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Cornellians Address Stigma of Reporting Sexual, Domestic Violence

Campus-wide discussion to facilitate positive dialogue about the state of sexual violence at Cornell

By SLOANE GRINSPOON Sun Sen or Writer

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Educate Students About Impact of AIDS

Third annual AIDS Awareness Week aims to create more inclusive campus

By SAMANTHA ACRICHE Sun Staff Writer

u s Cornell organizations are hosting a series of events this week to educate students about the disease

This year marks the third annual C o r n e l l A I D S Aw a re n e s s We e k , according Maddie Gerrick ’17, a coordinator for the event She added that the goal for the week is to reduce the stigma associated with being diagnosed with HIV or AIDS

“ I h o p e t h a t t h ro u g h A I D S Awareness Week we can educate the campus and reduce the prevalence of the stigma and poz-phobic attitudes on campus, ” Gerrick said Other coordinators of the weeklong event include Juliana Batista ’16, executive vice president of the Student Assembly, and Lex Brown ’ 1 5 , a n H I V- p o s i t i ve s t u d e n t ,

according to Gerrick “As an HIV-positive student and experiencing first hand the stigma and poz-phobia on campus, I felt that something should be done,” Brown said Du r i n g t h e p l a n n i n g p ro c e s s , Brown said he organized speakers by communicating with Haven: The

“As an HIV-positive student experiencing first hand the stigma ... I felt that something should be done L e x B r o w n ’ 1 5

LG BTQ St u d e n t Un i o n a n d GlobeMed, a global health organization on campus that aims to improve the health of individuals in impoverished countries

“I put most of my effort in trying to bring HIV and AIDS awareness

back to campus, to show that global includes the United States, not just everywhere else,” Brown said The week kicked off with a speaker from the organization the Southern Tier AIDS Program speaking about his own experience living with HIV After his speech, Noah Cooper, a member of STAP, discussed the laws, rights and regulations of people living with HIV or AIDS

“It is important to recognize that this is difficult It is here and its very real,” Cooper said “Our whole goal is to work with college students to talk about HIV and AIDS and let people know that it does exist and that it does impact the community ”

During the event, Brown also spoke about his diagnosis and personal experiences as an HIV-positive individual

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CLASSE Seminar: Ariel Gomez, Canadian Light Source 1 p m , Wilson Synchrotron Lab

University Assembly Meeting 4:30 - 6 p m , 401 Physical Sciences Building

Take a Breath Cornell 6:30 - 7:30 p m , Music Room, Willard Straight Hall Tomorrow

The Law and Politics of Settler-Native Relations: The View from Australia 12:15 - 1:15 p m , 277 Myron Taylor Hall

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Letters From Touchdown

Ursine Editor s Note: In 1939 the last real bear on campus, Touchdown IV, was released into the woods of western Pennsylvania after creating havoc in Cleveland, following Cornell’s historic football win over Ohio State Since that time, the Bear has been embraced by Cornellians as the University’s unofficial mascot One wonders what happened to Touchdown IV (or the other three bears for that matter) Recently letters from Touchdown have been found, and what a tale she tells

Dear Fellow Cornellians,

I have been hearing through the grapevine that support is growing on campus to bring me home You have no idea how good this makes me feel At the risk of counting my chickens before they hatch (I know, that is an odd expression for a bear to use, but you get the gist), I have started planning the things I want to do when I get back on the Hill Kind of my own 161 Things to Do Before I Graduate (although I have only 15 things I am a bear after all)

1 Be a swimsuit model in the Cornell Fashion Collective’s annual fashion show

2 Get ice cream at the Dairy Bar

3 Convince Vice Provost Laura Brown that Hotel New Hampshire should be the next Freshmen reading project I can see it now: The 2015 Reading Project miscommunication, violence, speculation, some hate, some love, death, secrecy, disarray and a bear!”

4 Make the library into my den and have sex in the stacks (I can ’ t stop thinking about that cute barista in the Olin Café )

5 Climb the rock wall in Bartels talk about a piece of cake for someone with my climbing skills, but fun nevertheless

6 Get J A ’d for urinating on the campus (where else do you think bears do it )

7 Meet the dazzling Denice Cassaro who I’ve heard is a great fan of mine

8 Attend the Hotelie prom (I wonder if that cute barista is a Hotelie he certainly makes a ridiculous latte )

Check crowdfunding cornell edu/touchdown for the rest of this letter

GPSA Resolves To Decrease Lab Emissions

By MADELINE COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to create an ad hoc sustainability committee

those in laboratories, at a meeting Monday

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C i t i n g d a t a f ro m t h e Ju s t i c e C e n t e r f o r t h e Pro t e c t i o n o f Pe o p l e w i t h Sp e c i a l Ne e d s , a n a d vo c a c y

Richard Walroth grad, president of the GPSA, said that graduate student leaders n e e d

Sustainability to reduce carbon emissions in labs

“Since labs create a large por tion of Cornell’s carbon footprint and graduate students are the main users of this lab space, we believe that a graduate student committee would help to guide the

dents in our labs with the help of the office of

footprint,” he said

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researchers in lab energy conser vation and green chemistr y, according to Walroth

Walroth added that he believes graduate students will play an impor tant role in increasing laborator y sustainability “ To make these labs green, we need graduate students to provide a large par t of the footwork,” Walroth said Walroth said Monday night’s resolution is a continuation of the GPSA’s discussion of sust a i n a b i l i t y l a s t y e a r, when they passed a resol u t i o n u r g i n g t h e

Un i v e r s i t y t o m ov e

Cornell’s goal of achievi n g c a r b

n n e u t r a l i t y from 2050 to 2035

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GPSA’s attempts to create a sustainability committee, according to Nicole Baran grad, counsel for the GPSA executive committee, “It is interesting to know that five years

ago the resolution was voted down to create a sustainability committee,” Baran said “ What it came down to was to whether a governing body like the GPSA should have a role in issues like this ”

Baran then added that she thinks that this committee is impor tant as a way to facilitate “sustainable par tnerships ”

“Right now there is no cohesive organization in which graduate students can speak to the administration about these issues,” she said

Jessica Couch grad said she believes the committee is “absolutely necessar y ”

“It reminds us that the impact we can have in environmental conser vation collectively is much greater than the impact we can have alone,” Couch said

C.U. Doorstep Shuts Down After One Week

By ANDREW LORD Sun Staff Writer

C i t i n g i s s u e s w i t h t h e Cornell housing contract, C U Doorstep a student-r un food ser vice that delivered Chipotle

t o p i c k - u p l o c a t i o n s a r o u n d campus on Tuesdays shut down last Monday

The ser vice, which had been

i n o p e r a t i o n f o r o n e w e e k

before closing, is attempting to resolve the issues and hopes the shutdown is only “ temporar y, ” according to Declan Sander ’18, co-founder and chief technology officer of the company

Sander cited problems with the “commercial activities” section of the Housing contract, but declined to provide fur ther details

No commercial business or

activity may be conducted in or f ro m a n y ro o m o r re s i d e n c e hall, and using residence telephones, Internet and wireless connections for profit-making p u r p o s e s i s a l s o p r o h i b i t e d , according to the Cornell housing contract

“Since the business has operations on campus, as well as the fact that I reside on campus, c o n f l i c t s h a v e c

attention,” he said Anthony Iannaci ’18, a student who said he was looking for ward to using the ser vice, said he thought C U Doorstep was “ a great idea ” “ It w o u l d h a v e b e e n t h e most efficient way for me to get C h i p o t l e o n c a m p u s , a n d I k n o w m a n y o f m y f r i e n d s would have thought the same, ” he said

Lindsay Hale ’18, however, said she would not have made much use of the ser vice

B i l l C o s b y R e s i g n s F r o m T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y B o a r d C o m e d i a n Bi l l C o s by s t e p p e d d ow n a s a t r u s t e e o f a l m a m a t e r Te m p l e Un i v e r s i t y f o l l o w i n g s e v e r a l a c c u s a t i o n s o f s e x u a l a s s a u l t , a c c o r d i n g t o T h e A s s o c i a t e d Pre s s C o s b y h a d b e e n a b o a r d m e m b e r o f t h e u n i v e r s i t y, w h i c h i s l o c a t e d i n Ph i l a d e l p h i a , s i n c e 1 9 8 2

C o m p i l e d by No a h R a n k i n

“I heard that C U Doorstep

o n l y d e l i v e r e d t o C e n t r a l Campus and for me that’s not convenient,” she said “I also heard r umors that the ser vice was ver y slow and ever ything sold out ver y quickly ”

Until the issues are resolved, Iannaci said he plans to use other campus deliver y ser vices

“ There’s nothing wrong with some of the other deliver y services,” he said “In fact, they’re probably more reliable at this point But it still would be nice to have Chipotle as a [deliver y] option, so I hope they get up and r unning soon ” C U D

are expected to meet with Sarah Ploss Cornell’s Entrepreneur i n R e s i d

y advises Cornell-connected startups this Wednesday, according to Sander

NYC Mayor Pledges To Overhaul City Jails

NEW YORK (AP) The New York City mayor wants to spend $130 million over four years to overhaul how the nation’s most populous city deals with mentally ill and drug-addicted suspects, diverting many to treatment instead of the city’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plans, to be announced Tuesday, are based on the recommendations of a task force he appointed following a series of reports by The Associated Press detailing problems at Rikers, including the deaths of two inmates suffering from serious mental illness

The reforms are aimed largely at inmates with mental-health or substance-abuse problems who repeatedly end up in jail on minor offenses because there is nowhere else for them to go

The changes, which do not require city council approval, include offering stepped-up training for police to identify such suspects, using drop-off treatment centers for low-level offenders and allowing more leeway for judges to order supervised release and treatment instead of jail They draw on reforms already tried in Seattle, Washington D C , and Louisville, Kentucky

“The jails hold up a mirror to the rest of the criminal-justice system, ” the mayor ’ s task force report says, noting that “ at every point, the criminal-justice system has become the default for addressing the problems presented by people with behavioral health issues, whether at arrest, arraignment, confinement or in the neighborhood ”

De Blasio has for months pledged to reform the jails, which he has dubbed “de facto mental health facilities ” While the overall jail population has dropped in recent years, the ratio of those with a mental health diagnosis has soared to 40 percent of the roughly 11,000 daily inmates, up from 24 percent in 2007

A third of them suffer from serious mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and officials say the mentally ill are both more likely to be victims and perpetrators of jail violence That’s compounded by the fact that 85 percent of all prisoners have a substanceabuse disorder

The deaths of the two inmates reported by AP this year one who was said to have “baked to death” in a cell that was heated to 101 degrees and another who sexually mutilated himself after being locked up alone for seven straight days “threw a spotlight” on the jails, where mentally ill inmates also stay longer, said Elizabeth Glazer, the mayor ’ s criminal justice coordinator

“What became apparent was that the issues that end up at Rikers start well before they get there,” Glazer said “In order to address the array of problems here, we really had to look at the system as a whole ”

The new reforms will begin with on-the-street tracking of encounters police have with people with behavioral disorders and will also include a 36-hour police training course on how to identify and interact with them

South Hill

Site Begins City Review

Domestic, Sexual Violence Underreported at C.U.

“We think only about 35 to 40 percent of incidents of domestic and sexual violence are ever reported.”

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Grinspoon can be reached at sgrinspoon@cornellsun

Speakers Discuss HIV Stigma on Campus

Dr Douglas MacQueen, an infectious disease specialist at Cayuga Medical Center, will discuss HIV and AIDS, their initial stages

here,” Brown said “I hope [AIDS awareness week] gets others to want to educate themselves more [on the matter] ”

Brown specifically discussed stigmas on campus that he encountered He recalls being called names including “untouchable [and] undateable” and how others h a ve f re q u e n

s about the disease

“I have to educate others,” Brown said “I decided I wanted to fight for the rights of those who are HIV-positive ”

According to Gerrick, there will be a talk on Tuesday entitled, “How Sex Affects You ”

“I have to educate others I decided I wanted to fight for the rights of those who are HIV-positive.”

and different forms of treatment Gerrick added that she hopes that students learn that HIV and AIDS are prevalent,

not only on a global scale, but also in the Cornell community

“Although many students are fine with supporting HIV/AIDS outside of the US, many remain ignorant to its prevalence on campus, ” Gerrick said “HIV and AIDS Awareness is so important, and I felt it especially relevant to Cornell, for as Lex said, a stigma exists ”

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fter one raucous night when Fratman copulated in his bed and subsequently puked all over his record player and Algernon Cadwallader vinyls, Iggy the Nerd Bro Hipster had had enough It was time to put that smug, womanizing, salmon-shortswearing, CoCo-loving, privilege-waving douchebag in his place

Botany is one of many odd hobbies NBH enjoyed when not working out to Anberlin’s discography or crushing midday beers during League of Legends drinking games He liked the privacy it provided him and the opportunity to get away from his busy lifestyle of archetypal shape-shifting He also liked the psilocybin mushrooms

Fratman like any super-douche has a myriad of crippling Kryptonites One of his more well-known Achilles’ heels was his extreme aversion to psychedelic drugs, which developed after an acid trip almost taught him that desire and ego were roadblocks to happiness, the boundary between self and universe was an illusion, his physical reality was a manifestation of consciousness and there could be no external peace without internal peace Thankfully, three seasons of Entourage and countless 30-racks of Natural Ice later he finally managed to suppress the dreadful experience from his memory, but the fratstar did not forget the dangers of hallucinogens

It was this knowledge that allowed NBH a smug smile of victory as he watched Fratman grimace over his oddly flavored morning latte

Russell began to walk and point at things

“Look there, mate Construction guys working on a new housing project They’re a bit loud, but that s quite alright, bless their souls Some real strapping lads those guys Aha, painting party going on over there Must be impressionism Frisbee players there Good old traditionalists keeping our college traditions alive, bravo En garde, some fencers having a go on the stairs there Must be more fun when there’s an elevation differential involved Ooh, Dale’s leading his tai chi class again Cam brought his free weights out, good for him ”

As they strolled through campus, Fratman was shocked at people’s open display of their interests, people who seemed genuinely unconcerned with his ogling eyes and completely lost in what they were doing, unfettered by scheduling

“Why are there so many people outside?” he asked

“Well, it’s a nice day People understand they could die at any moment, the present is the only reality and that time is an eternal thing that shouldn’t be chopped up and regulated So they’re probably just carrying on with their usual happy work and these are just the ones who felt like doing it outside with some sun ”

“People understand that they could die at any moment, the present is the only reality and that time is an eternal thing that shouldn’t be chopped up and regulated ”

Fratman was in lecture when it hit, a feeling of queasiness in his stomach that bordered on nausea When class ended he raced home, beginning to feel his senses warp and giddiness overtake him He returned to his room and collapsed on his bed as invisible atomic galaxies once invisible to his naked eye careened above him on the ceiling, frightening him to no end He closed his eyes and felt himself soar out of his body into space

He found himself in a white room that seemed to stretch out infinitely and confronted with a tall, well-dressed, bearded man with a tangled mane of shoulder length hair Confused, he clambered to his feet, and stared at the person in front of him

He finally managed a stammer “J-Jesus?”

“Nope,” the man responded in a crisp English accent, “My name ’ s Russell, actually Russell Brand The resemblance is uncanny I know, but I think these fabulous boots of mine give me a one-up ”

“Oh my God! You’re that dude from Get Him to the Greek! Rock on!”

Why yes, I am in fact a celebrated comedian and actor and while I thank you for being a patron of my comedy, I do wish you were more privy to my recent work But what I really am is a mental projection created to help your mind grapple with the highly intense conscious experience you are currently undergoing by bringing in some element of the known material plane so that you may sanely cope with the magnitude of infinite space ” Fratman scratched his head “What are you like a drug fairy?”

Russell clapped his hands in acknowledgement and exclaimed, “Sure! Right! Whatever it takes to help your brain digest what you ’ re about to see Come along, Fratsby, let’s take a walk ”

Suddenly the surroundings changed into what Fratman recognized as his university Only things weren ’ t quite right People seemed cheerful At least Fratman didn’t notice any of the customary grimaces worn by passersby There was an air of pleasant chatter People of all ages were scattered everywhere, doing the strangest array of things

“So what’s the deal?” Fratman sneered, “Ever ything seems about the same Do people just hold hands, sing ‘Kumbaya,’ play ‘Ring Around the Rosie’ all day now?”

“The difference is in the internal paradigm shift, mate, which is invisible You’re viewing humanity at a time when it has moved on from an age of brutality and hierarchical oppression to a point where all individuals are seen as equals, not because of cheap political exhortation, but because it has realized each person alone is a microcosm for humanity itself Humans have left behind the negative parts of their mind, the parts that produce judgment, fear and anxiety Naturally war, violence and deceit have vanished Kindness and truth have proliferated exponentially due to the understanding of the oneness of our inner divinity, and that looking upon someone else is literally looking upon yourself ” OK, I didn’t follow any of that ”

“That’s alright, mate Just understand that as a conscious being, you are a conscious embodiment of life itself and that life works through you to observe itself We are all small parts in this greater universal entity and must surrender our feeble illusions of control in order to internally align with greater consciousness and achieve our true external potential ”

“You’re a hippie ”

“Right on, mate You could just keep on hiding behind the facade of your identity if you like, but I’d encourage you to do some real digging within yourself The needs of your body and desires of your mind are just aspects of your temporary self my friend You are a receiver, tuned into the frequencies of a greater universal consciousness How long can you keep up with this whole ‘Fraternity Man’ business? Isn’t your real name Herbert?” And with that, the trip was over Fratman rose from his bed, his senses still ringing, with a strange fear gripping his chest He sits in silence, alone with his mind until NBH knocks on his door

“How was your day?” NBH asked with a smirk

“You know that Russell Brand is a real asshole ”

David Zha is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He may be reached at dzha@cornellsun com The Angry Spirit Bear appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

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Cornell at 150: Unique Opportunities For Students

EzraCornell’s vision was to found a university where “ any person [could] find instruction in any study ” Since 1865, Cornell has positioned student input and experience at the center of its mission As we prepare for our Sesquicentennial, student voices and experiences are integrated into the celebration by the appointment of a student to the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee and through student-centered contests and engagement opportunities I was appointed the Undergraduate Representative to the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee in the fall of 2013 I am grateful for the opportunity to explore Cornell’s rich history and to search for ways to connect past, current and future members of the campus community with our founders and their principles It is an honor and a privilege to work closely with dedicated members of Cornell’s trustees, faculty, staff and students on this once-in-asesquicentennial project As a History major, this appointment has allowed me to reveal the stories of people and events that shaped and continue to inform our present research university I have been impressed by the extent to which the University values and respects student voices throughout its history

It is truly an exciting time to be on campus, and I am learning that this excitement is shared by many members of the student body The University is eager to collect and feature the voices of students during this celebration of Cornell’s 150 years and is hosting several opportunities for students to share their experiences The MyCornell contests, open to all undergraduate students, offer students the opportunity to narrate their Cornell experiences through an essay or video The writing and video contests are sponsored by

In their emphasis on student voices, both contests place students at the heart of the scholarship, passion, ingenuity and idealism of a university students have come to love

the Sesquicentennial Steering Committee, the John S Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines and the Department of Performing and Media Arts The submission period for these contests began on November 15, 2014 and will close on February 2, 2015

The winners and runners-up of these contests will receive generous cash prizes and will have the opportunity to present their work during Charter Day Weekend, which will take place during April 24-27, 2015 Charter Day Weekend will feature fascinating panels, engaging presentations, literary readings, and performances from Cornell faculty, alumni and distinguished guests; it will also spotlight the work of on-campus student innovators Participation in this weekend affords students the chance to meet and share their ideas with global leaders in a wide variety of fields, including business, the humanities, engineering and the social sciences Charter Day Weekend gives students the opportunity to be an integral part of celebrating the University’s storied past and crafting the vision for Cornell’s bright future

Graduate and professional students may participate in the celebration through a Graduate and Professional Student Sesquicentennial Video Contest Sponsored by the Graduate School and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, this contest seeks to highlight graduate research through 60-180 second videos produced by graduate and professional students Winners will receive a cash prize In their emphasis on student voices, both the undergraduate and graduate and professional contests place students at the heart of the scholarship, passion, ingenuity, and idealism of a university students have come to love

The Sesquicentennial website includes additional opportunities to engage: students can upload stories, memories and photos, and they can also join a global choir of Cornellians to sing the alma mater I encourage students to participate in all of the Sesquicentennial events throughout this academic year and to take advantage of the events during Charter Day Weekend Current students are fortunate to be on campus during this important year in Cornell history and are uniquely poised to make the most of it, through these exciting and engaging events planned to celebrate 150 years of Cornell innovation

The Sesquicentennial Steering Committee shares my eagerness to see the energy, passion and creativity that Cornellians will bring to these student contests and engagement opportunities throughout the year These Sesquicentennial events honor and celebrate our University’s storied past and bright future If you have any questions or comments, or are interested in becoming more involved in the Sesquicentennial celebration, please do not hesitate to contact me via email

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One Milian Thanks to Give Comme nt of the day

S“Even if my lifetime benefits the privilege (and satisfaction/meaning?) I get from my education and the network in which I receive it are greater than the cost of attendance, that doesn’t mean that the cost is justified in any way ”

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Re: “ TRUSTEE VIEWPOINT: Making a Gift to Cornell,” Opinion published November 25, 2014

Kevin Milian | Guest Room

o due to schedule confusion, I didn’t realize that last last Thursday was my last column for the semester and maybe my last one ever DUN DUN DUN

We l l n o , h o p e f u l l y n o t , assuming nothing terrible happens like me getting sent to Disney jail ever ything should be alright, and you readers will have to stand my ranting for yet another semester

So, fingers-crossed, knock-onwood, this won ’ t be my last column! But back to my train of thought, I never got to properly end my semester Seeing how it’s the end of my semester abroad, the end of my first six months as a columnist and the end of my baguette-a-day diet, I feel like we need to go out with a bang, readers There needs to be some sor t of climatic scene, right before this winterlude Get it? Winter-interlude?

*Cue orchestral version of the Froz en soundtrack *

Think of this as one of those

r episodes, where the budget was too small to film ne w scenes so old ones are recycled with the cast g i v i n g c u t e v o i c e - ov e r s : “Remember when K e v i n w a s r e a l l y t

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r i t e was the one where he almost burned down his apar tment!”

p o i n t i n g o u t a l l m y f a v o r i t e libraries on campus Sadly, bringing 400-plus international stud e n t s w o u l d b e a h a s s l e f o r admissions, so I need to let go of this dream

Even though I’m ecstatic to get back (and have the return of sweet, sweet bacon), I’m also having a hard time formulating my a n s w e r t o “ Ho w w a s Pa r i s ? ”

Here’s the dilemma: If I tell people that I didn’t love it, I’m going to sound 1) ungrateful, 2) annoying, 3) privileged and 4) a par typooper If I say I loved it, then 1) I’m lying, 2) I’m not being tr ue to myself, 3) I’m sugarcoating it and 4) I can ’ t think of another synonym for “lying ” No one wants to hear a Debbie Downer whine, but what about my integrity?

So here’s my answer! It was interesting Don’t get me wrong, in a nutshell, I loved my semester abroad The whole is greater than the sum of it’s par ts, right? I loved being in Paris (the times I was actually in the city, and not where I live and go to school), I loved b e i n g a b l e t o t r a v e l , a n d m y friends here tr uly made my experience Necessity is the mother of invention, so consider myself reinvented! I feel like I’ve grown so

I just simply feel like I have to defend the opinions I have about this semester because no one ever has a less-thanperfect time abroad.

So what has happened so far?

I’ve moved to France I’ve hated France I’ve loved France I’ve t r a v e l e d t h e w o r l d I f o u n d myself discussing socio-economic issues on a rooftop in Morocco

I’ve learned that par tying is a universal form of enjoyment, but that I need to step up my game I’ve climbed the equivalent of McGraw Tower 10 01 times I’ve

l e a r n e d t h e m e a n i n g o f b e i n g homesick, countr ysick and contin e n t s i c k , a n d I ’ v e l e a r n e d t o appreciate being outside my comfor t zone

I’m looking for ward to my tri-

u m p h a n t r e t u r n t o t h e Ne w World, but I’m also going to miss my ne w friends here In my head, they’ve all transferred to Cornell and will be joining me at Loco on Tuesday and I’ll be taking them to Café Jennie for lunch and

pickpockets ready to welcome me with a warm embrace at the airpor t Is it fear of judgment? I mean, I care about what you all think, but I’m also hashing it out for you here to explain If I cared a b o u t o t h e r ’ s o p i n i o n s t h a t much, I doubt I could air out my insecurities ever y other week in print I think it boils down to us being per fectionists, and faltering looks bad Just as we ’ re “ per fect” on the Hill, we have to be per fect off of it So I’ve renounced my per fection (ha, a long time ago) and decided to be honest with my d e a r r e a d e r s A n d s i n c e I ’ v e already written a column about accepting our imper fection, I’ll refer you to my first column and go back to the gratitude It is (relatively near) Thanksgiving, after all, and since I couldn’t celebrate it here in France, I’ll do it vir tually I’m thankful for having the privilege to air out my opinions in the former No 1 college ne wsp

lucky that I can express myself, and it is this luck that gives me the freedom to tell you all about m y n o

Especially in these dark times of civil rights, we

much (not in height), so in summation it’s been great Would I do it again? Definitely, but with a fe w changes, a bit more research a n d s o m e f l u e n c y i n Fr e n c h Hindsight is 20/20, eh?

There were/are a fe w obstacles along the way that didn’t completely sour my time here, but definitely unsweetened it Which h a p p e n s e v e r y w h e r e , r i g h t ? Cornell life isn’t per fect, Lorde knows No one ever has a “ per fect time” and that’s life I just simply feel like I have to defend the opinions I have about this semester because no one ever has a lessthan-per fect time abroad Or at least they’re not vocal about it Is it an innate feeling that one can ’ t complain? It certainly doesn’t take away from my g r a t i t u d e ; I ’ m s o t h a n k f u l f o r e v e r y o n e ’ s c o n t r i b u t i o n s , f r o m the staff and professors, to the

whether

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oppor tunity to be here, for my parents who gave me a future outside of Guatemala, outside of Miami and maybe outside of the U S I’m grateful to all the people who’ve shaped me along the way: teachers, friends, editors, fictional characters, my Magic-8 Ball, Segway Kid, Ronald McDonald and so many more I’m thankful for YOU, dear readers So here’s to old friends and ne w, and crazy, less-than-per fectbut-still-oddly-per fect times that in the end are all par t of our character development

Kevin Milian is a senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences He may be reached at kmilian@cornellsun com Guest Room appears alternate Mondays this semester

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No d o u b t y o u s c r u n c h e d y o u r b r o w, c o c k e d y o u r n e c k , m a y b e e v e n g a s p e d w h e n y o u f i r s t h e a rd t h a t c h o r u s : No w t h e r e ’ s a v o i c e , a p a i n f u l l y h u m a n v o i c e , d i s i n t e g r a t i n g b e f o r e o u r v e r y e a r s A d e v a s t a t i n g h u m a n i z a t i o n o f t h e o f t - o b j e c t i f i e d a n d a b u s e d “ p a r t y g i r l ” a n d a s t r a i g h t - u p v o c a l t o u r d e f o r c e , “ C h a n d e l i e r ” s o u n d s u n l i k e a n y t h i n g e l s e i n p o p T h e t h u n d e r o u s p r o d u c t i o n a n d “ 1 , 2 , 3 , d r i n k” l i n e h a v e n o d o u b t l e d t h e s o n g t o b e m i s u n d e r s t o o d a n d c e l e b r a t e d f o r w h a t i t i s n o t , b u t o n c e t h e r a w i n t e n s i t y o f t h e c h o r u s p i e r c e s t h r o u g h , i t b e c o m e s d i f f i c u l t t o s t a n d , l e t a l o n e d a n c e

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Yo u m a y o r m a y n o t h a v e e v e r e x p e r i e n c e d r o m a n t i c a g o n y It d o e s n ’ t r e a l l y m a t t e r w h e n y o u l i s t e n t o t h i s t r a c k , b e c a u s e Ly k k e L i’s s h r i l l , r a g g e d s i l k v o c a l s , h e a rd i n a l t e r n a t e q u a k i n g c r o o n a n d s o f t w a i l a n d a c c o m p a n i e d o n l y b y a c o u s t i c g u i t a r, a r e w h a t i t f e e l s l i k e S h e p l e a d s a n d s u r r e n d e r s , b r a v e l y b u t c r i n g i n g l y, t o h e r o w n h e a r t b r e a k It’s n o t e x a c t l y a b r e a k u p s o n g a n d i t ’ s d e f i n i t e l y n o t a l ov e s o n g A s m u s i c w r i t e r Ia n C o h e n p u t i t , “ i t ’ s m o r e l i k e g e t t i n g t o l d “ l e t ’ s b e f r i e n d s ” i n t h e m i d d l e o f a s l o w d a n c e ” It’s b a r e b u t n o t f r a g i l e a n d t h e r e ’ s a b o o m i n g , u n v a r n i s h e d f l e s h t o t h e s o n g t h a t ’ s a r r e s t i n g , l i s t e n a f t e r l i s t e n Ja e l Go l d f i n e

In late August I wrote a column decrying the lack of hip-hop response to Michael Brown’s death A week later Vince Staples dropped “Hands Up” and made that column worthless “Hands Up” is a snarling, smart track aimed squarely at the excess of the police authority expressed over minority communities The track was simultaneously a reminder of the virility of hip-hop and that problems with police authority are not an isolated issue but an institutional failing that occurs nationwide Staples claims the track is not about Ferguson, but the couplet “And they expect respect and non-violence / I refuse the right to be silent” could very well be the words that best encapsulate everything that has happened since Michael Brown’s death

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h e c o m i n g y e a r s K e n d r i c k p l e a d s , “ S a y y o u w i l l n e v e r e v e r c a t c h m e , ” a n d y o u g e t t h e s e n s e t h a t h e ’ s s p e a k i n g f o r e v e r y o n e w h o ’ s l i s t e n i n g Mu c h l i k e i n l i f e , t h e e n d o f t h i s s o n g s e e m s u n r e s o l v e d , w i t h a t h u m p i n g T h u n d e r c a t b a s s s o l o t h a t d o e s n ’ t s o u n d l i k e i t ’ s r e a d y t o b

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Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar

Judging the NBA’s Top Point Guards

SHATZMAN Continued from page 12

as any in the league Frankly, Steve Kerr would be content with any Stephen Curr y field goal attempt, but Curr y is more than adept at passing the rock, and with shooters like Klay Thompson up-anddown the Warriors roster, Curr y is a perfect fit in Oakland When the double team comes, nine times out of 10 Stephen Curr y will make the right play Curr y is one of the most dynamic players in the league today not just at his position and he will make a run for MVP

Then there is Russell Westbrook Playing alongside the reigning MVP, Westbrook’s career with the Thunder has been overshadowed by Kevin Durant’s stardom There was a time last season when I argued with friends that Westbrook was a more dynamic player than K D And although I came to my senses as the season progressed, I am still tempted to make the same claim this season I know Durant is Durant, but have you seen Westbrook play? It looked as though Westbrook would have a chance to lead the Thunder by himself when K D went down early in the season, but just a couple games later, so too did Wesbrook land on the injur y report He returned on Friday night versus the Knicks, though, and did, eh, fine: 32 points, seven boards and eight dimes in 24 minutes NBA games are 4

2 0 0 8 , Westbrook has improved as much as any player in the league His freakish athleticism led the thenSeattle Supersonics to select him fourth overall in the draft after a solid, but not eye-popping, sophomore season at UCLA His jumper was a huge question mark when he entered the NBA, but today Russell Westbrook’s jumper is a staple of his game His ability to attack and finish at the rim is secondto-none, but his ability to drain mid-range shots,

and outside shots, too, has transformed him into a nightmare matchup He simply does it all He needs the Spurs to not be the Spurs anymore, but even w i t h t h e m , a l o n g s i d e K e v i n Du r a n t , Ru s s e l l Westbrook and the Thunder will contend for a title each and ever y season And finally, Christopher Paul For Curr y, it’s his shot that makes him a nightmare For Westbrook, it’s his athleticism But Chris Paul is just a natural, classic, smooth, fluid point guard CP3 is special because, although he probably classifies as a passfirst guard, his scoring ability is totally underrated The guy can score whenever he wants, but his knack for finding open teammates is uncanny and often overshadows his sweet jumper and driving ability Paul is a point guard in the purest sense of the position Like the Nash’s, the Magic’s, and so on, Chris Paul controls the basketball game With Chris Paul, it’s his natural ability at the position that can hide the skills that are so evident when watching Stephen Curr y and Russell Westbrook The fluidity with which he plays can make him appear slow, in a way, but he’s one of the quickest in the league His passing wizardr y can make him appear to have a weak jump shot, but then he drains a three at the end of the shot clock and you remember When the Clippers need a bucket to close out a game, the ball is in Chris Paul’s hands, because he knows what to do with it

There are a lot of talented point guards in the NBA I needn’t list them all To be a starting point guard in the association, you must be really, really good But while many are really, really good, there is only one Steph Curr y, one Russell Westbrook and one Chris Paul Each one of them is special

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Rams Make Statement Over Unrest

ST LOUIS (AP) Kenny Britt, Jared Cook and a group of St

game started Then their teammates joined in for an entirely different kind of statement on the field

Five Rams players came out of the tunnel with their hands up in a demonstration related to the unrest in the St Louis area after a grand jur y decided not to indict a police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager in the suburb of Ferguson

In some ways, the silent gesture was louder than the team ’ s

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“Ever ything about the situation touched me because it could have happened to any of us Any of us are not far from the age of Michael Brown and it happened in our community,” said Cook, referring to the teenager who was killed in August “ We are part of this community We are people of this community, so ever ything about it just touched me

“I wouldn’t want to be in any one of those guys ’ situations that it happened to ” A peaceful protest was held outside the Edward Jones Dome with the Rams (5-7) already firmly in control of the game Rookie Tre Mason ran for 117 yards and

two touchdowns including an 89-yarder that made it 28-0 less than 19 minutes into the game and added 47 yards receiving and another score on a 35-yard screen pass

He and Britt also did the hands-up gesture a reference to the claim by some witnesses that Brown might have had his hands up when he was shot after his touchdowns

“I don’t want the people in the community to feel like we turned a blind eye to it,” said Britt, identified by teammates as the orchestrator of the demonstration “Let them know that we ’ re going to sit here and we ’ re going to support them ”

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Red Tops Unbeaten Marshall

By OLIVIA MATTYASOVSZKY Sun Staff Writer

Thanksgiving Break was no rest for the women ’ s basketball team The team downed Marshall, 58-49, on Wednesday before dropping to Bucknell, 59-51, on Saturday

The Bison’s defense kept Cornell’s shooters to just 28 3 percent from the floor The largest lead of the first half went to the home team, when a layup put the Bison at 23-15

“We knew they were going to be tough defenders and that we needed to make the most of any offensive opportunity, but unfortunately our shots just didn’t fall,” Aston said of the game “On the defensive end, we needed to improve our rebounding ”

The Red welcomed the unbeaten Thundering Herd to Ithaca for its first matchup After 40 minutes, the Herd was not undefeated anymore The big name of the day was Nicholle Aston, a sophomore forward She got a doubledouble, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, though her minutes were cut down after getting into foul trouble Aston couldn’t miss, and shot eight for eight from the floor Aston’s classmate and fellow forward sophomore Nia Marshall continued her impressive season with 18 points and six rebounds

“We knew coming into it that they would be a very athletic team, they were going to want to run the ball and get us out of our sets But we didn’t let that happen, and that led to the win,” Aston said

Rebounds were an important factor: Bucknell had 23 rebounds, compared to Cornell’s 15 Junior Maddie Campbell had the most grabs off the board for the team, with seven rebounds and nine points The game remained close, and a shot from sophomore Kerri Moran brought the score within one in the second half In the last 10 minutes, Cornell’s defense struggled, and the Bison went on a 16-2 run With just over five minutes left, Campbell sunk one from outside the arc, making it a 48-36 game Cornell finished with a strong offensive push, and went on a run of their own, putting the score at the final 59-51

The Red didn’t let the Herd’s athleticism get in its way Although the game was back and forth in the first half, the second half saw Cornell breakaway, as the Red went up 51-40 a little more than halfway through the second half The offense was a team effort: the Red had assists on 80 percent of its baskets

On Saturday, the Red was on the road for its game against Bucknell Cornell entered the contest at 3-2, while Bucknell was 2-2 The Red’s ultimate 59-51 loss to the Bison snapped the team ’ s three-game winning streak

The Red will host two games this week, with Buffalo heading to town on Thursday for a 7 p m game and Bryant coming to play on Saturday at 2pm Buffalo is coming to the hill with a 3-3 record, the same as the home team, although the opponents are coming off a win against Illinois State on Saturday

“We’re focusing on us, we have the next few days to practice hard and get our game plan down for Buffalo and just focus on our game, ” Aston said Moran echoed her teammate ’ s sentiments “Throughout this week and going into Thursday, I

think we really have to focus on ourselves and what we can do to get better individually as well as collectively as a young team, ” she said

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Men, Women Fail to Win Tournament

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Let’s take a look at Steph Curry Curry, as said before, just doesn’t miss shots He is shooting nearly 50 percent from the field and almost the same from beyond the arc And he is as unselfish

By ELANI COHEN Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell men ’ s and women ’ s polo teams took

part in the annual Bill Field Invitational this past week at Oxley Equestrian Center

The tournament includes teams from all over the coun-

tr y, including Colorado State, Skidmore College, the University of Massachusetts, the University of Virginia, Yale University and Southern Methodist Although both teams did well in last year ’ s invitational, with both teams making it to the finals, they did not do as well in this year ’ s tournament The women ’ s team lost in the finals, while the men ’ s team lost in just its second match

After claiming the Bill Field Invitational title at last year ’ s tournament and beating the defending national champion, UVA, in the final match, the women ’ s polo team had high aspirations for this year ’ s Invitational The tournament started out well with the women winning its first two matches against UMass and Skidmore, 27-2 and 25-3, respectively These wins placed the team into the finals against UVA The Cavaliers held on to beat the Red with an overall score of 13-9

“ The Bill Field Invitational was a lot of fun and it was great getting to play all of the teams that came to play,” said junior

Claire Steig “Although we didn’t win, all of the games showed us different things we need to work on and will allows us to improve for our future games ” Like the women ’ s team,

“All of the games showed us different things we need to work on

the men ’ s team did not do as well as it had hoped in this year ’ s Bill Field Invitational

The tournament started out well with a win against Skidmore, with the match ending in a close score of 1915 in Cornell’s favor

However, the Red’s next match against the Colorado State ended up being its last match of the tournament It was a tough game, with the score remaining close until the end, when Colorado State pulled out its final score of 21-17 over the Red The teams return to play this weekend at Oxley for match-ups with the Yale Bulldogs