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Rising Eastern PowerA former U.N. Security Councilpresident talked about the Eastovershadowing the West in a lec-ture on campus Wednesday.

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News

Roses Are RedHazel Gunapala ’12 discussesa post-college Valentine’sDay in which love is equal toneed.

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Jamming to V-Day TunesThe Sun’s staff suggests 10Valentine’s Day songs to singalong to on the day of love.

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Welcome to the FamilyCornell welcomes newfootball head coach DavidArcher ’05 with open hearts andrespect.

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Arts

Cornell LaunchesGender-InclusiveHousing Option

Forums Will Address Employee Concerns

C.U. Dems, GOP Face OffIn Gun Control Debate

Students can select opposite-sex roommates

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Matt Ferguson ’16 makes a “lucky bamboo plant” to relieve stress as part of an event organized byCornell Minds Matter at Willard Straight Hall Wednesday.

Gardening for mental health

Students participating in on-campus housing selection this semesterwill — for the first time in Cornell history — have the option to livewith a roommate of a different gender.

After the Student Assembly passed a resolution to adopt a gender-inclusive housing in October, President David Skorton endorsed it thatsame month, allowing Cornell to adopt a gender-inclusive housing pol-icy.

Of the 3,340 people who havesigned up for this year’s housing lot-tery so far, 87 people have expressedinterest in gender inclusive housingas of Wednesday, according toBarbara Romano, director of resi-dential and event services.

The policy will normalize atti-tudes toward gender, according toJoseph Burke, director of residential

programs.“[Gender-inclusive housing will] provide a much-needed housing

option for students, increase awareness and [encourage] better under-standing of gender and sexuality,” Burke wrote in an email.

Dean Iwaoka ’13, LGBTQ liaison at-large to the Student Assembly,

Actor and com -edian Joel McHalewill perform atBailey Hall onMarch 10, theCornell Uni versityProgram Boardan nounced Wed -nes day.

McHale is bestknown for his roleas Jeff Winger on

the NBC showCommunity, aswell as for hostingthe pop culturecomedy show TheSoup on E!.

R i c h m o n dWong ’14, promo-tions chair forCUPB, said thatCUPB has beenlooking to book

McHale for a longtime.

“We thought itwould be a reallygood opportunityand show to bringto Cornell,” hesaid.

McHale is notthe first Com -munity actor tovisit Cornell. InSeptember, JohnOliver, who has arecurring role onthe comedy series,also performed atBailey Hall.

Wong said thedecision to bringperformers to cam -pus comes fromstudent surveysand feedback. Hesaid he is confi-dent students willnot be disappoint-ed by McHale’sshow.

“He is verywitty and has a lotof comedy aboutpopular culture,”he said. “Through

Community Actor and ComedianJoel McHale Will Perform at Bailey

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Cornell employees react to staf!ng cuts, workload issues

After analyzing the results of the 2011 Cornell-wide employee survey, the Employee Assemblyand Cornell administration held an open forum toaddress issues of workload, career developmentand employee appreciation Tuesday.

The forum — which was the second in a seriesof forums that will be held at Cornell— heardvoices from employees and administrators.

“We’re finding a lot that there’s too much work

and too few people to get it done,” Tanya Grove,chair of the Employee Assembly said. “We’re look-ing at work that’s being done, and how we canchange it, simplify it and pull things out of the jobto make it more efficient.”

Staff members raised some issues “that we’rejust now addressing,” Grove said, including thescheduling difficulties faced by research staff andshift workers.

During the 2009-10 Fiscal Year, the University

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“[The policy] willprovide a much-neededhousing option for students.”Joseph Burke

‘Community’ event | Actor and comedi-an Joel McHale will perform at Bailey Hall onMarch 10.

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Words speak louder than guns | Cornell Democrats andRepublicans debate gun control in McGraw Hall Wednesday.

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In the wake ofshootings in New -town, Conn. and inAurora, Colo., theCornell Democratsand the CornellRepublicans facedoff Wednesdayevening to debategun control.

The heated de -bate — which wasmoderated by RyanYeh ’13, president ofthe CornellForensics Society— focused on threeseparate areas of guncontrol: who shouldbe allowed to own agun, what kind ofguns should citizensbe permitted to

carry and other waysbesides gun controlto reduce gun vio-lence.

Cornell Dem -ocrat Dalton Vieira’14 argued in hisopening statementthat gun controlcan’t be targetedwith a “blanket

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Former U.N. Of!cialEncourages West To Rethink Policies

After Launch of Price Comparison Tool, Cornell Store Sees Sales Increase

Talking about the changing balance of powerbetween Eastern and Western nations, KishoreMahbubani, former president of the United NationsSecurity Council, called on the Western world torethink its policies.

In his speech, Mahbubani said it is in the bestinterests of Western nations to immediately adjusttheir foreign policies in light of what he called the“inevitable rise” of Eastern powers such as China andIndia.

“Today, in a world that is changing so fast, whenthe West is increasingly becoming a smaller andsmaller minority in the world, it is time for the Westto rethink what its policies should be,” Mahbubanisaid.

However, he expressed confidence that, in time,people will recognize that his suggestions are correct,explaining that “with each passing year, each passingdecade, every prediction I have made has come true.”

After Mahbubani’s address, Provost Kent Fuchsled a question-and-answer session, during which onestudent challenged Mahbubani’s optimism that his

opinion would be taken into consideration on the“political level of decision-making,” stating thatworld powers have shown “no interest in being ratio-nal.”

Mikayla Koval ’16, who attended a reception afterthe lecture, said he was thankful that the MarioEinaudi Center for International Studies chose suchan “insightful and relevant speaker.”

“I’ve learned about the recent rise of China andother Asian countries in my classes this year. It wasreally interesting to hear the opinion of a diplomatwho is so closely related to the situation,” Kovalsaid.

Mahbubani, as the 33rd Bartel Fellow, joins anesteemed group of global figures who have lectured atCornell, including South African social rights activistArchbishop Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama.

Mahbubani worked in the Singapore ForeignService for 33 years, during which time he held vari-

ous positions in Cambodia, Malaysia, WashingtonD.C. and New York, according to a release from theEinaudi Center. He also served two terms asSingapore’s ambassador to the U.N. and as presidentof the U.N. Security Council in January 2001 andMay 2002, respectively.

Mahbubani is the author of three books, whichconcentrate on the relationship between the West andEast, in addition to articles that have appeared in awide range of publications, including Time magazineand The New York Times.

The Einaudi Center, which invites a distinguishedinternational leader to Cornell every year in hopes offostering a broadened world view among students,according to the Center’s website.

The Cornell Store reported anincrease in book sales in 2012 after itlaunched a textbook price comparisontool that allows students to comparebook prices at by the Cornell Store andother online vendors.

The tool, which wasreleased in January 2012,has been used to placemore than 1,600 orders,according to MargieWhiteleather, the CornellStore’s strategic projectsmanager.

The price comparisontool, which automatically displays pricesfrom multiple websites side-by-side,allows students to compare book prices

offered by the Cornell Store,Amazon.com and Half.com, a Cornellaffiliate vendor and e-book company,according to Whiteleather.

“It is integrated into online shoppingcarts, so you don’t have to go to separatesites. It automatically sets up shoppingcarts for the merchants you select,” shesaid.

A f t e rthe launchof the pro-ject, whichaimed toi n c r e a s et e x t b o o ksales, 80percent of

the tool’s users purchased books fromthe Cornell Store.

“We’ve known for quite a while that

students are shopping online for text-books,” she said. “With price compari-son, 80 percent of people buy from theCornell Store.”

In addition to the price comparisontool, the Cornell Store is also offeringmore rental options to increase booksales.

Whiteleather said the increase intextbook sales at The Cornell Store rep-resents the Cornell Store’s first increase“in several years.”

Additionally, fewer individuals returnbooks purchased from the Cornell Storeafter receiving them from third-partyvendors, according to Whiteleather.

“Students would buy a book from thestore and then return it once the book[ordered] online came, so we would runout of books,” she said.

The site simplifies price comparisonby integrating booklists with the onlineprice tools, according to Whiteleather.

“Instead of entering[International StandardBook Numbers] into lots ofindividual websites, the pricecomparison is integratedinto your personal booklist,”she said.

Whiteleather said thatstudents also have the optionof choosing in store pick upwhen ordering online.

“Our goal is to make textbook shop-ping easy for students,” she said. “Wewere thrilled to have a solution.”

The price comparision tool has gar-nered positive feedback, according toWhiteleather. The Cornell Store recent-ly advertised the tool through an emailsent to students at the beginning of thesemester, and is working on other waysto promote the tool.

“We are definitely going to continue

these strategies,” she said. “There maybe slight enhancements. One surprisingthing is that there are still students thataren’t aware of it.”

Although students said they foundthe tool useful, some said that some ofthe data presented by the tool was inac-curate.

“They didn’t reflect the right prices. Ialways check online and it isn’t right.I’m a good researcher,” Camil Pulido ’15said.

Another student, MeghanMcCormick ’16, who usually buysbooks from Amazon.com, expressed dis-satisfaction with the tool.

“I looked at it and it was not 100-percent accurate.” she said.

Ali Yazdi ’13 said he often used theprice tool.

“I use it, it’s pretty helpful,” he said.“It is decently convenient.”

Yazdi said there is a reason why prices

displayed on the tool were differentfrom actual store prices.

“Sometimes it may not be accurate,but it uses the prices from the reputableAmazon dealers rather than just whatev-er you find online,” he said. “I am will-ing to pay that surcharge for the conve-nience and security.”

East versus West | Kishore Mahbubani, former president of the United Nations Security Council, called on the Western worldto rethink its policies at Kennedy Hall on Wednesday.

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Alexa Davis can be reached at adavis@cornellsun.com.

“Today, in a world that is changing so fast,when the West is increasingly becoming asmaller and smaller minority in the world,it is time for the West to rethink what itspolicies should be.”Kishore Mahbubani

Tools for knowledge | The Cornell Store has reported an increase in textbook sales afterlaunching a price comparison tool in 2012.

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By ALEXA DAVISSun Staff Writer

By ERICA AUGENSTEINSun Staff Writer

Erica Augenstein can be reached at eaugenstein@cornellsun.com.

“With price comparison, 80percent of people buy from theCornell Store.”Margie Whiteleather

“Sometimes it may not be accurate, butit uses prices from the reputableAmazon dealers rather than justwhatever you find online.”Ali Yazdi ’13

said that though the passage of gender-inclusive housing represents an importantstep for the LGBT community, the policy isgeared toward the needs of the Cornell com-munity at large.“I think it’s a little silly to say it’s an LGBTissue ... We want all students to be able tochoose who they want to live with,” Iwaokasaid.

Emily Bick ’13, president of Haven: TheLGBTQ Student Union and one of thesponsors of the resolution, echoed Iwaoka’ssentiments.

“The thought behind it is that not every-one’s ideal living situation is in a same-sexliving situation,” she said.

Starting in Spring 2013, students apply-ing to live in a program house, a languagehouse or a University co-op will be allowedto select gender-inclusive housing. Studentswho choose to continue living on WestCampus next year will also be able to choosethis option.

Current freshmen can choose gender-inclusive housing for the next academic year,but not within the West Campus housingsystem, according to Iwaoka.

“The reason that we have to wait till nextyear for rising sophomores is because there’snot enough staff in the housing to do thismanually,” Iwaoka said.

However, in subsequent housing selec-tion, all students — including rising sopho-mores — will be able to participate, accord-ing to Burke.

Starting in the 2013-14 academic year,the software used for the housing selection

will be updated to accommodate mixed-gender rooms and suites, according toIwaoka. When the program is launched,Cornell will be the first university to havesuch a system in place, he added.

“As soon as we [update the software],Cornell will be the first school to have acomputer application program that allows[mixed-gender room selection],” he said.“Most universities do that by hand in theirhousing office.”

Though the gender-inclusive housingwas approved by almost all S.A members,Peter Scelfo ’15, undesignated at-large,member of the S.A. who had cast the lonedissenting vote, said he stood firmly by hisdecision.

“Having a roommate of the oppositegender poses several safety concerns includ-ing potential for physical, emotional, andacademic harm,” he said.

Gender-inclusive housing may eventual-ly extend to random housing selections, inwhich students do not choose their ownroommates or suitemates, according to Bick.Such a system would be “ground-breaking”because no other university has implement-ed a similar program, Bick said.

All other Ivy League universities havesome kind of gender-inclusive housing poli-cy, Bick said. Iwaoka added that he wouldhave liked to see the gender-inclusive hous-ing policy implemented earlier at Cornell, asa number of other universities have suchprograms already in place.

“But it’s better late than never,” he said.

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Gender-Inclusive Housing PlanComes ‘Better Late Than Never’

HOUSINGContinued from page 1

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

cut 672 staff positions — adecision that led to a higherworkload for many employ-ees, The Sun reported inFebruary 2011.

According to the survey,38 percent of staff said theyhave not noticed “positivechanges” for their depart-ment due to recent organi-zational changes, and 31.5percent were dissatisfiedwith their opportunities forpromotion within Cornell,The Sun reported inFebruary 2012.

At the forum, particip-nts also proposed ways toincrease opportunities forgiving feedback to supervi-sors. Thirty-five percent ofsurvey respondents saidthey felt they could providefeedback to their supervisor,Grove said. To increase thispercentage, the subcommit-tee focusing on supervisorfeedback opportunities hassuggested submitting feed-back through Qualtrics, anonline survey tool.

“This is a real culturechange we have to make atthe University. We’re notalways open to giving andreceiving feedback,” Grovesaid.

In the survey, which wasconducted by the Division

of Planning and Budget,25.8 percent of the 5,647employees who respondedsaid they either disagreed orstrongly disagreed thatworkloads were fairly dis-tributed in their units.Additionally, 23.5 percentof employees said they dis-agreed or strongly disagreedthat they were compensatedfairly for the work they did.

After analyzing the sur-vey results, Cornell’s Officeof Human Resources andthe Employee Assemblyformed an oversight com-mittee, which broke intosubcommittees focusing onworkload and balance,supervisor feedback oppor-tunities, career developmentand increased recognitionfor exemplary performance,according to MaryOpperman, vice presidentof human resources.

“Those weren’t the onlyfour issues, but they werefour that the presidentthought we could takeaction on,” she said.

The committees willsubmit final recommenda-tions to UniversityPresident David Skortonfor approval in March,Grove said. A follow-up sur-vey is planned, but theadministration has yet todecide on a date,Opperman said.

The subcommitteeshave suggested a variety ofprogramming and universi-ty policy changes, includingnew award opportunitiesfor employees, the develop-ment of a career-mentoringprogram, the use of anonline survey program foranonymous supervisor feed-back and position analysisreviews for staff memberswho feel their workload isunbalanced, among otherrecommendations.

The EmployeeAssembly has hosted twoopen forums this month foremployees to give feedbackon the subcommittees’ rec-ommendations.

Though the Universitymay not be able to act uponall the staff ’s recommenda-tions, their feedback is “areal gift,” according toOpperman.

“On the survey, generalloyalty to the University washigh, but the issues were sig-nificant. That says a lotabout the staff here. Theypointed out what theyappreciated, but they werevery honest about whatCornell needed to change,”she said. “That’s the defini-tion of loyalty.”

Univ. Launches Employee ForumsAfter staf!ng cuts, C.U. strives for ‘culture change’

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solution,” and instead each caseneeds to be examined individu-ally.

Cornell Republican JuliusKairey ’15 said that bearing armsis a Second Amendment rightand that the U.S. governmentneeds to “tailor [gun control]policies to the citizens’ needs.”

“Gun control hasn’t made animpact in cities with the highestamount of gun violence, such asChicago,” Kairey said. “Presentbans are sufficient. We don’twant to trample on individuals’rights.”

The two sides questionedwhether the restriction of someguns — such as the ban of riflesthat carry five rounds in NewJersey or 10 rounds in New YorkState — would make a differ-ence in combating violentcrimes.

However, Kairey agreed withVieira’s point that each caseshould be examined individual-ly.

“We need to see a case-by-case-approach to see if it tram-ples on the rights of citizens andif it actually makes an impact,”Kairey said. “Assault weaponsmake up a tiny percentage of theproblem here, as most murdersare done by handguns. The gov-ernment is not capable of seizing280 million guns in an effort toprotect its citizens.”

Republican Kyle Ezzedine’14, who is also a Sun blogswriter, said that recent gun mas-sacres were the result of “irra-tional” behavior, rather than an“overabundance of weapons.”

“There are irrational peoplewho are doing irrational things— the guns don’t necessarilychange that behavior,” he said.“Rather, gun violence is part of alarger problem. What needs tobe changed is why the people arecommitting these crimes.”

Throughout the debate, theCornell Republicans cited theSecond Amendment as a plat-

form for their defense during thedebate. However, the constitu-tional right to bear arms has itslimits, according to DemocratTony Montgomery ’13.

“The Second Amendmentsays that we can bear arms,”Montgomery said. “It doesn’tstate that we can own arsenals. Ithink that we can protect theSecond Amendment while creat-ing an environment where citi-zens don’t have to fear violentcrimes.”

Though they disagreed onmany points, both theDemocrats and the Republicansagreed that more thorough back-ground checks are necessary inreducing gun-related violence.

Republican Mark LaPointe’16, said background checksshould extend to people’s familyhealth histories, as mental healthproblems can develop later inlife.

According to CornellDemocrat Michael Sun ’16, thefederal government should crackdown on mental health back-ground checks, saying JamesHolmes — the suspect in a massshooting in a movie theater inAurora, Col. in July — wasallowed to buy a gun eventhough he had mental healthissues.

“In some cases, it’s easier toget a gun than it is to get pre-scription drugs,” Sun said.

Kairey disagreed, saying thatif there is a threat to the gunsmarket, gun purchase levels willactually increase.

“Your top-down approach togun control is failing,” Kaireysaid. “The streets are beingflooded with guns.”

Sun also argued againstcracking down on video gamesin which gun violence is glori-fied. Instead, he said that mentalhealth should be made a greaterpriority among lawmakers.

“Steps should be taken toreduce the social desire to com-mit these crimes,” he said. “Weagree on the need to increasemental health spending; we do

Community and The Soup, heis someone who will appeal topeople at Cornell and be ableto do a great show.”

Conna Walsh ’15 said thatMcHale’s comic style is aimedtoward college students.

“He has a really smarthumor that I think is differ-ent from other comedians outthere,” she said.

Peter Duba ’16 said he willbuy a ticket for McHale’sshow because of his affinityfor Community.

“I had no idea who he waswhen I heard his name, but assoon as I was told that he wason Community, I instantlyput a face with the name,”Duba said.

Nate Jara ’16 echoedDuba’s sentiments.

“I know a lot of people likehim,” he said. “He gets a lotof attention on the Internet,so I know he’s a pretty well-known personality.”

Anna Fasman ’16 said thatafter missing Joseph GordonLevitt’s show at Cornell inNovember, she will secure aticket for McHale’s perfor-mance.

“The Soup is pretty goodand Community is one of myabsolute favorites, and nowthat it’s back on TV, it’s evenmore exciting,” Fasmansaid.

Student tickets for theshow will go on sale at cor-nellconcerts.com Feb. 19.

In Gun Control Debate, C.U. PoliticosStress Need for Background Checks

C.U. Students Eager forMcHale’s Show in Bailey

JOELContinued from page 1

DEBATEContinued from page 1

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Student:Community star has ‘smart humor’disagree on who should pay forit.”

According to Ezzedine, gunviolence does not exist as a resultof culture that encourages it, butrather because of the govern-ment’s inability to detect andcontrol such problems.

In response to an audiencequestion about an ideal worldwithout guns, Montgomerypointed to a case in Chinabefore the Sandy Hook school-house shooting, in which a manarmed with a knife attacked aschoolyard full of children.

“Is it desirable to have aworld without guns?”Montgomery asked the audi-ence. “The real question to askis it is achievable?”

Though members of bothorganizations spoke positivelyabout the debate, Ezzedine saidit was “a little messy.”

“We agreed on a lot ofpoints, but the debate was hin-dered by its disorganization,” hesaid, referring to the frequentinterruptions in the debate dia-logue.

Vieira echoed his sentiments.“We agreed a lot more than I

thought we would, which wasnice,” he said. “But we still hadstuff to talk about.”

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EDITORS IN TRAINING

Last Thursday, President David Skorton announced in an email to members of theStudent Assembly that he is considering approving a one-million dollar loan to help estab-lish a Green Revolving Fund for the University. A revolving fund could allow the Universityto dedicate a lump sum of money for allocation to projects that encourage energy conser-vation and carbon footprint reduction on campus. We are eager to bear witness to the mul-titude of innovative sustainability projects that would surely arise at Cornell as the result ofa GRF. While a million-dollar down payment carries a high price tag, we are confident thatthese projects, if executed properly, could generate the funds need to repay the Universitywith interest. We urge President Skorton to turn this consideration into a commitment.

If a GRF were established, funds could be invested in specific projects, and the returnson those investments recycled back into the fund for reinvestment in other projects. Moneysaved by the conservation practices implemented by the projects could replenish the fund— generating an even larger pool of resources for Cornellians to draw upon for future pro-jects. The revolving configuration of such a fund would ensure its longevity and, ideally,ensure that the University recoups its initial investment. Cornell should move ahead withpurpose to budget the seed money necessary to launch this fund, which would undoubt-edly create more opportunities for students to get involved in environmental research andeducation.

Various other universities, including many of Cornell’s peer institutions, have imple-mented similar funds to great success. Harvard University’s Green Loan Fund, for instance,offers “up-front capital” to finance departmental projects that promise to “reduce the uni-versity’s environmental impacts.” Recipients of the GLF use savings generated by achievedreductions in waste removal and consumption costs to pay back the loan. According to a2011 study by the Sustainable Endowments Institute, Harvard’s GLF boasts an averagepayback period of three years and an approximately 30 percent annual return on invest-ment. Similarly, Stanford University’s Whole Building Energy Retrofit Program claims anaverage payback period of four to five years and a 23 percent ROI.

By investing directly in Cornell-specific projects undertaken by departments and indi-viduals, the University can support energy conservation while still prioritizing its fiscal well-being. Projects deemed eligible to be financed by a GRF could be required to promote sus-tainable practices on campus while simultaneously reducing University maintenance costs.Furthermore, enacting regulations that require timely payback to the fund would helpensure that only feasible projects were pursued.

In an editorial last month, we asserted that divesting from the traditional energy sectorwould not be the best step, financially or academically, for the University to take at thistime. Our critics were vocal. But we feel that a GRF is a prime example of an alternativeoption the administration can support to promote energy conservation efforts at Cornell.Unlike divestment, the establishment of a GRF would neither require Cornell to pass judg-ment on legal business practices nor directly touch its endowment. A GRF would promotesustainable practices on campus and in turn encourage Cornellians to be environmentallyfriendly even beyond the Hill. We implore President Skorton to take the leap.

Moving Ahead WithA Green Revolving Fund

Editorial

Imoved to Maryland at the end ofDecember. Around that time I met aman (I only say man because he’s six

years older than my barely legal ass) whoI’ve gone on a few dates with. Let’s callhim Vince. Vince is pretty cute. He’s atall kickboxing instructor with a motor-cycle. He owns his own house, he opensdoors and he doesn’t wait for me to callor text him first. These things are allfreaking awesome in my book.

But I’m not crazy about Vince. To behonest, I think the only reason I’m evengoing out with him is because I need tomake friends and he has a lot of them. Infact, the only people I know in Marylandwho don’t work with me are Vince’sfriends. So, yeah, I’m using him to meetpeople. I know, I know — it’s wrong andI’m a jerk. Really, I am. And I really doknow it. But c’mon — this can’t be muchworse than the time I told a guy I was astripper and continued the ruse for overmonth afterward. Actually, that guy stillthinks I’m a stripper. But that’s a storyfor another time.

Anywhoodles, I admitted all of this tomy close friend yesterday thinking thatshe would tell me to do thesmart/right/reasonable/moral thing andstop seeing Vince. Nope. Her responsewas “at least you’ll have a date forValentine’s Day.”

Ah yes, Valentine’s Day. While somepeople dread it, I actually like it. I’vespent roughly half of my “adult”Valentine’s Days alone and half of withboyfriends. With the exception of onememorably miserable V-Day, I’ve had agood time every year, regardless of thecompany. And yet, when my friend saidthis, all I could think was: “Oh hell no.”

Maybe it’s just the lack of alcohol inmy past-its-prime, post-21-year-oldbody, but I don’t feel the need to have adate on Valentine’s Day just for the sake

of having a date. Don’t get me wrong, Ihaven’t been this mature my whole life.In fact, I haven’t been this mature formore than a few hours (although I don’tknow how mature you’d call someonewho is dating a guy for his friends).What I’m saying is that if I didn’t haveplans this time last year and Vince askedme out, I would have jumped at thechance to go out with him. But now, Idon’t want to waste the night going outwith a guy I don’t care about. I don’twant to compromise on my movie choic-es or make room on the couch for some-one who doesn’t mean anything to me.

Maybe it’s because I don’t have nearlyas much free time as I did when I was inschool. Last year I could waste fournights a week going out with randomsand I still had three nights to hang outwith my friends or watch exorbitantamounts of TV. Now I only have twodays off a week and I relish every secondof them. But who knows? I’m either tooold or too apathetic to waste time onthings and people who aren’t importantto me.

So, regardless of the reason, I’ll besans date this V-Day and I’m more thanokay with that. I have already reserved anhour of my time to call my mom andcatch the latest L.A. gossip. The rest ofmy night will be devoted to my DVR,who will be patiently waiting with somePretty Little Liars episodes to keep mecompany.

I hope you all make the right choiceand decide to spend Valentine’s Day withpeople who really mean something toyou (like Mona and those creeps on theA-team). Because that’s really the point,isn’t it?

Hazel Gunapala is a former Sun columnist whograduated in 2012. She can be reached at hguna-pala@cornellsun.com. Guest Room appears peri-odically this semester.

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CORRECTIONS

A previous version of a news story Tuesday, “Website Will Gather Resident Input forCollegetown Development,” stated that a website that will solicit feedback for shops in theproposed Collegetown Crossing development was first launched three months ago. In fact, itwas launched Sunday. A previous version also said that Aylin Gucalp ’14 thinks the websitewould be difficult to publicize. In fact, she said Collegetown would be an ideal place to pub-licize the website.

The headline of a news story Tuesday, “Proposed Fund Will Aid Green Projects atCornell,” implied that the University will be establishing a Green Revolving Fund. In fact,the creation of the fund has not yet been approved by the University.

Hazel Gunapala | Guest Room

Valentine’s DayPost-College

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN | Thursday, February 14, 2013 9OPINION

Istarted watching Girls last week,despite my endless complaints ofdeclining productivity and a dwin-

dling sleep schedule. I committed tothis project partly because I heard theprotagonist’s name is Hannah, but itwas mostly because I felt I couldn’t par-ticipate in 85 percent of popular cul-ture conversations that my friends werehaving. Watching the first episodereminded me of two important things:First, that generation Y(that’s us) is a generationof cynics, finding irony inplaces where our predeces-sors found hope, and sec-ond, that romance is athing of the past.

Today is Valentine’sDay. With a rampanthook-up culture and agenerational self-consciousness, we —as educated young people — nowdread the “Hallmark Holiday.”Flowers and chocolates that were onceappreciated as romantic (God forbid!)are now spit on as cheesy. Our genera-tion of cynics has created a new char-acter in our HBO rom-com — theScrooge of Valentine’s Day. He doesn’thave a name or a face, but he exists,and he is certainly thriving. As sophis-ticated young people we are programednot only to resent “The Man” (here,known as Hallmark and Hershey’s) butalso to hate clichés. However, it seemswe now try so hard to rebel againstconformity that hating Valentine’s Dayhas, for our generation, become cliché.

We’re too sophisticated for somethingas mainstream as a day to express love,and we’re too self-loving to not talkabout how much we hate this holiday.But it’s an old tune by now, and farfrom alternative.

I commend shows like Girls thatshow the real lived experience of twen-ty-somethings today. Our story isn’tthe Cinderella story, and I appreciatethe writers, advertisers and

celebrities who are trying to tell it as itis. We are, as a generation, liberatingourselves from an ideal that is, justthat: an ideal. And that’s wonderful.But somewhere down the line, we lostsight of the real and instead became thegeneration of the ironic.

Anyone who knows me (or who hasread more than one of these) knowsthat I typically air on the half-emptyside of the spectrum. I’m a sarcastic pes-simist born and bred, but I have a prob-lem with convincing myself that takingtime to say “I love you” is clichéd. Ihave a problem with how cliché hatingValentine’s Day has become.

Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to becheesy nor does it have to be for your

boyfriend. Instead of thinking you’retoo alternative to send a card, I encour-age you to stop for a moment today andthink about the people in your life whoyou love, or better yet, who love you (oreven the people you just like, becauseI’m sure there are some). And, for all ofyou counter-culturists who are as con-cerned about buying into corporateAmerica as you are about your designersunglasses, I remind you that

Valentine’s Day also doesn’t haveto mean shelling out money onteddy bears and ugly flowers. Itcan be something nice, some-thing simple: “I love you.”

In short, today is an oppor-tunity to think about the peoplein your life — the importantones, the new ones, the old onesand the ones you forget to

acknowledge. Our lives are sewntogether by the threads of our relation-ships, and Valentine’s Day, althoughclassically celebrated with romanticdates, can be an opportunity to say “Iwant to get to know you” to someone,if you give yourself the chance. Don’tworry, no one will laugh. And if youstill think you are too cool, too educat-ed or too hip to celebrate this holiday,even if it only means a bottle of wine atdinner with friends (like it does for methis year), to you I say: bah humbug.

Today, there will be aflash mob at 12:30p.m. on Ho Plaza.

Why? In honor of V-Day, aninternational movement toend violence against womenand girls. The premise: “Onein three women on the plan-et will be raped or beaten inher lifetime. One billionwomen violated is an atroci-ty. One billion womendancing is a revolution.” TheCornell community will berising up, standing togetherand dancing in support.

Today is the 15thanniversary of V-Day and, ofcourse, Valentine’s Day. Theidea that Feb. 14 serves asboth a movement againstwomen’s violence and a cele-bration of love (read:Hallmark) seems contradic-tory. But it’s not. Lastmonth, resident sex colum-nist Mona G. wrote aboutdomination. “When youdon’t know at all what comesnext, anticipation intensifies... You have nothing left todo but lay back and allowyourself to be taken, withoutresistance, fully giving in.”Mona was writing aboutexcitement, openness andloss of inhibition. However,I couldn’t help but noticethat the same phrases usedto describe healthy, consen-sual sex might be used to tella story of abuse, harassmentor rape. This is what I findmost confounding: that“good sex” and “bad sex” arenot actually antitheses ofeach other, but instead quiterelated. The very way we

conceptualize an exciting,adventurous sexual advanceis strikingly similar to howwe characterize violent sex:adrenaline-rushing, scary,uncontrollable. After all, it’soften acquaintances or evenfriends that end up beingattackers; approximatelytwo-thirds of rapes are com-mitted by “non-strangers,”according to RAINN, thenation’s largest anti-sexualviolence organization.

This fall, our own cam-pus saw how a reported rapecould mobilize an entire stu-

dent body, motivating amass of people to reconsiderhow we approach sexualassault policies. Thoughunfortunately more com-mon than expected, theseincidents spark response.They inspire a great deal ofoutrage and demands forchange. These are all incred-ibly important ways thattragedy can be transforma-tive. But in our quest tomake the world a more justplace, through policy, educa-tion and resource provision,there’s something we need tokeep in mind: It’s not justabout grand gestures. It’sabout the actions we take in

our everyday lives. Sexualviolence does not happen inisolation — it doesn’t justhappen abroad, or inobscure situations, or indark alleys. Sexual violence isa product of seeminglyharmless, totally ordinarydecisions that create a largerculture.

Every time we ignore achorus of “tits out for theboys” at CTP or make afriendly conversation slight-ly tense by perhaps correct-ing a peer, we either are tak-

ing action or

inaction. These expressionshelp us articulate how wefeel and create opportunitiesto influence the peoplearound us. Our actions canmake us feel awkward, asthey might put others inuncomfortable positions.But they can also be food forthought, healthy con-tention, dialogue and, mostimportantly, change. Forexample, playing “hard toget” highlights a seeminglyharmless way in which weare complicit with rape cul-ture. Our instincts to playgames lead to a muddlingbetween the meaning of“yes” and “no,” which can

create confusion in thefuture. It’s not that a game ofelaborate charades couldever be deemed as an excusefor violating another; it’sthat we are leaving room fordebate where there shouldn’tbe. Being an activebystander or standing up fora person’s dignity when youhear the words “they wereasking for it” — these every-day words and actions canhave a larger impact.

There won’t be a flashmob on Ho Plaza or a grandmobilization of the massesfor women’s rights andequality every day. By nomeans am I belittlingactivism or its incrediblepower to influence greatchange. But ordinary actshave a greater meaning. Oureveryday habits shape theworld around us. What dowe question? What do wetake issue with? When do wespeak up? Friends, country-wo(men), Romans — it iswhat we do each day thatcreates our reality.Weabsolutely must continue todemand laws in each coun-try on this globe that outlawrape, for survivor’s resourcesand for policies that protectwomen’s rights. But we needto also look inwards and re-evaluate our everydayactions.

The Meaning of V-Day

At some point, everyone realizes that his or herchildhood is over. For me, it happened in anIKEA store last summer. There was no epiphany

or moment of satori. My dealings with “phonies” wereminimal, and I had little to no desire to run around catch-ing children in a rye field. My parents weren’t murderedby muggers in front of a Gotham City opera house. Therewas no monumental occurrence that forced me to kiss mychildhood goodbye. IKEA killed it.

The Swedes are usually very peaceful (besides thatNobel character who invented dynamite), and if any-thing, they are known worldwide for their beautiful peo-ple, meatballs and moderately priced yet stylish furniture.At any given minute, an IKEA will have at least two orthree of those things — or all of them if you get lucky. Sohow, you might ask, could IKEA possibly have managedto murder my youth? After a little bit of looking aroundthe store, I thought to myself, “Well, that’s a kind of neatbed frame.” Boom. Right there — it was over. My gooseis cooked. Stick a fork in me. The kid is dead.

Because here is the thing: this bed was a utilitarian,plain, simple, adult-looking piece of garbage. The Ikeansnamed it “Malm,” which is Swedish for “ore.” No offenseto any geologists reading this, but there is just no wayanyone with any child left in him or her should get excit-ed about ore. Furniture stores like IKEA are in the sameleague as the Home Depot or Joann’s

Fabrics — basically Chinese water torture for kids. Theygo against everything that kids love. You can’t touch any-thing. There is nothing interactive. The toilets on theshowroom floor don’t actually work. It’s just a bunch ofquiet, boring adults wandering through a maze of furni-ture thinking how that Vittsjö bookshelf “would reallytie the living room together.” And the second I thoughtto myself, “Well, that’s a neat bed frame,” I became oneof those quiet, boring adults who walks around IKEAenjoying furniture. I may as well have started thinkingabout the status of my 401k, the soothing qualities of thecolor taupe or enjoyed the movie Sideways. Boring adultstuff. And when I got a little bit excited about a boringpiece of furniture, I was just a boring adult, and it wastime to get a shovel and start burying all my hopes anddreams.

Of course, the Ikeans didn’t suck all the child out ofme. I still eat Gummy-Vites. I enjoy a nice episode of HeyArnold from time to time. But I was forced to actuallyreflect a little bit on how I am getting older. I don’t thinkit was the bed that really razzed my berries, if you will. Igot excited because it made me think of how eventually Iwould need to buy furniture and other modern Europeanhome décor for the apartment upon my impending inde-pendence (although I am pushing for another 20 greatyears in the Eliot basement!), All of us must go throughsomething like this at some points in our lives. And whileadults do have to act more seriously and deal with moreresponsibility than a youngster (or whatever it is I shouldbe calling them), the fun never totally dies. My dad, forexample, thinks he is very fun (thinks).

Ikeans aren’t total monsters in my mind for making methink about how I was getting older. IKEA can teach yousome profoundly influential lessons in your life. Forexample: It teaches us to be more open to different thingsand embrace foreign cultures. IKEA furniture requiresassembly. It teaches us that we need to work for things wewant. For example, if we want an ottoman we need to fig-ure out how to use these weird tools that probably don’texist outside of IKEA or the borders of Sweden. It teach-es us to recognize and leap at a bargain whenever we seeone. And after all, it isn’t a terrible disaster to realize thatyou are getting older. I did , and now I feel totally justi-fied by my maturity when I walk around all day in asmoking jacket and constantly have a Sherlock Holmespipe in my mouth.

An OdeTo IKEA

Hannah Deixler | Shades of Grey

Christo Eliot |The Tale of the Dingo at Midnight

Katerina Athanasiou | Kat’s Cradle

There was no monumentaloccurence that caused meto kiss my childhoodgoodbye. IKEA killed it.

We need to also look intoour everyday lives andreconsider the ways inwhich we interact witheach other.

Katerina Athanasiou is a seniorin the College of Art,Architecture and Planning. Shemay be reacched at kathana-siou@cornellsun.com. Kat’sCradle runs alternateThursdays this semester.

Hannah Deixler is a senior in the College ofArts and Sciences. She may be reached athdeixler@cornellsun.com. Shades of Greyappears alternate Thursdays this semester.

Christo Eliot is a sophomore in the College of Engineering. He maybe reached at celiot@cornellsun.com. The Tale of the Dingo atMidnight appears alternate Thursdays this semester.

I have a problem withconvincing myself thattaking time to say “I loveyou” is clichéd.

To the Valentine’s Day Cynics

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Although I’m still a bit of a baby when itcomes to my spicy food tolerance, I’ve alwaysloved Indian food and take advantage of thechance to eat it whenever the rare opportuni-ty comes up. I know that we’re fortunateenough to have two Indian restaurants inCollegetown (on the same street, no less), butwith my recent dining experience at Mehak,I’m not sure how easy it will be to convinceme to try the other place.

THE FOODFor me, something as simple as naan can

be the distinguishing factor between amediocre Indian restaurant and a great one.Mehak did not disappoint. In addition to itsbeautifully blistered plain naan, the restaurantoffers several flavoredand stuffed varieties ofnaan — all made in-house — that I hadn’thad the fortune to choosefrom in my previousencounters with Indiancuisine. The onion naanwas a delicious discovery;the onions, spices andfresh coriander wereincorporated evenlythroughout the batter,complementing eachentrée with every fragrant, chewy bite.

I’ve tasted a few interpretations on aloogobi, and all of them have been pretty good.Mehak’s aloo gobi, however, is the best ver-sion of the dish that I’ve had to date.Whether I scooped the vegetable mixtureonto some naan or with a bite of rice, eachpiece of potato and cauliflower was perfectlycut and cooked so that I felt like I was eatingan actual dish rather than a bunch of saucedotted with an occasional vegetable or two.

It’s easy to stick to the widely populardishes — aloo gobi, chicken tikka masala,tandoori chicken — whenever you go to anIndian restaurant. However, sometimes thebest dishes are the ones that lie beyond thefirst two or three lines on a menu. My serverthankfully recommended the karahi chicken,a curry dish with slices of onion and greenpepper that I’d order again in a heartbeat.

The fresh bite of the onions and peppers con-trasted nicely with tenderness of the chicken,and the entire dish was well-balanced by thecreaminess of the curry sauce.

The combination of Mehak’s chai andkheer provided the perfect ending to themeal. The sugary, milky chai warmed myIthaca-winter-chilled bones while the kheer,or rice pudding, had just the right amount ofsweetness, infused with notes of cinnamonand cardamom and topped with crunchy sliv-ers of almond.

THE SERVICEThe service wasn’t anything spectacular,

but it was perfect for a college student’sneeds. Our server was quick to greet us at thedoor with a smile and seated us immediatelyupon entering the restaurant. We alsoreceived our food in a timely manner, but

never felt as if we werebeing rushed out of therestaurant. Mehak is agreat place for both theleisurely diner as well asthe diner with limitedtime.

THE ATMOSPHEREAgain, the dining

atmosphere will notamaze, but it was cleanand warm, which is allthat I look for in a casualrestaurant for a winter

dinner. The soft strains of classic Indianmusic and dim, warm lighting reminded meof the times that I spent with my friends attheir homes, with the scent of spices lingeringin the air.

THE VALUEOverall, I think that diners get their

money’s worth at Mehak. Most of the dishesrange between $10-20 and come with a gen-erous serving of basmati rice. Our bill for twoorders of naan, three dishes, two desserts anda cup of chai came under $60, which wascheaper than I’d expected it to be. And westill brought home plenty of leftovers that,because of its level two spiciness, thankfullydidn’t set my mouth on fire the followingday.

By ELIZABETH YOUNGSun Staff Writer

Even with the rise of other formi-dable Indian restaurants around thearea, Sangam has tantalized Ithaca’staste buds with a plethora of bothfamiliar and unique Indian dishessince 1983. But is it truly worth thehype?

THE FOODYou shouldn’t judge a book by its

cover, but it’s acceptable to judge anIndian restaurant by its naan. Sangam’sgarlic naan was perfect: dense yet pil-lowy with a slight, fresh-from-the-tan-door-oven char. The garlic flavor isvery light, too, so as to not overwhelmyour palate.

Sangam’s aloo gobi featured largepieces of fresh cauliflower in a blendedpotato curry that had subdued notes ofonion, garlic and ginger. Even thoughI ordered a mild version, the dish stillhad a noticeable amount of spice tobrighten it up. Overall, it sure waswarming and comforting, but I wasn’tparticularly wowed.

When my server mentioned thatthe Vegetable Mango was the best veg-etarian dish on the menu, I couldn’thelp but try it. The inventive combi-nation of chunky carrots, peas, greenbeans and broccoli and creamy, sweetmango curry was dynamite, and there

was a continual burst of garlic andgaram masala with each bite.

I definitely had room for dessert.Thespecial kheer’s texture was wonderful; itwas refreshingly cool and lightly sweet,and the addition of slivered, toastedalmonds on top provided a crunchy tex-tural contrast to the plump rice grains.The flavor, though, fell flat. More car-damom would have raised this dishfrom pretty good to spectacular.

THE ATMOSPHERESangam is lit just perfectly enough

for it to be an ideal space for both acasual gathering with friends or fordate night. The decorative tapestriesand handicrafts, not-too-loud music,mouthwatering smell of spice andsmiling faces of the staff all set a posi-tive and comfortable vibe.

THE SERVICEThe service is exceptional. The host-

ess was lively and engaging, and myserver was incredibly attentive andeager to recommend his favorite dishes.

THE VALUESangam is famous for its $7.95 per

person lunch buffet, which is a steal forhungry students. Sangam is certainly aviable contender if you have anunshakable craving for Indian food,although it’s not the most flavorful.

By KARINA PARIKHSun Contributor

Elizabeth Young can be reachedat eyoung@cornellsun.com.

ANDY JOHNSON / SUN STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Foodie Face-Off: Mehak vs.SangamMehak hits the mark; Sangam falls !at

Karina Parikh can be reachedat kparikh@cornellsun.com.

With my recentdining experience atMehak, I’m not sure

how easy it will be toconvince me to try

the other place.

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“Shake It Off,” the first song on The Spinto Band’s latest record, ischarming, playful and sounds like it should have been on the My So-Called Life Soundtrack. Basically: It’s everything we’ve come to expect— and perhaps take for granted — from the nostalgic Delawareans.In the 18 years since its formation, The Spinto Band has gone from ahigh school garage band known as Free Beer to reasonably successfulindie rockers to the kind of group whose members have to pick uppart-time jobs. Through it all, The Spinto Band has remained remark-ably upbeat and Cool Cocoon, their eleventh LP (that counts their self-released albums in the late 90s), is a solid, if not terribly innovativerelease.

The Spinto Band has never paid much attention to current musictrends, opting instead for classic pop compositions — which are currently onthe wrong side of your high school newspaper’s “hot or not” chart. CoolCocoon is no exception. These ten bubbly pop songs are all meticulously craft-ed, blissfully upbeat and named things like “Na Na Na” and “She Don’t WantMe.” They’re also catchy as hell. “What I Love” features beachy ooh-ing andcutesy lines like “hold me tight and sing/til we don’t care about anything,”while “Amy + Jen” is the catchy, ballooning story of a new crush. It’s con-stantly surprising that The Spinto Band members are so far from their teenage

years — they don’t seem to have lost any of their youthful naivete. The prob-lem, however, is that they have so perfectly mastered their sound that, at thispoint, there is little room left for creativity. Sure, The Spinto Band knows pre-cisely how to record a nostalgic pop record. But it has spent nearly twodecades doing the same thing, and at times this effort sounds a little stale.

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Brooklyn-based group Beach Fossils more or less began as DustinPayseur’s solo project. Its first eponymous LP was essentially a one-man tour-de-force, with Payseur playing every instrument. Soothingand stripped-down, Beach Fossils was the obvious result of a turninward and sounded like the introspective musings of a man thathadn't left his bedroom in a while. That’s not to say it was unap-pealing — Beach Fossils remains a gorgeous record, but the type youenjoy while wallowing in your own malaise on a rainy Sunday after-noon. In the four years since then, the band has developed into a full-fledged quartet, and their sophomore effort reflects their evolution.Clash the Truth, out next week and currently streaming onStereogum, is a fuller and much more riveting effort.

Clash the Truth never abandons the beautifully layered sparkle-popPayseur mastered on Beach Fossils. But the band has added a healthydose of aggression — even the album’s title is confrontational — tothe recipe, thanks in part to the addition of real percussion. Urgent,snare-filled tracks like “Generational Synthetic” and “Careless” pair

Payseur’s melodic vocals with a backbone of unrelenting drumbeats.Even moody, low-key songs like “Sleep Apnea” rely on TommyGardner's steady drumming. Occasionally, Clash the Truth does feel atad unfinished. Few tracks manage to break the three minute markand the fourteen tracks clock in at a measly 35 minutes. The titletrack, for example, meshes a catchy guitar lead with Payseur’s blurredvocals — and it is one of the most captivating songs on the record. Yetthe song ends just when it should be hitting its groove, cutting outabruptly at two minutes before reaching its climax.

In a recent interview Payseur claimed that “the whole point of thisalbum was to make something that had the energy and the feel of thelive show.” It’s all a little bit post-punk and a little bit dream-pop anda sure sign that Beach Fossils has found its place in the indie sound-scape.

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Gina Cargas is a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences. She can be contacted at gcargas@cornellsun.com.

The Oscars ceremony is film’s biggestfamily reunion and the Shorts category isthe family’s youngest (and well, shortest)member, overlooked and undermined atevery get-together.

Where the other family parties (GoldenGlobes, SAGs and most recently theBAFTAs) don’t bother to even distribute invi-tations to the shorts, the Oscars do, cultivat-ing a tradition of recognizing the film worldcollectively. The Academy acknowledges, andDaniel Junge, the host of the screening andlast year’s winner in this category, notes that“Some stories were meant to be feature-length, while others were meant to be short,depending on the story you’re telling.”

There are three categories for short filmsto compete in at the Oscars: Documentary,animated and live action. The five nomineesfor this year’s documentary section werescreened on Tuesday Night at The Schwartz.They were all powerfully executed and arequite the screen weepers (so don’t forget yourtissues like I did — I left Schwartz, eyessmudged with teardrops and eyeliner). Below,I have broken them down (and may haveranked them according to my favorites).

1. INOCENTEThe husband-and-wife team Sean Fine

and Andrea Nix, who were nominated in thiscategory back in 2007, have come back tofilm. The film’s titular subject, Inocente, is ashy 15-year old Latina living in San Diego,Calif. She is homeless, but that isn’t what dri-ves the narrative. Instead, the story centers onher art, which starkly contrasts the violenceand depression she has endured. The film

does a beautiful job of juxtaposing her art-work with her everyday life, which can beginanywhere from waking up under a bridge inthe morning to sitting alone on a bus dream-ing. Inocente is her brightest when she issharing her detailed dreams which never seemto end. The film ends leaving us with a sensethat we haven’t heard the last from this face-painted San Diego native. A critics’ favoritethis year, Inocente has my vote.

2. MONDAYS AT RACINEOnce a month on a Monday, a Long

Island beauty salon offers free beauty servicesto women undergoing cancer treatment. Wesee women trickling into the shop. Somehave been coming for as long as 17 yearswhile others are newcomers, suppressing theterror of having their hair shaved off in a fewmoments time. These Monday guests quick-ly become a support group for each other.Most of them are victims of breast cancer.

Director Cynthia Wade’s way of con-structing the portraits of these female vic-tims is extremely detailed. Wade has done anincredible job of gaining access to thewomen and their spouses’ private lives andcapturing the feeling of a diminishing grasp

on femininity in a judicial yet connectedway. Her snapshots of hair loss or the flatscars that have replaced breasts is simultane-ously jarring and stunning.

3. KINGS POINTFormer New York residents who have

recently been widowed move down to asenior community in Florida where theyexpect to live out the rest of their lives. KingsPoint has a growing population of singlesand, as a result, the topic of love and rela-tionships is on the back of every resident’smind. This allows the filmmaker, SariGilman, to dig out each subject’s stance onrelationships at their age, and we slowly andpainfully discover the bitterness they havewhen it comes to forming friendships.Gilman skillfully shows us that many of theresidents’ seemingly harsh responses are notcold or cruel in any way, but understandableafter what the residents have been through.

4. OPEN HEARTBy the end, Open Heart becomes an ad

for medical and financial attention for chil-dren whose chances to receive the treatmentthey need are slim. However, the mode ofstorytelling that writer-director KiefDavidson employs is well deserving of theOscar nods. The film begins with a heart-wrenching focus on a group of Kenyan chil-dren who are sent on a difficult journey toSudan by their hesitant parents. Theirhearts have been damaged by rheumaticfever, but a Sudanese hospital has offered togive free heart surgeries to the kids. One ofthem, Angelique, and her wide-eyed gazebecomes the emblem of the group, repre-senting their vulnerability. As the film movesforward, the spotlight is taken off the chil-

dren and the story quickly spirals into ahuman rights ad. Nevertheless, this short issure to make your heart churn over and over.

5. REDEMPTIONThis short is probably the least poignant

of the documentaries presented this year.Co-directors Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill, both experienced broadcast journal-ists, reveal their former professions throughthe way they unravel their stories. The filmfocuses on New York city’s “canners.” ButAlpert and O’Neill reveal little of each char-acter, only going as far as asking their previ-ous occupation. Beyond handling the cam-era, there isn’t much more these filmmakersdo, and, consequently, no particular voice ormessage resonates. In a world where docu-mentaries on the homeless are a plenty,Redemption simply floats among them.

These films all pivot around heavy subjectsand contain the emotional and mental up -heaval that the best films can unleash. Theyconfront issues that we are all familiar with,but aren’t motivated to do something about ituntil we come across a related story with a can-did viewpoint that plucks at our heartstrings.And this is where documentaries can shine.

Throughout the week, Cornell Cinemawill be gearing up for Oscar weekend byscreening more Oscar-nominated shorts.Although the documentary category couldonly be seen on Tuesday night, you can stillcatch the Animated shorts Thursday, Fridayand Saturday and the Live Action! ShortsSaturday and Sunday.

Teresa Kim is a sophomore in the College of Artsand Sciences. She can be contacted at tkim@cor-nellsun.com.

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1. “Under My Skin” — Frank SinatraSinatra’s swooning 1946 cover of a Cole Porter staple proves

why he was the original epitome of sex appeal, and why youshould be wooing the ladies to the tune of this classic.

2. “Ignition (Remix)” — R. Kelly“Fellas on my left, honeys on my right, bring ’em all togeth-

er”… and you’ll be doing it all night with this R. Kelly jam.

3. “Time After Time” — Cyndi LauperSure, it may draw some Napoleon Dynamite references (“I

like your sleeves. They’re real big.”) but you can’t go wrong withthis 80’s throwback.

4. “I’m in Love With a Stripper” — T-PainAll you single guys out there can wallow in your sorrows, or

chill out while getting an easy squeeze. I don’t know what thatmeans, but go for it.

5. “Single Ladies” — BeyoncéIf you watched the Super Bowl Halftime show, you

know that Beyoncé is a strong, independent woman. Even

if Jay-Z’s put a ring on it,that doesn’t mean thisanthem can’t make yourValentine’s Day … ornight … a little less lone-ly.

6. “Every Breath YouTake” — The Police

In case it’s not clear,this song is about a creepystalker who follows “every breath you take” and “every moveyou make.” So, when you get a letter in your mailbox cutfrom magazine letters from your “secret admirer,” just sitback, relax and take in this sweet tune. Just be warned: Hewill find you.

7. “ ’Til There Was You” — The BeatlesThis soft and sweet song showcased early on why the

Beatles’ music could melt panties … if you need a littlehelp in that department (though you’re a Sun reader, soyou probably don’t) be sure to crank this up.

8. “Let’s Get It On” — Marvin GayeThe sensuous masterpiece of a master lost before his time. If this

can’t get you into his/her pants, I honestly do not know what can.

9. “In Your Eyes” — Peter GabrielHold up a boombox blasting this song and any girl will be

putty in your hands.

10. Any Taylor Swift Song — Taylor SwiftEnough said.

— Compiled by Sam Bromer

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If it’s around midnight in Times Square, and you’re in needof a Valentine — look up. Nestled amid glittering adver-tisements for Broadway staples are radiant billboards, on

which love songs have been scrawled in neon light. “I listento the ocean, and all I hear is you” is among the enigmatical-ly profound and cheesy lines concocted by Tracey Emin, thewidely known but not widely loved British conceptual artist.For years, Emin has fashioned brilliantly hued neon, fromcoral pink to warm white, into sculptures styled after her ownhandwriting. Her New York City installation, which presentsdigitized recreations of these sculptures, runs throughoutFebruary as part of the Times Square Alliance art initiativeMidnight Moment. For the last three minutes of each day thisyear, advertisers are giving way to a star-studded roster ofinstallations, including Yoko Ono’s Imagine Peace.

I’ve liked Emin’s light sculptures since I saw one that read“I woke up wanting to kiss you” at the White Cube booth atArt Stage 2012. Far more violable than I’d imagined them tobe, they are memorials to the clumsy thoughts we may havewhen we’re with someone we love. Even the most cringe-wor-thy ones (“I can feel your smile”) can be personable and hyp-notic.

But what do I really know aboutlove, anyway? Not much, but I’veseen enough to know that, for some-thing so remarkably difficult, lovemust be exceptional if so many peo-ple give up so much for it. Staring atEmin’s neons or watching The Perksof Being a Wallflower, I still wonder ifanything so serendipitous andbewildering will ever happen to me.It’s hard to stop believing in fairy tale encounters when I keepseeing them happen. How do you end up marrying a strangerwho liked your blog post, never mind that he lives 8,000 milesaway from you? Or the tourist you gave directions to? Maybethese are exceptions, but then again, all love stories are excep-tional. But here is where the questions begin. Should you letlove ‘happen’ to you? Or should you pursue it, bravely andrecklessly? And if you don’t, does it mean you don’t want itbadly enough?

I watched the Grammys last Sunday with very mixedfeelings. Rihanna, who impressed many with her BobMarley tribute, probably alienated more by lookingunapologetically happy to be back with Chris Brown again— four years after they both missed the Grammys becausehe assaulted her. She told Rolling Stone that the reunion wasliberating after years of “being angry and dark,” and thatbeing “happy” was more important than what people mightthink of her. And while I was rooting for fun., I was hopingthat Pink would pull off an upset in the Best Pop VocalAlbum category, if only for her tireless attempts to arrive atthe truth about love. The truth, apparently, is “salty” andinvolves “all the poetry you’ve ever heard.”

Sadly, there aren’t too many songs and films directed atpeople who have yet to experience heartbreak, but thosewho know the ache of falling hard for someone, even whenit’s not the best idea, have many. I’ve wondered, along witha 19-year-old Adele: “should I give up, or should I just keepchasing pavements, even if it leads nowhere?” I found SilverLinings Playbook disconcerting, because it made out love tobe a precarious game of reading signs. I’ve been on the other

side of that before, and Iwas shocked that some-one could value every-thing I said, or did, somuch. Dis tinguishingfaith from delusion isharder than it looks. Ihave always erred on theside of caution, and it’sonly in recent monthsthat I’ve seriously ques-

tioned the place of practicality and restraint in relationships.You can’t be “poetically silent,” a friend told me last week. Ifully agree. But I’ve never had the courage to admit my feel-ings to someone I liked, and maybe I won’t in the four monthsI have left at Cornell. I don’t see the point of endangering afriendship I value. It’s less a case of risk aversion than my notknowing what to do, or think, about any of this. And yet, per-haps contradictorily, I wouldn’t hesitate to say yes if the rightperson asked. Some part of me takes comfort in the notion

that there’s “nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meantto be,” as the Beatles have established.

Why do we want love, and why are we so troubled by thequestions it poses? MIT philosopher Irving Singer has pointedout, in Philosophy of Love: A Partial Summing Up, that “under-standing love or its related conditions” is inseparable from“problems about meaningfulness in life as a whole and the cre-ation of human value in general.” Just as we need air and somekind of fundamental purpose to live, we crave love because wewant to “be seen, touched, heard, paid attention to,” as FrankOcean has written. I think it’s more about giving than receiv-ing. In love (or what little I know of it), we don’t seek comfort;we give it, and so much more, away to someone else. We do itjust because we want to, and because we can. When we’re inlove, that compulsion can be so strong. In essence: I love,therefore I am. But here I go again, speaking in clichés.

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Daveen Koh is a junior in the College of Architecture, Art andPlanning. She can be reached at arts-and-entertainment-editor@cornellsun.com. Darn That Dream appears alternateThursdays this semester.

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For the many of us who have never romantically evolved pastthe age of 12, Taylor Swift’s second album Fearless is the album forour (probably lonely) Valentine’s Day. What this album and notSpeak Now or last year’s Red shows is Swift’s “romantic period.”The fun thing about Taylor Swift here is that her idea of love is soidealistic and imaginative that it applies to all the heartbroken,jaded and the lovesick. She has a dreamlike way of looking at love,something that anyone could see would lead to the anger, confu-sion and egocentric insanity of Swift today.

The diamond of this album is “Love Story,” the story of aprince asking a princess to marry her. Lines like “It’s real,” “It’s alove story/ Baby just say yes” are all ridiculously self-narrating butthe sugary tone and the first-person perspective makes us stick toit like honey. Another song along the lines of fantasy is “Fifteen”which is about a freshman girl falling in love with a senior boy.Capturing the time when someone believes the most impossible

person could like us is the popular “You Belong With Me.” I’veeven seen boys singing to this one. There’s something about a lit-tle-noticed girl in love with the boy next door who just can’t seemto see how perfect she is for him that appeals to everyone. All thestories she tells are versions of cliches (the shy girl and the quar-terback, the princess/prince union and the undying love), but, aswe can see in Swift’s popularity, ones that most find themselvesattracted to.

Swift tends to verge on self-indulgence wherever there is oppor-tunity. You won’t find much material to overthink here. Enjoy itfor what it is: an old journal or a memory. Indulge it forValentine’s Day. If anything it will make you grateful that TaylorSwift’s life is not your own.

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

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Working with Fenton on thedefensive side of the ball is assis-tant head coach Travis Burkett,who returns to coordinate thedefensive line. Archer said he isespecially confident in Burkett’scoaching abilities because theyhave grown close while workingtogether on the sidelines.

“I’ve shared an office with[Burkett] for five out of the lastsix years. We were roommates forfive out of the last six years, so Iknow what I’m getting withhim,” Archer said. “He might aswell have also tried to apply herebecause he has a real loyalty and apassion towards Cornell and itskids.”

Coach David Hanna willbegin his second year with theRed as special teams coordinatorwhile also working with the widereceivers. With a wide receiverposition that is losing threeseniors in Luke Tasker, KurtOndash and Shane Savage,Hanna will have the difficult jobof providing options for quarter-back Jeff Mathews.

“You can’t replace [thoseguys], those kids are just special,special players,” Archer said. “Wehave a lot of good young playersand a couple guys that are a littleolder like Grant Gellatly. CoachHanna knows those kids, he’searned their respect and I thinkhe’s going to be great at develop-ing them.”

The new staff members thatArcher has recruited come toCornell with a variety of experi-ences. Whether they have workedin high school, Division III orDivision I football, the coachesArcher has found have led succes-ful teams at every level.

Coming straight out of rivalPrinceton, where he served asdefensive coordinator, JaredBackus will be moving into theposition of Associate HeadCoach and John B. and Ann M.Rogers ’45 DefensiveCoordinator. According toArcher, Backus’ knowledge of theIvy League will be integral whenthe team prepares for conferencematchups.

“I think what Jared brings tothe table is a breadth of experi-ence overall, in terms of collegefootball, but then a depth look-ing at specifically the Ivy League.He’s had to game plan all theteams in the league exceptPrinceton,” Archer said.

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After losing its last three matchups, includ-ing a disappointing overtime defeat againstHarvard on Sunday, the women’s basketballteam looks to improve its Ivy League recordwhen it takes on Yale and Brown this weekendin Newman Arena.

The Red (10-9, 2-3) is currently fifth in theleague, while Yale (7-13, 2-4) and Brown (7-13, 1-5) sit at sixth and seventh, respectively.

According to Cornell head coach DaynaSmith, the team will need to stay composed todefeat the Bulldogs Friday.

“I think handling Yale’s defensive pressure[is key],” Smith said.

The Bulldogs, who defeated Penn at homeon Saturday before losing to Princeton athome on Sunday, are led by a number of ver-satile players, including sophomore pointguard Sarah Hilejian, junior guard Jana Grafand senior guard Megan Vasquez.

“Graf [is] capable of scoring both insideand out,” Smith said.

After taking on Yale Friday, the Red will geta shot at the Bears, who, after winning theirfirst Ivy game, have lost five in a row. Despitethe Bears’ lack of success recently, Smith rec-ognizes Brown as an aggressive team with a

mix of defensive looks.“They like to run and they definitely like to

penetrate,” Smith said. “We’re going to havecontain that penetration.”

The Bears’ most effective offensive weaponhas been junior guard Lauren Clarke. Over thefirst twenty contests of the season, Clarke hasaveraged nearly 15 points a game.

With the midway point in the Ivy seasonapproaching, Princeton leads the league with aflawless 5-0 record.

“Right now, they’re playing at a level high-er than anyone in the league,” Smith said ofthe Tigers.

Princeton, led by senior guard NiveenRasheed, has defeated the bottom five teams inthe league, but will play Harvard andDartmouth Friday and Saturday in its tough-est weekend yet.

“Anything could happen at any time,”Smith said. “Harvard and Dartmouth havepretty good records.”

The Red will have the opportunity to takeon Dartmouth for the first time, and Harvardand Princeton again, but first the team isfocused on having a successful weekend.

“These teams are talented, but we cancome away with two wins if we come to playboth nights,” senior forward Clare Fitzpatricksaid. “Every time we play these teams, it is

always a battle and a very physical game andwhoever can play a complete game of 40 min-utes of tough basketball will come away ontop.”

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

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Turn-around time | After dropping three straightgames, the Red looks to reverse its fortunes at home.

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TCU and Oklahoma. TCU joinedthe Big 12 this year and currently sitsat 1-9 in the league; in other words,its only win in its conference is to alegitimate national contender.Louisville went through a similar sit-uation; they ascended to No. 1, thenpromptly lost three games in a row —including one to Villanova, who lostby 18 points to Columbia — andcurrently sit at No. 12 in the poll.

The losses of the teams at the topof the Big 10 — Indiana, Michiganand Ohio State — are easier toexplain; the conference is extremelystrong, and they’ve been beating eachother up. But Minnesota and Illinoisare the intriguing stories here.

Illinois started the season 12-0 androse to No. 10 in the polls, but it is just4-7 in the Big 10. It lost six of seven atone point and is currently unranked.Minnesota is similar. It started 15-1and 3-0 in the Big 10 and rose to No.8 in the polls, but has lost six of its pasteight and is also unranked.

The way things are going, bothteams will probably sneak into the tour-nament as nine- or ten-seeds, but whenit’s March, is it really fair to call theseteams underdogs? They have beaten somany great opponents and play in thebest conference in college basketball.

Injuries have also been a reasonsome top teams have struggled. BeforeDuke lost forward Ryan Kelly to a footinjury, it was a nice and tidy 15-0 andNo. 1 in the country. Since losing itsthird-leading scorer and second-leadingrebounder, the Blue Devils have lost twogames, including one to Miami by 27points. Nevertheless, the Blue Devils sitat No. 2 in the country. That said, noteam really fears Duke this year like theydid in years past. With Kelly, the teamhad no frontcourt depth, and withouthim, it has no frontcourt period.

Similarly, Syracuse lost its thirdleading scorer James Southerland forsix games due to academic ineligibili-ty issues and looked lost, losing twoof the six games to unranked teams.He has since returned and theOrange’s future looks brighter, butthe team is still very beatable.

On the positive side, the bestunderdog stories have been Miami,Butler and Gonzaga. Butler is doingButler things: winning with small,skinny, physical players, physicaldefense and a dash of magic. Gonzagahas its best team I can remember withpoint guard Kevin Pangos leading thecharge, Elias Harris doing everythingand Kelly Olynyk playing like thebest forward in the country.

Even though Butler and Gonzagaare considered mid-majors, however,their past success probably makesMiami, out of the powerhouse ACC,the biggest underdog of the season.

The Hurricanes are No. 3 for thefirst time in school history, and after aho-hum 9-3 start, they have blitzed thecompetition in the ACC, going 10-0,including routs over UNC twice andDuke once. They have two solid guardsin Shane Larkin and Durand Scott andtwo legitimate big men in Kenny Kadjiand Reggie Johnson. If the team con-tinues its pace, it will get a one-seed inthe tournament. Yet it’s still hard not toconsider the Hurricanes a surprise,after coming out of nowhere (theywere predicted to finish fourth in theACC). Then again, the way this seasonis going, they’ll lose five in a row, andwe’ll forget this was ever an issue.

Albert Liao can be reached ataliao@cornellsun.com.

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Ten Questions Columnist Reena Gilani caught up withsenior Joe Stanzione to discuss everything from L.A.R.P.ing towig-wearing scooter gangs.

1. How did you get involved with wrestling?The story’s probably similar for a lot of wrestlers.

When I was younger, about four or five years old, I got aflyer in elementary school for wrestling. I decided to tryout for it and I fell in love with it ever since, which is kindof pleasing for my mom. All three of her brothers wrestledso she was excited for it. I actually started to wrestle at thesame high school that my uncles did before I went to myactual high school.

Did your uncles go on to wrestle beyond the high schoollevel?

No, I’m actually the first to go to college in my family.Oh, that’s awesome; congratulations. So what has wrestling

taught you?That’s a tough question because it has taught me prob-

ably everything — socially to emotionally to all aspects oflife. It has taught me how to interact with people correctly,how to be a genuine person and [how] to function in thisworld. It’s such an emotional battle, and that’s why it teach-es you so much and you learn so much from it. It’s one ofthe factors that has brought me to some great people andthat brought me to Cornell so I’d say getting that flyermarks one of the best days of my life, because I wouldn’t beon the path that I’m on now [if I hadn’t].

Being a captain of such a great program is definitelyimpressive. As Coach Koll said in The Sun recently, I’m thefirst non-starter captain. I’ve been behind an All-Americanevery single year here and yet I’m a captain and it’s been agreat experience. Sometimes it hurts not to be one of thestarters but it’s such a moving experience to be able to leada group of kids who have the utmost respect for you despitethe fact that I’m not the ‘main guy.’ That’s one of my mostprized accomplishments so far. I appreciate that the coach-es and my teammates can recognize the hard work and ded-ication I put in.

2. Have you ever not known what happened as a resultof one of your wrestling matches?

When I was a freshman in high school, I went out for amatch and the kid that I was facing was supposed to bepretty decent. I went out and shook hands with the kidsand the next thing I remember is walking off of the mat. Tothis day, I still don’t remember the entire match.

You just blacked out during the match?I’m not sure what happened. I just walked off the mat

and I remember seeing one of my teammates including onenamed Kurt. They were all clapping and I looked at himand asked what happened, and he kind of chuckled andthought I was being cocky, but I was being serious. I really

had no idea what happened, and I didn’t even know if I hadwon or lost. I went to the sidelines and my dad came overto me and I asked him “Did I win?” and he said, “What areyou talking about?” Not for an instant did I know whathappened, but apparently I tech falled the kid, whichmeans I won by 15 points and they stopped the match. Igot checked for concussions and all of that but nothing;there still is no explanation for what happened.

3. Would you say your dad has been supportive of yourwrestling career?

My dad has probably been the most inspirational per-son in my life — him and my mom. He has brought me toevery tournament across the country from when I was lit-tle to until he let me go in high school. He’s a character upuntil this day.

Has he ever tazed anyone?To my knowledge, no, but I wouldn’t put it past him.

He has definitely threatened to taze someone on the team.What’s the story there?I’m not going to go into detail, but if [junior] Stryker

Lane wants to tell you the answer to that, he can.What’s the basis for your dad’s interest in L.A.R.P.ing?My dad has some exquisite attire. He seems to dress a lit-

tle radically, but I love him for it. It causes some good laughsand I think the team enjoys his character. He doesn’t holdanything back, especially when he’s cheering for matches. I’dsay that the reference to L.A.R.P.ing is that he always walksaround with a cane and, for a while, he had a cane that actu-ally had a sword inside of it. He seems to be pretty fascinat-ed with weapons, especially in the past 10 years.

Is L.A.R.P. something that you would ever be interested in?No. It’s not actually L.A.R.P. that he does, but it just

appears that way. I’m guessing it’s a wizard reference.

4. So you are from Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania?Yes.Then why will you be buried in the Hamlet of Varna here

in Ithaca?So the Hamlet of Varna is on the outskirts of town, in

between Ithaca and Dryden. That is where I lived my pre-freshman year. Some of the kids on the wrestling team takethe year off before coming here and go to TC3, and that’swhat I did. We lived in this old raggedy house that, to thisday, still has guys living in it, but it seems ready to falldown. My dad [worked] in construction, and I’ve beenaround it my entire life and I’m pretty handy. I used to paymy rent by doing some remodeling on the house, so every-one always said that I would be in debt to the landlord forthe rest of my life. He would always have me come backand re-fix things. That hasn’t died down; I still fix things inthe wrestling house here today.

Can you tell me about the pilgrimage that you and some of

the guys on the team take to Dingmans Ferry each summer?So it started when I invited the guys to my house over

the summer and it was around Fourth of July time, whichwe didn’t realize at first, but we just played off of that. I livein a very rural town, in case you can’t tell from the name.We live right on the Delaware River, so we get music andraft on the river for the day and then go back to my houseand light off fireworks and all that stuff. It has become atradition every year, and it’s something my dad now livesfor and talks about year-round. He loves having the teamdown there, and they love it too. I’m graduating this yearso hopefully we can do one last time and maybe we cankeep the tradition going.

5. What is The Gauntlet, and can you tell me aboutyour recent induction into it?

The Gauntlet is this secret society that I belong to. It hasan unnamed amount of members, but there’s a few of thewrestlers in the Gauntlet and I was just recently inductedinto it. It’s pretty fun and I really enjoy it. I’m trying to talkabout it without going into too much detail. It’s a very dis-tinguished group.

What kind of qualifications do they look for in their mem-bers?

I don’t know what they would generalize a member asbeing. Fun, I guess.

What about another group that you belong to, The Sons ofLiberty?

The Sons of Liberty is something that everyone on cam-pus should be familiar with. We have an army of scootersand anyone who passes our house will see that we haveabout 20 scooters. We call ourselves the Sons of Libertyafter the Sons of Anarchy because we are basically a gang ofscooters.

What are some of the things you guys do?Nothing in particular; we ride around. We ride to our

annual recruiting banquet in Stewart Park. We all ridetogether, somewhat like a motorcycle gang.

Do you ever have any costumes for specific days of the week?We have a tradition every spring with some of the mem-

bers of the Gauntlet to have powdered wig Wednesdays.We’ve been found in Collegetown dressed up purely incolonial attire, including wigs with powder. We werealmost kicked out of Rulloff ’s because of the powdering ofthe wigs. The Superfan as he’s called — he’s in Rulloff ’s andCTB a lot — was very fond of us and he called us the Sonsof Liberty, which is where the name originated.

To view the rest of 10 Questions with Joe Stanzione,please visit www.cornellsun.com.

Pin interest | Seniorwrestler Joe Stanzione

is involved with mul-tiple groups on

campus, includ-ing varsity

sports, secretsocieties and

scooter gangs.

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Reena Gilani can be reached atrgilani@cornellsun.com.

Sports 20THURSDAYFEBRUARY 14, 2013The Corne¬ Daily Sun

After spending two years working with Teach ForAmerica, football head coach David Archer ’05 has builtup a passionate respect for educators and motivators; thevery types of people he has recruited to join the Cornellfootball program, which announced its first changes tothe coaching staff Friday.

“I think the first thing I tried to do was I wanted tomake sure we were taking the necessary steps to try tobuild a long-term program,” Archer said of the changes.

In doing so,Archer said hehas created abalance betweennew faces thatwill bring afresh outlookand longtimeCornell coacheswho understandthe inner work-

ings of the program. Part of this process was retaining thelongest tenured assistant coach in Cornell football histo-ry — Pete DeStefano — and giving him the new positionof director of player personnel, alumni, community andcareer programs.

“He’s a man that has institutional knowledge that isunmatched,” Archer said. “He’s been here for over 20years, he recruited me here to Cornell and I think he hasso much to offer players in terms of how to make sure

that they are maximizing their Cornell football experi-ence.”

DeStefano’s new role will include reaching out toCornell football alumni with the hope that they can giveguidance to current players.

“He’ll be maximizing and engaging our alumni andconnecting those two to have our alumni giving adviceto our current players on what it is like to be a Cornellfootball player and what you can do afterwards,”Archer said. “I think he is uniquely qualified for [thisrole], and I really think he’s going to take it to the next

level.”Former All-Ivy League defensive back Emani Fenton

’11 will move from being defensive backs coach to work-ing with inside linebackers. He will also serve as recruit-ing coordinator.

“What more can I say about Amani ... He’s a guy Itrust, I can talk to [him] and I really look forward to himbeing a great liaison for our program throughout all partsof campus,” Archer said.

When people watchsports and theirfavorite team is

playing, they cheer for them;it’s that simple. But what ifyou’re watching a game whereneither team holds any emo-tional significance? Formyself, I am an avid fan ofcheering against the favorite.Who’d I cheer for in the SuperBowl? The Ravens, of course,but that was also to spite myfriends from New Jersey whoclaim they are die-hard 49ers

fans ( … what?). I have nogood reason why I cheer sostrongly against the favorite,but I do, and that’s why thisyear’s March Madness will beespecially interesting for me.

We’re about a month awayfrom the NCAA Tournament,and there hasn’t been anyteam — or group of teams —that has distinguished them-selves as a favorite for the tour-nament. There is nothingclose to Kentucky from lastyear, who was in the top-threein the polls all year. Sure, thereare a lot of good teams —

Indiana, Duke, Miami,Michigan, Syracuse, Kansasjust to name a few – but thesecond one of them ascends toNo. 1 in the polls, theypromptly lose and move backinto the pack. In fact, beforeIndiana earned the No. 1 spotthese last two weeks in a row— despite losing a game tounranked Illinois — there wasa new No. 1 for five consecu-tive weeks. This isn’t someweird voodoo magic that onlyaffects the team that ascends

to No. 1; last week, four of thetop five teams lost and six ofthe top ten lost. No team hasfewer than two losses. What’sgoing on?

Every single team this yearhas some major flaw that canbe exposed, and it feels likeany team can lose in any givengame. Take Kansas, for exam-ple. After rising to No. 2 inthe polls and cruising throughthe Big 12 season by starting7-0, it lost three straightgames to Oklahoma State,

A lot is on the lineFriday night as theCornell women’s hockeyteam takes on Harvard.The No. 4 Red (20-5,15-3 ECAC) is slightlyahead of the No. 5Crimson (18-3-2, 14-1-1) and tied withClarkson on top of thestandings. Cornell is alsoslated to play againstDartmouth (14-7-4, 9-6-3 ECAC) Saturday

night, concluding itsregular-season homeschedule.

“There is a lot ridingon it,” said senior cap-tain and defensemanLaura Fortino. “But wehave to approach it likeevery other game. We aredefinitely in for a battle.”

The last time the twoteams played, on Nov.24 at Harvard, theCrimson bested the Red3-1. The game was tiedat 1-1 in the third periodwhen Harvard’s Kalley

Armstrong netted thegame-winner with 7:42left. Both teams wereundefeated in the ECACgoing into the game.Since then, Harvard hasonly lost to Clarkson,and Cornell has droppedone game to Clarksonand one to Quinnipiac.

“We lacked the abilityto win the little battleslast time we met,”Fortino said. “This time,we will have to keep itsimple and battle withgrit and competitive-

ness.”Fortino emphasized

doing all the little thingsright, such as blockingshots and crashing thenet in the offensive zone.She also stressed that theRed needs to play aggres-sive on both sides of theice in order to win.

“We know theirpotential and their skill,”Fortino said. “But wejust have to take it oneshift at a time, and thenwe can be successful.”

The encore to thegame against Harvard onFriday is a game againstDartmouth Saturday.While there might notbe the same level ofexcitement leading upto the game, it remainsjust as important.Cornell barely squeakedby Dartmouth last timein Hanover on Nov. 22,beating the Green, 2-1,in overtime.

“We have not reallytalked aboutDartmouth,” Fortinosaid. “But we know theyare a good team and wewill just have to play asgood as we will onFriday in order to win[on Saturday].”

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C.U. Set to Face Rival Harvard at Home

Red Welcomes NewStaff to Program

Battle of the best | The women’s hockey team looks to improve its record againstNo. 5 Harvard and Dartmouth this weekend.

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Scott Eckl can be reached at seckl@cornellsun.com.

Yard work | After stepping up to the position of head coach, David Archer ’05 has brought in a slew of new staff membersto guide the football program in the upcoming years.

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By SCOTT CHIUSANOSun Staff Writer

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“What more can I say aboutAmani ... He’s a guy I trust, Ican talk to [him] and I reallylook forward to him being agreat liason.”David Archer ’05

By SCOTT ECKLSun Staff Writer

AlbertLiao

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