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The barn –– with modern architecture resembling an airport hangar and the capacity to hold 180 cows and 30 calves –– sets its cows’ comfort as a high priority, according to Jerry Willis, the supervisor of the barn.

“It’s all about comforting the

Disagreeing with a study that asserted that Cornell, along with other top institutions, is on a “financially unsustainable path,” a University administrator said that Cornell is a stronger institution now than it was before the recession four years ago.

The study was conducted in part by Bain & Company — the global consulting firm hired by Cornell during the height of the recession to help eradicate up to $100 million a year from the “I am so proud of the University’s operating costs. Bain University for how and the study’s co-author, Sterling Partners, say that approximately we’ve worked our one-third of colleges are spending ways through a more money than they can afford. difficult four years.”

Schools taking “drastic measures” such as “hiking tuition to Joanne DeStefano the top end of the range” or “[cutting] back on financial aid,” the study said, are at risk of becoming financially unsustainable.

The study also suggested that Cornell’s spending is growing past its revenue, drawing data from 2006 to 2010 to show that the University’s equity ratio — how much of its spending is financed by its own investments or earnings — decreased by 12 percent.

Although Cornell has also raised tuition at a rate outpacing inflation and, most recently, announced it would no longer guarantee loan-free aid packages to families making more than $60,000 but less than $75,000, administrators criticized the study, saying it depicted an incomplete picture of the University’s financial health. Describing the study as presenting

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Newly Opened Dairy Barn Boasts Modern Facilities

By SHANE DUNAU

The New Mann-liness

The garden outside Mann Library recently received national recognition for being environmentally-friendly. | Page 3

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The Sun interviews Alvaro Salas grad, who is using donations to fund his Cornell education. | Page 3

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Just off Dryden Road, past the Cornell Orchards, one can smell a faint scent of manure. The new aroma is thanks to the newly opened Cornell Dairy Barn, a fully functioning barn that, since its opening this fall, has housed 94 dairy cows.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Show Sells Out in 30 Minutes

By KERRY CLOSE

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For actor Joseph GordonLevitt, summer might last 500 days –– but tickets for his Nov. 18 Bailey Hall performance remained available for less than 30 minutes Thursday, organizers said.

The quick sell-out made Gordon-Levitt’s show one of the fastest selling in the Cornell University Program Board’s history, according to executive chair Tajwar Mazhar ’13.

“Not in recent memory has a show sold as fast as this one,” Mazhar said. “This might have been the fastest.”

Mazhar said CUPB did not expect that the tickets would sell out as quickly as they did.

“We knew it was going to sell out. We just didn’t know it would happen so fast,” she said.

At the show, an event led by professional production company HitRECord, Gordon-Levitt will direct and perform with audience members in live sketches and musical performances.

Simon Boehme ’14 urges students to work together to solve campus issues. | Page 6

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Previously, tickets for Seth Meyers’ March 27 show in Bailey Hall held the CUPB’s record for the fastest selling show, with all tickets sold in about two and a half hours, Mazhar said.

Some Gordon-Levitt fans were disappointed to be left ticket-less Thursday morning.

Tara Azamian ’14 said that the ticketing process was “way worse” Thursday than for any other Cornell event she has tried to purchase tickets.

Though Mazhar said the ticketing website experienced few technical difficulties, Azamian said the site functioned “so slowly” Thursday morning.

“I set an alarm to get these tickets. I went on the site and it wouldn’t even let me log in,” she said. “I was tired, so I went back to sleep. Thirty minutes later, they were sold out.”

Skylar Sylvester ’14 said she had a similar experience.

“I signed on the [website] at 8:45 a.m.,” Sylvester said. “Every time, the page didn’t load. I tried [unsuccessfully] for 30 minutes,

even on my phone.”

Although Mazhar, who is also a staff writer for The Sun, expressed high hopes for the success of Gordon-Levitt’s show — calling the actor a “wonderful talent” who will likely host an “engaging evening” — Azamian and Sylvester, along with many other Cornellians, will be unable to attend the performance.

“I’m obsessed with JGL,” Azamian said. “I wanted to go [to this show] way more than Avicii.”

Jonathan Dawson contributed reporting to this story.

Kerry Close can be reached at kclose@cornellsun.com.

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Speaking about the administration’s response to recent sexual assaults on and near campus “I heard a campus in crisis. I heard women from every corner of the Cornell community speaking in firm solidarity: The status quo is unacceptable. This University needs to change, and this administration needs to stop fucking around.”

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Garden Outside Mann Awarded for Sustainable Design

By CAROLYN KRUPSKI Sun Staff Writer

The 5,000 square-foot garden by the entrance of Mann Library was honored last month as one of 11 landscapes in the U.S. to be certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative, a certification system that recognizes landscapes that are environmentally sustainable.

Landscapes examined by the Sustainable Sites Initiative — or SITES — were divided into four categories reflecting the extent of their compliance with sustainability standards, with one star representing minimum compliance and four stars representing almost complete compliance, according to a University press release. The Mann Library garden achieved one star.

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Green design | The student-made garden leading to the entrance of Mann Library was given an award recognizing its environmentally sustainable design last month.

The garden was designed and built by students during the 2009-10 academic year, before the SITES guidelines were published. Approximately 40 students worked together to create the garden as part of a year-longcourse in the Department of Horticulture, HORT 4910: Creating the Urban Eden.

Plants of hardy quality fill the garden, according to Ethan Dropkin grad, who worked to maintain the gardens this summer.

“In general, it takes plants about two to three years to become established,” Dropkin said. “These plants were chosen because they got established very quickly and really only require an occasional pruning if they get too big and mulch once a year.”

The Mann Library site posed specific challenges for the students who designed the garden. The high pH levels of the soil required students to choose plants that are not only aesthetically pleasing but can also flourish in the soil, according to the press release.

The design also focused on implementing sustainable maintenance practices, which students achieved by creating permeable sidewalks and sitting areas with stones or dirt that allow groundwater to flow, according to the press release.

Prof. Nina Bassuk, horticulture, who co-taught “Creating the Urban Eden,”

said that she hopes the garden and its environmentally sustainable design will have implications that extend beyond the realm of the classroom.

“This garden is a model for the rest of Cornell when developing landscapes,” Bassuk said. “This is not just an academic exercise.”

David Cutter, a senior landscape architect in the University’s Campus Planning Office, echoed Bassuk’s sentiments.

“It is my hope that once the SITES program is fully developed, Cornell will commit to meeting SITES standards for all major projects, just as our major buildings must meet LEED Silver standards,” Cutter said.

Projects that are sustainably also benefit the community, students said.

“This garden proves that it is possible to create a garden that allows people to rest, relax and enjoy nature, while successfully combining aesthetic design with sustainable design,” Dropkin said.

In fact, within 15 minutes of putting the first benches in place, students had begun to utse the garden, according to Dropkin.

“I use the garden … it appeals to me aesthetically,” Jessica Sarkodie ’15 said.

Carolyn Krupski can be reached at ckrupski@cornellsun.com.

Despite Odds,Student Fights toPay forC.U.

By NOAH TULSKY

realize from a young age that he wanted to give back to youth in Central America.

For many young people living “In Latin America, there is in Central America dreaming of limited access to education, even pursuing higher education, if you’re really smart,” Salas said. obtaining the financial means to “There are all these kids that are attend to an American university brilliant that can’t achieve their can prove more challenging than goals. I want to fight [to end] gaining admittance to a school. this.”

But Alvaro Salas grad, a native of Salas said he hopes to inspire Costa Rica and a first-year stu- youth who find themselves in a dent in the Cornell Institute for similar position to his own.

Public Affairs, is paying for his “The main message I was tryeducation by employing the ing to sell is that everyone power of modern technology. deserves an opportunity. If you’re Using Rally.org — a website a fighter [and] you constantly that people can use to fundraise have a drive and a genuine motive — Salas raised $100,000 this to achieve something, you spring to help finance his educa- deserve an opportunity,” Salas tion and bring his wife and said. daughter to Friends “The main message I was Ithaca. said that Salas Salas first trying to sell is that everyone e x e m p l i f i e s learned about the values of R a l l y . o r g deserves an opportunity.” persistence when he met Alvaro Salas grad and hard the website’s work. creator at a “He’s an summit for social activists in out-of-the-box thinker,” Melania Panama.

Guerra grad said. “He clearly “It’s the best platform you understands and knows how to have right now for raising capital harvest the power of social on social projects, and the plat- media.” form is easy to use,” Salas said.

Eithel Manrique grad, one of Although Salas received a sub- Salas’ peers, echoed Guerra’s senstantial fellowship to attend timents.

Cornell, he still lacked the funds “Alvaro has the courage to take necessary to transport his family the lead for change in his counfrom Costa Rica to Ithaca and try,” Manrique said. afford the cost of living in Ithaca Although Salas is still about for the next few years. To close $70,000 short of his fundraising this gap, Salas not only goal, he hopes to close the gap fundraised on Rally.org but also within the next two years. He knocked on the doors of the currently has two jobs and hopes wealthiest individuals in Costa to receive more donations Rica, organized a rock concert through Rally.org. with five popular bands in Costa “The process was daunting, Rica and brought 150 potential hectic, very difficult … raising donors to a dinner in which he money to bring your family [to delivered a presentation outlining Ithaca] and pay tuition and living his objectives. expenses is a difficult experience,” Salas said the pressing issues Salas said. “At the end of the day, faced by Costa Ricans, in addi- it was worth it. You need your tion to his own experiences grow- beloved ones close.” ing up under hardship, led him to Salas has come a long way Sun Contributor

from home to attend school in Ithaca. He said he grew up in a lower-to-middle class neighborhood in San Jose, Costa Rica, where, with his single mother working multiple jobs to support him, he was raised by both his grandmothers. Though Salas said he struggled to stay in school at times, he graduated as the valedictorian of his high school, went on to law school and then earned his MBA from INCAE Business School.

Although Salas was able to pursue an education, others have not been as fortunate, he said — pointing to the rising achievement gap in Costa Rica. The nation, he said, struggles with problems such as corruption in the government, a poor public education system and high dropout rates from school.

“I want to create opportunities for teenagers, for kids like me … to use your education ... to create more opportunity,” he said.

Salas’ dedication to both his own education and helping others has already caught the eye of Tom O’Toole, the executive director of CIPA, who said Salas is an “effective change-maker” and a “catalytic leader.”

“Like many of our MPA Fellows, Alvaro is resourceful, motivated and resilient,” O’Toole said. “These are the traits that we look for in MPA Fellows.”

Salas said he hopes his view on leadership will better enable him to make changes in his homeland.

“There is a misconception about the word leadership,” Salas said. “People think that there must be a person who goes in the front. No — you must be in the back. I picture the people in the front and you’re serving them, supporting them [and] helping them. I think the leader should serve the people.”

Noah Tulsky can be reached at nst42@cornell.edu.

After an excessive number of tears, triple-shot coffees and baked goods, courtesy of Libe Cafe, you have survived The Week Before Fall Break — known to most students as five days of prelim hell.

Not so fortunately, you’re one of the editors desking tonight. Once you’re out, how do you plan to regain your sanity?

Sleep. And when I wake up, go back to sleep.

— Insomniac ’14 Live by the example of a certain unnamed former editor: finish the paper two hours past deadline and promptly invite the editors over to my house for a glass of port — because that’s a thing people actually drink, apparently.

— Give Me Scotch or Give Me Death ’14 Spend the first day poring over old court records. A little financial contribution research never hurt, either. Maybe drive to Binghamton to cover a federal discrimination lawsuit.

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Arguing with style

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Paul Gross grad participates in a parliamentary-style debate with members of the Cornell Forensics Society this week.

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Admin: Despite Challenges, Univ.Is‘Financially Sustainable’ FINANCES

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“data without [including] analysis of the data,” Joanne DeStefano, vice president for finance and chief financial officer of the University, said that Cornell, contrary to the study’s assertions, is in “good shape” today.

“Cornell has done everything that it needed to do to be financially sustainable,” she said.

DeStefano said that the study neglected to account for the aggressive cost-saving measures that Cornell implemented during the recession. The measures, which were carried out over the span of five years, included closing several departments, slashing more than $59 million a year from the University’s annual operating budget and reducing its workforce by nine percent.

Due to the initiatives, DeStefano said, Cornell was able to close a projected deficit of $122 million by June 30 — a year earlier than administrators had expected. Because Bain’s study drew its

data from 2006 to 2010, however, it failed to include the closure of the deficit in its analysis of the University’s financial health, DeStefano said.

Bain’s study also warned that institutions that are continually raising tuition costs or relying on tuition for revenue might be becoming financially unsustainable. Such schools may be at risk of having to compromise their needblind admissions policies, the study said.

Although Cornell has continued to hike up tuition –– sending the cost of tuition, room and board for students in endowed colleges up to $57,000 for the 2012-13 academic year –– DeStefano said that the University is by no means dependent on tuition for its revenue. Cornell has, in fact, drawn less and less revenue from tuition, she said.

“Cornell purposely saw a decline in our net tuition revenue when we increased our financial aid program [in 2009]. At a time when we were in a financially difficult, challenging time, President

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Skorton felt so strongly about access to education that we enhanced our financial program,” DeStefano said, referring to the boost in aid Cornell announced in 2009.

Even with the repeal of some of the 2009 financial aid measures effective next fall, tuition represents “a smaller and smaller piece” of Cornell’s budget, DeStefano said.

In fact, she said, the largest growth in revenue for the University has been the Physician Organization, or income from Weill Cornell Medical College faculty who work in Cornell’s clinical practices. These faculty generate approximately $679 million annually for Weill Cornell Medical College. She compared that figure to net tuition, or the money earned from student tuition after subtracting financial aid, which accounts for “just over $500 million” a year of the University’s revenue.

“I think what [Bain] was really focusing on — and I do think this is a challenge in higher education — was tuition-dependant schools, where their main source of revenue is tuition,” DeStefano said.

DeStefano also took issue with the study’s claim that the University’s financial statements have weakened as a result of its downgraded bond rating, a measure of how strong an ability an institution has to meet its financial commitments.

Although Moody’s Investors Service, a major credit rating agency, downgraded its outlook on the University’s financial stability

during the recession, DeStefano noted that the agency upgraded its outlook from “negative” to “stable” in April.

However, Moody’s also issued several warnings that foreshadow several financial challenges the University could face in the coming years: paying off debt, financing NYCTech and compensating for a decline in government funding for research and public outreach programs.

For instance, although Cornell was noted to have significant success in fundraising and containing operating costs, Moody’s said that the University also faces a “high amount of debt and thinner operating cash flow than similarly rated peers.”

Further, Moody’s warned that it could downgrade the University’s credit rating should its $2 billion tech campus — which has “uncertain” funding sources — be hit with cost overruns, or expenses not anticipated in its initial budget plan.

Additionally, as the Bain study pointed out, Cornell, like many other universities, has seen a sharp decline in state and federal funding critical to several of its research programs. In the 2010-11 fiscal year, Cornell saw its government funding decline by 7.1 percent, or $12.6 million, according to a University financial report.

“We anticipate a continuation of this decline because government budgets are severely constrained,” the report said.

Given the University’s push to

advance major initiatives such as NYCTech and faculty renewal in the Ithaca campus over the coming years, DeStefano conceded that the University still faces — and will continue to face — testing economic realities.

“I think we’re going to continue to have challenging times … The events that will happen in the future won’t be the same as those that happened in the past, so we have to be able to be ready for whatever may happen,” she said.

The University, for instance, is currently monitoring Capitol Hill for signs that the federal government will not be able to balance its budget — a situation that would result in Cornell, which receives federal funding for several programs, being “impacted immediately,” according to DeStefano.

But even with the financial hurdles the University will face over the coming years, DeStefano said the lessons Cornell learned during the recession have prepared it to face crises in the future. Emerging from the recession, the University today is stronger than the institution it was four years ago, she said.

“I am so proud of the University for how we’ve worked our ways through a very difficult past four years,” she said. “We have a much better awareness of the economic indicators [of crisis] and we are being much more proactive about preparing [for it].”

Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun.com.

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Barn Educates Vet Students DAIRY BARN

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cows,” Willis said.

According to Willis, some of the barn’s “comforting” amenities include automatic grooming brushes, stalls that allow cows to roam about freely and sand bedding.

“The sand is actually more comfortable for the cows and less costly than hay for us,” Willis said.

The barn will also serve as an educational facility for students in Cornell’s Veterinary College, professors said.

“The main purpose of the new Dairy Barn is teaching,” said Prof. Lorin Warnick Ph.D. ’94, ambulatory and production medicine.

According to Warnick, classes from the vet school have already been using the complex for instruction. Vet students can apply for a paid position to milk the cows overnight, he said.

Emily Sabo vet, a student who milks the cows at night, said the Dairy Barn is a great learning opportunity for many vet students — cow-lovers or not.

“It’s really good for people who are interested in cows, or even people who aren’t. You can come see the barn whether it’s your specialty or not,” Sabo said.

The Dairy Barn will also provide learning opportunities for students outside the vet school, Warnick said, noting that the barn is a joint venture between the vet school and the College of

Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Warnick said that he hopes the barn will ultimately work with the Ithaca community as well.

Willis echoed Warnick’s sentiments, saying, “The barn’s here for the public, 4-H [Youth Development Organization] ... whoever.”

Facilitating the educational and community-outreach goals of the barn is a classroom and observation area, fitted with a glass wall, that looks down on the milking center of the barn.

Prior to the barn’s construction, no teaching dairy barn had been in close proximity to campus.

“The previous dairy barn, which was located on East Campus, had to be leveled to make way for the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center,” Warnick said.

The new barn’s location adjacent to the vet school will make visiting the barn much more convenient for vet students, Willis said.

According to Warnick, the dairy barn is the first space to be completed as part of the vet college’s future Large Animal Teaching Complex. The teaching complex occupies six to eight acres of land and may hold many other livestock facilities in the future, although no other projects are currently underway, according to Warnick.

Shane Dunau can be reached at sdunau@cornellsun.com.

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Turkey Authorizes Military Operations In Syria AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkey sanctioned further military action against Syria on Thursday and bombarded targets across the border with artillery for a second day, raising the stakes in a conflict that increasingly is bleeding outside Syrian territory.

Although both sides moved to calm tensions, Turkey's parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill allowing the military to conduct cross-border operations into Syria — making clear that Ankara has military options that do not involve its Western or Arab allies.

It was the most dramatic escalation in tensions between the countries, which were close allies before the revolt against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. Over the past 18 months, however, Turkey has become one of the strongest critics of the Syrian regime, accusing it

of savagery and massacres against the opposition.

The rebels who are trying to bring down Assad have used Turkey as their base, enraging a regime that accuses foreign countries of fomenting the unrest inside Syria.

The spark for the latest hostility was a mortar shell fired from Syria that slammed into a house in the Turkish border village of Akcakale on Wednesday, killing two women and three children. "(The shell) hit my neighbor next door. His wife, his children died," villager Bakir Kutlugil told The Associated Press. "Now I worry whether the next one will hit me or my neighbor."

Mehmet Yasin, another villager, said he feared Turkey will get drawn into more violence. "They are warring over there anyway. Why should we battle against anyone?" he asked.

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ornell University displays a paradox of collaboration: Whereas academic fields are highly interdisciplinary, the student body is socially sectionalized. At a school where the sum is truly greater than its parts, the instances of collaboration on campus are far too rare at the student body level. A collaborative spirit among the student body is necessary for many social changes; one of these is violence against women.

President Barack Obama recently stated in a campaign stop: “The point is, is that when we succeed, we succeed because of our individual initiative, but also because we do things together.

There are some things, just like fighting fires, we don’t do on our own. I mean, imagine if everybody had their

there will be no more sexual violence toward women on our campus, just imagine the positive impact.

It saddens me to write this as violent acts against women are occurring far too often. But this is where I truly challenge all students to start this collaborative spirit — working together to end the atrocities. No more violence. Now we must act on it together. Whether the perpetrators are internal or external to the Cornell Community, our conscious efforts to make a safe campus will be noticed. Actions such as the Everyone1 campaign, the SA Blue Bus and the Women of Color Coalition holding a working group meeting is admirable. However, these organizations cannot do it alone. We all have to be proactive. We all have to report sus-

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O H H E Y, M R . O F F I C E R This week, Cornell Police ticketed 94 people for jaywalking and other traffic violations as part of a campaign to promote traffic safety. We sent out our Berry Batch reporters to find out which other minor crimes the Cornell Police Department should go after next.

Leaving stuff at a table in the library for seven hours during finals week: We want to see the Cornell police posted up in the library with wristwatches, ensuring that the policy of only leaving your stuff at a table unattended for 15 minutes is actually upheld. This is a serious threat to campus safety that cannot be overlooked. Violators of this policy should have their belongings seized by the Cornell police and, to be made an example of, burned on the Arts Quad.

Overly aggressive quarter-carding: Standing out on Ho Plaza with quartercards is already pretty annoying, although not a criminal offense. However, those attempting to follow innocent pedestrians and strike up a conversation about your event should be prosecuted under the public nuisance statutes. We are looking at you, Whistling Shrimp. Our ferns are doing just fine, thank you very much.

Eating meals during class: On far too many occasions, Cornellians bring three-course meals to class. Any food eaten in class should be able to be consumed without a fork or knife. These are dangerous weapons that we cannot allow inside our classrooms.

Calling Nasties “Bear Necessities”: We personally don’t think that any Cornell student would commit this egregious crime after Orientation Week. Any student who uses this term should be arrested for trespassing, since they are clearly not a student at Cornell.

Answering phones in the library: We all know you’re popular. Gotta answer that phone call from your mom making sure that you are actually in the library and actually studying for prelims. However, it would be just as easy to text. Or email. Or walk outside. Cornell police should be standing by, ready to put violators’ calls on speakerphone for everyone in the library to hear their mothers ask how their lil’ pumpkin is holding up.

own fire service. That would be a hard way to organize fighting fires.” I could not agree more. The same concept applies to Cornell and every other institution — collaboration is paramount for social change.

Partnerships are ubiquitous across Cornell, exemplified in academic departments, student groups and international institutions. The revolutionary NYC Tech campus is an outstanding relationship between Cornell and Technion University. Moreover, the “2CUL” collaborative project between Columbia and Cornell’s libraries is something you may have used without even knowing. The College Democrats and College Republicans admirably ignore partisan lines to bring important programming to educate students on critical political issues. The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution partnering with the ILR School and Law School is another instance, among many other institutions, of an exceptional list of collaboration. Yet, something is missing.

The student body needs a collaborative spirit. An attitude of mutuality is necessary to enhance the existing efforts for social change and spark a unified student body. If we all follow the drumbeat of common convictions we strongly believe in, we will become unified. We just need to act on them. If we all collectively took a stance saying

picious activity if we notice something.

We all have to communicate with others. We need to be action-oriented.

This collaborative spirit has the potential to address every day concerns as well. If we all took an hour of our day to support our athletic teams, just imagine the renewed school pride. If we all continue our conscious efforts to recycle, just imagine the environmental footprint we are not leaving behind.

So what should we do specifically?

Working together will not happen overnight. Yet, being open to dialogue, bringing organizations together and creating a culture to step up to help one another is the beginning to a collaborative spirit.

Transcending the thought that “someone else will take care of the problem” is our first step to working together. When we collectively take responsibility, we can all start to build upon a unified spirit and leave a legacy that we all worked on together. No matter if the issue pertains to you or not, take action for a stronger and better Cornell.

Join me.

Simon Boehme is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at sjb334@cornell.edu. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

Letters

A crucial difference To the Editor: Re: “Sagan Planet Walk Expands to Hawaii” Science, Oct. 3 As President of the Cornell Astronomical Society, I find it my duty to protest the misuse of “astrological” for “astronomical” in reference to our Society in your recent article, “Sagan Planet Walk Expands to Hawaii,” published on Oct. 3, 2012. We see that The Cornell Daily Sun quickly corrected the error online and noted a correction in the edition published on Thursday.

We greatly appreciate their apology and The Sun’s swiftness in responding to our concerns.

However, it is important to highlight the chasm of difference between astronomy, a legitimate science that has exponentially expanded our understanding of the universe and our position in it, and astrology, a superstition that holds there is some relationship between the motions of the heavens and the events of human history. For decades, the Cornell Astronomical Society has faithfully executed its mission of public education in astronomy and outreach by serving the Cornell and Ithaca communities, hosting lectures on astronomical subjects, opening the Fuertes Observatory for public viewing, and engaging young and old alike in the exploration of the cosmos. To confuse this noble mission, executed in partnership with the Department of Astronomy, with a distorted and erroneous pseudoscience thoroughly and totally incompatible with the avenues of modern scientific inquiry, is quite disconcerting.

I would like to use this incident of excitation to invite all curious and wondering members of our community to see what we really do every clear Friday night at Fuertes. I’m afraid that those that are looking for a horoscope describing the future love life of Libra will be sorely disappointed.

Adrian Poniatowski ’15

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OPINION

Care, Critique and Scorpions X O

n Wednesday, I was struck by how much student trustee Darrick Nighthawk Evensen grad, in his column criticizing Scorpions X, actually avoided addressing any of their claims about the campus environment. The way this writer and others have reacted to The Cornell Nightly Moon suggests that they have not really understood its purpose. In the interests of discussion — which, if I

structural inequalities, power imbalances, prejudiced attitudes and the like — or that they even recognize all instances of marginalization on campus as such. The Scorpions X would not concede this because they see that the administration has not in fact addressed these factors.

If the administration really does not address or even recognize these complex factors, then it casts doubt on whether the

Daniel Young Guest Room have read them correctly, is one of the things the Scorpions X really wants — I offer the following, not as a definitive account of what the Scorpions X are trying to do, but merely as one possible aspect of it.

The crux of the author’s argument is that the Scorpions X claim the administration does not care about students, and that this is false. The point on which the argument fails is this: He has misunderstood the sense in which the administration does not care, according to the Scorpions X. Presumably President Skorton and others are troubled by bias incidents and sexual assault on campus, as Evensen has illustrated, and in that sense they care. Though I cannot speak for Scorpions X, I imagine that most observers are willing to concede this. What they may not concede is that the administration really sees all of the complex factors that contribute to these incidents —

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sense in which they do care about students is sufficient for student well-being. Out of this arises the assertion that the administration does not care about (some) students — does not care in a deeper, more thoroughgoing sense. The Scorpions X argue that they do not care in this deeper sense because the fact the administration ignores the complex factors like those above means they do not see them as urgent or important, when in fact those factors hurt a large percentage of students in their daily lives at Cornell.

So we have two senses of caring: (1), caring as an abstract concern for well-being; and (2), caring that couples abstract concern for well-being with careful attention to all the complex factors that affect that wellbeing. I want to suggest that one way of seeing the critiques of Scorpions X is as a way to make apparent the gap between these two types of care, and try to push us

towards the second (2).

Perhaps a metaphor to illustrate the point (apologies to Voltaire): Imagine we have a gardener taking care of many types of plants in her garden. She knows that all the plants need sunlight and water, and in that sense cares about her garden. However, for whatever reason, she does not recognize that the roots of one plant are choking out the roots of another. So she continues to water all the plants, without addressing the problem underneath the soil. Surely we would not say that this gardener really cares about her garden in sense (2), even if she does in sense (1).

The column’s misunderstanding about these senses of caring is revealed by the following statement, which shows that the author has not looked at the complex factors Scorpions X are pointing to: “Yes, every decent human being should be appalled at these occurrences, should want the villainous perpetrators brought to justice …” The Scorpions X do not seem interested primarily in determining who are the villains and “bringing them to justice” — rather, they question the very concept of prejudiced “villains” in isolation from the larger culture, and they want to ensure that the social system of the University does not encourage and protect the emergence of these perpetrators of racism, sexism and heterosexism.

As one example, they question how the University can really support students belonging to racial and cultural minorities if they don’t address the effects and implications of racism, historical and present, in our own institutional setting — the strangling roots underneath the soil, so to speak.

The column portrays itself as a defense of “reality,” but curiously, the author’s reality ignores the realities of many others, who have been on the receiving end of prejudice at Cornell — and often prejudice as a symptom of systemic inequalities. It is this

very approach — dogmatically asserting a vision of reality that in fact fails to address all of reality’s complex factors — to which the Scorpions X seem opposed. I am not sure what the column’s moralizing tone and its suggestion that the Scorpions X are akin to “criminals,” are supposed to do other than shut down their critiques with the force of a supposedly higher authority. In either case, all the the column’s author has succeeded in doing is shifting the focus of conversation from structural inequalities to the supposed vices of those critiquing these inequalities, which has the effect of deflecting calls for change, even if unintentionally.

The author asserts that the attacks of Scorpions X are “malicious” — but it is a mystery to me how he would know they were motivated by a desire to cause harm, especially since he seems to have spent so little time considering their arguments. On the contrary, it seems to me reasonable to presume that the Scorpions X are motivated by a deep concern for the University, since they show an interest in uncovering those factors that are necessary to consider if one is to care for students in the deeper sense (2) described above. Their polemical style is an attempt to rouse the slumbering beast of the University, which is rather disposed towards ignoring or shutting down discussion of structural inequalities, as the recent response shows. This critique is groundwork that needs to be done before meetings between administrators and students can be effective, as I certainly hope they will be.

In that spirit, I encourage all to actually read The Nightly Moon, which can be found on the Scorpions X website, for themselves.

Daniel Young is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at dwy9@cornell.edu.

Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

Suits and Harvey: Fiction,Not Fact

eing a lawyer is so much fun. I’m going to law school so I can be the next Elle Woods or Harvey Specter.” Many have had a friend who said something along those lines once upon a time. I say once upon a time because the life of a lawyer is nothing like what Hollywood glamorizes it to be. So despite lawyers living a life nothing like Elle Woods or Harvey Specter, should you go to law school? Here is a legal minded answer: It depends.

This past spring semester in this column, an article advocated avoiding law school. The author believed that law school was right for him but wrong for many.

I agree but only because people head into law for the wrong reasons. If you are going to law school to be rich, the odds are stacked against you. While the highest paying jobs exceed $160,000, these positions make up around 15 percent of jobs available first out of law school. But over half of entry-level jobs are in the $50,000 range. So while law can lead to riches, it can also lead to debt and a salary that may not cover the interest payments.

Others go to law school because they like to debate and believe they would enjoy the life shown on Law & Order, Legally Blonde or Suits. Again, the life of a trial attorney is likely to be little like what is shown (not to mention a large majority of attorneys are not trial attorneys nor will they ever see the inside of a courtroom). For attorneys who practice criminal work, most of the cases will end on a plea bargain. A plea bargain is a negotiation leading to a compromise of the charge. The defendant will accept a lesser charge and a lesser sentence, often involving little or no jail time. The prosecutor gains a conviction without the threat of losing at trial. For those attorneys who practice civil litigation (lawsuits whose end is often a money reward for the plaintiff ), most of these issues end before trial as well. With many attorneys charging

over $300 per hour of work, it is often more efficient (meaning cheaper) for the one being sued to simply settle the case for less than the legal fees it would cost to fight.

Others want to go to law school to make a difference. A valid reason, but with a caveat. Legal jobs in public interest tend be around or under the $50,000 salary range. While many would enjoy being paid these salaries, many don’t have six figures worth of debt that many, if not most, law students graduate with.

I myself will have six figures in debt from law school alone at the end of this school year.

And I still have a year left to go. So while going to law school to help make a difference is noble, financial aspects must play a role in your decision to follow that path. Some schools may help with loans, but that is beyond the scope of this article.

So why should you go to law school? If law seems to be your calling. If you find the yes/no answers of hard sciences and mathematics to be a little boring, law may be for you as there tends to be no right answer. If you intern or work at a law firm, don’t find that work mind-numbingly boring, recognize the hours may be long and none of it scares you away, law school may be for you. If you are a risk taker the possibility to strike it rich may play a small-part as well.

If you decide to take the plunge, there are several factors to consider. First, employment statistics. I don’t mean the inflated statistics that most law schools

like to throw around. Use the statistics several former Vanderbilt law students collect at their website www.lawschooltransparency.com. While the site does not have complete numbers, you will find the most accurate depiction of law school employment possibilities, including schools which place less than half of their class into jobs requiring a law degree. Next, decide where you want to practice. While some use the US News rankings as the dispositive factor in their

Michael J. Milazzo Barely Legal

decision, decide where you wish to practice and go to school there (note that there are exceptions to this rule at the top of the US News rankings). If you want to practice in New York, and are admitted to Cornell and higher-ranked UC Berkeley-California, come to Cornell. But if California is your end destination, don’t come here if UC Berkeley is an option.

Law school was the right option for me. And it may be for you. When you make your decision, be informed before taking on a risky and expensive experience.

Michael J. Milazzo is a second-year law student at Cornell Law School.

He may be reached at mjm667@cornell.edu. Barely Legal appears alternate Fridays this semester.

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

By Bruce Venzke (c)2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

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Fill in the empty cells, one number in each, so that each column, row, and region contains the numbers 1-9 exactly once.

Each number in the solution therefore occurs only once in each of the three “directions,” hence the “single numbers” implied by the puzzle’s name.

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by Liz Popolo ’08

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according to Farmer.

“We won’t prepare for this game any different,” he said of the team’s preparation for Saturday. “We are not bad in training, and hopefully the win will give us a spring in our step.”

The team believes that it can compete at a high intensity level against opponents and score multiple goals, so a win over Harvard would put Cornell in a good position, according to Schubert.

“I think as a team we go into every game with the same mentality and desire to win, but this game could really make a statement about our team,” she said.

This coming game with Harvard could really set the tone for the rest of the Ivy League play still to come.

“We understand that the team that wins the title this year will have some losses on their record,” Farmer said.

After a rocky 0-10 start to the season, the Red is working hard to establish itself as a contender within the Ivy League this year.

“We will have to focus on playing a strong 90 minutes of soccer [to earn the win this weekend,]” Schubert said.

John McGrorty can be reached at sports@cornellsun.com.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PHOTOS COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX AND IFC FILMS

Cutting to the Chase:

An Interview with Michael Miller ’74

BY ZACHARY ZAHOS Sun Arts and Entertainment Editor

Film editing is often called “the invisible art,” as a mastery of the craft often goes unnoticed. Editors whittle dozens, sometimes hundreds, of hours of raw footage down to a featurelength film, setting its pace, tone and message.

Michael R. Miller ’74 has edited about 50 films over his storied career, from Manhattan and Raging Bull to modern classics like the Coen brothers’ Miller’s Crossing and Raising Arizona. Miller’s newest film Liberal Arts, helmed by Josh Radnor, is opening at Cinemapolis today. The Sun spoke over the phone with Miller about the nuances of his craft, the proliferation of editing software and his memories as Arts and Entertainment Editor of The Cornell Daily Sun. THE SUN: So, why film editing? There are well-known directors and screenwriters out there, but very few editors. I’m guessing the motive is not fame?

MICHAEL R. MILLER: That’s a really good question. There are other Cornell alums who have chosen film editing, Thelma Schoomaker ’61 being probably the most well-known film editor since her work on Raging Bull. Tim Squyres ’81 is also a familiar face among film editors.

I think of all the filmmaking crafts, [editing] is probably the most analytical. That is a skill one picks up as an undergraduate at Cornell, being analytical ... The [film] courses while I was there were more analytical than practical … [and] it was the analytical end I had an affinity for.

SUN: How much input does a director have in the editing process? The Coen brothers now edit all their movies (using the pseudonym “Roderick Jaynes”), so I imagine they have an idea of what they want.

M.R.M.: This is a very complicated issue ... Whether a director is considered an auteur or just a studio hire, what an editor tends to do is execute a director’s vision to the greatest possible extent. It’s not about an editor’s tastes as much as executing [that] vision.

Sometimes I’m considering whether or not we need a certain scene in the film or if it’s redundant. Like if we had done it all already in a previous scene or because of the way an actor had performed his or her role, we already get what’s in the text. But again, it is in the service of a particular vision.

With the Coen Brothers, for instance, knowing the tone they wanted was always important. Everything is always a little bit ironic, even when the tone isn’t explicitly comedic ... They are very receptive to suggestions because of their own clarity and vision.

I think they know that most suggestions that anyone makes, whether it is the production designer or an actor, cinematographer or edi-

tor, are going to be in sync with what they are trying to get out of the material. And also, they like kind of off-the-wall ideas. So they are always listening.

SUN: A small indie movie like Liberal Arts differs from, perhaps the biggest movie you were part of, Armageddon.

M.R.M.: Armageddon was extraordinary.

I was one of, I think, seven editors of the film, credited as “Additional Editor.” It was almost a matter of making a deadline and just having a go at certain scenes and showing them to Michael Bay and moving on.

That’s an interesting one because, although I will say Michael Bay knows what he wants, he shoots massive amounts of film. For that one, I remember the figure being about a

Arts, [which were] main fare in Hollywood filmmaking up to the ’80s and ’90s. Perhaps from the birth of film through the ’90s. “The love story” and “the complicated relationship movie” — Hollywood stopped making these films. They were the $30 million budget films and [now they either] make the very inexpensive films or tentpole films for hundreds of millions of dollars.

I do not think that is a good thing, and it has to do with marketing, exhibition and how people view movies these days. And what’s viable, as studios don’t want to spend $16 million to market a $30 million movie.

That whole realm of filmmaking became relegated to independently-financed films. In terms of editing, I don’t really believe the

million and a half feet. It becomes impossible for a director to watches all the dailies — there is just not enough time in the day. It is because he shoots multiple cameras, so if you are shooting an hour of film a day, multiply that by four and tack viewing that at the end of a 15 hour work day, and that doesn’t leave any time for sleep. It’s very different.

In the case of Liberal Arts, I believe it was more focused and manageable. It’s the kind of film that requires one editor because it is about nuances of character ... what you did for something that happened on page six has to be reflected for something on page 34.

Less so in a film that is “high-concept,” as they say, with the planet being hit by an asteroid. They are both fun, and they both require a lot of focus and attention to detail.

SUN: Digital film editing programs have made the craft more accessible, especially to youth. But what artistic advances have been made in these recent years? Have they been good or bad?

M.R.M.: Well, it’s hard to say. I would say the jury’s out. Hollywood is in a state of flux right now for many, many reasons. They are making fewer of the kind of films like Liberal

craft has changed. The tools you use have a certain effect on how you edit, but it’s not the same kind of effect you’d hear from listening to a virtuoso violinist play a Stradivarius and then play a lesser violin, or the difference different kind of brushes would make to a painter. A cut is still a cut, whether you made it with an Avid or used a splicer after running your film through a [analog] Moviola.

There’s a great moment in a documentary that ACE, American Cinema Editors, makes every year where, in a panel discussion [of all the year’s Oscar-nominated editors], the editors of Almost Famous and [Dede Allen of] Wonder Boys [were speaking]. The editors of Almost Famous began talking about a time passing montage that they had created [for the movie], and how without the Avid, where we can have multiple layers, a montage like this never could have been created.

The editor of the film of the panel discussion cut to Dede Allen’s face and then to a film that she had edited called The Hustler, made in the early 1960s and edited on a Moviola.

It had time passing montages ... as complicated as anything that had ever been done on

an Avid.

So I think technological changes in film come from economic factors and, artistically, they help many of us get to where the true genius is of our craft ... It is much easier to create a montage with many visual layers on an Avid but it is not necessary.

SUN: Did your editorial experience with The Sun translate into any skills you use in film editing?

M.R.M.: Yes, in many ways. You get to view a lot of films with that job. I think that the best thing for anyone in any film class to do is watch a lot of good film. You get to do that, and there are some bad ones too ... But the editing process is a process of refinement, whether it is a book, newspaper review or a film. One just gets acquainted with the process and [becomes aware] that one small change can have a big effect. In Dede’s time, she simply used her imagination and trial and error, and a very strong knowledge of what things would look like when they came back from the lab.

SUN: Are there any articles you wrote or edited that you have a fond memory of?

M.R.M.: For one of my first assignments, when I was the low man on the totem pole, I reviewed Deep Throat. I can’t believe that.

But I did ... It was a funny thing ... a narrative pornography. I don’t think that exists anymore, as far as I know. But they were going for it then.

SUN: You mentioned having Prof. Don Fredericksen, film, who I have today. He told me an anecdote about you, how you were a very politically active ILR student in the ’70s.

M.R.M.: [laughs] I knew it was going to be that one.

SUN: You and your peers took over Carpenter Hall in 1972 in an anti-war protest, yet you snuck out to attend Fredericksen’s seminars. He really praised your dedication. How do you look back at that event nowadays?

M.R.M.: Well, I am still glad that I did it.

[The building takeover] was quite successful; one of our demands was that Cornell divest itself of its Gulf oil stock, because Gulf was heavily invested in South Africa, which had an apartheid regime at the time. And we won that demand.

It was a crazy time — I don’t think we’ll see times like that again. But I managed not to hurt the protest and still get to Don’s seminar. Those seminars were great; they were life-changers for all of us who were in them.

So, yeah, I feel great about it. [laughs] I feel good that Don and I both have that recollection.

Zachary Zahos is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at arts-andentertainment-editor@cornellsun.com.

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linebackers Bobby Schneider and Joshua Boyd.

The Red offense starts and ends with its passing attack anyway, although Cornell has run into trouble in the red zone in 2012. While Mathews averages 369 yards per contest and moves the ball downfield at will, the team has scored touchdowns on only 56 percent of its trips inside the opponent’s 20yard line.

“We have to be highly efficient in scoring territory,” Austin said.

“Offensively there’s been times in games where our miscues have come in scoring territory. We’ve got to play a really good game technically [and] we’ve got to eliminate penalties.”

Cutting down on dropped passes would certainly help the Red capitalize on its ubiquitous opportunities to score points. The productive Cornell receivers, super reliable in 2011, have had their hands on roughly one-third of Mathews’ 47 incompletions this season. The squad is crossing its fingers that fifth-year senior wide receiver Shane Savage, who has missed 175 of 180 minutes nursing a lower leg injury, will be cleared to play on Saturday.

“I think when [Savage] gets back to speed, we’ll click right away,” Mathews said of the 5-10 wideout who led the Ivies a season ago with 1,080 yards and 12 touchdowns on 65 receptions. “He’ll find a spot in our offense wherever he can produce because he’s a great football player.

We’ve missed him this year, but we’ve had other guys step up. I think him getting back adds another weapon to what we do offensively.”

Although the Red’s execution has oscillated this year, the offense still protects the football. Cornell has turned the ball over only once since fumbling on its very first play from scrimmage in 2012. Harvard senior defensive back D.J. Monroe and sophomore defensive back Norman Hayes, who have combined for 31 tackles and nine pass break ups but no interceptions, will be waiting to record the Crimson secondary’s first pick of the season. The defense also boasts a ferocious pass rush that leads the country with 14 sacks, including four by sophomore defensive end Zach Hodges and three by senior defensive end John Lyon.

Even so, an athletic Cornell offensive line is capable of dictating the line of scrimmage, especially when the Red’s timing is on par.

Senior center Bob Bullington will return to action against the Crimson after sitting out one game.

The offensive co-captain’s absence last week and poor snaps by the replacement showed that fans often take the center for granted — even one who broke his dominant right wrist during the offseason and now snaps with his left hand.

“This team has a lot of guys who play with a lot of heart,” Mathews said. “We have a lot of guys who play really hard and we prepare in the right way. We need to continue that and we need to keep getting better in our execution, but as long as our fight and our will to win is there, we’ll be alright.”

Quintin Schwab can be reached at qschwab@cornellsun.com.

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SPORTS ROUND

4

DANI ABADA

SCOTT ESTHER ANNIE RUBY CHIUSANO HOFFMAN NEWCOMB PERLMUTTER

LAUREN RITTER

UINTIN SCHROEDER Q SCHWAB

JEFF STEIN

HALEY VELASCO

CORNELL AT HARVARD

HARVARD

CORNELL

CORNELL

CORNELL

CORNELL

CORNELL

HARVARD

HARVARD

CORNELL

CORNELL

DARTMOUTH AT YALE

DARTMOUTH

YALE

YALE

DARTMOUTH

YALE

DARTMOUTH

YALE

DARTMOUTH

DARTMOUTH

DARTMOUTH

COLUMBIA VS LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

COLUMBIA

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

LEHIGH

PRINCETON AT LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE

PRINCETON

PRINCETON

PRINCETON

PRINCETON

LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE

LAFAYETTE

MIAMI VS NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

MIAMI

MIAMI

MIAMI

NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

NOTRE DAME

GEORGIA VS SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA

GEORGIA

SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA

NEBRASKA VS OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

NEBRASKA

OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

NEBRASKA

OHIO STATE

OHIO STATE

BRONCOS VS PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

BRONCOS

PATRIOTS

PATRIOTS

BRONCOS

PATRIOTS

EAGLES VS STEELERS

STEELERS

EAGLES

STEELERS

EAGLES

EAGLES

EAGLES

EAGLES

STEELERS

EAGLES

EAGLES

FALCONS VS REDSKINS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

FALCONS

LAST WEEK

6-4

7-3

5-5

6-4

6-5

4-6

6-4

5-5

7-3

5-5

TOTAL

23-7

23-7

18-12

21-9

13-7

18-12

23-7

22-8

21-9

17-13

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CORNELL TAKES ITS TALENTS TO CAMBRIDGE

FOOTBALL

Red Faces Defending Ivy Champ Harvard

By QUINTIN SCHWAB Sun Senior Writer

“Huge.” That’s the word observers have used to describe the magnitude of the Cornell football team’s game at Harvard tomorrow at 1 p.m. Yet the Red players themselves know it is most effective to treat their matchup with the defending Ivy League Champion and undefeated Crimson (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) in Cambridge, Mass., like any other contest.

“We recognize this is a big game for us, but importantly it’s a big game because it’s the next game,” said junior safety Brian Gee, who stepped in last week and made several big plays down

Oh hey, Hagy | Rookie Luke Hagy faces a tough task of going up against Harvard’s No. 2 nationally-ranked rush defense.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

the stretch to help the Red (2-1, 1-0) grind out a 15-10 victory ages their offense very well, he’s very accurate and he has the abiliover Bucknell. “We’re going to prepare like we do every week ty to pull the ball down and run for first downs as well. He does a and we’re just going to give the best effort we can and try and great job with the personnel around him and we’ve got to contain him. If we don’t, he’s got the ability to put up really big numbers.” piece it all together.”

Chapple and Mathews combined for 736 passing yards and The talented Gee, who was injured for the majority of his first two seasons, is part of a resurgent Cornell defense that seven touchdowns in the meeting on Schoellkopf Field last season. allowed only 16 total points in the last two outings. Thus, the As both players have had a year to improve, they offer arguably the playmaking unit figures to surrender fewer than the 41 points it highest quality Ancient Eight quarterback showdown since Buffalo Bills signal caller and Harvard grad Ryan spotted Harvard on Oct. 8 of last year in “It doesn’t matter that Fitzpatrick ’05 defeated Yale and its onea 10-point loss, but the Crimson scored 53 in a shellacking of Holy Cross last they’ve got an ‘H’ on their year legend Alvin Cowan ’04 on Nov. 22, Saturday to avenge its most recent loss in 2003. Chapple and Mathews have each helmet — we’ve got to the 2011 season-opener. Perhaps more thrown seven touchdowns and just one interception through three games. impressive, two weeks ago Harvard put focus on what we do.”

For the Red to take down the Crimson up 45 points on a stalwart Brown defense Jeff Mathews for the first time since 2005, though, the that ranked first in the Ivies last season in defense will have to do more than prevent a 14-point conference-opening win.

“This is by far the best football team we’ve played this year. a big day from Chapple. Harvard senior running back Treavor They have an outstanding team [and] a great tradition,” said Scales averages 130.3 rushing yards per game on 7.5 yards per Cornell head coach Kent Austin, referring to the program that carry this year with six touchdowns. Scales was named the Ivy has won six League titles in head coach Tim Murphy’s 18 sea- League Player of the Week after each of the first two games of sons. “[Harvard Stadium] is going to be a tough place for us to the season, a tribute to Harvard’s offensive balance. Nonetheless, go and pull a victory from, but that being said I think our guys a blossoming Cornell D seems unfazed. are pretty excited. We’ll be well prepared and we’ll play hard.”

“I think the defense has really taken significant, large strides,” “Obviously they’ve been very successful over the years, but Gee said. “We just have to be assignment-sound. If you’re trying to what we’ve got to focus on is we’re just playing Harvard this do more than your assignment, everyone’s going to mess up. Evyear,” added junior quarterback and offensive co-captain Jeff eryone doing their individual effort becomes one big team effort.”

Mathews. “It doesn’t matter that they’ve got an ‘H’ on their helThe Cornell running game produces half the number of met — we’ve got to focus on what we do. They’ve got some yards its defense relinquishes on the ground. Freshman running good players, but we’ve got a lot of good players too.” back Luke Hagy did as best he could against a swarming Bison The Red again faces productive Crimson senior quarterback defense last Saturday night, netting 25 yards on 10 carries and Colton Chapple, who, like Bucknell signal caller Brandon Wesley, avoiding big losses. The task for the promising rookie doesn’t get can make plays with his arm and feet. The big-bodied tight end any easier tomorrow, as the Crimson’s rush defense ranks second duo of junior Cameron Brate and senior Kyle Juszczyk have caught in the nation (59.7 ypg), anchored by leading tacklers and senior 29 of Chapple’s passes for 394 yards and five touchdowns in 2012.

“Colton is a really good football player,” Austin said. “He manSee FOOTBALL page 10

MEN’S SOCCER

Cornell Travels Undefeated Squad Takes On Formidable Foe To Play Crimson

By ALEX GATTO

Sun Staff Writer

By JOHN McGRORTY Sun Contributor

On Saturday, Oct. 6, the Red will travel to Soldiers Field soccer stadium in sunny Cambridge, Mass. to face off against rival Harvard. Coming off of a win over Lafayette, Cornell (1-10-0, 0-2-0 Ivy League) looks to keep the momentum in its favor this weekend as they play against last year’s Ivy League Champion, Harvard (5-3-2,1-1 Ivy League).

A win over the Crimson would help the Red take a step in the direction of a successful stint of Ivy League play.

Head coach Patrick Farmer said that he “hopes and expects their win this week will help their confidence and ability to score more than one goal in a game.” This ability to keep scoring multiple goals, especially late game goals, should help the Red find itself in a good position this weekend.

“The Lafayette game gave us a good confidence boost and reassured us that we can really take it to a team, as we have been close to doing all year,” said sophomore midfielder Kerry Schubert. “Playing a more offensive game will transpire into the game against Harvard and hopefully we can create a bunch of scoring opportunities then as well.”

The Red has a long history against Harvard.

With an all time series record of 20-3-7, Harvard leads the Red in more recent Ivy League titles.

However, after a tie last year, the Red understands that it can push the limits against the Crimson, See W. SOCCER page 8

The men’s soccer team will play the Harvard Crimson this Saturday in its second Ivy League game this season. The No. 18 Red (9-0-0, 1-0-0 Ivy League) has been preparing all week for what could be the Red’s toughest challenge so far.

“It’s not going to come easy,” said senior goalkeeper Rick Pflasterer. “You’re not just going to go out and get a win.”

The team is going into this game with what has currently been the best starting season for a Cornell soccer team since 1995. With a 9-0 record, Cornell is one of two teams in the country to boast a perfect record — all wins, no ties and no losses. A Cornell player has been the Ivy Player of the Week for the last four weeks in a row.

“I’m very happy for our players,” said head coach Jaro Zawislan. “Their hard work is paying off, and the results that the team is getting on the field are the reflection of their work during preseason, the spring season and the winter season.”

According to Zawislan, one of the team’s greatest strengths is its ability to remain humble in the wake of its success and to continue to approach each game as if its record were 0-0. If anything, the team has only increased its level of intensity in practice and on the field as the wins keep coming, determined to not let any team outplay it and hurt its chances for the Ivy League Championship.

“At every game we play, anything can happen,” Pflasterer said. “We need to stay humble and keep striving for our goal,

which is the Ivy League Title. We need to strive for that everyday.”

“Every Ivy game is a very important game,” added senior midfielder Nico Nissl. “The game can always go either way, so we have to make sure that we’re focused and we’re working hard.”

The Red will find a tough opponent in the Crimson. While Harvard’s record may pale in comparison to the Red’s, Zawislan noted that the Crimson’s record was misleading because the team has only played other highly-nationally ranked teams, and has lost each game by very close margins.

“They won’t be satisfied with two ties against Yale and Boston College at home,” Zawislan said. “Their record does not reflect the quality of the team they are, and how tough they are to play against.

Everyone recognizes that this will be a hard game.”

Another key strength for the Cornell team is how they work as a defensive unit.

Both Nissl and Pflasterer cited the team’s strategy of having all players on the field act as defenders as one of the key reasons the team has had so much success in creating scoring opportunities. The team has not managed to walk off of the field with a shutout in its last few games, which according to Pflasterer is something the team needs to continue to work on.

“It’s key that all 11 players are on the same page,” Nissl said. “As soon as one person doesn’t defend, the whole defensive system falls through.”

“When we give up a goal we’re right back in it,” Pflasterer added. “We’re battling, and often we play our best soccer.

Unfortunately, we need to get to that best level of play before that goal. We need to figure out how to be awake.”

With Fall Break beginning, according to Zawislan, this weekend will be a time for the players to buckle down and focus on maintaining their level of play.

“This is the most important game and the toughest game on our schedule, and that’s because it’s our next game.”

Alex Gatto can be reached at agatto@cornellsun.com.

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Haber, eh? | Junior Daniel Haber leads the nation in points and goals per game.