Barnard Bulletin February 2014

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February 2014


Maitland Quitmeyer '14

Gillian Osswald '14

Editors-in-Chief Mora Grehl '15 Layout Director

Rhea Schmid '15 Art Director FEATURES Sarah Schreiber '16 Rachel Taratuta Titus '17 ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Allison Cohen '14 ART ASSISTANT Isabel Fransisco '16 PUBLIC RELATIONS Amanda Brown '15 SOCIAL MEDIA Natalia Quintero Ochoa '15

POLITICS & OPINION Gloria Noel '14

DESIGN COORDINATORS Lily Kaplan '16 Jordana Roat '16

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Rebecca Deczynski '16

SENIOR DESIGNER Divya Sundaram '17

NEW YORK CITY LIVING Rachel Dunphy '16

LAYOUT ASSISTANTS Rachel Dunphy '16 Lizzie Rogers '16 Sofia Geck '17 REmy Park '17

HEALTH & STYLE Adrienne Nel '16 HEAD COPY EDITOR Eloise Giegerich '16 COPY EDITORS Melanie Shapiro '15 Laura Garrison '15 Isabella Alimonti '15 Molly Mitlak '15

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A Letter from the Editors

It’s February, and we’re back spilling the tea (literally) and dishing the dirt in this issue, on everything from #sochiproblems, to how sick we are of Girls, to what new spring TV we’re ready to get hooked on. We’re enduring these last few bitter weeks of winter with two secret weapons: an armory of Aquafor and One Direction’s “Story of My Life” on repeat. Even though February is the jankiest of months, the Winter Olympics helped us get through it, giving us a welcome excuse to eat more food and yell at the TV, #murrica. Plus, those figure skating outfits are quite the inspiration for Spring ‘14 going out attire....

We’re going Full Elsa this month as we get closer and closer to midterms: scream-singing “Let It Go” and rocking a side-braid for days on end. The cold never bother us, anyway. When you have a minute to thaw out, we hope you’ll spend it with the Bulletin, and don’t forget to check out our “Ode to the Heights,” RIP, for now.

Bulletin Love, Gillian and Maitland

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Contents BEhind the Scenes

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Trending

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Letter from the Editors

Health & Style Tea for Two Slather Up Features Under the Cellulide Ceiling

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Ode to the Heights

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Centerpiece

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Sochi 2014 : The View From Here

Politics and Opinion Putting it Bluntly Rebranding the Republican Party The Good, the Bad, the Girls

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Arts & Entertainment Femme Pop

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Once Upon a Time

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What We’re Watching

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New York City Living Galentine’s Day

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Here Come the Beatles

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Bites Beyond the Bubble

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Photo Essay #sochiproblems

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Behind the Scenes


Joules Rain Boots Bad weather won’t prevent you from looking good with these cute wellies

NARS Illuminators Brighten winter skin with one of these NARS shimmery creams

Pastel colors that give the perfect pop of spring color

Forever 21 Shark Sweatshirt It’s sparkly, it’s cheap, and it’s comfy. What more could you want?

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Deborah Lippmann Spring 2014 Nail Polish


Earl Gray Tea-riffic Ice cream You thought they couldn’t make ice cream anymore

Repetto Ballet Flats Bright ballet flats will help cure winter blues

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5. Two of us on the Run

Dirty Paws OF Monsters and Men

Lucius

My Head is an Animal

Wildewoman

6. Stranger to My Happiness

Romance is Dead Palmona Faith

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

Do you want the truth or something beautiful

Give the People what they want

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Sampha

Romantic EP

Dual EP

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Tea for Two

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Illustration by Marissa Wasmuth

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ith temperatures dropping and cold and flu season in full swing, now is the perfect time to take advantage of the benefits of brewing a hot cup of tea. Not only a good source of hydration, nearly all brewed types of tea contain powerful antioxidants that can improve your overall wellbeing from the inside out. From more youthful looking skin to a reduced risk of heart disease, the numerous benefits of drinking tea make it a healthy and delicious choice. Peppermint tea: Mint tea, peppermint tea in particular, aids digestion and reduces stress, making it the perfect bedtime drink. Loaded with vitamins and minerals, mint tea is chock full of potassium, vitamin B, and calcium, which work to fight off the common cold. Peppermint tea also curbs hunger, so next time you have a chocolate chip cookie craving, reach for a cup of peppermint tea instead. As an added bonus, its minty flavor freshens breath. Try Refresh by Tazo, or Celestial Seasonings peppermint tea. Green tea: A panacea of sorts, green tea has long been touted for its plentiful health benefits. It can help with weight loss, as green tea speeds up your metabolism and burns fat. Its plethora of antioxidants prevents certain types of cancers, in addition to reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke by lowering cholesterol. And the polyphenols found in green tea fight premature aging by protecting skin against free radicals. Try some Bigelow Green Tea. Or if green tea in general isn’t your cup of tea, so to speak, hibiscus teas offer similar health benefits. Chamomile tea: If you’ve got a case of the winter blues, sip on some chamomile tea; chamomile can alleviate depression and anxiety. Inducing a sense of calmness, it can also help you fall asleep more quickly. An immune system booster, it can also help you fend off the common cold. Chamomile tea has external uses, as well; placing chilled chamomile tea bags on your eyes reduces the appearance of under eye circles and puffiness. Try working Bigelow Cozy Chamomile Tea into your bedtime ritual. Black tea: Antioxidants found in black tea have similar health benefits to chamomile tea, but it boosts alertness and increases energy without giving you the jitters. Unlike coffee, the effects of black tea are less sudden and more prolonged, making it a good alternative to that morning latte. All reasons to give you the perfect excuse for fancy teatime with friends! Channel your inner Brit with Twining’s English Breakfast Tea. Undisputedly the super drink, tea is a virtual cure-all. Experts recommend about three cups a day, steeping the tea for at least three minutes to fully reap the benefits of the tealeaves. So whether you go to a teahouse downtown or enjoy a cup from the comfort of your dorm room, beat the frigid winter weather while taking care of yourself with the tea of your choice.

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Slather Up! By Audrey Frank

he bitter cold temperatures are getting really freaking old. Weathering the winter cold can be especially tough on our bodies since our typical beauty and moisturizing routines are no longer cutting it. There are, however, ways to counter winter dryness on the go with these nourishing travel-sized hand creams and lip balms that will help keep your skin oil-free and silky smooth. To combat dreaded winter dryness, try some of our favorite skin-quenching products. For those who can’t resist a luscious lip color but still crave the soothing and moisturizing properties of lip balm, Sugar Lip Treatment by fresh is a great option. The eight balms are made with natural blended oils, waxes and sugar. The selfproclaimed “lip-loving essential� has SPF 15 and is packed with vitamins that plump and protect your lips. To maximize the moisture, apply this product under your lipstick or lip gloss to keep your lips lush and bold. $22.50 at Sephora or fresh stores

For a non-oily, fresh scented hand cream, L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Hand Cream is a thick, richly textured cream that keeps your hands moisturized all day. $12.00 at L’Occitane stores Aquaphor Lip Repair is a great flavor-free, color-free lip balm that keeps lips hydrating for hours while giving them a nice shine. Stash it in your pocket or purse for moisture on the go. To really treat your chapped lips with Aquaphor, and areas with extremely dry skin, heavily apply the balm to your lips before going to sleep and you’ll be sure to wake up with soft and moisturized lips. $4:99 at RiteAid or Duane Reade

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Burt’s Bees natural lip care line provides quick hydration and relief for chapped lips and is made from natural beeswax. The classic tingling sensation when first applied is a nice way to perk up during a dreary winter day. $3.30 for single or $5.80 for twin pack at Rite Aid or Duane Reade For a non-greasy and unscented formula for very dry skin, Eucerin’s Intensive Repair hand cream is dermatologist recommended and clinically proven to help revitalize dry hands and skin. Eucerin is excellent for smoothing cuticles; try applying this cream before a manicure. $5.79 at RiteAid or Duane Reed

When it comes to our hands, we often forget to moisturize, which leaves them cracked and dry and flaky. For those who need the simple relief of a moisturizing cream without heavy fragrance, Kiehl’s Ultimate Strength Hand Salve is the perfect fix. It quickly repairs dry skin by allowing it to absorb water from the air, creating a barrier against moisture loss. $15.00 at RiteAid or Duane Reade

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under the Celluloid Ceiling: The athena Film Festival

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ager moviegoers line the halls of the Diana Center on the evening of Thursday, February 6th to watch Belle, the opening film of the Athena Film Festival. Inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, a mixed race young woman who helped influence her uncle, a British legislator, to abolish slavery, the film draws a diverse crowd. Young Girl Scouts, college students, and men and women from all over the city wait in line against a wall of photographs of men and women holding signs that complete the sentence “I need strong women in film because…” The Athena Film Festival, produced jointly by Women and Hollywood and the Athena Center of Leadership Studies, has remained dedicated to its vision of celebrating films that tell the stories of women taking on leadership roles since its inception in 2011. It has featured a host of talented filmmakers, screenwriters, and actresses – and this year was no exception. Prominent

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women in the film industry, such as Sherry Lansing, the former chair and CEO of Paramount Pictures and former president of 20th Century Fox; Amma Asante, a British writer, film director, and BAFTA winner; and Laura Karpman, four-time Emmy Award winning composer all accepted awards, held panels, and lead workshops. The festival’s audience has also steadily increased, more than doubling its turnout since 2011. While the Athena Film Festival grows in prestige, size, and popularity with each passing year, female participation in the movie industry in nearly every capacity remains stunted. In the annual report released by Celluloid Ceiling, it was reported that the proportion of female producers and cinematographers in the industry has remained stagnant since 1998 (at 25% and 3%, respectively), and the percentage of directors, writers, and editors has dipped below what they were 16 years ago. In an industry where women purchase 50% of movie tickets but hold just

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Photo Illustration by Divya Sundaram

30% of speaking roles, make up only 23% of Oscar voters, and are outnumbered five to one behind the camera, film festivals that collect and commemorate the stories of women who lead are not just refreshing, but necessary. As a result of this environment, the Athena Film Festival becomes more than a celebration of women in film – it becomes a crucial disruptive force that momentarily shifts the balance of what filmgoers traditionally take away from the cinema: the plights, flaws, and complexities of male protagonists, who remain the focus of 78% of films. The festival also serves as a catalyst of sorts; films made by women are often independent and distributed on a smaller scale (In a World and Farah Goes Bang, films featured in the festival, were both limited releases earlier this year), and often go unnoticed by the public eye. The festival promotes these films’ visibility and, in some cases, even serves as their premiering ground – often to great success, as demonstrated by Belle, which premiered for the first time in New York THE BULLETIN -­

at the festival and was sold out days before the screening. The success and celebration of these films are integral to the future of not only those who want to make or see films about powerful women, but people everywhere who want to believe that in our film industry equality is not just touted in rhetoric but in practice, both before and behind the camera. By bringing the triumphs, failures, both small and great, of women to audiences who rarely get to see their full complexity on screen, the Athena Film Festival celebrates the strides female representation has made in the film industry while setting the scene for a more egalitarian future – perhaps one where the question “Why do we need strong women in film?” will not need to be asked.

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O d e to t h e H ei g h ts

My head aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of frozen marg’ I’d drunk Or chugg’d some beer of the Yuengling strain, And into 1020’s pleather booth I slunk. ‘Tis not through thy mighty well drinks’ pow’r, But being too melancholy in thy damaged state, I, on cold Boringside nights Do spend many an inebriated hour Vainly searching for thy nacho plate That is bestowed by my love, the Heights.

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Alas! Alack! that thou art burnèd Not filled with Bacchus and his peeps, But cak’d with smoky residue unearnèd, While water ‘cross your sticky floor doth seep. I cannot go out on your roof to-night, Not that e’er I could, in days of yore, Despite my pleadings and my sighs. But here there is no light, Until you open up your door, And from this, like a phoenix rise.

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Illustration by Kyoko Yamamoto

by Maitland Quitmeyer, Gillian Osswald, and John Keats


The View from Here By: Nicky Bernstein

Photographed by: Rhea Schmid Models: Jason Yang, Triana Steward, Alixx Lucas, Kevin Chen, Jennifer Lee, Yuri Gloumakov


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fter Russia sent an Olympic torch to space, no less than a fantastic Opening Ceremony to the XXII Winter Olympic Games could be expected. The ceremony had a Russian theme, beginning with a little girl’s dream of the Cyrillic alphabet in which each letter represented an important aspect of Russian culture. The girl then “flew” over Russian landscapes with the athletes following in her trail. Even though a set of snowflakes composing Olympic rings malfunctioned and was missing the fifth ring, the event went smoothly and safely. Although the Olympics

are a grueling competition, we feel the unity of all countries during the opening ceremonies, even if the host nation ended up the subject of many internet jokes,

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he Olympics are usually a time when countries try to put aside their differences. As Sally Parker Phillips, a junior at Barnard College, said, “It’s not very often that the world comes together for something exciting.” This year’s Olympics have been getting a lot more attention than usual. When the Olympics are set to cost over $51 billion, questions arise. The 2004 Olympics in Athens cost $11 billion, only

a fraction of the amount that has gone into the Sochi games. In addition to seven new facilities along the coast, Russia constructed a world-class ski resort was built in the mountains. Though concerns have been raised internationally about costs and possible corruption, we should remember that an entirely new city was built in Sochi. The funds have also gone into constructing an 18-mile road between the ski slopes on the coast and the ice skating arenas, where the figure skating, ice hockey, and speed skating competitions will take place.


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he Olympics have become the topic of discussion at dinner tables around the world due to concerns over human rights and freedom of expression. In June 2013, Putin signed a law that prohibited the promotion of homosexuality in any form. This created apprehension among gay athletes planning to attend the Olympics. Because of all of the negative press surrounding the Olympics this year, many Barnard students were hesitant to watch. Emma Holten, a senior originally from Copenhagen, Demark, said she is “really put off by the way the [Olympics] have been run and how Russian politics trample all over human rights.” Taryn Silver, of Melbourne, Australia, expressed dissatisfaction at “the treatment of homosexuals in Russia and also the location of Sochi as a holiday destination.” Garlic Liu, from China, criticized the current state of the Olympics, saying, “Shouldn’t Olympics be unbiased? It’s been commercialized and politicized.” Although her country does not participate in the competition, Gifty Dedo Nyako of Ghana looked forward to watching her first Olympics. “It’s a global sporting event,” she said, “regardless of my country’s participation or lack [there]of.” Ms. Silver said, “The Olympics can be a time to bring nations together and is therefore bringing attention to these issues. So in some sense, maybe we

do need these kinds of events to happen in order to bring these issues to forefront of public discussion.”

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igure skating has been a popular spectator sport, as people are easily captivated by its elegance and grace. Parker Phillips, President of the Columbia University Figure Skating Club, said, “As a skater, of course I’m most excited about figure skating. Watching the Olympics initially motivated me to start skating.” Brooke Abbott, a first year at Barnard and a competitive synchronized skater on Team Skyliners, said that she was most excited for the other ice sports, such as ice hockey and speed skating. She also anticipated watching curling because “it is easy to follow and it’s a sport which anyone can do.” Although Silver said she did not plan to watch much of the Olympics, she was eager for the skiing competition. Emma Holten, a student of Swedish descent, said she looked forward to watching cross-country skiing because Swedish athletes often medal in that sport.

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hether you are an Olympic afficianado or only kept up with the memes, we now return to our regularly scheduled programming.When Rio takes the torch in 2016, we’ll see what Olympic hashtag will replace #sochiproblems.


Putting it bluntly that the recreational use of pot is “a bad idea, a waste of time, and not very healthy.” But, Obama claims that he is not completely against the legalization of marijuana because of his worry about the unfair and disproportionate amount of arrests and charges of minorities and lower class Americans relating to marijuana. “Middle-class kids don’t get locked up for smoking pot, and poor kids do,” he said in the New Yorker. “And African-American kids and Latino kids are more likely to be poor and less likely to have the resources and the support to avoid unduly harsh penalties.” He added, “we should not be locking up kids or individual users for long stretches of jail time when some of the folks who are writing those laws have probably done the same thing. Despite Obama’s view about criminalization of cannabis possession and use, the Office of National Drug Control Policy page on the White House website clearly states their opposition to the legalization of marijuana. “The Administration steadfastly opposes legalization of marijuana and other drugs because legalization would increase the availability and use of illicit drugs, and pose significant health and safety risks to all Americans, particularly young people.” The website provides links to state marijuana laws, an FAQ about the drug, and a document listing the negative health benefits of using the drug. Although the studies the website provides are valid, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Medical Correspondent and a past marijuana opponent, has revealed that only 6% of studies about marijuana explore the positive health benefits of the drug. “We have been terribly and sysTHE BULLETIN -­

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tematically misled for nearly 70 years in the United States, and I apologize for my own role in that,” he claims. Gupta believes that the nation has been misled and not been given substantial and complete information about cannabis. He even recently discovered that the reasoning behind the prohibition of the drug is not due to evidence that the drug causes any substantial harm to users. When the drug was classified as illegal in 1940, Dr. Roger O. Egeberg, the Assistant Secretary of Health, recommended for the classification of the drug because physicians at the time were unsure of the long-term effects of the drug. In his letter about cannabis he wrote, “Since there is still a considerable void in our knowledge of the plant and effects of the active drug contained in it, our recommendation is that marijuana be retained within schedule 1 at least until the completion of certain studies now underway to resolve the issue.” Seventy-four years later, the drug continues to be classified as an illegal drug and little formal research has been done about the positive and negative effects of marijuana. With Colorado and Washington as the first states frontrunners of the marijuana legalization experiment, legalization advocates and organizations, like the Marijuana Policy Project, are pushing for the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in other states. And, as of February, Alaska has decided to include the legalization question on their ballots later this year, while Florida will decide on the issue of medical marijuana. With legalization in two states and possibly elsewhere, we’ll be following the trends of Girl Scout cookie sales in the future.

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ith the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington, there is no doubt that the political climate surrounding drug use. On January 1, 2014, the nation witnessed the long lines of eager Colorado residents and tourists waiting to be the first purchasers of legalized recreational marijuana. No longer having to buy marijuana through illegal means or paying a fee to obtain a medical marijuana license, recreational users in Colorado and Washington now have the freedom to legally buy, grow, and use marijuana without fear of receiving criminal charges. Despite the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington and the legalization of medical marijuana in eighteen other states, cannabis is still recognized by federal law as an illegal narcotic drug. In 1940, marijuana was classified as a Schedule I substance drug, meaning that the federal government believes that the drug is addictive and has no medical benefit to its users. But, despite this federal classification, the Obama administration has opted to stay out of the state legalizations of marijuana. More specifically, President Obama has expressed his changing lenient views for the legalization of marijuana in an interview in Januar y 2 0 1 4 with the N e w Yo r k e r. He believes

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Rebranding the Republican Party

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hen the Republican National Committee met for their winter meeting in January, members expressed the need to continue to strengthen their image and appeal to more voters. While national news media is quick to cast outspoken statesmen as the figureheads of the party, many in the committee argue that sound bites and male, white-haired talking heads are only part of the Republic experience. As the party gears up for midterm elections and a presidential bid not too far off, a rebrand may position the party favorably with young or undecided voters. In response to the RNC winter meeting, Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri highlighted one aspect of the necessary rebrand: increasing a sense of inclusiveness in the party. He commented, “The party still has a problem with people who don’t understand that how you say things can turn people off. Your tone matters. We have a multi-cultural society, and people have to believe you want them in your party.” Munisteri’s comment seeks to rectify off-putting statements that have gone viral, perhaps John McCain’s “that one” during the 2008 Presidential Debates in reference to then candidate Barack Obama comes to mind.

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Columbia University College Republican President Kate Christensen, BC ‘14, believes that the Republican Party is much more inclusive than one might think from focusing on gaffes and sound bites. She describes, “The GOP has a messaging problem that is twofold – the media is

not on our side, but we also haven’t been proactive in owning and shaping the conversation.” The party’s effort to rebrand puts leaders in the position to take back the conversation. Christensen believes firmly in the party’s accessible platform. She describes, “Liberty, to me, is a universal truth that should be made accessible to all people. We need to take the reigns of the dialogue and use

that to communicate the independence and individuality that our party promotes – the true tenets of the Republican Party can appeal to people of all socioeconomic, ethnic, regional and religious backgrounds.“ The Republican Party rebrand is perhaps indicative of the larger partisan political climate. While the media is quick to highlight Republican blunders, Christensen notes that necessary adjustments should be made on both sides of the aisle. She comments, “I hope that in the immediate future, politicians don’t think of people in monolithic blocs; it is completely diminutive to say that all women will vote the same, or all Hispanic people, or all Jewish people, et cetera, et cetera. People are individuals and deserve the dignity of being treated as such.” Christensen concludes, “I hope for greater cooperation in Washington. Groups accomplish tremendously more significant ends through respect, cooperation and compromise than through competition and absolutism. We should promote our purple state Republicans who do a fantastic job with this kind of bipartisan appeasement and bolster up the national candidates who can do the same.”

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n January 12, Girls returned to HBO with a double header of episodes that picked up where season two left off. Hannah’s boyfriend Adam has moved in, and she is enjoying the possibility of literary success with the coming publication of her first e-book. Marnie, living with her mother in New Jersey, is adjusting to life without Charlie, the man she thought she’d marry, after he leaves her for good. Shoshana is in her senior year at NYU, balancing academics with the new sexual liberation afforded to her after her split with Ray. Jessa, who mysteriously disappeared midway through season two, is bored in rehab somewhere in upstate New York.

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The new season has gotten off to a slow start, and though it’s recently been renewed for a fourth season, I often wonder how much longer it can survive. The better question, though, is how much longer I can stand to watch. In water cooler discussions about Girls, I often liken watching the show to the inability to look away from a car crash. As much as I may derive no pleasure from Girls, I always come back for more. It’s as if I’m preparing myself for life beyond Barnard, mentally categorizing how not to proceed through my twenties. Regardless of my own thoughts, Girls is perhaps the most controversial show currently on television with a diTHE BULLETIN -­

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verse viewership. At Barnard, we hold a particularly unique perspective: we, like the four girls on the show, are young women living in New York City with very little idea of how our lives will turn out. Considering the wealth of experience and opinion on Barnard’s campus, Girls remains as polarizing a topic as it is in comments sections around the internet, but it seems students can agree on several points. Katherine Aliano Ruiz, BC ‘17, began watching Girls in high school on the recommendation of her friends. She’s unsure why she continues to watch it, though she’s “still intrigued and hoping that it can someday get better, although


it’s only gotten worse.” She clarifies, “It’s a weird experience watching the show. I always feel like it was a bit of time wasted after an episode is over.” Though she may hold reservations about Girls as a whole, she sees the value of a show written by women, about women. “I think Lena Dunham is bold enough to portray flawed women who show traits that many male protagonists display in other television shows, but she’s often slammed for her portrayal of women.” Katherine continues, “I wish they’d represent different types of young women, women of color, women who identify as part of the LGBT community, etc. and not the same woman with a few different traits here and there.” Kiani Ned, BC ‘16, agrees. “While I understand and validate the fact that the show is specifically through the lens of Hannah Horvath, a privileged, white, college-educated young woman, I got bored with this dynamic as it is one that I am already so accustomed to and bombarded with in the media and in television programming. It was pleasurable until I realized that I was just watching a regurgitation and mutation of everything I’ve ever watched.” Kiani no longer watches Girls, but was first attracted to “the intricate, flawed, kind of gross, and silly lives of girls our age that is sorely missing in most programming. From the advertisements, I understood that I would be getting the other side of the glamorous “New York Life.” More of the hustling, struggling, and stumbling mixed in with the moments of pure bliss or craziness that compose the New York life that I know.” Several episodes into the second season, Kiani stopped watching out of frustration with both the characters and Dunham’s writing. She says, “I think the fact that there is nary a person of color on the show is very problematic and not rep-

resentative of New York City in the least bit. Almost every ethnicity and nationality is represented within the five boroughs. To walk down the streets of Brooklyn, no less, and to not run into a person of color is an absolutely ridiculous and extremely fictitious mutation of life in New York City.” She does, however, acknowledge Girls’ strengths: “There is something to

ture seasons. “I think that [Dunham] has actually addressed the criticism of minority representation whereas most show creators would choose to just ignore the topic completely. She’s said that she wants to do a better job of confronting those issues, which I think is a positive sign. I feel frustrated at the lack of minority representation in television shows about young women in general, but I also think that her show isn’t the source of the problem…The fact that she is willing to depict women who don’t go to the gym every day is great. All in all, she’s a 25 year old who is writing roles for herself and creating more space for female storytelling in media. Even though I sometimes have issues with the show, I appreciate what she’s doing for women in entertainment.” Last year, there was some question as to whether Barnard should really honor Lena Dunham at commencement, but there is no doubt that she has left an indelible mark on the representation of women in media. We at Barnard recognize that her depiction is not perfect and needs to include women of all backgrounds. Whether Girls is on your must-see list or that show you love to hate-watch, in some way, no matter how small, it has spoken to your experience as a young woman trying to make it in one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. No matter how students may feel about Dunham, her art, or Girls, we agree that her ability to create, write, and direct her own series on HBO is an achievement worth celebrating. But we also recognize that she must remain as true to her subject as possible and work to create a space in media not just for her story, but the stories of all women.

At Barnard, we hold a particularly unique perspective: we, like the four girls on the show, are young women living in New York City with very little idea of how our lives will turn out.

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like and something to loathe in each character. In that way, I think Lena Dunham succeeds in making the characters human. She reminds viewers that women are indeed people and not just projections of one’s fantasies.” Nellie Gayle, a junior at Barnard, first watched Dunham’s film Tiny Furniture and has so far enjoyed Girls. She says, “I wanted to see Girls because I read an interview where [Dunham] said she wrote the show because no one else would write roles for her. I found that idea really appealing and empowering. The more I watch it, I think Girls is incredibly funny in a human sort of way. It’s sometimes difficult to watch because she depicts the most awkward and uncomfortable moments of young adulthood, but that’s why it’s so appealing. I only know a few shows that are willing to delve into those moments because most are afraid of losing their viewers.” While Nellie recognizes that there are certainly issues with Girls, she is optimistic about their resolution in fuTHE BULLETIN -­

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Snow White is an age-old fairy tale, yet 125 professional films have featured her story, twisted and turned in various ways since the first in 1913. While fairy tales are often considered children’s stories, darker, adult versions have become a recent trend, from this year’s 0DOHÀFHQW, based on 6OHHSLQJ %HDXW\, to &LQGHUella, which will hit theaters in 2015. Few other genres can claim a success rate like that of fairy tales, which have transcended time and endure today as a part of American popular culture. Professor Mindy Aloff, who teaches fairy tales in her dance department class “From the Page to the Stage,” shared her personal theory about the universality and subsequent popularity of traditional fairy tales. By her definition, fairy tales are stories of young people with horrible real parents and idealistic magical ones (i.e. Cinderella, with her evil step-family and good fairy godmother) that have two important themes: “What does one have to do to survive, that is, to grow up?” and “How can one be ‘discovered’ for being the truly special individual that one is?” What sustains the relevance of these fairy tales are the themes of maturity and identity that Professor Aloff isolates in her questions—two big

struggles every human must overcome in some capacity, in any time period. In the upcoming movie 0DOHÀFHQW, for example, the classic story of Aurora, the “Sleeping Beauty,” is reimagined to focus on the villain Maleficent’s story of origin and explore what causes such an evil self-identity.

What popular culture calls “fairy tales,” however, are not always distinguishable as relatives of the original storybook or spoken-word tale. In “From the Page to the Stage,” Professor Aloff asks each new class how many students have read Grimm, Andersen, or Hoffmann; she noted that there are never more than four students who answer affirmatively per class of twenty to twenty-five. The fairy tales that we watch are further reduced from their original forms through a recent trend of displacing famed charTHE BULLETIN -­

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acters from their stories and situating them in a neutral territory to interact with characters from other tales. A film adaptation of Sondheim’s musical ,QWR WKH :RRGV, coming to theaters this Christmas, mixes Cinderella’s tale with those of Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk. Professor Aloff described this phenomenon as another reminder about the timelessness of fairytales and their characters, saying, “Just because a character named ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is featured in a film or a television show doesn’t mean you’re getting Perrault’s version of /D %HOOH DX %RLV 'RUPDQW.” The girl put to sleep by a spindle’s prick, the boy who never grows up,the girl with the glass slipper: exactly what it is that makes fairy tales universally successful in multiple mediums is the big question of folklorists. When investigating fairy tales as a genre, it helps to look at the overarching themes in a story that make it not merely culturally significant, but also emotionally relatable on the most basic primordial levels. As Professor Aloff said, “What makes a story popular—such as &LQGHUHOOD, perhaps the oldest and most universal fairy tale we know of—is that it touches some basic human need that exists in all times and places, irrespective of linguistic or cultural difference.”


Turn: Because the world is an incredibly kind place, we’re getting yet another crazy-sounding period drama this spring. Turn is the newcomer from AMC (Mad Men, Breaking Bad) and revolves around George Washington’s secret order of Culper spies during the Revolutionary War. Basically anticipate an (even more) critically acclaimed Sleepy Hollow. I’ll give some very good odds to anyone who wants to bet me this show isn’t amazing.

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The Spoils of Babylon: I seriously do not know what is going on with TV anymore, (I think they’re all on drugs?), but I love it all. The best and most blatantly bizarre new show this year has to be The Spoils of Babylon which premiered in January on IFC - yes, the same IFC that owns that movie theater in the Village that only shows hipster (indie?) movies. Spoils, starring Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire, and Will Ferrell, is all spoof and melodrama as the Morehouse family strikes oil and makes it big in the early 20th century. It’s brilliant and nearly indescribable. Amazon Pilots: Like Netflix and Hulu, Amazon Prime kicked off its brand of original television last fall with the surprisingly successful Alpha House. The company is commissioning additional new series, but as before, they’re producing them based on popular appeal. They recently released five new pilots on the website and are waiting on feedback to help pick the ones that get full seasons. Get excited because the options include everything from a femaleowned football team to “sex, drugs, and classical music.”

Gracepoint: In a move that will excite anyone who liked DoctorWho back when it was good, Fox has announced that it’s producing an American version of last year’s BBC David Tennant vehicle, Broadchurch, which – get this – also stars David Tennant. The show, which will premiere at an unknown date in 2014, revolves around a detective solving a murder in a small town, à la Twin Peaks, and will look similar to the original but have a different ending, according to Fox. Game of Thrones: I know some of you might think it’s too early to get excited about the new season of Game of Thrones, which premieres April 6, but you’re wrong. It’s never too early. This season will cover the 400 pages that represent the objective peak of the book series by George R. R. Martin and is expected to be packed with drama. I’m just saying, if you thought the Red Wedding was a shock, you have no idea what’s coming.

House of Cards: If you haven’t started watching this Netflix original series of political scheming and corruption, that’s what you should start doing right now. The show stars Kevin Spacey in one of his best roles to date, and it’s also the first show in history to win an Emmy without ever being shown on television. HoC might turn your soul black and send you into a spiral of depression (or maybe “depressive spiral?”) from its pure lack of humanity, but it’s totally worth it. The newest series was released – all at once, in typical Netflix style – on Valentine ’s Day.

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was walking down to the market with my roommate to get strawberries for dipping when it suddenly hit me. “Crap,” I’d said, slowing down my steps and staring at the windows at Duane Reade, “It’s going to be Valentine’s Day soon.” We gazed at the pink hearts and oversized stuffed animals, and together, we dreaded the day that our loneliness would crescendo. Yet it was evident that “being alone together” was in itself contradictory. In elementary school, candy grams were handed out for the entire class on Valentine’s Day, and nobody was left out or made to feel as if they were alone. Being single didn’t stop Leslie Knope from celebrating with her girlfriends on the more convenient, less drama-filled date of February 13th, which she coined Galentine’s Day. What better way of living up to our reputations as “strong, beautiful, Barnard women” than simply overlooking Valentine’s Day as a day of lovers and being happy with our friends instead? So we decided there would be no sulking allowed. In this day and age, there are copious mediums of entertainment and even more copious choices of

reasonably priced food at the tips of our fingers. Indeed, what could be better than sitting across from each other at Carmine’s, sharing a huge plate of gluten-free pasta and not worrying if our date would be disgusted by the way we slurped our food. Especially, we thought, when we had Netflix waiting back at home on my laptop, beckoning us with its thousands of titles. But if we were

t o live up to the true festivities of Galentine’s Day, we should invite a larger party of ladies, and perhaps rue the state of modern romance with drinks and a night of cathartic portrait painting of the THE BULLETIN -­

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scoundrels that no longer have a place in our hearts. That being said, nothing could be more invigorating than a spirited session of Valentine’s Day themed charades, or a Valentine’s cookie baking session of hearts with better sayings on them than “Be Mine” or “Sweet Love”. Then again, Galentine’s Day is about celebrating all the female friends in your life, so perhaps a Galentine’s gift-giving session is in order, in which a group of friends could be “secret Cupids” for each other. In short, Galentine’s Day, though invented technically by the writers of Parks and Recreation, is a day for us girls to fully appreciate the ladies that are here to support us. After all, we are there for each other every day, through the homework stress, fruitless job searches, and boyfriend frustrations, and that seems worth celebrating. As Odysseus said at the end of Troy “Men rise and fall like winter wheat...” but let Galentine’s Day never die.


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HERE COME

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ith an unparalleled fervor and insurgent enthusiasm, Beatles fans filled JFK International Airport in the hopes of getting a sideways glance at their newest rock heroes (maybe pop idols?), The Beatles. On February 7th 1964, the band arrived in the United States for the first time bringing with them a raw musical intuition and rock & roll attitude that would define a generation. The mass hysteria and almost clinical zest for the Fab Four started prior to their American arrival. Already having multiple No.1 singles off their first album, Please Please Me, the band grabbed the attention of Americans with their first US No.1 hit, “I Want To Hold Your Hand”. Their highly anticipated arrival was marked by a surge of female adoration. Never before and never again has there been such a violent, visceral, and all-consuming passionate outcry of fandom. Putting fan movements like Bieber Fever to absolute shame, the diehard women of the sixties were a very particular animal.With screams tantamount to jet engines, ladies went absolutely mad for The Beatles. Their fan base consisted mainly of girls; boys, who couldn’t comprehend the charm that turned their girlfriends into bundles of eruptive maniacs, consequently shunned the band. While many Americans were hysterical, others were confused, albeit intrigued, by the motely band of foreigners with shaggy hair and a new sound. Yet within months, their visionary music and style infatuated the entire American population. On the 50th Anniversary of The Beatles’ American debut, The New York Public Library in conjunction with the GRAMMY museum opened an exhibition in honor of their influence and legacy that continues to resonate around the world. The exhibit features a myriad of memorabilia, photographs, tour artifacts, and personal effects of the band. Old ticket stubs for concerts bought for $2.00 can be found side by side handwritten set lists in glass cases. Likewise, John Lennon’s iconic “granny glasses” sat comfortably next to George Harrison’s Fender Stratocaster.

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The exhibit maps out the American pop culture scene prior to the British Invasion, focusing mainly on the band’s beginning years in the U.S. (1964-66) featuring the start of Beatlemania and an analysis of The Beatles’ sound as it evolved in sophistication and strangeness from Please Please Me to Revolver (their seventh album). With the release of Please Please Me in 1964, The Beatles had mastered classic American grooves: bluesy vamps, four part doowop harmonies, introspective midtempo ballads and twelve-bar blues. Yet, with the help of their producer George Martin, they found a unique, “Beatlesque” melodic tendency in part characterized by descending minor-seventh chords. By 1964, the previously rockin’ American music scene was experiencing a shift in direction after staple musicians faded from the forefront. Elvis Presley was drafted into the army; Chuck Berry was arrested; Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and Eddie Cochran had all died; and Johnny Cash was too in love with country music to be bothered with the pop-rock scene. Instead, the charts were filled with the fun-in-the-sun harmonies of The Beach Boys, the soulful Motown sound of James Brown, and another folk twang wave of Bob Dylan as the usual sugar-coated teen pop music floated in and out of popularity. The Beatles were able to enter the stage with a sound that combined American pop with their “Beatlesque” uniqueness that was both strange and beautifully compelling. While the Beatles famously influenced hippie and anti-war movements in the US, the exhibit focused mainly on their musical reverberations. It showcased interviews with Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne who claimed they owed their motivation and inspiration to The Beatles. Likewise, English singer, actress, and composer Petula Clark revealed her feelings towards the band saying, “The Beatles brought music to rock & roll... and reinvented American sound,” a general consensus among fans who to this day recall their genius and worldwide impact.

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BITES BEYOND THE BUBBLE BY shana mont

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all down the rabbit hole into a childhood dream at Alice’s Tea Cup, a whimsical restaurant inspired by the classic storybook, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. There are three locations, appropriately named Chapter I, Chapter II, and Chapter III. I recruited my friend Avery to head over to the Chapter I location on the Upper West Side for Saturday brunch. The charming waiter led us past the sitting area – equipped with novelty gifts ranging from storybooks to fairy wands – into an enchanted dining room with mismatched plates and tea cups. Shadowbox tables feature Alice collectables and quotes from the storybook covered the walls, informing customers that “It’s always tea time.” Next to us, an adorable girl in fairy wings sat down with her mother. Upon her arrival, the waitress sprinkled pixie dust over her head, guaranteeing her a magical brunch. To start our meal, Avery and I ordered tea and scones. I opted for Alice’s Tea, the café’s floral blend of Indian black and Japanese green tea. If that doesn’t appeal to you, the menu offers over one hundred varieties of tea from all over the globe, including white, red, tisane, and other tea blends. As we drank from our warm teacups, we

tried an assortment of scones. Forget any muffin or bagel you’ve had, these scones will have you salivating. A side of raspberry preserves and whipped cream complimented the mixed berry scone, which was generously filled with berries in a moist buttermilk base. The chocolate caramel with sea salt, my personal favorite, had a delectable combination of salty and sweet. The pumpkin scone, the restaurant classic, was moist and flavorful on the inside and crunchy with caramel glaze on the outside. For my main dish, I ordered Alice’s Curious French Toast and Avery ordered Alice’s Vanilla Tea-Infused Granola. The bite-sized cubes of French toast were artistically arranged in a large teacup, filled with maple syrup, blueberries, raspberries, and vanilla crème anglaise. Playing on the theme, the chef infused the brioche bread with apricot brandy tea. The cubes were crispy but still sweet and warm with every bite. This is my pick for the best French toast in the city. The granola was equally delicious: large chunks of granola with pecans, walnuts, and dried apricots, served alongside yogurt and mixed berries. It was infused with Mauritius tea, which gave it a unique, vanilla flavor. For lovers of a hardy brunch, Alice’s TeaTHE BULLETIN -­

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cup also offers more substantial dishes. You can create your own crepe using ingredients like bacon, ham, smoked chicken, pesto, and cheese. My favorite savory meal is the Alice’s Florentine, a twist on the traditional eggs Florentine, served over a buttermilk scone and a side of mixed greens. Or come for lunch and choose from an assortment of unique sandwiches and salads. If you can somehow manage it, I challenge you to save room for dessert. No matter which one you try, I guarantee your sweet tooth will be satisfied. Avery and I finally decided on the banana Nutella cake, a banana cake layered with Nutella filling and finished off with cream cheese frosting. It had an ideal ratio of banana to Nutella; the banana flavor was powerful but not overwhelming. Other favorites include Queen of Hearts lemon tart, and Jean’s not-yet-but-soonto-be-famous mocha chocolate chip cake. You may have a test tomorrow or a paper due next week, but it is time to take a break from adulthood, grab your tutu, and prance over to this New York City wonderland to find your white rabbit.

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