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Over 20 survivors request University, government to reinvestigate blaze that killed nine Cornellians

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Managing Editor

It was arson, they argue

A group of alumni consisting of former six-year-Ph D students participants of an accelerated program at Cornell in the 1960s and curio u s C o

“All I know is that he is out there and that he

wants to kill me I don’t know his name and he doesn’t know me.”

From a June 8, 1967 Sun column by Marvin L Marshak ’67

s claim that a fire at

C

l Heights Residential Club in April 1967 that killed

i g h t s t u d e n t s and one professor was started by a student arsonist O f f i c i a l a c c o u n t s o f t h e blaze say that the cause of the fire is u n k n o w n , a l t h o u g h s o m e s p e c u l a t i o n ove r what caused the f i re f o l l owe d immediately after the death of the n i n e i n d i v i d u a l s ; T h e Ne w Yo rk

Times reported on May 31, 1967, that both the district attorney and the Ithaca fire chief at the time thought arson was a possibility

Yet despite suspicions of arson, no one was charged for the April 5, 1967 fire

Wi t h i n t h e n e x t t w o months, two additional fires would break out at residences containing the six-year-Ph D students, known at the time as “Fuds” a fire broke out at the Watermargin Cooperative on May 23 and another at the 211 Eddy St on May 30 or 31

Following the fires, Cornell would reevaluate its fire safety measures, with the Board of Trustees allocating $ 7 5 0 , 0 0 0 i n Ju n e 1967 for an “accelerated life safety prog r a m , ” T h e Su n re p o r t e d a ye a r a f t e r t h e “ Re s Club” fire

Looking for Answers

More than 40 years later, a group of over 20 survivors who believe they have found some of the answers

t o o n e o f t h e b i g g e s t l i f e - t a k i n g tragedies at the University are now asking Cornell to investigate the incident, according to documents sent to

The Sun In a series of documents and letters signed by H William Fogle, Jr ’70 sent to The Sun, the T

Citing Ebola, Cornell Mandates Restrictions

Students, faculty, staff prohibited from traveling to

By AIMEE CHO Sun Senior Writer

g f o r s t u d y a b r o a d , r e s e a r c h , i n t e r n s h i p s , s e r v i c e , c o n f e re n c e s , p re s e n t at i o n s , t e a c h i n g , p e r f o r m a n c e s , re c r u i t i n g o r a t h l e t i c c o m p e t it i o n s i n t h e We s t A f r i c a n n a t i o n s u n d e r t h e C e n t e r s f o r D i s e a s e C o n t r o l a n d Pr e v e n t i o n t r a v e l w a r n i n g s C u r r e n t l y, t h o s e n a t i o n s i n c l u d e G u i n e a , L i b e r i a a

County District

At t o r n e y a n d t h e Ph o e n i x Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Fogle argues that based on discussions with survivors of the

See RES CLUB page 4

By ANNIE BUI Sun News Ed tor

President Emeritus Hunter

faced as an administrator deali n g w

n d research at the University, during a lecture Thursday Rawlings, who spoke to stud e n t s i n A m e r i c a n St u d i e s 2003: Creating Contemporar y C o r n e l l , s a i d w h e n h e f i r s t arrived at Cornell in 1995, he noticed that Cornell was “really complicated ”

“Cornell was a school with private colleges, but was also Ne w Yo

university,” he said “Many universities don’t have this duality o f [ b

[being] the state ’ s land-grant school ”

‘Tragic debacle’ | Above: The Sun published an extra edition on the day of the Residential Club fire, which occurred in the pre-dawn hours of April 5, 1967, and claimed the lives of eight students and one professor Left: A Sun photograph depicts broken windows and debris in the aftermath of the fire; this original 1967 physical print of the photo shows placement and sizing instructions for use by the printing press work crew

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r n e l l , Rawlings said he never intended to become an administrator, adding that he “without any doubt” thought he was going to be a professor for the rest of his life

“It’s a strange thing that I got into university administration,” he said “I never intended to; [it was not] my career path ” However, Rawlings said that a

s Presidential | President Emeritus Hunter R Rawlings III speaks to students in American Studies 2003: Creating Contemporary Cornell

Friday, October 17, 2014

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Dedication of the Sesquicentennial Commemorative Grove

10:30 - 11:15 a m , Libe Slope

Dynamic Adaptive Policymaking: An Approach to Planning Under Deep Uncertainty Noon, 253 Frank H T Rhodes Hall

Talks in Ten:

Engagement, Sustainability and Global Cornell 1:30 - 3:30 p m , Bailey Hall

Third Annual Fireworks and Laser Lights Show 8 - 9 p m , Schoellkopf Field

Tomorrow

The Forensics Society Debate: Are Cornell’s Best Days Behind It?

9:30 - 10:45 a m , Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall

150 Ways to Say Cornell

10 a m , Carl A Kroch Library

Migration Celebration

10 a m - 3 p m , Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Big Red Football Game

3 p m , Schoellkopf Field

Cornell Jazz Jam Session

5:30 - 7 p m , Jansen’s Dining Room, Hans Bethe House

News, “Cornell Payments to TCAT Will Increase by $1.125 Million,” Tuesday

Speaking about the payment increase to the Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit

“We applaud both President Skorton as well as a delegation of our board members for all sitting down together to figure out ways to help us maintain what has been a highly successful transit operation ”

TCAT General Manager Joe Turcotte

Opinion, “Finding a Fair Formula,” Tuesday

Speaking about her thoughts on writing essays during the college admissions process

“Having a younger sibling means that you will eventually be confronted with the task to proofread his or her essays for college admission And with this task comes the inevitable introspection process that ensues from revisiting your own Common App essays ”

News, “Provost Kent Fuchs Named President of University of Florida,” Wednesday

Speaking about how Fuchs’ experience will contribute to his position as University of Florida president

“Kent will bring to his new position a deep understanding of the issues, constituencies and avenues for collaborative action that are central to the life of a university ”

News, “‘Disorientation Guide’ Slams University With List of Grievances,” Wednesday

Speaking about how she believes that Cornell has been ‘antagonistic’ to students’ interests

It s interesting to see that campus administrations nationwide have been so unresponsive to student concerns that students are now having to develop and disseminate guides for one another to simply keep each other informed about how universities are actually functioning today Tatiana Sverjensky grad

Cornellians Will Teach Local

Students in Academic Program

By ZOE FERGUSON Sun Senior Writer

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“We as college students get a chance to reach out to the community and share what we are passionate about.”

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Cornell Professor Emeritus Wins National Medal of Science

Jerrold Meinwald named recipient of reward for research in the eld of chemical ecology

By SOPHIA HO Sun Contributor

Je r ro l d Me i n w a l d , t h e

Go l d w i n Sm i t h p ro f e s s o r o f chemistr y, Emeritus, won a 2014 Presidential National Medal of Science this month for his lifelong work in the field of chemistr y T h e Na t i o n a l Me d a l o f Science is an honor bestowed by the President of the United States

a n d re c o g n i ze s i n d i v i d u a l s o f “extraordinar y knowledge” and who have made “extraordinar y

c o n t r i b u t i o n s ” t o A m e r i c a , according to The White House

website Meinwald received the national award from The White House Oct 3rd, according to a University press release Meinwald said he and his coll e a g u e o f 5 0 ye a r s , T h o m a s

Ei s n e r, t h e Ja c o b Go u l d Schurman professor of chemical ecology, Emeritus collaborated to pioneer the field of chemical ecology, which focuses on chemical communication Eisner, who died in 2011, was also awarded the same honor for their work in 1994

“It became an interesting field just about when I started my work at Cornell,” Meinwald said

“ What got me interested in particular was [Eisner], who knew a huge amount of natural histor y Many of the things that he would be interested in involved chemistr y ”

Ac c o rd i n g t o Pro f Da v i d Collum, chemistr y and chemical b i o l o g y, Me i n w a l d’s s c i e n t i f i c work helped increase interest in t h e f i e l d o f c h e m i c a l e c o l o g y within the scientific community “ [ Me i n w a l d’s ] s c i e n t i f i c prominence in helping define and develop what has become the e x t re m e l y v i s i b l e d i s c i p l i n e o f c h e m i c a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n h a s brought positive attention to the

department from both the scientific community and the public at large,” Collum said Meinwald also said he and Eisner were the first to discover t h a t p h e ro m o n e s i g n a l i n g i n

i n s e c t s w a s given off by b o t h m a l e a n d f e m a l e insects

“ It t o o k us five to 10 ye a r s t o piece together this little s t o r y [ o f m a l e p h e r o m o n e

Meinwald also said he speculates that the future of chemical ecology is becoming increasingly important in the medical field, specifically in the area of bacteria quorum sensing the ability to d e t e c t t h e d e n s i t y o f b a c t e r i a a r o u n d itself

“You don’t have to be that smart or inventive Nature is there, it’s just waiting for you to come along and understand these things ”

c o m m u n i c a t i o n ] , ” h e s a i d “Pheromone signals given off by m a l e s by t a k i n g p o i s o n s extracted from plants signaled protective attributes that passed off through sperm into the next generation ” Meinwald said he and Eisner also isolated steroids, which fireflies use to make themselves taste

u n a p p e a l i n g a n d t o p re ve n t b i rd s f ro m

e a t i n g t h e m So m e common examples of steroids are cholesterol a n d t e s t o s t e ro n e , h e said

He added that their discoveries have also been utilized in the f i e l d o f a g r i c u l t u r a l science

“ We a re a b o u t 1 0 p e r c e n t human cells and 90 percent bacterial cells,” he s a i d “ Yo u can invent different antibiotics by having bacteria cells send different signals to each other There are a lot of complicated diseases that re l y o n c h e m i c a l c o m m u n i c ation ”

Meinwald said he encourages future generations to do work in the field of chemical ecology

“[Eisner and I] were never

“ [ Fa r m e r s ] w o u l d s p r a y pheromones in traps and [many types of ] bugs would come to them,” Meinwald said “You can confuse a population of males by

s p r a y i n g f e m a l e p h e ro m o n e s ever ywhere, so they [cannot] find where the females [are] and the p o p u l a t i o n w o u l d g o d ow n [because they cannot reproduce ]”

things we were just

the principles of how these things work,” he said “You don’t have to be that smart or inventive Nature is there, it’s just waiting for you to come along and understand these things ” Meinwald currently works on

Cornell: Global Ebola Outbreak Is ‘Devastating’

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of risk management and insurance and chair of the Student Insurance Advisor y Committee

Ebola is a highly infectious, incurable viral disease that is currently thought to only be spread through direct contact with body fluids, according to the message

According to the University, travel to those countries for personal reasons as well as hosting visitors from those countries is “strongly discouraged ”

Students who have traveled to affected countries or had contact with individuals who have been exposed to Ebola are required to contact Gannett by phone to “establish plans for monitoring [their] health and protecting others” before returning to campus, according to the University Cornell medical, safety and administrative staff and faculty have been “engaged since mid-summer in imple-

menting best practices to protect individual health and the safety of our community,” the email stated Some of the preparations have included collaboration with public health officials, targeted outreach to potentially affected individuals and provision of information

“In spite of the ubiquitous news coverage and ver y serious nature of this disease, Ebola is rare outside of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone,” the email said

The University described the current Ebola outbreak which has taken more than 4,500 lives so far, according to NBC news as “devastating,” the University said

“ We have been following with concern the emergence of what has been called the ‘largest and most complex Ebola outbreak in histor y, ’”the University said Thursday afternoon, initial test results for a Yale graduate student suspected of having Ebola came back negative, according to The Yale Daily News The student had recently returned from researching Ebola in Liberia and

Wednesday night with Ebola-like symptoms

“ The patient came in direct contact with NBC cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, who was diagnosed with Ebola on Oct 1 The patient indicated that contact came the day before Mukpo developed symptoms, ” the article stated

The Yale patient will be quarantined for 21 days, according to The Yale Daily News The hospital is currently waiting for the results of more laborator y tests

If the Ebola virus were to spread to New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N Y ) said the state of New York is prepared to handle the virus

“I'm announcing a thorough effort involving multiple state agencies and authorities that will ensure we are prepared to address even the slightest possibility of this disease, ” Cuomo said at a press conference Thursday

Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun com

Alumni Ask Cornell, Gov’t. to Reinvestigate 1967 Campus Fire

Residential Club blaze killed eight students and one professor, prompting C.U. to invest in re safety

RES CLUB

Continued from page 1

fire along with other research, the group of alumni has determined the identity of the alleged arsonist and says that the three fires in April and May 1967 were connected

In addition, he argues that Cornell was purposefully silent during the investigation

“The extraordinary silence that the Cornell University administration imposed on a

cascade of disasters beginning with the six-year Ph D program ’ s deficient admission process, the spring 1967 arson attacks, the botched criminal investigations and the program ’ s shutdown directed by the Ford Foundation in 1969,” were among the claims made by Fogle, who is the alumni historian of Cornell’s chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity Fogle, however, was not a resident at the Res Club Administrators, however, were

aware of the consequences of being silent; in a letter to President James Perkins filed in Cornell’s Rare and Manuscript Collections, Steven Muller Ph D ’58, vice president for public affairs from 1966 to 1971, warned Perkins about silence from the University

“Continued silence by the University is more likely than not to be interpreted as an implicit admission of guilt and negligence, ” wrote Muller in the letter dated April 17, 1967 “There will be no shortage of students and

others who will make it their business to pursue this matter with vengeance as long as it seems they can draw more blood ”

Following the fires, some students continuing to live with the Fuds and the Fuds themselves said they were stuck with fear over rumors of a potential arsonist

“All I know is that he is out there and that he wants to kill me I don’t know his name and he doesn’t know me, ” Mar vin L Marshak ’67 wrote in a June 8, 1967 Sun column

In addition, media coverage of the fires and the investigation in local newspapers, including The Sun, fizzled during the following summer due to the “flood of extraordinar y ne ws, ” including the continuation of the Vietnam War, race riots across the United states and the explosion on the U S Navy aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin that killed 134 in July 1967, according to Fogle

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

Rawlings: Research Universities Drive U.S. Economy

President emeritus stresses importance of innovation stemming from research universities such as Cornell

g r a m h o u s e s we re l o c a t e d “At t h e e n d o f m y f i r s t ye a r a s p re s i d e n t , I a n n o u n c e d t h a t f ro m t h i s p o i n t f o r w a rd , n o f re s h m e n c o u l d l i ve i n p ro g r a m h o u s i n g b e c a u s e i t w a s s e t t i n g t h e w ro n g t o n e , ” h e s a i d “ T h

j e c t , ” h e s a i d “ T h a t c a m p u s i n Do h a i s a re a l m e d i c a l c o l l e g e , a n d w h e n yo u g r a d u a t e f ro m t h e re yo u g r a d u a t e w i t h a d e g re e f ro m C o r n e l l It h a s t o b e e q u a l l y g o o d w i t h t h e m e d i c a l c o l l e g e i n Ma n h a t t a n , a n d yo u h a ve t o p rov i d e a l o t o f t h i n g s t o m a k e t h a t p o s s i b l e ” R a w l i n g s w h o i s t h e p re s i d e n t o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f A m e r i c a n Un i ve r s i t i e s , a p o s i t i o n

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t h e Un i ve r s i t y o f Iow a , a n d a f t e r s e ve n ye a r s o f d o i n g

t h a t , I a c c e p t e d t h e j o b a s t h e p re s i d e n t o f C o r n e l l i n

1 9 9 5 ”

On e s a l i e n t i s s u e d u r i n g h i s p re s i d e n c y t h a t s p a rk e d c o n t rove r s y a m o n g t h e s t u d e n t b o d y, a c c o rd i n g t o

R a w l i n g s , w a s t h e g e o g r a p h i c “ s e g re g a t i o n ” o f s t u d e n t s , p a r t i c u l a r l y f re s h m e n , o n c a m p u s W h e n h e a r r i ve d , h e s a i d s t u d e n t s w h o we re i n t e re s t e d i n b e c o m i n g i n vo l ve d i n Gre e k l i f e l i ve d o n We s t C a m p u s w h i l e m i n o r i t y s t u -

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Ebola Patient Sent to Md.

DALLAS (AP) The first Dallas nurse to have contracted Ebola after treating an infected Liberian man is scheduled to be moved Thursday to a specialized medical facility in Mar yland

The National Institutes of Health said in a statement that Nina Pham, 26, will be taken from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas to the NIH center in Bethesda, Mar yland

The NIH facility has one of four biocontainment units in the United States

Te x a s He a l t h Pre s by t e r i a n officials said Wednesday that Pham was in good condition Hospital spokesman Wendell Watson said Thursday the move is necessar y because numerous employees are being monitored for symptoms of the virus and aren ' t available to work

“ With so many of the medical professionals who normally staff our intensive care unit sidelined for the continuous monitoring, we felt it was in the best

i n t e re s t o f t h e h o s p i t a l ' s e m p l oye e s , t h e n u r s e s , t h e physicians, the community, to give the hospital an opportunity to prepare for tomorrow for whatever comes next, ” Watson said

Pham will receive care from an NIH staff that specializes in infectious disease and critical

c a re , a c c o rd i n g t o t h e N I H statement

A second nurse who tested positive, 29-year-old Amber Joy Vinson, has been transferred to a biohazard infectious disease

c e n t e r a t Em o r y Un i ve r s i t y

Hospital in Atlanta

Ph a m a n d Vi n s o n we re involved in providing care to Thomas Duncan, who died of Ebola last week at Texas Health Presbyterian They wore protective gear i n c l u d i n g f a c e s h i e l d s , h a zardous materials suits and protective footwear as they inserted catheters, drew blood and dealt with his body fluids Still, the two somehow contracted Ebola Federal health officials said Thursday they still don’t know how the nurses caught the virus from Duncan

Ph a m w i l l b e f l ow n t o

Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Mar yland, a small airport about 35 miles northwest of the NIH State police, the city and the county are coordinating to ensure she has a q u i c k t

Frederick City Police Lt Clark Pennington said Thursday

Approximately 75 Percent of NYC Airbnb Listings Violate City Code

NEW YORK (AP) Nearly three-quarters of the New York City listings offered by the shortterm rental service Airbnb violate city or state laws, New York state ’ s attorney general charged Thursday

A report released Thursday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also charged that many of the listings are placed by commercial operators running illegal hotels, not by New Yorkers renting out a spare room

In one instance, Schneiderman said, a single commercial user made $6 8 million

The report is based on data obtained by Schneiderman's office as a result of a May 2014 subpoena It examined New York City Airbnb bookings between Jan 1, 2010 and June 2, 2014

During that time, the report said, 25,532 of 35,354 private short-term listings 72 percent violated state or city laws

It is generally legal to rent out a room while the homeowner or tenant is present, but many listings violated city zoning laws because the legal resident of the unit was away when the Airbnb client stayed there, a spokesman for Schneiderman said Additionally, he said, some listings violated state tax laws

The report charged that large operators controlled a disproportionate number of listings

According to the report, just 6 percent of hosts ran large-scale operations, but that group generated 36 percent of all rental transactions and collected 37 percent of total revenue, or $168

million

Schneiderman announced the formation of a joint city-state enforcement unit that will investigate illegal hotels

“ We must ensure that, as online marketplaces revolutionize the way we live, laws designed to promote safety and quality-oflife are not forsaken under the pretext of innovation,” he said Airbnb said in a statement that it has helped “countless” families pay their bills and stay in their homes

“We need to work together on some sensible rules that stop bad actors and protect regular people who simply want to share the home in which they live,” the company said “We look forward to working with ever yone in New York in the weeks ahead ”

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Tom the Dancing Bug

By Ruben Bolling

HEY, IT’S FRIDAY. AND WE THE SUN’S EDITORS AND COLUMNISTS — ARE MAD AS HELL.WE CAME BACK FROM FALL BREAK JUST TO TAKE A PRELIM IN EVERY CLASS SO IT’S ABOUT TIME TO

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DEAR ‘FIAT GUY’

Please calm yourself before you hurt someone with your reckless driving and hands-off-the-wheel baguette consumption I see you every time I go on a road trip, and I’m starting to get concerned T R A

I AM NOT YOUR MOM

After more than a year living together, you think my roommates would at least flinch when I alone wash the dishes (again) Nope Really, I don’t know how you ’ re going to live on your own after we graduate

TOUGH STUFF

E S

The one question I think I would be able t o a n s w e r o n m y Python prelim tonight: What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

R E

ANYTHING YOU CAN DO...

Dear Employers: if Instagramming autumn leaves and gorges isn t a valuable skill, I’d like to see you do it

E S

CHECK YOUR PRIORITIES

When boys forget to message you on Facebook, but still have time to post about saving elephants I mean, yeah, elephants are cool but, c ’ mon, I’m a more achievable goal and better company than an elephant

M K

QUIT PLAYING GAMES (WITH MY WEATHER)

I finally resigned myself to being cold for the next six months and now all of a sudden it’s 70 DEGREES? You’re just raising my hopes again so you can crush them in a few days, Ithaca I know your games

K B

OBLIVIOUS OPTIMIST

Why is ever yone so pissed and sad?

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GO AWAY MY EDITOR WON’T STOP EMAILING ME ABOUT KVETCHES

P S ILY I’m kidding I don’t know how this works, I’m only a freshman

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NO BIG RED PRIDE THIS HOMECOMING

Yes, we might have just had Fall Break, but this delayed Homecoming is really screwing with my academic schedule How am I supposed to get any work done with all the excitement? Regardless, I have five assignments due in four days after that weekend Thanks, Cornell

C S F

TRYING TOO HARD

Dear WannabeHipster Girl on My Flight Back to School After Fall Break, I would say its more than ironic that you ’ re Tweeting about how annoyed you are to be

stuck on “the smallest plane ever ” (that fits at least 50 people, by the way) with all college kids when your Colgate ID is visibly attached to a lanyard on your bag #oneofus

P S I would say its equally as ironic to call Cornell-Colgate a #bullshitrivalr y GO BIG RED! C F

CAN’T CONCENTRATE

I have a sore throat so I’ve been drinking a lot of tea but now I can ’ t stop peeing and it’s interfering with my studying R M

THE FOLLOWING KVETCH IS UNFOUNDED

The Associate Editor of The Sun (despite having the easiest job) is incredibly mean and sometimes she just makes me want to cry S C

ACTUALLY TOUGH STUFF

Today I got rejected from a job that I was really excited about and the screen of my laptop just snapped I have a midterm and an exam next week and an assignment due tomorrow, and I haven't backed up my files since 2013 It’s been a great day K Y

SILVER LINING

I may be fourth in football picks, but I am at least beating the Sports Editor

F S

Joanne Joseph & Josh Baldwin | Barely Legal

A Human Rights Approach to Domestic Violence

Freedomfrom domestic violence is a human right that all people are entitled to Although domestic violence is typically viewed as a private matter, international standards reevaluate domestic violence as a violation of fundamental human rights that governments and the public at large have a responsibility to address The United States and communities across the country need to follow suit

Watching the NFL try to address domestic violence has been nothing short of a train wreck Earlier this year, running back Ray Rice was suspended for two games for knocking out his fiancé in an elevator There was no public outcry After all, this was only domestic violence, not something serious like marijuana or steroid use It was only after the video was released of Rice punching his fiancé in the face so hard that she fell to the floor unconscious that the media and public became outraged While it became brutally clear that the NFL didn’t take domestic violence seriously, what also became clear is that the public failed equally in this regard The video of Ray Rice showed the brutal ugliness of domestic violence that was so easy to sweep away before Neither the NFL nor the public should have needed to see that video to be outraged Were we expecting a video of a women getting knocked out by an NFL player to look differently? Less violent?

By disconnecting domestic violence from the cruel reality, we are doing a disservice to survivors In Tompkins County alone, approximately 150 domestic violence cases are reported per year, yet many survivors often don’t report the abuse to the police for fear that their claims won ’ t be taken seriously or that they will be harmed further According to the Department of Justice, only about half of all domestic violence crimes are prosecuted to conviction, and less than one fifth of those result in a felony conviction And survivors of domestic abuse are not the only ones harm: The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that children who grow up in homes with domestic abuse are more likely to abuse or be abused in the future

The importance of a human rights approach to the issue of domestic violence is illustrated by the case of Jessica Lenahan On June 22, 1999, in Castle Rock, Colorado, Lenahan’s abusive ex-husband took their three daughters without permission, in violation of a restraining order Throughout the night, Lenahan called the police multiple times, provided them a copy of the order, gave them information about where her husband and children were, and even went to the police station to beg for help, but the police did nothing to find her children That night, Lenahan’s ex-husband went to the police station and opened fire on police officers After the gunfight ended, the officers discovered that Lenahan’s ex-husband had killed their three children Even though Lenahan had done everything possible to persuade the police to enforce the restraining order, the police made no effort to find her children and bring them home

Lenahan’s situation is indicative of a systemic problem across the country Local authorities need to understand the gravity of domestic violence and be prepared to effectively prevent and respond to it If the police had the proper training, knowledge, and experience, the situation could have ended much differently Perhaps the police would have responded immediately to Lenahan’s first call and those three little girls would still be alive today

Lenahan sued the town of Castle Rock for failing to enforce the restraining order against her ex-husband, arguing that their inaction violated her due process rights Although the actions of the police were clearly inadequate and led to the deaths of her three children, the Supreme Court ruled that there was no violation of Lenahan’s constitutional rights

Following this ruling, Jessica Lenahan brought her case to the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights, a regional human rights tribunal Unlike the Supreme Court, the IACHR found that the United States’ failure to protect Lenahan and her daughters from domestic violence violated their human rights

Framing freedom from domestic violence as a human rights issue shows how important it is for governments to protect individuals from so-called “private” acts of violence It also recognizes that domestic violence is a societal problem that requires a societal solution, the first important step in moving this issue from the private sphere The human rights framework empowers survivors, as it recognizes that they are not only victims with needs but also individuals with rights to which they are entitled

Twelve communities across the country, including Boston and Albany, have passed resolutions declaring freedom from domestic violence a fundamental human right Cornell Law School’s Global Gender Justice Clinic, together with the Advocacy Center, is seeking the passage of a similar resolution for in Tompkins County The purpose is simple: increase public understanding of domestic violence, provide better services to survivors, give law enforcement new tools to support their efforts and ensure that the County’s response to domestic violence takes into account survivors’ voices and needs Tompkins County has the opportunity to become a regional leader in a national movement by recognizing freedom from domestic violence as a human right

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Com men t of the day

“Most of us adjust from an academic culture where it's supposed to be easy to one where the struggles (and all-nighters) are flaunted. I think your piece would be more convincing if it didn't confound racial privilege with socioeconomic privilege ” Tree Top

Re: “MUÑOZ | Dear White People,” Opinion, published October 16, 2014

Jake Forken | My Forken Opinion

The Impending

Legalization of Marijuana

This past Wednesday, the Wa s h i n g t o n Po s t reported that President Barack Obama plans to nominate Vanita Gupta, the director of the Center for Justice within the American Civil Liberties Union, to the lead the civil rights division of the Justice Department As the division has been without a permanent leader for over a year, Attorney

l l appoint Gupta as the acting head of the division, before the White House officially nomi-

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n g months Marijuana advocates will likely welcome this nomination, as Gupta is notable for her position on the War on Drugs, calling for not only the decriminalization of marijuana possession, but also the outright legalization of the drug, following the steps of Colorado

dollars each month in additional revenue An article from the New York Times estimates t h a t f r o m Ja n u a r y t o M a y, Colorado collected $23 6 million in taxes, licenses and fees from the legalization of marijuana FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver calculated that Colorado u n d e r e s t i m a t e d t h e d e m a n d for recreational marijuana by 31 percent, a figure that displays just how profitable marijuana sales can be for state governments

De s p i t e t h e p o t e n t i a l f o r savings and revenue, current marijuana policies are objectively inequitable The ACLU revealed that black people are 3 7 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possess i o n t h a n w h i t e p e o p l e According to the Washington Post, white people aged 18-25 consistently used marijuana at a higher rate than black people f r o m 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 1 0

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White House reclassify marijuana and as public sentiment continues to s

o n it seems that with the nomination of Gupta, the legalization of marijuana is not a matter of if, but merely of when With this in mind, it is time for the federal government to terminate these discriminator y drug policies that cost taxpayers billions each year, all in the sake of protecting citizens from a drug far less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco

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p e n d $3 6 billion each year enforci n g m a r i j u a n a l a w s Legalization would allow these e n f o r c e m e n t d o l l a r s t o a i d other budgetar y expenses on a national level, not to mention provide states with millions of

In California, the risk for drug overdose deaths fell 20 percent, as compared to a four percent rise across the rest of the countr y DWI’s for marijuana decreased three percent in California, while that rate f o r t h e r e s t o f t h e n a t i o n i n c r e a s e d

e p e r c e n t A d d i t i o n a l l y, t h e s c h o o l dropout rate tumbled by 22 p e rc e n t i n C a l i f o r n i a – t h e study notes that comparable statistics for this risk index was not available for the rest of the United States W h i l e

clear that access to marijuana isn’t a doomsday sentence –California’s teenagers are still j

decriminalization in California has not resulted in harmful

such as increased crime, drug

Furthermore, the racial dispari t y i n m a r i j u a n a a r r e s t s increased by over 32 percent during the same nine-year period Clearly marijuana policies disproportionately affect black youth in a negative manner, f u r t h e r p e r p e t u a t i n g r a c i a l inequality in our society

Perhaps most convincing in the argument for legalization, a r e p o r t f r o m t h e C e n t e r o n Juvenile and Criminal Justice e x a m i n e d t h e e f f e c t o f C a l i f o r n i a ’ s d e c r i m i n a l i z a t i o n policies on the youth and disc ov e r e d n o a d v e r s e c o n c l usions The paper studied the overall change in various risk indexes, such as drug overdose d e a t h s a n d DW I r a t e s , o f teenagers aged 15-19 one year before and after 2011, when f u l l d e c r i m i n a l i z a t i o n w e n t into effect in California

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drugs on the forefront of usage

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p l e x p a i r i n g s o f t h e i r l i v e s ”

It’s r e a l l y t o o b a d t h a t s h e d i d n ’ t t a k e t h i s p r i m e

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The Skeleton Twins

Directed by Craig Johnson

Starring Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell

C h r i s t m a s a n d D r i n k i n g Bu d d i e s , 2 0 1 2 ’ s e x p l o r a t i o n o f f e m a l e f r i e n d s h i p a n d d i s c ov e r y o f s e l f, Fra n c e s Ha a n d , s u r e , t h e p a s s a b l e m a g n i f i c a t i o n o f o n e k i d ’ s l i f e a n d a l l o f t h e r e l a t i o n s h i p s t h a t s h a p e i t i n t h i s s u mm e r ’ s B o y h o o d ( G u y s , I h a t e R i c h a rd L i n k l a t e r s o i l l o g i c a l l y a n d i n s t i n c t i v e l y ) I n w h a t w a s o r i g i n a l l y a n a n o n y m o u s a d v i c e c o lu m n f o r T h e R u m p u s c a l l e d “ D e a r Su g a r, ” C h e r y l St r a y e d o u t - a n d - o u t l a m b a s t e d a g e n t l e m a n w h o w r o t e i n a b o u t h i s r e f u s a l t o t e l l t h e p e o p l e i n h i s l i f e t h a t h e l ov e d t h e m : “ It i s n o t s o i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e a s y o u p r e t e n d , s w e e t p e a L ov e i s t h e f e e l i n g w e h a v e f o r t h o s e w e c a r e d e e p l y a b o u t a n d h o l d i n h i g h r e g a rd It c a n b e r o m a n t i c , p l at o n i c , f a m i l i a l , f l e e t i n g , e v e r l a s ti n g , c o n d i t i o n a l , u n c o n d i t i o n a l , i m b u e d w i

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Big Red Football Game

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Red/White Big Red Men’s and Women's Hockey

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Homecoming 2014

e n u i n e H i s t o r y, G e n u i n e H e r o i s m

BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Senior Writer

There is no such thing as a good war, but good people fight in the worst of them The Vietnam War has never been mistaken for one of the good ones not then and not now Yet it is easy to conflate the war ’ s negative legacies, which include My Lai, Agent Orange and, of course, our countr y ’ s defeat, with the worth, or lack thereof, of those who ser ved Last Days in Vietnam, a clear-eyed and unusually gripping documentar y opening at Cinemapolis today, makes the case for the American forces who risked tribunals, not to mention their own lives, in order to evacuate as many South Vietnamese civilians as possible on those last two chaotic days of April 1975

The film, directed and produced by Ror y Kennedy, is a rather straightfor ward talking heads affair, where you don’t even have time to fumble with a stopwatch before, blah, there’s Kissinger grumbling before his millionth camera Good thing the film gets him out of the way early on so it can spend the rest of the time with the boots who were on the ground of Saigon when it fell These men, like Army Colonel Stuart Herrington and Republic of Vietnam Navy Captain Kiem Do, recount the events of the evacuation and little more, which is all it takes for an enlightening narrative of morality during those most liminal hours between war and peace

Over 16mm footage of the frantic city and maps animating the North Vietnamese Army’s push through Da Nang and toward Saigon, voices of the veterans interviewed frame their “terrible moral dilemma” in stark terms Would Nixon boost U S air power to save them? Could Americans save anyone other than their own? Could they even do that? A target of derision for the first third of this 98-minute film is Graham Martin, the last U S Ambassador to South Vietnam, who was seen as “skittish” and aloof of the imminent defeat, and ver y real physical peril, his people would soon suffer

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was “ as steadfast as America’s commitment to Vietnam ” The irony that the tree had to be razed to allow helicopters to land and Americans to flee was not lost on him, since he at first stubbornly refused But obviously he changed his mind, and not just about

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Vietnamese [as opposed to only Americans] happened because Graham Martin wanted it to happen ” Ambassador Martin bucked orders from the White House in order to see that those who aided America would escape persecution, and he did so with a valiant and orderly cache of soldiers, pilots and sailors committed to this humanitarian cause The film tells the oral histor y with more punch than words here might, but it is imperative to mention the wound Colonel Herrington reopens when arriving at the part of the stor y where they left behind 420

civilians at the embassy without so much as a goodbye Like Oskar’s final words in Schindler’s List, Herrington’s remorse for “ so serious and deep a betrayal” cuts deep and contrasts the film’s narrative of success against all the loss and failure surrounding

Last Days in Vietnam demands little from the viewer aside from a willingness to learn If that sounds in the least bit like eating your vegetables, consider the entertainment value of Argo, apply almost all of that to this film, and then remember that this one is a documentar y produced for PBS So, basically: It’s better than you might think It unfolds a complicated stor y in chronological order without much effort figuring out what it all ‘ meant, ’ and so makes it simple But that simplicity suits these events well, since unthinking heroism is the only genuine kind

Zachary Zahos is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at zzahos@cornellsun com

Farewell Old Friend: An Obit for Saturday Mornings

Sometimes, it’s hard for me to believe that there was a long period in my life during which I would get up around 7:45 a m , every Saturday morning and believe that it was the best part of the week

The routine was always the same: Jump out of bed Stay in my PJs Scamper to the kitchen Grab the important stuff bowl, spoon, milk, Lucky Charms Race to the basement Turn on the television Enjoy the next six hours of bliss

Like many of you, my golden period of Saturday morning cartoons ranged from around 2000 to 2004 Over those years, my weekly diet chronologically ranged from shows like Little Bear and Franklin (drenched in simple morality lessons to mold the young mind), to CBS’ classic trio of Hey Arnold!, Doug and Rugrats (in the same morality variety, but for the more mature and sophisticated six year-old mind), and finally to the big boy stuff –Pokémon, Digimon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Tranformers, X-Men and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (who needs moral lessons, this shit was cool)

Just writing this is bringing out some nearly overwhelming feelings of nostalgia

As is the case for many of you, I’m sure, I really cannot imagine my childhood without these cartoons I am not even sure I would be friends with my brothers if it were not for Saturday morning cartoons

vide some form of social equity today

However, none of what I described above will apply to America’s most recent batch of children

Saturday, October 4 marked the first time in over 50 years that not a single block of broadcast network television aired an animated program

And it seems like nobody even batted an eye

Perhaps it is because of how slowly the Saturday morning cartoon faded away Maybe it is because we are adults now, and most of us have not been keeping track for 10-plus years

I don’t know But I find it odd that such a staple in American society a seemingly promised cultural presence for generations could die out without so much as a whimper

For those of you who have not been attune

Even today, these programs of old are hugely relevant Nostalgia introduces some sense of commonality, of camaraderie And these cartoons are a perfect way to get there I could not tell you how many people in my life have evolved from “acquaintance to “friend after a long conversation about Pokémon (not even a little embarrassed you people know who you are) In a way, which Saturday morning cartoons you watched when you were young pro-

to the decline of Saturday morning cartoons, there are many factors that are believed to have contributed to its fall Unfortunately, I only have so much space in this column, so I will only be able to highlight a few

While we may not have noticed, the decline actually began right when many of us were coming of cartoon-watching age While I was mostly a cartoon guy myself, ours was the first generation of children to be widly targeted by live-action sitcom programming Shows like

Saved By the Bell and Boy Meets World were largely popular, and a first for children’s programming These shows blazed the trail for Lizzie McGuire, Drake and Josh, Hannah Montana, iCarly and other similar programs that slowly pushed cartoons out of focus

Another factor was the sheer abundance and availability of cartoons throughout the week With the rise of cable networks such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel, which offered a variety of cartoons all throughout the week, kids no longer had to starve until Saturday mornings to satisfy their hunger for cartoons And while these cable networks provided some of the classics (even some that were aired through broadcast networks on Saturday mornings), they undeniably watered down the field on Saturday mornings

Video games have also played a big role in the fall of Saturday morning cartoons

When I was young, I remember a lot of the video games I played being related to the shows I watched, via licensing This was a big plus for networks and gamemakers alike However, as video-game consoles have gotten more advanced, so have the games both in quality and variety Now, kids have virtually infinite gaming options to entertain them on Saturday mornings, and they are largely opting for those over cartoons

Perhaps the most intriguing cultural factor in the death of Saturday morning cartoons is the stigma it has assumed Over the years, there has been an increased focus on child health and obesity Whether intentional or not, this movement has brought with it some degree of disdain for the concept of the Saturday morning cartoon, through its association with a lethargic lifestyle The weekly routine of my childhood has been widely targeted by child-health advo-

cates as one of the primary contributors to the problem of childhood obesity

I am not saying that any of these cultural shifts or the death of the Saturday morning cartoon is a good or a bad thing Sure, I look back at the times I had and the lessons I learned fondly But maybe kids will be better off without them I don’t know

But it is undeniably weird Like I’ve said, I cannot imagine my childhood without pajamadressed Saturday mornings in front of the television with my brothers Generations of young Americans have been doing the same for over five decades

Saturday morning cartoons were a constant that I may have taken for granted And just like that, it’s over My kids won ’ t have that And that is just so strange to me It’s not quite as dramatic as the loss of an old friend or caretaker, but the feeling is similar to me It’s an empty feeling One that I maybe could have filled had I just known to say goodbye one last time, before it was too late

So this column is my farewell to Saturday morning cartoons an important part of my childhood, and an important contributor to the man I am today

To say goodbye to Saturday morning cartoons, I would like to dedicate this verse, followed by a moment of silence

“I close my eyes only for a moment, and the moment’s gone

All my dreams pass before my eyes, a curiosity Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind

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

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Giants Face Tough Challenge in Dallas

EAST RUTHERFORD, N J (AP) The New York Giants are ver y aware of one thing They are facing one of the best teams in the NFC in the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, posing an enormous challenge to a struggling defense

The Cowboys enter the game clicking on all cylinders They have the fourth best offense in the entire league and the top rushing attack, keyed by the NFL’s leading rusher, DeMarco Murray Quarterback Tony Romo is enjoying one of his better seasons, completing 68 6 percent of his passes for 1,510 yards and 11 touchdowns

Needless to say, the 5-1 Cowboys, winners of five straight, pose a gigantic challenge for the Giants defense which did nothing to stop Philadelphia running back LeSean McCoy last week McCoy collected a season-best 149 yards against the Giants in the Eagles’ dominating 27-0 shutout

“ The way they run the ball with Murray and the way Romo is making plays They have threats all over the place,” Giants defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins said “ They have a really balanced offense They’re a pretty good team and present a ver y big challenge to us ”

Jenkins believes that this year ’ s Cowboy team could be the most balanced running and passing that he’s seen

“ They were really good in ‘07, but this team is as good, if not better,” Jenkins said “ They keep moving the chains (getting first downs) ”

Head coach Tom Coughlin hopes that his team can recover from the tough loss to the Eagles

“ They spread the ball around well They have good football players,” Coughlin said “ We have to go out and play the best we can with the players we have ”

The Giants will have middle linebacker Jon Beason, who has seemed to recover enough from his foot and toe issues to be able to play Sunday They might not have top cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who is bat-

tling a back and hamstring issue

Beason, who hurt his foot during the organized team activities during the summer, requiring surger y, returned to action last week in a limited fashion after missing three straight games Beason practiced Thursday and plans on playing Sunday

“I’m still limited, but it’s on the backburner,” said Beason, who has collected 11 tackles in four games this season “I’m ready to go on Sunday I’m going to do my job and do it hard ”

Coughlin said that the Giants need Beason’s presence on the field

“He feels better and the coaches feel better about him being out there,” Coughlin said “He just has to get back and be the player we know he can be His energy and

enthusiasm is the same as it always was ”

Beason knows that the Cowboys will represent the best team the Giants have faced this year “ We can ’ t give up 200 yards rushing like we did (against the Eagles),” Beason said “ We have to have a short memor y and come back this week ”

Rodgers-Cromartie said that he was “about 60 percent ” healthy after Thursday’s practice, which isn’t a good sign for the Giants Rodgers-Cromartie did not practice at all due to the injur y

“I think I can just show up Sunday and play,” Rodgers-Cromartie said If he plays, he will get the assignment of tr ying to stop the explosive Dez Br yant “ This injur y is totally new to me, so I don’t know what to expect ”

Despite Decreased Playing Time, Spiller ‘Not Worried’

ORCHARD PARK, N Y (AP)

Bills running back C J Spiller still has high confidence in his abilities, even though his playing time and production are suddenly diminishing

“Nope I’m not worried at all,” Spiller said with a defiant tone this week “Obviously, you want to play more But certain things happen throughout the game where you have to go to different packages But I’m not concerned I’m not there at all ” The numbers, however, indicate he’s been barely there of late And they’re raising questions over Spiller’s role in the Bills offense

and whether the 2010 first-round draft pick’s days in Buffalo are running out with his contract set to expire after this season

Spiller laughed when the topic of the NFL’s trade deadline on Oct 28 was brought up

“I block it out, man I honestly do,” Spiller said “I want to be a

Bill That’s what I said from the beginning I want to be a Bill ”

And yet, he acknowledged he has no control over what the team does

“All 32 organizations are going to do what’s best for them,” Spiller said “I want to be part of something special that’s going to hap-

pen here But if I’m not, I can ’ t have any bad feelings ”

The Bills (3-3) host Minnesota (2-4) on Sunday

Concerns about Spiller’s role come on the heels of one of the player’s least productive games

He had six carries for 19 yards and no catches in a 37-22 loss to New England on Sunday It didn’t help that he lost a fumble, which led to Stephen Gostkowski hitting a 53-yard field goal to put the Patriots up 13-7 at the end of the second quarter

What also raised eyebrows is that Spiller was on the field for only 12 of 69 offensive plays, his lowest percentage in Doug Marrone’s two seasons as coach And it came in a game in which co-starter Fred Jackson was hampered by a sore right ankle, and had third-stringer Anthony Dixon eating into Spiller’s playing time

That’s not what was expected out of a player who earned his first Pro Bowl selection two years ago after finishing second in the NFL by averaging 6 yards a carry a fraction of an inch behind Adrian Peterson Last year, Spiller’s production dropped because of a series of injuries, and yet he still had a team-best 933 yards rushing in helping Buffalo finish with the NFL’s second-best run total

Marrone insists he’s not lost faith in Spiller

“I would say that I’m definitely not losing confidence,” Marrone said

That doesn’t mean Spiller can ’ t be better

“I think C J would tell you that,” Marrone said “Yes, he has to improve on things, too, as well as everyone else ”

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Reds will surely figure things out With Mario Balotelli, Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling, they have the potential to contend for the championship if they figure things out soon

To tt e n h a m Ho ts p u r (6): Spurs always seem to occupy that region below the top five or so teams and above the rest of the league Again this year, they have at times looked really impressive, and at other times downright awful Stability is the key, if they can find it

Sw an s e a C i ty (5): The only remaining Welsh team in the English top division has shocked everyone with a wonderful start to the new campaign Icelandic attacking midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has been at the center of it all for the Swans

We s t H am (7): The Hammers were a candidate for relegation throughout last season until a strong run in the spring This year, they’ve wasted no time New signing Diafra Sakho has scored four goals already

A s to n Vi l l a (10): The team from Birmingham was another predicted to possibly finish last this year This seems unlikely, as they’ve gotten off to a strong start, even without injured star striker Christian Benteke

Eve r to n (17): The Merseysiders are struggling to open the year, there is no question about it However, injuries and a tough early schedule are to blame, and the Toffees have plenty of time to turn it around

St o ke C it y (16): It’s been a bit of an odd beginning for Stoke, losing to Leicester at home and then beating Man City on the road The team should figure things out eventually, under the guidance of exBarcelona player and current manager Mark Hughes

L e i c e s t e r C i ty (12): Who saw this coming? The Foxes, behind the four goals of striker Leonardo Ulloa, have really impressed after just being promoted from the second division Leicester is definitely a team to watch this season

Ne w c a s tl e Un it e d (18): Everything possible that could go wrong has gone wrong A team that should be challenging for sixth place finds itself in a relegation spot six games in No wonder there is talk of firing the manager, because there is too much talent on this team to be playing so poorly

Hu l l C it y (11): Now that the Tigers have been eliminated from European competition, they should be able to focus on the Premier League They can do better than they have so far

Su n d e r l an d (13): The Black Cats have been tie specialists up to this point in the season, with a draw result from most of their games They need to win more games at this level to stay in the top division, though

We s t Bro m w i c h A l b io n (14): West Brom has played well over the last few games Many people, including me, wrote them off after appointing a nobody as a coach in Alan Irvine, but he might just prove the doubters wrong

C r y s t al Pa l ac e (15): Crystal Palace seems set for another battle to escape relegation to the second division It’s a shame Tony Pulis, the former manager, left the club, because they played well last season with him at the helm

Bu r n l e y (19): One of two Premier League clubs yet to win a game, they’ve only scored two goals all season The defense has been impressive, but without goals they’ll be sent immediately back down to the second division

Qu e e n s Park R a n g e r s (20): The mercurial London club seems set to have a terrible season The team is a mixture of overpaid loaned players, old players on their last legs and youngsters whose potential has not panned out Don’t bet on them winning more than five games this year

This year ’ s Premier League campaign will surely be a thrilling one Check back the week of every international break (every six weeks or so) for an update of these Power Rankings

Schubert Scores Twice in Defeat

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Senior forward/midfielder Kerry Schubert’s second goal of the night on Monday against St Bonaventure tied the game at two with most of the second half to play Though the two teams fought until the final whistle, the Bonnies were able to pull ahead with a devastating goal in the 88th minute, handing the Red its third straight loss

Despite the team ’ s efforts late in the game, the Red was unable to pull out a last-ditch equalizer Schubert was a highlight for the squad, though, scoring both of the Cornell goals and her first two scores of the season

Cornell (6-6, 1-2 Ivy League) has struggled the past few weeks in gameplay The team has only managed to notch one win in the last six games, with most of its trouble coming in the first offensive third of the field The women have not been first to the net, usually struggling to respond to other teams ’ goals rather than pulling ahead from the start

This was evident in Monday’s game, in which the Red went into halftime without a goal, trailing by one While Schubert was able to tie up the game early in the second half, Cornell let through another Bonnie goal just five minutes later Again, the Red found itself playing from behind Schubert played hero once again with an equalizer in the 61st minute, but the tie slipped away from the team when Abby Maiello of St Bonaventure scored off an assist by Jennifer Morris and Lauren Hill with the game on the line

This weekend could be a change of pace for the Red when it faces Yale on Saturday for the fourth Ivy game of the season, followed by the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Sunday

In last season ’ s faceoff between the Red and the Bulldogs, Cornell outshot Yale, 13-12, but ultimately was unable to notch any goals, while Yale scored one in the second half Sophomore goalkeeper Kelsey Tierney explained

that while the game was an overall strong one for the Red, the team comes into this weekend looking to increase the level of play

“We were very competitive with them throughout the match, but it is crucial for us to raise the level even further this time around,” she said “This Friday we are looking to bounce back after a tough last few games and get the win at home If we just play our game and stay focused we will be successful ”

The Red will also face NJIT on Sunday, a team against whom they have historically done well In last year ’ s m a t c h u p, C o r n

Highlanders were only able to get off three unsuccessful shots on net However, Tierney noted that the team is not complacent and plans to come into Sunday’s game with as

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much drive and aggression as in any other match

“Our biggest challenge against NJIT will be playing back to back matches in one weekend We were successful against NJIT last year, however, they are a strong team and have been doing well in recent games Each game is a new one and we have to put our best foot forward this weekend,” she said

Hoping to snap the three-game losing skid this weekend, the Red will step onto its home field Saturday at 1 p m and will travel to Newark, New Jersey for its Sunday game at 4:30 p m

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more snaps and have the opportunity for a breakout game, one that could help to establish a consistent offensive approach as the season chugs along “Our team has had a great week of preparation and we ’ re definitely ready for this Saturday,” Jatis said “I am confident that the offense will come out fast and ready to play ”

Cornell’s focus will be on maintaining the defensive mentality from the Harvard game last weekend Lehigh’s porous defense should be a good springboard for the Red offense to start clicking, and with all eyes on the team this weekend, there is no better time for that to happen

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On Homecoming, Red Searches for First Win

Forcing turnovers is key focus against a struggling

By SHANE LEWIS Sun Contributor

This year ’ s Cornell Homecoming game features two teams fighting to earn their first victories of the season The Red (0-4, 0-2 Ivy League), coming off a tough 24-7 loss to Har vard, will be facing the

L e h i g h Mo u n t a i n H a w k s ( 0 - 5 , 0 - 1 Patriot League) The teams will take the

f i e l d a t 3 p m t h i s Sa t u rd a y o n Schoellkopf Field in a game that will cap off a weekend of festivities on the Hill

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Lehigh comes in averaging 28 points per game and more than 400 yards of total offense, so another solid defensive effort from the Red will be required

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five drives that started in Har vard territor y The Red gained a mere 175 yards of total offense, the team ’ s lowest output of the season

Through four games, Cornell ranks near the bottom of FCS teams in almost ever y major offensive statistic The offense’s average of 9 8 points and 217 yards per game are both ranked 119th out of 121 teams The Red will need to increase this production if it hopes to be successful this weekend against Lehigh, especially if the defense continues to put the squad in favorable situations

“On defense I think we need to continue to build off the momentum we created at Har vard,” said head coach David Archer ’05 “If we continue to run to the football and take the football away at a high level, we’ll be fine ”

On the other side of the ball, the Red’s offense struggled to find the end zone again last weekend, scoring only one touchdown on a reception by sophomore wide receiver Collin Shaw Cornell managed to score only seven points despite having

“ The offense has shown glimpses of what we want it to be,” said junior running back Luke Hagy “ We just need to do a better job of being consistent and finishing drives ”

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Premier League Rankings

This past week, most Eu r o p e a n s o c c e r leagues had no games scheduled, as players joined up with their international teams for friendlies to prepare for the next world tournament This allows a chance to reflect on the season so far, with a focus on the w o r l d ’ s m o s t p o p u l a r

League Six games in, I’ve seen enough from each team to know what to expect from them in

2014-2015 My current power rankings are as follows (current league position in parentheses):

C h e l s e a (1): The Blues have been far and away the best team so far Unbeaten and only held to a draw once, Chelsea will be looking to remain at the top all season long

M an c h e s t e r C i t y (2): The champions of England last season are showing signs of returni n g t o f o r m Se r g i o A g u e ro ’ s four goals in four games has been the catalyst

A r s e n a l (8): The Gunners are starting to look more and more like a team that could place in the Top-four by the end of the s e a s o n D a n n y We l b e c k , t h e striker signed from Manchester United, will be a ver y important player

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So u t h a m p t o n (3): Graziano Pelle and Dusan Tadic, two new s i g n i n g s f r o m t h e E re d i v i s i e , have impressed Although many pundits predicted a poor year f o r S o u t h a m p t o n , t h e s e t w o have led the team to a solid record so far

L iv e r p o o l (9): They haven’t quite hit their stride yet, but the

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By TUCKER MAGGIO HUCEK Sun Staff Writer

The Red (7-4-1) made no mistakes early against Colgate (4-7-1) and closed out its nonconference schedule with a 10 win on the road The crowd at a windy Beyer-Small Field in Hamilton, NY saw the Red play a great defensive game as a team with some opportunistic finishing from sophomore midfielder J J Black Focusing on early game pressure was key to the Red’s success, according to senior captain Peter Chodas

“Collegiate games are always hectic at the beginning as players settle into the game, but against Colgate we came out very energized and outmatched their intensity and were able to put in an early goal Focusing from the start of the game is crucial,” he said While the Red has struggled at times to capitalize on its chances early on in the

match, the sophomore duo of Black and midfielder Jack Ferguson made no mistakes in the seventh minute After a quick midfield dispossession, the pair made a run at the Raiders defense Black fed Ferguson down the left hand side of the box, and after receiving the pass he coolly

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