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IFC:Alarming No. Of Frat Violations

Leaders attribute trend to overconfidence

By REBECCA HARRIS Sun News Editor

An unusually high number of reports of judicial violations to the Interfraternity Council during the last few weeks constitutes an alarming trend and could lead to more severe penalties for infractions, according to Greek leaders.

The interim suspensions of three fraternity chapters earlier this month are just the more serious incidents in a slew of recent reports of fraternity infractions. Hospitalizations, while remaining at levels comparable to other semesters, have also seen an upward trend over the last few months, according to IFC President Chris Sanders ’13.

“I can’t “I can’t remember the last time we had remember the last three fraternities placed on interim time we suspension within a couple of weeks.” had three fraternities Chris Sanders ’13 placed on interim suspension within a couple of weeks,” Sanders said.

The sharp uptick in judicial referrals, which began about halfway through the current semester, followed a “particularly slow” first few weeks — characterized by a dearth of reported violations, according to Sanders.

“The beginning of the semester was particularly slow. There were literally next to no incidents that occurred over the first six weeks to the best of my knowledge,” he said.

IFC and the University grew hopeful, he said.

“We said good work — the administration was happy with the progress we had made, we were very excited,” Sanders said. “While we did know that freshmen were still attending events, we knew See IFC page 5

News Crossing Boundaries

The GPSA is considering a proposal to add representatives from Geneva and Cornell’s NYC Tech Campus. | Page 3

Opinion Hitting Snooze

Deborah Liu ’13 discusses the mechanics and techniques for sleeping in class. | Page 7

Arts Leisurely Reading?

The Sun recommends its picks for the top eight books of 2012, if you have the time. | Page 9

Sports What Happens in Vegas

Men’s basketball beat Longwood University during the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament over the weekend. | Page 16

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Reaching higher levels | Members of the Cornell Concert Commission monitor concert attendees and provide security at the Avicii Homecoming concert in September.

After Hospitalizations at Avicii, C.U.Confronts Concert Liability

By LIANNE BORNFELD Sun Senior Writer

Six people were hospitalized at an Avicii concert in September, raising both legal and health concerns about on-campus concerts at Cornell.

University officials said that while Cornell is not legally responsible for students’ reckless actions, several measures — including moving the day of the Homecoming Concert — are being considered as a result.

A concert attendee at an on-campus show

would likely be held legally responsible for any injuries — or even death — resulting from overdose or intoxication, Craig McAllister, director of risk management, said in an email.

“I think at this age, these college students, they really need to be able to take the responsibility themselves — and that was not there for Avicii,” said Joe Scaffido, CCC’s faculty advisor.

Scaffido said he was “shocked” to witness two people carrying a clearly unconscious friend into See CCC page 4

Ithaca Woman Arrested, After Loss to Rep. Reed, Accused of Hiding Shooter

Shinagawa’05 Will Mull 2014 Congressional Run

By JEFF STEIN Sun Managing Editor

Recently freed from his Congressional campaign responsibilities, Nate Shinagawa ’05 M.A. ’09 went to the gym last week.

It was

the first time he had been in more than eight months — or since he first declared his candidacy for New York’s 23rd Congressional seat on March 14.

After spending nearly every waking hour on the campaign trail, Shinagawa — who lost to incumbent Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y. 29) by about three percentage points on Nov. 6 — says he is now enjoying a little peace and quiet.

“People asked me if I wanted to go see a movie, and I said, ‘Wow, hey why not,’” Shinagawa said.

“It’s a total sacrifice when you’re running for office … so it’s nice to take a little bit to get grounded.”

But Shinagawa’s break may be fleeting. With 2014 just around the corner, Shinagawa has already begun to consider whether or not he will vie for Congress again.

“I’m thinking about it,” See SHINAGAWA page 4

By LIZ CAMUTI Sun City Editor

Claiming that she helped hide the man accused of shooting Ithaca Police Officer Anthony Augustine, police arrested Kimberly Harden, a 35-year-old Ithaca resident, on Monday.

Harden was charged with hindering prosecution in the the first degree in connection with allegations that she assisted Jamel Booker, who was indicted by a Tompkins County grand jury for attempted murder last week, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.

The charge is a class D felony under New York State law.

Harden was taken into custody without incident and transported to Tompkins County Jail, where she was arraigned and is being held in lieu of $5,000 cash or $10,000 in bonds, according to the press release.

Booker was arrested after allegedly shooting Augustine

on Oct. 11. The chase to catch Booker included dozens of emergency responders who scoured the West Village Apartments complex and the woods adjacent to it for several hours.

After he was shot, Augustine was transported to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, N.Y., where he was treated for a gunshot wound to the chest. After multiple surgeries, he was released from the hospital Oct. 18.

Booker is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in the Tompkins County Superior Court for attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the first degree and aggravated assault of a police officer.

As he awaits trial, Booker is being held at the Tompkins County Jail. His bail has been set at $500,000 in cash or $1 million in bonds.

Liz Camuti can be reached at news-editor@cornellsun.com.

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By Eli Grossman ‘13 I belong to the classification of mammals known as canis lupus familiaris. I am a dog.

And, not altogether incidentally, I have an owner.

I’ve been his loyal companion for almost fourteen years (that’s two of yours) and have enjoyed a generally pleasant existence up until now.

But lately I have been waxing philosophical. More than usual. I find myself, amid my leashed morning strolls, pondering the life I have come to live: I take time to seriously think about every treat gnawed, every slipper fetched, every hole dug, and every bone buried. I wonder if these activities that I doggedly pursue are what I want or just what I do. And from out of this recent contemplative state, I have come to a rather obvious conclusion. I want a dog.

I want a dog that will be trained. I want a dog that will know how to adapt to the domestic lifestyle I have come to know and love. I want my dog to ignore the carnal instincts that tell my dog to dig up the yard or urinate when my dog’s bladder is full. I want my dog to respond to my incomprehensible vocal cues by rolling over, or by sitting, or by staying. My dog will become my dutiful companion, my humble servant, a fidel fido.

I want a dog, because I think its time I know the feeling of truly owning and mastering another living being.

I would like to be lord and ruler of my dog’s very existence. I want to decide where my dog sleeps, sits, plays, eats, and craps; and where my dog doesn’t. I want to give my dog treats when my dog rolls over. I also want to withhold treats when I’m feeling particularly draconian.

My dog won’t complain. And if he does I’ll pretend to have no idea what he’s talking about.

My dog won’t dig holes in the flowerbed, won’t run around in the house like an animal, and certainly won’t bark at the guests. No, my dog will be a good dog.

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I’ll expect nothing less.

And I will name my dog something clichéd, but with a twist: Sparky Plug, Carl Rover, Buddy Holly, or Murphy Slaw. Or I could just play it safe and give my dog one of those trite human names like Daniel, Jacob, or Stuart.

I want a dog whose tail will wag whenever my dog sees me, even if I go on long vacations and leave my dog at the neighbors’ house where their carpet smells like garlic and they won’t let my dog play in the yard at all. I want a dog that will be waiting at the front door, yipping and scratching at my return from my junket. I want a dog that will not expect a souvenir from my travels, just an impassioned scratch behind the ear.

I want to be able to wake up on a Sunday morning with full confidence that my dog will deliver me the newspaper so that I, in turn, can deliver it to my owner (a tradition I have come to love). Once I have a dog of my own, I see no reason why I should take the time or spend the energy to pad down the steps, to snarl at the postman, and to pick up his postmanly secretion to bring to my literate owner. A dog of my own will allow me to streamline the whole process, preserving for my enjoyment the aspects of the ritual I cherish while foisting the necessary inconveniences onto my dog.

I want a dog who will bring me a bone when I’m feeling a chew coming on and a dog that will learn to anticipate my squeaky-toy-du-jour based solely on my mood.

And I want a dog that will be surgically precluded from procreating.

I want a dog that will be the envy of all my friends.

My dog will certainly be a conversation starter. “I know, isn’t my dog just gorgeous,” I’ll say with a deep sense of pride—since that elegance and beauty has everything to do with me and the choices I’ve made as an owner.

Owning a dog will also certainly set me apart from my peers, especially since my dog will always be groomed to perfection and receptive to tummy rubs.

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GPSA Seeks to Add NYC Tech, Geneva Representatives

By NIKKI LEE Sun Staff Writer

No student activity fee without representation in the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly.

That sentiment could be considered the guiding principle behind a proposal introduced Monday by the GPSA to add two new representatives to its body: one for the New York City tech campus and another for Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. If approved, the GPSA will vote on Jan. 21 to amend its charter accordingly.

“It’s really important to us that all need, expectations and experience are represented.”

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Listen up | President David Skorton and Susan Murphy ’73 Ph.D. ’94, vice president for student and academic services, listen to representatives of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly at a GPSA meeting Monday evening.

The Student Association of the Geneva Experiment Station has sent representatives to serve their interests in the GPSA for several years, according to GPSA Vice President Nicole Baran grad. In April 2010, a similar resolution was proposed that would have specified that one seat of the GPSA advisory board be reserved for a student from Geneva. The resolution failed to pass.

According to GPSA President Mitch Paine grad, the biggest possible objection to the resolution is the possibility of overrepresentation — that students at each of the satellite campuses would be unnecessarily represented by both their field representative and a new GPSA representative for their campus site.

“There’s two perspectives: one on paper and in theory, and one in practice. In theory and on paper, they’re already represented,” Paine said. “But in reality, they might not be

engaged in the GPSA. In theory, they’ll be double-represented, but the distinction would be clear in the charter. In reality and on paper are different things.”

Students at the Geneva campus are technically represented by the GPSA because they pay the GPSA student activity fee. Still, they do not have a formal representative.

CornellNYC Tech students will be in a similar situation, according to Baran.

“Currently, the administration imagines that the GPSA will represent the students at the NYC tech campus,” Baran said. “Students based there would pay the GPSA activity fee, so it would make sense for the GPSA to serve as the primary student government [for the tech campus].”

However, according to Baran, the satellite campuses “face different challenges” — and thus require representatives who understand these site-specific issues.

Paine agreed and added, “It’s really important to us that all needs, expectations and experiences are represented. The particular challenge with the Geneva campus and Cornell tech is that they’re going to have a really different experience.”

The resolution to add the two new representatives was proposed at the GPSA meeting Monday. Since changes to the charter require the vote to occur at a second meeting, a final decision will not be made until the GPSA reconvenes Jan. 21, Paine said.

“Having a student who’s representing students at these campuses will add a completeness of the GPSA and a completeness of what we’re trying to do,” he said.

Nikki Lee can be reached at nlee@cornellsun.com.

WCMC Will Launch Master in Health Informatics

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A proposal to create a new historic district in Ithaca will go before the Landmark Preservation Commision next month, according to The Ithaca Journal. The area — known as the Henry St. John neighborhood — is located between Green Street and Titus Avenue from Albanay Street to Fayette Street.

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Despite a national decrease in airline travel around Thankgiving time this year, Tompkins County Regional Airport and other regional airports did not experience this trend, The Ithaca Journal reported.

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Weill Cornell Medical College is launching a new Master of Science in Health Informatics in January 2013 aimed at teaching students scientific techniques about health services.

“We see that there are a lot of job opportunities in the field [of health informatics], but it is new enough that we do not have people who have undergraduate training in it,” said Dr. Jessica S. Ancker, assistant professor of public health at WCMC and a deputy director of New York State’s Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative.

The new Master of Science in Health Informatics will prepare students for careers that combine the fields of health and information technology with a curriculum consisting of research as well as courses in health

information technology, health care delivery, research design and methodology, according to a WCMC statement.

Given the lack of undergraduate opportunities to study health informatics, Weill decided to turn its non-degree certificate program in the discipline into a full master’s program in order to better prepare students for more demanding jobs in this field, Ancker said.

The program, which will be run by Weill’s Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy in the Graduate School of Medical Sciences, has been developed from the non-degree certificate program that was first introduced in 2010.

The current non-degree program can be completed in one year and encompasses only 10 credits of coursework. It enables students to work while pursuing the certificate — and only one evening course per week is required, while the remaining classes are available as online files, according to the program’s web-

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The master’s program, however, will be more intensive and require more coursework, according to Ancker.

“We always thought that it might transition to a master’s program,” she said. “As we were running it and getting experience teaching all of these courses, we decided that we would like to pursue turning [the certificate program] into a full master’s program.”

Students admitted to the program are expected to pursue careers that involve participating in healthcare projects or working in departments that require more training than is offered by the non-degree certificate in health informatics, according to Ancker.

“By emphasizing systems science, this program offers students a unique and muchneeded perspective on health and healthcare,” said Dr. Stephen Johnson, program director and associate director for education of CHiP, in a WCMC statement.

The program’s applicants will likely be those with experience primarily in either healthcare or technology fields, Ancker said.

She said some may be professionals who have some experience in healthcare who want to learn more about the information technology behind it while others will be those with a background in technology or computer science who have had little experience in the healthcare industry.

Full-time students will be able to complete the degree in one year.

“We are extremely excited to offer this new program,” Dr. Rainu Kaushal, associate professor of medical informatics and the executive director of CHiP, said in the WCMC statement. “[Our] faculty members are national leaders, and are conducting cuttingedge research in health informatics. The Center is well-positioned to train the next generation of health informatics professionals.”

Rebekah Foster can be reached at rfoster@cornellsun.com.

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Shinagawa’05 Relaxes After Campaign CCC Considers Future of SHINAGAWA

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Shinagawa said in an interview with The Sun this week. “It’s definitely something I’ll consider, but the problem is that it’s so hard to run on your own.”

While Shinagawa has returned to his job as an administrator at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa., he said that foregoing his income for almost an entire year to campaign proved a strain on his personal finances.

“When you run for these seats, it’s a sacrifice,” he said, adding that he made, on average, more than 100 phone calls to donors a day. “If you’re not a millionaire, if you’re not independently wealthy, it’s very difficult because you have to spend so much time running, and running for Congress doesn’t pay.”

According to filings with the Federal Elections Commission, Shinagawa was outspent by an approximately three-to-one margin throughout the

campaign by Reed. Shinagawa said that disparity could have been greater had he not paid for much of the campaign costs — some food costs for the campaign, for instance — out of pocket.

Still, Shinagawa stressed that his personal finances would not be the main determining factor in his decision to run in 2014. Instead, Shinagawa said he will be closely monitoring how much support his campaign can garner from outside organizations, such as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission.

“I think the main consideration is the numbers ... can we get some support from unions, the DCCC, environmental groups?” Shinagawa said.

“Resources are so limited, and people are trusting me with their money.”

Until the time to make that decision comes, Shinagawa will enjoy the serenity of being away from the campaign trail.

Jeff Stein can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Homecoming Concerts CCC

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the Avicii concert ticket line.

He said he assisted them to the sidewalk to await an EMS crew.

“It was really disturbing to see that these students didn’t think to call somebody and say ‘my friend needs help,’ and instead were dragging them into the concert,” Scaffido said.

Although CCC maintains the right to escort people out of events when their degree of intoxication becomes a safety concern, they cannot refuse entrance to students who are drunk, according to Dave Rodriguez ‘13, executive director of CCC. “We’re college kids — college kids are going to drink,” Rodriguez said. “And who’s to say that someone who might have had a few drinks isn’t still comfortable and able to handle themselves?”

Scaffido echoed these sentiments.

“It’s very difficult to tell a student that they can’t come in because they’re intoxicated. It’s really not our role,” he said.

Even if intoxicated students enter the event, as a registered student organization, CCC is covered under the University’s liability insurance, according to Scaffido. However, since concerts are considered “high risk,” CCC also purchases its own additional insurance for concerts, he said.

Though this insurance doesnot protect CCC from what Scaffido called “personal issues” stemming from alcohol or drug use, it would cover “gross negligence” — for instance, in the event of a falling speaker or a stage collapse, Rodriguez said.

In light of incidents, such as high-profile stage collapses in Indiana and Canada, general concert liability has come under national scrutiny in recent years, according to Scaffido.

A stage collapse during a Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair — which resulted in five deaths — prompted Cornell to ask CCC to take measures to ensure that such an accident would not happen at one of their shows, Scaffido said.

“The next morning [after that collapse], the person that we use for production in Rochester, he called me and wanted to talk about the stage for our show,” Scaffido added.

Still, injuries outside of the University’s control can happen, McAllister said.

“The University would take responsibility for injuries resulting from its own fault, but

not for injuries caused by others or by the injured person’s own conduct,” he said.

Still, in a continued effort to maximize student safety, CCC is considering scrapping the Saturday night Homecoming concert in the future. The group may opt to hold a concert either the weekend prior to or following game day, according to Rodriguez.

“That’s really based off the way that students handled themselves. So many people were intoxicated, damage was done to [Barton Hall] and, really, it’s not worth the risk,” Rodriguez said.

Cornell police is also spread thin during Homecoming weekend — an additional reason to move the day of the concert, according to CUPD Chief Kathy Zoner.

“It’s a bit of stretch for our staff to be the sole provider of security support for the Concert Commission … The sheer number of Homecoming weekend events that needed police staffing really stretched our resources,” Zoner said.

Besides potential Homecoming concert changes, CCC has already adopted new security measures in an attempt to thwart some of the hospitalizations that arose during the Avicii show.

For the Nas concert held earlier this month in Barton Hall, CCC had additional staff and security for line and crowd control. Additionally, the bleachers that had been pooped on during the Avicii concert were closed off, and extra police officers were hired to survey the Statler Hotel to prevent damages, Rodriguez said.

“Statler had some really bad things happen after the Avicii concert and we didn’t want that to happen again,” Scaffido said, Scaffido said parts of the Statler Hotel were vandalized during the night of the concert.

Measures already in place to ensure safety at CCC shows include paid CUPD staff, an EMS presence, free water to prevent dehydration, patdowns and bag checks at the door to ensure alcohol doesn’t enter the venue and crowd management training for CCC executive board members and crew heads, according to Rodriguez.

“Obviously we’re students throwing these concerts, we’re not medical professionals.

We’re not police. But we do the best we can,” he said.

Lianne Bornfeld can be reached at lbornfeld@cornellsun.com.

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IFC President: Frat Behavioral Trend ‘Unsustainable’ IFC

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chapters were taking extra precautions to ensure safety and were working hard. There was a sense of social responsibility.”

But the lull did not last long.

Cornell’s Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs has seen an unusually high influx of reports and allegations this month — “a lot more than normal,” according to Ken Babcock ’13, vice president of judicial affairs for the IFC, who called the increased frequency of reports “alarming.”

Both Sanders and Babcock attributed the uptick in part to what they said is a growing sense of complacency among fraternity members regarding University rules and regulations.

“My theory has been that chapters figured out a way to not get into trouble, maybe go around the rules.

When you do that for a period of time, you get comfortable, you get complacent and then something happens when you’re not taking the same precautions and not managing the risk in a safe way,” Babcock said.

“Confidence builds up and you get overconfident.”

After several weeks of getting comfortable operating under — and around — the new rules this semester, chapters began to grow lax with risk management, Sanders added. They started to make mistakes, some of which “ended up having very serious consequences,” he said.

“Fraternities choose to play with fire, they run the risk of getting burned. As cliche as that expression may

be, I suspect that this is what we’re not witnessing,” Sanders said.

Recently, some fraternities that have typically avoided judicial action in the past have been called before the judicial board, a phenomenon that is troubling to the IFC, Babcock said. Also worrisome is that the board is facing a “huge number” of chapters appearing before it with multiple reports of violations, often of a similar nature, he said.

For instance, Cornell is investigating a series of alcohol violations at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity within the

“We’re almost to a point where there’s not much more legislation that we can do.”

Chris Sanders ’13 past year to determine whether there is a pattern of dangerous behavior at the chapter, according to IFC leaders.

In late October, a female guest was transported from Pi Kapp to the hospital after drinking too much, Sanders said. The University placed the chapter on interim suspension earlier this month while it invesigates the incident.

The hospitalizaion was “indicative of behavior [the IFC] had recently seen in the house,” according to Babcock, who said the hospitalization came soon after a prior interim suspension was lifted from the chapter.

“Based on what we know from the information we have [about Pi Kapp], we have reason to believe that this

Sandy Cost N.Y., NYC $32 Billion in Damage and Loss ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Superstorm Sandy ran up a bill of $32 billion in the state and the nation’s largest city.

The cost is for repairs and restoration and does not include an additional accounting of over $9 billion to head off damage in the next disastrous storm, including steps to protect the power grid and cellphone network.

“It’s common sense; it’s intelligent,” Cuomo said. “Why don’t you spend some money now to save money in the future? And that's what prevention and mitigation is.”

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg had announced earlier in the day that Sandy caused $19 billion in losses in New York City — part of the $32 billion estimate Cuomo used.

New York taxpayers, Cuomo said, can’t foot the bill.

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Cuomo met with New York's congressional delegation to discuss the new figures and present “less than a wish list.” The delegation, Cuomo and Bloomberg will now draw up a request for federal disaster aid.

States typically get 75 percent reimbursement for the cost of governments to restore mass transit and other services after a disaster.

The most basic recovery costs for roads, water systems, schools, parks, individual assistance and more total $15 billion in New York City; $7 billion for state agencies; $6.6 billion in Nassau County and $1.7 billion in Suffolk County, both on suburban Long Island; and $527 million in Westchester County and $143 million in Rockland County, both north of New York City, according to a state document used in the private briefing of the delegation and obtained by The Associated Press.

is a trend,” Babcock said. “We recently took them off of [interim suspension] in a way that allowed them to resume normal operations. For us, it’s worrisome because once you revoke that and then something of this magnitude happens, it raises some red flags.”

Although he said that the IFC is continuing to work on keeping chapters from violating University policy, Sanders added that Greek leaders are running out of patience.

“We’re almost to a point where there’s not much more legislation that we can do. It comes down to the fraternities stepping up and taking responsibility,” he said.

“Chapters have had the opportunity to prove that they can hold themselves and each other accountable.

However, the incidents of late indicate that they may not necessarily be capable of doing so — but they need to.”

Sanders said he anticipates more stringent enforcement of rules and stricter judicial penalties coming from the IFC and the University.

“While I can not speak on behalf of members of the judicial board, from my perspective I can foresee the judicial board potentially being more strict when evaluating cases and issuing sentences. If similar worrisome behavior continues, a sustained uptick in the amount of interim suspensions and potential review board hearings will most likely follow,” he said. “While the safety of our constituents remains our chief concern, this pattern of behavior is not sustainable. We as the active student members must lead [in implementing] change.”

Rebecca Harris can be reached at rharris@cornellsun.com.

Serbia Seeks Evidence Against Freed Croat Generals BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia asked U.N. war crimes prosecutors on Monday to hand over evidence against two Croatian generals whose convictions have been overturned, reigniting tensions between the Balkan wartime rival states.

Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac were released this month by a U.N. war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands, after it overturned their convictions for involvement in violence that drove thousands of Serbs from their homes and left hundreds dead during a 1995 Croatian military offensive known as Operation Storm.

In an unusual step, the Hague tribunal's chief prosecutor, Serge Brammertz, said at the time that his office was disappointed by the 3-2 ruling by the appeals judges.

On Monday, Serbia’s war crimes prosecutors said they have asked U.N. prosecutors to hand over the evidence used during the trial of the two generals so they can consider whether to indict them in Serbia.

Gotovina and Markac are considered heroes in Croatia for their role in the 1991-95 war for independence from Serb-led Yugoslavia. Serbia has said it has opened its own investigation of war crimes committed during the offensive.

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oday, many Republicans and independents are at a loss to understand how, with 23 million Americans under and unemployed, an additional four trillion dollars in debt and the recent deaths of an American Ambassador and four other Americans in Libya, did President Obama win reelection?

At the outset, one could examine the primary and unprecedented role that the media, in large part, played in protecting President Obama from unpleasant and damaging truths necessary to fairly assess the candidate’s fitness for office. The failures of this President are legion, and the media chose to focus on Mitt Romney’s successful tenure at Bane capital, rather than the president’s abysmal record. The role of the news media is to serve the public interest. In this they undoubtedly failed.

It would not be incorrect to acknowledge the extremely well funded and organized ground game of the Obama camp, and the nasty and often slanderous ads that were leveled against the character of a good man, Mitt Romney. In the end, however, these facts, don’t quite explain what went wrong. Rather, the larger problem was within the Republican Party. As a college freshman, the conservative fiscal message appeals to me. I want a healthy economy and a job in four years when I graduate. I believe that the current debt we are in, along with increased taxation on the job creators in this country, as well as the numerous taxes hidden in Obamacare, will damage the economy even further.

Mitt Romney was not chosen as the Republican nominee because he was a staunch opponent of abortion — he wasn’t.

He was not chosen because he was an outspoken critic of gay and lesbian rights, he wasn’t. Although he opposed same sex marriage, as Governor of Massachusetts he supported benefits for gay couples, opposing a 2002 amendment before the General Court of Massachusetts that would have banned such rights.

In part, I believe he lost the election because of his stance on immigration.

Border safety is clearly important and necessary, but calling for the possible deportation of immigrants who have been in this country their whole lives has no place in the Republican Party. Mitt Romney was selected by his party because he was not extreme on social issues, and his relative moderation would allow him to appeal to a wider demographic. And that is what we, as Republicans, have to do. We must reach out in a positive way to include all people and take no group for granted. Not just because it is the political thing to do, but also because it is morally correct.

The ethnic composition of America has and is continuing to change significantly.

Roughly 16.7 percent of the population is Hispanic, and this number is growing. The Republican Party is the party of opportunity and self-reliance; values in which, I believe, many immigrants and Hispanics believe. We have the values and ideology to be the party of all people, but we need to more effectively convey those ideals to a broader constituency. The increased polarization of the Republican Party has led to the inability to talk about, discuss and wrestle with issues such as immigration in a human way. The Republican Party must define itself in this way and not let the cynicism rampant in the Democratic Party do it for us.

The void left by the lack of a unified Republican voice on issues like the government’s role in abortion was filled by comments like those of Todd Akin and Richard Murdock, asserting that pregnancy resulting from rape is a gift from god. No. Comments like these can in no way be allowed to exist within Republican ranks

and must be forcefully and consistently condemned. I am angry. I am angry because Reince Priebus, the RNC chairman, should have told these two candidates, plain and simple, “You can run as Independents but not as Republicans.”

What are women supposed to think when they hear comments like these? How are they supposed to react? How does this make our party look? This stuff scares people. It alienates women voters. These comments need to be forcefully and continually condemned. A middle ground can be reached on these issues. Perhaps we could say that the government shouldn’t fund abortion clinics, seeing as taxes are the money of the collective and decent, godfearing people should not have to fund a practice to which they are so vehemently and morally opposed. That is fair, that is

Aaron Elkin Guest Room reasonable. Issues of same sex marriage should be dealt with in the same way Republicans suggest every other economic and social welfare issue is best dealt with; leave it up to the states to decide. That is America.

The fiscal message of the Republican Party relies on the principle that individuals can best decide how to allocate their resources, how to set up their businesses and how to live their lives. The government’s powers are limited by the Constitution. One does not have to support abortion or same sex marriage, but why not leave it to the states and, by extension, the people to decide. This is the Republican message. The Puritans came to America seeking religious freedom from the persecution they suffered in England.

Early on, America developed a fierce sense of freedom and self-reliance that bestowed a strong bond amongst its fellow citizens, who relied on one another. The beauty of our great nation is not only in the freedom to find and seek prosperity, but the freedom to choose how to live one’s life undiminished by an intrusive federal government.

Barack Obama was given four years and he failed. He should have been easy to defeat. However, his cynical and vicious campaign was simply not met with an equally forceful reaction. This may speak to the failures of the Romney campaign or perhaps show a moral high ground; Mitt wouldn’t sink to that level. Now, however, the Republican Party must look inwards. It must make a choice; does it stand for freedom only when speaking of taxes and government regulation of business, or does it also stand for the freedom of individuals to choose how they wish to live their lives without federal government interference.

Let the people decide through their elected state governments. If the Republican’s answer to this question is yes, then there is hope for the future of the party. If the answer is no, then the Republican Party will become irrelevant. If the answer is no, then the disparate segments of the Republican Party will have partook in it’s very destruction.

As Ronald Reagan said, “The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.” Let’s find the middle ground. Let’s find that beautiful medium where the government protects but does not dictate our lives. That is America.

Aaron Elkin is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at ase42@cornell.edu. Guest Room appears periodically this semester.

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OPINION

Silence on the Occupation F

or a long time I did my best to avoid conversations about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Partisan politics, as they presented themselves to a Northeastern child of privilege, told me where to stand on the environment, on gay rights, on abortion and on everything else uncontroversial within my liberal household. When it came to the Israel-Palestine conflict, however, the best I could hope to hear from my parents or from my teachers was, “It’s complicated.”

Which it is. It’s complicated, and my parents and teachers were right to treat it as such. Unfortunately, however, the conversation generally stopped there. When it comes to this particular issue, “It’s complicated” is

it a day. You never know who you might offend if you actually take a stand.

This double standard manifests itself not only in the writing of The Sun, but also within the social justice community. Close friends of mine, friends who would be among the first to raise their voices against occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing in any other context, remain silent on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

So why is this issue in particular so prohibitively complicated? To start with, Israel was founded on the heels of the Holocaust, the genocide which looms so large in the American collective memory. Whenever we view a conflict involving the Jewish people, we understandably view it in the context of the Jewish people’s centuries-long history of oppression.

Thus, when the Jewish state of Israel claims self-defense, we are inclined to believe What Even Is All This? them. More than this; we are afraid not to believe them, for fear of being labeled an antiSemite, either by others or, perhaps more importantly, by our own historical conscience. If any evidence arises to contradict the Israeli claim to self-defense, a claim which historically makes so much sense to us, we experience a harsh cognitive dissonance, and shy away from such evidence with a well-respected excuse for uncertainty: It’s complicated.

I suggest that such an evasion has little to do with the complexity of the issue, and much more to do with our own discomfort with the position we might take, should we be forced to take a position. The truth of what’s been happening on that patch of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River for the last six and a half decades is so painful, so damning of human nature, that we would rather not look. We would rather not acknowledge a world in which the same people who were the victims of ethnic cleansing in World War II, only a few years later, could plan out and execute a policy of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians.

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taken to be a satisfactory answer.

We heard the same self-satisfaction in The Sun’s editorial last week. Rather than take a position on the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, The Sun opted to focus on the inappropriately passionate tenor of the proPalestine protesters and pro-Israel counter-protesters on Ho Plaza last week. The event was evidently so “sloppy, cacophonous and overwhelmingly frustrating” that The Sun’s writers, who characterize themselves as “observers who see this conflict in shades of gray, and not black and white,” were too overwhelmed to have an opinion on the actual massacres we were protesting.

This editorial, like every conversation-ending utterance of “It’s complicated,” is an absolutely inexcusable act of cowardice. When it comes to such issues as presidential elections, affirmative action or the rights of undocumented immigrants, The Sun has no qualms about coming out with a firm and declarative position. But IsraelPalestine? Safest to criticize the tone of the debate and call

When I say ethnic cleansing, I am referring to the forcible displacement of 85 percent of the Palestinian population in the late 1940s, the demolition of Palestinian homes continuing into the present day, the aerial spraying of poisons on Bedouin crops and, of course, the massive shelling of Palestinian civilians and infrastructure we witnessed earlier this month in Gaza.

Any voice which attempts to hold Israel accountable for these crimes against the Palestinian people is silenced by the historical elephant in the room: The Holocaust.

On this point, I defer to the words of filmmaker Ronen Berelovich: “The sad fact is that those six million Jews that died because of a fascist, racist ideology are cynically being used today to justify and support another fascist, racist ideology. As most of my family, on both sides, were amongst the victims of the Holocaust, I withdraw my permission from Israeli government and Zionists worldwide to use their death in such a hideous way.”

As Jonathan Abraham ’13 noted in his recent Letter to the Editor, on any given day, the U.S. government sends Israel $8.76 million worth of military hardware. This means that for Americans, silence is not an acceptable position. “It’s complicated” is not an acceptable position.

“Both the pro-Palestine and the pro-Israel protesters are too loud and passionate for me to decide” is not an acceptable position.

You need to decide whether 160 Palestinians dead and six Israelis dead looks like Israeli self-defense to you. You need to decide whether an occupying force which has been implementing a systematic program of ethnic cleansing for decades has any foundation at all on which to claim self-defense. You need to decide whether you stand with the occupier or with the occupied.

These are uncomfortable questions. They are especially uncomfortable when asked about Jews by non-Jews.

But you’re buying Israel’s bombs. You need to figure out whether or not you’re okay with that. If you’re not, you need to speak up, because your silence is being taken as consent.

Tom Moore is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. He may be reached at tmoore@cornellsun.com. What Even Is All This? appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

A Hopefully Useful Guide S

o. Sleeping in class.

Most of us do it. Some of us don’t.

No matter how awesome the professor or engaging the class material, sometimes the combination of sleep deprivation and sitting still for 50 plus minutes makes it basically impossible to not catch a brief catnap — intentionally or unintentionally.

For those of you who have yet to figure out all the nuances of sleeping in class, here is a hopefully useful, but by no means comprehensive, collection of techniques available to you in a standard lecture hall.

THE SLOUCH Probably the most popular method among people for whom falling asleep in class is a cognizant decision. Slide as far down in your chair as you can while still maintaining a stable seat. Allow your head to drop to either side and rest on your own shoulder. Easiest to execute in deep chairs. Also the only technique — aside from The Sprawl, described below — that allows you to fall completely asleep (which can be a pro or a con, depending on your attitude toward falling asleep in class in general).

Pros: The Slouch is probably the most comfortable of all your options.

It’s versatile as well — no arm rest or desk required. It has the added bonus of

medium amounts of neck support, so you are less likely to wake up with a very stiff neck.

Cons: Glaringly obvious that you’re asleep in class. Best exercised in large lecture halls where the professor won’t notice/care that you’ve passed out. Also, it can lead to a sore tailbone if done in a hard chair.

THE DIP Generally practiced if one falls asleep unintentionally. Simply allow your head to drop forward. Pass out. Best for short naps.

Pros: Simple to execute, and versatile. From the front of a lecture hall, it seems semi-plausible that you were merely staring at your notes for a long time before looking back up.

Cons: Two words: stiff neck. Unless your nap is less than a minute long, The Dip can result in some serious neck pain. Also, it’s incredibly embarrassing if you happen to drool in your sleep.

THE SPRAWL For the shameless. Rest your head on the nearest horizontal surface, perhaps with your folded arms beneath for cushioning. Sleep. Requires a medium-size horizontal surface that will accommodate at least your head. Possible — in fact, quite easy — to fall completely asleep.

Pros: The Sprawl provides about as much neck support as you’re going to

get, if you want to fall asleep in some sort of semi-vertical position.

Cons: If anything, more obnoxious than The Slouch. It’s not going to endear you to any professors, as Professor Maas is now retired. Also, your arm is probably going to fall asleep if you go for the folded-arms approach.

Rather than simply resting your head in your hand, look down and lean your head forward slightly, using your hand to support your head from the forehead.

This is hard to distinguish from someone just looking at their notes for an extended period of time, as long as you’re not sitting in the front row.

Cons: Requires an armrest. Can

Deborah Liu First World Problem THE PERCH One of your more subtle options, if you’re the sort that cares if your professor notices that you’ve fallen asleep.

Requires a chair with an armrest or a high desk. Lean your elbow on the armrest, and support your head in your hand. Catnap at will. It’s hard to fall properly asleep unless you get the balance just right. Neck support is minimal, but certainly preferable to what’s provided by The Dip. Pros: If you tilt your head down slightly, you gain a lot of subtlety — though, if you care about that sort of thing I recommend The Thinker.

result in a sore wrist if practiced for extended periods of time.

If none of these are doing it for you, then you can always go with my personal favorite — just stay in bed. Pros include a lower likelihood of strained joints and the possibility of getting some real sleep. Cons include sleeping through your very, very expensive college education.

Deborah Liu is a senior in the College of Engineering. She may be reached at deborahliu@cornellsun.com. First World Problem appears alternate Tuesdays this semester.

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Eight 2012 Books You Shouldn’t Miss NW

by Zadie Smith

This Is How You Lose Her

by Junot Diaz

You know the literary world is having a banner year when a Zadie Smith novel flies under the radar. Smith's fourth novel details a Northwest corner of London through the eyes of four of its frustrated residents. A beautiful and often Joycean testament to the power of the English novel, NW is less about character and more about the way individuals fit into society. Witty and piercing, Smith approaches urban London life with compassion and extraordinary artistry. Plot might be secondary in this novel, but Smith's command of the English language, not to mention her understanding of the human condition, make for a gorgeous portrait of a struggling society.

Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story

by D.T. Max

Written by D.T. Max, Every Love Story Is a Ghost Story is an illuminating biography about the short and troubled life of brilliant writer David Foster Wallace. Max narrates Wallace’s accomplishments and sufferings warmly, the same way an old college friend reminisces about a treasured companion in a lengthy letter. Wallace struggled throughout his life with his own literary genius, several painstakingly unforgettable love affairs as well as severe drug and alcohol abuse. From Amherst to mental institutions, Bostonian halfway houses to Harvard, Wallace’s life was nothing short of tumultuous. Much like Wallace’s unfinished manuscript The Pale King, Wallace’s own life remains an unfinished masterpiece.

The Casual Vacancy

by J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling deviates from all that is magical in her debut adult novel, The Casual Vacancy. Stated as a novel she “had to write,” Rowling takes us into the lives of several dysfunctional families following the inopportune death of a head council-member. The juicy promise of “adult situations” here actually refers to loveless sex and severely flawed characters which serve to fuel the grimness of the novel. At times, The Casual Vacancy leaves the reader craving the flight and fancy of the Harry Potter series in order to escape Vacancy’s bleak realism, but Rowling gives fair warning that this is not an escapist story, but rather the opposite — a realist’s look into the dark side of small town life.

Winter Journal

by Paul Auster Paul Auster gets sentimental in Winter Journal — it is a journal, after all.

Inspired by the death of his mother and his own entry into the “winter” eve of life, Paul reflects on vignettes, memories, addresses, meals, people and his mother — all sketched out in masterful prose and communicated in the second-person. It’s a lot of memories, a lot of pretty sentences and a lot of you’s. It will please fans of Auster eager to simply see him flex his literary craft once more as well as those who identify with sentimental aging (who are most of us, eventually).

The Receptionist

by Janet Groth

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes What makes a great life? Tony Webster isn’t sure, as his best friends attain various degrees of excellence after leaving public school. Like most lives, Webster’s is plagued by compromise and littleness. Yet, he chooses to plough on, even if he isn’t always sure why. His candour is disarming, “If I can’t be sure of the actual events anymore, I can at least be true to the impressions those facts left. That’s the best I can manage.”

Julian Barnes, a highly deserving regular on the Booker Prize shortlist, meditates on memory and mortality in this devastating novel about being average. Fans of past Booker Prize winners Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) and Alan Hollinghurst (The Line of Beauty), take note.

The second collection of short stories by Junot Díaz M.F.A. ’95 is an exhaustive catalogue of dysfunctional relationships. Every story in this collection is about love gone wrong or love going wrong. It is just one telling of the contemporary immigration story; these snapshots are English and Spanish, American and Dominican, and as much about familial relationships as romantic ones.They are not stories of cultural or socioeconomic or political entrapment, but stories about the failings and fear that can trap anyone. This Is How You Lose Her makes a tentative offer to every reader with its aggressively poetic, secondperson narrative, helping us see the error of our collective ways.

The latest New Yorker memoir has been accused of many crimes.

But Janet Groth is really only guilty of being star struck — and which aspiring writer, moving in a firmament of creative luminaries, wouldn’t be? Armed with an English degree, Groth moved to New York City to seek fame and fortune as a writer in 1958. Instead, she became The New Yorker’s 18th floor receptionist, guardian of a cast of characters that could have come straight out of Mad Men. Groth’s temporary job would last for a puzzling 21 years. In that time, she earned a Ph.D., taught college classes and fell in and out of love. If you’ve ever tried finding yourself, or been curious about the legendary magazine, this delectable moveable feast is for you.

The Art of Fielding

by Chad Harbach Set in a small Midwestern Westish College, Chad Harbach’s first novel combines collegiate stress, emotional disorientation, complicated relationships and baseball for a unique, realistic universe. The little known D3 liberal arts school brings together a perplexed star shortstop, a physically depleted captain, a gay outfielder, a revitalized college president and his depressed, divorced 23-year-old daughter for a championship season unlike any other.

Sad, rich and hazy, the story is fresh in its unique way of handling subjects like sports that could very easily be cliche. Best of all, this excitingly brilliant novel creates a world that pushes the boundary on how emotions, relationships and characters are written and proves that Chad Harbach is a writer with a long future for us to look forward to.

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BY PAUL BLANK Sun Staff Writer

It is nearly impossible to trace back the beginnings of most genres of music to a single person, but for hip-hop doing so is not only simple but conventional wisdom. In the ’70s, early hip-hop can be traced back to a man from South Bronx who calls himself Afrika Bambaataa, after a rebellious South African Zulu chief. For the next three years, that same Afrika Bambaataa will be a visiting scholar at Cornell University. On Tuesday, he will deliver a lecture, “The Roots of Hip-Hop,” at 5 p.m. in G10 Biotechnology as well as perform with D.J. Rich Medina at 8 p.m. at The Haunt. The Sun spoke with Prof. Bambaataa about what he plans to teach, government censorship and the mixtape’s effect on hip-hop culture.

The Sun Talks With Prof. Afrika Bambaataa

THE SUN: You were just recently appointed as a visiting scholar to the university. How did that come about?

AFRIKA BAMBAATAA: That came from the great work of [librarians] Katherine [Reagan] and Ben Ortiz at Cornell University and [photographer] Joe Corzo and [author] Johan [Kugelberg] who’s also helped to make this happen.

SUN: When you come here you’re going to be doing some lectures. What topics do you want to have classes about?

A.B.: Basically, we’re supposed to be dealing with hiphop culture, but it could go anywhere. Like what I do at other colleges where sometimes it even gets away from hiphop and builds to this world. Depends on the students and where they want to take it. I’m not gonna just come and talk and hope the students write down what [I] say and there’s no correspondence. We will learn from each other. Each one teach one.

SUN: Were you surprised at all that Cornell University, some school in upstate New York, has such an extensive archive of hip-hop culture?

A.B.: I wasn’t surprised. I was glad there was some place in New York State that decided to take these archives of hiphop. It’s a shame on New York City, the home of hip-hop, that [have] not one place yet to give respect to what brings a lot of money to their city.

SUN: Speaking of New York City, you just put in a bid for

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a museum of hip-hop in the Bronx. If that becomes a reality, what hip-hop artifacts would you want to put in there first?

A.B.: All the facts that they might have kept over the years, whether it be turntables or mixes or sound equipment, everything we were using. Recordings, movies.

SUN: How would you say that hip-hop has evolved in the 35-plus years since it started in the South Bronx?

A.B.: Well, it has evolved in that it has become all over the Earth and many respected countries. Cities and towns are using the languages that they speak to record or rap, as well as, of course, movement[s] within their [countries]; some politics, some dealing with just peace, unity, love and

having fun, some dealing with the negative, and others dealing with the positive. [The people of these countries] have grabbed upon every different aspect of life on the Earth, but, through the rhythm of hip-hop, have brought more people together than many of the politicians on the planet of Earth.

SUN: Do you still keep in contact with members of the Soulsonic Force, the Jazzy 5 or the people in the original Zulu Nation?

A.B.: Yes, all the time. That’s why we have the Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture. That’s where all the new alums can meet each other. I still do shows with the Soulsonic Force here and there. Sometimes, they go out on their own and other times we meet up. Most people take us all together and put it on YouTube anyways, so there are YouTube videos where you see us all together in different places.

SUN: What current hip-hop artists would you say are representing hip-hop in the mentality that you started?

A.B.: I would definitely give it to the Grace Jones of hiphop, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, who keeps it real with a lot of his things, and Outkast, who’s very progressive-minded. Cee-Lo, who’s singing and chilling with the talents that he got. I give it to those who are not scared to be progressive-minded and do things that they always wanted to do.

They never tell a rockstar, “You can’t sing those soul songs.”

[They] never told somebody else if they were playing country western or something, “You can’t go and add some R&B to your country western.” It’s the same with hip-hop artists.

They should do whatever style of music that they want to incorporate into their sound.

SUN: What’s your opinion on mixtape culture? The idea that artists can make an album, release it and be famous without ever releasing anything commercially?

A.B.: I love that. I advise all those who want to [use the Internet] to hurry up and use the Internet, ’cause you’ve definitely got secret type of people who are studying how to take control of the Internet to take it back. And they definitely, in certain countries, are stopping YouTube and anything that tries to wake up people or give them a message.

Paul Blank is a junior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He can be reached at pblank@cornellsun.com.

Elevator Talk

p.m. on a Friday finds me crammed in an elevator with two bickering engineers, my back against two tapedtogether stools splattered in oil paint, a heap of colorful wires at my feet. Two wires, red and yellow with small metal light sensors at the ends, run in diagonals across a square cork board smeared with dried paint drippings and hastily carved initials. The board is taped to the stools, themselves supporting a 15-inch Macbook Pro on its last legs of battery life. Its monitor is cluttered with code and two tiny circles that shudder and shrink as we re-tape the motion sensors for the fifth time. Across the elevator, two red lasers the size of pencil erasers are hot glued to a Reese’s cereal box spray painted metallic silver. You can still see hints of orange poking through. From time to time, the black electric tape holding the box on the right of the elevator door curls up, and the whole contraption — a mess of wires and half-dead batteries — goes tumbling to the floor. A small child darts in and out of the elevator at semi-regular intervals, nearly knocking the lasers down and sending us all into a fresh panic while one of the bickering engineers, running on three hours of sleep and some cheese and crackers, codes frantically, the click of her keyboard a steady backdrop to the occasional expletive.

The elevator shoots up, and the door opens with a crisp ding and a gasp.

“My goodness,” a short Asian man in designer clothes says, hand on his heart as he enters the elevator. “For a second there, I thought you guys were making a bomb or something.”

Actually, we are trying to make art. The occasion is Make Week, an interdisciplinary, hackathon-styled art-making event that brought together students across Cornell's colleges. For a full week, artists, engineers and creatives of all sorts gathered in Olive Tjaden Gallery and made things — or, in

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our case, tried to make things. Each day, participants held demonstrations and taught others how to write computer code for interactive art pieces or use a 3D printer.

This was the first time Make Week, led

by Allie Riggs ’13 and Jason Wright ’12, M. Eng. ’13, was held at Cornell. Like all firsttime events, it had its setbacks (difficulty attracting funding and falling during a busy time of year). However, it was incredibly successful in its primary goal: bringing together innovators and creators across departments and colleges to make things.

Although I’ve been enrolled in College of Art, Architecture and Planning for almost three years now, Make Week was my first artistic collaboration. I worked with two friends from engineering — a computer programmer and an electrical engineer — whose own artistic work spans photography, film, interactive media and light sculptures. They showed up to Make Week not because they lacked artistic skills of their own, but because they rarely have opportunities to work on artistic projects or show artistic work.

“You guys (art students) get to make stuff all the time,” one of my friends told me, explaining the high turnout of engineers for

Emily Greenberg Greener on the Other Side Make Week. “I don’t.”

My own participation arose from completely different motives. Although I often work in digital media, many of my projects have failed because I lack the technical knowledge to make them work. On the other end of the spectrum, one of my engineering friends

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told me she would rather figure out the technical requirements for making a project work than the initial idea or content. Thus a perfect collaboration was born.

We knew we wanted to do something interactive, possibly with motion sensors, and after a few conversations, I suggested an idea that we both latched onto: a site-specific sound installation in an elevator.

The audio would reference elevator scene dialogues from movies and TV shows. Each time a person entered the elevator, the sensor would trigger a voice from one of these clips so the number of voices always matched the number of people in the elevator. The random pairings of dialogues triggered by the sensors would create a unique dialogue every time. As a confined space and a space of transition, the elevator seemed perfect for our installation. Elevators force strangers to share small spaces; as a result, they are unparalleled in generating tension and conflict in film — those dialogues we so desired.

I worked on the sound editing, one friend programmed the sensors and another wired the whole thing together.

Once in the elevator, we set up a pair of lasers on the right set of the door, a pair of light sensors on the left. As people entered or exited the elevator, they would break the path of the lasers to the sensors. The sensors would then send this information to a microcontroller, which could count the number of people and trigger audio clips based on this number.

Unfortunately, the project didn’t work.

The sensors only responded if they were lined up just right with the lasers, which kept shifting when the elevator moved and were too diluted by the light already in the elevator. And yet, maybe it worked better than I could have ever imagined: There we were, three people who would never otherwise work together, crammed into a tiny space cursing, yes, but also creating and generating that unique dialogue.

Emily Greenberg is a senior in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences & Art, Architecture and Planning.

She can be contacted at egreenberg@cornellsun.com. Greener on the Other Side appears alternate Tuesdays.

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Giants May Be on Cusp Of Another Late Run

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — With a crushing win over the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants believe this could be the start of another late-season title run.

While no one was ready to predict a third trip to the Super Bowl since the 2007 season, the Giants (7-4) easily played their best game in a month in the 38-10 rout Sunday night that gave them a two-game lead in the NFC East.

“This is when you need to be playing your best ball heading into the cold weather and the playoff atmospheres that we’re about to embark on,” defensive captain Justin Tuck said Monday. “This is when you want to be playing your best, so that’s very important. A lot of times we see teams start hot and end on a cold note. We’ve been more of the variety of start hot, get cold and then heat up again. So hopefully we can end this season playing our best ball and heading into the playoffs playing our best ball. That’s where you want to be.”

The Giants certainly looked a lot like the team that steamrolled opponents in their final six games last season, capturing a second title in five seasons.

However, this also has been an inconsistent team over the past two seasons.

The goal now is stay on a roll, especially with the young and talented Redskins on tap in Washington next Monday night.

A Giants’ win almost eliminates Washington (5-6) from the division race. A Redskins’ win puts the division up for grabs with a month to go in the regular season.

“It’s a five-game schedule,” fullback Henry Hynoski said. “We have to keep staying consistent. We can’t get complacent and say we just beat up on the Packers so we can beat up on anybody. Every week is big-boy football. We just have to come out and buckle our chinstraps and prepare every week like we did last week. We have to carry that here on out.”

The Giants had all three phases working against the Packers. The slumping offense converted three of four red zone opportunities in the team’s second-largest win of the season. The defense sacked Aaron Rodgers five times and forced two turnovers that led to 10 points against one of the league’s top offenses. Special teams didn’t let Randall Cobb break any big returns.

One thing that has changed since the Giants went into the bye week following losses to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati was the way the players reviewed games. Normally, coaches watch the film and go over any errors. Cornerback Prince Amukamara said the players now hold a players-only meeting every Monday to go over the previous game, with the offense, defense and special teams each taking an hour or so to discuss the game.

Amukamara called it a debriefing akin to what many armed forces do following a mission. He said the players go over their actions on each play and get good feedback from other players.

Amukamara said the players did it last year, and started doing it again after the Cincinnati game.

“What’s great about it is that everyone has a voice, from the scout team to a Pro Bowl guy, so anyone can talk,” Amukamara said, noting the normal meeting with the coach will take place in addition to the debriefing.

Safety Antrel Rolle said beating the Packers the way the Giants did was an awesome feeling. In typical coach-speak, he added to remain consistent the team has to limit its focus to one team each week and not look at the big picture that also included games against New Orleans, Atlanta, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

However, he said Sunday’s game was reminiscent of the way the Giants finished last season.

“Honestly, it felt good to go out there and get a win and get that nasty taste out of our mouths,” Rolle said. “Just being on the same page with the guys and going around and flying around and having fun while doing that (was good). I think we had a lot of fun in that game yesterday and we beat a very, very good opponent.”

Coach Tom Coughlin said if the team practices the way it did last week, the wins will follow.

“It started out a six-game schedule, now it’s five,” Coughlin said.

“Every game is critical, every game is important. This week, when we get started, our preparation will be for a divisional game, a Monday night game. Every game is of the utmost importance. I think the players will respond.”

Tuck agrees.

“We don’t get down on ourselves just because of a few bad games, and we’ve had our share of bad games this year,” he said.

“We all know what we are capable of once we tie it all together. Last night was a showcase of that.”

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for the entire freshman class to compete at this level, and according to senior co-captain Libby O’Brien, this meet is going to be an important test of fitness.

“I think it’s mainly a test of fitness,” she said. “It’s a huge process and this is going to be a great stepping stone to measure where we are. I think for the freshmen it’ll be a test for what events they’ll end up doing.”

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For senior Bruno Hortelano, the Cornell Relays are going to be a chance for the Red to showcase all of the hard work that they’ve put in during the entire preseason.

“It’s the season opener,” he said. “It’s a meet in which all the work that we’ve put in, during the summer, the preseason, can finally be shown.”

Juan Carlos Toledo can be reached at jtoledo@cornellsun.com.

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back, but it was too little too late, as Peck and Cressler knocked down six straight free throws to put the game outscored Longwood’s bench, 46-12, away at the end. The Lancers were which provided a huge boost for the led by the trio of guards Nik Brown Red. Head coach Bill Courtney con- and Tristan Carey, who each recordtinues to play a 9-man rotation, as ed 19 points, and forward Michael nine players all received more than Kessens, who led the game with 20 11 minpoints and 14 utes of Cornell was able to overcome rebounds. playing After the time. long road trip, its inability to hold onto After Cornell’s next turning the ball with a standout game will be at the ball shooting display. home against over just last year’s seven America East times against Presbyterian, the Red regular season champion Stony experienced another inconsistent Brook (4-1) on Wednesday at 7 p.m. night, as the team had 20 turnovers The Seawolves lost three of their top against Longwood. Cornell was able four scorers from their championship to overcome its inability to hold onto team last year, but Stony Brook is still the ball with an standout shooting expected to finish second in the condisplay — 7-18 from three and 53 ference, according to preseason polls. percent from the field.

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Laird Aims High for Senior Season

By KATIE SCHUBAUER Sun Staff Writer

Senior co-captain of the women’s squash team, Jaime Laird is ready to face her final year of college squash with determination and tenacity.

“I don’t want to jinx myself,” Laird said. “But I have very high hopes for the season. Cornell has been knocking on the doors of those teams sitting in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th positions and this year we’re looking to move out of the school’s best position of No. 6. Personally, I would like to maintain my spot on the high court (the top three spots).”

Laird was raised in Calgary and attended Western Canada High School. There, she played several sports such as badminton, diving, track and most notably soccer, serving as captain and leading the team to three consecutive city championship titles. However, it soon became apparent that squash was Laird’s true forte.

Laird began playing squash at her local sports club at age 11 and since then has earned six Alberta Provincial Championship titles. She joined Team Canada in 2006 and helped lead the team to a silver medal in 2007. At Cornell, her contributions have been equally as spectacular.

Laird currently plays in the No. 2 spot on Cornell’s roster, behind junior teammate Jesse Pacheco. Last year, Laird finished her junior season with second-team All-American and first-team All-Ivy titles, boasting a CSA (College Squash Association) ranking of No. 20. This is up two spots from her No. 22 ranking her sophomore year.

“She came into college with a lot of experience and competitiveness, but she has since developed a much more creative side and has learned to do more creative shots,” said head coach Julee Devoy. “Over the past four years, she has improved steadily and her game at the moment is the strongest it has ever been.”

Laird also serves as one of the team’s captains for the second year in a row. Alongside senior teammate Maggie Remsen, Laird notes that her role as captain has been to

inspire the team with positive reinforcement and to lead by example. Devoy has highlighted Laird’s quality as a role model for the team.

“We really just do our best to keep the team pumped up with a positive attitude,” Laird said on the role she and Remsen play as captains. “The pre-season can feel like a grind since it drags on for a while, but with the season in full swing now we can see the training paying off and the team attitude at a high. We’re ready to take down some of the big names.”

Laird not only shows dominance and passion on the court, but she is also an extremely dedicated student. She majors in environmental engineering and despite her busy squash schedule, Laird finds time to study and maintain her academic prowess at Cornell.

“Having a sport or any extra-curricular just forces you to balance your time more effectively,” Laird said. “I wasn’t always good at it, but now that I’m senior I’ve figured out how to get work done between the end of class and the start of practice each day.”

Teammates and coaches alike have commented on Laird’s attitude as one of humbleness and positivity. She is undoubtedly one of Cornell’s most competitive players, but Laird is not one to brag. Throughout her Cornell career, her exemplary on-court manners and her unwavering modesty have brought her several sportsmanship awards.

“As one of the top players in college squash, you’d expect her to be cocky and overconfident, but Jaime always plays with modesty,” Pacheco said. “Even when she is losing, she’ll come off court only to focus on a new game plan to win the next game and seal the match. It’s so refreshing and that’s what I admire most about her.”

“Any time she is on court, her sportsmanship is immaculate,” Devoy said. “She knows how to lose gracefully and has total respect for her opponents. I have nothing but admiration for her.”

Laird is off to a good start this season, with one 3-0 win in her match against Williams and a close loss in the match

Squash star | Senior co-captain Jaime Laird earned first-team All-Ivy and second-team All-American titles last year.

against Stanford. She is looking to receive yet another AllIvy and All-American title. Regardless of the team’s record this season, which Laird feels will be stronger than ever, the Canadian superstar declared squash an extremely positive experience and commented on what it has given her over the course of her college career.

“After taking a year off post high school graduation I was faced with the choice of staying in Canada and pursuing academics alone, or taking a spot on Cornell's squash team, and I could not be happier with the decision I made.

Squash has brought me so much pride here at Cornell and has made me really feel connected to the school, not to mention all the friends I have made in teammates both past and present.”

Katie Schubauer can be reached at kshubauer@cornellsun.com.

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that day and that’s really how you have to approach it,” she

said.

After the win on Tuesday the team was able to break for Thanksgiving before heading back into action against the

Wildcats.

While the Red played stellar defense all game long, its poor shooting effort prevented the team from picking up a win in

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New Hampshire. The squad shot 33.3% from the floor and 55.6% from the free throw line.

Smith was most concerned with the team’s inability to hit free throws and do what she calls, ‘the easy things.’

“I don’t know [why we shot so poorly],” she said. “If I had known, we would have made a change.”

“[We need to] be crisp and continue where we left off using our defense to create transitions,” Smith said, Following the game against the Terriers, the squad returns home to face the Morgan State Bears (3-3) and complete the first part of its season before the break for study week and finals.

The Bears run the court well

“Transition was key and that was fueled by our rebounding.”

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Junior forward Jessica Campbell and freshman forward Taylor Woods skate towards the St. Lawrence net in a game on Oct. 23 at Lynah Rink. The Red defeated its opponent, 5-1.

Nonetheless, Smith thought that her team executed well and had a good second half.

“We made good decisions and took good shots,” she said.

The Red will face the Saint Francis Terries (2-1) in Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday. The Terries are still adjusting to a new coach in Jon Thurston who has taken over for Brenda Milano this season.

The Terriers play a number of different defenses that Smith says the Red will need to adjust to.

and put a lot of pressure on their opponents on the offensive and defensive ends. They are lead by senior guard Bianca Jarrett who has scored a game-high in all but one of the teams games during the beginning of the season.

Smith and the Red see the game against the Bears as a chance to find out where they are now and where they need to be when they resume play after a two and a half week break.

Sklyer Dale can be reached at sdale@cornellsun.com.

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Red Comes Back toWin Some

By ALBERT LIAO Sun Staff Writer

After beginning the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament with a blowout loss against Wisconsin, the Red (2-4) looked to rebound in its next game against Arizona State (4-0). Cornell took a 25-22 lead into halftime due to a strong defensive effort, but Arizona State eventually took the lead and held on for a 64-53 victory.

One of the biggest concerns for the Red was the team’s inability to hold onto the ball, as Cornell turned the ball over 23 times — led by sophomore guard Galal Cancer’s seven turnovers. Inconsistent play led to 18 points off turnovers for Arizona State.

The Red’s forwards gave a dynamic performance to help the Red stay in the game. Sophomore forward Shonn Miller had his best game of the season, as he scored a teamhigh 13 points on 4-6 shooting and also led the team with 12 rebounds to help the Red control the glass, where it held a 40-36 advantage in that area. Senior forward Josh Figini started the game and was the second leading scorer as he recorded 12 points, including two threes.

Freshman guard Nolan Cressler continued his solid play off the bench — hitting two more threes for six points, while recording six rebounds and an assist. Senior guard Johnny Gray struggled again — missing both his field goal attempts and played just 11 minutes.

Arizona State guard Jahii Carson led the Sun Devils with 21 points and 4 assists. Carson was a freshman last year, but was eligible to play due to NCAA sanctions.

The 5-10 guard was a highly ranked recruit coming out of high school who received offers from many schools including Arizona, Memphis, Marquette, and UCLA.

The Red faced Presbyterian (0-6) in the next game and broke its 4-game losing skid, crushing the Blue Hose 89-55. The Red got out to a quick start on a three-pointer from Gray and never relinquished the lead to the Blue Hose.

After turning the ball over 23 times against the Sun Devils, the Red turned it over just seven times against Presbyterian. Cornell was also on fire throughout the game, as the Red finished 57 percent from the field and knocked down 11 three-pointers.

The Cornell guards led the way, as Gray had his best game of the season as his shots finally started falling into place, scoring 16 points with 3 three-pointers and grabbing four rebounds. Cressler earned his first start of his rookie career and recorded 14 points — hitting 3-6 from three — and 5 rebounds. Sophomore guard Devin Cherry — who now leads the team in scoring at 10.2 per game — was flawless from the field as he dropped 13 points on 5-5 from the field, including 3-3 from downtown, to provide a spark off the bench.

In its last game of the Las Vegas Invitational, Cornell continued its winning streak by beating Longwood (1-5), 84-78, in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational lower bracket. The Red again started well, as it went on a 25-5 run after going down 8-5 early to take a commanding 17-point lead that the team never gave up.

Senior forward Eitan Chemerinski starred in this game off the bench, as he had a team-high 19 points and 6 rebounds and a block. Also off the bench, senior forward Errick Peck recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Overall, Cornell’s bench See M. BBALL page 14

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Fresh on the court | Freshman guard Noal Cressler had a solid performance against Arizona State, hitting two more threes for six points, as well as recording six rebounds and an assist.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

TRACK AND FIELD

Indoor Campaign Begins Flynn Finds Success on Tues.

At Cornell This Weekend

By SKYLER DALE

Sun Staff Writer

By JUAN CARLOS TOLEDO Sun Staff Writer

After a summer and semester of training, the men’s and women’s track and field teams are poised to begin this indoor campaign with the Cornell Relays being hosted in Barton Hall this upcoming Saturday, Dec. 1st.

The Red is coming off of a season that saw numerous strong senior athletes gradu-

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Ready, set, jump | Junior pole vault and long jumper Peter Roach prepares for the indoor track and field season.

ate, and is looking to build off of its success.

Women’s head coach Rich Bowman is excited to see the freshmen compete for the first time.

“The meet’s a chance for those kids who’ve been training all fall to compete and wear the uniform for the first time,” he said.

“It gives us a chance to establish where we are. This is the start for us.”

Men’s head coach Nathan Taylor is very excited about the chance to see how competitive his team will be this season.

“We have a lot of guys who have been training for a long long time,” he said. “I know they’re going to be pretty excited, and really be ready to get out there. I want to see people be competitive. It’ll be exciting to see everyone get out there.”

Beyond tangible results, senior co-captain Ailish Hanly is really looking for her team to demonstrate how much effort they put into competing this Saturday.

“I want to just see people continue to put themselves out there,” she said. “I’m looking for everyone to finish the meet and say that they did everything that they could do.”

According to Bowman, this meet’s field will consist of around twenty teams. For freshman decathlete Ryan Hynes, it is exciting to have the chance to finally get to run at this level.

“Really just the experience of running at the collegiate level,” he said. “Both of my brothers ran at the collegiate level, so I really just want to get that experience of running for Cornell.”

This meet is going to be the first chance See TRACK page 14

The women’s basketball team (3-3) split its last two games defeating the Manhattan Jaspers (1-3) 70-60 on Tuesday but falling to the New Hampshire Wildcats (3-1) 59-56 on Sunday.

The Red shot nearly 47% against the Lady Jaspers, in a breakout game for senior guard Taylor Flynn who scored a career-high 26 points and went 5-for-7 from 3-point range.

“She had the hot hand and it was obviously a great game for her,” said head coach Dayna Smith.

In addition to shooting well from the floor the Red managed to knock down 84% of its free throws including each of its last six to put the game away when the Lady Jaspers threatened.

Junior guard Allyson DiMagno

recorded her third double-double of the season, grabbing 19 rebounds in a game in which the Red dominated the boards 44-24.

Smith was impressed by DiMagno’s game and the team’s ability to turn defense into offense.

“Transition was the key and that was fueled by our rebounding,” she said.

The game marked Smith’s 100th win as the head coach of the women’s basketball program at Cornell. Her career has included both a dismal three-win season in 2004-05 and the Red’s only Ivy League championship in 2007-08.

Despite her accomplishment, however, Smith remains focused on the task at hand. “[I was] just glad to get that win on See W. BBALL page 15

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Double trouble | Junior guard Allyson DiMagno earned her third double-double of the season on Friday, recording 19 reounds against the Manhattan Jaspers.