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September 22, 2005

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Test Spin: Antigone Rising

By | September 22, 2005

If you love latte’s and vocal-based acoustic rock music, make your way over to Starbucks and pick up Antigone Rising’s unplugged album called, From the Ground Up. Cassidy (lead vocalist), sisters Cathy and Kristen (guitarists), Dena (drums) and Jen (bass guitarist) produce an alternative pop/rock yet folk-oriented sound that can be compared to the Dixie Chicks, Indigo Girls and Led Zeppelin. Cassidy’s brawny vocals sound like a mix between Janis Joplin and Melissa Etheridge and her lyrics include stories of unrequited love, one-night stands, a fight with a roommate and how to find your inner diamond. Antigone Rising is a blend of country, pop and rock that has formed a large fan base from touring around the country. Formed in 1999 and having started out in small coffee shops, Antigone Rising, is now signed with Lava Records and their album is being sold in one of the largest coffee shop chains in the world. Their sound and unique style will have you begging for more.

Archived article by Megan Altman
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By September 23, 2005

Almost a year ago, Cornell football head coach Jim Knowles ’87 won his first game on the sidelines at Schoellkopf Field in a 19-7 victory over Yale, which marked the beginning of a turnaround for the football program. Tomorrow, Knowles and the Red (1-0) hope to add another chapter to the story by capturing their first league triumph of 2005 when they travel to New Haven, Conn., to take on the Elis (0-1) at 1 p.m. tomorrow. After notching a dominating 24-7 win over Bucknell in its season opener, in which senior quarterback Ryan Kuhn and sophomore running back Luke Siwula combined for 253 rushing yards, while the defense stuffed the Bison attack for much of the game, the Red expects a balanced challenge from its Ancient Eight rivals. As opposed to the run-oriented offense that Bucknell used last Saturday, Knowles expects that the Bulldogs will try to negate the influence of a powerful Cornell run defense by going to the air in the beginning of the game. “Yale is the kind of team which tries to establish the run early and then pass the ball off that, but last year, they tried to run on us and they got nowhere, so I expect them to come out and actually try to change things up a little bit,” said senior safety Kevin Rex, who recorded 12 solo tackles last weekend. “I think they might be passing a lot earlier than normal.” Rex and Knowles said that the team is confident in the secondary, most notably cornerbacks senior Jason Cloyd and Matt Grant, who both did not see that much action during the Bucknell game because of the nature of the Bison offense. Yale has been forced to deal with some injuries and is coming off a season-opening 17-14 loss to San Diego last weekend. But, one player who has stepped up for the Bulldogs is freshman tailback Mike McLeod, who ran for 102 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. McLeod also led the team in receptions against San Diego with four for 38 yards, while senior quarterback Jeff Mroz threw for 181 yards and a touchdown in the loss. The Bulldogs recorded 311 yards of total offense, but just 46 in the second half of last weekend’s game. “Yale has a history of producing good running backs and here, a true freshman comes in and does a great job,” Knowles said. “We’re going to have to blitz, we’re going to have to attack.” The Red defense will be boosted by the anticipated return of senior linebacker and former All-Ivy selection Joel Sussman, who has battled through injuries throughout his career and last played in the fourth game of the 2004 season. Rex said that in conversations with some Yale players in the past, the Bulldogs are definitely aware of Sussman’s game-breaking ability on the field. “Joel Sussman is the best defensive player in the Ivy League. Having him on our sidelines, the kind of person he is, the work ethic he has, it just changes our team’s mindset,” Rex said. “Every play that he plays will make such a big difference in the game.” On the offensive side, Knowles expects that despite the team’s success in rushing the ball against Bucknell, Kuhn will go to the air more against the Elis. Kuhn threw only eight passes last weekend and Knowles said that although the passing game will play a larger role tomorrow, he is pleased with the progression of his senior signal caller. “I think it’s been a little bit of a challenge for us to get him back into the throwing mode, but he never really saw himself as a running quarterback,” Knowles said. “That’s a vision we have for Ryan when we saw his talent and he really bought into it – last week, it worked so well.” Serving as the first league game for both teams, Knowles acknowledges that the prospect of traveling to the Yale Bowl will be a tough proposition and said that his team will have to stay confident. “We won one Ivy League game on the road last year and [tomorrow is] going to be a real challenge for us,” Knowles said. “It will show us how mature our program is because if you can take the same excitement and enthusiasm on the road, you’ve got a real chance.” Yale leads the all-time series between the two teams, 39-26-2. Tomorrow’s weather in New Haven is forecasted to be partly cloudy with a high of 72-degrees.Archived article by Brian Tsao Sun Assistant Sports Editor
C.U. Files Brief Against Solomon Amendment

By September 23, 2005

Cornell has filed an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” brief in support of law school professors and administrators who are challenging the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment in an upcoming Supreme Court case. The University joins Yale, Columbia, Harvard, New York University, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Chicago in signing the 30-page document, which calls the amendment “an unconstitutional condition on federal funding.” Cornell announced its involvement in the brief on Wednesday. Passed in 1995, the Solomon legislation mandates that schools give military recruiters the same access to students and resources as they would for other employers, although the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is at odds with institutional non-discrimination policies. Universities that do not comply risk losing their federal funding. “The government … incorrectly presumes that universities that do not wish to comply with funding conditions may simply decline federal assistance. In fact, rejection of federal funds is not a real choice for modern research universities,” the brief states. “Viewed in context … the law is a command rather than an inducement,” the seven universities argued in the document. They continued that “… the conditions it imposes on receipt of a broad array of federal grants and contracts bear no relationship to that funding.” The amendment also threatens federal funding of academic research and academic freedom, which lie at the cornerstones of the nation’s economy, security and democratic society, the schools asserted. “Whether or not a particular school would choose to deliver … a message [critical of the military’s hiring policy], the government’s contention that it may use the coercive power of federal funding to prevent a school from doing so should be rejected,” the document states. The Supreme Court will consider the arguments presented in the amicus brief in ruling on whether or not the Solomon Amendment violates First Amendment principles of free speech and expression. The amicus brief aids The Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights (FAIR), the coalition of law schools that will be contesting the amendment in the upcoming Supreme Court case on Dec. 6. In November last year, FAIR won its case in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The court later stated that it would not put the ruling into effect but instead await a decision from the Supreme Court.Archived article by Xiaowei Cathy TangSun Senior Editor