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Students: Garrett Was Silent on Racial Protests

Express frustration over lack of C.U. response to racial issues across colleges nationwide

By PHOEBE KELLER Sun Assistant News Editor

This is the second story of a two-part series “When other universities across the nation were dealing with racial issues, you didn’t speak on their behalf,” a student accused President Elizabeth Garrett at a Tuesday evening forum addressing problems facing Cornell’s students of color “This week you spoke in solidarity with the people of France, a country all the way across the Atlantic Ocean, yet here in the United States, you couldn’t stand in solidarity ”

Many other students also expressed their frustration that Garrett has not spoken publicly on behalf of those protesting racial inequities on college campuses across the nation at the meeting with Garrett and Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, facilitated by Black Students United in Ujamaa Residential College

In response to students who said they felt betrayed and unsupported by Cornell, Garrett explained that she prefers to have discussions with students rather than making “ a series of statements ”

“It will be my policy to make fewer presidential state-

Pro-GMO Article Penned by Cornell Professor Linked to Monsanto

By STEPHANIE YAN Sun Staff Writer

On Aug 8, 2013, Monsanto representative Eric Sachs emailed Prof Anthony Shelton, entomology, and eight professors from various universities about contributing to “ an important project” he had started a series of publically geared articles on agricultural biotechnology according to an email obtained by The New York Times

Shelton agreed Although Monsanto requested that he write the article, Shelton did not disclose his connection to the company; it was not necessary because Monsanto did not compensate him for it

“There would be a conflict of interest if I were paid to write the article or if someone tried to proof and edit what I was writing, but that was not the case

with this at all,” Shelton said Monsanto, an agricultural biotechnology company, sells genetically modified crop seeds, generating revenues upwards of $9 billion, according to an Aug 11 story in the MIT Technology Review

According to The Times, biotechnology companies and pro-organic organizations have both made recent efforts to involve academics who are seen as unbiased authorities by the public in the GMO debate A major source of contention is the use of herbicides on plants that have been genetically modified to tolerate them, which organic organizations say may be harmful to humans

In September, The Times released emails showing that Charles Benbrook, a former professor at Washington State University, had been paid to conduct and speak about anti-GMO

research At the same time, it also released the emails that Sachs had sent to Shelton and other academics These emails showed a strong link between what Sachs envisioned for their articles and what they actually said Shelton’s paper, and six others outlined in Sachs’s email, were published as a series in December 2014 by the Genetic Literacy Project an independent organization that aims to educate the public about biotechnology and genetic engineering, according to the GLP’s website

Co-authored with David Shaw, a weed scientist and vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State University, Shelton’s article discussed the benefits of genetically modifying plants to be herbicide-tolerant

ments than have happened in the past, ” Garrett said “I think it is more beneficial for me to listen to you, to work with you I agree with you that I could have taken a different path My not making a statement does not mean that I do not care about how these issues affect our students ” Garrett explained that she made a statement about the terrorist attacks in Paris because the events directly affected Cornellians living or working in the city and their loved ones on Ithaca’s campus

C.U. Releases Data on Grad Student Injuries

By EMILY FRIEDMAN Sun Staff Writer

Approximately 26 veterinar y students reported injuries in the 2014-2015 academic year, representing 63 percent of reported graduate student injuries Additionally, around 25 percent of the total reported injuries were classified as cuts, lacerations and abrasions

The University has pooled this data after implementing a new set of procedures to handle graduate student injuries, responding to a Graduate and Professional Student Assembly resolution from 2014 The new process allows students to formally record an injur y through Cornell’s injury report system

After graduate and professional students seek medical help, they should file an accident report, through this new online portal, according to a University press release

On the new online portal, students can indicate if they are graduate or p r o f e s s i o n a l students, which prompts assistance from many different agencies, including Cornell’s workers compensation fund, according to Timothy Fitzpatrick, director of Occupational Health and Safety

ous offices to address the injured student’s needs,” Fitzpatrick said

Responding agencies include the Offices of Graduate Student Life, Risk Management, Graduate Academic and Student Affairs, Student Disability Services and Environment, Health and Safety Since the procedure has been implemented, all four of the workers compensation claims filed by students with medical expenses associated with their injuries have been paid by Cornell’s Worker’s Compensation fund, according to the University

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, a lab accident in August 2013 left Richard Pampuro grad severely injured, leading some to question whether graduate students should be entitled to workers ’ compensation payments

The number of graduate students in the College of Veterinary Medicine who reported injuries in the 2014-15 academic year 6

The proportion of total reported graduate student injuries coming out of the

“Selecting this category during the entry process triggers a timely, coordinated response by the vari-

This accident highlighted the “murky” procedures in place to handle graduate student injuries, inciting debate about workers’ c o m p e n s a t i o n payments for graduate students

Paul Berry grad said he believes graduate students should be guaranteed worker’s compensation payments, but the current policy “leaves open many ambiguities as to who is actually covered ”

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Willard Straight Hall Celebrates 90th Anniversary

By CHLOE RIPPE Sun Staff Writer

Willard Straight Hall celebrated its 90th anniversary Wednesday at an event hosted by its Student Union Board of Directors

Dean of Students Kent Hubbell ’67, members of the Board of Directors and Corey Earle ’07, associate director of student and young alumni programs, spoke in commemoration of the building’s history

Speeches were followed by a ceremonial cake cutting and a Jeopardy-style game incorporating facts about the building’s history The activity allowed students to learn more about the hall, which was primarily created to serve the student body, according to Kristen Crasto ’17, Student Union Board public affairs director

“Willard Straight Hall was a building designed for the students outside of the classroom Before this building, there were no other buildings for students to just relax in and not do homework,” Crasto said “The fact that this building was specifically created with no classrooms, no lectures and was meant to promote the arts, to promote clubs and to promote

talking and dialogue created a space with so many different possibilities ”

Willard Straight Hall has provided the Cornell community with space for artistic communion and student collaboration in keeping with the legacy of Willard Straight 1901, according to Crasto

“We try to bring cultural awareness and one of the ways you can do that is through the arts Willard Straight was a supporter of the arts, so that is something we take pretty seriously,” Crasto said “The art gallery puts on different showings and there is also art throughout the building In fact, his grandson Michael Straight did a lot of the searching and collected a lot of the artwork that’s currently in the building ”

The Student Union Board continues to make Willard Straight Hall accessible to the student body by providing funding and space for student organizations, in addition to holding its own programs, according to Crasto

“The space Willard Straight Hall provided for students made it so unique at the time and the fact that it’s still here and all of these rooms are constantly buzzing with student groups that need it for different meetings and practices really shows how students still appreciate the building and have

used it throughout the years, ” she said

Another celebratory event, Night at the Straight, will be held Friday from 7 p m to 4 a m To increase student awareness of Willard Straight Hall’s resources, the Student Union Board and multiple student organizations will be hosting activities throughout the building

“We’re trying to get people to open the doors and find the different rooms and ways they can be used, which is why we ’ re doing activities like tours of the building,” Crasto said Despite significant changes to Cornell’s landscape since the construction of Willard Straight Hall, Student Union Board members said they aim to celebrate the building’s continued contribution to student activities

“In the past, Willard Straight Hall was the place to be, so we try to provide that same environment when the campus has become so much bigger,” Crasto said “There are so many other places you could go now, but our goal is to have Willard Straight Hall become a second home for students as it was when it was created ”

Chloe Rippe can be reached at crippe@cornellsun com

Student Campaign Highlights Reproductive Health Care Rights

By DEVON GILLIAMS Sun Contributor

The Cornell chapter of Vox Voices for Planned Parenthood is running a political action campaign through this Friday, which aims to educate students on the importance of learning about and supporting reproductive justice

T h e c a m p a i g n , t i t l e d

“ Re p r o d u c t i v e Fre e d o m i s a n American Value,” seeks to initiate dialogue among Cornell students on a range of topics related to reproductive health care, including women ’ s freedom of choice and the importance of accessible health care for all people regardless of background

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Vo x C o - Pre s i d e n t C a s s i d y Clark ’17 highlighted the importance of the coming election for reproductive health care

“In terms of the upcoming elections, this campaign is import a n t b

reproductive freedom did not end with Roe v Wade (1973),” Clark said “ We as a nation face more and more restrictions to access to re p ro d

d t o b e informed about these injustices so they can act as voters, citizens and activists to let politicians know that we care about all people, their access to health care and their right to make their own reproductive decisions ”

In order to educate students on the politics surrounding reproductive health care, Vox is showcasing several maps, created by the Guttmacher Institute in New York, which use a gradation scale to show the states where reproductive health care has been cut due to negative attitudes and state policies barring the operation of clinics like Planned Parenthood, according to Clark One map highlights states where policies are the strictest, such as Idaho, while a n o t h e r m a p h i g h l i g h t s p l a c e s where young adolescents have the hardest time accessing reproductive health care

One of the campaign’s events was co-hosted by Vox and Cornell Democrats Wednesday afternoon Vox public relations and social media chair Zoe Maisel ’18 gave a short presentation about repro-

ductive health care access in New York state, which was followed by a group discussion

Part of this week’s initiative includes a photo campaign on Ho P

m around the countr y can pose with their state The group hopes that displaying the attitudes of different regions publicly throughout campus will spark conversation among students who come from different backgrounds

To emphasize the importance of students’ democratic rights to vote in the fight to shift this national trend in reproductive rights legislation, Vox is hosting two days of voter registration drives

Clark added that the campaign “hope[s] to shed light on the hardships faced around the country due to legislation limiting access to reproductive health care ”

“Cornell students can make a difference in the realm of reproductive rights by becoming educated about the issues and taking political action,” Clark said “ We

process ” The group also aims to show students that although they are currently living in a largely liberal

state, others around the countr y must struggle for access to repro-

includes ever ything from contraception to abortion

Vox Co-President Kate Poor ’16 said she hopes the campaign will both educate and mobilize

reproductive freedom

“ We hope our campaign will illuminate the jarring inequities of health care access across the nation based on state policy,

race, sexuality and a torrent of other disenfranchising barriers that preclude individuals from

need,” said Poor, who is also a columnist for The Sun “Finally, we hope to mobilize campus against ill-informed policies that continue to curtail reproductive rights and deny millions of individuals access to vital health care ser vices ”

Devon Gilliams can be reached djg285@cornell edu

Prof Defends Monsanto Ties

MONSANTO Continued from page 1

and resistant to insects

Shelton said he supported the message of his article and that the science underlying it was accurate

“So as long as we are honest brokers in this discussion, which is what I’ve tried to do, I don’t see a conflict of interest,”

Shelton said

Prof Margaret Smith, plant science, agreed that Shelton’s connection to Monsanto was not technically a conflict of interest According to Smith, it is not customary to disclose connections at all in review articles like Shelton’s even if the author has been funded by them and “in no case do people disclose all the entities with whom they have had interactions,” she said

“As scientists, we talk with and interact with hundreds of people,” Smith said “Such conversations are part of the business of doing science, and could not realistically be tallied and kept track of ”

In his email, Sachs said the purpose of these articles was to give the public additional perspectives on the safety of genetically modified crops

“The broader goal is to elevate the public dialogue and

public policy discussion from its current over-emphasis on perceived risks,” Sachs wrote in the email

Shelton said he vie wed Sachs’s request as another form of public outreach, which he has been doing throughout his Cornell career

“As a land-grant university scientist, I try to respond to all of those different requests and talk about work that I know about If anyone asked me to provide information about something I know about, I’m happy to do it,”

Shelton said

According to Shelton, Sachs suggested that he co-write the paper with Shaw but did not influence the article’s content Shelton also said he did not know if Monsanto tried to spread the article to a wider audience

Smith, however, criticized Monsanto’s strategy of enlisting professors, saying that it invited suspicions of controversy where none likely existed

“If academics are to retain people’s trust as independent voices then we need to be scr upulous in avoiding both the existence and the perception of conflict of interest,” Smith said

Stephanie Yan can be reached at syan@cornellsun com

Students Confront Garrett About Race

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Students replied that the racial tensions on other college campuses have also affected them deeply, and thus deserve to be addressed by the administration Some singled out the recent violent detainment of a Latino Dartmouth student at Brown University during the 10th Annual Latinx Ivy League Conference as a particularly distressing incident, which personally affected a group of Cornellians also attending the conference

“As a Latina student, as someone who is undocumented, as someone who has been deathly afraid of police, when a student of my ethnicity is attacked by police on a different campus, and our administration doesn’t make any form of public statement, that cuts me deep,” one student said

The student added that she has struggled emotionally since the incident, feeling “ not just upset, but hurt ”

“I was in tears, not able to explain that I’m undocumented and that that’s why I’m shedding these tears and my administration isn’t supporting me publicly?” the student asked Garrett said she appreciated students sharing their stories with her, and expressed her regret that some

had found her response lacking

“I want to have a world in which we can have these discussions and people don’t feel that I’ve opined from above,” she said “But I understand what you ’ re saying there’s a symbolism to [making a public statement] There’s a level of support in that That’s helpful for me to hear ”

Ben Hernandez ’16, who attended the conference at Brown, called the University’s failure to respond to the incident there, which he said affected Cornellians, deeply disappointing

“On the behalf of the Cornell delegation, I wanted to express to you our dissatisfaction with your lack of response, especially because we were traumatized in this experience, ” he said “The fact that you didn’t reach out to us to make sure we were okay was disheartening ”

While Garrett assured students that she was constantly being updated on the safety of all Cornellians during the incident at Brown, she expressed regret that students did not feel supported in the aftermath of the event

“I’m sorry you didn’t feel supported by me you are supported,” she said “It is a very difficult thing to have that happen around you ” Hernandez said Cornell’s administration must go beyond doing “just enough” to fully ensure

the well-being of all students affected by such racial incidents

“It’s more meaningful when the President reaches down and says, ‘My students are struggling,’” he said “You can empathize with that

”

Garrett ensured students attending the discussion that their views will always be treated with respect and suggested that she is open to potentially reconsidering her policy on public statements are she continues to talk with students

“What you have is my commitment that you will always be heard by my and my administration, you always will have a supporter and to the extent that has not been communicated I regret that,” she said

After the forum, Hernandez expressed his appreciation that Garrett was willing to listen to students concerns and expressed hope that an open dialogue between students and the president will continue

“I’m glad that President Garrett listens, I can feel the compassion in her and see that she very much wants to hear us, ” he said “But other schools are moving a lot faster, so I think we need to keep having these discussions She said this won ’ t be the last of these talks and I hope it isn’t ”

Phoebe Keller can be reached at pkeller@cornellsun com

Univ. Implements New Injury Compensation Procedures for Graduate Students

INJURIES

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“Workers’ compensation coverage is the most basic right of any employee anywhere: the right to paid medical expenses and financial compensation for a workplace injury,” Berry said “The position of the Cornell Graduate Students Union, our grad union, is that Cornell graduate workers are workers as well as students We work long hours and produce value for the University Cornell’s standing as a top research institution is built the labor of its graduate employees ”

The new graduate student injuries procedure aims to make it easier for injured graduate students to receive the assistance they need

“In the past, ” Fitzpatrick said, “there was not a single portal designed specifically for graduate and professional students to report an injury ”

One goal of the new procedure is to help graduate students get the assistance they need to handle the unique challenges they face when injuries get in the way of work

“Graduate students in research degree programs face particular challenges if their injury prevents them from conducting their thesis or dissertation research scholarship, which can sometimes be time-sensitive,” Fitzpatrick said “In some cases, it is much harder to make up ’ missed research than it would be to get the notes from a missed class or hand in an assignment later ”

A system for handling injuries is necessary because graduate students may be exposed to “ potentially hazardous and risky conditions” on university property or while engaging in university-sponsored activities, depending on their

research and professional training, according to Fitzpatrick

“For example, graduate students in chemistry need to be aware of potential risks associated with use or storage of chemicals and know how to follow appropriate chemical handling procedures,” Fitzpatrick said “Graduate students in anthropology need to be aware of potential risks associated with travel to other

countries and know how to use the international travel registry ”

A second gaoal of the new procedure is to prevent future injuries by collecting data and learning about the conditions that lead to injuries

“A key component to reducing the risk of injuries is to ensure everyone involved in the research project understands the potential hazards of the work they are per-

forming, equally understands or develops the necessary steps to perform that work safely and follows that safe method ever y time,” Fitzpatrick said Berry added that he believes the best course of action for graduate students is for Cornell Graduate Students United and the University to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement “that provides clear and enforceable protec-

tions in every situation ”

“By unionizing and securing labor rights for graduate workers, our union hopes to have a productive, mutually-beneficial relationship with the University that makes Cornell a leader in graduate employee engagement among private universities nationally,” Berry said

Emily Friedman can be reached at efriedman@cornellsun com

By NICOLE KIM Sun Contributor

hues of reds, yellows and oranges, students recognize

come to prepare ourselves a

appetites for endless hours of feasting and good company

And what better way to start than by looking at some healthier

o t r a d i t i o n a l Thanksgiving meals? With the h e l p o f m y g l u t e n - f re e , Te e n

Chopped champion and ultimate foodie friend, Max Aronson ’19, I have compiled a couple of my favorite recipes to satisfy even the palettes of the gluten-free

Let’s start with a gluten-free cheesecake that is to die for:

C a r a m e l Pe c a n Pu m p k i n C h e e s e c a k e

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 50 minutes

Crust:

I n g re d i en t s: 1 ½ cups of your favorite glutenfree gingersnap, graham cracker or cookie

¼ cup dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted

D i r ec t i o n s : Preheat oven to 325° and grease a nine-inch spring-form pan with the coconut oil Grind the gingersnaps with the d a rk b row n s u g a r i n a f o o d processor

Add melted coconut oil and continue to pulse until it folds over on i

n touched

Pour into pan and mold to the bottom Press together evenly Bake for 15 minutes and let cool

Pie:

I n g r e d i e n t s : 12 ounces low-fat cream cheese

6 ounces low-fat Greek yogurt

½ cup dark brown sugar

¼ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs, 2 egg whites

2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

2 tablespoons gluten-free, all-purpose flour

1 1 5 - o u n c e c a n o f p u m p k i n purée

D i r e c t i o n s : Place a roasting pan filled halfway with water in the oven, still at 325° Bl e n d t h e c re a m c h e e s e a n d yogurt in an electric mixer on medium speed for three minutes

Add the sugar and blend until smooth Add the eggs on low

speed and mix for minutes

Once smooth, add vanilla, spices, flour

p u m p k i n Bl e n d m e d i u m s p e e d

creamy

Pour into the crust

drop the pan lightly the counter to preven bubbles from formin

Bake for 50 minutes

Remove from oven rest for one hour

Topping:

I n g r ed i e n t s :

½ cup brown sugar

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/3 cup low-fat milk

½ cup chopped pecans

Di r ec t i on s : Melt the sugar and butter in a non-stick pan until smooth and bubbling

Add milk slowly and mix Remove from heat and fold in the pecans

Refrigerate for five minutes before topping the cake

Top each slice with two tables p o o n s o f

sauce

T h e s e m i n o r s u b s t i t u t i o n s make for a healthier yet equally delicious alternative to a traditional cheesecake As my friend

Ma x s a i d , “ En j oy re s p o n s i b l y

This is slightly addictive ”

Fo l l ow i n g t h e g l u t e n - f re e trend, this next recipe is for a delectable apple pie, because, as we all know, no Thanksgiving is complete without pie!

Grandpa Barry’s Apple Pie

Crust:

Prep time: 10 minutes

Inactive time: 2 hours

Ing r ed ie nt s: 2 cups gluten-free, all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting

2 tablespoons sugar ¼ teaspoon salt

sticks cold, diced, unsalted sweet cream butter

3 eggs

D ir e ct io ns : Mix dry ingredients with n electric mixer on the lowest speed

Add the diced butter and mix on medium speed until the mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs

Add the eggs and beat on high speed until the mixture comes together

Dust a work surface with flour

Knead the dough on the surface three times and cut in half

Shape into discs and wrap each separately in plastic

One disc makes one pie with a top and bottom crust Refrigerate for at least two hours

Pie:

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

In gr e di en t s :

1 disc of previously made pie crust

6 Granny Smith apples (peeled, cored and sliced)

1 t a b l e s p o o n c i n n a m o n , p l u s extra for sprinkling

1 tablespoon lemon juice

¼ cup maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ cup cornstarch

1 egg

D ir e ct io ns : Preheat oven to 350° Divide the crust into two even sections Roll out the crust to be ¼ inch

Poke holes in the crust

Bake the bottom crust for 10 minutes, or until edges turn golden-brown

Remove from oven and let rest for five minutes

In a large bowl, mix the cinnamon, lemon juice, maple syrup, vanilla and cornstarch

Add apples and fold together to evenly coat every slice

Pack the apples into the crust, forming a slight mound in the middle

Roll out the second half of the crust and drape over the top of the pie Seal the edges by matching the top layer to the crimping on the bottom layer

Using a knife, make an “X” on the center of the top crust

Beat the egg and use a pastry brush to brush it over the crust

Sprinkle with cinnamon and bake for 20 minutes, or until crust is golden-brown

Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes

Serve with ice cream and enjoy!

So, for the Cornell gluten-free c o m m u n

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ryan Miller is the lead singer of Guster, an acoustic-pop/alternative rock band that formed at Tufts University in 1991 and has built a dedicated fan base over the years Their seventh album, Evermotion, came out this January and marks a synth-inspired departure from their previous records, while maintaining their strong melodies, catchy hooks, and dense lyricism Produced by Ryan Swift, who has also worked with the Shins and Foxygen, they are back on the road touring Guster will perform this Friday at the State Theater with local group, Darryl Rahn & the Lost Souls out of SUNY Purchase opening for them The Sun had the opportunity to chat with Ryan about the magic of live music and how they stay engaged after two decades of making records

THE SUN: I noticed you ’ re having a college band from SUNY Purchase open for you What inspired that decision, and how has that influenced the tour?

RYAN MILLER: Well, we have a long list of bands we love, but some of them aren ’ t touring, some are too expensive, its just kind of a hassle to find somebody that really works, that hits all the sweet spots So we have this idea, like let’s do a local band in every city, that’s kind of young: high school or college So we were thinking about the local band idea and the young bands because its really how we got our start in college in Boston We just opened up for a ton of national acts that were coming through, that really sort of showed us, this is how it can work There were a couple touring bands that came through and it was like Wow, this is something you can do as a job ” And this encouraged us, as 20-year-old dudes, that we could just get in a van and make a living, do it We just thought it was kind of a winner on all levels And it’s been great Actually, the bands have been all over the map, stylistically and personality wise, and there s been some super highlights we ’ ve been playing songs with them almost every night, and yeah it’s just been kind of a home run

SUN: Did you have a sense when you guys were in college that this is what you d be doing for the rest of your lives?

R M : Are you kidding me? Who’s even been in a band for 24 years and made a living? Like, Wilco There’s like three bands that

In light of the terror, tragedy, and immense violence of this past weekend, I d like to spend my column discussing the ways in which music can offer comfort during tumultuous times On Tuesday, NPR’s All Songs Considered released a playlist entitled “Music for Healing ” The playlist is a collection of works intended to be a meditation of sorts on humanity and the global experience of music It is inclusive in many ways: offering tracks from a variety of parts of the world and deeming varied styles equally, though distinctively, restorative In response to the attacks on Paris and Beirut, this playlist endeavors to counter xenophobia, encouraging compassion and coexistence rather than retribution

The hosts of All Songs Considered discuss a Twitter hashtag that encouraged people around the world to describe their personal experiences with concerts For many, the attack in the Bataclan disrupted the safety and solace of the concert space, replacing the joy and excitement surrounding live shows with fear and mourning Personally, concerts have allowed me to reach a state of presence and peace A great two hour long show has the potential to leave me feeling rejuvenated for weeks, or even months To threaten this experience is to potentially taint the entire culture surrounding it, and the hashtag sought to thwart this impulse by encouraging people to describe their best and most moving concert experiences

Xenophobia is a natural response to global unrest When afraid we have the tendency to hold onto what we know and reject those who are different from ourselves; those who we do not understand It’s easy and natural to make generalizations, to incite others with our closed-mindedness, but NPR’s playlist encourages us to reconsider Their short collection deems numerous styles evocative, focusing not on difference but on the universal emotional experience of music

got to do that It definitely was not on the radar, not in the plan, I think every record it’s sort of like “Oh, are we gonna do this again?” Even now, I don’t know if we’ll be around in like five years, it all has to come from the music first That said, we ve worked really hard to try and grow and change and get better in a very organic way, just being in a van or a bus, those are sort of staples for being able to stick around And we made a lot of astute choices, even though we didn’t know it at the time, that sort of help us if we want to keep playing music Even know, you know, we ’ re in Ann Arbor, playing the Michigan Theater, and I was just talking to my buddy and he was like “Oh, that’s the first time I saw you, it’s on that record,” its like oh my god that’s so long ago So I think we ’ re still very grateful and humbled by the fact that people are still engaged with the music that we made, and that we ’ re still making It’s just an interesting place to be, I don’t think we have a lot of peers in the sense of this kind of longevity of touring at this mid-level that we ’ ve been doing for the past two decades Tons of bands have come and opened up for us have become super famous, and a lot of bands that were super famous are gone now, so we ’ ve kinda been on this weird, middleclass band route for a while now and it’s actually not too bad

SUN: A lot of the songs on Evermotion do feel very atmospheric and Shins-inspired How much of this was planned before you went into the studio, and how much came out of the collaboration with Richard Swift?

R M : The songs were done, we didn’t write any songs while we were there, so the actual architecture of the songs, like chord progressions, the lyrics and melodies, are all kind of there, in place before we stepped foot in Oregon, but obviously a lot of the textures on the record, we figured out while we were in the studio, and there’s a in line with this record and some of the other records he’s made, Damien Jurado and Jesse Baylin and Nathaniel Rateliff, and Swift has his sound, and it s a sound we really like It’s not, not all of his records sound alike, but there’s definitely a through line and sort of reverse engineering you can kinda tell what it is that he brings to it I think the overall thing that he brought to us was, other than sonics, we just really moved quickly, we made a record, 14 songs, in three and a half weeks, which was really by far the fastest we ’ ve ever made a record And having someone who was saying, we ’ re not gonna ho-hum over this, we ’ re gonna make a decision, commit to it, and keep moving It was really good for us, ‘ cause I don’t think we’d ever been pushed

in that kind of way before, and I think we were ready for it, and it’s gonna change the way we make records moving forward, too

SUN: How do you keep songs you ve played thousands of times fresh for yourself?

R M : Well I think, for me, it’s like we used to before every tour go through and give them a little polish, but it’s also like I’ve seen bands do that, they update the song or something, and you know it kinda sucks As a fan, I don’t want to see you do a cool weird version of a song I love, I want to see the song I love So we try and stay relatively true to the recordings or at least how we ’ ve played them over the last whatever years, and hopefully we’ll perform them well, and they’ll sound better, stuff like that, we have a fifth guy on drums that helps us with drumming, stuff like that, but I think for me, they aren ’ t really fresh The joy of doing it has very little to do with my own personal enjoyment of playing the song, it has everything to do with how it’s being received

So, You know if I’m playing “Barrel of a Gun,” probably for the 5,000th time, I have no joy in playing that song But I go, and look out and see people singing and interfacing with the music in this way that’s nostalgic and also contemporary and it kinds sets up this dialogue, quote unquote dialogue between the audience and us, like we ’ re playing for them, and they give us energy, we get that back, that s kinda the magic of seeing live music, I think Only playing new songs would be fun, for us, on some levels, but it’s also fun kinda turning off your brain and going through the motions of these older tunes because they really mean something to people and that’s palpable, and so I think we ’ re really appreciative of that and it is fun to, and my joy doesn t come from the musicality of it, though some of the songs age better than others, like a song like “Come Downstairs and Say Hello” which is 10 years old, I still really love to play it live But certain songs I just don’t and that’s totally fine, because I don’t try and betray that That’s why we hardly play anything from our first two records because we can t actually stand behind it So I think songs that have stayed part of our live show, especially older songs, are songs that we can stand behind Some stuff from our earlier records it just doesn’t feel good to play

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It helps us to question our traditional ideas of beauty and art, and to find something stunning in cultures that we may not fully comprehend Malian artist Oumou Sangare, performs a calland-response song that makes me want to dance despite not understanding a single lyric The hosts describe the sensation of seeing her perform, a woman who brings her audience with her on stage and encourages tangible engagement through singing and dancing during her performances Artists like these create music as a collective phenomenon, one that cannot and should not be limited to a selective group of individuals Rather, music, and the live concert experience, is about community, a collective engagement

The playlist also includes Sufjan Stevens, an artist that I’ve discussed before and one that I hold near and dear to my heart Stevens creates songs that feel utterly, and often painfully, intimate The hosts describe their favorite live performances, and one host deems Stevens an archetypal healing artist He refers to Stevens’ compassion for those in his past despite his turbulent upbringing, and the kind of openness and love he offers to his audience throughout his shows Stevens demonstrates the intense emotional connection between artist and audience, one that cannot be replicated through any other medium I will never forget sitting in the first row at a Ben Gibbard solo show and sobbing as he played “Transatlanticism ” Something about that moment brought me in and made me feel covered and warm, and the tears were a release from my own inner turmoil

“Blue Bucket of Gold,” the Stevens track on the playlist, similarly offers the sensation of being enveloped by warm sound

Music is a form of meditation It doesn t force beliefs or ideology

on us, nor does it push us in any political or social direction Rather, it creates a space in which we can analyze and process the occurrences and experiences in our lives It allows us to momentarily escape, though this passage through sound does not distract us, but, rather, it helps us cope After a beautiful track or album, I’ve felt cleansed, experiencing a kind of lasting catharsis

The playlist concludes with Eagles of Death Metal, the band whose concert was disrupted by gunfire and violence in Paris The chosen track is unexpectedly uplifting, decked with major chords and positively loving lyrics that liken it to a Beach Boys track You cannot help but smile in listening to it, and rather than creating irony, the track encourages us to be resilient in the face of tragedy

The playlist affirms my personal notion that despite all of the horror and calamity, we can find ways to strengthen the connective tissue between ours and other cultures through art and sound Music works as our guiding post, leading us to realms of solace and encouraging us to relate to one another rather than retaliate

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Followingthe unimaginable tragedy in Paris, the world has responded with shock, horror and sympathy Monuments across the globe have been basked in the tricolors of the French flag, and world leaders have reaffirmed their solidarity with President Hollande and the people of France

It is clear that we must be fully dedicated to defeating the scourge that is ISIS The international community cannot tolerate the continued existence of this oppressive and destructive quasi-state There is certainly room to debate the best strategy in Syria and Iraq it is an incredibly complicated situation and any successful policy must be built on these nuances However, in the immediate aftermath of Paris, the political conversation has been distracted from the essential task at hand Instead of focusing our priorities on destroying ISIS, these attacks have brought renewed xenophobic sentiments

Nationalist political parties have rushed to connect Paris to the on-going Syrian refugee crisis Marine Le Pen, head of France’s far-right National Front, has pounced on the attacks as a validation of her party ' s ideology It is not only happening in France All across Europe, we have seen rhetoric that often suggests that accepting refugees is akin to welcoming ISIS fighters

All of this comes notwithstanding the fact that ISIS is exactly what these refugees are trying to escape from There is little none, really evidence to support ISIS infiltration among Syrian refugees But the difficulty with refuting these arguments is that they are not fully based in logic Rather, they are appealing to a knee-jerk emotional response

In the wake of the Paris attacks, anti-immigrant sentiment and Islamophobia are being cloaked in the guise of opposing terrorism

Perhaps we should not be surprised Europe has had longstanding difficulties with the integration of its Muslim minority

This latest surge of Islamophobia is not just about Paris, or the refugees, but the latest chapter in a long-term struggle between the forces of nativism and an increasingly diverse population

But this does not end at the Atlantic

Indeed, here in the United States, politicians have been equally willing to engage in political opportunism Look at our own response to the refugee crisis In the past several days, 31 US Governors have declared that Syrian refugees are no longer welcome in their states They have used the same language that we ' ve heard in Europe that these refugees may pose a threat to the public

To be clear, I do not mean to dismiss these concerns We must make sure that the refugee process contains substantial background checks for security And it does The process is so comprehensive that the United States has fallen short of our already small refugee quotas Further, we may also consider the fact that a governor has no constitutional power to prevent the settlement of refugees within his or her state

Why are these governors are so concerned about this tiny group of thoroughly investigated refugees? The most apparent answer is an uncomfortable one: Islamophobia

Indeed, portions of the American right have been quite honest about the basis of their opposition to accepting refugees They do not just view ISIS as the threat, but Islam

overall The Syrian refugees are viewed as inherently dangerous not for any actual reason, but because certain conservatives have characterized the entire Islamic faith by its most extreme elements Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has even introduced a bill to allow Christian Syrian refugees in, but not Muslims Ignore the question of how someone might “ prove ” that they are a Christian Just ponder the idea that conservatives frequently call for moderate Muslims to denounce extremism, only to refuse refuge to those who face death for that exact reason President Obama has condemned Senator Cruz's bill as an affront to American values It is We cannot become a country that imposes this type of religious test And we should not allow political demagogues to use fear and uncertainty as the determinants of national policy

Nonetheless, while the ramifications of the right's rising xenophobia are most acute in the realm of refugee policy, it would be a mistake to believe that this is the only issue at hand, or that this is arising solely as a consequence of Paris Indeed, it is arguable that this response to the refugee crisis is only possible because Islamophobia has already become an accepted part of the political conversation

Think back to the opposition to the socalled “Ground Zero Mosque,” where elected officials actually suggested the government should step in to prevent the free exercise of religion Take a look at the fact that 16 states have passed or introduced legislation to prohibit the use of Sharia law Considering that the First Amendment perhaps they should read it establishes a

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Aseparation of church and state, these laws exist only to stoke fears and target a minority community

Remember that the Republican Party's current leading presidential candidates are Donald Trump and Ben Carson Trump has defended a supporter who suggested all Muslims should be deported, and Carson has stated that he believes Muslims are inherently disqualified from the United States presidency The Paris attacks might have fanned the flames of Islamophobia, but they were already burning

Still, it is precisely at these moments that we must remain the most vigilant against the tide of bigotry We must vehemently reject the idea that Islam is incompatible with Western values After all, this is in close accord with the ideology of ISIS When they attack us, they want us to turn against our own fundamental beliefs of human rights and freedom of religion Let us not play their game There are over a billion Muslim people on this planet They come from all continents, all races and all backgrounds They are mothers and fathers who simply want their children to grow up without the specter of war and death They are Americans They are our friends and our neighbors They are us We must remember this even at difficult times, and we must never forget the dangerous consequences of hate

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Hillary or Bernie: Really?

couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on how we cannot just wish ISIS away With Friday’s attacks, the reality of that statement has become all the more apparent Radical Islamism will not be defeated by words or thoughts, but through concrete action

Like most, I mourned and prayed for the people of Paris Growing up in a post-9/11 America, our generation is all too familiar with the pains felt by the French We mourn for Paris, as we mourned for New York in 2001 and Boston in 2013, because Friday’s attacks were a direct assault on the Western ideals of freedom and the right to pursue a life of peace, prosperity and happiness These ideals, forged through centuries of conflict and resilience, have come to define our way of life If we are prepared to preserve this way of life, we cannot just stare at radical Islam and hope for the best

As the fog of the attacks lifted in the hours and days following Friday night, the leaders of France made a series of bold declarations Perhaps the most striking was President François Hollande’s statement that Friday’s attacks were a declaration of war by radical Islam Yet on Saturday night, three Americans stood before a debate stage and produced language that exhibited neither the boldness nor the courage of the French Rather, these three made statements that were weak, offensive and just plain bizarre

Let’s start with Hillary’s refusal to use the words “radical Islam When asked whether “ we are at war with radical Islam,” the former Secretary of State dodged the question by giving a winded and confusing answer on how we are “ not at war with Islam ” Throughout the debate, both Senator Sanders and Governor O’Malley also refused to explicitly state the words “radical Islam ” But guess who was not afraid to call out our enemies by name: the President of France, the

people of Paris, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and virtually every news source around the globe If the rest of the world is not afraid to say the words “radical Islam,” why are the three Democratic candidates for president so terrified?

While Hillary’s failure to call out radical Islam was attacked in the press, nothing can compare to the blistering backlash she received for her 9/11 comments In a long overdue attack, Bernie blasted the Clinton campaign for hypocritically attacking the wealthiest of

If Hillary’s weak, offensive a convoluted statements were enough, Senator Sanders helped to add even more fuel to the fire.

Americans while accepting massive Wall Street donations Hillary responded by saying that she received Wall Street contributions because she represented New York after the September 11 attacks While I’m not a campaign strategist, I think everyone can agree that it isn’t wise to tie terrorism, Wall Street and your campaign donations into one statement Naturally, everyone from Fox News to the New York Times editorial board was enraged with this comment A well-noted response came from a tax law professor, who stated: “Have never seen a candidate invoke 9/11 to justify millions of Wall Street donations Until now ” And an O’Malley campaign staffer tweeted: “My dad worked in

WTC from the day it was built to the day it went down Hillary Clinton, never invoke 9/11 to justify your Wall St positions ” Needless to say, Hillary’s comments were both crazy and highly offensive

If Hillary’s weak, offensive and convoluted statements weren ’ t enough, Senator Sanders helped to add even more fuel to the fire In an attempt to highlight the importance of climate change, the Vermont senator tried to connect global warming to an increase in international conflicts, stating that competition for agricultural and water resources could lead to war Surely, I agree with the basic premise of this statement, as a decrease in resources could easily lead to conflict However, Bernie took it a step further by stating that the rise in global terrorism was correlated with climate change Here is where the senator is terribly ill informed Islamic terrorism, particularly ISIS, has grown into a movement to establish an Arab world rooted in the principles of shari’a law and Islamic social justice The movement has not grown in response to resource competition, but rather to a perceived lack of moral governance and anger towards Western ideals

So, the debate revealed several major points First, each Democratic candidate is unwilling to call out our enemies by name Second, Hillary somehow thinks that the September 11 attacks make her worthy of Wall Street donations And finally, Bernie’s bizarre connection between terrorism and climate change further displays his lack of foreign policy credentials As we watch France pick itself up from Friday s attacks, I ask that each of us reflect on the lessons of Paris If we want to ensure the security of our nation for the next four years, should we really look to Bernie or Hillary?

Michael Glanzel is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at mg786@cornell edu Cornell Shrugged appears alternate Thursdays this semester

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Men’s Basketball Beats Binghamton

By ADAM BRONFIN Sun Assistant Sports Editor

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Adam Bronfin can be reached at abronfin@cornellsun com

Red Still Has Shot at NCAA Championship

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“The NCAA champs will be the most competitive race of the season, but it’s no different really than any other meet, ” Rainero said “It’s a 10k, on a course we ’ ve already run before, and all we have to do is run as hard as possible for thirty minutes That said, the depth of the field will mean that the race may get out very fast for the first quarter mile or so, and some athletes may find themselves suffering from that during the second half of the race We just need to run carefully and move up hard over the second half of the race ”

While the season could perhaps be over for the rest of the team, Rainero and Eimstad still have one meet left

“We’ve been preparing for this meet since June,” Rainero said “We’ve been focused on the Regional meet from the beginning, so it feels great to qualify for Nationals after working so hard chasing this goal We’ve raised our commitment to the sport to another level this year, and it's allowed us to transform ourselves for the better ”

Brittany Biggs can be reached at bbiggs@cornellsun com

Brown’s Late Goal Helps Women Icers Tie Colgate

By JACK KANTOR Sun Staff Writer

Tuesday night’s game at Lynah was a tight one, going back and forth all game Sometimes it seemed as though Cornell (2-4-2, 1-2-2 ECAC) would pull off the victory, other times Colgate (6-2-5, 0-1-4) would gain the momentum While it looked as if the Red was going to let this one slip away, Cornell was able to fight back A goal from senior Jess Brown with only 17 6 seconds left in regulation secured overtime, and led to a 3-3 tie with the Raiders

Cornell put themselves on the board only 2:48 into the game to give the home team a 1-0 leader over the Raiders

“I thought we got off to a really good start, ” said head coach Doug Derraugh “I thought it was our best start of the year; I thought we were pretty sharp early on ”

The play started from the back, as senior defender Cassandra Poudrier blocked a shot in the Cornell zone and sent the puck up to junior Hanna Bunton flying down the right wing Once Bunton gathered the puck, she proceeded to make a nice move around a defender A top shelf shot from Bunton got past Colgate goalie Ashlynne Rando

“We came out strong in the first period which is something we ' ve been struggling with lately and had contribution from different people,” Bunton said Bunton almost cashed in again early in the second period when a powerful shot from the junior hit off the left post and failed to find to the goal

Just under seven minutes into the second period, the Raiders found their way into the game on a soft goal from Colgate defender Cat Quirion to tie the game at one a piece

Sydney Smith received the puck at the point from freshman Lenka Sedar Smith found Highman in front of the goal where the freshman would wrist in the first of her career at Cornell

The Red did a good job of controlling the neutral zone and forechecking to increase its amount of goal scoring opportunities

its goalie to create an advantage with an extra attacker

From the right side, junior Taylor Woods sent a pass to Bunton who slid the puck across the mouth of the goal, failing to cross the goal line

“It was kind of a weird play,” Derraugh said “The shot came in and two players skated in front of the net and I think it bounced off one and then the other to go into the net can ’ t really blame the goaltender on that ”

Senior defender Morgan Richardson committed a costly interference penalty in the latter half of the second period

Slightly over 30 seconds into the power play, Colgate’s Annika Zalewski netted the go-ahead goal off good puck movement from the Raiders

A little less than halfway through the third period, it seemed that Hanna Bunton picked up her second goal of the night but the goal was waved off And after review, the original call stood

Moments later the Red would bring the game back to an even 2-2 score when freshman Christian Highman Junior

“We have not only been focusing on the forechecking part of things but also what we do after we do get a turnover from it the transition to creating some offense,” Derraugh said Colgate answered right back two minutes after Highman’s goal with an unassisted goal from Megan Sullivan Sullivan’s shot went into the air and blooped into the goal past Cornell’s junior goalie Paula Voorheis

Cornell was getting a lot of chances but could not seem to breakthrough for what would be the third and tying goal

“I thought we had our chances to finish off some opportunities,” Derraugh commented “We took some penalties which slowed the pace down too ”

However, the Red would tie the game up once again with a mere 17 6 seconds left in regulation Cornell pulled

The puck did, however, find the stick of Jess Brown Brown brought the puck out the corner on the left side and, when she was almost parallel to the goal, fired a shot, which found its way past Rando for the equalizer goal

“We didn't give up even when we were down a goal in the last minute of the game so that resiliency was very exciting to see, ” Bunton said

“Ever yone worked really hard for 60 minutes, “ Poudrier, one of team ’ s captains said “We have to keep working on the details in making sure that we are consistent throughout the whole game ”

Cornell acquired a much needed point to become tied for 7th in the ECAC with Colgate and Clarkson

The Red will travel to Erie, Pennsylvania this weekend for a pair of out-of-conference games against Mercyhurst

“Overall, we took a step in the right direction, especially in preparing for the Mercyhurst games this weekend, Poudrier said

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun com

Cross Country Places Third in Regionals

By BRITTANY BIGGS Sun Staff Write

In what could be its last meet of the season, the men ’ s cross country team was able to come up big in NCAA Regionals The team finished in third place, above nationally ranked squads from Columbia and Providence, and missed out qualifying as a team for NCAA Championships by only a couple points Despite missing out on a Top-2 finish, which would automatically place the Red in the NCAA Championship, Cornell still has a chance to earn a right to compete at the event as a team

Seniors Ben Rainero ad Brian Eimstad, who were able to qualify for the NCAA National Championship with their results from last Friday, continued their success Rainero placed fifth while Eimstad was able to push for a 14th place finish

The pair was followed by sophomore Dominic DeLuca who was also able to close out a strong season with a 18th place finish to close out the top three finishers for Cornell

“The team has been absolutely amazing

this year Getting third at regionals was the best possible outcome, but getting to nationals as a team came down to which team was right behind us, and unfortunately it wasn ’ t Columbia, which would have pushed us in with the way qualifying works,” Eimstad said “I know that I wouldn’t be going if it weren ’ t for all of my teammates, especially Dom Deluca, who

“I would say this year’s team was among our best since the early 1990s ... We are running with national-caliber teams.”

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kept figuratively pushing and pulling me throughout the race It’s been an awesome year, and it’s sad to have the season come to an end ” With several strong performances this year, the players and the coaching staff have spoken highly of the team ’ s performance all season

“I would say this year ’ s team was among

our best since the early 1990s,” said coach Zebulon Lang “The last team to go to NCAAs as a team was the 1992 squad The 1993 squad was the last team to win Heps We are running with national-caliber teams On Friday, we beat No 16 natiitionally-ranked Columbia and No 29 Providence, two teams that beat us last year at Regionals when we were fifth ” Driven to earn a spot in NCAA championship, the team has also been instigated by motivation from past shortcomings

Our team felt confident, especially since we had raced in Boston in September and we ran fairly well there,” Lang said “We had done g re a t w o rk o u t s l e a d i n g u p t o Regionals We were also a bit salty about missing out on winning Heps by only 10 points, so we also had a chip on our shoulders ” At N C A A C h a m p

Rainero will be competing against top ranked teams from across the nation in Louisville, Kentucky