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186 Students Still Displaced by Construction Delays

Maplewood Apts. move-in delays cause anxieties for residents

By MARYAM ZAFAR Sun Staff Writer

More than 270 residents can or have moved into Maplewood Apartments following a delay announced on Aug. 13, just a week before the move-in date, according to Dawn Ray, vice president of corporate communications and marketing for EdR. However, 186 residents still remain displaced according to Ray.

“They have screwed me over ... It has taken my mental and emotional energy. I just changed continents. I didn’t expect to deal with things like this here.”

Deepak Sirwani grad

The delay announced in August follows a previous delay — announced July 18 — that originally displaced 106 students for a projected four to six weeks, The Sun previously reported. This new delay displaced at least 200 more residents, only some of whom have been allowed to move in as of yet.

Maplewood Apartments originally announced the second delay in an email to residents on Aug. 13, a week before the Aug. 20 move-in date. The 272 Residents were given three days to decide whether they wanted to cancel their lease, opt for temporary stay in a hotel, stay with a friend or rent a residence for the short-term.

For those who canceled the lease, the cancellation would be penalty-free, and previous fees and payments would be refunded, according to an email sent out to residents. Those who chose to stay in hotel accommodations arranged by Maplewood would receive a $100 Visa

Kappa Alpha Psi Recognition Revoked

By SHRUTI JUNEJA Sun News Editor

As a result of incidents related to hazing, the University revoked the recognition of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity for at least two years on Thursday.

Pre-season troubles

The last alleged incident of hazing was reported in the spring 2017 semester. According to an investigation by the Office of

Kappa Alpha Psi, whose motto is “achievement in every field of human endeavor,” is a member of the Multicultural Greek Letter Council. The Cornell chapter was established in 1978, and the national fraternity was set up in 1911 with a desire to have a “particular emphasis on African American communities” in its service projects, according to the national Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation website.

As New A&S Dean

By ANNE SNABES Sun Assistant News Editor

Astrophysicist and award-winning science writer Ray Jayawardhana will be the first person of color to take the helm of the College of Arts and Sciences when he replaces Gretchen Ritter ’83 as the Harold Tanner Dean this September, the University announced on June 2016.

Jayawardhana has been dean of the faculty of science at York University in Toronto since 2014, where he has managed a CA$55 million budget. He studies “the origin and diversity of planetary systems” and the making of brown dwarfs and stars, according to his faculty webpage. Jayawardhana has also been named a professor of astron-

omy at Cornell.

Ritter, a third-generation Cornellian and the first female dean of the arts college, was originally scheduled to step down in June but will now continue until August 31, according to a University press release. She will continue her research and will teach in the government department after her term ends, The Sun previously reported. In an email to The Sun, Jayawardhana said he is “delighted” to become a part of the “vibrant community of scholars” at the University.

“A desire to pursue a liberal arts education was a key reason for my moving to the United States from Sri Lanka, where I grew up,” he said in the email.

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A LISTING OF FREE CAMPUS EVENTS

Today

Ezra’s Roundtable/Systems Seminar: Andrea Castelletti

12:15 p.m., 253 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall

Department of Psychology Collouim Series 12:20 p.m., 202 Uris Hall

Finding Your Way: Maps 101 2 p.m., Olin Library, Lower Level

Clinical Sciences Nestle Purina Seminar Series 3 p.m., Classroom 6, CVM Atrium, College of Veterinary Medicine

Center for Applied Mathematics Colloquim

3:30 p.m., 655 Frank H. T. Rhodes Hall

Graduate Student and Postdoc Seminar

3:30 p.m., 622 Space Sceinces Building

New Graduate Student Mix and Mingle 3:30 p.m., Big Red Barn

Bienvenidos BBQ

6 p.m., Anna Comstock Hall (Latino Living Center)

The Truth Has Changed by Josh Fox 7:30 p.m., Bailey Hall

This Weekend

Apples to Cider: An Old Industry Takes New Root Saturday, 8 a.m., Mann Library Lobby

Portraits of Progress: Confronting Indian Malnutrition Through Field-Based Research Under the Tata-Cornell Institute

Saturday, 8 a.m., Mann Library Gallery

Tri-Service ROTC Brigade BBQ Saturday, 11 a.m., Arts Quad

Introducing Butterflies & Dragonflies

Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m., Nevin Welcome Center, 124 Comstock Knoll Dr.

EcoFest

Saturday, 3 - 5 p.m., Robert Purcell Community Center

Festival24

Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Ryan McCullough and Lucy Fitz Gibbon in Concert Saturday, 7:30 p.m., Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts

Info Session: Exploring Fitness Options Sunday, 1 p.m., Helen Newman Hall

Dilmun Hill Work Party Sunday, 3 p.m., Dilmun Hill Student Farm

Michelle Wolf to Bring Her Presidential Humor to Bailey Hall

By MIGUEL SOTO Sun Staff Writer

Michelle Wolf, comedian and former correspondent for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and headliner of this year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, will entertain campus on Saturday, Sep. 1 in Bailey Hall at 7 p.m.

Wolf’s work frequently focuses on feminism, the environment, and “how nature is sexist to the mystery surrounding public bathrooms, why Hillary Clinton could not be a ‘nice lady’ and more of life’s everyday absurdities,” according to her website.

Wolf made her television entrance on Seth Meyers’ late night television show in July 2014. Since then,

she debuted an hour-long stand-up special on HBO titled Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady, created and starred on Comedy Central’s Now Hiring and Used People . Her 10-episode Netflix show The Break with Michelle Wolf was recently cancelled due to low audience numbers.

Wolf has also performed live at various comedy clubs, college campuses and festivals — including the Riot L.A. Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, Moontower, Bonnaroo, Just For Laughs Montreal — and was named one of Vulture’s “50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015” and The Rolling Stone’s “25 Funniest People on Twitter Right Now.”

Her scathing speech at the Correspondent Dinner in April prompted a national conversation on how far a comedian can go in their acts, garnering criticism for her many jabs at White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders — including that her eye makeup was made from the ashes of “burnt facts.”

Aside from going after Sanders, Wolf joked about Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump and Councilor to the President Kellyanne Conway. At the end of her act, Wolf said to journalists that Donald Trump, “has helped you sell your papers and your books and your T.V. You helped create this monster and now you are

Facebook Rewards 2 Cornell Researchers

By KEVIN LAM Sun Staff Writer

Cornell Tech researchers Prof. Thomas Ristenpart, computer science, and Prof. Nichola Dell, information and computer science, are among 10 winners recognized by Facebook to further Internet security measures.

Ristenpart and Dell were granted $80,000 and $80,045, respectively, to study security, privacy and safety.

Ristenpart aims to improve security of the current, encrypted end-to-end messaging. “[The current encryption algorithm] has a tension, which we aimed to resolve, with other types of features that Facebook wants to incorporate in their products, like user-reporting.”

A flaw of the current encryption algorithm, according to Ristenpart, is that Facebook cannot see a harassing message when it’s being reported. To address this problem, he’d like to create a software that provides a more secure experience for users beyond those on Facebook without significantly infringing on privacy.

“You want to have a privacy guarantee that’s very strong, right up until you decide to disclose to Facebook as a recipient of harassing message, and then the message is disclosed in a verifiable way,” he said.

computer science, New York University for their submission to Facebook, believes this encryption issue is not just an engineering problem affecting only Facebook, but a problem that requires an understanding of underlying scientific principles to resolve.

Prof. Nicola Dell, information and computer science, focused her submission “Advancing Digital Privacy and Security for Novice Internet Users in the Global South” on understanding and mitigating “the privacy challenges faced by novice internet users in the Global South, focusing on Bangladesh as a first case study.”

Facebook’s “Secure the Internet Grants” is part of the $1-million commitment that the social media giant made last year to “support original, defense-focused research on emerging security and privacy topics,” including cryptography, malicious activity analysis and behavior biometrics in post-password authentication.

“The committee of

Facebook security engineers that reviewed the submissions found that each winner took a new and creative approach to the security, privacy and safety issues that many people regularly see online,” according to Facebook.

profiting from him.”

“If you’re willing to say something when someone’s not there, you should definitely be willing to say it to their face,” Wolf told The New York Times regarding the controversy surrounding her performance.

Wolf’s scathing speech at the Correspondent Dinner in April prompted a national conversation on how far a comedian can go in their acts. Katherine

Ristenpart, who worked with Prof. Yevgeniy Dodis,

Tickets for Cornell students will cost $12 for the balcony and $15 for the floor, and will go on sale on Friday, Aug. 24. The general public can buy tickets — $17 for the balcony and $20 for the floor — starting Aug. 25.

Cornellian Conquers Everest for Gender Equality

Following a one-month hike, a father and daughter made history

By KATHERINE HEANEY Sun Staff Writer

On May 16, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, a Cornellian and her father made history.

Deeya Bajaj ’16 and her father, Ajeet Bajaj ascended the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, becoming the first Indian father-daughter duo to make the commanding heights.

The two embarked for the trip on April 16, reaching the peak at 4:30 a.m. one month later. By climbing the peak, Deeya wanted to communicate a message of female empowerment for young Indian girls, saying that scaling Everest exemplifies gender equality.

ural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is the third Cornellian in recent history to make the summit, after Rob DesLauriers ’87 in 2006 and Sean Mooney ’08 in 2013.

Adventure had been part of Deeya’s life from a young age, according to The Times of India. Deeya Bajaj had been on some prior adventures with her father — an explorer who is also the

doors through adventures in river running, safaris, ziplining, mountaineering, and more.

Deeya said that when the opportunity arose to climb Everest, she and Ajeet “knew this would be a great opportunity to spread awareness about [feminist] issues.”

“We wanted to show that given the right opportunities, our girls can reach any summit.”

Deeya Bajaj ’16

Deeya told the Cornell Chronicle that “there is much scope for improvement as far as gender equality issues are concerned,” adding that “feticide and limited opportunities for girls are some of the issues that are prevalent, especially in rural India.”

Deeya, who majored in nat-

first Indian to ski to both the North and South Pole — such as cross-country skiing across the Greenland Icecap and mountaineering to Europe’s highest point, Mount Elbrus.

Deeya’s parents also run an adventure tourism company in India, called “Snow Leopard Adventures,” where Ajeet works to introduce people to the out-

“In a country where many families do not support girls and their aspirations, we wanted to show that given the right opportunities, our girls can reach any summit,” Deeya said. She also told the University that her time with Cornell Outdoor Education as a coordinator for the Outdoor Odyssey pre-orientation program was an invaluable preparation for the adventure.

“Working with COE helped me gain experience in planning and organizing trips and greatly improved my outdoor skills,” said Bajaj.

272 Maplewood Residents Move In, 186 Seek City Approval

Construction delays complicate living plans for graduate students

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day. No rent payments would begin until residents’ official move-in, according to the email.

The delay is partially a result of the newly-constructed units lacking written approval from the Town of Ithaca. The Town of Ithaca Planning Board previously granted in April Maplewood extended construction hours to resolve construction delays.

The Maplewood townhouses continue to be gradually approved as safe for move in by the Town of Ithaca. Some townhouses were approved on Monday.

“We were hopeful we would get final written approval from the Town of Ithaca on Friday,” said Ray. “We learned late Friday afternoon/ early evening [August 17] that approval would be pushed until Monday [August 20]. We alerted residents as quickly as we heard that information.”

On Wednesday, building C, one of the Maplewood apartments, was approved. On Thursday afternoon, the Town of Ithaca gave written approval for another apartment, building B, to be utilized, according to Ray, allowing more students to move in.

arrangements. According to Sirwani, the matter remains unresolved.

Since he won’t get paid as a Ph.D. student until August 31, the arrangement has created a fiscal strain, on top of other challenges, according to Sirwani.

“It has taken my mental and emotional energy,” said Sirwani. “I just changed continents. I didn’t expect to deal with things like this here.”

“This entire incident has caused anxiety,” said Sai Chand Chintala grad. “This is our 3rd week in Ithaca. Ideally, we should have settled down by now.”

“Maplewood hasn’t been transparent about the delay,” said Chintala. “They just mention one to two weeks without a definite timeline.”

“Whether you are a new or returning student, the start of any academic year can be stressful, and access to housing should not be an added factor,” wrote Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi in response to the delay.

“Whether you are a new or returning student, the start of any academic year can be stressful, and access to housing should not be an added factor.”

Vice President Ryan Lombardi

“They have screwed me over,” said Deepak Sirwani grad, one of the students supposed to move into Maplewood on Aug. 20, about the delay. An international student, Sirwani was accompanied by family members to move in.

Sirwani had to find a place for himself and his family members, so he booked an apartment for two weeks. His concern was that if the Maplewood opened before two weeks, which was the maximum delay the company projected, Maplewood would not reimburse him for the money he spent on the alternate apartment that he already booked for the next 14 days. Maplewood has only pledged to pay $200 for every day that the delay continues – not to reimburse all expenditures on alternate living

“We have communicated our strong displeasure about these issues to the leadership of the company,” wrote Lombardi.

EdR is a collegiate housing company contracted by the University to construct residential housing. The delay in Maplewood Housing has been cited by local unions as part of the “Does Cornell Care” campaign, The Sun previously reported.

According to Ray, Maplewood is “working very closely with the [Town of Ithaca] to get students moved in as quickly as possible.”

Some of Maplewood’s buildings are still in inspection stages, according to Ray. They aim to have 492 students moved in by Sep. 1. It is unclear whether that number accounts for all students who signed housing contracts with Maplewood, leaving open the possibility that students will be left without housing even after the end of August.

Maryam Zafar can be reached at mzafar@cornellsun.com.

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Recognition Revoked Due to Hazing Allegations

KAP

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Sorority and Fraternity Life, photos “showing humiliation, demeaning treatment, and intimidation” indicated an “endangerment of physical health and mental distress.” It is unclear if this is the hazing that led to the fraternity’s recognition being revoked on Thursday.

In one photo, “two members were laying on the ground atop a tarp, with food and liquid materials

unzipped and his underwear was exposed.

President Pollack issued a new set of reforms in May for Greek letter organizations in order to “elevate behavioral expectations” among members of Greek life.

spread all over them while wearing only underwear” and in another photo, a new member’s pants were

Kappa Alpha Psi was placed on interim suspension in April 2017. The interim suspension was lifted on May 10, after which it was placed on a yearlong probationary period, according to a university statement. During this time, Kappa Alpha Psi was required to meet regularly with MGLC leadership and full revocation would be considered if the chapter did not adhere to University rules, The Sun previously reported. In an attempt to combat hazing on campus, President Pollack issued a new set of reforms in May for Greek letter organizations in order to “elevate behavioral expectations” among members of

Greek life.

After two years, the frater-

“Two members were laying on the ground atop a tarp, with food and liquid materials spread all over them.”

University Hazing Report

nity can request to be recognized again, and if approved, it will be on probationary status for at least another two years, according to the statement issued on Thursday by Joseph A. Burke, executive director of campus and community engagement.

The Kappa Alpha Psi chapter, Burke and assistant director, MGLC advisor and coordinator of inclusion programs Allie Brodeur have not yet responded to The Sun’s request for comment.

Shruti Juneja can be reached at sjuneja@cornellsun.com.

‘Exciting Prospect’

New Arts & Sciences Dean Finds Position An

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“Over the years, I’ve sought out opportunities to engage with colleagues from a wide variety of disciplines, so it’s an exciting prospect on a personal level.”

Jayawardhana received his bachelor’s degree from Yale University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Before working at the University of York, he served as a faculty member at the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan, and as a Miller Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.

“Professor Jayawardhana is both academically distinguished and has outstanding experience in academic leadership,” said Provost Michael Kotlikoff in the press release. “He is also someone who bridges disciplines easily, having trained broadly with substantial background in the humanities and the communication of science.”

Prof. Robert Raguso, neurobiology and behavior, a member of the search committee for the dean, said the committee felt Jayawardhana would be a “compelling advocate” for the college and for the University.

“The committee was impressed by Ray’s unusual creative energy, both as a scholar and as an administrator,” Raguso told The Sun. “He was able to articulate a coherent vision for the college and provide thoughtful responses to the challenges he would face as a new dean.”

Jayawardhana’s website.

At the College of Arts and Sciences, Jayawardhana will be faced with faculty disagreement over whether or not recommended changes to the college’s curriculum should be instituted. In addition, Ritter told The Sun previously that Cornell had “significant budget shortfalls” from 2008 to 2010 and from 2014 to

“Professor Jayawardhana is both academically distinguished and has outstanding experience in academic leadership.”

Provost Michael Kotlikoff

2015. In 2016, all departments and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences received a 0.5 percent cut, and some departments received additional cuts, including the chemistry department, which lost $490,000.

Jayawardhana’s appointment as dean will last for five years, and will begin on September 1.

“I’ve sought out opportunities to engage with colleagues from a wide wwvariety of disciplines.”

Ray Jayawardhana

In addition to his astronomy research, Jayawardhana’s articles have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Atlantic, among other newspapers and magazines.

He has also authored books about astronomy. The television documentary “The Planet Hunters” is based on his book Strange New Worlds , according to

“I look forward to working with faculty, staff and students at the College, and across the entire University, on our shared challenges and aspirations,” he said. In the press release, Kotlikoff also thanked Ritter for her achievements as the dean of the University’s largest college. These include bringing Klarman Hall to completion, launching a review of the undergraduate curriculum, restructuring the college’s advising and admissions offices and retaining key faculty members. In June, as a tribute to her legacy, staff and alumni contributed $634,000 in gifts to create the Gretchen Ritter ’83 First Generation Scholarship fund.

Anne Snabes can be reached at asnabes@cornellsun.com.

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Prof. Doug Lasdon J.D. ’81 |

Te War Memorial

As I get ready to return to the Cornell Law School to teach one day a week as an Adjunct Professor this fall, I can’t help thinking back to last year when I spent an entire semester — three days a week — there as the Practitioner in Residence. It was a privilege to spend significant time at such a vibrant campus. The feelings of hope and promise were palpable. I’m not naïve. There were terrible incidents of empowered racism; the students were under tremendous pressure; and there was much anxiety, depression and fear throughout the campus. However, the positives very much outweighed the negatives. Walking through the campus and talking to the students, there was an energy and that was hard to find in other places. Students were engaged in animated conversations about both important and trivial matters; they laughed a lot, they dreamed about their futures, they went to parties, and worked toward a more ideal future. The students in my poverty law class sincerely wanted to tackle our most challenging societal problems and make our country a better place. The campus brimmed with promise, hope, joy and laughter.

cut short or made miserable – the Holocaust, Khmer Rouge, Kosovo, slavery and even the current epidemic of mass incarceration. I was haunted by lives of promise ended or diminished way too early.

The generations of young people lost in the Holocaust — my ancestors — couldn’t have been very different from the students around me at Cornell. I kept seeing images in my mind of young girls and boys — the age of college students — covered by drab clothing, in bleak surroundings, fear and sadness etched on their faces, holding hands as they walked towards the showers, desperately hoping it would not be what they feared.

I have lived a life of enormous privilege. I did not have to go off to any war; I missed the Vietnam War, and was too old by the time we got to Iraq and Afghanistan. I have never seen anyone killed. I have always lived in relative comfort and been immune from hate. But, I know the past; I know that my life is the exception. The history of the human community is a history of immense cruelty towards ourselves.

Etched into the stone of the wall facing the entry is a haunting list of Cornellians who died in WWII.

MAZEL TOV, MADAM PRESIDENT!

It’s been a year to the day since Cornell officially inaugurated its 14th president, and — though we know she disagrees with this characterization — the past twelve months have been as turbulent as one can imagine for the newly-installed Cornell commandant. And though there is much work yet to be done, President Pollack has shown herself to be a capable leader, willing to take risks to tackle the issues that plague this institution; we look forward to her second year at the University’s helm.

Last September, when campus was rocked by the racially charged beating of a Cornell student, Pollack grasped the gravity of the situation and convened a campus climate task force to address the structural deficiencies that led to the assault, as well as other similar incidents around that time. That committee released its final report in June, but now is when the real work begins. The addition of Intergroup Dialogue Project to Freshman Orientation is a good start — but Pollack should continue to make positive changes in response to community needs. Furthermore, the University should continue to strive to introduce measures for immediate relief as well as develop longer-term strategies.

It is also welcome to see Pollack’s willingness to buck tradition at Cornell for the greater good. The closure of Ezra’s Tunnel was an undoubtedly unpopular decision that effectively put the kibosh on a favorite student pastime — but what is the perfect photo op compared to student safety after so many tragedies?

And — that statement of support from the Board of Trustees notwithstanding — Pollack certainly ruffled some feathers when she began to implement her Greek Life reforms last spring. But again, it was a necessary step to correct a flaw that runs deep through Cornell’s history.

There’s still a lot to be done. All the above actions need thorough follow-through. The University is still woefully opaque on issues like carbon neutrality. Mental health care is still lacking. And tuition continues to creep upwards toward infinity, 3.5 percent at a time.

We hope Pollack will address those issues moving forward, and we will certainly make ourselves heard should she fail to do so. But today, we should take a moment to celebrate the progress made in the past year, and the woman who helped make it happen. Mazel Tov, Martha Pollack.

The building next to the law school is Anabel Taylor Hall, home to the campus’s interfaith community. The entry to the building was one of my favorite spots and I was drawn to visit it almost daily. The entrance is a war memorial dedicated to Cornell students who died in World War II. The space is not that large, with about twenty-three feet between the walls. Because of a vaulted ceiling (about sixty feet up), a lack of windows, walls of grey stone and a pervading hush, the space has a somber tone, feeling very much like a medieval monastery. Etched into the stone of the wall facing the entry is a haunting list of Cornellians who died in WWII. Astoundingly, there are about five-hundred names — just from Cornell. They are hard to count as the writing is necessarily small and the names go all the way up the vaulted space. The list of Cornellians felled in the Vietnam War numbers 29. The Korean War lists 16.

I visited the space almost daily because I couldn’t quite get a grip on how I felt; it roiled my brain and shook my being. All of those students, at the beginnings of their lives — with so much hope and promise and joy to have their lives just snuffed out, cut short, erased. I was overwhelmed by a sense of sadness and confusion. The mystery of such devastating carnage cut my confidence and sense of security. How did we get to such a state of hate, violence and destruction. My mind continually wandered to other travesties, where lives have been

We now have a President who lives by hate and destruction, and daily promotes these values with the vigor of one without self-doubt or intellectual rigor. He is just the type of leader who throughout human existence has led us to perdition and ruin. And, as is typical, he has throngs of supporters who cheer him on and march in enthusiastic lock-step.

It’s hard to know if we are on the verge of another conflagration that will wipe out much of a generation. Events have a way of spiraling out of control, especially in a complicated and conflicted world. I fear that we won’t know the answer until fateful decisions have been made and actions have been set in motion. Until it’s too late.

When I stood in the War Memorial at the entrance to Anabel Taylor Hall and read the names on the wall, I visualized in a mental swirl all those Jewish youths in Germany living in innocence before 1933, and the African people before the slave-traders entered their homes. I see the khmer children running around their villages, and the youth of our inner cities playing in the streets before confronted by an unforgiving and overbearing criminal justice system. I see them all dancing and laughing and holding hands. May we have the strength, wisdom and fortitude to make sure it does not happen here, ending the lives of so many of the young people who brightened my days for a semester in Ithaca.

Prof. Doug Lasdon J.D. ’81 teaches at the Law School. Faculty Viewpoint runs periodically. Comments may be sent to opinion@cornellsun.com

Iam a Korean-American born and raised in California, and I have lived there all my life. Both of my parents are immigrants who graduated from universities in Korea and who provide me with the unconditional support they had never received in their own lives. I am the only child, I speak two languages, I have three little dogs at home, I buy new clothes whenever I get stressed, I love to wrap myself in a blanket taco in the cold winters and I absolutely hate airplane delays.

This is my identity.

On August 21, I attended an orientation event called Identity and Belonging, where I sat in Bailey Hall and listened to the real stories of the neglected. Expectations, pure assumptions and unfair first impressions interfered with interactions within our Cornell community, and some of our fellow students were pushed into a dark corner by family, classmates or society in general without being given a second chance.

At the end of the performances, a panel discussion was held where individuals representing some of many on-campus resources, such as the office of Mental Health and Wellbeing and the office of LGBTQ support, got together and answered questions regarding identity and belonging on campus. One of the speakers advised us to see each other simply as fellow students and to see past physical appearance and superficial identity. I sat there, confused. Why were we being taught how to practice equality, a goal that shouldn’t be so difficult to understand and accomplish? Were our identities really just based off how we appeared to others?

Walking back to my dorm from the Identity and Belonging Project, I realized that my history, my home environment, my weird habits and miscellaneous skills are fragments of my overall identity. It’s not my oversized outfit nor my skin color and facial features. Identity is defined by experiences, personal growth and little knacks like hobbies and favorite foods, and these features are what set us apart instead of our physical costumes.

We live our own, independent lives, decorated with interactions with others and colorful relationships. We indulge in opportunities that spark our passions. We explore our hobbies and find what makes us feel fluttery and invincible. We also feel negativity from obstacles and contradictions, anything that obstructs our motivated force.

While our lives are flourished with these motivations and achievements, we also strive to merely survive by crawling to the dining hall right before it closes to fill the empty stomach, we follow rules and common sense to protect our fragile, squishy bodies from harm and we constantly perform respiration, the power that keeps us

Alexia Kim | Who, What, Where, Why?

Do I Belong?

alive.

We feel love, compassion, anger, sadness and countless other emotions that sometimes can’t even be described. We all equally feel these emotions, maybe in different contexts, and we all experience and learn throughout our own lives. But ultimately, we still think, feel and survive as human beings. Our experiences make our individual lives beautiful, while our ability to survive unites us in a way that we can’t visibly see, but instead innately connects us as sophisticated animals.

Ultimately, the beauty of these stories and personalities are not laid out in physical appearance like a painting in a museum with no caption, just for assumptions and observation. Every single person has experiences that have shaped them into a vibrant character with a crazy story to tell.

we can thank the brave individuals throughout history and science for their courage to break the social norm, step out of their comfort zone, expect the unexpected and truly achieve the impossible.

Instead of fixating on differences in color, race, sex, socioeconomic status and other aspects irrelevant to our intimately personal identities as individuals, we need to close our eyes and listen to the stories that create identity. Listen to the creative thoughts from the minds of our brilliant peers. Just listen and learn.

We can accelerate our progression towards equality by spreading a positive environment of acceptance and belonging through a level of understanding.

And these differences in experience and personality are not something to hide. They should be fully embraced and appreciated. By strengthening a sense of trust in one another, we have the power to build a close-knit, unbreakable and impactful family. We all have a story to share, and we all have friends we can really connect with. And while sharing similarities in personality, background and physical appearance may be subconsciously more attractive, a story wildly different from your own should be fascinating and intriguing, and there’s so much more to learn and realize from these amazing characters and their stories.

I have a friend from a tiny town in the suburban Midwest and a friend from Hong Kong, a friend who has to pay for their own tuition by taking on three jobs at once, a friend who was bullied throughout their childhood for being “ugly” and a friend who struggles with their religious identity. All of these individuals told a tale so different from my own, and all of these experiences contributed to a larger understanding of the capabilities and strengths of human beings. I begin to not only understand the true identities of others, but I even begin to understand my own identity as I fall into place in relation to others. I begin to feel more at home with the world around me.

What makes humanity so beautiful is the diversity of the people it consists of, and such diversity brings different thoughts, ideas and perspectives to the world. In fact,

Baran | Honestly

IThis is what I did when I sat in Bailey Hall during the Identity and Belonging Project. I listened to their voices, which resonated such strength and passion as they spilled their hearts out. I learned with them as I listened and walked their path in their shoes. We, as a community, need to listen with our ears and not our eyes, and appreciate the beautiful diversity Cornell nurtures. It’s been discussed time and time again that there is a tangible bias problem on Cornell’s campus, even catalyzing the creation of the campus climate task force. As some of the ideas proposed in the task force’s reports are incorporated into student life, it’s up to us to listen to the lessons proposed and to incorporate them into our everyday interactions. Additionally, there are various clubs and supportive resources on campus that play an active role in providing relatable content or a new perspective. These organizations open a clear path to achieving a better sense of understanding of our surrounding Cornell community.

If we realize this idea that we are united by our human nature and simultaneously diversified by various experiences, cultures and passions, we can create a warm and welcoming community for each and every individual. We can accelerate our progression towards equality, whether campus-wide or globally, by spreading a positive environment of acceptance and belonging through a level of understanding. We are fundamentally all equal human beings but also one of a kind. We all bring different stories and cultures, and in the end, we all belong.

Alexia Kim is a freshman in the College of Human Ecology. She can be reached at alexiakim@cornellsun.com. Who, What, Where, Why? appears every other Fridaty this semester.

Honestly: Veganism, Schmeganism

’m a member of the conservative right, and I pride myself on tradition. I’m old-fashioned, and I’m not afraid to say it. Faith, freedom and family all the way, baby! My core values are hard work and grit, and I think today’s society is too soft. People need to toughen up, stay on the straight and narrow, and then they can dig themselves out of any rut they may find themselves in. This little preamble brings me to my talking point for today’s column: veganism. As is probably evident, I’m a pretty tough guy, and I brook no truck with vegans. They’re just too soft. Honestly, that’s my main problem with them, although there are ancillary reasons for my dislike, about which I will talk a little later. Their empathy for animal suffering and the environment is sickening. Buck up, will ya? Can you not be so gentle and wimpy? The men, at least, should heed these words. It’s unmasculine to not eat meat, so if you want to be a real man, just fry up that T-bone! Humans are superior to animals, and we’ve dominated the environment for a reason. We’re more intelligent than animals, and as such have an inalienable right to exploit them. Besides, if we didn’t eat animals like cows and pigs, they would actually go extinct. So if you think about it, I’m actually doing animals a favor by taking my steak and eggs with a side of bacon every morning. And the extra water, land and resources required to produce meat are negligible. Each bite of a juicy bacon burger makes that little extra input so worth it.

Can you not be so gentle and wimpy?

I can’t believe I even have to address this one, but for the sake of a cohesive and comprehensive argument, I will. We. Were. Made. To. Eat. Meat. We are omnivorous creatures, which denotes a diet consisting of meat and plants. What do you think our canines are for? I don’t see herbivorous creatures like cows and deer walking around with four healthy-sized cuspids in their mouths. It confounds me when I think how vegans could have overlooked such a blatant flaw in their argument. We’re adapted to eat meat, so we have to eat meat. Biology dictates it. Biology dictates some other stuff too. For one, nature decrees that some animals must eat other animals. Carnivorous lions and omnivorous raccoons (just like us!) alike eat the flesh of their animal ilk. If vegans are so sensitive to animals, they should be aware of this and realize that their dietary habits give us the moral prerogative to eat meat alongside of them.

I feel as though inconvenience and gratuitous change are inherent tenets of veganism. Why change? Things are good as they are now. For a person like me, a paradigm change of the sort vegans are trying to affect is apprehensible. I long for the good old days, when people would never give battery cages or a little smoke break at work a second thought. Nowadays, liberals in general are making things too complicated. Veganism is just one example, but it truly is the epitomizer of painful change. Don’t make extra work for us at dinner parties. Just eat the shrimp cocktail and hors d’oeuvres.

Don’t make your loved ones feel the shame of buying veggie patties instead of honest-to-goodness animal flesh at the supermarket. Meat is delicious! Any vegan who says a salad tastes better than a filet mignon is a liar. It’s convenient; it’s tasty; eat the meat! As you hippies are so apt to say, just go with the flow! By going with the societal flow, you will have the added bonus of avoiding the nutrient and vitamin deficiencies so common in vegans. It’s a known fact that while a vegetarian diet has the saving grace of at least being healthy, a vegan diet is detrimental to the health of the person adhering to it. Since this is such an obvious fault in veganism, I feel obliged to mention it every time I meet a vegan. I unerringly inquire, “Where do you get your protein? You must not get enough.” I think they appreciate a chance to consider, for what I’m assuming is their first time, from where they get their protein.

Am I just another ignorant, provincial traditionalist spouting off about things I don’t understand? Obviously not. I’m an educated and articulate person, as is evidenced by my writing. Seeing that, you should probably take me seriously, because, unlike many hardline conservatives these days, I know what I’m talking about and I have a well-thought-out argument. My intelligence and eloquence precludes you from dismissing me.

Remember, guys, I’m white, male and insulting you, so you can’t ignore me.

The Best and Worst Movies of the Summer

What was the best movie you saw this summer?

Lev Akabas: My second viewing of Avengers: Infinity War. Seriously, that movie is still the topic of a good chunk of my film-related conversations nearly three months after its release, and there’s rarely a dull moment in it, even on the rewatch. If I had to pick a favorite from the summer, though, it would be Bo Burnham’s wholesome Eighth Grade, which manages to depict how Generation Z adolescents hide behind their social media personalities without portraying its subjects judgmentally.

Ashley Davila: While marketing for many action movies uses the term “epic” to describe every stunt and globe trotting adventure, few movies are deserving of the descriptor. However, Mission: Impossible — Fallout surpasses expectations and bests its precursors with bigger stunts (sans green screen) and more intricate plot lines. Additionally, the continued utilization of Rebecca Ferguson’s Ilsa Faust as a capable spy in her own right and not simply a love interest continues to set the M:I franchise apart.

Michael Chang: It is one thing to question society. It is another thing to question god. First Reformed, an indie film starring Ethan Hawke, explores the existential crisis of a priest. The church of Calvinism is crumbling above him as he is driven to insanity from a decade of temptation and doubt.

Ariadna Lubinus: It came out just before the summer, but the best movie released during this year’s warmer months is undoubtedly A Quiet Place. Without speaking for most of the film, the cast relies on pure acting skills. John Krasinski, as Lee Abbott, stated in an interview that he imagined what it was like to protect his family to make his role as the father as realistic as possible — it shows. The movie is also a triumph for women, as the female characters serve fundamental roles in saving their family from the monsters.

Varun Belur: Pawel Pawlikowski’s latest film, Cold War, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, was my favorite film of the summer. It is about the impossibility of love in a divided continent. Across borders and time, music is the magnet that sometimes draws together and other times repels the film’s protagonists. It makes Europe, split by the Iron Curtain, feel like a giant broken heart.

Noah Harrelson: Eighth Grade! No competition. The most I had ever cried watching a movie was a few tears at the end of The Green Mile, but about halfway through Eighth Grade I started bawling my eyes out. This is the kind of movie that genuinely makes you a better person.

What was the most overlooked movie of the summer?

Akabas: Solo: A Star Wars Story is more solid than people are willing to give it credit for. I went in with low expectations and got a technically proficient, enjoyable watch from start to finish that truly informs why the titular character acts the way he does in the original trilogy.

Chang: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, the sequel to the musical comedy Mamma Mia!, does not disappoint. The film delivers flamboyant melodies and romantic fervor, appealing to its cult following while being equally as entertaining as its predecessor.

Lubinus: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Chris Pratt stole the stage (as usual), but the moral message about animal rights, the role of the little girl who saves the day and the CGI are all stellar. If given the chance, I would nominate the film for a Best Visual Effects Academy Award, because the design and detail of each dinosaur, including that of a new fictional species, live up to the groundbreaking visuals of the rest of the franchise.

Harrelson: Sorry to Bother You. Somehow I went almost the entire summer without even hearing about it. It is challenging, to say the least.

What was the most disappointing movie of the summer?

Davila: I had been looking forward to The Spy Who Dumped Me since I first saw the trailer, as it seemed to combine my love for action and comedy effortlessly. The fact that it boasted a female director and starred Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon further cemented my desire to support it. After watching the movie, however, it seems as if the trailers showed the best parts of the film. Kate Mckinnon was great, but even she couldn’t make up for the ill-fitting, overtly gruesome and violent scenes.

Chang: Superfly flopped miserably at the box office. The remake of the 1972 blaxploitation of the same name doesn’t capture the intensity or boldness of its predecessor, relying on stereotypes of black cinematic culture to gas up a poorly written script.

Harrelson: Infinity War was so disappointing that I’m including it even though it came out in the spring. I have never seen such a lack of creative risk.

Akabas: Let’s just say that if Noah didn’t like Infinity War due to lack of creative risk, he would not have liked Ant-Man and the Wasp. The movie had some fun action sequences and a lot of heart, but also an underwritten villain and lazy storytelling towards the climax. It knew what it was, but what it was was just… fine. After Marvel’s run of Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther and Infinity War, I would say that “fine” counts as a disappointment.

What was the best performance of the summer?

Akabas: Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade. Bo Burnham wisely chose to cast an actual 13-year-old for the lead role as opposed to an older actress, and the result is a character that feels like a living, breathing person with quirks and nuances. I also enjoyed the heck out of Armie Hammer’s appropriately campy villain performance in Sorry to Bother You

Davila: CHER! It is Cher’s world, and we are just lucky to be living in it. Though her screen time in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again is limited, every note in “Fernando” is iconic, and she is cementing her role in the ABBA universe by releasing an album of ABBA covers in late September.

Chang: Logan Marshall-Green in Upgrade gives audiences everything they could want from a revenge thriller role: punchy catch phrases, melodrama and hard-hitting violence.

Harrelson: Elsie Fisher, who outperformed people five times her age. Combined with Bo Burnham’s directing, she gives Eighth Grade an unmatched level of honesty and empathy.

What is the state of movies after the summer of sequels?

Akabas: The plethora of big studio productions and films based on existing source material likely means more good and safe movies, but fewer truly surprising or revolutionary ones, going forward. Still, directorial debuts like Sorry to Bother You and Eighth Grade managed to shake things up, and we’ll get plenty of passion projects from auteurs in the upcoming Oscars season. I think we’re doing alright.

Davila: While my picks for best performance and best movie were from sequels, I do miss films from original screenplays. Sequels at their worst can be just a replay of the best parts of the originals. Studios are investing in sure bets, which can alienate many new ideas from often marginalized voices who do not even have the privilege of producing originals films, let alone sequels.

Chang: Movie culture is changing continuously. It is neither bad or good, it just is. This summer’s offerings give me reason to be optimistic, as the acting and directing in many projects were equal parts outstanding.

Belur: Sequels, spin-offs and prequels are garbage. I don’t watch them and I never will. Popular cinema is in a sad state because of a studio system that’s too timid to take risks, a general movie-going public that’s getting less and less open to trying new things and a rise in box office revenues coming from overseas markets like China, where robot-on-robot action is really the only thing that sells.

Harrelson: I am now boycotting both the Avengers and Star Wars franchises. My childhood needs to stop being remade.

The new Oscars Best Popular Film category is…

Akabas: … a desperate attempt for relevancy by an awards show that for some reason thinks that it’s not relevant even though it was the most watched television program of last year that wasn’t a football game or a speech by a lying loudmouth who lost the popular vote.

Davila: ... a good idea for helping diversify the types of films nominated, but it is an obvious ploy to buoy disappointing viewership ratings in recent years instead of an earnest interest in including a variety of genres.

Lubinus: … a huge mistake. Its purpose is to open the awards to new films and audiences, but instead discredits the Academy Awards, insinuating that other film nominations are “unpopular.” The new category seems to cover-up the Academy’s pretentious reputation by awarding “popular” layperson films, but they don’t even have a definition yet for what qualifies as popular!

Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once. Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name. (Rules from wikipedia.org/wiki/ Sudoku)

Kantor: Like Sports, Writing or Both? Join us in the Sports Department

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views. Every single student athlete at this school has a story — many quite compelling. And it’s our job as Sun sports writers to hear these stories and write about them. From national champions to Olympians, every interview offers something new.

Interviewing athletes allows you to immerse yourself in the sports world like you haven’t done before. Watching a post-game interview online is far from being in the room, being a part of the conversation.

So if you’ve ever found yourself scratching your head at the deci-

sion and gameplan of your favorite sports teams, you can now finally ask, “why?” You can be the one to ask why they decided to go for it on 4th down in the 1st quarter, or why they pulled the starting pitcher despite four strong innings.

3) You get to write about something that actually interests you.

Think about all those times as a student you’ve been given writing assignments on topics that just aren’t that interesting to you. Most likely, it ends up being drudgery. But also think about those times you’re actually engaged with the subject. The task of writing in this case is actually enjoyable.

That’s what writing for Sun sports did for me. It made writ-

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team looking to repeat as Ivy League Tournament Champions in 2019.

“[Ruff] scored a lot of points in high school, but he’s fast and athletic enough to play both ends of the field,” Milliman said. “His diversity gives us options and we’re looking forward to seeing how he develops and what role he will fill for us.”

Defense

Gavin Adler

5’8” 180 lbs — Hewlett, N.Y. — Hewlett HS

Adler is a native of Long Island, a haven for the highest quality lacrosse programs in the entire country. And even in that environment, Adler led all longpoles in the region in ground balls and caused turnovers in his senior year. Having also spent time as a long-stick midfielder, Adler boasts a resume of accomplishments including four all-conference selections in his time at Hewlett.

“Gavin has been one of the top long sticks midfielders on Long

Island as a high schooler and has shown the ability to impact games with his speed, intensity and ability to pick up loose balls,” Milliman said. “He’s a physical defenseman that plays with an edge and we are looking forward to watching him develop in college.”

Teddy Batson 6’0”, 170 lbs — Hagerstown, Md. — Culver Military Academy (Ind.)

Batson played on a national No. 1-ranked Culver squad in 2018 in a season in which he served as the team’s captain. After transferring from St. James School (Mass.), he went on to relative success with Culver, twice earning selections as all-Midwest there.

“He is a very fundamental defenseman with excellent speed and he really fits our style of play,” Milliman said. “Teddy may be entering college a bit under-theradar but I think he has a great chance to compete for us sooner rather than later.”

Dylan McDevitt can be reached at dmcdevitt@cornellsun.com.

Zachary Silver can be reached at zsilver@cornellsun.com.

ing fun. Every week, I’m eager to bring out my laptop and start an article because the material genuinely interests me. Writing for The Sun has allowed me to incorporate sports into my life in a way I hadn’t

been able to do before.

A lot of people watch sports. Some play them. But very few are given the opportunity to write about them. You don’t have to be an aspiring journalist to want to

write for us. But if you want that one chance in your life to write about sports, the time is now.

Jack Kantor can be reached at jkantor@cornellsun.com.

Women’s Hoops Releases Schedule M. Lax New Freshmen

Slate features road contests at Minnesota, Colorado State; team seeks to climb standings

By RAPHY GENDLER Sun Assistant Sports Editor

Cornell unveiled the women’s basketball schedule for the upcoming season on Thursday, a slate that starts with a slew of nonconference road games before the home schedule and Ivy League competition ramp up.

Cornell finished seventh in the Ivy League last season with a 7-20 overall record and a 3-10 mark in Ancient Eight play. Last year produced three clear top teams in Princeton, Penn and Harvard — a tier the Red will aim to break into.

Here’s a look inside the schedule:

Nov. 9 at Binghamton

The Red starts the season with a trio of games against regional foes, starting with a road matchup with Binghamton, who it lost to at home last season.

Nov. 12 Albany

Cornell’s home opener will come on a Monday night against Albany, a team it didn’t face last season.

Nov. 15 at Colgate

Last season, the Red dropped a four-point contest to Colgate at home as part of a fourgame losing streak to open the season. The Red trav els to Hamilton to face the Raiders in a midweek tilt this season.

Nov. 17 UMassLowell

A November matchup with UMassLowell will be Cornell’s last home game in nearly a month. Last season, the Red downed Lowell in a New Year’s Eve game.

Nov. 23 at Minnesota, Nov. 25 at Colorado State

Perhaps the Red’s most nota ble nonconference tilt is its Thanksgiving weekend match up with Minnesota. The Gophers, now under first-year head coach and 4-time WNBA champion Lindsay Whalen, fin ished 24-9 and advanced to

the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season. The matchup with Minnesota is the first of four consecutive road contests. Seven of the Red’s first 10 games will take place away from Newman Arena, including a trip to Colorado State after the game in Minneapolis.

Nov. 29 at Lehigh, Dec. 1 at Stony Brook, Dec. 15 Delaware State, Dec. 20 at Lafayette, Dec. 29 Hampton, Dec. 31 St. Bonaventure, Jan. 7 Vermont Technical College

Seven more nonconference games take the Red through 2018 and into winter break, before the team picks up its intense Ivy League schedule.

Jan. 19 Columbia, Jan. 26 at Columbia

The Red will start its Ivy season against Columbia, the only team worse than Cornell last season. The Lions had just two wins in a lackluster 2017-18 campaign. The Red and Lions split the season series last year, with each team beating the other on their opponent’s home floor.

Feb. 1 Penn, Feb. 2 Princeton

After a pair of contests against Columbia, Cornell will hope to stay with Penn and Princeton, the Ivy League’s best two squads last season. Princeton posted a 12-2 conference record and was the league’s representative in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, the Tigers and Quakers dominated the Red. The closest Cornell got was a 14-point loss to Penn in February.

Feb. 8 Dartmouth, Feb. 9 Harvard

Cornell lost to both the Green and Crimson the first time around last season before splitting the series at home, beating Dartmouth in the season’s final game. Harvard beat Cornell by more than 20 points in both of the teams’

Feb. 15 at Brown, Feb. 16 at Yale

The Red beat Brown by two points at home last season, and lost to the Bears on the road. Yale had Cornell’s number, beating the Red by 10 points twice. The Bears and Bulldogs are two teams Cornell will need to leapfrog in the standings in order to compete for a spot in the conference

Feb. 22 at Princeton, Feb. 23 at Penn

March 8 at Harvard, March 9 at Dartmouth

The Red concludes its season with visits to Harvard and Dartmouth, who finished near the top of the league and in the middle of the pack,

Raphy Gendler can be reached at rgendler@cornellsun.com.

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rising senior Clarke Petterson and rising junior Jeff Teat. Prior to his season in Canada, Coyle was a four-year varsity letter earner at Malvern Prep high school where he recorded 273 career points and was named first team All-Eastern Pennsylvania and an All-USA Today selection in 2017.

“After a very good high school career at Malvern, Billy benefited greatly from a post-graduate year at The Hill Academy to work on some other elements of his game,” Milliman said of Coyle. “With top level coaching at both schools he has been able to blend those two styles of play into something similar to the system we play at Cornell and I believe that Billy has the ability to be an impact player for us at some point.”

Henry Follows

5’9”, 155 lbs — Oakville, Ont. — The Hill Academy Follows is the lone Canadian in his class, but, in addition to Coyle, Teat and Petterson, he will be one of four alumni of The Hill Academy to play for Cornell next season. Follows spent his final three seasons there, winning the team’s MVP award as only a sophomore. No stranger to hardware, Follows was twice a winner of the Men’s U18 Team Ontario National Championship, earning tournament MVP honors in 2016 and the offensive MVP in 2017.

“Henry really exemplifies the kind of student-athlete that we want on our roster,” Milliman said. “We expect Henry to push our guys in practice and compete for some time on the extra man unit in a couple of years.”

John Lombardi

5’ 7”, 180 lbs — Rochester, N.Y. — Salisbury School

One of five New York natives in this year’s new class, Lombardi played his four years at the Salisbury School in Connecticut, where in his senior year he was named an Under Armor AllAmerican and a US Lacrosse High School AllAmerican. Lombardi was originally committed to Michigan but went back on his non-binding commitment after the Wolverines made a coaching change last year.

“[Lombardi] is a very dynamic player that has the ability to create offense very quickly,” Milliman said of the Rochester native. “An attackman by trade, [Lombardi] has the strength, speed and athleticism to make an impact in the midfield very early on in his career.”

Midfield

Billy Chabot

5’11”, 185 lbs — Rye, N.Y. — Rye HS

Chabot is a product of Westchester powerhouse Rye High School, where he recorded 175 career points — good for second-best by a midfielder in program history. Chabot, at times, found some success in the faceoff X, and, while he had verbally committed to attend Colgate before switching to Cornell, could bring a valuable skill set to a Red squad which struggled on the draw at times this past season. It’s rare in contemporary lacrosse for a player with faceoff skills to boast significant offensive talent as well.

“Billy is another very good all-around athlete who was able to play multiple positions in high school,” Milliman said. “We expect Billy to add some depth to the midfield both offensively and defensively as well as provide some competition with the faceoff unit.”

Garrett Ruff

5’9”, 170 lbs — Honeoye Falls, N.Y. — Honeoye Falls Lima HS

Ruff is a two-way player out of western New York who was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American in his senior year at Honeoye Falls Lima. The 2018 Monroe County Player of the Year brings some added diversity of skill to an already high-functioning Cornell midfield unit. His offensive prowess is coupled with speed and agility that has

Dining Guide

Your source for good food

Sugar, Spice and Popcorn at the Willard Straight Hall Resource Center

By JACQUELINE

It’s no secret that the classic snack of cinema, that greasy grub of filmgoers, those buttery bunches of bliss — or popcorn, as we commonly call it — is offered for free at the Willard Straight Hall Resource Center. But who among us has tried every single topping, every single flavor combination that this lobby haven has to offer?

My fellow Cornellians, I have just done so and find myself a changed woman. In order to synthesize that experience, I now provide a definitive ranking of these flavors as follows:

1. the Snickerdoodle

Although I’ve always known this mix of cinnamon, sugar, salt and butter as “Cinsational,” the Snickerdoodle is an equally accurate name for this salty and sweet flavor profile that never fails to make my mouth water. According to manager Rachel Hahn ’20, the cookie-inspired blend is the most popular choice among students. Its variants include the Cinnamon Sugar Mix (simply cinnamon and sugar) and “the Pumpkindoodle,” which combines the Snickerdoodle with pumpkin spice.

2. savory nutritional yeast, a.k.a. “Nooch”

While others may argue that it tastes like armpit dust, nutritional yeast holds a special place in my heart. This vaguely cheesy and very much healthy topping pushes the boundaries of what popcorn should taste like — it’s modern, and it’s here to stay. It can also be found in the Cheesy Bread, which mixes the beloved Nooch with salt and butter.

3. Spice of Life

Everything Nice

What better way to spice up your life than with this blend of curry, cardamom, cinnamon, paprika and sugar? If you’re in the mood for something spicy but not overwhelmingly so, take a chance on this hit.

4. the Garlic Bread

This combination takes the flavor of its namesake and combines it with the crunchiness of popcorn, the result of which is a snack that leaves you wanting more. For a slightly more layered flavor profile, try the Garlic Bread with Cheese, which consists of garlic powder, salt, butter and nutritional yeast. Or if you want some real cheese, get it with parmesan, which Hahn says is usually only offered during finals.

5. Whipped Dream

Although you won’t find this flavor combo on the Popcorn Directory at the Resource Center, it’s well worth a try.

Conceptualized by manager-in-training Jake Ortega ’21, the Whipped Dream takes the sweetness of the Cinnamon Sugar Mix a step further through the addition of whipped cream. While I was there, crew member Hassaan Bin Sabir ’21 tried it and enjoyed every spoonful. For anyone with a

6. the Abomination

Despite its off-putting name, the spice scholars at the Resource Center tell me that this combo has its adherents, and I can see why. While I initially thought that sprinkling every topping available on the directory was a mistake, I eventually came around. Every bite I took was new and different, yet none of the bites I took were offensive at all. If you’re the adventurous type, this might just be up your alley.

7. dulse flakes

snack, they fall to the bottom of the bag and can only be enjoyed after mouthfuls of sad, plain popcorn.

8. the Classic

“Our family never stops growing.”

Jake Ortega ’21

While Hahn informed me that this butter and salt mixture is the second most requested combination, I have a hard time believing it can be all that fulfilling when there are so many other amazing blends available. Nonetheless, it’s the type of popcorn most of us grew up eating, and it stands to reason that it’s a fan favorite.

9. chili pepper

Made from red seaweed, these flakes are both veggie and fishy. Some even contest that they not only resemble but also taste like bacon. Either way, this topping comes at the bottom of my list (even though I appreciate its flavor) because it’s a little to large for its base. Instead of staying on the

Like the dulse flakes, the chili pepper flakes fall to the bottom of the bag. Unlike the dulse flakes, the chili pepper flakes are far from pleasant. They simply sting and make you thirstier than popcorn already does.

With all these experimental flavors, there’s plenty of popcorn to look forward to trying this semester, but these free kernels of maize contain more than puffy starch — they’re also the medium through which the Resource Center connects with students.

According to Campus Activities Program Assistant Linda Siptrott, popcorn has been served at Willard Straight Hall since long before the Resource Center came to be. The center’s predecessor, an information desk that provided snacks and school supplies since the building’s opening in 1925, began selling popcorn about 20 years ago.

Less than 10 years ago, the founding of the Resource Center prompted Campus Activities to provide the snack free of charge, which Siptrott says is a vehicle through which students are welcomed into and can engage with the center. The free popcorn acts as an icebreaker of sorts, helping to create a sense of community. In the words of Ortega, “Our family never stops growing.”

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Men’s Lacrosse Welcomes 13 New Players

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The reigning Ivy League tournament champion Cornell men’s lacrosse team unveiled its 13-member class of 2022 in July. The incoming class is set to add to a roster which reached the NCAA quarterfinals and competed at the highest level in what was an expectation-surpassing 2018 season.

The cohort represents the first freshman class under now-head coach Peter Milliman, whose performance this past season led the University to remove the interim tag from his title in May.

“There are several players who have the ability to impact us right away, but for the first time in a few years, we have very few openings in the lineup right now,” Milliman said in a press release. “There is a battle at every position all of these newcomers are going to have to fight very hard if they want a chance to get on the field this year. This is a defensively heavy class but overall it’s a strong group that we are very excited about.”

It is a defense-heavy class, indeed, as the Red is set to have six new defenders join next season among five offensive players, one goaltender and one faceoff specialist.

Notable departures from this past season include three key impact players: defenseman Jake Pulver ’18, midfielder Jordan Dowiak ’18 and goaltender Christian Knight ’18 — all three All-Americans. In total, the Red loses 11 student-athletes to graduation — eight midfielders, one attacker, defenseman and a goalie.

Goaltender

Chayse Ierlan

6’1”, 200 lbs —Victor, N.Y. — Victor H.S.

Up first is the most decorated and perhaps most exciting player in the freshman class. Ierlan is a five-time varsity letter earner in lacrosse and a six-time varsity letter earner in hockey who set a myriad of program records at Victor in both sports, including career saves in lacrosse. Ierlan also comes from a strong lacrosse pedigree: he is the brother of Yale FOGO T.D. Ierlan, widely regarded as now the country’s best faceoff specialist after transferring there from Albany last month. Whether Ierlan will be able to crack the top

of the depth chart before the season opener remains to be seen entirely, but it’s a safe bet that his talents could land him on the field very early in his collegiate career.

“Just going by accolades, Chayse is one of the most decorated high school player I’ve ever recruited,” Milliman said. “We think he might be the best goalie coming out of high school this year and we couldn’t be more excited to have him at Cornell.

“He has the athleticism, skills, patience, and leadership that you want to see in a college goalie but I believe that his work ethic may be his most impactful characteristic. Freshman goalies always have fundamental work to do but Chayse will likely compete for playing time as soon as he gets acclimated to our system and the speed at this level.”

FOGO

Mitch Rothstein

6’3”, 210 lbs — Haddonfield, N.J. — Haddonfield Memorial H.S.

The faceoff unit struggled at times this past season for Cornell, which utilized sophomore Paul Rasimowicz heavily in the middle of the season. That is, until a shoulder injury sidelined him down the stretch, which became a key weakness for the Red in the playoffs.

may represent some much-needed relief to the platoon as a two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American at the position.

“Mitch is one of the top face-off guys coming out of high school and we are very excited to bring him to Ithaca,” Milliman said. “He’s big and physical with great skills at the X and we expect that he is going to compete for face-off time very soon.”

Join Sun Sports

For the past three years I have provided you, the readers, with reporting on various Cornell sports in what I would call an objective manner — although my fellow editors and higher-ups might say otherwise at times.

But the time has come to offer you the opinions that I have developed over the years of being a sports writer for The Cornell Daily Sun. And for my first of many takes, I offer you this:

You should write for Sun sports.

If you have stumbled onto this article I gather you have either an interest in sports, journalism or perhaps both. In that case, you are deemed qualified to write for us (assuming you are currently a Cornell student. Sorry alumni). Congrats.

But whether you’re a freshman getting started here at Cornell, or a senior trying to make the most of your last year on the Hill, the best time to join The Sun is now.

Back when I arrived in Ithaca in August 2015, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life, or really much about myself at all. But I did know two things for sure about myself: I enjoyed writing and I had been a sports fan my entire life. And sure enough, the one thing I have consistently done throughout my time at Cornell has been being a member of The Sun’s sports department.

some very high-profile events in college athletics. While teams like football and basketball have not excelled in the past few years, teams like men’s hockey, wrestling and most recently men’s lacrosse have been featured on the national stage.

Just in the last semester, I was able to cover those three teams in their respective NCAA tournaments. Wrestling even had a national champion in then-freshman Yianni Diakomihalis, who I later interviewed and wrote a feature about.

I was also given the chance to travel to the NCAA tournaments for both hockey and lacrosse, sitting in press boxes and conducting interviews alongside media outlets like ESPN and such. Needless to say, this is not an opportu-

nity your average college student gets.

2) You get to be the interviewer.

So let me break it down for you.

Here are the three reasons, in no particular order, why you should join us.

1) Cornell sports are much better than you may think

Even though Cornell isn’t a big-time sports school in a power conference, the Red still manages to find itself in

As college students, all of us are constantly interviewing for internships, jobs and other organizations. And as you may know, it’s not that fun being the interviewee. But as a Sun sports writer you get to be on the other side of the table — you get to ask the questions. You get to steer the dialogue surrounding Cornell athletics.

Plus, these aren’t your average inter-

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