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Cornell to Lead $5M Federal Cloud Computing Program

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Staff Writer

Cornell will lead a 5 year, $5 million project sponsored by the National Science Foundation, to develop a federated-cloud system known as the Aristotle Cloud Federation, according to the Center for Advanced Computing

“The goal of Aristotle is to reduce the time to science for researchers,” said David Lifka, the director of the Center for Advanced Computing and one of the principal investigators for the Aristotle project

Cloud computing is a system of computing that allows users to store and process data in third-party, internet-based data centers, enabling them to access shared resources and information on demand According to Lifka, Aristotle will make this technology even more robust

“Rather than wait for resource availability locally, researchers can get their work done faster by sharing resources across institutional boundaries,” Lifka said Lifka is partnered with co-principal investigators

Hundreds Sign Petition Calling For End to Sale of Bottled Water

By SOFIA HU Sun News Editor

Over 620 people have signed a petition as of Wednesday calling to end the sale of bottled water on campus, addressed to President Elizabeth Garrett and the Student Assembly, according to Zeyu Hu ’19

‘Overheard’ Group

Evolves Into Forum For Campus Issues

With nearly 9,000 members, Facebook group now hub for student discussion

By ARIEL SEIDNER Sun Staff Writer

Overheard at Cornell began in the fall of 2012, and since has become the largest Cornell comm u n i t y g r o u p o n Facebook, with almost 9,000 members What started as a place for s

evolved into a massive hub for extra-campus student discussion on v a r y i n g t o p i c s , according to Jocelyn Lee ’16, the group ’ s founder and administrator

scorned the group at first, but after a few months it grew to a couple thousand people ” L e e s a

“It’s

not really meant for this group, but it’s not like there’s anywhere else it could happen.”

“Initially I created it with the intent of it being a fun page to share and browse for amusement like a Tumblr for inside school jokes,”

Lee said “I noticed that some of my friends at other colleges had a page like this and I thought it l o o k e d f u n Pe o p l e k i n d o f

while the group has retained its original purpose as a place for amusement, it has also become a place where s t u d e n t s c o u l d a l s o spread news and have a platform to discuss i m p o r t a n t a n d c o ntroversial issues

“For two years or so it was pretty much just solid funny stuff, a m u s i n g t h i n g s y o u hear on campus But last spring it picked up in intensity,” Lee said “People star ted p

e , social and racial issues like the case of Eric Garner, and it became this place for people to discuss things ” Posts on the page during the

uates, faculty members and alumni

“The majority of the responses have been positive and supportive,” said Hu, a member of the S A environmental committee “The petition has been generating meaningful disc u s s i o n a b o u t t a n g i b l e s t e p s t o reduce plastic products such as disposable water bottles that enter the c a m p u s w a s t e stream ”

“The petition has been generating meaningful discussion about tangible steps ”

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The petition, which launched Monday evening, is sponsored by the S A ’ s environmental committee and includes signatures from undergrad-

The committee’s petition is the latest step in a movement to end the sale of bottled water on campus that began several years ago In 2010, the S A passed a resolution called

See PETITION page 5

Officers from the Ithaca Police Department found a dead body in the water at

Jamie Williamson

around 2:30 p m , finding the body “in the water in a creek bed in the Ithaca Falls water way system, ” accordi

Ithaca Fire Department and Bangs Ambulance transported the body to a nearby hospital for an autopsy The cause of death is

Sexual Violence Prevention Initiative: Not Your Mother’s Sex Talk Noon - 1 p m , Center for Intercultural Dialogue United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Security and Reconstruction 2:30 - 4:30 p m , G08 Uris Hall

Department of Comparative Literature’s Open House 11:30 a m - 1 p m , 132 Goldwin Smith Hall

Building Inclusion Into the Millennial City 12:20 p m , 165 Milstein Hall

Crude Entanglements: Oil, Citizenship & Revolution In Contemporar y Ecuador 3:30 p m , B73 Warren Hall Spartan Sex on the Athenian Stage 4:30 p m ,

Faculty, Students Support C.U. Divestment

By CLAUDINE CHAMBERLAIN ’91

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‘Sing Our Rivers Red’ Exhibit Honors Missing Women

By LINDSAY CAYNE Sun Staff Writer

Nearly 2,000 earrings are on display in Mann Library until Saturday as part of the “Sing Our Rivers Red” exhibition, which aims to raise awareness of the 1,181 missing and murdered indigenous women that have been taken from Native communities since 1980

Over 3,400 earrings have been donated and collected from countries including the United States, Canada, Scotland and the U K , exceeding the exhibition’s initial goal to collect 1,181 single earrings to represent each woman, according to Natalie Rosseau ’16

The exhibit also includes letters from the earrings’ donors, which describe who they are donating their earrings for and why

There are now two traveling exhibits, including one at Cornell, which is brought by the Indigenous Graduate Students Association, in partnership with undergraduate organization Native American Students at Cornell

Sing Our Rivers Red seeks to address the not often recognized issue of missing and murdered indigenous women, said Grace Bulltail, president of the Indigenous Graduate Students Association

“It’s a space to address this problem in a more academic setting,” Bulltail said “Also I

just wanted to understand the issues around this problem and why it’s not generally covered and why there’s a need for the awareness ”

Bulltail said she believes the “ trauma ” of violence against indigenous women is “ a lasting problem ”

“The fact that this issue is erased along with the general histor y, the general acknowledgment of Native Americans that’s something I felt that we could address just through this exhibit,” Bulltail said

The national organizers of the exhibition asked for donations of single earrings and not pairs of earrings for a specific reason, according to Fred Blaisdell ’16, a member of Native American Students at Cornell

“The idea is that if you were to find that one earring on the ground from the person that was abducted, you have one and the person who was abducted has the other one, ” Blaisdell said “There’s that connection of that one earring you found and that one earring that the person who was abducted is hopefully still wearing ”

Blaisdell said he believes that viewing all the earrings together will help represent the scale of the issue

“It’s quite stunning when you look at the exhibit as a whole, once you consider the vast number of them in one area, ” Blaisdell said “It makes you stop and think, this is a

pretty large problem and we need to figure out what to do to stop this and our family members from abuse and murder ”

Blaisdell said he made the earring he donated to the exhibition Having learned how to bead from his relatives in Detroit and sympathizing with family members who have been affected, Blaisdell wanted to “contribute his earring to a broader cause and broader movement ”

In addition to the exhibit, event organizers also hosted a panel and discussion

Tuesday night

“I wanted there to be more dialogue around it,” Bulltail said Blaisdell opened the panel with an honor song for all the missing relatives In addition, Ithaca College dissertation fellow

“Hayley Marama Cavino, women ’ s and gender studies, spoke along with Prof Lisa Kahaleole Hall, American Indian program, about the meaning behind the traveling earring exhibit and the greater problem of the missing and murdered indigenous women

“The issue of this exhibit and the sister exhibit is about making what’s invisible visible in different ways, ” Hall said Cavino said the earrings “have broken free to speak the unsayable, unknowable things, the very fact that they are here in this library is a triumph given the context of colonization and the silences it engenders ”

Lindsay Cayne can be reached at lcayne@cornellsun com

C.U. Political Union Holds Debate on Guantanamo Bay

By JENNA RUDOLFSKY Sun Staff Writer

Following a debate and stud e n t d i s c u s s i o n , t h e C o r n e l l

Political Union voted 18-12-2 that Guantanamo Bay should be closed The debate, attended by dozens of students, is the recently established political union’s third debate this semester

The debate began with an i n t ro d u c t i o n o n t h e t o p i c by guest speaker Prof Joe Margulies, law, where he presented arguments for and against the closing of Guantanamo Bay as an academ i c e xe rc i s e Ac c o rd i n g t o Margulies, he was asked to take a stance for the debate, and his statements did not represent his

own views “Think about what the arguments might be in favor of closing the base,” Margulies said “The first that people will raise is about the conditions People will say the conditions are horrible ” Margulies continued to discuss other arguments such as the symbolism of the naval base and its use as a recruitment tool for terrorist organizations

tion Questions ranged from the costs of operation, torture techniques used on suspected criminals, and public scrutiny

One student raised a question on the media, asking “What do

answer session, students discussed the points for and against the closure of Guantanamo Bay Once the students voted that their resolution would be to close the

“We feel like too often these [issues] are talked about in social circles where people are all of the same ... viewpoint.” T r o y L e C a i r e ’ 1 7

“There is no question that Guantanamo Bay acts as a lightning rod for al-Qaida and ISIS,” Margulies said After Margulies spoke, students were able to ask questions regarding Margulies’s presenta-

you think of the media coverage of Guantanamo?”

“There was once a time where the media did a really good job,” Margulies said in response

Following the question and

Union promised to post the resolution on their website

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bipartisan club on campus that aims to hold

Baker ’17, co-founder and copresident

“We’re basing our events on what students want to hear, and we want to give them the ability

to have a discussion panel to discuss the pertinent issues,” Baker said

The Cornell Political Union plans on hosting debates almost every week and posting its democratic resolutions, modeled after the Oxford Union Society and the Yale Political Union, according to co-founder and co-president Troy LeCaire ’17

“We just want to encourage the non partisan discussion of issues because we feel like too

about in social circles where people are all of the same political viewpoints,” LeCaire said

Jenna Rudolfsky can be reached at jrudolfsky@cornellsun com

Group Brings Exhibition to Campus

Highlighting Survivors of Abuse

By GABRIELLA LEE Sun News Editor

photo project featuring the portraits of 22 women, who

Students Against the Sexual Solicitation of Youth also known as SASSY and is a traveling photo project that

offers an alternative narrative for victims of commercial sexual exploitation or domestic trafficking

At the opening reception for the exhibit, SASSY copresident Shiwani Bisht ’16 explained in her speech that t h e e x h i b i t w a s b a s e d o n “Survivor Leader Transition” or the the concept that survivors of sexual exploitation are more than their traumas

“The women in the photograph around us are beautiful, e m

f u l people who are more than a collection of traumatic event, ” Bi s h t s a i d “ T h e y h a ve

growth and combating com-

mercial sexual exploitation in their own distinct way ” Bi

examples of how the women in the photographs had overcome their traumas to become leaders in the arts, in science, in politics and even by fighting and protecting other vic-

exploitation

In addition to celebrating

n d accomplishments of the featured sur vivors, the exhibit also aims to “inspire a tangible sense of hope and future” for other sexually exploited or trafficked women, according to a press release

‘Overheard’ Group Transforms Into Space for Debate

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semester have included the usual g a m u t o f a m u s i n g c o m m e n t s and photos of things overheard and “ overseen ” on Cornell’s campus but have also centered on issues related to Cornell

The group has been a fodder of discussion over tuition issues

On Sept 29, a student shared

t h e l i n k t o Jo n a h O k i k i eHephzibah’s ’16 tuition crowd-

f u n d i n g c a m p a i g n O v e r 2 6 0

people liked the post When a s e c o n d s t u d e n t , Ni k o l a i Lumpkins ’18, shared his own

t u i t i o n c rowd f u n d i n g p a g e t o

the group on Oct 5, 180 students liked the post However, his post also generated dozens of comments that criticized, suppor ted and offered advice

Aside from the crowdfunding campaigns, students have also shared posts about the visit of Fo x Ne

Cornell’s campus, “trigger warnings” for sensitive issues in class and last weekend’s vandalism of the A D White statue

C h r i s A n d e r s o n ’ 1 6 , c oadministrator of the group, said that while he was at first apprehensive of the group straying

slightly from its original purpose of sharing overheard conversations on campus, he has come to embrace what the group produces “It star ted off as a silly little thing, and sometimes I still wish it were like that, but t h e

l l y another hub for discussion on that level,” Anderson said, noting the large audience the group caters to “ The past couple of months people have been posting about crowdfunding and a

tuition I know that the S A responded that they would take it up with Cornell’s administration It’s not really meant for this

Lee noted that a memorable

been students coming together over similar interests and concerns “A lot of student activity wasn ’ t just repor ted on Overheard, but has also

“A lot of student activity wasn’t just reported on Overheard, but also has been created and organized through Overheard ” Jocelyn Lee ’16

group, but it’s not like there’s anywhere else it could happen, and I’m happy to keep things like that around ”

It’s great when the group is used as a tool and not just a page to post things on ”

Though Cornell undergraduates dominate the group, they are not the only contributors Alumni, several professors and even police chief Kathy Zoner have been spotted posting on the page, according to Lee

“It’s cool to see people who aren ’ t a par t of the student body come in and be a par t of the group, ” Lee said “And when

with students, you see people w

Cornell still involve themselves in student life ”

Kae-Lynn Wilson ’13 said the

page are the controversial ones, but her favorites are the ones that show “ out of context quotes f

families and passing dr unk people ”

“People love arguing,” said Wilson, an administrative assistant in the College of Ar ts and S

office “Because the page is getting so popular and people are getting a lot more vocal about issues, conversations are spreading onto other Cornell pages, like Cornell Confessions and in person between friends ” Ho

W

h e also believes there are some students do not feel comfor table posting their opinions and that

anonymously

about the page “I think the group is funny

like prelims

but there are often comments on things that are politically hyped up, which can drag that happy

Knight ’17, who once posted an overheard conversation between two students leaving a prelim Jennifer Nelson ’18 said she only visits the group “when I’m really bored” but likes that it provides a place for discussion

“ I t h i n

someone posts something serious, and ever yone star ts com-

” Nelson said “ The people you can interact with aren ’ t the people you interact with ever y day But if you say something someone doesn’t agree with, they’ll tear your argument apar t ”

Ariel Seidner can be reached at aseidner@corenllsun com

C.U. to Participate in Cloud Computing Program

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Lifka is partnering with co-principal investigators Dr Tom Furlani, Director of the University of Buffalo Center for Computational Research, and Dr Rich Wolski, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, both of whom he has been collaborating with for several years

There are seven project teams outlined in the NSF proposal, which were chosen for “the diversity of their data analysis requirements and cloud usage modalities,” according to a statement from the Center for Advanced Computing Four of these projects include Cornell faculty

“Initially we will focus on supporting these groups and hope to both support additional groups and perhaps federation partners over the course of the five year award,” Lifka said

The Center for Advanced Computing administers Red Cloud, a hybrid-cloud system available to the entire university research community Users with access to a hybridcloud can install their own virtual machines, “which are essentially operating systems and software that can share

S

physical computers, storage and networks,” Lifka said

The economic goal behind this model is to only buy enough computing equipment that a user community can keep busy, because idle equipment loses value quickly, according to Lifka However he said such a tight supply can sometimes lead to bottlenecking

“At times the local cloud resources won ’ t be sufficient to meet demand,” Lifka said

Public clouds, such as Amazon Web Services, can host a user ’ s virtual machines and data, but are typically more expensive

In a Federated Cloud model such as Aristotle’s, users can transfer their virtual machines and data to a collaborating institution’s resources instead of paying for access to a public cloud provider

The initial phase of the federation is expected to go into production this coming January, according to Lifka While all of the local cloud resources that will participate in the federation are already running, the NSF grant will provide each institution with more servers and storage resources, and work is underway to train the research groups in utilizing the federation resources

“As required by this award, all software, tools, docu-

Raise Awareness of Youth Exploitation

EXHIBITION

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mentation and training materials we create to build this federated cloud will be made publically available to the national community so they can join this federation or create their own, ” he said

Currently, anyone can subscribe to use Cornell’s Red Cloud, and these users will eventually gain access federation resources Moreover, the Aristotle team aspires to introduce this innovation to the broader research community

“It is our hope and that of NSF’s that this will serve as a model that the national research community can adopt and enhance over time, making more computing and data analysis resources available in a very scalable and sustainable way, ” Lifka said

Paul Redfern, CAC assistant director of strategic partnerships, chose the name, invoking the philosopher who once declared that, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts ”

“This is exactly what our Aristotle Cloud Federation is designed to provide,” Lifka said

Talia Jubas can be reached at tjubas@cornellsun com

Sofia Hu can be reached at shu@cornellsun com C.U.’s

Students: Bottled Water Shouldn’t Be Sold

PETITION

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“ Take Back the Tap” which recommended that Cornell take several measures towards limiting the use of bottled water on campus

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“[Exploitation of children] may not be easily visible in a community, but it’s prevalent everywhere.”

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The 2010 resolution recomm e n d e d t h a t t h e Un i v e r s i t y encourage using refillable bottles, invest in more drinking water infrastr ucture and take “gradual but concrete steps to end the purchase, sales, and distribution of bottled water on

Andrew Lee contributed reporting

C o r n e l l i a n s a b o u t a n d f i g h t i n g n e g a t i ve s t e re o t y p e s s u r ro u n di n g t h e “ c o m m e r c i a l s e x u a l e x p l o i t a t i o n o f c h i l d re n , ” w h i c h

Gabriella Lee can be reached at glee@cornellsun com

The committee plans to submit another resolution to the S A on ending water bottle sales on campus, according to Hu

“Our hope is that the support we receive from this petition in tandem with the resolution will show the University students’enthusiasm for moving towards a more sustainable campus, ” Hu said

Assembly passed this resolution, President Emeritus Skorton left the decision on the ‘ Taking Back the Tap’ resolution ambiguous and did not provide a concrete answer, ” said Emily Dong ’18, chair of the S A environmental c o m m i t t e e “ T h e E n v i r o nmental Committee thinks this resolution's goals are still relevant and maybe even more so, especially with other campus s u s t a i n a b i l i t y g ro u p s w o rk i n g on waste and fossil fuel divestment ”

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Editorial

The Quandary Of Political Diversity

THE POLITICAL LEANINGS OF CORNELL’S faculty members have been the subject of scrutiny among students on campus and nationally following a Sun report that found that 96 percent of the University’s faculty who donated to political campaigns in the past four years contributed to liberal campaigns The report came to the national forefront when Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor aired two segments on Cornell’s “liberal bias” over the last two weeks

Cornell professors speculated a number of reasons as to why their colleagues are flooding the left with political donations Some proposed that career path trends generally see fewer conservative individuals seeking work in academia, while others suggested that rhetoric of the Republican Party is “anti-scientific” and not appealing to a research institution Nonetheless, the University faculty’s left slant places Cornell in a quandary: If Cornell does not consider political tendencies throughout its hiring processes, how does it attract more political diversity to the Hill?

This is not the first instance in recent memory when Cornell’s political leanings came under scrutiny: A 2012 study conducted by The Sun found that only one professor in the Department of Government was a registered Republican in Tompkins County, while the rest of the department members registered in the county totaled 21 Democrats At the time, the chair of the department argued that such difference between the number of political affiliations was not detrimental to students’ education because the faculty members approach political science “ as an empirical science ”

Yet research shows that a lack of diversity can bleed into one ’ s work A study published in January in the Journal of Behavioral and Brain Sciences found that there are approximately 14 liberal social psychologists for every conservative one The authors highlighted a survey that showed scholars were also less willing to hire a conservative individual than a more liberal person In an op-ed for The New York Times, Arthur Brooks suggests that this lack of diversity can result in unintended biases that occur when reviewing research The study goes on to argue that “increased political diversity would improve social psychological science by reducing the impact of bias mechanisms such as confirmation bias, and by empowering dissenting minorities to improve the quality of the majority’s thinking ”

No short-term solution exists for the University’s predicament,what some call Cornell’s political diversity problem Rather, addressing ideological diversity will require a cultural shift across the University If Cornell’s commitment to diversity is meant to be broadreaching and all-inclusive, then Cornell’s colleges must scrutinize this issue to attract minds from across the political spectrum to ensure students on the Hill are receiving a well-rounded education

Gaby Leung | Serendipitous Musings

IDefending the Humanities

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eight percent studied economics, four percent studied math and sciences and three percent studied finance Thus, some of the worlds’ wealthiest people studied the ar ts over more “practical” topics, and were successful nonetheless

Contrar y to popular belief, ar t histor y majors are able to find jobs: the senior vice president of

If you know you want to go into medicine or law or economics or engineering good for you. There is nothing wrong with knowing what you want to do and going for it. But for the rest who are merely searching for a major that will land them a successful job, nothing is guaranteed in the workforce.

d i f f e r e n t s t o r i e s during my time there Instead of entering science competitions, I was submitting my ar twork and writing Basically, I loved anything that allowed me to create Fast for ward to high school I learned fast that taking an A P course in biology, statistics, chemistr y or physics gave a student an advantage over someone who d e c i d e d t o t a k e a n A P c o u r s e i n English, ar t histor y, government or a foreign language Suddenly you were “ smar t ” if you were interested in biology and kne w you wanted to be a doctor someday Suddenly you “had your life together” if you kne w you would take the pre-med track in college As one w h o c a n ’ t t e l l y o u t h e d i f f e r e n c e between the Krebs Cycle and the Calvin Cycle, I definitely fall into the sociallyconstr ucted categor y of someone who doesn’t have their life figured out I e n j oy re a d i n g a n d w r i t i n g p o e t r y I loved working in an arboretum this year and taking care of plants I spend hours in ar t museums because I am utterly intrigued by ar twork and its histor y In other words, the things I enjoy doing and the things I believe are wor th pursui n g a r e d e e m e d “ u n e m p l o y a b l e ” b y many people

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histor y major helped me stand out as an applicant to Stanford Business School Since then [ ] no one [has] batted an eyelash that I didn’t pursue a more ‘practical’ major ” Ar t histor y majors gain a plethora of impor tant skills employers value, such as strong writing s k i l l s , p r o b

m - s o l v i n g a n d d e c i s i o nmaking, as well as broad historical and cultural knowledge The ability to vie w things from a different perspective not only an ar t histor y perspective, but a humanities one in general is an important trait to have in the work force

Employers are constantly looking for ne w ideas and ways to innovate

I acknowledge that there is a distinction between pursuing one ’ s passions and finding a job that guarantees money and stability But there is nothing wrong with merging your love for something with your major A lot of times, graduates who stick with “safe” majors repor t lower rates of job satisfaction And if a job is something you are stuck with day after day and month after month, is it wor th it to settle? For some, maybe it is For others, it absolutely is not

In a Januar y speech focused on aligning job training programs with employer needs, President Obama said, “I promise you folks can make a lot more, potentially, with skilled manufacturing or the trades than they might with an ar t histor y degree ” This statement brought about a burst of angr y responses from ar t historians all across the United States President Barack Obama even wrote a handwritten apology to Anna Collins Johns, an ar t historian at University of Texas, who took offense over the dig he made at ar t histor y majors in his speech I believe the apology was well-deser ved According to The Telegraph, nine percent of the world’s billionaires studied an ar ts subject while at an university, while

If you know you want to go into medicine or law or economics or engineering good for you There is nothing wrong with knowing what you want to do and going for it But for the rest who are merely searching for a major that will land them a successful job, nothing is guaranteed in the workforce What tr uly matters is gaining skills, having knowledge and being able to apply that knowledge If you tr uly love your major, then that will come easily Remember: English, a

humanities majors are just as impor tant as ever yone else

Itis now November In this column, I could choose to partake in the endless speculation about the presidential election However, rather than writing about something that won ’ t occur for another year, perhaps it would be more productive to think about the past year With less than two months left in 2015, what has changed in America?

I could talk about the recent two-year federal budget agreement, or maybe the nuclear deal with Iran To be certain, these are significant changes in national policy, and their importance should not be understated But their effects seem distant to the average American To find a truly significant change, it is necessary to look elsewhere

In my opinion, the most groundbreaking development of 2015 is undoubtedly the national legalization of marriage equality following a landmark decision by the Supreme Court In any context, this would be an historic story Yet it deserves particular attention because of how rapidly this change came about The first state to legalize same-sex marriage was Massachusetts in 2004 Just 11 years later, equal marriage is the law of the land in all 50 states

As we consider this rapid progress, we should also draw attention to the overwhelming social acceptance of this decision Yes, Republican presidential candidates were predictably outraged And yes, a certain Kentucky county clerk made news headlines over the terrible oppression of, well, having to do her job But the fact that she received so much attention is notable in itself By-andlarge, even in the most conservative areas of our country, the new rule of mar-

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The Continued Fight

riage equality was recognized

This didn’t just happen The campaign for marriage equality was built upon decades of setbacks, hate and oppression Nonetheless, despite seemingly insurmountable opposition, the LGBTQIA+ rights movement has never backed down from the fight for equality It has been waged in the courts, at the ballot box, the workplace and perhaps most of all, among friends and family The success of this effort stands as a shining example of the possibility for change in America Looking at what has already been achieved by the LGBTQIA+ rights movement, how could anyone say that progress isn’t possible?

But as we celebrate, we must recognize that victory in the battle for marriage does not end the fight for equality for the LGBTQIA+ community We must recognize the severe inequalities that continue to exist in the law and in our society And we must take note of our failures

On Tuesday, Houston residents voted on the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Often known as HERO, this measure was designed to prohibit discrimination on a wide variety of personal characteristics, including race, age, disability and most controversially, sexual orientation and gender identity

The opposition to HERO was vociferous, relying on conspiracies and fundamental misconceptions of what it would do Critics of the law repeatedly raised the example of predatory men using the non-discrimination law to infiltrate women ’ s bathrooms Despite no evidence of this problem ever occurring, anywhere, this transphobic line of attack came to dominate the debate over HERO The facts didn’t matter indeed, their entire

campaign of opposition was built on the foundation of fear and ignorance

It worked In one of the country ’ s largest cities with an openly lesbian mayor, no less the public rejected HERO by a double digit margin

The defeat of HERO is a prominent example of how the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights is far from won In a majority of states and localities, there are no laws against discrimination of LGBTQIA+ individuals This means it is legal to fire someone for identifying as gay, and perfectly acceptable to prohibit service to a transgender man or woman These are fundamental protections the basic ability to earn a living and participate in your community denied purely on the basis of bigotry

We must reject the thinly-veiled arguments against non-discrimination laws cries of how they represent so-called ‘special privileges’ for LGBTQIA+ individuals The truth could be no farther New anti-discrimination laws would merely extend current protections, closing a gap in the law that directly targets LGTBQIA+ Americans

We must accept that LGBTQIA+ rights are not limited to the right to legally marry, but also include the right of queer people to live and work safely Further, we must recognize the intersections of income, race, sexual orientation and gender identity We can celebrate the increasing prominence of transgender Americans, such as Caitlyn Jenner, but it is difficult to truly equate the experience of a wealthy, white transwoman with that of an impoverished transwoman of color

All-in-all, we must embrace a more expansive conception of the issues facing the

THROWDOWN

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Michael Glanzel | Cornell Shrugged

LGBTQIA+ community, as well as how these problems are exacerbated by continued poverty and racism What about homelessness among LGBTQIA+ youth? Educational institutions that are unaware, and even hostile, to the particular concerns facing LGBTQIA+ students? The continued prevalence of the HIV/AIDS crisis? Higher rates of poverty, mental illness and abuse among the LGBTQIA+ community? These are only a few examples of the problems that the movement must turn its energy toward

In 2016, we will see a lot of coverage about meaningless controversies, gaffes and speeches It is my hope that LGBTQIA+ Americans will not grow complacent We need a federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity We need increased acceptance and protection for transgender Americans And we need public policy that addresses the unique concerns of LGBTQIA+ Americans, especially those of color and those in poverty I hope that this is made clear to elected officials and candidates across the country The movement for LGBTQIA+ rights is far from over All of us gay, straight, white, black, cisgender, transgender should continue to speak out, campaign and vote We have seen the incredible potential for change in this country May we take note of these victories, acknowledge our failings and remain dedicated to the pursuit for true equality

Kevin Kowalewski is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at krk78@cornell edu Democratic Dialogue appears alternate Thursdays this semester

The Need to Reform Social Security

f I were to make rank the important areas of my life in order, Social Security would probably rank around what I had for breakfast yesterday –– and I’m sure most people from my generation would feel the same Social Security is a convoluted, esoteric idea that fails to cross the minds of America’s youth Yet for millions of Americans, the program is their only means of income –– and for many more, the safety net of a Social Security check is a key component of their retirement planning Today, however, the guarantee of that check is not so clear, as questions surround the solvency of the institution

When President Roosevelt implemented Social Security in the late 1930s, the program was envisioned essentially as a retirement savings plan –– whatever you contributed would later be returned in the form of retirement benefits The plan was also economically feasible, as there was a highly favorable 37 to one ratio of workers to retirees Furthermore, the program only covered those who were age 65 and above Considering the average lifespan was 61 during the 1930s, there wasn ’ t a vast abundance of retirees to suck up Social Security benefits Of course, the institution wasn ’ t perfect, as most women and minorities were not covered under program Nevertheless, the social safety net helped to lift millions out of the desolation of poverty (and I’m not usually one to praise the programs of FDR)

While Social Security was a well-organized system in the 1930s, the program ’ s original practicality has vanished The original concept of Social Security focused on saving individual payments for monthly disbursements to the original contributor after retirement In essence, Social Security operated similarly to a modern 401K plan Unfortunately, this concept of savings has vanished Instead of saving individual installments for later use, the government immediately redistributes the payments to the program ’ s current recipients Thus, the government is only focused on spending for current retirees

and is failing to save for future retirees

The economic feasibility of the program has also vanished Today, the ratio of workers to retirees has precipitously declined to three to one Certainly, this is not the fault of the government, as Americans are having less and less children However, the government has done little to account for the changes in life expectancy Currently, the retirement age still stands at 65 years old –– yet the average life expectancy has exploded to 79

The combined failures of the modern Social Security program have taken a massive toll Currently

While Social Security was a well-organized system in the 1930s, the program’s origina practicality has vanished

Social Security costs the United States $860 billion –– nearly a quarter of the federal budget At the same time, the program ’ s recipients can only expect to receive 75 cents of each dollar they put into the system If nothing is done to fix the growing problem in the near future, the program will be bankrupt by the mid 2030s

This vision of Social Security is unacceptable From a purely pragmatic standpoint, the program ’ s exploding costs have greatly contributed to the nation’s exploding deficits and insurmountable debt From a more personal standpoint, the failure of Social Security threatens to destroy an institution that is relied upon by millions of Americans

Certainly, doing nothing is not an answer As of now, not a single Democrat has proposed a substantive solution to the ballooning problem In fact, whenever anyone proposes a

solution, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) inundates the airwaves with advertisements that attack attempted reforms Thankfully, several Republicans, including New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, have proposed plans to help keep the program solvent

In my view, the first major step that must be taken is an increase in the retirement age –– preferably to 68 or 70 Yet this increase must be phased into the system, as any changes in the program should only occur for those who are under the age of 55 Furthermore, the retirement age cannot immediately jump from 65 to 70 Instead, a gradual shift from 65 to 70 over the course of several decades must be implemented to allow the population to adjust Certainly, there are concerns that increasing the retirement age would be dangerous for industrial workers (for fear that older individuals would not be able to handle several more years of hard labor) However, the average American does not retire exactly at the Social Security age, as the median age for retirement is 62 Instead, people carefully plan out their retirement, and a gradual shift in the retirement age would allow for this careful planning

Surely, the government must enact reforms beyond increasing the retirement age In my view, the government should reduce benefits for wealthy seniors and allow younger people to opt out of the program But most reform plans (including the famed bipartisan Simpson-Bowles plan) claim that an increase in the retirement age must be the first step in maintaining the institution However, if we continue to simply stare at the problem and do nothing, we can say goodbye to Social Security

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Elaenia is the full-length debut of English DJ Sam

S h e p h e r d , k n o w n a s Fl o a t i n g Po i n t s , w h o h a d released a fe w minor projects in the dance scene and who has repor tedly spent five years crafting this album The finished product was wor th the effor t In i t s c o m p l e x i t y, a m b i t i o n a n d t e c h n o l o g i c a l pulse, Elaenia sounds like music of the future It is difficult to pin down a genre although most transparently associated with electronic music, it undoubtedly includes elements of free jazz and the compositional rigor of modern classical Its best moments, l i k e t h e s o a r i n g s t r i n g s - a n d s y n t h s c

i m a x o n “Silhouettes (I, II, and III)” and the hypnotic echo of “Argente,” are absolutely beautiful Shepherd’s technique is to layer keyboards, dr ums, s t r i n g s a n d m a s s e d v o c a l s i n c o m p l e x , w o rd l e s s sequences The music is often ver y minimal, and long passages are devoted to one musician playing, quietly He says it was conceived as one 42-minute piece of music, and Elaenia reflects his intention Themes fade in and out, and the transitions are so seamless that the album sounds more like one long groove than a series of isolated tracks However, it has a distinct rise and fall: after the ambient opener “Nespole,” the album is bookended by two standout full-band pieces that surround more quiet, abstract tracks

“Silhouettes (I, II, III)” and “Peroration Six” are

absolute must-hears for any music fan “Silhouettes (I, II, III)” is a long showcase that moves through several sections, with a lovely string section and complex, jazzy dr umming “Peroration Six” is a slow build that ends the album on an intense climax The track begins with a distant, repeating synth note, then continues to add in ne w elements until the roaring jam abr uptly stops The three dissonant, rising notes that play right before the album ends seem to imply a building out of control, as if the album collapsed on itself

Shepherd is an ingenious creator of sounds He has a Ph D in neuroscience, he’s an accomplished multiinstr umentalist, and the album cover was created with a harmonograph he built from scratch His influences are vast, obscure and wide-ranging, and evidence of his intelligence and work ethic are all over Elaenia, in the complexity of the sound and its technical skill

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Elaenia displays an old-school appreciation for great live per formance, in par ticular, the dr ums, which are simply some of the sickest I’ve heard this side of Neil Pear t In fact, Elaenia would benefit from more rhythm throughout; the album’s best tracks involve dr ummers Tom Skinner and Leo Taylor Without them, the middle of the album can bog down into

o re we l l k n ow n s o n g s , t h e s i n g l e s e e m s t o b e a t e n t a t i ve p ro b i n g o f a re - c o n c e p t u a l i ze d vo i c e t h e g ro u p i s t r y i n g o n It i s s a d f o r t h e s a k e o f b e i n g s a d , w i t h o u t a n y a d d i c t i ve b re a k s o r m o re u p b e a t i n s e r t i o n s St re t c h i n g a l o n g s e ve n m i n u t e s , t h e s o n g b e g i n s w i t h a

b ro o d i n g a n d s o m b e r b u i l d u p : Vi c t o r i a L e g r a n d g e n t l y c ro o n i n g o m i n o u s i m a g e r y Pl a y i n g w i t h t h e m e s o f t e m p o r a l i t y a n d e a r t h y i n c a n t a t i o n s , t h e s o n g t oy s w i t h t h e d u a l i s m o f t h e s a c re d a n d t h e p ro f a n e Wi t h re f e re n c e s t o “ t h e a l t a r, ” “ e x t i n g u i s h e d “f l a m e s ” a n d a “f re c k l e f a c e d yo u n g v i r g i n , ” t h e s o n g i s a l m o s t s p e l l l i k e T h e l y r i c s e e r i l y c re a t e a d a rk d i m e n s i o n i n w h i c h m o r b i d i t y i s t i e d t o re l i g i o u s i d e a l i s m , u l t i m a t e l y p o i n t i n g t o t h e e ve r - l o o m i n g p re s e n c e o f d e a t h m a rk e d by t h e t i c k t i c k t i c k o f t h e c l o c k T h e s o n g i s b l e a k a n d d e p re s si n g t o t h e p o i n t o f b e i n g a l i t t l e e x h a u s t i n g Howe ve r, t h e l y r i c i s m i s s t u n n i n g a n d p o e t i c W h i l e e n c h a n t i n g a n d l ove l y, t h i s s i n

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spacey abstraction This is the record’s only flaw sometimes, in the middle, it borders on uneventful But really, Elaenia demands to be listened to all at once: in the context of the album as a whole, the slow passages become meditative rather than boring The muted refrain of “ Thin Air” echoes a similar melody, played on lush synths, on the song before it, and “Elaenia” morphs into a slow, dark lullaby It’s rare for music this ambient to be this compelling like a 42minute dream sequence Often, it even evokes emotion this is cer tainly tr ue of the downcast “For Marmish” and the beautiful heights of “Silhouettes ” Shepherd is nominally a DJ, yet the music isn’t ver y danceable Though it often maintains a rhythm, there are many long, quiet moments of stillness It’s not hooky or catchy, nor is it meant to be; evidently the work of an exacting, precise composer rather than a beat-slinging clubber However, Shepherd’s aesthetic could use refining if the album could sustain the quality it hits during its peaks for the duration, it’d be a classic Nonetheless, Elaenia can be appreciated for its complexity and sublime moments by any music listener regardless of personal taste a sure sign of a great album

Max Van Zile is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mfv23@cornell edu

Rapper

Rappers are infamous for leaving home when they make it big: to live somewhere prettier, more glamorous and more insulated Chance the Rapper does not seem tempted by that prospect; in fact, he is gleeful in his determination to stay home (in his local Chicago) and help his community At the beginning of his new single “Angels,” he brags, “I got my city doing front-flips, when every father, mayor, rapper jump ship Clean up the streets so my daughter can have somewhere to play ” At a time when rap is dominated by different shades of negativity, from Drake’s depressed narcissism to Odd Future’s void-staring nihilism, Chance is refreshingly positive “Angels” is yet another Chance song that is joyful and optimistic without being sappy or corny, featuring some of Chance’s most exuberant rhyming since 2013’s Acid Rap supported by a slang-laden hook from fellow Chicagoan artist, Saba “Angels” makes good use of Donnie Trumpet, the trumpet player in Chance’s touring band and collaborator, The Social Experiment As always, Donnie Trumpet’s supremely melodic riffs and fills add a natural flavor to the intricate production Angels” is a love letter from Chance to his hometown, overflowing with slang and shout-outs His ebullient performance on Late Night with Stephen Colbert also featured a group demonstration of footwork, Chicago’s signature and homegrown dance style However, even for those of us not from Chicago, “Angels” has plenty of love to offer Jack Jones

C o r n e l l Ta k e s H o l l y w o o d

MARK DISTEFANO Sun Staff Writer

Cornell grads make it in Hollywood? And how! The Sun had the chance to chat with recent graduates Jesse Turk ’14 and Carol Bass ’14, both of whom were active in the Performing and Media Arts department and are alums of the Cornell in Hollywood internship program Turk and Bass have now started their LA-based careers in the entertainment industry and had much to say about how Cornell in Hollywood helped them do it

T H E S U N : What was your experience in Cornell in Hollywood? Who was your mentor, where did you live, where did you intern, did you have a car?

C A ROL B A SS : I participated in Cornell in Hollywood twice My mentor was screenwriter Andrea Berloff, who was extremely supportive and gave great guidance My first internship was at Di Novi Pictures, where I lived in Santa Monica and did not have a car, opting to walk to w o rk T h e s e c o n d t i m e , I i n t e r n e d a t Ava l o n Management, lived in West Hollywood, and did have a car Unless you live walking distance to work and don’t mind being isolated, I would absolutely recommend a car

J E SS E T U R K : I worked for TV and film director, Elizabeth Allen doing a variety of things for her including prepping pitches, setting up casting calls and meetings, sitting in on phone calls with agents, producers and talent, editing her director’s reel, setting up her social media, doing research for potential projects, visiting studio lots and even making my own short that Liz critiqued She was an unreal boss who I am still in touch with and very much look up to My mentor was Chris Deckard who works at ICM (a literary and talent agency) He is still a good friend out here and had a lot of good advice on ways to get ahead in the industry and the best ways to navigate a pretty path-less industry

I lived in Encino in the Valley Kind of far out, but since Liz (Allen) worked out of her house and was living in Studio City it wasn ’ t that bad I did have a car I highly recommend having a car, even a smelly old rent-a-wreck like I had

Like most, my tastes in music have shifted dramatically throughout my life I remember receiving my first C D the beginning of my navigating through music I was five at the time and my parents got me Britney Spears’ Baby One More Time, a classic pop album that I’m sure all millenials are more than familiar with My dad, a jazz and classic rock aficionado, exposed me to Steely Dan and The Eagles, but I spent most of my early youth situated in the pop sector I had nearly every NOW C D on the market, and for the most part, I found new music through compilation C D s and movie soundtracks

I was once a very genre-obsessed person I appreciated my confines, as they gave me an identity I could say I was an “Emo kid” because all of the bands I listened to shared a set of conventions that allowed them to fall into that category They featured singers with flippy hair and somber souls, tracks dominated by power chords and disconsolate screamers The lyrics were morose and melodramatic, speaking of lost loves and the

S U N : What were some of the challenges and highlights of your internships?

C B : The challenges of my internships often revolved around learning the etiquette of each office setting and adapting to differing standards At Di Novi, they are very specific about what you wear and how you act, whereas Avalon is incredibly relaxed Highlights include reading classified scripts, helping cast roles in films, filming auditions for clients, giving notes on writers’ pitches, and sitting in on television read-throughs

J T : Not knowing what might come next each day Working for someone on the creative side can be very unpredictable, but you learn to roll with the punches and take each day as it comes It made me a lot more flexible Highlights were making my own short with Liz’s guidance and meeting amazing people through that Also just the various people Liz set us up with to meet like her very successful writer friend Gar y Hur witz and actor Shiri Appleby (star of Lifetime’s UNREAL)

S U N : How do you feel your Cornell in Hollywood experience prepared you or acted as an important building block for your career?

C B : Before Cornell in Hollywood, I knew very little about the complexity of this industry and had no connections Through my internships, I made immediate connections and received my first production assistant jobs, which led to making even more connections and being given more jobs I’m now able to work freelance in production because Cornell in Hollywood gave me a foot in the door

J T : Without Cornell in Hollywood I wouldn’t have had any idea how to get going in this industry It can be unforgiving in its lack of clarity and to have a steady base of people that I knew already and a job under my belt made all the difference The education you get both formally through seminars and informally through hands-on work, even the boring day-to-day stuff is what help me know how to differentiate myself when looking for a job and ultimately allowed me to get hired very quickly at an agency

S U N: What is your advice to any incoming students regarding the Cornell in Hollywood program? Why should they do it and how can they best utilize it?

C B : Work hard, be kind and don’t complain Everyone starts from the bottom, which is not glamorous; however, when the people above you like you and see your positive work ethic, they want to help you You can aid your happiness and fulfillment by researching the companies before you apply I personally loved the amount of scripts I was able to cover at Di Novi, but other interns complained the entire summer about wanting an internship that was more hands on Choose your internship wisely and then make the most of your time there by soaking up as much as possible and keeping an open mind

J T : Don’t just apply to the big name places Do real research on the companies and think about where you might learn the most, not just what might look all shiny on your resume Everyone has a sexy resume out here Be the one who knows more, works harder and wants it the most Be the one who has taste and is willing to stand out Be the one who will stay late and do what others won ' t Be patient and realize that you are now at the bottom of an industry of people with HUGE egos at the top

Recognize your place and don’t expect anything to be handed to you You are not special because you went to a good school or have a good GPA Half the executives in this town didn’t even graduate It’s about knowing how to work well with others, work harder than everyone else and be able to be a person that other want to work with/hang out with/get drinks with/spend hours and hours in a writers room or editing suite with Cornell in Hollywood will provide you with people and resources that very few people have access to We are people you can trust intrinsically which is incredibly hard to come by in entertainment and we will advocate for your interests We are not counselors and will not hold your hand, but we will help push you to see whether this industry is right for you (it's definitely not for everyone) and if so, be the community you can have when you move out here

Mark DiStefano is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at mdistefano@cornellsun com

The Spectrum of Genre

turmoil of merely existing, and early adolescent me identified strongly with these artists The genre was more than a music style: It was a

more than to fit in with its customs, we

Gregory and the Hawk and The Colorful Quiet, who guided me to sleep and offered me momentary serenity The acoustic guitar became my companion, and I’d routinely fall asleep to the finger picking delicacies and simple harmonies of these indie collectives

It’s interesting to imagine a time when genre was my “everything,” and I looked for

respective generic conventions Today, very few of the bands I listen to actually accomplish this Rather, I specifically look for artists that create distinctive mosaics out of

dark eyeliner, band tees and skinny jeans, and trying but failing to get my hair to look like Haley Williams’ I spent hours trying to master Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf ’ s scream, procuring many sore throats in the process

After Emo, I went indie This transition began smoothly, as I found artists that dipped their toes in both the Emo and Indie genres Daphne Loves Derby was one of my favorites, as they toured with many of the traditional Emo bands, but their sound was far softer and more melodic I found other bands like Deas Vail and Copeland that also filled this niche, and before I knew it, I was in the real Indie Rock territory Death Cab for Cutie and Coldplay became my go-to ’ s I also discovered quainter, quieter artists like

and while my favorite bands

constant for something like 6 years, I often discover innovative artists that impress and

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a Havas, who integrates elements of jazz, rock, R&B and pop, have altered my perception of my own tastes There’s no genre that fully encapsulates her music, yet she remains one of my ne wfound favorite artists

With that, I really don’t believe in generic classification Genres are designed to make our lives easier in terms of navigating through the ever-expanding universe of music, but in many ways, I see them highly limiting Back in my days of genre adherence, I missed out on a great assortment of artists, keeping my mind and tastes limited to what I knew I enjoyed I used to dislike it tremendously when I asked people what kind of music they liked and they’d reply with the resounding “Everything!” While I’m as picky as ever, I can confidently say that the music I listen to is immensely more varied that it used to be I still have room to grow, and styles that I have yet to explore, but I’m more willing than ever to do so

Anita Alur is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at aalur@cornellsun com Millenial Musings appears alternate Thursday this semester

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Red Closes Season With Clash Against Dartmouth

By TROY BRIDSON Sun Staff Writer

Cornell field hockey will face Dartmouth on Saturday at 1 p m for itslast match of the season The Red is looking to finish second in the Ivy League Cornell is currently in third place behind Penn and No 20 Princeton

Cornell (10-6, 4-2 Ivy) lost a tightly contested match with Princeton (9-6, 6-0) last Saturday, 4-0, falling short of the team ’ s season goal of winning an Ivy League title Princeton’s goalie had a fantastic match, denying several key scoring opportunities for the Red

“It was a disappointing loss We give full credit to Princeton,” said head coach Donna Hornibrook “We’re now focused on finishing second in the standings ”

“Princeton had a strong press that put us under a lot of pressure in the first half,” said sophomore midfielder Sam McILwrick “We weren ’ t able to develop a flow in the game ”

The Ivy League does not have a tournament for field hockey, so the standings at the end of the season determines the winner of the league

“I’d love to see a tournament, but unfortunately we don’t have that luxury,” Hornibrook said “We play every team in the Ivy League once, so we have to make the most of it and be prepared ”

According to Hornibrook, Cornell is not taking its matchup with Dartmouth, (7-9, 2-4) lightly The Green has had an up-and-down year that has landed them sixth in the standings Cornell focuses on strong weeks of practice and solid preparation to ensure the team is ready to go for each game

“We know that we ’ re going to be in a battle every Ivy League game, ” Hornibrook said “Dartmouth is a very clean team They can put some goals on the scoreboard and they’re always competitive ”

Hornibrook stressed the importance of each player focusing on her own responsibilities, but also stressed that the team needs to make sure to play as one cohesive unit

“We need to be very disciplined in our play,” Hornibrook

said “We need to move the ball where the space is ”

The team is determined to have a nice performance in its last game of the season The leadership from the senior class has been outstanding this year Team captains Marisa Siergiej and Taylor Standiford have provided leadership both on and off the field Siergiej has been a force offensively and defensively for the Red, while Standiford has facilitated play in the midfield

Senior forward Katie Garrity has provided the Red with strong, experienced play at the forward position, while senior goalie Elizabeth Schaeffler has had an impressive

Cornell career, contributing in each one of her four seasons for the Red

The Red is focused on establishing strong execution in all parts of its game on Saturday against Dartmouth, according to McILwrick

“We’re hoping to bring all aspects of our game together and play well to send off our amazing seniors,” McILwrick said

Secondary Scoring Will Be Crucial for Men’s Ice Hockey

Ohockey has become one of the

onships to its name Most successful teams rely on strong offenses led by stellar skill players, but as I contended in last week’s piece about the power play, this has never been the case for Cornell The Red has always employed a defense-first strategy, never focusing on racking up goals Therefore, while other legendar y c o l l e g e h

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k e No r t h Dakota churn out goal-scoring for wards like Jonathan Toews, Cornell produces NHL-caliber defensive for wards Colin Greening and Matt Moulson are two recent examples of the typical Cornell

contribution to the NHL

So what does this mean for 2015? In one sentence, it means that Cornell needs to develop a productive offense; they cannot simply rely on an offense-bycommittee approach like the one that struggled last season The Red needs to establish a reliable line that scores often, a second line that scores occasionally, and two supplementar y power for ward lines This is an approach that head coach Mike Schafer used to great effect last weekend in two games against Niagara

This past weekend, junior center Jeff Kubiak and his freshman wingers Mitch Vanderlaan and Anthony Angello combined for four goals and four assists This scoring line is not made up of proven scorers for Cornell Kubiak only scored two goals for the Red in his past two seasons on East Hill before he netted two tallies on Saturday night Angello picked up his first career goal on Friday, blasting in a one-timer Vanderlaan lit the lamp on Saturday, jamming home a loose puck from point-blank range These three displayed strong chemistr y this weekend and were rewarded by Schafer with plenty of ice time

The other lines played with the work ethic Schafer demands of his players In particular, the line of Trevor Yates centeri n g Ja re d Fi e g l a n d A l e x R a u t e r impressed on the forecheck Their desire to win the puck back was relentless and unwavering, even when Cornell possessed a big lead These three sophomores only combined for two goals last year, but all three can step into larger roles this year

The line of Christian Hilbrich, Jake Weidner and Teemu Tiitinen emphasizes Schafer’s hard-nosed style of hockey Senior wingers Hilbrich and Tiitinen know Schafer’s system; Weidner, a junior, has the best playmaking ability on the team Schafer is likely placing the team ’ s

best chance-creator with two seniors that know his style, hoping Weidner can pass to the two wingers in scoring situations Tiitinen, in particular, will be one to w a t c h t h i s y e a r He s t r u g g

d w i t h injuries last year and did not score any goals He is capable of playing a central

role in his senior season if he stays healthy and earns more ice time

A n o t h e r l i n e c o m b i n a t i o n o n Saturday was clearly intended to produce s e c o n d

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n g B e a u Starrett, center Eric Freschi and right wing Matt Buckles all are capable of scoring goals Starrett is a highly heralded freshman, a third-round draft pick by the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks Freschi, a junior, doesn’t score too often, but scored two of the biggest tallies of last season: the overtime winner against Clarkson at h o m e a n d t h e g a m e - w i n n e r v e r s u s Har vard at home Buckles, a junior, is the team ’ s best shooter and scored eight times last year This line will be invaluable when it comes to producing secondar y scoring

The most significant line, in my opinion, is Starrett-Freschi-Buckles Freschi was the only one to notch a goal over the weekend This line plays the extremely important role of secondar y scoring The talented scoring for wards cannot carr y the entire load for a team; one does not see Har vard or Yale relying on only one line for offense To match those teams in offensive efficiency, Cornell needs a sec-

ond line with offensive potential Secondar y scoring has proven to be important, time and time again, in both the NHL and college hockey If your top players have an off night, these players need to step up Expect coach Schafer to mix and match players on this line the

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most; sophomore Dwyer Tschantz and s e n i o r Jo h n K

y injured, may play on this line when healthy

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l change the composition of his for ward lines After all, the lines are one of the most influential ways a coach can change the game Yet, we can infer from his line choices early in the season what characteristics he wants in each group Kubiak, Angello and Vanderlaan have been reliable offensively, and the two other lines provide Schafer’s trademark defensive focus In the end, though, will the second, third and fourth lines score the goals needed to win games? Early signs, albeit against inferior opponents than the Red will face in its ECAC schedule, indicate that there will be a more balanced scoring approach from Cornell this season When the puck drops against Princeton on Friday, the onus is on Cornell’s lower lines to provide secondar y scoring

C.U. Ends Year With Big Green

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Sports Ed tor

Despite the unseasonal warmth this week, winter is still on the horizon and fall sports are wrapping up for the year Cornell women ’ s soccer will play its last game of 2015 this Saturday against Dartmouth (7-4-4, 0-3-3 Ivy) after a disappointing loss to first place Princeton (13-3, 6-0) While the Red had the chance to upset the Tigers and threaten their first place standing, Princeton was able to clinch its No 1 spot and the Ivy NCAA tournament bid with a 2-0 win over Cornell (9-3-4, 2-3-1)

However, rather than dwelling on the loss to Princeton, the women have shifted focus to this weekend’s game against the Green

“Moving forward, we ’ re looking to win our last game against Dartmouth,” said senior captain Charlotte Tate “We still have the chance to be one of the top few teams in the conference and that is a great source of motivation We'll focus on fixing some mistakes we made over the weekend and continue to train hard for our last week ”

Dartmouth is currently tied for last place in the league with Yale, so while the win is not a sure thing, the Red stands in a favorable position to succeed against the Green this weekend Additionally, Cornell was able to take the win last time it met Dartmouth out on the field

“Last year, we beat Dartmouth at hom’e on our senior day,” said senior captain Shanay Fischer “I’m expecting this to be a tough game Both teams want to win the last game

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of the season and end on a positive note They’ll definitely want some revenge, so we have to show up and battle and prove that we ’ re the better team ”

However, while the Red took the win last year against Dartmouth, the Green was able to earn a tie against secondranked Harvard in its game last weekend Coming off a solid performance against a successful team, Dartmouth enters this weekend’s game with momentum and motivation for the win

“Dartmouth is coming out of a 1-1 tie with former Ivy

League champion, Harvard, so we know we have to put nothing but our best foot forward this weekend to get a result,” said junior goalkeeper Kelsey Tierney

In terms of preparation for their last game, Fischer said that the women have to focus on their mental game and understanding that just because the season is coming to an end does not mean that the team can become complacent in its play

Women to Take On Dartmouth, Harvard

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

On its last regular season weekend away from Cornell, the volleyball team will face the Harvard Crimson on Friday in Cambridge, Massachusetts, then travel up to Hanover, New Hampshire, to face the Dartmouth Big Green

“Last time we played Harvard and Dartmouth, we were able to stay up with them, despite coming up short,” said freshman Carla Sganderlla “This is our last away game for this season, so we are

going to go out there and execute the game play against both teams We know that by doing so we can go 2-0 this weekend ”

After this past weekend, Cornell enters the match against Harvard 6-14 record overall, including a in-conference record of 2-8 Harvard enters the match with an 11-9 record overall and 7-3 in the Ivy

The Crimson is currently at the top of the Ivy League standings, but the Cornell players are confident that this match is anyone ’ s game, according to junior middle blocker Macey Wilson

“The league is so close that anyone can beat anyone on any night and I think that has really fueled us to work harder to win,” Wilson said

Last time the Crimson met the Red, it was mid-October at Newman Arena

The game was incredibly close, and Cornell took the visiting team to five sets The first two sets went to the Red, 25-22, and then 25-14 The three sets after that were all within two points, but Harvard came out on top with scores of 25-23, 26-24 and the tie-breaker with a score of 15-13

A big player for the Crimson in its last meeting with the Red was libero Sindhu Vegesena She had 31 digs and proved to be the difference in the last three games, each won by just two points

To beat her this year, setter Alyssa Phelps and the front row will have to dial in Getting just twelve blocks as a team in the last match, Wilson said Cornell has to focus on defense in the front row

“I think we really need to work on our blocking,” she said “That could be a huge asset for us and give us an edge ”

On Saturday, the Red will go up to Hanover to face the third-ranked team in the Ivy League, Dartmouth Currently

Dartmouth is 6-4 in the Ivy League, tied with Yale in the standings At the last meeting, Cornell hosted the Big Green for the Dig Pink fundraiser benefiting breast cancer, but couldn’t clinch the match, losing 3-1 Once again, the Cornell team started off strong, winning the first set 25-22 In what has become a pattern for the Red, the opposition dug in and came back strong, winning the next three sets 25-21, 25-16 and 25-20

The Dartmouth front row proved formidable, notching 51 kills compared to Cornell’s 44, for a 270 kill percentage The serving game was also a deciding factor for the Big Green, which put up 11 aces compared to Cornell’s four Big names for the Big Green last match were hitters Emily Astarita, Kaira Lugan, and Morgan Dressel, who hit with a strong 615 kill percentage

Coming off a win last weekend, the women know they can stay with anyone

“The win against Brown was great, but we know that we will need to work just as hard this weekend and next weekend to finish out the Ivies,” Sganderlla said Head coach Trudy Vande Berg said she is confident the Red can come out victorious

“I don’t think we will have to change our strategy much for this weekend,” Vande Berg said “We will continue to put our team in pressure situations so we continue to get better at staying disciplined, focused and composed Both teams are having a great season, we will have to do all of those things to win but I feel that we are playing our best volleyball of the season I’m excited to get there ”

In June 2012, the Los Angeles Dodgers made an under-the-radar move to sign a young Cuban outfielder by the name of Yasiel Puig He was signed to a seven year contract worth just over $40 million For comparison, the Dodgers’ 2015 payroll topped $300 million Puig spent the remainder of the 2012 season as well as the beginning of the 2013 season in the minor leagues He performed remarkably well in the minors, prompting a

promotion to the majors in June of 2013, almost exactly one year after signing In 104 games, Puig put up an impressive slash of 319/ 391/ 925 with 19 home runs He captivated the media, reinvigorated the Dodgers’ fan base and carried the Dodgers to the playoffs Meanwhile, Milwaukee Brewers star outfielder Ryan Braun was serving a 100-game suspension (which made him ineligible for about two thirds of the season) after getting caught using performance enhancing drugs, lying about it and then getting caught lying about it He was coming off back-to-back seasons in which he finished in the Top-2 for the National League MVP award In 2014 and 2015, Braun’s performance declined sharply In the two and one third seasons after returning from his suspension, he provided the same amount of value that he provided during the

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