NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 43, No. 8
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2015
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DINING
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
Carlyle to close in spring 2016
Stock up on these kitchen essentials By KENDALL LEVISON Staff Writer
By MARITA VLACHOU News Editor
One of the hardest parts of cooking in college is learning to live without many of the staples you were used to having in your home kitchen. Luckily, it does not take much time or money to put together a well-stocked pantry that can easily help you make all kinds of meals.
Pasta Carbs are the backbone of any college student’s diet, and keeping dried pasta on hand means you are never more than 15 minutes from a filling meal. Pasta is also cheap enough that you can buy the nicer brands without breaking the bank. Try checking out some of the stores in Little Italy, such as Di Palo’s Fine Foods, to find the authentic stuff. Spaghetti is a classic, but make sure you have some smaller shapes like penne or farfalle on hand as well. They are perfect for adding to soup or making mac and cheese.
Oil and Vinegar This pair is good for much more than just salad dressing. When stocking up, think about the kind of cooking you do the most. If you like making stir-fry, try stopping at an Asian grocery store and picking up a bottle each of sesame oil and rice wine vinegar. If you want to make Italian food, it will be almost impossible to do so without olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Just remember: there is no need to buy the expensive extra virgin variety of olive oil if you will be cooking with it, and real balsamic should not have any additional ingredients like caramel color.
Spices Spices are an important part of any kitchen, but there is no need to go crazy buying too many kinds. Start by making a list of
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NYU announced Carlyle Court Residence Hall Towers 1 and 2 will be closed for renovations starting Dec. 23. The construction process is estimated to take about eight months, reopening by Aug. 15, 2016. Tower 3 will be renovated once construction for the first two towers is completed. Towers 1 and 2 will still be an option for students applying for NYU housing in the next academic year, and especially for students graduating in December 2015 or students who are planning to study abroad in Spring 2016. However, residents of Towers 1 and 2 in Fall 2015 who wish to continue their studies in New York will be given a different housing assignment on campus. Carlyle is located near Union Square and currently accommodates 740 upperclassmen students. NYU decided to renovate Carlyle after conducting a close inspection of
NYU plans to renovate Towers 1 and 2 of Carlyle Court Residence Hall in Spring 2016.
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REVIEW
Dylan’s ‘Shadows’ should have stayed in the dark By MICHAEL WALLER, Staff Writer
Bob Dylan’s genre-spanning career has left an indelible mark on popular music through iconic albums, such as “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” and “Highway 61 Revisited.” Despite his legacy, Dylan’s recent work had markedly decreased in quality and influence. His output, however, has remained at an impressive pace, marking 36 albums with the release of “Shadows in the Night.” Neil Young once said, “It’s better to burn out than to fade away,” advice that Dylan seemingly has not followed. The album comprises covers of old lounge songs dug up from the vaults of Frank Sinatra, preventing any more harm
from being done to Dylan’s songwriting legacy after 2012’s forgettable “Tempest.” Dylan reinvents Sinatra’s classics, replacing croon with rasp and the pomp of Sinatra’s big bands with barebones strings and horns. These elements, combined with a heavy reliance on pedal steel guitar, create a dreamy, star-lit atmosphere. In the short, the album is pretty boring. All of the songs sound relatively the same and feature sparse instrumentation, bringing the focus on the lyrics more than in their original recordings. In this respect, the album is admirable for showing these songs in a new light, but it can be a bit of a trial to actively listen to them without getting distracted by something more enthralling or — quite
frankly — falling asleep. Take the two songs “Full Moon and Empty Arms” and “Stay With Me.” Despite three songs separating the the two, they sound almost identical. Both begin with the soft sound of Donny Heron’s pedal steel guitar working its way down to an appropriate entrance for Dylan’s echo of croon and rasp, signaled by deep backing strings. The similarities continue as the outros take the shape of nearly identical pedal steel leads that fade out shortly after Dylan’s cathartic warbling about lost love. The similarity of many songs on “Shadows” stands in sharp contrast to Dylan in his heyday, when songs like “Masters of War” and “Talkin’ World War III
Blues” from “Freewheelin’” exhibited similar instrumentation and themes, but decidedly different tones and structure. “Shadows” is boring, overdone and disappointingly lazy for a voice of a generation. Ultimately, this album is forgettable and slightly depressing against the greater backdrop of Dylan’s canon. It largely succeeds in what it set out to do — reimagining long-forgotten classics — but begs the question of whether it would have been better to leave them buried with Sinatra. As a potential cap to Dylan’s career, “Shadows in the Night” is the sound of fading away. Email Michael Waller at music@nyunews.com.