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A New WayCity officials held a ceremonyfor the groundbreaking of 140Seneca Way, a new commercialand residential development indowntown Ithaca.

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(Don’t) Silence Your PhonesProf. Deborah Streeter, appliedeconomics and management,uses text messaging to increasestudent engagement in class.Students, not surprisingly, likethe idea. | Page 3

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Land Down UnderJames Rainis ’14 is blindfoldedand taken underground by ananonymous art collective. Whathe found surprised him.

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SportsColor ClashMen’s Soccer hosts SyracuseOrange tonight in the firstround of the NCAA tourna-ment.

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Declaration of YOLOLife, liberty and the pursuit ofYOLO — opinion columnistKaterina Athanasiou ’13explains the importance ofpuzzling out your life motto.

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ILR Strives to Increase No.Of Low-Income Students

As part of the University’s “Toward NewDirections” diversity plan, the School ofIndustrial and Labor Relations is focusing onincreasing the number of studentsin the college who come from low-income backgrounds, according toa recent report.

According to ILR Dean HarryKatz, ILR has achieved “fabuloussuccess” in increasing ethnic diver-sity: About 40 percent of the Classof 2016 in the college are under-represented minorities. Now, oneof the college’s five new diversity goals is tofurther diversify the socioeconomic makeupof the student body, according to a report ofannual initiatives published by the Office ofDiversity and Initiatives.

Katz noted that this particular diversitygoal may be one of the most difficult for thecollege to achieve.

Since Cornell has a need-blind admissionsprocess, administrators do not consider anapplicant’s income level when his or her appli-cation is submitted. To attract prospective low-income students, then, the University will needto focus on increasing low-income applicants

and improving yield rates for admitted stu-dents from low-income backgrounds.

“[Recruiting stu dents] has more to do withtrying to get kids to apply to the program whohave diverse backgrounds,” Katz said. He addedthat the ILR school also “tries to convince stu-

dents that [Cornell] is a good place to come, forlots of reasons, including the fact that there arestudents like them already here on campus.”

In addition to increasing the number ofapplicants from lower-income families, ILRis also aiming to increase the number oftransfer students, tenure-track faculty andstudy abroad participants from underrepre-sented economic and racial backgrounds.

Specific to the ILR curriculum, the col-lege’s administrators also hope to re-evaluatethe freshman colloquium — a mandatory

C.U. Surveys Mental Health Of Transfer, Int’l Students

“We believe in diversity,and part of ILR’s role

is to advance the world of work.”ILR Dean Harry Katz

Need-blind admissions may pose challenge, ILR dean says

Space for EntrepreneursTo Open Above CTB

An email survey to identifyand reach stressed, anxious ordepressed transfer and interna-tional students was recently sentby Gannett. Despite its potentialeffectiveness, a small percentageof students responded to the sur-vey, and otherssaid the ques-tions madethem feelu n c o m f o r t -able.

Accordingto Dr. GregoryEells, directorof counseling and psychologicalservices for Gannett, incominginternational and transfer stu-dents have been the initial targetpopulations for the surveybecause they “have the most dif-ficult time adjusting to a newcampus environment.”

Gannett reported a 6-percentresponse rate from a group ofmore than 700 students who wereinvited to complete the profilethis semester, according to Dr.Wai-Kwong Wong, assistantdirector for community-basedservices at Gannett. Wong said

this response rate is “in the ball-park of the figures” from otherschools that administer a similarsurvey.

The Cornell Stress Profile,part of a screening program runby the American Foundation forSuicide Prevention, was piloted atCornell in March 2011. The ini-tiative aims to identify problems

that can inter-fere with a stu-dent’s academ-ic, social andpersonal well-being, accord-ing to anemail sent byEels to stu-

dents invited to take the survey.Survey results showed that 16

percent of respondents were inthe highest risk category and 49percent fell into the moderate riskcategory –– the top two of thefour categories in the survey,according to Wong. The othertwo categories were reserved forstudents determined to be at lowor negligible risk.

“We respond and give feed-back to all respondents, but urgeall students in the two highest risk

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Members of the Cornell University Deaf Awareness Project rehearse the song“Fireflies” by Owl City in American Sign Language on Wednesday.

Louder than words

The entrepreneurialCornellian can get excitedabout another new space forstart-up collaboration that willsoon open in Collegetown.

Stemming from a collabo-ration between Entre -preneurship@Cornell andStudent Agencies, a 5,300square foot space for entrepre-neurial networking calledeHub is expected to openabove Collegetown Bagelsnext fall, according toEntrepreneurship@Cornell

Executive Director John P.Jaquette.

eHub, which will be open24 hours a day, seven days aweek, will serve as a space forall students working on orinterested in business andinnovation to use, Jaquettesaid. Visitors will have accessto resources including facultyadvising, visiting alumni andcollaboration with like-mind-ed students from across theUniversity, he said.

Dan Cohen, a lecturer atCornell and the director of

“We respond and givefeedback to all [survey]

respondents.”Wai-Kwong Wong

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Members of Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM), a student-rungroup that creates their own project proposals and conducts research, participated with over 200universities in this year’s iGEM competition.

The team’s project is called SAFE BET — Shewanella Assay for Extended Biomonitoring ofEnvironmental Toxins — which developed a biosensor to monitor whether or not a stream hasbeen contaminated with chemicals such as arsenic or naphthalene.

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Construction Begins on NewDowntown Ithaca Complex

140 Seneca Way | A team of developers and public officials participateWednesday in the groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new housing project,located at the base of East State Street about a block from the east end of the IthacaCommons.

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Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 wasjoined by developers, bankers and pub-lic officials Wednesday for the ground-breaking ceremony at 140 Seneca Way,a new commercial and residentialdevelopment in downtown Ithaca.

The new development will include38 apartments, with amenities for resi-dents that include a health club, a roofterrace and parking for residents. Thecomplex will also contain office spaceon the first floor, which two Ithaca-based organizations have alreadyclaimed.

Speakers at Wednesday’s eventpraised the new development for therole it will play in revitalizing down-town Ithaca.

Gary Ferguson, executive director ofthe Downtown Ithaca Alliance — anot-for-profit organization dedicated tothe development of the downtown areaof the city — expressed excitementabout the the new building.

“You don’t get many opportunitiesto build buildings at the heart of yourcity,” Ferguson said. “This [complex] isat the eastern entrance, the gatewayinto downtown Ithaca. This is iconic,anyone coming east or west is going tosee this [building].”

The Seneca Way development facedcommunity opposition at the start ofthe project, something Jeff Smetana,vice president of NewmanDevelopment — the developmentcompany for 140 Seneca Way — refer-enced at the groundbreaking.According to Smetana, the project hadencountered various “issues and prob-lems” since the idea was proposed threeyears ago.

Residents of East Seneca Street —whose backyards are located adjacent tothe back of the complex — initiallyopposed the project, The Sun reportedin January 2011.

But as the building underwent theprocess of securing approval from thecity, the design was changed so theheight of the north end of the buildingfacing single-family homes was reducedby one story, thus making it more aes-thetically pleasing to the concerned res-idents, according to Myrick. Thedesign of that part of the building wasalso altered to fit the character of the

neighborhood.Although Myrick acknowledged

that not all Ithaca residents are pleasedabout the new complex, those whowere involved in the development ofthe site and who spoke at the ground-breaking projected an optimistic visionfor the future of downtown Ithaca.

JoAnn Cornish, the city’s director ofplanning and development, describedthe complex as the start of a morevibrant downtown and said it will makethe city a “more exciting place to workand build and play in.”

Myrick said the new complex marksthe turnaround of a trend of “subur-banization and sprawl” that he saidIthaca has been undergoing for years.

“We can finally begin to answer thequestion of, ‘Where are we going as acity?’” Myrick said. “Are we going tocontinue to pull people away … orbring them closer?”

Myrick added that 140 Seneca Waywould be both “environmentally andeconomically sustainable.”

The building itself will have annumber of “green features,” accordingto the press release from the developer.

Myrick stressed that the building’spotential goes beyond its infrastructure.

The site is within walking distancefrom many shops and restaurants onthe Commons — it is approximatelytwo blocks from Simeon’s andMadeleine’s, for instance — and it istherefore likely that those who will liveand work at 140 Seneca Way willpatronize local businesses, Myrick said.

He added that the new complex willalso prove an economic benefit to thecity because it is being built on a sitethat was formerly home to a non-prof-it organization — and thus exemptfrom property taxes. 140 Seneca Waywill therefore play a role in expandingthe city’s tax base by providing a newsource of revenue, he said.

According to Myrick, the city didnot make any financial contributions tothe project. Developers were able totake advantage of a federal tax creditprogram that encourages investmentsin communities that otherwise wouldbe unable to finance business and real-estate projects.

By EMMA COURTSun Senior Writer

AEM Prof to Students:Don’t Put Away Phones

While some professors may discouragetexting in class, Prof. Deborah Streeter,applied economics and management,embraces it. In her class AEM 3340:Women, Leadership and Entrepreneurship,Streeter is using texting as an interactivetool to encourage discussion.

Streeter started using texting to poll stu-dents during lecture a few years ago. Shesaid that students were bewildered by theprospect of using their phones in class.

“Students were shocked when I said‘everyone get your phone out’ instead of‘put your devices away,’” Streeter said. Shestill gets that reaction, she said.

When giving lectures, Streeter usespolleverywhere.com, which allows anydevice connected to the Internet to respondto a poll. It takes students about 10 secondsto submit an answer and then all responsesare immediatelydisplayed on thelecturer’s screen,she said.

Streeter saidher inspirationfor the idea camefrom one of herstudents, whosuggested thatcell phonescould be used todraw more activeengagement from students during class. Therapid polling facilitates conversation in theclass, she said.

Although the iClickers used by manyprofessors at Cornell also poll students inclass anonymously, Streeter said she foundthat students did not like them.

Students do love their cell phones,though, Streeter said.

Romi Kher grad, a Ph.D. student inapplied economics and management whoassists Streeter in the AEM 3340 class, saidhe supports the use of the polling-through-texting technique in the course.

“Anonymity makes students comfortablesharing their opinions, and when studentssee that there are others in class that feel asthey do, they are more willing to defendtheir opinion and this leads to much deeperand meaningful debates in class,” Kher said.

Ashley Pelzel ’14, who is taking the classthis semester, also praised the method ashaving a positive impact on the class.

“You’re not going to be scared of what tosay. We are asked a lot of personal questionsand people answer a lot more candidlybecause of this,” Pelzel said.

Streeter said students perceive a signifi-cant difference between raising their handsand sending text messages in class.

“Oftentimes discussion is dominated by

that one person who always raises his [or]her hand and so we may not always hear theminority speak, so I have been thinkingabout how to enrich the conversation withstudents,” she said. “Even the more intro-verted students who polled are more likelyto defend their position, so that was a sur-prising consequence that added to theinclusivity.”

Kher added that the polling enhancesinteractions with and between students,including encouraging those who do notspeak up in class as often to do so to defendtheir position.

“Polling … allows us to know what eachstudent thinks about an issue in secondsand the discussion evolves from their opin-ions. We are not influenced by the first twoto three people who always raise their handin any class and may take the conversationdown a side path,” he said.

Streeter added that allowing the use ofcell phones changed the nature of the course

by making thestudents morerelaxed.

In addition toher classes atCornell, Streeteralso teaches Flipthe SwitchW o r k s h o p s ,which are intend-ed to help educa-tors at variousschools transform

cell phones from distracting devices tointeractive classroom tools. The workshopsteach professors how to incorporate textingand other technologies, such as video, intotheir courses.

Jamie Kalousdian, manager of mediaproduction for the Dyson School, whoworks with Streeter to teach the workshops,said educators need to start embracing,rather than discouraging, the use of tech-nology in the classroom.

“To ask [students] to close their devicesis to ask them to cut off their hand. Theirphones and devices are so much a part oftheir life and that is one of the parts thatsome of the professors don’t understand,” hesaid.

Since texting in class, and the use ofdevices in general, is activity that will onlycontinue to increase, educators need tothink of ways to adapt the behavior to servea productive academic function, Streetersaid.

“Maybe today you can tell students toclose their laptops, but in five years theirbooks or notes might be on their mobiledevices,” she said.

“To ask [students] to close theirdevices is to ask them to cut offtheir hand. Their phones anddevices are so much a part of theirlife and ... some of the professorsdon’t understand.”Jamie Kalousdian

Emma Court can be reached at ecourt@cornellsun.com.

By LUCY MEHRABAYANSun Staff Writer

Lucy Mehrabayan can be reached at lmehrabayan@cornellsun.com.

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he said. But Aditi Bhowmick ’16, an

international student who was sentthe email unsolicited, said some ofthe survey’s questions –– includingasking students how many times inthe past two weeks that they havehad thoughts of suicide or plannedways of taking their own lives ––made her feel uncomfortable.

“Even if I hadn’t thought about[suicide before], I started thinkingabout it,” said Bhowmick, who isalso a Sun opinion columnist.“[The questions] were very mor-bid. I wasn’t depressed, but Iremember feeling depressed anddown after the survey.”

However, Shivang Tayal ’16, astudent from India, said he believesthe University’s outreach for trans-fer and international studentscould be effective for some stu-dents.

“I agree that, for internationalstudents, [Cornell] is a very newenvironment and an environmentvery different from home,” he said.“If you don’t set up a social backingand a social group for yourself, thensuch surveys and [programs] thatCornell provides do help people.”

Bhowmick, who is also fromIndia, agreed that Gannett is tar-geting a population that could ben-efit from the resources it has tooffer. However, she said she doesnot think Gannett “will get veryinsightful results out of surveyingthese populations.”

“Think about it this way: Weare already nervous little kids awayfrom home, and then one gets anemail like that. Who wouldrespond to that?” she said.

Bhowmick said the follow-up

email she received after completingthe survey gave a short analysis ofher profile results and advised herto get in touch with the Gannettcounselor.

“I believe I can help you findrelief, and I hope you will contactme to set up a time we can gettogether within the next day ortwo,” the email said. “If you wouldrather talk to me without comingin or identifying yourself, we cancontinue to exchange messages onthis website … If you prefer, wecan set up a time to talk by phoneor meet in person.”

Bhowmick said she was uncer-tain of how effective the survey’sfeedback will be for students whoare depressed or suicidal.

“Maybe it was helpful for some-one who actually needs it. But I amnot sure. I feel that it isn’t that effec-tive, as people wouldn’t show up forthe follow-up,” she said. “Peopledon’t like being told that there issomething wrong with you.”

But Gannett officials said thesurvey is simply intended to be a“simple, secure way to gain insightabout whether stress, anxiety, ordepression may be affecting” a stu-dent, according to the email sentout with the survey.

Participants are also notrequired to follow up on the feed-back they receive, but doing so isrecommended, according to Eells.

“The follow up is somethingbased on the pattern by theAmerican Foundation for SuicidePrevention and then we individual-ize it for students,” he said. “It isnot mandatory. It is just somethingthat we suggest after the screeningand it is advised.”

eLab, a program that helps students accelerate theirbusinesses, said the idea for eHub came from whathe and others perceived as a need for a central“hub” to be used for entrepreneurial activity atCornell.

“We saw on campus a number of classes whereyou can learn about entrepreneurship, hear aboutentrepreneurship, but not necessarily do entrepre-neurship. We wanted to create a place where youcould actually do startups,” Cohen said.

eHub is the latest in a number ofEntrepreneurship@Cornell initiatives that seek toincrease opportunities for start-up collaborationamong students. For instance, the PopShop —where students can go to work with their peersacross colleges and majors on various projects —opened on Dryden Road in April.

“Students across the campus, no matter whattheir interest, [can] sit and talk and meet andmatch and work on ideas,” Jaquette said ofPopShop.

Jaquette said that the success of the PopShop, inpart, led faculty to seek the establishment of a larg-er space with more resources and extended hours.

“There are lots of students who are really excit-ed about the idea of what it takes to create some-thing out of nothing in a business way,” Jaquettesaid.

Both Jaquette and Cohen said they envisionthat alumni who come back to Cornell to visitmight stop by eHub to see what students are work-ing on and to offer their suggestions.

“If you’re an [alumni] entrepreneur and youwant to come back to visit, this is where you go tospeak,” Cohen said.

Jaquette said he hopes eHub will also host mini-courses and seminars on leadership to offer educa-tional “building blocks” for the “many people whodon’t understand what entrepreneurship is.”

eHub will be a resource to students with a widerange of qualifications, Cohen added. He said the

space will serve everyone from the freshman who isnew to campus and curious about entrepreneur-ship to the graduate student “with a fully-fledgedconcept” for a project.

Cornell has recently begun to open doors forthe increasing number of students interested inlaunching or working for start-ups, Cohen said.

“I think what’s happened is Cornell is beingresponsive to demand: Students want to do start-ups, they want to create their own companies,more and more students want to create their ownpath, rather than travel the traditional corporatepath,” he said.

Nick Nickitas grad, a student in the JohnsonSchool who is currently working with a team todevelop a new cellphone application, said he feelsthat Cornell has developed an “electrical energy”toward entrepreneurship that is attractive to appli-cants.

“I chose to come to Cornell because the inte-grative nature of all these different start-up pro-grams,” Nickitas said. “From eLab, Cornell StartupWeekend, Three-Day Startup, the Popshop, BigRed Ventures and now the eHub, the resourcesavailable to entrepreneurs at Cornell are incredi-ble.”

Jaquette added that the University is becomingmore plugged into the start-up scene, as reflectedby the establishment of CornellNYC Tech as wellas the high volume of students who are creatingfledgling companies while still on campus.

“This is the first time you’ve read about Cornellregularly in the national press and [seen] the wordentrepreneurship associated with [the University]in this way,” he said.

Entrepreneurship@Cornell is working to securethe necessary funding for the project through itsalumni network, according to Jaquette. He saidrenovations of eHub’s future home above CTB areexpected to begin this summer.

eHub to Join PopShop in C-TowneHUB

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Student: Survey QuestionsMade Me ‘Uncomfortable’

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class for all ILR freshman — to ensure that it encourages “meaningfuldialogue among students from different economic and racial back-grounds,” according to the report of initiatives.

Katz said that these initiatives will help achieve the college’s mission.“We believe in diversity, and part of ILR’s role is to advance the

world of work,” Katz said. “The world of work is more ethnicallydiverse, with diverse socioeconomic backgrounds, so we try to reflectthat in our student body.”

According to Prof. Ron Ehrenberg, industrial and labor relations,this change could cost the University more money by increasing finan-cial aid given. But the University has determined that diversity is ahigher priority and warrants the additional burden, Ehrenberg said.

“When Cornell says ‘we want to have a more diverse student bodyand more relatively low-income students,’ this is because we think it’sthe right thing to do and not because we’re worried about the eco-nomic impact on us,” Ehrenberg said. “There are financial costs, butthis is a cost that the University has understood and feels is an impor-tant thing to do.”

Ehrenberg added that alumni donations are the main source offunding for providing the financial aid that would help sustain morelower-income students in ILR.

“The gratifying thing is our alumni have been very generous in pro-viding resources for undergraduate financial aid, even though in themain these resources will not go to their children but to children com-ing from different socioeconomic backgrounds,” he said.

In addition to recruitment efforts, ILR is also seeking to raise moneyfrom alumni and other funding sources to provide more stipend andfellowship support to low-income students already at the University,Katz said.

“I and others have been worried about whether students who comefrom lower family income levels can take advantage of all those oppor-tunities,” Katz said.

Increasing stipend support could help students who want to takeadvantage of work and academic opportunities that are not as well-paid, he said.

“There’s even more of an issue surrounding how those students cantake advantage of those internships and service learning options, whichdon’t always come with the same compensation” as other jobs, Katzsaid.

By providing such opportunities to students of a widening range ofsocioeconomic and racial backgrounds, Ehrenberg said, Cornell istraining leaders that increasingly come from “all places and differentbackgrounds.”

“We want students to understand the views and perspectives of allparts of our society," Ehrenberg said.

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Acouple of weeks ago, I foundmyself walking across the ArtsQuad pretty late at night again.

I make the walk (read: groggily stum-ble) from the library or Club Duff (thecooler, hipper Duffield) late at nightfairly regularly, and most of the peopleI see walking are all doing the samething — heading home to grab somemuch-needed sleep before tacklingclasses the next morning.

On this particular night I was walk-ing on the right side of the path andsort of staring at my feet. I assumedthat most people would walk on theright side of the path and not the left(because that is what the AmericanRevolution was all about), but at somepoint I looked up to find a rotund lit-tle man sporting a bright red strip of

cloth around his arm and standing nomore than three feet directly in frontof me. We locked eyes, and in thatmoment we were eternal I remem-bered that I was living in the height ofthe famed Cornell Human vs. Zombiewar of the fall of 2012. I lookedaround the Quad to see dozens ofother students wearing identical redbands around either their arms orheads and silently walking around thepaths.

I was wearing all denim (as perusual) and no red at all but still didn’twant to take any chances of this kidmistaking me for a zombie, so I said tohim something along the lines of,“Hey man. I’m not playing.” I thoughtthis would make it pretty clear that Iwas not actually at all involved in thegame, but I was wrong and immedi-ately after I finished explaining this tohim, he pelted me with a ball of rolledup socks.

I consider myself a pretty toughkid, so it wasn’t too terribly difficult tohold back the tears that were definite-ly welling up from the pain of the hit.I was able to just walk away from thescene and think to myself, “Wow. Thatwas a really weird experience.”

After a bit of reflection though, Irealized that the weirdness was notlimited to just my run-in with thezombie (or human … I am really notclear on the rules of the game). Weirdthings happen to me all the time.

A man who looked more than a lit-tle bit too old to be a student onceinterrupted my studying by blastingPolka music through some speakersthat I guess he must have broughtfrom home for seemingly no reason inthe Physical Sciences Building. I amconvinced that my freshman floor washaunted (ask anyone who lived on thefourth floor of Donlon last year —they’ll tell you that the “D4 Monster”is no joke). And finally I’m a Daily Sunopinion columnist, but almost nobodystops me on Ho Plaza to ask for myautograph (definitely the weirdestthing to happen to me).

Before you start thinking that theweirdness is limited just to me, I’llhave you know that a dear friend of

mine once walked into Baker Lab 200to find someone there projecting operamusic on the screen and through thespeakers passionately singing alongwith it. A biology professor dressed upas Darth Vader and made all of hisT.A.’s dress up as Storm Troopers forHalloween. There are multiple peopleon campus who wear literally the sameexact clothing every day. And we had aStar Wars themed career fair lastspring. Yes, Star Wars themed. Cornellis clearly a pretty weird place. And Ithink it is time to embrace it.

Weirdness is something that wehave to more than just recognize andaccept. It is something we have toappreciate. There is just no intrigue tonormalcy. My sincerest apologies toWarren Harding, but we all know it’s

true. What do you tell your friendsfrom home when you talk aboutCornell? Do you tell them storiesabout how you have incredibly quali-fied and intelligent professors and howyour school is beautiful or do you tellthem about the phantom pooper run-ning around campus and defecating atconcerts? If you aren’t sure, do yourfriends a favor and tell them about thebandit who drops trou and drops adeuce all over campus. The weird onesare the ones that stick. The weird onesare the best.

And before you write me off as aweird engineer (you can and maybeshould do that later though) look atyourself and the people around you.Chances are, you might be weird your-self. Have you ever thrown a flamingpumpkin into the gorge? It is prettyweird that we consider lighting a veg-etable on fire and hurling it into acanyon fun, and there are currentlydozens of charred and shattered pump-kins beneath all of the bridges. Haveyou ever walked to and from class inthe snow uphill both ways? It doesn’tsound possible but at Cornell … it is.And that’s pretty weird.

There are a million reasons why youmight be weird, but it really doesn’tmatter as long as we recognize thatbeing weird is a good thing. Embraceyour weirdness. That kid who chuckedthe ball of socks at me was prettyweird, and now he gets to be in one ofmy columns. Isn’t that everyCornellian’s dream? Weirdness andweirdos shouldn’t be social pariahs.They should be campus legends. So ifyou have a visceral and baseless hatredof the McRib, refuse to eat anythingbut granola and mozzarella cheese, areconvinced that you were abducted byaliens who looked just like EzraCornell or whatever other strangethings you do, then you’re probablykind of weird. And that’s pretty damncool.

In Defense of Being Weird

ChristoEliot

The Tale of the DingoAt Midnight

Christo Eliot is a sophomore in the College ofEngineering. He may be reached at celiot@cor-nellsun.com. The Tale of the Dingo atMidnight appears alternate Thursdays thissemester.

Imagining CornellWithout Bridge Fences

Editorial

THE FENCES WENT UP ON CAMPUS bridges over Spring Break of 2010. ThoseCornellians on campus at the time will never forget the way the campus transformed overthose couple of months after the suicides. The community came together to support oneanother. Professors gave students a rare break. Students chalked supportive messages topeers on the bridges, and Cornell added counselor positions at Gannett.

Like at any other university, students come and go, and the University, collectively, for-gets. Only one unavoidable reminder remains of the deaths that stunned the campus inMarch 2010: the black fences lining the bridges. Those fences, however, will begin to comedown over winter break. Walking across the bridges every day, you might completely for-get about everything that happened. You will only be able to see the nets if you go out ofyour way to stop, lean your head over the bridge railing and look down.

It is important that we do not forget what happened on campus. Now that the nation-al media’s attention has diverted its focus and students have moved forward, the pressure toimprove mental health on campus has eased. We must not allow ourselves to settle intocomplacency. Cornell needs to continue pushing forward the mental health initiatives thecampus needs.

In the immediate aftermath of the suicides, Cornell hired six new therapists through a$1 million increase in funding from the University and alumni donations. Additionally,Gannett moved quickly after these events to supplement other parts of its mental healthframework. Cornell worked to educate students on the resources available to them, usingmethods like the “Real Students, Reel Stories” video shown to incoming freshmen startingin 2010. In addition, it has worked to train faculty and staff on how to identify strugglingstudents through its “Notice and Respond” program. Everything that we have seen fromCornell has been positive, but it cannot stop here.

Cornell now faces a serious challenge in finding a permanent source of funding for thecounseling positions it added in 2011. Gannett’s mental health promotion efforts have suc-cessfully driven students to seek help when they need it; now, Cornell must fill thisincreased demand. Even with the million dollars, Gannett is only able to accommodatecounseling appointments for those students who most urgently need them, using a triag-ing system that works to serve high-risk students first. It is not enough to only prioritizestudents when they are in serious need of help.

One proposal to fill the funding gap is to levy a health fee. This fee would eliminate per-use fees for health services that some students are forced to pay and bolster funding formental health programs. While we understand that a fee such as this would inevitably leadto higher financial aid costs for the University, the University should be working to reallo-cate resources and make funding Gannett a priority. A healthy campus is something worthpaying for.

After the nets are completed and the fences are taken down, Cornell cannot allow thisfunding to disappear quietly. There are still serious issues on this campus that need to beaddressed, and we hope that both students and administrators will continue to maintainthe focus on these important initiatives.

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Thursday, November 15, 2012 7OPINION

“Ijust decided I wanted to only do things that makeme happy. And the last two months have beenamazing,” he said. We were having coffee at

Stella’s when a friend revealed he had recently adopted anew life philosophy.

Then he asked, “What is your life motto?” I was a bitdumbfounded. I’ve written thesis statements for countlesspapers and articulated missions for organizations. Attimes, I’ve even outlined core values for a project. But I’dnever done the same for myself — or at least not in a con-crete, formal way.

The proposition fascinated me. Every day, we get outof bed and take on the day’s joys and challenges. Ourapproach, our actions, our decisions are obviously moti-vated by something. To take that something and put itinto words and then try to shape your everyday interac-tions is intriguing.

In the eleventh hour, as I sat to write this, I sent aquick email to some close friends. I know, it seemsrather sacrilege to ask something so personal via theinterweb, but time was of the essence. To my surprise,the responses were plentiful and delightful — for themost part.

Some borrowed from other cultures or practices. Afriend from home shared “Que será, será’” — a Spanishsaying she encountered while studying in Madrid last fall.Another took a practice from yogis, “Meditate — butreally live — with your palms faced open to the universeas to be open to receive all that is around you. Living withthis readiness to receive is far more important to me thanrunning around trying to find what it is you are ‘sup-posed’ to find.”

Some were about remembering the “big picture” inlife. One friend shared, “Whenever I have a lot on myplate, and I fail to remember why it was that my eyeswere bigger than my stomach, I muse on a line fromone my favorite books by Jean-Paul Sartre calledNausea: “I wanted the moments of my life to follow andorder themselves like those of a life remembered. Youmight as well try and catch time by the tail.” Anothershared a quote from homeboy Thoreau, “All goodthings are wild and free,” which she uses as motivation

for spontaneity.In one response, a friend shared a sentiment I can

identify with. One chapter of The Prophet by KahlilGibran (a fantastic book, I might add), mentions thetenet, “When you are joyous, look deep into your heartand you shall find it is only that which has given you sor-row that is giving you joy.” Similarly, she described, “Ibelieve that I must live in the Now. Whether thatmoment consists of blissful happiness or incurable pain Ibelieve I should be all in it. There is always something togain from all types of experiences.”

Some responses were lighthearted. One friend’s per-sonal mantra, “Surround yourself with people who arefunnier and smarter than you.” Another buddy (and fel-low columnist) shared: “My life philosophy is this:Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside ofa dog, it’s too dark toread.”

One friend had amore critical view,believing that life mot-tos are inherentlyflawed because every-thing depends on con-text. He said, “Youshould try to follow itbut you can’t poo pooyourself if you don’t.”

He has a point. Declaring your mantra can lead to dis-appointing yourself and perhaps negating the purpose ofa centralized philosophy, which, in an ideal world, wouldlead to a more fulfilling and centered life.

Another friend (another stinkin’ Sunnie) built on theinitial critique, “Putting a lot of thought into a mottothat works for you and sticking with it can help youaccomplish deeper meaning from both succeeding at andfailing at that motto, like one of my mottos, ‘respecteveryone, every age, and have a conversation with them.’You can’t know someone unless you talk to them, andeven though you may not have the energy or presence ofmind to genuinely respect everyone in the moment, I’vefound that I can learn valuable lessons from five-year olds

and 95-year olds.”I see the good and bad in declaring your life motto.

Right now, there are tenets I hold that I practice inaction, and others that I don’t — or at least not yet. Iknow how to value happy times. I think that’s bestcaptured by a line from Kurt Vonnegut’s “ManWithout a Country.” He writes,“I urge you to pleasenotice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmuror think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t knowwhat is.’” I believe in balance — sleeping, exercising,zero-tasking enough so that I can have a healthy life.That’s something I’m still working on. And that’sokay.

My freshman summer, I worked for a farmer. When Iwas describing how overwhelming I found the environ-mental issues of our generation, he said something I’ll

always remember. “It’s about progress, not perfection.”Essentially, it’s about direction. We do what we can, wework toward our ideals.

So, is it a worthwhile feat to actually write out your“life motto?” Maybe. Perhaps, just as a business might usea “central value system” to evaluate if a certain decision isright or wrong, so can we. I’m not saying that people arecompanies. But in the complexity that makes up your lateteens and early 20s, as we start to define who we are asadults, maybe this can help.

Katerina Athanasiou is a senior in the College of Art, Architecture,and planning. She may be reacched at kathanasiou@cornellsun.com.Kat’s Cradle runs alternate Thursdays this semester.

Katerina Athanasiou

Kat’s Cradle

Ispent last weekend in Manhattan.Although I had watched hours ofSandy storm coverage and had read

about the blackouts, the displacementsand the flooding, I hadn’t really under-stood what had actually happened until Iwalked through lower Manhattan andsaw small storefronts with smashed win-dows, trash piled on sidewalks and a lin-gering fear that traveled through thebrisk autumn air. Although I was seeing

The City 10 days after the disaster,Sandy’s bitter aftertaste remained.

However, what was more strikingthan the “CLOSED INDEFINITELY”signs that rested on windowsills through-out Tribeca was the overwhelming self-lessness New Yorkers showed. I had readaccounts of marathoners who had, inlieu of pitying themselves for training fora cancelled race, distributed food andblankets to families in Long Beach. I hadwatched the relief concert. I had re-tweeted celebrities’ tweets about the RedCross. I had even texted to donate in asorry attempt to help from afar. Butwhat I hadn’t understood — and could-n’t understand until I saw it first hand —

was the sense of community, the kinshipamongst New Yorkers, that brought theUpper East Side resident who had beenunaffected by Sandy’s breath to thestreets of Queens with food and water. Icouldn’t understand that, despite the rac-ing and honking and mania of New YorkCity, anyone who had something toshare — money, food, bedrooms or elec-tricity — did. The stories I had read werenot those of the most magnanimous, but

were rather representative of what washappening on every block. I couldn’tunderstand how extraordinary it wasthat that New Yorkers, in all their variedforms, came together in the wake of dis-aster in a beautifully genuine way.

Returning to school, I almost instan-taneously forgot all that I had seen andheard, and immediately fell back into theCornell grind, knowing that I have justone final push until Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.Every Thanksgiving, my American histo-ry junkie of a father delivers the story ofthe Mayflower, Squanto and the braveryof the pilgrims, before asking everyone atour Thanksgiving table to share what weare most thankful for today. As I have

gotten older, my Thanksgiving table hasgotten smaller: Grandparents havepassed, cousins have moved away andfriends of friends have found other gath-erings to crash. But, no matter how largeor small my Thanksgiving dinner maybe, I am, as I remind myself each year,lucky to have people who I love and who(I think) love me. “I am thankful for youall,” I might respond.

This weekend in New York City, fol-lowed by a long and contemplative driveback to Ithaca, I was reminded that,although I’m thankful to have closefriends and family, I am also grateful forall the people I don’t spendThanksgiving with, the people I don’teven know, nor ever will. I am gratefulfor the men and women who havefought in wars past (and present) so thatI can say what I want, pray to whomeverI want and control, as a woman, whathappens to my body. I am grateful to goto a university that is providing me withthe tools I need to compose a successfuland meaningful life. I am grateful to thewoman who picked up the quarter Idropped when my hands were full atWegman’s yesterday, and I am gratefulfor the little girls standing outside incold Ithaca autumn selling cookies toraise money for cancer research.

Despite all that gratitude, as a cynicalstudent at a rigorous university that,some might argue, is in a state of “crisis,”it is easy to hone in on all that is wrong,and all that is immediate. The bureau-cratic administration, the prelims, theanxiety about jobs (or lack thereof ), thesleepless nights and the asshole who did-

n’t call the next day are more salient toall of us than the goodness of the NewYorkers who are housing 10 people intheir one bedroom apartments. It is alltoo easy, when wrapped up in my ownstory, to forget about that which I don’tsee or feel everyday.

It took me a trip outside of thisCornell bubble to realize — or remindmyself — that, even beyond my greatfriends and supportive family, the worldand the world’s people are awesomelygood. Humans (even me!) are optimistic,resilient, giving beings, especially in theface of crisis. So, as Thanksgivingapproaches, I am particularly grateful (ormore aware of my gratitude, as I imagineit’s always been there) for the goodnessof the human race, and I don’t care ifthat sounds silly. I am.

So, you heard it here first: This isboth a New Years resolution and aThanksgiving resolution. I will activelyshow gratitude, not just for all that isgood in my life, but for all that is goodin people. And I hope you will too.Research has shown that we feel happier,more connected and more optimisticwhen we are thankful for our lives. Nomatter how cold, grey and grinding ourweek may be, we can (and should) saythank you. There is too much goodfloating around not to.

Thank Goodness

HannahDeixler

Shades of Grey

Hannah Deixler is a senior in the College of Artsand Sciences. She may be reached at hdeixler@cor-nellsun.com. Shades of Grey appears alternateThursdays this semester.

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of YOLO

I’d like to tell you a story. One filled withsurprise, challenges overcome and heartswon. The story begins when I went to checkout the new sub shop Gorgers on West StateStreet one inconspicuous Monday night. AsI walked in, no one else but my friends andI inhabited the newly renovated restaurant.Looking up at the large paper menu taped tothe bulletin with red duct tape underneath itdeclaring “Best Subs” hastily written insharpie, I was quick to judge.

Then I looked closer at the menu and sawsub combinations I had never seen before:Coconut Shrimp, Bahn Mi, Cabernet Steak,Pittsburgh Vegan, among others. Althoughmy taste buds were intrigued, I was unsure ifthey were going to be pleased. My friendswere having the same dilemma: Go the clas-sic route and get a Buffalo Chicken orHummus sub that would guarantee satisfac-tion or take the risk and go for a combinationunlike any I had ever encountered. One ofthe owners, half of the brother duo involvedin this subventure, was more than willing toaccommodate the others I was with. Heoffered an array of different options and sug-gestions helpful in creating the perfect offbeatsub. The Sweet Thai Chili sub seemed like anengaging combination worth adventuring, soI ordered that and started off with their soupdu jour of West African chicken curry.

We sat down at the only seating arrange-ment of a long tiled counter extended acrossa wall adorned with really interesting localand affordable artwork. Not long after, ourstarter of flatbread and hummus arrived.Served on a large, white piece of paper, Iwondered if their dishwasher had brokenand if they ran out of plates. As I took a firstbite of the soft, untoasted flatbread andsmooth red pepper hummus, I became morecharmed by the serving style than critical ofit. As music choices of Aqualung, DaveMatthews Band and Norah Jones played inthe background while we made small talkwith the owner, the relaxed and chill vibe ofthe sub shop came to light. My uptight pre-conceived notions quickly slipped away, as Iembraced the quirky yet charming undevel-

oped nature of the shop that embodies theideal college eating experience.

I am usually not the biggest fan of curry,but the West African chicken curry soup,concocted by one of the owners, changedmy mind. A perfect blend of spices, thecurry had my taste buds begging for seconds(and thirds and fourths). I usually find curryoverpowering in many dishes, but this soupexhibited mastery over what can be a ficklespice. The shredded chicken mixed withvegetables and artful blend of spices had myfriends and I lauding it as the best curry dishwe have had. Served daily is a French Onionsoup, in addition to a soup of the day.

Some say you can’t judge a book by itscover. But let’s get real: We all do it. Despitewhat I was taught in elementary school, abook simply will not tempt me if the coverillustration is not tantalizing. A sub is thesame way; if the roll is lackluster, no matterwhat genius the contents may hold, the restof the sub loses its appeal.

Needless to say when the sweet Thai chilicreation was placed in front of me (on whitepaper, of course), I judged that it was going tobe far above sub-par. And my judgment wasright: The thick, fresh bread, baked daily inhouse, encased the eclectic array of ingredientswith just the right ratio of bread deliciousnessto generous contents. The combination ofsweet grilled onion and pineapple with shred-ded chicken mixed with a tangy, sweet Thaichili sauce made me wonder how I had notthought of this delectable fusion before. All oftheir sauces, including the sweet Thai chilisauce, are thought of and created by thebrother duo. And for half of a hearty sub at$7, I’d take any of Gorgers fantastic combosand sauces over a $5 foot-long any day.

Award another point to Gorgers: It has afood challenge. The base of the challengestems from its Caribbean Fire Sub and isthen loaded with Trinidad scorpion chilipepper and more peppers on top of that.After finishing the sub, if you do, three min-

utes must pass before you are allowed todrink anything. Luckily for us, we were ableto get dinner and a show as we watched onebrave young fellow, Zac Peterson ’14, a Sunstaff photographer, conquer this fiery featand win a Gorgers t-shirt.

Just as we were getting ready to leave, oneof the brothers was holding three potatoes inhis hands and asked the best possible ques-tion: “Do you guys want some fresh potatochips?” Five minutes later, out come the bestpotato chips I have ever had. Perhaps it wasthe oil and the warmth of the chip, or maybeit was the fact they were on the house. Morelikely, it was the best and most fitting endingto our Gorgers experience that won my food-ie heart. Gorgers is the place to go (or to callfor delivery) if you’re looking for delicious,distinctive subs and an intimate, chill ambi-ence. I give Gorgers two subs up.

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ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT

When my editors contacted me with the vagueproposition that I interview an underground,anonymous art collective, I leapt at the chance.

I was given the phone number of a guy who identifiedhimself as my “spirit guide” and was told to meet him oncampus (he requested that all specifics be withheld). He wasan AAP guy with a scarf and horn-rimmed glasses (cue 50percent of readers exclaiming, “Hey, I know that guy!”). Iassumed that my “spirit guide” was, in fact, a member of thecollective in question; it turns out that he was merely help-ing preserve his friends’ anonymity. He removed his scarfand, promising that I would not be harmed or otherwisemolested, requested that I blindfold myself. I hesitated —this sounded like the beginning of a particularly crappy hor-ror movie — but blindfolded myself anyway. My guidemade a topical, “People will just assume you’re a pledge”joke. I laughed nervously.

After what felt like 10 minutes of stumbling across theheart of campus, I was led downstairs and my blindfold wasremoved. I was taken down a dark hallway and brought intoa room with a heavy metal door. As I entered the sparsely litspace, the door was closed behind me. I found myself at thebottom of a sewer grate. This, admittedly, was perplexing.

“What the hell is this?” I asked to nobody in particular.A quick scan of my surroundings revealed a rather provoca-tive environment: Mirrors lined the walls, confronting mewith neverending reflec-tions of my distressed self.The metallic walls wereembellished with over-grown vines, and the floorwas littered with garbage.Most terrifying, though,was the appearance of avideo camera. It was allstarting to uncannilyresemble a scene from the tortuous Saw series.

My captors, amid some amused giggling from theirassembled audience, introduced themselves: K_____ andR. Blue, two AAP students working in “Site driven respons-es to spaces that have a transient quality.” I discovered thatI was the centerpiece of their latest installation. Like anyonewho has ever been observed by a small crowd of strangerswhilst trapped in the bottom of a drainage ditch, I was

exceedingly uncomfortable. Moreover, Iwas being filmed for posterity! I grew evenmore self-conscious and, as such, threw ona hoodie, as if it would defend me fromthe scrutiny. It did not help.

As I moved from a confused stammerto a less confused one, we began to discusswhat this piece — for lack of a better term— was supposed to confront. Whenoffered the chance to be interviewed,K_____ and R. Blue chose to take theopportunity to “subvert hierarchicalnorms.” Instead of a nice sit-down inter-view where we sip coffee and talk abouttheir influences, they put me at theirmercy, leading me to an unknown spaceand literally placing themselves above me.The interviewer lost his editorial controland became the subject, something thatmade me feel rather foolish. I shuffled myfeet. There was something to be said aboutthe frivolity of art criticism here, but I wasnot of the right mind or temperament atthe moment to properly discern it.

“And the audience?” I asked, trying toconceal my own embarrassment. My

genial captors laughed andadmitted that it would all bea little too masturbatory if noaudience were present. Thiswas an art show, after all.

When my squirmingbegan to subside, I finally gotdown to some questioning.This was an interview, afterall. K_____ and R. Blue

informed me that they are most interested in “large scaleinteractive and inhabitable installations constructed anddismantled over a short period of time, leaving no trace orrecollection of the intervention itself.” Each of their instal-lations is public, an exhibition granting a few hours ofaccess to spaces that have either been forgotten or closed offby the University. The audiences are small so as not to drawunwanted attention from the authorities. Like street or per-

formance art, its ephemerality adds to its power. Witnessingsomething this strange happening in an otherwise unre-markable place has an undeniable novelty to it. It takes a lotof speedy work for a rather brief pay-off. Luckily, there aresome photos.

After being freed from the confines of the claustropho-bic sewer grate, my bespectacled spirit guide offered hissympathies. “We didn’t realize how creepy it would be,” heconfessed, as if trapping an unwitting journalist in anunderground cage was ever considered not a creepy thing.Still, I have to admit: I had lost faith in anything weird evergoing on here on this campus. Between this, the appearanceof the self-proclaimed Antichrist and that ear-biting fiascooutside Louie’s Lunch, maybe Cornell can still surprise usafter all these years.

James Rainis is a junior in the College of Agriculture and LifeSciences. He can be reached at jrainis@cornellsun.com.

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GettingHeinous

JamesRainis

Mr. Zero is not pleased. A despondentloser, he trundles mechanically through hismiserable life and deals despairingly with hismiserable wife. In a rage after losing a job hepreviously held for 25 years to an addingmachine (an old calculator), he decides tomurder his boss. In case you were not alreadyconvinced, no, he is not a traditional musicalstar. But Adding Machine: The Musical, adarkly comic and doubtlessly evocative newmusical adaptation of Elmer Rice’s play open-ing at Kiplinger Theater this Friday, likes itshumor black, and Zero’s just the man for thejob.

When pressed to describe the musical in aword, Alexander Quilty ’15, who plays thetormented Mr. Zero, described it as “weird.”Given more thought, his answer was a bit lesscontroversial: “intriguing.” And these charac-teristics certainly aren’t negative: AddingMachine is a truly fascinating character study.As musical director Michael Doliner ’13relates, it’s a “huge theatrical experience.”

The play’s technical elements are essentialto bringing its unique story to life. Dolinersays these elements make the musical “Anentirely new sort of show.” As Dolinerexplained, he has met with the show’s profes-sional designers every week for over eightmonths, planning and perfecting its scenery,costumes, and lighting. All of this planningtakes a lot of work, but Doliner, who hasdevoted 24 hours per week to the show, sacri-ficing countless assignments along the way,

says that though it is a lot to take on, it is“worth it if you love theater.”

The music of Adding Machine is every bitas innovative as its technical elements and justas arduous to perfect. The score, which haswon a number of accolades, including aDrama Desk Award for “outstanding music,”incorporates elements of jazz, gospel andmusic best described as “undefined” as itweaves its way through the performance.Quilty calls it “the most difficult music [he’s]ever had to sing for a show,” in terms ofrhythm, and Doliner admits that the “never-before-heard” tunes and eclectic harmoniescaused some difficulties. But the show’s twomusic directors have aided in taming thecomplex score. As Doliner explains, this com-plexity is essential in that it “fuels the actionand informs the work rather than just beingincidental to the plot,” while Quilty acknowl-edges that after months of practice, the piecestake on “a certain momentum” unique to thismusical.

It may at first seem somewhat peculiar tosee such inventive efforts applied to a musicalthat was adapted from a play written in 1923.But Doliner believes that the musical is just asrelevant today as ever, if not more so. “We livein a time where technology is replacing peo-ple, where people are being replaced by com-puters and recorded messages,” he explains.“Adding Machine challenges us to take chargeof our lives again.” One repeated line in theplay, “I didn’t have the nerve,” epitomizes thismodern societal condition — and, as Quiltyexplains, Mr. Zero’s lack of nerve causes theviewer to consider “having the gumption togo out and change instead of waiting for

something to happen to you, and then, whenit doesn’t, being shocked and disappointed.”

Beyond this social message, though,Doliner believes that Adding Machine is mostimportant because it prompts the viewer “toexpect more from musical theater.” AddingMachine’s fascinatingly frank look at themodern condition shows that the musical“can really be an important medium for com-municating to a lot of people.” It may be noWest Side Story, then, but Adding Machine will

nevertheless make you laugh as it forces youtake a serious look at the human cost of tech-nological advancement.

Adding Machine premieres at the SchwartzCenter this Friday at 7:30 p.m. and runs untilDecember 1.

Sam Bromer is a freshman in the College of Artsand Sciences. He can be reached at sbromer@cor-nellsun.com.

The Interview

BY SAM BROMERSun Staff Writer

COURTESY OF KATHY HOVIS

Killing Your Boss,Losing Your Job

And Other Musical Motifs

Some people make playlistsfor special occasions but Ilike to make playlists for

specific moods. There are somesongs you just can’t listen towithout emotional preparation.For example, you just can’t ran-domly start listening to theHospice album by The Antlersunless you want to be reduced toa pile of blubbering mush for thenext 12 hours. As one of myfriends once eloquently put it:“Hospice, man. That album isresponsible forapprox imate ly47 percent of thetears in my life-time.” Just asyou can’t fullye x p e r i e n c e“Honey Bunny”by Girls unlessyou’re drivingdown the 101with your top down, feeling thatspecial, carefree elation that onlysummer brings. It’s true thatsome moods and some songs areinexplicably linked, which is pre-cisely what makes my playlists sopersonal. And so, here I am aboutto expose my deepest darkestiTunes “Most Played Songs” toyou, providing the very materialfor which you may use to mockme. Devoid of shame, I’ll run-down the playlists that comprisethe soundtrack of my life.

“WHEN I’M FEELINGGHETTOFABULOUS”

This is, by far, my most-played playlist, and it’s come toaggregate every peripherally relat-ed song I might want to listen towhen I’m getting ready to go out,

going out or trying to providecommon ground for disparatemusic listeners when I’m alreadyout. I mean, you just can’t notrelate to old school Usher — andif you really can’t relate, I canalready tell we have nothing incommon. Confessions Part II wasat least 50 percent responsible forGeneration Y’s libido (and atleast 70 percent responsible formy own). This playlist is trulyexhaustive, comprising musicundeniably ghettofab-

ulous — or whatever I, as themost non-ghetto Asian girl, maydeem as such. Admittedly, sometracks are a little out of place, butI’ll fight to the death to keep“Roses” by Outkast next to Dre’sChronic, below Biz Markie andabove my beloved A Tribe CalledQuest. The next time you hear agirl hijack the DJ station at a fratparty, plugging in an iPhone toblast Wu Tang over, like, “Levels”or some similar nonsense, knowthat I have risked my neck inorder to bring boogie justice tothe world, one verse of“C.R.E.A.M.” at a time.

“WHEN I’M FEELINGBACKGROUND MUSIC-Y”

As my second most-playedplaylist, this set is characterized

by its shared qualities of slower-paced, more ambient sounds —in other words, “chill studymuzak” (which is, coincidentally,what this playlist is cross-listed asin my Spotify). It runs the gamutfrom old-ish indie rock veteransBelle & Sebastian to neo-soulNujabes and even to classicalconcertos (where my Vivaldi at,bro). For math and word-lesswork, I tend to go with musicwith some verbiage for the cogni-

tive stimulation.Otherwise, forr e a d i n g - c e n -tered study, Itone down theverbal complex-ity, which iswhere foreignmusic (Frenchfolk, usually),hip hop instru-mentals and

soundtracks (Dario Marianellimakes a mean one) come in. Sidenote: This is also the perfecthangover recovery playlistbetween the hours of 10 a.m. and2 a.m. on Sunday mornings.Nothing like some “Superstar” bySonic Youth to lull me a lesshead-pounding state.

“WHEN I’M FEELING’90S/’00S NOSTALGIC”

Awwww shiettt, ain’t nothinglike harmonizing boy bands tomake me feel like I’m seven andstaring at a poster of Boys IIMen. If this playlist doesn’t stirthe deepest parts of your elemen-tary-aged soul, then you mostlikely lived under a rock for theentirety of the bubble gum pop’90s. And don’t forget: This was

the time period that allowed youto say, “I liked Train before ‘HeySoul Sister’” and back whenJustin Timberlake starred in the“Drops of Jupiter” music video— rather, back when musicvideos were still a thing. A child-hood just isn’t a childhood if younever conjectured what “I’m blueda ba dee da ba die” means.Whether you want to admit it ornot, you do enjoy a little throw-back of Dido or Blink 182 orBackstreet Boys every once in awhile. Everything from Beck toSmash Mouth to TLC resides in

this playlist, and every one ofthese songs is an all-time fave.This playlist is seriously a timeportal back to when you knewevery word to “MMMBop”(except I still know every word to“MMMBop” so...). Actually,looking back, this playlist may ormay not just be a rip-off of KidzBop Vol. 6.

10 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | Thursday, November 15, 2012 A & E

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Alice Wang is a sophomore in theCollege of Arts and Sciences. She canbe reached at awang@cornellsun.com.Profanity Prayers appears alternateThursdays this semester.

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When I’m Feeling Ghettofabulous:A Playlist Approach to Life

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THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Thursday, November 15, 2012 15SPORTS

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T E N Q U E S T I O N SM A G G I E R E M S E N

Ten Questions Columnist KatieSchubauer caught up with women’s squashsenior Maggie Remsen to discuss her bestfriend, her singing abilities and insidevacation jokes.

1. Maggie, you are a senior cap-tain on the women’s squash team. Whathas squash meant to you over the courseof your college career?

Squash has meant a lot to me. It wasreally nice to come in to Cornell with anestablished group of friends. It has alsogiven me a lot of structure and a lot ofsocial ties to a great group of people. It’sbeen a really great thing for me to haveas an addition to what I do here atCornell.

Who is your favorite teammate?Oh my gosh. My favorite teammate

probably changes on a daily basis. In thepast it has always been LaurenSachvie, but I guess this year Iwould have to say … LindseySeginson, who we call ‘Nemo.’

Do you have someone on theteam who needs special assistance

and whom you help with schoolwork?Yeah. Fellow Squash captain Nicholas

Sachvie is also a Comm. major and I likefor him to send me his things before hehands them in so I can look them overand I help him with his deadlines andthat kind of thing.

2. Why are you so fond of BrownUniversity’s squash coach?

(Laughing) The Brown UniversitySquash coach is Chris Sachvie. He was asenior here when I was a freshman andwe …. really enjoyed our time togetherwhen he was here.

Has it ever been awkward for you todate your big sister’s brother?

No … I hope not. I don’t think soanyway. I kind of became good friendswith my big sister before dating her bigbrother (laughing) — this sounds soweird — so I think that really helped. Forthe record she is my big sister in my

sorority just so there is no confusion. Who is a better cuddler, Nick or

Chris Sachvie? I would have to say Chris ….3. Is it true that your best friend is

90+ years old?Yes. He is ninety-three

and it’s my grand-father and

his nick-n a m e

i s

‘Moon’ because his head is so round. How did you and Ali Guba

become friends?On one of the first nights of orienta-

tion week our freshman year, Ali and Imet and discovered that her best friendfrom home and I had been involved withthe same person at the same time.Apparently, Ali had been looking at meon Facebook not knowing I was alsogoing to Cornell and when we realizedwho each other was it was a very ironicand weird moment.

4. Do you consider yourself a goodsinger?

Yes. Is it true you can hit notes as high as

Michael Jackson?Yes. He is one of my biggest influ-

ences. Have you ever been in a singing group?Freshman year of high school I tried

out for my a capella group singing a greatsong from a Gap commercial at the timecalled ‘Love Train.’ It really didn’t showmy range, so unfortunately I did notmake that a capella group.

Can you please describe your favoritedance move?

OK, yes. I’m very proud of this dancemove. It’s called ‘The Elephant’ and itbasically requires one hand on the headand the other hand stretched out andwaving in the air just like an elephant’strunk and it’s been really popular withmy team and my friends. They seem toreally like it.

5. Do you consider yourself a gooddriver?

Yes, I do! And I don’t think my team-mates think that I am a good driverbecause I get a little careless, but yes. Ifeel very strongly about this, and I wouldreally like to know who doesn’t think I’ma good driver.

How many accidents have you been in?Zero on record … but maybe two or

three minor minor accidents here andthere.

How many cars have you had at school?I’ve actually had four different cars

up at school, which sounds ridiculousbut it’s kind of just recycling what’s not

being used at home. I think the crowdfavorite of the cars I’ve had up here wasmy burnt orange Saturn car that I hadsophomore year … which I actually gotinto a car accident with so it had to betaken home. But yeah … four differentcars.

What kind of car do you drive now?I drive the Nissan Rogue and people

like to say that ‘Maggie’s gone rogue’while I’m driving it. Or maybe I just liketo say that.

6. What would you say to therumor that your family was geneticallyengineered to be blond-haired and beau-tiful and good at country club sports?

(Laughing) I don’t think that’s true!I’m definitely blonde but other than thatI’m not sure how accurate that statementis. We’re all just really, really tall.

7. Who is Sylvester?Sylvester Stallone is my elephant…my

stuffed animal elephant who is on mybed right now.

Speaking of that, you live in a largehouse in Collegetown, but could you pleasetell us specifically about your room?

Well, I live in a 12-room house thathas huge rooms— one room has its ownwalk-in closet and I happen to have thetiniest room in the house. It’s on the firstfloor and it’s the size of that walk-in clos-et. It’s pretty much the same size as mybed, but it also happens to be the roomwithin the house where we hang out themost and I’m really proud of that.

What is your preferred method of enter-ing the house?

Through my window and onto mybed.

8. What is your favorite insidejoke from vacation?

Well, in Punta Cana sophomore yearmy friend, William Kiplinger found avery tiny lime in one of his drinks and itwas just really funny because he’s not tinyand so our joke was “the tiniest of limes”and there was a very funny picture wherehe is holding the lime out with his longfingers. But my friend, Nicole Uber, whowas not on that trip absolutely hates thatjoke so we try not to say it too muchnowadays.

but when you dig deeper into thepower dynamic within the Lakersleadership, it is clear that with Dr.Jerry Buss’s ailing health leadinghim to pass the reigns to his sonJim, the younger Buss, wants tostart fresh and establish himself asthe owner of the Lakers. PhilJackson was a centerpiece of theJerry Buss Lakers empire, coachingthe team to 5 NBA Championshipsas a perennial powerhouse, so itseems likely that Jim Buss does notwant to live forever in his father’sshadow by bringing back a coachwho is nothing but reminiscent of apast era in Lakers history.

Furthermore, how can Jim Bussproperly assert his power within theLakers clubhouse if he brings back aguy who would not only dwarf himphysically, but also have the influ-ence to effectively usurp Buss’s

power and to have significant say inmajor Lakers decisions. It’s clearthat Jim Buss wants to move onfrom that era and establish his ownpresence and assert his own power.

All that being said, though, wasMike D’Antoni really the right guyto inherit the position of headcoach for the Los Angeles Lakers.

D’Antoni may not be PhilJackson, but he certainly has a greatamount of clout for his ability toput up nearly ridiculous offensivenumbers in his “Seven Seconds orLess” offensive scheme. You knowSteve Nash is happy about thisprospect of being reunited withD’Antoni. D’Antoni’s offensivescheme is very heavily point guardoriented, with that person being the“field general” directing his team-mates on offense and facilitating thefloor. With Nash in Phoenix, hisoffense was always Top-5 in pointsper game.

You have to think that guys like

Pau Gasol and Dwight Howardwould excel in the D’Antoni pickand roll scheme with Steve Nash.Take Gasol, a 7-foot power forwardwho can shoot from just about any-where on the floor, including fromthree point range, with good foot-work and a passing ability to boot.If Dwight Howard can get back tohis peak physical shape, andimprove his footwork down low inthe blocks, he would also be a greatroll man with Nash, and you knowthat D’Antoni is the kind of coachwho can definitely facilitate thatimprovement.

D’Antoni is not free of the criti-cism that surrounds a guy with astrategy like his, and that is that histeams historically do not play verymuch defense. While he was able toimprove the Suns and turn theminto a contender in the West, histeams there did not have any hard-ware to show for it, and his lack ofdefense was most exposed in New

York when the coached the Knicksto mediocre records. You have tobelieve though, that with defensive-oriented players like Metta WorldPeace and Dwight Howard (4 NBADefensive Player of the Year awardsbetween the two of them), as well asa traditionally offensive mindedsuper star in Kobe Bryant who actu-ally takes a tremendous amount ofpride in his ability to defendsuperbly (12 times recognized onthe NBA All-Defensive team, ninetimes on the first team), thatD’Antoni’s defensive short comingswill be evened out by more thancompetent defensive rocks in hislineup.

Probably the biggest questionmark in the D’Antoni hiring iswhat is going to be Kobe Bryant’srole in D’Antoni’s system? In hisoffense, the two guard traditionallyruns to the corner, and stays thereso that if his defender is forced tohelp inside after a pick and roll or

penetration, the player inside canpass to the open corner shooter forthe three point shot. A player asdynamic as a Kobe Bryant is notgoing to be content sitting in thecorner waiting for a pass that maynever come. Kobe may not be afacilitator, but he’s also not a sta-tionary shooter.

There undoubtedly are numer-ous unanswered questions abouthow this whole situation is all goingto fold out. Who knows if tradingone Mike for another Mike wasreally the best decision to make, butone thing is certain, Mike Brownhad to go, the man was dwarfed bynot only the situation he was in, butalso by the people he was around.

This Lakers fan does not knowwhat’s next, but he has his fingerscrossed.

As Lakers Replacement Coach, D’Antoni Hopes to Lead Team to VictoryTOLEDO

Continued from page 16

Juan Carlos Toledo is a columnist whosecolumns appear alternate Thursdays. He canbe contacted at jtoledo@cornell.edu.

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Winning the Ivy League title was onlythe beginning.

“Winning an Ivy League championshipwas the first goal. It wasa must have goal on theway to our second, moreimportant goal, which isto perform in the post-season,” said seniorgoalkeeper and tri-cap-tain Rick Pflasterer. “Ifwe don’t perform in anysingle game, it couldmean our last of this sea-son and the last of mycareer.”

On Monday night,the No. 11 Red (15-1,6-1 Ivy League) learnedits post-season fate — aThursday night contestagainst local rival

Syracuse (12-6-0, 5-3-0 Big East) at home inthe first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“We’re all very, very psyched for thisgame. It’s a winable game if we play the waywe always play and stay focused,” juniormidfielder Stephen Reisert said. “We aren’tgoing about [preparing for the game in] any

different way.”Cornell looks to carry its growing

momentum into the post-season, as theteam surrendered only one loss, falling 2-0to Brown on Oct. 20. After last weekend’s 1-0 decisive win over Columbia, Cornellsecured the Ivy League Championship —the team’s number one goal since the presea-son. With Pflasterer in net, the Red record-ed seven shutouts with the ‘W’ — helpingthe senior break the single-season record forwins by a goalie (15) and place second inprogram history for career wins (28).

While Cornell’s overall season record hasgarnered national recognition, enteringtonight’s game, the scoreboard will read 0-0and each team will have to fight to earn aresult.

“In a tournament like this, it doesn’t mat-ter what you’ve done. You don’t get anypoints for a previous record,” said juniorstriker Daniel Haber. “It’s all about whocomes out, executes their game plan betterand gets the win.”

Despite the pressure which comes fromcompeting in a national tournament, theteam is staying focused on the game at hand.

Preparing for the game, the team quicklyrefocused after its Saturday win atColumbia.

“Everything went into overdrive withgathering information and scouting

reports,” head coach Jaro Zawislan said.“We want to put ourselves in the best posi-tion to succeed on Thursday.”

The series between the local rivals is inCornell’s favor, with the Red having a slightedge 39-22-7. Despite having a strong

offensive line this year, according toZawislan, his team is ready for the contest.

“Our players embrace the challenge.”

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MEN’S SOCCER

No.11 Red Hosts SyracuseIn NCAA Tourney First Round

Color clash | The Cornell Red spent the past few days preparing to host the Syracuse Orangein the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which begins tonight on Berman Field at 7 p.m.

OLIVER KLIEWE / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

It’s been an eventful pastweek for the Los AngelesLakers. Scratch that, it’s

actually been an overly dra-matic past week for the LosAngeles Lakers — almost onpar with all the craziness thatwas the interactions betweenthe Jersey Shore cast, whichof course involved reallyintelligent and well-formulat-ed arguments over topics rel-evant to society and the stateof the world.

Exaggerations aside, thepast week for the Lakers hasinvolved calls for MikeBrown’s firing; Lakers ownerJim Buss saying Brown wassafe; Brown being fired after a1-4 start; fans calling for PhilJackson; interviews and meet-ings for new coaches; PhilJackson being told he wouldhave until the end of theweekend; then surprise sur-prise Mike D’Antoni beinghired — all while the Lakerswon their next two games inthe midst of all this chaos.

If there’s one thing thatwas made clear, it’s thatLakers fans chanting, “Wewant Phil” went ignored bythe team’s front office. Jim

Buss made the executive deci-sion to hire Mike D’Antoni— a head coach with a greatamount of clout — but whenyou weigh D’Antoni next toPhil Jackson, there’s absolute-ly no comparison, the guydoesn’t measure up to 11NBA Championships. So,why hire D’Antoni? Was thismerely a case of Jackson ask-ing for too much? Did JimBuss not want to put back atremendous amount of power

and influence in the hands ofPhil Jackson?

Beyond the political reasonswhy I think Phil Jackson wasnot hired, I think it’s obviousthat the Lakers personnel is notquite suited to work in the tri-angle offense that Jacksonwould undoubtedly run. SteveNash is far too skill ed a pointguard and facilitator to beseverely underutilized in thetriangle. Derek Fisher was agreat piece of the triangle puz-zle, but the Lakers just would-n’t get Nash’s full potential if hewas in the triangle.

This seems a likely reason,

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Syracuse

vs.

Cornell

Tonight, 7 p.m.Berman Field

By LAUREN RITTERSun Sports Editor

Lauren Ritter can be reached at lritter@cornellsun.com.

W.Basketball Beats Binghamton in Midweek Contest,Prepares to Host Syracuse on Friday Night

The Red traveled toBinghamton last night, wherethe team defeated the Bearcats

at 7 p.m. The Red bested

Binghamton in a tight 60-56

match-up with three minutesleft, despite a double-digitlead for Cornell early in the

second half, whichBinghamton matched witha 20-2 run.

Junior guard AllysonDiMagno led the teamwith 17 points and eightrebounds. Also, senior for-

ward Clare Fitzpatrick scored13 points, including a 5-for-5performance from the free

throw line, while junior guardShelby Lyman grabbed 10points and six assists for thenight to top of the scoring forCornell.

T h i sw e e k e n d ,C o r n e l lwill face offa g a i n s tSyracuse athome onFriday at5:30 p.m.This marksthe secondweek in arow thatthe teamwill openthe weekwith agame on the road followed bya late-week matchup atNewman Arena.

The game versus theOrange will be part of a dou-ble-header with the men’steam, which takes on St.Peter’s at 8 p.m. The gameagainst Syracuse continues tobe the oldest in the history ofthe program. The series beganduring the 1971-1972 seasonwith a victory for the Red, 64-24.

— Compiled byHaley Velasco

Getting paper | Senior forward Clare Fitzpatrick was one of the topscorers for the Red in the tight game against Binghamton last night.

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