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Students Recount, Criticize Process

During sexual assault investigation, student says she ‘felt really unsafe’

By SOFIA HU Sun Senior Writer

Editor’s note: The name of a Cornellian interviewed who reported being sexually assaulted to the University is being kept confidential to ensure she is given the privacy she has requested

After being sexually assaulted, she was terrified of running into him with his friends at the dining halls

“I was just scared because the person who assaults you, when you report it, they know you reported it because they have to go in to talk with the investigator,” Sarah said

Sarah is just one of a number of Cornellians who report being sexually assaulted each year Between 2010 and 2012, 19 individuals reported being sexually assaulted on campus, according to a data analysis by The Washington Post It is also estimated that one in five women will be sexually assaulted during their col-

Navy Admiral Michelle Howard Recounts

History in Veteran’s Day Address to Cornell

By BENEDETTA CARNAGHI Sun Staff Wr ter

Michelle J Howard, the Navy’s first female fourstar admiral, acknowledged the contribution of Cornellians to the defense of the country during her Veteran’s Day speech on Tuesday Howard, who graduated from the United States

To serve | Admiral Michelle Howard speaks at Cornell’s Veteran’s Day celebration in Anabel Taylor Auditorium Tuesday

Naval Academy in 1982 and from the Army’s Command and General Staff College in 1998, came to the University to deliver the keynote address at Cornell’s Veteran’s Day Celebration “I’m pretty darn happy to be able to come to Ithaca and celebrate Veteran’s Day with the people of

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lege years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

At Cornell, the handling of discrimination, bias and sexual assault incidents is detailed in Policy 6 4, a 61 page document that has drawn criticism from students, including those at the “Protest Against Rape Culture” on Sept 30, for its perceived lack of disciplinary action against offenders

Students experiencing Policy 6 4 firsthand after they reported bias or sexual violence incidents said they dealt with many unpleasant experiences, including running into the perpetrators on campus and the stigma associated with sexual assault

A ‘Very Shameful and Embarrassing Time’

Sarah, who said a student sexually assaulted her in the spring semester of her freshman year, said reporting the incident to the University was a “really hard process emotionally ”

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University Names Prof. Kleinberg ’93

As Interim CIS Dean

By TALIA JUBAS Sun Staff Writer

Prof Jon Kleinberg ’93, computer science, has been named interim dean for the Fa c u l t y o f C o m p u t i n g a n d Information Science, replacing Dean Haym Hirsh while he is on personal leave, the University announced Tuesday Kleinberg will hold the p o s i t i o n u n t i l December 2015 Pr ov o s t K e n t Fu c h s a p p o i n t e d K l e i n b e

p o s i t i

h t h e hope that he will p r ov i d e v a l u a b l e i n s i g h t f r o m h i s academic and prof e s s i o n a l e x p e r ience

dents

“I expect he will focus during the year on hiring new f

enhance even further the visib i l i t y a n d r e p u t a t i o n o f Cornell’s superb Computing

programs,

Fuchs said Prof Eva Tardos, computer science, agreed with Fuchs’ sentiments

“ Pr o f e s s o r K l e i n b e r g i s o n e o f C o r n e l l ' s m o s t d i s t i ng u i s h e d s c h o l a r s a n d e d u c at o r s , ” Fu c h s s a i d i n a n e m a i l Fu c h s s a i d h e f o r e s e e s Kleinberg continuing Hirsh’s w o r k , s u c h a s a i d i n g t h e i m p o r t a n t r e s e a r c h b e i n g done by CIS faculty and stu-

“Jon

scientist and

said “I expect great

also in his new role as CIS dean ” Tsvi Tanin ’16, a computer science major currently in Kleinberg’s course, Information Science 2040: Networks, said he thinks Kleinberg will

department

“I think he has a remarkable ability to explain complicated, abstract ideas in language that anybody can under-

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Man Rescued From Colorado Dept. Store Walls

LONGMONT, Colo (AP) Authorities say a man who was freed from a space between two walls of a Colorado department store may have been there for several days yelling for help

Longmont police Sgt Matt Cage says Paul Felyk was rescued Tuesday The Longmont Times-Call reports firefighters used a circular saw to cut into the side of the building to free him

Employees at the Marshalls store reported hearing someone yelling Monday but couldn’t tell where it was coming from On Tuesday, employees found the man yelling through a hole in the wall, so they notified authorities

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Officers were called on Monday afternoon about a car in the Delaware River A witness told them that a man had driven to the riverbank, gotten out and then let the car run into the river, police Inspector Scott Small said “I guess he was angry with her and drove her vehicle into the Delaware River,” Small said

81-Year-Old Charged With Looting Tangerine Grove

LAKELAND, Fla (AP) Deputies in Florida say an 81-year-old man picked thousands of tangerines 11 truckloads worth and then sold the stolen bounty at a nearby market

Herman Southall was charged Wednesday with 11 counts of transporting citrus without a certificate, grand theft of more than 2,000 pieces of citrus and trespassing He is being held at the Polk County Jail on an $8,500 bond

PHILADELPHIA (AP) A man going through a divorce sent the red Corvette his wife drives plunging into a river, triggering a search for a possible victim inside, police said

Southall and another man were found by deputies Wednesday picking fruit in a Dundee grove after a Sheriff ' s Office helicopter pilot saw them It’s unclear if he has retained an attorney

Deputies say the two had picked more than four rows of Sunburst tangerines The report said they were preparing to load the fruit into Southall’s truck Today

C.U. Dairy Bar’s Jason Huck: The man behind the avors

By DREW LORD Sun Staff Writer

As a quality production expert, ice cream connoisseur and self-proclaimed dairy enthusiast, Cornell Dairy Plant Manager Jason Huck M S ’06 said he knows that manufacturing dairy products takes more than just a squeeze of the udder

Huck who came to Cornell in 2005 to work towards his masters in food science with a focus on dair y said exploring the link between farming and food production is an exciting concept for him

As a lead member of the research and development team at the Dairy Plant, Huck said that creating new ice cream flavors and bringing back old favorites is the best part of his job, adding that he gets to create the flavors he likes

“I came from an agricultural background,” he said “So, part of my goal was to be the [connection] between the fields of agriculture and food processing ”

While he was an undergraduate student at the University of Vermont, Huck said he started a sheep dairy farm in Northern Vermont that sold “high-end” lamb products to restaurants in New York City and Boston

Huck added that he stayed in Vermont for two years before arriving at Cornell to study fluid milk quality He then left Ithaca for an internship that granted him important work experience

“I took an internship with HP Hood that turned into much more than just an internship,” Huck said “I was supposed to be an intern in the quality assurance department But, the week I got there, [the factory’s] quality assurance manager went out on maternity leave so I essentially became the intern quality assurance manager ”

He said the experience brought him back to Cornell and eventually landed him a job as manager of the Cornell Dairy Plant, where he runs dairy operations with a full-time staff of nine others

“We do everything from picking the milk up at the farm, to processing the milk into all the products we make, to packaging and distribution, sales and marketing and so on, ” Huck said

“One of the flavors I brought back is the old Ben and Jerry’s flavor vanilla chocolate chunk,” Huck said “I used [the Dairy Bar’s] vanilla as a base and then sought out a ver y high quality dark chocolate chunk ”

Huck, who said he believes that top-notch production quality is among the most important goals of the Dair y Plant, has seen a growth in production numbers since the Plant’s reopening earlier this year

“What’s amazing is from when we shut down to today, we ’ re producing about 5,000 more gallons of ice cream for campus than we did before,” Huck said “I think part of that is the new visibility of the Dairy Bar and the fact that we have a great new building here in Stocking Hall ”

The new dairy plant facility, which opened in January , was a part of a $105 million renovation project to Stocking Hall, according to the University

While the plant was shut down, Huck said his team was forced to operate at an off-campus distribution facility while still servicing the same clientele

According to Huck, though the transition was challenging due to the lack of resources at the new facility, it was “ a lot of fun ”

customers ”

Huck said that the opening of the new plant has been the most exciting moment of his career

“The opening [marked] a culmination of thought, hard work and many hours on site,” he said “Our first successful production run was definitely a monumental day ”

While the new plant has only been operating for approximately one year, Huck said he already has big plans for Cornell Dairy’s future including a new ice cream flavor for Cornell’s sesquicentennial celebration, a new “Cornell Dairy Hot Chocolate” product line and the expansion of product sales to other State University of New York campuses across the state

However, the Dairy Plant does not have any intention to expand any further beyond SUNY campuses, according to Huck

“Our goal is to really support and provide research for the industry,” Huck said “We don’t want to compete with the industry that we ’ re trying to support That being said, there are definitely opportunities to support product development projects ”

While not working at the plant, Huck said he enjoys bird watching in his spare time as it yields “ an interesting balance between agriculture and conservation ”

“We brought in milk from HP Hood, ice cream from Perry’s and still made our own yogurt, pudding and processed juice,” he said “When we brought all this together, we were still able to distribute to our existing

“Today I look at dairy farms that are taking down roads and natural habitat and I really think that this can be avoided,” he said “There are programs that can be put in place to find a balance There’s a great link between conservation and where [the industr y] is moving with agriculture ” Huck said he encourages all who are interested in food science and food production to pursue their passions and to continued developing their interests

“Seek new and challenging opportunities, but also have fun in your career path,” he said “It will lead to your success ”

Cornellians Develop Free Video Editing Mobile Application

By PAULINA GLASS Sun Staff Writer

This month, Fly a Cornellian-developed, free video editing application for iOS devices passed one million downloads in Apple’s App Store

The application was featured as one of Apple’s ‘Best New Apps’ and has been featured by The Washington Post, The Verge and other tech publications, according to Tim Novikoff Ph D ’13, chief executive officer of Fly Labs

Novikoff said the idea for the successful application was conceived at Cornell three years ago at his own Halloween party, when he and other math and computer science graduate students dressed up as the rock band Queen for a performance of “Don’t Stop Me Now ”

“I thought it’d be cool to have a multiview video of the performance, but that would be a hassle to make,” he said “I thought there should be an easier way to make videos ”

According to Novikoff, Fly originated from his desire to create a “multi-angle video app, ” After two years of fulltime development, he said, the app was released The application, as well as Novikoff ’ s company were both

started during his time pursuing his Ph D at Cornell

“ While I was in grad school, I just made my first app for fun,” Novikoff said “It became a hobby of mine throughout school and I ended up making things like an iPad math textbook and other experimental stuff ”

Novikoff added that his time at Cornell conducting research with Prof Jon Kleinberg ’93, computer science, and Prof Steven Strogatz, applied mathematics, was a contributing factor to his success

Though Novikoff said he was focused on his Ph D studies his dissertation was on “algorithmic education theor y ” he also said that his passion for developing video-editing apps came to fruition after an event called “ Three Day Startup” at Cornell

“[At Three Day Startup] you come up with an idea for a startup and you flesh it out, build a prototype over the weekend and then decide to continue it if you want, ” he said “ That’s how my company started ”

Nov i k o f f s

Cornellian: Jordan Whitney ’11 The company ’ s second video-editing application, Crop on the Fly, was released Thursday “in celebration” of the original Fly app reaching one million downloads

Novikoff added that the new application will focus on eliminating “vertical video syndrome ”

“ Videos taken vertically on a phone can look bad online,” he said “[Crop on the Fly] can salvage your videos You can crop them to make them horizontal, and you can also slide the crop window up and down to make sure what you want is in the frame ”

Novikoff who has created two courses on iOS application development for the computer science department at Cornell said he hopes to provide an app that can “ ser ve people who like to be creative with their iPhone ”

The company is currently working on a third mobile application, part of its plan to “ create any app that anyone could ever want for mobile video,” according to Novikoff

Novikoff reflected on the success of his company, saying he is “thankful” for its success thus far

“ That Halloween was three years ago, ” he said “It’s been a long and difficult journey since then, as you might imagine It was crazy stressful when we launched, but thankfully it’s gone well ”

Paulina Glass can be reached at pglass@cornellsun com

Navy Admiral Praises Cornell Veterans

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Ithaca and the people of Cornell, the faculty and students,” Howard said in her address

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Inclusion and Workforce Diversity, Cornell has a reason to celebrate Veteran’s Day based on its own long-standing histor y with the militar y

“Cornell commissioned more than 5,000 officers in World War I, more than any other institutions including the militar y academies,” Chappell-Williams said “ We also, during World War II, inducted more officers and ser vice members than any other i n s t i t u

, 0 0 0 Cornellians ser ving in this war ”

Howard, who currently ser ves as the 38th vice chief of naval operations, said she believes Veteran’s Day is a “sacred occasion ” “ Veteran’s Day is about ser vice to your countr y with perseverance, duty and selflessness and from the first day of our militar y training we learned to value and cultivate those traits,” Howard said “I can apply the words ‘warrior,’ ‘patriot,’ ‘citizen’ and ‘ veteran, ’ to ever y person who’s ever ser ved in our United States Militar y, ” Howard said In her address, Howard listed women

claimed ser ved the countr y, including those who advocated for women ’ s rights

“In the summer of 1848 two women abolitionists 40 miles from here in Seneca Falls, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady

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Convention, adver tised to discuss the social, civil or religious condition of women, ”

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Sentiments, which listed the unequal legal and social status of women and called on the countr y and its residents to redress the issue

“Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott and countless others share an understanding of ser vice to this countr y along with the veterans we honor today,” Howard said “ Through their selfless devotion to equality the Constitution is more inclusive and even more inspiring,” Howard said

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Seymour ’39, calling her an example of selflessness and ser vice to the countr y “ When the United States entered war she heard about Jackie Cochran heading up a program called Women Air Force Ser vice Pilots, Howard said “Dawn immediately knew she could use her love of flying to

ser ve her countr y ”

Dawn was only one of 13 women to learn to fly the B-17 bomber in the combat pilot training course, according to Howard “ This is just another example of why we continue to mark Veteran’s Day, recall the stories of our forbearers to reassure them and ourselves that we haven’t forgotten their work, their stories, their passions or their sorrows, ” Howard said

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emphasizing the value of the American democracy “ This grand democracy has evolved to e

“ This democracy is based on countless people who fought and died defending the constitution It’s a testament to the limitless perseverance and selflessness of our ancestors and it is an undeniable living monument to our veterans ’ work ” The event, which took place in the Anabel Taylor Hall Auditorium, was sponsored by the Depar tment of Inclusion and Wo

Group and Veterans Colleague Network Group

Benedetta Carnaghi can be reached at bcarnaghi@cornellsun com

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stand,” he said

Kleinberg, who joined the faculty in 1996, is a Tisch University professor and the chair of the Department of Information Science His research deals primarily with social and information networks, especially their function on the web and in social media

Kleinberg’s background and research involvements will likely help him navigate his new position as the head of the faculty, according to Tanin

“The field that he’s in is actually a really nice intersection between computer science and information science,” he said “His expertise actually lends itself to be a nice middle ground between all the different faculty members [in computing and information science]

”

Foundation Fellowship, in addition to grants from Facebook, Google, Yahoo! and the National Science Foundation, to support his work

Kleinberg is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Kleinberg graduated from Cornell in 1993 with a bachelor of science degree in computer science He received his master ’ s of science and Ph D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994 and 1996, respectively

Talia Jubas can be reached at tjubas@cornellsun com

C.U. Reviewing Sexual Assault Policy

Sarah said she had met the alleged perpetrator through women in her sorority and went to a formal with him On the day of the incident, she went to his dorm at 7 p m after he asked her to come over and do homework together

She reported being sexually assaulted the night of the incident to officers from the Ithaca Police Department, who referred her to Judicial Administrator Mary Beth Grant J D ’88 The officers also asked for the perpetrator ’ s phone number and talked him that night, according to Sarah

At Sarah’s first meeting with Grant, she told Grant the entire story, including everything leading up to the incident Sarah said she accepted the option of filling a “ no-contact order” against the accused, which meant the accused would face severe consequences if he contacted her

“I had requested that besides any punishment against him that he would also have to take some sort of class on consent, ” Sarah said “He was very misogynistic, and I wanted him to take a class that would make him respect women more ”

The investigation of Sarah’s case lasted about three weeks According to Policy 6 4, the length of investigation varies on a case-by-case basis but must be completed within 60 days

During this time, Sarah said she did not interact with any investigators except for Grant, who Sarah met with approximately four times Grant acted as a “liaison” and connected Sarah with Gannett Health Services’ Counseling and Psychological Services

Grant also asked Sarah and the perpetrator to submit the names and contact information of friends and acquaintances who could testify about the case

According to Sarah, these people spoke individually to Grant and were kept anonymous; neither Sarah nor the perpetrator were told who testified

When the results of the investigation were released, Grant met with Sarah to talk about what was going to happen

“She laid out what steps he had to take after the investigation when he was found responsible He wasn ’ t going to be suspended from school He wasn ’ t expelled from Cornell campus, ” Sarah said “He had to do certain things like take certain classes and complete a series of requirements ”

‘I Felt Really Unsafe’

During the investigation, Sarah said she “felt really unsafe ”

Immediately after she reported the case, a number of the perpetrator ’ s fraternity brothers contacted her, she said

“A number of his brothers had texted me, like guilt-tripping me about it, but the chapter president called me and said, ‘I’m so sorry if you ’ re getting any shit from the brothers, we all support you, and what the guy did was wrong, ’” Sarah said

Sarah also said she felt “ very uncomfortable” living on the same campus as the perpetrator

“Even though I had this paper [the no-contact form] that said he couldn’t contact me, we were on North Campus together I literally passed him every day I at least wanted him to be moved to another part of campus so that we didn’t have to cross paths,” Sarah said “I would go all the way to the back door of [my dorm] to get in, because I just couldn’t take my normal route every day ”

Daniel Manne grad who has served as an attorney representing victims of sexual assault on college campuses said the campus “is a small world” when it comes to these cases

“All too frequently, fraternities, sororities or graduate departments learn about the alleged assault and the ongoing investigation This can often make things difficult for both the accuser and the accused,” Manne said

Manne, who has not advised any Cornell students, said that most of his interactions have been with administrators from other colleges concerning deficiencies in their procedures

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The University’s current procedures, as detailed in Policy 6 4, were last updated on Nov 7, 2013 The document lays out how the Office of Workforce Policy and Labor Relations or the Office of the Judicial Administrator should handle and investigate complaints of bias and sexual assault Complaints brought by faculty or staff members must be filed with the Office of Workforce Policy and Labor Relations and the Office of the Judicial Administrator within six months of the incidents

Students must bring up complaints within one year of the incident, according to Policy 6 4, though there are some exceptions including complaints where the

accused is a faculty member

As stated in Policy 6 4, the J A or the Office of Workforce Policy and Labor Relations have the “exclusive responsibility” for accepting and processing these complaints If the offices decide to accept the complaint, they notify the accused that he or she has been named in a complaint The accused student is given a copy of the written complaint and the identity of the complainant, according to Grant

During the formal investigation, usually a team of two investigators who are trained in legal and sexual assault issues reviews each complaint by interviewing the accusing and accused students, witnesses and other forms of evidence, according to Grant

Policy 6 4 states that both the accused and accusing person should be kept updated about the investigation and are allowed to seek advice from personal attorneys or advisors These advisors can neither respond to questions for their advisees nor ask questions during the advisees’ interviews

Both the accused and accusing people are allowed to submit questions for the investigator to pose to the other party or to witnesses, Grant said

The lead investigator issues a written report summarizing the case A panel of trained faculty review the report, which contains the investigator’s recommendations, and determine whether University policy is violated, according to Grant Under Policy 6 4, both the accused and accusing people should be given copies of the investigation summary and are given 10 business days to appeal the decision

According to Lynette Chappell-Williams, one of Cornell’s Title IX Coordinators, the administration is currently revising Policy 6 4 to “incorporate the latest thinking about best practices” and recommended changes will be ready later this academic year

“We are continuously reviewing our procedures for addressing sexual violence to provide effective avenues for complainants to bring issues of sexual violence forward while balancing the fair process rights of the complainant and the respondent,” Chappell-Williams said “Our next step is to engage the community in this revision process which includes reviewing the definition of consent ”

An Oral Warning

Students have criticized Policy 6 4 for stating that disciplinary action for harassment, including sexual violence, can include “ an oral or written warning ”

Philip Titcomb ’17, LGBTQ representative atlarge for the Student Assembly, said such warnings are “highly demeaning and trivializing to survivors of bias incidents and sexual assaults ”

However, no information is available about what disciplinary actions members of the Cornell community may face for harassment or sexual violence Yamini Bhandari ’17, vice president for outreach and women ’ s representative for the S A , said that the range of disciplinary actions perpetrators actually receive should be clarified

“There is a lack of clarity for who actually gets the oral warning, and I think that has contributed to some of the pushback from the Cornell public,” Bhandari said “I do, however, agree that an oral warning is by no means enough of a punishment for someone committing such a serious crime ”

Even when the punishments are harsher, they may not be effective at changing the perpetrator ’ s perspective, according to Sarah

“[The guy] still doesn’t think that anything happened They don’t think anything of it,” Sarah said “I was hoping that he would at least get suspended, because I don’t think he understood how serious it was Him taking classes was just like, ‘So what, this wasn ’ t really serious ’”

‘With the Utmost Care’

Despite the policy’s many faults and complexities, several students said that for the most part, their personal interactions with University administrators were positive

“[Grant] was very helpful and sweet She has daughters, so she is very empathetic to how people feel when they’ve gone through stuff like [sexual violence],” Sarah said

Titcomb, who reported a bias incident in March after a student physically attacked him and called him a “faggot” in Robert Purcell Community Center, said that the judicial administrator dealt with his case “with the utmost care, ” though he said the reporting process was lengthy

“The only qualm I have is that despite being attacked in early March last semester, no discipline had been taken until late October,” Titcomb said “The process is touted as streamlined, but this is not the case ”

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Philip Susser | An Ithaca

State of Mind

TAnonymity, NYC And Shmoney

here is a certain amount of anonymity that goes along with being a New York City resident Friendly hellos can be misinterpreted as creepy smiles An unprompted conversation with a stranger is a s re p u l s i ve a s t h

m s Despite my unbridled enthusiasm for the city that never sleeps, I recognize this possible downside of living in the metropolitan setting Kitty Genovese, who in 1964 was murdered outside of her apartment, had 37 neighbors report hearing the attack Not one called the police

Just like New York, Cornell, with 13,000 undergraduates, can at times create feelings of isolation especially during freshman year when one hasn’t fully amalgamated into the social web of the university While an e

unlikely to occur at Cornell thanks to the Blue Light system it is not difficult to get lost in the crowd at this sizable institution

Despite this shortcoming of large universities and cities, there are certain qualities that unite Cornellians and New Yorkers, regardless of their level of social integration For Cornellians, it could be a resistance to gray skies that create a permanent Willow filter on c a m p u s Fo r c i t y dwellers, it could be an a p p re c i

intricacies of the subway

pedestrian stop signs or pride in one ’ s favorite borough

Letter to the Editor

Calling all campus conservatives

To the Editor:

Re: “GUEST R OOM: Embracing Monogamish,” Opinion, Nov 6

In his Nov 6 column “Embracing Monogamish,” guest writer Masc Dom Top laments on his love life and str uggles with monogamy More impor tantly, in the first paragraph he takes a direct jab at The Cornell Revie w, the campus ’ conser vative and liber tarian publication, by implying Revie w members are anti-gay because we stand for “good ole ‘traditional’ American family values ”

While The Cornell Revie w does occasionally criticize the campus LGBTQ community as it criticizes many other campus groups this does not mean Revie w writers are inherently prejudiced against those who identify as LGBTQ Additionally, no published ar ticle under recent editorial leadership has ever concerned or promoted “American family values ”

Mr Top thinks he can make these flippant remarks and slip on by unabashed But for far too long conser vatives on campus have been on the receiving end of this type of unwarranted chiding, with outright falsities passed on as fact simply because they fit the liberal-progressive political narrative: conser vatives are all homophobes, sexists, racists, etc

Never is there even a shroud of evidence to back up these asinine claims The reason is because there is none But for those cowering behind this rhetorical cloud there is nowhere to turn Without the name-calling, the liberal-progressive political ideology is revealed as what it tr uly is: empty

Cornell’s conser vatives must no longer let this type of behavior go unchecked It is our own fault to have let it come to this point, and, sadly, we have become just as spineless as most of our criticizers

In close, Mr Top, I hope you and those who share your vie ws about the Revie w prepare evidence the next time you wish to call us out In the mean time, I wish you the best of luck in maintaining a happily monogamous relationship

Casey Bre znick ’17 Editor-in-Chief, The Cornell Revie w

out of it From Beyonce to NFL star wide receiver Brandon Gibson, the song has infiltrated popular culture and, in my eyes, crowned Shmurda the unofficial ambassador of Brooklyn Aside from the catchiness of the song and dance, much more can be taken from this recent hit, particularly how it relates to one ’ s relationship with their neighborhood

The music video is wholly unique from that of any overproduced A-list performer

Rather than being a form of entertainment, it comes across as a piece of cultural data a window into the lives of those living in extreme poverty in Brooklyn, where murder and crime are simple facts of life The frankness and nonchalance with which Shmurda refers to murder is both alarming and all too real

While gangster rap was originally intended as a creative outlet, the mass appeal of the gangster identity has desensitized the general public to the stark realities of such a lifestyle Watch any gangster movie or TV show

The Sopranos, Goodfellas, etc and be enamored by the sociopathic nature of these i n d i v i d

Just like New York, Cornell can at times create feelings of isolation — especially during freshman year when one hasn’t fully amalgamated into the social web of the University

A borough, or neighborhood, can provide a sense of belonging within a large city Just as onethird of Cornellians gravitate towards Greek life to make the school a little bit smaller, boroughs and the small communities within them provide a more manageable perception of where one comes from The Bronx, one of New York City’s most prized boroughs, and home to the factory of future Ivy-league students that is the Bronx High School of Science, has a rich history and culture The strong Latino presence is felt on every street corner bodega small, neighborhood stores whose generic-name products line the shelves and buzzing static of the Spanish radio permeate throughout The genuine, unregulated feel of these stores contribute to a feeling of authenticity, separate from the wealth and materialism of Manhattan There is very little gentrification within the borough no Chipotles, high-rise condos or yuppies sipping on mimosas on a Sunday afternoon Aside from Riverdale, an isolated upper class community within the Bronx, the borough has largely retained its image as a central home for the immigrant population of New York 32 percent of its population in 2009 w

n d unapologetic immunity from the structure and over-the-top civility that characterizes Manhattan, the Bronx is a special place

The Brooklyn of yesterday was home to Jay-Z, Biggie Smalls and a relative of every Jew in the tri-state area The Brooklyn of today is home to the Nets, Williamsburg h i p s t e r s a n d n o n e o t h e r t h a n B o b by Shmurda Ackquille Jean Pollard, known by his stage name as Bobby Shmurda, is a rapper who gained notoriety for his song “Hot N*gga” and the “Shmoney dance” that came

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o r these forms of culture has clouded the real issues at hand When we watch videos such a s “ Ho t N * g g a , ” rarely do we stop and ponder the realities b e h i n d t h e d a rk lyrics The thought of a Congressman using l y r i c s a n d m u s i c videos as a way to i d e n t i f y w i t h a n d learn from his or her constituents is laughable Most see rap and politics as separate spheres But, for people like Shmurda, rap is the most expressive and powerful form of communication While often deemed illegitimate, rap can be seen as a candid expression of the condition of one ’ s environment

The inextricable link between Brooklyn, rap and drugs that was so effectively solidified by Biggie Smalls and Jay-Z created expectations and assumptions about the nature of the borough throughout America Hip-hop from Brooklyn and the bravado one has in being from a hard struck area became a sign of resiliency Therefore, since the rise of hip-hop, Brooklyn has been used as a medium of entertainment for the country Much of America has used the intriguing lifestyle of Brooklyn as a form of entertainment and in doing so, became more connected to this borough But while we all genuinely identify with our hometown, Greek house, sports team or Acapella group as a mechanism to alleviate anonymity and feel more connected, we cannot afford to let this spurious connection with Brooklyn overpower the issues underlying Shmurda’s video It is time to view rap as both a sign of connectivity to one ’ s origins and a genuine reflection of current conditions As we learn to subdue this secondhand linkage to the borough, our interpretations of such music may change

Philip Susser is a junior in the College of Human Ecology He can be reached at pss226@cornell edu An Ithaca State of Mind appears on alternate Wednesdays this semester

CORRECTION

A Nov 10 news story, “Adderall Use at Cornell: A Way of Life for Some,” stated that data regarding the number of students in each college claiming to have used unprescribed stimulants in the past year was from the Fall 2013 Alcohol and Social Life Survey In fact, the data was from the Spring 2013 Perceptions of Undergraduate Life and Student Experiences survey

Sarah Byrne | Let It Byrne

Meaningless Clichés and How To Use Them

My favorite cliché, and by that of course I mean my least favorite, is this: Shoot for the moon Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars First and foremost, I take scientific issue with it All stars are, in fact, much, much, incredibly much further than the moon from earth But, even if we allow that the saying might be trying to communicate that if you aim wrong, you will overshoot the moon and hit a star, I take metaphorical issue with it

What is better in this scenario, the stars or the moon? Which is the more desirable, outlandish or impossible goal? If it is the moon, then I completely agree, shoot for the moon Try for what you know you cannot achieve so that you can achieve it Except, who would rather have the moon than the stars? Stars are sparkly, stars are flaming spheres of gas, stars are beautiful and daring and burn out quickly but fantastically The moon is a rock, and it’s not even perfect; it’s full of craters Personally, I’d rather have stars

Plus, there are multiple other clichés that contradict this idea of the moon being the most perfect of goals, most notably, “Reach for the sky” (made famous by Woody in Toy Story), because what we need cannot be found on this earth Okay, so I know he’s just telling his prisoners to put their hands up, but there has to be a deeper meaning, right? Clearly Woody knows better than anyone else, because no other franchise has made as successful and high quality a three-quel as Toy Story 3 And what about “Wish upon a star, ” of Pinocchio fame? The star is prime wishing and dreaming fodder So, where does the moon come into the equation?

Perhaps we see success as somethin extraterrestrial because we want glor the sense that everything we have do matters because it is new, different, e irrational or outrageous.

I would pose that the moon represents, in some way, the potential of mankind After all, so much of human history has revolved around trying to understand and reach the moon If we look at the NASA program and Space Race, billions of dollars and ridiculous amounts of manpower went into getting man to the moon Once that was attained, we continued to reach further, for other planets, other astronomical bodies, other galaxies Today, though we have transitioned to mainly unmanned space flights, kids still want to be astronauts What in the world could possibly be cooler or more impactful than walking on the moon? For whatever reason, even after 1969, we still see space as the pinnacle of human achievement

So, why not the stars? Why not the sun? Last weekend, Pippin, which I produced, was performed at the Schwartz In the finale, the players of a troupe give Pippin a chance to fly into the sun, to burn up in one flaming, sparkling blaze and be remembered forever as great The Leading Player sings, “Think about the sun, Pippin Think about her golden glance How she lights the world up, well, now it's your chance ” In the end, Pippin chooses his life, chooses a long life of simple joy rather than a moment of fantastic sacrifice He chooses to define success as a personal entity, and gives up in a way on the need to have that success recognized by anyone else

Perhaps we see success as something extraterrestrial because we want glory, the sense that everything we have done matters because it is new, different, even irrational or outrageous But if I’ve learned anything from three-going-on-four Toy Story movies, it’s that nothing lasts forever No success is so overwhelming and all consuming that it cannot be forgotten or questioned, even the moon landing (has anyone seen Interstellar?) You might be someone ’ s favorite toy one day, then he might get a literal space commander for his birthday, and you ’ re suddenly cast aside Outer space is amazing and crazy and cool because it’s new and unexplored, and that’s why so much media and so many silly clichés urge us to aim for it It is what is furthest from us, what is most “other” to the world we experience on a day-to-day basis, so we imagine it is also the most desirable Why don’t we aim for the trees? I don’t know about you, but I certainly cannot climb a tree to its apex Yet, we know what trees are We understand how they work We don’t understand quite what our dreams are, or how to reach them, and so, in labeling them as planetary bodies, we label them as “other ” Our goals are mysterious even to ourselves, so we continue to shoot for the moon, shoot for the stars or want to be an astronaut when we grow up, even after NASA has discontinued manned space flights

The moon is pretty great and all, but a couple guys have already been there Shoot for Pluto, because even if you can ’ t reach it you’ll land on Uranus And maybe you can pick yourself back up and start to dream again

A Modest Proposal? Comment of the day

“Wanting to tear down signs that you disagree with, or even know to be inaccurate, is understandable, but the answer to these problems is always in favor of free speech If bad info is out there, respond to it with good info It may seem that those with the loudest voices manage to influence the disinterested masses, but there is always the option to put more opinions out there ”

Teresa Kim | Her Meneutics

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‘ Wee Stinky’ to Bloom for First T ime Since 2012

By KATHLEEN BITTER Sun Sc ence Editor

In the fall of 2002, a seed was planted in the conser vator y greenhouse on Tower Road Over 10 years the seed grew up into a plant that had leaves, but no flowers to speak of In the spring of 2012, Prof Melissa Luckow, plant biology, got a phone call

“You don’t really have any warning until it actually happens,” Luckow said

The plant, known as titan arum, was finally going to bloom, a rare event that most people do not get a chance to see up close Despite the timing of the bloom over Spring Break close to 10,000 people lined up outside the Kenneth Post Laboratory greenhouse over the two-daylong bloom, according to Craig Cramer, a communications specialist with the School of Integrative Plant Science Last week it became apparent that Cornell’s “Wee Stinky,” as the plant is called, is going to bloom again next week

“ We were ver y surprised,” Luckow said “ We didn’t think ours would bloom again so soon ” Titan arum is a tropical plant native to the rainforests of Sumatra that is known among botanists for having the largest unbranched inflorescence, or cluster of flowers, of any plant in the world

Sumatra’s dry season every year, leaving a potato-like tuber in the ground that will regrow leaves or an inflorescence when the dry season ends, according to Luckow Much like the inflorescence, the tuber can also grow quite large The largest titan arum tuber ever measured was about 200 pounds

Plant biologists can tell that titan arum is going to bloom when instead of growing some leaves and a stem, a closed inflorescence emerges from the soil, Luckow said Besides its massive cluster of flowers, the plant is also known for smelling like rotting meat

“Right when it was starting to bloom, and I believe this was around 9 or 10 p m you could definitely smell it from the entrance of Ken Post,” said Monica Car valho grad, a graduate student in plant biology

Titan ar um is one of many species of plants around the world that smells like rotting meat, according to Luckow The purpose of the smell is to attract potential pollinators such as carrion flies, who will fer tilize the plant’s female flowers with pollen carried from other titan arum plants

Researchers from the lab of Prof Robert Raguso, neurobiology and behavior, studied the chemicals that make up Wee Stinky’s stink in 2012 and plan to measure the plant’s scent again

The plant is generally expected to bloom about seven to 10 years after it is first planted and about every four years after that, according to Luckow, but the timing of blooms can be extremely irregular and hard to predict

Specimens of titan ar um have been known to take close to 30 years to bloom in a greenhouse, but in recent decades the rate of titan arum blooms in greenhouse environments has increased

“I think we ’ ve learned a lot more about cultivating these things now, and so getting them to bloom happens a lot more than it used to, ” Luckow said The foliage of titan arum will die back during

“We were very interested in looking into the specific organic compounds that are released and that are associated with that smell,” Carvalho said

In 2012, researchers measured how the chemicals that make up the smell change over the course of the bloom, as the female flowers bloom first and the male flowers bloom after wards They also pointed a thermal camera at the plant to measure the heat released by Wee Stinky throughout the bloom

According to Carvalho, the plant reached close to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in 2012, a reaction that is hypothesized to help the plant’s scent disperse to attract more pollinators

This time around, researchers

will again be collecting chemical data on the scent to compare the differences between the scents associated with male and female flowers more closely, and again plan to measure the timing of heat output by the plant According to Carvalho, the plant generates heat by metabolizing sugars that it stores in the main stalk of the inflorescence

“This whole body is storing sugars, so when it starts generating the heat it’s actually burning a lot of the sugars that are stored A lot of those sugars also go into feeding the developing embryos,” she said While the Raguso lab’s experiments will tell us much more about titan arum, Luckow said many of the ecological characteristics of this plant cannot be studied in a greenhouse For example, the exact species of insects that pollinate titan arum are currently unknown In order to find out which species are actually responsible for transporting pollen between titan arum plants, one would have to study the plants in their natural habitat the rainforests of Sumatra

“There really haven’t been serious pollination studies done,” Luckow said “So we have an idea of what’s visiting it but we don’t know who’s actually pollinating it ”

Studying titan arum in the wild is difficult because the plant blooms so rarely and because it tends to grow on the edges of rainforests, a habitat that does not exist for very long, “ so they tend to come and go, ” Luckow said

For now the species will be studied as best as can be done in greenhouses Universities and botanical gardens that have a titan arum plant will freeze the pollen their plants release and trade it with each other, as the plant cannot self-pollinate

We froze pollen and passed it on, and I’m sure someone else has frozen pollen that we can get for ours, ” Luckow said “It’s

only one day that the stigmas are receptive If you miss that day, then that’s it, no fruits ”

Fruits will form a few weeks after the plant blooms and contain seeds that may be used to cultivate more titan arum plants

As in 2012, the Kenneth Post Laboratory greenhouse will be open to the public this year and anyone can go in to pay Wee Stinky a visit and experience the stench for themselves

“It gets people here at Cornell, and it lets them see how remarkable nature is,” Luckow said “It lets them know that here’s something that is threatened in the wild, and yet it’s just a remarkable thing ”

Carvalho also said that letting the public see Wee Stinky is an important thing to do

“I think it s a really important thing, also because the general public needs to appreciate biodiversity,” she said “This is a plant that is endemic to Sumatra, really really far away The chances of people actually seeing this plant in its natural habitat are really sparse, because I don’t think that’s much of a tourist destination ”

Luckow said Wee Stinky provides a good opportunity for plant biologists to show the public what they do and why it is interesting

“I think we should be doing it with all science It would be really nice if we could just let the public come and wander into our labs and talk to us and find out what we ’ re actually doing,” she said “If you have a great big plant like this, it’s just cool So people will come and see it ”

To stay up to date on the exact timing of the bloom of Wee Stinky, follow @Cor nellCALS on Twitter or like CornellCALS on Facebook

Kathleen Bitter can be reached at science-editor@cornellsun com

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Reem Khondakar can be reached at rkhondakar@cornellsun com

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Fitz and the Tantrums at State Theatre

BY TROY SHERMAN Sun Staff Writer

In 1977, Lester Bangs the closest thing to an actual literate author rock criticism ever had wrote an obituary for Elvis Presley Near the end of his eulogy, Bangs recounted the first and only time he saw Elvis live in concert: It was at the piggish, washed-up, rather grotesque and sequined end of the King’s career, during which the rock luminary entertained crowds primarily by pathetically belting tired tunes while simultaneously struggling to breathe and ceaselessly yearning for a post-show sandwich Despite all that, however, Lester felt no pity for the had-been Rock n ’ Roll God, but insuppressible sexual desire: “It wasn ’ t real arousal,” he said, “rather an erection of the heart, when I looked at him I went mad with desire and envy and worship and self-projection ”

When Fitz and the Tantrums played an admittedly phenomenal show at the State Theater this past Sunday, my mind couldn ’ t stop returning to this quote And no, it wasn ’ t Fitz with his metro-hipster physique, chic frosted haircut, skinny pants and yearningly belted vocals who drew me in as Elvis did Lester It wasn ’ t (entirely) his co-vocalist, the tantalizingly talented Noelle Scaggs, who made me go “mad with desire and envy and worship and self-projection ” Nor was it three-forths of the rest of the Tantrums (Joseph Karnes, bass; Jeremy Ruzumna, keyboards; and John Wicks, drums) all with their expertly coiffed hipster beards and predictably enticing physical features who succeeded on this front No, their attraction was simply too conventional Sure Fitz is a handsome man and a helluva crowd pleaser, Noelle is wholly Aphroditean and electrifying, and their backing band are all good-looking dudes adept at crafting irresistibly exciting (in a live context at least, because I hold the opinion that their recorded output is rather inconsequential) modern white indie-soul; but none of that holds a candle to the pure, unrequited sexuality exuded by the man who, in my opinion, was the champion of the concert: Fitz and the Tantrums’ saxophonist and flutist, the portly, awkward, fedora-donning, blazingly gifted, utterly sexy James King

Now, equating King to the King (that is, Lester’s dementedly attractive version of the latter) is not entirely accurate or fair

When Bangs saw Elvis, he was little more than a tired remnant of the sexual and musical revolutionary that he had once been As of right now, King is probably at the peak of his career, as far as his playing and performing go He is by no means ugly or revolting (as I imagine Elvis, sweating profusely and bulging out

of his all-white pantsuit, probably was), but he’s not a sexpot, either If you met Fitz and the Tantrums on the street, at first glance you’d guess that King might be their manager, or maybe the drummer’s brother, or something You probably wouldn’t guess that, when the band took the stage, he’d be the one who, whenever afforded an opportunity to kick out the proverbial jams, wouldn’t just overshadow his peers as far as the sounds he could make, but the sheer feeling he could coax out of his instrument and spread over the whole crowd

Despite King’s allure, however, he generously refused to encroach upon the lyrical duo of Fitz and Noelle, the suggested center of attention for the night, or even his fellow instrumentalists For the most part, he hunkered down behind a keyboard on which he intermittently tapped and a sax into which he more or less continuously blew on the far right side of the stage, cementing the band’s neo-Hall & Oates sound while allowing Fitz and Noelle to belt out a string of indie-hits (“Out of My League,” “The Walker,” “6 a m , ” “Fool’s Gold,” “Breakin’ the Chains of Love”) These two, to their credit, succeeded amazingly in, with each song, amping up the energy and moving the crowd ineluctably (because, c ’ mon, try not to dance to their music) further and further towards a peak level of awkward white boogie movement

Fitz could get the crowd moving, and sure, his tirelessness was commendable; but he was hard at work He was doing everything he could to eke out a response from the crowd King, on the other hand, seemed effortless, nonchalant He soloed, and I couldn’t tell whether to swoon or swing I wanted to shut my eyelids and let his sax-sounds consume me, but I couldn’t stop staring at him He commanded attention, without pleading like Fitz He enticed arousal, without being technically sexy like Noelle

As the vocalists were busy drawing the crowd in (which endeavor undoubtedly peaked with an extended, crowd-involvement filled, solo-soaked cover of the Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams are Made of This”), King mostly remained in sullen safety at the edge of the stage, tooting effectively, but exuding an endearing uncomfortableness But then, every once in a while, he’d emerge Fitz and Noelle would scamper to the outskirts for a brief spell, as King, sax in hand and mouth, would assume center stage This only happened a few times, and I can ’ t recall during which songs, because I was too taken by what King was doing to place it mentally in the context of another song All I remember is that when King was afforded some time in the spotlight, his effect on the audience dwarfed that of Fitz or any of the band members Sure,

As I imagine the fat, grotesque Elvis transformed into a desirable and worshippable human specimen when he performed before Lester, James King, when he caressed the spotlight for no more than a minute at a time, transformed from an insectival backup musician hiding behind a keyboard and under a fedora at the dark end of the stage, into an enthralling, jealousy-inciting music God And it wasn ’ t the music exactly I could probably name a hundred more talented wielders of his instrument off the top of my head but the way he succeeded in covering every last person in that audience with it, and not only adding to, but changing the mood of the whole night, just for a few brief seconds at a time Yea, Fitz can sing some catchy songs, but hats (fedoras?) off to James King for succeeding in owning a show that was never supposed to be his to begin with

Troy Sherman is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at tsherman@cornellsun com

Show Me the Magic: Pippin at the Schwartz

BY ANNA BRENNER Sun Staff Writer

Audiences flocked to the 450-seat Kiplinger Theatre last Thursday, Friday and Saturday for three performances (two of which were entirely sold out) of Pippin, the Stephen Schwartz and Roger O Hirson musical Jointly produced by the Melodramatics and Flexible Theatre Company, this Pippin was directed by Emily Ranii ’07, the Guest Director at Cornell’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, and presented a bare bones rendering of the show, stripped of much in the way of set, costumes, and the entire ensemble of the musical Yes, I am still talking about Pippin the historically opulent, behemoth of a show, which, on Broadway, literally features high-flying circus acts stripped down Needless to say, I was intrigued to see how the show would work once deprived of all of its usual glitz and glitter, in a world in which the magic of the players was never really very magical at all and, well, it didn’t At least, not completely

Which isn’t to say the production was not an undoubtedly organized, conceptually cohesive effort; all the design elements, from the four large ladders that constituted the majority of Riw Rakkulchon’s, a senior at Ithaca College, set, to Ellen Pyne’s ’15 cleverly half-constructed costumes created entirely out of found objects, to Brian Murphy’s ’16 gorgeously stark lighting, were (for the most part) perfectly befitting of this almost post-apocalyptic Pippin Clearly, a lot of work was put into making Ranii’s (and whoever else may have helped conceptualize the piece) vision come to

life, and, in that sense, the production felt like one of the most clean and professionally done by an on-campus theatre group independent from the Schwartz Center in a while This apparent effort and professionalism carried into the s h ow ’ s p

l a l u m Da n n y Bernstein’s ’14 musical direction was unsurprisingly welldone, and all eight actors gave heartfelt performances Alexander Quilty’s ’15 Pippin was aptly inquisitive and innocent; he was good throughout the show, but was particularly great in Act II, perhaps due to the plot’s climax and dénouement as well as the two incredibly energetic, entertaining performances from the quirky, yet completely honest, Shanti Kumar ’17, and the adorable Jorge Guevara ’17 as Pippin’s love interest, Catherine, and her son, Theo, respectively Elly Valastro’s ’17 voice was impeccable as the Leading Player (although I wished the character had been played with a little more bite), Marcus Barainyak, a sophomore at Ithaca College, managed to portray Pippin’s halfbrother Lewis with such earnest, lovable doofus-ness that I almost began to like the guy, and Katrina Amberg ’16 was solid (and perfectly cast, due to her sass and sense of comedy) as Fastrada, the evil stepmother (although she could’ve been legitimately incredible if given just a little more Marie Antoinette-oomph to work with) Add in Ava DeFrancesco, a sophomore at Ithaca College, who portrayed a goofy, funloving Berthe, and Sam Morrison ’17, who, although somewhat miscast as Pippin’s boisterously manly father (to no fault of his own; he looks and is younger than Quilty, and perhaps could’ve cast a more imposing figure in another production with more lavish costume design), played

comedic timing, and you ’ ve got the whole cast

Which was precisely the problem; at its fullest, that giant, Kiplinger stage would hold no more than eight people during the production The show felt empty, especially when it came to its choreography, which was masterfully crafted by Darah Barnes ’15 and would’ve been lovely to watch had the show had a full ensemble (or any ensemble, for that matter) Instead, it looked rather pitiful and small And, okay, maybe that was the point of this concept; after all, it seems the idea was to show just how un-magical, how corrupt, the world of this Pippin truly is But to do so almost seemed to give the musical’s ending away from the start in fact, it revealed the end so much, that when the Leading Player commands her minions to “take away the set ” in order to punish Pippin for straying from the script, I heard the man sitting in front of me whisper “What set?” to his friend sitting next to him

While the cast and crew of Pippin tried their hardest (and did succeed on many levels), the show did not hold up conceptually (at least, not for this audience member), and I left the theatre feeling proud of the effort my fellow students, but almost nothing at all about the actual production itself Sure, some moments did land “With You” was a lovely, teasing exploration of Pippin’s newfound sexuality, and created some extremely compelling, comedic stage pictures (such as Pippin being caressed by various disembodied hands and, eventually, feet) but, ultimately, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed With such a talented, passionate cast and crew, it really is a shame that Pippin seemed to have such little magic

Anna Brenner is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at abrenner@cornellsun com

Taylor Swift’s new music video for Blank Space” gives the world what it wants: a crazy ex-girlfriend

It starts as a beautiful dream-like sequence in which she wears gorgeous gowns and enjoys picnics and dancing with a Brooks Brothers-clad Kennedy stand-in As the relationship goes sour, she becomes jealous and insane taking a golf club to his antique car and Regina George-ing his dress shirts In other words, she acts like we all kind of imagine Taylor Swift acts in her relationships

Swift explained in an interview with Sirius XM in October that she originally wrote the song to make fun of how the media perceives her love life: That she is a “girl who’s like this serial dater, and like over-emotional, and unstable and a completely clingy nightmare ” And so she decided to “play around with the narrative everyone else has been joking about anyway

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I am impressed with Swift’s ability to steer into the curve with “Blank Space ” By taking ownership of that narrative the media created, that people

Steer Into the Curve

including myself have echoed, Swift has made the accusations of her being crazy/clingy/overly-emotional powerless Whether or not there is any truth to those rumors doesn’t even matter because Swift has successfully regained possession of her love life

I have frequently figuratively steered into the curve through a great deal of self-deprecation and oversharing (sometimes in this very column!) I have also once literally steered into the curve and it was the single most terrifying sensation I have ever experienced

Two summers ago, I was driving to Griffith Park as it began to drizzle (it does happen occasionally in Los Angeles) As I turned left onto Western Ave , I hydroplaned I was frozen by fear and the realization that I had lost control of the vehicle Somehow, instinct or the lingering memory of that question on the learner’s permit test kicked in and I remembered that I had to steer into the curve

regained control of the whiney/unstable/crazy narrative that was overpowering her music and can now move forward in whatever direction she decides to go I tend not to write about music in my columns or articles because I don’t think I know enough about it to accurately assess its quality But Taylor Swift has come to represent so much more than

While the stakes are certainly lower for figuratively steering into the curve, I would argue that the sensation of paralyzing fear from having lost control is probably about the same That knowledge that you are being propelled in a direction by outside forces, that may or may not be the direction in which you want to propelled, can only be solved by taking the wheel and steering into the curve

And that is what Taylor Swift has done with “Blank Space ” She has courageously

Julia Moser

Carrot Top Confessions

just her music, I feel like I can ’ t remain silent on the subject anymore

I’ve had a complicated relationship with Taylor Swift, as I think many others have had When first introduced to me in circa 2007 by a friend, I was all eye-rolls because ew, country But Swift soon became a guilty pleasure, and then an aggressively defensive not-guilty pleasure, and then I got bored Ugh, if I had to hear one more whiney ballad about how she was wronged by John Mayer or Jake Gyllenhaal, or whoever the hell she was dating cue the return of the eye-rolls

Let me just take a moment to say that I am 100 percent guilty of perpetuating the Taylor Swift is whiney/immature/crazy ex-girlfriend” narrative I admit that that is me being a bad feminist because having emotions doesn’t make a woman crazy, and calling women crazy for having emotions is sexist and a way of invalidating our feelings etc

Additionally, being referred to as crazy has been something about which I myself have been sensitive So I acknowledge my hypocrisy and I’m sorry, Taylor

Anyway, the debut of “Shake it Off ” this summer happened to coincide with a moment of emotional fragility in my life (having just been dumped via text message by stupid poopface) I found the mantra simultaneously reassuring and really fun to dance/clean my room to Taylor Swift was once again in guilty pleasure territory But the release of “Out of the Woods” and the rest of 1989 had me seriously reconsidering my position on TSwift I was impressed by her maturity and perspective on the new album Also I really liked the songs When I first heard the “Blank Space,” I paid far less attention to the lyrics than to the fact that I was genuinely enjoying the Lorde-esque melody and overall catchiness of a Taylor Swift song a feeling summed up in last weekend’s SNL sketch “Swiftamine” about a drug to combat the vertigo you experience when you realize you actually like Taylor Swift

I need a lot of Swiftamine Her demonstration of a sense of humor and self-actualization in the music video for “Blank Space” not only makes me like Taylor Swift a lot more, but it makes me respect her Swift has steered into the curve and come out in control I am excited to see what direction she takes her music in the future, and to watch this music video over and over again because I am obsessed with her haircut, everything she wears and just how good this song is

Julia Moser is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun com Carrot Top Confessions appears alternate Wednesdays this semester

Red Looks Ahead to Spring New Edition of Rankings Coming Soon

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in the quarterfinals

Sophomore Marika Cusick also advanced to the quarterfinals before being eliminated

In the B Flight, freshman Madison Stevens advanced to the semifinals and lost to Harvard’s Sylvia Li who eventually won the tournament

In doubles, Cornell was 1-3 Shah and Stewart won their first game but were then defeated in the quarterfinals

Stewart said that she believes the team put up a good fight against Harvard in both singles and doubles

“In doubles, we had some good matches against tough opponents But, we definitely had a better showing in singles,” Stewart said “Our team should be very proud of how we performed this past weekend It was a huge improvement from the beginning of the fall, and we should come away with a lot of confidence for the spring season ”

Overall, with the support of her team and coaches, Stewart said that she has overcome her first semester nerves

“During the first couple of tournaments, I was very nervous at the beginning, and I managed to pull out some wins, but I did not play all that well,” she said “As the season progressed, I felt myself become less nervous, and I think that a big part of that was from the great leadership by our coaches and our captain, Dena ” In the spring season, Stewart thinks that the team needs to play with more confidence and believes the squad has the ability to upset top teams

“For next semester, I think our team should focus on having lots of positive energy and confidence,”

she said “We had a really good fall season, and we should take away from it that we can beat anyone in the spring if we continue the hard work we put in this fall and go in with a positive mindset ”

Danielle LeTourneau can be reached at

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defense returns healthy, to win some games and finish around fourth

5. Manchester United: (7) They still insist on playing all their high-priced offensive talent which is not producing The lack of defensive options isn’t helping either

6. West Ham United: (4) A surprisingly solid start to the season for West Ham, led by Stewart Downing, of all people The former unproductive Liverpool winger has enjoyed a renaissance so far this year and has fully deser ved his England recall

7. Liverpool: (11) A popular pick to struggle after selling Luis Suarez to Barcelona over the summer, the Reds have not done well to this point Without Suarez, the leading goal scorer in England last year, goal scoring is the main challenge

8. Everton: (10) Everton, or “ Tim Howard’s Team” as US fans say, is rebounding from a slow start The return of Kevin Mirallas from injur y will aid the offense as well

9. Tottenham Hotspur: (12) Inconsistency is a hallmark of Tottenham Hotspur, and this year is no different Again, the squad is too big and no players are standing out

10. Swansea City: (5) Swansea has profited so far from a partnership between Gylfi Sigurdsson and Wilfried Bony The Icelandic midfielder and Ivorian attacker look set to lead the squad for the rest of the season

11.Newcastle United: (8) Terrible start to the season for Newcastle, but since then, they’ve turned things around and have done extremely well Which team will show up the rest of the year: Good Newcastle or Bad Newcastle?

12. Stoke City: (9) Stoke usually benefits from being very hard to beat at home, but strangely that hasn’t been the case this year, as even Leicester City won at Stoke As with many of these teams in the middle, consistency will be the key

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coach Alan Ir vine has proved himself at this level and it looks as if the Baggies can avoid relegation Can they make an assault on the middle of the table, though?

14. Hull City: (15) Now out of the Europa League, this team can concentrate more on the Premier League and definitely have the chance to be higher up the table in the next Power Rankings The home loss to Burnley, the Clarets’ first win of the season, doesn’t look good on the record, however

15. Sunderland: (14) The Black Cats have rebounded okay from the 8-0 loss at Southampton Can they survive again remains to be seen

16. Leicester City: (18) A good start to the

Leonardo Ulloa, who hasn’t scored in several games, find his form again?

17.

Warnock” chants get louder, no one really knows where this Palace team is headed Quite possibly, down to the second division

18. QPR: (19) Some would rank QPR last at

goalscoring form of Charlie Austin (four goals in the last three games) gives them hope of sur vival

19. Aston Villa: (16) They shockingly started well, but they’ve lost seven straight since and looked woeful in the process If Ron Vlaar is sold to Manchester United in Januar y like the media is reporting, then Villa could be in relegation trouble

20.Burnley: (20) First win achieved for Burnley, although they still look a long shot to sur vive That’s it for this week’s rankings Be sure to check around the next international break for a new edition of the Power Rankings!

Kevin Linsey can be reached at klinsey@cornellsun com

Cornell Caps Season With Victory Over Dartmouth

Freshman Sam McILwrick named Ivy League rookie of week

By LISA AWAITEY Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell field hockey team ended its strong season with an impressive win

ov e r D a r t m o u t h t h i s p a s t w e e k e n d

Although it may have been Senior Day, the freshmen made the difference for the Red in the matchup The final win leaves Cornell with an 11-5 record, tying the school record for wins in a single season Cornell finished

s e c o n d i n t h e Iv y League with a record of 5-2 in conference play

Dartmouth got on

play before the end of the half, giving Cornell a 2-1 lead Tallying two assists on the day for Siergiej, McILwrick would be back to score another for the Red

“My mindset was to win the game so we could finish off our season strong and send our seniors off on a high note, ” McILwrick said Freshman for ward Kr ysten Mayers contributed to the scoring as well, placing one into the top of

“My mindset was to win the game so we could ... send our seniors off on a high note.” S a m M c I L w r i c k

t h e b o a rd q u i c k l y, putting pressure on the Red defense at the start of the game

Freshman midfielder Sam McILwrick converted a penalty shot from junior defensive back Marisa Siergiej into a goal less than five minutes later

Siergiej and McILwrick repeated the

Cornell’s lead to 3-1 lead Mayers scored

only goal of the day not off of a penalty

McILwrick scored a hat trick with less than 10 minutes left in the game with a hard hit shot off of a penalty

“It felt nice to contribute to the score board, but the game was far from over and I still needed to focus,” McILwrick said

the season in

Senior Ann DiPastina and junior Taylor

McILwrick goal, moving Standiford to first in assists in a season with 12 for the year and DiPastina to second with 11

Dartmouth did (22-17), but the Ivy foe had more penalty corners (13-12) As a result of the fast-paced nature of the game, both goalies put up big numbers Ellen Meyer made 10 saves for the Big Green, and the Red’s Kelly Johnson matched a career-high with five The Red also nabbed

form

past

Cornell ended the game with a convincing win to take second place in the Ivy conference

With the season coming to an end, the team said farewell to DiPastina and senior defensive back Katherine Stone Although the season just came to close, the team is a

according to McIlwrick “ We are going to have a break from the season and then we’ll come back and refocus in the new year, ” she said

Red Finishes Strong in Doubleheader Hosted by Nazareth College

Junior Meredith Meyer has standout performance, winning both open fences and open at on both competition days

By ARIEL COOPER

The Cornell equestrian team held its competitive streak with another strong weekend in Rochester, this time at a doubleheader hosted by Nazareth College The Red struggled with some tough horse draws on Saturday and finished fourth with a score of 27 points just one point behind third place Ithaca College but rallied for a solid first place finish on Sunday with 45 points a 13-point lead in front of second place Ithaca College

The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association requires that riders get assigned to a random horse to compete with at each show Most

horses are provided by the school hosting the show, but individuals or other schools may donate their horses if more are needed This factor adds a little bit of chance into the competition even if you are a talented rider, the horse you ’ re riding may be having an off day Saturday’s score reflects some unlucky draws by riders whose scores counted towards the team ’ s overall score, according to senior co-captain Georgiana de Rham

“The first day I thought that generally everyone rode pretty well although there were definitely some mistakes that we need to work on, ” she said “I think a lot of it came down to some tougher draws and just the whole pointing strategy some point riders just had some tough draws ”

Head coach Joanna Novakovic ‘03 emphasized staying positive in order to help the team pull through Saturday’s challenges and make a comeback for Sunday’s win

“I told the team that if they made a mistake or had a hard draw, that they [should] come out of the ring, pat their horse, thank the handler, and come tell me what they learned from the experience, rather than just being upset and getting down on themselves,” Nokavokic said in an email “If they needed to take a few minutes to themselves to gain their composure, that was fine, but then they needed to come back with a positive attitude and be cheering on the team I think that they all embraced this attitude and every-

one seemed to loosen up a bit this weekend ” Individual riders are continuing to point out of their divisions and earn spots at regional championships in the spring Sunday’s show saw f r e s h m a n T a m a r a T h o m p s o n move up from b e g i n n e r walk/trot/canter to advanced walk/trot/canter and junior K a t r i n a D o n a h u e point out of novice flat into intermediate flat, amongst others Donahue also took home reserve high point rider during Saturday’s show Donahue said that she felt “ pretty comfortable and confident” during her rides this weekend and that Saturday marked her first ride in a fences class at a show

“I didn’t have any expectations, I just wanted to perform well to the best of my ability ”

T a m a r a T h o m p s o n

against the other Cacchione winners from across the countr y Junior Meridith Meyer who won high point rider on both Saturday and Sunday this weekend is leading Cornell’s region, followed by de Rham “ W e ’ v e all had some s t r o n g e r days and some weaker days so it’ll be interesting to see what happens as the rest of the season plays out, ” de Rham said of the Cacchione contenders

With the final show of the semester not scheduled until Nov 22, the squad is looking forward to some down time before coming together to finish up the fall show schedule

While Thompson has only been with the team for a few short months, strong performances in all of her shows so far this season allowed her to quickly move up into a higher division She has five years of riding under her belt, but had never competed prior to joining the Red

“I didn’t have any expectations, I just wanted to perform to the best of my ability and if I did well I did well but if I didn’t that would be okay,” Thompson said of how she felt going into the weekend “I wasn ’ t expecting to point out at all this weekend so that was a welcome surprise ”

Another highlight of the season is always the Cacchione Cup, a competition between open level riders The winner of the Cacchione Cup in each region will earn a spot at nationals to compete

“First and foremost we need to get some rest because it’s definitely been a long three weeks,” de Rham said “ [But we will] especially practice a lot of transitions and some more coursework related distances [and] try to spend some more quality time together as a team this weekend ”

With a 33 point lead over Rochester in the regional standings, the Red is confident in its abilities to continue to have a successful season

“I think we ’ re in a great position to win the region if we keep going the way we have been,” Novakovic said “Overall, I am very pleased with everyone ’ s progress and we’ll continue to learn from every mistake and keep growing stronger ”

Ariel Cooper can be reached at acooper@cornellsun

Polo Sweeps UConn

In Weekend Matches

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The men ’ s and women ’ s polo teams were victorious in matches against regional rival, the University of Connecticut, this past weekend at home While the women ’ s team edged out the Huskies with a final score of 17-13, the men won with a bit more of an advantage with 29-12 The University of Connecticut is one of the Red’s toughest rivals in the region and the victory pushed Cornell to No 1 in their region with victories at home and away

The women ’ s team entered the match coming off a win against University of Massachusetts Juniors Anna Winslow and Elena Wicker, along with sophomore Emma Eldredge, started for the Red The match began in the Red’s favor with an early three-point advantage in the first chukker As the match went on, the Huskies fought back but couldn’t diminish the Red’s lead The first chukker ended with Cornell leading the Huskies, 4-2

During the second chukker, the Red scored a quick four goals The Huskies responded with three goals of their own However, before the half was over, the Red was able to increase its lead to 10-6 As the second half began, Cornell scored four goals within the first few minutes, which the Huskies would never get back The match ended with a final score of 17-13 in Cornell’s favor This was a high scoring game for the Red: Winslow tallied 11 goals followed by Wicker and Eldredge, who each scored two There was two pony goals by the Red as well

Eldredge said that the Red is proud of its performance against the Huskies and believes the squad has been steadily improving this season

“UConn is always a very physical team but we came out strong and pulled off some incredible team work,” she said “We came away with a 17 to 13 win, which is great against

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such a strong team We are all proud of our playing and how we are progressing this year Each game we feel more confident and more driven to do well ”

Like the women ’ s team, the men ’ s polo team also had a successful weekend with its win against the University of Connecticut The match began with usual starters: seniors Nick Stieg and Hakan Karabey, along with freshman Kamran Pirasteh The Red scored eight goals within the first few minutes of the first followed by another goal within the chukker Senior Alex Langlois replaced Pirasteh, and the teams went into the second chukker with Cornell in the lead with a seven-point advantage The Red extended its lead and ended the half with an overall score of 16-5 in its favor

During the third chukker, Pirasteh re-entered the game in Karabey’s place, and Cornell continued to advance its

League Power Rankings

It ’ s that time again, soccer fans! This week begins a two-week long international break, so let’s examine the Premier League season so far

For a refresher on my methodology, teams are ranked by how I think they’ll finish the s e a s o n , w i t h t h e i r c u r re n t league position (out of 20

t e a m s ) i n p a re n t h e s e s Without further ado, here’s t h e Pre m i e r L e a g u e Powe r Rankings as of November 12:

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Chelsea: (1) Unbeaten through 11 matches says it all Jose Mourinho’s team is f i r i n g o n a l l c y l i n d e r s a n d sparking realistic discussion on whether they could go all 38 games without losing

lead The squad began the fourth chukker with a 16-point advantage Stieg sat out during the fourth, but Cornell still came out victorious with a final score of 29-12 The match ended with Pirasteh tallying 12 goals, Stieg with ten, followed by Langlois with four and Karabey with two There was also one pony goal for the Red

Both teams had a strong weekend with solid wins against one of their biggest regional rivals Moving forward, the Red looks to continue its winning streak While the men ’ s team will be playing the Gardnertown Polo Club at home, the women ’ s team will take on Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N Y

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Freshman Lizzie Stewart Takes Second at Harvard Invititational

By DANIELLE LETOURNEAU Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell women ’ s tennis team wrapped up its fall season with strong results at the Harvard Invitational Throughout the competition, the women ’ s team battled through the doubles draw and the A and B individual flights

Freshman Lizzie Stewart advanced to the semifinals of the A bracket after having three solid matches She said that she felt more confident as the tournament progressed

3. Southampton: (2) The Saints are marching into an unbelievable league position It remains to be seen if they can keep this up all season, but no one expected them to be Chelsea’s biggest challengers

4. Arsenal: (6) The Gunners have been out-ofsync, as their defense has been hit by injuries One would e x p e c t t h e m , o n

2. M a n c h e s t e r C i t y : ( 3 ) Manchester City struggled against QPR on Saturday, uncharacteristic of the team that usually takes care of business away from home It is unclear whether Man City has it in the tank to win it all this year

“I started out strong in my first singles match of the tournament, and that kind of play carried over into my next three matches,” she said “Since I had a great first match, it gave me a lot of confidence, which helped me to upset the higher ranked girls later on in the tournament ”

In the final, Stewart lost a tough three-setter against Harvard’s Ellen Jang-Milsten She had a slow start and was down 5-0 in the first set However, Stewart stepped up and put more pressure on Jang-Milsten, who then started making errors Stewart lost the first set 6-4

After gaining momentum

from her comeback, she won the second set, 6-3 In the third set she played, she kept the rallies going and played consistently

“Going into the final set, I was really trying to focus on swinging out on the ball and going for my shots,” she said “I was focused on aiming for big targets in the court, and just trying to make her play as many balls as possible ”

Although Stewart was ultimately unable to pull out the win, she said she believes that if she gets another crack at her opponent she

has the ability to win

“Unfortunately, I came up short in the final set, losing it 6-3, but I stuck to my game plan, and I feel like next time I know what I can do to beat her,” she said Sophomore Alexandra D’Ascenzo had a breakthrough win after taking out a seeded player in the first round of A Flight singles She was unable to maintain the same level of play two games in a row and was eliminated