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Fundraising game | Men’s squash is one of 11 varsity sports teams that must be entirely self-funded by 2015. The University’s athletics department hopes to increase fundraising efforts to support the team. TINA CHOU / SUN FILE PHOTO
By AKANE OTANI Sun News Editor
Cornell athletics is increasingly leaning on philanthropic gifts from Big Red enthusiasts to bolster its financial game plan. Under a University mandate, 11 of its 36 varsity sports teams must be fully self-funded by 2015. Currently, Cornell’s athletics department supports its varsity teams and athletics and physical education programs through three sources of funding: philanthropic gifts and endowments; operating income from ticket sales and enterprises like Cornell’s summer sports school; and funding — or subsidies — from the University, according to Andy Noel, director of athletics and physical education. But by 2015, the University will reduce its financial support to 11 teams, a quandary that leaves the Athletics Department with little choice but to ratchet up its fundraising efforts so those teams can survive. Because of the reduction in funding, the teams will have to start paying a portion of indirect costs — which include expenses in supporting the department’s compliance office, which helps teams follow NCAA rules, and administrative and business costs, Noel said. “There is a major ongoing effort to raise this money,” Noel said. “We’re visiting alumni all year and on the phone a lot as the fiscal year closes … It’s a real challenge each year to generate the income that … allows us to have competitive teams.” Of the 11 sports teams, only baseball, golf, lightweight
rowing and sprint football currently generate enough revenue and philanthropic gifts for the athletics department to cover all of their expenses, according to Larry Quant, associate director for financial operations. The others — men’s and women’s polo, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s squash, and the equestrian team — rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses every year. With the coming reduction in University support, the athletics department, Noel said, faces the task of raising enough money to ensure the teams will remain competitive. Noel emphasized that the athletics department “has not been asked to do something that was not agreed upon.” In 2010, the athletics department asked to have five years to COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY
raise money for the teams so they could be self-funded by 2015. Additionally, he said that the 11 teams are not among the most expensive of Cornell’s varsity teams and “already profit from endowment dollars and significant annual fund raising.” The challenge of funding Cornell’s varsity teams has been heightened in the aftermath of the recession, which decimated the athletics department’s endowment. The department’s endowment for its programs shrunk after 2008, leaving Cornell athletics today with $1 million less in annual revenue from investments of endowment funds, according See ATHLETICS page 6
Breach in CIT Exposes Data By AKANE OTANI
Makeover | Design renderings for an impending remodeling of the Cornell Store show it will feature a new tech section, a full-service café and other amentities.
A Redesign for the Cornell Store By ALEXA DAVIS Staff Writer
When renovations at the Cornell Store are complete in the spring, customers will be able to test out the latest technologies, publish a book of their original poetry in minutes and chat with friends over a warm cup of coffee. The Cornell Store will be undergoing renovations from Nov. 12 until early spring. The store will remain open, but certain sections will be roped off to complete the three-phase plan, according to Cornell Store officials. The remodeling aims to improve the store’s organization, provide additional in-store seating, open a full service café and improve the upper-level accessible entrance, according to Pat Wynn, direc-
tor of the Cornell Store. The technology corner, which is currently on the top floor, will move downstairs to where the store’s 1865 Café and Market now exists. The demand for technology products has expanded to a point where the current space for these products is no longer sufficient, according to Margie Whiteleather, strategic projects manager for the store. After the remodeling, there will be enough space both for customers to demo cutting-edge devices and for employees to offer more tech-related services, she said. The store will also open a water bottle refill station and full-service café, which will sell coffee, beverages and food. See STORE page 4
News Stop the Sales
The Supreme Court is considering a case that has entangled an alumnus who resold textbooks purchased abroad online. | Page 3
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The personal information of up to 2,000 people was exposed to the public for five days on a computer in Cornell’s athletics department, a University administrator confirmed Thursday. Donald Sevey, director of information systems, said that the University discovered that a file server containing “confidential data” about thousands of people was accessible by the public for a period of time. He said that he does not know if anyone maliciously used the data while it was exposed. “We don’t know if the data was breached. We just know that there was an incident where a file server was opened to the public, and when … we actually looked at it and saw what kind of data was on the server, we found that there was confidential data,” Sevey said. Sevey could not say who, if anyone, had been affected by the incident, but said that the University examined the data and notified all individuals whose information had been exposed. “I don’t know the status of the records. I just know that we went through and identified people by name and social security number and notified [them],” he said. “We don’t know if there were students, staff.” Sevey said that, in addition to contacting all the individuals who may have been affected, the University is treating the incident “very serious-
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Abdiel Ortiz-Carrasquillo ’13 gives two thumbs up to Mad Men and Breaking Bad — two television series that he says are intellectually and artistically outstanding. | Page 9
Arts A Clouded Message
Samuel Bromer ’15 says Cloud Atlas, the film adaptation of David Mitchell’s novel, delivers a humanistic message amid confusing narratives. | Page 10
Sports Toothpaste vs. Gum
The Big Red will kick off its ECAC hockey season against Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. this weekend. | Page 16
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News, “As Storm Reaches Ithaca, Jungle Residents Plan to Stay Put,” Monday Speaking about preparing for the impacts of Hurricane Sandy in the Jungle, a homeless encampment in the City of Ithaca “We got chairs: that’s it. We don’t have shit laying around; we don’t have electricity; we don’t have nothing to worry about. The less materialistic you are, the less you have to prepare.” Jim Schehr, Jungle resident
Engaged Cornell Speaker Series: Of the People, by the People, for the People Noon - 2 p.m., 102 Mann Library The Makings of a Smart Building 12:20 - 1:10 p.m., 101 Phillips Hall
News, “Cornell Extends Early Decision Deadline as Hurricane Sandy Approaches,” Monday Speaking about extending the University’s early decision deadline as power outages were expected throughout the northeast “Because of Hurricane Sandy, the [admissions office] anticipates that there will be power outages all over the northeast in the next couple of the days. We know it will be very hard for students to get anything done on time, yet alone an application for college.” Claudia Wheatley, director of press relations
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News, “As Fight Over Ithaca Budget Continues, Mayor Says Common Council Faces ‘Impossible Choices’” Wednesday Speaking about the proposed budget cuts that would reduce the number of police officers in the Ithaca Police Department “While we’re crunching numbers, we’re forgetting one of the most important parts of the equation: What’s the cost of crime? Our work is often misunderstood and unfairly criticized ... Now you’re asking us to do more. Kevin Slattery, IPD Officer
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Opinion, “Freak Storms and Fossil Fuels” Speaking about the link between climate change and Hurricane Sandy “If Hurricane Sandy were an isolated incident, it would be nothing but an occasion to buckle down and mourn. But it isn’t. Hurricane Sandy is what climate change looks like. As such, it is an occasion not only for keeping each other safe and for mourning the dead, but also for attacking, with renewed vigor, the structural problems that have already raised global temperatures one degree Celsius, a shift which NASA climatologist James Hansen claims has dramatically increased the chances of extreme weather events.” Tom Moore ’14
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High Court Hears Case Over Textbook Resale
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Developer Josh Lower ’05 discusses Collegetown Crossing, a proposed building development that would include a GreenStar Cooperative Market, at a public information session Thurday at the College Ave. site.
NYCTech Gets $5M for 1st Endowed Prof By JACOB GLICK
had created its first endowed position earlier than it had expected, Huttenlocher said. He called the development a “big boost” in the tech campus’ A $5 million dollar gift given in honor of a fundraising efforts. recently deceased Cornell alumnus will be used to The professorship will be open to a faculty hire fund the first endowed professorship at the tech who specializes in any technology field offered at campus, the University announced last month. CornellNYC Tech, Huttenlocher said. Potential Robert Tishman ’37, a native New Yorker and areas of expertise for the Tishman founder’s chair are the founder of Tishman Speyer Properties, one of computer science, information science and electrical the world’s largest real estate companies, died in or computer engineering, according to a University 2010 at the age of 94. The gift — $3 million from press release. Tishman’s estate and $2-million donation from the As a supporter of Boys & Girls Harbor, an East company — will be used to create the Harlem-based nonprofit, and a chairman Robert V. Tishman Founder’s Chair, at the Montefiore Medical Center, according to Dan Huttenlocher, dean of Tishman had a lifelong commitment to the tech campus. philanthropy. Tishman also helped fund Huttenlocher said the establishment computer facilities and technology at varof the first “founders’ chair” professor on ious New York City institutions, the campus represents a major step forward University stated. for the tech campus as it seeks to attract The founder’s chair for Cornell’s tech prominent faculty to the campus. A campus represents “a perfect testimonial founder’s chair, which is funded by an to [Tishman’s] major philanthropic established endowment — in this case, interests,” Tishman’s daughter, Lynn TISHMAN ’37 Tishman’s $5 million gift — relieves the Handler, said in a press release. University of needing to pay for the position entire“[Tishman was] an early believer in the power of ly out of its operating budget. computer technology, particularly as it affected Huttenlocher said that the administration plans education,” Handler said. “The combination of a to increase the number of founders’ chairs in an major educational facility in New York City that attempt to bring in a whole “cohort of star faculty.” was engaged in the development of information “The founders’ chairs are an important compo- technology would have been truly exciting for nent of our plans for the new campus, both in terms him.” of helping us attract and retain star faculty, and in Huttenlocher said that the tech campus’ adminterms of the financial support to create and grow istration is grateful for Tishman’s donation — a gift that faculty,” Huttenlocher said. that he said will help fuel the next stage of the camMany of the “star faculty” CornellNYC Tech pus’ development. hopes to bring in already hold endowed chair posi“We are extremely grateful to the Handlertions at other prestigious universities, according to Tishman family for their support of this exciting Huttenlocher. He added that the University does new endeavor,” he said. not yet have specific candidates in mind for the new post. Jacob Glick can be reached at The tech campus was able to announce that it jglick@cornellsun.com. Sun Staff Writer
A high-profile Supreme Court case that may redefine the retail market began with an alumnus who resold textbooks manufactured abroad in the U.S. may put a stop to people reselling goods they own. On Monday, the court heard oral arguments in an appeals case waged by Supap Kirtsaeng ’02, who was ordered to pay $600,000 after losing a copyright infringement case in August 2011. The case, Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons Inc., addresses the legality of purchasing textbooks manufactured abroad and reselling them in the United States. Kirtsaeng, a Thailand native, was attending graduate school at the University of Southern California after graduating from Cornell. After friends and family sent Kirtsaeng textbooks they had purchased abroad, he resold $900,000 worth of books at a higher price on eBay, according to The Associated Press. Eight of these books were published by the Asian subsidiary of publishing company John Wiley & Sons, which successfully sued Kirtsaeng for copyright infringement in May 2010. The case could have much broader implications than its ruling on Kirtsaeng’s lawsuit. At a hearing Monday, several justices expressed concern over granting copyright holders such as John Wiley & Sons the right to block the resale of goods that were first purchased overseas, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Justice Stephen Breyer appeared skeptical Monday of the plaintiff’s claims. According to The Journal, Breyer questioned whether copyright laws could be violated by consumers who resold products like used Toyota cars — which may contain GPS systems that were manufactured abroad — or by libraries and art museums who lend or display foreignmade works. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 seemed to lean toward supporting Wiley. The Journal reported that when Kirtsaeng’s lawyer suggested that a ruling in favor of Wiley would give copyright holders the right to repeatedly resell goods if they were made abroad, Ginsburg asked, “Has that ever happened?” Companies that sell many of their products online — such as eBay, Google and Costco — have also weighed in on the case. In court documents, companies claimed that a ruling against Kirtsaeng could “threaten the increasingly important e-commerce sector of the economy” by affecting the sale of goods online and in discount stores, the AP reported. Lawyers for organizations such as the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording Industry Association of America and the Association of American Publishers have countered that stringent copyright laws are “fundamental to the creative industries.” Tracy Mitrano, director of IT law and policy at Cornell, said that the case could affect the resale of a variety of goods procured abroad that are protected by copyright laws. She also added that one of the more contentious aspects of the case is the application of U.S. copyright law on the international stage. “No one thought about how inappropriate it was to extend U.S. copyright law, already content-owner heavy, onto developing nations,” she said. Peter Hirtle, senior policy advisor for digital scholarship and preservation services for the Cornell Library, echoed Mitrano’s assessment that the case highlights some faults in U.S. copyright law. “The case highlights the problems that can result when support for specific business models — in this case, differential geographic pricing — is built into the Copyright Act,” he said. Hirtle added that the court should make it clear that “first sale rights apply to all copyrighted works, regardless of place of manufacturing” and that issues surrounding the regulation of “so-called ‘gray market goods’ are best addressed outside of copyright law.” Utsav Rai can be reached at urai@cornellsun.com.
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What was the worst, scariest or best Halloween costume you spotted at Cornell this week? “A girl running around Collegetown dressed as a giant baked potato. Like, what?” — Color Me Baffled ’14 “My roommate dressed up as a raisin — as in she wore a trash bag.” — Sane Roommate ’15 “A trio of girls dressed as the 2012 NHL lockout: NHL, NHCPA and hockey-related revenue. Oh wait, that was me...” — Conceited Sports Fan ’13 ZAC PETERSON / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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College Humor writer and comedian Steve Hofstetter performs an hour-long stand-up routine at the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity house Thursday.
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After Remodel, Cornell Store Will Have Book Machine,Café STORE
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The store will also open a water bottle refill station and full-service café, which will sell coffee, beverages and food. “We’re learning that we’re open hours that some of the dining halls are not open, especially during key weekends that visitors are on campus,” Whiteleather said. The Cornell Store will announce its café partner in mid-December. Potential candidates include Cornell Dining and several off-campus businesses, according to Wynn. Adjacent to the café will be a skylight area that will showcase “all authors and all things Cornell,” Wynn said. The main attractions in the skylight area will be a Cornell author tower, which will feature books written by authors who attended Cornell and an Espresso Book Machine — a print-on-demand machine that can print, assemble, cover and bind a book in just minutes. Using the machine, any member of the Cornell or Ithaca communities will be able to see their original writing in print and receive an ISBN number for a low price. The EBM will also give customers access to a virtual library of about 10 million books — even ones that are out of print. According to Wynn, after the renovations, all textbooks, supplies and technology products will be available on the bottom floor, while all apparel and insignia gifts will be on the top floor. Wynn said that the reorganizing products in the store will lessen the disruption when students purchase class materials in the beginning of each semester. In the past, employees have had to completely reconfigure the sales floor to make room for about 250 book carts, she said. The store is undergoing renovations, Wynn said, because it is, in some places “really falling apart.” She
added that when employees recently arrived at work, they found heaps of clothing on the floor because one of the store’s supportive flat walls had cracked. The flooring, rugs, public bathrooms and skylight will also receive a facelift. Overall, each improvement is designed to give the Cornell Store a more “timeless, elegant, modern and Ivy League look,” Wynn said. “It’s really vital to the University’s identity that the store maintains a world-class collegiate retail environment,” she said. “We have a lot of people coming here who are potential faculty, prospective students and parents. Also, with the sesquicentennial just a few years away, we really need to look sharp because we will have visitors from all over the world.” While all of these changes are intensive undertakings, the Cornell Store is working to minimize any potential disruptions to business. According to Whiteleather, the renovations will be well underway by the last week of the fall semester, coinciding with the time of its annual sale. As a result, Christmas will come early for customers. To show its appreciation for customers’ patience during the construction, the Cornell Store will host an extended customer appreciation sale from Nov. 5-9, during which time most merchandise will be discounted by 25 percent. Construction at the store will pause at the beginning of the spring semester, from Jan. 2 to Feb. 1, so students can shop for textbooks and course materials without interference, according to a section on the Cornell Store’s website that provides updates on the status of the remodel. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 26, the upper level entrance to the Cornell Store will not be accessible, according to an email from Wynn. During that time, students, faculty and staff will still be able to use the lower exit at Ho Plaza. Alexa Davis can be reached at abd79@cornell.edu.
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Presidential Candidates Battle For ‘Change’ Mantle
DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — Five days before the election, Republican challenger Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama vied forcefully for the mantle of change Thursday in a country thirsting for it after a painful recession and uneven recovery, pressing intense closing arguments in their unpredictably close race for the White House. Early voting topped 22 million ballots. Republicans launched a late push in Pennsylvania, long viewed as safe for Obama. The party announced a $3 million advertising campaign that told voters who backed the president four years ago, “it’s OK to make a change.” Romney and running mate Paul Ryan both announced weekend visits to the state. The Obama campaign was increasing its ad buy in Pennsylvania following the RNC’s move, an aide said while declining to cite how just much the campaign planned to spend. A three-day lull that followed Superstorm Sandy ended abruptly, the president campaigning briskly across three battleground states and Romney piling up three stops in a fourth. The Republican also attacked with a tough new Spanish-language television ad in Florida showing Venezuela's leftist leader, Hugo Chavez, and Raul Castro’s daughter, Mariela, saying they would vote for Obama. The storm intruded once again into the race, as New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed the president in a statement that said Sandy, which devastated his city, could be evidence of climate change. Of the two White House rivals, Bloomberg wrote, “One sees climate change as an urgent problem that threatens our planet; one does not. I want our president to place scientific evidence and risk management above electoral politics.” The ever-present polls charted a close race for the popular vote, and a series of tight battleground surveys suggested neither man could be confident of success in the competition for the 270 electoral votes that will decide the winner. The presidential race aside, the two parties battled for control of the Senate in a series of 10 or more competitive campaigns. The possibility of a 50-50 tie loomed, or even a more unsettled outcome if former Gov. Angus King of Maine, an independent, wins a three-way race and becomes majority-maker. Obama's aides left North Carolina off the president's itinerary in the campaign's final days, a decision that Republicans trumpeted as a virtual concession of the state. Yet Romney’s team omitted Ohio and Wisconsin from a list of battlegrounds where they claimed narrow advantage. The Republican National Committee ad in Pennsylvania aired earlier in other areas of the country. Far less aggressive than many of the GOP attacks on the president, it said Obama took office promising economic improvement but had failed to deliver. “He tried. You tried. It’s OK to make a change,” says the announcer. Republicans said the decision for Romney and Ryan to campaign in the state reflected late momentum, while Democrats said it was mere desperation. “It is an improbable uphill climb for Mitt Romney to win a state where he has never been up in a single poll, he has no ground game and we have a voter registration advantage of more than 1 million people,” said Jennifer Psaki, an Obama spokeswoman. Romney and his allies also made late investments in Minnesota and Michigan, states that went comfortably for Obama in 2008 but poll much closer four years later. In a possible boost for Obama, government and private sources churned out a spate of encouraging snapshots on the economy, long the dominant issue in the race. Reports on home prices, worker productivity, auto sales, construction spending, manufacturing and retail sales suggested the recovery was picking up its pace, and a measurement of consumer confidence rose to its highest level since February of 2008, nearly five years ago.
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to Quant. Cornell’s athletics department took another hit in 2009, when the University implemented five percent across-the-board budget cuts, Quant said. Quant added that, since the reductions in 2009, there were three consecutive years in which the University made additional budget cuts to Cornell Athletics. The budget cuts and the shrinking endowment have made it significantly more difficult for the athletics department to self-fund 11 of its teams. Still, Quant said, “we are not complaining about this, and understand that most other campus units have faced similar reductions.” Noel stressed that he recognized that the athletics department was just one of several units across the University that saw its budget slashed after the economy crashed. “We understand that we’re part of the University … We don’t think we’re special, and we don’t think we should be treated better than anybody else,” Noel said. “We accept it as simply the reality of our budget model at Cornell.” As part of its budget, the athletics department supports costs incurred in games. These costs are not always obvious to the spectator. While the sight of a hockey player breaking his or her stick may rouse the cheers of rowdy spectators, it evokes a different thought in Quant’s head: $85. That is the cost of each hockey
stick the University purchases for its varsity players. With each hockey player breaking several sticks a year, Quant said the cost of hockey sticks can easily balloon to $50,000 a year. In addition to supporting game-day expenses, the athletics department garners significant funds to support its student-athletes throughout the academic year. “Having a student services unit that can provide studentathletes with academic assistance, having new football helmets that will protect our athletes against concussions and [having] computer labs for them to do their work” all add to the operating expenses of Cornell’s varsity teams, Quant said. Facing budgetary constraints, the athletics department said that philanthropic support from former athletes, parents and Cornell alumni will be critical to its ability to continue to provide such services to its athletes. In fact, Quant said, annual gifts and endowment income have made up one third of the department’s revenue every year. As administrators in the athletics department look to meet the charge to make the 11 teams independent of University funding by 2015, they said they will continue to appeal to Big Red fans for financial support. “It is a fact that the generosity of alumni, friends and parents has been a primary vehicle to bridging the gap in funding that exists,” Noel said. “We are so grateful to them … Their support is yielding positive results for athletes.” Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.
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ly.” Matt Varble ’00 was first shocked, then angered, when he received the letter from Cornell notifying him of the security breach. The letter, dated Oct. 18, said: “Regrettably, we determined that from September 5, 2012 to September 10, 2012 some personal information was accessible via the web, from a computer used in the Athletics department. Our examination of the computer revealed that your name and Social Security number may have been put at risk.” The letter said that the University has “taken steps consistent with industry best practices to secure this data against unauthorized access.” It went on to offer Varble free access to “IDTheftSmart Service,” an online credit-monitoring service from risk-consulting company Kroll Advisory Solutions. Varble said he was confused as to why a computer in the University’s athletics department contained his personal information — 12 years after he graduated from Cornell. “What does the athletics department have to do with this? I was not an athlete and there was information on their computers,” he said. Varble’s anger over the breach was heightened by the fact that, three days before he received the letter from Cornell, his bank account in Wells Fargo was locked because someone had tried to access it multiple times. “Obviously, I’m not happy, because I connected the two events,” he said, admitting he had no proof that the two were connected. “Because I got contacted electronically by Wells Fargo saying my account was locked out ... it made me concerned that it was related.” Sevey said that the University has responded with due diligence to the incident. Varble, however, remained incensed. “As an [alumnus], it makes me really disappointed with the University. I’m not happy,” he said. Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.
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Ex-Penn State University President Charged in Sandusky Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The “conspiracy of silence” that protected Jerry Sandusky extended all the way to the top at Penn State, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged former university President Graham Spanier with hushing up child sexual abuse allegations against the former assistant football coach. Prosecutors also added counts against two of Spanie’s former underlings, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, who were already charged with lying to a grand jury. “This was not a mistake by these men. This was not an oversight. It was not misjudgment on their part,” said state Attorney General Linda Kelly. “This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials to actively conceal the truth.”
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Storm-Wracked States Prepare for Election Day NEW YORK (AP) — Election officials were ordering generators, moving voting locations and figuring out how to transport poll workers displaced from coastal areas as Tuesday’s presidential election became the latest challenge for states whacked by Superstorm Sandy. The storm, which devastated East Coast communities with power outages, flooding and snow, had already disrupted early voting in parts of Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey and North Carolina. With less than a week to go before the general election, officials in the hardest-hit states were scrambling to ensure orderly and fair balloting in places still dark or under water. Few expected the tight presidential contest between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to be affected by voting problems caused by the storm. Communities along Lake Erie in top battleground Ohio have lost power, but election officials said early voting continued to be robust. The states crippled most by Sandy — New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — are largely Democratic and considered safely in Obama’s camp. But Connecticut has a competitive race to replace retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman, New York has several closely watched House contests, and all three states have other races whose outcomes could rest on voter turnout. Michael McDonald, a professor of public affairs at George Mason University in Virginia who studies turnout, said a calamitous weather event right before a presidential election was unprecedented. McDonald said that in such a tight presidential race any turnout diminished by Sandy could make a difference in the overall popular vote. “It’s unlikely disruptions from Sandy would affect the outcome of the election within those states,” McDonald said. “But if those voters, who are mostly Democrats, end up being subtracted from the national popular vote, you’ll get a lower vote share for Obama than he would have received if those people had voted.” With every state along Sandy’s destructive path using electronic voting machines, election officials were pressing local electric companies to make restoring power a priority to places that were to serve as polling places. “We’ve provided lists of poll sites to local utilities, and some of the voting machines do have battery backup,” New York State Board of Elections spokesman Tom Connolly said. “We are also planning to get generators to polling sites, but it's not like we have an unlimited supply of generators.”
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Syrians Wary of U.S. Push to Overhaul Opposition BEIRUT (AP) — Members of Syria’s opposition-in-exile bristled Thursday at the Obama administration’s suggestion that Washington will handpick more representative leaders at a crucial conference in Qatar next week. The new U.S. push appears aimed at creating a unified leadership that could work more closely with the West. But there are signs of resistance among deeply fractured opposition groups wary of attempts by foreign backers to dictate strategy in the civil war against President Bashar Assad. “This direct tutelage and these dictates are not acceptable to the Syrian people anymore,” said Zuhair Salem, the London-based spokesman for Syria’s banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition group. The Brotherhood is part of the main political opposition group, the Syrian National Council, which is dominated by exiles. Syrians and the U.S. administration have grown increasingly frustrated as the opposition proved unwilling or unable to coalesce. The U.S. and its allies have long bemoaned the lack of a cohesive leadership, and there is little doubt that this has held back more robust foreign aid and involvement to bolster the opposition in its fight. With the battle for control of Syria almost certainly to be decided on the battlefield, the political opposition led by exiles is being further sidelined.
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This week, The Sun wanted to survey the growing importance of the most important demographic that may sway the election this season: the dead. In fact, according to an analysis by the Poughkeepsie Journal, when the statewide database of registered voters was released in 2006, rolls contained as many as 77,000 dead people and as many as 2,600 of them have cast votes from the grave. With this election being especially close, the dead vote could come to play a huge role in battleground states like Ohio. The Sun raised Ezra Cornell and A.D. White from the grave to ask them about the issues that most affect them and about which candidate they would support in this election. SUN: So, Ezra and A.D., what issue most affects you, and who do you support in this election? A.D.: I am going to go ahead and throw my support behind Abraham Lincoln. He performed splendidly in the Lincoln-McClellan debates. Though he sort of looked asleep during the first one, he definitely came back strong in the other ones. EZRA: Yeah, he definitely nailed it when George McClellan questioned him on the handling of the Fort Sumter incident. McClellan accused him of not calling it an act of terrorism until a week later. Zing! A.D.: Yeah, plus that moderator was a total boss. EZRA: Yeah, I have to agree with A.D. Also, I can’t imagine anyone other than Lincoln here. McClellan has threatened to repeal the Morrill Land Grant Act on day one in office in an effort to stop wasteful government spending. Cornell wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for my boy Abe. SUN: I think you’ve got those dates a little mixed up. But, this is 2012, guys. We are talking about Barack Obama and Mitt Romney here. Who do you think is the right person to get the economy back on track? A.D.: It’s what year now? Who the hell are these people? SUN: Obama is the Democratic candidate and Romney is the Republican candidate. EZRA: Ah yes, then I would vote for Romney, then, the party of Lincoln and the party of progress! Yes to civil rights! Yes, I would vote for the party that created the income tax any day, what a genius idea. SUN: So what issues are the issues that matter to you most in this election season, then? EZRA: Obviously, we need to invest in our infrastructure. It’s high time for the Pacific Railroads Act that would put Americans to work and get this economy back on track. A.D.: What a horrible pun, Ezra. It’s like you’re a Sun editor or something. SUN: So do you care enough to cast a vote in this election cycle? EZRA: Hopefully I can convince my descendant, Ezra Cornell, to take my ID to the polls.
I refer to your story published Oct. 26 on a student organization urging Cornell to reinvest 30 percent of its endowed funds previously invested in traditional energy to sustainable companies and renewable energy. Given the visibility of our multi-billion dollar endowment (and hence the leadership role it could play), a resolution from the Student Assembly for the trustees to effect such a change would represent an important first step on the path toward greater sustainability. I am delighted that Cornell students care about sustainability and are beginning to hold our alma mater accountable for its decisions. In addition, Cornell also needs to sign the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing because how our endowment invests its money needs to be consistent with the University’s mission. Much has been written about our New York Tech Campus that is supposed to be a beacon of sustainability to showcase how applied science and engineering would lead changes to create a better world. An important element of sustainability that must not be overlooked is the role of capital, and impact investing seeks to explore what this role should be. For impact investing to work, however, a mindset change is required. People must begin to move away from the traditional bifurcated world where one seeks to either maximize financial returns or social and / or environmental impact, depending, for example, on whether one is an investment manager or a grant officer. Universities have a crucial role to play to shift this mindset and Cornell, with our vast resources and ability to offer multi-functional interdisciplinary studies, is particularly well suited for this task of retraining our young people. Three years ago I embarked on a new career in impact investing after spending more than 25 years in finance and investment banking. My decision was driven by the belief that financial professionals need to better understand the social and environmental impact of their actions and social sector professionals, including those in the nonprofit world, need to learn the discipline of financial sustainability. It was for this reason that I visited Ithaca last week — to speak with a number of faculty members to explore starting a new program that promotes impact investing including the possibility of creating a new student run social venture fund to provide hands-on experience for students (both undergraduate and graduate) to work with local social entrepreneurs, as well as the global Cornell community, to design sustainable and scalable solutions to our world’s most pressing social and environmental problems. With the University wide business minor initiative that has just been launched, the time is ripe to open a dialogue on what exactly a modern business education should include. If we merely succeed in teaching finance and accounting to a few more graduates, then surely it would be an opportunity lost. P. Ming Wong ’86, M.B.A. ’89
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Where Medium Makes a Difference: Breaking Into Television
few years ago, I refused to watch television series. For some reason, I thought that this genre overemphasized commercial success and, as a result, undermined the importance of intellectual and artistic factors. In spite of this preconception — or should I say, misconception — I decided to give a couple television series the chance to impress me. Looking back now, I am really glad I did. The truth is that televi-
cent cinematography, costume design, acting and dialogue — just to name a few factors — the series is able to explore quintessential themes about humanity in great depth. What makes Mad Men particularly impressive is that it takes the most basic questions about our humanity and travels with them back in time to the 1960s. The series provides an accurate account of American popular culture and culture in general during this period
Abdiel Ortiz-Carrasquillo I Respectfully Dissent sion series not only have the potential to explore intellectual themes through artistic means, but they also have the capacity to be more effective than movies in doing so. Two series that I have really enjoyed are Mad Men and Breaking Bad — both AMC productions. Although very different when compared to each other, both series are masterpieces in their own ways. Superficially, Mad Men is the story of Sterling Cooper — later, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce — a fictional advertising agency based in New York City during the 1960’s. But in reality, Mad Men is more than that. Through its magnifi-
of time. For the length of an episode, Mad Men makes you feel like you are living in the ’60s. You forget your reality and suddenly become capable of understanding why people behaved the way they did. The production is truly an historical work. For this reason, it would not surprise me if the National Film Registry selects it to be stored in the Library of Congress for its cultural, historical and aesthetic significance. Breaking Bad, on the other hand, is less artsy than Mad Men. However, it compensates for this with exceptional screenwriting and superior acting. The series is about
Walter White, a New Mexico high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. In order to provide a secure economic future for his pregnant wife and his son, Walter — a Chemistry Ph.D. graduate from Caltech — decides to join forces with Jesse Pinkman — a former student of his — in order to produce and sell chemically-superior crystal meth. Like the series’ title suggests, the production explores Walter’s transformation from an awkward nice guy to a ruthless drug lord. What is particularly interesting is that the series also portrays how Jesse Pinkman is “breaking good.” That is, how Jesse changed from a drug addict and delinquent to a more mature and ethically conscious individual. How the interactions between these two characters led each one to become more similar to its counterpart reminds me of the relationship between Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In both works, the relationship between the main characters is the essence of narrative and thematic behind it. By depicting these character transformations, the series constantly makes the viewer reflect about tough ethical dilemmas. It also forces us to consider the issue of human agency, and how the environment that surrounds us can have a huge impact on our character. Unlike most series, Breaking Bad has it all. Starting from the pilot, the series is rich in action, drama and comedy. Although the first halves of its seasons tend to have more drama than action, these effectively build up the hype for the second halves — which never disappoint.
Films are typically immune to factors that harm television series. For instance, throughout its years, a show may face budget costs that can limit a production’s activities. A good example would be Breaking Bad itself. AMC decreased Breaking Bad’s budget in order to increase Mad Men’s — which is more popular among critics. As a result, Breaking Bad’s directors and producers had to find a way to conserve or improve the show’s quantity with a lower budget. In addition to the budget factor, there is also the probability of an actor or actress’ real life affecting a television show’s plot. For example, Mad Men’s screenwriters had to find a way to plausibly explain Betty Draper’s weight gain. In real life, this was the case because the actress was pregnant. In the Mad Men world, it was because she had a supposed hormonal problem. I respect the fact that directors, screenwriters and producers have to adapt to these factors and are still able to produce great works. And we must also not forget that series tend to be more extensive than films, which allow a deeper exploration of characters and themes. In sum, to those artistic and intellectual aficionados looking at television series with skeptical eyes, and to those looking for good series to watch, I highly recommend Mad Men and Breaking Bad. Abdiel Ortiz-Carrasquillo is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at aortiz@cornellsun.com. I Respectfully Dissent appears alternate Fridays this semester.
A Time toTalk and the Struggle of Speaking O
ne of Jerry Seinfeld’s most famous jokes discusses a national survey, which concluded that the fear of public speaking ranks highest in most American’s minds — even higher than the fear of death. “In other words,” he jokes, “at a funeral, the average person would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.” Like any Seinfeld fan, I always laugh whenever I hear the joke. But, from the first time I heard it, to the twentieth time my father repeated it at the dinner table, the joke has puzzled me. To me, the most wonderful gift humans possess is our ability to express a myriad of emotions. We have the ability to move people to tears with our words, to show anger and frustration, and, as Seinfeld knows, to bring laughter. So why fear public speaking? I believe the answer lies in the difference between the act of talking and the act of speaking. Talking is innate; it is something we do as naturally as blinking. Speaking, however, is a much deeper cognitive process, entailing a particular method of thinking so that the action is deliberate and methodical. To speak is to present information to a group of individuals, engaging them so that there is a constant yet subconscious dialogue of thought between the presenter and each audience member. Most of all, speaking means knowing when to start and stop talking. So Jerry Seinfeld hit the nail on the head: Despite the highly social aspects of our lives, for many students, public speaking is terrifying. Even in a profession where oral communication seems as though it is an inherent part of the practice — the law — there are plenty of law students who refuse to take part in any sort of competitive speaking, or who competitively public speak for the first time as a graduate student. Many students who “knew” they were going to law school as undergraduates, or at least considered law school as an option, never participated in any sort of competitive public speaking as preparation for a life in the legal profession. Business and medical students, whose professions require expert communication skills, are likely in the same boat. The lack of experience in public speaking is not a new phenomenon. Historically, university curricula throughout the United States rarely required students to
take public speaking courses or participate in speaking competitions. Other schools strongly encourage students to take one pass / fail public speaking class, failing to realize that public speaking is a process requiring more than one try. Things have still not changed. Even more frustrating, most top-tier law schools do not require students to engage in any sort of public speaking competition or take any oral advocacy courses, though it is highly encouraged. Law students who want to become deals or capital markets corporate / transactional lawyers often claim that they are entering a profession where public speaking is u n n e c e s s a r y. Undergraduate students entering the fields of engineering or the physical sciences echo these concerns. They are dead wrong. At the end of the day, no matter what deal you close or what you invent, you are going to have to explain what you did to your boss, your client, investors or the judge. Everything boils down to communication. So, this is a wake up call. For students pursuing careers requiring any sort of communication skills (that means all professions), please enter at least one public speaking competition sometime before you graduate. Yes, this may mean facing a fear. Yes, this may mean taking time out of your busy schedule to do yet another activity. But, trust me, you will be pleasantly surprised by what you are able to accomplish. To students entertaining the thought of attending law school, or to students who are generally nervous about public speaking, I suggest trying out a team event, or at least observing a competition. Here are some suggestions: Mock Trial: A simulation of a federal district court jury trial. The mock trial begins when the prosecution / plaintiff seeks permission from the judge to give an opening statement to the jury, followed by the defense. After opening statements, examination of witnesses
begins. The prosecution / plaintiff calls witnesses first. A student prosecution / plaintiff attorney conducts a direct examination of the witness followed by a crossexamination by a student defense attorney. The process is repeated for the remaining prosecution / plaintiff witnesses and defense witnesses. Once all of the witnesses have been examined, the trial concludes with closing arguments. Moot Court: A simulation of appellate court proceedings, where competitors draft briefs and participate in an oral argument in front of a panel of judges. Judges
Puja Parikh Barely Legal frequently interrupt the student advocates and ask them questions regarding legal standards and the application of facts to the law. Mediation / Arbitration Competitions: Here, students serve as advocates, mediators, and / or arbitrators assisting parties to resolve disputes. Mediation and arbitration are very informal and conversational. All of this is available right here at Cornell. The Cornell Mock Trial Team is one of the most successful teams in the country, even hosting their own Big Red Invitational in January. Competitions are open to the public. Cornell Law School hosts at least four separate moot court competitions throughout the year, and final rounds are open the public. Finally, Cornell’s Scheinman Institute hosts week and day-long mediation and arbitration competitions throughout the year. So, come watch, compete and show Jerry Seinfeld that his survey may be outdated. Puja Parikh is a second-year law student at Cornell Law School. She may be reached at pvp9@cornell.edu. Barely Legal appears alternate Fridays this semester.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Adventures in Time and Space: Getting Cosmic with Cloud Atlas
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BY SAMUEL BROMER Sun Contributor
I walked into Cloud Atlas expecting either an exquisitely weaved masterpiece or a glorified Norbit (I secretly hoped for the latter when I discovered that the film’s leads, like Eddie Murphy in his magnum opus, play as many as eight different roles). I left the film feeling that it fell somewhere in between those extremes. On one hand, I have a great deal of respect for filmmakers that would have the cojones to make a film this ambitious, and it is heartening to see compassion, empathy and hope enshrined so unambiguously — an approach that modern films, and indeed, modern society at large, are often reluctant to embrace. On the other hand, the intertwined storylines often feel confusing and disjointed, while the time- and gender-bending multiple roles of the ensemble often border on farcical. The film, then, is a bold piece of entertainment that works best when appreciated for its triumphs and accepted for the failures that inevitably accompany a project of this scope and sincerity. In order to create Cloud Atlas, the Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer cut, spliced and re-worked David Mitchell’s novel, on which the film was based, and which, unsurprisingly, has often been declared “un-filmable.” The result of this valiant effort is sprawling in every sense of the word. It is a behe-
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moth purely in terms of length, as it clocks in at just over across time and space in an attempt by the filmmakers to 172 minutes. Its six storylines are spread across an equal underscore their message that we are not alone, and that our number of centuries. Using liberal crosscutting, the film actions have profound consequences. In this case, their darts between a dystopian science-fiction epic; a ’70s style strategy is extremely effective: Their point is complex withmystery thriller; a tribal, post-apocalyptic fantasy; a tender, out being convoluted. romantic tragedy; a moving saga of forbidden friendship; But at other times, the film’s attempts to illustrate these and a whimsical yarn about an cosmic connections lean closer to aging publisher trapped in a nursfailure. The use of the same actors Cloud Atlas ing home. The most astounding for multiple roles is an interesting thing about all this is that the idea in theory, as it allows the filmDirected by Lana film actually congeals by the end. makers to draw parallels between Wachowski, Andy As Cloud Atlas comes to a the various storylines in a way that Wachowski, Tom Tykwer close, it is hard not to admire the would seem to illustrate the univerfilm’s refusal to compromise its sality of freedom and oppression, Starring Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, messages of hope, freedom and love and hate and, of course, life Hugo Weaving, Hugh Grant eternal recurrence, even if it is and death. But, in practice, though sometimes too keen on asserting this strategy is sometimes effective, the profundity of its ideas. Although the film is incredibly particularly in Tom Hanks’s iterations in the various time complex and detailed — so much so, in fact, that a decent periods, most of the time, the characters’ multiple roles are summary is next to impossible — the overall message is in confusing at best and downright creepy at worst (see: Halle no way befuddling or existential. On the contrary, much of Berry as a wrinkling, male doctor; see: Hugh Grant as an the plot’s complexity is unnecessary for a solid understand- old man who looks like he’s wearing another man’s skin à la ing of the film’s major themes. Leatherface). One of the most significant facets of the plot is the way Looked at solely in terms of each isolated narrative, furthat the various storylines interact. The journal of a sickly thermore, the quality of Cloud Atlas is as variable as the young lawyer from 1839 finds its way into the hands of a locales and time periods in which the film takes place. The musician in 1930, who is inspired by the author’s passion; story of Son-Mi 451 (Doona Bae), the clone who rebels the musician’s work, against her creators, is a powerfully moving tale that force“The Cloud Atlas fully presents the power of freedom in the face of despoSextet,” inspires a tism. And the film’s portrayal of Lana’s (Halle Berry) efforts muckraking journalist to reveal a massive conspiracy is gripping, if a bit clichéd. in the 1970s to uncov- But other narratives don’t fare as well, particularly the er a conspiracy; the drawn out journey of Adam Ewing (Jim Sturgess) across the journalist’s young ocean; despite strong performances in this section, very litfriend pens a novel on tle of interest actually happens. the plot’s uncovery, There are other flaws I could point out in this film. But which lands on the I am willing to be forgiving of its transgressions because in desk of a publisher in spite of its failures, Cloud Atlas manages to provide both the 2012; the publisher’s entertainment value of a Hollywood blockbuster and the escape from a restric- structural ingenuity of an independent film. Its steadfast tive nursing home sense of morality is a refreshing contrast to the idea of the spawns a movie on the “moral wasteland” that seems to preoccupy the minds of subject that inspires a modern filmmakers. For all the commotion that surroundservile clone to escape ed the release of this film, reports of Atlas’ complexity are the shackles of her greatly exaggerated. Though it may open in a haze of conoppression; and this fusion, it ultimately funnels down to a message that is simclone becomes a deity ple and humanistic. This message is best put in the words of in the eyes of a post- Martin Luther King Jr., paraphrasing the abolitionist apocalyptic, neo-tribal Theodore Parker: “The arc of the universe is long, but it community in future bends towards justice.” Hawaii. This connective conceit traces the ripple effect of a single Samuel Bromer is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He historical moment can be reached at slb334@cornell.edu.
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Chasing Kites: An Interview with Prashant Bhargava PHOTOS COURTESY OF KHUSHI FILMS
BY LUBABAH CHOWDHURY Sun Staff Writer
Prashant Bhargava ’94 may have began as a humble computer science major here at Cornell, but now he’s directing films that have garnered acclaim from Roger Ebert and The New York Times. The Sun had the opportunity to speak with the up-and-coming director whose film Patang: The Kite, about the Patang kite festival in Ahmedabad, India. He tells us of his peculiar path to a film career, his opinion on Bollywood and the universal familial themes present in Patang. THE SUN: Tell us about your experience at Cornell. What prompted a computer science major such as yourself to go into film? PRASHANT BHARGAVA: Cornell was very good to me that way. I was originally in the engineering college and I switched and started doing computer science and working towards an Arts BA rather than an engineering degree. And by my last year, I was also doing a lot of artwork. I was [coming from a] computer science perspective but I was also taking a lot of art classes … My time at Cornell was so important to me because it was a place that encouraged so many cross-disciplinary things. I was able to take art classes, math classes, culture classes, and my professors really encouraged me to find my own pathway. And that was something that I really valued. By senior year I was mixing the computer and the art, and that was something that led me to what I began my career with. SUN: I was very much struck by the documentary style of the filming. What effect did you hope to achieve with this tech-
nique? P.B.: Well, [Patang] was seven years in the making, and I was very conscious that I grew up on the South Side of Chicago, and I wanted to let go of that perspective and really capture the pride and the resilience of the people of Ahmedabad. I was struck the first year that I went to Ahmedabad how vital it was [in] celebrating this festival, the Patang kite festival...[The film shows] how celebration brings people together. And so that’s what I wanted to focus on. I did three years of research, and I went there one to three months every year, and I got to know the community. I would gossip with grandmothers, chase kites with kids and interview a bunch of kite makers. And it was in that process that I discovered the way that I was going to shoot the film. And I thought that the everyday magic there, in terms of the smallest details about life, were really fascinating to me, and I wanted to preserve that onscreen. And by the third year that I was doing research, I was able to hold the camera just two feet from someone and they would continue to be themselves. And that’s what I sought to preserve in the filmmaking process. SUN: What made you decide not to make a traditional Bollywood film with singing and dancing and elaborate costumes? P.B.: Bollywood films are great, “Slumdog Millionare” is interesting, but I think that there are so many more stories in India that have a simplicity and humanity.
And by sharing those I think it invigorates a sense of pride within all of us. So I really wanted to focus on that. Bollywood is largely escapist in nature. When you watch a Bollywood film, it’s a way of stepping away from your life. And I’m not a big Bollywood person, I much more enjoy other things. [Patang was] something so magical and so
elements that are there are so local to Ahmedabad. But I’ve been struck throughout the journey how universal [these conflicts] are as well, whether it’s a pizza man in Brooklyn who watches the film … saying, “Hey, that’s my family onscreen.” I’ve shown it in Berlin and all throughout Europe and in the Midwest in America, and
intimate … I don’t know how to explain it. It never crossed my mind to make a Bollywood version. I did want to bring the song and dance and exuberance, and if you think about some of the topics that are covered in Bollywood films, it’s the celebration of family and the dynamics between [family members]. That was something I preserved. If you think about the way a Bollywood film involves you from a more of an emotional standpoint and it takes you on that journey, [Patang] has that emotional quality to it. But it was never on my mind to make a Bollywood film.
people say, “Wow, here’s a story about India, but actually it’s like my own family up there.” At the same time, my family, we’re from Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh in India and both sides of my family are going through these property arguments for years and years and years. And…someone wants to stay back and other people want to encourage the family to move forward. [These families] are moving away from ancestral homes; that whole conflict is part of the film and is universal to almost every Indian family...I tried to really capture all the generations, whether it’s that 11-yearold kid Hamid wandering around and his relationship in terms of being a breadwinner in his family and what that means, all the way to the grandmother and the sisterin-law [who is] the matriarch of the family and the one that keeps the house going. I tried to bring a more universal perspective on it, but all of these relationships are very local and very intimate. What touches me the most throughout this process in sharing the film is how audiences react to the story. It’s a local story, but it has some universal truth to it.
SUN: The relationship between the older generation and the younger generation is filled with tension. How universal do you think these conflicts are, and to what extent to they pertain only to Indian society? P.B.: I chose Jayesh [the protagonist] to come from Delhi and not from the UK or the US because I found that a lot of those conflicts that we used to think of being from the outside now happen all within the country itself. But a lot of the textual
Bhargava will be giving a free public lecture sponsored by the South Asia Program on Nov. 8 at 4:30 in G-08 Uris Hall, accompanying a screening of Patang: The Kite. Lubabah Chowdhury is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at lrc57@cornell.edu.
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becomes an issue. We’ve got to be able to force the issue a little bit more, collapse the pocket a little bit quicker, and be able to do that without having to bring five or six guys. That’s really where we’ve been lacking this year.” Even so, the Cornell defense has developed into a turnover machine, especially at opportune times. Junior safety Brian Gee forced two fumbles against Princeton, including one that set up the game-winning drive, while sophomore linebackers Andrew Nelson and Taylor Betros each snatched their second interceptions of the season. Sophomore safety Rush Miller, whose 56 tackles are second-most on the team, attributes the turnovers to the unit’s stick-toitiveness. “They’re honestly just a result of the energy that we play with and that sort of dynamic that we bring to the game,” Miller said. “And the competitiveness that [defensive coordinator Kim Dameron] really instills in us. Just go out and have a short memory — forget the last play and focus on the play right now, because that’s the play that will decide the game.” The Red hopes tomorrow’s game is decided differently than last year’s matchup win the Green. On Nov. 5, 2011, Mathews threw three interceptions and Dartmouth running back Nick Schwieger ’12 ran all over the Red for a schoolrecord 257 yards as the hosts triumphed in Hanover, 33-24, the Green’s third straight win in the series. Luckily for Cornell, this season’s matchup switches to Schoellkopf, where the Red is 3-0 in 2012 while averaging 41 points and 543 yards per contest. The squad stays in Ithaca for back-to-back weeks for the first and only time this year. With such a tight race unfolding in the Ancient Eight, Cornell could get caught up in its momentto-moment chances of winning the title, but then the players would be missing the point of why they play football. “You’ve got to go out there and just play because you love the game,” Tretter said. “That’s something you kind of forget in the grind of the season. We know where we stand, but we’re not going to be scoreboard watching or anything like that. We can’t worry about what other teams are doing right now — we’ve got to go out there and win these last three games, take care of what we can take care of, and finish our season the right way.” Miller agreed. “I feel like a big part of football that kind of gets lost especially when you get to higher levels is just playing the game,” he said. “I think that’s what we really embodied last week — going out and just playing the game. We went out, we competed and at the end of the day, we just let the chips fall where they may. And at the end of the day, we [had more] on the scoreboard. Quintin Schwab can be reached at qschwab@cornellsun.com.
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Mathews eclipsed that total by two yards last Saturday, moving his elder teammate’s mark back to fourth all-time. In the Red’s last nine contests, the two friends have combined for four of the conference’s top-five ever outputs. The catalysts to those jaw-dropping numbers are the Cornell pass-catchers, as the roster includes four career 1,000-yard receivers for the first time in program history — senior special-teams co-captain Luke Tasker, injured fifth-year senior Shane Savage, senior Kurt Ondash and the latest player to top 1K, junior Grant Gellatly. Tasker needs 74 yards to pass Savage’s single-season school receiving yardage record and 287 to break the career record held by Keith Ferguson ’03. The senior is on pace to register the Red’s second consecutive Ivy triple crown, leading the League in receptions (62), yards (1,007) and touchdowns (7). “Luke is having an unbelievable season,” said head coach Kent Austin. “One of the things we really challenged him on in the offseason was strength endurance. He needed to get in much greater shape, even though he was a well-conditioned athlete, to sustain it for 10 weeks during the season. He’s been able to do that, and it’s a real credit to him. He’s a great kid, a really talented receiver and his character is off the charts.” Austin also credits Savage, who finished 2011 with the Ancient Eight’s most catches (65), yards (1,080) and scores (12). A leg
injury has prevented the fifth-year senior from playing all but a dozen downs this year, yet his contribution to the receiving corps remains tantamount. “Shane is a great guy and he has been very, very helpful,” Austin said. “The guys respect him and look up to him. He has an even temperament and the [other receivers] really respond to that. Shane has helped to raise their game even though he hasn’t been on the field. I just feel really bad for him that he missed his senior year.” Though Cornell’s 405.4 passing yards per game ranks second-best in the Football Championship Subdivision, its 49.6 rushing ypg ranks second-worst. Still, the team has found a niche for its freshman running back duo, as Luke Hagy and Silas Nacita have combined for 10 total touchdowns this season. Hagy earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors after compiling 95 all-purpose yards and his first career receiving score in the win over the Tigers, while Nacita added a short touchdown on the ground. Hagy has posted 591 all-purpose yards so far, the most by a Red freshman since Bryan Walters ’10 recorded 847 in 2006. The high-powered Red attack faces a tough challenge for the second straight game, as the Dartmouth defense surrenders a league-low 311.3 ypg and limited the Crimson to 133 yards below its season average. Junior linebacker Michael Runger leads the Ivies with 68 tackles, one of 11 Green defenders who have notched at least 20. Dartmouth’s active defensive line has com-
added 103 yards on four catches, including a bined for 83 stops. Cornell senior left tackle J.C. Tretter, part tackle-breaking touchdown that was good of an offensive line that held up well against enough for Sportscenter’s No. 4 play on its a ferocious Tigers D-line after the first quar- daily Top-10. ter, said the Red must match the Green’s Dartmouth outgained Harvard and energy. trailed by only seven entering the fourth “They really hustle, especially their front quarter, but the Green couldn’t keep up as four,” Tretter said. “They have a motor that the defending Ivy Champs rolled to a 17never stops, and you have to bring the same point win. Dartmouth did not test Harvard’s intensity that they’re bringing. You’ve got to top-ranked run defense in the FCS, although junior running back Dominick Pierre, the play to the echo of the whistle.” An unforgiving Green pass defense relin- Ivy’s fourth-leading rusher, made an impact quishes only 174.3 ypg through the air, but nonetheless with nine receptions for 56 surprisingly Dartmouth has swiped only one yards. The Red defense, which has recorded just interception in seven games. Austin lauded 13-year Green head coach Buddy Teevens for four sacks in opponents’ last 158 passing his club’s defensive discipline and prepara- attempts, could be in trouble if it fails to tion. “They do a great job coaching their players,” Austin said. “Shane [Savage] is a great guy and “Defensively, they’re very, very he has been very, very helpful.” sound. In the passing game, they’re great pattern readers. They run Kent Austin match coverages as well as anybody I’ve seen in this league. They don’t get out of position and they don’t give up a bring down Park. Austin said he believes sacks are sometimes an “overblown” statistic, lot of big plays.” While Cornell’s passing offense has but the third-year coach acknowledged that amassed at least 300 yards in eight of the last his front four must at least hurry the quarnine games, Dartmouth sophomore quarter- terback to reduce the 465 ypg it allows — back Alex Park tallied the first such game for 10th worst out of 121 FCS teams. “Hurries are the most important [stats,]” the Green in three years in the loss to Harvard. Park threw for a career-high 310 Austin said. “If we’re giving a talented quaryards and two touchdowns with one inter- terback, especially an accurate quarterback, ception, hitting senior wide receiver Michael too much time in the pocket, then it Reilly 12 times for 165 yards and a score. See FOOTBALL page 13 Sophomore wide receiver Ryan McManus
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Hanover team comes to Ithaca with threegame Ivy win streak — besting Penn, 3-1, Columbia, 2-1, and most recently Harvard, 3-1. The Green was forced to cancel a midweek game against New Hampshire due to Hurricane Sandy. In its four conference wins, the team has averaged more than two goals per game. In recent years, Dartmouth has made a trip to the NCAA Tournament seven of the last eight years, including consecutive appearances for five straight years. Leading the Green offensively is sophomore forward Alex Adelabu, who has recorded nine goals and three assists for 21 points — placing him just behind Cornell junior striker Daniel Haber who has 41 points on 17 goals and seven assists. Junior forwards Andoni Georgiou and Patrick Murray are behind Adelabu in points (6), with three goals each. Defensively, Dartmouth has had a formidable season, with junior goalkeeper Noah Cohen anchoring the team in net. Cohen has a .754 save percentage, recording a 1.30 goals against average on 17 goals this season. Shifting to the home team, Cornell enters this weekend on a high note. After last week’s rebound win over Princeton,
the demoralizing 2-0 loss to League-lead- as strong as we started it.” ing Brown (12-1-2, 4-0-1) just two weekHowever, while the result of this weekends ago is but a figment of the past. So end’s game will play a crucial role in deterfar this season, the Red has outplayed mining Ivy League standings, the power Penn, 3-2, Harvard, 3-1, Yale, 3-0, and truly rests in the hands of Brown, who most recently Princeton, 1-0. The only commands the conference by one point. blemish in Cornell’s season record came at The outcome of the game between Yale the hands of Brown on Oct. 20. and Brown on Saturday night will be pivLeading otal in the race the Red on “It is an experience I will never be able for first place. attack is to forget and will cherish for the rest of "We aren't Haber, who in a bad posihas a nation- my life..” tion [in the leading 2.93 rankings] right points per Nico Nissl now,” Pflasterer game and s a i d . second-best “Unfortunately, in the country with 1.21 goals per game. we do need some help via other results, Next on the team leaderboard in points but we'll be focusing on our performance are sophomore midfielder Conor Goepel first and foremost. That’s the way we have (14), Regan (12) and Nissl (10). Holding treated every game this season and that down the defensive third of the field, won’t change.” senior netminder Rick Pflasterer has Saturday’s game will also have special recorded four shutouts this season, boast- meaning for Cornell, as the team will be ing a .718 save percentage and a .79 goals celebrating its Senior Night — honoring against average. Nissl, Pflasterer and Regan. As the clock ticks down to the end of “Looking at what they were able to the regular season, the team is not going experience here as part of the program and to be complacent heading into the next make the impact individually and as a two games, according to Pflasterer. group has been tremendous when you “We don’t want to sit on 13 wins and look back at the past four seasons,” hope for the best,” he said. “We feel that Zawislan said. “I can’t say enough about we need to focus and finish our season just their leadership qualities on and off the
field.” According to Regan, he is thankful for the close relationships he has been able to build on the field with his teammates and translate into off-field friendships. “It’s an honor to be playing next to every one of the guys on our team, and it’s great to have each and every one of them as not only teammates but as friends,” he said. “It’s an incredible group and I feel extremely lucky to be going out on a season as successful, both on and off the field, as this one.” Playing for Cornell has been a defining experience for some players, such as Nissl, who also described the ability to not only play alongside his current teammates but also act as a leader on the field as an honor. “To be one of the three seniors on this extraordinary team is an honor. It is an honor to be able to play alongside these players who have worked so hard to get to where we are now,” he said. “Every player has had to overcome their own controversy and through that we have become stronger as a team. It is an experience I will not be able to forget and will cherish for the rest of my life.” Lauren Ritter can be reached at lritter@cornellsun.com.
Despite Losing 11 Players, Colgate Still Poses Challenge for Red M. HOCKEY
match-up,” Axell said. “They’re always a great team. Even losing those guys, there’s always going to Red saw last season, as the Raiders be new guys that come in and they have turned over 11 of their play- seem to be scoring from everywhere [so far].” H o w e v e r, “Colgate is always a tough match- Schafer discussed how he up. They’re always a great team.” is taking these changes into Erik Axell account while preparing the team for this weekend. ers. “They got a lot of guys back on “Colgate is always a tough Continued from page 16
defense, that always helps — when you lose a lot of guys and you lose them on defense it makes things much more difficult,” he said. “They lost most of their guys up front. They’re skilled, seeing how they’ve played so far they’ve been able to put a lot of goals in the back of the net. They got some recruits that can get up and down the ice [and] skate very well. [They’re] not as big as they might have been in the past physically, and they’ve been up and down a little bit and I think that happens
with a young team ... We’ll focus on [them,] but we are still gearing up so much for ourselves that we’re all worried about all our own systems and how we are practicing and playing.” Last year, Colgate swept the two-game series. However, the Red was able to enact its revenge on March 17th, when the two met again for the ECAC Hockey thirdplace game. Cornell won and secured its at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. “It’s always a huge rivalry, we
go up there and I think it’s one of the more fun road trips we go to because you go on the ice and they are throwing Big Red gum at us and stuff like that,” Axel said. “It’s always an exciting environment to play in but especially after last year, we lost both games against them [so] it’s definitely something we are looking forward to and it will be a challenge but we’re excited for it.” Dani Abada can be reached at dabada@cornellsun.com.
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DANI ABADA
SCOTT ESTHER ANNIE RUBY CHIUSANO HOFFMAN NEWCOMB PERLMUTTER
LAUREN RITTER
UINTIN SCHROEDER Q SCHWAB
JEFF STEIN
HALEY VELASCO
DARTMOUTH AT CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
CORNELL
YALE AT BROWN
BROWN
BROWN
YALE
BROWN
BROWN
BROWN
YALE
BROWN
YALE
BROWN
COLUMBIA AT HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
COLUMBIA
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
HARVARD
PENN AT PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PRINCETON
PENN
TEXAS A&M AT MISSISSIPPI
TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M
TEXAS A&M
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
TEXAS A&M
MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA AT LSU
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
LSU
ALABAMA
LSU
ALAMABA
PENN STATE AT PURDUE
PENN STATE
PURDUE
PENN STATE
PENN STATE
PURDUE
PENN STATE
PENN STATE
PENN STATE
PURDUE
PENN STATE
BRONCOS AT BENGALS
BRONCOS
BRONCOS
BENGALS
BRONCOS
BRONCOS
BRONCOS
BENGALS
BRONCOS
BRONCOS
BRONCOS
STEELERS AT GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
STEELERS
STEELERS
GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
GIANTS
DOLPHINS AT COLTS
DOLPHINS
COLTS
COLTS
DOLPHINS
COLTS
DOLPHINS
COLTS
DOLPHINS
DOLPHINS
COLTS
LAST WEEK
6-4
8-2
5-5
5-5
7-3
7-3
6-4
7-3
4-6
6-4
TOTAL
52-18
50-20
44-26
44-26
31-39
45-25
47-23
49-21
43-27
44-26
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Red Begins ECAC Play With Colgate in Two-Game Series By DANI ABADA Sun Assistant Sports Editor
The Red (2-0-0) kicks off its ECAC Hockey season play against Colgate (4-3-0) this weekend. On Friday night the upstate N.Y. rivals will face off at 7 p.m. in Hamilton,
N.Y. After the game, Cornell will get back on the bus, come home and prepare for another match against the Raiders on Saturday at 7 p.m., this time at Lynah Rink. “It’s a fun series — it’s fun to go up there and play [and] it’s obviously always fun to play at home,” said junior goaltender Andy
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Flashback | Senior defenseman Braden Birch placed the Red on the board early last time that Cornell faced Colgate in the regular season, despite eventually falling 3-5 in the Jan. 28 contest.
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Iles. “They’re a good team — they were a really good team in our league last year and I’m sure they’re going to be contending for a league title. And just any time you get into league play is really exciting because there is so much on the line in every single game, and we are excited to get in the ECAC play now and try to get off to a good start … We’re looking forward to this weekend and looking forward to playing two tough games Cornell against a good team in Colgate.” While the homeand-home series with Colgate is an vs. annual tradition, this is the earliest the two teams have met in the season. Cornell and the Raiders have Colgate never before faced off before to begin Tonight, 7 p.m. the ECAC season. Hamilton, N.Y. “It’s definitely different than any other road trip — you hop on a bus, get off the bus, play, come back home that night, wake up the following morning and play again,” Iles said. “It’s something that we’re not used to, but it’s a short little bus ride and its definitely fun to go up there and play.” The No. 5/6 ranked Red squad is coming off its opening weekend, where Cornell won
both of its non-league games against Colorado College. “It was huge for us,” said senior forward and co-captain Erik Axell. “Going forward, I think there’s a lot of things we did well, there’s a lot of stuff we can build off, so it was definitely a great weekend to start.” Head coach Mike Schafer ’86 said that he also felt that while there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, this past weekend was Colgate a promising start for the Red. “We need to work on everything just in general, but I was vs. pleased that only two weeks into the season … I didn’t really see something that was really sticking out and Cornell I think a lot of that credit goes to our capTomorrow, 7 p.m. tains and our team Lynah Rink throughout the preparations in the fall,” he said. “You only have eight practices to get your guys ready and there’s so much to cover … [But there was] nothing glaring that came out of the weekend.” The Colgate team Cornell is facing this weekend looks very different from the one the See M. HOCKEY page 14
MEN’S SOCCER
Cornell Readies’Kopf C.U. Hosts Green for Senior Night Showdown For Visiting Dartmouth By LAUREN RITTER
Sun Sports Editor
By QUINTIN SCHWAB Sun Senior Writer
Something has to give when the Ivy League’s top-ranked passing offense squares off against the best pass defense tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. on Schoellkopf Field. Cornell (4-3, 2-2 Ivy) and its high-volume air attack looks to get the better of Dartmouth (4-3, 2-2) and its daunting defense following a finalminute confidence-boosting victory. The Red eked out a 37-35 home win over Princeton last weekend
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Rewriting the books | Junior QB Jeff Mathews 525 yards last weekend.
behind 525 passing Dartmouth yards by junior quarterback and offensive cocaptain Jeff vs. Mathews, an opportunistic defense and a deciding field goal Cornell by junior kicker John Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. We l l s . Schoellkopf Field Dartmouth, meanwhile, fell to League favorite and defending champion Harvard, 31-14, on Homecoming in front of the largest crowd in Hanover, N.H. in 14 years. The Red and the Green share identical overall and Ivy records of 4-3 and 2-2, respectively. The teams stand one game behind Harvard, Princeton and Penn (all 31) in a jumbled title race with three weeks until the finish line. A conference champion has suffered two losses just twice in 56 seasons, but both times Dartmouth shared the crown. Cornell quarterbacks continue to rewrite the Ivy record books. Two weeks after senior backup Chris Amrhein threw for 523 yards, See FOOTBALL page 14
On Saturday night, the men’s soccer team suits up and take to the pitch for its last home game of the season at Berman Field. With a perfect 7-0 record at home, the No. 15 Red (13-1-0, 4-1-0 Ivy League) will look to achieve a positive result against visiting Dartmouth (8-6-0, 4-1-0) in front of what the team hopes will be a huge Cornell crowd. “We’re excited to play in front of our fans one more time,” said senior forward Tyler Regan. “This year we have experienced the best home crowds the program has CONNOR ARCHARD / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER ever seen and it makes it that much more enjoyable. It’s some- Perfect form | Under the leadership of seniors Nico Nissl (above), Rick Pflasterer and Tyler Regan, the Red has recorded a perfect 7-0 home record. thing we don’t take for granted.” Riding off of the momentum of last week’s hard-fought 1-0 win ductive, intense and focused. It ing to senior midfielder Nico against Princeton (6-2-2, 2-1-2), shows the commitment of the Nissl. “There is always pressure on the Red has spent the past week players in preparation for the Dartmouth game.” every single game, but I don't mentally and physicalHeading into the think it affects this team at all,” he ly preparing for the Dartmouth match, the New explained. “We are focused on Green in what could Hampshire team holds one task and that is winning our possibly be the team’s a slight edge of 34-26- next game against Dartmouth. toughest game of the 5 in the overall series. What happens after that with season. Both On Nov. 5, 2011, Brown and the rankings are out of Dartmouth and vs. Dartmouth edged out our control. The only thing we Cornell share a 4-1 the Red, 3-1, so the can control is how well we perrecord in the Ivy Green enters the week- form against Dartmouth. If we do League, so this end with a five-game our job correctly, the rest will fall Saturday will be a batwinning streak against into place. The ranking just simtle between the two for Cornell Cornell. However, ply makes things even more excitsecond place in the despite the series ing and we have everything to conference standings. Tomorrow, 6 p.m. record and current play for right now.” “We had a really Berman Field The Red will find quite the conference rankings, good week of practhe Red is not feeling competitor in Dartmouth, as the tice,” said head coach any extra pressure Jaro Zawislan. “The See M. SOCCER page 14 training sessions have been pro- heading into Saturday, accord-