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University, Ithaca Sued

Over 2012 Gorge Death

Of Cornell Alumnus

At least the third suit against University over gorge-related deaths since 2011

together at the Chapter House on Dec 4, 2012, according to cour t documents

Cornell Partakes in Program

To Minimize Substance Abuse

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Cornell and the City of Ithaca are facing a lawsuit filed by the family of a Cornellian who fell to his d e a t h i n t h e C a s c a d i l

YOUNG-BRYANT

Ph D ’11

G o r g e n e a r l y two years ago,

a c c o r d i n g t o

c o u r t d o c uments

A l a n Yo u n g - B r y a n t M A ’ 0 7 Ph D ’11 was found dead in the gorge during a visit from Los Angeles to see his girlfriend and celebrate her successful defense of her Ph D thesis and the completion of her exams The couple was last seen

g

, Young-Br yant repor tedly sustained “ severe blunt trauma and personal injuries” on the trail which is m a i n

Plantations and owned by the city

80 feet below the ridge of the

Bridge

The lawsuit, filed by the family of Young-Br yant, 32, alleges that Cornell and the city were negligent in the maintenance of the gorge trail and that they did not properly light the trail

“ The condition of the Cascadilla Gorge Trail walkway, adjacent railings and inadequate or non-existing

Mental Health Matters Campus Program make a four-year commitment to work w

to improve mental health ser vices for students The new iniative specfically targets minimizing alcohol and substance abuse on campus, according to Janis Whitlock, director of the Cornell Research Program on SelfInjurious Behaviors

“ The newly released Jed Initiative is to really couple alcohol and substance abuse with the mental health focus that it had,” said Whitlock, who is also a member of the Jed Foundation Board of Advisors “ The overall initiative is one meant to provide a common

By DAVID JANECZEK Sun Staff Writer

Two Cornell alumni Eric

Be t z i g M S ’ 8 5 , Ph D ’ 8 8 a n d William E Moerner M S ’78 Ph D ’82

we re a w a rd e d t h e 2014 Nobel Prize in C h e m i s t r y o n Wednesday T h e t w o C o

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researchers to examine parts of molecules that were previously too small to be

n s , a l o n g with a third scientist, Stefan W Hell of Germany, were honored for their work on “ super-

By ANUSHKA MEHROTRA Sun News Editor

Taylan Cihan grad, a m u s i c s t u d e n t i n t h e C o l l e g e o f A r t s a n d S c i e n c e s , d i e d We dnesday morning He was 36 Cihan, a doctoral stu-

ing to the R o y a l S w e d i s h Academy of Sciences

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g and Moerner are the latest in a long line of Nobel laureates that

dent, studied composition and was a founding member of the Cornell Avant Garde Ensemble a campus music group focused on improvisation according to a statem e n t f ro m Gre t c h e n Ritter ’83, dean of the C o l l e g e o f A r t s a n d

S c i e n c e s In f o r m a t i o n about the cause of his d e a t h w a s u n a va i l a b l e Wednesday night Cihan was a “singular artist and person ” who was extremely dedicated to his work, according to Pro f Ke v i n Er n

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f - d r i ve n and forged his own path, providing an example of artistic courage admired by h i s s t u d e n

National Student Day at the Cornell Store Noon - 2:00 p m , The Cornell Store

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Students Debate Proposal to Close Dining Halls

At yesterday’s Student Assembly meeting in Robert Pu

Campus Life’s proposal to close Balch and Risley Dining Halls within the next three years

Balch and Risley dining halls have been financially unprofitable in recent years, according to Jean Reese, project leader for the residential initiative that will move all freshmen to North Campus by 2001 She attributed this to the small lunch crowds there as well as the facilities’ small overall capacities

Peg Rodger, the associate director of Campus Life, commented that the “overall functionality and design of Balch dining are terrible ”

“ The current facilities are ver y tired,” she said

Expanding and renovating Balch and Risley dining would be too expensive and improbably, Rodger said

To make Risley more functional, its unique architecture would have to be altered, she continued Balch dorm rooms would have to be displaced to allow for an expanded dining hall there

Residents of Risley and Balch Halls have expressed anger over the proposals to close their dining halls

“I don’t understand why they are shutting down an

intimate dining hall with cook-to-order operations,” said Risley residential adviser Hugh Ryan ’00

Earlier this year, students formed the Coalition to Save Risley and Balch Dining They distributed 1,200 sur veys to students at North Campus dining halls to solicit information on how students feel about the possibilities of Balch and Risley dining closing

The members have made changes and handed out fliers to encourage people to eat at Risley and Balch

“ The major problem is that people think that Risley is only for the people who live in the dorm, but thy are just as welcome here aas they are anywhere else on campus, ” said coalition member Amanda Wester velt ’99

“ The administration wants to build community on North Campus, but the dining hall really helps build community in our building,” she added

Reese disagreed, saying, “ The dining units in a building do not create community within the entire group ”

According to Reese, North Campus will be designed to create a cohesive community for the freshman class

As a part of the North Campus renovations, there will be more places where students can buy food at all hours

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Ombudsman Serves Following C.U. Career

Prof Emeritus Walcott was named the University’s 12th ombudsman in 2011

By ANIKA SETHY Sun Staff Writer

Prof Emeritus Charles Walcott Ph D ’59, neurobiology and behavior, officially retired in 2008, but he continues to remain an active and involved member of the Cornell community as the University Ombudsman

After retiring from a career at Cornell that began in 1981

Dean of the University faculty, Walcott said he decided to

2011 after the death of the

University Ombudsman

“[The three of us] have very different backgrounds which cover a wide range of experiences,” he said “That means that whatever the issue, one of us is likely to be able to be helpful and provide some suggestions as to how to resolve the problem We don’t solve the problem, what we do is to try to help you solve it ”

According to Walcott, all issues are discussed under the g e n

Association, which include independence, informality, neutrality and confidentiality

“What is really important is to come see us before a situation gets too far out of hand Most problems are easier to resolve in their early stages ”

“As Dean of the Faculty, I had worked with Walter and he had suggested to me that I might like to succeed him,” he said “So, I applied to the search committee and was selected ”

Along with serving as University Ombudsman, Walcott said he still continues to teach, conduct research and serve as the University Marshal He said his position as the University Ombudsman involves providing a “safe and confidential place” for Cornellians to voice their issues and concerns

“For undergraduates, it is often a problem with a professor, a grade dispute, difficulties with financial aid or even interpersonal disputes,” Walcott said “Whatever the issue, we meet, talk, and we are usually able to guide folk to other resources or suggest different approaches toward resolving the problem ”

Walcott said he works with Linda Falkson, associate Ombudsman, and Helen Yang, Ombudsman office coordinator

By JEANETTE SI Sun Contributor

He said that over the years the office has had between 250 a n d 4 0 0 v

, w

t h t h e majority of these visitors being staff and faculty

“Over 50 percent of our visitors requesting an Ombudsman meeting are staff and faculty, [and] about one-third of our visitors include undergraduate and graduate students,” Walcott said

He said that his position as Ombudsman is “always interesting,” but also “ very satisfying” when he is able to help someone

“[The best part of my job] is meeting somebody that we have worked with and having them tell us that we had really been helpful,” Walcott said

Walcott added he welcomes undergraduates to reach out to the Office of the Ombudsman, stressing that the office is a safe and confidential space

“What is really important is to come see us before a situation gets too far out of hand,” he said “Most problems are easier to resolve in their early stages ”

Anika Sethy can be reached at asethy@cornellsun com

Franck Onambélé ’14 completes fundraising campaign for installation of water pump in African village S t u d e n t s’ S t o r i e s

shift stairs by herself with two heavy buckets of water in tow,

Cornell community, he said he managed to raise the $8,000

T h i s Ja n u a r y, Fr a n c k

Onambélé ’14 returned from winter break with one thought O y a k , C a m e r o o n , m u s t have accessible and clean water

After a seven-month successful fundraising campaign later, it now does

The 2,000 residents of Oyak now have easy access to a selfre p l e n i s h i n g p u m p a n d w e l l system that holds 1,000 liters of filtered water at any given time, according to Onambélé Prior to this, Oyak’s main source of water had been a river at the foot of a hill, a three-mile walk from the village

An Oyak native, Onambélé said he was no stranger to this routine

“I remember as a kid, I had to walk that far I was waking up at 4 a m to go through the line to be the first to have water, ” he said

Though Onambélé moved to Canada in 2005, he said he has since made trips back to Oyak, including one last winter that inspired him to start his pump campaign, The Sun previously reported

Onambélé said that when he saw a pregnant woman climbing the make-

h e k n e w i t w a s t i m e t o take action “ T h i s w o m a n , s h e d o e s n ’ t k n ow a n y o n e , s h e h a d n o w h e r e t o g o [ f o r h e l p ] S h e could’ve been my mother, or m y s i s t e r, o r m y g i r lf r i e n d , ” h e said “I [was] sure that if I a s k e d t h e right people at C o r n e l l s o m e o n e w o u l d h e l p [her] ” As part of a n i n t e r n ational requirem e n t f o r h i s major, Onambélé started an I n d i e g o g o c a m p a i g n i n March to raise

m o n e y f o r a w a t e r p u m p i n O y a k W i t h s o m e help from the

needed for the pump by May

The pump was ready for use by August

Since then, Onambélé said he has received positive feedback from the vill a g e r s , w h o s e n d h i m p i c t u r e s o f the pump so that he can s e e h ow t h e y u s e i t i n t h e i r d a i l y l i v e s Although he has not been able to visit O y a k s i n c e the installation of the p u m p , O n a m b é l é said he plans t o m a k e another trip t h i s w i n t e r A c c o r d i n g t o O n a mb é l é , t h e g r e a t e s t challenge he faced during t h e p r o j e c t w a s r a i s i n g funds on his own, rather t h a n t h r o u g h a c h a r i t y o r g a n i z at i o n He said for this reason his idea was initially turned down by many sponsors

“I hadn’t wanted people to give money just so they could receive something from it,” he said “I wanted people to give just to help someone else ”

Onambélé said he asked student organizations at Cornell for support as well as procured

t h e h e l p o f C o r n e l l’s Pu b l i c Ser vice Center Together, they held an art show in May that featured the donated artwork of many student artists

Proceeds from the art show

r a i s e d a r o u n d $ 5 0 0 f o r h i s c a u s e , a n d t h e e v e n t i t s e l f brought more visibility to his p r o j e c t e n o u g h t h a t h e raised 102 percent of his goal b

according to Onambélé

Onambélé who plans to p u r s u e a m a s t e r ’

d e g r e e i n international development added that he is looking to start a campaign to build a second well that is easier to use to keep up with the water demand

“I’ve learned that we take a lot of things for granted, and people don’t believe in themselves,” Onambélé said “People don’t know what they have We all have something in us that someone will appreciate, and [we should] use that If we decide to use it, we will achieve anything we want, in a good way ”

Jeanette Si can be reached at js2882@cornell edu

Family Seeks Compensation From C.U., City for ‘Negligence’

LAWSUIT

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lighting, had existed for so long a period to the happening of the instant incident that said dangerous condition of the walkway should have been discovered and remedied,” the complaint stated

In addition, police found that the metal hand

“d

y

h

u g h t Young-Br yant fell was broken and bent

The mother of Young-Br yant Judith Young van Wageningen filed the suit and is seeking compensation from the University and the city for their “negligence ”

“ The incident and injuries suffered by [the]

[the] defendants [the] City of

Plantations,” the complaint stated

Death of a ‘Brilliant’

Academic

On Dec 4, Young-Br yant

midnight Briley, according to police, awoke at 3 a m to find Young-Br yant had still not returned At this point, she called the Ithaca Police Department and the Cayuga Medical Center

would be found at the bottom of the gorge “ The male subject was deceased and laying on the slate stone trail with his feet hanging over a foot ledge above the creek,” according to a police report

The Third of Its Kind

The suit is at least the third regarding gorgerelated deaths to come against the University since 2011, and the second that claimed the gorges were not sufficiently lit

Police found that the metal hand railing “directly above” where they thought Young-Bryant fell was broken and bent

who was described by Cornell professors as a “brilliant” scholar following his death and his girlfriend Alexis Briley went to the Chapter House along with several other Cornellians for a night of celebration

Young-Br yant was “highly intoxicated” before his death, with a blood alcohol content of 22 percent, according to police reports

When Briley went to leave the Chapter House later that evening, she was unable to find YoungBr yant After searching the neighborhood, she returned back to where they were staying around

’ 7 0 sued the University after his son, Bradley Ginsburg ’13, committed suicide from the Thurston Avenue Bridge in Februar y 2010

After years of litigation, a settlement was reached last month, creating a scholarship in Bradley Ginsburg’s memor y In addition, the city agreed to put forth $100,000 as part of the settlement

In addition, the family of Khalil King ’13 sued the University after King fell to his death in 2010 into the Fall Creek Gorge behind the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house In the suit, which is still ongoing, King’s parents claim that Cornell did not provide adequate lighting or barriers preventing gorge access, The Sun previously reported

Tyler Alicea can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun com

Cornell Partners With Mental Health Program

Univ. one of 56 schools participating

MENTAL HEALTH

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framework and language for universities across the country for delaying with mental health and alcohol and drug ideas ”

Though Cornell is partnered with the Jed Initiative, it has had its own similar mental framework independent from the program, according to Whitlock

“The Jed Initiative was one of the earliest comprehensive frameworks, but Cornell has its own mental health framework that is very parallel to the Jed framework,” Whitlock said “The idea of both of them is that you really need to have an ecological approach to conceptualizing and intervening with mental health and alcohol use ”

Whitlock said this “ecological approach” refers to looking at the “ natural factors” as well as “climate and structural issues” of mental health and alcohol and substance abuse

“The idea of ecology is that we live in these interlinked systems and this is true no matter what you ’ re looking at, ” Whitlock said “Certainly, when you ’ re looking at mental health, you really need to have a multipronged approach to both understanding and treating it ”

The Jed Initiative particularly focuses this approach on mental health and alcohol and substance abuse, according to Whitlock

“For alcohol, [an ecological approach looks at] structural issues that affect the availability of alcohol and the use of alcohol,” Whitlock said “And for mental health factors, it would be [factors such as] how many treatment specialists we have on campus whether [students are] coming in with a history of mental health challenges and whether they’re willing to seek help ”

The willingness of students to seek help in a difficult situation is a large focus of the ecological approach that the Jed Initiative seeks to pursue, Whitlock added

“An ecological intervention would say we need to spread that word that it’s okay to seek help through systems that affect the whole campus population,” Whitlock said “So having [President David Skorton] show up and having every incoming freshman hear him say that it’s really important to [seek help] is part of the ecological initiative ”

The Jed Foundation was created by couple Donna and Phil Satow in 2000 after their son, Jed Satow, committed suicide during college, according to Gregory Eels, associate director of Gannett Health Services

“The Jed Foundation has been working for over a decade now to figure out how to help colleges and universities address issues of mental health,” said Eels, who is also the director of Counseling and Psychological Services and a member of the Jed Foundation Board of Directors

When the University joined the Jed Program with its seal of approval in October 2013 which states that Cornell meets the program ’ s mental health resource criteria the mental framework that Gannett had developed had already been in place, Eels said

“Really, for us, it was more of a cataloguing and getting feedback on things we were already doing,” he said “For a long time, we ’ ve been working on a comprehensive mental health framework at Gannett So a lot of it at Cornell was really giving us an opportunity to say, ‘Here’s the work that we ’ re doing ’”

Many of the areas that the Jed Foundation assesses when awarding the seals are initiatives that the University’s mental health framework already works to achieve, according to Eels

“A lot of it is acknowledgement of [our pre-existing framework],” Eels said “What’s changed is that after developing the seal program, they’ve developed the initiative with the Clinton Foundation, which includes substance use, alcohol use and the impact of mental health What we’ll be asked to in the next year is talk about some of the things that we ’ ve done around alcohol use, and we ’ ve done quite a bit ”

One way that Cornell has addressed issues of alcohol abuse is through the National College Improvement Program, an initiative with Dartmouth College that has resulted in the Cayuga’s Watchers program with some student input, according to Eels

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Professor David Román

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Professor: Cihan Was ‘Unfailingly Kind’ C.U. Sports 15 Alumni Nobel Winners

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Ernste said

Cihan and his work had a significant impact on his colleagues, faculty and students in the University’s music department, Ernste added

“[He was] utterly dedicated to his own work and ideas, a musician at heart who put thousands of hours into making sound and developing unique, do-it-yourself electronic instruments for live performance,”

Ernste said “He had diligently acquired a profound expertise with these tools and loved to share his knowledge skillfully and openly with others ”

Ernste described Cihan’s music and performances in the Cornell Avant Garde Ensemble as both “edgy” and “beautifully refinoed ”

“[His] musical sensibilities helped give life to a rich, mutually serendipitous musical language that none of us who shared in it with him, Taylan included, could have expected or set out to create, ” he said

Chris Miller grad, a founding member of the Cornell Avant Garde Ensemble, said it was a “delight” playing with Cihan

“His music was incredibly inventive and energetic he was a major force in the group, ” Miller said “He was always making new instruments ”

As a result of his inventive spirit, Cihan frequently created his own musical technology, according to Prof Steven Pond, music, who taught a class where Cihan served as a teaching assistant

“He was most in his element in what he called ‘do it together’ collaborative invention, collaborative music-making,” he said “He was a fantastically inventive person, who had an exciting way of connecting musical composition with experimental sound technologies ”

Cihan helped to teach monthly do-it-yourself music workshops at the History Center in Tompkins County for members of the Ithaca community, Pond added

“Taylan would teach all comers to understand the synthesizer by making a simple version of their own no prior knowledge necessary, parts provided,” he said “The workshop setting, always accompanied by a congenial buzzing punctuated by triumphant cries of discovery, led to a palpable sense of community ”

Prof Steven Stucky, music, said Cihan’s peers and colleagues in the music department will miss his “unfailingly kind” presence and artistic vision

“His vision of the intersection of technology with sound art promised to enlarge the musical world for all of us, and thus his loss is both a personal blow and an artistic one, ” Stucky said

Details about a commemorative gathering in Cihan’s memory will be announced in the next few days, according to Ritter

“On behalf of the College of Arts and Sciences, I want to extend my deepest condolences to Taylan’s family, friends, faculty advisors, artistic collaborators, fellow graduate students, as well as those students that he taught,” Ritter said

Anushka Mehrotra can be reached at amehrotra@cornellsun com

Following Supreme Court Ruling, Clerks Turn Away Gay Couples

L AS VEGAS, N V (AP)

County clerks in Nevada turned away gay couples eager to marr y Wednesday amid a flurr y of conflicting cour t decisions, including a U S Supreme Cour t r uling that blocked par tners in Idaho

m o m e n t s b e f o r e t h e y w o u l d have picked up marriage licenses “I think I have whiplash,” said Mar y Baranovich who was a plaintiff in a Nevada cour t challenge to the state ’ s gay marriage

b a n w i t h Be ve r l y Se vc i k , h e r par tner of 43 years

A 9 t h C i r c u i t r u l i n g l a t e

Tu e s d a y c l e a r e d t h e w a y f o r Idaho and Nevada to begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses

C o u p l e s g a t h e r e d e a r l y We d n e s d a y, b u t a r u l i n g b y Ju s t i c e A n t h o n y K e n n e d y brought such plans to a halt in both states

Later, Kennedy clarified that t h e s t a y h e a p p rove d a p p l i e d only to Idaho, but Nevada officials said they wanted to wait for clearer direction

A Supreme Cour t decision

Mo n d a y e f f e c t i v e l y m a d e g a y

marriage legal in about 30 states, but for several how and when that would happen remained in doubt In South Carolina, for example, a judge issued a license for a handful of gay couples, but no one got married as the state ’ s a t t o r n e y g e n e r a l a s k e d t h e Supreme Cour t for a stay

I n Id a h o , h o p e f u l c o u p l e s c r owd e d c o u r t h o u s e s e a r l y t o apply for marriage licenses

But at 8:01 a m , Ada County Clerk Chris Rich handed the Su p r e m e C

a lawyer and told a small crowd of gay couples and their suppor ters gathered in a Boise cour thouse, “ We’re not issuing same-sex marr i a g

announcement left the room in

small child asking over and over, “ Why?”

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Same-Day Registration in N.C. Not Allowed

RALEIGH, N C (AP)

Same-day registration won ’ t be allowed during early voting in Nor th Carolina and Election Day ballots cast in the wrong precinct won ’ t be counted this fall after the U S Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a ruling that had set aside parts of a 2013 election law

A majority on the nation’s highest court agreed to halt the ruling of the 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals Two justices dissented

The decision means the full law will remain enforced while the state and civil rights groups that challenged the law prepare for trial next summer The full

law was enforced during the May primary as well

In-person early voting begins Oct 23 and the registration deadline remains Friday, as originally planned

The cour t ’ s order was unsigned, as it typically is in these situations Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented, saying they would have left the appellate ruling in place It is unclear how the other seven justices came down on the matter, other than that at least five formed a majority and voted in North Carolina’s favor State attorneys filed an emergency application for a stay last week, the day after the 2-1 circuit

court decision in favor of setting aside the provisions Lawyers for the state argued that bringing back the provisions would cause voter confusion and trouble for local election officials to implement them again

Rep David Lewis, R-Harnett, who shepherded the voting law through the state House, said he's glad the decision of “ two obviously par tisan appellate cour t judges” at the 4th Circuit was blocked All three judges on the panel that ruled Oct 1 were appointed by Democratic presidents

“The law is reasonable, fair and treats all people the same, ” Lewis said in an interview

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By Ruben Bolling

You know that little voice inside your head? The one that's always telling you to check your Facebook messages, just in case Just in case you missed a message that would typically "ping," "buzz," " pop " or make the Kimmunicator noise to aler t you? We've all been there, desperately waiting for some drama to take us away from boring lectures A phone call to introduce our study break Maybe a booty call to spice up an other wise tame Thursday

We are a community plagued by the fear of missing out and being in love with our smar tphones doesn't help at all While I'm no Millennial-basher (I'm currently typing this on my iPhone), I recognize that even now, more than ever, we are hounded by the fear that someone out there is having fun without us It's no longer the fear of someone talking about us else where (we embraced that fear in high school), but it's the fear of not being current

Ma rk e t i n g t e a c h e s u s a b o u t b e i n g

o p i n i o n l e a d e r s , being the hippest of

o u r f r i e n d s , t h e ones with the latest

k a l e - s h a k e r e c i p e , t h e l a t e s t a l t - J album, the iPhone 6! We cling to that title as a validation of our "millenniali s m , " a n d t h a t ' s why we need to be

o n t o p o f t h i n g s

Not being on Yik Yak, not having a pumpkin spice latte the minute it returns to the Hill and not going to our extracurriculars makes us

Say No-No To FOMO

course, the many-faced "bae " It’s narcissism in the best way possible, and it's perfectly fine until it gives you anxiety I have the biggest FOMO of my life currently I'm an ocean away, watching par ts of my life play out through 900 Facebook posts There I am, not marching on Schoelkopf, not seeing Bill Gates, not eating at C-Town Crepes (though I bet the ones here in Paris are better) This was my choice and I have to learn to live with it, but being a senior magnifies the fear Suddenly the " out " in FOMO becomes " oppor tunity" as we silently weep ever y time our friends get a ne w job offer or get into grad school, and feel #blessed It's not envy, but a crippling sense of time r unning out Looking at the sum of our lives, 21-22 years of academics, extracurriculars, and ever ything else, will we miss out on star ting our future?

I look over my resume, and I ask myself: Am I original? Am I the only one? Am I intellectual? Am I ever ything my e m p l o y e r s n e e d s ? No o n e w a n t s t o lose the oppor tunity of a career because

Suddenly the “out” in FOMO becomes “opportunity” as we silently weep every time our friends get a new job offer or get into grad school, and feel #blessed. It’s not envy, but a crippling sense of time running out

s o c i a l o u t c a s t s A n d w h i l e y e s , t h e re ’ s much more to life than being plugged into the latest craze or social-media campaign, it’s what keeps us sane at Cornell

O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , t h e Gr a n d m a Movement is growing strong Now more than ever, people are taking pride in sleeping early, knitting and choosing to stay in and heading to the baking cabinet instead of the nightclub While there’s nothing wrong with the grandma lifestyle (I sometimes par take in the guilty pleasure of staying in for a night of Char med re-r uns and baking quiche), a little goes a long way Friends star t to worr y about your disappearance in the social sphere Concerned Snapchats, Tweets and messages flood your i n b o x H a v e t h e s e c l a s s m a t e s o f o u r s reached a cer tain zen? A cer tain level of e n l i g h t e n m e n t t h a t t e l l s t h e m " y a r n before (Big Red) barn?" Letting go of FOMO is great, but not when you forgo relationships for it, or daylight Apps like Foursquare and Instagram bank on FOMO We create accounts to tell ever yone about #applefest, #parisfashionweek or #terracesalads and hope that someone thinks we ' re cool, and yet we feel FOMO when we refresh the screen While we obviously have a better reason to use Instagram memories, keeping in touch with our friends, actually attempting photography on an app we all really just want to show off our latest culinar y experiment, our friend’s shenanigans and, of

fect resume, missing t h

tion session or simp l y n o t b e i n g recr uited at a Career Fair Even if we go to irrelevant career fairs, weave a web of n

m p l o y e d friends for connections, the insecurity of our job market and that darn FOMO comes back And while our parents, teachers, advisors and pets tell us it'll all be fine, we won ' t feel that way until we get rid of the fear and live in now

So let's be infinite in our moments, let us be like Pitbull and " stop time and enjoy this moment " Cheesy (and dated) references aside, let's enjoy our time as college s t u d e n t s , w i t h o u t f o r g e t t i n g a b o u t impending changes, but not letting it get to us Lets enjoy our last years free of career commitments, of bills and the nineto-five grind Before we become overworked (but happy!) zombies, we need to take things step-by-step; not freak out about what are friends are doing, but instead focus on our own self-growth and improvement

Read that book you ’ ve been putting off! Meet with your professors and ask them a b o u

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k e sometime to brand yourself and create an amazing you that will be hired by ever yone Let’s use that infamous American optimism on our own problems for once In the end, it's not social media that's the problem, but our own insecurities, and w

answer, having a little faith in our education and perseverance can be the solution

Kevin Milian is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at kmilian@cornellsun com Milian Dollar Baby appears on alternate Thursdays this semester

Ruth M. | I’m Just Gonna Shake It

10 Reasons I Won’t Stay at Your Place

If you ’ re going to hook up with me, I want it to be at my place The only exception to this rule is if you have a single and I have roommates (#tbt freshman year), but other wise I am going to insist on my place I don’t want to have to keep my room clean for visitors, and I don’t want to have to wash my sheets more than usual If you ’ re a bad hookup, I don’t want to worr y about how to get you to leave However, all of these cons are significantly over whelmed by the legitimate reasons I would rather do it at my place

1 Ho u s e m a t e s : The girls I live with in my apartment are used to my sexcapades They’re not going to listen to us outside my bedroom door, tr y to embarrass you or, even worse, walk in All of the above have happened to me at a guy ’ s place, and I don’t need to be nicknamed “the screamer ” again

2 Ma k e u p : I do not want to get mascara all over your pillow This will 100 percent happen if I sleep over, and those stains aren ’ t always easy to get out At least at my place I can stain my own pillowcases, or, if I’m ready for you to see me au naturel, I can take my makeup off

3 B a t h r o o m : I

know the last time my bathroom was cleaned, and I know there will be toilet paper If you live in a frat house, just forget it I’m not walking in that bathroom barefoot (which is necessar y if I went out in heels) and I’m not peeing in a stall while one of your brothers uses the next one over 4 F o o d : I

All of these cons are significantly overwhelmed by the legitimate reasons I would rather do it at my place.

u n k and breakfast the next morning The leftover Chipotle at your place will not suffice

5 Ge t t in

No one likes taking a walk of shame

However, I think it’s so much easier for a guy to do Your hair won ’ t be messed up You won ’ t be in heels or a dress or any other obvious day-after outfit since guys here seem to wear their class clothes straight to bars If you ’ re strolling down College Ave in last night’s clothes, no one will likely be able to tell Nothing says “walk of shame” like smudged makeup, a bandage skirt and a ponytail

6 G e t t in g h o m e t h a t n ig h t : What if we don’t have a sleepover? The unfortunate thing about the society that we live in today is that women are much more vulnerable walking alone at night than men Ithaca is generally a safe place, but media, crime reports and personal stories still m a k e m e ner vous to walk anyw h e re b y m y s e l f a t night

7 P aj a m a s : I f

the morning I’ll give you some gum if you want it

9 C l e a n s h e e t s : I will clean my sheets after ever y hookup I don’t know the last time you washed yours, who has been there before me or what kind of body fluids are dried onto the sheets I’m laying on

1 0 C o n d o m s : You can never tr y to get away with not using a condom at my house I will always have my condom d r a w e r s t o c k e d O n e o f t h e g re a t e s t hookup disappointments is going to your place with the intention of having sex only to find out you don’t have any condoms And no, I won ’ t do it without one

Eup but not having sex, I’m not going to sleep naked in your bed At my place I can put on one of my own t-shirts and shorts o r a n y t h i n g c o m f o

My

g u l a

clothes are absolutely not comfor table enough to wear to sleep, so that leaves me with two options: my under wear or your clothes Chances are your clothes are going to be huge on me and wearing them to sleep seems super relationship-y, which I clearly don’t want if I’m not even having sex with you

8 M o rn i n g b re a t h : I just really, really want to be able to brush my teeth ASAP in

Not all of these reasons apply to ever y guy ’ s house; maybe you ’ re super clean and have a breakfast buffet and a new toothbrush to give away In that case, you ’ re my dream hookup and maybe this can turn into a consistent thing However, in most cases it’s going to take a lot of convincing to get me to go to your place It will be a more pleasant experience for both of us if I don’t have to sleep in my skinny jeans

Ruth M is a senior in the College of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at ruthm@cornellsun com I m Just Gonna Shake It appears alternate Thursdays this semester

Hitch | Hints From Hitch

T h e B e s t Wa y t o S p e n d 9 0 M i n u t e s

veryone needs a good sex playlist If anything, I’d recommend having a couple at your disposal for different purposes There’s a lot of great music out there that can be used before, during and after the act, but not every song works for every person So instead of offering you the “10 best songs to get you horny as f*ck” or “50 great beats that will get you and your partner wetter, ” I decided it’d be more interesting and, hopefully, valuable if I look at the anatomy of a playlist using one of my favorites

I call this playlist The Best Way to Spend 90 Minutes Hanging Out and Making Out

A mixture of upbeat and slow songs will help match the natural ebbs and flows of every make out session

Th e Sel e c tion : “Glory Box” by Portishead

Be st L in e: “Just take a little look from outside when you can / Show a little tenderness ”

Th e R eas on : Portishead’s slow-melting ballad is the perfect way to begin the night This song ’ s romantic and sultry rhythms will help set a lovemaking mood, even during a one night stand And when Beth Gibbons, the lead-singer, serenades when the beat drops, I dare you to not scratch your nails from the tip of your partner ’ s neck all the way to their lower back

out words: pace, heavy beats and an ability to turn me on in any situation

T he Se le c tion : “Down on Me” by Jeremih & 50 Cent

Be s t Lin e : “And I’m gonna lick it, lick it, lick it / till her hicky have that river running ”

T he Re as on : I can ’ t say with certainty that you’ll understand the meaning of everything that 50 Cent says, but it’s not hard to get the gist Fiddy loves putting his partner on her back and getting to work At about this time, I suggest you doing the same Spend the first three minutes of the song teasing your partner ’ s thighs before you dive in at the climax of the song Only warning: Don’t get too good or you’ll both find yourself finishing before The Weeknd and

progression is perfect The ups and downs replicate every sexual experience I’ve ever had I guarantee that you’ll find yourself moving on the rhythm when The Weeknd gasps his first words

Th e Se l ec tio n : “Lost Without U” by Robin Thicke

Bes t Lin e : “You wanna roll with me / You wanna hold with me / You wanna make fires and get Norwegian wood with me ”

Th e Re as on : After dirtying yourself, it’s nice to clean up with a little Robin Thicke The crooner drops the words “love” and “ you ” a combined 45 times in his seductive piece and he offers a respite from the stronger, more suggestive songs from this playlist The smooth voice should elicit a similar response from you: bite and lick your partner ’ s ear and say a few words Trust me, don’t be coy and make sure to say exactly what you ’ re feeling

There’s a lot of great music out there that can be used before, during and after the act, but not every song works for every person.

Ad ditio n al s e le c tion s : “Psychotic Girl” by The Black Keys; “Primetime” by Janelle Monáe and Miguel; “Without” by Shy Girls; “Sex on Fire” by Kings of Leon and “Naughty Girl” by Beyoncé Foreplay

This stuff should be dirty, suggestive and make your heart pound

Th e Sel e c tion : “Intro” by The xx

Be st L in e: No lyrics, just moaning

Th e R e aso n : You can take the title of this track quite literally, as it signifies the perfect time to take your hand and place it in your partner ’ s pants By the time the moaning in the song kicks in, you can expect your partner to have been doing the same, but for a lot longer Although I prefer lyrics, The xx ’ s well-known track gives me everything I want with-

Robin Thicke get their chance to make you cum

A dd ition al s el e ct ion s : “Outside” by The Weeknd; “U KNOW” by Prince; “Lil’ Freak” by Usher and “Harder to Breathe” by Maroon 5 The Act

Try to find songs that match the type of sex that you want to be having don’t overthink this, just plays what makes you feel good

T he Se le c tion : “Loft Music” by The Weeknd

Be s t Lin e : “I think you lost moral, girls / But it’s okay / ‘Cause you don’t need em ’ where we ’ re going ”

T he R eas on : There’s not much that isn’t wrong about this song, and that’s what makes it so right The Weeknd praises his drug usage, his infidelity and his ability to please every woman that comes before him in around in minutes His ballad will make you feel just as naughty and the song ’ s

A dditio n al s e le c tion s : “Lost Without U” by Robin Thicke; “I’m in it” by Kanye West and “Neighbors Know my Name” by Trey Songz Post-sex Chilling

Seriously, take a rest You deserve it

Th e Se l ec tio n : “Hello My Old Heart” by The Oh Hellos

Bes t Lin e: “I’ve been so worried / You’ve been so still / Barely beating at all ”

Th e R ea so n : The subtle acoustic guitar and soft voice will bring your heart rate to a much more sustainable rate I like turning down the music and dimming the lights If your playlist was done right, you ’ ve been getting to work for just over 70 minutes and all you will want to do is escape into some much needed sleep

A d d i t i o n a l s e l e c ti o n s : “ To Me” by Chet Faker; “Hideaway” by Passion Pit; “Born to Die” by Lana Del Ray; “I Should Live in Salt” by The National and “Re: Stacks” by Bon Iver

Hitch is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at hitch@cornellsun com Hints From Hitch appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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The beginning of October may have meant the real star t of fall for many people, but as a senior in my final semester, it meant an ending as I attended my final Ithaca Apple Har vest Festival

I can still remember my first

Ap p l e f e s

u p and down the open Commons on a sunny Saturday, clutching jugs of cider and bags of kettle

c o r n We i n d u l g e d

Oreos and hot apple crisp as we per used the handmade je welr y and crafts offered by local ar tists

Now, while it’s not entirely

a c c u r a t e f o r m e t o s a y t h a t

Applefest is the reason I decided to go to Cornell, it is fair to say that the apple celebration has been one of my favorite parts of becoming a part-time Ithacan

T h e re ’ s a c e r t a i n c h a r m t o Applefest that brings together college students and local residents in welcoming the changing of leaves, the warm, smoky air and the crisp, sweet fruit that upstate New York is famous for

And while this year ’ s Applefest may have been a little wetter and more interrupted, you know that you ’ ve become (and will always be) an Ithacan when rain and

c o n s t r u c t i o n f a i l t o k e e p yo u away from embarking on one last Applefest food journey

stand whose banner was embla-

Potato Pancakes and Gourmet

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seemed to declare its offerings so boldly, I thought it would only be fair of me to tr y two of its

latke and the Popeye quesadilla

I’ve had latkes in the past, but this particular latke was one of the best ones that I have had in a while Its generous size nearly covered my paper plate and its crunchy, browned exterior soon gave way to tender bits of butter y, shredded potato The piping hot latke was accompanied by the usual sour cream and applesauce, both of which provided a much needed cool temperature contrast I especially liked the apples a u c e a c c o m p a n i m e n t a s i t brought a refreshing, sweet flavor to the rich, savor y pancake

The Popeye quesadilla combined four of my favorite flavors: pesto, spinach, feta and mozzarella Rather than using one large tor tilla, the woman prepari n g m y q u e s a d i l l a u s e d t w o smaller tor tillas one covered i n p e s t o a n d o n e c ove re d i n cheese and waited until the cheese had melted and the tortillas had browned before adding the spinach and putting the tortillas together like a sandwich This technique worked great, as t h e r e w a s a p e r f e c t b a l a n c e

b e t w e e n t h e o o z i n g m e l t e d cheese and the sharp, garlicky spinach with each bite

A P P L E PI Z Z A

When you go to Applefest ever y fall, you’ll inevitably discover your go-to favorites and

develop some what of a routine

But this year, I branched away f r o m t h e u s u a l a p p l e c i d e r doughnuts and hot apple crisp t o t r y s o m e t h

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Pi z z a Now, when most people think of apple pizza, they may think of the i c i n g - d r e n c h e d d e s s e r t p i z z a variety that puts ever yone into sugar overload Bella Pizza’s take on the dish, however, was more of an interpretation on the class i c A m e r i c a n d i s h , c h e e s etopped apple pie The crisp, air y dough was covered with a light layer of applesauce, topped with diced pieces of apples and shredd e d m o z z a re l l a c h e e s e , r a t h e r than the standard cheddar that normally accompanies American apple pie While I’d originally

e x p e c t e d a m o r e d e s s e r t - l i k e pizza, I did appreciate that Bella Pizza’s take was more sweet and savor y However, I would have liked a more enhanced apple flavor so that I felt like I was eating a tr ue apple pizza, rather than a cheese pizza that happened to have apples on top

TA R T E TAT I N

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p u l l e d a n a l l n i g h t e r i n o rd e r t o c r e a t e a n d b r i n g h e r b a k e d g o o d s t o t h e f e s t i va l He r t a r t e t a t i n d i d n o t d i s a p p o i n t T h e s o f t e n e d l a ye r s o f t a r t , c i n n am o n - i n f u s e d a p p l e s l i c e s s t i l l h a d a n i c e b i t e t o t h e m a n d t h e t h i c k l a ye r o f t h e s we e t e n e d d o u g h w a s p e r f e c t i n b a l a n c i n g t h e t w o e l e m e n t s t o g e t h e r A

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A f t e r a l l t h e s we e t n e s s f ro m

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t o g e t s o m e p a d t h a i a n d s a mp l e a n e w o f f e r i n g o f t h e i r s , p u m p k i n c u r r y W h i l e I t h o u g h t t h e c u r r y w a s f l a vo r f u l a n d h a d t h e p e r f e c t m e d i u m

l e ve l o f s p i c i n e s s , I a d m i t t h a t I l o s t t h e f l a vo r o f t h e p u m p k i n i n t h e h e a t a n d t h e a s s e r t i ve s p i c e s o f t h e s a u c e It w a s n ’ t u n t i l I r a n m y f o rk t h ro u g h t h

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It must be accepted that Weezer will never be great again The angst and self-doubt that characterized Weezer’s first two albums, the ‘90s classics Weezer (aka The Blue Album) and Pinkerton, has been either inauthentic or nonexistent on all of their following albums (which are almost universally bland) Weezer has never recaptured the sense of lovely melody undercut by consuming loneliness that characterizes The Blue Album or the surprisingly dangerous and unhinged sound of Pinkerton Some Weezer

cultists believe Pinkerton is their masterpiece; Rivers Cuomo has called it both “ a hugely painful mistake” and “super-deep, brave and authentic” since its release, both opinions that coincided with what most Weezer fans felt about it at the time This indicates a problem that Weezer has fallen into; it tries to give its fans exactly what they want, with diminishing artistic returns This came to the point where, a few years ago, seemingly aware of its inability to recreate its past triumphs, Weezer went on a “Memories” Tour, which consisted of Night One/Night Two shows where they played either The Blue Album and Pinkerton in full Weezer’s mistake has not been lack of effort to recreate its past masterpieces 2001’s Weezer (this one known as The Green Album) was a conscious return to the power-pop of The Blue Album after the abrasive Pinkerton However, what was refreshing about Cuomo’s immaturity and bemused loneliness on The Blue Album sounded forced on The Green Album, when it even appeared; what’s most noticeable about the album is how

emotionally vague it is This trend continued on all of their later efforts

All of which, I realize, sounds like an introduction to why Weezer’s latest album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End, is the latest in a string of albums that don’t live up to those great first two And of course, it doesn’t But it may be the most enjoyable and interesting album Weezer has made since those two Weezer was not a stadium band when it made The Blue Album, and Pinkerton’s lack of success essentially stopped them from continuing to be one for a while Everything Will Be Alright is fully aware of Weezer’s status as a stadium rock band, and opens in true form with thundering guitars and slamming drums on the typically petulant, but surprisingly enjoyable, “Ain’t Got Nobody ” Following immediately is “Back to the Shack,” which hearkens back to the good ol’ days of “rockin’ out like it’s ‘94 ” The meta theme continues with “Eulogy for a Rock Band” and “I’ve Had it Up to Here,” which are perfect powerpop-punk nuggets with lyrics that are ironically aware of their position in the (hopefully) latter half of Weezer’s career

Despite these references to their previous efforts, this is actually one of Weezer’s more sonically adventurous albums, and most of their gambles pay off “The British Are Coming” opens with martial drums, followed by plucking guitar and lullaby chimes before breaking into strummy pop Somehow, it all makes sense while it’s playing The only real misstep is the closing trilogy of mostly instrumental songs, “I The Waste Land,” “II Anonymous,” and “III Return to Ithaka,” whose art-rock pretensions fail to conceal the fact that they consist of very little Weezer are a band of lifers, and must be commended for continuing to pour their cheesy, forever juvenile hearts into their music Everything Will Be Alright is no masterpiece, but it succeeds on its own terms, delivering smart, smarmy power-pop with an eye to the past

Daniel Jones is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at dwj37@cornell edu

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Hadiyah Chowdhur y is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at hrc39@cornell edu

What We Talk About When We Talk About David Fincher

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A f f l e c k’s s t r a t e g i c s i d e - p e e n scene making headlines and the general contentious existence of Batfleck, the world watches in rapt attention as we are once again gifted with a David Fincher

p r o d u c t i o n A s t h i s d i r e c t o r - a u t e u r proves time and again that it’s possible to strike the per fect balance between commercial blockbuster success and quality cinematic resonance, should the public ask ourselves if we, lowly humans, were made in the image of Fincher? Well, turns out, even superhuman Fincher has a f e w g o - t o t r i c k s u p h i s s l e e v e t o (almost) debunk the myster y of his master ful stor ytelling Here are some trademarks and tropes commonly employed b y m y n u m b e r o n e n o n - C h r i s t o p h e r

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M O D E R N F I L M N O I R : Fincher knows how to rock the chic nihilism trend like no other Just think Se7en, Fight Club, The Game, Zodiac and The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo Lacing his films with a constant subdued moodiness that is reminiscent of your angsty teen years or, er, classic film noir his slick

a n d g l o s s y l a c q u e r o n m o d e r n , dystopian settings may cause some critics to bemoan his work as a shallow experiment in style However, film noir has always been characterized by themes of loss, nostalgia and insecurity, which manifests itself in mannerism and style Don’t equate a void in possible content with a void in utter significance This technical style is precisely what makes the pointed meaninglessness of his work so goddamn meaning ful And, dare I say it, no one does it quite so

exper tly as Fincher, who is aided, almost always, by the sonic sparsity of a Trent Re znor score

T H E M A S T E R A R CH I T E C T: As Entertainment Weekly’s Darren Franich points out, Fincher’s films have a common character type in the master planner an entity that sits at the cr ux of the plotline playing chess with the film’s main characters ser ving as mere pawns In Zodiac, it’s, well, the Zodiac In The Game, it’s the n i g h t m a r i s h p u z z l e - w i t h i n - a - p u z z l e architecture of the game itself In The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, it’s the rapey serial killer and Lisbeth Salander, who under takes a ver y Tyler Durden-esque, fight-the-good-fight takedown of the system with her hackerati prowess In Fight Club, it’s Tyler Durden and his Project Mayhem In both Se7en and House of Cards, it’s Kevin Spacey not even John Doe or Frank Under wood, it’s the actual actor Kevin Spacey, who, as far as I’m concerned, has cornered the market on modern villainy delivered in a bone-chill-

ing monotone But why the architect? Why so per verse? As Fincher once said of his audience with the cleverest of smirks: “I think people are per ver ts I’ve maintained that That’s the foundation of my career ” Well then, what a noble messenger for delivering the deeply-satisfying

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Fincher’s genius, our favorite director does not like hand-held cameras Locking down all his shots on a tripod, other than a fe w notable exceptions, Fincher hopes to divorce the sense of a human being operating a camera in a time when other directors are quite notably adding camera shake Oftentimes, the audience has no clue as to whether the shot is humanc o

r p u re CGI Without any personality in the shot, with all expression extracted comp l e t e l y f r o m t h e f r a m e , t h e r e o n l y remains the unshakeable sense of foreboding afoot Simply, what we see is what the main character sees, and as Fincher sums up, therefore, “ What’s happening is what’s doomed to happen ” E M P T I N E S S : Like a pregnant pause or a notable void, emptiness ser ves to build suspense and thicken the plot in a manner that seems totally effor tless Fincher does this in simple ways, by cutting the camera to an empty chair in the lawyeroff of The Social Network, or in complex ways, by highlighting loneliness as a primar y character in the room In Fight Club, Edward Nor ton is a lonely office worker in a post-modern world In Panic Room, Jodie Foster is an unprotected single parent in the gaping palatial e m p t i n e s s o f h e r g i a n t p o s t - d i v o r c e t o w n h o u s e I n T

Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt ages backwards as an eerie Donald Rumsfeld-looking gnome, away from his family and future

D I A L O G U E : All the hype and hullabaloo for a film usually centers on the crazy stylish one-taker scenes However, it can be argued that it’s not the multimillion dollar trailer-tailored scenes that define a director’s oeuvre, but the barest of essentials just two people in a room exchanging information in dialogue For Fincher, the wow factor, the plot, the twist, the entire movie is about the information All the drama is in the information, and both the stor y arc and the character development becomes about how the acquisition of a ne w piece of information can inform the next step Unlike m a n y

v e l y a v o i d exposition, Fincher revels in it In fact, Zodiac took this concept to the granular level, following the micro-detective work of tracking the smallest leads, finding dead ends and landing little breaks that we now see in critical favorites like Tr ue Detective

P E R F E C T I O N I S M : Fincher is as much known for his stylistic filmography as he is for his total fastidiousness He’s a tireless per fectionist, taking dozens to hundreds of takes to capture the simplest of shots And with all the low-angle zooms, slow focus, balletic tracking, top-down perspective and insane visual techniques he employs, Fincher is able to meld live action with CGI seamlessly Like the great Stanley Kubrick, his uncompromising standards have probably made this signature trademark the most beneficial to us all

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American Pride Should Include Soccer

ZAKOUR Continued from page 16

ers; we don't need to be introduced to them like we do at the Olympic games The World Cup also invites fierce rivalries and allegiances, more intense than those possible for club and team sports The national allegiance, although country lines are somewhat imagined, is more vivid and real

Not to mention that the World Cup is awesome to watch It stands as the shining example of sports spanning languages, cultures and oceans What other event invites all continents with seemingly equal vigor? What other sport could make it possible?

Now this isn't to say that soccer is inherently the best sport on Earth, but it certainly is the most supported It's breathtaking, and we lose sight of this It was awesome to support Team USA’s run and to watch their heartbreaking loss to Belgium, but we can do better We, as Americans, can put together a team that can win it all And not just with Jurgen Klinsmann taking the best dual nationals in the world That’s why I’m asking my fellow sports fan to do their patriotic duty No, I’m not talking about voting I’m talking about supporting the MLS

We, as Americans, can put together a team that can win it all

For us to show our American pride, we have to measure our sports against the world's sport Soccer As long as it’s the sporting metric system, let's use it I love our sports and our sports leagues They have different personalities, cultures and histories But they are our pastimes, not the world's If we want to be the best sporting nation in the world (which we all do, even if it’s not a goal I expect Obama to proudly announce), we have to to establish our soccer prowess We have to subscribe to the sensibilities of the world So let’s support MLS Let’s help soccer grow in America, and get every MLS game televised Pick a team to support There are two new good options coming soon in New York FC (with David Villa and Frank Lampard!) and Orlando City Soccer Club (complete with a purple color scheme and Kaka) Even if the rank and file will never be as supported as an NFL player, let’s make it so our American soccer stars are on par with any other athlete I want the U S to compete every cycle with the best teams in the world, not just for second tier And a big part of this will be the growth of soccer domestically The MLS will never be La

Liga or the Premier League, but it just needs to get to the point where it can churn out American players who are routinely transferred to the most lucrative and high profile teams in the world Brazil and Argentina’s domestic leagues can ’ t compete with Spain’s La Liga either, but they’re still a solid infrastructure of soccer development In the same vein, I can forgive when our sports leagues have those overseas games and exhibitions I can forgive the insistence on games in London, even to the chagrin of American fans I understand the turmoil and the scheduling havoc wreaked It's for the growth of the game It's about marketing the product, but also cultivation of something It's the first steps of creating an international, grand competition for other sports As I think I've made clear by now, I love the idea of the World cup I am infatuated with it; but more than anything, I'm envious of it Or envious that it is limited to soccer I have a feeling I'm not the only one NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, as much flack as he catches for it, seems hellbent on helping the NFL grow in Europe, evidenced by his London games NBA commissioner Adam Silver also has his leagues play in London and even Mexico City Imagine a basketball or baseball World Cup, inspiring a following like soccer ’ s Yes, they already have their competitions, but FIBA World Cup and the World Baseball Classic don't hold a candle to the real thing

And they probably never will But I love the idea of a true basketball world cup, where the USA isn't a shoe-in every year We'd be the basketball answer to Brazil or England, ever arrogant about our place in the sport, even if it’s unjustified

Moreover, we could have a champions league of basketball where NBA teams face off with the best teams in Europe We could have a true world series, with the best Japanese team squaring off with the best team in the MLB for the title of world champion

OK, so the last two seem a little far off, although not impossible But it isn’t so hard to imagine the U S as a soccer power, not a Brazil or Germany, but maybe a Netherlands So let’s watch the MLS, pick a team and support it Yes, they do play during NFL sundays, but there’s always the game of the week

John Zakour can be contacted at jzakour@cornellsun com Point Blank appears every Thursday this semester

Struggling Smith Keeps Starting Job, At Least for Now

FLORHAM PARK, N J (AP) - For cursing at a fan For poor per formances For missing a team meeting

The Ne w York Jets quar terback is in a r ut, on and off the field But he’s getting another chance to hold on to his star ting job, and knows that if he doesn’t improve quickly, he could end up back on the sideline maybe for good

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Smith said after practice Wednesday “But I have apologized for those things, and now it’s about not letting those things occur again, and just remaining focused on football staying grounded and remaining focused on football ”

Last week, Smith was fined $12,000 by the NFL for shouting an expletive at a heckler after the Jets’ 24-17 loss to the Detroit Lions at home He talked about making progress on the field, playing at a higher level But then came the ne ws that he missed a meeting along with a teammate the night before the Jets’ 31-0 dr ubbing at the hands of the San Diego Chargers

Smith was present for the rest of the meetings, missing only what was a 10-minute session The quar terback said he told his teammates he was sorr y, and coach Rex Ryan didn’t consider benching him for the star t of the game saying the discipline would be taken care of in-house “ Was this thing just an aberration?” Ryan said “I believe it was ”

Some fans and media insisted it was a disp l a y o f i m m a t u r i t y by Sm i t h , n o t e x a c t l y becoming of a team leader

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Senior rower Kate Roach came to Cornell as a freshman, not knowing that she would spend the next four years as a member of the crew team Ten Questions columnist and Assistant Sports Editor Anna Fasman caught up with Kate to chat about everything from walking onto the team to her lucky socks

1 ) I he ard y ou s tarte d with c re w “l ater in l if e ” Te l l me abo ut how yo u g ot in t o th e sp ort an d w hat re al ly g ot yo u s tarte d

I played tennis in high school and I rode horses (jumping) and I played tennis for 12 years My dad said the horses ended after high school and I was looking for a new sport when I came [to Cornell], something to keep me busy [Crew] sends coaches and members of the team to the swim test and other freshmen activities to scout people who look tall and kind of athletic So I got an invitation from the team and a couple of other people in my freshman dorm were going to this meeting for the gym class for walk-ons I ended up joining that and the coaches said I had potential, so I kept going with it They had a girl who was training for the Olympic team here my freshman year and it was cool to see that she had started as a walkon, and now she was training for the Olympics It was like, ‘Oh, you could go to the Olympics with this sport!’

2 ) I h ear you have a l uc ky pair of s oc ks that yo u we ar du rin g e rg om ete r te st s Is th ere a sto r y b e hin d th at?

Sadly yes My mom is really into quirky things, and she gets my family a bunch of random things for Christmas For some reason she’s really into pirates because she thinks that they can get away with anything, so she got me a pair of socks that are black and kind of taller and they have a skull and cross bones on them She got them for me for one Christmas and I think

they look really cool, so I like to wear them

Have they brought you good luck?

I think they have! Yeah, I’d like to think so

3 ) W h at was it lik e win n in g g ol d f or th e U2 3 Wom e n ’ s Nation al team th is s um m er in It aly ?

Oh my goodness That was an unreal moment when we crossed the finish line I feel like it had been building up the entire summer making the boat was almost the equivalent of winning the gold medal, but not quite but it was this huge relief that we had done it and succeeded and didn’t let down our country It was just a huge elation

4 ) You are in th e r un n in g to win a Fan’s C h oic e Award Te l l m e ab o ut th at?

People submit nominations for any of their teammates, and a couple of my teammates [junior] Kelly Albanir and [junior] Anna Kastenberg submitted a nomination for me I wasn ’ t supposed to know about it, but I kind of knew about it, [although] I didn’t get to read it until after A panel of judges reads over and selects finalists and then they post it on the website and it goes through a popularity contest where you vote for whoever you think is the best collegiate athlete of the year I’m actually up there along with three other people who were on the national team with me this summer, so it’s kind of a joke between us

5 ) To take in s pira tion f ro m Hu ma ns of New York , if y ou c o ul d g ive an y pie c e of ad vic e to a l arg e g roup o f pe opl e , w hat w oul d it b e ?

He totally asks that question, word for

word I would say don’t limit yourself, because I know I have set boundaries for myself or goals for what I want to achieve and sometimes, looking back, I find that if I hadn’t done that, I would have gotten somewhere through a different route that I did not expect If you limit yourself, you never know what you could achieve Crew has really shown me that you may not think you could add another thousand meters and pull the same split, or even go faster and then you do it and you ’ re like, ‘Oh, cool, I didn’t think that was possible ’ It can really be an eye opening experience

6 ) Be fo re c ol l eg e , rowin g was n ’ t reall y a pa rt of you r l ife W hat o the r th in g s did yo u d o in you r fre e tim e be f ore

C orn e l l?

There was a lot of tennis and a lot of horses I’d like to think that I helped my mom garden a little bit She’s a landscape architect, so she was always in the yard and always wanting us to come join her, but my sister and I were not really into it I read a lot of books I still do, but I don’t have as much time now with college Nothing super exciting

7 ) If y ou c oul d b e o n an y oth er C orn e l l te am, wh ic h team wou l d y ou w an t t o b e o n an d wh y?

I think I’d want to be on the rugby team, just because I haven’t ever really played a contact sport tennis, horseback riding, crew not really contact sports It seems intense and awesome and the girls seem really cool I don’t know, it has always seemed like a really fun sport

8 ) W hat is yo ur favo rite plac e on c am pus ?

Snee [Hall] Definitely the best place on campus I don’t know if you know what it is, but it’s the atmospheric sciences

building kind of by Collegetown It has this place called the reading room across from this place where they display all of these minerals and rocks, which are super cool looking It’s always warm in there, no matter if it’s freezing cold outside You just go in there, and the sun shines and you ’ re like, ‘ahhh, this is a happy place ’ It’s a great building

9 ) W h at is on e of yo ur favor ite m em o ries in th e las t fo ur y ears , n ot h avin g to do with c re w ?

I am a material science and engineering [major] and this year, I was doing research working on display screens for your phone, for your computer, and I think one of my proudest moments was when I got invited to attend my first conference and present a poster and show everyone the research I had done It was the first time I got to do anything like that and it was cool to see what other people were working on and what the industry was like

1 0 ) W h at d o you th in k is a l e ss on yo u ’ ve le arn e d from c re w th at c arrie s over in to you r day -to -da y lif e ?

Definitely pushing through even when it’s hard When you think, ‘I can ’ t do this anymore, it hurts,’ but you ’ re in the middle of a race and you ’ ve got a girl in front of you and a girl behind and you think, ‘well they’re still going, so I should probably keep going with them ’ This is going to sound cheesy, but [it’s similar to] on a homework set, when you think, ‘I can ’ t figure this out, I give up, ’ but you know you have to keep going and finish it Perseverance is key Also, hydration Hydration is key

Anna Fasman can be reached at afasman@cornellsun com

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Over the weekend, senior squash player and Sun staff writer Danielle Letourneau qualified to represent Team Canada in the Women’s World Team Squash Championships this coming December

Letourneau earned the spot in the prestigious tournament by winning Pool A at Canada’s qualifying event this weekend Aside from being a strong force for the Red’s squash team, Letourneau has also proven herself on the international level before In May she reached the finals of the Canadian Squash Championships after entering the tournament as an unseeded player She also earned three medals at the PanAmerican squash championships This year the World Championships will take place from Dec 1-6 at Niagraon-the-lake, Ontario Letourneau will compete for Team Canada against 20 different countries

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Letourneau moved up to No 6 in the national rankings last season and is the first three-time All-Ivy League winner since Olga Puidgemont Sola ’02 did the same for four consecutive seasons

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