAT and both parties agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to create a more sustainable funding model for the future of the system ” at the meeting Both TCAT Board members and University administrators were present at the event “ Today’s meeting marks an important step forward in ensuring the sustainability of this vital transportation resource, ” said Frank Proto ’65, vice chair of the TCAT board, according to the release “ We appreciate Cornell’s renewed commitment to the future of the system and pledge to d o o u

sources of funding as we work to position a healthy TCAT for the long term ”

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gotten “the short end of the stick” and is optimistic about the contents of the MOU and its commitment to making TCAT more sustainable “I’m really looking for ward to learning more about what’s actually included in the MOU, and I can only hope that whatever is in that document is something that is fair for TCAT and also fair on the part of the University,” Balik said Balik added that she thinks student activism will continue to affect the University’s relations with TCAT

“Student activism played a role in the success of the first half of the issue retaining free bus passes for first-year students The second half of the issue was increasing the subsidy to TCAT and I think that’s the part that the University is still tr ying to work on, ” Balik said “I think student activism is something that can really push Cornell into making sustainable decisions for TCAT in the future ”

“TCAT’s service is vital to the health of our campus and the greater community ”

e amount that the University has increased its subsidy have not yet become available “ TCAT ’ s ser vice is vital to the health of our campus and the greater community,” Skorton said “Our commitment today is a commitment to the future of TCAT But it is just one step in a process to ensure a workable, economic model for the future I look for ward to continuing to work with the TCAT Board on these critical financial considerations over the coming months ”

Sarah Balik ’15, president of the Student Assembly, said she hopes the agreement will treat both TCAT and the University evenly According to Balik, she believes that traditionally TCAT has

Caro Achar ’18, a member of the Save the Pass Coalition the group of students and

together around the issue of TC AT

beginning in the summer said that though he is “excit-

increased subsidy, he and other members of the Coalition are awaiting fur ther information from the University

“ We are hesitant to celebrate this new development given the ambiguity of the press release,” Achar said “Our campaign is about holding Cornell accountable to its drivers in their current contract negotiation, not simply about funding the first-year passes We will continue to campaign until Cornell and TCAT give drivers the wages and benefits that they deser ve ”

Noah Rankin can be reached at nranking@cornellsun com

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‘What

Is a D.O.?’

Stories From a Cornellian

When people see the letters after my name, I often get asked, “ What is a D O ?” So, as assist a n t d i

Health Ser vices, I welcome oppor tunities to share what my life and work is like as an osteopathic physician on this campus I chose to enter into medicine as an osteopathic physician 10 years ago, and I could not be happier with this decision: It has made me the best doctor I could be, enables me to give the ver y best care to my patients and allows me to be a team-player in transforming the health of communities

First and foremost, osteopathic medicine is not an “alternative” path into medicine, but it is different It is based on the premise that the body is a unit with an inherent capacity to heal itself; that str ucture and function are interrelated and that patient care should focus on the treatment of body, mind and spirit In order to accomplish these tenets, osteopathic medical students take the same basic science classes as our allopathic colleagues In a d d i t i o n , w e t a k e

c l a s s e s i n a d v a n c e d anatomy, to study the s t r u c t u r e o f t h e

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time to time I respond that I am proud of my training, skills and ability to give the best care to the patient no matter the circumstances

It should be noted that osteopathic physicians go into primar y care in greater numbers than our allopathic colleagues And for good reason: It s what the countr y needs us to do Anyone who has been attuned to the health care debate will find out quickly that there is a shor tage of primar y care physicians in the United States, and research continues to show that unless this is rectified, health care reform will be difficult to take hold That being said, osteopathic physicians can specialize in residency and lead the development of n

Nowadays, many residency programs train D O s and M D s side by side in the hospitals they will eventually practice medicine in together I am a proud Cornellian, proud of being “elite, but not elitist ” I was nurtured here in a caring community that always taught me to respect the import

Nobody is better or worse we are all different because of our background, experience, beliefs, upbringing and also our training. Team-based care is the wave of the future

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This week, students waited in line for over 24 hours outside of Ithaca Renting Company in order to secure housing for the 2015-16 academic year (causing seniors to be both nostalgic and grateful that they do not have to endure the Collegetown Housing rush again) While the apartments are lauded as more affordable and welllocated who likes walking up Dryden Road we at The Sun believe that there are as the title states better things worth waiting for So we sent our best Berry Patch reporters who actually have not signed leases for next year because they got in line at Ithaca Renting Company too late to see what other things for which students are willing to wait

De l ic io u s C re pe s : Launched by two Cornellians, Forrest Crawford ’15 and Max Richman ’11, Collegetown Crepes provides a whole other dimension to food offerings in Collegetown While Collegetown Pizza and Collegetown Bagels will always have a special place in our hearts, they will have to make room for Collegetown Crepes or CTC as we should be calling it While there might be a line, CTC is a lot closer to Dunbar’s so that’s pretty fantastic

A l c o h o l D e l i v e r i e s : Speaking of Cornellians doing cool things in Collegetown, Lara Crystal ’03 and her business partner Lindsey Andrews are bringing an app-based service called Minibar to Ithaca, which will allow all kinds of alcohol to be delivered to your door in under an hour Residents over 21 are rejoicing, saying that they are just too lazy to walk or drive to the liquor store So while you do have to wait, the convenience is unmatched

Tic ke t s t o He ar Bi ll Gat e s Sp ea k: Like at Ithaca Renting, people began to wait in line for Bill Gates tickets at Willard Straight Hall While the waiting might be the same in principle, at least you get to see Bill Gates speak, right?

R u l lo f f ’ s to R e op e n : While still a sore subject, we at The Sun still have faith that Rulloff ’ s will reopen after it closed suddenly at the beginning of the semester If and when it does, it will be well worth the wait

In my practice at Cornell, I experience the benefits of this training ever y day It has given me the ability to accurately diagnose and treat patients, making them feel better quickly, and I use medications and expensive tests perhaps less often When I am able to relieve the pain of muscle tension headache during an office visit and avoid the use of muscle relaxant medication (and the drowsiness it can cause), a busy student can get back to the librar y or go to an exam pain-free This is definitely the preferred option during prelim season and finals week

It’s not only the preferred option for Cornell students During my international work in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, I had my hands and the fe w medications I could carr y in my backpack to care for patients While in Maine and Vermont, doing r ural outreach work in mobile units, where the closest place to get an x-ray or blood work an hour away, I used my hands to distinguish those who needed to make the trip from those who could stay in the community So when people ask me if I feel “less than” for being a D O and I do get asked that from

, nutritionists, athletic trainers, information technologists, administrative staff, health educators, public health officials and communications specialists We all have different contributions, which, when brought together, enables us to care for the ver y personal needs of our patients and the broader needs of our community Nobody is better or worse we are all different because of our background, experience, beliefs, upbringing and also our training Team-based care is the wave of the future, and the holistic approach offered by integrating the exper tise of our professionals is tr uly on the cutting edge of health care today

For questions about medicine or the osteopathic profession, I encourage you to talk with your advisor, your college’s premed advisors, the Office of Undergraduate Biology, the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives, or Cornell Career Ser vices I am also happy to answer students’ specific questions You can find interesting stats, data and more stories online

Anne Jones graduated in 2014 from the College of Arts and Sciences and is assistant director of medicine at Gannet Health Services She can be reached at acj22@cornell edu Guest Room appears periodically this semester

Amrapalli Satpathy | Barely Legal

A Socio-Emotional Evaluation of the Custom of Breast Ironing in Africa

Agroup of young boys tease a 10 year-old African girl in Cameroon

Unsure of how to deal with the teasing she runs to her mother for protection and guidance Her mother tells her to undress and takes her inside to the kitchen while placing a stone on the fire Once heated, she applies the hot stone on her daughter’s chest The pain is unbearable, but the child has no choice but to obey her mother She lies flat on her back as her mother applies the hot stone on her chest over and over again The only explanation given is that she is doing this for her daughter’s benefit in order to ensure that boys do not make unnecessary advances toward her daughter and try to take away her innocence and essentially ‘spoil’ the child She also mentions that she too had to undergo the same process at a similar age For the next four years her mother kneads her naked, developing breasts with a hot stone twice a week to stop them growing, causing permanent scarring and damage

Now aged 29, Adaeze Mbu recalls the torture, pain and humiliation “Each time I cried as it was really painful,” she said, as we sat sipping coffee inside a coffeehouse in Los Angeles Adaeze, who was a research scholar at the University of Southern California when I met her, says that she didn’t understand what was going on, but “it was very difficult to speak about ”

Affecting one out of every four girls, the brutal practice of “breast ironing” is on the rise in the African country of Cameroon The practice of breast ironing is not new It has been predominantly practiced in the African country of Cameroon for hundreds of years Other sub-Saharan African countries including Chad, Togo, Benin and Guinea-Conakry also practice breast ironing in some regions It entails the use of various objects, including stones, coconut shells, ladles, spatulas, hammers etc , which are placed on a fire, then pounded on the breast of adolescent girls Usually imposed on girls between the ages eight and 14, breast ironing is purported as a means of curtailing sexual activity at a young age The aim of the practice is to flatten or lessen the visibility of a young girl’s breasts, thereby making her less desirable to potential male predators and curbing the country ’ s staggering number of teenage pregnancies, particularly high in rural areas, as well as limiting the risk of sexual assault

Like the practice of female genital mutilation, breast ironing is a direct assault on womanhood by other women Even more ironic is the fact that it is usually carried out by a woman whom a girl trusts the most, the mother “Mothers say it’s normal to do it, because it prevents the girl getting pregnant early and dropping out of school, or being raped,” Adaeze explained Mothers’ concerns about teenage pregnancy are not unfounded A UN Population Fund report found that 30 percent of girls in Cameroon aged 20 to 24 surveyed in 2010 had given birth before they were 18 Only 39 percent enroll in secondary education

Adaeze, and others like her, organize community meetings in the capital Yaoundé, where they share their physical and mental traumas The group lobbies traditional leaders and government representatives for change, and carries out a door-to-door campaign while persuading mothers and young victims to talk about it “It’s not an easy thing to talk about it publicly,” Adaeze said “At the beginning I was nervous and cried Girls are afraid to talk because of how people will see them or talk about their parents But when they see you explaining your situation they get courage Mothers are often bitter about us telling them it’s bad because they think it’s traditional,” she explained

Breast ironing can lead to numerous physical issues, such as burns and deformations, not to mention psychological problems such as intense trauma and loss of confidence later in life

Government research conducted in 2005 showed a gradual decline in breast ironing since it was first uncovered in Cameroon during a survey on rape and incest conducted by the German Technical Cooperation Agency in the same year However, the research reports are from 2005 and the custom is still very much in vogue There is still a long way to go in eradicating this deep-rooted social custom

The strategy lies in empowering young girls to talk, advocate and sensitize the issue, as well as convince the government and traditional leaders to make laws banning breast ironing The key to its obliteration lies in mobilizing younger generations so that they can convince the women in Cameroon that just because a custom has been practiced for many years does not in itself grant it legitimacy As a community, as women and most importantly as human beings we should all embark on questioning those practices that advocate the infliction of violence

Until such time, there will be many more women like Adaeze having horror stories to share

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Hong Kong Today, What’s Next?

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY JASON ECKER Sun Staff Writer

Limbo sucks Not just the party game which seriously discriminates against people with a lack of flexibility, but also the state in which many Cornellians find themselves during the months leading up to graduation

This is where Cornell Fiber Science and Apparel Design major Julia Shapiro ’14 was at the end of last semester: Torn between the respective lures of the fashion worlds awaiting her in either Los Angeles or New York On the one hand, L A ’ s scene is very young, and thus fosters creativity and innovation On the other, New York is the classic American mecca of fashion While Julia mulled over which city to begin her career in, she simultaneously watched with increasing anxiety as her friends in more concrete majors accepted job offers and embarked on the next phase of their lives

I first met Julia last year as the Daily Sun columnist assigned to write her Senior Design Spotlight prior to the Cornell Fashion Collective’s Spring runway show Within the first 10 minutes of speaking with her, it became evident that she was on a completely different creative wavelength than most people you come across, especially at Cornell Rather than trying to suppress this whimsically expressive side, she embraces it with a level of charisma that is rare Finding Cornell’s design program to be very limiting, she split her junior year between New York’s urban semester program and being abroad in London It was during her time in London that she was afforded the opportunity to attend London, Paris and Milan Fashion Week From this experience she learned what would eventually prove to be the deciding factor in her young career and jolt her out of limbo namely that fashion week is “just a bunch of people organizing events, nothing to be scared of ”

The night before she was about to move out of her apartment during the end of senior week, Julia found herself in bed but unable to sleep The indecisiveness of her future had reached a head and turned to a sort of panic But, sometimes, it is at the most seemingly inopportune moments that brilliance strikes Due to all of her possessions being boxed up, Julia composed her plan for the next several months on the back of a poster that had adorned her wall She concluded that the reason why she was hes-

itant about working in New York was because the fashion industry had become boring and repetitive, or as she put it: “Designers continually pumping out the same conservative chic thing, but it’s actually really elitist and lame ” Rather than avoid New York, that night Julia decided to use it as a platform to stand out and set her brand apart from everyone else This refusal to conform is at the heart of the “JSHAP World Takeover” movement that she is orchestrating

Following her epiphany and back-of-a-poster plan, Julia rented a studio space in Lawrence, Ma this summer Lawrence and Lowell were two of the major towns during the industrial revolution, so the building was actually an old mill that had been converted into a shared artist space For the next four months, Julia worked tirelessly on a collection that was decidedly different from anything she had worked on in the past Her two most prominent previous collections had been McDonald’s- and alienthemed What set this new collection apart, however, was that rather than working towards a specific idea, she hoped to embody the entire future image of her brand in only a few outfits Adding to the complexity of this collection’s genesis was the fact that Julia had preselected her models and was hoping to mold each outfit to the individual who would wear it

Of course, a traditional model call was too ordinary, so instead Julia took to Facebook She decided to reach out to several people whom she had never met before, but fit the aesthetic she was trying to create for her brand These models included New York City socialites, club hosts, tastemakers and trendsetters They were not chosen for their chiseled facial features or miniscule waist, but rather for being performance artists, drag queens, crazy dressers or visible within the club scene

Julia described the inspiration behind the clothes she creates by saying, “What is at the core of JSHAP is consumption and pop culture like McDonalds logos, satirical big business, nostalgia fucked up with a club kids punk-rock DIY twist It puts consumption on a pedestal and doesn’t say that it is good or bad, but rather, this is just so American ”

And what does that look like? Well, most of the clothes in the collection were made from recycled materials such as old toys and deconstructed clothing Julia says that she hates buying fabrics because they are generic and hard to be creative with She prefers taking things apart and putting them back together in a novel way This preference prompted her to ask for donations from her town, which led to almost the entirety of her materials being recycled and sustainable It is obvious when looking at the clothing that Julia is drawn to bright colors, wild patterns and taking fashion risks Some of the more notable elements of her “Takeover” collection included a top made out of TY Beanie Babies, fabric collage pants, Mickey Mouse shorts and suspenders with Mr Potato Head attached to them The use of childhood pop-culture icons plays to the theme of nostalgia and “bringing people back in a cool way ” It is also worth mentioning that the clothes have a very rough and unfinished look to them This is because the JSHAP movement places a strong emphasis on self-expression: The average person can create customized clothing out of anything that they think will look good and make a statement Julia had the models and a collection, but as

an independent designer what was her next move? To “takeover” New York Fashion Week, of course She rented a room at the YMCA, a block away from Lincoln Center where the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week shows are held It was there that all of the models that she had contacted through social media without ever meeting face-to-face came together for the very first time Julia remarked that she was astounded to see so many influential people show such support for a fellow artist and was genuinely touched by their willingness to help her From the YMCA, Julia and her procession of men and women in the outrageous circus-esque outfits that she had designed descended upon the unsuspecting masses outside of the Maura Hoffman show The significance of that particular designer’s show stemmed from an internship Julia had previously done with that company during which she says she had been severely mistreated by management

It was the experiences she had gathered while at fashion weeks abroad that led her to this spectacle She knew that fashion shows are organized around a central hub where people gather and try to get their photos taken by street photographers and bloggers To capitalize on this set up, Julia had her models form a line directly in front of the entrance to the show but stand there in silence This baffled the crowd, but photographers began taking photos, obviously drawn by the eccentricity of the clothing Julia then walked up with a megaphone yelling “Fashion is dead” and playing DJ Snake and Lil Jon s “Turn Down For What

Everything did not run exactly as planned Julia was escorted off of the property by security as soon as she started yelling Despite that hiccup, the “show” went on without her and Julia considered it a huge success In fact many audience members from the Maura Hoffman show actually exited to see what the commotion was outside of it When Lincoln Center security finally forced the models off the grounds, Julia says that a large crowd of interested people and photographers followed them to the public sidewalk where the show continued

The homepage of Julia’s website (www jshapworld com) reads, “New York Fashion Week is not fashionable Reject the business of fashion I have no spreadsheet; I have a viewpoint,” and Julia hopes that as fashion progresses the emphasis will switch from what is marketable to designers who are creating worlds with their clothing She says, “the trope of consumption and satirical view of big business comes full circle with the overall movement rejecting big business and trying to turn people’s attention to people who pour their heart and soul into each collection ” She envisions a democratic fashion environment much more similar to art, where everyone is able to find their own niche, their own preferences and bold opinions are embraced for their individuality

Jason Ecker is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jecker@cornellsun com

Brendan Murphy

Where would alternative rock be in this decade had Spoon not swooped in and breathed some life into it? Could there have been indie guitar rock as we now know it? Could there have been punk-infused aughties music like Franz Ferdinand or Vampire Weekend had Kill the Moonlight not dropped like a bomb in 2002?

The Austin, Texas band has been an anchor for the indie rock since the turn of the millennium Their repertoire is impressive: Records that rival Wilco and the Strokes in influence, deserved award show appearances, an avid and vocal fan base and their unique blend of college rock sensibilities, punk edge and appreciation for classic rock melodies and instrumentation With They Want My Soul, their first release since 2010’s Transference, Spoon do exactly what they do best They make some good ole’ indie rock

The first song on They Want My Soul, “Rent I Pay,” is classic head-bobbing indie music, with strong drum tones and a heavy, distorted bass line It’s impossible to not chant “That’s the rent I pay / Like my brother say it” when the chorus rolls along “Let Me Be Mine” the album’s strongest pop song bounces along with chiming guitars into defiant lyrics: “Auction off what you love / It will come back sometime ” The lead single from this album, “Do You,” has the cheeriest

melody this side of “Young Folks,” leading into the grandest chorus on the record

Spoon’s best moments are the quick interludes preceding some of their songs that dabble in the electronic “New York Kiss” begins with a simple synth line that is intensified by a simple drumbeat that is vaguely reminiscent of The Rapture’s “House of Jealous Lovers ” They flirt again with dance punk on “Knock Knock Knock,” which sounds like LCD Soundsystem blended with indie road trip music, complete with organ ambience, whispery vocals and intense guitar licks

However, with this being said, this album is retreading old ground In fact, most of their newer work just sounds like reprising their classics All of the songs blend into one another and into the previous work of theirs, primarily Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga Part of the issue is the cadence of lead singer Britt Daniel’s voice He is the band’s selling point, with his characteristically nasally and angsty-college-kid delivery; it’s how many people (myself included) were first introduced to this quirky band’s discography They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel; they’re pretty content with their legacy as is

Part of this problem stems from Spoon’s fan service Spoon knows their audience and its unwavering devotion and their audience isn’t expecting anything new to arise from this band They suf-

Weezer has gone through a plethora of transformations over their career First they were nerd rock novelties, with song titles like “Undone: The Sweater Song” and “My Name is Jonas ” Then they embraced emo music in full on their sophomore record Pinkerton, were ridiculed for it and only just recently have been recognized as significant Ever since then, they have been trying to strike a balance between their nerd-punk side and their lonelier side “Lonely Girl,” the first single off their upcoming release Everything Will Be Alright in the End, is another of those bridging attempts It doesn’t really stack up to classic apathy-loves-apathy anthems like “El Scorcho,” but it can still play ball with songs like “Island in the Sun ” This does, however, show a nice progression of the band away from immediately marketable alternative rock like “Beverly Hills” and “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To ” They embrace noise on this song, forgoing a smooth pop experience in favor of something sounding like a sad Wavves song I can only hope that the new album sounds more like this than the companion single “Cleopatra,” but only time will tell

If you ask me, no night out with friends is complete with at least one sing-a-long oldie

Maybe I m lame, but nothing is better than wailing along to one of your dad s favorite songs with your buddies, belting out lyrics about dried up levies, lives supported by prayers or a bar pianist and his regulars You may not know all the words, but so what? You know the story, and that’s what really counts

What ever happened to that? The story, that is When you look back at the history of both music and storytelling, it is obvious that the two are closely intertwined In Ancient Greece, stories relayed orally often had a lyrical rhythm that made them easier to remember and thus pass on

Similarly, simple nursery rhymes and songs have been used for centuries for pedagogical purposes The little jingles we learned in our youth are often used as mnemonic devices (I’m not ashamed to admit that I still sing “30 days hath September ” when figuring out how many days are in the month)

When people hear a song on the radio, they barely listen Nobody asks what the song is about, what it s preaching, what inspired it

Rather, we are concerned with more superficial questions:

How is addictive is that hook? How dope is that beat? How huge is that drop?

Have you heard this line yet? Oh man, you have to hear this line

Insert double-meaning play on words metaphor simile hyperbole onomatopoeia or some other lyrical flex here

Popular music is no longer about a lyrical story When people tune in to the radio, or go to a party, they don’t care about the message or

The early days of popular music continued this trend From the emergence of blues to the heyday of rock and roll, the most popular acts were practically equal parts musician and poet

It is difficult to imagine the history of music without the existence of storytelling and vice versa However, it seems to me that we are going through a shift nowadays, it is increasingly rare to hear a song on the charts that really crafts a tale lyrically

To an extent, storytelling is becoming lost in our popular culture

the inspiration The message is lost to other activities, as the music just plays in the background Everybody hears, but few really listen

People used to use music as an escape But most popular songs today rarely immerse their audience in a story The only things we are losing ourselves in when we make a pass through the chart-toppers are butts (at the risk of losing my audience, I recommend you go check out Julia Moser 15 s column from Wednesday if you want to read more about butts)

Perhaps musical storytelling is a skill that has

fer from constantly playing the hits, like a ’70s pop-rock band that still tours only to play the same ten or eleven songs night after night, except they make those hits sound the exact same as their newer releases I can ’ t shake the resemblance between “The Underdog” and “Do You;” in practice they’re very different, but in essence they’re cut from the same cloth They’re both indie anthems about growing up and finding your way in the world and the anxiety that ensues when you realize you aren ’ t neatly categorized More concretely, “Outlier” makes a not-so subtle jab at Garden State, a reference that is assuredly made to harken back to the early aughties, back when Girls Can Tell was still fawned over This album isn’t so much an artistic expression to me, but intelligently understanding the wants and needs of Spoon fans everywhere

All in all, They Want My Soul is great for two types of people: avid Spoon fans and those just getting into Spoon It’s meant to pacify their fans and appeal to possible new fans that are just trying to dip their toes in the water But, if you were looking for something remarkable from this band, I’d look back to their earlier releases It’s just a shame that a band with such talent refuses to fully explore it

Brendan Murphy is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at blm238@cornell edu

began to wane in our generation of musicians, however, with the sheer amount of music out there today, I find it difficult to put the blame on a lack of talented musical artists

It seems to me that this death of storytelling holds most of its blame in our generation of listeners Our generation’s trademark overstimulation is reflected in our music tastes Most people do not want to listen to a song that demands their full attention for its entirety – or at least they do not want that all the time There are so many other things that you can pay attention to during that three and half minutes (albeit, each for just about 15 seconds at a time)

Hell, I do most of my listening through my phone or laptop both fully equipped distraction machines The role of music in society has fallen back from storytelling because entertainment has become more and more accessible and gratification more and more instantaneous No longer do people need to commit time or effort for entertainment All we have to do is open up a browser or an app

There is no waiting to see what comes on the radio, listening to see if it’s any good Just plug in your phone, and pick whatever beautiful noise you want in the background

Accordingly, music’s role has transformed When people listen to music now, it is rarely the music that is really the primary focus or entertainment People listen while reading, while driving, while surfing the web, while socializing It is sad to say, but a lot of music espe-

cially that which is fed to us in the mainstream media has devolved to nothing more than glorified background noise A way to fill in the sporadic gaps of boredom in our otherwise fully stimulated lives Unchallenging, there when you want to focus on it, gone when you don’t

We don’t want stories to distract us from our other very important activities We would rather listen to sweet nothings about money, cars, drugs, parties, etc These songs may not be the most emotionally or intellectually stimulating, but damn, they’re catchy

Sure, these have always existed I am not going to pretend that these have not been common themes in music over the past century Countless of artists over the decades have built their success on it

But more and more, it seems that artists, ghost-writers, producers, the all-encompassing “they” have been tailoring their lyrics around these themes They have expertly analyzed their market, and lunged at their throats The distraction generation doesn’t want to focus, they want nothing else but more distractions

All we need are those hypnotic choruses and clever one-liners Because, unless we are really committed to listening rather than just hearing the music these little attention grabbers are all we need to fill in the gaps of our blessed, over-stimulated lives

Well, those and butts

Evan Needell is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at eneedell@cornellsun com Ne e d e l l i n a Cr a p s t a c k r uns alternate Fridays this semester

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Women’s Soccer Stars Take Turf Issue to Court

(AP) The push to get Canada to stage the Women’s World Cup on grass instead of artificial turf is now a legal matter, with American star Abby Wambach and a group of players “fully prepared to go forward zealously and aggressively in court ” to force a change, their lawyer said on Thursday

The players, who have no plans to boycott next year ’ s tournament, allege gender discrimination because the men ’ s World Cup is always staged on grass A lawsuit was filed Wednesday at the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, naming FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association as defendants

Attorney Hampton Dellinger said real grass could be installed at the six World Cup stadiums for $2 million to $3 million He is seeking an expedited hearing next month so that a ruling can be issued in time for the turf to be changed

a tournament in which many games are compressed into a tight schedule

“We have to stand up and put our foot down and say, ‘You know what? This isn’t good enough This isn’t right ’”

“It totally changes the game, ” said Germany’s Nadine Angerer, FIFA’s reigning world player of the year “It’s not fair why our game should be changed ” Wambach, Angerer, American forward Alex Morgan, Brazil’s Fabiana Da Silva Simoes and Spain’s Veronica Boquete are among the players bringing the suit They have been complaining about the issue for years since Canada’s proposal to play on artificial turf was accepted and they sent a letter to FIFA and the CSA in July, saying they were prepared to take the legal action

Abby Wambach

“It is a drop in the bucket in terms of FIFA’s coffers,” Dellinger said “Canada is one of the richest nations on Earth ”

The players say the game is inherently different on turf

The ball bounces differently, there’s a greater risk of injury and the recovery period is longer a particular concern in

Since then, there has been growing support for the women on social media, with celebrities including actor Tom Hanks and NBA star Kobe Bryant joining the cause Tim Howard, the goalkeeper for the U S men ’ s team, also voiced his support on Twitter

“We have to stand up and put our foot down and say, ‘You know what? This isn’t good enough This isn’t right and we deserve to be treated equally as the men, ’” Wambach, the

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sport ’ s all-time goal-scoring leader, told The Associated Press last month

On Tuesday, a FIFA official visiting Canada ahead of the tournament next year said there were no plans to reconsider using artificial turf

“We play on artificial turf and there’s no Plan B,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA’s head of women ’ s competitions

FIFA, which is based in Zurich, issued a brief statement of Thursday

“While we are aware of the recent media reports, at the time of writing we have not been officially contacted on the matter, and therefore we are not in a position to comment, ” the governing body said

The women have lost some leverage by declaring they have no plans to boycott the World Cup Angerer and Boquete reiterated that stance on Thursday

“Right now, we focus on the lawsuit,” Boquete said “And we expect that FIFA and the Canadian federation will listen to us and try to find a solution Right now we didn’t think about more than that ”

Former Canada standout Carrie Serwetnyk, the first woman inducted into her country ' s Soccer Hall of Fame, compared playing on artificial turf to running on a "cinder track" and said she expects more from her country

‘Let Kids Be Kids’ and Stop the Early Gym

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house, my mom sent us outside to run around the block, or we begged her to take us to the park and throw us diving catches until we could barely stand anymore Some of the best memories from my childhood were made playing football in the street I met my best friend in the park near my house when our mothers struck up a conversation in the playground How could any of these interactions happen within the dark, gray confines of a CrossFit gym?

Kids need to be let off the leash It’s important that they be allowed to roam free as they grow up because they gain experience, they become independent It’s hard to come home with a scraped knee for the first time when you ’ re running around on a padded mat It’s impossible to figure out for yourself what exactly to do while hanging from a monkey bar when some instructor is holding you up and telling you how to pull yourself up

When preschoolers are not in a school setting, they need to learn how to interact with other kids The only way for that to happen is by giving them some freedom Forcing them to spend a few hours a week in a group exercise class isn’t going to help them build relationships They’ll associate it with going to school, and thinking like a preschooler, that sounds absolutely awful You learn how to make friends by falling into certain social situations by accident, not by forcing them Choosing

teams for a kickball game, getting into your first playground shouting match, bridging the gap over to the girls side of the jungle gym these are all important parts of growing up CrossFit might be getting more preschoolers to exercise, but it’s not happening naturally I feel the same way about test prep I went to a high school that required a certain score on an exam for admittance, and parents put their kids in prep classes for the test as early as elementar y school I think kids miss out on so much when they are forced into studying for a test I had friends who studied for years to get accepted to the school and then dropped out because they were so drained from the routine Test prep preaches repetition; there is a certain way to solve a problem, and if you do it that way enough times, you’ll be able to solve it ever y time You won ’ t be surprised by any cur veballs But test prep is such a boxed in way of thinking about education, because in high school and in higher education (and in life, I guess), there are cur veballs It becomes impossible to think of ever ything in terms of a formula that’s been forced down your throat It’s possible for kids to learn by thinking outside of the box, in the same way that it’s possible for them to exercise without someone handing them a hula hoop

Once exercise becomes like test prep, young children will lose all opportunity to become independent, to grow up Let kids be kids, because they only get one shot

Scott Chiusano can be reached at sports-editor@cornellsun com

Rangers Try to Shake Off

Disappointing Finals Loss

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Red Aims to Fix Previous Errors

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opponents to 15 5 points per game The Black Knights will try to slow down Cornell’s potent rushing attack, ranked second in the CSFL, by stacking the box The Red has been preparing for Army’s defense, which it expects will take the form of a 6-1 defensive scheme

With Army running this style of defense, Winters says it’s critical that Cornell is able to pass effectively as well, a task that proved difficult against Penn Against the Quakers, the Red completed just 12 passes out of 30 attempts for 40 percent, well below week one ’ s completion rate of 65 percent

“We need to get some passing threats going too Hopefully, they’ll take some guys out of the box and that will open up the run game a little bit,” he said

Adam Bronfin can be reached at amb537@cornellsun com

Jets Owner Retains Faith in Geno Smith

FLORHAM PARK, N J (AP)

Woody Johnson still has high hopes for Geno Smith

The New York Jets owner was unhappy about Smith shouting an expletive at a heckler last weekend, but thinks the young quar-

terback will overcome his recent struggles

“I have a lot of confidence in Geno,” Johnson said Thursday during practice “I think Geno can be a franchise quarterback, I really do I see traits in him, and

we all see traits in him, that are extremely positive and [leave] room for a lot of optimism ”

Johnson met with the media for the first time since the offseason and touched on several issues in a wide-ranging interview session He says he’s not happy with the team ’ s 1-3 start and would prefer, of course, that the Jets were 4-0

“You know, we ’ re in the win business, so winning is what we want to do,” he said

The Jets are on a three-game skid and take on the Chargers in San Diego on Sunday After that, New York takes on Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos at home and then Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on the road in a fivegame stretch

There’s a chance the season could start to unravel with a few more losses, but the AFC East appears to be wide open with the Patriots, Dolphins and Bills all just one game ahead of the Jets

“I think the team and the coaches, they’ve fallen short, that’s for sure, ” Johnson said “But they’ve been in every game I mean, you can see, you can either [look at it as] half-glass full or halfglass empty I mean, you can see signs of being a good team and a winning team, except for the one or two mistakes that we make in each game ”

By AMIR PATEL Sun Contributor

Red Continues Search for First Win of 2014 Season

Jatis said there is a healthy competition with Gallagher

game on Saturday ”

attempts, will likely receive the call to start again should Few be unable to go on Saturday Archer said the decision to start Jatis over Gallagher had to do with performance in practice

“Some of things that we felt like were the best match ups or the best plays that we could run against Bucknell, Jake had shown to do a little bit better at that, but we ’ re excited about both of them,” Archer said “I think you can see by how many players we play, particularly on offense, we value everybody and when we think they can help us and contribute, we’ll play them ”

“Kyle and I are best buds We actually hung out a lot in the summer and stuff,” Jatis said “We have a great relationship together We always help each other out with the playbook, with school and stuff It’s different for both of us being out here We’re both taking the opportunity to be the best we can be ”

The difference between high school and collegiate football has been the vast difference in game speed

“Definitely have to be a lot quicker with my reads A lot quicker,” Jatis said “The game from high school going to college is a lot faster With our defense out here, it gives us a great look at how fast they are I’m going to work on getting better this week and hopefully translate that to the

Jatis said the transition to college life as a freshman has been big Heading into October, Jatis now feels as if he is beginning to settle down in Ithaca

“It feels pretty great [to be at Cornell] I owe it to all of my teammates, ” Jatis said “They really helped me in the summer to get prepared, also the coaching staff to help me get acclimated here to be on campus I am from Indiana, so it’s kind of a long way from home, but I feel like this has become my second home almost and I feel pretty comfortable here now ”

Joon Lee can be reached at jl3385@cornell edu

With Key Players Injured, Spotlight Shines on Others

By JOON LEE Sun Contributor

Jake Jatis was not supposed to be in a position to be the second freshman quarterback in the history of Cornell University football to start a game, the only other being Jeff Mathews ’14 Jatis certainly did not expect to receive the opportunity to start a game this early in his collegiate career

But there Jatis was on the field, leading the offense in just his second game at Cornell, taking snaps under center from senior Shane McManamon It’s a situation that unfurled as a result of fatigue to the throwing shoulder of junior quarterback James Few, whose status is unknown for Saturday’s matchup against Yale University

“When James is hurt, people need to step up Jake had more reps and went in and had a really gutsy performance and did a lot of things well,” said head coach David Archer ’05 “[ Jatis and freshman quarterback Kyle Gallagher] are both true freshmen They weren ’ t even in spring practice They were getting ready for the prom There is growing pains with them They’re both really great kids and they love football and they want to get better and we ’ re excited to have them ”

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With the status of Few still questionable for the team ’ s first Ivy League matchup of the season, Jatis continues to prepare as if he will start in the home opener on Saturday While the performance of whoever is under center will be important as the team seeks its first victory of the season against the Bulldogs, who boast the top offense in the Ivy League, Archer said the team needs to tighten up defensively

“You have to really run to the ball You have to be opportunistic,” Archer said “They try to run a lot of plays and the way that I look at that is that it’s more chances to take the

ball away More chances to create a turnover so that’s something that we ’ ve harped on and haven’t delivered yet this year and turnovers are funny They come in bunches Once they get a couple, they start to come your way You have to do that and you have to tackle ” Jatis, who earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors after completing 11 of 23 passes for 102 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in addition to 20 rushing yards on 11

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read an article in the sports section of The New York Times on Wednesday about how CrossFit was starting a program for preschoolers Like, three year olds It was honestly laughable to think about Seeing the photos of kids who still need their diapers changed hanging from pull up bars nailed into gray, cell-like walls made me cringe (look it up if you don’t believe me)

Two weeks ago I wrote a column about when mothers were going to stop letting their children play football And I stand by that (especially given Wednesday’s stor y about another high school player dying after taking a severe hit in a game, the third such case in less than a week) There are healthier alternatives in youth sports with less risk involved that still allow kids to exercise But CrossFit was not one that came to mind The intense workout regimen already has a cultish following among adults, and to think that children are being dragged into it now only reinforces that What happened to the days when kids played outside in the streets and in alleyways, when they went to a local playground to hang from the monkey bars, not the closest CrossFit gym? To think of paying for kids to get exercise is absurd When I was younger and my brother and I got too restless in the To d d l e r s