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Fresh off of an assignment in North Korea, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof began a lecture at Cornell on Monday evening with a sigh of relief

“I’m so glad to be here and not in Pyongyang right now, ” said Kristof, who writes a weekly column for The New York Times

Kristof said he and his wife, Sher yl WuDunn ’81, have witnessed troubling human rights violations while on assignments around the world Those trips led them to author two bestselling books Half the Sky and A Path

“Disciplines would have more impact if there were more conservatives in them.” N i c h o l a s K

Kristof had been touring North Korea’s capital and interviewing government officials with three other New York

Appears produce an accompanying PBS video series and more K r i s t o f recounted a moment in the Hubei province of China in 1990 when he met a girl at the front gate of a school The teachers, he said, were giving her “ scraps of paper and pencils ”

That girl, Dai Manju, was the brightest girl in her school, Kristof said, adding that she was forced to drop out due to an outstanding debt of $13 in school fees

Readers, after seeing Kristof ’ s article about her in The Times, sent donations that ultimately funded the girl’s education and installed a program that funded girls’ education for years

“So many other girls who would’ve been working in the rice paddies or attending to goats ended up getting a great education in ways that didn’t just benefit them, but benefitted the entire community,” the columnist said Kristof said he and his wife observed that investing in girls’ education creates a “virtuous

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Behavioral Workshop With Youssef Benzarti 11:40 a m - 1:10 p m , 141 Sage Hall

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Arts and Sciences Admins Confront Problems

By MIGUEL SOTO Sun Staff Writer

Arts and Sciences administrators held a forum to discuss ways to remedy the outdated look of admissions and advising at Cornell

Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Rachel Bean opened the forum by broadly discussing problems the College of Arts and Sciences currently faces

Bean mentioned the “ pressure with focusing on professional pathways,” the struggle to show the desirability of a liberal arts degree, the increasing need for internship experience and the uniqueness of serving both the liberal arts college and the surrounding pre-professional schools

Director of Admissions John Morganelli spoke on the usefulness of viewing admissions “from the funnel perspective,” where the process mirrors the shape of a funnel: A student begins as a prospect at the top of the funnel and makes their way through their inquiry, application, admission and enrollment

Morganelli said that instead of focusing on the middle of the metaphorical funnel the admissions process the college should place emphasis on the bottom of the funnel, when admitted students have to decide if they want to attend Cornell

Morganelli addressed this by mentioning the development of a “ new diversity recruitment plan,” new communication methods and “engaging with our current diversity student ambassadors” to better communicate with admits to reach a higher yield of enrolled applicants

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He called the strive for the new initiatives a “ contemporar y diversity recruitment program ”

Additionally, Morganelli highlighted the importance of connecting admitted students with current students and faculty He noted sur vey data that show admitted students enroll in institutions in which they feel a part of

This is facilitated by having these prospec-

tive students interact with students and faculty, and even connect them with alumni, Morganelli said

Morganelli also asked what the most effective ways to facilitate these “meaningf u l i n t e r a c t i o n s ” c o u l d b e , s a y i n g t h a t “shooting an email to somebody really isn’t enough ”

Transitioning into advising was led by Director of Advising Bonnie Comella She stressed the importance of developing programming for first-generation students and “really trying to understand what they need,” which included interaction with current students, faculty and alumni

“Students aren’t happy, faculty aren’t happy, and we need to redesign it in some way.”

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Comella stressed the importance of exposing first-generation students to research, “that, given their background may not be something they thought of ”

She also spoke about the current advising system, which consists of assigning open faculty to students, saying “this system doesn’t work well ”

“Students aren ’ t happy, faculty aren ’ t happy, and we need to redesign it in some way, ” she said

Comella spoke about a new way to avoid “seeing your advisor once in August ” She highlighted a new format where six instructors with groups of 10 students meet weekly to discuss “scheduling, navigating the academic landscape career development, exploring majors, academic freedom and civil discourse ”

However, Comalla says that full-scale adoption will be slow, and this is not the cur-

rent model

She suggested looking into “what other institutions are doing well and doing right” regarding advising to make it a more productive and enjoyable experience

Comalla ended by stating that looking to other institutions for advising models may allow for new innovations regarding the development of a more enjoyable advising experience

Ending the formal forum was Director of Career Development Jen MacLaughlin She focused on moving the core concentration from finance, technology and consulting to the humanities

MacLaughlin spoke about reaching out to new employers and “utilizing technology to leverage those relationships to help students in terms of internships ”

She highlighted the “barrier” due to location that “smaller and more humanities-based organizations” face with their generally smaller budgets

Another initiative involves spotlighting eight majors or department areas and talking to students and alumni about their past experiences and how to assist career development of those majors

She addressed the lingering question, “what one is going to do with their major,” and stressed the firm belief in a liberal arts education, its “ power ” and the “diversity of each major ”

“We solidly believe that your major does not equal your career, ” MacLaughlin said MacLaughlin spoke about gaining input on how students can be encouraged to “ use our services early and often ”

Bean emphasized the University’s commitment to students by providing funds for summer internships, “financial support for students who would otherwise hit [a] barrier to an equal opportunity,” she said

Miguel Soto can be reached at mas743@cornell edu

Students Offer Ears to Boost Peers’ Mental Health

By MEREDITH LIU Sun Staff Writer

d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n , a i m s t o p rov i d e a p l a t f o r m w h e re s t ud e n t s c a n h a ve o p e n c o n ve r s a t i o n s w i t h t h e i r p e e r s C o r n e l l Re f l e c t p l a n s t o h o s t a n h o u rl o n g m e e t i n g e ve r y m o n t h w i t h t h e g o a l o f d e - s t i g m a t i z i n g m e n t a l h e a l t h c o u ns e l i n g Fo r t h e i r f i r s t m e e t i n g , t h e o r g a n iz a t i o n f o u n d a b o u t 1 0 0 p a r t i c i p a n t s w h o c a m e i n t o d i s c u s s t o p i c s i n c l u d i n g re l ig i o n , b o d y i m a g e a n d re l a t i o n s h i p s “ We a re t r y i n g t o p rov i d e s t u d e n t s w i t h a s p a c e w h e re t h e y c a n s p e a k o p e n l y a n d h o n e s t l y w i t h e a c h o t h e r, ” s a i d M a d d i e Fe l d m a n ’ 1 9 , c o - p re s id e n t o f C o r n e l l Re f l e c t “ We w a n t e ve r yo n e t o b e r e a l We w a n t t o g i ve e ve r yo n e a c h a n c e w h e re t h e y c a n c h o o s e w h a t e v e r t o p i c t h e y w a n t a n d k n o w t h a t t h e y w o n ’ t b e j u d g e d ” Wi t h f re e p i z z a s a n d c o o k i e s p rov i d e d , s t u d e n t s c a s u a l l y e x p r e s s e d t h e i r t h o u g h t s w h i l e a t r a i n e d s t u d e n t f a c i l i t at o r m o d e r a t e d t h e d i s c u s s i o n Re b e c c a Ni c h o l s o n ’ 1 8 , f a c i l i t a t o r o f t h e “ j o b s ” g ro u p, s a i d t h a t s h e w a s s u rp r i s e d by t h e o p e n n e s s o f t h e d i s c u s s i o n “ I w a s h a p p y t o h e a r t h i s k i n d o f c o n ve r s at i o n [ w i t h ] p e o p l e o f a l l d i f f e re n t ye a r s , b e c a u s e I ’ v e n e v e r b e e n t o s o m e t h i n g l i k e t h i s b e f o re , ” s h e s a i d B y s h a r i n g t h e i r w o r r i e s a n d c o n c e r n s , s t u d e n t s we re a l s o a b l e t o f i n d o u t t h a t t h e y a re n o t a l o n e i n m a n y t h i n g s “ T h e y [ c o u l d b e ] yo u n g e r o r o l d e r, b u t p e o p l e a re g o i n g t h ro u g h t h e s a m e s t r u g g l e s : j o b s , i n t e r n s h i p s , c o l l e g e , t h i n g s t h a t a n yo n e c a n re l a t e t o , ” s a i d Mi c h e l l e Se ve r s ’ 1 8 , o n e o f t h e a t t e n d e e s a t t h e m e e t i n g T h e p ro g r a m i s e n t i re l y s t u d e n t - r u n , w h i c h e n c o u r a

“We are trying to provide students with a space where they can speak openly and honestly.”

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Students to Camp Out to Support Disaster Relief Efforts

By KATHRYN REIS

Sun Staff Writer

Cornellians will be camping out under the stars on the Arts Quad on Tuesday to raise money for natural disaster relief efforts around the world

All proceeds from the benefit will go to relief organizations to help those affected by recent natural disasters, said the sponsoring groups

“It is important for the Cornell community to come together in support of those affected by natural disasters around the world,” said Jason Gurtman ’18, facilitator at the Cornell Team and Leadership Center

Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricane Maria in Puerto

Rico and flooding in South Asia have devastated many communities recently Per forming groups including The Key Elements, The Hangovers and Cornell Ukelele Club will be at the event, and there will also be raffles, glow sticks and coffee available for attendees Raffle prizes include a gift cer tificate to the Lindseth Climbing Wall, two tickets to the Foster the People homecoming concer t and an Agava gift card

“We realize that it is difficult for college students to know how and where to focus their efforts in order to help those in need, and want to provide an easy way for people to help those organizations that are truly making a difference in relief efforts,” Gurtman said

The event is free of cost and camping supplies will be available courtesy of Cornell Outdoor Education on a first come, first-served basis for a suggested charitable donation

Event sponsors include Cornell Outdoor Education, Alpha Phi Omega- Gamma Chapter, Cornell Thrift and the Puerto Rican Student Association at Cornell

“I was really impressed with other organizations in the Cornell community that were willing and excited to volunteer and help out, ” Gurtman said “A lot of people were willing to pitch in and help the event be as successful as it can be ”

Emma Newburger ’18 contributed reporting to this article

Kathryn Reis can be reached at kreis@cornellsun com

Students Speak Up

Group aims to reduce mental health stigma

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“It’s not meant to be counseling, but one of the missions of Cornell Reflect is to de-stigmatize the care for mental health There really is a big stigma around going to counseling services and talking one-on-one, even with peers, ” said Jack Burger ’19, co-president of the organization

“A lot of times people feel like they need to live out their social media profiles, so they act like everything is perfect on Instagram, but nobody talks about ‘I have so many prelims, I’m so stressed, my relationship is not going well,’” Feldman added

Cornell Reflect is a local chapter of the Reflect national organization, founded by Jared Fenton during his junior year at University of Pennsylvania It provides trainings for student facilitators and assists in coordinating the meetings at each school

Fenton, who came for the first meeting at the new Cornell chapter, said that he started Reflect after he noticed the serious mental health crisis among college students and teenagers, many of whom did not have a place to go and tell their stories

“There’s a stigma about being proud of who you are it shouldn ’ t be that way People need a place to go where they can express themselves and their passions ” Fenton said Feldman and Burger, who are

both currently in their junior year, hope that the organization can continue even after they graduate from Cornell

“Even if it’s just one hour every month [for students] to be open with other students, we hope that they can take away from this [program] the ability to be open and honest with their other peers as daily life skill,” Feldman said

“After this, [we hope] they will go back and start conversations with their friends, family and roommates, saying, ‘hey, I’m actually feeling this way I don’t talk about it very much but I think it’s important that I talk about it ’”

“There’s a stigma about being proud of who you are it shouldn’t be that way.”

They also look forward to the day when Reflect isn’t needed anymore

“If we can get to a point where everybody is having open conversations and not wearing their social media profiles in their daytoday lives even if that means we no longer have a need for Reflect on campus it means that we did our job,” Burger said

Meredith Liu can be reached at sl769@cornell edu

Kristof Says Universities Should Increase Ideological Diversity

cycle” and that influenced the couple to continue their work

Issues Kristof is most concerned about, he said, are investing in family planning, preventing sex trafficking, domestic violence and youth marriage

Kristof said that his activist spirit has led him to not only write about problems, but attempt to identify and advocate for solutions

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Americans to be less philanthropic

“ The most affluent 20 percent of Americans actually give less to charity as a percentage of incomes than the poorest 20 percent, ” Kristof said He attributed this disparity to socioeconomic “insolation” in communities

“If you are poor in America, then ever yday you confront people who are needier than you, and you help out, ”

Kristof said “In contrast, if you are among the most affluent 20 percent of Americans,” he said, poverty is “ not something you confront ever yday ”

Bronfenbrenner Centennial Lecture in honor of Prof Urie Bronfenbrenner ’38, a pioneer of developmental psychology and an advocate for the welfare of families and children Bronfenbrenner, who died in 2005, would have been 100 this past April

Throughout his more than 50 years of teaching, Bronfenbrenner pioneered the field of developmental psychology and left a legacy at Cornell The professor’s work led to the establishment of the federal Head Start program

Kristof has traveled all over the world from war-torn Darfur to authoritarian Pyongyang to the mercurial White House briefing room Drawing on his travels and reporting, Kristof has written on issues of child maltreatment

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and gender inequality, domestically and internationally

During a question and answer session, Kristof pointed out ways in which universities can improve public accessibility, calling on faculty to put less emphasis on publishing works for publication’s sake and encouraging the university to boost faculty ideological diversity

“Some academic departments have become so liberal, with so few conser vatives in them, that the conversation within those disciplines is further from where discussion in the countr y is,” Kristof said “ The disciplines would have more impact if there were more conser vatives in them to have debates about these issues ”

This change would benefit the public role that universities play, Kristof said

Kristof told the Cornell community to keep investing in and striving for change, even if the impact seems like “ a drop in the bucket ”

Amanda Cronin can be reached at ahc235@cornell edu

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After Reviving Wings Over Ithaca

opening that shop, the group closed on a deal this past week and now own the entire Wings Over brand

“It’s been a crazy 12 months,” Dan Leyva ’14 said in an interview last week, before the deal had officially closed

Along with Leyva, who is leading the operation as COO, Kevin Mok ’14, Raunak Nirmal ’14 and Mike Wang ’07 will be managing the brand

The wings shop was their favorite restaurant in college, which led them to reopen the Ithaca location

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“It’s really coming full-circle to what we ’ re doing now, ” Leyva said

Leyva said the last year had been “ a little unreal,” and that deals like this usually take years to complete The loyalty that the alumni felt in Ithaca, Leyva and Mok said, helped persuade them to purchase the entire franchise, the price of which they declined to reveal

“ We truly love the brand,” Leyva said, adding that each of the four Cornellians brings a different strength to the table

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Over brand, said he hopes to bring some “ young blood” to the franchise, creating a better website, making ordering easier and more

He recalled that when the four alumni began discussing buying the Ithaca store about a year ago, one of them texted: “Maybe we should buy the whole brand ”

Leyva said the purchase was the result of many people’s hard work not just the four Cornell alumni and will involve a lot of hard work to expand the brand He told QSR Magazine that the group hopes to have 100 Wings Over stores in the next three years

“It’s definitely going to be a lot of work going for ward,” he said “ We have a lot of people to thank ”

The Ithaca restaurant serves a wide variety of wings, burgers and other food, and Leyva said that the food has made dedicated patrons in cities from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Columbus, Ohio

“The great thing is that we don’t have to reimagine the food, because the food is the best part of the entire concept, ” he said

Hnin Ei Wai Lwin can be reached at hwaiiwin@cornellsun com

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g r a b b e d h e r f ro m b e h i n d , t o u c h e d h e r va g i n a a n d m a d e a s e x u a l l y e x p l i c i t c o mm e n t I ’ m p re t t y s u re t h a t m ove c a m e s t r a i g h t o u t o f a ro m c o m Be s i d e s , t h a t ’ s o u r p re s i d e n t ' s s i g n a t u re m ove a n d l o o k h ow f a r i t g o t h i m ! It w a s p re t t y s l i c k o f yo u t o r u n a w a y t h e w a y yo u d i d I k n ow n o t e ve r yo n e h a s t o b a l l s t o “ [ f l e e ] t h e a re a t ow a rd s C a m p u s a f t e r t h e c o m p l a i n a n t p u n c h e d h i m i n t h e f a c e , ” a s t h e C U P D s o k i n d l y p u t i t , b u t yo u k n e w b e t t e r t h a n t o s t i c k a ro u n d t o f a c e t h e re p e rc u s s i o n s o f yo u r a c t i o n s ! Go yo u ! Bu t d o n ’ t yo u w o r r y If yo u k e e p t r y i n g , m a y b e o n e d a y yo u’l l g r a b a g i r l o n t h e s t re e t a n d i t w i l l b e t r u e l ove Yo u r l u c k y c h o i c e o f c o n q u e s t w i l l t u r n a s s h e f e e l s yo u r h a n d c a re s s h e r b o d y, f a l l f o r yo u i m m e d i a t e l y a n d g row o l d w i t h yo u Yo u’l l h a ve s u c h a c u t e s t o r y t o t e l l yo u r k i d s T h e y’l l l a u g h a s yo u re c o u n t t h e t i m e yo u s a w h e r w a l k i n g o n t h e s t re e t t h a t o n e t i m e a n d j u s t k n e w yo u h a d t o g r a b h e r by t h e p u s s y Or m a y b e n o t Ma y b e o u r b o d i e s d o n ’ t b e l o n g t o yo u Ma y b e we a re n o t p o o r, d e f e n s e l e s s , f r a g i l e t h i n g s Ma y b e we a re s t ro n g f u c k i n g w o m e n h e re t o g e t e d u c a t e d a n d t o m a k e a d i f f e re n c e i n t h i s w o r l d Ma y b e w h e n we w a l k h o m e l a t e f ro m t h e l i b r a r y, we d o n ’ t w a n t t o b e t o u c h e d by s t r a n g e r s

This is not the healthiest of mentalities to adopt when the immediate purpose of life for those in my position fortunate denizens of the First World, recipients of education and training in diplomacy and innovation is to be ambitious, to succeed, to fix all the things that are wrong

a n d t o l e a ve t h e p l a n e t i n a b e t t e r condition than upon entry Regrettably, it becomes difficult to fulfill these responsibilities when faced with the realization t h a t t h e re h a s a l re a d y b e e n s o much effort with little reward So many i n t e l l e c t u a l s a n d activists have offered discourses and perspectives and solutions, and except for polarizing sentiment around most issues, nothing has physically changed With e ve r y n e w l i n e o f t h o u g h t b ro a d c a s t i n t o t h e p u b l i c sphere, with every old line of thought revived, the rift between intention and action only grows We only fuel stagnation I arrive at this unhappy conclusion not because of an innate pessimism, but rather a steady depletion of optimism Over the past week alone, several incidents have pulled at the delicate curtain between reality and constructed reality There have been racially-charged events that are strong enough to counteract all the progress we ’ ve s u p p o s e d l y m a d e t h ro u g h o u t h i s t o r y

There have been political debates that repeatedly reach depressing resolutions Twitter even doubled its tweet character limit, so, overall, things have been wildly unsteady

Balancing our own afflictions against those of the world is often perceived as selfish and superficial It’s a unique challenge one that isn’t usually credited with any consideration How could we spare time to dwell on embarrassing interactions with people we ’ re aiming to impress? How could we care about our grades or our relationships or anything in the realm of our daily operations when there are so many more pressing issues constantly at play?

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Carrying on, amidst and despite the surrounding chaos, is something of an ethical dilemma Using this column space for reasons other than to directly respond to local and global turmoil is oddly unsettling Is everyone with a voice and a platform obligated to relentlessly add to the c o m m e n t a r y a b o u t t h e Is s u e s ™ o f mankind? If we are, does it even make a difference?

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selves and our mundane problems fully and completely, and we can still have worry left for the world This, I think, is the healthier approach to changing the world Desensitization isn’t at the heart of the issue We still have the capacity and inclination to feel sorrow, but sometimes we excuse ourselves from doing so and that’s not a crime It’s suffocating to suppress our reactions to personal hardships and inconveniences In the long term, this only debilitates us from feeling for others and prevents us from excelling and giving back Pain is relative, and sometimes, awareness and consciousness are perm

a t h y a n d action All of us have our own battles, and we are entitled to fight them, however big or small, even as we engage in the larger wars of the world I am exhausted with the state of the world and the state of my world, and I think I’m allowed to be I think we all are

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A lot has happened during Fleet Foxes’ six year hiatus just ask former drummer Josh Tillman, who split from the band shortly after the band’s second LP, Helplessness Blues, with time to release three records of his signature brand of misanthropic folk rock before the remaining Fleet Foxes produced one Not to say the other members of the band were lazy on their time off lead singer Robin Pecknold was pursuing academia at Columbia University and guitarist Skyler Skjelset spent time touring with dream pop duo Beach House Well finally, the Fleet Foxes long anticipated third album, Crack-Up, has come, and while this new LP certainly reflects a band that has changed since their last record, ever ything that defined the Fleet Foxes on their previous two albums nonlinear song structure, reverb-

Onsoaked vocal harmonies, layered instrumentation is all very much there This album still certainly evokes the rustic respite of a backcountry sojourn, but it is also processed enough to remind you of the smartphone you rely on to take pictures when the landscape most precisely captivates you Crack-Up serves as loosely defined concept album that explores the theme that “ no man is an island” to varying degrees Not surprising, considering during frontman Robin Pecknold’s retreat from Fleet Foxes, he spent six months by himself backpacking in Nepal and Hawaii before moving alone into a small sixth floor apartment in Manhattan It’s that kind of living-among-millions-but-still-feeling-lonely isolation that inspires lines like the first on the album “I am all that I need, and I’ll be till I’m through” Pecknold eerily croons on “I Am All That I Need / Arroyo Seco / Thumbprint Scar,” betraying some sense of malaise towards his solitude His register is lower than he’s ever endeavored to sing in before, and the tuning guitar that opens the record, and also serves as Pecknold’s only instrumental support for the first moments of the song, is all but unsettling Even from the first few seconds of Crack-Up, it is clear that this record is going to be a bit different While Fleet Foxes have long sustained comparisons to the Beach Boys, on Crack-Up, you are less likely to be reminded of the Wilsons’ shiny vocals than you are to be of Pet Sounds’ use of found sounds Robin Pecknold is credited with playing a door on both “I Am All That I Need” and the eponymous final track, among samples of birds, lapping water, and even an a capella cover of “White Winter Hymnal”

Moreover, in this newest LP, dissonance and intense swings in both instrumentation

and lyrical content dominate the foreground Pecknold recently joked on podcast Song Exploder that “I love dramatic shifts, it’s my jam,” perhaps recognizing the irony in explicitly stating something that has been so tacit in his work Although incongruence is certainly expanded upon in the Fleet Foxes’ newest album, in no way is it a new trend for the band

For instance, Crack-Up utilizes the backslash method of titling songs that was introduced in Helplessness Blues (“The Plains / Bitter Dancer”), essentially bridging into one cohesive whole two disparate songs that might be linked only by thematic content Additionally, songs like “The Shrine / An Argument” on Helplessness Blues, which features a trumpet solo reminiscent of both Radiohead’s “National Anthem” and dying elephants, is as unnerving as anything you will hear on Crack-Up

Even still, the emphasis on dissonance and dedication to lyrical and sonic conflict on this newest record is unique among Fleet Foxes’ body of work, and admittedly might deter a fan upon first listen However, with patience, each of these anxious moments resolves into something deeply rewarding, ultimately making Crack-Up more satisfying than any of the Fleet Foxes’ previous efforts

For instance, “I Am All That I Need” layers in vocal harmonies over Pecknold’s low roar before finally bursting into a lush, entrancing march, as if to emerge from the forest into a clearing However, the repetitive nature of this one chord refrain, the lack of a backbeat and the enduring triplets, leaves the listener continuing to yearn for something more Release comes around the 4:30 mark, with an assuring piano and Pecknold leaving behind his bandmates’ harmonies to recall “I was a child in the ivy then, I never knew you, you knew me ” in a moment that is easily one of the most ethereal Fleet Foxes have created “Cassius,” the following track, although more heartening musically than “I Am All that I Need,” holds a quiet tension that is not

t ay C o ol, S t a n l e y Uris

Sept 8, The Forward published a column by Noah Berlatsky titled “Stephen King’s ‘It’ Shows Hollywood Still Has a Jewish Problem You don t have to tell me twice that anti-Semitic tropes still run rampant in Hollywood But I was surprised that Berlatsky argued that It proved this point

In It, Pennywise the Clown faces off against a ragtag band of lovable outcasts the fittingly named “Losers Club ”

Among the misfits stands Stanley Uris, a Jewish tween in what seemed to be an almost entirely Christian town I could relate Here was a Jewish kid, wearing a yarmulke, talking about his upcoming Bar Mitzvah to a group of goyische friends who were, although somewhat misinformed, genuinely interested in his culture Perhaps Stanley was mainly fleshed out in terms of his religion, but each member of the Losers Club had one aspect of their backstory that largely defined them Eddie Kaspbrak must conquer a controlling mother, Beverly Marsh an abusive father

Berlatsky notes that while Stanley and his family were secular in Stephen King’s novel, the Stan in the movie is the son of a rabbi, and he is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah This is the only thing we see Stan doing on his own ” For Berlatsky, the decision to make Stan’s family more religious is unnerving because it caters to a largely non-Jewish audience As the rabbi s son, Stan’s Judaism is immediately more recognizable

Yet, even in the few scenes that focus on Stan’s Judaism, his religiousness is complicated In one scene, Stan’s father berates him for stumbling through his Torah portion His father worries about what his congregation will think if his son struggles through his Bar Mitzvah He tells Stan to put the Tanakh back in his office, as he’s “obviously not using it,” and Stan sheepishly complies Thereafter, the movie doesn’t delve further into Stan’s religious beliefs Yet, even in a few moments we see Stan’s complicated relationship with his father’s religious expectations, his struggle with his Torah section and, perhaps, his discomfort with his own faith The sub-plot is not fleshed out, but in the end, this is It, not The Chosen

Berlatsky oddly argues that another difference between King’s novel and the 2017 movie adaption was that “the film, in contrast, dispenses with any mention of anti-Semitism, just

as it dispenses with any mention of racism directed at Mike Hanlon ” This statement is simply wrong In Stanley’s first scene, the school bullies harass him and his friends The bullies grab Stanley’s yarmulke, call it a frisbee and toss it into a passing school bus The anti-Semitism is perhaps not as extreme as that which appears in King’s novel (Berlatsky cites a scene in which Uris’ wife recounts being kicked out of a country club for being Jewish), but it is nonetheless present and realistic

Similarly, Berlatsky’s claim that the movie doesn ’ t show the racism that Mike Hanlon faces in unfounded In one scene, the bullies speed past Mike in their car, nearly hitting him “Get out of our town!” one of them yells as they speed away In a later scene, Bowers, the main bully, pins down Mike and tells him that every time he sees the building where Mike’s parents died in a fire, he wishes that he had burned it down himself Maybe Berlatsky forgot about these scenes, but Andy Muschietti’s adaptation has certainly not erased King’s depictions of prejudice

Berlatsky also writes that “Stanley’s neurotic fussiness plays into stereotypes about effeminate Jewish men ” Is Stanley fussy? When Stanley gets uncomfortable, it s always completely reasonable He’s refusing to go into a set of sewers and trudge in “ grey water ” He doesn’t want to venture into a horrifying abandoned house (I probably wouldn’t go in either) He’s freaking out because he just had his face gnawed on by a child-eating demon Never once during the movie did I think, “There goes Hollywood, portraying Jews as fastidious and picky again ” I felt proud for Stanley, as if he were a little brother of mine evidencing his good sense

“Probably a good call to not let your friends drag you into that rundown house that you ’ re almost positive a demon-clown lives in,” I thought

resolved until the following song, “ – Naiads, Cassadies,” in which Pecknold poses pressing questions about the treatment of women over a straightforward beat On “Another Ocean (January / June),” the focal point is clearly on the latter half of the song, where we see Fleet Foxes priming the listener for a rock crescendo that is arguably the most visceral moment on the album, with Pecknold chiding his past self for believing in some future panacea that does not exist

What makes Crack-Up so compelling is this sense of scale each song relies on the others in order to build tension, release it and build it again, like waves breaking on the shores of an ocean that Pecknold sings about throughout the record and that is depicted on the album cover For Fleet Foxes to attempt something that subverts expectation so ambitiously demonstrates how grand the music must be in order to support the complexity of Pecknold’s emotional expression, as well as how much in their own league they are in the progressive folk genre For as orchestral and sprawling as Helplessness Blues felt, Pecknold needed something even more bold, even more incongruent to describe his ennui and renaissance living in the world today, which speaks volumes more about the human experience in 2017 than any lofty political statement can I have been told that at recent live shows, Robin Pecknold has altered one of the final lines of the song “Helplessness Blues” from “if I had an orchard, I’d work ‘til I’m sore ” to “ no time for an orchard, with all that’s in store ” Who knows if he’s still searching for his purpose or not, or if there’s actually some optimism in realizing that the only thing that can heal us is our ability to accept that no one thing completely will Regardless, if Crack-Up has taught me anything, it’s that there’s a hell of a lot to say even when we do feel purposeless

Stanley isn’t alone in his revulsion towards the grimiest and creepiest scenarios Eddie, whose controlling and hypochondriac mother has imbued him with anxieties about germs and dirtiness, shares Stanley’s refusal to slog through grime and slime The characters’ obstinance doesn’t seem like cowardice or pickiness It seems like a damn good sense of self-preservation Berlatsky concludes that Jews far too often appear in movies and TV shows as victims, religious token or oversimplified tropes I wholeheartedly agree I’ve seen more than enough sniveling, wimpish, haggling Jewish stereotypes to last me a lifetime I’ve also seen terrific work that explores Jewish and Jewish-American experiences, like Curb Your Enthusiasm, An Honest Man and now Menashe, which focuses on the oft under- and ill-portrayed Hasidic community For me, Stanley stands firmly in the latter camp He’s not a nebbish, or a “globalist,” or a banker, or some thinly guised metaphoric version of any of the three (looking at you, banker goblins in Harry Potter), In truth, I don’t think Berlatsky is far off-base, especially in his diagnoses of how Jews are, on the whole, portrayed in Hollywood But I have a hard time seeing Stanley as exemplifying such troublesome portrayals Stanley is nuanced and likable He has a complicated relationship with his faith He’s reluctant about his Bar Mitzvah, but still committed to defending it to his friends (a situation that I found myself in in middle school)

Does Stanley present a complex exploration of pre-teen Jewish identity? For sure not But considering that It explores numerous engaging subplots and still gets the kids to fight Pennywise in under 150 minutes, I’m more than satisfied

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DEMANDS Continued from page 1 Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs can be reached at nbogel-burroughs@cornellsun com

Sprint Football 2-0

After Win at Mansfeld

Red to host Penn next Friday night

and fourth quarters, respectively

With the help of his supporting cast, Ostrander totaled over 300 yards of offense and no turnovers

“The coaches did an excellent job scouting Mansfield and preparing us for the game, ” he said “The offensive line was opening huge holes for runners and giving plenty of time to throw the ball The receivers also made some great catches Overall it was a good team effort ”

“We have a tougher schedule coming up. Every week we’ve played, the competition has gotten better.”

H e a d C o a c h B o b G n e o

Cornell managed to spoil what was a festive night at Mansfield The school was celebrating “Light up Mansfield” to commemorate the anniversary of the first night game in college football history

“Their theme was ‘Light up Mansfield’ and our theme was ‘Cornell Lights up Mansfield,’” Gneo said

The Red picked up its second win of the season following a week one bye and a 28-point win over Caldwell But to maintain its undefeated record, Cornell will need to be near-flawless with the reigning CSFL champion Penn coming to Ithaca this Friday

“We have a tougher schedule coming up, ” Gneo said “Every week we ’ ve played, the competition has gotten better ” Action starts at 7 p m Friday at Schoellkopf Field

Women’s Cross Country

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“The team is on a very good trajectory with their training and racing ... getting better each week ”

Spikers Drop Road Contests at Harvard, Dartmouth

By ZORA HAHN Sun Contributor

After a resounding win over Columbia to open Ivy League play, Cornell volleyball hoped to continue its hot streak this week-

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n i n g t h e s e c o n d s e t a g a i n s t Har vard, 25-21 and the first set

a g a i n s t D a r t m o u t h , 2 7 - 2 5 , before taking a step back in the final few sets both nights

L a s t y e a r, t h e Re d s w e p t Dartmouth home and away, and went 1-1 with Har vard in Ithaca and in Cambridge Knowing it had the ability to win did help at

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“ We let up on both teams at the wrong times and let them get into a rhythm,” she said “ We made unforced errors and put the pressure on ourselves to score ”

Although the Red was struggling with unforced errors, the team responded well to particular tactics by the opposing teams

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On to Brown | After a winless weekend, the volleyball team is excited to hit the road in a big matchup against Brown Friday night

much of the time [but] both of our middles [Stackhouse and

Phelps] did some great things for us this weekend and did as much as they could to push our team to get into a better flow,” Vande

Berg said Sophomore Jada Stackhouse

Har vard and Dar tmouth, and classmate Jenna Phelps had eight against Har vard and two against

middle blockers

Lily Barber who “did

great job

focusing on the things that she could control in the game against Dartmouth,” Arenas said

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re coming back to eek out a 27-25 win

“Even in a game where we were losing by more than six points at one time, there was a sense of urgency within us that drove us to fight for each point,” Arenas said

Both Arenas and Vande Berg agreed in putting the team ’ s two losses more on the team and its own unforced errors than to extraordinar y play by either of the other teams

“ We need to work a ton on minimizing our unforced errors, ” Vande Berg said “ We give other teams way too many points, and we did that this past weekend It’s all a learning process, and we will be better next time we see them ” Arenas hopes to learn from these losses to better prepare for the rematch with both teams

“ We’ll face them again with more passion and fur y because we know how it feels to lose without them having done anything fancy or extraordinar y, ” she said

“Both losses were due to our own inconsistencies and errors rather than our opponents beating us by skill

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“I don’t feel that Har vard or Dartmouth did much to push us to win, but rather, we did not execute the things we were supposed to be doing in order to beat them,” she added

The Red will face each of these teams again at the end of October at home, but takes the

matchup at Brown

Zora Hahn can be reached at zch5@cornell

Staff writer Jack Roscoe sat down with Cornell lightweight rowing’s Marco Bustamante last semester to talk about everything from his favorite experiences in the sport to his go-to secondary sport

The transcript has been modified for content and clarity

1 How did you first get into rowing?

I actually started because a family friend rowed and one day as we were passing by the boathouse, my mom was like, “Oh, you should maybe try that ” I think it was honestly because I was a little bit chubbier back then and it was her way of inching me towards getting in shape I went to the boathouse, asked if I could join, and they said “Yeah, come back tomorrow, we’ll teach you how to row, ” and I just never stopped going back

2 Can you tell me about your high school and rowing experience in Europe?

I went to high school in Thessaloniki, Greece at an American international school there The Greek system is a bit different from the American system, but it’s pretty much the same in that you train throughout the year for the national championship in the end I trained throughout that time mostly with a group of three other kids in a straight four (4-), where there are four people each holding one oar and no coxswain We trained with that throughout the three years that I rowed there, day in and day out

3 What would you say has been your best moment or accomplishment at Cornell so far?

Eastern Sprints is always a special time It’s our conference championships and that’s the last time we get to compete as a full team because for national championships it breaks off and it’s not the full 45 people or so that are on our team

My freshman year I was in the Third Varsity for [the Eastern Sprints], which

was a very special time for me because that year we had gone through the entire regular season undefeated We were a pretty confident crew, and we [won] the conference championship with that boat What was so nice was that not only did we win but across the board we all medaled That led to us getting the Jope Cup, which is the points trophy It was the second year in a row that Cornell had won it, so that was a super special moment for us and just a true team celebration

4 How was the experience of rowing for the US in the lightweight four at U-23 championships?

There’s a camp that [the National Team] invites eight athletes to, and from those they choose four to row for the U S in the straight four Being invited to the camps as a freshman and pretty new to everything, I felt was a pretty big accomplishment

I looked at it as, “Worst case scenario I get to spend two weeks rowing with some of the best athletes in the U S and get that much more rowing time with a great coach, [Colin Farrell ’05] ”

I earned a seat in that boat and we actually finished with the second best result in U S history, which was a big accomplishment for us [because] we were definitely the underdogs going in It was a great experience learning to race at that level

5. Is there anyone in your life that you aspire to be like?

I’d say an [alumnus] of our team, Matt White He’s not only a great leader but what truly amazes me about him is how selfless of a leader he is Pretty much all of what he does is not at all for himself, but just with the greater good of the team in mind I think that’s something our team culture really pushes for: the idea of the team before anything else I think he truly embodies that He’s the true embodiment of a good sport, and just a dedicated athlete and successful person

6. If you didn’t row, would you have pursued any other sports?

I used to play soccer, but I wasn ’ t that great at it Had I not rowed, I would definitely be a very different person, but I probably only really would’ve found success in a sport that involves endurance, so I probably would’ve liked to pursue track and field

7 When you ’ re not rowing, what is your favorite thing to do on campus or in Ithaca?

One of my favorite things to do is what we call “Purity on the Docks ” What we do is get Purity Ice Cream, and we hang out on the docks by the Farmer’s Market to watch the sunset or just enjoy a nice day

8 What is your favorite class you ’ ve taken at Cornell and why?

I think the coolest one so far has definitely been Mechanical Synthesis It’s a class that MechE’s have to take, where you learn the true nature of mechanical engineering It’s pretty much a mechanical design class, and the whole thing culminates in a big project where you design and build a wind-powered water pump It’s fun because you learn how to work in teams, how to design and do 3D modeling, and you get to actually manufacture the water pump out of aluminum That ends up being your first real hands-on experience as a MechE, and that was definitely a formative class for me

9 Do you have a favorite song or musical artist?

One of the songs that we’ll constantly put on during most of our workouts is “Electric Pow Wow” by A Tribe Called Red We hold to ourselves that we ’ re kind of a tribe in the sense of a team, always supporting each other and working together In general, that song is pretty exciting It amps us up and gets us ready and reminds us of what we have to do

10. What [were] your plans for this summer?

I [was] a Kessler Fellow, which is this program in the Engineering School that promotes entrepreneurship and helps engineers to become entrepreneurs It fully funds somewhere from 10 to 15 students every year to intern with a startup of their choice So, with that, [I interned] for a company in Boston called Whoop They basically make a Fitbit for elite athletes I want to combine athletics and mechanical engineering, so [I worked] on their mechanical team, helping to test out the product that they have

Jack Roscoe can be reached at jroscoe@cornellsun com

Ostrander Scores 5 TDs in Victory Over Mansfeld

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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