Although The Hangovers missed the SAFC reimbursement deadline, Resolution 56 granted the a cappella group $5,500 for unpaid debt.

A profile into Cornell's a cappella group The Hangovers.

Far above Cayuga's Waters, The Cornell Glee Club sings!

Loquacious in personality and modest despite his numerous achievements, Ian Goldin ’12 has experimented with nearly every musical instrument designed, plays in the Percussion Ensemble, sings in the Cornell University Glee Club and is a member of The Hangovers. And if that wasn’t enough, he’s also recently been elected Musical Director of The Hangovers, a rare honor for a freshman. As he begins by quipping “Ian Goldin needs a haircut; make sure you put that in!” this “Superhero” talks about his interests in music and what it means to be a member of The Hangovers.

Sun: Ian Goldin the Superhero. Tell me how you got that title?

A cappella has long been popular on college campuses across the nation, and Cornell is no exception. The University alone is home to fifteen different groups, each with an individual sound.

Jay Emelen, the office manager of a-cappella.org, explained the appeal of the genre to college students.

“Audiences love it. It’s interesting because the music is so familiar, usually a cappella groups are singing pop music and jazz standards that everyone knows,” Emelen said. “It looks like so much fun because everyone is smiling and moving around. Generally the music is memorized so there is a lot of interaction with the audience and the groups aren’t staring with their heads in the music.”