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CORNELLIANS R E J ECT TRUMP’S VALUES

Student minority groups anticipate ‘disheartening’ increase in marginalization

By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Assistant News Ed tor

In the wake of the election of a president who has openly expressed suspicion and disdain for entire portions of the populace, Cornell minority groups have said they are “horrified” and enraged by Trump’s victor y Stephanie Hahm ’17, president of the Cornell Asian Pacific Islander Student Union, said the organization is “deeply worried” based on the rhetoric of this election cycle, which she believes will further the marginalization of minority communities Trump’s comments on Muslim Americans has also been particularly alarming for a group that already faces “immense difficulties” gaining acceptance in American society, according to Nabiha Qudsi ’18, president of the Muslim Educational and Cultural Association The president elect has said he would consider using his position to prevent Muslims from immigrating to the United States

Black Lives Matter protests racial ‘Trumpism’

By MATT ORMSETH Sun Staff Writer

The Bernie Milton Pavilion on the Ithaca Commons was the site of disbelief, frustration and sorrow Wednesday night as hundreds of Ithacans and students gathered at an anti-Trump demonstration organized by the city’s Black Lives Matter chapter

Ithaca residents were joined by students and faculty from Cornell and Ithaca College, many of whom brought candles and signs reading “Love Trumps Hate ”

“This is not a time for mourning this is a time for organizing,” said Prof Russell Rickford, history, and a member of the Black Lives Matter Ithaca chapter

A grueling and often ugly presidential campaign culminated Tuesday night in a victory for Trump, which Rickford called a victory for racism, xenophobia and misogyny

“Today, we ’ re facing an intensified form of white supremacy we call it ‘ Trumpism,’” he said The election unearthed undercurrents of bigo t r y

Americans can no longer deny, Rickford said “The basic elements of ‘ Trumpism’ have been here all along,” he said Rickford said de-unionization and “right-towork” laws, coupled with the loss of social safety nets, allowed Trump’s exclusionist strain of populism to take root During his campaign, Trump characterized Mexican immigrants as rapists and called for a ban on immigration from Muslim countries

h e progress made under the Obama administration for people of color, Rickford said Trump’s victory has the potential to be America’s “ great awak-

Profs

cancel class, responding to ‘shocking’ election results

By STEPHANY KIM Sun Staff Writer

victor y, several Cornell profess o r s a c r o s s d e p a r t m e n t s c a ncelled class Wednesday, citing personal distress and concern for students’ emotional well-being

Pr o f Ja n e - Ma r i e L a w, Asian, Near Eastern and relig i o u s s t u d i e s , s a i d s h e c a ncelled her “Introduction t o Ja p a n a n d Re l i g i o n ” lecture, because she was “ so upset and worried I would break down, thinking about how dangerous the move the American electorate half of them made last night is ” Law said she was also concerned that the content of her lecture that day would not be appropriate following t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e h a t e f u l rhetoric this election cycle

“I was due to lecture on the collapse of master narratives and how in their place there are often radical ideologies, often spurred on and shaped by hate and xenophobia,” she said “I just felt that I was not going to be able to present that material in a way that was not heavily colored by the hatred, bigotr y and xenophobia unleashed on our countr y last night and in a way that would be calm ” Law added that she invited

students from her “Environmental Sustainability” class to meet at the Neville Center at the C

beauty of our herb gardens, winter garden and wildflower garden ” Prof Mukoma Wa Ngugi, English, also cancelled his second class of the day, “Africa in Hollywood,” after recognizing

“We tried to discuss the day’s assignment, but after a few minutes it occurred to me that they were feeling what I was feeling as well ” P

that students in his first class were clearly distracted by the election results

“ We tried to discuss the day’s assignment but after a few minutes it occurred to me that they were feeling what I was feeling as well, that a seismic shift had happened in U S

politics an earthquake was happening and there was no use carr ying on as if it was business as usual,” he said Ngugi added that he did not want his class to prevent

Daybook

American Sojourns and the Collecting of Japanese Art

10 a m - 5 p m , Johnson Museum of Art

Michelle Obama, Food Justice and the Big Business of Poverty in the South Bronx 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 200 Savage Hall

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Technologies of Memory: Hirsch and Spitzer

5:30 - 7:30 p m , KG70, Klarman Hall

After Orlando Staged Reading 7:30 p m , Schwartz Center For Performing and Media Arts

C U Music and Westfield Center Presents Harpsichordist Ignacio Prego 8 - 10 p m , Barnes Hall Auditorium

Ballroom for Everyone: Celebrating Inclusion

9 p m - 2 a m , Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

We Went to the Fair Exhibition

10 a m - 5 p m , Johnson Museum of Art

Guac-Off for Haiti Relief

11 a m - 2 p m , Memorial Room, Willard Straight Hall

The Folly of Natural Gas as a Bridge Fuel And the Path for a Fossil Fuel-Free Future 11 a m - 12:05 p m , Bailey Hall

The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initiative Presents Ethiopia: State of Emergency 12:15 - 1:45 p m , 285 Myron Taylor Hall

Meet Touchdown, The Big Red Bear Mascot 12:30 - 1 p m , Central Campus Cornell Store

The End: Theories and Practices of Narrative Endings

1 - 5:30 p m , Guerlac Room, A D White House

Anthropology Colloquium: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo

3 - 4:30 p m , 215 McGraw Hall

Cornell Games Club Weekly Meeting

7 p m , 156-164 Goldwin Smith Hall

Fuertes Observatory Open House 8 p m - midnight, Fuertes Observatory

Prof Encourages Intellectual Curiosity, Mindfulness Through Meditation

By JEANETTE SI Sun Senior Writer

Prof Jane-Marie Law, Asian, Near Eastern, and religious studies stays busy teaching Introduction to Japan, operating a sustainable farm and taking a group of students to Japan ever y summer, yet still finds time to meditate

Law encourages her students to explore subject matter through movies, theatre and art viewings and helps her students to interact with class material by sharing personal stories

“ What I’ve discovered is that what people really want to hear is other peo-

p l e ’ s s t o r i e s , ” s h e s a i d

“ They don’t really want to hear other people’s truths

[That’s why] I never talk

a b o u t s o m e t h i n g t h a t I don’t really care about ”

rial they may not encounter in their daily lives, to further develop their individual intellects

The professor said she also emphasizes self-acceptance and mindfulness in both the classroom and her personal life

“Meditation gives you permission to be just good enough,” she said “I don’t stress myself out being a perfectionist, because when you just be here now, you realize that the only thing that you can do in the present is ver y limited You can only do what you can do in the present And that has to be good enough ”

“You can only do what you can do in the present And that has to be good enough.” P r o f J a n e - M a r i e L a w

In addition to her course material, Law has strong feelings on the education system, which she believes confines students’ curiosity rather than encouraging imagination

“ We have students coming in that have been so intellectually careful they’re timid, they want things spelled out, ” she said Law explained that she completely revamps her course ever y year to make sure ever y class’ experience is unique She said she wants to expose students to mate-

Sh e e x t e n d s t h i s approach to many aspects of her life, including her appreciation and creation of art as a practitioner of “cultivation in action,” Law believes that aesthetic training is closely linked to self-realization

“ The physical training that you put your body through kind of presents an opportunity for seeing the true nature of reality and cultivating the depth of a person, ” she said “It was ver y interesting to me later, as I got to know more about Japanese aesthetics, to understand that the art form I’m best at which is dressage is actually tied into Japanese aesthetics ”

Ever y year, Law takes her “Zen Buddhism” class on a trip to Japan where students live in a monaster y for two weeks during the summer She said students are

Kotlikoff Addresses Dearth of Sophomore Campus Housing

By KATHERINE HEANEY

Sun Staff Writer

The Faculty Senate addressed issues of undergraduate housing, class scheduling conflicts, carbon neutrality and graduate student unionization at its monthly meeting Wednesday

Provost Michael Kotlikoff addressed the urgent need for increased student housing, acknowledging that many stu-

houses on North Campus

New freshman and sophomore dorms would provide “swing space ” to house students while older dorms, like Balch Hall, undergo much-needed repairs, according to Kotlikoff, who clarified that no new housing would be available until the fall of 2020

Prof Rebecca Stoltzfus, human ecology, director of the global health program, also discussed the current inefficiencies in s c h e d u l i n g c l a s s s p a c e s a n

“Students that come here are almost immediately faced with the challenge of finding housing for the next year.”

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dents particularly rising sophomores are “housing insecure ” He presented data showing that 99 percent of freshman and only 59 percent of sophomores use on-campus housing

“Students that come here are almost immediately faced with the challenge of finding housing for the next year, ” he explained

T h i s l a c k o f s t

prompted the University to use financial a

homes have created a financial strain on the University, according to Kotlikoff

The provost proposed creating a freshman and sophomore living community on North Campus, which would not be completely unprecedented, as a number of sophomores currently live in program

times

In fall 2015, there were 263 known student scheduling con-

Most courses start and end in the same 50 and 75 minute periods, but class start times are not distributed evenly throughout the school day

“I know ever yone wants that desirable course time 10:10 a m on Tuesdays and Thursdays to teach and to learn,” she said “But some faculty can ’ t find suitable classrooms within short walking distance from their office ”

Currently, 38 percent of courses begin between 10:10-11:40 a m while only 17 percent start at 9:05 a m or earlier The initiative’s goal is to change these numbers to 30 percent and 20 percent, respectively, to avoid student conflicts, according to Stoltzfus Deciding which courses and professors would have to make the necessar y schedule shift she said would likely be left up to each individual college

Prof Robert Howarth, ecology and environmental biology, and Prof Edwin Cowen, civil and environmental engineer-

always surprised by the experience of living in a temple, secluded from society and meditating daily

“On day seven [of the trip], ever ybody just kind of hit[s] this wall,” she said “Imagine hitting a brick wall and sort of sliding down and what hit the wall was that they had been spending a lot more time being quiet and not having to invent a personality the whole time ”

When students come to her “falling apart, ” Law said she tells them to “lower your standards ”

“Regard the ages between 18 and 22 as a time when you should learn some self-care,” she said “ Take care of yourself ”

Jeanette Si can be reached at jsi@cornellsun com

ing, also presented a new report about achieving carbon neutrality Cowen said the report is “much more detailed in its’ financial analysis ” “ We include numbers for the social cost of carbon and introduce ways of thinking of this beyond the financial bottom line,” Cowen said

The report analyzes the costs of energy consumption, as well as proposes possible solutions, according to Cowen He said Cornell’s overall carbon footprint is principally due to heat, and the best solution is to utilize earth source heat

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adverse effects on student-faculty relationships

“Our response, that’s signed by 44 ILR faculty, draws on our expertise and experience in the field of labor law and labor relations to provide different and more

tion,” she said

Following Trump’s victor y, Liebewitz

remains

was, and perhaps it is more important than ever now ” “ The choice to unionize belongs solely to the graduate assistants,” she said Katherine Heaney can be reached at kheaney@cornellsun com

addressed President Rawlings’ stance on unionization, saying he has “ a relentlessly negative view of unionization ” She said Rawlings’ views are based on “speculation and unsubstantiated assertions” that gradu

Ithacans Voice Anxiety at BLM Rally

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ening,” a wake-up call for white Americans who thought of their countr y as progressive

“Last night, we got a r ude awakening,” he said “And once you ’ re awake, you can ’ t go back to sleep You can ’ t pretend You can ’ t accept the same lies ”

Rickford called for a general strike of black professionals, ar tists and academics a grassroots uprising to counter the one Tr ump rode to the White House He voiced his skepticism that political elites would be the ones to effect change a skepticism that extended to Hillar y Clinton

“A black face in a high place didn’t save us, and a woman in a high place wouldn’t have either,” he said Rickford explained that the

g r a s s

o t s m ov e m e n t w o u l d begin on the local level, calling for a minimum wage increase in

To m p k i n s C o u n t y, i n c r e a s e d funding for local schools and d

removal of Ithaca’s SWAT truck

Tr ump “It’s been really hard,” she said “[ Tr ump] doesn’t believe in climate change, and I’m a scientist who studies the atmospheres of planets ”

Kozakis added that her father became much more xenophobic during Tr ump ’ s campaign

“Now I’m hearing my dad saying these horrible things about Muslims,” she said “I just mentioned I kne w some Muslims here at Cornell, and he’s like, ’They’re academic Muslims, and academic Muslims are more likely to be terrorists ’”

Kozakis said she has not spoken to her parents since Tr ump ’ s victor y was announced, except to ask about her grandparents’ nationality

“I texted my mom asking if my grandparents were born in Italy, because I’m tr ying to get Italian citizenship now, ” she said

“America is not inevitably marching towards equality. We have to fight for our rights ”

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Carlos Gutierre z, a Chilean man who spent three years in one of Augusto Pinochet’s prisons, echoed Rickford’s misgivings about a heavily armed police force Gutierre z pointed to Ithaca’s SWAT tr uck as evidence of a growing “ us versus them” mentality among members of law enforcement

“ The militar y police is not armed for invaders it’s to fight us, ” he said Gutierre z said there are clear parallels between Tr ump ’ s ascent and the rise of Pinochet in Chile, which he saw firsthand He urged the crowd to counter the election’s vitriol with solidarity

“ The closer you are to each other, the stronger you are, ” he said Cornell and Ithaca College students stood for hours listening to their peers ’ misgivings and voicing some of their own

Thea Kozakis grad said she attended the demonstration because of her fr ustration with her parents, who suppor t

Abhinav Jindal grad from Mumbai, India said he had long considered the United States a model of tolerance, making Tr ump ’ s victor y “really shocking ”

“As a foreigner, we see the United States as a ver y multicultural environment where people from all different countries living together in peace and harmony, so during this campaign it was a little shocking to hear someone with such strong vie ws against people of color contending for the position of president,” he said Delmar Fears ’19 described waking up to ne ws of a Tr ump presidency a reality that once seemed a distant possibility given his comments about Muslims, Mexicans and women “ This morning, my bubble was burst,” she said “ The silent majority has spoken, and you know what it told me? That America is not a loving countr y ” Fears called Tr ump ’ s victor y a setback for America, a reminder that progress is not self-propelled

“America is not inevitably marching towards equality,” she said “ We have to fight for our rights bitterly, consciously, tenaciously ”

Matt Ormseth can be reached mormseth@cornellsun com

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“We are even more fearful than ever of the violence and discrimination that will inevitably be increased as a result of Trump's rhetoric,” Qudsi said “Many of us are afraid to continue day-today activities because of any discrimination that Tr ump will encourage ”

Akhilesh Issur ’17, Student Assembly international student liaison, added that Trump’s presidential policies will likely impact international students’ ability to work in the United States

“ The international student community stands in solidarity with the minorities that have utterly been disrespected in this election,” Issur said “ We also apprehend that it might be harder for international students to get job visas after graduation, as a result of a Trump presidency, but we respect the democratic choice of the American people ”

Erika Axe ’18, co-president of Mixed at Cornell, pointed out the irony of Trump taking the presidency immediately after Barack Obama, who is mixed race

“This election is an insult to every mixed person and minority who has ever been told that our racial identity is not for ourselves to decide, or that we should go ‘back to where you came from,’” Axe said “Where do we go? This ‘mixing pot ’ country is our home

This is where we belong ”

Many student groups also

shared their hope that Cornellians will be able to unite to counteract any that discrimination that Trump’s presidency may bring In a statement, Mixed at Cornell said they will continue to “extend open arms ” to students seeking support, stressing that the mixed community “ was born from the love between those of differing backgrounds and experiences ”

“It is incredibly disheartening to watch the safety and well-being of many of our friends, family and neighbors become threatened by an unwillingness to protect the diversity that exists in our nation,” the group said The Arab Student Association echoed Mixed’s intentions, saying they plan to strengthen their ties with other groups on campus that feel their culture or values are under attack

Hahm added that she hopes the “immense grief ” and anger currently per vading the Asian American community will translate into an impetus for social change “ We’re seeing an immense sense of empathy and anger from others, which is something that we haven’t seen in a while,” Hahm said “This is powerful for us as CAPSU, because it will add passion for coming together and mobilization to fight for a future that we believe ever yone deserves ”

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun com

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Angry Does Not

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It ’ s only appropriate that an election opinion piece should r un alongside the sex columns, because this piece will also be about getting fucked I never really believed that a man so hateful could be elected, but it shows how much common sense can be tr usted nowadays Call it liberal tears, but based on the reactions of the people in my ne wsfeed, I feel as if I’m writing a eulogy

This is what happens when you have a broken political system This is what happens when politicians get so corr upt, Congress gets so deadlocked, and wealth disparity grows so large I don’t know a single person, liberal or conser vative, who has faith in the government This isn’t just the white r ural voters fault, this is the fault of ever y politician who decided to give him/herself a pay raise during a time of economic hardship, who voted for tax breaks for the wealthy and increased militar y spending instead of public educat i o n It’s

Hi l l a r y a n d t h e D N C ’ s fault for being all too happy

t o e n g a g e i n

c o r r u p t i o n It’s the fault of the politicians

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t a n c e o f o u r c a m p u s , t o g i v i n g a v o i c e t o s t u d e n t s w h o f e e l t h a t t h e i r s t a t u s a s c i t i z e n s o f t h i s c o u n t r y h a s b e e n c a l l e d i n t o q u e s t i o n We s t a n d w i t h i m m i g r a n t s t u d e n t s a t C o r n e l l w h o f e e l t h a t t h e y n o l o n g e r h a v e a p l a c e w i t h i n o u r b o rd e r s We s t a n d w i t h m i n o r i t y a n d L G B TQ s t ud e n t s w h o f e a r f o r t h e i r p h y s i c a l s a f e t y a n d e m o t i o n a l w e l l - b e i n g We s t a n d w i t h t h e w o m e n a n d m e n w h o f e e l t h a t t h e i r h i s t o r y a s v i c t i m s o f s e x u a l a s s a u l t h a s b e e n d e l e g i t i m i z e d o n t h e n a t i o n a l s t a g e We s t a n d w i t h s t u d e n t s o f c o l o r w h o n o w m u s t c a l l a m a n e n d o r s e d b y t h e K K K p r e s i d e n t We h e a r y o u a n d w e s t a n d w i t h y o u To d a y, w e e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s t o r e m a i n p o l i t i c a l l y e n g a g e d , t o p o l i c e t h e

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O v e r t h e n e x t f e w d a y s , t h e n e x t m o n t h s a n d t h e n e x t f o u r y e a r s , w e w i l l b e v i g i l a n t i n g u a rd i n g t h e p r o t e c t i o n s a t t h e v e r y c o r e o f o u r i d e n t i t i e s a s A m e r i c a n s We w i l l r e s i s t e v e n w h e n “ l i b e l l a w s a r e l o o s e n e d ” We w i l l s t a n d b y t h e m o s t v u l n e r a b l e m e m b e r s o f o u r s o c i e t y t o d e f e n d t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f d i v e r s i t y a n d i n c l u s i o n , o f k i n d n e s s a n d d e c e n c y t h a t h a v e a l r e a d y m a d e t h i s c o u n t r y g r e a t Pr e s i d e n t E l e c t D o n a l d Tr u m p i s n o t A m e r i c a A n d w e w i l l n o t l e t h i m b e C o r n e l l

America has come out and decided they know what’s best for our generation So, let me take this time to thank the baby boomer generation that voted for Tr ump Thank you Thank you for voting for politicians who have made it harder for us to pay for college, who have cut taxes on the rich and let the average citizen str uggle Thank you for sending us to fight in two unnecessar y wars Thank you for that “drill baby drill” mentality, global deforestation and drought, and the depletion the ocean Thank you for letting a narcissistic, petulant idiot gain access to the world-ending nuclear arsenal you saw fit to build Don’t call our generation selfish and whiny when yours is the one who used up the ear th’s resources

p a i g n e d o n t h e v o t e o f w o rk i n g c l a s s A m e r i c a , b u t ignored its needs ever y single time It’s the fault of the media who gave air time to the fear mongerers who said without a single credible fact that our countr y is being taken over by Mexican immigrants and Islamic extremists

o them I’d like to say congratulations u have what you want now. You have r white proto-male savior who is too y to listen to the so-called “bleeding earts” of the country like Black Lives Matter, environmentalists, Muslims and women.

So, to them I’d like to say congratulat i o n s C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e p e o p l e who’ve voted a joke into the presidency

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e K K K w h o ’ v e

e l e c t e d t h e c a n d i d a t e t h e y e n d o r s e d

Congratulations to Alex Jones and all his fellow conspiracy theorists who believe in t h e g l o b a l i s t “ Je w i s h M a f i a ”

Congratulations to Rudy Guiliani, who compared Tr ump to the next Andre w Jackson, a president most known for the Trail of Tears

You have what you want now You have your white proto-male savior who is t o o m a n l y t o l i s t e n t o t h e s o - c a l l e d “ b l e e d i n g h e a r t s ” o f t h e c o u n t r y l i k e

Bl a c k L i ve s Ma t t e r, e n v i ro n m e n t a l i s t s , Muslims and women We can finally go back to the golden era of this countr y Can’t you see how much better it was? Those gleaming fields of wheat waving pastorally as drive down the highway in Dad’s old Buick A time when men were men, the economy was boomin’ (tax rates were far higher back then, but let’s ignore that), and it was okay to sexually harass your secretar y Ah, the good old days; tr ue America It’s like, all we hear about now is how black people feel marginalized I don’t remember that ever being an issue back when America was great Let’s get back to that era!

Because the white, aging population of

You know, I wanted to write something uplifting for today Write about how politicians don’t make this countr y, the people do I tr uly believe that But I can ’ t just pretend that it’ll all get better through American grit and spirit We have a problem Because if there’s one thing this election has proved, it’s that facts no longer matter Tr ump got elected on a campaign of feeling, lies, and fear mongering; not a single viable proposal or solid fact was a par t of his platform The media, who is supposed to champion tr uth, just let it happen It is a dangerous precedent

I don’t have an answer for this I don’t know what a Tr ump presidency will look like But now more than ever, we cannot

blaming the average Tr ump voter, work to end the systemic deceit in politics Because if we don’t find a way to cut through this bullshit, red or blue, then this countr y is going nowhere but backwards

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A Psychedelic Cure to Superhero Fatigue

BY BRENDAN COYLE Sun Contributor

You’ve felt it, I’ve felt it, we ’ ve all felt it:

Superhero Fatigue

With the constant slew of superhero blockbusters flooding cinema screens, it’s hard to keep this genre fresh These films all share a remarkably similar structure, as well as common tropes like love interests, wise sages and all-powerful enemies However, beyond the similarities within the genre itself, we now have the convention of cinematic universes The pioneering Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has inspired a trend of shared universes including the lackluster D C Comics films, an attempted Monster Movie Universe, and now I hear they’re making a spinoff of The Big Lebowski centering on Jesus (the bowler, not the messianic figure)

So how can Marvel rise above the pop culture climate they ve created? How can they introduce new characters and stories in their universe without getting stale?

They gotta get weird

Doctor Strange is weird

Based on a Marvel Comics run by the same name, Doctor Strange follows the journey of Dr Stephen Strange, a brilliant neurosurgeon who studies his way to become a powerful sorcerer After suffering a nearly fatal car accident, Stephen suffers major nerve damage in his hands, rendering him unable to perform surgery ever again When all hope seems lost, Stephen finds a man who miraculously recovered from paralysis and asks for his help He sends Stephen to Kathmandu, Nepal where he meets the Ancient One, a powerful sorcerer whom Stephen begs to teach him and heal his hands

The magic we see these sorcerers conjure is easily the best part of the film and a brilliant use of computer effects There are a number of large action set-pieces and magic fights that are all brilliantly choreographed and artistically vivid Like Inception on steroids, we witness a New York battle sequence in the “Mirror Dimension,” one of many dimensions explored in the film Buildings fall in on one another Gravity and matter warp in fractals It’s a beautiful and infinitely complex M C Escher painting put to screen Another scene consists of two characters fighting in the “Astral Plane” as their bodies lie comatose They pass through walls and floors, shaking a lamp or two, as they fist fight in different planes of existence Trippy visuals are abound and I implore you to see this movie in 3D like I did A beginning scene where Stephen is shown the multiverse floored me with its 3D effects I rarely ever recommend you pay the extra $4, but it is so worth it this time around It’s this kind of creativity and effort that can pull Marvel out of this fatigue Unique visuals and experimental ideas will enrapture audiences better than any standard

superhero structure could

But where Marvel champions in visuals and clever action, they fall flat once again in villainous conflict As Stephen’s studies advance, he learns of the Ancient One’s student, Kaecillius, who turned to the “Dark Side” and is now awakening an ancient evil to gain immortality We’ve seen this all before, and we have another bland villain in Kaecillius Portrayed by Madds Mikkelsen, this character and actor are under written and underperformed He’s a perfectly competent obstacle for our heroes and his motivation makes sense, but there’s no intrigue to it, no layers It highlights another problem with the Marvel films Each film is setting up for this massive Infinity War in 2018, so any villains that only last for a single film (spoiler alert, I guess) have no effort put towards them There’s no question as to whether or not Stephen will save the day because there are no audience stakes in this villain

As usual, the villains are disposable, but the heroes are incredibly charming and multilayered For starters, Stephen Strange is an arrogant prick, straying from the normal hero archetype, but also differentiating himself from the likes of Tony Stark He relies on his ego and his intellect most of all, which in the end is what holds him back in the mystic arts They play up his inexperience well and how much magic begins to frustrate his scientific sensibilities Themes of what we can and cannot control are introduced through Stephen’s characterization, and in the end, it’s suggested to us that there is great power in submission That being said, I felt like he gets a few things way too quickly and the idea that he has some “natural talent” feels unearned and mostly a writing technique to keep this 2-hour character introduction moving

The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) received a great deal of flak when casting was announced as the original character was a male Tibetan monk In an effort to emphasize the diversity within the sorcerer s community however, the character was changed to an ancient female Celtic An argument can be made for the Ancient One transcending gender and race, but that’s not an argument I’m qualified to discuss What I can discuss though is how effectively this character is written The Ancient One is powerful and complex Even though she maintains a cool demeanor, she explains in the film, “We never defeat our demons We simply learn to live above them ” This idea again brings up an important discussion about control, and it plays

into her characterization excitingly in later scenes Additionally, it informs the conflict with Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) Mordo might be the best performance in the film, even above Strange He’s an idealist, so when he must abandon his values later in the film, conflict boils deep within him Arguments he has with Stephen about what their role in the world is are rife with passion and emotion from Chiwetel He feels like a sincere, visceral character, and his philosophies conflict with Stephen intriguingly

Finally, we have Rachel McAdams as Christine Palmer, one of Stephen’s former colleagues and lover Christine is well-acted and well-written, and I felt she was integrated quite well into the plot considering she has no ability to warp time and space She links Stephen to the real world and, in a way, is a mirror on which we can see Stephen change The way he treats her in the beginning of the film shows us how awful and broken he is, but by the end the softness between them shows us how far he’s come She never lets herself be taken advantage of and calls him out when he’s being awful But she also recognizes his change at the end of the film, and we see the possibility of a rekindled romance in the future

In the end, Doctor Strange is a welcome addition to Marvel’s lineup It’s worth seeing for the visuals and leading performances alone This film’s biggest weakness is that its plot and reason for existing feels like a means to an end At its heart, it’s a calculated way to introduce the character of Doctor Strange for future films That being said, it’s a very well-made introduction, and it allows for a creative and engaging experience this November

Brendan Coyle is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at brc77@cornell edu

Sonic Sea: An Ocean of Emotion

BY VIRI GARCIA Sun Staff Writer

It’s no secret that humans are destroying the earth at an alarming rate However, not much is being done because not enough people care The 60-minute documentary Sonic Sea explores the impact of noise pollution on whales and other marine mammals and presents possible solutions and measures that can be taken to prevent more harm

The documentary opens with an animation of the sea, along with soothing music, setting the stage for an emotional journey that could make any landlubber want to do anything in their power to save our oceans and marine mammals

The film first explores the increasing number of whale and dolphin beachings and features several scientists each giving their take on the situation, as well as mildly graphic images of the stranded animals Among the first to speak is Dr Christopher Clark, senior scientist at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology There is a certain feeling that comes with being a Cornell student and seeing a Cornell researcher on a documentary that won six awards and was a featured selection at 16 film festivals; the impact of the film becomes greater due to that connection

Once the problem has been established, the documentary goes on to explain what ocean noise is and how it negatively affects marine mammals Throughout most of the film, there is an underlying attempt to grab ahold of the audience’s emotions and empathy When ocean noise is being explained, as well as

throughout most of the film, examples of the ocean cacophony are played, all unpleasant and loud noises Additionally, one of the speakers mentions that the whales can ’ t turn the volume down” the way we are accustomed to when we wear headphones

Occasionally, short animations are included to illustrate points and present information such as statistics clearly They did not distract from the main point or diminish the gravity of the information being presented, but rather made it more understandable, especially to people who do not devote their life to research on ocean noise or marine mammals Additionally, the documentary focused on information that we don’t normally think about, such as how much more sound travels underwater than on land, and just how much louder the ocean is

To increase empathy and encourage the audience to take action, Rachel McAdams, who appeared in Mean Girls, The Notebook and Wedding Crashers, narrated the documentary, and the musician Sting spoke several times They were both presented to the audience to demonstrate that well-known individuals are working to reduce ocean noise and get more people to make an effort

There was a segment during which three of the researchers, including Dr Clark, described their first real encounter with whales One individual said, “When you look in the eyes of a whale, they see your soul ” This line was meant to touch the audience and induce even more emotion, and it did so The whole documentary targeted the audience’s emotions, as tends to be the case when it comes to issues regarding wildlife As I glanced

around the theater, I could see that everyone was immersed in the film I could see that everyone felt something, and I did too

Following this emotional climax, solutions to ocean noise are presented and explored While oil companies, shipping and the military are blamed, only a few of these groups are given a chance to speak in the documentary, making the film seem slightly onesided However, there did not seem to be a need to include opinions from them, as it was made clear that they were the culprits

Towards the end of the documentary, Dr Clark said that “it’s easier not to do anything than to do something ” When the screening was over, Dr Clark hosted a question and answer panel, in which he was more than willing to answer anyone ’ s questions or listen to any comments He made it clear that the whole point of the film was to expose the impact of ocean noise on marine mammals and that anyone can do something to help, rather than make the audience feel that because they lack a Ph D they cannot contribute to the cause

Overall, Sonic Sea was neither a boring documentary full of meaningless facts nor one that simply induced pity for a cause, but rather the perfect medium It featured various speakers, emotional moments, and great writing and information While the method used to grab the audience was mostly empathy and emotion, it was not overdone at all Sonic Sea can definitely captivate and move an audience in a beautiful way

Viri Garcia is a freshman in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at vg235@cornell edu

BY DAVID GOULDTHORPE Sun Staff Writer

Well, I said this before in a past installment of my column Animation Analysis, but I must repeat it here with greater sincerity: I owe DreamWorks Animation an apology All of the previous flak I’ve given Trolls, I would like to redirect to their marketing team for making me think this was going to be a stinker of a film Seriously though, do some reorganizing in that department The cringeworthy teaser gave us twerking trolls; the film itself actually turned out far better than I dared to hope To be sure, it has its share of flaws, but overall DreamWorks’ Trolls, directed by Walt Dohrn and Mike Mitchell, actually delivers a good time

As I began to pick this movie apart, I delved into the filmography of the directors and found two different stories Walt Dohrn used to write on the show SpongeBob SquarePants, before its infamous decline He wrote some of the most well-remembered episodes such as “Frankendoodle” and “Procrastination, , and he also worked on Dexter s Laboratory Mike Mitchell, on the other hand, sports a resume that includes Shrek Forever After and Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked The disparate experience can be felt in a bit of a duality within the movie There are some extremely clever gags, and some groan-worthy ones

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voiced by Justin Timberlake, a crazy (even by his own description) doomsday prepper constantly on alert for approaching Bergens When a Bergen finally manages to track down the Trolls and kidnap them, it’s up to these two to save their captured fellows

The most important part of any movie is the writing; without a good screenplay, nothing else can move forward So how does Trolls fare? I’d rule above average but not necessarily great The plotline follows a familiar beat, and within five minutes of the film’s opening I could predict a lot of the major plot points That being said, the story is certainly executed

across clearly The humor is a little more mixed Some of the jokes were fantastic, and several laughs were prompted out of me Other gags had me rolling my eyes; I’m sure we all could have gone without the glitter farts There are times also where the movie is so desperate to be funny that the timing goes awry About two-thirds of the way in, we get a serious dramatic revelation from one of the characters about their past The emotion of the moment gets almost immediately squashed though by other characters cutting in with quips Drama needs room to breathe, and Trolls doesn’t

The film begins in a typical “ open the storybook” fashion, and we ’ re presented with two races: the titular and tiny Trolls, who are creatures of unbridled happiness, and the larger Bergens, who do not know how to be happy The Bergens believe the only way to achieve happiness is to eat a Troll, and so they keep them in their town as a food supply Eventually the Trolls escape, and form a new home in the middle of a remote forest Fast forward twenty years, and we ’ re introduced to our two main characters Anna Kendrick voices Poppy, the happiest of the happy-go-lucky Trolls, and as princess she is dedicated to observing hourly hug times and promoting songs and dances as much as possible On the polar opposite end of the spectrum is Branch,

Jcompetently In fact, there were a couple bits that did surprise me! Characters develop over the movie, both on the Trolls’ and the Bergens’ sides Some of the arcs are a little rushed, and some of the arcs feel a bit erratic, but in the end a goal is defined and reached Honestly though, I’d find it a little easier to root for some of the characters if they acted a little more sensibly When Poppy finds her friends, they immediately cheer and shout and sing with a Bergen sleeping in the same room Even after Branch shushes them, they continue their celebration only slightly more quietly These friends have few distinct personalities, and can essentially be considered a collective character named “Friends” I can name one notable exception, but I don’t want to describe it too much; I’ll just say that there is a pleasant surprise among them Ultimately, the narrative has rough edges but carries itself solidly enough It also carries a message about finding happiness inside yourself, and while it could have been delivered a little better, it still comes

azz warms my soul It’s the sound of horns, mingled with brushed snares and sparse keys that strike a chord with me, bring me to an everlasting ease I appreciate the way the same standard can be interpreted by the famed and by the lesser known, phrased and formed to fit the voices and styles of the musicians I love the flexibility, the innate improvisation, the freedom and spontaneity And while there is jazz that goes over my head, music that feels more speedy than soothing, I look to the genre as a pick-me-up more often than not

In thinking about vocal jazz, I’m continually drawn to two legends: Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald They are perhaps the most emblematic singers of the genre, voices that most have heard at some point or another Yet these women, with the sweetest of tones, led deeply challenging lives Both grew up impoverished in a racially divided society They lived in broken households, singing to selfsoothe through their struggles

They still play in dim-lit coffee shops, voices familiar and familial to all Singing about lovers and the lovely aspects of life, these women thrived musically and lyrically despite their troubled circumstances And they sang in such a way that one could easily overlook the melancholy underlying their soulful timbres

I listened to Billie in high school, looking to imitate her phrasing, her manipulation of notes and the way she made

always accommodate that For the majority of the time though, the humor lands on target, and the good gags do outweigh the bad Trolls touts itself as a musical, and the centerpiece of its soundtrack is Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling ” I can claim it as the centerpiece with absolute certainty because I’ve heard it on the radio every time I’ve stepped into a restaurant or store since May In a way, Timberlake’s single has been a great marketing ploy, because even when I was dreading this film, the little earworm burrowed its way into my memory As for the rest of the soundtrack it is yet again mixed Some of the songs are generic, or feel like an effort to appeal to millennials, or simply have poor writing However, some of the covers are well-placed; Kendrick’s rendition of “The Sound of Silence” was a lot of fun The song “Hair Up” plays off the familiar tune of “In the Hall of the Mountain King”, imbuing it with a modern pop feeling In a way, it felt like the music improved over the course of the movie

music her own Learning of her troubled past her life as a prostitute, her experiences with sexual assault and her fatal battle with a heroin addiction gave her music a new sense of depth and darkness for me Her voice, caramelized and confident, so perfectly complemented by trumpets and keys, is actually filled to the brim with despair

Billie performed some songs that seemed so innocuous, so lyrically saccharine; yet, her interpretations added an unshakable layer of gloom “Lover Man” is one of those; it’s a song that merely discusses the desire to be loved and cared for The lyric, “Got a moon above me / but no one to love me ” is poetic, but the sentiment is common Yet, when B illie sings it, it’s as though we feel her absence and emptiness, her tumultuous life soaking through every note and beat As she searches for love, we too search for ourselves in her syrupy voice

Ella is a more complicated figure She was continually critiqued for her lack of emotionality, but her vocal prowess still reached and resonated with communities ever ywhere Ella’s voice was pure and precise She moved through her range with ease, surpassing anyone and everyone with her ability to scat and imitate instruments And even when she slowed things down on tracks like “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” her voice was still so pleasant to listen to It was, and is, enjoyable for everyone, for any moment

I don’t know if I simply got used to it, or if by then I had been won over, but my ears definitely enjoyed the second half a bit more Trolls’ strongest point lies in its visuals It employs a unique style that gives it what I can only describe as a craftshop feel There are two distinct worlds: one is the forest that the Trolls escape into Everything is brightly colored and soft-looking, even the deadly predators Think of it as if a Nick Jr cartoon got a multi-million dollar budget By contrast, the Bergens’ town looks dreary, but not without a sense of whimsy in itself In a way it feels similar to Laika’s Boxtrolls (hmmm, connection in those names?) The disparate visual styles accentuate the storytelling In the classic hero’s journey, there’s a distinction between the safe home and the perilous other world Trolls utilizes its visuals to underline that very distinction In the Trolls’ forest, even Branch’s maximum-security bunker uses metal that looks like it s made out of felt On the contrary, the Bergens use knives and instruments that have the actual sheen of steel The audience gets the feeling that these giants are more dangerous than the snakes and spiders and other beasts that plagued Poppy and Branch on their way out of the forest; it reminds us that these are the big bads Besides this storytelling analysis, the direction keeps us engaged, and it’s just plain fun to look at Trolls has serious flaws, that cannot be denied But at the same time it has strong virtues as well It has a plot that’s more wellput-together than not, humor that’s more funny than unfunny, and music that’s more catchy than groan-worthy I’m not going to say “WATCH IT RIGHT NOW!”, but I won ’ t tell you to avoid it like the plague either In the end it is a pleasant movie I actually felt buoyed up a bit afterwards, and I can never trash a film that gave me that feeling If you have kids, take them to see it If you want to have a silly good time, give it a try Ultimately, while I won ’ t put these Trolls on a pedestal, I’m not going to put them on a dinner plate either

David Gouldthorpe is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He can be reached at dgouldthorpe@cornellsun com

Listening to Ella next to Billie, there are obvious differences While Billie’s voice gushes with emotion, Ella’s feels lighter As Francis Davis of the New York Times wrote, “Compared with Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald has always sounded girlish and untroubled, even in old age Her renditions of songs reveal nothing about herself, except the obvious joy she takes in singing ” Davis titled his 1994 piece on the two singers, “One Scats, the Other Doesn’t,” a simplistic sentence meant to highlight the similarities between these singers Ella, too, experienced hardship, in the form of multiple marital dissolutions and health issues later in life Far less is known about Ella’s difficulties, but biographers have noted that music was her way of communicating with the world, her coping mechanism that brought her the most joy and exhilaration Like Billie, singing provided a sense of solace for Ella

Behind the sweetness of sound often lies a deep-seated melancholy, one that can be suppressed, as in the case of Ella Fitzgerald, or one that oozes despite the lyrics, as in the voice of Billie Holiday Their experiences with adversity will continue to influence the way I listen to them and the music they left behind They are more than the voices that play over Starbucks’ speakers, blending with the sound of chatter They are icons, important not only for the way they influenced and altered jazz as a genre, but also for their abilities to create such sophisticated, perfumed melodies in the midst of turmoil

Anita Alur is a senior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at aalur@cornellsun com Mi

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Cornell Collects Single Point in Opening Weekend

By JAMIL RAHMAN Sun Staff Writer

Coming off opening weekend of ECAC play, Cornell (0-2-1, 01-1 ECAC) emerged with just one point after a 1-1 tie at Dartmouth and 4-3 loss at Harvard While the Red isn’t happy with the results this weekend, the team will look to wrap up its first five-game away stretch in program history by taking away the positives of last weekend’s games

“It sucks we’re down 0-21 in the start of our season, but we just have to keep a positive mindset ”

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“I think we ’ re a little disappointed, we worked pretty hard this weekend, but to come out of it with only one point is a little disappointing for the team, ” said senior forward Jake Weidner “But I think at the same time there’s a lot of positives we can take out it from the team ” Senior goaltender Mitch Gillam echoed these sentiments and added that the team is becoming more cohesive

“It sucks that we ’ re down 0-2-1 in the start of our season, but we just have to keep a positive mindset and work hard every single day,” Gillam said “ We’re still working hard in practice, it’s not like we ’ re down on ourselves of anything like that I think from Merrimack to Dartmouth to Harvard, our game has grown so much and guys are starting to gel a little bit more on the ice ”

Head coach Mike Shafer ’86 said he would have liked to see the team come away with more than one point, but pointed out that this weekend’s games accomplished some of the team ’ s long term goals

“[I’m] not happy with coming away with a point, but I think that looking at things on a larger scale,

one of our objectives is to be a better team, better player, everyday throughout the course of the season, ” Shafer said “You can ’ t can ’ t sacrifice continuing to lay the foundation of our season to try to just change everything right now to get a win on the weekend We want to win, but we have to stick with the process because that’s what’s going to carry us ”

The Red will begin the weekend by taking on Brown (0-4-0, 02-0 ECAC) on Friday, a team that is currently tied with Princeton for last place in the league

Nevertheless, Shafer called Brown “the best team [he’s] seen on video so far” and said he expects his team to tackle the challenge

“[ They’re] better than Merrimack, better than Harvard, better than Dartmouth they’ve played very, very well,” he said

“Our guys are going to have to be ready for it ”

Shafer was asked if he stands by these comments given the team ’ s record, but rebutted the question, saying the record doesn’t reflect the team, which is one of the similarities he sees between the Bears and the Red

“I don’t think our record reflects who we are either,” he said “They had to go out on the road against Union and RPI, teams that are playing their 11th and 12th games, so that's a tall order to go up and play against those guys Just by the naked eye and looking at them they're a good hockey team ”

After the trip to Providence, the Red travels to New Haven on Saturday to take on Yale (2-1-0, 11-0 ECAC), who also took on both Union and RPI last weekend Yale lost star goaltender Alex Lyon, who decided to sign a contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and forego his senior season Gillam discussed his respect for Lyon, a player that has given the Red difficulties the past few years, and how Gillam was inspired by Lyon’s play

“It’s been fun playing against Alex he’s a great goaltender and

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returning scorer from last year

titles in both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke for the second year in a row in 2016

Ne w m a n ’ s e x p e c t a t i o n s a r e right where they should be, as a number of the team ’ s upperclassmen had excellent seasons last y e a r Re i s c h ov e r c a m e s o l d i e r surger y to become the team ’ s top butter flier, which helped with r e l a y s i m m e n s e l y, a n d

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add to the excitement of the upcoming season This weekend the team will compete in its season-opener, a tri-meet with Dar tmouth and Har vard in Hanover Last year the tri-meet was held at home in Ithaca at Cornell’s Teagle Pool, w

Dar tmouth but fell to Har vard Doing well this weekend will be the per fect springboard for its season goal of improving its dual m e e t r e c o rd a n d s t

t Ivy’s “ We’re hoping to improve on both our dual meet record and our standing at Ivy’s,” Reisch said “It will definitely be difficult, but we still have a couple of the fastest guys in the league, so anything is possible ” T h e t e

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Red Turns Focus to Last Two Games of Road Stint

After dropping two games in frst Ivy weekend, team ready for strong fnish to away streak

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“Looking at things on a larger scale, one of our objectives is to be a better team throughout the cours of the season.”

Red Calls Better Ivy, Dual-Meet Records Main Season Goal

Team poised, confdent heading into season opener, a tri-meet with Harvard, Dartmouth this weekend

By MARY BARGER Sun Staff Writer

Cornell men ’ s swimming and diving enters the 20162017 season with a unified goal in mind: to improve its dual meet record and ultimately rise in the Ivy League The team aims to build on the success of last year ’ s season with the addition of new faces and the improvement of old

Head coach Wes Newman expects his three captains, senior David Zurmuhl, senior Luke Reisch and junior Jack Brenneman, to “continue a strong tradition of leaders on the team ”

Their leadership will be especially important in guiding the team ’ s ten freshmen, a talented group with the potential to fill the gaps in the lineup left by last year ’ s seniors

“Freshman year is always a big adjustment in college, and balancing that with athletics can be a challenge,” Newman said “I know that if this class balances both its athletic and academic responsibilities well this season, they will make an immediate positive impact on our program ”

Some significant gaps the freshmen look to fill include those left by alumni Victor Luo and Taylor Adams, who specialized in breaststroke and sprint events, respectively, and helped the team to its fifth-place finish at the Ivy League

Red Set to Take On Brown and Yale

By JACK KANTOR Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Brown and Yale will travel to Lynah this weekend to face Cornell women ’ s hockey in a pair of key conference matchups The Red is looking to continue double-digit unbeaten streaks against both teams

Cornell (3-2, 1-2 ECAC) has gone 18 games without losing to Brown (3-4, 1-3 ECAC) The last time the Bears defeated the Red was in 2007 The Red has also gone a long time since losing to Yale (4-1-1, 2-1-1 ECAC) The Red has not lost to the Bulldogs in 15 straight games

However, Brown tied Cornell the

last time the Bears skated at Lynah

Even with the Red’s past success, Brown has been knocking on the door

“Last year [Brown] came down here and tied us, and they play a strong team game, ” said head coach Doug Derraugh ‘91 “They are solid at all positions and well coached “

Derraugh highlighted Brown’s defensive capabilities, as the Bears have averaged one goal-against less than the conference average

“It’s tough to get to the net on [Brown]; they do a really good job of protecting their own net, ” Derraugh said “They are good at clogging things up in the middle We have got to find ways to get through that and get to their

Cornell has succeeded in finding shots thus far, averaging 33 5 shots per game against its opponents ’ 18 8 Yet, the Red has converted on eight of its 138 shots taken, averaging 2 goals per game

“We have not given up a lot of goals, but we have to find ways to score some goals,” Derraugh said “But you are not going to win a lot of games if you are winning one or two goals a game ”

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Red Looks to Finish Season Strong Against Penn and Princeton

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Writer

In its last battles of the season, the Cornell women ’ s volleyball team looks to upset the Princeton Tigers on Friday and continue its winning streak against the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday

“We will have to be prepared and execute in the match but play with heart and for each other,” said head coach Trudy Vande Berg, on playing the Tigers (17-4, 11-1 Ivy) “They don’t make many mistakes and are good in all of their positions, so we will have to do the same ”

The Tigers have architected a near-flawless season and will present quite a challenge for the Red (11-11, 5-7) in its season-closer Nevertheless, freshman setter Katie Randolph is confident in her team ’ s ability to stick to the plan and execute on Friday

“Princeton has done really well, but we put a lot of effort into scouting other teams, ” Randolph said “If we scout well and execute our game plan I think we will be able to handle them ”

The Quakers (10-14, 5-7) present a different challenge for the Red

“Penn has the complete opposite style of play than Princeton,” Vande Berg said “They are scrappy, disciplined and really go after your weaknesses ”

Staying within itself will be essential in the team ’ s last two games

“We just want to focus on our side of the net, ” Randolph said “No matter who we play our goal is to play the best volleyball we can, which will help us win ”

Regardless of what happens this weekend, this season has been one of the most successful campaigns for the Red since 2008

“They have done so many great things this year, ” Vande Berg said “We want to end on a high note not only for our seniors but to continue the momentum into our spring season and fall of 2017 ”