11-09-12

A worker fell aboutfour stories from the

construction site ofGates Hall and was hos-pitalized Thursdaymorning, according toUniversity officials.

At 9:45 a.m., ScottEckert –– an employee ofCapital Construction, asubcontractor in the con-struction of the Bill and

Melinda Gates Hall ––fell from one of theupper levels of the site,according to JoeSchwartz, public infor-mation officer for theUniversity.

Eckert, 43, was climb-ing a ladder to access ahigher level of the con-struction site when thebottom of the ladder“kicked out” and col-lapsed from underneathhim, according toSchwartz. Eckert thenfell, landing on a con-crete surface.

Eckert was consciousat the scene, according toSchwartz.

“Police said he wasalert … and talking tothem,” Schwartz said.

Eckert was transport-ed to the State Universityof New York Upstate

Medical Center inSyracuse, N.Y. for treat-ment. Schwartz did nothave information aboutEckert’s condition.

Schwartz said that,after the accident, policeclosed traffic for about30 minutes on HoyRoad, where the con-struction of Gates Hall–– a $60 million build-ing for the Departmentof Computing andInformation Sciences ––is ongoing.

Construction washalted for about an hourwhile Eckert wasremoved from the sceneand placed in an ambu-lance, Schwartz said.

Vol. 129, No. 57 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 ! ITHACA, NEW YORK

The Corne¬ Daily SunINDEPENDENT SINCE 1880

16 Pages – Free

SunnyHIGH: 48 LOW: 34

Hard TimesIn 2012, 3,000 more peoplewent to local soup kitchenLoaves & Fishes than they didin the year before. Kitchenorganizers thanked the com-munity for its support.

| Page 3

News

Weather

A New HopeNews that Disney boughtLucasfilm — and will fund anew Star Wars movie — hasboth excited and given fanspause, writes Colin Chan’14.

| Page 9

No Blockheads HereNikhita Parandekar grad dis-cusses the rigors of “BlockIV” — a schedule for veteri-nary students during the fallof their second year.

| Page 7

Opinion

Arts

C.U. Sees 2nd LowestEndowment ReturnsAmong Ivy Schools

Accident | A worker at the construction site for Gates Hall was hospitalized Thursday butalert and conscious, according to police. The worker reportedly fell four stories.

JEFF STEIN / SUN MANAGING EDITOR

6

0

1

2

3

4

5

7

-1

IVY LEAGUES’ ENDOWMENT PERCENTRETURNS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012

BROW

N

COLUMBIA

CORN

ELL

DARTMOU

TH

HARVAR

D

UPEN

N

PRINCETON

YALE

1.0

2.3

0.14

5.8

-0.05

1.6

3.1

4.7The Acacia, Pi Kappa Phi and Tau Epsilon Phifraternities have beenplaced on interim suspen-sion after the Universityreceived reports allegingthat “dangerous behavior”— including hazing andhigh-risk drinking — occurred at the chapters,Cornell said Thursday.

In an interview Thursday, Chris Sanders ’13,president of the Interfraternity Council, clarifiedthat there were no hazing allegations againstAcacia or Pi Kappa Phi.

Acacia was uncertain of the reason for its sus-

pension, according to Aditya Ramesh ’14, anAcacia brother.

“None of the allegations against us were forhazing. We don’t want people to get the wrongimpression. I am not sure [about the reason for thesuspension],” he said. “We are scheduled to meet

[Travis Apgar, associatedean of students] tomor-row and that will clear upthings.”

University administra-tors were not available for

comment Thursday evening.The allegations came through reports from

Cornell Police and individuals using Cornell’s haz-ing website, which allows students to report hazingincidents online. Students can also submit reports

Rethinking the system | The Interfraternity Council meets in 2010 to contemplate its response to a newdrinking mandate. On Thursday, the University placed three fraternities on interim suspension.

LAUREN BIGALOW / SUN FILE PHOTO

After seeing two consecutiveyears of double-digit growth,Cornell’s endowment return tooka nosedive in the 2011-12 fiscalyear, just breaking even with a0.14 percent gain, the Universityreported Wednesday.

Citing economic volatility, theUniversity said that, as of June 30,the value of its endowment haddipped from $5.35 billion in fiscalyear 2010-11 to $5.23 billion in2011-12. The endowment shrunkbecause the University spent moreof it than it earned from invest-ments and philanthropic gifts overthe same period.

The results dealt a blow to theUniversity’s hopes that its endow-ment was climbing back up to its

pre-recession high of $5.8 billion.Cornell, however, was not the

only school to see a steep fall in itsendowment returns over the lastfiscal year. Nationwide, collegesreported, on average, a negative0.3 percent return in their endow-ment in the 2011-12 fiscal year —a drop from a 19.2 percent returnin the 2010-11 fiscal year, accord-ing to preliminary data released bythe National Association ofCollege and University BusinessOfficers.

The University’s modest gain in2012 will cut a slice out of the rev-enues Cornell typically earns fromthe endowment. According to theUniversity, payouts from theendowment represent about 11percent of Cornell’s total annual

Worker Hospitalized After Four-Story Gates Hall FallBy KERRY CLOSESun News Editor

Kerry Close can bereached at [email protected].

By AKANE OTANISun News Editor

See ENDOWMENT page 5

BY AKANE OTANISun News Editorand MANU RATHORESun Senior Writer

See SUSPENSION page 4

“None of the allegations againstus were for hazing.”

Aditya Ramesh ’14

Univ. Suspends Three Frats,Citing ‘Dangerous Behavior’

Campus Energy Resources Roundtable11 a.m. - 1 p.m., B10 Sage Hall

Internationalism Made Easy1:45 - 3 p.m., 336 Plant Science Building

Moosewood Tasting and Book SigningNoon - 2 p.m., The Cornell Store

Veterans Day Ceremony5:30 - 6:15 p.m., Sage Chapel

After Hours for Students Only9 p.m. - 1 a.m., Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art

2 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 DAYBOOK

Editor in Chief Juan Forrer ’13

The Corne¬ Daily SunINDEPENDENT SINCE 1880

ALL DEPARTMENTS (607) 273-3606

Postal Information: The Cornell Daily Sun (USPS 132680 ISSN 1095-8169) is published byTHE CORNELL DAILY SUN, a New York corporation, 139 W. State St., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850.The Sun is published Monday through Friday during the Cornell University academic year, withthree special issues: one for seniors in May, one for alumni in June and one for incoming freshmen in July, for a total of 144 issues per year. Subscription rates are: $137.00 for fall term,$143.00 for spring term and $280.00 for both terms if paid in advance. First-class postage paid atIthaca, New York.Postmaster: Send address changes to The Cornell Daily Sun, 139 W. State St., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850.

Business: For questions regarding advertising, classifieds, subscriptions or deliveryproblems, please call from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.News: To report breaking news or story ideas, please call after 5 p.m., Sunday-Thursday.

139 W. State Street, Ithaca, N.Y.SEND A FAX (607) 273-0746

THE SUN ONLINE www.cornellsun.comE-MAIL [email protected]

Business ManagerHelene Beauchemin ’13

VISIT THE OFFICE

TodayDaybook

Today

Friday, November 9, 2012

Quotes of the Week

News, “Students to Cornell: Late-Night Van Service Should Be Year-Round”Speaking about the need for the University to expand its Blue Light User Extension shuttle pro-gram“The urgency and the need for a shuttle immediately, and the desire to create a petition, arose from thediminishing sense of safety that many students were feeling on campus as a result of the increased crimealerts being sent out to the community.”

Ashley Harrington ’13, advisory board member of the Women’s Resource Center

Sports, “Ten Questions With Omar Kanji”Speaking about the varsity men’s hockey team’s “pinch test”“You have to pinch under 10 percent body fat on our team and if you don’t meet that you have to doconditioning workouts until you do, and then you can play. It’s set so you give yourself the best opportu-nity to play well.”

Omar Kanji ’13

News, “Cornell Reacts to President Obama’s Victory,” WednesdaySpeaking about the significance of President Barack Obama being reelected“It means that all things are possible for us, if someone can look up to [Obama] to emulate not only histradition as president, but also his academic success and career success. We can all emulate him — black,white, anyone. He’s not just a role model for black people.”

Shannon Cohall ’14, Ujamaa resident

Arts, “A Time for Superstorm,” ThursdaySpeaking about her reaction to Superstorm Sandy “It was a strange feeling, confronting a steady stream of news reports and comprehending that I was a far-from-detached witness to these events. Of course, being stranded in California is hardly a bad thing ... Butmore importantly, any complaints I had seemed trite in the light of Sandy. All I could summon, inresponse to the chaos on the hostel television screen, were vague feelings or suspiciously contrived plati-tudes.”

Daveen Koh ’14

C.U. Swimming v.s. Harvard, Dartmouth9:30 p.m, Teagle Hall

Linguistics Department Open House10 a.m. - Noon, 107 Morill Hall

C.U. Men’s Basketball v.s. Western MichiganNoon, Newman Arena

C.U. Men’s Polo v.s. KentuckyNoon, Oxley Equestrian Center

C.U. Music:Jazz Combos Concert

8 p.m., Carriage House Cafe

Tomorrow

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 3NEWS

The Cornell Outing Club wasevicted Thursday from Japes Lodgebecause of unsafe roofing condi-tions, leaving the group and itsthousands of dollars of gear with-out a home, according to its orga-nizers.

The club, a student-run groupthat helps set up outdoor activitiesfor people, had occupied the lodgeon North Campus since 1958,according to Brendan Brown ’15,president of the club. TheUniversity told the club via emailearly September that they wouldneed to leave the lodge by Nov. 15,before the snow season begins,according to club leaders.

Club members are currentlylooking for locations to store all oftheir gear, which Brown valued at“tens of thousands” of dollars. Healso said the club has contacted var-ious student organizations and anexhaustive list of University build-ing managers in an attempt to findspace for the club’s gear.

Jim Gibbs, director of mainte-nance management for theUniversity, said he “is concernedabout the structural capacity of theroof” and whether or not it will beable to withstand the weight of thesnow this winter. He also citedother issues, such as foundationwalls leaking, as reasons for theUniversity forcing the club to moveout of the lodge.

Brown said that, while he knewthe 90-year-old building had prob-lems, he did not realize that theclub would have to be evicted untilhe received the email.

“We knew there was going to bework, but we didn’t understand theextent [of the damages],” he said.

Although the University has notfully assessed the costs to repair thebuilding, Gibbs said that he is cer-tain the necessary repairs will notfall within the University’s budget.Currently, there are no plans torepair the building’s roof.

“I don’t think that this lodgewill ever be used again,” Brownsaid.

Several groups and peoplearound the University haveexpressed their support for theCornell Outing Club and tried tohelp it find a new home.

Susan Murphy ’73, Ph.D ’94,vice president for student and aca-demic services, recently signed arequest from the COC to help theclub find space for their gear,according to Brown.

In addition, on Oct. 18, theStudent Assembly unanimouslypassed a resolution urging theUniversity to allocate a new spacefor the club.

According to Roneal Desai ’13,vice president of finance for theS.A., the resolution was “a call toaction for the SAFC to act in someway.”

If the COC is unable to get allof their gear out of Japes prior tothe deadline, it is unlikely that theorganization would be let back in.On Thursday, the locks to thebuilding will be changed, and,according to Brown, facilities man-agement will be very reluctant toreopen the doors.

In spite of the obstacles, boththe University and the COC areworking hard to find a new homefor the club.

There are currently no perma-nent storage solutions for the club.The club is splitting up its gear andstoring it in various locationsaround campus, according to MaryKate Connelly ’15, secretary of theclub.

“We’re really hoping the split-ting up of our gear doesn’t prove tobe a detriment to the function ofthe outing club,” Connelly said.

Both Brown and Connellydescribed the club’s location onBeebe Lake as “vital.” Part of theOuting Club’s goals are to promotethe use of the lake, rather than thegorges, for recreational activities,according to Brown.

That goal echoes that of theUniversity’s gorge safety steeringgroup, which, in a report, recom-mended that the University pro-mote the recreational use of JapesLodge and the surrounding area todraw people away from the gorges.

But as of now, there are current-ly no official plans to redevelop thearea, according to Gibbs.

Brown said he hopes that theOuting Club can earmark the spaceso that any future plans for the areacan involve the club.

Displaced Outing ClubBegs C.U. for New Home

After a brutal campaign cycle thatincluded malarkey from all parties,Barack Obama was reelected presidentTuesday. How did you react to the newsof Obama’s victory?

“I opened a spa next to Fox News’

headquarters.”— The Opportunist ’15

“Obama won? Again? I’ve beenplaying Halo 4 for three days straight... ”

— The Gamer ’13

“Three words: conservative talkradio. Music to my ears.”

— The Bitter Editor ’14

— Compiled by Akane Otani

The demand for free mealsat a non-profit soup kitchenin Ithaca has surged in the lastyear, according to representa-tives of the organization.

Now in its 29th year,Loaves & Fishes provides freemeals and more to those inneed without discrimination,according to its mission state-ment. The organization seeksto meet the needs of home-less, unemployed and under-employed Ithacans.

In part because of the eco-nomic downturn, Loaves &Fishes saw 3,000 morepeople visit their CayugaStreet location for freemeals this year than in2011, representatives ofthe organization said.

More than 37,000meals were served byLoaves & Fishes duringthe last year, according toRev. Christina Culver,executive director ofLoaves & Fishes. The numberof people seeking free mealsfrom the organization hascontinued to increase since2010 and “represents a hugejump” relative to past years,Culver said.

“It has arguably the busiestkitchen in Ithaca,” saidWoonsung Kang, a local vol-unteer.

Culver said the increase inmeal requests is partly a resultof unemployment and cuts inthe budgets of social serviceagencies in the City of Ithaca,which she said have causedsome residents’ economicconditions to worsen.

“People are just having ahard time finding jobs, andthere’s a fair amount of peoplewho have physical or mentalhealth challenges which makeit difficult for them to hold asteady job,” she said.

Echoing Culver’s senti-ments, Ron Poley, advocacycoordinator at Loaves &Fishes, said he thinks theincrease in people requestingmeals is a “sign of the times.”

Aloja Airewele, who workswith Loaves & Fishes, saidthat the economic downturnhas also hurt seniors who areon a fixed income.

Many elderly people nowcome to Loaves & Fishes andother food pantries for theirmeals, he said. Others arebeing forced to hold multiplejobs while leaving their chil-dren in child care facilities,adding to their stress.

“The pantries empty outmuch [more] quickly and youcan see the long lines of peo-ple coming for lunch,” hesaid.

Many staff membersstressed that the risingdemand for Loaves & Fishes’services does not look like itwill stop growing anytimesoon.

“There’s a tremendousneed, and that doesn’t seem tobe going away,” Culver said.

In response to the increasein demand for its services,Loaves & Fishes has beenworking to keep the commu-nity informed about the ser-vices it offers, Airewele said.

The non-profit, however,is facing the “ongoing chal-lenge” of keeping up with therise in food prices, Culversaid.

Airewele said that contri-

butions from the Ithaca com-munity have helped Loaves &Fishes cope with the rise infood prices and demand forthe organization’s services. Hecommended the communityfor its “effusive response” tothe organization’s call forhelp.

The organization is largelyvolunteer-driven, with 20 to30 people working daily inthe kitchen and 10 advocateshelping individual guests withtasks like finding housing oremployment.

“It’s very common for us tohelp our guests obtain publicassistance,” Culver said.

Loaves & Fishes alsoprovides limited emer-gency funds, mealcoupons and basic non-

perishable foods in cri-sis situations.

To many, though,Loaves & Fishes is morethan just a charity.

Long time volunteer,Buck Johnson, said that“it’s not just a typical

soup kitchen.”He added that Loaves &

Fishes is “a community whereanybody can come and eatand [get] away from the stig-ma.”

The kitchen is also a “safehouse” where people cancome to find solace and com-pany, Poley said.

For those who are lonely,Loaves & Fishes can alsobecome what Aloja describedas an “asylum.”

“A lot of our guests arecompletely alone ... Loaves &Fishes becomes their commu-nity, and when they needhelp, they turn to us,” Culversaid. “Even if someone doesn’tactually need a free meal, westill want [them] to come.”

In 2012,Thousands More SeekFree Meals at Ithaca Soup Kitchen

Lending a hand | Community members help prepare food in the kitchen of Loaves & Fishes, a non-profitorganization that serves free meals to people.

JESELLA ZAMBRANO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

“A lot of our guests are completely alone ... Loaves &Fishes becomes their community, and when theyneed help, they turn to us.”Christina Culver

By KRITIKA OBEROISun Staff Writer

By TYLER ALICEASun Staff Writer

Tyler Alicea can be reached [email protected].

Eviction day | The Cornell Outing Club moved its gear out of Japes Lodge, pic-tured above, Thursday after being asked by the University to vacate the building.

SHAILEE SHAH / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER

Kritika Oberoi can be reached [email protected].

anonymously, although the web-site states that “officials may find itdifficult to complete their investi-gation without knowing thesource of the report.”

The allegations came throughreports from Cornell Police andindividuals using Cornell’s hazingwebsite, which allows students toreport hazing incidents online.Students can also submit reportsanonymously, although the web-site states that “officials may find itdifficult to complete their investi-gation without knowing thesource of the report.”

As the alleged incidents areinvestigated, all chapter activitieswill be suspended, according tothe University. The investigationmay include the Office ofFraternities, Sororities andIndependent Living; the Office ofthe Judicial Administrator;Cornell Police; and the IthacaPolice Department.

In a press release Thursday,Susan Murphy ’73 Ph.D. ’94, vicepresident for student and academ-ic services, said that the Universitymust take action to prevent behav-ior that endangers community

members.“The University has no toler-

ance for behavior that places thehealth of any member of theCornell community at risk,”Murphy said. “We also mustaddress organizations that repeat-edly disregard the rules and expec-tations. It is the University'sresponsibility to hold the organiza-tions accountable for such actionswhen they do not hold themselvesaccountable.”

Student leaders in theInterfraternity Council backed theUniversity’s decision to suspendthe chapters, the University said.

“This behavior will not be tol-erated if we expect to sustain oursystem. It is in our best interest totake immediate and appropriateaction on both an administrativeand student level,” Sanders said ina press release. “Our overarchinggoal is transparency as we continuewith the judicial process. Fromhere on out, the IFC ExecutiveBoard will move forward with anunprecedented level of openness toreinforce the fact that individualchapters’ actions have implicationsfor the entire council.”

NEWS4 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012

Three Frats PlacedOn Interim Suspension

SUSPENSIONContinued from page 1

The Sun’s news department can bereached at [email protected].

Get your messageout to the crowd!The Corne¬Daily Sun273-3606M-F 9-5

for advertising information

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 5NEWS

CD & RECORDFAIR

SAT. NOV. 10, 2012 • 10AM-5PM123 E. State St. • On The Commons

Next to Funky JunkDEALERS SELLING & BUYING

ALL TYPES OF MUSIC:100,000 CDs, DVDs,

RECORDS, etc. FOR SALEBargains & Rarities

nyrecordfairs.com

Veteran’s Day CeremonyDate: November 9th, 2012Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

Location: Sage ChapelPlease join us on

Veteran’s Day to honorall of those who haveserved our country.

Guest Speaker:Maj Gen Michael Hall

(Ret, USAF)

Sponsored by:Cornell University ROTC

cornellsun.comcornellsun.com

revenues and support programs touching all parts of campus, from finan-cial aid to University operations.

Despite the fall in Cornell’s endowment’s return, Chief InvestmentOfficer A.J. Edwards defended the University’s financial performance.Edwards said in a press release that, over the last 10 years, the rate ofreturns on Cornell’s endowment has increased 7.3 percent.

He added that the University’s endowment return is “within the per-formances of the endowments of Cornell’s peers.”

Among Ivy League schools, however, the University only outper-formed Harvard, which saw a negative 0.05 percent return in Fiscal Year2012. Cornell, which was the last Ivy to announce its endowmentreturns, trailed all the other Ivies. Dartmouth College’s 5.8 percent wasthe highest return in the Ivies.

In explaining its financial performance, the University has cited tur-bulence in the economy: slowing growth in China, financial crisis inEurope and an impending “fiscal cliff” in the U.S.

“While traditional measures of volatility are at historically low levels,it would be an error in judgment to think that all is well and there isnowhere to go but up,” Edwards said at the end of the fiscal year. “Withall of the uncertainties in the markets today, we are keenly focused on riskas much as, if not more than, return.”

That heightened focus on risk management, which stemmed fromCornell’s endowment plummeting during the recession, has pushed theUniversity to further diversify its investment portfolio. Its financial strat-egy hinges on trying to balance bolstering its liquidity — cash needed topay debts or cushion the University from unusual circumstances — withlonger-term investment opportunities, Edwards said in a quarterlyreport.

The University currently invests its endowment in the U.S., interna-tional and emerging markets equities, hedge funds, national resource-related investments and real estate, along other markets.

Some of its lowest investment returns for Fiscal Year 2012 came frominvestments abroad in emerging markets, or rapidly growing nations,according to its fourth quarter report.

From 2011-12, Cornell saw a negative 12.3 percent return on itsemerging markets portfolio. Although the University gained from invest-ments in Turkey and the Philippines, it said in a report that those gainswere offset by losses in China and Russia and a “difficult investing envi-ronment.”

Additionally, the University said that “increasingly negative econom-ic news from Europe, China and the U.S. sent stocks down sharply” dur-ing the fourth quarter, leaving it with a negative return of 13.6 percentin its investments in international developed equities.

Cornell’s strongest return in Fiscal Year 2012 lay in private equity, orinvestments in privately held companies, which posted a 4.8 percent gainand accounted for 0.2 percent of the University’s total endowmentreturns. The first half of the fiscal year was “an active and profitable peri-od for private equity investors,” the report said, noting that companieslike Facebook, Dropbox and Instagram boasted “lofty” valuations.

Edwards projected his optimism for the University’s endowment per-formance.

Moving forward, the University’s investment portfolio is poised to“take advantage of opportunities in Europe and/or the United States, aswell as across emerging markets and commodity-related sectors,” he said.

Endowment GrowthFor Cornell Stagnates

ENDOWMENTContinued from page 1

Akane Otani can be reached at [email protected].

RReeccyyccllee

OPINION

The Corne¬ Daily SunIndependent Since 1880

130TH EDITORIAL BOARD

JUAN FORRER ’13Editor in Chief

HELENE BEAUCHEMIN ’13Business Manager

RUBY PERLMUTTER ’13Associate Editor

JOSEPH STAEHLE ’13Web Editor

ESTHER HOFFMAN ’13Photography EditorELIZA LaJOIE ’13Blogs Editor

ZACHARY ZAHOS ’15Arts & Entertainment EditorELIZABETH CAMUTI ’14City Editor

AKANE OTANI ’14News Editor

ELIZABETH PROEHL ’13Associate Multimedia Editor

SCOTT CHIUSANO ’15Assistant Sports EditorREBECCA COOMBES ’14Assistant Design EditorNICHOLAS ST. FLEUR ’13Science Editor

JOSEPH VOKT ’14Assistant Web Editor

JACQUELINE CHAN ’14Marketing Manager

ERIKA G. WHITESTONE ’15Social Media Manager

JESSICA YANG ’14Human Resources Manager

DAVID MARTEN ’14Senior Editor

JAMES RAINIS ’14Senior Editor

JEFF STEIN ’13Managing Editor

JAMES CRITELLI ’13Advertising Manager

LAUREN A. RITTER ’13Sports Editor

ANN NEWCOMB ’13Design Editor

BRYAN CHAN ’15Multimedia Editor

DAVEEN KOH ’14Arts & Entertainment Editor

KATHARINE CLOSE ’14News Editor

REBECCA HARRIS ’14News Editor

DANIELLE B. ABADA ’14Assistant Sports Editor

HALEY VELASCO ’15Assistant Sports Editor

AMANDA STEFANIK ’13Assistant Design Editor

SYDNEY RAMSDEN ’14Dining Editor

MAGGIE HENRY ’14Outreach Coordinator

AUSTIN KANG ’15Assistant Advertising Manager

HANK BAO ’14Online Advertising Manager

KATERINA ATHANASIOU ’13Senior Editor

JACOB KOSE ’13Senior Editor

PATRICIO MARTÍNEZ ’13Senior Editor

WORKING ON TODAY’S SUN

DESIGN DESKER Rebecca Coombes ’14Tyler Alicea ’16Zach Pvaiss ’16

PHOTO NIGHT EDITOR Oliver Kliewe ’14Bella You ’15Jesella Zambrano ’13

NEWS DESKERS Akane Otani ’14SPORTS DESKER Scott Chiusano ’15

ARTS DESKER Zach Zahos ’15NEWS NIGHT EDITORS Jinjoo Lee ’14

Jonathan Dawson ’15

DANIEL ROBBINS ’13Senior Editor

Ispent the last week living inCatherwood Library. I’m notbragging, I’m not trying to get

your sympathy, and I certainly don’twant to compare library horror sto-ries. The chances are that youwould beat me, especially if you arean engineer like many of myfriends. But this isn’t about study-ing, this is about you.

These are gloomy times on theCornell campus, sandwichedbetween prelims, papers and thedistant Thanksgiving holiday. The

weather certainly doesn’t helpeither. Walking around campus, Ifeel the gloom in the air surround-ing everyone. In the past week, Ihave had more philosophical con-versations with both friends andstrangers than I could have imag-ined, and they all come back to thesame sense of uncertainty. First it isabout school and classes, then aboutsocial issues and finally about ourown selves.

I can’t do anything about yourclasses, nor would you want myhelp, but I might be able to bright-en your day a little bit. Rememberjust this one thing: You are loved.

People in this world genuinelylove you because of who you are.They love everything that makesyou unique, whether it is your out-spoken personality, your crookedsmile, your body structure, thecolor of your hair, your nerdy jokesor whatever you are self consciousabout. These are your true friendswho accept everything about you,both the good and not as good, butstill love you.

These people know you the bestand they STILL accept you. Sure,you might drive them crazy everyonce in awhile, but you alwaysmake up and continue beingfriends. At the end of the day, if Iasked your friends to describe you, Iwould probably hear something like“kind, loving, caring, smart, fun,understanding, intuitive,” andmany more adjectives than I canname. These people know how greatyou really are.

I will not lie to you, there will be

people who hate your guts. Othersmight just not appreciate howunique you are. These people mightmake you feel like you are not goodenough, but that cannot be furtherfrom the truth. A wise man (mygrandfather) once told me that ifeveryone likes you, then you aredoing something wrong. You aresacrificing what makes you specialin favor of being accepted by themasses. I believe that if everyonelikes you, then no one can love you.

A friend recently told me that,

“Those who mind don’t matter andthose that matter don’t mind.”Some people attribute a variation ofthis quote to Dr. Seuss, others toone of FDR’s advisors. Either way, Idon’t think I have ever heard any-thing more accurate. Worryingabout those who dislike you is awaste of time. Rather, focus yourenergy on building the friendshipsand relationships you already have.Your friends have every reason todislike your annoying habits, yetthey love you more than you know.

Who else is there to hold yourhair back or give you a hug on a badday? Who is willing to come overlate at night to help you finish yourproject? Who can you always counton to lend you a dollar for somechips? Your friends. And they wouldnot be there if they did not loveyou.

If my thoughts meant anythingto you, call up an important girl inyour life right now and tell her thatyou love her. Then call up animportant boy in your life and tellhim that you love him. You mightwant to call your parents as well.Please don’t send texts. The nexttime that you see a friend, expressyour love and let him or her knowhow great he or she is. You are infact loved; remind others that theyare loved as well!

The Importance ofSpreading Love

Andrew Soluk is a sophomore in the Schoolof Industrial and Labor Relations. He maybe reached at [email protected]. GuestRoom appears periodically this semester.

AndrewSoluk

Guest Room

GOTOPINIONS?

SHOUTTHEM OUT!

. . .Write GUEST COLUMNS forThe Sun. Submit ideas,

proposals or polished pieces to

[email protected]

to be considered forpublication on this page.

. . .

CORRECTION

A news story Thursday, “After Obama’s Victory, Profs Debate Future of America,”incorrectly quoted Prof. Richard Booth, city and regional planning, as saying Booth pre-dicted an unsuccessful second term for Obama marked by policy failures. In fact, he didnot say this.

Due to an editing error, a news story Thursday, “Petition: Van Service Must Be YearRound,” incorrectly referred to the Women’s Resource Center as the Women’s ResearchCenter.

The headline of a news story Wednesday, “At Least Five C.U. Alumni WinCongressional Races,” was incorrect. In fact, only four Cornell alumni won congressionalraces.

In the spring, I mentioned that fall of second year isrumored to be one of the hardest parts of vet school (atleast in terms of the non-clinical portion). I haven’t writ-

ten much about it yet because it isn’t really something thatpeople have polarizing opinions about. The block of class-es that we’re currently in, known as “Block IV” and enti-tled “Host, Agent, and Defense” is generally accepted to behard because there’s a lot of material to memorize and verylittle time to do it in. I’ve never had to study this much inmy life (everytime I talk to my mom on the phone, sheasks if I have a test tomorrow ...) and I still don’t study the“recommended amount,” which is four hours every week-day night and eight hours every day on the weekend — theschool day itself is from around 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. All of thisbeing said, I don’t actually have any complaints (besidesthe whiney ones) because I don’t think that there is a lotthat could be done to change the system itself, and here’swhy.

Block IV encompasses microbiology, mycology, virologyand immunology. We also take parasitology at the sametime, which isn’t technically a part of Block IV but most ofthe time feels like it is. The point of the course is to learnabout all of the pathogens that could potentially infect ahost and how the host defends itself against it. For example,we would learn what bacteria causes tetanus, how it causesthe disease, what species it infects, how the animals respondto the disease and how to treat it. Multiply that by over 200different pathogens and counting (okay, I’m actually notcounting … that would be overwhelming) and you’ve gotthe gist of Block IV.

The fact of the matter is, we need to learn all of theseand we need to learn them at this point in our careers. Weknow enough to be able to understand how everythingworks, and even if we don’t retain everything, being at leastaware of all of the different pathogens by the time we reachour clinical years is crucial. So it all boils down to what kindof learner you are, which we’re expected to know about our-selves by now. Personally, I remember words on pages (moreif I’ve written them, but also when I’ve just read them sev-

eral times) but don’t get a lot out of listening to things. I goto lecture anyways because I feel guilty not going and,sometimes, they tell us little tricks to help us rememberthings. The only way I’ve ever learned things like this with-out just sitting down and memorizing them is when I seecases in real life. If I were to see a horse with tetanus whenI learned about it, I would probably be able to tell youalmost everything relevant about it a year from now. It gen-erally has to be a real casethough — a living ani-mal with a personal story— so just pictures usual-ly aren’t helpful.

Ironically, the oneway Block IV tries tolet us experience work-ing with the diseasesourselves is in tutorgroup, and this is theone thing that I wouldmodify about the course. It’s generally useful forimmunology, but immunology is also the easiest tostudy on its own because it’s a lot more understandingthan memorizing. In tutor group (which takes up toaround six hours over the course of the week), we’re pre-sented with a case and try to figure out the pathogen. Indoing so, we’ll talk about all of the possible differentialdiagnoses and go into detail about, at most, three to fourof them. When we’re learning 30 different pathogens aweek, three or four doesn’t really make a big dent. Ithink that tutor group would be more useful as a groupthat met maybe once a week to go through differentiallists for certain symptoms and not bother about goinginto all of the detail (because there isn’t enough time) ordealing with the management / testing procedures thatcome along with a case (because a lot of these seem to becommon sense). However, just because I don’t thinktutor group is dramatically helpful in the whole schemeof things doesn’t mean that everyone else feels the same

way. People who study best in groups and by talkingabout things out loud probably love tutor group, andyou can’t ask the curriculum to please everyone all atonce. Also, even if I’m skeptical about the value of tutorgroup to my learning, I do still like the tutor groupexperience — it’s a nice change of pace to interact withpeople instead of sitting in a lecture hall.

Block IV also has a lab component where we learn the

practical aspects of pathogens — basically what happens toour samples in the real world when we send them away toa lab to get tested. I think most of us have done a lot of thethings already in our undergraduate microbiology classes,but it’s fun to be able to handle some of the diseases that welearn about, it doesn’t usually take a lot of time and helps tosolidify some type of concept / disease process / pathogenalong the way.

So that’s Block IV. Hard? Yes, in terms of volume. Evil?Sometimes. Interesting? Intellectually, yes. Block IV is allabout finding a way to stick a lot of material into your brainat least semi-permanently, but it’s not an impossible task.Talk to me before the final though, and I’ll probably takethat back.

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 7OPINION

Studying 2.0

NikhitaParandekar

Hoof in Mouth

Nikhita Parandekar graduated from Cornell in 2011 and is a second-yearveterinary student in the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. She maybe reached at [email protected]. Hoof in Mouth appearsalternate Fridays this semester.

As the sixth leading cause of death inthe United States, Alzheimer’s affectsapproximately five million adults and

is estimated to cost the country $200 billionthis year in terms of direct medical fees andother costs associated with caregivers andtherapies. Since the first records of the dis-ease by Alois Alzheimer in 1906, Alzheimer’sdisease (AD) has become increasingly preva-lent in our worldwide population, and sci-

entists have been struggling for decades inefforts to figure out the causation of the dis-ease and, most importantly, how to treat it.Having worked in laboratories that dedicatetheir work to studying neurodegenerativediseases, I’ve realized that there is animmense amount of technology, effort andtime that has been put into finding just onemore small piece to this puzzle — even abreakthrough in discovering the involve-ment of a protein in a disease, or how a spe-cific mutation can contribute to its exacer-bation, is an encouragement in the scientificfield.

There are two essential cortical biomark-ers of AD — plaques, which are formed ofbeta-amyloid protein deposits, and tangles,comprised of the tau protein that builds upinside of cells. Current therapies have beentargeting the aggregation of these proteins inhopes of detangling the deposits, as plaquesand tangles contribute to massive cell andnerve death that lead to rapid cognitive

decline, an inevitable symptom of AD. The mechanism of protein accumulation

is important to understand for researchers todetermine the cause of buildup. Beta-amy-loid (A!) plaque fragments are a result of acleavage reaction of the amyloid precursorprotein (APP), a membrane protein that isfound in neuronal synapses. Through post-translational modifications, APP can be sep-arated into many different sections based on

proteases and their specific cleavage sites(Fig. 1). Normally, the "-secretase proteasecleaves APP in the non-amyloidogenic path-way and the protein is rendered functionalfor other cellular tasks. However, when !-secretase comes across APP and severs theprotein at another site, it leaves open thesequence correlated to #-secretase, the thirdenzyme that can come in and cleave APP.The result of these two cleavages is A!.

Concerted efforts have been made toblock the !- and #-secretase cleavage sites,and pharmaceutical companies are currentlytesting drugs for their efficacy in slowingdown the rate of AD progression. However,researchers have questioned this direction,citing that these trials have been inconclu-sive or failed to control A! formation.

What is particularly fascinating aboutthis pathway is that perhaps our geneticsunknowingly held part of the answer allalong. In a recent finding published inNature by a research team from DeCode

Genetics based in Iceland, arare gene mutation on APPwas found to be protectiveagainst AD. This is the firstmutation of its kind to beneuroprotective, as manyother mutations of APP haveexacerbated the AD pheno-type. Whole genome sequenc-ing of approximately 1800Icelanders resulted in the dis-covery of this variant andresearchers proved that itdecreased the formation of A!and protein aggregation by 40percent. The single pointmutation was present inslightly less than one percentof the Icelanders and statisti-cal analysis shows that carriersof the variant were abouttwice as likely to reach the ageof 85 than non-carriers. Inaddition, cognitive functionof carriers in the age range of80-100 was vastly improvedin comparison to their coun-terparts.

As exciting as this finding is, we mustkeep in mind that only a small subset ofIcelanders carries the protective variant andthat the study should be extended to otherpopulations for a broader analysis. Wholegenome sequencing is also a relatively expen-sive effort that is not just a simple blood testat the doctor’s office, and you would need toconduct a specific test at a laboratory orgenetics company to tell if you have themutation. Another interesting fact is thatcarriers of the gene mutation also reap itsprotective advantages — though this scien-tific discovery has proven that researchers areon the right track for targeting APP and pre-venting A! formation in gene therapies, per-haps preventing APP cleavage entirely isunnecessary and only a partial reduction is

needed for a therapeutic benefit. There will always be caveats and excep-

tions to any scientific discovery, but theoverall enthusiasm for this new insight hasbeen greatly encouraging to the researchcommunity. With the increase of resources,technology and dedication to biomedicalresearch in the past decade, I am positivethat we will be able to step forward in ouradvancements to understand and developtherapies for those affected by neurodegen-erative diseases.

One Small Gene Mutation LeadsTo One Giant Leap for Alzheimer’s Research

DebbieTseng

What’s Up, Doc?

Debbie Tseng is a second year Ph.D. candidate at WeillCornell Medical College. She may be reached [email protected]. What’s Up, Doc? appearsalternate Fridays this semester.

Figure 1. The Proteolysis of APP. Frank M. LaFerla. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 3, 862-872 (November 2002)

The trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ new film Flight is aboutperfect, so, naturally, it is a total lie. The two and a half minutespot promises sex, courtroom drama, a screen-filling JohnGoodman and an upside down 747 skimming just meters offthe ground, all jacked to The Rolling Stones’ “GimmeShelter,” the omnipresent movie rock song, if there is any.Flight has all these moments, yes, but the spectacle is a Trojanhorse for an unabashed, male-centered melodrama.

“Melodrama” is considered a pejorative term today, whichis fair. It has become secondhand for “manipulative” and“exaggerated,” adjectives that can describe even the classicsfrom the genre’s heyday in the 1950s. Hawkeyed critics likeDave Kehr praise them for their subtle contradictions in mise-en-scene (props, scenery, lighting). Take Douglas Sirk’sImitation of Life: As a neglected black mother dies in her bed,a dated photo of her shamed, light-skinned daughter leans onher night table, beaming into space. Sirk is in on the joke, andhopes you are, too. The best melodramas are both sappy andironic — it just takes effort to notice the latter’s undertones inthe midst of all the crying, shouting, etc.

So, in 2012, we have Flight. Save for its digital cinematog-raphy and black leading man, this film could have been madeover half a centuryago. You can say it hasand point to BillyWilder’s The LostWeekend. Both studythe physical, mentaland familial conse-quences of alcoholism and do so with a heavy hand. Yourenjoyment (or at least appreciation) of the film balances onwhether or not you recognize that hand and its duplicity. Putsimply, Flight veers into histrionics here and there, like whenairline pilot Whip Whitaker (Denzel Washington) stumblesaround his lake house with an inordinate number of emptyvodka and beer bottles strewn about. Our gut may force alaugh, but are we deriding the performance or the emasculat-ing effects of substance abuse? Oh, the drama of melodrama!

As tempting as all this social commentary may be, you maynotice I am dancing around the fundamental question of areview: Is it good? Time for a diplomatic answer: It depends.The macho thriller promised by the trailer is sidelined for aneffective domestic drama. Married adults with families willconnect; teenagers and unchained college students, not somuch. Flight features a masterful opening crash sequence,where pilot Whip saves nearly all of the passengers aboard his

flight. There is an ostensible realism to thecrash — the erratic descent takes agonizinglylong and handheld cameras zoom in on pan-icked passengers and dolly backwards throughthe aisle. Memorable though this sequencemay be, the rest of the film stays grounded. Afridge stocked with liquor replaces a plummet-ing fuselage as our object of fear.

Given that he drank liters of liquor not onlythe night before but during the fateful flightitself, Whip has a nagging feeling that he may bea bit responsible. His only scars are a cut over theeye and a limp leg, while his religious co-pilot(Brian Geraghty) will likely never walk again.Silently repentant, Whip retreats to his family’slake house and dumps all of his booze into thesink. Even in a brisk montage, it takes a coupleof minutes to dispose it all. With the stress ofinvestigations, guilt of lives lost and long-stand-ing family issues flaring up, Whip retreats backto the bottle, his tonic and poison.

While Flight may not always be subtle,Denzel channels the flabby screenplay withremarkable control. Whip lies to everyone,including himself, without pause, and it’s in hiseyes where his subconscious betrays him. His

gaze lingers too long,with glints of the unac-knowledged struggle rag-ing inside. Denzel works on anotherlevel here, slipping into his character’smental state to the degree that I thinkour CIA should pull a Team America and

recruit him as a spy. Expect to see his name on the shortlist fornext year’s Academy Awards.

Don Cheadle and Bruce Greenwood (sporting a SullySullenberger stache) flank Whip as a criminal lawyer and air-line union rep, respectively. Cheadle either rolls his eyes at apassive aggressive simmer or lets loose at a raging boil, makingfor an unusually predictable performance. Greenwood’s char-acter is all about staying cool, which he does until he can nolonger tolerate the self-destructive actions of his old friend,Whip. A jolly John Goodman also joins the cast as HarlingMays, Whip’s drug dealer and body man. The film steps intoa moral quandary when, as Whip lies on the bathroom floorblacked out from boozing the night before, Harling saves theday by administering him a few lines of coke. The scene isplayed for laughs and, for all the hidden meanings in melo-dramas, I see no acquitting explanation here.

The female characters in Flight, as Julia Moser ’15 vented

on The Sun’s video review online, are static and borderlineexploitative. The opening minutes cut from the critical planecrash to the misadventures of Nicole (Kelly Reilly), a drugaddict. She visits a porno set to score some merchandise fromher dealer, who pressures her to “act” with him. She does not(*spoiler*), but it’s an unnecessary set piece in which to intro-duce the female lead. As it turns out, Nicole isn’t even a lead,or at least not provided any insightful lines or actions. Herlengthy introduction ruptures the suspense of the opening,and for no thematic benefit.

With just Denzel under the spotlight, Flight builds to a sat-isfying close, despite how predictable it may be. Denzel andZemeckis endow Flight with all its memorable qualities —they manipulate the typical melodramatic tropes to contem-plate sin, mortality and redemption. John Gatins’ screenplaydoes not seem to bother with women, and the two hour, 20minute runtime will prove painful for those expecting anoth-er plane crash. Why anyone would hope to see another planecrash beats me; the title’s a metaphor, get over it.

Zachary Zahos is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. Hecan be reached at [email protected].

ARTS ENTERTAINMENTZACHARY ZAHOS

Sun Arts and Entertainment Editor

FlightDirected by Robert ZemeckisFeaturing Denzel Washington B-

8 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | Friday, November 9, 2012 A & E

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

There are few things more importantthan our families and our homes. But whatwould we do if our loved ones, our housesand our livelihoods were threatened? FiveBroken Cameras, directed by Emad Burnatand Guy Davidi, depicts a community’sstruggle to hold on to the little they haveand the fierce love and loyalty that leads tosacrifice and, ultimately, victory.

Emad Burnat, a Palestinian farmer, wasone of many people whose life drasticallychanged after the Second Intifada in 2000,a Palestinian uprising against the Israelisthat led to the death of nearly 1,100 Israelisand 5,500 Palestinians, according toB’Tselem, an Israeli non-governmentalorganization. This violence led to anupswing in conservativeIsraeli sentiment and con-tributed to Ariel Sharon’selection in February 2001.The campaign of suicidebombings that followedled to the building of whatthe Israelis call the “sepa-ration fence” in 2002. It isamid this political turmoilthat Burnat’s fourth and last son, Gibreel, isborn. A present to Burnat on Gibreel’sbirth is a camera, which first functions as atool to preserve his son’s childhood. But itquickly becomes a powerful political toolwhen Bil’in, the village where the Burnatsreside, learns that the separation fence will

cut their vineyards in half, the vineyardsthat not only constitute the community’slivelihood, but also serve to bring the com-munity together.

And so Bil’in’s struggles begin. The firstpeaceful protest near the wall ends quickly,as Israeli soldiers throw grenades filledwith tear gas at men, women and childrenwho have no weapons of their own. One ofBurnat’s brothers is jailed and many areinjured. It is important to note that theprotesters never resort to violence; while itis difficult not to hear the anger and griefin their voices as they chant their slogans,not one of the villagers carries a weapon orhurts an Israeli soldier during any point intime. On the other hand, the soldier’s reac-

tions slowlybecome moreand more hor-rifying, asthey movefrom tear gasto rubber bul-lets and fromrubber bulletsto live ammu-

nition that takes the lives of three protest-ers, including an 11-year-old boy, in theneighboring town of Nil’in. The soldiersmake midnight raids, rousing many of thenon-violent protesters from their beds andescorting them to prison. The imprison-ments happen intermittently, so as to give

the villagers as much fear as possible; noone knows whether the next person takenwill be a friend or a family member. At onepoint, Burnat himself is taken in. Whenwe see him a month later, he is not thesame man; he becomes thin, his face hol-lowed and his eyes bloodshot from exhaus-tion, his posture utterly defeated. And yet,when he is released, he again takes up hiscamera.

Perhaps one would cynically expect suchatrocious and inhumane behavior from sol-diers, but the truly disconcerting parts ofthe film were the scenes which depictedviolence between the settlers and the vil-lagers. While, technically, settlers are notallowed to build houses outside the landdesignated for Israeli citizens, many settlersestablish trailer homes on Palestinian land,trailers that are eventually turned into per-manent residences considered illegal byIsraeli and international law. When the vil-lagers organize a sit-in on the site where anew trailer is to be situated, the settlerresponds by punching one of the protestersin the face. When the villager does notstrike back, he hits him again and againuntil the villager is lying on the ground, hisface covered in blood, sobbing in pain.

Images like those are difficult to forget,but the most provocative part of the moviewas the effect of this violence on the chil-dren, particularly Gibreel. Burnat’s subtletyrenders these scenes with his son much

more powerful and touching. The simplic-ity of the language of the movie allows theaudience the space it needs to emotionallyreact with the film. When Burnat filmssome of Gibreel’s first words, he does notintrude with direct political commentary;and yet, one cannot help but feel sad at theidea that any toddler’s vocabulary shouldconsist of the words “the wall,” “cartridge”or “army.” Gibreel’s innocent questionswhen his friend is killed are painfullypoignant. When he asks his father, “Whydid they kill my Phil?” Burnat cannot pro-vide an answer, precisely because there is nological answer as to why an armed soldiershould murder a peaceful protester.

However, one cannot leave Five BrokenCameras without feeling somewhat hope-ful. In the end, the separation fence isremoved. Yes, many of the olive trees havebeen burned by the settlers and will have tobe replanted. Yes, Burnat has been incar-cerated, shot at and lost one of his closestfriends. Yes, Gibreel has seen more violenceand hatred in his five years than most peo-ple see in a lifetime. But he still smiles andlaughs. The family still celebrates his birth-day. And most importantly, his father iswell and alive and still filming.

CornellCinema

LubabahChowdhury

Lubabah Chowdhury is a junior in the Collegeof Arts and Sciences. She can be reached [email protected].

Melodrama at30,000 Feet

COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Broken Cameras and Steady Hearts

Friday, November 9, 2012 | The Corne¬ Daily Sun | 9A & E

As you might have heard, a few days ago, like a bolt outof the blue, the news that Disney had acquiredLucasfilm for a tidy $4 billion sent shockwaves across

the world of entertainment. In the entertainment industry, it’sshaping up to be the biggest news of the year, at least in termsof market capitalization. The corporate bigwigs, and indeedGeorge Lucas himself, were exuberant about the development,calling it a necessary and positive next step for the Star Warsfranchise. Part of the deal involved Disney cranking out newStar Wars films at the rate of one every few years, starting withthe fabled sequel trilogy, that most elusive of phantoms, theholy grail that fans had simultaneously yearned for and dread-ed in equal measure ever since they watched the Ewoks dancingon Endor. Fans, after the initial open-jawed, catatonic shock athearing the news that more movies were coming out, were split.On one hand, some expressed doubt that Disney, with its kid-die-brand reputation, was the right company to shepherd thefranchise into its bright new future. Other fans were rapturousat the prospect of Star Wars being wrested from the palsied cre-ative control of Lucas, who had, in their opinion, ruined theprequels with his inability to write convincing dialogue, and hisincessant alterations — or desecrations — of the original trilo-gy. In between, moderates welcomed the news as a potentiallypositive development, but stressed the need for proper steward-ship and maintenance of the integrity of the Star Wars mythos.

I belong to this latter camp. Ibelieve that the Disney acquisitionis good news for the franchise interms of seeing new material. Thefact that directors other than Lucaswill helm these productions canonly be a positive development. Infact, history has borne this out:The best received Star Wars film todate, The Empire Strikes Back, wasdirected not by Lucas, but by hismentor and friend, Irvin Kershner. The Star Wars franchise hasalso shown itself to be resilient to creative outsourcing, withauthors and game designers creating hundreds of unique storiesand products for fan consumption, many of which were criti-cally acclaimed. Star Wars was a creation of George Lucas, andfor that, he deserves the thanks of his fans. But there is no bet-

ter time for his stewardship to end than now.In shifting the reins from Lucas to Disney, however,

the franchise faces a massive potential upheaval in theway it produces stories in its so-called ExpandedUniverse, the realm of books, games and comics.Hitherto, the Star Wars universe has been one continu-ous, internally consistent mythopoeia. An internalagency within Lucasfilm, headed by the so-called Keeperof the Holocron, Leland Chee, has worked hard toensure that every story in the Star Wars Universe is con-sistent with every other story. Their attention to detailborders on the obsessive: elaborate “retcons,” or revisionsof errant story material, are written by the continuityhawks at Lucasfilm and inserted into any in-universe textto establish its legitimacy. These retcons often go to greatlengths and employ some pretty twisted logic to work. Storiesthat are too contradictory to be rehabilitated in this fashion arerelegated to a lower, less legitimate level of validity in the hier-archy of what constitutes the accepted continuity.

This was in the early days of the so-called Expanded Universeof the Star Wars galaxy, however, and more recent works areplanned out in advance and tend to be much more coherent withthe greater narrative. In this way, the books and games have pret-ty much staked out a vast swathe of narrative history that stretch-es back tens of thousands of years before the movies, during the

time that the mystic power of the Forcewas discovered, to hundreds of years afterthe movies. The approach has its disad-vantages; it tends to punctuate the time-line with “crises of the week” type stories,and frankly, gives the universe a tinge ofhopelessness at the cyclical nature of vio-lence. On the other hand, this grand,long-running experiment in collaborativestorytelling has produced a mythos that ismuch richer, deeper and more variegated

than the typical science fiction or fantasy franchise.The Disney acquisition threatens this mythopoeia. By tak-

ing the franchise in a “bold new direction” and writing threesequel movies based on original material, there is the very realchance that Star Wars might be heading the way of Marvel,another Disney-owned property: the reboot. If the promised

episodes VII, VIII and IX are produced, and they do not takeplace in the current continuity but instead form a separate anddistinct one, the one element of Star Wars that has made itsuch a wonderful creative sandbox will be ruptured. It will cre-ate two competing narratives, much like the Marvel universehas several competing narratives. Star Wars has neverembraced the hokey concept of alternate universes and timetravel in a way the Marvel franchises, or even Star Trek, has.Rumor has it that Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and possiblyCarrie Fisher are agreeable to return for the sequels. If true, itwould be interesting, and not a little frightening, to see howthe movies would develop. Would their appearances evoke thesame magic of the originals? Would they become mockeries ofthe roles they once carried with such youthful aplomb? Andmost importantly, would they be true to the tapestry of thenarrative that the Star Wars mythopoeia has already created?

Obsessing over the details of mythopoeia almost remindsme of the lengths to which religious scholars would argue overthe canonicity of various components of their respective holytexts. Truly, the desire for a guiding narrative governs our lives;the geek’s protectiveness of his or her chosen mythos and theimpulse of the religious in upholding their version of doctri-nal orthodoxy, gushes, I believe, much from the same fount.

ArmchairAesthetics

ColinChan

The Empire Strikes Gold

Colin Chan is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He canbe contacted at [email protected]. Armchair Aestheticsappears once a month this semester.

ALEXANDER HOLM / SUN STAFF ILLUSTRATOR

Sun Sudoku Puzzle #907Fill in the empty

cells, one numberin each, so that

each column,row, and region

contains thenumbers 1-9exactly once.

Each number inthe solution

therefore occursonly once in each

of the three“directions,”

hence the “singlenumbers” implied

by the puzzle’sname.

(Rules fromwikipedia.org/wiki

/Sudoku)

ACROSS1 Post-op regimen6 Ligurian capital

11 Pepper, e.g.:Abbr.

14 End of __15 “Paper Moon”

co-star16 Fight sound17 FL?19 A single might

get you one20 Tops21 Herr’s home22 Like always25 One with an

inflamed “I”?27 Legal matter28 CO?31 Increasing in vol.34 Swiss peak35 AK?40 Twist of a sort41 Doohickey43 OR?47 Dixie product48 Not at all light49 Gets going after

a crash52 __ rock53 Harum-__55 Blubber56 ND?61 Navig., for one62 Gourmet

mushroom63 Sheets and such64 Rocky hails65 Kind of secret

represented byeach two-letterpuzzle clue?

66 Saw

DOWN1 Battle of Britain

gp.2 Like mil.

volunteers3 “What’s the big

idea?!”4 Recital pieces5 Language family

common insouthernCameroon

6 Split with theband

7 Fangorn Forestdenizens

8 How cognac isusually served

9 It fits in a lock10 Key used in

shortcuts11 Wrench12 Tank13 Little wrench18 Ally Financial

Inc., formerly21 Exuberant cry22 Pop-up path23 Balkan native24 Tech support

caller25 I can follow them26 Do a Sunday

morning churchjob

29 “The ThreepennyOpera” star

30 Really be into32 Grabbed33 Pool shot36 Band with the

multi-platinumalbum “Followthe Leader”

37 Liszt’s “PianoSonata __ Minor”

38 Psychoticpenguin in“Madagascar”

39 Letter-shapedfastener

42 Rte. finder43 Elaborate style44 Outs45 Nurturing place46 Saw cut48 Impertinent50 Weightlifter’s

pride51 All, to Caesar53 Poet Teasdale

54 Site where techs get news

56 Execs who maketrades

57 Balderdash58 Hill worker59 Wrangler

competitor60 Apt puzzle

answer, in thiscase

By Marti DuGuay-Carpenter(c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc. 11/09/12

11/09/12

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword PuzzleEdited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

[email protected]

The Lawn by Liz Popolo ’08

10 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 COMICS AND PUZZLES

Up to My Nipples by William Moore ’12 and Jesse Simons grad

Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau

Mr. Gnu Travis Dandro

ParkingCollegetown

Available Now607-277-1234

PARKINGRIGHT BY CORNELL

227-0557 OR 273-6864

PRIVATE ROOMSwith or without bathrooms

Fully furnished, utilities includedKitchen and laundry facilities on-siteFree internet and shuttle to campus

Fitness center, pool table, TV lounges www.ithacastudentapartments.com

[email protected]

Pancake Breakfast, Sunday,November 11th from 8AM-Noon. All-you-can-eat pancakes, French toast,scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuitsand gravy, fresh fruit, breakfast breads,beverages. Adults $6.50, Seniors $6.00,Ages 5-12 yrs $5.00. Come enjoy breakfast! Varna Community Center,943 Dryden Road, Route 366,one mile from Cornell Orchards.

PARKINGAvailable now!

Premium Collegetown LocationsAssigned spaces

www.ithacarenting.com.607-272-3000

*************************PAM JOHNSTON APARTMENTS

COLLEGETOWNStudios to 18 Bedroom Mansion

607-277-0910www.pjapts.com

[email protected] New Beautiful

Renovations Completed.Tours available M-F

11am-6pm or by appointment.Available for 2013-2014.

************************

. Campus Hill Apts.709 Stewart Ave.

We are not near the campus,We are ON THE CAMPUS,The only privately ownedapartment complex literallyon Cornell University’s campus.We only have a few 2 bedrooms left!Double size room so can accommodate 2-4 people.

1. Walk to Campus in minutes2. Most have wood burning fireplaces3. Balconies4. Two on site Laundry rooms5. Free high-speed roadrunner internet 6. Free Standard Cable (70 channels)7. Onsite parking 8. Furnished with TVs

www.kimballrentals.com 257-0313

COLLEGETOWN607-272-3389

26 APARTMENTFOR RENT

3 NOTICES

23 PARKING

25 ROOMS FOR RENT

CLASSIFIED AD RATESAds are accepted at The Sun‘s office at 139 W.State Street downtown, by phone or e-mail.Deadline: 3:30 p.m. at The Sun‘s office on theday preceding publication. Monday’s dead-line: Friday, 3:30 p.m. at The Sun office.

Standard Rate: $3.40 per day for first 15words, 32 cents per day per word thereafter. 5or more consecutive insertions, $3.15 per dayfor first 15 words, 30 cents per day per wordthereafter.

Commercial Rate: $5.20 per day for first15 words, 33 cents per day per word there-after. 5 or more consecutive insertions, $5.00per day for first 15 words, 31 cents per day perword thereafter.

The Sun is responsible for only one day makegood on ads.

[email protected]

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 11

2013-2014College Ave

4 & 12 BR Apts.Utilities included except electric

Furnished, Laundry, Parking available.761-1966/748-1129

5 BR House4 floors of luxury living space.

Big bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 living rooms.Can house up to 8 residents for best

pricing. Free parking.

6 BR HouseHuge 3 floors & basement

Front porch, garden & tons of living space.Can house up to 10 people for best

pricing. Free parking.

Call us to schedule a tour, 607-277-0910Details and photos at www.pjapts.com

COLLEGETOWN APARTMENT2013-2014

STUDIO, 1, 3 & 6 BEDROOM.FURNISHED, LARGE, LAUNDRY,

EXCELLENT CONDITION.CALL 607-272-0781,

908-334-3665FOR DETAILS.

North Campus3 Bedroom Apartments

Next to Suspension BridgeFree Off-Street Parking

office@ithacastudentapartments.comwww.ithacastudentapartments.com

607.277.1234

2013-20142 & 3 BR furnished apts.

Prime location.Call 607-273-8576

2013-1412 Bedrooms. Utilities Included, except

lights. 4 Baths. 3 Kitchens. Laundry.Parking Available.

315-559-9029/607-748-1129HOUSES, APTS, PARKING

1,2,3,8 & 9 BedroomCollegetown - College Ave, Cook St.Linden Ave, Dryden Rd, Bryant Ave.

607-330-2442Office at 307 College Ave.

[email protected]

312 College AveCollegetown’s Best Address

Beautifully Furnished Studio, 1 Bedroom, 2 Bedroom & 3 Bedroom units.

Professionally managed on-site offeringsuperior customer service. Fitness Center,Media Room Streaming Netflix in High-Defon a new 100” screen, Study, Laundry,Lounge. Garage Parking Available. FreeHi-Speed Internet. Ideally Located in theHeart of Collegetown.Office Open M-F 9-9; Sat 10-5; Sun 11-4.

273-9777 or 312collegeave.com

3 & 6 Bedroom Apartments$550/pp + UtilitiesLower Collegetown

[email protected]

2013-2014WESTBOURNE APARTMENTS

STUDIOS, 1, 3, 4 & 5 BR APTS.We are located within a beautiful 10minute walk to campus in the historicaldistrict of Cornell Heights and are man-aged by concerned Cornellians with 40yrs. experience in caring for the residen-tial needs of Ithacans . Our apts. have allthe features you would expect in the verybest area residences. Some of the unitshave 2 bathrooms and dishwashers. Weprovide free Roadrunner internet andstandard cable service.

Resident parking available. RATES BEGIN AT

$480/person plus electric257-0313

www.kimballrentals.com

N-E AREA HOUSE5 BEDROOMS, WITH 2 1/2

BATHS. HUGE LIVING,DINING, KITCHEN.

$1800/MONTHCALL 272-0781 OR

908-334-3665 FOR DETAILS.

Amazing 4 bedroom aptsNew renovation, superior quality

Bedrooms with private bathsGreat porches

Across from Cascadilla dorms****

Luxury 3 bedroom aptsEach bedroom has private bathroom

Dramatic vaulted ceilings withmezzanine level

Overlooking Cascadilla Gorge****

Beautiful luxury 2 bedroom aptsNew renovation, high end finishes

Tons of space and privacyNext to Cascadilla Gorge

****Contact us to schedule a tour

607-277-0910 www.pjapts.com

Ithaca RentingApartments, Houses, Parking

Premium Collegetown LocationsSuperb Panoramic Views

Modern Elevator Buildings

Collegetown Plaza: Featuring a Fitness RoomStudio, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 BRs

Collegetown Center:Featuring Concierge Service

Studio, 1, 2 BRs

Collegetown Court: Featuring Exceptional Value

Studio, 1, 3, 5 BRs

Other Central Collegetown Locations: Featuring Unbeatable Locations

Aces Apartments: 4 BRBuffalo St, Dryden Rd: 2 BRs

Rent Smart. Live Well. 607-272-3000

Visit our office at: 119 Dryden Road

www.ithacarenting.com

Collegetown Terrace ApartmentsNow Renting!

Apartments Available Immediatelyand for Spring 2013 and Fall 2013

Studios, One Bedrooms,2 and 3 Bedrooms with 2 Baths!Heat, hot water and high speed

wireless internet included.2 bedrooms apartments also

available to share for graduate housing.Stackable washer and dryer in most

apartments.Covered parking available for a fee.

Novarr-Mackesey Property Managementwww.ithacastudentapartments.com

[email protected]

Like Collegetown Terrace Apartmentson Facebook!

Casa Roma ApartmentsStudios, 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms Free Internet, Fitness Center Heat and Hot Water IncludedCovered Parking Available

office@ithacastudentapartments.comwww.ithacastudentapartments.com

607.277.1234

519/521 Wyckoff Rd.Arts and Crafts Style House onNorth Campus.Two bedroom with hardwood floors, fire-place, dining area with built- ins,and upstairs attic loft. $1230.Available 8/15.Two bedroom (one room is convertedporch) with large living room with highbeamed ceilings and hardwood floors. $1120. Available 8/6.Three Bedroom Lower level with spaciousliving room and fireplace $1025. Available6/5. Heat Included.Call to view 257-0313

Now Renting 2013-20141 Bedroom Apartments to 10 Bedroom

Houses. View our selection at certifiedpropertiesinc.com

Certified Properties of TC Inc273-1669

REDUCED RENTS1 & 2 BEDROOMS ON COLLEGE AVE

7 BEDROOM AT 227 LINDEN AVEand

NORTH CAMPUS1 & 2 BEDROOM APTS.

[email protected]

2013-14 Collegetown

317 Upper Eddy StreetOne bedroom apartments.

Furnished. All utilities paid except electric. 10-monthlease. Laundry next door. Located one block from

Cornell. Reputable owner.Call 227-0924

2013-2014Spacious 6 bedroom apartment.

2 baths. Furnished. Washer/Dryer.Call 607-273-8576

2013-2014Collegetown 2 BR Apt

Furnished, Laundry, ParkingAvailable.

Includes all utilities.315-254-1717

www.cpstudentproperties.com

NOW RENTING 2013-14WALK TO CAMPUS

Perfectly located 1 bdrm.Professionally managedwith 24/hr maintenance,free off-street parking,

on-site laundry, w/w carpeting.Newly renovated kitchen

w/dishwasher in select units.607-257-5444

www.brooklanecornell.com

110 Heights Court3 bedroom furnished apts. in historic

mansion on North Campus just 1block from Thurston Ave.and close to

Suspension Bridge.Spacious living roomwith high ceilings and balconies.

Gas heat, Standard cable, High Speed Modem Internet, water and dumpster

all included.Coin op washer/dryer on premises.

$625-630/person.Some 3 bedrooms can accommodate 4

people @$470/person. Check our websiteunder neighboring properties;

www.kimballrentals.comCall 257-0313 to view.

Quality, Affordable,Convenient!

1 to 10 Bedroom HousesParking, Laundry & Utilities!

607-277-7111214-289-5134

www.IthacaApartmentRental.com

North CampusTwo blocks from Suspension Bridge

Westbourne ApartmentsOff Corner of Highland and Wyckoff

Included in the rentRoad Runner High Speed Internet

Standard Cable TV service31” TV

Furniture packageDumpster fees

Laundry facilities on siteParking available for fee

Dishwashers and fireplacesCall to schedule an appointment

257-0313www.kimballrentals.com



27 HOUSEFOR RENT


12 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012

Despite seeing the graduation of theirtwo top scorers and captains from last year— Chris Wroblewski ’12 and Drew Ferry’12 — the men’s basketball team is poised tobe even better this year and challenge for anIvy League Championship. The Red playsits season opener against Western Michiganat Newman Arena Saturday at noon.

With two familiar faces gone from thebench, the team is hoping to fill the leader-ship and production void.

“It’s going to be on everybody [to replacethem],” said senior point guard Miles Asafo-Adjei. “We have six seniors, includingmyself, so we have some good leadership inplace.”

“Those two guys provided stuff that youcan’t really replace,” added head coach BillCourtney. “Wroblewski’s poise isthe biggest thing we’ll miss, butwe’ll also miss Ferry, Wroblewskiand [Max] Groebe’s shooting abil-ity, so we will need guys to fill thatvoid.”

The past two years, the Redwas a team that revolved aroundthe 3-point shot, but that shouldchange this year, with the gradua-tion of Cornell’s three top shootersfrom last year. The Red plans onspeeding the game up and gettingeasier baskets on the break.

‘We’ll be a lot different thisyear; we won’t shoot as manythrees, we’ll drive to the basket-ball, get fouled and post up moreoften,” Courtney said. “You basewhat you do offensively on your personnel.We were a 3-point shooting team in the lastfew years, but now we’re more athletic, morephysical and a lot quicker. We’ll really try tomake the game go faster, get after it defen-sively…and hopefully towards the end ofgames, we’ll be able to wear our opponentsdown.”

According to Asafo-Adjei, the Red looksto play to its strengths, like cashing in oneasy buckets.

“This year, we’re definitely going to tryand get more layups in transition,” the pointguard said. “We have guys who can shootthe three… but our focus is on getting easybuckets and getting out on the break a littlemore this year.”

One key newcomer this year will besenior forward Errick Peck, who missed theentire 2011-2012 season due to an injuredknee. He has worked his way back from theinjury and the team is confident that he willplay up to the high standard he set as asophomore, when he was the third leadingscorer on the team (11.0 points per game).

"[Peck] was a big loss for us last year. He’shad to work back from a knee injury; it’sbeen difficult for him,” Courtney said.“Right now, he’s probably better than when

he was a sophomore. He’s gottenhimself in terrific shape andshoots, rebounds and defendsbetter than when he left.”

Peck echoed Courtney’s senti-ments about his current condi-tioning.

“I think I’m a better playercompared to my sophomore yearfrom a mental standpoint,” theforward said. “From a physicalstandpoint, every day I feelstronger and I feel better, but amI 100 percent? Maybe, maybenot, but at the end of the day, I’mgoing to go out there and let myresults speak for themselves.”

Another reason for optimismis the depth of the team. Many

players have returned from summer showingimprovements, so Courtney said that heexpects to be able to use a very deep rota-tion.

“The returning players have done a greatjob improving their skills and bodies in theweight room and through conditioning,” hesaid. “We will have nobody who plays 35

minutes a game like last year. We’ll reallyspread playing-time out; guys will be askedto play as hard as they can on the floor andrest on the bench. There’s no resting on thefloor — that’s our motto. It will be exciting— in both a bad and a good way at times —but it will definitely be exciting and we’llhave some very, very high-tempo, high-octane games.”

The Red’s first test will be Saturdayagainst West Michigan, a very smart teamwith a formidable frontcourt.

“[Western Michigan] is a really solidteam; they run a lot of motion-type offenseand have several guys who can shoot the bas-ketball.” Courtney said. “They have twoinside guys who are very good. ShayneWhittington is a very good low post scorerwho can shot jump shots and freshmanDarius Paul… is 6-8, athletic and he’ll pre-sent us with issues, especially with his offen-sive rebounds.”

Beating Western Michigan will be a tall

order for the Red to fill, as the Broncos willforce Cornell to bring its highest level ofcompetition to the court.

“[The Broncos] are a smart team whowill make you beat them and won’t beatthemselves. We’ll have to play at a high levelin order to beat them,” Courtney said.“We’re going to make the tempo the way wewant it and make it a game that’s high scor-ing and high possessions.”

With the season opener at home thisyear, Courtney said that he hopes the stu-dent body will come and cheer on the teamin full force.

“I hope everyone comes out — especial-ly the students — because when we have thestudents here, we have such a tremendoushome-court advantage; it’s worth at least fivepoints.” Courtney said. “We hope we seeeverybody out there, we’ll make it fun.”

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 13SPORTS

Albert Liao can be reached at [email protected].

New Leaders Put to Test Against Western MichiganBy ALBERT LIAOSun Staff Writer

Welcome back | Senior Errick Peck returns to the line-up, after spending last year sidelinedby a knee injury.

TINA CHOU / SUN FILE PHOTO

Cornell

vs.

Western Michigan

Today, noonNewman Arena

2010 with a last-minute 20-17win on Robert K. Kraft Field.

The Red, eliminated from Ivytitle contention, hopes to finishthis season in a similar fashion.

“We have a two-game seasonnow and we’re trying to finish offstrong,” said freshman runningback Luke Hagy, who has posted703 total yards of offense and fivetouchdowns. “We’d love to winthe last two conference games andwe’re looking to come out andjust play the best football thatwe’ve played all year.”

With Mathews and a bundleof playmakers, an offensive erup-tion is possible at any moment.Despite throwing three intercep-tions, Mathews became the mostprolific passer in Cornell historyagainst the Green and he stands104 yards shy of Columbia’s JohnWitkowski ’84 for second all-time in the Ivies.

The last-placed Lions defensedoes not figure to offer muchresistance to the 2011 Ivy LeagueOffensive Player of the Year thistime either, though the squad hasforced 17 turnovers and regis-tered 21 sacks on the year.

Mathews and company mustkeep their eye out for linebackerZach Olinger. The junior hasrecorded 76 tackles (5.5 for loss)and two interceptions this season,including 14 stops on Saturdayversus the Crimson. It did not

seem to matter as Harvard scored28 points in the first six minutesof the second quarter on its wayto an embarrassing shutout of theLions.

First-year Columbia headcoach and former Red skipperPete Mangurian must also dealwith an inept offense that aver-ages league lows of 13.1 pointsand 300 yards per game.Mangurian, who compiled a 16-14 overall record at Cornell from1998-2000, has seen former all-Ivy quarterback Sean Brackettstruggle in his senior season.

Brackett led the Ancient Eightin passing efficiency two years agoen route to first-team all-Ivy hon-ors, but in 2012 he has complet-ed only 52 percent of his passesfor 1,508 yards with five touch-downs and eight interceptions.

“Many of the guys on our stafftalk about [Brackett] quite a bit— we have a lot of respect forhim,” said Cornell third-yearhead coach Kent Austin. “He’svery, very competitive, he makesplays, he’s a leader and he playsthe game the way the game’s sup-posed to be played.”

Another weapon forColumbia is junior running backMarcorus Garrett, who hasracked up 714 rushing yards andsix total scores through eightgames. The visitors this weekendare not overlooking the Lions inpart because of the abilities ofBrackett and Garrett, whose pro-duction the Red defense must

limit, Buehler said.“[Brackett] is a real good play-

er and a real dangerous threat,”the linebacker said. “He’s a bigpart of their offense and they alsohave a really good tailback. Sostopping them is part of our gameplan and we think we can dothat.”

Cornell, though, has had trou-ble stopping opponents sinceSeptember. The Red’s top 11tacklers are all underclassmen,indicating a bright future for thedefense, but Buehler said thestandards remain the sameregardless of players’ experience.

“Our defense is young thisyear, but we don’t use that as anexcuse,” he said. “[The freshmenand sophomores] are good playersand when we put them in there,we have full confidence in theirability. They’ve been doing greatthis year and they’ll keep it up.”

Tomorrow presents a primeopportunity for the Red toimprove upon its 3-20 road markin Ivy games since 2006. For now,however, full effort and improve-ment are more important thanrecords and statistics.

“We have an opportunity toline up and play two more IvyLeague opponents and to buildon the success that we’ve had,”Austin said.

This marks the team’s first fullweekend on the road, as last weekthe Red only played away for onenight at Colgate, before returningback to Lynah Rink.

“I think it’s always good to geton the road and play,” Schafer said.“You learn a lot about yourself. Welearned a lot about ourselves overat Colgate where we didn’t playexceptionally well. They really hadus on our heels and in that gamewe found a way to win and I thinkthat’s a value. Talent is that youcan’t be perfect any day and youhave to learn how to be successful.”

Cornell’s undefeated streak wasat risk this past weekend —Colgate took a 2-0 lead in theSaturday match-up, but the Redwas able to come back and tie thegame at two-all.

“It says a lot about what a goodteam we have … It was nice to seethat we could pull that off at theend of the third there and it washuge for our confidence,” saidjunior forward Dustin Mowrey.“Now we know we can do that,but we want to stay out of thosesituations of course.”

According to Iles, although theplayers were disappointed to tie,this was a valuable learning experi-ence for the team.

“On one hand it’s a little disap-pointing because we set out at thestart of the weekend to get fourpoints,” he said. “But we learned tocome from behind this weekend,and that’s important. ... Now weknow we can do that and wefought hard in that third periodand so it was definitely a positivetakeaway from it.”

Schafer discussed how he isusing the game time experiences inpractice to help the team grow.

“We addressed a lot of issuesthat we thought were missing inour game, from face off, intensity,to work ethic,” he said. “As far asgoing back to retrieve pucks to theimportance of not just the centerwinning face-offs, but our wingersand defensemen having jumpedbefore the puck hit the ice. ... [It’s]about discipline.”

Each week, the Red is using itsexperiences to help improve itsgame and attempt to continue onits undefeated path.

“We’ve been working on exe-cuting, getting out of the zone bet-ter,” Mowrey said. “Colgate kindof taught us a lesson where theyfore-check really hard and theygave us some trouble, so we’ve beenworking on our break out andwhat not.”

M. HOCKEYContinued from page 16

FOOTBALLContinued from page 16

Experiences Help RedLearn, Push Forward

Dani Abada can be reached [email protected].

Squad Strives for Full Effort, Improvement

Quintin Schwab can be reached [email protected].

At the beginning of the season, the men’ssoccer team set one major goal for itself — towin the Ivy League Championship.Experiencing one of its best seasons in pro-gram history, the No. 14 Red is well on itsway to achieving that goal. Hitting the roadfor its 2012 season finale, Cornell looks tofinish the year on a high note, as a win againstthe Lions would claim the conference title forthe first time in 17 years.

“We are focusing on getting avery solid week of training inbecause now this is the mostimportant game of the season,”said junior left back Jake Rinow.“If we win this, we win the IvyLeague.”

Last season, Cornell (14-1-0,5-1-0 Ivy League) found itself in asimilar situation with the Lions(4-7-4, 2-2-2). The New Yorkrivals faced off on Nov. 12, 2011,with each team playing for a shareof the Ivy League title with a vic-tory. Despite Columbia holding a31-19-9 edge in the historicalseries, the teams settled for a bitter1-1 tie, which ended both teams’ champi-onship dreams. Last season’s finale against theLions marks the last time that the Red tied ina game.

Playing away from Berman Field, theCornell players will have to adapt to a newplaying environment. The Columbia SoccerStadium in New York is a turf field, which issomething that the Red is not accustomed tocompeting or practicing on. According to

Rinow, the team has been practicing on turfduring the past week, so that it can play com-petitively on Saturday night.

“Columbia is going to be on turf, so thiswhole week we have been training on turf sothat we can adapt from a grass field to a turffield because the pace is quicker, the ballbounces differently,” he said.

The Red has also been sharpening up itsexecution on both sides of the ball during itstraining sessions. The team is completelyfocused on the task at hand, which is coming

out strong and playing at the high-est level possible against the Lions.

“We are focusing on makingeverything as perfect as we can forColumbia,” said junior defensivemidfielder Ben Williams.

As Rinow pointed out, one ofthe adjustments to playing on turfis a quicker pace. The Red forwardswill have to adapt to a faster move-ment of the ball in the attackingthird and work on keeping posses-sion.

“The ball moves a lot quickeron turf, so [the game] is a lot morecontrol based. You want to keeppossession,” said sophomore strikerDevin Morgan. “The turf moves a

lot faster, so strikers need to be really waryabout balls going over the top.”

Morgan saw limited play last season as arookie; however, this season he has played fivegames and started in one.

“Walking onto the team, it’s such a reallycool experience from watching from thebench freshman year to actually being on thefield sophomore year,” Morgan said.

Moving to the defensive third of the field,

according to junior center back PatrickSlogic, the Red is focusing on staying com-petitive and maintaining a tight defensivewall.

“We’re trying to stay sharp,” he said. “Wehave a solid back line, so what’s important isbeing sharp with the things that we know.”

Winning at Columbia on Saturday wouldnot only be special for the Red because of itschampionship implications, but also becauseit would become a permanent part of theteam’s legacy.

“Winning championships and being partof championship teams is something that noone can take away from the team or the pro-gram,” said head coach Jaro Zawislan. “It’s

always a permanent part of the team’s history.It’s also something that our players strive forbecause it is something to be cherished forthe rest of their lives.”

If the Red wins on Saturday, the teamwould also receive an NCAA berth; however,the team does not want to get too far aheadof itself.

“It’s been a great season, but I’m also excit-ed to be at this point in the season — at thetop of the Ivy League with the opportunity toclose it on top,” Slogic said.

SPORTS14 THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012

Cornell Closes Out Regular Season at Columbia

Lauren Ritter can be reached at [email protected].

By LAUREN RITTERSun Sports Editor

Rinow on the road | Cornell and Columbia will close out their regular seasons on Saturdaynight on Columbia’s home field, where the Red will look to earn the win and secure the Ivy crown.

MICHELLE FELDMAN / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Cornell

vs.

Columbia

Tomorrow, 7 p.m.New York, N.Y.

on a larger scale? Or even to OhioState? My argument is that theculture created within collegefootball inspires the belief thatfootball players are just bidingtheir time in college before goingto the NFL. This is, however, amiscalculation on the part of Mr.Jones and any other player whoshares his sentiment.

Every year, the NCAA pro-duces a report detailing theGraduation Success Rate for everyDivision I school and each of itsathletic programs. For the secondstraight year, the Ivy League ranksas the top conference for GSRwith 97.9 percent of the studentathletes graduating within theconference.

Now, this may seem like anoutlier given that the Ivy Leaguefocuses on academics more thanother major conferences mightwhen it comes to athletics. OhioState, a member of the Big Tenconference has a 74 GSR, and is inthe middle of the Big Ten confer-ence in terms of graduation rate.Northwestern leads the conferencewith a score of 97, which leads thedivision by 8 percentage points,and ranks among the top nationalpercentages for Division I schools.

My point in comparing thegraduation rate between OhioState and Northwestern is to showthat even among schools in thesame division, the treatment ofacademics can be incredibly differ-ent. While Ohio State is undefeat-ed this season (despite NCAAsanctions that they cannot bepostseason eligible), Northwesternis hanging tough in the Big Tenwith a 7-2 record this season.

The other important aspect of

this quote is the reflection of col-lege football’s increasing status as abusiness rather than a fun elementof student life. ESPN publishedthe total revenue of Ohio State’sathletic department in 2008, andit ranks third in the country(behind Alabama and Texas) withjust over $115 million.

Last year, the football teamalone grossed nearly $50 million,and is a huge source of revenue forthe university. Student athletesplay on major television networksevery week, and in many ways, arecaptivated by the celebrity statusthat they gain while still attendingcollege.

According to the NCAA, 1.7percent of college football playerswill play professional football inthe NFL. This is a much smallerpercentage than I had expected,but it puts a perspective on thechances of a college football playermaking it to the professional stage.

My message to Cardale Jones,and the other student athletes likehim, is that I hope you graduate. Ihope that you come to the realiza-tion that your time spent “playingschool” is probably the last timeyou’re going to get to play football.Given that you haven’t taken asnap yet this season, I’m gonna goout on a limb and say you are notgoing to be in the 1.7 percent ofplayers making it to the NFL.

Of course it’s possible thatyou’ll get your shot to play atOhio State, and you will be thebest quarterback I’ve ever seen,and that you’ll make it to theNFL.

Until then, sucks to suck.

Jones Majors in Football

Annie Newcomb is the Design Editor for TheSun. She an be contacted at [email protected]. Sucks to Suck appears alternateFridays this semester.

NEWCOMBContinued from page 16

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Friday, November 9, 2012 15SPORTS

HALEYVELASCO

JEFFSTEIN

QUINTINSCHWABSCHROEDER

LAURENRITTER

RUBYPERLMUTTER

ANNIENEWCOMB

ESTHERHOFFMAN

SCOTTCHIUSANO

DANIABADA

9ROUND

CORNELL V. COLUMBIA

BROWN V. DARTMOUTH

HARVARD V. PENN

PRINCETON V. YALE

PENN STATE V. NEBRASKA

ARIZONA STATE V. USC

VANDERBILT V. OLE MISS

EAGLES V. COWBOYS

TITANS V. DOLPHINS

VIKINGS V. LIONS

LAST WEEK

TOTAL

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

COWBOYS

DOLPHINS

LIONS

6-4

58-22

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

EAGLES

DOLPHINS

VIKINGS

6-4

56-24

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

PENN

PRINCETON

PENN STATE

ARIZONA STATE

VANDERBILT

EAGLES

TITANS

LIONS

5-5

49-31

CORNELL

BROWN

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

EAGLES

DOLPHINS

LIONS

7-3

51-29

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

PENN

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

COWBOYS

TITANS

LIONS

6-4

37-43

CORNELL

BROWN

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

COWBOYS

DOLPHINS

LIONS

6-4

51-29

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

OLE MISS

COWBOYS

DOLPHINS

VIKINGS

3-7

50-30

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

PENN

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

VANDERBILT

COWBOYS

DOLPHINS

VIKINGS

5-5

54-26

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH

HARVARD

PRINCETON

NEBRASKA

USC

VANDERBILT

EAGLES

DOLPHINS

VIKINGS

3-7

46-34

CORNELL

BROWN

HARVARD

PRINCETON

PENN STATE

ARIZONA STATE

OLE MISS

EAGLES

DOLPHINS

VIKINGS

7-3

51-29

Check out www.cornellsun.com/section/sports for more pre-game coverage.

Afew weeks ago, a littleknown third-string quar-terback for the Ohio

State Buckeyes put his name inthe national spotlight with astatement made through Twitterabout the importance of his aca-demic career. His tweet reads:“Why should we have to go toclass if we came here to playFOOTBALL, we ain't come toplay SCHOOL classes arePOINTLESS."

Immediately following thediscovery of this gem, theBuckeye in question, CardaleJones, no longer had a Twitteraccount and this post wasnowhere to be found. Luckily for

everyone in the free world, vari-ous media outlets had capturedhis quote before it could be lostto the abyss that is the interwebs.

This statement by Mr. Jonestouched upon two issues: theperilous stance of student ath-letes and the monster that hasbecome college football. Thelong debate over whether or notcollege athletes should be paid isanother topic for another col-umn, but as it stands, the eligi-bility of an athlete rests on hisacademic standing. Ergo, thepoint of “playing school” wouldbe to play football. This appearsto be logic lost on Mr. Jones.

While I know nothing of Mr.Jones’s interest in Ohio State as auniversity, I would say it is a fair

assumption that his interest inOhio State lies with his athleticopportunity to play for theBuckeyes. In this sense, he criti-cizes what he would view as aroadblock to his interest. It justso happens that this obstacle is infact the primary goal of any uni-versity, and that would be educa-tion.

Starting with the issue thisraises with respect to student ath-letes, Jones’s quote describes (noteloquently) a conflict betweenathletics and academics felt bystudent athletes. Mr. Jones is afreshman on the Ohio State foot-ball team, and is third on thedepth chart to play quarterback

for the Buckeyes (behind aHeisman candidate, so it doesn’tlook promising that he’ll startanytime soon). He has notplayed in any of Ohio State’sgames this year.

Given his status on the team,it’s hard to understand the confi-dence in his quote to say thatclasses are pointless if he is noteven playing football. I would beso bold to say that he is at worstspending the same amount oftime in the classroom as he is onthe field, but with any luck, hehas spent more time in class thanhe has playing quarterback.

You may ask yourself, howdoes this relate to college football

Sports 16FRIDAYNOVEMBER 9, 2012

The Corne¬ Daily Sun

MEN’S HOCKEY

Annie NewcombSucks to Suck

See NEWCOMB page 14

FOOTBALL

C.U. Seeks Conference Road Win

The No. 4/4 Red is off to its best start since 2008, as theteam has yet to be defeated. Cornell (3-0-1, 1-0-1 ECAC) isone of two remaining teams in the division with an unbeat-

en record. However, this streak will betested, as the Red hits the road thisweekend to face ECAC competitionat Princeton (0-2-0) and Quinnipiac(3-3-1).

“I think we’re all excited,” saidjunior goaltender Andy Iles. “It’s funto play on the road — it’s awesome toplay here but it’s fun because it reallyshows who you are as a team and whatkind of character you have because itstough. It’s a grind on the road, it’s a loteasier at home when you have yourfans rooting for you and your fansthere to support you.”

Being able to record two wins on aroad trip are a mark of a strong team,

according to Iles.“Good teams are the teams that can go on the road and

get three or four points and it will be a big test this weekendplaying two good teams,” he said.

Cornell will face Princeton at Hobey Baker Rink onFriday at 7 p.m., and then travel to Quinnipiac’s TD BankSports Center the following night for a 7 p.m. puck drop.

“Their teams are very, very hard working,” said headcoach Mike Schafer ’86. “Princeton had a lot of injuries lastyear as a hockey team, and we know who their best players

are. [Junior forward] Andrew Calof and [senior] defenseman[Michael] Sdao are very, very good players, so they havealways had a good power play with those two guys.Quinnipiac is loaded, coming back with a lot of guys ondefense. But it shows you how tough a league it is [because]Colgate beat them 5-1 in a game that was … a 1-1 gamegoing into the third period. So both games are going to beextremely difficult.”

Red Hits Trails,Hopes to AddTo ECAC Record

The main focus of Ivy League football this week-end is on the matchup between one-lossteams Harvard and Penn, but Cornell (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) and Columbia (2-6, 1-4) willbattle behind the scenes in the third edi-tion of the Empire State Bowl tomorrowat 12:30 p.m. in Manhattan, N.Y. TheRed seeks its first and only conferenceroad win of the year against a lowlyColumbia squad in the 100th all-timeseries meeting.

Cornell showed up late to its homecontest against Dartmouth last Saturday,digging an insurmountable hole by turn-ing the ball over on its first three posses-sions in a 44-28 loss. The Red has like-wise been outscored 31-0 in first quartersof 2012 road games leading to a 1-3record, but the team is confident that itwill reverse the trend against the Lions.

“It’s not like we’re not coming out ready to play— we have the attitude and mentality,” said juniorlinebacker, defensive co-captain and leading tacklerBrett Buehler. “We’re going to come out the same

this week as we have every other week andthe [slow start] is going to change thisweek.”

Buehler and the Red have good reasonto think so, as Harvard’s 69-0 dominationof Columbia last week guaranteed theLions their 16th consecutive losing seasonin the Ancient Eight.

Cornell scored its most points since1956 in a 61-42 win over Columbia lastyear on Schoellkopf Field, thanks to athen-program record 521 passing yardsand five touchdowns by junior quarter-back and offensive co-captain JeffMathews. That victory wrestled back theall-New York crown from the Lions, whosecured the first Empire State Bowl in

Eye on the prize | JuniorForward Dustin Mowrey lines upto take the perfect shot. The Redhits the road this weekend toface off against Princeton andQuinnipiac.

XIAOYUE GUO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

By DANI ABADASun Assistant Sports Editor

By QUINTIN SCHWABSun Senior Writer

See M. HOCKEY page 13

See FOOTBALL page 13

Cornell

vs.

Princeton

Tonight, 7 p.m.Princeton, N.J.

Empire state of mind | Junior linebacker Brett Buehler and the Red will be tackling Columbia this week-end, as the team seeks its first conference road win of the year.

XIAOYUE GUO / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Cornell

vs.

Columbia

Tomorrow, 12:30 p.m.New York, N.Y.

A Tweet to Remember

11-09-12

Documents

Transcript of 11-09-12