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String Theory, a student string ensemble, throws a Halloween concert in Anabel Taylor Hall’s One World Café Saturday night.

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Prof: program should be ranked among world’s best

By DAVID JANECZEK Sun Contributor

The new academic director of the School of Hotel Administration’s Center for Real Estate and Finance says he hopes to increase both the national and international reach of the center in the coming years.

Prof. Daniel Quan, real estate, was named director of the center at the beginning of the 2013-14 academic year. Quan, a former member of the Federal Reserve Board, said one of his goals is to improve the national ranking of Cornell’s real estate program. He said he is familiar with the factors that are used to produce rankings and is

Study: Facebook Predicts If Couples Will Break Up

By SLOANE GRINSPOON Sun Contributor

Thanks to research conducted by Cornell Prof. Jon Kleinberg, computer science, and Facebook employee Lars Backstrom ’04 Ph.D. ’09, an algorithm can now recognize with greater accuracy whether a couple is likely to split up.

Kleinberg and Backstrom began conducting research in June 2011, seeking a way to utilize people’s Facebook friend networks and determine how to “better prioritize what they’re seeing in their newsfeed,” Kleinberg said.

What started out as an attempt to improve the relevance of Facebook users’ news feeds developed into a study of how to identify strong relationships — specifically romantic partners.

“If I just gave you the connections among a person’s friends, could you recognize their spouse or romantic partner?” Kleinberg said.

To find an answer, Backstrom and Kleinberg studied a sample of about 1.3 million anonymous Facebook users. The group consisted of people between the ages of 20 and 50 who had between 50 and 2,000 friends on Facebook.

Each of the 1.3 million individuals studied had declared their relationship status on their Facebook profiles to be “in a relationship,” “married” or “engaged,” according to Kleinberg and Backstrom’s research paper.

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actively pursuing new evaluations of Cornell’s program.

“I’m fairly confident that if these ranking criteria are applied to our program, we would be placed as one of the top real estate programs in the country, if not the world,” he said.

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Cornell Police officers are interviewing a student matching the description of the man who allegedly raped a woman at a West Campus fraternity party early Friday.

“All of the people we have interviewed related to this case are students,” Dave Honan, deputy chief of the Cornell University Police Department, said Sunday. “The case is still an open investigation. No arrests or referrals have been made at ... [this] time.”

The alleged rape occurred at 118 McGraw Pl. — site of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, or Fiji — between 12:30 and 1:30 a.m. Friday, according to CUPD. The female victim told police that the perpetrator was a 6’0 white male with blonde hair who was wearing an Indiana Jones costume.

After the reported rape occurred, the perpetrator fled the fraternity house in a southerly direction toward University Avenue and West Avenue, according to CUPD. Police have determined that there is no active threat to the community. Still, the investigation is ongoing, Honan said, adding that CUPD cannot disclose further information about the case at this time.

Akane Otani can be reached at managing-editor@cornellsun.com.

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Becky Wong, the first Wong Chai Lok Calligraphy Fellow at Cornell, presents a special demonstration at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Saturday.

A 33-year-old man was arrested after he threatened officers with a butcher knife and barricaded his apartment on the 100 block of East State Street to resist arrest, Ithaca Police say.

When police officers arrived at the apartment at approximately 4:36 a.m. Saturday to respond to a reported domestic incident, they heard Ricardo Williams, 33, yelling from behind the closed door that he would stab anyone who entered the apartment, according to a press release from the Ithaca Police Department.

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Students attend information sessions, prepare their resumes

and iron their button-down shirts. But when they are finally seated at an interview table, some students say their palms sweat in response to recruiters’

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Pitching skills | Students speak with potential employers about career opportunities at the annual Career Fair in Barton Hall.

questions.

By familiarizing oneself with the types of questions interviewers will ask, students can maximize their chances of obtaining a dream internship, former interns and a Cornell Career Services administrator say.

There are broad subject areas that every employer looks to cover. These include knowledge of an industry, interest in the specific company and behavioral questions, according to Rebecca Sparrow, executive director of Cornell Career Services.

“They may ask, ‘Why are you applying to us instead of some of our competitors?’ You might think, ‘I can’t reveal where else I am applying,’ but they’re interested to know that you are applying to some of their competitors,” Sparrow said. “If you’re only applying to one employer, that’s going to make them question your interest in the field.”

The first round of questions are straightforward and include terms an applicant should know, but final round questions are more complicated, according to Anderson Sumarli ’14. Sumarli spent his last summer doing asset management for JPMorgan in Hong Kong and conducting equity research for a securities company in Indonesia. “‘Would you invest more

Ali Hamed ’14 Chases After Entrepreneurial Dreams

By JONATHAN KWEE Sun Contributor

Student-entrepreneur Ali Hamed ’14 spends most of his time managing the PopShop and fielding phone calls from the employees at the venture capital firm he founded.

Ask him how he became involved in entrepreneurship, though, and he responds, “It sort of began by accident.”

That accident was youreasynews.com, a student-operated website

Hamed created in 2010 to simplify complex news articles for readers.

“It sort of began by accident ... I didn’t really understand the business section of the newspaper, so I worked really hard to understand it, and I figured that other people did too. I would write five really short articles a day about what was happening in the world,” he said.

Despite gaining popularity among students, the website was ultimately shut down, according to

Hamed.

“We didn’t code the website correctly, [and because of these coding errors], sites like turnitin.com couldn’t track us,” he said. “Kids could cheat on their homework by copy and pasting our articles. We got a lot of popularity out of that.”

A l t h o u g h youreasynews.com failed, Hamed said he soon gained a passion for entrepreneurship — something that led him to co-found the PopShop, a student-run

towards the Twitter IPO or towards the Dell LBO?’ This question was announced to me the morning that Twitter actually announced their IPO,” he said. “It goes to show how on top of the markets you need to be.”

Equally important as technical questions are behavioral questions, according to Andrea Weidman ’15, who spent last summer interning with the Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

“If you want to get involved with investment banking or sales and trading, you’re going to spend a lot of hours with the people you’re working with, and personality is a huge part of that,” Weidman said. “You need to portray yourself as someone that they want to work with.”

Preparing for these behavioral and technical questions is just the first step. Another major part of the interview process is the networking that takes place before recruiters arrive to campus, according to Kartik Das ’14, who spent a summer doing investment banking in the Financial Institutions Group at UBS. “Once firms come to campus, 400 people will apply for four spots. How do you make sure you make that first round cut?”

Das said. “They should know your name before they come to

Creating ventures | Ali Hamed ’14

Chrysler to Schedule IPO, May Merge With Fiat Sergio Marchionne, the chief executive officer of Fiat and Chrysler, announced that Chrysler’s IPO would

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works in the PopShop in Collegetown.

space in Collegetown for Cornell entrepreneurs to meet and collaborate, in 2012. He also created CoVenture, a venture capital firm.

“I just kind of got

Sun Market Watch High Profile Stock Growth Cause of Concern, Analysts Say Despite low third-quarter earnings and slow economic growth, a number of high profile stocks are reaching new highs — concerning some analysts, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. Recent gains in tech stocks reminded analysts of the Internet-led bull market in 2000 that eventually led to an economic crash, The Journal reported.

the information session; they should know your name when they’re going through resumes.”

Weidman suggested that, in preparing for an interview, it is helpful to establish “a bucket of stories” of significant experiences to pull from.

“Don’t think, ‘For this question, I have this answer,’ but think ‘for this type of question, I have these stories that I can relate to and talk about,’” she said.

The first 30 seconds — the response to the “tell me about yourself” question — can make or break the interview, according to Das. “Most people make the mistake of taking their resume and going through line by line. Never do that,” he said. “Start off with who you are, where you’re from and why you’re interested, but you should always end with why you are sitting there interviewing for that firm and why you think you’d be great for the position.”

Students should be confident and proud of their accomplishments and demonstrate that in their responses, Sparrow said.

“One [question] that rattles students regularly is, ‘You only have a 3.7 GPA. Tell me why I should hire you anyway.’

Sometimes students get caught in

take place by the end of the year as a negotiating tactic for a deal to buy Fiat shares, The Economist reported Saturday. Marchionne had told investors that an IPO was not the best way to build a business a few weeks ago, The Economist reported.

Twitter IPO May Hurt Small Investors Twitter’s IPO, scheduled for Nov. 6, may harm early investors, analysts say. The hype and hoopla surrounding the stock might obscure financial fundamentals including growth potential and profitability, Forbes reported Sunday.

addicted to it,” Hamed said.

Hamed said that he is motivated by the desire to achieve his goals and reach his full potential.

“I think that it’s very interesting to set goals in your life and achieve them, and when you’re starting a company, you’re doing that every single week. It’s about constantly improving and creating something that’s bigger and bigger,” he said.

“Life gets really boring if you’re able to achieve your goals ... What drives me is that constant push towards taking full potential of what you can achieve.”

Hamed said that one of the perks of being an entrepreneur is meeting “amazing” and “passionate” people along the way.

“The people who we work with are constantly

talking about ideas, and it’s a really exciting dialogue to be a part of,” he said.

“You’re only as great as your network, and you never have to network if your friends are amazing people. I love bragging about my friends, and I think that I have the coolest friend base.”

Even then, the journey of entrepreneurship has not always been smooth sailing for Hamed, who says he has encountered numerous challenges along the way.

Some of the biggest challenges Hamed says he has faced as an entrepreneur includes trying to build a clientele for his company, building his first company only to see it fail, having to fire his employees and losing friends due to See HAMED page 4

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that trap and start explaining why their GPA isn’t any better than a 3.7,” she said. “What the employer really wants you to do is to defend yourself.

They will ask the same question to the person in front of you that has a 4.1.”

Sumarli added that many people forget that what happens at the end of the interview is just as important as everything in the beginning and middle. “[The end of an interview] is a really great opportunity for you to ask questions and get to know more about the company,” he said. “It’s your chance to get that insider point of view.”

From preparing holistic responses to researching potential employers, it may seem as though students are left with an overwhelming task, Sparrow said. However, students should keep in mind that, ultimately, the recruiter wants to see the applicant succeed.

“Employers are investing a lot in coming to campus. They want to go back with a lot of candidates,” she said. “They want you to be successful.”

Samantha Wilhelm can be reached at smw338@cornell.edu.

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In response to these challenges, Hamed said he has developed a work ethic based on complete accountability.

“Take responsibility, [because] failure is not an option. ... If you don’t think of every single day like that, then you’re going to fail, and it’s not worth anyone’s time to deal with you.”

Entrepreneurs are seldom the most self-assured people in the room, but they are often the most passionate, according to Hamed.

“It’s not the best people who start companies; it’s the people who are blindly confident who start companies,” he said. “It’s about finding those who are the most qualified and giving them the confidence they need.”

Hamed said he believes that his peers and fellow entrepreneurs should strive to achieve more during their time at Cornell.

“It’s not okay that you’re doing [something]. It’s okay that you’re doing it as well as you ever could be doing it,” he said.

Jonathan Kwee can be reached at jk946@cornell.edu.

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ing the threats.

Williams then opened the door and was observed holding a large butcher-style knife over his head and making stabbing motions toward officers.

Williams retreated after one of the officers deployed a Taser, according to the IPD. He then barricaded the apartment door and refused to communicate further with

the officers, according to the IPD. The Ithaca SWAT Team and Critical Incident Negotiation team joined the officers and attempted to negotiate with Williams for several hours. When Williams still did not respond, a robot camera was used to plan a successful entry into the apartment, according to the IPD. After the SWAT team entered the apartment, Williams

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was found with a large knife still in his possession. He was taken into custody and charged with menacing a police officer, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree.

Williams was also transported to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation.

Jinjoo Lee can be reached at jinjoolee@cornellsun.com.

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Quan also said he hopes to add more of an international focus to the program.

These initiatives include hosting real estate roundtables around the world, as well as organizing an upcoming webcast with a prominent Hong Kong-based real estate executive that will focus on real estate practices in Asia.

Another project Quan said will broaden the real estate program’s reach is is the Cornell International Real Estate Case Competition, which will be held Nov. 14 this year.

Quan said the five-year-old competition takes place every year in New York City and features teams of top real estate students from universities in China, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, as well as top U.S. real estate programs. The teams are given four days to examine an actual real estate transaction and then present their analyses to a panel of judges made up of top real estate executives, according to the center’s website.

Quan added that the competition has grown significantly from six teams in 2009 to a group of 14 this year.

So far, the center has been successful in achieving its “educational mission,” which includes promoting the real estate minor, Quan said.

The minor, which was launched in 2009, has been very popular, growing to represent over 360 students across all colleges at Cornell, Quan said.

“We’re getting a tremendous response from students across campus, across all the colleges, for real estate education, and we’re happy to oblige and fulfill that need,” he said.

The second major function of the center is promoting the academic research published by Cornell’s real estate faculty, Quan said.

He added that one of his goals for his term includes continuing to promote Cornell real estate research in top journals and expanding outreach programs that serve to strengthen Cornell’s real estate program in the public eye and in the industry.

Quan came to Cornell 14 years ago, having previously worked as the chief mortgage economist at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, according to a University profile.

He said he will continue to teach a full courseload –– including a class on hospitality real estate finance and a course on mortgagebacked securities.

Quan’s three-year term began at the start of this academic year.

His term follows Prof. Jan deRoos, hotel finance and real estate, who led the program since its inception in 2009. Quan said he hopes to build on deRoos’ previous successes.

“He is the one who has grown this program to the level it is at right now. My task is to try to continue on that trajectory and, perhaps, bring it to new heights,” Quan said.

David Janeczek can be reached at dmj59@cornell.edu.

friends were embedded in a friend network by looking at the number of shared mutual friends people had, Kleinberg said.

The two researchers found that the ability to determine someone’s romantic partner is not about how embedded a romantic partner is within your social circles, but about how dispersed their friendships are within your network.

For example, Kleinberg said, a Facebook friend with many common connections among your different social circles –– such as high school friends, college friends and work friends –– is more likely to be in a romantic relationship with you.

Kleinberg and Backstrom next looked at what implications dispersion theory has for relationship longevity.

Kleinberg said that when the algorithm incorrectly guesses the romantic partner, “there was a 50-

percent greater likelihood that the relationship would actually be over, at least on Facebook, in another two months.”

Kleinberg and Backstrom’s research has been met with mixed student reactions.

One student said the research might help identify characteristics that make relationships last longer.

“I think there are certain benefits of knowing how social ties can predict the characteristics of the relationship. Maybe these facts can help lengthen a relationship,” Said Israilov ’14 said.

But Ross Tannenbaum ’17 said he thinks the research is incomplete because it does not take other aspects of relationships into account.

“You have to take into account when the relationship started, and also who ‘friended’ whom,” Tannenbaum said, adding that “the failure of the algorithm really doesn’t say much, for the strength of a relationship cannot be determined based solely on Facebook

friends.”

Kay Xiao ’16 said that the findings elicited mixed emotions for her.

“I think it’s kind of cool and a little creepy at the same time. It’s a kind of off-putting that an algorithm can predict the likelihood that a couple will break up,” Xiao said.

Although Kleinberg acknowledged that the algorithm is limited because it cannot predict how long a relationship will last, he noted that the algorithm can still indicate whether there is an increased risk that someone will break up with their partner soon.

Kleinberg said that the research findings highlight a simple principle.

“If you have a romantic partner, and you’re not friends with a bunch of people from their social circle … does that say something deeper about what’s going on in the relationship?,” Kleinberg said.

Sloane Grinspoon can be reached at sig32@cornell.edu.

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ournalism is dying in our time. Small local newspapers have long been absorbed by media conglomerates and even newspapers of national significance like The Washington Post have succumbed to financial constraints. Weekly magazines have been reduced to monthly and quarterly magazines to cope with shrinking readership and circulation. In the case of the US News & World Report, the printed medium has been eliminated altogether, selectively publishing special issues such as “America’s Top Colleges.”

The quantitative decline in traditional news outlets is irrefutably driven by technological breakthroughs in communication devices. More people encounter news through the screens of their computers, phones and tablets compared to TVs and newspapers. The change in journalism, however, emcompasses more than a medium shift; its qualitative identity is being redefined.

When the first 24-hour news channel CNN was introduced by Ted Turner, it revolutionized the media industry. Instead of awaiting next morning’s paper, Americans turned on their cable TVs and were informed of the latest story. Now, with the prevalence of internet and social media, getting news is even easier than turning on the TV. People simply stumble upon news through newsfeed and smartphone notifications.

While the ever-increasing speed in spreading of news is of great interest, qualitative changes in journalism has been overlooked. Unlike the paper form of journalism which was carefully crafted by masterful editors, identifying plausible cause, precise timeline and future implications of an event, current news sources broadcast events as they happen.

Inadequate time allocated for proper analysis and investigation triggers frequent reporting flaws even at major networks.

When natural disasters and gun violence occur, TV stations suspend regularly scheduled programs and begin breaking news coverage in real time. Viewers are alarmed and immediately drawn to the TV screen despite irrelevance and the potentially minimal impacts of the event on their local community. After staring at the screen for a period of time, viewers begin to realize they haven’t gained any new information in the past hour other than a few seconds of low-quality cell phone camera footage. My personal favorite is when TV stations call in “experts” who then make preliminary conjectures with insufficient information which rarely mount to any substance.

The premature reporting in breaking news can simply be annoying but the contents of the reporting may be a greater disappointment. I have lived in this country for a mere five years, but still to this date,

I do not understand Americans’ fascination, or the American media’s obsession rather, with JFK (or the entire Kennedy lineage), Diana Frances or Amanda Knox.

The events surrounding these individuals certainly have a degree of mystery and historical significance, but by no means provide any legitimate rationale for recirculating the same stories several times a year.

Frequent coverage of celebrities in major media outlets is another indicator of the dwindling journalism industry. Just like Fifty Shades of Grey, a mediocre erotica book, has invaded the general fiction category, celebrity gossip has infiltrated into general journalism. Celebrity gossip is a legitimate subject of interest which has traditionally been featured in tabloid magazines such as People and US Weekly.

These days, however, I cannot distinguish major difference between the Huffington Post and Perez Hilton’s blog, other than the Huffington Post’s more refined web design and Perez Hilton’s more honest mission statement.

The individuals employed by the industry are only exasperating this trend.

“Journalist” Ba r b a r a Walters has rebranded herself as a celebs’ BFF, and Katie C o u r i c became a syndicated talk show host, perhaps an arena in which she should have begun her career.

Journalists with formidable educational backgrounds aren’t fully utilizing their intellect either. Savannah Guthrie from The Today Show is employing her “3rd highest GPA at Georgetown Law” by picking new fashionable dresses for each show and George Stephanopoulos, a Rhodes scholar, has been blending perfectly into the tabloid tone of Good Morning America.

With paramount evidence of sinking journalism, we are quick to judge and condemn traditional media’s failure to maintain its integrity and quality. As we examine our own media diet, however, our own failure in accountability becomes apparent.

Journalism like any other industry is a profit-driven industry. Its content and delivery of information is catered to readers’ desires. We stopped reading lengthy, detailed analyses and clicked “Top 10 Reasons Why Government Shutdown Happened” instead. We wanted more visual illustration and less black and white words, and news websites now look like neon signs in Times Square with each story grabbing reader’s attention with flashy visuals and catchy titles. Journalism has slipped away because we as consumers allowed such diversion. If we really demand the return of pure, investigative journalism, we have to learn how to distinguish the truth from the fluff.

We stopped reading lengthy, detailed analyses and clicked “Top 10 Reasons Why the Government Shutdown Happened” instead.

Don Oh is a senior in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning. He may be reached at doh@cornellsun.com. Bi the Way appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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icture this: Darkness is swallowing you. Everyone around you seems ghoulish and repulsive. But pause.

Look closer. These people also seem to be repulsed by something. Wait a minute, they seem to be repulsed by you. Could it be remotely possible? Could you be the blackguard in your own nightmare? The thought of it is terrifying but what if you cannot? What if you are the Frankenstein in your own life? Well, then you have a problem.

“You are your own worst enemy. If you can learn to stop expecting impossible perfection, in yourself and others, you may find the happiness that has always eluded you.” This quote from Lisa Kleypas could not be more relevant in another age and place. We are all living in an era in which everything is bewitched by perfection. The iPhone is a clear example — outdoing itself everytime its consumers think the product has reached its zenith of supremacy. Everything in our lives is running this mad race toward impeccability — the cars we drive, our makeup, clothes, grades and even our social lives. That annoying voice in the back of your head that is constantly telling you that you aren’t good enough, smart enough, good-looking enough or efficient enough is no different.

Everything in our lives is running this mad race toward impeccability — the cars we drive, our makeup, clothes, grades ...

This voice is the loudest at Cornell because lets face it — we are an extremely talented pool of people bestowed with the expectations of the world at large. Our futures are blindingly bright at this point in time but that stresses each one of us out. We don’t usually commend ourselves for making it this far, but we are usually obsessed with the next benchmark of excellence, and God save us from our rebuking ourselves when we don’t make it the mark. In fact, we are more likely to do better in life if we leave the admonishment to the rest of the world. The most important opinion is the one you hold about yourself. If you happen to hold a cruel perception of yourself, it will be all the more difficult for other people to appreciate you. Even sardonic self-deprecation is the sign of a problem. Among women, this problem is even more acute because we feel the additional need to conform to a prescribed set of dimensions, straightness of hair, fashion sense and demeanour.

My point is you are perpetually being reviewed by so many institutions. There’s a prelim around the corner every time you breathe. There are interview panels, recruiters, relatives, strangers and even the NSA reviewing you. So, just spare yourself the horror of another relentless evaluation and stop judging yourself. If we feel content every moment with how far we’ve come and retain faith that someday we might just reach our perceived threshold of perfection, then we will. Moreover, here’s the most amusing part — by the time we get to what we deem perfection, our perspective will have changed anyway.

Anyway we see it, there seems to be no logic in treating ourselves with an iron hand.

Concentrate on who you are and not what others think you are. Dwell on how hard you work, and understanding your mistakes rather than your grade, score or GPA. Think about what kind of person you want to be ten years down the line instead of the job you must have ten years down the line. Do not waste time pondering why that one cute guy or girl who would not reciprocate your interest and acknowledge the people who are invested in your life already. Finally, if none of that works, think about your parents. There is a reason they have more faith in you than you might have in yourself — unconditional love. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that “love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” So, if you are, in fact, your own worst enemy, you can become a good friend to yourself by appreciating yourself more today than you did yesterday.

Aditi Bhowmick is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. She may be reached at abhowmick@cornellsun.com. Abstruse Musings appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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Comment of the day “I’m a member of a minority myself, and I see all of this as overly-sensitive people looking for something to complain about. Do some of these costumes cross the line? Of course. But instead of whining, don’t give these morons any publicity. And don’t hire them or vote them into public office.‘The only way to get rid of racism is to stop talking about it.’ This quote is NOT ridiculous. If you don’t want people to treat you differently, stop reminding people that there is a difference. Morgan Freeman, you are a good man” cornell’11 Re: “Halloween Costumes Not an Excuse to Be Racist, Minority Students Say,” News, published October 31, 2013

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’ve learned that it is a good lic sphere” and of “national rule of thumb to take cues debate” and voice is what is exerfrom people who are brighter cised through voting, through than you are, and right now the campaigns of all sorts and through smart money is making for the pretentious opinion columns. door. Balaji Srinivasan’s talk on Even most so-called radicals know “Silicon Valley’s Ultimate Exit” is no other form of action than only one of the most recent exam- voice: They camp in parks and ples. Google cofounder Larry smash windows and swing basePage has called for a part of the ball bats in order to be heard. world to be set aside for unreguFurther, and this may seem lated experimentation. The obvious, voice is dependent upon PayPal mafia is less subtle and an audience. This essentially even more fantastic, with Peter amounts to a relationship of weak Thiel expressing serious interest captivity, as one’s opinion really in taking to a life on the high seas only exists as long as someone is and Elon Musk laying the able to hear it, let alone listen to groundwork for an exodus to it. The reciprocating circuit of Mars.

The fact that the drivers of our country’s most dynamic Tune in, turn on and drop out — but economic sector are instead of taking some hits of acid openly fantasizing about secession and spinning out on your kitchen should give us p a u s e . floor, expatriate and take your money U n f o r t u n a t e l y, and talent with you. most of the press seems content to simply sneer at these ideas and write off their propo- voicing between speakers and lisnents as naïve and disconnected teners is what constitutes our from “the real world.” This political system. At its core, the exchange between the press and use of voice inherently perpetuthe leaders of the tech sector illus- ates established power. To really trates the inherent tension change something, you have to between the political concepts of shut up and get to work. voice and exit. The digerati are Exit is something the system opting for exit over voice, and fears because it attempts neither media’s reaction is to be expected, to speak nor listen. Exit agrees to as the idea of exit has been cast as disagree and takes its business defeatist by our culture — and for elsewhere. At the individual level, good reason. The myth of the it seems like a laughable form of social contract only functions as effecting systemic change. long as the parties in the agree- Leviathan doesn’t care if you pack ment are deluded into thinking your bags and ship out, but when that their signatures are binding. the crowd heading for the door is Politics is suffocating and seems large enough or its members inescapable until you realize that important enough, exit translates you can, in fact, walk away. into a vote of no confidence.

The only form of political Suddenly, the system begins to action that our system recognizes experience a phenomenon it as legitimate is that of voice. Voice thought it was immune to: comgives rise to the ideas of “the pub- petitive pressure.

Exit provides an alternative to the morass of politics by consensus. Why bother trying to convince others to change the system when you can route around it or help to build something better?

Negative liberties must be fought for if they are to be preserved, so give yourself a fighting chance and make the battle asymmetrical. Tune in, turn on and drop out — but instead of taking some hits of acid and spinning out on your kitchen floor, expatriate and take your money and talent with you.

Owing to its start-up culture, the tech industry doesn’t do reform. It sizes up the old system, notes the flaws and then builds a better version. To use S r i n i v a s a n’s example, the U.S. has become the Microsoft of n a t i o n s : “Codebase is 230 years old, written in an obfuscated language; system was shut down for two weeks straight; systematic FUD on security issues; fairly ruthless treatment of key suppliers; generally favors its rich enterprise customers but we still have to buy it.” The plan of attack here isn’t to apply for a job at Microsoft and try to orchestrate a turnaround, but to engineer something better on the periphery that will force the behemoth to innovate or die.

If DC can’t keep up, it can be reclaimed by the swamp it was so tellingly built upon. No one is forcing you, dear reader, to leave, but don’t block the exit for those of us who are.

Zach Pierce is a senior in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He may be reached at zpierce@cornellsun.com. Fear and Loathing appears alternate Mondays this semester.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT The Demon Barber of Risley

BY SEAN DOOLITTLE Sun Contributor

On Halloween night, Risley Theatre was bursting with song, dance and plenty of scares. This wasn’t your typical Monster Mash, however. On the contrary, a captive audience was treated, not tricked, to the Melodramatics Theatre Company’s glorious production of the musical thriller Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street; a production that will not be forgotten.

Widely considered one of Stephen Sondheim’s most challenging and powerful works, the story of a vengeful barber and his quest for blood has frightened audiences around the world since its first production in 1979. In fact, the 1982 recording starring George Hearn and Angela Lansbury is what sparked my interest in theatre when I was a kid. Though I’m sure most of you are more familiar with Tim Burton’s 2007 film adaptation of the musical starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in their millionth or so collaboration with the director. While that version has its merits, make no mistake: The production in a theater like Risley is the way to see the show.

One of my biggest issues with the Tim Burton version of the play is that it simply doesn’t have the Sondheim tone, that je ne sais quoi that his musicals embody.

The musical can be sinister and emotional at all the right moments, but it’s not meant to be horror or melodrama. Sweeney is at its best as the dark comedy it was always meant to be, reveling in Sondheim’s wit and not taking itself too seriously. The Melodramatics’ production, directed by Ben Poppleton I.C. ’15, delivers

in nearly every way imaginable, deftly shifting its tone between bloodcurdling and sidesplitting. At first, the tone is jolting to say the least, but, when the audience becomes comfortable with the both the humor and the macabre, the show really takes off.

What really allowed the performance to succeed was its the focus on both the writing and the actors’ natural abilities.

Most productions of the show become bogged down in special effects, sets and costumes, but Poppleton and co. stripped away most of the unnecessaries and a lot of red ribbons along the way. The set was minimalist and austere, composed of a few windows, versatile wooden blocks and a raised platform, meant to represent the two-story building in which most of the action takes place. It was a lot of fun to watch the space compliment the actors as they made myriad use of the small space.

The music, some of Sondheim’s best, was vividly expressed under Tyler Ehrlich’s ’14

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conduction and Ryan Zettlemoyer’s I.C. ’14 musical direction.

The actors, many of which represent both Cornell and Ithaca’s best vocal performers, stood out and did the difficult score justice.

Taking the reins from the likes of Len Cariou and Michael Cerveris, Cornell’s own Alexander Quilty ’15 brought the eponymous demon barber to new heights. Quilty’s lovely voice is quite different from the typical deep growling often expected from Todd, but from the first scowl I was enthralled with his performance as the homicidal barber. Quilty can be legitimately intimidating and quite funny, and he pulls off a brood like no other.

Songs like “My Friends” and “Epiphany” become delightfully anxiety-inducing thanks to his portrayal. It’s no wonder he has played a multitude of other conflicted villains in the past, like Dr. Horrible in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog and the sinister Dr. Parker in Bat Boy; he is just plain good at it!

The Thelma to Quilty’s murderous Louise, Laine Levitt’s I.C. ’14 performance as the practical and conniving Mrs. Lovett was easily a highlight of the night.

Lovett, who introduces Sweeney to the proposition of using his victims as her own personal ingredients, is both a tragic and hilarious character. Levitt brought everything and the kitchen sink to her performance, utilizing her innate skill at getting laughs and impeccable comic timing to steal scenes.

Often, all she needed was a single facial expression or movement to stir up joy in the audience. Most refreshing about her performance was the juxtaposition of her bubbly character with the emotional, brooding Todd, which was akin to a kind of Abbott and Costello relationship. Both leads had fun in their respective roles and exuded a chemistry you don’t see very often in theatre.

The rest of the cast was equally as talented in all respects. Of particular note were Christian Kelly ’16 and Nicholas Kelliher I.C. ’17. Kelly, who played the inno-

cent and naïve sailor Anthony, sang earnestly and made it impossible for the audience not to root for him. Kelliher played the sycophantic Beadle Bamford and often sang with an absolutely beautiful falsetto that left me stunned. The entire company is one of the most well rounded I’ve seen at Risley to date — a very impressive feat.

There are a few small comments I have to make about the production, however. Firstly, a few songs were cut from the performance, I assume for sake of time and ease. In particular, the Beadle’s “Parlor Songs” and Judge Turpin’s disturbing rendition of “Johanna” were nowhere to be heard. I understand that productions must show economy in what is presented, but the Judge’s “Johanna” is one of my favorite songs from the show, and a fan staple. It was odd to see it missing from this performance.

Additionally, the decision to cast a woman as the mountebank charlatan Pirelli is one that I understand, but couldn’t fully enjoy. Not to say Daniela Schmiedlechner I.C. ’14 does not do the role justice (her singing and accent were both wonderful), but the role seems to draw most of its comedy from the spectacle of a man peacocking about the stage. This comedy was lost to an extent here. In the end, however, these issues were not enough to detract from the magnificence of the production.

Seeing Sweeney Todd is by far some of the most fun I’ve had in a theatre at Cornell so far. Heck, it’s some of the most fun I’ve had in a theatre period. I feel confident in saying that anyone interested in theatre at Cornell should make an effort to see this show. That is, if it’s not sold out already. Bring along your chopper, this isn’t one to miss.

Sweeney Todd is playing at Risley Theatre from Oct. 31 through Nov. 7. Tickets are available at melodramatics.ticketleap.com/Swe eney.

Sean Doolittle is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. He can be reached at spd64@cornell.edu.

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Neko Case

Music in calm, capable hands

Performs at State Theatre

BY PAUL BLANK Sun Staff Writer

It’s quite common for a singer whose hands are idle without an instrument to play to hold onto her mic stand during a performance — leaning on and moving around it to create a visual focal point that isn’t necessarily her own. But not Neko Case. Standing with feet shoulder length apart, she kept her hands by her sides for her entire performance at State Theater on Tuesday night, creating an air of control over the proceedings, even when things got downright silly. When her hands were occupied with one of the multitude of instruments that were handed to her during the show, you didn’t get the impression she was using them as a crutch. Rather, you felt like the instruments would be honored to be in such confident hands.

And why wouldn’t they be? For over a decade now, Neko Case has been one of the best, most distinctive voices in music, making infectious power pop with Canadian outfit The New Pornographers as well as beautiful alt-country as a solo

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artist. Her newest album, The Worse Things Get … may be her best, putting her powerful voice on full display as well as her knack for biting and conversational lyrics. Even though she complained about and apologized at the beginning of the show for the sore throat and stuffy nose she had woken up with that morning, Case’s voice rang gloriously throughout the venue in a performance that showed an artist hitting her stride and an audience eager to appreciate it.

Case and her band performed in bursts, drawing songs from her most recent albums — 2007’s Fox Confessor Brings the Flood through The Worse Things Get ... — that were often under three minutes long. The show felt like a collection of vignettes, and Case, dressed in unassuming sweats, performed the songs with little flair, allowing her voice and tunes to shine through. Her backing band was equally professional, nimbly working through the many genres Case has delved into during her career, from Loretta Lynnstyle country pop to earthy indie rock.

While the songs Case performed from her back catalogue were airy and gorgeous, the best songs were clearly those

from the new album (its full title: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You). The punchy drums in the chorus of “City Swan”, the confrontational gender politics of “Man” and the airing of dirty laundry on “Local Girl” (sample lyric: “All of you lie about something! / You’re on a firstname basis!”) were tent poles of aggression that contrasted well with the stretches of beauty. The fuzzy bass laid under “Red Tide” from 2009’s Middle Cyclone was particularly uncouth, lending the song a menace that isn’t even apparent on the original record.

A special shout-out definitely needs to go to Case’s back-up singer, Kelly Hogan, whose higher register made every song’s vocal harmonies especially pristine. The banter between her and Case was a highlight of the show, touching on topics between songs from chipmunks to menopause to the obscure guitar technique known as the clitoral hammer-on (“Only girls can play it,” Neko claims).

Their rapport kept things light and added an extra element of humor when they were immediately followed by songs of great longing and tragedy (One discussion

riffing off State Theater’s architecture segued into “Night Still Comes,” which starts with the lyric, “My brain makes drugs to keep me slow.”) As a result, the show was warm and informal; the audience laughed almost as much as they cheered.

And when the triumphant horns in the chorus of “Ragtime” sounded to close out the show, you could tell they saw an opportunity to show their appreciation and transcend the venue’s assigned seating. Folks started to boogie in the aisles, both young and old (major props to the guy in his 70s; I can only hope to be that mobile at that age). It was an unexpected sentiment considering Case is hardly a household name, but it showed that the singer’s music resonates with a diverse crowd that will follow her as she continues to gain momentum. Case, Hogan and the rest of the band bowed and left the stage to a loving standing ovation. A stage hand walked off with her mic shortly thereafter.

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

Comedy Night Done Wrong

’ve been feeling nostalgic recently.

Specifically, I’ve been thinking fondly back to the fall of 2007. I may not have figured out yet that skinny jeans were there to stay, or that just a little bit of mascara would make my blonde eyelashes visible to others (thereby make my face look slightly less albino and weird), but flare-jean clad, 14-year-old Julia had no idea how good she had it.

I’m referring to the way in which that specky, frizzy-haired nerd spent her Thursday evenings: having a guitar lesson (pretty much just chatting with Chelsea, my guitar teacher), catching up on the latest Charlieissocoollike videos and watching television.

Specifically, watching NBC for its Thursday night comedy line-up: The Office, 30 Rock and Scrubs. Later, Parks and Recreation and Community joined that stellar lineup.

But since the end of many of those shows, NBC has failed to maintain the slogan “Comedy Night Done Right.” Sure, they still have Community and Parks and Rec, but there’s been buzz that those shows may be cancelled and, in case you haven’t noticed, there hasn’t been a new episode of Parks and Rec in the last couple of weeks because NBC apparently wants to murder my soul.

There won’t be a new episode until Nov. 14, and then after the next two episodes air on the 21st, the best comedy on television at the moment won’t return until 2014 — around the same time the fifth season of Community will finally premiere. Speaking of which, Donald Glover, easily my favorite part

of that series, is only going to be in five episodes. This upsets me.

Now, NBC’s flagship comedy is The Michael J. Fox Show, which is like a more saccharine Modern Family. Fun fact: The son on The Michael J. Fox Show flunked out of Cornell! Wooh! Go Big Red. As much as I love Michael J. Fox as a person, it’s upsetting for me to watch the star of my favorite trilogy take part in this train wreck. NBC does also have Sean Saves the World, which is equally cringe-worthy, especially because Sean Hayes is so wonderful and hasn’t really been on anyone’s radar since the end of Will and Grace.

The moral of the story is that the glory days of NBC comedy may be behind us. NBC Thursday is being overtaken by Fox Tuesday with New Girl, The Mindy Project and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Additionally, Fox just

Julia Moser Carrot Top Confessions ordered a new series that NBC passed on, written by and starring John Mulaney (one my favorite comedians of all time and former SNL writer responsible for the existence of Stefon.) Fox also won the bidding war for a new college-themed series that will be written by several 30 Rock alums and executive

produced by Tina Fey, among others.

But this Halloween, a miracle occurred. The afternoon of Oct. 31, 2013, NBC announced that in the fall of 2014, a new series will premiere.

This new series will star The Office’s Ellie Kemper and will be written and produced by Robert Carlock and Tina Fey. Kemper (Erin on The Office) will play a cult escapee who moves to New York on this singlecamera show that I will watch, no questions asked.

I’m very excited. Not only that, but NBC is working on another Fey project: a workplace comedy.

In this day and age, it doesn’t really matter what network shows are on. College students are just going to watch them illegally online later anyway.

My excitement for the potential resurgence of NBC comedy is purely out of nostalgia for those chilly November days of 2007. I miss NBC Thursdays. I miss sitting on my couch with my cat Theo on my lap for two hours to watch all my favorite shows in a row. The hodgepodge of days and platforms is fine, but I miss the simplicity of setting up in front of the TV and not having to change the channel. I miss having just one day of TV binging and then having the rest of the

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week to do my Geometry and Ancient Civ. Honors homework.

So, 14-year old Julia and I are rooting for NBC. We certainly hope you pull off this comeback because we will be annoyed if About a Boy — the new series based on one of our favorite books, which has already been made into one of our favorite movies — is the best thing you’ve got.

Julia Moser is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be reached at jmoser@cornellsun.com. Carrot Top Confessions runs alternate Mondays this semester.

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New York City Marathon Returns Johnson Wins First Golf

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Marathon returned after a one-year absence and went off without any problems.

The city shined in all its splendor for a national television audience, a year after the race was canceled because of Superstorm Sandy.

Here are five takeaways from the race.

Securing the Race

From bomb-sniffing dogs to officers with automatic weapons, there was a much greater police presence along the course to keep the runners and fans safe.

Officials were taking no chances after the Boston Marathon bombings in April.

Security was tightest at the start and near the finish line, where garbage trucks blocked entry to Central Park and everyone had to walk through numerous check points to watch the end of the race.

Yet even with the tight measures, fans turned out in droves.

‘In fact, the first when I saw Commissioner (Ray) Kelly, I said, They have a lot of confidence in you. This city has a lot of confidence in you,’ said Mary Wittenberg, president of organizer New York Road Runners. ‘I kept taking a video along the way.

I literally have never seen that kind of (fan) depth in Brooklyn and in parts of Queens.’

Unequaled Success

American Tatyana McFadden completed an unprecedented marathon ‘Grand Slam.’ The 24year-old Maryland resident won the women’s wheelchair race Sunday after taking the titles in Boston, London and Chicago this year. No other athlete has won those four races in the same year.

‘I’ve had an incredible year, especially with the track season and with the marathon season,’ McFadden said.

She also was the 2010 champion in New York.

McFadden had the lead most of the race, and she said she tired around Mile 16 until she hit the crowds near First Avenue.

‘I mean, people were shouting my name, and it was absolutely

wonderful that they knew the racers and that they knew me,’ she said.

Born with a spinal defect and left at a Russian orphanage as a baby, McFadden was adopted by an American family and got involved in swimming, basketball and track. She’s a senior at the University of Illinois.

Record Runners

A record 50,740 competitors took part in the race, nearly 3,000 more than the previous mark set in 2011. Among them was Julissa Sarabia, who was the millionth person to start the race in its 43year history.

Marathon officials honored the 30-year-old, who was running her first marathon, with a framed plaque and automatic entry into next year’s race. She almost didn’t believe them when she crossed the line thinking it was a joke.

‘I hit the wall but my friends cheered me on,’ said Sarabia, who finished in 5 hours, 19 minutes.

‘Thought this was my first and last marathon. I started running when I moved to New York from Florida eight years ago.’

Running for a Cause

Many runners Sunday were competing for charity, raising funds for a variety of causes.

Among them was actress Pamela Anderson. The 46-year-old mother of two was competing in her first marathon and was supporting fellow actor Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization.

The former Baywatch star didn’t break out her famous red bathing suit for the race, but did complete the course in 5 hours, 41 minutes. She ran with her brother Gerry and proudly posted a photo of her finisher medal on Twitter.

Former Tennessee basketball star Kara Lawson’s sister and husband ran the marathon to raise money for the Pat Summitt Foundation.

‘We ran right after Pat announced she had early-onset dementia and we were ready to do it last year but Sandy prevented that from happening. We picked up where we left off,’ said Lawson’s husband Damien Barling. ‘People have been so gen-

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Barling said that they have raised over $65,000 during the past few years for the Foundation.

Reality TV star Bill Rancic became the latest person to start out last in the race and earn money for every person he passed.

Rancic finished in just under 5 hours and earned $30,000 from Timex for Fab-U-Wish, a cancer charity started by his wife, Giuliana Rancic, that grants wishes to women with breast or ovarian cancer.

Keeping Up With the Kenyans

Men’s winner Geoffrey Mutai felt a little pressure to come out on top again in New York. After all, his training partners had won the Chicago and Berlin Marathons earlier this fall.

‘Those are my colleagues, my training mates, and we’re cheering each other,’ Mutai said. ‘When he wins, we congratulate the other a lot.’

Mutai already owned the course record at New York, which he set two years ago. He wasn’t able to surpass it on the windy day, finishing in 2:08.24.

Not to be outdone, fellow Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo rallied to win the women’s race. Jeptoo trailed Buzunesh Deba by nearly 3½ minutes at the halfway point, but started making her move as the race entered Manhattan and passed Deba with just more than 2 miles to go.

The London Marathon champ clinched a $500,000 bonus for the World Marathon Majors title.

World Championship

SHANGHAI (AP) — It only took four holes over two days for Dustin Johnson to lose a six-shot lead in the HSBC Champions. All that mattered was the high-powered kick down the stretch Sunday at Sheshan International that brought him the biggest win of his career.

In what felt like the end of a long year and beginning of a new season, Johnson broke loose from a three-way battle on the back nine by playing a five-hole stretch in 5-under par. He closed with a 6-under 66 for a three-shot win over Ian Poulter to capture his first World Golf Championship title.

“It’s the biggest win I’ve had in my career so far,” he said. “Those guys put a lot of pressure on me. I’m really proud of the way I handled myself.”

This one required a little bit of everything.

One shot behind with six holes to play, he smashed his drive over the corner of a dogleg on the 13th hole that left him a short wedge into 5 feet for birdie to catch Poulter.

Right when it looked as though he would fall behind again, Johnson holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the next hole.

It was a pitch-in for eagle that effectively won the tour-

nament.

With a one-shot lead playing the par-4 16th, Johnson hit a 3-iron about 25 yards short of the green with a front pin. The pitch was perfect, rolling into the cup like it was a putt. Johnson raised his left hand and pumped his right fist. And when he waved to acknowledge the Chinese fans, they instinctively waved back, as if Johnson were the star attraction in a parade.

That he was, and there were plenty of stars.

For most of the back nine, the top seven players on the leaderboards consisted of Johnson and half of Europe’s winning Ryder Cup team from Medinah.

Poulter and Graeme McDowell, who each had a share of the lead at some point, looked capable of winning until Johnson’s late heroics. Right behind them were Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer, all firing away with birdies on a soft course but unable to catch up.

Poulter and McDowell each closed with a 66, the same score as Johnson.

McDowell went 64-64 on the weekend without making a bogey and still lost by four. It was the start of that amazing stretch by Johnson that he recalled most clearly.

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SPORTS

Red Looks to Rally in Final Three Season Games

running back Luke Hagy made a spin move to rip off a nice 30yard run — the longest play of the day — that brought the Red to the Princeton two-yard line. A

false-start penalty on the ensuing play, however, ultimately forced the visitors to settle for a 21-yard field goal from freshman kicker Joe Pierik. The nine-play, 72-yard drive cut the deficit to 15-6.

The Cornell defense then mustered its third touchdown of

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Senior send-off | Senior Brett Buehler and the Cornell squad are preparing to turn things around for the last three games.

the season to briefly swing the momentum. On third-and-7 from the Princeton 13, Red senior defensive lineman Kevin Marchand sacked Tigers senior backup quarterback Conner Michelsen and stripped the ball.

Senior defensive end Justin Harris scooped it up at the 2 and walked into the end zone to draw Cornell closer, 15-13, with 11:46 remaining until halftime.

“We knew we had to have a momentum change coming in,” Marchand said. “We had them backed up. It was third and long so I widened my alignment a little bit, came off the ball quickly and just tried to make a play. It was great that Justin, the other D-end, came up with the ball, too.”

“What a play by Marchand,” Archer said. “He’s a senior that just goes all out and wants to win for his teammates. That was a huge play and a huge spark.”

Cornell forced a second Princeton fumble later in the quarter when the Tigers threatened to score deep in Red territory.

But the hosts proved that only their own miscues could slow them down. Not even six minutes into the second half, Princeton had already marched on two 60-plus-yard touchdown drives to balloon the lead to 4313. Epperly first fired a 12-yard score to junior wide receiver Seth DeValve and then, after a Red three-and-out, Wilson tapped his foot inbounds for a 17-yard touchdown reception that initially looked like it might have been Epperly’s first incompletion of the afternoon.

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tion did finally arrive on the Tigers next series, which also led to Princeton’s first punt of the game.

Epperly surpassed Dominique Davis’ previous NCAA mark of 26 completions in a row for East Carolina in 2011, and the new record is 31 counting the junior’s last two completions in Princeton’s win over Harvard on Oct. 26.

Cornell simply could not adjust to the Tigers hurry-up attack, like every 2013 opponent of the suddenly-scary squad.

“When you combine [our mistakes] with a [Princeton] team that’s functioning and executing at the level they’re at with a trigger man like Epperly who played fantastic, you’re going to get a score like [53-20],” Archer said. added that Marchand Princeton’s hurry up offense was what set Princeton apart.

“They had a tight operation,” he said. “That hurry up offense was really the key to their victory.

It’s tough because we only had a couple of days to get ready for them.”

Red senior linebacker Brett Buehler continued his strong season to lead the club with 18 tackles. The rest of the Cornell defense, though, was hard to locate.

Mathews completed 24-of-40 passes for 230 yards with Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie in attendance among other scouts. The 2011 Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year and NFL prospect tossed two early interceptions, his sixth straight game with at least one turnover, and was also sacked seven times.

Mathews did match his record

of 13 outings in a row with a touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter with a 19yard lob to senior receiver Grant Gellatly. It was the Red’s only offensive touchdown of the game and closed the Princeton lead to 43-20, but it was too little, too late.

Gellatly caught 11 passes for 97 yards and the score.

Hagy was another Cornell bright spot for the second straight week, carrying 14 times for 76 yards and catching eight passes for 78. The sophomore has totaled 355 all-purpose yards the last two games after a slow start to 2013.

“Hagy’s back to what he was doing last year,” Archer said. “We missed him the first half of the year — I don’t know what it was — but he definitely looks like the old Luke Hagy, and that’s been a great additional weapon for us.”

The Red’s firepower seems to be thinning by the week, though.

Archer hopes the team can regroup to put together a strong final three games despite being guaranteed the program’s eighth consecutive non-winning season.

The Red plays at Dartmouth (34, 2-2) Saturday.

“I really want to rally for our senior class because they have given so much,” Archer said. “It’s tough to be part of a transition or a first-year program as a senior — I went through it my senior year.

I’m just really proud of the care that these kids have, and we’ve just got to find a way to make sure that we’re putting it together and executing when we need to.”

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Icers Defeat Tigers,Tie Bobcats on Road Trip

By BEN HOROWITZ Sun Staff Writer

The No. 3 Cornell women’s hockey team began its first ECAC road trip this past weekend with a perfect record and left with an undefeated record. The Red (5-0-1 Overall 3-0-1 ECAC) defeated Princeton Friday by a score of 5-4 and then played to a 1-1 tie with No. 9 Quinnipiac (7-1-2, 2-1-1 ECAC) the following night.

According to senior forward and captain Jessica Campbell, picking up a win and a tie on the first road trip was an important step in the Red’s quest to lead the ECAC. “I think that we just have to be building, and obviously we would have liked to see two wins, but to get a point out of Quinnipiac is huge for us because we still get to play them again and luckily at Lynah,” she said. “And just looking at the ECAC, everyone is beating everyone on any given night, so we’re trying to just stay focused on what we

do well, and not get lost in the mix of worrying about each game. We want to be the confident team that everyone is scared to play against, so to be winning some big games at the beginning says a lot about us and where we’re going.”

Cornell jumped out to a big early lead against the Tigers (2-2, 1-1 ECAC), ending the first period with a 5-0 advantage. This included a burst of three goals in the last two minutes of the period.

“It was huge to get that lead because looking back at last year, we weren’t as successful on the road as we were at home,” junior forward Jill Saulnier said. “So it was really important to make sure that we got those goals and got them back on their heels.”

Princeton answered with four consecutive goals of its own, all in the second period, but the Red held on through the third to secure the win. According to Campbell, Princeton’s comeback proved that it was crucial for the Red to take advantage of all its scoring opportunities in the first

period.

“We were capitalizing on all of our chances, and maybe at the time we didn’t realize that we needed all those five goals, but it just goes to show that we got to capitalize on all our chances because you never know when you’re going to need them the rest of the game,” she said. “We had a five minute let up in the second, and anyone can score at any time, so the five early goals were huge.”

Cornell’s fifth goal was scored by freshman Kaitlin Doering, the first of her collegiate career. According to Saulnier, it was encouraging to see a freshman score the winning goal. The goal exemplified how everyone on the team equally contributes to its success, she said.

“That was huge because it was the winning goal, and that’s the thing with our team this year — it’s going to be a full team effort,” she said. “It’s going to take contributions from everyone in order to win games, and it’s a good wake up call to know that it’s not just the upperclassmen who will be leading the team.”

Saturday’s game against the Bobcats was tight throughout. Quinnipiac took a 1-0 lead on a shorthanded goal in the second period and kept that lead until midway through the third, when junior forward Emily Fulton scored on a penalty shot to tie the game. Neither team was able to break through, and the game ended with a 1-1 tie.

“Quinnipiac is always a good game, and we knew from the start that they would bring a fast paced game, that they have a lot of skill players on their team, and that they’re good with the puck,” Campbell said. “We were on their ice, which has fast ice and fast boards, and they know how to play with that to their advantage. I think we kind of got overwhelmed with that the first two periods, that let Quinnipiac take control at times, but we definitely picked up our game in the third period and would have won if we played that way the whole game. They’re a very strong team and we’ll see them again at our home rink and later in the season. Overall, it wasn’t our best game, and we picked up our game in the third period, but it wasn’t enough to get the win.”

According to Saulnier, the Red is now on a winning path that it will look to maintain throughout the season.

“The first road trip is huge, and the fact that we were able to keep ourselves undefeated keeps a target on our back, which is exactly what we want in this league,” she said. “It serves as good motivation for us and hopefully, we’ll be able to keep it up the rest of the season.”

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Power plays | Senior goalie Lauren Slebodnick showed her strength in the back half of the ice as Cornell defeated Princeton and tied with Quinnipiac this weekend.

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-lowing the victory over Princeton. haven’t played center since I was thirteen or fourteen years old, so it was a little new to me. But I think I did an okay job and it felt good to get a couple points, but it definitely felt a lot better to get the win, and we really needed that one.”

Lowry assisted captain and junior forward John McCarron on the Red’s first power play opportunity to give Cornell a 1-0 lead early in the first period. Five minutes into the second, sophomore forward Christian Hilbrich scored on a loose puck deflected off Princeton goalie Sean Bonar. Just a minute later, junior forward Brian Ferlin added a third.

The Tigers caught a break midway through the second, when Cornell’s freshman defenseman Clint Lewis was penalized for covering the puck in the crease — rewarding Princeton with a penalty shot.

Calof took to center ice in an attempt to swing the game’s momentum, giving Iles a relatively unfamiliar challenge in back-to-back weeks.

“I haven’t had any penalty shots since I’ve been here, but I’ve already seen two in these first three games,” Iles said. “[On] a penalty shot you try to match the guy’s speed and not make the first commit, and once he

committed, I just tried to slide and make myself big there and got a glove on it.”

“Calof’s a pretty good player, so you don’t want to give him those chances,” Lowry said. “For Andy to come up huge with that save, I think that really gave us a lift.”

Iles’ stop on Calof was one of the senior’s 26 saves on the night, and helped retain momentum for the Red. Soon after, Lowry scored from short range to nab his third goal of the season and extend the lead to 40 before the Tigers netted a pair of late scores to narrow the final to 4-2.

“It was a good, solid game,” head coach Mike Schafer ’86 said. “I bet you we had to close to 15 blocks in the [Princeton] game. That helps your penalty kill a tremendous amount.”

The block party continued Saturday evening against Quinnipiac, but a series of squandered first period scoring chances allowed the Bobcats to eventually grab a 1-0 lead. Mowrey and Hilbrich were both denied from close range throughout the first period and beginning of the second, and Cornell was unable to convert on four consecutive power play opportunities to open the game.

“I think we got our chances early in the game,” Mowrey said. “But Quinnipiac is a good special teams team. They showed it tonight; they blocked a lot of shots and they made

it difficult for our power play.”

Momentum began to turn in the second and Quinnipiac soon grabbed five consecutive power plays. After scoring his 100th career point Friday evening, Quinnipiac junior forward Connor Jones snuck a shot past Iles on a tight angle on the Bobcats first five-on-four of the night.

In the final period Quinnipiac continued to dominate the special teams battle, scoring once again on a power play midway through the third and shutting down Cornell’s chances on the offensive end. “[We] got behind and when you’re down 1-0, 2-0, it can get frustrating because the other team stays above you. We’ve done it to other guys. They’re a good team and they did it to us tonight in the third. We tried to get back into it but the second one was a killer.”

Although revenge against the team that ended Cornell’s 2012-13 hopes will have to be put on hold, the Red’s man in the net was pleased by the team’s tenacity on defense.

“This is the most block shots that I’ve ever seen since I’ve been here,” Iles said. “It’s a fun style of hockey and guys are really buying in and it makes the game a heck of a lot easier on myself. That’s what leads to success, the little things like that.”

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Princeton Topples Cornell During Blowout Matchup

By QUINTIN SCHWAB Sun Senior Writer

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Pushing harder | Senior defensive lineman Kevin Marchand executed a successful strip sack in the second quarter, but the Red could not come out on top.

Again, and again, and again. Princeton junior quarterback Quinn Epperly completed his first 29 pass attempts, breaking the previous NCAA record of 26 consecutive completions, and the unstoppable Tigers routed visiting Cornell, 53-20, on a beautiful Saturday in Princeton, N.J. Along with Penn’s loss to Brown, Princeton claimed sole possession of first place in the Ivy League.

Epperly did not throw a pass that hit the ground until 5:17 remained in the third quarter. By that time, Princeton (6-1, 4-0 Ivy) held a convincing 4313 lead and the only question was how much more of a beating the Red (1-6, 0-4) would take. Epperly went 18-of-18 in the first half and completed his first 11 second-half attempts.

The reigning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, who will almost surely defend the honor, finished 32-of-35 for 325 yards, three passing touchdowns, 69 rushing yards and three rushing scores.

Epperly methodically orchestrated the Tigers offense, which did not produce a play longer than 21 yards but nonetheless gained 605 total yards, earned 38 first downs and scored seven touchdowns.

“My hat is off to Princeton — they are executing

at an extremely high level,” Cornell first-year head coach David Archer ’05 said. “To beat Princeton your margin of error is small, and unfortunately we made too many mistakes.”

The Red committed one of those blunders on the opening drive of the game. Senior quarterback Jeff Mathews had a screen pass batted down at the line of scrimmage on the fourth play and the ball fell straight into the arms of Princeton All-American defensive lineman Caraun Reid. The pick was the first of two Mathews interceptions before halftime.

The Tigers took just six plays to punch it in for the opening score. Epperly connected with senior wide receiver Roman Wilson for a seven-yard touchdown and 7-0 advantage barely four minutes into the game.

“We took the ball to start the game to try to not play from behind,” Archer said. “Of course, we had an interception on a batted ball and then settled for field goals when we got in the red zone.”

Princeton engineered a comfortable halftime lead, 29-13, by virtue of Epperly’s three one-yard rushing scores. The Red offense, meanwhile, shot itself in the foot in scoring position to become mired in comeback mode.

Early in the second quarter, Cornell sophomore See FOOTBALL page 14

MEN’S SOCCER

Booters Drop Away Game

By ANNA FASMAN Sun Staff Writer

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The team on his back | Junior forward Joel Lowry stepped in, playing a different position than usual to fill in for an injured teammate.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

Red Faces Tigers, Bobcats

By CHRIS MILLS Sun Staff Writer

Just a week after giving up a penalty shot goal at Nebraska-Omaha, senior goaltender Andy Iles again found himself one-on-one with an opposing forward — and this time a familiar foe. Princeton senior Andrew Calof — the Tigers’ active leading scorer — took the puck from center ice and, skating swiftly toward Iles, gave a fake and went to the forehand.

The move was surprisingly similar to last week’s penalty shot, but this time Iles stayed patient and snagged the attempt — denying Calof and the Tigers the first potential goal of the evening in front of a strong Lynah crowd.

Iles and the defense looked sharp for most of the first ECAC action of the year, as No. 14 Cornell (3-1, 1-1 ECAC) outpaced Princeton (1-3,0-2), 4-2, Friday

before falling to No. 7 Quinnipiac (8-1, 2-0), 3-0, Saturday to finish off a weekend of gritty play and mixed results.

“I think we have a different mentality this year from last year,” senior forward Dustin Mowrey said. “We know we’ve got to work hard for every win we get and it has a lot to do with grit and [Quinnipiac] was a good test for us and shows us that we’ve just got to bear down a little more.”

The weekend was filled with plenty of new experiences even for many of the veterans on the Cornell roster. With junior forward Cole Bardreau sitting out with an injury suffered at Omaha, junior forward Joel Lowry has stepped in to play center forward for the first time in over six years.

“I was a little nervous,” Lowry said folSee MEN’S ICE HOCKEY page 15

League. However, the Red has struggled to earn a win since its Sept. 27 games against the University of Buffalo.

With only two more games left against Dartmouth College and Columbia University, the Red can hope to come out of this season with an overall record of 8-5-4 and an Ivy League record of 2-4-1 at best.

Compared to last season’s 15-2 overall record and Ivy League championship, the Red has found itself struggling to play at that level once again this season.

The Red will take the field against Ivy League opponent Dartmouth College Saturday at an away game in Hanover.

“With only two games left, that itself is a motivator. We need to come out and play that hardest we have all year,” Rinow said.

The Cornell men’s soccer team searched for its first Ivy League win Saturday as it traveled to New Jersey to take on Ivy League opponent Princeton.

The Red was unable to overcome a twogoal deficit throughout the game and ultimately suffered a loss against the Tigers with a final score of 2-1.

The Red has yet to win a game in the Ivy League portion of its season and sits in second to last place, with Dartmouth rounding out the Ancient Eight. With its win over Cornell, Princeton maintained its second place standing behind Harvard.

Coming into the game, the Red had an overall record of 6-4-4, with three of those losses coming from Ivy League games. After Anna Fasman can be reached at winning the Ivy League championship last afasman@cornellsun.com. year, the Red has fallen into a rut this season; it has been unable to earn a win in League play thus far.

In the game against the Tigers, Cornell fell early after a goal scored in the 16th minute of game play. After a second goal in the 28th minute, the Red found themselves behind by two after the first half. Senior captain and defenseman Patrick Slogic was able to score a goal in the second half off a corner kick by senior midfielder Stephen Reisert, but the Red was unable to score again, falling to the Tigers by one goal.

Princeton goalkeeper Seth MacMillan came out of the game with four saves.

However, Slogic’s 87th minute goal ended a scoreless streak for the Red, who had not seen the net since its game on October 12 against Harvard. Since then, the Red has faced two scoreless ties and one shutout.

CONNOR ARCHARD / SUN SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER At this point in the season last year, Cornell had only lost one game against Still hunting | Senior Stephen Reisert Brown and held a record of 5-1 in the Ivy grabbed an assist on the only goal for Cornell.