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Prosecutor Slams Student With Hate Crime

By NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS Sun City Editor

“There is a legal basis for the classification of the attempted assault charge as a hate crime

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Ithacans Learn of Diversion Program

By MEREDITH LIU Sun Staff Writer

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Tuesday, November 14, 2017 Celebrate Transgender Awareness Month With Free Donuts 9 a m , Ho Plaza

Advocating for Science as a Scientist 4 - 5 p m , 120 Physical Sciences Building

Imagining Migration In Contemporar y Europe: A Literar y Author’s Perspective 4:30 - 6 p m , Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

High Throughput Phenotyping In Wheat With Breeder Trained Artifical Neural Network 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 135 Emerson Hall

Recent Immigration Trends and Travel Issues For International Students and Scholars 4:30 p m , G01 Uris Hall

Zafer Senocak

Creative Writer and Public Intellectual

Voices and Visions in Black Media: TreaAndrea Russworm

4:30 p m , Film Forum, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

PRAXIS Lunch Series: Nicholas Caldwell and Sara Zumba Noon, 429 Rockefeller Hall

C U Music: Midday Music for Organ 12:30 - 1:15 p m , Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall

LEPP Theor y Seminar: Andreas Trautner 2 p m , 438 Physical Sciences Building

International Students: Off Campus Work Authorization 3 - 4 p m , B50 Warren Hall

Karnoski v Trump: Battling the Transgender Military Ban 4 p m , G85 Myron Taylor Hall

In a Word with J. Robert Lennon 4:30 p m , English Lounge, Goldwin Smith Hall

Cyber Diplomacy: New Tools in the Fight Against Hackers, Attackers and Other Threats 5 p m , Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall

Native and Palestinian Activism In the Age of U S Imperialism 6 - 8 p m , Hollis E Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall

Imagining Migration in Contemporary Europe: A Literary Author’s Perspective

November 14, 2017

4:30-6:00 PM Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall

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Graduate, Professional Student Fee Could Drop $1

Assembly also supports University Assembly motion encouraging Cornell to draft strategic plan

By BREANNE FLEER Sun Staff Writer

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly recommended on Monday evening that the graduate and professional student activity fee be set at $84 for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 academic years, a $1 decrease per student from the previous cycle

The recommendation will need to be approved by President Martha Pollack, said graduate student Tyler McCann, who is the GPSA appropriations chair

The fee, which all graduate and professional students must pay, funds organizations that serve the graduate and professional student community

Also on Monday night, GPSA called for the development of a strategic plan, throwing the body’s support behind a University Assembly resolution that urges the Cornell

administration “ to engage with not only all assemblies but also the larger Cornell community” in creating a strategic plan

A strategic plan would serve as a guide for the University’s institutional decisions, outlining how to best to invest its time, effort and money, the resolution says Cornell’s last strategic plan was completed in May 2010 and was for the period of 2010-2015 The University did not implement a strategic plan after 2015

GPSA also endorsed seven nominees to serve on Pollack’s presidential task force who were recommended by the Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement Leadership Council The task force has been charged by the president with investigating and addressing persistent “bigotry and intolerance ” in the Cornell community

The GPSA also voted for one individual to represent the body on an ad hoc hate speech working group formed by the

University Assembly’s Codes and Judicial Committee

The working group is tasked with sending a recommendation to the CJC regarding how or if hate speech should be dealt with on campus, and whether any addition or change to the Campus Code of Conduct is warranted, said Matthew Battaglia ’16, grad and chair of the CJC

If there was an amendment to the Code, Battaglia said, the working group would send it to the CJC, which could “tweak” or “rework” the proposal as it sees fit At that point, a proposal would go to the U A and, after any changes, would, if passed, go to Pollack for final approval

“If all those are a yes, then the Campus Code of Conduct would be amended,” Battaglia said

The presidential task force will also presumably work with the CJC, as any proposed changes to the Code would require

CJC and U A approval, Battaglia said “The Code right now follows the First Amendment, and to tweak it would be a large change on speech,” Battaglia told The Sun “Because of the magnitude of this and because of the complexity of the issue, the community needs to understand that ”

Altering the Code would be a complex and layered effort, by design, in order to ensure the inclusion of adequate community input in such a critical and impactful process, Battaglia said

“There’s multiple layers, and the key is to really take the time to ensure people are aware, take time to make sure the assemblies are included, the community’s included and to then move forward so we have the best outcome for the entire campus community,” he said

Napkin Finance CEO Presents Finance Crash Course

By MARIA CHRISTINA KALOGERA

Sun Contributor

It may not seem plausible, but a napkin can change a person ’ s entire world

That’s what Napkin Finance founder and CEO Tina Hay said on Sunday, arguing that a napkin changed her life and that using n a p k i n s c a n , i n 3 0 s e c o n d s , change the world for those who struggle to understand complex financial decisions

Hay, brought to Cornell by Phi Sigma Sigma, is a Har vard Business School graduate who said she felt compelled to apply

what she had learned from earning a film and technology degree at UCL A She began sketching and now those sketches form the basis of a multimedia platform In an inter view with The Sun, Hay said the works of famous figures like Leonardo da Vinci and Sigmund Freud had influenced her work “ D a V i n c i a n d Fr

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information about numbers and quantitative data,” Hay said “I wanted to provide an attractive way of understanding that would

financial concepts

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, ” Hay said

Seeing Hay’s exploits in the business world, Yasmin Mahayni ’ 1 7 , p r e s i d e n t o f P h i S i g m a Sigma and Sarah Karkoura ’20, director of marketing at Napkin Finance, thought her experience would help inspire Cornellians interested in finance and even other careers

“ We t h o u g h t t h i s p e r s o n a l finance crash course would be the perfect opportunity to provide students of Greek commun i t y w i t h s k i l l s f o r p e r s o n a l d e ve l o p m e n t , s

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members from nine chapters

Nastos said she hopes to “ r e v i t a l i z

” f o r m a l r e c r u i tment by extending diversity and inclusion initiatives “ to the ver y first time a [potential ne w member] walks through a chapter’s door in Januar y ” Gr e e k l i f e , Na s t o s s a i d , was founded on principles of e l i t i s m a n d “ s e n t i m e n t s o f these archaic notions subtly persist in our Greek system today,” but she said she hopes to “break down the institutional barriers ”

“I’d want to give student groups outside of Greek life a for um to express their fr ustra-

tions and tr y to reinvent that n e g a t i v e e n e r g y a s i m p l em e n t i n g p

Nastos said, referring to students who had helped institute the Greek Tri-Council’s diversity and inclusion plan Mc C a n n s a i d t h e P H C c a n “ c o n t i n u e p u s h i n g t h e Gr e e k c o m m u n i t y i n t h e direction it has been going by increasing diversity and dialogue within the community ”

“It is my goal to create s p a c e s f o r c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n b o t h i n d i v i d u a l chapters and other organizations (such as IFC, MGLC, a n d n o

tions),” McCann said in an email

Inclusion Plan in response to multiple incidents earlier this year, including one in which a black student said he was punched in Collegetown by a student who was said to be an underground member of Psi Upsilon “ Si n c

ver y easy to stay within a Greek ‘bubble’ when tr ying to problem-solve, but I’d definitely hope to listen to the u

Greek leaders can provide,” Nastos said

Reach the author at asubramaniam@cornellsun com

management and hands-on pract i c e o f f i n a n c i a l c o n c e p t s , ” Mahayani said

During the crash course, Hay stressed that having credit and knowing how to manage it is a long-term strategy, especially for people who have to handle issues such as student loans and car and mortgage payments

“A student who knows his/her credit score, understands the significance of having a credible and liable financial histor y because companies, employers, l a n d l o rd s a n d g ov e r n m e n t s check this information to make informed decisions about that

person, ” Hay said Hay said the key is to pick a c r e d i t c a rd w i t h l o w

interest rates, or low APR, to

t c l o s e accounts even if one is not using them, because these lessons may improve one ’ s credit

“Financial education is a useful skill for contract workers and e m p l o y e e s t o c o n s i d e r, ” H a y said “A good financial histor y shows the ability to pay back on time and a person ’ s ability to make smart investments ”

Maria Christina Kalogera can be reached at mk2472@cornell edu

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h i m t h e y h a ve b e e n h e a r i n g t h e n o i s e f o r d a y s i n K l a r m a n , a n d t h a t h e h a d f o u n d a n o t h e r, i d e n t i c a l d e v i c e t u c k e d i n a c o rn e r n e a r t h e d e a n ’ s o f f i c e o n t h e f i r s t f l o o r o f Go l d w i n Sm i t h Ha l l “ I d i d n ’ t h a ve a l o t o f t i m e t o w o r r y a b o u t i t , ” s a i d C r a n s , w h o h a s ove r s e e n o p e r a t i o n s a t a l l C o l l e g e o f A r t s a n d S c i e n c e s f a c i l i t i e s s i n c e 1 9 7 9 “ I h a v e m o re a l l i g a t o r s i n t h e s w a m p ” Wa rd Si m c ox ’ 1 9 s a i d t h a t e v e r y o n e i n t h e St a t l e r H a l l l o u n g e k n e w t h e n o i s e w a s c o mi n g f ro m s o m e w h e re i n t h e c e nt e r o f t h e ro o m , a n d h e f i n a l l y d e c i d e d e n o u g h w a s e n o u g h “ I s t o o d u p o n t h e t a b l e a n d p u l l e d i t d ow n , ” h e s a i d T h e n o i s e , h e s a i d , “ w a s k i n d o f f u n n y f o r l i k e a d a y a n d a h a l f, a n d t h e n i t w a s l i k e , O K , w h oe ve r d i d t h i s n e e d s t o s t e p f o rw a rd ” T h e d e v i c e s s e e m l i k e t h e y a re h a n d m a d e , s a i d De n n i s o n , w h o w a s i n t h e St a t l e r l o u n g e w h e n Si m c ox f o u n d t h e d e v i c e “ So m e p e r s o n s m a r t e r t h a n I a m i s m a n u f a c t u r i n g t h o s e o u t o f t h e i r d o r m ro o m , ” s h e p o s i t e d T h e d e v i c e i n St a t l e r Ha l l a l o n e , s h e n o t e d , “ a n n oye d h u nd re d s o f p e o p l e e ve r y s i n g l e d a y a n d i t w a s h e re f o r a we e k ” C h e e r Ts a n g ’ 1 9 w a s s t u d yi n g w i t h f r i e n d s i n t h e Du f f i e l d Ha l l a t r i u m , s h e s a i d , w h e n s h e n o t i c e d a n “ 8 - b i t j i n g l e ” p l a y i n g e ve r y h o u r o r s o “A f t e r t h e t h i rd t i m e , I r e a li z e d i t w a s p l a y i n g ‘ N e v e r G o n n a G i v e Yo u Up, ’ ” s h e t o l d T h e Su n i n a Fa c e b o o k m e ss a g e “ We we re t o o b u s y t r y i n g t o f i n i s h o u r re p o r t [ t o f i n d i t ] , a n

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In the turmoil following Donald Trump’s inauguration and his subsequent Muslim ban, I turned to my grandfather’s story for solace and for guidance Grandpa Ben had survived Soviet Russia, two years in a German refugee camp, the Great Depression and the Korean War, and built a prosperous life for himself and his family here in New York He had made it to America, and then he had made it in America During that dark January, when uncertainty hung heavy over all of us, when nobody was sure just how things would turn out, I looked to my grandpa I looked at his life, and I knew that everything would be okay, so long as we did the right thing I looked at him and understood that while America offers us opportunities beyond our wildest imagination, it also doesn’t guarantee us anything For him, coming to America wasn ’ t a certainty Becoming a citizen wasn ’ t certain Getting into medical school, surviving a war, being accepted by a hostile society wasn ’ t certain So much of what I take for granted was a privilege and a blessing for him, and without his example, I probably would never think about the advantages afforded to me and those like me in today’s America

Of Blessed Memory

So much of the division in our country stems from a lack of empathy When we lack empathy for immigrants, for people of color, for the poorest among us, we fail to see how harmful our policies and norms can be When we lack empathy for others, when we cannot put ourselves in their shoes, we allow ourselves to do terrible things we would never want done to ourselves

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a p r o s p e r o u s l i f e f o r

h i m s e l f a n d h i s f a m i l y

h e r e i n N e w Y o r k .

My empathy is informed by my family’s experience, and while I am by no means perfect, I am a better person because of where my family has been I don’t want to become the man who believes ever ything should be given to him because dammit he’s an American, always has been and always will be I certainly don’t want any of my children to be that person But as secondgeneration Americans like myself grow up, we ’ re faced with the reality that our North Star, our living link to a long-ago adversity, is dimming

Activism, Burnout And Scented Stickers

My favorite part about 10th grade math was the sticker I would get when Ms Ho would walk around the room and check homework My favorite ones were the smiley scented stickers (specifically watermelon) that she would place on my homework with a smile The gesture was

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p r o t e s t i n g a n d

d e m a n d i n g c h a n g e o r

s h o w i n g u p t o f i l l t h e

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o u r o w n b o d i e s

p o l i t i c a l l y .

small, but it felt like a commendation, a validation of my work, and it made me feel recognized

This semester has been challenging and trying From a national political climate that attacks our identities, to incidents on campus that have lessened the sense of belonging that many Cornellians feel, this has not been an easy semester Particularly for those advocating for change, this semester has tested our resilience and grit But throughout all this, the students at Cornell have shown their exemplary ability to keep fighting

This activism can take many forms Activism is not just protesting and demanding change or showing up to fill the Memorial Room to use our own bodies politically Activism is sharing ideas columns in The Sun, poetry, art Public, open and powerful Appreciated and recognized

Activism is also found in the one-on-one conversations we have with individuals where we challenge each other’s ideas on the way to class, in the meetings with representatives and administrators, even the closeddoor meetings where no one ever knows the work that you place into a cause Not as public, but equally important

And sometimes activism does not produce the desired results

When that happens, we may experience burnout As an undergraduate, we are only

on campus for four years and it is important to remember that during an ephemeral experience, we often don’t get to see the results of our labor We are laying the foundation, and oftentimes we will not see the results of our leadership and activism

There are moments that restore my faith in the work that we do as students, moments where we see the direct result of our work Seeing column after column advocating for the Cornell Cinema, or affinity groups forming coalitions to advocate for change, and then seeing the change occur I’ve seen it several times during my time here at Cornell from the renaming of the Cornell Botanic Gardens to the opening of Anabel’s Grocery Large, rare victories that act as “scented stickers” for the work that we put into creating change at our university

As I reflect on my time at Cornell, I keep in mind how emotionally draining it is to put yourself on the line and really commit to a cause How sometimes the work we do goes unrecognized or the goals of our work aren ’ t achieved Know that your leadership is going to lay the foundation on which the future students who fill our shoes will build Know that your work behind doors, those phone calls late at night, and the time spent in Libe is appreciated and important Process is often as important as results Have pride in the work that you do, regardless of the result Give those around you a “scented sticker,” because sometimes the work we do goes unrewarded I’m hoping

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

t h e f o u n d a t i o n o n w h i c h

t h e f u t u r e s t u d e n t s w h o

f i l l o u r s h o e s w i l l b u i l d .

that this column serves as your scented sticker The work that you do matters, is important and is recognized

Dustin Liu is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations He may be reached at dliu@cornellsun com Tr ustee Vie wpoint appears alter nate Tuesdays this semester

Grandpa Ben passed away yesterday morning, just a few months shy of his 100th birthday And now I’m scared

Will my kids grow up unaware of the adversity their family faced? Will they know that the America that today treats them so well was not always such a place, and that it’s incumbent on all of us to make sure we never go back to that place? Or will they be blissfully unaware?

I am privileged to have had a living, breathing reminder of that struggle so close to me for 20 years I am privileged to have a person in my life who faced challenges I can ’ t comprehend so that I could live the life I do And I can ’ t let that go to waste now that he’s gone

What can we do? We can start by telling their stories, never forgetting where we came from We can find new stars to guide us, and perhaps the people with whom we meet and connect will one day be Grandpa Bens to their own Jacobs We can instill in ourselves and others the knowledge that none of us are better than another, none of us are born more deserving than another, but some of us are just a few generations ahead

Nothing will ever replace Grandpa Ben or the 99 years he lived, and that’s something I’m just going to have to live with

But as we grapple with a society that is quick to judge and quicker to condemn, it’s those stories that we must hold on to, those stories we must continue to seek out I’m holding on to his story, and I’m not letting go

Jacob Rubashkin is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He is the associate editor of The Cornell Daily Sun He can be reached at associateeditor@cornellsun com

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Why Is Cornell So Bland?

Tw o we e k s a g o , m y f r i e n d w h o a t t e n d s Pr i n c e t o n

v i s i t e d C o r n e l l t o s e e m e a n d a n o t h e r f r i e n d It

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l i m s a n d q u i z ze s , s o I d i d n ’ t e x p e c t t o b e a b l e t o s h ow

h e r m u c h I m e a n w h a t i s t h e re re a l l y t o s h ow a ro u n d

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A D W h i t e L i b r a r y a n d p e r h a p s t h e C o m m o n s ? W h a t ’ s

I always thought it was a problem with Cornell in and of itself; even my columns are almost always criticizing Cornell.

But what I realized these past few days is that all along it had been a matter of my own perception.

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we a t h e r a t a ro u n d 4 0 d e g re e s A s r a i n p o u re d d ow n h e a v i e r t h a n I h a d s e e n i n

we e k s , I t h o u g h t t o m y s e l f, “ W h y o h w h y d i d I i n v i t e h e r a l l t h e w a y h e re t o t a k e a t w o - h o u r t r a i n r i d e a n d a f i ve - h o u r b u s r i d e , o n l y t o s e e p re t t y m u c h n o t h i n g i n b a d we a t h e r ? ” Eve n m y f r i e n d s we re s u r p r i s e d a t t h e f a c t t h a t s o m e o n e w o u l d c o m e a l l t h e w a y t o C o r n e l l j u s t t o s e e t h e i r f r i e n d W h e n e ve r I r a n i n t o a n y o f m y

C o r n e l l f r i e n d s a n d i n t ro d u c e d m y Pr i n c e t o n f r i e n d t o t h e m , t h e i r re a c t i o n s w o u l d b e t h e s a m e : “ Wow, yo u

c a m e a l l t h e w a y t o C o r n e l l ? ”

It t u r n e d o u t t o b e t h a t h e r v i s i t w a s we l l w o r t h i t

T h e n i g h t s h e a r r i ve d , m y ro o m m a t e a n d I t o o k h e r t o

A s a m a t t e r o f f a c t , t h o s e w a l k s we re t h e b e s t I h a d s i n c e f re s h m a n o r i e n t a t i o n we e k I s a w t h e c a m p u s f ro m a n e w l i g h t t h e b l e n d o f o l d a n d n e w, t h e d i ve r s i t y o f d i f f e re n t t y p e s o f p e o p l e f ro m d i f f e re n t w a l k s o f l i f e , t h e b e a u t i f u l b u i l d i n g s , t h e c r i s p c l e a n a i r, t h e m u l t i c o l o re d l e a v e s a l o n g t h e A r t s Q u a d , t h e s t a r r y Jo h n s o n Mu s e u m , t h e p l e a s i n g s o u n d s f ro m Mc Gr a w Towe r g s t h a t I h a d p a s s e d by e ve r yd a y w i t h o u t g i v i n g a t t e n t i o n t o I h a d b e e n s o u s e d t o b a d m o u t

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w a s , s h e e n j oy e d s e e i n g t h e g o r g e s w h i l e c r o s s i n g b r i d g e s , l i k e d t h e w a l k s a ro u n d t h e A r t s Qu a d a n d w a s a m u s e d by t h e W h i t e L i b r a r y a n d Jo h n s o n Mu s e u m I h a d a l re a d y b e e n p re t t y m u c h a l l a ro u n d c a m p u s f ro m f a r d ow n t h e e n d o f Towe r Ro a d t o t h e t i p o f No r t h C a m p u s , s o I a n t i c i p a t e d t h a t t h e o n l y g re a t t h i n g t h a t w o u l d c o m e o u t o f t h e t o u r w o u l d s i m p l y b e s h ow i n g m y f r i e n d a ro u n d w h e re I w a l k e ve r y d a y a n d c a t c h i n g u p o n w h a t we h a d m i s s e d f ro m e a c h o t h e r ’ s l i ve s

R P C C b e c a u s e i t w a s t h e o n l y d i n i n g h a l l o p e n a t t h a t t i m e I re a l l y h a d n ’ t e x p e c t e d m u c h b e c a u s e I w a s p re t t y b o re d o

Priya Kankanhalli | Matters of Fact

RWhen I went to watch the ice hockey game against Dar tmouth for the first time, I was instilled with a sense of pride and delight that can only be gained through a Cornell experience Last week for the first time, I noticed that there were car vings on the walls of Goldwin Smith, a building that I walk in ever y other day Again, I simply passed by this place without being conscious of where I was Looking above and around the paths I walked along each day, I saw the entire campus in a ne w light Most impor tantly, I recollected the excitement and awe on my first day and remembered how honored I was and will continue to be here

DongYeon (Margaret) Lee is a sophomore in the School of Industrial

margaretlee@cor nellsun com Here, There and Ever ywhere appears alter nate Tuesdays

T h e ‘ I ’ i n ‘ Te a m ’

ecently, I’ve been grappling with my group identity My courses this semester have placed an emphasis on collaborative group projects, and as such, I’ve been viewing myself through the lens of my teammates, as a part of a whole, rather than as a completely individual entity In academic settings, the concept of group work is interesting in that it anchors a set of strangers, without much consistency in background or passion, to a common goal – likely a desirable grade Usually, then, after teams are selected, the professor gradually decreases the level of imposed structure, and the madness begins

Four of my six classes have currently assigned ongoing group projects: one of my teams is designing a website, one of them is building an application, one of them is filming a video and the last is dedicated to studying the role of technology in group work As relatively long-term assignments, these projects demand heavy communication, both in-person and virtual, both in content and frequency Routinely, during the week and weekend, I meet with my teammates to assess progress, schedule milestones, and divide up the workload, and of course, in these meetings, there is always room for small talk – we ’ re humans, not robots, right? We scatter peripheral questions, noncontroversial rants, and light hearted jokes throughout our sessions Ironically, individual errors, instead of being shamed, are treated with excess tenderness in an effort to maintain harmony and assure good will of all participants Yet, after all of these measures are taken to introduce warmth into a group, it still wears out so quickly Somehow, meeting after meeting, the group dynamic never evolves into intimacy only familiarity Like ever ything, familiarity has its pros and cons Among its values, it’s comfortable, it’s safe and it’s perfect for teams looking to create A-grade deliverables that

blend together the widely diverse perspectives of multiple students In familiar settings, idea generation is uninhibited and creativity is welcome In some ways, being placed on a team forces me to be better (outwardly, at least) It eases the workload and teaches me to delegate In other ways, I am unsettled by the inconsistency and the unpredictability who I am in a group depends so greatly on its members that I struggle to relate my performance back to my own personality

Even though these meetings are purely academic by nature, they still don’t elicit a feeling of productivity in the end Personally, there’s so little utility associated with g ro

interactions sim l f l empty void

s t a n c e a n d e ment Academ I feel that pro i s

larger exchang

Socially, I feel t h a t c o n v e rsations with t e a m m a t e s always revert back to the assigned task which is understandable, but still saddening

social synthesis? Why, when I walk away from a group meeting, do I feel like I’ve left nothing behind?

My frustration stems from a place of respect I know there is so much I could learn from other students here pursuing a range of majors and interests, and the convergence of various backgrounds and experiences is a beautiful thing Knowing this, it is more disappointing that direct, uncensored collaboration does not always allow for shared insight

In defense of team settings, perhaps I’m expecting too much Maybe it’s different outside the college bubble, and collaborators feel that their interactions are both intellectually stimulating and socially rewarding In my

What is it about academic teamwork at proves to be a dead halt for social synthesis? Why, when I walk away from a group meeting, do I feel like I’ve left nothing behind?

I’m rattled by this feeling partially because of its implications to post-collegiate professional life If intellectual collaboration doesn’t breed closeness, then how do colleagues become friends? Or, if it does, is friendship just a product of circumstance and necessity? What is it about academic teamwork that proves to be a dead halt for

penultimate year at Cornell, I haven’t stopped hoping that the people I meet and work with through classes might transition from “ peer ” or “ teammate ” cold, formal and stiff to friend

Priya Kankanhalli is a junior in the College of Ar ts and Sciences She can be reached at pkankanhalli@cor nellsun com Ma t t e r s o f Fa c t appears alter nate Tuesdays this semester

Judah Bellin is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be contacted at jbellin@cornellsun com For Whom the Bellin Tolls appears alternate Mondays this semester

ALL OPINIONS AND POINTS OF VIEW

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Paranoid Void Literary Math Apple of my Eye

BY VIRI GARCIA

Staff Writer

When I first listened to allfemale Japanese trio Paranoid Void, I learned of the existence of math rock At first, it did not sound fun, as anything having to do with math is just not fun to me Math rock, though, is a genre holding some similarities to post-rock that utilizes unconventional time signatures, rhythms and dissonance Paranoid Void, composed of members Meguri, Yu-Ki and Mipow, is unlike most music I have listened to, and it became evident that the trio put endless effort into their first full-length album, Literary Math

On Paranoid Void’s website, the band describes Literary Math as a “three-dimensional composition of the sound and words that the female sensibility unique to women creates ” Additionally, on the album’s release date, the band published a blog entry explaining what they wanted the album to convey The blog entry discusses the importance of the first, second, third, fifth and 10th tracks and the way that they

BY PEGAH MORADI

Staff Writer

Eminem is a walking contradiction, at once meticulous and utterly messy, both in character and in lyric His politics are complicated, his rhymes often puzzling The illustrious Marshall Mathers has without a doubt left behind a prickly portfolio that ranges from aggravating dark male anger to poppy bops to mind-bending twists of verse He is, by most measures, one of the greatest and most problematic hip-hop

build the theme of Literary Math The first track, “Dog of Karma,” has a music video that further solidifies the ideas that the band wrote in the blog

The song starts out with a guitar-heavy introduction, then moves into a pattern that is repeated, then another, much like a loop, agreeing with the blog entry “Dog of Karma” is meant to portray the everyday loops that people can never escape because ever yone is always subconsciously seeking something that they’re missing, always incomplete

The second track on the album, “The Sky of Foam, the Eternal City,” is a gentle, comfor table melody that also loops, but in a reassuring way Here, the listener is supposed to picture what the title describes The music video is a simple animation of an eye opening and closing with a floating city inside it The animation moves smoothly along with the song, focusing on the city and creating a soothing, satisfying experience that makes one wish the music and video would not end so soon Paranoid Void creates their own world in this track, which can either be listened to intently or simply function as laidback background music

Paranoid Void seeks to paint the world with sounds, and the track that they felt best accomplished this is the album’s third track, “All in the World ” The song, which has no lyrics, is filled with gentle guitar sounds and patterns that are carefully put together both

SPINNING SINGLES

artists of his era Eminem has since more or less fallen out of the zeitgeist, nowadays reserved for workout playlists and the occasional surprise appearance on shuffle In “Walk on Water,” the new prelude to his upcoming album Revival, Eminem wants us to know he’s well aware of his tumble down into irrelevance, but that he’s not satisfied with it The new ballad moreso a sneak peek for Revival than a true, standalone single doesn ’ t sound a whole lot like Eminem There’s no playful twang or aggressive sharpness Instead, subdued and somber, Eminem reflects on the artistic pressures of his legacy against the noise of tearing paper and a simple piano in place of a beat

The song ’ s pensive tempo is, as many have pointed out, much more Macklemore than Marshall, in an unsettling way If not for Beyoncé’s grace-

melodically and rhythmically

This carefully-crafted song is able to both create imagery and induce effects that most music cannot, something that is especially hard to find in instrumental music Musicians often depend on lyrics to carry themes and ideas, but Literary Math manages to create meaning without relying on lyrics

The only track on the album with an English title, “null,” is purely instrumental, whereas most of the other tracks featured vocals, even if there were no lyrics In their blog entry, the band mentions that they felt this track was much like a game in which a collection of items must be picked up while trying to avoid obstacles The resulting sense of unity is meant to represent a person, as that is what all people are Much like the fifth track, “null” feels saturated and slightly frantic, but not only is it intentional the music is coherent, enjoyable and portrays the band’s thematic ideas Literar y Math is exactly what the title makes it out to be: math Paranoid Void has taken numbers and calculations and arranged them in such a way that there are emotions attached to the patterns and motifs in their music While patterns and motifs often become tiresome to listen to, Paranoid Void has created interesting musical themes that fit together like a puzzle and can often be catchy, something rarely seen in instrumental music and especially math rock

Viri Garcia is a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences She can be reached at vgarcia@cornellsun com

fully tapered hook, the track would be exceptionally boring, both lyrically and musically If “Walk on Water” is meant to introduce the new tone and artistic tension of Revival, then we may be gearing up for a softer, more mellow Eminem, albeit not a particularly interesting one There isn’t need for alarm, though: The song ’ s outro ever briefly teases at the familiar cockiness of Slim Shady, alluding to the possibility of conflict rather than sheer contemplation in Eminem’s upcoming work Artists who outlast their prime tend to either gracefully fade out of relevance, blunder loudly enough to undermine their previous success or on rare occasion make a glorious comeback Eminem is, laudably, aware of the crossroads he’s approaching, particularly at this exact political moment How he chooses to exist in it is still to be seen

OThe Art/Artist Problem

ver the summer, I had an ongoing debate with a friend at work about whether it is worthwhile, useful or even possible to try to “ separate the art from the artist ” It covered the predictable bullet points this argument usually touches: whether art “ascends” to somewhere outside of the human sphere of its creators or whether it always bears the sign of the creator ’ s human hand; whether or not it is harmful to continue consuming art that was created by (generally) male artists with odious and/or criminal backstories; and whether it is ever useful or informative to apply an artist’s biography to their work I was firmly in the camp that the art and artist are inextricable, and the Hollywood revelations of the past few weeks have only made me more sure of this

The relationship of biography to art was always impossible to ignore in Louis C K ’ s FX show Louie, and this was the way that C K intended it The show’s main character was a reflection of its creator that never pretended to be much different than the man himself, but with his baggage and misbehavior exaggerated (it seemed) Louie was critically adored for seasons, and often praised as an incisive interrogation of masculinity and gender norms There were some voices of criticism about the ways it depicted sexual assault and harassment more than one episode features Louis C K ’ s character enduring some form of sexual assault by a female character, and there is a deeply disturbing scene in which he pushes and drags his “love” interest Pamela around his apartment trying to kiss her, an action which has absolutely no repercussions for their storyline However, the general critical interpretation of the show was that the creator was manipulating the audience’s expectations about sexual misconduct in a way that was intelligent and productive, and that the scene of Louie’s assault on Pamela was posing a thoughtful problem to the audience about the limits of our sympathy for C K ’ s character

identity that ignores gender power inequalities Louie always toyed with its close relationship to autobiography at the same time that it insisted on its fiction, but only now is it clear the extent to which its creator saw it as an opportunity to address and reframe his own life and actions

The New Yorker film critic Richard Brody said after the Harvey Weinstein story broke that “whatever a viewer knows about a film and a filmmaker can be illuminating But the better a film is, the likelier that the biography only fills in details regarding what should already have been apparent to a clear-eyed viewing ” The New York Times’s Amanda Hess reads this as “ a bizarre calculation that dismisses discussions of bad deeds based on the talent of the person performing them ” Personally, I am completely unable to make sense of Brody’s comment, but it seems nonsensical and absurdly tangential to the debate over the actions of figures like Weinstein, C K and Kevin Spacey But

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regardless of what Brody intended to say, there is an unsettling truth to his comments when they are applied to Louie And that is what this scandal has left me with; the suspicion that C K ’ s behavior was on display all along for “clear-eyed viewing,” and that because I found him often funny and insightful, I followed the critics who found ways to cast his jokes and scenes as productive disruptions rather than problematic fantasies and calculated confusions of the realities of gender inequality and sexual assault

In the light of the revelation of Louis C K ’ s pattern of sexual misconduct and harassment which, it should be noted, is not a new story but a story only now made widely public this aspect of his show looks much different than it appeared to me in the past I loved his show for years, and now the accusations against C K have not only made it impossible to watch his show without thinking of his behavior, they’ve also made me question how and why I believed that the portions of the show about sexual assault were productively provocative art They now appear like purposeful efforts to implicitly excuse his offstage behavior by reversing the usual gender positions in sexual assaults and by portraying him as a hapless, helpless victim of domineering and selfish women

The trailer for his recently cancelled film I Love You, Daddy, ends with a female character sitting telling C K ’ s character that “ we ’ re all perverts ” This now feels like an overarching message in Louie, and it is one that attempts to make his harassment less repugnant by casting it as an uncontrollable, undeniable and universal aspect of human

You can ’ t watch Louie and separate the art from the artist, and you never could; the artist made the show about himself, and there is no way now to watch the scenes of sexual assault or the jokes about masturbation and not connect them to what C K was doing to women whom he believed were too much in his debt to harm his reputation Louie may be a particularly obvious example of this, but I am convinced that it is an educational one because of this Art is always, always made out of human experience, and I don’t believe in a kind of separate sphere to which it ascends once completed There is no “ pure ” way to consume art without coming into some kind of contact with its creator ’ s mind, and with the creator ’ s life and experience which informed its creation I used to love Louie, but I don’t think I will watch it again, because I don’t think I could stand getting that close to the actions that informed its creation But if you do watch it, don’t tell yourself that you ’ re going to separate it from its creator C K never intended you to do that; and more than ever, his life explains his show

Jack Jones is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at jackjones@cornellsun com His column Despite all the Amputations runs alternate Tuesdays this semester

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Not to mention, the season featured a dramatic takedown of then-No 11 upstate rival Syracuse

“If you look at it statistically, we improved in ever y aspect, ” said head coach John Smith “ We scored more goals, we let in far fe wer goals, we had more shots, allowed fe wer shots, and from a stats point of vie w the numbers don’t lie: we ’ ve improved a fair amount ”

The expectations are high for next year ’ s team, and Smith wants the team to improve upon what it achieved this year In addition, he expects the returners to be more physically and mentally prepared

But most impor tant, he wants the team to be more of a force than they were this year, “and I’m excited for that,” he said

But as the Red’s season comes to an end, so too do the college careers of its six seniors

“I told the [team] that in the 19 months that I’ve been here, all six of those guys have given ever ything they’ve got, ” Smith said “And as a coach, you can ’ t ask for more than that They’ve never failed in terms of being punctual and bringing an intensity and bringing a passion and always being there and being ready ” Last Thursday, just a fe w days

“I hope that my senior class is remembered for laying the groundwork for the program to come ”

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For Smith, it was a moment of pure pride pride in the development in his squad as not just soccer players, but as people

“Just to be around the six seniors, all at one table ser ving, and to watch how they interacted with ever ybody and how willing and able they were to help, I was swelling with pride,” said Smith “It’s those moments where you think back and you say ‘these are incredible people, these really are incredible young men ’”

This year ’ s senior class had a sense of tenacity about them throughout their time with the team They endured injuries, sickness, coaching and program changes, and sub-par seasons

“I hope that my senior class is remembered for laying the groundwork for the program to come, ” Kopko said “ We will be like the Columbias and the Dar tmouths in years to come, but I want to be remembered for going through the hard years when it wasn ’ t easy and we weren ’ t winning ”

When the 2018 recr uiting class steps on campus next August, with them will be hopes and expectations of greater achievement Until then, Smith and multiple players have emphasized the importance of improving fitness in the offseason

“ You have to be physically ready to compete ever y single day, and you have to be the most fit you ’ ve ever been in your life when you come in for preseason, ” said leading goal-scorer freshman Tommy Hansan

But until the team begins its gr ueling off-season workouts, they will be celebrating the careers of those six seniors: the six young men who hope to be remembered as the foundation of what has the potential to become a ver y successful program in the years to come

Jonathan Harris can be reached at jrh293@cornellsun com

Third-Place Finish Is Team’s Best Since ’06

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“ We definitely changed the culture this season in the conference in how other teams view competing against us, ” Arenas said “ We’re not the underdogs anymore and we came in third, and that really changes teams ’ attitudes when they play us ”

And even after such a successful end to the season, Vande Berg and the returning members of the team are already looking forward to next season

“ We will continue to work ver y hard, be the hardest working team in the Ivies,” Vande Berg said

“Our block and defense will

continue to improve, and I’m hoping that our offense will follow suit,” Chamness took it one step farther “ Ou r g o a l n e x t ye a r i s o f course to come out strong and w i n a n Iv y L e a g u e c h a m p ionship,” she said “ This spring we will be focusing on rebuilding after losing our fantastic seniors and working on mental toughness and consistency We proved ourselves this year by beating ever y team in our league, our next step is having no let downs throughout the season ”

Zora Hahn can be reached at zhahn@cornellsun com

Red Tops Brown, Yale to Finish 3rd

By ZORA HAHN Sun Staff Writer

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Run-First Football Searching for Identity After Losing Walker

Next man up? | Sophomore Harold Coles has been one of several running backs to attempt to take

place, but the offense continues to sorely miss its primary back

By CHARLES COTTON

“ You can definitely call us a r un-first team, ” was what Cornell football head coach David Archer confidently ’05 told The Sun just a fe w weeks back That, however, was before junior first-team AllIv y r u n n i n g b a c k C h r

n t down with a season-ending leg injur y in the team ’ s upset win over Princeton

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against Columbia, the Cornell offense seems to have lost that identity

Entering the 2017 season, all eyes were on junior quar terback Dalton Banks to continue his progression as the face of the Cornell offense Banks’ 2016 numbers were near the top of the Ivy League across the board and also propelled him into the top five of several Cornell offensive categ o r i e s B u t t h r o u g

r a l games, it was clear the passing attack was not the route to success for the 130th installment of Cornell football Banks’ str uggles and an offensive line better suited to r un block meant it was time for a change, so Archer and Co turned to the r un Backing up Walker

before his injur y was a more-than-competent backfield that featured sophomore Harold Coles and senior Jack Gellatly both of which were critical in turning the season around

The Red began to r un the ball nearly three times for ever y one pass and it worked A strong ground game, subsequent play action and time of possession victories carried the team to victories over Har vard, Brown and Princeton for a spot atop the league standings for the first time in decades

Walker’s numbers through just under seven games were not mindblowing, but was the most dynamic playmaker on the team, playing a key role in its success

No t o n l y w a s h e t h e team ’ s leading r usher, he had also caught more passes than any of the team ’ s receivers

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we re a l s o c o n t r i b u t o r s in the team ’ s three wins

B u t t h e n Wa l k e r went down

“I think we found a little groove there in the middle of the year, really establishing the r un, ” Archer said “ The last two weeks we haven’t been able to establish it, and that’s probably been the biggest difference When you are able to r un the ball effectively you are able to open up a lot of different things ” “ They star ted to shut the r un down and we couldn’t make the plays we needed to the last two games, ” Banks said after completing 14 of 26 passes for just 134 y a r d s a n d a n i n t e r c e p t i o n a g a i n s t Columbia “ We couldn’t make it all come together Overall you have to be balanced and keep a rhythm going, and we just haven’t been able to do that recently ” After the r un failed him last week, Archer stressed he would stick with it in a cold contest against Columbia But i t f a i l e d o n c e

“[Walker] erases everyone’s mistakes He is a guy that is different We sorely miss him.”

“[ Walker’s] an eraser, he erases ever yo n e ’ s m i s t a k e s , ” A r c h e r s a i d a f t e r Saturday’s loss to the Lions “He is a guy that is different We sorely miss him ”

And since then, it’s been all downhill Cornell managed just 52 yards on the ground in its shutout loss to Dar tmouth and, apar t from some big gains in garbage time, had ver y limited success against the Lions If not for a meaningless touchdown late in the four th quar ter, it would have been two consecutive shutouts for Cornell for the first time in over 60 years

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y different style of defense,” Archer said “ They have done some good things and played well, but I don’t think we ’ ve played our best It’s a combination ” Whatever it is, without Walker, it isn’t cutting it

Spor ts

No. 1 Wisconsin

Overpowers

Red in Weekend Sweep

By SMITA NALLURI and JOHNATHAN STIMPSON Sun Staff Writers

T h o u g h No 7 C o r n e l l w o m e n ’ s h o c k e y re m a i n e d

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On to Providence | After dropping both contests to the Badgers, Cornell prepares to take on Brown and Yale on the road next Friday and Saturday JASON BEN NATHAN / SUN SEN OR PHOTOGRAPHER

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By JONATHAN HARRIS

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