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C.U. Repubs: Plantations Renaming ‘Oversensitive,’ Precedent-Setting

By EMMA LI Sun Staff Writer

, s a i d s h e d o e s n o t t h i n k t h e re n a m i n g w i l l a f f e c t d i ve r s i t y o n c a m p u s , s a y i n g “ m o s t o f t h e p e o p l e [ I h a ve ] t a l k e d t o a b o u t t h e re n a m i n g d o n o t h a ve a s t ro n g o

Graduate Students ‘Torn, ’ Debating Necessity of Union

By ANNA DELWICHE Sun Staff Writer

Unionization has quickly become a hot topic among Cornell graduate students Within the past we e k , a

Interim President Hunter Rawlings and the formation of At What Cost to counter information disseminated by C o r n e l l Gr a d u a t e St u d e n t s

Un i t e d h a ve s p u r re d t h e debate about whether unionization is in graduate students’ best interest

Ma n y g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s some confused about the issue, some near experts are s c a t t e re d s o m e w h

re a l o n g the spectrum from pro- to anti-unionization

“I’m pretty torn about the union because Cornell’s been pretty good to me and I have n o c o m p l

s a i d Ho a Duong grad

So m e g r a d

“The administrators have an institutional bargaining stance that grad students don’t have and that’s clearly indicated in their ability to send out mass emails.”

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union not because of “ a specific benefit that we ’ re looking for, but rather an ability to be represented,” according to Gregory Booth grad

For Duong, Rawlings’s recent email is a source of “potential conflict,” particularly because it was sent to undergraduate as well as graduate students Duong said this demonstrated that the University “get[s] to shape the debate ”

“The administrators have an institutional bargaining stance that grad students don’t have and that’s

See CGSU page 5

Panelists Present Paths to Campus Carbon

Say success will depend on clean energy, community collaboration

By CATHERINE GOLDSMITH Sun Staff Writer

establishing innovative sources of clean energy, according to panelists at a forum hosted by the Senior L

group The panel which was led by co-chairs Prof Lance Collins, mechanical and aerospace engineering and dean of

infrastructure, properties and planning discussed realistic ways to achieve campus carbon neutrality Other panelists included professors and students involved in sustainability at Cornell

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Biophysics Colloquium With Vincent Pieribone 4 - 5 p m , 700 Clark Hall

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CIPA Informational Session For Cornell Juniors and Seniors 4:30 p m , 225 Caldwell Hall

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By WENTAO

As the date of the presidential election approaches, three guest lecturers came to Cornell on Monday to discuss the future of American political patterns after Nov 8 Prof Daniel Schlozman, political science, Johns Hopkins University, said he believes there will be no political realignments in the election this year, although both par ties experienced significant challenges at their conventions

Considering the transformation of the Democratic par ty, Scholzman said he considers Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT ) a unique politician who “ was talking the way the Democrats have never done, challenging the old ideas ” However, he added that the Democratic Par ty is “ more coherent” than the Republicans and will not split against this “insurgency ” Scholzman also raised the question of how much Republican leaders can control right-wing constituents This argument was echoed by Prof Julia A zari, political science, Ma r q u e t

Un i v e r s i t y, w h o a n a l y z e d t h e political par ties today

Both par ties were incapable of controlling the presidential nomination process because none of the nominees had characteristics “that anybody else wants, ” A zari said

Although both par ties are relatively weak,

Prof Emphasizes Weight of China’s Standardized Tests

By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer

While many students in the midst of the college application process worry about their standardized test scores, these measures of intelligence are weighted far less heavily in the United States than in China, according to Pro f Ru i x u e Ji a , e c o n o m i c s , Un i ve r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a , Sa n Diego

Jia, who conducts research on political and developmental eco-

“Does attending an elite university like Cornell or another Ivy League really help, or not?” P r o f R u i x u e J i a

nomics in China, presented her studies on China’s national college entrance exam, the Gaokao, at a lecture Monday Her data shows how students’ test scores affect their admission into the country ’ s elite universities and the correlation between an elite education and increased social mobility

Compiled by Alexa Eskenazi

“Each year around 10 million students take this exam, ” Jia said

“It is likely to be the most largely taken exam in the world ” Students believe that attending a n e l i t e u n i ve r s i t y s i g n a l s t o employers that they are “intellectually capable” of being an asset to an organization, Jia said This attracts employers to elite schools to recruit on campus at career fairs

The increased likelihood of obtaining a higher-paying job leads many Chinese citizens to view an elite university as “their ticket to the elite class,” Jia said Sh e a d d e d t h a t h e r re s e a rc h attempts to quantify how justified this “obsessive pursuit for university prestige” is, by estimating the return on an education at one of China’s elite universities

“Access to an elite education is believed to be important for elite formation and social mobility in modern societies,” Jia said “But does attending an elite university

l i k e C o r n e l l o r a n o t h e r Iv y League really help, or not?”

To answer this question, Jia said she surveyed a random sampling of 40,000 students over the course of six years She used a distribution of scores from different provinces across China to see how an elite education, family and individual characteristics, age and gender impacted first job outcomes

because “ par ty identification really matters to people,” illustrating why many voters suppor ted Donald Tr ump, despite disliking him

“Par tisanship signifies an opposition to people outside the par ty or people who don’t share their ideas,” she clarified Prof Stephen Skowronek, political science, Yale University, examined potential political realignment in the context of the “broad temporar y pattern of presidential leadership ”

Rather than considering a Tr ump win an “extraordinar y outcome, ” Skowronek said he regarded a Clinton presidency as “wrinkling in political time ”

Wentao Yang can be reached at wy79@cornell edu

Testing the waters | Prof. Ruixue Jia, economics, University of California, San Diego describes standardized testing in China

“Students from elite universities on average do make more, mainly because of signaling,” Jia said “It doesn’t mean they were actually more qualified There’s actually a phrase in China: high score, low ability ” Roughly 2,300 universities in China each belonging to a different tier with a different cutoff

score use the Gaokao to determine the students they accept, according to Jia

“All tiers use this exam to re c r u i t s t u d e n t s , ” Ji a s a i d

“China’s elite universities make up the first tier and they recruit first Only 96 universities belong

Black Students United Advisor Praises Plantations Renaming

Calls change ‘seminal moment’ for student, admin collaboration

instead of the fact that it can ' t house all of its students,” she said, citing other pressing issues facing University administration

Austin McLaughlin, ’18, executive director of the Cornell Republicans, echoed Corn’s sentiments, saying that the $150,000 needed for the renaming to change the name on signs, publications and websites could have been allocated to “something meaningful like enhancing socioeconomic diversity and inclusion with financial aid to low and middle-income students ”

McLaughlin also questioned the motives behind the decision to remove the term “plantations” from the name

“Cornell Plantations, 150 years and hundreds of miles removed from actual plantations in the

was chosen largely to better reflect the diversity of the plants that it houses, according to Christopher Dunn, the Elizabeth Newman Wilds Director of Cornell Plantations Dunn has said he had been exploring the possibility of a name change for the past two years, both because of the connotations of the word “plantations” and due to a desire to better describe the area

Black Students United a group which urged renaming the plantations in its list of demands to the administration last November viewed the newly proposed name favorably in August, when it was announced that the change would be presented to the Board of Trustees, The Sun previously reported

Representatives of the organization said, at the time, that they felt that the racial connotations associated with the word “plantation” serve to make Cornell an inhospitable space for minority students

Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and advisor to BSU, praised the collaboration between students and other members of the community, including Dunn, in achieving the name change

Profs Outline Initiatives For Switch to Clean Energy

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s a i d “ It i s c o n s i d e re d t o b e o n e o f t h e i m p o r t a n t g o a l s f o r o u r c a m p u s b e c a u s e i t a l l ow s u s t o s h ow l e a d e r s h i p a n d a

antebellum south, never had any connotation [of ] the institution of slavery,” he said

He added that he believes the renaming sets a bad precedent for other institutions that include the word ‘plantations’ in the name

“The full name of Rhode Island is the ‘State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,’” McLaughlin said “Should we change the name of a U S state to appease this same group? Where does it end?”

Emma Li can be reached at exl6@cornell edu “Cornell Plantations never had any connotation [of ] the institution of slavery

The new name, the Cornell Botanic Gardens,

“I’ve been framing [the renaming] as a seminal moment in the University’s history,” said Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and advisor to BSU “Our students made the right moves and presented themselves as community members and collaborators to work through the change plan

“A name change has been a long time coming and generations of Cornellians will benefit from a more accessible space, ” said BSU President Emerita Samari Gilbert ’17 in August

Multiple representatives from BSU did not respond to requests for comment on the board’s Friday vote

“There has been a longstanding commitment to achieving [neutrality] ”

Prof Lance Collins

p a t h w a y f o r w a rd n o t o n l y f o r C o r n e l l , b u t f o r o t h e r p l a c e s o n t h e p l a n e t t o a c h i e v e c a r b o n n e u t r a l i t y ” C o l l i n s d e s c r i b e d b o t h t h e d i f f i c u l t i e s a n d p o t e n t i a l b e n ef i t s o f a c h i e v i n g c a r b o n n e ut r a l i t y, s a y i n g C o r n e l l’s p r i m ar y c h a l l e n g e i s i t s n e e d t o “ h e a t a n d p ow e r a c a m p u s t h a t i s p ow e r h u n g r y b e c a u s e w e a re a ‘ re s e a r c h o n e ’ i n s t i t u t i o n ” W h a n g a l s o s t r e s s e d t h e n e e d t o d e c re a s e C o r n e l l’s u s e o f e n e r g y, i n a d d i t i o n t o f i n di n g c l e a n w a y s t o o b t a i n i t “A n y t i m e y o u t a l k a b o u t n e u t r a l i t y, y o u n o t o n l y h a v e t o c o n s i d e r t h e s u p p l y s i d e , b u t a l s o t h e d e m a n d s i d e , ” h e s a i d “ We h a v e t o l ow e r o u r d e m a n d a s m u c h a s p o s s i b l e o n c a m p u s s o t h a t o u r g o a l b e c o m e s a l o t e a s i e r t o a c h i e v e ” A s a n e x a m p l e o f o n e s u c h i n i t i a t i v e , W h a n g p r o p o s e d i m

Catherine Goldsmith can be reached at cgoldsmith@cornellsun com

Amid Heated Debate, Grads Unsure on Merit Of Unionization

clearly indicated in their ability to send out mass emails,” he said “It’s an implication of the asymmetries or the divide between the powers of grad students and the power of administrators ”

However, strong relationships between graduate students and their advisors

p a r t i c u l a r l y p r i n c i p a l i n v e s t i g a t o r s i n research laboratories have also made s t u d e n t s c a u t i o u s a b o u t u n i o n i z a t i o n

Okan Köksal grad expressed concern that the presence of a union could “override such a strong connection ” “ By n e g o t i a t i n g o n s t u d e n t p a y, CGSU will possibly thwar t the business strategy of the [principal investigators],” Köksal said “ This might force PIs to let go of ne wer and less active graduate students ” It i s j u s t t h i s re l a t i o n s h i p b e t we e n o n e f a c u l t y m e m b e r a n d g r a d u a t e s t ud e n t , h owe ve r, t h a t h a s c a u s e d o t h e r s t u d e n t s t o c o m e o u t i n s u p p o r t o f u n

c

T h e Un i v e r s i t y relies on us to provide value to a lot of people here and if we ’ re doing that kind of work, then the idea that we can be i n a s i t u a t i o n w h e r e one person, our advis o r, c a n d e c i d e w h a t work we do, how much we work and how long our degree takes is terrifying,” she said “My interactions with my advisor and professors in the depar tment has been great, but I've heard a lot of horror stories from other graduate students ” Schofield added that without graduate students, “the University would not be

functional ”

A union could therefore provide “ an actual legal backing” to address these kinds of issues, Booth said

Jordan Jochim grad agreed, arguing that a union would provide a “guaranteed institutional space ” for shared governance between graduate students and faculty “ The issue is that [pre-existing organizations are] an outlet that they can feel free more or less to neglect,” Jochim said “ The union, in having a legally secured space, offers graduate students a voice in their own institutions ”

“GPSA is our voice To say that we don’t have one, that is totally false ”

Other graduate students have placed their faith in the ability of

Assembly to provide this space They argue that G P S A w h i c h h a s taken a neutral stance on unionization provides ample leverage to the University, calling the addition of a union super fluous

“GPSA is our voice To say that we don’t have one, that is totally false,” said Christopher Budrow grad “GPSA has been fighting for the same things the union is fighting for and it has had suc-

Prof Details How Cutoff Scores Impact Employment in China

t o t h i s f i r s t t i e r If yo u a re a b ove t h e i r

c u t o f f, yo u a re e l i g i b l e t o a p p l y t o t h a t u n i ve r s i t y ” T h e c u t o f f s c o re s a re a k e y d i f f e re n c e b e t we e n t h e u s e o f t h e Ga o k a o a n d o f U S s t a n d a rd i ze d t e s t s s u c h a s t h e S AT a n d AC T, a c c o rd i n g t o Ji a Sh e s a i d t h a t i n C h i n a , n o m a t t e r yo u r o t h e r q u a l i f i c a t i o n s , s t u d e n t s c a n n o t a p p l y t o a s c h o o l i f t h e y d o n o t m e e t i t s c u t o f f How e v e r, Ji a s t re s s e d t h a t s t ud e n t s w h o s c o re a b ove t h e c u t o f f a re s t i l l n o t g u a r a n t e e d a d m i s s i o n , a n d h a ve l i t t l e f re e d o m t o s e l e c t t h e i r a re a o f s t u d y, e ve n i f t h e y a re a c c e p t e d “ If yo u s c o re j u s t a b ove t h e c u t o f f, yo u ’ re l u c k y yo u a re a b ove i t , b u t yo u a re s t i l l a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e e l i g i b l e g ro u p, ” Ji a s a i d “ Yo u a re l e s s l i k e l y g o i n g t o b e a b l e t o m a j o r i n a p o p ul a r f i e l d ” T h e h i g h e s t - s c o r i n g a p p l i c a n t s h a ve t h e f i r s t c h o i c e o f s p o t s i n t h e m o s t p o p u l a r d i s c i p l i n e s u s u a l l y e c o n o m i c s , f i n a n c e a n d l a w, a c c o rdi n g t o Ji a Sh e s a i d s o m e s t u d e n t s m a y c h o o s e t o a t t e n d a l owe r - t i e r u n i ve r s i t y t o o b t a i n a s p o t i n o n e o f t h e s e m a j o r s , b u t d i d n o t re c o mm e n d t h i s s t r a t e g y “ I w o u l d s a y s t i l l g o t o a b e t t e r u n i v e r s i t y b e c a u s e s i g n a l i n g i s s o i m p o r t a n t i n t h e l a b o r m a rk e t , ” s h e s a i d “ Em p l oye r s t r u s t t h e e x a m s y st e m ” W h e n a s k e d i f t h e re h a s b e e n b a c k l a s h a g a i n s t t h e t e s t i n C h i n a s i m i l a r t o h ow s o m e U S s t u d e n t s d i s c re d i t t h e S AT a n d AC T ’ s re l i a b i li t y i n p re d i c t i n g i n t e l l e c t Ji a s a i d t h e re h a ve b e e n s o m e d i

cess ”

Rawlings cited the same reason in his email, writing that GPSA has “ a demonstrated record of effective advocacy and action to improve the lives of graduate and professional students ” However, Schofield said the administration’s reasoning is further proof of why a union if necessar y “ The information that gets re l a y e d b y t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n appears to be incorrect or misleading about what the graduate and professional students have been able to negotiate with the administration without a union,” Schofield said R e s e n t m e n t b y g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s towards CSGU has grown over time, a c c o rd i n g t o a g r a d u a t e s t u d e n t w h o wished to remain anonymous due to conc e r n s a b o u t b e i n g c o n f r o n t e d b y h i s peers Several other graduate students also accused CGSU of persistently badgering s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e p u b l i c l y o p p o s e d unionization

The student was originally in suppor t of unionization, but has had a change of o p i n i o n , u n c e r t a i n a s t o w h e t h e r t h e union would adequately provide a voice for students

“ We do not need the risk of Cornell

shutting down when so much of our careers hinge on making deadlines that will not care if we missed out because the union held a strike,” the student said “And we do not need a chant of empty promises stirring up a fer vor among students who may have been trapped by emotional appeal over reasoned judgement ” Ultimately, graduate students are grappling with significant confusion on this i s s u e , a c c o rd i n g t o Du o n g Di s c o u r s e among students increasingly prolific in the past weeks has fueled debate, especially as CSGU continues to collect the signatures it needs to put the unionization to vote “ When we meet up, we flesh out a lot of ideas just to see what each one of us

“Talking about it helps to clarify what the actual goals are of the unionization.”

about it helps to clarify what the actual goals are of the unionization ”

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‘One

Cornell’ Includes Our Dining Workers

HARVARD DINING WORKERS MADE HEADLINES this month for their 22-day strike, which forced the university to concede to their demanded $35,000 a year salar y Yet, the college’s Ivy League peer, Cornell, is receiving much less attention for its substandard treatment of workers

Cornell dining employee wages average $16 88 an hour, much less than the $21 89 an hour that Har vard employees made before they went on strike

Additionally, Cornell dining employees say they face unfavorable working conditions: a 35-hour-per-week limit and the unavailability of work due to academic breaks limits how much a full-time employee can make Several individuals reported earning less than $30,000 a year Cornell dining employees also said their union warned them that a strike could lead to their dismissal

This campus, which has closely followed the unionization efforts of graduate students, must also focus attention and support to the unioned workers already at Cornell When Cornell dining workers are mistreated and denied the opportunity to make a living, we are hard pressed to believe the sincerity of Interim President Hunter R Rawlings’ mantra of “One Cornell ” Speaking to the Employee Assembly on Oct 11, Rawlings said, “It’s especially important that we show that we are a united community, that we do have values and principles that are common to all of us that we believe in and that we exhibit Not just talking about them but doing them ”

Undoubtedly, a value that this “unified” community guards is the fair treatment of its members; but when it comes to Cornell’s dining workers, there has been little talk and even less action The University must make a stronger effort to provide its dining employees with a living wage that compensates for limited working hours

The Student Assembly, University Assembly and Employee Assembly should hold the administration accountable for its treatment of Cornell dining workers As he has repeatedly articulated in front of these shared governance institutions, Rawlings’ “One Cornell” vision includes re-examining the undergraduate curriculum and bridging the Ithaca and New York City campuses This overlooks the ver y people whose labor supports students, faculty and staff in the endeavor to create a connected, learning community “One Cornell” cannot truly be unified if it is built on the mistreatment of workers

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Ever yone ’ s got a few ways they stay sane in Ithaca Some people have Netflix, some people have Tinder, some people have exercise and some (ver y put together) people have all three I’ve got makeup tutorials

I love makeup Nearly ever yone that’s known me for more than a few interactions knows I adore makeup putting it on me, putting it on other people, watching other people put it on, shopping for it, ever ything associated with the industr y is part of a larger passion I have I’d call it an obsession, but to be entirely honest, I’d like to be able to justify the last time I spent 200 dollars at Sephora without feeling like I need to seek (more) therapy Having a conversation with people about makeup, either as an industr y, a practice, a form of self-expression or even as a daily practice reveals a certain connotation attached to makeup that exists in society today Makeup is perceived as something girlish, something extra, something that takes those few extra minutes in the morning that apparently says a lot more about who you are as a person before you ’ ve even been given the chance to make that impression yourself

The way people look at the role makeup plays in someone ’ s life says a lot about how we view other people’s actions as ours to judge Take, for example, that trend on Twitter of insisting that you should “take a girl swimming out on the first date to see what she actually looks like” what this trend demonstrates is this larger idea that the girl (or guy!) you ’ re out with “belongs to you ”

You, in insisting a girl is “prettier without all that makeup, ” “ too high maintenance” because she takes an extra half hour to get ready in the morning or “lying to you ” when she wears foundation out on a first date, have decided that you own the right to another person ’ s actions What someone else does is now no longer a manifestation of who they are as a person, but rather who you think they are

What frustrates me most about the perception of makeup in society today is not even just what it says about how view others, but also how we choose to view forms of self-expression Photography, painting, sketching these are all common forms of expressing one ’ s thoughts that are taken at face value as a way to portray yourself and your thoughts

Makeup, however, somehow is twisted into a form of self expression that is narcissistic, that is ugly in its appreciation of itself The working woman that wakes up an hour earlier to perfect that cat eye before she heads out the door is no longer a woman that is tr ying to express herself in a workplace that dictates the same kind of dress she’s someone that cares “ too much about how she looks ” The mother of two that watches makeup tutorials on her free time and buys that 40 dollar bottle of foundation when she can is no longer a woman that wants to teach her kids what it means to feel good about yourself in the morning by example, but rather someone that doesn’t care more about her kids than she does herself

For some reason today, makeup has warped into a practice that says more about who society thinks you are

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t high maintenance because I didn’t spend an hour on getting ready in the morning, and even while the intention of that statement was good, the implication was something I fundamentally disagree with Would I be high maintenance if I did spend an hour getting ready in the morning? If so, when did my morning routine of feeling confident in how I present myself open itself up to your judgement on who I am as a person?

The difference between 14-year-old girl that spends an hour in the morning spot concealing her dark circles and the 45-year-old woman that rocks a smoky eye at 8 a m is not a difference you, or anyone else really, has the right to read into Sometimes things are not yours to speak on because they are not yours to understand or approve of sometimes, a practice belongs to only one person ’ s view, and in recognizing that, you also recognize that no one person ’ s life is yours to draw implications from

Comm en t of the day

“No need to define your success by benchmarks set by others. Define it by your growth and your courage to travel on your own true journey. You have already found your Cornell. You have found many parts of who you are as well, and that will lead you forward toward your own joys.”

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T h e F u t u r e B e l o n g s t o t h e C u r i o u s

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Genetic Elements refer to gene sequences which propagate themselves by adding their sequence to genomes that lack it

“Studying, comparing and contrasting the behaviours of both naturally evolved and engineered variants of biomolecular systems, any biomolecular system, is a ver y powerful approach,” Stoddard said

Biotechnology building, saw a room packed with professors and students alike eager to hear about Dr Stoddard’s research on Invasive Genetic Elements

A senior researcher at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre in Seattle and an affiliate professor at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine, Stoddard primarily researches how different biological structures and correlate with their functions at an atomic level

His curiosity for understanding how things work at a micro-level in the cell led him to study Invasive Genetic Elements in genomes of yeast and phages

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Nine such endonucleases were cr ystallised for further study and were looked at for structural characteristics and mechanisms that enable them to dominantly invade other genomes As these were studied further, several facts about their str uctures, functions and

strengths were assessed One important conclusion was that the rate of disruption of the genomes is increased if a hybrid of two different enzymes were used

This research opens up several avenues in genetic engineering and invasive genetics For example, a potential lead for further research would be to engineer cells responsible for immunity by adding an invasive

important implication for this in genome editing Due to the high specificity of cleavage and diversity of genomes invaded, invasive genetic elements provide for

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He concluded with words that ring true for the entire scientific world “ The entire histor y [of gene target endonucleases is] of which we have now enjoyed an embarrassment of riches was entirely founded by curiosity driven basic research ” It is the sheer curiosity to learn about something where science has not gone yet that has inspired the scientists before him, that inspired his research, and will continue to inspire the scientists of the future

Jheel Shah can be reached at jns227@cornell edu

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY CATHERINE HWANG Sun Staff Writer

Company (written by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth; director, Catherine Weidner; musical director, Christopher Zemliauskas) as a play itself doesn t have a particularly dramatic plot the way a Greek tragedy or a Shakespearian comedy might set up as a series of vignettes, the play focuses on exploring the topic of marriage through the eyes of Robert (Liam Snead), or “Bob/Bobby” as his friends affectionately call him, a 35-year-old man who just can ’ t seem to get married

Despite that Robert is well-liked, attractive and well-established, Robert’s friends are disheartened that is he still isn’t married by the time of his 35th birthday; on the other hand, he mostly works hard to deny that he is completely terrified of committing In looking at the very different personalities and marriages of Robert’s friends, Company seeks to explore how marriage changes and affects people In the eyes of ever-unmarried Robert, the premise leads to a fun look at the dynamics of a group which Robert is always third-wheeling his married friends

friends have distinct personalities that give a sort of humanness to them; their various interactions and insights also help to flesh out Robert s character as a whole Even beyond the main themes of marriage, the actors give their characters flavor in their discussions of their age (the in-between generation) and the real anxieties and fears they carry The diverse range of characters helps to create a sense of dynamism throughout the play,

While the vignette set-up of the play itself might make some find the story stale or less dynamic, Ithaca College’s Company does an excellent job in creating a colorful and engaging story through an incredibly distinctive cast Though Robert is undoubtedly the main lead, his best friends, and his three girlfriends (Mariah Lyttle as Marta, Danielle Newmark as Kathy, Maya Musial as April) are plentiful in number five couples, all of whom are fantastically well-played Filling out the ensemble of Robert’s friends are Emily Fenton as Sarah, Michael Doliner as Harry, Jack Higgins as Peter, Kristina Kastrinelis as Susan, Julia Bain as Jenny, Trevor Eichhorn as David, Celena Morgan as Amy, Jake Nusbaum as Paul, Alexandra Nicopoulos as Joanna and Luke Davidson as Larry Despite their number, each of Robert’s

Ofrom the clashing personalities to the fullness of the stage when inundated with people The near-perfect harmony of the songs add even more flair to the show; rather, the audience can ’ t help but burst into applause after each song

Another particularly well-done aspect of the show was the beautiful stage set (creative team: Don Tindall, Sound Designer; Eric Mitchell, Lighting Designer; Jennifer Hiyama, Scenic Designer; Tucker Davis, Choreographer; Margauz Greenhouse, Stage Manager) placed in the bustle of New York City, Company demands a kind of energy and modernity

The set overall is incredibly impressive: tall, looming facades and the distinctive New York subway entrance stand firmly But when the show starts, the lighting suddenly changes: backlights illuminate the facades, revealing that the buildings are actually made of cloth, which allows the clear shadows of actors behind them to create motion and a layer of artistry That, with the separate and moving sets of the various apartments and homes of Robert and his friends, the creative team did an incredible job creating a truly impressive and aesthetically-cohesive set

The different elements the diverse cast, the wonderful music and dancing and the lovely set come together to give a very real sense of progression and movement in the play, despite the original play’s format of vignettes By the end of the show, Robert, while not too obviously changed, has grown; his outlook on relationships has been subtly but radically altered The play ends with the same scene it opened on: Robert’s 35th birthday Only this time, he isn’t so reliant on his friends for that comfortable and familiar sense of company

Ithaca College’s Company is window into the lives of a group of friends hitting their 30s, focusing on the topic of marriage what does it mean to dedicate yourself to someone else through marriage? Does it make anyone any less individualistic or free? And at this point in life, was it worth it?

While the story centers around Robert, we have a play that is human and fleshed-out by the vibrant acting of all of the cast members and a set that is equally dynamic In an interplay of movement and singing, expressive faces and distinct personalities, Company is refreshing and fun, and a story that people can see the reality and humanness in

Catherine Hwang is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at shwang@cornellsun com

Lots of Classical Music in My Spotify Library

ne time I was having a classical music listening session with a friend of mine, and when he asked what we should listen to next, I suggested some of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony He acquiesced, but not before mentioning that my choice was a ver y “mainstream ” one

Whether I’m a classical poser or not, there are several moments in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that are for simplicity’s sake exemplar y Take, for example, the sudden thematic shift in the second movement, from an inevitable, definitive minor to an unhindered, lively major Beethoven hinted at the possibility of such tonal fulfillment earlier in the movement, but it is not until this stark contrast that the extent of his creative vision is recognized A similar moment occurs in the final measures of the fourth movement Once the grand Ode to Joy has been stated in its entirety, Beethoven stalls for several seconds on a cadential A major, building up extreme tension before finally drawing the piece to a close as he strikes the finishing D major over and over again During each of these moments, particularly in the latter one, the notes on the page and their implied resonances seem to transcend the confines of musical expression and imply some sublime realization that Beethoven experienced In doing so, the Ninth Symphony and other “mainstream” classical music can even make us millennials feel pretty lofty and inspired, 200 years after its debut Is this spiritual influence of Beethoven’s Ninth merely given? In other words, can any old conductor, symphony and chorus congregate on a stage and play through the sheet music? Probably not A work of such emotional strife, anguish, love and heavenly joy demands from its players the utmost sentimental empathy Each musician must endure the themes that Beethoven intended, recalling some episodic memories that can relate to what’s being played If a performer can ’ t feel the music on such a personal level, then a rather uninspired concert will ensue

Yet, beyond this emotional and lyrical translation,

there is a great degree of technical interpretation that comprises a classical performance As the bulk of 18th and 19th centur y composers died well before the advent of sound recording, contemporar y performers of classical music are u

amongst themselves what exactly a piece of music is supposed to sound like This can lead to the utterly pretentious debates between scholars over a compos-

whether a certain marking is a grace note or a sixteenth note However, classical interpretation is often rooted in more nuanced aspects of a piece, including tempo, dynamics or phrasing It is this interpretation that ser ves to differentiate the various performances of a single piece as well as the styles of the symp

Although there is generally a correct way of performing any given piece, there exists a plethora of ways to interpret it This is why one classical work will be recorded thousands of times by a multitude of symphonies under various different conductors The sheer volume of classical recordings b e c o m e s a p p a re n t w h e n yo u search for a certain piece online, or through a streaming ser vice like Spotify I remember feeling mostly over whelmed when, upon making a Spotify premium account and initially looking for some of my favorite pieces, I was greeted by dozens of albums or recordings of the same e x a c t w o

Symphony, I counted over 30 different recordings before I became bored There aren ’ t any other genres where one can find the same song recorded by so many different

artists; even in the case of jazz, the other antiquated genre, most of its famous composers lived during the 20th centur y and recorded their own music In the case of the Ni n t h Sy m p h o n y, my above characteri-

made by the London Symphony Orchestra

c t o r Josef Krips Yet, I also par ticularly enjoy a recording by the New York Philharmonic as l e d by L

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B o t h recordings, as well as the multitude of others on Spotify, possess

highlight entirely different sections of the piece And this doesn’t apply only to the Ninth Symphony For example, if in the mood for Bach’s Goldberg Variations, one might prefer a deliberate, historical recording performed on harpsichord, or perhaps a more frantic and contemporar y exploration by Glenn Gould on piano

Spending time sifting through Spotify’s massive classical collection can be a pretty fun time for the lover of classical music The vastness in scope, combined with Spotify’s extreme ease of use and availability, offers a unique perspective of the nature of classical music It reveals that classical music is indeed a dynamic artistic endeavor and shouldn’t be treated as being so fixed in one person ’ s own interpretation, but rather as personal an expression as you (the listener) so desire

Nick Swan is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at nswan@cornellsun com Swan’s Song appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

Julia Curley

Swedish, indie pop-rock group Radio Dept walks the line between complacent and passionate Their sound in Running Out of Love, released this October, mixes easy to listen to harmonies with fast paced, energetic beats and shocking lyrics The three merge to unpack social fr ustrations With an eerily calm tone, their lyrics call to mind serious issues and leave them unresolved Running Out of Love breaks down a protective wall and drags listeners into the chaos Radio Dept sees in the world a dystopia

In a press release accompanying their ne w album, Radio Dept explains the delay for their long awaited four th album Locked in a legal battle with their record label and publisher, the group became disillusioned, turned away from music and worked odd jobs around Lund Perhaps, during this disimpassioned time for the musicians, when they stopped touring and settled permanently in their home countr y, they became increasingly aware of the political and social issues surrounding them Their ne w album singles out cultural problems, song by song According to the three man group, track 2, “Swedish Guns,” addresses the dysfunctional Swedish weapon and arms industr y, track 3, “ We Got Game,” reacts to the police tradition of protecting Nazis and insulating racists, track 5, “Occupied,” roots itself in the group ’ s own legal dramas The list goes on Radio Dept ’ s opposing tones in music and lyrics complicatedly execute their argument In “Swedish Guns” the sound moves from fast paced base to an elect r o n i c a l l y c a l m h a r m o n y A l l t h e w h i l e , Jo h a n Duncanson, the band’s lead vocalist, sings in a low register about per vasive gun violence The track begins

with booming under tones, like gunshots, and fades into a bubble bursting sound effect just as Duncanson transitions from repeating “It’s Swedish Guns,” to claiming, “ When you want something done, done/Just take my by the hand/We’ll make them understand ” The song takes an optimistic turn, until it spirals back again to the beginning beat The lyrics offer an admirable solution as easy as taking Duncanson’s hand

But, when his voice fades away, the gunshots resume with the base and burst Duncanson’s ethereal bubble

The loss of Duncanson’s voice exposes a lack of solidified opposition to gun violence Perhaps, Radio Dept feels alone in its vie ws and helpless to incite change

Maybe, the band only feigns helplessness to provoke the audience to act The lyrics reject taking up arms and encourage joining forces, peacefully hand in hand

In combination, however, the track’s cyclical nature and Duncanson’s passive voice may awaken a listener’s consciousness to political problems but fail to trigger any movement Elements combine in “Swedish Guns” to stagnate all ambition The song arouses a feeling of upset but allows the problem to return The track heightens a listener’s discontent as it brings a problem

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ro c k , a c h u n k o f e m o , a h e a l t h y d o s e o f p o p a n d a b l o c k o f d a rk e l e c t ro n i c It’s d i ve r s e , we l l ro u n d e d a n d f l ow s p re t t y we l l It’s n o t c o m p l e t e l y c o h e s i ve , b u t m ove s t h ro u g h i t s d i f f e re n t p h a s e s a s g r a c e f u l l y a s p o s s i b l e T h e f i r s t p h a s e i s p o p p y a n d c a t c h y It re m i n d s m e o f m y d a d’s f a vo r i t e p ro g re s s i ve ro c k b a n d s a n d q u i n t e s s e n t i a l p o p, w i t h o u t s o u n d i n g t o o m u c h l i k e e i t h e r I ’d re c o m m e n d i t f o r w a i t i n g f o r a TC AT i n t h e r a i n a n d m a y b e e ve n a s i n g a l o n g o n a l o n g c a r r i d e T h e y f a l l i n a n i c e m i d d l e g ro u n d b e t we e n u p b e a t a n d c h i l l , t h e t e m p o f a s t a n d d e f i n e d e n o u g h t o k e e p yo u r a t t e n t i o n , b u t c a l m e n o u g h t o n o t b e c o n s u m i n g T h e a l b u m s h i f t s a l i t t l e b i t d u r i n g “ Pre t t y Gr i d s , ” a d d i n g s o m e h a r s h r h y t h m g u i t a r, m o s t l y a s a b a c k d ro p, a n d s o m e d i s s o n a n t p i a n o T h e s o n g s b e c o m e m o re r h y t h m i c a l l y d o m i n a t e d , w i t h s h o r t a n d l o u d d r u m b e a t s a n d s t e a d y r h y t h m g u i t a r It’s ve r y d a rk m u s i c a l l y a n d g e t s m o re a n d m o re d a rk l y r i c a l l y

Un t i l , a l l o f a s u d d e n , i t ’ s b a c k t o m o re u p b e a t , l i g h t e r, a l t - p o p T h i s i s yo u r re q u i s i t e , g r a t u i t o u s e m p owe r m e n t s e c t i o n L i k e a l l g o o d Ji m m y E a t Wo r l d a l b u m s , t h e re h a s t o b e a s e c t i o n t h a t c a n o n l y re l a t e t o w h e n yo u ’ re a t yo u r e m o t i o n a l ro c k b o t t o m , f e e l i n g l i k e yo u’l l n e ve r b e o k

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Calm, harmonic lyrics that address a serious problem; An oppor tunity for revolution and a return to hopelessness Duncanson sings to his listeners, “ We never used to blindly disobey/But now, make some noise/Never fade ” And yet, Duncanson’s passionate optimism disappears as he asks, “And now what?/Now what?/ Now what will they do?” He abandons his listeners after exposing the impossibility of living under a racist police force that protects corr uption rather than justice His listeners feel his passion as he ignites their fr ustration alongside his own, but the song ends in desperation, “Paycuts/Gunshots/Riots ” Duncanson’s lyrics force his audience into chaos, but the singer’s reflective, submissive tone prevent him from entering the turmoil with his listeners He’s zombie-like and discontent He’s agitated but unmoving Radio Dept plays no role in Swedish politics; they make music Of course, their ar t isn’t a rescue plan for what they believe to be a regressing society But, their helpless tone disappoints me Running Out of Love feels to me like a giving up, a submission to higher power, and a return to discontentment Their album elicits disillusionment in its listeners, not social change In listening to their album, I better understand Radio Dept ’ s concerns for Sweden and I feel saddened not hopeful Their music moves me, but not toward catharsis, not toward revolution, not toward change “Running Out of Love” settles its listeners in a dystopia with no way out

Julia Curley is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmc628@cornell edu

s o u t s o m e p s e u d o - l ow - f i t h e n p rol o n g e d p owe r p o p w i t h a d r a w no u t i n s t r u m e n t a l f a d e o u t In t e g r i t y Bl u e s t a k e s a l o o k i n t o t h e m e r i t s o f f i t t i n g i n t o a c e r t a i n , d e s i g n a t e d , p l a c e i n t h e w o r l d It’s g o t s o m e g o o d t h o u g h t o n t h e c o n u n d r u m o f f i t t i n g i n ve r s u s s t i c k i n g o u t , a n d t h e e t h i c s o f d o i n g w h a t ’ s “ r i g h t ” It i s a b i t o f a re f l e c t i o n o n w h a t i s r i g h t a n d w ro n g a n d t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n o f p e r s o n a l re s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d a s p i r a t i o n s ( o r l a c k t h e re o f ) It’s n o t t h a t d e e p, b u t i t ’ s t h e re a n d w o r t h t h i n k i n g a b o u t It’s n o t t h e Ji m m y E a t Wo r l d t h a t g o t y o u t h r o u g h y o u r a n g s t y m i d d l e s c h o o l d a y s , b u t i t ’ s f u n , It’s e a s y t o l i s t e n t o , a n d y o u ’ r e n o t i n m i d d l e s c h o o l a n y m o re T h e l y r i c s a re n ’ t g ro u n db r e a k i n g , b u t t h e y ’ r e t r i e d a n d t e s t e d t r a d em a r k s o f a l t e r n a t i v e ro c k - c o n s o l i n g , e m p owe r i n g , a n d e m p a t h

Katie Sims is a freshman in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences She can be reached at kms425@cornell edu

L os Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle

Breaking Down the Notorious 1994 12-Man Trade

Padres’ career, while Finley provided strong defense and above average offense in center field Sean Fesh was the only player who did not make it to the majors Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams and Andujar Cedeno all played for the Padres over parts of four seasons, but not one made a significant impact on the team The Padres traded Cedeno to start a string of trades that eventually brought in Phil Nevin, but the value

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Cedeno was minimal

ELDEN Continued from page 16 In retrospect, Caminiti’s performance alone was worth making the trade The Padres got the better end of the deal.

The Astros saw the group o f Pe d r o Ma

Gutierrez play out in a similar way to the group of Padres’ extras Brocail was part of a large trade as a throw-in piece that netted catcher Brad Ausmus, but other wise, was just a mediocre reliever for a couple seasons in Houston Gutierrez is perhaps the highlight of

the group, playing in 469 games over five seasons with Houston as a shortstop, providing mediocre offensive numbers but providing stellar defense at shortstop Derek Bell was seen as the prize in the trade, and he put up ver y similar numbers to Finley during his five seasons with the Astros

Arguably, the massive trade boils down to just Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley for Derek Bell and Ricky Gutierrez In the Padres’ fouryear period with Caminiti and Finley, they made the playoffs twice with two first-place fin-

n T h e team ’ s other 44 seasons have only resulted in three playoff appearances This period represented a highly successful time period for the Padres, and it was a team shaped by the presences of Caminiti and Finley

The Astros played just as well, poaching three playoff appearances in five seasons with Bell and Gutierrez Arguably, this success had less to do with the trade and more to do with the rest of the team ’ s roster Finley would

have provided similar, if not more value, to the Astros to Bell, and Caminiti was the (possibly steroid-fueled) National League MVP in 1996 That season, the Astros missed the playoffs by six games, and it is highly possible that with Caminiti on the roster, that they could have made the playoffs that season

The deal is interesting enough considering its size; however, there is another angle that is particularly curious The teams involved reacquired nine of the 12 players traded in the deal at later points in their careers, including the Astros signing Caminiti through free agency and the Padres re-signing Craig Shipley one season after the trade

In retrospect, Caminiti’s performance alone was worth making the trade for the Padres The Padres got the better end of the deal, however, the Astros did recuperate some value with Bell and Gutierrez The Padres did take on a significant amount of money compared to the Astros, however, it is a small price to pay for a rare postseason appearance for the Padres

Noah Elden can be contacted at nelden@cornell edu If I Were G M appears Tuesdays this semester

Cornell Avenges Loss to Brown

The Red defeat Bears, after prior loss, for fourth Ivy win VOLLEYBALL Continued from page 16

The sophomore went on to highlight the importance of individual contribution to this team effort

“It is very easy to cheer for a teammate who executed a skill perfectly,” Sganderlla said “So, in the end, it comes down to each player, regardless if they are on the court or on the bench, supporting one another ”

Cornell is gearing up for the home stretch, looking to gain consistency and make noise in the Ivy League

“With so few games left in the season, I'm excited and ready to show the rest of the team what Cornell volleyball is all about,” Barber said “Sometimes we show teams a little bit of our fire and turn heads, like in the game

against Harvard, but we haven't done it consistently yet My goal is to finally prove what this team has been working so hard to do for a long, long time ” Vande Berg said she believes her team has a natural hunger for

“In the end, it comes down to each player, regardless if they are on the court or on the bench ”

competition

“I think they motivate themselves because they are so competitive and want to win,” Vande Berg said “I just try to keep them focused on what they need to execute to help us win Keep them thinking about what to look for

next, not about what just happened ” Saturday’s game will also be about cherishing the hard fought years, as the team honor seniors Alyssa Phelps and Macey Wilson

“We play this sport because all of us have a passion for it,” Sganderlla said “In each game, we give it our all because the amount of time we have in our four years on the Cornell volleyball team get shorter and shorter as each game ends Also, I know the whole team wants to win the last home games of the season for the end of Alyssa and Macey's volleyball career at Cornell ”

Cornell continues Ivy League play against Har vard and Dartmouth for its final home games of 2016

Brittany Biggs can be reached at bbiggs@cornellsun com

Red Falls Short in Double O.T. to CSFL Champion Penn

By BENNETT GROSS Sun Staff Writer

After coming off of a win over Post (0-6), the Red (2-4) was looking to complete an upset for the ages when the team faced undefeated Penn (6-0) on the road

However, the Quakers shot down Cornell’s upset bid, 27-20, in a double overtime nail-biter

Cornell finally returned senior running back Kevin Nathanson, who was injured in the team ’ s season opening loss to Navy Last season, Nathanson averaged over 50 yards per game on the ground

“It was awesome finally gett i n g b a c k o n t h e f i e l d , ” Nathanson said “I was looking for ward to this, and was just tr ying to do my best to help my team win ”

On the defensive side of the ball, the Red was tasked with stopping arguably the best player in the CSFL, Penn quarterback Mike McCurdy Through Penn’s first five games, McCurdy averaged over 250 yards passing per game and accounted for 12 passing touchdowns

The last time the Red beat the Quakers was in a six-overtime thriller in 2012

To begin the game, Cornell attempted an onsides kick, which the Red recovered, and subsequently marched down the field all the way to the Penn 13-yard line; however the team turned the ball over on downs

The Red defense was success-

f u l a t s t o p p i n g t h e Qu a k e r s ’ potent offense on the ensuing Penn possession Cornell quickly forced a fumble and the Red took over

With the ball back, the duo of Nathanson and senior quarterback Rob Pannullo guided the Red into the endzone The drive

c u l m i n a t e d w i t h a 1 0 - y a rd touchdown pass from Pannullo to freshman wide receiver Will Griffen

T h e Re d q u i c k l y f o rc e d a three-and-out, and then was able to get into the red zone for a t h i rd s t r a i g h t p o s s e s s i o n , a n d freshman kicker Ben Finkelstein nailed a 34-yard field goal to give

C o r n e l l a 1 0 - 0 l e a d m i d w a y through the second quarter

Wi t h u n d e r t w o m i n u t e s re m a i n i n g i n t h e f i r s t h a l f, McCurdy did what he does best, engineering a scoring drive for the Quakers, ending in a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Marcus Jones on fourth down to

end the half However, the Red was able to block the extra point attempt, keeping the score at 106 in favor of Cornell at the half

At the start of the third quarter, Cornell received the kickoff, and then moved the ball to the Penn 19-yard line, capping off its first possession of the second half w i t h a n o t h e r f i e l d g o a l f ro m Finkelstein Howe ve r, Mc Cu rd y w o u l d not be denied He led the Quaker offense 79 yards and capped off the drive with an eight-yard rush for six points Again, the Red blocked the extra point, keeping the score at 13-12 in favor of Cornell with less than five minutes remaining in the third quarter On the next drive, Pannullo connected with senior tight end Rob Hendricks for a 39-yard

t o u c h d ow n p a s s t o e x t e n d Cornell’s lead

The Red held an eight-point advantage until McCurdy got his hands on the ball with 1:42 left in the game He picked apart the other wise strong Cornell defense, willing his Quakers into Cornell territor y on a 38-yard pass to

sophomore wide receiver Aidan Kelly McCurdy completed his game-tying drive by passing for a touchdown and then completing the necessar y two-point conversion to knot the score at 20 with two seconds left

“ Pe n n h a s a re a l l y g o o d offense and we wanted to keep them off the field,” Pannullo said “So for us, a major key coming into the game was time of p o s s e s s i o n , w h i c h we l e d by approximately 17 minutes ”

In the first overtime session, Cornell began with the ball, but t h e Qu a k e r s i n t e rc e p t e d Pannullo’s first pass of the drive

But McCurdy had the same l u c k a s Pa n n u l l o , s e e i n g h i s fourth down pass attempt intercepted by senior linebacker Chris D’Ambrosio

In t h e s e c o n d ove r t i m e , McCurdy’s third passing touchd ow n o f t h e n i g h t g a ve t h e

Quakers the lead However, the Red’s first play of the second overtime was intercepted, ending the game

“I felt so badly for our players, ” said co-head coach Bar t Guccia “ They played their hearts

and souls out; they left ever ything on the field ”

Pannullo finished the night w i t h 2 0 8 p a s s i n g y a rd s , t w o touchdowns and two interceptions He also added 61 yards on the ground

Na t h a n s o n e n d e d w i t h 6 7 y a rd s r u s h i n g Gr i f f e n , He n d r i c k s a n d j u n i o r w

d e receiver Ryman Seeley each finished with over 50 yards receiving

Wi t h t h e w i n , Pe n n w a s c row n e d c h a m p i o n s o f t h e CSFL, and will look to finish its season undefeated when the team travels to Post Next week, the Red will end i t s s e a s o n a t h o m e a g a i n s t Franklin Pierce (3-3) “ That will be our seniors’ final game, and we are looking to send them out with a home field win,” Guccia said “ They have put a lot of time into this program for the last four years, so our underclassmen owe it to them to give their b e s t e f f o r t n e x t we e k a g a i n s t Franklin Pierce ”

Cornell Splits First Two ECAC Games of Season

After a 1-0 loss to RPI, Red rebounds against Union, 3-1, for frst conference victory of 2016-17

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

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By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

Cornell’s women ’ s volleyball team faced off against Yale and Brown this week-

Yale,

Remain Even on Year

end, ultimately splitting the road trip The Red went 1-1 on the weekend, falling 3-1 t

n Saturday for a 3-1 victory against Brown By reversing

their past stor yline against the Bears, the team moved to 4-6 in conference play

Senior setter Alyssa Phelps had milestone performance over the weekend, surpassing 3,000 career assists in the seco n d g a m e a g a i n s t t h e Bears But for the team, it was all about making adjustments after a tough lost against Yale (14-4): composing and following the plan

“After the loss, as a team we decided that we were going to try to execute our gameplan to perfection and stay composed the whole time,” said sophomore Carla Sganderlla “We felt as though we could take care of business easily if we stuck to the game plan without getting frantic if things were not going our way I think we definitely achieved that goal, which earned us a win ”

In its proceeding win, the Re d w a s a b l e t o s e c u re revenge after the lost it suffered to Brown (4-16) earlier in the season

“We went into the Brown game ready to take care of business,” said freshman Lily Barber “Brown beat us in our home gym the first time we p l a ye d t h e m , a n d we wanted revenge ”

Barber had a strong showing on Saturday against the Bears, with 14 digs Head

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c o a c h Tr u d y Va n d e Be r g acknowledged the difficulties of playing Brown, specifically

“[The Bears] dig everything and just keep sending the ball back and that is

“We went into the Brown game ready to take care of business...we wanted revenge ” F r e s h m a n L i l y B a r b e r

s o m e t h i n g t h a t we h a ve struggled with in the past, ” Vande Berg said “The team knew what they needed to do and they executed very well for three and a half sets ” C o r n e l l i s f o c u s e d o n m o t i va t i n g e a c h o t h e r through these difficult sets and remaining energetic

“In order to motivate my team, I make sure that we are all playing for each other,” Sganderlla said “Volleyball is the ultimate team sport and requires each player to be selfless with every touch of the ball and point of the game It is easy to feel upset w h e n yo u m a k e a n

r because I know that everyone wants to help the team out and execute their position's job ”

A n a l y z i n g a

12 - M a n Tr a d e

On December 28th, 1994, the Padres and Astros made a blockbuster trade involving 12 different players Astros’ stats Ken Caminiti and Steve Finley were entering the final years of their contracts, and the Padres bounced on their availability

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y m a n starting pitcher Brian Williams and prospects Sean Fesh and Roberto Petagine were also sent from Houston to San Diego The Padres sent outfield regulars Derek Bell and Phil Plantier to the Astros, with pitchers Doug Brocail and Pedro Martinez Infielders Ricky Gutierrez and Craig Shipley were acquired by

Houston The deal was driven by financials for Houston, who were shedding large contracts that were only set to grow and getting back controllable talent The Padres were looking to improve their brand by putting a quality product on the field

The size of this trade makes it difficult to analyze the value added and lost by each side, but with time it becomes less and less difficult Finley and Caminiti were cornerstones for the Padres over the next four seasons Caminiti posted a massive 147 OPS+ and an average of 30 home runs a season over his