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Wirele ss Network Use Jumps at C.U.

University sees 25 percent increa se in u sag e of network from la st year

By EMMA COURT Sun News Editor

Skyrocketing wireless network use at Cornell is causing some Internet surfers at popular venues like Trillium, Duffield Hall and Amit Bhatia Libe Café to see connectivity problems, according to University officials

This year, the University has seen a maximum of 25,000 unique devices on the network at the same time a 25 percent increase in usage from last year To keep up with demand, Cornell Information Technologies has increased the University’s wireless networks’ capacity by 31 percent since last year, according to Celisa Manly ’93, manager of advanced projects for CIT

Despite the increase in capacity, some students said they are experiencing new problems connecting to wireless networks on campus

Area GOP, Dems Point Finger s in Govt. S hutdown

By AKANE OTANI Sun Managing Ed tor

Ten days into a government shutdown that has Americans pointing fingers at both sides of the political spectrum, Rep Tom Reed (R-N Y 23) and 2014 hopeful Democrat Martha Robertson ’75 are sparring over who is to blame for Capitol Hill’s gridlock

National parks were closed, federal grants were frozen and nearly half a million federal workers were furloughed Oct 1 because Congress failed to reach a compromise on government spending In New York’s 23rd congressional district, Americans place more blame on Republicans for the shutdown, with 42 percent approving

“[Rep. Reed] is one of the authors of the

by MoveOn org

Perhaps hoping to sway voters toward their respective sides, Ithaca and Tompkins County officials have drawn swords Robertson, who is running to defeat Reed in the 2014 Congressional election, teamed up with Democratic leaders in a campaign

MT V Cribs Spinof f Will Show Of f Cornell Fraternity Houses

By DARA LEVY Sun Senior Writer

C o u n t l e s s p re t e e n s w a t c h e d M T V ’ s Cribs, dreaming of one day showing their houses to the world Now, as part of a project between the Interfraternity Council and Slope Media, Cornell fraternity members will show their houses in a new series of online videos called “IFC Cribs ”

The one to two-minute long videos featuring various Cornell fraternity houses will be posted online following Fall Break, according to Lizzie Brooks ’14, vice president of content for Slope Media

Each video will feature the exterior of a house, one common area, the dining area, one typical bedroom and one or two distinctive features of the house A member of each fraternity will serve as a host of the house throughout the video, similar to MTV ’ s Cribs

The videos were initially meant to expose freshmen to the inside of fraternity houses before the second quarter of the

year the period at which freshmen may begin entering fraternity houses, according to Felix Tabary ’14, vice president for University and community relations for the IFC

Tabary said that releasing the videos after Fall Break will reduce the possibility that freshmen will be tempted to enter fraternity houses before it is permitted

Tabary said the videos will help change “preconceived notions” of fraternities that freshmen have before rush, speaking from what he said was his own experience of not having known what a fraternity was when he first came to Cornell

“I kind of imagined a house with 50 guys in it doing crazy things, and it didn’t make sense to me, ”

Tabary said “Had there b e e n v i d e o s , i t w o u l d have been more informative ”

Tabary said he thinks freshmen might use the videos to better understand the houses before the formal fraternity rush process

“A fraternity house is a pretty intimidat-

ing place, especially when you don’t know anything about [it] Situating yourself before actually going to them eliminates the fear factor [of rush],” Tabary said Slope Media previously produced “C U Cribs,” which featured fraternities, sororities and co-ops, but according to Brooks,

this is a separate project and is designed to give every fraternity that wishes to participate equal exposure

“We figured there’s got to be a way to showcase these houses like [“C U Cribs”],

Long-Dist ance

Cl asse s Take C.U.

By ERIC OBERMAN Sun Contributor

For most Cornell professors, the commute to work is an easy trip from their homes in Ithaca But, over the past few years, telecommuting and videoconferencing has made it possible for some professors to live and travel outside of Ithaca while teaching Cornell classes

Some professors live in a different city and teach classes remotely for an entire semester Other professors have reaped the benefits of telecommuting while traveling away from Ithaca during the semester for shorter durations, such as when attending conferences elsewhere, according to Barbara Friedman ’81, assistant director of the Academic Technology Center

WebEx a Cisco program that allows students to video chat with their professor and other students and view PowerPoint presentations that the professor has uploaded is frequently used by professors who are only out of class temporarily, according to Friedman

This strategy allows faculty to continue to teach, rather than having teaching assistants step in, which “[maintains] the continuity of the class,” Friedman said

This can be especially beneficial when professors are in locations that are of interest to students or relevant to the topic at hand, Friedman added

Prof Angela Gonzales, development sociology, has been using WebEx this semester to continue teaching Development Sociology 4100: “Health and Sur vival Inequalities” while conducting research in Arizona

“I wanted some way to actually teach my class while I was gone instead of inviting a guest lecturer or showing a film to fill the time I would be away, ” Gonzales said

According to Gonzales, students were allowed to attend class from anywhere they had an Internet connection Gonzales said that, while she experienced some technical difficulties with the program for example, some students were unable to log in and watch lectures it was a generally positive experience

“I think it’s hugely beneficial to both instructors and students That said, I’m not sure I would would ever teach a

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course entirely online,” she said “Having this as an option allows me to meaningfully engage in teaching when I need to be away ”

Beyond videoconferencing software itself, some schools at Cornell including the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Johnson Graduate School of Management have classrooms with built-in videoconferencing technology that are specifically designed for professors to telecommute

Friedman said the classrooms are equipped with microphones and cameras that make distance learning operate more smoothly

One class held in a specialized distance learning classroom is ILR Organizational Behavior 4203: “Pragmatics of Leadership,” taught by Prof Sam Bacharach, industrial and labor relations, who is based in New York City

The class takes place in a distance learning classroom in Ives Hall, where Bacharach lectures to both a group of interns in New York City and students in Ithaca The class lectures on Mondays and students meet with teaching assistants on Fridays

“[The class] surprisingly does not differ much from my classes with professors in the room other than that lecture is only once a week,” Bianca Rodriguez ’15, a student in Bacharach’s class said “At first I figured the lecture part of the class would be like any other, with lots of one-way communication with the professor lecturing the material at you But Professor Bacharach really tries to have both the stu-

dents in Ithaca and the ones with him in the city engage in all the lectures ”

Students in the class each have microphones at their respective seats that allow them to communicate directly with Bacharach The classroom also contains two screens, so that the professor and his presentation can be viewed at the same time

Bacharach said he tries to make sure the class is especially engaging by creating visual aids and bringing in guest speakers like Rob Manfred ’80, the assistant commissioner of Major League Baseball, and Doug Braunstein ’83, the former Chief Financial Officer of J P Morgan

Students in the class are usually given the opportunities to ask questions of the speakers and participate in discussions with them in order to help them engage in the content, Bacharach said

“We keep it highly interactive,” Bacharach said “I’m trying to achieve the combination of video teaching with intimacy I get very excited about it ” Michael Haflett, a Distance Learning and Classroom Technologies coordinator for ILR, said Bacharach is one of a number of professors who use distance learning technology in the school

He said, in his opinion, these professors can “energize a classroom full of students regardless of where they are ”

Higgs Boson Finding Traced to C.U.

By EMMA COURT Sun City Editor

Tw o p h y s i c i s t s ’ No b e l Prize-winning discover y of the Higgs boson par ticle, which has been nicknamed the “key to the universe,”

t r a c e s b a c k t o C o r n e l l University

T h i s Tu e s d a y, Pro f Emeritus Peter W Higgs, t h e o re t i c a l p h y s i c s , Un ive r s i t y o f Ed i n b u r g h i n S c o t l a n d , a n d Pro f Emeritus François Englert, t h e o re t i c a l p h y s i c s , Un iversité Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of the Higgs boson

The Higgs boson particle, which Higgs and Englert discovered in March, is the source of a field without which “all elementary forms o f m a t t e r w o u l d zo o m around at the speed of light, flowing through our hands like moonlight,” according to The New York Times Without the particle, there would be neither atoms nor life

Englert, one of the particle’s discoverers, began his c a re e r a s a p o s t - d o c researcher and a professor at Cornell in the 1950s and 6 0 s , a c c o rd i n g t o a

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During his time at Cornell, Englert worked under form e r Pro f Ro b e r t Bro u t , p h y s i c s , w h o w a s a l s o a involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson particle but was not eligible to win the Nobel Prize because he died in 2011

Englert wrote about the time he first met Brout in 1959 in the August 2011 e d i t i o n o f Ph y s i c s To d a y magazine

“Our first meeting was u n e x p e c t e d l y w a r m He picked me up at the airport and took me for a drink, w h i c h l a s t e d n e a r l y t h e whole night When we parted, we knew that we would b e c o m e f r i e n d s , ” En g l e r t wrote

En g l e r t re t u r n e d t o Belgium two years later, at which point he said he and Brout’s “collaboration in stat i s t i c a l p h y s i c s a n d o u r f r i e n d s h i p h a d i n d e e d b e c o

“ Ou r p re s e n t u n d e rstanding of the world in p h y s i c a l t e r m s b e a r s t h e mark of Robert Brout’s cont r i b u t i o n t o p h y s i c s , ” Englert said in his piece in Physics Today

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Robertson ’75 Challenges Reed’s Role in Shutdown

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video Wednesday to accuse Reed of stalling government action on resolving the shutdown

“[Reed] is not merely a part of the gridlock; he is one of the authors of the gridlock,” said Carl Hayden, former chair of the New York State of Regents, in the video

“People want their business done,” Hayden added, as the word “ideologue” in all caps was branded across a picture of Reed Robertson, in comparison, “is just instinctively bridge-building,” Hayden said, with the video showing a smiling Robertson conversing with constituents

“She understands that you don’t get anything done by confrontation You get things done by conversation and reasoned discussion,” Hayden added

Reed fired back It is the Democrat-controlled Senate that is sitting on all potential solutions, he said Meanwhile, Congress faces a ticking clock: Wall Street analysts say the U S will default, plunging into economic catastrophe, if the countr y cannot agree to raise the debt ceiling by Oct 17

“Considering the Senate’s track record of not negotiating or even coming to the table, we have to be realistic and take into account the risks of default,” Reed said in a press release “ This countr y needs the President to be a leader and join the House in working on a path forward not just to open the government, but our long-term debt crisis ”

Reed added that he thinks both Democrats and President Barack Obama are sending an inappropriate message to the countr y ’ s youth, “who will end up bearing the brunt of our debt ”

The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has passed eight bills to fund ser vices it deems essential, including that of the National Institutes of Health and assistance to low-income women and children

“ These bills remain in front of the Senate, where [Sen Harr y Reid (D-N V )] can decide to take them up at any time,” Reed said in the press release “If the Senate believes we should fund these types of vital programs, it can choose to do so at any time Regardless of Harr y Reid and the President’s unwillingness to work with us, the House will continue to offer solutions that ensure vital ser vices remain in place ”

Despite his defenses, if neither side can break the impasse, Reed may see support for him in the 23rd district slide in the coming days

Just 35 percent of voters said they approved of Reed in an Oct 2 - 4 poll conducted by MoveOn org With two-thirds of Americans polled by CNN saying they think the shutdown has caused either a crisis or “major problems” in their lives, Congress’ public perception already poor to begin with has taken a significant hit

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White Boy

Goes to Africa

uring one impressively unproduct i v e p r o c r a s t i n a t i o n s e s s i o n i n Olin, I stumbled across the tumblr, “Gurl Goes to Africa,” with the witticism “I went to Africa and all I got were these pictures” as its tagline The website defines its purpose as “for all you fabulous biddies who decided that Africa was the right place for you There’s nothing like good ’ole exotification to fill up your time while basking in the hot Saharan sun, wearing your “traditional” African clothes, eating ‘weird’ foods and taking as many photos of Black children as possible You go gurl with lots of privilege! This is dedicated to you ”

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Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling

Upon reading this description and seei n g t h a t t h e we b s i t e d e l i ve re d o n i t s promise of posting White girls and boys posing with little African children, I panicked Here I am, a (self -proclaimed) fabulous “biddie,” who has traveled to and “worked/volunteered/learned” in Ghana and Tanzania, and who has taken as many c l a s s e s a s p o s s i b l e i n A f r i c a n s t u d i e s

Before realizing that the website hasn’t been too active in the past year, I feverishly scanned ever y page of the website to make sure that my pale face did not grace this corner of the inter web I luckily failed to find my own pearly whites smiling in one of these photographs, but I was still troubled by my discover y of this website

A quick look through my Facebook page and you can find that I am as guilty as it comes of this “Gurl Goes to Africa” phenomenon In my default photos, you will see pictures of me rocking kitenge patterned pants, making funny faces with my Tanzanian homestay brothers and posing with dear friends in “exotic” locales Is this racist? Am I inherently and unknowingly evoking a privileged idea that exacerbates decades, if not centuries, of harmful power dynamics? Is my interest in Africa paternalistic and a modern day form of exoticism?

I was worried about this quarter-life existential crisis and so I asked around The professors affiliated with my travels to Africa told me that my worr y alone invalidated my fears My more “radical” friends (read: those educated on race theor y and diversity issues and who appropriately advocate for more discourse on these matters) told me: “Not necessarily,” and to go read Teju Cole’s writings on the White Savior Industrial Complex My African friends challenged me with a question of their own asking about their own roles in my perceived panic and how those who experience more opportunity should feel in similar situations So who’s right? The blog? My peers? Both

I think it’s best to break the argument down further Let’s start with the argument proposed by the website: That I, a westerner with lots of photos with smiling African children, am using my privilege to take advantage of others The famous speech, “ To Hell with Good Intentions,” by Ivan Illich eloquently explains this argument of the paternalistic pitfalls of “American do-gooders pretentiously imposing” themselves on the people they are tr ying to help in the developing world

In Illich’s argument, those who go to the developing world do more harm than good because they are woefully unaware of their own impacts in the community He advises those who wish to help others to at the ver y least, work with people who can tell them “ to go to hell ” The other side of the argument puts a more positive spin on this congruence of cultures Advocates for the ser vice-learning experience in the developing world focus

on the potential for intercultural collaboration to improve the lives of all parties involved This idealistic mantra has found its patron in Nicholas Kristof, who in many of his pieces for the New York Times and in his book Half the Sky, encourages the next generation to learn about themselves and the world by exploring He a d v o c a t e s f o r s o c i a l e n t re p re n e u r i a l endeavors and the “Do It Yourself ” foreign aid approach to help foster change in the world His stance firmly contrasts that of Illich, as Kristof believes that “do-gooders” can and will make a difference in the world even if the issues they face invoke ethical dilemmas and their solutions sometimes fail

Through my experiences abroad and through my studies, I have seen the results of failed good intentions and they’re awful I have seen the ignorant Westerner make promises to a child that they could never keep, the traveler blatantly disrespect his or her own hosts and the project of an NGO fall apart after the aid workers left With these examples in mind, I am a bit skeptical of Kristof ’ s faith in our generation We do not all engage in the dialogues and reflection that this field needs

But there is a lot of power to be found in these cross-cultural interactions and I do not wish to understate them When people from two societies come together and speak, they both have much to learn When I traveled to Ghana with a group of Cornell students, we were inspired and humbled by the dialogues that we engaged in with many of the local women As for our Ghanaian counterpar ts, I received feedback that they enjoyed the conversation, as it allowed them to share ideas with us, organize their thoughts and speak openly about issues they faced in their community My favorite piece of feedback from that trip was that many women found it refreshing to engage in a constructive conversation with Obroni or Twi for “White folk ” For me, the keyword here was “conversation” because it signaled a dialogue with even contribution from both sides After our conversations, we almost always took a picture together and to me, my love for these pictures was not rooted in my deep affection for exoticism, but in my deep affection for powerful discourse I believe that our generation can and will make a difference, but we must be smart As it becomes easier to travel and to explore the hidden corners of the earth, we must be present and self-aware during our attempts to “help ” We must challenge ourselves to think critically about our actions and our impact in the communities that we work My ability to travel with relative ease to Africa may be a result of a harrowing histor y between two parts of the world, but my presence on the contin e n t i s n o t i n h e re n t l y r a c i s t A s a Westerner from an elite institution, I am aware of the ethical dilemmas involved in my work and it is my responsibility to be aware of the historical, social and cultural contexts that produce these situations I must not shy away from these conversations presented by “Gurls Goes to Africa” and I must not be afraid to question my intentions and myself I have been, and will be again, one of many White boys in Africa and it is up to me to make sure that my time on the continent is not another failed good intention

Sam Ritholtz is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at smr259@cor nell edu Guest Room appears periodically this semester

You Know About the Government Shutdown.

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When my editor asked what I’d be writing about this week I replied, “Take a guess ” She responded with, “Oh right, something actually happened!” While I resent the implication that political activity isn’t a whir of constant exciting activity, both comments made the same point Right now, there is one dominant topic of conversation in the American political world: the government shutdown I’ve seen friends who have never shown an interest in politics post passionately about the shutdown on Facebook The news is awash with stories about the woman whose cancer treatment is stalled because of the shutdown, the couple that can ’ t get married at Yosemite National Park and, of course, Cornell students not getting to work at their government internships With all of these pressing issues at the forefront, adding something new to the conversation is difficult, but I shall endeavor to do just that by asking the following question: Does the fact that people are aware of the government shutdown matter? Will the spike in awareness about what Congress is (not) doing have noticeable political effects? Personally, I can see it play out in several ways

The first possibility is that this government shutdown and the heightened attention people are paying to it will not have any political effects Although we don’t know when the federal government will get upand-running again, most experts predict it to be relatively soon (within a week from today is a safe estimate, I think) Most experts also agree that the next congressional elec-

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tions will be held Nov 4, 2014 This government shutdown may seem like very old news by the time most members of Congress have to stand for reelection If elections were held tomorrow, people would want to hold members of Congress responsible for this shutdown, but who knows what the voting public will be mad about in November 2014?

The other reason to think the public attention won ’ t have an effect is that, even if the average voter is still angry about this government shutdown in No v e m b e r 2014, it is u n l i k e l y that the p e o p l e responsible for the s h u t d o w n will lose an e l e c t i o n

The shutdown happened because of the steadfast position of some extreme Republicans in the House of Representatives The borders of congressional districts for most members of House of Representatives are drawn in such a way that the district has a strong bias toward one party or the other Most members of congress do not worry about the general election as much as the primary election, in which they have to be concerned about challenges from the more ideological wing of their party The ultra-conservative Republicans who caused this shutdown might have very little to fear

from the electorate, so this awareness and anger might not be able to affect their elections

The cynic in me says that there won ’ t be any political effects from the shutdown, but what if I let my inner optimist shine through? I think there are two plausible scenarios in which the public’s awareness about the shutdown can affect politics

The first effect could be an electoral one Forget what I said about gerrymandering for a second because we don’t need all of those members who are responsible for the shutdown to lose we just need 17 seats to flip f r o m Republicans to D e m o c r a t s Although this is not an easy task, right now people are as angry at Congress as they have ever been and the Republicans are getting most of the blame More than 20 house Republicans have agreed to sign a “clean continuing resolution” to get the government going That action translates to, “the voters in my district might actually fire me if this shutdown doesn’t end soon ” Maybe all this focus on the government shutdown will motivate enough people who are typically apathetic to vote next year More likely than that, maybe people who are regular voters will be encouraged to up their commitment

THROWDOWN

THURSDAYS

Julius Kairey | Always Right

he constitutional structure that defines the American government is a benefit and a burden By allowing numerous branches of government, each representing a somewhat different constituency, to play a role in crafting public policy, our founders hoped to bring together diverse people and ideas to create the type of inclusive political arrangement that leads to good laws Under our system, lawmakers typically must be willing to consider the ideas of others, rather than dismissing them out of hand as unwise, if they wish to form the broad coalition necessary to enact a desired legal change The onerous process of passing the exact same bill through two different houses of the legislature, then getting that legislation signed by the President or enacted by a twothirds vote over his veto, typically necessitates compromise

But the system that they set up serves another important purpose to keep a narrow and fleeting legislative majority from passing its entire agenda without having to worry about the opposition It does this by dividing power within the legislative branch itself and between the three branches of the federal government This makes it easier for a group of people, even if in control of only a small part of the government, to undermine a piece of legislation it adamantly opposes because it severely threatens its interests or the interests of the nation as a whole In other words, our system produces gridlock almost by design

Thus, our Constitution serves two ends that are in tension with one another The former end seeks to bring people together around sound policy, while the latter end seeks to divide power and make change difficult In American politics, liberals argue that the constitutional structure is primarily designed to facilitate compromise on new legislation aimed at expanding the role of government to improve the lives of ordinary Americans Conservatives, who see government as a necessary

evil whose power must be strictly limited, see the constitutional structure primarily as a means of preventing government from doing too much by making it very difficult to get the consensus necessary to enact new laws

What we are witnessing today is what would be expected under our system of government when a party shoves through an unpopular piece of legislation along party lines Obamacare, passed while Democrats had a temporary monopoly on power, created a backlash that has poisoned the political culture in Washington to such an extent that many on both sides have taken a no-compromise approach to the budget Yes,

and become precinct organizers This could be the deciding factor in some elections!

A final outcome this heightened political awareness could have is to make more Americans realize what the government actually does Now that we ’ ve witnessed useful websites go down, parks and monuments close, school districts forced to wait for funding, visa and passport issues and dozens of other effects, maybe the conversation about government funding will shift When people think about what the government does for them maybe they’ll remember that the government positively affects many areas of our life I think most people like their food inspected for disease and having a place to report unsafe workplace conditions, both of which were scaled way down due to the shutdown Maybe this heightened awareness will reveal to people that they actually like some of what the government does

All of my friends know the federal government has shut down I don’t know whether this will have any political ramifications, but I think it might I hope that the members of the Republican par ty who caused this shutdown have to answer for it at the ballot box I also hope that the next time my editor is able to guess exactly what my article topic is it will be because the government did something good rather than because it stopped working altogether

Congress deciding what it wants to fund and what it does not Would it be similarly illegitimate for Congress to propose cutting off funding for a war that it had previously authorized? Of course not The President, though, has no constitutional authority to ignore those parts of the law he dislikes

the American people returned Barack Obama to office in 2012 But the Republican Party won a majority of elections to the House of Representatives that very same year while vowing to repeal Obamacare The President has no right to demand, without negotiation, that part of a co-equal branch of government submit to his budgetary priorities

Democrats have insisted on giving Republicans a civics lesson about how laws are passed and repealed Yet, we are told that Obamacare is the untouchable “law of the land” only when Republicans in Congress seek to alter it, not when the President does so unilaterally, as he did with the employer mandate There is nothing “extra-constitutional” about

Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has passed numerous bills that would reopen portions of the federal government Why does the Senate refuse to take most of them up? If the shutdown is as harmful to the country as Democrats insist it is, why not pass legislation that would mitigate that harm? The answer is, of course, utterly political Democrats do not want to ease the pain of a shutdown because it gives them less to blame the Republicans for It would seem that House Democrats are playing the same political game they accuse Republicans of To be clear, I am not a fan of this shutdown If allowed to persist, Democrats will continue to blame Republicans for creating unnecessary harm in furtherance of a radical, ideological agenda, while Republicans will continue to blame the President for failing to be reasonable and come to the negotiating table Ultimately, the biggest loser in that fight will not be the Republicans or the Democrats, but rather, the People’s faith in their elected representatives But in this shutdown debate, it is important to remember that our founders gave us the possibility of divided government precisely so that large, contentious pieces of legislation like Obamacare could not be easily passed with the support of one party alone It was the Democrats’ decision to eschew the bipartisanship that our system typically requires in passing Obamacare Now, we must all deal with the consequences

Dining Guide

CORNELL’S VERY OWN ‘TOP CHEF:’ A Chat With Chef Douglas Keane ’93

By SYDNEY RAMSDEN Dining Editor

On the season five finale of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, the finalists were tasked with preparing a four-course spread inspired by milestones in each chef ’ s personal and professional life So it’s no wonder that winner Chef Douglas Keane ’93 based one of his dishes on his fond memories of Johnny’s Big Red Grill, one of his favorite restaurants during his time as a Hotelie

After graduating from Cornell, Keane made a name for himself in the New York hotel food world at The Four Seasons and Lespinasse He eventually moved West and worked his way up to Chef de Cuisine at Jardiniere in San Francisco After leaving Jardiniere in 2003, Keane soon opened his flagship restaurant in Sonoma County, Cyrus, with partner Nick Peyton Cyrus won Keane several prestigious accolades, including Best New Chefs from Food and Wine Magazine in 2006, Chef of the Year 2006 from San Francisco Magazine and the James Beard Award for Best Chef Pacific in 2010

All world-renowned chefs get their starts somewhere, and Chef Keane gets to call Cornell his starting point for success The Sun recently talked to Keane about his

favorite memories of Cornell, what challenge the contestants on Top Chef: Cornell would endure and, of course, his favorite thing to eat at CTB

THE SUN: What is the most important lesson you learned at Cornell and how did you apply it to your cooking philosophy today?

DOUGLAS KEANE: 51 percent of everything is your responsibility And go back and check [your work]

SUN: Having been one of the few chefs selected for a prestigious fellowship with the Japanese Culinary Academy in 2010, you draw clear inspiration from Japanese cuisine in your cooking Have you drawn any inspiration from any of the food culture of Ithaca in your cooking today?

D K : Not really from Cornell, but Japan is really the philosophy that I follow along It’s about perfecting things, respecting them You go into a sushi restaurant in Japan, and it’s just sushi It’s not tempura, it’s not all these other things It’s just sushi [ Japanese chefs] perfect one or two things in each restaurant and get so good at it I think that’s the thing to kind of take back from Japan keep it simple, keep it perfect and focus on it and don’t try to give everything to everybody

SUN: You based one of your dishes on the Top Chef Masters

finale on your time at Johnny’s Big Red Grill If you could recommend one Ithaca restaurant, what would it be?

D K : Collegetown Bagels! Number one, there aren ’ t great bagels out in California, so I miss the East Coast bagels There’s just something so satisfying about walking in and having a perfect product Back then we had bagels and bagel sandwiches, that was it They’re always fresh, they’re always warm you barely had to get them toasted The ever ything bagel with just muenster reminded me of French onion soup

SUN: What is your fondest food-related memory from your time at Cornell?

D K : I did an independent study with Chef [Robert] White, [Professor] Rupert Spies and Chef [Brian] Halloran and Professor Mueller It was a lot of fun because I had one-on-one work with the pastry chef at the time, who was the pastry chef of the hotel, and it was great I actually learned so much about baking and it actually started my love of baking My time in the kitchen, though, I was always with the Statler kitchen crew It’s funny, my graduation night [laughs] there used to be a time to drink with the staff, but our party got so out of control that they banned all the hotel employees from drinking with students at graduation weekend We bought like six cases of beer, me and a buddy of mine We did a joint dinner with our families, there was like 20 of us or 15 of us, and we brought in a bunch of

beers Afterwards we sat out after all the folks had left the Statler some of them were probably still there and we just partied until it got a little bit crazy That’s my legacy! [Laughs]

SUN: If you were a judge on Top Chef: Cornell Edition and had to come up with a Cornell-themed challenge, what would it be?

D.K.: I’d pick a fraternity or sorority and I’d make you run in and make a three-course menu out of what’s in the refrigerator [Laughs ]

SUN: Do you have any advice you’d like to share with your fellow Cornellians who are interested in becoming a part of the food world post-graduation?

D K : Yeah, absolutely Cook-

ing is a skilled labor There’s an artistic side to it, there’s a philosophic side to it, but in reality, it’s basically skilled labor It’s not pretentious, it’s not something that’s unattainable, it’s not something that should be talked about in esoteric terms all the time It should be transforming sometimes, when it’s a great meal It shouldn’t be so unapproachable people get afraid of it It should be approachable Cooking is still just doing something, like a skill, like making a piece of wood into a table People are going to paint, no matter what But people don’t go to a restaurant unless it’s good

Sydney Ramsden can be reached at sramsden@cornellsun com

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Paul Blank is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He can be reached at pblank@cornellsun com

Diplo is a personal hero and music inspiration to me

If you don t know the story behind this paradigmatic figure in the Electronic Dance Music scene, let me review it for you briefly Diplo was born in Mississippi but grew up in south Florida in a middle class family where his father owned a bait shop He bounced around a few colleges in Florida before getting his degree from Temple University in Philadelphia He had a few blue-collar jobs but nothing extraordinary, and eventually turned to doing D J gigs From there his career took a decisive turn to producing music This man has accomplished a lot since the start of his music career, which truly took off after the creation of Major Lazer, a fictional Jamaican bounty hunter invented by Diplo and Switch

Diplo used Major Lazer to springboard his entire career Heavily influenced by a Caribbean genre of music called Dancehall, he brought a lot of Caribbean influences to the burgeoning EDM movement and struck gold with single “Pon de Flor ” With new fame came connections to larger record labels and what seemed to be a never-ending tour of the festival circuit Diplo wrote an autobiography about his rise to fame called 128 Beats per Minute, and proceeded to start his own record label the ever-popular Mad Decent

Diplo was disillusioned by the business model of other record labels and foresaw the death of the music distribution industry after the birth of file-sharing and torrenting websites With music becoming almost exclusively digital, Diplo created a business model to match the new distributio trend He started giving away music for free, knowing that building a fan base by giving them access to your

music could create a large following that would come out to shows and “spread the gospel of his music across the world His plan worked Diplo now has a wealth of cutting-edge artists signed to his label, including the sensational Dillon Francis He also has the freedom to create music in any style he wishes without worrying about having to please a corporation Although his newest E P , Revolution, is for sale, Diplo frequently gives away freebies via social media and Mad Decent, and it is likely some of these tracks could be among them in the future What makes Diplo such an important figure in the EDM movement is his freedom of style To coin a phrase that GTA, a duo that has collaborated with Mad Decent artists, uses, Diplo has ushered in “Death to Genres” by being so musically eclectic as to dabble in moombahton, trap, dancehall, reggae and even pop He has produced for the likes of Bruno Mars, Snoop Lion, MIA, 2 Chainz and Usher, and he brings influences from all of these styles to the music he produces, making his tracks fun, creative and refreshing The man currently tours non-stop, sometimes playing solo as Diplo, and other times with his Major Lazer crew, which includes Jillionaire and Walshy Fire

Now, back to present day, where Diplo has just released his Revolution E P Revolution is replete with 808s, trap rhythms and includes some sweet collaborations with underrated artists The E P has four original tracks: The first, “Biggie Bounce” starts off with some horn synths that build to a fast paced hip-hip drop with a plethora of bells and claps, to back up vocals from the Georgia-based group Travis Porter Next, Diplo slows it down on the title track of the E P , which is a bit of a let down Kai provides beautiful vocals,

To Adapt or Not to Adapt

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He makes up for some of the mediocrity of “Revolution” with the third track, “Crown,” featuring Boaz van de Beatz, Mike Posner and RiFF RAFF This track does everything right with soft Mike Posner vocals bathed in reverb accompanied by some lead synths reminiscent of hard-style that leads to a short build up which drops into a filthy bass-assault This is truly the twerking anthem of the EP from the so-called king of twerk (he frequently posts photos of girls in their “ express yourself ” position up against his D J booth with their ass in the air at his eye level) The edgy bass with just a twinkle of grime and a hint of distortion on the 808s makes this trap anthem insane

The EP finishes off with two remixes which are not anything to write home about Boaz van de Beatz and TWRK change little on the tracks they remix, and instead attempt to turn Diplo’s songs into super-danceable, trap standards, complete with booming bass and typical snares Overall, this E P has some bangers that will be getting a lot of play at clubs and shows in the upcoming months Diplo once again refuses to conform and features interesting collaborations, intriguing Jamaican influences and booty-shaking bass

Zachar y Reisler is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zreisler@cornellsun com

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ty good competition for each other, and we ’ re all on a similar level,” she said Additionally, Marble said focusing on preparation without regard for the

Peyton’s audibles and cause confusion on offense The Chiefs have the best secondar y in the AFC to go along with a group of monsters on their defensive line, which will make for tough sledding for the Broncos offense While the Chiefs offense doesn’t strike fear into hear ts of defenders, they can control the clock and keep the Broncos offense on the sideline Wi l l t h e Bro

John Zakour can be reached at jzakour@cornellsun com

K n ow s h o n Mo re n o i s a d y n a mi c b a c k Pe y t o n a l s o h a s t h e c a li b e r o f o f f e n s i ve l i n e t h a t c a n k e e p h i m c l e a n t h e w h o l e g a m e a n d g i ve h i m m o re t i m e t h a n e ve r t o s u r ve y t h e f i e l d A n d u n l i k e h i s t e a m s i n I n d i a n a p o l i s , t h i s B r o n c o s t e a m ’ s d e f e n s e i s a we a p o n Ye s , t h e y we re j u s t t o rc h e d , b u t a re c a p a b l e o f m u c h b e t t e r p l a y W h e n Vo n Mi l l e r g e t s b a c k , t h e Bro n c o s w i l l f e a t u re a n e l i t e d e f e n s i v e l i n e A n i m p r o v e d d e f e n s i ve l i n e w i l l h e l p t h e i r s e c o n d a r y, w h i c h m i g h t n o t b e b a l l - h a w k i n g b u t i s s t i l l o n e o f t h e b e t t e r c o l l e c t i o n s o f d e f e ns i ve b a c k s i n t h e A F C a n d s u re t a c k l i n g L a t e l y, t h e Bro n c o s s p e c i a l t e a m s p l a y h a s b e e n s t e l l a r K i c k e r M a t t Pr a t e r h a s u n m a t c h e d r a n g e a n d i n De n ve r h a s t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o m a k e 6 0 y a rd f i e l d g o a l s T h e Bro n c o s re t u r n m a n , Tr i n d o n Ho l l i d a y, h a s t w o t o u c h d ow n s a n d t e a m s a re a l re a d y a vo i d i n g g i v i n g h i m t h e b a l l It’s e a s y t o f o r g e t t h a t t h i s w a s t h e s a m e t e a m t h a t t o o k Te b ow t o t h e p l a yo f f s o n t h e s t re n g t h o f t h e i r d e f e n s e a n d s p e c i a l t e a m s Sw a p o u t Te b ow f o r Pe y t o n Ma n n i n g a n d s l o t i n We s We l k e r, a n d yo u h a ve t h e b e s t t e a m i n t h e N F L Po s s i b l y a s p e c i a l t e a m W h o c a n b e a t t h e s e De n ve r Bro n c o s ? So m e o n e h u n g 4 8 o n t h e i r va u n t e d d e f e n s e , a n d i t s t i l l w a s n ’ t g o o d e n o u g h a s Ma n n i n g a n d c o m p a n y n e ve r p u n t e d A f t e r h o s t i n g t h e a w f u l Ja g u a r s , t h e Bro n c o s h a ve t o g o i n t o In d i a n a p o l i s i n a g a m e t h a t w o n ’ t b e s h o r t o n s t o r y l i n e s T h e C o l t s h a ve a l re a d y s h ow n h o w t o u g h t h e y c a n b e b y s t o m p i n g t h e Ni n e r s a n d t o pp l i n g t h e u n d e f e a t e d Se a h a w k s If t h e Bro n c o s c a n e s c a p e t h a t w i t h a w i n , t h e i r s e a

particular opponent is a good way to prevent overconfidence

“We haven’t gone through film on either of these teams yet, but I think one sure way to not overlook an opponent is to just focus on preparing yourself and the things we can control

immediately, regardless of any opponent we face,” she said “Coming ready to play with lots of energy as a team is really important for us ”

Ben Horowitz can be reached at bhorowitz@cornellsun com

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The Cornell equestrian team is going to look a little bit different this season For the first time, the team held open tryouts Although the squad now features many new faces, the Red hopes that this new team will be the one to make it all the way to Nationals

Head coach Todd Karn, who chose to institute this new tryout policy, began his career with the Red last season after the departure of Chris Mitchell, who had coached the equestrian team for over 10 years By opening tryouts this season, Karn now has a team that was chosen by him alone Karn said that he plans to continue holding open tryouts at the start of every season

“I’m really hoping that the team that I have handpicked can end up being strong enough to make it to Nationals as a team, ” he said

About 65 girls tried out for 30 spots, according to Karn Of the riders who were previously on the team, roughly one third of them earned back their places, he said

“There are 17 new girls, which outnumber the veterans, but we ’ re gonna work really hard on a lot of team bonding activities and getting close before our first show,” junior co-captain Sofia Steinberger said “Hopefully, we’ll be able to be successful and [a] really tight knight team by October 26th ”

Despite the change, the Red is confident that this season is going to be a memorable one

“It’s definitely been a change and change is always hard, but I think that [with] all the different factors together this is going to be a big year for us, ” junior co-captain Georgiana de Rham said Outside of practice, the equestrian team is responsible for the care of approximately seven team horses Although this increases the commitment that the riders need to make to the squad, the captains feel that the new members are ready to work

“I think they’re awesome, ” Steinberger said of the new additions “Everyone seems really excited about the team and ready to work hard Todd made it clear that this is a really big time commitment and I think people recognize that and are ready for it ”

Sophomore Kaitlin Smith, one of the team ’ s new members, said that she is ready to take on the challenge

“The commitment is huge, but that is what I want from riding,” she said “I want to be surrounded by people who take horseback riding as seriously as I do ” Smith, who will be competing in the intermediate division, grew up riding horses and showing on the A Circuit As a transfer student from the University of Connecticut, she also had the opportunity to ride on another collegiate equestrian team before joining the Red With this experience under her belt, she approached the tryouts like a seasoned competitor

“I treated the tryout like any other competition I have ever been in and I just tried to stay focused on my position and my horse,” she said “Tryouts were serious, but not uptight, so once I got on the horse, I felt relaxed ”

Both captains hope that the rookies and veterans will get the chance to bond before the season begins

“I want to see the team really come together and be eager to come to practice and be eager to help out, ” Steinberger said “I want to see people who aren ’ t riding that day [show up to practice] ” de Rham also hopes that the new team will be strong and committed

“I want to see a team that’s cohesive and committed to learning," she said “It’s so important to work hard and to be really committed and serious about it

” Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun com

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Red Prepares for Ivy League Match Against Har vard

By GINA CARGAS Sun Staff Wr ter

Following a disappointing loss to Penn in its first away Ivy League game last weekend, the women ’ s soccer team (7-3-1, 1-1) will face the Crimson at Berman Field on Saturday afternoon

The Red just barely lost to Penn, falling, 1-0, after the Quakers scored on a penalty kick According to freshman forward Ellie Crowell, the Red believes it can recover from the loss at Penn

“Penn was not what we wanted it to be, but it was a 1-0 away loss to a team that’s in the running to win the whole thing,” Crowell said “So that’s encouraging It’s more disappointing than discouraging, and I think we’ll be able to bounce back ”

The Crimson lead Cornell 20-3-9 in the all-time series and was the only Ivy League team that did not defeat The Red in 2012 The squads tied 1-1 last October at Berman Field The Red is not considering last year ’ s result in preparing for the match, Crowell said

“This season is so much different from last season so we have a completely different outlook We approach each game as its own entity,” she said

Overcoming the loss to Penn will be the Red’s greatest challenge, Crowell said

“That game was one of our biggest challenges yet this year, ” she said “Obviously it wasn ’ t a horrible loss, but it was a loss nonetheless We’ve rebounded from those situations before ”

Cornell has had its best season start since 2003, winning six of its last eight games With 17 goals in 11

games, the team has also already scored more goals than in the entire 2012 season Cornell has benefitted from standout freshmen for wards, with Crowell and Dempsey Banks ’17 dominating the scoresheet for the Red Meanwhile, Harvard is enjoying an eight-game unbeaten streak, having defeated both Penn and Yale in Ivy League play

Despite the Crimson’s superior record, Crowell says Cornell’s competitive spirit and home field advantage will be its greatest strength this weekend

“We have been working on little things like picking up our tempo and other technical things,” she said “But when it comes down to it, we have a competitive, protect-your-turf kind of attitude Being at home will be huge for us and will get us back on the right track ”

The team will also try increasing the speed of play and minimizing the number of touches players all over

C.U. Aims to Bounce Back From Penn Loss

By BEN HOROWITZ

The Cornell women ’ s volleyball team has had a good start to its Ivy League schedule, with wins over Columbia and Princeton in its first two Ivy League contests After losing a tight contest to Penn in its last matchup, the Red looks to bounce back in two road games this coming weekend against Harvard (6-6, 1-2) and Dartmouth (7-8, 0-3)

Har vard has struggled in recent days, losing its past two contests against

Brown and Yale Brown and Yale are two of the top teams in the Ivy League, however, and Harvard has had multiple out of conference wins According to senior outside hitter Kelly Marble, playing consistently will be a critical component in securing a win

“Certainly it helps to intimidate an opponent from the beginning, but as for any match, we play it is always more about us, ” she said “We need to serve and pass well and play consistently in all aspects of the sport from set to set ”

The Red held a 2-1 set lead in its last

game against Penn, but could not close out the win The Quakers fought back to ultimately win the match in five sets According to Marble, Penn adjusted to the Red’s early success, and Cornell needs to improve its ability to respond to opponents ’ mid-game changes

“Against Penn, we learned to expect opponents to make adjustments in a match when we are doing well and that we need to be able to adapt to their adjustments more quickly,” she said

One particular area that proved vulnerable in the loss to the Quakers was defense, which is especially important for reversing an opponent ’ s momentum According to Marble, the Red has focused on defense in practice to prepare for the next two games

“We’ve worked primarily on our defense in practice,” she said “Getting stopped in a low, loaded position and going for every ball are our main defensive focuses ”

Dartmouth has had a rough season so far, suffering disappointments in non-conference and Ivy League play Nonetheless, according to sophomore right side Breanna Wong, the Red is aware that all Ivy teams are competitive, and defeating Dartmouth on the road will not be an easy task

“Everyone in the Ivy League is pret-

the field take, Crowell said

“We’re also trying to put in a sustained effort for the full 90 minutes,” she said “A lot of times we come up really strong, but we putter off a little at the end of each half Having the same amount of energy and effort for the entire game we ’ re getting there, and I think that will help us a lot for the rest of the season ”

The Red will play five more conference games this season, following up the Harvard game with matches against Yale, Brown, Princeton and defending champion Dartmouth

Should the Red defeat Harvard, it will break another long-term losing streak, earning two Ivy League victories in a season since 2002

Gina Cargas can be reached at gcargas@cornellsun com

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