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By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor
The Ithaca Common Council unanimously passed Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 proposed city budget Thursday evening, lowering the city’s overall tax rate and implementing a long called-for police budget increase
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“We basically accepted the mayor ’ s budget with a couple of exceptions,” Murtagh said “I think the biggest change [from previous years] is that more money is going to the Ithaca Police Department and the Department of



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By JEANETTE SI Sun Staff Writer
Cornell Information Technologies, utilizing a capital funded initiative, is seeking to sort campus classrooms and outfit them with “standardized” technologies based on their individual function
“Historically, the selection of technology that would go into a classroom was based on the physical size of the room, ” said Barbara Friedman ’81, interim director of academic technologies “We have modified that so we ’ re looking at how the room is used ”
Last summer, the Cornell Academic Technologies Center prepared two classrooms each within the Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences and Agriculture and Life Sciences, according to Friedman Additions include new projectors, cameras and sound systems for an improved lecture experience, as well as wireless capabilities for interactivity, she added
This modification has led to a different classroom classification system in order to better account for the different purposes, Friedman said
“A standard classroom where you have a person in the

front of the room is one type, ” Friedman said “But then there are rooms where you have to have videoconferencing where there’s a lot of interaction between people in [the] room and other places And then there’s a concept called ‘active learning’ classrooms, where the emphasis is on flexibility ” Friedman also said the department is looking into personalized solutions designed around the specific faculty members who use each type of room Since each faculty member has his or her own preference for using technology
By NOAH RANKIN Sun City Editor
Hannibal Buress the comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer who was set to perform in Statler Hall auditorium on Wednesday canceled his visit due to filming conflicts, according to the Cornell University Program Board In his place, fellow comedian John Mulaney will perform at Bailey Hall on Tuesday, a day earlier than the previously planned show “[Buress] is set to film a Seth Rogen movie and cancelled a few dates at the last minute in order to accommodate that schedule,” said Zachary Zahos ’15, president of CUPB, in an email to the CUPB general body “All tickets already purchased for Hannibal will be valid for entry to John Mulaney’s show on Tuesday ” Like Buress, Mulaney is known for his standup comedy and writing for SNL with credits including the creation of the flamboyant “city
correspondent” Stefon He also created and currently stars in Mulaney, a sitcom on Fox that centers around a fictionalized version of himself
Zahos, who is also an arts and entertainment writer for The Sun, said he thinks Mulaney’s humor will be well-received by students
“Mulaney has a casual, obser vational style of humor that can still be endearingly strange, as his work with Stefon attests, ” Zahos said “He is a perfect fit for a collegeage audience accessible but still surprising, and just really funny ” According to Zahos, CUPB was able to book Mulaney upon Buress’s cancellation because they share the same agent
to fill,” Zahos said “And since our ticket prices remain extremely low for a Bailey event $10 our priority now is to sell as many seats as our limited time allows ”

Although all tickets to Buress’s show are eligible for Mulaney’s, CUPB will also be accepting refunds, according to Zahos He added that there is a chance that the change in plans will end up being more profitable than the originally planned Buress show, which had multiple weeks of publicity
“There is no guarantee we are making a bigger income on this until said tickets are sold,” he said “But [it could happen] if we sell out Mulaney’s show or at least come close
“We don’t have substantial additional charges to worr y about because of that connection, though the bigger venue means more seats
It is an unfortunate development that, we think, has a happy ending ”
It’s Just Grass! 12:20 - 1:10 p m , 404 Plant Science Building
American Insecurity: Why Our Economic Fears Lead to Political Inaction 1:30 - 2:45 p m , 213 Kennedy Hall
Forum on Ferguson II: Law Enforcement Policies, Training and Practices 4:30 - 8 p m , Multipurpose Room, Africana Studies and Research Center
The Power of Ethics or the Ethics of Power? Some Considerations on Arendt and Foucalt 4:30 - 6 p m , Guerlac Room, A D White House
Will Democracy Have Competitors in the 21st Century? 5 p m , Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall
Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil 7 - 8 p m , Chapel, Anabel Taylor Hall
C U Music: Cornell Baroque Orchestra 8 - 9:45 p m , Auditorium, Barnes Hall






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By AIMEE CHO
Sun Senior Writer
In an attempt to create dialogues between students in the Ivy League, 150 students from across the Ivies gathered at Cornell for a leadership conference this weekend
Students from five different Ivy League schools attended the 15th Ivy Leadership Summit organized by the Ivy Council, an organization of student leaders from all eight Ivy League universities Each semester, a different university hosts the conference; this is the first time that Cornell has hosted, according to Jessica Barragan ’15, conference coordinator and president of the Ivy Council
“The conference planning started this summer I wanted to showcase Cornell and all that it’s offered me, ” Barragan said “There’s been a lot of good discussion [at the conference ] People have been learning a lot about entrepreneurship ”
Attendees discussed a variety of issues during breakout sessions, including entrepreneurship, networking, global engagement and how to deal with the pressures of being at an Ivy League
“The Ivy League is an athletic conference We’re trying to explore ways of leadership and ways for the Ivy League schools to interact outside of that athletic conference,” said Heather-Ashley Boyer ’16, one of the event ’ s organizers
Barragan said the theme of this semester ’ s Summit, “The Duty of Education: What Lies Beyond the Ivy League Degree,” was used to “ encourage students to think about how to utilize their degree to benefit the community ”
Guest speakers at the conference included Dave Price ’87, who was a weather anchor for CBS’s The Early Show between 2003 and 2010; John Alexander ’74 MBA ’76, founder of the CBORD Group systems integration firm; Prof Fredrik Logevall, history, vice provost for international affairs; and Alexander
Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and

director of intercultural programs, who helped with organizing the conference, said on Saturday that she thought it had “exceeded expectations ”
“It really helps students [think] beyond success being a money-making career or a prestigious job opportunity The conversations we ’ ve been having are about, ‘Can I do well and still do good?”’ she said “We’ve been challenging our students to think about what responsibility comes with this Ivy degree The prestige of the degree is in giving back ”
Conference attendees gave the event positive reviews, including Philip Titcomb ’17 who said he felt it was “ very good to have open dialogue between different colleges ”
“We do all have similar problems and pressures, ” Titcomb said “And different universities have different solutions to [those] problems ”
Only five of the eight Ivy League institutions were represented at the conference students from Yale University and the University of Pennsylvania were unable to receive funding from their administrations, while Dartmouth students were taking final exams because their school is on the quarter system, according to Jack Henry Kapp ’17, an event organizer
Blake Nosratian, a sophomore at Brown University, described the conference as “ very productive ”
“I learned a lot of things that I can take back to Brown that will help in the activities I’m involved in there For example, I learned listening is really important if you have a leadership role in a club, you have to listen to the people you ’ re leading Leadership is not a hierarchy It’s a free-flowing exchange of ideas,” he said
Nusrat Ahmed, a sophomore at Princeton University, said she felt Cornell did a “ great job” hosting its first conference
“There were opportunities to meet and mingle with other people; sometimes that’s lost in conferences,” she said “The people were so fascinating The facilitators asked really good questions People did a great job making everyone feel comfortable ”
Ryan Rivera, a senior at Columbia University, said he would be able to apply what he had learned at the conference when he returns to school
“As a member of Student Council at Columbia, there’s lots of policies that need to be improved,” Rivera said
Aimee Cho can be reached at acho@cornellsun com
By THE YALE DAILY NEWS
Following revelations that the former Yale School of Medicine cardiology chief had been accused of sexual harassment, the doctor Michael Simons has been removed from his position as director of the Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, according to an article published Friday in The New York Times
The article stated that Simons’s removal as director was effective immediately and resulted from an independent “ management review” that spanned from April to August An email sent late Thursday from the acting chief of the Department of Medicine, Gary Desir, confirmed Simons’ removal, the article said Simons had previously been suspended for 18 months as chief of cardiology after
Sexual Misconduct found that he had sex-
Annarita Di Lorenzo That suspension, a decision made by Provost Benjamin Polak, was in spite of the UWC’s recommendation that Simons be permanently removed from administrative posts
However, he had been allowed to stay on in his positions as director of the

Cardiovascular Research Center and codirector of the Yale University College London Collaborative Simons was to return as chief of cardiology in June 2015, but the University announced in late October that he “had decided” against doing so following inquiries from The New York Times
In addition to the sexual harassment charges, the UWC also found Simons guilty of exercising “improper leadership
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toward the researcher’s husband, Frank Giordano, the article said Giordano is another researcher in the Yale cardiology department, and he accused Simons of using his position as chief to stall his career Several faculty at the medical school male and female expressed dismay at the fact that Simons would be allowed to return to his post as cardiology chief A number of women described a mood of “fear” among clinicians in the cardiology department
Desir also wrote an email to medical school administrators earlier this month, informing them that he had learned that “Mike and a couple of research senior cardiology faculty [had] been pressuring” other faculty to speak in defense of Simons, according to the Times He added that he had already met with some of these faculty who had supposedly been pressured
“[ The] stor y is completely untr ue, ” Simons wrote in an email to the News Friday afternoon “I never asked anyone to do anything on my behalf ”
Neither University Spokesman Tom Conroy nor Desir could be reached for comment as of Friday evening
Public Works There’s money in the budget to hire additional officers and there’s also money that will significantly increase roadwork, such as fixing potholes and that kind of thing ”
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IPD has called for increased sup-
port for several years “In our last two budget cycles, especially from the police, there has been a request for additional staffing,” Mur tagh said “ This year, we were able to rebuild some of our staffing cuts that we made in some of our previous budgets ” Another major change is the reduction of city tax rates This c h
increase in overall tax revenue a result of the increase in some city property values since last year, The Sun previously reported “When the value of the properties goes up, that means addi-
Unfortunately, it also means that property owners ’ taxes get higher, ” Murtagh said “Because we
coming into the system, we were able to lower the tax rate You don’t want to hit property owners city residents with the double whammy of an assessment increase and the increase in the tax rate ” Ac c o rd i n g t o Mu r t a g h , t h e council made a few exceptions to the mayor ’ s budget before passing it Among these changes include


the approval of a new city fire truck, additional money to public works for transporting asphalt, the subtraction of $30,000 worth of proposed fencing around city water tanks and the addition of $5,000 put toward a new parttime position that would serve as an outreach worker among other municipalities
Another change the council made to Myrick’s proposed budget was denying an increase in the mayor ’ s salary by $10,000 from $53,000
The council also increased the budget for Commons maintenance and cleanup According to Murtagh, Myrick originally budgeted $50,000, but community members requested an increase Due to the completion of some portions of the Commons project despite its delays, the Council obliged, but reduced the proposed increase
“There was a request for additional funding of $58,000 The council couldn’t quite swallow that to keep the tax rate low,” Murtagh said “So we proposed that we would fund [an additional] $35,000 ”
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e main difficulty with creating the budget is to balance the city’s infrastructural needs with keeping tax rates reasonable so as not to “drive people out of the city ”

“We’ve got really serious needs throughout the city,” he said “Our infrastructure is deteriorating but we can ’ t jack the property taxes because we also have to pay for all of the fixers in the infrastructure You can ’ t raise the taxes so high that it drives people out of the city but at the same time you try to do your best by the department heads that come forward We judge the priorities and that’s how we make the decision ”
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Sarah Balik | Guest Room
We are constantly complaining about living in Ithaca Whether it’s because of the hills, the cold or the bizarre mixed form of precipitation that we have to walk through on the way to class, perhaps these complaints are warranted
We often can get caught up in the complaining, rather than working together constructively to improve the community around us In a world of prelims, papers, projects and never ceasing deadlines, who actually has time to care? It’s hard enough to truly be an active citizen within the Cornell bubble, let alone to venture outside of it I understand that we are all busy, and none of us have lots of time to spare, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn't tr y to do our best
This is a call to action, because during our time on the Hill, we affect others in the community more than we realize And they make an impact on our lives, too I’m not here to tell you w h a t t o b e l i e
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Just as much as students hate living i n “ t h e m i d d l e o f nowhere,” or lament t h e e x i s t e n c e o f “townies,” the locals should be frustrated with us, too We trash the streets of Collegetown, raise the price of rent and carelessly demand chain businesses that drive out local companies We argue that our freshmen deser ve free TCAT passes but often forget that many of the thousands of Cornell’s employees, who simply can ’ t afford to live in Ithaca, commute by TCAT ever y day Who is to say that the next time Cornell finds itself in a deficit that these people won ’ t lose their way to work, to our benefit?
search could show you that Ithaca is one of the top 10 smartest, most walkable or simply put best college towns in the countr y The point I am making here is not that we should disregard all of these positive aspects of Cornell’s symbiotic relationship with Ithaca Rather, I am asking that as students we take time out of our hectic lives to ask ourselves: What can we do to make the community better?
On a daily basis, we can be better neighbors This requires minimal time and effort, and could range from lowering our music on weeknights to respect families nearby, keeping the streets clean or by supporting local businesses Volunteering at local organizations such as Loaves and Fishes or the Greater Ithaca Activities Center are easy ways to exit the Cornell bubble, however temporarily, and contribute to the community in a tangible way Because we are here for a limited amount of time, it is often hard to become involved and recogn i z e It h a c a a s o u r home But that doesn ’ t m e a n t h a t w e shouldn’t care about w
The point I am making here is not that we should disregard all of these positive aspects of Cornell’s symbiotic relationship with Ithaca I am asking that as students we take time out of our hectic lives to ask ourselves: What can we do to make the community better?
Small efforts, such as the Be Engaged and Responsible Walk (also known as the BEaR Walk) hosted by Cornell administrators and city officials this past August, attempt to reconcile the broken relationship that exists between students and residents Efforts such as this one can never be successful until we all start being better neighbors and caring about how we affect the people around us Knocking on doors and meeting our neighbors may cause positive behavioral changes for the relatively few students who choose to participate The problem is that so few people care enough to make that initial step
That is not to say the relationships are all bad Seventeen percent of students from the Class of 2013 remained in
To m p k i n s c o u n t y a f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , according to the Economic Impact Report released by the Office of Budget and Planning earlier this year As GraduatePr o f e s s i o n a l St u d e n t - El e c t e d Tr u s t e e
Annie O’Toole grad eloquently stated in her column last week, Cornell has a huge, and largely positive, economic impact in the region Cornell’s vision as a land-grant institution reaches far beyond economics, though: According to the Cooperative Extension website, over 170 faculty collaborate with 500 local educators to improve the quality of life for New Yorkers, and people across the globe One quick Google
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n g a C o m m o n C o u n c i l meeting ever y once in a while or by registering to vote in the city While I understand this isn’t for ever yone, it is something to consider
Throughout my time on the Student Assembly, we have tried to find ways to get students involved in the community both on and off campus some with success, but many with failure This year, we are tr ying to give students an effective way to voice their concerns and ask the q u e s t i o n s t h e y n e e d t h e a n s w e r s t o While ever y Student Assembly Meeting is open to the public, all students are encouraged to attend this week: On Thursday afternoon in Willard Straight Hall, the S A will be hosting its first For um The theme of the For um is “ E n h a n c i n g t h e L i n e s o f Communication: Cornell and Its Greater Community,” and we hope that this will encourage more students to get involved in the discussion of town-gown relations
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Society will be moderating The Forum will feature a panel of Cornell administrators and city officials from the Ithaca Common Council, the Tompkins County Worker Center, Rev Center for Economic Development, the Office of University Relations, and the Greater Ithaca Activities Center, who will be able to answer your questions about Cornell and Ithaca at large
I hope to see you there, but, more importantly, I hope that you can find the time to leave Ithaca a better place than you found it
Sarah Balik is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and president of the Student Assembly She can be reached at seb295@cornell edu Gu e s t Ro o m appears periodically this semester
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BY DANNI SHEN Sun Staff Writer
Within an advanced consumer society, the act of consumption needn’t necessarily require economic exchange As we navigate the image-saturated landscapes of today, we consume with our eyes, taking in commodities through an overload of constant visual stimulus In Insatiable Desires, a pseudo yet tangible retail experience, viewers of the consumer spectacle are given rare access to a selection of rings produced by the artist Uroosa Idojazz Models of presumably highvalue jewelry become physically accessible to anyone, lined up for both viewing and wearing along a streamlined white minimal display fixture (also built by the artist herself ) In the moments of contact with the rings, your desire is satiated for only an instant, until the merchandise begins to disintegrate between your very fingers, leaving them stained with only a peculiar metal dust There is a certain causticness in the factor that the gallium-crafted rings only begin to crumble at 85°F, requiring prolonged human touch and wear Insatiable Desires thus calls into question not only our prescribed values of objects as cultural symbols, but also delves into the very notion of desire, as both cyclical human sentiment and systematically induced symptom
After the exhibition reception, the Sun sat down to talk to Idojazz about her practice
THE S UN: I just want to go over the display of Insatiable Desires, i e the table, it’s the reference to retail, high-end commercial retail With the glass bowls, how do the physical forms relate to desire?
UROOSA IDOJAZZ: The bowls had to do with this association to design, modern design, minimal design, but I also have a weird fascination with bowls [laughs] There’s a quote by Russell Belk who does studies on consumer research, on what drives people to buy things and a lot of it has to do with desire for commodities He says “desire is a powerful cyclic emotion that is both discomforting and pleasurable Desire is an embodied passion involving a quest for otherness, sociali-
ty, danger and inaccessibility
Underlying and driving the pursuit of desire, we find self-seduction, longing, desire for desire, fear of being without desire, hopefulness and tensions between seduction and morality ” I believe that desire within consumer culture is also mediated through design The more beautiful things are, the more likely people want them I am interested in this culture, but I’m investigating the actual desire that’s implemented through consumerism through this specific work I see it as something that’s insatiable, it’s cyclical, it can ’ t ever be sated because you’ll always want more It’s cyclical in that when you try to fulfill desire through commodities it’s a temporary fix That’s why I was interested in making rings that you can consume Once it’s done you can always get a new one and not feel bad about it You can ’ t say “I already have a ring, I don’t need another one ” because it’s not about the object, it’s about the wanting of an object and then consuming it And then it gets old and you want something new My practice is also a lot about creating degradable objects that are defunct of purpose

touch things and there’s that moment where the viewer thinks “I’ve engaged in this and I’ve tried to satisfy this desire I’ve actually touched it and you ’ ve caught me red-handed ” Some people actually touched the walls so that was really interesting It’s that process “I’ve engaged in this act ”
SUN: Yeah! I did notice a lot of hand-marks on the table too, which was very pristine at first but then became really dirty So, desire is insatiable, as your exhibition highlights, but then it kind of plays into the very cycle you ’ re talking about, in that you get something, but then you don’t have anything at the end, it’s ultimately unattainable
SUN: Would you restage the exhibition, or is it a singular event?
U I : I actually like the idea of these rings circulating around as gifts, as in you receive this and you feel contentment because you have this object, but then it disappears “Oh, I was so excited over this and now its gone ” I’ve also been interested in the idea of just giving things to people This is kind of cynical, but giving things to people and taking the material thing away in a sense This piece really became a spectacle of the moment The rings are now gone It did what I wanted it to do The objects were consumed and that’s it Some people requested me to make more so that was also interesting in that they weren ’ t satisfied, they wanted more Also the metal stains your hands so it’s almost like being caught red-handed and as you ’ re walking out you might
U I : Yeah, I was also interested in this human attempt to fill hollow feelings It’s probably a characteristic of human-kind, but there always seems to be this hollow feeling that you want to feel, there’s always a want for something I used to tell people that I was trying to achieve my state of nirvana (as a state of being, not in any religious sense), which is a state of permanent bliss, but I realize it’s so impossible You’ll always want things There’s desire in wanting things It gives you something to hope for So when I said desire is cyclical, there’s desire for the inaccessible, there’s desire for something that is changing but constantly there Its not necessarily for the object, it’s for the feeling of wanting to desire something or achieve something And I’m not proposing a way to fill that, I’m only saying it can ’ t be
Danni Shen is a senior in the College of Architecture Art and Planning She can be reached at ds928@cornell edu
BY EMILY FOURNIER Sun Staff Writer
A recreation of an international disaster using fictional characters and real events, The Women of Lockerbie was an intense, heart-wrenching and ultimately hopeful production Directed by Claire Stack ’15 and performed at the Schwartz Center through the department of Performing and Media Arts, the play was deeply moving and the actors captured the struggle of wanting to move on without forgetting
Centered on the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 on December 21, 1988, this play examined the effects of the tragedy on the family members of the 270 people killed and the quiet town of Lockerbie, Scotland The show opened seven years after the event with a simple set and a very emotional stor yline While grieving mother Madeline

Livingston (Jazlin Gomez ’16) came to Lockerbie to search for anything left behind by her son Adam who died in the crash, her husband Bill (Max Joh-Carnella ’16) hoped to find closure by meeting the other victims families and attending the memorial services There, they met the equally troubled Olive Allison (Ezioma Asonye ’16), the leader of a group of women determined to obtain the clothing of the victims in order to wash and return the articles to their families, who may choose whether they want to receive them Two unnamed women who serve as members of the traditional Greek chorus, called simply Woman 1 and Woman 2 (Elise Czuchna ’18 and Hannah Shuman ’18, respectively), also supported the cause Together, the women ’ s powerful actions motivated by the desire to create love out of an act of hate deeply touched the town American George Jones (Julian Montijo ’15), sent to shut down the operation, was relatively unmoved by the women ’ s passion, and thus the hardest character to like However, his feisty cleaning woman Hattie (Gloria Majule ’17), who provided comic relief in an otherwise heavy production, had a revolutionary spirit that helped to set the plan in motion
The three protagonists (Bill, Madeline and Olive) were all portrayed very well, and Gomez’s performance as Madeline, full of emotional breakdowns, was particularly hard to watch Joh-Carnella and Asonye were equally wonderful, and their emotional ranges were stunning Although some of the lines were a bit corny, all the performers delivered their lines wholeheartedly, and each actor was truly invested in the story The accents were also excellent, and the actresses portraying the four Scottish women were coached in the dialect by Kathleen Mulligan I have personally performed in this production, and we chose to forgo the accents out of fear that we would sound like Groundskeeper
Willie, which would certainly take away from the show
However, these women were able to treat these accents as a natural way of speaking, and their acting did not suffer one bit Deborah Brevoort, the playwright, came to see the production and answer questions after the Friday night show, and she shed light on the purpose of the play The magnitude of the disaster in conjunction with the story of one particular woman who lost her whole family reminded Brevoort of a Greek tragedy and led her to use this genre ’ s classical elements in her writing However, she stated that the message of hope within the horror is what she found the most compelling Inspired by a documentary she saw about the women in Lockerbie who wanted to wash the clothes of the victims to help their families, Brevoort was shocked that these women had gotten so little media coverage compared to the gory details of the crash She explained that seeing hundreds of women come together to do what little they could in support of the victims was such a touching act of humanity that she wanted to further spread the story Brevoort shared with the audience her experience in New York City after the 9/11 attacks, and the massive donations to the rescue workers that she saw piling up and helped to provide, that helped her to really understand her own play
In a world where acts of violence have become fairly commonplace, it is very easy to feel helpless and overwhelmed Brevoort’s play demonstrates that a little compassion can truly change the lives of the suffering, even if all we can do is wash clothes or go buy socks for laborers All the actors in this production delivered their lines with great sincerity and made sure that the message of the play was clear, without overacting or becoming trite While the performance was lovely on its own, the playwright’s visit added something truly special to an already beautiful experience
Emily Fournier is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences She can be reached at ejf225@cornell edu
Breaking the Frame
Centrally Isolated Film Festival
4:30 p m Friday and 2:00 p m Saturday at the Schwartz Center
John Mulaney 8:00 p m on Tuesday at Statler Auditorium
The Cornell University Program Board will host stand-up comedian John Mulaney at Statler Auditorium on Tuesday, in place of the previously scheduled Hannibal Buress Mulaney’s credits include popular guest spots on Saturday Night Live s Weekend Update, writing for Saturday Night Live (including writing Bill Hader’s famous Stefon character) and creating the new sitcom on Fox, Mulaney
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team has been plagued by an i n a b i l i t y t o f i n
opportunities to put the puck in the back of the net Even with the Superman-esque performance of s o p h o
Gillam through the first five contests of the season he ranked third in the country in save percentage and goals against average coming into Saturday the Red pulled out just one win
Cornell (1-4-1, 1-3 ECAC) discovered on Saturday, the second game of the weekend home stand against St Lawrence, what happens when the defense struggles and the offense is unable to create enough pressure On a night where the offense needed to break a trend of inconsistency and
missed chances, the Red continued to provide more of the same,
goal-scoring opportunities
The frustration appeared to boil over after the final whistle of Saturday night’s loss against the Saints (7-4-1, 31- ECAC), when the Red got into a scuffle with m
squad, leading towards fighting majors and match disqualifica-
and minor penalties for other members of the team
As a result of the fighting at the end of Saturday’s game, both Buckles and Anderson will miss Cornell’s game on Friday against Yale with more disciplinary action
pending review from the ECAC
The suspensions will hamper a

team already hit with the injury bug highlighted by the broken
Joakim Ryan as the team will skate a total of five defensemen
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have been thrown smack dab in the middle of the fire You're talking about special teams, playing against other team ' s top players There has been no hiding them,” Schafer said “Usually when a f r e s h m a n
“It really just boils down to burying our chances, and once we get that first one, hopefully we’ll have that waterfall effect.” M i k e S c h a f e r ’ 8 6
men, five of them seniors the team can ill afford to make more mistakes moving for ward if it intends on competing for the E C AC
e a n d m a k i n g t h e NCAA tournament
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mance from Gillam), providing a spark both offensively (a goal and an assist on Friday) and defensively (seen on a penalty kill where he lost his stick and still managed to nearly clear the puck past the Big Red blue line), the Red might still be looking at a winless season Sophomore forward Eric Freschi scored the winner in overtime off Lowry’s assist as well Schafer, speaking before the weekend’s games, said the team needs to stick to its process offensively
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many of the young players that Schafer and company have trotted out on the ice have performed as reasonably as one can expect underclassmen to perform, the lack of consistency on the offensive end showed through in the team ’ s weekend matchups The Red struggled to control the puck t h ro u g h m u c h o f i t s v i c t o r y against Clarkson (3-5-3, 1-1-1 ECAC)
Had senior forward Joel Lowry not stepped up his game (combined with another great perfor-
“We've had great game plans going in and we ' ve had chances at the lore We just haven't put one over the goal line We're working on some new systems again this week It really just boils down to burying our chances and once we get that first one, hopefully we'll have the waterfall effect afterwards,” Schafer said For the Red, that waterfall needs to come sooner rather than later, given the team ’ s position behind nine teams in the ECAC standings
Joon Lee can be reached at sports@cornellsun com
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t o f i g h t t o g e t i n ” “ Iv y p l a y i s a l w a y s c l o s e w i t h a f e w g a m e s n o t g o i n g yo u r w a y [ a n d ] i t ’ s h a rd t o b e i n c o n -
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Hamdan Al Yousefi can be reached at hyousefi@cornellsun com
c a re e r g a m e - w i n n i n g g o a l s a n d Za g o r s k i’s 1 0 c l e a n s h e e t s t h i s s e a s o n , C o r n e l l ’ s d e f e n s e w h i c h c o n s i s t s o f C h o d a s a n d s e n i o r d e f e n d e r a n d c o - c a p t a i n De v i n Mo r g a n h a s a l s o c o nc e d e d a re c o rd l ow o f 1 1 g o a l s i n 1 7 g a m e s “ I t h i n k t h a t s
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By SYDNEY ALTSCHULER Sun Assistant Sports Editor
The Cornell women ’ s hockey team returned to action this past weekend after a two-week mid-season break, playing host to Brown and Yale The Red went into the weekend winless and looked to crack the scoreboard early against Brown on Friday afternoon in order to finally put a victory on the board The Red came out on top, earn-
ing a decisive 5-1 win against the Bears for the squad’s first win of the 2014-2015 campaign, followed by a 6-2 victory over Yale on Saturday With the wins, the Red evened out its record to 2-2 in conference play
With two of the Red’s strongest threats back on the rink, the home squad jumped out to a quick start against Brown Senior forwards Brianne Jenner and Jillian Saulnier both had the honor of representing Team Canada in its run for a gold medal at the

Back in action | After missing the Red’s last games for the Four Nations Cup, senior forward Jillian Saulnier made an immediate impact this weekend, recording three goals and an assist
interception on the next play, the Red was able to temporarily halt the Lions’ momentum
However, another Somborn interception on the following drive again put Columbia into great field position at the Cornell 10 The Lions were able to take advantage, scoring on a one yard play and taking a 27-21 lead
In a strange turn of events, the PAT after the touchdown turned out to be the difference in the game Cornell senior linebacker Taylor Betros made the play of the day, busting through the line of scrimmage and blocking the attempt Cornerback Jarrod Watson-Lewis recovered the ball and returned it 98 yards to give the Red a rare defensive two-point conversion
“Much like in all games, there were positives and negatives in our special teams units’ play,” Fraser said “Despite some mishaps, we overcame adversity and made big plays when it mattered most Taylor Betros’ PAT block and Jarrod WatsonLewis’ ensuing defensive twopoint conversion were the shift in momentum we needed to defend our claim on the Empire State Bowl ”
After being stagnant since midway through the second quarter, the Red offense seized the momentum from
the Betros play and scored on its first drive of the fourth quarter Hagy scored his third touchdown of the day, this time exploding for a monster 63-yard run The touchdown put the Red up 30-27, a lead the squad would not relinquish
“The offense did a great job all around,” Hagy said “ The offensive line played great and made nice holes and the fullbacks helped seal the edge The offense finally started putting some plays together to have some nice drives ”
The Red defense was dominant the rest of the game, allowing only 59 yards of offense and never allowing the Lions to get into field goal position
The win moves the Red out of the Ivy League cellar and leaves Columbia as the only winless team in the conference Cornell has a shot to finish No 6 in the Ivy League standings if the squad defeats Penn next weekend, a considerable accomplishment after the way the season has gone As for now, the team will savor a victory that has eluded it for too long
“This is just the start for the Archer era of Cornell football,” Fraser said “He’s building a program in the truest sense of the word and his hard work, as well as the work of the players, will show next week and in the upcoming seasons ”
Four Nations Cup Both Jenner and Saulnier came up huge for the Red, posting two goals each against Brown
“It was a great advantage having Saulnier and Jenner return to the lineup,” said freshman forward Erin O’Connor “It was pretty obvious that we were able to generate more goals and play more offensively with them back ”
The opening period of the contest consisted of nonstop back-and-forth play, with both teams generating plenty of chances up until the break Ultimately, though, the Red prevailed and held on to a 2-1 advantage going into the second frame The first period saw a strong offensive effort from the home team, with Cornell outscoring Brown, 1510
Both teams were quieted in the second period Neither squad was able to generate many chances The Red did have a slight advantage in shots on goal, leading the Bears seven-to-five Cornell came to life again in the third, scoring three quick goals in just under three minutes The offensive explosion began with Jenner’s power-play goal, which marked her second of the day
Saulnier extended the Red’s lead to 4-1 about a minute and a half later when she scored off a pass from O’Connor in the high slot She went on to score the final goal of the game just 1:08 later, taking on Brown’s goalie Elvin Solo After a few forehand-tobackhand fakes, she slid the puck home on the stick side to cap the game at 5-1 in Cornell’s favor
The following day, Cornell welcomed Yale for the squad’s annual United Way of Tompkins County fundraiser game The Red trounced the Bulldogs, 6-2, to complete the two-game weekend sweep Cornell was consistent in its offensive production, scoring two goals in each period
The squad showed its depth with goals coming from up and down the roster Freshman O’Connor continued to put up strong results, posting three points on the day She tallied her first collegiate goal in the second and added two assists after posting three assists against Brown Junior Taylor Woods also recorded her first two goals of the season, one of which was the game-winner Senior Saulnier had another strong showing for the Red, as did Fulton with three more helpers
According to O’Connor, the squad’s ability to score early and often boosted team morale
“We were able to score pretty quickly in both games this weekend which really got us fired up, ” she said “I think we did a good job of keeping the momentum going from those early goals ” Sophomore goaltender Paula Voorheis was also solid, racking up 10 saves to lift the Red to victory
Cornell will return to action Tuesday evening, when the squad plays host to instate rival Colgate at 7 p m
Sydney Altschuler can be reached at saltschuler@cornellsun com
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On fourth and eight with less than two minutes to play in the final quarter, the Cornell sideline exploded in celebration after the defense forced an incomplete pass The reason? The Red had just ensured its first win of the season
“It feels great to get our first win of the season, especially because the seniors deserve this as their collegiate careers come to a close,” said sophomore punter Chris Fraser “Singing Cornell victorious after such a back-and-forth game was the icing on the cake ”
The Red started the game off quickly, scoring two touchdowns in the first quart e r T
came on Cornell’s second drive of the game

In what turned out to be a truly exciting matchup, Cornell (1-8, 1-5 Ivy League) outlasted Columbia (0-9, 0-6) to win 30-27 The game was a true test of resolve for the Red, who watched a 21-0 lead quickly dissipate into a 27-21 deficit A few clutch plays down the stretch, coupled with some Columbia miscues, helped Cornell seize back control of the game and hold on for the win

Ju n i o r r u n n i n g b a c k Luke Hagy was a workhorse on the drive, carr ying the ball six times f o r 3 3 y a rd s W h e n faced with a fourth and one at the Columbia three -yard line, head coach David Archer ’05 opted to go for it Hagy again got the call, and plunged into the end zone to put the Red up by seven


Things appeared to be getting out of hand after Somborn threw another touchdown pass minutes into the second quarter, this time connecting on a 70-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Collin Shaw Up 21-0, the Red seemed to have the game under control
But Columbia responded on their next drive, manufacturing a grind-it-out 15 play, 87-yard touchdown drive The drive was capped off with a two yard Trevor McDonagh pass to running back Leander Cutler
Cornell helped fuel Columbia’s come-
Chayes fumbled on the Red’s next drive After an interference penalty was added at
The men ’ s soccer team ’ s first victor y this season came in a double overtime thriller against Lafayette in early September
Senior midfielder and co-capt a i n C o n o r Go e p e l w a s t h e hero in that one, netting the game-winner It was only fitting that in true cyclical fashion, Goepel bookended a fine senior campaign with another

double overtime winner in his final game in a Cornell uniform
The Red rounded off its season against New York rivals Columbia, in what has become
t years Though Cornell went into the game with little to play for, the seniors made sure their last match would be a memorable one A double-overtime goal off the foot of Goepel, a Peter Chodas set piece and a Z a c h Z
t ensured the Red a top-half finish in the Ivy League
The win was Cornell’s 10th of the season, taking it to 10-61 overall and 3-4-0 Ivy League
L o s s e s b y Ya l e , Br ow n a n d Penn allowed the Red to finish
, Dartmouth and Har vard
“I think that both teams played ver y well and we both had our chances to end it in regulation,” said senior defende r a
Chodas “Zach came up with some clutch saves to keep us in the game and we felt confident with him behind us going into overtime ”
A quiet first half saw little
the end of the play, the Lions capitalized on the great field position, scoring on a four-yard touchdown run The touchdown cut the Red’s lead down to seven and gave Columbia all the momentum going into halftime
The Lions began the third quarter with another long touchdown drive, this time going 71 yards on 12 plays and using up eight minutes of the clock in the process Cameron Molina scored the touchdown, taking a handoff up the middle at the one yard line
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Frustration appears to be looming over the Cornell men ’ s hockey team The Red, seemingly composed following its first win of the season on Friday after going winless the first two weeks, continued a campaign of inconsistency with a
weekend split against Clarkson and St Lawrence University, marked by a 2-1 overtime victor y and a 42 loss in regulation respectively In a season in which the team entered with reasonable expectations, ranked as the No 18 team in the NCAA preseason rankings, the
