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Demonstrators P icket Hobby Lobby

By HELEN DONNELLY Sun Staff Wr ter

Carrying signs that read “War on women, sponsored by Hobby Lobby” and “Hobby Lobby: anti-birth control for employees,” 15 picketers rallied outside Hobby Lobby Monday afternoon to protest the retail giant’s decision to challenge the birth control requirements of the Affordable Care Act

Hobby Lobby, a retail chain of arts and crafts stores, opened a store in Ithaca this month The company is aiming to get the Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of the birth control mandate of the Affordable Care Act, which requires businesses with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance covering birth control and contraceptives The ACA does not exempt for-profit businesses owned by religious families, like Hobby Lobby, according to SCOTUS Blog Lori Gardner, president of the Tompkins County National Organization for Women, a group that fights for gender equality, led the protest against Hobby Lobby

“We’re protesting because employers should not have the right to control the private lives and bodies of their employees,” Gardner said “They do not have the right to tell their employees whether they can use birth control or whether they can have access to birth control ”

According to Gardner, the purpose of the protest is to raise awareness about Hobby Lobby’s views on what is often referred to as the birth control mandate and to encourage consumers to rethink shopping at Hobby Lobby

“They ... should let their employees choose.”

Eileen Berlow, one of the protesters, said although the Affordable Health Care Act is not perfect, it is worth defending

“I have some problems with the Affordable Care Act because it’s not universal health care, which is what we really need But there are some very good things in it It allows people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get health care to get it,” Berlow said

According to Berlow, Hobby Lobby does not have the right to push their religion on their employees

,West Wing

By ALISHA FOSTER Sun Contr butor

Television viewers know actor Joshua Malina as the fast-talking chief-of-staff in The West Wing and the assistant district attorney with an ideological streak in hit drama Scandal but at a lecture next week, they will get to know the story behind the characters he plays On Nov 19, Malina, a con-

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u t something, like how Josh is passionate about his Jewish identity, then you can bring that passion into whatever you do later in life,” she said “So if somebody is re a l l y p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t their religion, or a specific subject or music or anything, they can bring that i n t o w h a t t h e y e n d u p doing with their life ”

w o o d a n d Re m a i n a Me n s c h ” T h e e ve n t i s organized and sponsored by the Cornell Hillel Major Speaker Series Committee

Samantha Weisman ’15, vice president of the Hillel Executive Board, said the

t a l k w i l l a d d re s s h ow Malina was able to incorporate his religious identity into his career

“I think it’s important to all students that he’s gonna talk about that because if

W e i s m a n said that the talk i s o f i n t e re s t beyond the Jewish community at Cornell, too “[Malina is] talking about not only how being Jewish has helped him in his life, but [also] about his experience and journey to Hollywood, which can impact so many students and reach a lot of people,” she said “And he’s really funny ” In a promotional video for the event, Malina displayed the range of roles he’s played in the industry using logoed baseball caps from his previous shows, The West Wing, Scandal, The Nine,

14 Billionaires Among C.U. Alumni

By DARA LEVY Sun Senior Writer

Columbia University, according to the report

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these elite universities,” the WealthX and UBS report said Harvard, which topped the list with 52 billionaires valued at $205 billion, has an endowment of $32 7 b i l l i o n , t h e Ha r va rd Cr i m s o n reported Sept 24 Cornell’s endowm e n t i s $ 5 7 b i l l i o n , T h e Su n reported Oct 30 Robert Ziff J D ’92 is one of

Passerby Extinguishes Porch Fire, Calls 911

By TYLER ALICEA Sun Senior Writer

The quick acting of a passerby resulted in the extinguishing of a porch fire before it “became a big deal” Sunday, according to Lt Thomas Basher, public information officer for the Ithaca Fire Department

When she was out on a walk Sunday afternoon, Luzi Tapia noticed a porch fire at the Hudson Heights Studio Apartments complex on South Hill and called 911, an IFD press release said Tapia also alerted others in nearby units, leading neighbor Rakim Jones to use an extinguisher to put out the fire

Although the fire was extinguished by the time firefighters arrived, the IFD went in along with the Ithaca Police, Bangs Ambulance and the Ithaca College Police Department to ensure that the area was safe, according to the press release They left the scene by 2:45 p m Responders determined the fire was the result

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Indian Consul General Espouses Countr y ’ s ‘ Soft Power’

By ANDREW LEE Sun Contributor

India is using soft power, not weapons, to influence opinion both abroad and domestically, the consul general of India in New York said to Cornellians Friday

Visiting the University, Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M Mulay said that, in India, there has been a historical basis for the use of soft power

“How did Buddhism spread?” Mulay said “It did not spread on the strength of a sword or on the basis of hard power ”

One such ruler who used soft power, for instance, was Ashoka Maurya, the Indian emperor known for playing a crucial role in spreading Buddhism

“Ashoka accepted this new religion, and thereafter, he sent numerous ambassadors specifically to spread peace and promote harmony among the countries,” he said

Soft power also played a major role in India’s process of democratization, which Mulay described as “ one of the most complex and interesting experiments in the world ”

“People have always introduced new strains and ideas in India,” Mulay said Mulay did not just look at his country ’ s use of soft power in the past, however He also looked at its future, saying in the coming years, India’s emigrants will be one of the country ’ s greatest assets He encouraged people from India living abroad to develop modern ways of thinking and institutional discipline

In order for India to be “self-sufficient,” Mulay said, people should become educated and bring their knowledge back to India

“There will be a huge renaissance in the future of India,” Mulay said “Many people

are beginning to see the appeal of education ”

Right now, as India has been experiencing an economic boom, Mulay said it is necessary for the country ’ s leaders to pursue a more holistic approach to growth

“I have been in the United States for now six months,” Mulay said “I have noticed that, in America, there is tremendous obsession with economic growth ”

In his closing comments, Mulay said soft power is equivalent to harmony and understanding

“We in India do not see ourselves as a sort of big brother, but rather as equal partners to other countries in the region,” he said

The event was a part of the Cornell Institute of Public Affairs’ Fall 2013

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Colloquium Series and was held under the banner of the International Affairs Forum

In the past, the Cornell Public Affairs Society the student professional organization of CIPA has invited Rafilullah Sherzad, Raza Habib Raja and Jonathan Abraham to talk, according to Abhinav Pandya grad, IAF Chair and CPAS International Student Representative

“CIPA is one of the few organizations in public policy schools which promote soft power, ” Pandya said “In the midst of a world threatened by terrorism, fundamentalism, and civil wars, the solutions are interfaith and inter-cultural dialogues ”

Andrew Lee can be reached at al726@cornell edu

Ithaca Town Board Reinstates TCAT Funding

Ithaca residents urged the town board to reinstate $50,000 of funding for TCAT at a meeting Thursday Town Super visor Herb Engman said the initial decision to stop funding TCAT was made due to the financial strain the Town of Ithaca has faced, as well as TCAT ’ s lack of responsiveness to Ithaca’s concerns After the discussion, the board voted to reinstate $25,000 to TCAT upon the completion of new TCAT contract negotiations, the Ithaca Times reported

Josh Malina Moves From The West Wing to C entral Campus

Scandal cast In an inter vie w this May with a blogger for Ne w York Magazine, Malina mentioned one of his bigger pranks

Spor ts Night and Celebrity Poker Challenge, which he produced

He welcomed all Cornell students to attend the event, even breaking out into song in the video

The event, which was announced Thursday, worked out because Malina happens to already be on the East Coast for other speaking events, according to Weisman Malina played his first starring role as associate producer Jeremy Goodwin in the shor t-lived but critically acclaimed TV series, Spor ts Night, which was produced by Aaron Sorkin In 2002, he made his entr y onto The West Wing, where he played Will Bailey, and in 2012, he b e c a m

Scandal

Behind the scenes, he was the prankster of the

“[Producer] Tom [ Verica], in a hideous example of poor judgment, left his office unlocked And so I just went in there, turned ever ything upside down pictures of his family, the couch I stuck his coffee table in the closet, I unscre wed lightbulbs,” Malina said to Ne w York Magazine “He did get me back: I came to work one day and opened my trailer door, and my trailer was plastered with compromising photos of me, all taken from footage from the show Having done a lot of topless scenes and shower scenes, there were a lot of ver y unflattering pictures of me posted all over my trailer with thought bubbles Me praising my own biceps, and maybe regretting my belly ”

In the promotional video, Malina said that although his parents both attended Cornell, he himself attended

Protesters: Employees Should Have

Right to Choose Health Insurance

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Yale University Both of Malina’s parents will be attending the event, according to Weisman

Malina’s show Scandal won a TV Guide Fan Favorite award this year; he has been nominated five times by the Screen Actors Guild for Outstanding Per formance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

But Weisman and Rachel Minton ’15, who is on Hillel’s speaker series commmittee, said they hope this event will help people see that Hillel wants to engage with all students

“One of the big purposes of this event is to raise awareness for Hillel and also to show that Hillel isn’t really just for one type of person, but that it can be for anyone You don’t have to be Je wish,” Minton said Malina will be speaking at Statler Auditorium on Nov 19th at 5:30pm

Alisha Foster can be reached at aaf5@cornell edu

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calls at once, he added

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

h e i r e m p l oye

s h o u l d h a v e , ” s a i d R o b i n s o n “ E m p l o y e e s s h o u l d b e a b l e t o c h o o s e w h a t k i n d o f h e a l t h

c a re t h e y w a n t i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e i r h e a l t h c a re p rov i d e r s ” s h e s a i d Ac c o rd i n g t o Ro b i n s o n , w h a t m a t t e r s i s t h i s f u n

Helen Donnelly can be reached at hdonnelly@cornellsun com

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of “ a combination of cigar ash and brisk winds,” the press release said The department was able to handle the porch fire and keep enough equipment around in order to handle other emergencies, Basher said With its current level of staffing, the IFD which has been spread thin recently due to the increasing number of emergency calls around the city is able to handle two emergency

Basher said he was pleased with the way the fire was handled prior to the arrival of first responders

“We’re happy that everything turned out well and that people were looking out for each other,” Basher said Authorities remind individuals to “properly dispose of all smoking materials,” the press release said

Tyler Alicea can be reached at talicea@cornellsun com

Number Among Cornell Billionaire Alums

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Cornell’s most notable billionaire alumni, according to the repor t Ziff who is wor th $4 6 billion according to Forbes established the Rober t D Zi f f Pr o f e s s o r s h

2008 at Cornell Law School, according to the Law School’s website

Milstein ’73 and Samuel Cur tis Johnson ’77 are the donors after which Duffield Hall, Milstein Hall and the Johnson School of Management are named

Dara Levy can be reached at dlevy@cornellsun com

Rural Colo. Residents

Vote to Have Counties S ecede From State

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Vermont but with the population of a small town spread across miles of farmland There wouldn’t be civil unions for gay couples, legal recreational marijuana, new renewable energy standards, or limits on ammunition magazines

After all, those were some of the reasons five counties on the state ’ s Eastern Plains voted on Election Day to approve the creation of a 51st state in the first place

Secession supporters know the votes were symbolic, designed to

Legislature They say the vote results emphasize a growing frust

towns with the more populous and liberal urban Front Range, which has helped solidify the Democrats’ power

“We can ’ t outvote the metropolitan areas anymore, and the rural areas don’t have a voice anymore, ” said Perk Odell, 80, a lifel o n g re s i d e n t

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n i n Washington County, which voted to secede

The five counties share borders, covering about 9,500 square miles and have a combined population of about 29,200 Four of the counties Philips, Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne border

K a n s a s T h e y a re s o l i d l y Republican areas that have long identified more with Kansas and Nebraska because of their agricultural background

Towns like Akron, population 1,700, were founded in the 1880s along railroads and thrived as agriculture producers, booming in the 1900s during grain shortages

They began a decline in 1920s that continued through the Dust Bowl and their populations have decreased or remained stagnant since then

What remains are tight-knit communities where grain silos are sometimes the tallest structures around

Other parts of the state, meanwhile, have grown More than 80 percent of Colorado’s 5 million residents live on the Front Range

The counties that voted to secede currently only have two state representatives and one state senator

In some ways, the feelings of being ignored date to the days of Colorado’s gold rush, when miners flocked to the Front Range, said Dr Tom Noel, a history pro-

f e s s o r a t t h e Un i ve r s i t y o f Colorado at Denver

“ Eve r s i n c e t h e g o l d r u s h , those areas have been places that people rush over, and I think that’s still how people feel like people are just whizzing past them at 80 miles an hour,” Noel said

For the cluster of rural coun-

t i e s t o b e c o m e a n e w s t a t e , Colorado lawmakers would have to sign off, followed by Congress a scenario that even supporters of the plan say is highly unlikely

Long shot though it may be,

supporters of the 51st state movement say they believe they’ve succeeded in getting their message across that lawmakers at the state ’ s Capitol aren ’ t listening to their concerns

One of the concerns that wasn ’ t heard was about a proposal mandating that Colorado’s rural cooperative electric associations get 20 percent of their energy from renewable sources by 2020, up from 10 percent The bill was approved by Democrats without GOP support

De m o c r a t i c Gov Jo h n

Hickenlooper has taken notice

“ We u n d e r s t a n d t h a t s o m e rural areas still feel underrepresented and are not being heard,” he said “We remain committed to listening more and working with local communities all across Colorado ”

Republicans next year are planning to propose making state Senate seats be apportioned by land mass instead of population to grant a bigger voice to the s p

Republicans hold 28 of the 65 seats in the House and 17 of 35 seats in the Senate

In other states, voters who feel a

y looked to secede Conservatives have been working to create the state of “Western Maryland,” say-

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Annapolis And Democrats in southern Arizona’s Pima County, angry at Republicans’ controversial immigration law two years ago, also talked of seceding and creating a “Baja Arizona” state

In the rugged hills of Northern California and Southern Oregon, t h e g r a s s ro

Commission has won resolutions from two rural counties supporti n g c re a t i o n o f

“ St a t e o f Jefferson,” an idea that has ebbed and flowed since the 1850s Gold

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va t i ve r u r a l region has fallen on hard times and many feel forgotten by their l e a d e r s i n t h e

power

None of those proposals has made the ballots

Not everyone in Colorado is behind the concept of secession Six other counties that had the measure on the ballot rejected it, including Weld County, where elected officials first raised the question A

about how secession would work,

called, where the capitol would be and how schools would be funded He also didn’t like the message a secession vote would send

“The sad thing is it makes us all just look like whiners out h

teacher and former superintendent On a recent trip to Texas to visit family, he said it was a few minutes before relatives started questioning him about the secession movement

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A Response to Rape Culture Denial

A LETTER TO THE EDITOR of the University of Wisconsin’s Badger Herald titled “‘Rape culture’ does not exist” has predictably garnered significant backlash after going viral last week The letter is no more enlightened than its headline suggests The author, David Hookstead, seeks to “ set the record straight” by arguing that rape is no different than any other crime; that the causes of sexual assault are no different than those of murder or robbery He submits that “education [cannot] prevent true acts of evil;” that teaching our youth about sexual consent will not deter rapists from their wicked schemes

One problem with Hookstead’s argument one of many is that he embraces an outdated caricature of perpetrators of sexual assault The majority of the one in four women who will experience sexual violence during college are not abducted from dark alleys These women are overwhelmingly victimized by male peers, often under conditions complicated by alcohol or drugs The fact that many of the aggressors in these situations would not acknowledge that their actions constitute sexual assault indicates the existence of the rape culture Hookstead dismisses so callously in his letter If rape culture did not exist, neither would blurred lines of consent

Hookstead writes that the terminology of rape culture “aggressively paints men as dangerous and as the root of evil ” This is simply illogical Advocating consent education actually indicates optimism about human nature; it hardly jives with a belief that men are evil and unteachable The recognition that our society normalizes behaviors that can lead to rape and that some instances of sexual assault could be prevented by better educating young people should in fact be seen as a rejection of the mentality that all men are destined to become abusers

We are glad to see that recent initiatives at Cornell are built on the premise that cultural factors can contribute to rape in our community The University’s new Council on Sexual Violence Prevention is off the ground this semester with the first few meetings of its 40 student, faculty, staff and city members While it is much too early to gauge how effective this new body will be, we are encouraged by some of the the language in its stated mission: “The Council studies and evaluates the campus environment and explores opportunities for fostering cultural change [and] reducing risks ” Hookstead and others are misguided in their assertion that rape can be responded to, but not prevented It is heartening that the University is not content to merely play defense

William Lenkin | Guest Room

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Cornell: partnering with industr y

To the Editor:

Re: Cornell s Startup Problem Blogs Nov 5 2013

While Ali Hamed’s ’14 comments demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for entrepreneurship at Cornell, his statements regarding CCTEC appear to be based on a lack of understanding and/or on hearsay that may perpetuate misperceptions

I believe Hamed is confusing “technology commercialization” with “entrepreneurship” and hence his misstatement that “Cornell has lagged so far behind in commercializing technology as compared to MIT and Stanford” [emphasis added]

Here are some specific data reported by MIT, Stanford, and Cornell to the Association of Technology Managers, respectively:

Year Program Founded: 1940; 1970; 1979

Research Expenditures ($M): 1,556; 854; 802

No of Licenses & Options Executed: 107; 137; 182

The above data are for FY2012, the latest publicly available data

As evidenced by the data above, Cornell is one of the most efficient universities in partnering with industry partners to develop its technologies into useful products to serve the public and to advance its mission as a land grant university

For a glimpse of the many commercial products that our industry partners have successfully put on the market using licensed Cornell technologies, please visit: http://www cctec cornell edu/technology/products php

The lists are not comprehensive, but should give the readers a good idea of the contributions Cornell is making to the world

I would also like to comment on Hamed’s statement that “Cornell often holds the rights to technology built by graduate students (who are getting paid by the school) and professors” as if it is the (misconceived) reason why “Cornell has lagged so far behind in commercializing technology ” One thing that may not be obvious to the readers is that most of the research performed at Cornell is sponsored by one or more external entities, mostly the federal government If Cornell does not elect to hold the rights on inventions arising from research funded by the government, the rights will be retained by the government and not by the graduate students and/or the professor If the sponsors are not the government, there usually are more demanding contractual obligations on the part of the university regarding technology rights from the funded work MIT and Stanford similarly hold the rights under such circumstances

CCTEC has no record of having previous interactions with Hamed Thus, I do not know from what information or experience that he opined that CCTEC’s “ process is complicated and difficult ” I can assure the Cornell community that Cornell’s policies and CCTEC’s process are very similar, if not identical, to that of Stanford’s and MIT ’ s and are very transparent You can read about them at http://www cctec cornell edu

I do appreciate Hamed’s suggestion for CCTEC to “reach out ” That CCTEC will continue to do and improve For more information regarding CCTEC’s operations and process, please visit us at http://www cctec cornell edu; to participate in our outreach events, please visit http://www cctec cornell edu/events/index php

Alan Paau Ph D , MBA CLP Vice Provost for Technology Transfer and Economic Development Executive Director, CCTEC

Deon Thomas | It’s Not You, It’s Me

Women Aren’t Safe on Campus

At least three days a week, I make the 30-minute walk from Cayuga Heights to Collegetown to visit my girlfriend I regularly embark upon this journey alone and without fear While walking, I’ll throw my headphones on so that I don’t have to focus on how dreadful the weather is Sometimes, when no one is around, I’ll start dancing to the music and then stop the instant I spot someone The other night, once I reached the suspension bridge I closed my eyes intermittently while walking to see if I could walk straight without sight (it turns out I couldn ’t) As you can see, I have quite a bit of fun walking by myself

However, I can ’ t say my female counterparts have this same luxury When they need to walk through the streets of Collegetown at night, I jump at the chance to accompany them I’ll be the first to tell you that it’s not out of kind-hearted chivalry or because of my desire to get in a workout At this point in my life, it’s not even because I want to hit on them (brownie points)

The truth is women are not safe on this campus That is an undeniable yet, unacceptable truth I’ve received one too many crime alerts in my (almost) three years at Cornell to ever believe that my female friends are completely safe here I’ve read about women being assaulted in fraternity houses, on the street and even in the “safe” confines of their own homes

I think it’s about damn time that we start making some profound and deep-rooted changes to the culture here on campus

Just think about how many times you ’ ve heard or even said the word “bitch” in the last week Whether it is said jokingly or not, the word is inherently disrespectful and contributes to this culture that is disrespectful to women It’s as simple as eliminating the little things like this that can lead to a complete change in the culture here at Cornell

In a broader sense, this problem obviously exists outside of our Cornell community It can be argued that the entertainment

I think it’s about damn t that we start making so profound and deep-root changes to the culture here on campus.

industry is the most prevalent contributor to this culture here in America It doesn’t take long to think of some disrespectful instances within popular movies and songs that could easily influence the general population with every single showing or radio play To quote one of the more popular songs currently on the Billboard Top 100, “Gas Pedal” by Sage the Gemini, the chorus is “ slow down, grab the wall, wiggle like you tryna make yo ass fall off Hella thick I wanna smash ’ em all ” All it takes is a few lines like these to condition men into thinking that they can value a woman for her body and nothing else

The logical danger in allowing this mentality to exist is that when a man engages in non-consensual sex with a woman he will typically think about her as a tool for his own personal pleasure without caring about her mental state and the effects of the encounter I have a unique plan for how we can go about changing this culture However, it is going to take the devout participation of women far more than men I honestly believe that women unknowingly have the power to drastically change the current situation we find ourselves in This could get controversial because I also believe that some people will claim “slut-shaming” or “victim-blaming” before fully listening to the argument at hand Whether or not you want to hear this, our current situation works favorably for men That is the deepseated reason for why things are taking so long to change I am not saying it is women ’ s fault that the current culture exists, however, they are the ones who have the power to change it

In the current hook up culture, men are unfortunately able to get what they want without giving women the respect they truly deserve I’ve seen guys say and do unbelievably rude things to girls and yet they were still able to accomplish their goal: getting laid That is simply not going to cut it anymore

Women you know what we want and you know what you want Men want sex and women should, at the very least should want respect I challenge you to hit us where it hurts Take away what we want until we find ourselves forced to concede to your wishes Not only should you not have sex with men that don’t give you the respect you deserve, don’t give them your time and definitely don t give them the idea that you will put up with their bullshit Kill our culture, take it away and never look back If you write me off as a heretic, don’t be surprised when nothing changes but do remember that it’s not me, it’s you

Deon Thomas is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He may be reached at dthomas@cornellsun com It’s Not Me, It’s You appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

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Comm en t of the day

“The GOP is horrible at messaging. The Democrats have done [a] much better job I think the GOP should teach people about conservative economics and how it would help them and their children They should have simple graphs, simple explanations and show the real danger of overspending and waste in the government ”

WorriedinVA

Re: “ THROWDOWN THURSDAY: What Can Republicans Learn from Tuesday’s Elections?,” Opinion, published November 10, 2013

Maggie Henry | Get Over Yourself

C.U. Alumni : More Than Just Millionaires

“Cornell is a community of scholars, known for intellectual rigor and engaged in deep and broad research, teaching tomorrow ’ s thought leaders to think other wise, care for others, and create and disseminate knowledge with a public purpose ”

The statement above is the caption on Cornell’s Facebook profile photo I follow the University on Facebook and get their updates on my newsfeed Yesterday morning, I opened my account to a post from the school at the very top, proclaiming Cornell as number 11 on a list of the world’s top 100 universities for producing millionaires Pretty much instantaneously, I felt a little weird about University

Communications touting this position on its official social media I know that it’s possible that ever y listicle we appear on gets shared on our social media sites, but maybe it’s time that the University be a little more considerate about what gets posted to University accounts

Being both a Cornellian and a millionaire has to be a relatively anomalous phenomenon it’s not as if the majority of our students graduate yo become millionaires

Why would we brag about something that’s so exclusionary to so much of our alumni population? The post left a sour taste in my mouth as an implicit indication of what Cornell wants to share about us with the outside world Interested, I followed the link to a Times Higher Education blog post commenting on U K universities position on the list I followed it subsequently to the original page for the publication, Spear’s, a bimonthly British magazine founded in 2006 The original article was there, with some comments from

the editor illuminating his personal interpretation of the list order There was no hard information on what rubric Spear’s and its partner WealthInsight, a wealth consulting company, used in calculating the list Essentially, the way the article is laid out, the list could possibly include inherited wealth, a quality that has little to do with the influence of an academic institution on someone ’ s financial success

The lack of valuable information on Spear’s and WealthInsight’s rubric was not the only element of the article that made me question Cornell’s espousement of its place on the list Spear’s targets high net-worth individu-

industry, the piece also suggested that those individuals who studied the humanities and became wealthy “ owe their fortunes not to practicing their professions but climbing the ranks of the financial services sector ” without providing any corroborating data

Embarrassingly, the blog post Cornell linked to invited site visitors to compare the millionaire list to the Times Higher Education’s overall global university rankings (which, of course, could also be bupkis ) We’re ranked 19th on that global list, a full eight spots below how we rank at producing millionaires The rubric for the overall rankings are still limited

We should use our social media accounts to public our arts projects, enginee accomplishments and con butions to social good

als and people employed in the financial services industry

It is definitively not a publication produced by education specialists Emphasizing this, the editorial comments attributed universities’ places on the list to their alumni who choose to work in the financial services industry, not the quality of the institutions themselves: “It's also no surprise to find that the brightest people, who go to the best universities, often leave their degrees behind and go into high finance to seek their fortune ”

Though the list included information on preferred majors, the interpretations offered were largely qualitative The article suggested an advantage in income for those who complete “numerical degrees ” In keeping with the focus on the financial services

when you compare it to the immeasurable rewards of being part of a global community like Cornell, but at least they’re a more holistic standard of evaluation than the income of aggregated alumni pools The contrast of Cornell’s place on the two lists might not mean anything at all, but it’s still enough to create an embarrassing image for Cornell’s sense of selfworth

I’m glad that there are a lot of Cornell alumni out there who are financially successful It means a great deal for the University’s future and however an editor at Times Higher Education U K might feel, it probably means that there are plenty of people out there achieving financial success both inside and outside of the financial services industry More than simply

failing to encapsulate all of the awesome things about this place, the list also sends the wrong message Yes, the administration should care about how alumni fare in all facets of life after graduation, but it should celebrate alumni for the intrinsic value of their achievements, not the dollar value that those achievements may or may not have produced

Why not post stories about successful alumni, who may or may not have made a great deal of money, detailing their accomplishments? We should use our social media accounts to publicize our art projects, engineering accomplishments and contributions to social good We should share with the world, in the words of the caption on Cornell’s profile photo, our tradition of doing things for “ a public purpose ” and our students’ efforts to become “ tomorrow ’ s thought leaders ” The worth of tomorrow ’ s thought leaders isn’t in our potential to make a million bucks It’s in our ability to appreciate, learn from and put into action the benefits of being part of a diverse and rigorous academic community It’s our ability to bring our greatest qualities to whatever we do, whether that’s a job in the financial services industry or as a community organizer or as a journalist

Those are the things that make me proud of my Cornellian peers and the things that make me happy to share stories of my soon-to-be alma mater with people Advertising our arbitrar y ranking in number of millionaire alumni feels hollow and insecure, and this school is better than that

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God of Carnage at The Readers’

BY ALISON GABAY Sun Contributor

God of Carnage, written by Yasmina Reza and directed by Anne Marie Cummings, opens with two pairs of parents trying to figure out the best way to deal with the recent altercation between their sons After a playground argument between the two boys, the seemingly carefree parenting style of one family instantly clashes with the conservative parenting style of another For the preview performance of the play, premiering at The Readers’ Theatre this weekend, Cummings, who is also the founder of theatre, used her home as the stage The set, located in her small and intimate living room, consisted of a couch, two chairs and tulips It was just the right size for the four actors to make the intimate story come alive

Although the cast only had six rehearsals under their belt for this preview performance, they were able to perfectly translate the full-scale chaos that results when adults digress into the actions of their children

At first, the show felt a little slow, which may be attributed to the unfinished quality of it most actors were still on book for the preview Mid-show, however, the play picked up and we were instantly attached to the lives of these two couples The actors moved fluidly on stage, constantly pacing and taking us along for a ride as full-scale madness built to a climax The cast made us feel like we were a part of the intimate moments the rage, blackouts and the misogyny the couples experienced during one fateful afternoon The discomfort the characters are experienced was also heightened by the score created by Hank Roberts for this production The flow of the music into each scene created effortless transitions and nicely complimented Reza’s writing

Alan (Scott Whitham), one of the fathers, is the quintessential jerk who would rather make money and “think about

the victims later ” His role as an absentee parent, glued to his phone and addicted to power, is well portrayed and instantly hated, which only increases as Whitham delivers lines like, “marriage is the most terrible ordeal God can put you through marriage and children ”

The viewer can ’ t help but hate Alan and his wife Annette (Darcy Martin Rose) and side with Michael (Tim Perry) and Veronica (Cynthia Henderson) However, over time, the actors brilliantly make the audience switch sides, question what is right and feel for each of the characters that are so well portrayed by the cast The dysfunction is set up so that moments of balance and mutual connection are immediately followed by full on chaos, as if the parents have turned into children themselves or never actually grew up Whether the actors are yelling at one another, ripping tulips, smashing phones or crying over meaningless magazines, all in the confines of a tiny living room, one can ’ t help but get sucked into the world they have created

After the performance, Rose said, “It is invigorating as an actor to be in a show where it ends in such chaos The beginning is so structured and so formal and everyone is trying to say the polite thing Then alcohol breaks down those walls, along with impatience, and it is fun to be at the end throwing things and cursing at one another ”

Henderson, especially, portrays a conflicted mother who wants to do what is morally right, and she instantly becomes the most childlike of all of the parents She is able to deliver the raw emotion of a mother who desperately wants to be a loving parent, but can barely move past her own issues One minute

she is politely trying to figure out a way to help their sons reconcile and recognize the “right” thing to do, speaking quietly and meekly in order to plateau an already tense situation Then, almost instantly, she is cursing, screaming and violently attacking other characters in a drunken stupor

It’s hard to choose a side, and we quickly learn that you can ’ t None of the characters are right They are all flawed and childish, which is fun to watch but difficult to come to terms with when you see each character’s human elements There are moments when they put the cloak of social and cultural responsibility back on and find a little empathy, and this only makes the characters more complex

The Reader’s Theatre preview was a unique Ithaca experience, which will only get better as we approach the final product and premiere this weekend Utilizing local actors and musicians, this production is one that should not be missed

God of Carnage, presented by The Reader’s Theatre, will have performances from Nov 15 -17 (Friday and Saturday at 8:00 p m and Sunday at 6:30 p m ) For more information or to reserve tickets, go to www thereaderstheatre com

Alison Gabay is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations She can be reached at aem295@cornellsun com

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Into the Woods We Go: A Performance at I.C.

BY MARISSA TRANQUILLI Sun Staff Writer

“Into the woods It’s time and so, I must begin my journey ” Into the Woods is just that: A fabulous, amazing, profound journey When I discovered that Into the Woods was up at the Ithaca College main stage, I leapt at the chance to see a new production it is definitely one of the most exciting musicals out there

Though Stephen Sondheim, who wrote Into the Woods, is better known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, that reputation is about to change In a year and a half, an all-star cast including Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt and Johnny Depp will take Into the Woods to the big screen This kind of cast is sure to attract attention Hopefully Ithaca College’s production will as well

Because Into the Woods is an ensemble piece, there is very little room for characters who are not leads in the production

there are so many The show opens with scenes we have all scene before: Cinderella (Katie Drinkard) scrubbing the floor while her step-mother (Kayley Anne Collins) mocks; Little Red Riding Hood (Rebecca Skowron) purchasing a loaf of bread and some sweets to take to her grandmother (Caelan Creaser) from a Baker (Nicholas Carroll) and his wife (Grace Stockdale; and Jack (Avery Sobczak), unwilling to part with Milky White (Celena Morgan), his cow who has ceased to produce milk Enter the Witch (Alyssa Magarian), who tells the Baker and his wife that they are cursed and can never bear a child, until they retrieve “the cow as white as milk, the cape as red as blood, the hair as yellow as corn, the slipper as pure as gold ” And so, into the woods they go Through a convoluted stream of events, Act I ends as all fairy tales do: Cinderella gets her Prince (Adam James King), Rapunzel (Hannah Richter) gets not only a Prince, but twins as well, Jack slays a giant, the Baker’s Wife is pregnant and Red has a new wolf skin cape The event leading through Act I are truly nothing to write home about, and many high schools and middle schools tend to cut the musical off there

The only two songs which really carry the show at that point are “Agony,” sung by the Princes (Adam James King and Roger Reed) and “Hello Little Girl ” Then comes Act II: the reason I fell in love with Into the Woods so many years ago and the time when the cast truly gets to prove themselves Act II is what comes after ever-after how the stor y really ends Can a girl who has spent her entire life alone in a tower become a normal wife and mother in a day?

Can two princes who love the chase really settle down with their wives? Is the wife of the giant that Jack killed really ready to let it go? For the lack of a better phrase, Act II is when the shit hits the fan The height of the tension of the act culminates in the songs “Your Fault” and “Last Midnight,” the latter being the most powerful and perhaps the most beautiful song in the musical, delivered by the jaded Witch Finally, the themes of family, parents and children, which have carried the entire musical, culminate with “No One is Alone,” sung by the Baker, Cinderella, Jack and Red

Into the Woods is not a musical that can be saved by a good set design, over-the-top costumes (though Cinderella’s step family looked like they fell directly out of the Capitol in The Hunger Games), crazy choreography or an amazing orchestra

Though all four were top notch, unlike more flashy musicals, Into the Woods must be carried entirely by the cast of the show The Ithaca College production put in a few flares of their own (including an oddly sexual relationship between Jack and the harp, played by a woman), but sometimes a little change can be good Though many of the new additions led to laughs and didn’t hurt the overall plot, I was slightly perturbed by the changing of a few lyrics in “Last Midnight ” Other than those issues though, the cast managed to carry the show beautifully with Cinderella, the Wolf and the Baker’s Wife perhaps shining the brightest in the bunch The entire production was extremely well cast, and I enjoyed nearly every minute of my time there

And by enjoyed, I mean that I left the production feeling slightly unsettled and heart-broken, because that is what the musical is: a little unsettling and a little disturbing while it stirs up your childhood memories and taints them So I left knowing that I had seen an excellent performance of Into the Woods one that hit me profoundly and one that I can honestly say was amazing Into the Woods is a remarkable musical, and though its run at IC is over, it is a journey I would recommend to all

Marissa Tranquilli is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at mtranquilli@cornellsun com

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On the men ’ s side, the Red hopes to have a strong showing at Dartmouth

“I think that Harvard-Dartmouth will be a good meet as we get ready to take down Dartmouth It will be a close meet, and [it will be] at Dartmouth so it would awesome to take them down at their own pool,” Satterthwaite said

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For both the men and the women, the Red looks to go and have impressive showings against Ivy League competition

“Going forward, we definitely need to stay in the race until the end and stay excited,” Vandenberghe said

Douglas also added that the energy and intensity against the Green and the Crimson will be critical for the Red’s success

“Keeping up the energy and intensity is always a challenge during the upcoming finals season We just have to make sure we stay on top of our game, ” she said

On the men ’ s side, Satterthwaite said that focus and mental game will be the most important thing for the upcoming weekend

“I think the team has been doing great thus far, but staying focused on the tasks at hand and the teams to beat [will] be the most important,” he said

John McGrorty can be reached at jmcgrorty@cornellsun com

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“We’re shifted more and more toward trying to focus on our team and not preoccupying ourselves as much with the opponent ” E l l i e C r o w e l l Gina Cargas can be reached at gcargas@cornellsun com

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By JOEL COOPER Sun Staff Wr ter

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ball into the net and give the Red a two-goal lead three minutes into the second half From there, the team never released the pressure on Dartmouth and continued to press into the opposing half

Balleza said that the penalty corners and team defensive play that helped the team control the game

“Overall it was a great team effort that got us the win More specifically we got a lot of penalty corners, which got us two of our three goals,” she said “Also our defensive press worked really well in the second half and we were to counter attack Dartmouth pretty effectively and didn't let them penetrate into our defense too much ”

In the 60th minute of play

“It puts the team in a great position for next year ”

H a n n a h B a l l e z a

a penalty corner by Balleza found Siergiej whose shot was deflected by Plappert into the goal, giving her a second goal in her final game and the Red a decisive three goal advantage The game ended at three to nothing in favor the the Red

The six seniors that played their last game for the Red on Saturday were instrumental in the win, and left their mark on the program Balleza, Plappert, Mallory Bannon, Keelin Bannon, Carolyn Horner and Shannon Berry led the Red to their most wins (10) since the 2010 team which won 11 After finishing tied for fourth in 2012 and in seventh in 2011, the Red moved up the standings again in 2013 finishing in third

According to Balleza, Saturday’s win gives the Red confidence going into the offseason

“It puts the team in great position for next year and gives the coaches and team a good sense of where the program is at currently and where it is headed,” she said

Tucker Maggio-Hucek be reached at tmaggiohucek@cornellsun com

Begin

Season

Early Victor y O ver the Eagles

By JOHN MCGRORTY Sun Staff Writer

This past weekend the men ’ s and women ’ s swimming and diving teams opened up the season with a home meet against Boston College Both the men and the women had successful races and beat Boston College in the home opener

On the men ’ s side, the Red was able to win with a final score of 148-125 against BC For the women the win came at 159-114 Both teams had impressive early season speed and look to continue to gain from this speed as the season progresses

“ We were ver y excited to win the meet against B C , It’s always a good thing for the team atmosphere to start the season off with a winning meet, and I think it has made us even more excited for the Ivy League dual meets season, ” sophomore fly swimmer Laly Vandenberghe said

Junior backstroke and fly swimmer

Bethany Douglas added that the new pool records were also a great way to start the season off strongly

“It’s always exciting to have a big win like we just had this past weekend It was the perfect season opener not just because we won, but because we b r o k e s o m e p o o l re c o rd s , w o r k e d together as a team, and really brought the energy, ” she said

On the men ’ s side, the Red was able to get a feel of the season early and produce results that won the meet

“I think ever yone was really happy with the results from the BC meet, it’s always good to start off the season with a win There were some really close races in the breastrokes and sprint events that gave a good taste of what is to come in this upcoming seas o n , ” j u n i o r f re e s w i m m e r Ti m

Satterthwaite said

The Red looks to continue the m

begin to have new levels of success

“ The BC meet was a great opportunity for the team to start out the season with a big win over a solid team, ” junior diver Thomas Hallowell said “ There were some great swims all around, and strong finishes for both the men and the women ”

This weekend both the men ’ s and women ’ s teams will travel to Hanover, New Hampshire to compete against Dartmouth and Har vard in its first Ivy League meet of the season

“I think we are feeling good going into Har vard-Dartmouth, we have a

Vandenberghe said

The Red looks to continue the strong start and have success in the Ivy League

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Red rumbles | Senior Hannah Balleza, and the rest of the Red squad, finished out the 2013 season with a dominant “W” against the Bears

In Last Matchup of ’13 Season

By TUCKER MAGGIO-HUCEK Sun Staff Wr ter

Cornell field hockey ended its 2013 campaign in a dominant fashion as it shutout Dartmouth Saturday

The Red (10-7, 4-3 Ivy) scored three times in the second half, sending the six graduating seniors off with a win Saturday’s win was the team ’ s fourth in the Ivy League and good for third place overall behind Princeton and Penn

The first half saw two evenly matched teams go into the break scoreless Both teams went into halftime with the same number of shots and saves Dartmouth held the advantage in penalty corners four to three While both teams went blow for blow in the first half, the Red would pick up play in the second half and put together a strong 35 minutes of team play

Senior captain Hannah Balleza said that the seniors had extra motivation in their last game, which lead to a dominant second half of play

“There is always that extra motivation, it was our last game and I think we could see it on the field because everyone really showed in their play,” she said

It did not take long for the Red to get going in the second half Two minutes in, Cornell struck when a penalty corner from Balleza found sophomore Marisa Siergiej who knocked it in to give the Red a one goal advantage right off the start

Under a minute after the first goal the Red were back on the attack as Dartmouth lost possession right off the restart Freshman Georgia Lord pushed the ball forward and found senior Elly Plappert who was able to tip the

See FIELD HOCKEY page 15

C.U. B o o t e r s Fa l l in Fin a l G a m e

By GINA CARGAS Sun Staff Wr ter

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Staff Writer

This past Saturday, the Cornell men ’ s soccer team was able to defeat opponent Dartmouth in a 1-0 win

This win was The Red’s first Ivy League win this season, as well as its first victory since September against The University of Buffalo

Both Dartmouth and Cornell have struggled this season with League play, each coming into this past match without a win in the Ivy League

The Red came into the game with an overall record of 6-5-4, while Dartmouth held a similar record of 5-64 However, despite this almost even matchup, the Cornell team was able to fight and come out with a victory

The Red’s first and only goal came in the 46th minute when junior midfielder Conor Goepel was able to score from the top of the box, capitalizing off an assist from senior midfielder Stephen Reisert While Dartmouth was able to get off eight shots, the Green could not recover and lost with a one goal deficit

“Our team performed well defensively and found ways to break down the other team once we won the ball,” senior captain Patrick Slogic said

Additionally, Slogic explained how Goepel’s goal was important in giving the Red an early advantage in the game

intense week of training

Regardless that it's our last week, we need to make it the best yet, ” he said

Ben Williams, the third co-captain and senior midfielder, also hopes that moving forward the team can capitalize on the Dartmouth win and continue the success into the last game of the season

“This week of training will be all about building on the positives of Dartmouth and still continually working to perfect our team We want to continue to work on capitalizing our chances and working hard defensively as a unit,” he said

Both Slogic and Rinow

“I am going to enjoy every second of what I have left on this team.”

B e n W i l l i a m s

agree that training for this upcoming weekend will be intense, and the ultimate goal of the team is to come out with a win As seniors, all three captains will be playing in their last game for the Red

“I want to end my career with this team on a positive note, so I want to perform as well as possible throughout this final week,” Slogic said As the six seniors plan to take the field for the last time for the Red, the players prepare to enjo every second of the 90 minutes left in their college soccer careers

Despite a first-half goal by freshman forward Dempsey Banks, the women ’ s soccer team lost, 4-1, to Dartmouth in its last game of the season on Sunday After a promising pre-season campaign, the Red faltered in Ivy League play, winning just one of seven games

remained 1-1 until halftime, the Red conceded three goals in the sec-

Banks put the Red on the board in the 20th minute after beating two defenders Her third goal of the season, Banks’ equalizer was assisted by

Kelsey Tierney made six saves for Cornell

Dartmouth (8-6-3, 4-3 Ivy) finished its season in fourth place, while the Red (7-8-1, 1-6) just barely dropped below defending champion Princeton to settle in eighth After a fourth-place finish in 2012, Harvard (12-3-2, 7-0 Ivy) captured its 11th Ivy League title, stunning competitors with a perfect league record

According to senior captain Tori Christ, the scoreline did not reflect the team ’ s play and the game was evenly matched

“The entire game was a battle,” she said “We were tied 1-1 at half and I think they came out stronger in the second half and were more physical ” As the match was Dartmouth’s

See WOMEN’S SOCCER page 14

Senior captain and defender Jake Rinow also agreed that the goal gave the team momentum it needed to finish out the second half Additionally, Rinow said that looking forward to the Columbia game, the team must be focused on training and preparing to secure a win

“ We need to have an

“As a senior, I am going to try to, as always, improve as a player, but also enjoy every second of what I have left on this team, ” Williams said

Anna Fasman can be reached at afasman@cornellsun com