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Rumble in Elmira

In a debate Thursday, Nate Shinagawa ‘05 M.A. ‘09 and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) sparred over issues such as health care | Page 3

Opinion

Candidate for House talks foreign policy Sun Senior Writer

Deon Thomas ’15 urges uninformed voters not to vote at all. | Page 7

Arts They Be Jammin’

Clio Chang ‘14 reviews the New York Banjo Summit that occurred at Ithaca’s State Theatre on Friday night. | Page 9

Sports After some difficulty in the first half, Sprint Football won against Mansfield for its final game of the season. | Page 16

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Day Before Election, Reed Speaks at Cornell

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With less than 24 hours until election day, Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) visited Cornell Monday to participate in a town hall style forum focusing on Middle Eastern policy.

Reed — the Congressional representative of New York’s 29th District since he was elected in November 2010 — said he was not using the forum, which was hosted by the Cornell Israel Public Affairs Committee, as an opportunity to campaign. Rather, he said he participated in the event to connect with students and hear their views on controversial issues like Middle Eastern relations.

“I’m only 40. I’m not an old timer. I like going to junior high classes and college campuses and seeing if you think [Congress] is on the right track,” Reed said. “If there’s something we could be doing better, then I’m interested to hear what you can offer us.

We can’t lose that optimism in America.”

During the event, Reed — who was

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International relations | Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) talks about U.S. policy in the Middle East in a town hall forum held in Anabel Taylor Hall Monday.

joined by his two sisters, daughter and nephew — said he was eager to hear the opinions of audience members. He emphasized the importance of political activism among young people, comparing their enthusiasm to the freshman class of conservative Congressional representatives who came to office in the 2010 midterm elec-

tions.

“Look at the voting record of the [House of Representatives’] freshman class,” Reed said. “If you look at the votes, it’s surprising how many freshman members did the right thing during critical votes. That’s good.

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Politicos Push for Candidates as Election Nears After Sandy, Senator

By DANIELLE SOCHACZEVSKI Sun Staff Writer

Cornellians are gearing

up for what they hope will be an exciting election night Tuesday.

Max Schechter ’14,

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director of public relations for the Cornell Democrats, said the organization is working to secure votes for President Barack Obama and will continue to make calls through Obama’s virtual phone bank website until Tuesday evening.

“It’s great to see people re-energized this semester,” Schechter said.

“Hopefully, we’ll be celebrating Tuesday night.”

The Cornell Republicans campaigned for Rep. Tom Reed (DN.Y.), who they said will easily win the race for his seat in New York’s 23rd Congressional District, according to first vice chair Alex Pruce ’13.

“Student involvement is different for Republicans at Cornell because students recognize that campaigning for Governor Romney in New York is futile,” Pruce said.

“New York is a solid blue state.”

Other students, including Ilan Rasooly ’15, took

to social media platforms Monday to encourage their peers at Cornell to vote.

“We’re a smart bunch,” Rasooly said on Facebook of Cornell students. “If anyone is going to make an informed, intelligent decision, it’s us.”

A new student organization, the Society for Women in Politics, met Monday evening in Willard Straight Hall to discuss each candidate’s platform. At the meeting, executive board members emphasized the importance of voting, even in states that consistently vote for a certain party.

“Your vote still counts, especially for women, since we fought really hard for the right to vote,” said Julia Tishman ’15, Treasurer of the Society for Women in Politics.

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Works on Relief Efforts

Gillibrand tours NYC after storm One. After hearing about insufficient relief efforts Staten Island, Ahead in the polls, in Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Gillibrand promised to (D-N.Y.) has shifted her bring supplies from both attention from campaign- the American Red Cross and the Federal ing to commuEmergency nity service Management a f t e r Agency to the Hurricane area, according Sandy devasto The Staten tated much of I s l a n d New York City Advance. and the sur“Staten rounding area.

Island families In the days GILLIBRAND are suffering,” leading up to Tuesday’s election, Gillibrand told The Gillibrand –– along with Advance on Thursday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and “We will be your advoSen. Chuck Schumer (D- cate. We know you need N.Y.) –– has been touring immediate assistance. We New York City and sur- will bring the resources.” veying the damage caused These resources included

by Hurricane Sandy, according to New York See GILLIBRAND page 5

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By Daniel Adelson ’13 Jacob William Steinberg would not have stepped on an inactive land mine or immediately thereafter been shot in the shoulder if he had not been whistling Wagner’s “Valkyrie” in the brazen desert heat of the Arghandab Valley of Southern Afghanistan. Bill, as he liked to be called – it was less Semitic than Jacob – survived, grateful the land mine was inactive and that his injured shoulder landed him an extended leave. Six months later he was right back in the shit. His parents called him daily, asking him what they had done wrong as parents. Bill’s simple answer was that his seventh and final year of Hebrew School turned Jacob William Steinberg into Bill, a hardened killer.

Five years before Bill inadvertently stepped on the landmine and was shot, an errant breeze blew a repugnant smell from his third floor bedroom to the first floor living room of his parents’ house. The path of this breeze, which Bill would later call god’s intervention, replaced his civilian life with that of a soldier. In the living room Bill’s parents were hosting their weekly meeting with their young Rabbi and the young Rabbi’s even younger wife.

The third stair creaked as four people ascended towards his room. He thought to himself that his parents would probably regret this. In later years Bill’s mother blamed “Jakov,” as she called him, for her failure to get pregnant, rather than her unreasonably lazy ovaries. Bill did not pity her. She was frighteningly serious. As for the Rabbi, Bill found him to be a devout nonbeliever in the pulpit, which made his High Holiday sermons notoriously ephemeral.

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stale Brahms’ cream chocolates. Next the Rabbi’s wife expelled a pool of beetroot-red borscht onto the floor. It was tinged with a side of sour cream. The Rabbi sought in vain to control his dizziness before retching his own lunch – an overstuffed Reuben sandwich– which he discreetly deposited in Jakov’s sock drawer, making sure to wipe his mouth and beard with Jakov’s clean underwear. Bill’s father, who was used to putrid smells from managing oilrigs, and had also not yet eaten that day because of his wistful desire to regain his physique, did not throw up. But his head did explode.

Bill was proud of his ability to stay composed through the ordeal. That was the reason, he was sure, why he’d be a good soldier.

Bill’s mother, first to erupt, was the first to regain control and speak. “Jacob, is that, is that … Mr. Bo Diddly?”

“He ran into the street, and got hit by a—” “—And you decided to bring him into your room?”

Bill’s father was incredulous. That vein in his temple flared, turning his face a rust or terra cotta color. Bill noted that every time he saw his father he was angry with him, because he always had that flaring vein.

“I brought him up so you wouldn’t get angry” “Why would we blame you that he was hit by a car?”

The rabbi asked intellectually, cleaning his glasses and lips with a silk handkerchief.

“Because I let him out, and didn’t watch him. I saw him run into the street, and Mrs. Hyman ran him over with her Cadillac.”

“She didn’t say anything to me when I met with her yesterday at Shul,” the Rabbi countered.

“I’m sure she was putting her lipstick on as she drove again. That old woman is decrepit.” The Rabbi was brimming with respect for his elders.

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NEWS

Shinagawa’05,Reed Debate Health Care Reform

By DAVID MARTEN Sun Senior Editor

Health care reform dominated Thursday’s debate between incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and challenger Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09. The two candidates

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Shinagawa ’05 show down | Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09 debates against with Cornell’s College Republicans.

for New York’s 23rd Congressional District argued passionately over the Affordable Care Act, arguably President Obama’s most significant legislative achievement of his first term and a lightning rod issue of controversy.

The ACA — also known as Obamacare — has been hotly debated this election season, with Democrats saying the law provides care for those who previously were not

able to buy health insurance, while conservatives charge that the program cuts $716 billion from Medicare.

While Democrats have said the law extends the life of Medicare, Reed said on Thursday that the entitlement program will be bankrupt by the time people who are currently 53 or younger are old enough to qualify, according to The Ithaca Journal.

“That’s what Obamacare does,” he said. “We need to do better, and that’s why we supported Paul Ryan’s budget. Let’s put solutions out there. Let’s put ideas out there.”

Reed made clear that he only supports reforming Medicare, not getting rid of it entirely. Still, he charged that the single-payer system supported by Shinagawa, a Tompkins County legislator, would lead health care costs to go through the roof, according to The Journal.

“The bottom line is my opponent is supportive of not only Obamacare, but he is supportive of single-payer health care for America, which is government-controlled, government-defined health care for everyone. If we go down that path, health care costs are going to go through the roof,” Reed said, according to The Journal.

Shinagawa, meanwhile, said that the Ryan budget, which Reed supports, would make cuts to Medicare. To reduce costs, he said, would preserve the current system while making the focus on the quality of care Medicare beneficiaries receive.

“I think what we need to do is actually invest in the Medicare system in the long run,” Shinagawa said, according to The Journal. “I believe that we need to move the health care system that’s focused right now on how many patients you see, how many surgeries you do and how many tests you order into a system that’s an integrated model where all doctors and nurses are part of the same team and are focused on high-quality care, better care.”

The debate, held in Elmira, comes less than a week before Election Day. The contest between Reed and Shinagawa has narrowed in recent weeks, with two polls last week showing a five-point gap between the candidates, according to The Journal.

The two candidates both ramped up their campaigning efforts in the final weekend before Election Day, The Journal reported. Reed spent the weekend in Chautauqua County, holding several rallies, while Shinagawa campaigned door-to-door across the 23rd District.

“We’re keeping up the energy,” Reed campaign

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Reed the Republican | Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) speaks about the U.S. foreign policy with Israel at Cornell Monday.

spokesman Tim Kolpien told The Journal. “Energy and enthusiasm have been very high and we’ll keep pushing right through until Tuesday.”

David Marten can be reached at dmarten@cornellsun.com.

Election Night at Cornell Throughout the Years

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A community affair | City residents at the Women’s Community Building downtown welcome Obama’s election with cheers.

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Speaking out | 200 students rallied outside Willard Straight Hall the day before the 1992 presidential elections.

COURTESY OF GORDON F. SANDER ’73

Come Home America | Ithacans take in presidential election results at 3 a.m. on Nov. 6, 1968.

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A different year, a different Romney | The Cornell Daily Sun front page shows freshmen at Cornell waiting for the results of the 1964 presidential election in a campus dorm, as George Romney, Mitt’s father, was elected governor of Michigan that year.

Blast from the past | Svante Myrick ’09, now Ithaca’s mayor, watches the 2008 election results at a Collegetown bar.

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That’s leadership.”

Reed said he hopes these new members of Congress will help eliminate much of the political stalemate that has plagued the legislature, as well as assist in bringing people together to solve some of the nation’s most pressing issues.

“Two years after 2010, we’ve realized that we are in a precarious situation. This is not campaign rhetoric. There’s a fundamental problem coming down the pipeline that needs to be solved,” Reed said. “There are bomb-throwers on both sides, Democrat and Republican. It’s our job as new Congressmen — and as the public — to call them out.”

Adam Schlussel ’16, a member of CIPAC, said he appreciated Reed’s frankness during the forum.

“I appreciate his honesty, especially his desire to have a united front in D.C.,” Schlussel said. “All the different voices are coming out right now and creating a problem. The world sees how fragmented we are.”

Much of the forum focused on foreign policy in the Middle East, with Reed speculating on Israel’s future prospects and stressing the need to prevent Iran from becoming a threat.

“A nuclearized Iran is unacceptable,” he said.

Still, Reed said his primary

goal as a member of Congress is to eliminate what he called the Obama administration’s ambiguous foreign policy position toward Israel.

“There is … a concern that the United States’ position is not as clear as it needs to be,” he said. “Once the Middle Eastern actors make calculations based on this uncertainty, I think the U.S. will join with Israel and react. That would set off a catastrophic chain of events.”

Reed said he believes a lack of national unity will hurt efforts by the United States to prevent the development of Iran’s nuclear program.

“The doctrine of inconsistency is on full display,” Reed said. “Iranians in particular are using the Libya situation to justify why they should possess a nuclear weapon.”

Saying that Congress must rally around the executive branch, Reed also emphasized the need for whichever candidate is elected as president to take a firm stance on issues of Middle Eastern policy.

“We need a consistent, firm declaration from the White House,” Reed said. “Some Congressional members like to speak out and send inconsistent messages to get a headline. But that’s irresponsible.”

Harrison Okin can be reached at hokin@cornellsun.com.

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Sen. Gillibrand Leads in Students Plan Election Celebrations Recent Siena College Poll Some choose not to vote, miss deadline for absentee ballots GILLIBRAND

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included aid from the Red Cross and an mobile kitchen that could feed thousands, according to her Facebook page. Gillibrand said she would continue to work for relief for those most affected.

“My visit to Staten Island this morning was devastating, but I’m pleased that The Red Cross has since sent 10 trucks into the area to help,” she said. “As millions of our fellow Americans continue to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we’re working with local and federal officials and agencies around the clock to make sure we get them the help they need.”

Gillibrand is running for her first full term in the Senate after she was appointed to the Senate in 2009 and then won a special election to finish Hillary Clinton’s term in 2010, according to The Associated Press.

She previously served in the House of Representatives for New York’s 20th Congressional District.

In the weeks leading up to the election, Gillibrand has gone throughout New York State, most recently to Yonkers, Binghamton and Glen Cove, according to her Facebook page.

She currently commands a substantial lead over her Republican opponent, Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long, according to a poll released by Siena College on Oct. 26. Gillibrand is heavily favored to win the election, and is leading among 67 percent of surveyed voters, compared to 24 percent for Long, according to the poll’s results.

Gillibrand and Long clashed during a debate at Skidmore College on Oct. 17.

The two candidates differed on several issues, including gun control, women’s rights and budget control, according to The New York Times.

Gillibrand argued that Long’s plan for spending cuts instead of tax increases was “inflexible,” The Times reported on Oct. 17.

“We can cut spending, but we have to do it precisely and carefully,” she said. “We cannot have a slash-only approach, as my opponent has.”

As the election nears, Gillibrand has been endorsed by The New York Times, The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and The Staten Island Advance.

“Gillibrand has been a steady voice of reason in Washington, fighting for farmers, battling to retain crucial food stamps,” The Times said in its endorsement.

Caroline Flax can be reached at cflax@cornellsun.com.

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dent if he wins Ohio,” Pruce said.

Regardless of the results, students said they intend to celebrate the election Tuesday night. not be voting.

Tommy Gauthier ’15 said he is planning a “A lot of my friends aren’t able to vote “rager” at his apartment in honor of the election. because they didn’t get [their absentee ballot] on “We’ll definitely be watching Comedy time,” Sam Ritholtz ‘14 said.

Central,” Gauthier said. “Jon Stewart does great Other students said they forgot to fill out coverage of the election results.” their voter registration cards or missed the deadJonathan Kligman ’15 said he will watch the line to send in their absentee ballots. election results unfold on the television in his Some Cornellians, including Viki Collazo fraternity house. ’15, have not yet sent in their absentee ballots.

“It’s cool to see how the house divides itself Collazo said she is while we watch politiconsidering mailing “The election is going to be close, but cal debates, and I am hers in order to I’m confident that Romney will be the sure arguments will make her home state arise during the elecof Florida’s deadline next president if he wins Ohio.” tion coverage,” Kligof 7 p.m. on man said.

Election Day for Alex Pruce ’13 Others, including absentee ballots.

Alex Shipley ’14, said Students particularly emphasized the impor- they were not as enthused about election night tance of election results in Ohio. festivities.

“It’s the home stretch, and it’s all tied up,” “I’m going to hide in my room and wait for said Adrienne Fishman ’14, co-president of the the political turmoil to pass,” Shipley said.“I’ve Society for Women in Politics. “It’s coming already voted, so there’s not much left to do.” down to Ohio.”

Pruce echoed her sentiments.

“The election is going to be close, but I’m Danielle Sochaczevski can be reached confident that Romney will be the next presi- at dsochaczevski@cornellsun.com.

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At the polls: go local To the Editor: Re: “And the Winner Is ...,” Opinion, Nov. 5 Yesterday’s Sun articles covering the elections primarily focused on national candidates. Yet, as students, we hold direct stake in local politics. Regardless of how you feel about the presidential election, your vote, assuming it is in Ithaca, has no chance of swinging the election. However, there is at least one race today that Cornell students will decide — the race for Alderperson in the Fourth Ward.

The Fourth Ward, which encompasses most of Collegetown and Cornell’s campus, has been represented solely by students for a number of years. After Graham Kerslick’s election last year and Eddie Rooker’s ’09 resignation this semester, there are currently no students on the Common Council.

This lack is concerning. Having students on the Common Council suggests that our interests will be represented when the City of Ithaca acts. Though the Commons may seem far for some, the decisions made in City Hall affect everything from Collegetown business development to safety at night to the leases that landlords can offer.

However, this year, someone other than a current student can best represent student’s interests. Stephen Smith, the Democratic candidate and current representative, has already shown a surprising aptitude for advocating for Cornellians. He has met with many students and recent alumni to learn what most students care about. He has set out a long-term plan to encourage development in Collegetown, which would both improve the neighborhood and drive down rental prices. In his short time on the Common Council, he has already worked with other community members to advance a bill that would give students two months from the start of the semester before they could be pressured into signing leases — an initiative that his opponent opposes. In short, he has done exactly what Cornell students should want their representatives to do.

As you go to the polls today, remember that your vote at the top of the ticket is not the (only) one that matters. Stephen Smith is a dedicated advocate for the Fourth Ward, and all of Cornell would benefit by returning him to the Council.

Alex Bores ’13

DON’T JUST SIT THERE. VOTE.

Don’t write off fossil fuels just yet To the Editor: Re: “Freak Storms and Fossil Fuels,” Opinion, Oct. 30 In response to your article regarding global warming and the role of “the single minded profit-seeking of the fossil fuel industry” in Hurricane Sandy, I have taken the time to look at the facts.

The reality is that large category four and above hurricanes like Galveston of 1900 happened before Rockefeller made his millions and the oil industry boomed. So, to say that oil or the oil industry caused this storm or the severity of this hurricane with examples of hurricanes before this industry ignores the facts. Global warming could be correlated with rising sea levels, but is it possible to say the whole tragedy or even most of it was the result of the fossil fuel industry?

Furthermore, our society has a large lack of understanding of how profits are made in the oil industry. The oil industry has made huge strides toward efficiency in the last 25 years.

They can produce more oil from one well than they used to from four or five. Fewer wells are a smaller impact on the environment both on and below ground. In addition, refineries run cleaner and safer than ever before. The process has become incredibly more efficient allowing a larger profit margin to be had. That being said, given the volatility of the oil market, these companies must make large profits when the price of oil is high and margins exist.

They are a business that relies on a commodity and that is how such businesses sustain themselves.

Also, it is important to remember many companies involved in “big oil” are not big at all. Contractors from our country and abroad depend on the industry to feed their children, put them to college, etc. There are many hardworking individuals that work to deliver the energy you need to operate the computer you work at, light the library you study in, to power the television you watch and to print the Cornell Sun itself. Energy drives this country forward. Fossil fuels have provided economic progress to the world, economic progress that has given rise to computers, the internet, cell phones and other means that allow people to communicate with one another, blurring boundaries and allowing people to come together. Ironically, fossil fuels undoubtedly powered televisions and radios that warned millions about the storm and boats and emergency vehicles that saved unknown people.

You see, it’s just not as easy as saying fossil fuels are evil. Maybe some at the top are greedy.

Some have made mistakes and should be held accountable. We need change, and we all need to work on it. But, we can do it without using the oil industry as a scapegoat for every disaster.

Written with electricity provided by the coal plant up the lake, Brett Provenzano ’13

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OPINION

Dreading Doha L

ater this month, the 18th Conference of the Parties will be held in Doha, Qatar. Like its previous 17 editions, COP 18 will see parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting to assess international progress in mitigating and adapting to the effects of anthropogenic climate change.

At COP 3 held in Kyoto, Japan, the eponymous Protocol was formalized. The Kyoto Protocol placed legally binding emissions limits on industrialized countries and countries of the former Soviet Union to reduce emissions to, on average, seven percent below the 1990 level by 2012. The United States refused to ratify the Protocol during the Clinton administration and President Bush explicitly rejected the Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol’s commitments start winding down at the end of 2012, necessitating a replacement.

The Doha talks provide little hope for cheer. The approach towards the postKyoto climate regime suffers from the same flaws that gave the United States no reason to ratify Kyoto. U.S. participation is critical. While the acceptance of legally binding limits by China and India would no doubt enhance the effectiveness of any future climate regime, the United States’ non-compliance would render it largely ineffective. Also, the latter’s refusal would almost certainly deny China and India any incentives to sign on themselves.

In his paper comparing Kyoto’s troubles with the Montreal Protocol — perhaps the one example of successful international environmental diplomacy — Cass Sunstein (then Professor of Law at the University of Chicago) argued that America was simply not persuaded by the cost-benefit analysis with Kyoto. Contrary to lay assertions, Sunstein argues that rejecting Kyoto was not a classic prisoner’s dilemma where the United States was

turned off by the prospect of non-entry and non-compliance by China and India.

In the context of a self-interested costbenefit calculation, “compliance with the Kyoto Protocol was not justified even if such compliance was both sufficient and necessary to ensure all parties complied.”

Citing figures from Warming the World: Economic Models of Global Warming by William Nordhaus and Joseph Boyer, Sunstein reveals that compliance with the protocol, even with all other parties complying, would lead to a net loss for the United States of US$ 313 billion.

The Montreal Protocol was different.

The United States saw signing on as beneficial even if other nations did not comply.

The Protocol sought to eliminate the emission of CFCs, compounds used in the refrigeration and aerosol industries that were responsible for putting a hole in the atmospheric Ozone layer. This layer was essential to minimizing harmful ultraviolet solar radiation from reaching the Earth’s surface. The United States would accrue substantial health care savings, from reduced skin cancer incidence, even if it unilaterally implemented a CFC ban (over 1.3 trillion 1985 USD over the next 80 years according to the EPA).

This suggests a structural problem with the Kyoto framework. Critically, I argue that the desire to seek an all-encompassing, legally binding treaty that keeps temperature rise to within two degrees Celsius is problematic. There is little doubt that this is a good goal, but the negotiations it inspires are unproductive. Signs of future U.S. non-cooperation are on the wall. The United States has been conspicuously absent at pre-Doha preparatory summits.

Last month, 29 countries met in Bali for the Cartagena Dialogue to create consensus on demanding a legally binding treaty to replace Kyoto. The United States was absent from this group that included Norway, Denmark, Australia, Germany,

France and the U.K. The European Union has released a position paper emphasizing its position that Doha should “also deliver on a second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol starting on 1 January 2013.” No such enthusiasm is evident from Washington. You could blame the elections, but arguably the Europeans also have a bit of a mess on their hands. The

developing world, an agreement is unlikely. It evokes antagonism and a sense of competitiveness not conducive to agreement.

An emphasis on bilateral and regional agreements for cooperation between rich and poor countries provides one alternative. In stark contrast to the delays in operationalizing the Green Climate Fund,

Kirat Singh Evaluating the Discontents battle lines, then, are being drawn along familiar contours. The United States still sees little benefit in signing onto a legally binding carbon dioxide emission treaty; the incentive structure remains the same.

The prospect of pressure to sign a global, legally binding treaty at Doha or at Bangkok the following year is also creating concern among developing countries. In late October, a group called the Like Minded Developing Countries group met in Beijing to pass a resolution emphasizing the need for them to come together around “common interests and priorities.”

The LMDC group includes China, India, Bolivia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among others. The message from the LMDC, which is a subset of a larger grouping called the G77+China, is clear — they will vote as a bloc at Doha and they will strangle any legally binding proposal that does not adequately address their developmental concerns.

So long as the solution to the climate imbroglio is viewed as seeking a grand bargain between the developed and the

created at the Copenhagen COP in 2009 but still void of any money, Norway will be paying Guyana nearly US $250 million to protect 16 million hectares of rainforest. Additional examples include the EUChina Climate Change Partnership, which has seen European funding for a coal power plant that uses Carbon Capture and Storage technology. Such agreements offer investment opportunities to wealthier parties and opportunities to develop infrastructure for the recipient countries. Consequently, they are easier to sell to domestic publics on either side.

Proponents of the grand bargain contend that these engagements might not be adequate to cap temperatures at bearable levels. However, they provide a plausible route to increasing international engagement. The proposals of these skeptics, on the other hand, are just hot air.

Kirat Singh is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences.

He may be reached at ksingh@cornellsun.com. Evaluating the Discontents appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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oday, I will conquer a common misconception by stating “Do not vote, don’t you dare.”

Those are words that we do not often hear.

Surprisingly, those are words that I mean. If you are not educated on the pros and cons of each candidate, do not vote. If you are blindly voting based upon your parents’ political alliances, do not vote. If you are voting out of blind hatred for one of the candidates, do not vote. This seemingly archaic notion

that there is a choice between two candidates. Far too many people view the election as their candidate in a competition against the other. We are given a choice for a reason. I understand party alliances, but to an extent. Is it too much to ask for each potential voter to at least consider the other candidate?

Obviously, if you agree with the majority of a party’s platforms you are going to want to vote for them.

However, leading our country takes more than having a specific stance on the issues at hand.

The best candidate will have the best leadership It’s Not Me, qualities, and you must admit that It’s You your party’s candidate may not possess those characteristics.

Make sure you are constantly asking yourself about the candidates. Questions such as who will make the better leader? Who can make crucial decisions in hard times? Who is more suited to become the face of the nation and, most importantly, who do you trust? Once you ask these questions, then you can begin to factor in how closely the candidate’s values align with yours. But we must shake this belief that the only viable candidate is the one that our values align with. In every presidential election, far more is at stake than the issues that each candidate supports, the state of America is at stake.

The only way to answer these questions is to do your research. Research is the one thing that can

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of making sure that you “go out and vote” is quite flawed. The phrase should be altered to become: “Educate yourself, then go out and vote.” An uneducated vote is not a vote at all; it is better not to vote at all.

One must realize that his or her misguided vote counts the same as every other vote. How can you dare to cast your senseless vote when the outcome of the election matters so much to others. It is a scary thought to think that the election could potentially be decided by a slew of nonsensical votes. To cast one is a disfavor to your nation. We must attempt to abide by our civic duty and begin to cast wellresearched votes.

Another thing that voters must begin to realize is

truly validate your vote. When you do your research, make sure you avoid biased sources. Many trusted sources are actually full of bias and partisan reporting yet claim to be fair and balanced. Like these sources, you too must revert to having an open stance on this election and those coming as well.

Quite often, I believe we get more caught up in the competitiveness of politics rather than its ramifications. We start to believe that, if our candidate does not win, our hope for America will vanish. We, as a country, need to take a step back and stop involving our emotions in the elections and involve our common sense instead. We need to realize bi-partisanship is how things can be most effectively accomplished in government.

When electing a president, we need to think about which candidate is willing to turn away from his party in order to help the American people. Far too often, politicians make the wrong choices in order to save face. We need a president that will fight for us and stay strong as a leader. Whether that President be Barack Obama or Mitt Romney, we need them now more than ever. Make sure to do your unbiased research and support the candidate that wins wholeheartedly, and you will stand behind a better and more unified America. For those of you who will carry on waving your red or blue flag in ignorant anger of the opposition, when America stands worse off, angry and divided you will regret doing so and sooner than later you will realize, its not me, its you.

Deon Thomas is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at dthomas@cornellsun.com.

It’s Not Me, It’s You appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Sage Chapel seemed to be both an appropriate and inappropriate place to host a reading by writer Jonathan Franzen.

With seven books, a National Book Award for his novel The Corrections, numerous essays to The New Yorker magazine and a controversial selection to Oprah Winfrey’s book club, Franzen has gained literary acclaim. As the large (and early) crowd buzzed about its unique interpretations of one of his characters at Thursday night’s event, brought by the Creative Writing Program’s Fall 2012 Reading Series, proved, Franzen is the kind of critical writer seen as a public figure, attracting an audience to hear him preach about writing and other culturally relevant opinions. As the crowd waited in curiosity to see this literary inventor in person, Franzen carefully tiptoed to the wooden stand. Soft-spoken with his signature tortoise shell glasses, he assured the audience that he wore a leather jacket “not to be cool,” but “to be warm.” Franzen was at Sage Chapel not to impress, but to lead an approachably intellectual conversation between a writer and his readers with self-deprecating humor and a serious pursuit of important ideas.

To open the fourth installment of the Barbara and David Zalaznick Reading Series, Professor Stephanie Vaughn, English, gave a clear introduction to Franzen’s writing. She described him as the “most American of American writers” because he writes about the American family, particularly of the Midwest where Franzen grew up. With these types of stories, his writing is “high energy,” meaning it draws us into all the interesting things Franzen finds important. Most distinctly, Vaughn called Franzen “an alchemist” in the true sense, due to his ability “to change the world into words”.

Franzen then came before the audience and spoke for 45 minutes from two short excerpts. His first reading, “The Chinese Puffin,” was from his most recent book, a collection of essays called Farther Away. The story, which Franzen abridged “basically giving you the golf parts,” was about a puffin golf head he received. His attraction to the puffin led him to China where he investigated golf factories. Under all this, the story was personal: Franzen was battling with his own conflicted feelings about golf and masculinity. The crowd laughed as Franzen described an illogical craving to take back a set of golf bags after he gave them to his government host. With themes of environmentalism, globalization, self-reflection and

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being “white, male and leisured,” Franzen reflected concern over how globalization hurts the environment, which was appropriate given Hurricane Sandy’s recent destruction to New York City.

His second reading was from his most recent novel, Freedom. The chapter was called “Mountaintop Removal,” “for reasons that,” he said, “will not become clear to you in this reading.” The point of view came from Richard Katz, a disengaged and angry member of the fictional Grammy-nominated rock band Walnut Surprise, who decides to stop making music and return to building decks. While working, Katz meets a young fan named Zachary who begs him to do an interview in hopes of attracting a girl named Kaitlin. To much humor (and horror), Katz contemplates breaking his celibacy to hurt Zachary by wooing Kaitlin, partly because he’s disgusted Zachary has a vintage guitar collection and rants that a song lasts as long as pack of gum these days.

Back to reality, in a short and slightly disoriented pass-notecard-up question and answer session, Franzen gave his words of advice. In regards to his relationship with his publisher, he said that their relationship is founded on “loyalty” which is what he feels is being lost in the direction of publishing world today. In his experience, loyalty was something that got him through the poor sales of his second novel, of which even Franzen has never been told the exact sales numbers. On the publishing world today, he gave two words: “Fear Amazon.” Who does he think

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am a New Yorker. I was born in Manhattan, and, minus a brief stint in Westchester, lived there until coming to Cornell. And while I was facing a light drizzle in Ithaca last week, my city was struck by one of the worst natural disasters in its history. I am thankful that I was secure here, and I hope everyone’s family and friends are as safe as mine are.

Hurricane Sandy affected the entirety of New York City.

The entire subway system was down for days, flooded with water (and many lines remain offline). Power outages have been felt throughout the five boroughs. Perhaps most harrowing, neighborhoods have been literally wiped away.

New York is a very visual city, as boroughs and neighborhoods have stark, distinct identities. One of the perks of growing up in New York is the immediate access you have to everything that the city has to offer. My friends like to make fun of me for not having my driver’s license, but that never stopped me from leaving my apartment and discovering New York.

In hindsight, I think I began to explore the city more as I started to listen to cooler music. I’m an uptown boy, and buzz bands don’t usually play the Upper East Side. In order to see the bands I liked play live, I found myself navigating the unnumbered streets of Greenwich Village and the Lower East Side (and sometimes … even Brooklyn. GASP!) This was a whole new world for me, and I devoured it.

When Hurricane Sandy hit, pictures began flooding the Internet from all corners of the city (apologies for the pun).

My mom sent me a picture of an uprooted tree in the park by our house, leaving a crater where it once stood. My younger brother had a photo published online by New York Magazine of one of his friends wading in the new river

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formed on the FDR highway. Places I walk by every day when I’m home were changed.

But I didn’t just see the storm’s effect on my own neighborhood. Images, more than anything else, have been used to tell the story of the entirety of the storm, both by major media outlets and regular New York City citizens armed with an iPhone. If you want to see one of the most striking visualizations of the aftereffects of Sandy, look at this week’s New York Magazine cover.

Taken from a helicopter looking down on the island of Manhattan, this picture shows the divide between the areas of New York with power and those without, in a way that a television news report or a printed story simply cannot. On a smaller (or maybe greater) level, Instagram had over 800,000 pictures of the storm uploaded, more than any event in the app’s history. Throughout the storm, I was able to understand that some of the streets I used to get lost on trying to find concert venues were literally flooded, with feet of water submerging cars, Big Talk stores and anything else in their path.

Today is Election Day. And as someone who bribed and strong-armed my way to a biweekly column, I feel some responsibility to use whatever voice I have to weigh in. First of all: VOTE. Secondly, I think you should vote for Barack Obama. There are a number of reasons to vote Democrat this year, and at the risk of needlessly echoing New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the government’s response to Sandy is yet another. Hurricane Sandy is an unfortunate endorsement of the necessity to keep the president in office: His quick reac-

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is “the greatest living narrative artist?” Alice Munro. And, in regards to criticism, which is plenty, Franzen doesn’t read any criticism of himself anymore because he thinks it is much worse than the nice things critics say. He ended the night saying character-driven fiction depends on sympathy. Every writer has to “be a little in love with the character,” but it’s okay to be hard on yourself or a character if that criticism is “underwritten by love.”

Listening to an author read is a different experience than reading an author. In the case of Franzen, his reading shows how much the novels are, to my surprise, like him. He may be a fast, almost monotone reader, but he puts voices to his characters in expressive ways. While reading, he’d interject with doubts like, “I’m about to mispronounce a Chinese word,” or comments on something he felt he should have written differently. Listening to him, I was able to understand his novels better because I saw how exactly they were written in Franzen’s actual voice.

For the reader in the audience, there is something unexpectedly real about listening to Franzen. His narration can be so conversational that readers mistake something simple for something impossible to understand. But in this reading, Franzen introduced himself as a writer, not trying to promote a persona, but rather determined to design novels to speak clearly to the reader.

Meredith Joyce is a junior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at mjoyce@cornellsun.com.

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tion to the devastation and use of the full force of the national government to help New York and New Jersey have been key in the past week.

To me, the pictures of Obama walking along the Jersey Shore with Governor Chris Christie, and images of the National Guard saving people in Hoboken, say more than an endorsement ever could. I’m not trying to argue that Gov. Christie is secretly going to vote Democrat, but the repeated visuals of the national government helping in the wake of the storm demonstrate its own necessity. Mitt Romney has said he would move FEMA from the federal government to a state-by-state responsibility. Aside from Cory Booker running door to door and heroically saving the day, I really don’t understand how New Jersey, in its current condition, would be able to move forward without Washington.

I would not have wanted to be in New York in the past week. But looking through the pictures that have come from all over the city, I think (and I hope) that I have some understanding of what my hometown just went through. New York is strong — and I have to begrudgingly admit that New Jersey is, too — and I have no doubt that both states will come back from the devastation. But it probably would be a hell of a lot harder without the active support of President Obama and the federal government.

Peter Jacobs is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at pjacobs@cornellsun.com. Big Talk appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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BY CLIO CHANG Sun Staff Writer

The desire to go back to a time when life was simply about where you are and who you’re with is one we all have, to a degree. To come from a small town, to stand barefoot in freshly tilled soil on a Monday afternoon with nothing else to do, to know what a mountain morning is — that’s who we are when we listen to the banjo, even if we’ve never done those things before. And those are the people who play the banjo, those who remember where they came from, but also where they can go.

Those who remember to appreciate both the people around them and those they have yet to meet. That’s what I learned at the New York Banjo Summit on Friday night, and when all else passes, that’s what I’ll remember, too.

The summit was a gathering of New York State’s preeminent banjo masters, from the well-known newgrass revivalist Béla Fleck of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, to old time Finger Lake local Mac Benford, to Eric Weissberg, is famous for his rendition of “Dueling Banjos.” There were seven in total, not including the four person supporting band who were all equally talented and renowned in their own regard. The confluence of greatness was not lost on the crowd, which was composed mostly of Ithacan adults and families who expressed the appropriate amount of reverence throughout the show, cheering each artist by name.

The show started with the full band playing on a dark stage, while the question, “Do you have room in your heart for the five string banjo?” boomed through the speakers. The seven players rotated around the stage, with two playing at a time and culminating in Béla Fleck’s introduction of the show. It was a high energy opening to what would prove to be a three and a half hour answer to the introductory question.

The first person to take the stage was Pete Wernick, who is nicknamed “Dr. Banjo” for his Ph.D. in sociology and banjo teaching. He is also an Ithacan, having worked at Cornell in the ’70s. His performance at the State Theatre included asking how many audience members played the banjo (about a third) and breaking down a ‘banjo roll’ to teach some finger picking techniques. He joked that it’s never too late to pick up the banjo, stating that, after all, even if you’re 65, when you’re 75 you can say you’ve been playing for 10 years.

Bill Keith, who is well known for his melodic style of playing, took the stage next. Let me note that before each player got off the stage, he introduced the next one in. There was a great spirit of camaraderie — each knew every other, learned from and taught one another, recorded with each other — making the unique New York banjo scene what it was together.

For example, Bill employed the “Keith tuners” he invented — tuning the banjo to different notes while playing instead of changing notes on the fretboard. This made for an infinitely twangier sound and was incredible to watch in action.

Keith was followed by Mac Benford, who, being part of the banjo scene for more than 40 years, was the embodiment of traditional Appalachia. His numbers were followed by a banjo-less song com-

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T HE S TATE THEATRE ’S N.Y. B ANJO S UMMIT posed by the guitarist of the band, Russ Barenberg. The song exemplified the prowess of a backup band that, in truth, rightfully stole the spotlight more than a few times.

Eric Weissberg was the last to go on before intermission, playing “Dueling Banjos” back and forth with Russ, a comically charged interchange as each tried to outplay the other.

The last three banjoists brought the sounds of the banjo away from the conventional and toward, well, everything. They showed off the versatility of the traditional instrument, first with Tony Trischka coaxing out jazz-influenced sounds, followed by Richie Stearns, who performed an Indian song, “Last Train to Rajasthan,” with a fearsome clawhammer style. This piece

was a personal favorite of mine, as it elevated the banjo to a whole new level of strumming, scrubbing and amplified feedback. It was a picture of contradictions — Richie, with his deep country voice dressed in a black cowboy shirt, singing Indianstyle chants. It was exceptionally inimitable.

Richie introduced the headlining Béla, naming him “the current

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reigning king of banjo.” And it was apparent why. Taking a seat at the edge of the stage, Béla entranced the audience with the mournful echoes of his banjo playing. He encompassed all styles, playing an African inspired song followed by a Bach Suite and then a banjo concerto he wrote himself. Closing your eyes, you could easily mistake the gentle sound for that of a classical guitar.

The show ended with the audience cheering for an encore.

However, instead of everyone coming back out, Béla came onto stage by himself, asking if he could play another solo. Halfway into it, Tony came out and fingered the notes on Béla’s banjo while Béla continued to fingerpick and then vice versa.

As a final show of humorous bravado, Tony stood behind Béla and they played the banjo together, each taking a different set of strings until everyone else returned — seven banjos playing at once is a force to be reckoned with. It was a resounding ending to a night of talent, spirit and roots.

Clio Chang is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at cchang@cornellsun.com.

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SPORTS

Panthers Break Five-Game Losing Streak,Top Redskins

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Cam Newton and Robert Griffin III met on the field for a postgame embrace. Griffin said Newton offered his phone number and said to be in touch.

If Griffin makes the call, he might hear something he’s already starting to learn: Enjoy being the new “it” kid — it might not last very long.

The first meeting of the last two Heisman Trophy winners went Newton’s way Sunday, with the probably-goingnowhere Carolina Panthers beating the probably-goingnowhere Washington Redskins 21-13. Newton threw for a touchdown and ran for another to help his team break a fivegame skid, while Griffin’s team was kept out of the end zone until the final two minutes and lost its third straight.

“We’re both two young quarterbacks in this league, trying to get better, trying to lead our teams to victory,” Griffin said.

“I told him that I think his team has a lot of talent and the possibilities are endless for them. I feel the same about our team.”

Griffin’s optimism is tempered by the harsh reality of a 36 record that is prompting coach Mike Shanahan to essentially throw in the towel as far as making the playoffs. Shanahan is 14-27 in his third season in Washington, and even the addition of a must-watch, rookie sensation like Griffin hasn’t put the team at a point where it is set to play meaningful games in December.

“You lose a game like that, now you’re playing to see who obviously is going to be on your football team for years to come,” Shanahan said. “I’ll get a chance to evaluate players and see where we’re at. Obviously, we’re not out of it statistically, but now we find out what type of character we’ve got and how guys keep on fighting through the rest of the season.”

The Panthers are even further down the NFC totem pole, with a 2-6 record that has raised questions about team morale and leadership — just one season after Newton made a thrilling, RG3-like first impression on the league. For one week, at least, those questions get shoved aside.

“Winning solves a lot of problems, and losing puts you under a microscope,” said Steve Smith, whose 19-yard reception in the second quarter was his

first touchdown catch of the season. “We’ve got some older guys like myself, we’ve got some guys in the middle, and we’ve got some young guys.

Everybody at different moments will have peaks and valleys throughout their career, and obviously for some of the young guys this is the depths of the valley. At the same time, when you go through things like this, you’re going to learn.”

Newton completed 13 of 23 passes for 201 yards, ran for 37 yards and engineered a touchdown drive with a bloodied thumb. His 1-yard scoring run was set up by his 82-yard pass to Armanti Edwards against the NFL’s worst pass defense.

Recently demoted DeAngelo Williams added a 30-yard touchdown, his longest run of the season.

Griffin hit 23 of 39 throws for 215 yards, ran for 53 yards and was sacked four times. But a tide-turning play came when he was stopped on a fourth-andgoal run at the 2, ending a drive that lasted 10:11 with no points and the Redskins trailing 7-3.

The Panthers responded by marching 98 yards, aided by personal foul and pass interference penalties and capped by the pass to Smith that put Carolina ahead by 11 at the half.

The Redskins cut the deficit to 14-6 with a field goal in the third quarter, but Edwards’ catch set up Newton’s touchdown run to give Carolina a 15point lead early in the fourth.

Washington’s only touchdown came on Evan Royster’s 2yard run with 1:28 remaining, and the Redskins finished with the same number of points as penalties. Already leading the league in infractions, they were whistled for 13 for 97 yards.

“That’s what nauseates you,” Shanahan said.

After the game, Williams reached into his locker and pulled out the Game Day program the Redskins sold to the fans. He and his teammates had found motivation by the fact that the Panthers were scheduled as Washington’s “homecoming” game, which included throwback uniforms and appearances by dozens of former players.

“You don’t give a team extra motivation by putting that on your program,” Williams said.

“Just blatantly coming out and saying, ‘You're our homecoming game.’”

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At the half, the men led by a narrow margin of 11-9, but more than doubled their score in the third chukker to raise their tally to 23 goals. The Red added three more in the fourth to round out the scoring and finish with the same number of goals as the week before. Despite the similar score, senior captain Branden Van Loon said this past weekend’s home game was easier for the team.

“The first game was definitely a little bit more challenging because I think it took our team a little while to adapt to the different ring and different horses,” he said. “Whereas in the home game this past weekend, we were on our own horses and we also had a couple different players.”

Six different players were cycled throughout the men’s game, while a total of seven different women’s players saw action between the game against UConn and the game against Skidmore. Junior captain Kailey Eldredge, junior Maddie Olberg and junior Mariah Lavitt started for the Red in the first game, with senior captain Ali Hoffman swapping for Eldredge every other chukker. Up 12-3 at the half, the Red posted seven more in the third chukker and four in the fourth to bring the final score at 23-5.

Cornell continued its momentum into the game against Skidmore, running away with the game after the first chukker. Freshman Devin Cox led with 12 goals, while fellow freshman Anna Winslow followed with nine. Overall, the women have outscored opponents in this season by a com-

bined score of 131-29. Despite this disparity, head coach David Edlredge ’81 emphasized that each game is important for the improvement of both the team and individual players.

“There’s definitely a lot of things to take out of these games,” he said. “It’s one of the focuses. We pick out little minute things for each player and go ‘you’ve got to work on this.’”

The women will be able to work on their skills when they travel to play Connecticut again next week. Eldredge is looking forward to the opportunity of riding on strange horses, and said he was happy with the competition in the first game against the Huskies.

“I expected them to be a little less experienced and schooled than they were and they did quite well,” he said. “It was impressive to me that they had gotten to the point that they’re at in such a short time.”

The men had been scheduled to face off against the University of Kentucky next weekend, but after the Wildcats had scheduling problems the Red will now play the Maryland Polo Club, which is made up of mostly former collegiate players. Van Loon said the change in teams is both positive and negative for the team.

“There’s good and bad to it,” he said. “Whereas I would have liked Kentucky to come up so we would have a better idea of where we stood in the country overall, playing the more mature, more seasoned Maryland club team is going to provide a challenge and playing style that most of the intercollegiate teams aren’t going to be able to provide for us.”

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FIELD HOCKEY

Red Falls in Close Match

By SHAYAN SALAM Sun Staff Writer

The Cornell field hockey team had its final contest of the season as it hosted Dartmouth on Saturday in an Ivy League matchup. The Red (8-9,3-4) fell 2-1 to the Big Green (11-6,6-1) in a close game that was only decided near the end.

Prior to the game, a ceremony was held to honor the three Cornell seniors midfielder Genevieve Collins, forward Kat DiPastina and back Paige Mollineaux who also have served as tri-captains this season. The game kicked off with the Red getting on the scoreboard early with a penalty corner scored by freshman back Marisa Siergiej. Both junior forward Hannah Balleza and freshman midfielder Taylor Standiford helped to set up the goal. Cornell was able to maintain the lead at halftime and entered the break in an advantageous position under junior Carolyn Horner’s goalkeeping.

Just under four minutes into the second half, the Green was able to equalize on a controversial goal by Samantha McPherson.

Cornell protested that she had kicked the ball into the goal but the protest was ignored by the officials. It was McPherson who would again score, with just one minute

remaining in the game to give Dartmouth the lead. The Red tried furiously to equalize but were thwarted by the Green defense.

“We hoped to end our season with a win and so it was very disappointing,” Mollineaux said. “A lot of calls didn't go our way but there's nothing we could've done about that.”

“The game was really tightly matched, and we fought hard to the end — even getting a penalty corner in the final seconds, which could have put us into overtime,” DiPastina said. “It's too bad that we couldn't capitalize on it, but we left it all out on the field otherwise.”

With the season all done, the Red can look back upon its tumultuous results with a sense of pride, according to DiPastina.

“It's great as a captain to see the team pushing one another, and to see the younger leaders stepping up in practices and games,” she said. “A lot of our improvements came from the competitive drive we had right from the beginning of the season, and the girls responded really well once we got the knack for our new game tactics.”

The season was marked both by a string of early losses that put the Red at a 1-6 record, but more importantly by a six-game win streak that then moved the team to 7-6.

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The end is here | Senior back and tri-captain Paige Mollineaux and the rest of her classmates played their last game in Cornell jerseys on Saturday, as the season came to a close.

The team suffered a few heartbreaking defeats in its Ivy League contests but according to Mollineaux, the players will walk away from the season with pride.

“I think we’ve made a lot of progress this past season ... Our six game winning streak proves that,” she said. “I know the entire junior class is going to be great leaders, they will build upon this past season and contend with Princeton for the Ivy League title next

year.”

The seniors also reflected on the team.

“Honestly, these girls are the best teammates and friends, and I am extremely fortunate to have been able to spend the past four years with such dedicated, passionate people” DiPastina said.

Shayan Salam can be reached at ssalam@cornellsun.com.

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and Labadie. “[Losing the seven seniors] will have a big impact on the team. I think definitely in the personality of the team … They dominate the proceedings,” Farmer said. “They are a good bunch and they get along well.

It’s a large bunch so they have a big impact on the team. Jayann was the middle of the defense and Maneesha was the focal point of the attack. I think that the way the team handles stuff … Has a lot to do with them. I think they will be hard to replace. You can replace players but personality,

that’s harder to replace.”

The season has been quite tough for the Red and first-year coach Farmer, as the team ended up with a 1-14-1 record overall.

“I think that the [season] was interesting ... I think that it was obviously frustrating,” Farmer said. “I think that we were considerably better than our record but I don’t think that we finished games well. I think that we had some losses to teams that I don’t think were definitively better than we are. I think that is always frustrating … I am disappointed, but not discouraged.”

Haley Velasco can be reached at hvelasco@cornellsun.com.

Kyle Dake Is TheMat.com’s ‘Wrestler of the Week’ On Monday Nov. 5th, senior wrestler Kyle Dake was named TheMat.com’s Wreslter of the Week. TheMat.com recognizes one wrestler each week — from any level of wrestling — based on the past week’s performances. Dake received the honor after defeating Penn State’s David Taylor in what was dubbed “the Match of the

Year.” On Saturday evening, Dake beat Taylor in the 165 pound weight class at the NWCA All-Star Classic, in front of a sold out crowd of 3,376 fans. Dake, an Ithaca native, was also dubbed Most Outstanding Wrestler for the Red squad on Saturday.

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Red. Its offense was unstoppable as it scored 21 unanswered points after the break and Cornell’s defense barely allowed Mansfield to gain a single yard, only giving up a garbage-time touchdown with 33 seconds remaining and the outcome of the game no longer in doubt, making the final score 3526.

“Once we got rolling on offense in the second half, we had a lot of confidence that we’ve been severely lacking in the last two games especially,” Miller said. “We knew that we could execute the plays we wanted.”

“In the second half, we came together as a team and finished the season the way it was meant to be,” Edmonds said. “The offense was clicking and the defense was holding [the Mansfield] offense to almost nothing. At all times, we had all eleven guys on the field just playing football.”

The Cornell offense was led by Miller again, as he went 19-32 for 242 yards and three touchdowns

and one rushing touchdown, but a key contributor was senior Derek Saddler. Normally a defensive back, Saddler filled in for running back against Mansfield due to the position being completely ravaged by injuries. Freshmen Ben Pham and Ben Herrera did not play, and sophomore Jake Michaels played with an injured shoulder. Saddler was successful in his new position — he led the team with nine carries for 43 yards and would have gotten even more, but a 40-yard touchdown run in the first half was called back due to a holding penalty. Saddler did not give up his defensive responsibilities either, as he played almost every defensive snap and finished with four tackles. “[Saddler] is an extraordinary athlete, probably the best athlete on the team,” Edmonds said.

“Back in high school, he was a quarterback and used to run a lot, so we tried him out at running back … And he had a great week of practice that transferred right into the game.”

The Red defense also had a solid game. In the second half,

apart from the garbage touchdown drive after Cornell had secured a commanding lead, the Red defense allowed less than 60 yards to the Mansfield offense. The Red was led by senior defensive back Jim Barger and sophomore linebacker Noah Shephard who each recorded nine tackles. Sophomore defensive end Evan Zittel and senior defensive end Chris Leyen each recorded a sack.

“The defense always plays great, they’re the heart and soul of our team,” Miller said.

After a tumultuous, injury-ravaged season, the Red come out with a win in its season finale and according to Edmonds, he could not be prouder to have finished the season with the players on the team.

“This was a great way to end [my career], with a win and a winning season,” Edmonds said.

“Going out with these players and coaches is great; it’s been an honor playing sprint football at Cornell.”

Albert Liao can be reached at aliao@cornellsun.com.

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C.U.Wins Final Match of Season Over Mansfield

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

After a disappointing stretch — where the team lost three consecutive games — the Cornell sprint football team (4-3) ended its season on a high note, beating Mansfield (2-5), 35-26, in its last game of the year.

The game did not start out well for the Red. After forcing a Mansfield three-and-out, Cornell tried to pull some tricks out of its sleeve by attempting a flea flicker, but it failed terribly, as it was intercepted. After two plays, Mansfield scored its first touchdown on a nice 21-yard scamper by running back Jeremy Estremera to make it 6-0 after a missed extra point. Six minutes later, Mansfield scored again on an 18-yard run by Estremera to give Mansfield a 13-point lead after just 10 minutes.

“It was a mental thing; just a lot of mental breakdowns,” explained senior captain and defensive end Will Edmonds. “We just needed to make sure all 11 guys knew what they were doing … It was just getting everyone in the right mentality to play football. Basically every play, it would be one player missing an assignment and they would run a play right at that player and it would be a touchdown or a long gain.”

Despite the rough start, the Red remained calm and bounced back the next possession. After a long nine-play, 60 yard drive — which involved converting a crucial

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Receiving lots of luck and success | Senior wide receiver Spenser Gruenenfelder finished the game with seven catches for 98 yards and two of the Red’s five touchdowns against Mansfield on Friday night.

fourth-and-two — the Red got on the board with a 18yard touchdown strike off a great play-action from junior captain and quarterback Brendan Miller to senior wide receiver Spenser Gruenenfelder, his first of two in the game. Gruenenfelder finished with seven catches for 98 yards and two touchdowns; he almost had a third but was stopped at the one-yard line.

“We planned it before,” Miller joked. “We just talked it up the whole week about getting him a couple touchdowns, so it was all pre-planned.”

Mansfield struck back with another touchdown by

Estremera, but after that drive, the game was dominated by the Red. Cornell got the ball back and went 67 yards in just four plays for another touchdown. Miller connected with senior captain and wide receiver Abe Mellinger on a perfectly placed ball that gently fell over Mellinger’s shoulder into his arms for a 32-yard touchdown. The Red trailed 20-14 going into halftime, but held all the momentum after two great touchdown drives.

The second half was a completely different game for the

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Season Ends With Red Defeat

Cornell loses to Dartmouth in its Senior Day at Berman

By HALEY VELASCO

seen this year after Georgetown and Princeton,” said head In the last game of coach Patrick Farmer. the season, Cornell fell “I thought we played to Dartmouth on really well the first half Saturday. The Red lost, but didn’t that well in 3-0, on Senior Day the second half. I think with seven the thing that hurts us seniors the most is that we gave up that goal early CONNOR ARCHARD / in the second half. It SUN SENIOR seemed to take the PHOTOGRAPHER wind out of our sails. I don’t think we have the faith in our ability to score a couple of goals.”

The first 45 minutes was just straight play between the two teams, but the Green capitalized on an opportunity, only 66 seconds after the half, thanks to Chrissy Lozier.

That momentum continued with a conversion at the 66th minute and an upper corner shot in So long, sweet seniors | Forward Maneesha Chitanvis is the 84th minute by one of the seven seniors that were honored on Saturday.

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graduating after this year. Cornell failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities and the Green ran away with the victory.

“I think that Dartmouth is a really good team — probably the third best team we have

Dartmouth to make the score 3-0 in favor of the Green.

Throughout the game play, junior goalkeeper Tori Christ made 11 saves but even that just could not keep the Red in the game. Dartmouth outshot Cornell, 31-7, in the windy matchup at Berman Field. Three of the shots for the Red were made by seniors — forward Maneesha Chitanvis, defenseman Ali Barger and midfielder Hannah Labadie.

In honor of the seven graduating seniors, there was a presentation at halftime highlighting the achievements that the players made for the Red throughout their time on the hill.

Midfielder/forward Megan Crowell, defender Jayann Gabrio, forward Xandra Hompe, forward Moonie Mancho were honored, as well as Chitanvis, Barger See SOCCER page 15

Tallying up the score | Senior captain Branden Van Loon added five goals to the Red’s 26 total, which proved enough to top the Huskies.

POLO

Cornell Earns Decisive Wins Against UConn,Skidmore

By EMILY BERMAN Sun Staff Writer

The men and women’s polo teams trampled opponents by double digits this past weekend to raise their records to 3-1 and 5-0, respectively. The men beat UConn, 26-16, at home on Friday while the women topped the Huskies, 23-5, in Saturday’s home match-up and crushed Skidmore, 32-4, in an away game on Sunday.

The men were facing UConn for the second weekend in a row after defeating the Huskies, 2611, the previous weekend in Connecticut. A slow start hurt

the Red, who fell behind by several goals in the first chukker before recording its first tally. The men managed to claw their way back to a 7-4 finish at the end of the first, then took the lead early in the second chukker.

“Sometimes, it just takes a chukker to warm up and loosen up,” said senior Connor Pardell, who led the Red with nine goals.

“It happens in all sports, it just happened to us. Towards the end of the first chukker, we started coming together a little bit and outscored them … We used that momentum to carry on to the See POLO page 14