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Presidential Election Overshadows Local Ones

By TEA KVETENADZE Contributing Writer

In addition to voting in the presidential elections, NYU students also have a unique opportunity on Nov. 8 — a chance to vote in the local election.

With the media focusing so heavily on the campaigns of Clinton and Trump many in the electorate have all but forgotten about the others on the ballot. In addition to the presidency, many other positions on the federal, state and local levels are up for grabs.

Many NYU students hail from outside New York, such as Tisch senior Andrew Nelson from California. His home state is voting on legalizing marijuana. He said students aren’t completely up to speed on local politics ahead of the elections, even if they acknowledge the importance of the results.

“Though I never do watch local news stations, I know lo-

cal elections are actually more important than presidential in many ways,” Nelson said. “They aren’t as fun to talk about.”

LS sophomore Lauren Spraggins, a Texas native, agreed that they have been largely eclipsed by the presidential race.

“I think it has definitely overshadowed local elections because of the whole Democrats versus Republicans thing, like no one cares about the actual issues and what the candidates are saying,” Spraggins said. “I feel like many local elections are also seen that way, Republican versus Democrat, and nothing else even matters.”

Students such as LS sophomore and Maryland native Alex Muhawi-Ho are less inclined to vote because they have less free time to devote to politics.

“Unfortunately, I don’t keep up with my local politics as much as I would like to, but considering the current elec-

tion, I’m realizing how important it is to know the people who are shaping the political sphere around you,” Muhawi-Ho said.

Many students cited a lack

of coverage and information about local candidates amidst the focus on the presidential campaign. While college students especially can find it hard to make time to research

lesser-known candidates, there are plenty of options to simplify the process.

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Two NYU students from New Jersey and Minnesota talk about the importance of local elections, when they’ve been overshadowed by the presidential race.

NYU Reacts: Vegan Dining at Lipton

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By NATASHA ROY Deputy News Editor

Say goodbye to Lipton cookies?

NYU’s Animal Welfare Collective is petitioning for Lipton Dining Hall to become entirely plant-based. The club believes this initiative would allow NYU to both be more sustainable and accessible to students.

Stern senior and Animal Welfare Collective President Anami Nguyen said the initiative would help NYU be more inclusive of its students who are vegan, vegetarian, kosher or have other dietary restrictions.

“I think it’s really important to give a space to these students to go into a dining hall and enjoy almost everything or everything in there, just like everybody else who would walk into a dining hall,” Nguyen said. “Plant-based basically means that you substitute out all animal

products, but that doesn’t mean that we’ll just be eating salads.

We’re using it [Lipton] as a placeholder. I think any dining hall could go, but we think that Lipton is the most environmentally-friendly, green and, you know, kind of catering to that audience.”

Students at NYU had mixed reactions about the prospect of Lipton becoming entirely plantbased. Here are a few who shared their opinions.

“I think it’s great to have vegan/ vegetarian options for people who want to follow those diets, but it’s entirely unnecessary to turn a whole dining hall vegan, because that would be severely limiting the meal options for those who are not vegan, which is a majority of people. I think it’s a change that would only benefit a very select group.”

— Grace Meng, CAS freshman

“I personally don’t see the need to go entirely plant-based because Lipton is already pretty focused on providing vegetarian and vegan options, and I think that it currently has a good balance of varied options for people with different diets.”

— Jenny Du, LS freshman “I’m a bit against it because I really enjoy their sandwiches and eggs with ham and bacon. I think that they already have a lot of options for people who are vegan and could expand the variety of what they have but shouldn’t go 100 percent plant-based.” — Nikki Glucksman, LS freshman “It wouldn’t really affect me, but I guess it would be good for vegetarians. They have a designated dining hall where they don’t have to worry about red meat and stuff.” — Nicole Mun, Steinhardt freshman “I think that would be really

awesome to have that option for people, and it would be interesting to see what vegetable dishes they would come up with because I personally don’t know a lot and it would be cool to try.” — Cameron Cooley, CAS freshman “Lipton is my favorite dining hall and I’m a meat eater, so I wouldn’t like it to become vegan. I’m in favor of the idea, but I’d rather have Weinstein change their food selection.” — Alexia Salingaros, Tisch freshman The petition presently has 781 supporters, and the Animal Welfare Committee plans to deliver the petition to NYU and Aramark, the university’s dining supplier, once it reaches 1,000 signatures.

Additional reporting by Jemima McEvoy. Email Natasha Roy at nroy@nyunews.com.

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Close to the center of campus and part of a freshman dorm, Lipton Dining Hall is a go-to place for many students. How are they reacting to the news that it could become exclusively plant-based?

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Anti-PC NYU Professor Put on Paid Leave

By DIAMOND NAGA SIU News Editor

Michael Rectenwald, known on Twitter as Deplorable NYU Prof, is now on paid leave for the semester, the New York Post reported on Sunday. However, Rectenwald told WSN that he believes the paper misconstrued his story.

“Everybody is sort of exaggerating things here and there,” Rectenwald said. “The final [New York] Post article makes a causal connection between my getting a leave of absence and the tweets, whereas the NYU dean and the NYU administrator in HR assured me there is no causal connection between the leave of absence — paid leave of absence by the way.”

Rectenwald said that the LS department called him into its office last Wednesday to speak about his mental health after a colleague reported concerns about his mental state.

Rectenwald knows the person who filed the report and thinks they did it for the sake of saving him from being attacked by the NYU community for his differing viewpoints.

Rectenwald said that he will try to relax and begin preparing for what might come next, especially as he waits for a decision on whether he becomes a full-time professor on a tenured track.

“I’m going to think this through to get a handle of what’s going on — I

may have to get representation for the possibility that my promotion will be foiled somehow,” Rectenwald said. “And my return might be jeopardized somehow, so I’ll probably have to get representation. Getting a job outside of NYU would be very difficult.”

However, Rectenwald said that during his meeting with the dean, they assured him that his leave would have no impact on his possible promotion.

“I asked many times, ‘Are you sure that you’re not just trying to push me off into the sidelines because of my remarks?’ and they said no,” Rectenwald said. “Many times they said no, no, no. So the interesting thing will be whether in fact this has any impact on my promotion, which was due to be announced fairly soon — my file is apparently complete, so my file is waiting on a determination by the dean.”

He said that although the leave was not mandatory, it was heavily offered by the LS administration and university HR department. In response to WSN’s original article, members of the Liberal Studies Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group wrote a letter Rectenwald called “extremely unfair, mistaken and denunciatory.”

He also said the people who wrote it assumed that he was targeting Liberal Studies, when he says he was actually referencing academia at large.

LS senior Asha Kuziwa helped write the response letter, which she said was a collaborative effort among all the signed authors.

“I have been assured that Professor Rectenwald’s leave has nothing to do with the letter which the Liberal Studies Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Working Group published last week,” Kuziwa said. “Our intentions with the letter were to challenge Professor Rectenwald’s flawed rhetoric.”

However, she has no comment on the decision of Rectenwald’s paid leave.

NYU spokesperson Matt Nagel said in a statement to Washington Square News that the timing of Rectenwald’s leave has nothing to do with his Twitter account or his opinions on certain issues.

“It is NYU’s long-standing practice to not publicly discuss the private details of employees’ employment records,” Nagel said. “We look forward to his return.”

He also said that the university does not disclose information about faculty leaves and that these types of leaves are granted at the request of its employees.

Rectenwald said that since the announcement of his paid leave, he received private support from other professors. However, due to the precedent set, Rectenwald said that none of them expressed these thoughts to the administration.

LS sophomore Sara Evans was en-

rolled in his class last year, and said that as a rape victim, she refutes his points regarding safe spaces and trigger warnings. “[Rectenwald] would often make comments that wouldn’t be considered kosher. One time he joked about a disabled baby calling it sarcastically ‘a precious child,’ [and] although this never bothered me, I think it bothered a lot of my classmates,” Evans said. “One time a professor came in to monitor the class, and [Rectenwald] did a 180 on his teaching style, actually stood up and really taught.”

Evans said that his teaching style and values regarding political correctness affected the quality of the education he provided.

LS freshman Haiyun Chen is presently enrolled in his class, and she said that Rectenwald did not shy from speaking against politically correct culture and the bias hotline.

“I partially agree with Rectenwald that fighting diversity does not mean discrimination against the common crowd,” Chen said. “But I also think it is important that education means eradicating discriminations against the weaker party and [creating] more equal opportunities for everyone. I feel split on the PC culture at NYU because I see supporting arguments from both sides.”

Starting Monday, Professor Kristi Steinmetz will take over teaching the Writing I section that Chen and

NYU Begins Search for Chief Diversity Officer

By SAYER DEVLIN Deputy News Editor

The university administration accepted the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force’s recommendation for a new position on campus: Chief Diversity Officer. There is no precedent for this position at the university, so the task force created a Chief Diversity Officer Search Committee led by Deputy Chief of Staff of the President’s Office Tracy Gardner and Provost Katherine Fleming to find someone for the job.

The committee wants to first hear NYU community members’ opinions on what this new senior administrative position should do and what resources the person may use, since almost no details have been finalized — not even the title has been settled yet.

Gardner said that the Chief Diversity Officer will lead NYU in the development and implementation of a strategic vision and operational plan that systemically advances diversity, equity and inclusion as core components of the university’s mission.

“The CDO will collaborate with people in schools, departments and units across NYU in the U.S., Abu Dhabi, Shanghai and at each of the global sites,” Gardner said in an email. “The CDO will be supported by human, financial and technological resources to achieve University goals.”

To facilitate finding somebody to fill the position, she said that there are listening sessions for the NYU community to help inform the CDO’s job description as well as the position’s possible budget. The CDO will report directly to President Andrew Hamilton and serve on his senior leadership team.

The creation of this new senior administration position is the latest initiative to strengthen the university’s diversity and inclusion efforts after the diversity talks and protests in 2015.

Steinhardt professor and co-chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Task Force Charlton McIlwain said that the Chief Diversity Officer would have significant sway within the school.

“This is a person who must and will have considerable power, influence and resources at their disposal,” McIlwain said. “At the end of the day, no matter what characteristics we talk about, people know this has to be someone with a direct pipeline to the president, to the provost, to other levers of real power and influence across the university.”

He said that this person must possess strong communication skills — not just be able to personally communicate with individuals and to groups of the university community but also to think strategically about communications, specifically in regard to interacting with

her other 15 classmates are taking.

Rectenwald said that it is a scary feeling to be a target of an attack and to have a sense that academia at large might be against him. He said that his present predicament is exactly why, even though he stands firmly in the left as a self-identified communist, he feels it necessary to critique the left.

“All I did was express a view that was slightly different from theirs,” Rectenwald said. “It just proves that everything else that I said was true — that they are like a mob or a witch hunt or a witch trial and that they just shut down all views that aren’t sanctioned by them.”

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NYU has created a committee to find a Chief Diversity Officer to advance diversity and inclusion around campus. unique communities. He likened this person to being a connector of the university.

Although Hamilton makes the final decision for who assumes this new position, the search committee will identify and recommend up to three candidates for the job.

CAS senior Amanda Ezechi, the student senators council vice-chair, attended the student listening session. Ezechi thinks that students genuinely care about diversity, even though the topic is often misconstrued through its oversaturated usage without a proper, uniform definition.

“I wish that we were able to market the event differently and explain what the Chief Diversity Officer was and explain what we were trying to get out of the listening session instead of just saying Chief Diversity Officer listening session,” Ezechi said. “I think more people would have been able to respond.”

She said that she wanted more people present because it would allow more students to hear and see

each others’ viewpoints.

Gardner said the committee will issue updates on the search through a new website to be launched soon, and McIlwain said that he is confident in NYU’s diversity initiatives from the commitment shown by administrators to devote resources, effort and time to the cause.

“It’s a moment to try to make a difference institutionally — in general and with respect to NYU specifically,” McIlwain said. “We haven’t frequently had the opportunity for things to align where the institutional priorities really do align in terms of trying to move the needle around diversity, inclusion and equity.”

For those close to the situation, this is the ideal movement to instill change and kickstart Hamilton and the rest of the university’s diversity initiative. The committee aims to make a decision as early into the Spring 2017 semester as possible.

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‘Pieces in Space:’ You’ll Want to Take Notes

By HAILEY NUTHALS Arts Editor

With her new album “Pieces in Space,” released this past Friday, Oct. 28 on Don Giovanni Records, Sammus brings forth the best of the #BlackGirlMagic that we’ve all been basking in since the movement reached the forefront of pop culture. Even the title track asserts her power — “100 Percent” has the potential to be an anthem for empowered women everywhere, with lines like “Dante level 7, they get burned I try to tell them / so of course, they salty like a phosphate / horseplaying all day, forcing them to prostrate.”

Throughout the album, her ability to rhyme unusual phrases while keeping her statements powerful never wavers. The second song, “Comments Disabled,” is a highly necessary, beautifully crafted track discussing the trend of hateful

anonymous comments, particularly against women, that has been plaguing the internet for too long.

The track is more than a rant, though. It takes a conscious stance, recommending thoughtfulness instead of just shouting back into the void.

“Childhood” is, unsurprisingly, a beautiful trip into the realm of the nostalgic as Sammus name-drops Pokemon and Nickelodeon. It’s sentimental without being overly bitter about the present.

“Perfect, Dark” returns to the unapologetically prideful tone of the earlier songs, this time with more aggression. Sammus takes absolute ownership of her identity, shouting “I ain’t a n***** from Paris / I’m just a brown girl from upstate!” and “Black girls wanna have a hero, too!” It’s a declaration that will never wear old; a self-confidence that tastes sweet and deserved from the lips of a black

woman who is so often underappreciated, underrated and underestimated. Her emotion grows into the biggest, loudest shouts heard yet and ends with an a cappella repetition of the refrain.

“Weirdo,” with a featured verse by Homeboy Sandman, is another perfect assertion, with Homeboy’s verse adding to the song without taking away from its original stance as features too often do. It’s again a statement of pride in both black culture and themselves, but Sammus brings a fresh, unrelenting look at it each time she revisits the topic.

Every phrase in “Song About Sex” is ice-cold in its clarity and force; it’s the best protest song, song of support for women and song of condemnation for the shaming of the female sexuality that has been written. It’s half slam-poetry piece, half rap (if the two can be so clearly separated).

“Nighttime,” a collaboration with rock band Izzy True, brings in another all-too-relevant topic of discussion by addressing mental health.

It’s a very satisfying tie-in to Izzy True’s recent album release, “Nope,” which also deals heavily with the issue. The collaboration between the artists is every woman’s dream, with the haunting refrain “Will I feel insane forever?” echoing in the minds of anyone who’s ever doubted their own mental condition.

Lines like “I can’t fight the power ‘cause they right hooks!” and “you ain’t a mom yet, so every other goal don’t even matter ‘cause you ain’t accomplished” bring the track “1080p” into sharp relief with the debate on women’s ownership of their own bodies (the latter quote from Jean Grae’s featured verse).

“Qualified,” with Open Mike Eagle and Arch Thompson, opens like an old jazz standard with fuzzy per-

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cussion and Sammus’ sultry voice sliding ponderously over the syllables of the word “qualified.” It even has a jazz flute solo to complete the aesthetic. It’s a gentle finish to an album that won’t let you stop listening; a come-down from the high of empowerment that the rest of the album exudes.

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BalletCollective Goes Volcanoes Bigger, Better Are Lit, ‘Inferno’ Is Not

By RYAN MIKEL Contributing Writer

In an effort to take ballet from the stereotypically archaic to the forefront of artistic development, BalletCollective has been expanding greatly upon the visual and performing elements of the classic style.

Founded in 2010 by Troy Schumacher, the Collective is comprised of contributing artists, composers and residential dancers from the New York City Ballet.

From the moment the show began on Oct. 27, feats of human athleticism ensued. Costumes and scenery were stripped, exposing the audience to the raw music and dancers.

The evening revolved around three collaborative world premieres: musical compositions by Ellis Ludwig-Leone and Judd Greenstein; art

by James Ramsey, Carlos Arnaiz and Paul Maffi; and choreography by Troy Schumacher.

“Until the Walls Cave In,” the first piece, began with choreography in total silence and eerie lighting. However, as soon as soloist Lauren King burst onto stage and landed her assemble en tournant, the music and lighting exploded into action.

Similar to Schumacher’s 2014 breakout piece, “Clearing Dawn,” the motifs of the ballet were camaraderie and friendly competition.

The dancers were frequently upstaging each other by one-upping their companions or mimicking a certain move. The second piece, a pas de deux titled “The Answer,” also experimented with onstage playfulness.

The relationship between dancers Anthony Huxley and Rachel Hutsell was very flirtatious in the way they tried to simultaneously outdo and impress one another. Additionally, Hutsell, the youngest dancer with BalletCollective, was a standout on

Thursday with her youthful athleticism and noteworthy saut de chats.

The final piece, “Invisible Divide,” was the best of the night. The audience may have come for the dance, but they left with the futuristic performance of Hotel Elefant and Vanessa Upson resonating in their heads. Here, Harrison Coll was another standout dancer, who danced with such intensity and wild abandon that he left the stage breathing heavily enough for the audience to hear.

While the evening showcased fresh and exciting innovations in dance, art and music, the real delight was seeing George Balanchine’s legacy shine through the dancers’ movement. For Balanchine, the founding artistic director of the New York City Ballet, everything on stage was bigger and faster. High legs, powerful leaps and never ending pirouettes dominated the show.

Seasoned principals like Lauren Lovette and Anthony Huxley exemplified these movements with their fluidity and effortless movement.

This style was also prominent in the music and choreography. The violins in Greenstein’s “The Answer” alluded to the score of Balanchine’s 1972 “Stravinsky Violin Concerto.”

The flirtatious and competitive nature in “The Answer” paid tribute to “Duo Concertant” and the final movement of “Western Symphony.”

The tuck jumps and angular arms in “Until the Wall Caves In” referenced “Symphony in Three Movements.”

BalletCollective not only presented something new to the audience, but also something old. While introducing new works from aspiring artists, it also paid tribute to ballet’s classic, timeless beauty.

Email Ryan Mikel at entertainment@nyunews.com.

By ZACH MARTIN Editor-at-Large

The German filmmaker Werner Herzog, whose recent documentaries have covered topics ranging from death row inmates to a man with grizzly bears for roommates, has returned to a familiar fascination: volcanoes. His new documentary, “Into the Inferno” succeeds mightily at capturing the majesty and spirituality that these towering beasts inspire, but the film suffers from an assortment of unstructured digressions that could test the patience of a viewer whose interests don’t align with the director’s.

Herzog’s obsession with the natural phenomena first began with “Encounters at the End of the World,” during which he interviewed Clive Oppenheimer, a volcanologist studying Mount Erebus in Antarctica. Now, with “Into the Inferno,” Herzog teams up with Oppenheimer as they travel to four different regions to explore the volcanoes themselves and how the surrounding communities incorporate these massive geographical features into their culture. The film largely eschews the scientific aspects of volcanoes, and instead focuses on their divine and philosophical significance.

Along the way Herzog and Oppenheimer encounter a number of people whose reli-

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German filmmaker Werner Herzog explores the philosophical and cultural influence of volcanoes on their surrounding communities in the documentary “Into the Inferno.” gious worldviews have been influenced by the adjacent volcano, including a man on Ambrym Island in the South Pacific Ocean who says his brother can communicate with the volcano — during one such conversation the volcano lit his cigarette — and an Indonesian man who felt moved to construct a church shaped like a chicken that faces the direction of Mount Merapi. These figures are all fascinating and Herzog spends an appropriate amount of time with each, making it clear that his intention is not to mock, but instead to seriously consider why they have such strong mystical connections with the volcano.

What sets “Inferno” apart from any nature documentary on the Discovery Channel is the final section of the film, in which Herzog and Oppenheimer are invited to film in North Korea. Herzog wisely uses this exclusive opportunity to go beyond the scope of Mount Paektu and discuss how the volcano is used symbolically in propaganda by the state. It’s astonishing that the filmmaking team received this invitation and Herzog delivers

some captivating, rare footage from inside the isolated totalitarian nation.

While the loose structure gives Herzog the freedom to explore whatever piques his interest, it can get tiresome if the viewer doesn’t share his fascination. For example, if you could not care less about archaeological digs and the discovery of ancient human fossils, there’s a good portion in the middle of the film that you’ll want to skip. As a result of this freeform style, Herzog has the ability to be more lyrical and philosophical with his considerations, but it can cause the documentary to lose its momentum during some sections.

Despite these digressions, “Into the Inferno” is a mesmerizing look at the spirituality, power and majesty of volcanoes and another strong entry in the filmography of one of our best working documentarians.

“Into the Inferno” was made available on Netflix on Friday, Oct. 28.

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Senior Showcase Features Best of NYU

By EMILY CONKLIN Staff Writer

This spring, the NYU Class of 2017’s academic successes of the past four years will finally culminate with diplomas in hand and caps in the air. Right now, they are preparing to take on the world beyond college.

Entering the world of business, medicine or graduate school is a huge accomplishment, yet NYU’s senior class has much more to offer.

The other, artsier side of this class was featured at the Class Activities Board Senior Showcase, a final opportunity for 25 of these seniors to share and embrace the creativity that may not be visible in their College of Arts and Sciences or Stern School of Business coursework. Their passions outside of the classroom are a huge part of who these students are and how they earned their spots at NYU — and this showcase was a perfect way to celebrate their achievements.

To an outsider, NYU may seem like an odd place, lacking a campus and the stereotypical notion of community that sprouts from a centrally-located football stadium. But if that same outsider attended this year’s Senior Showcase, they would have been introduced to the unique and vibrant community that NYU students and their intellectual and creative pursuits foster. We are a community of more than just painted superfans. We are a community of deeply passionate students whose hobbies and energies outside the classroom

unite to make something bigger, something deeper and more poignant than any pep rally.

The energy in the Kimmel auditorium was palpable. Students representing every NYU school mingled over hummus and pita appropriately paired with plastic cups, watching and admiring the display of talents ranging from Parisian cafe photography to slam poetry. Conversations among the crowd touched on topics like the importance of creative outlets or the quality of the chicken nuggets, while observers in the front rows watched the live performers and clapped to the beat, showing their support for friends and strangers alike.

This showcase was what being at NYU is all about. Here, the student body is full of artists, whether they hail from a Tisch studio or a 4 a.m. Stern library study group. Even if a student chooses not to pursue a creative talent professionally, this Senior Showcase embodies the idea of becoming a well-rounded person, of using your talents to both enrich your personal experience and growth at NYU. The performers and visual exhibitions both entertained and inspired others to stay connected to their creativity, despite the demands and requirements of majors or minors. Here at NYU, this balance and passion showcases what the college experience is all about: finding what you love, and sharing it too.

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NYU’s Class of 2017 displays its essential artistic nature in this year’s Class Activities Board Senior Showcase at the Kimmel auditorium.

Romanoff Deconstructs YA Novel

By KHRYSGIANA PINEDA Staff Writer

Spunky Los Angeles author Zan Romanoff paid a visit to McNally-Jackson Books last Wednesday, Oct. 26. As the audience gathered round, she read from two defining moments of her thrilling debut novel “A Song to Take the World Apart,” before hosting a Q&A session with the audience, delving into some of the tactics and inspiration that helped her as a writer.

In her book, Los Angeles is the perfect atmosphere for tough punk bands and high school fun.

Chris is the cool upperclassman that Lorelei’s been crushing on.

He’s in a band. He’s handsome.

When she gets the chance to finally hang out with him, she is excited to learn everything she can from him about music, something her conservative grandmother forbids her from

ever practicing. It couldn’t hurt if she doesn’t sing though, right?

But the longer she listens, the more overwhelming the temptation to sing becomes. Little does Lorelei know, the power of her voice will send her entire world tumbling down.

Lorelei grapples with longkept family secrets, young love, friendship and the discovery of unanticipated magical qualities of her voice in Romanoff’s story.

It is a masterful depiction of teenage girlhood combined with the magical power of song.

“One of the big things that inspired me was my own experiences,” Romanoff said. “It was strange to me that I had never read a book about teen girls going to concerts because I feel like that was my entire life as a teenager.”

Romanoff talked about how reading young adult fiction helped her understand some of the popular components of

a successful young adult novel.

“Very often in these books, the hero discovered a magical power that they had no idea they possessed,” Romanoff said. She said she took that idea and created something of her own with it.

“What if you found out you had a magical power and it kind of sucked?”

The idea of Lorelei’s crumbling world was drawn from Romanoff’s own life. “The huge thing for writing the book was it was about making mistakes. I made a big mistake in college. It was very hard to come back from. I realized that when you make a mistake like that, you feel like you can never be the heroine.

You become the side character or you are written out of the story. I wanted to write a book about a girl who just does the wrong thing.”

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Argentinian Femicides Hit Close to Home

By KAITLYN WANG Staff Writer

As part of a global initiative in response to the recent femicide of Argentinian 16-year-old Lucia Perez, a protest involving several NYU students took place in Washington Square Park on Wednesday, Oct. 19. #NiUnaMenos is a protest movement that has gained traction the past few months due to large demonstrations that have gathered throughout Latin America.

Femicide is not new, and the protests against it certainly aren’t either. Maria Josefina Saldana-Portilla, an Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis specializing in Latino/a Cultural Studies at NYU, traces these vast protests back to 1990s Mexico.

“The most famous of femicides is on the U.S.–Mexico border in the area of Ciudad Juarez, and there was a huge feminist response,” Saldana said. “They

protested the femicides quite broadly and successfully.”

However, these protests clearly haven’t stopped the swell of femicides all across the Americas. The protesters in Washington Square Park recognized this fact as well, and Saldana finds that important.

“I think it’s important that it’s international in that it includes victims in the United States, because it’s too easy to fall into a narrative of like, those women were killed because of machismo and their cultures, because they’re backwards, because they’re savage,” Saldana explained. “Femicide is a problem across the Americas, so there needs to be a transnational response.”

With many of the recent wave of femicides coming from Latin America, it has become important for Latinos in the U.S. to speak up. GLS senior Maria Rendo participated in the Washington Square protest because she couldn’t be in her

home of Buenos Aires.

“Being away from home when something like this happens is hard,” Rendo said. “You really want to join the march, but you can’t, so you are left with this sense of impotence.”

Rendo found the Washington Square protest to be better than nothing, even though it was small. Protests such as this first and foremost bring attention to the issue, which is the first step in trying to solve the problem.

“Awareness is important when it comes to preventing violence,” she said. “Legislation to help the victims and punish the perpetrators is important, but violence comes from society and needs to be stopped by society.”

Heightened awareness is just what LUCHA, a club on campus dedicated to Latino issues, is trying to achieve. Rendo, who is a member of LUCHA, said that they are trying to act in response to the #NiUnaMenos

movement by dedicating a part of their Dia de Los Muertos altar to the femicides.

CAS senior Molly Rockhold, who also participated in the protest, agreed with Rendo.

“It generates awareness that this is going on, that’s the most important thing,” Rockhold

said. “People start thinking about it and hopefully, considering everything that they do, that contributes to the issue of violence and discrimination against women.”

Email Kaitlyn Wang at features@nyunews.com.

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Sparking protest in Washington Square Park, a number of femicides, especially one in Argentina, have gained awareness.

Eat Spain Up! Spices Up Campus

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We may call ourselves a global university, but the food featured around campus does not always reflect that. Steinhardt graduate student and Fulbright scholar Gloria Rodriguez brought the flavors of her native Spain to campus last week through a weeklong series of events entitled Eat Spain Up!.

Through food tastings, cooking classes and food and culture sessions, Rodriguez managed to bring the best of Spain to New York. Although the events focused on Spain’s unique gastronomy, Rodriguez believes that the true value of Spanish cuisine is not in its flavors.

“The best part of Spanish food is the culture behind it,” Rodriguez said. “It is a culture of making the best of what is available and eating slowly and with people. The actual cuisine has evolved over time, but the essence of it is creativity and social eating.”

Those themes were especially apparent in Wednesday night’s Madrid-themed Food and Culture Session. After a screening of a short film highlighting the unique variety of foods grown in Madrid, renowned chef Mario Sandoval was interviewed on stage.

Sandoval and his restaurant Coque have been at the forefront of the recent renaissance in gastronomy. In addition to reestablishing the relationship between science and modern cooking, Sandoval has

aimed to make eating a more culture-oriented experience.

At Coque, guests move from room to room as they enjoy various courses.

“For visitors to Spain, gastronomy comes first, and then they go to the museums,” Sandoval said at the event. “Madrid is one of the best gastronomic destinations in Europe and in the world.”

One of Rodriguez’s goals behind the project was to demonstrate how Spain’s unique food scene can be a powerful tool for advancing the country’s interests. ”I started the initiative three years ago, when I was getting my master’s in cultural management in Spain,” Rodriguez said. “I saw that Spain was having an amazing moment in gastronomy, but we weren’t using it to its full power. My idea was to use the moment we had to create a cultural proj-

ect to use food as a means to promote better knowledge of our country. It impacted the restaurant business, but not our diplomacy.”

Beyond promoting her native country, Rodriguez hopes that attendees leave Eat Spain Up! with renewed cultural curiosity.

“We do not curate the content of this project so that what you get out of it is what we intend,” Rodriguez said. “That’s our philosophy, and I see it echoed in American universities. NYU makes a point not to have a curriculum so strict that everyone leaves thinking the same thing. That is the idea behind this project. We let many different people give information in many different formats so everyone leaves with their own idea of what Spain is.”

Email Taylor Nicole Rogers at trogers@nyunews.com.

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Steinhardt graduate Gloria Rodriguez spiced up New York with her series of Spanish themed cooking events named Eat Spain Up!

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Meet The Hundred-YearOld Natives at NYU

By LILY LI Staff Writer

Have you ever looked up from your tears and coffee long enough to notice the six trees standing outside Bobst? The plants in front of Bobst Library include Eastern Hemlock Amelanchier trees and are just two of the over 60 species of indigenous Manhattan trees on NYU’s campus. These trees carry a rich history that has been around since the formation of the borough.

More than 400 years ago, Manhattan was named “Mannahatta” by the native Lenape people. As the borough became a thriving metropolis, the landscape was also altered dramatically. Determined to bring back the indigenous plants, Dr. Eric W. Sanderson, a landscape ecologist, established the “Mannahatta Project” in 2009 and has planted many native Manhattan vegetations around the city.

Here are some locations around campus where you can find these endemic plants.

715 Broadway: Tulip Trees Located next to the Tisch School of the Arts and across from the NYU Bookstore, the windows of 715 Broadway feature an original map of Manhattan before European settlement and a short video about how the city’s landscape has changed. Muxulhemenshi, or tulip trees, overlay the background.

The tulip trees were fashioned into the dugout canoes that the

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Lenape once used to meet, negotiate and trade along coastal rivers and waters.

Staff Writer

70 Washington Square S.: Eastern Hemlock and Autumn Brilliance Tsuga canadensis, or Eastern Hemlocks, are the four native trees in front of Bobst Library.

These conifers are evergreen trees, the state tree of Pennsylvania. The stem at the top of the trunk often droops, so the tree does not have the pointed tip typical of most trees in the pine family. The other two trees outside Bobst are called Amelanchier “Autumn Brilliance,” a small, deciduous-leaved tree in the Rose family.

NYU Native Woodland Garden: Ferns The 2,200-square-foot garden is located on the east side of Bobst Library and was established in recognition of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival at New York Harbor. The garden includes a variety of species of trees, bushes and flowers. Several plants stay alive though the colder months, including the Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), the New York Fern and small bushes like Wreath Goldenrod (Solidago caesia) and Flowering Spurge.

251 Mercer St. (Mercer Plaza): Sweetgum Trees and Willow Oaks Native trees and oaks in Mercer Plaza include Sweetgum

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Among the various gardens surrounding NYU’s campus, Willy’s Garden at One-Half Fifth Avenue decorates the entrance to NYU’s Graduate School of Arts and Science with native inkberries and decorative flowers. trees and Willow oaks. Sweetgum trees are recognizable because of their five-pointed, star-shaped leaves and their hard, spiked fruits, while Willow oaks are a prolific producer of acorns and a home for Manhattan’s squirrels.

Willy’s Garden at One-Half Fifth Avenue: Native Inkberry Willy’s Garden is located at the entrance to NYU’s Graduate School of Arts and Science, where you can spot the native inkberry (Ilex glabra).

The inkberry’s most distinctive features are its inconspicuous flowers and its blackberries, which persist well into the winter.

Email Lily Li at features@nyunews.com.

Pussy Bow Pleases Feminists

By ALI WEBB Staff Writer

Women’s rights and sexism have come to the forefront of national news, in large part due to the presidential race. The two major candidates are seemingly polar opposites on the feminism spectrum this year. Hillary Clinton will potentially be the first female president of the United States, while controversies surround Donald Trump due to sexist comments both past and present. The Washington Post released a video of him lewdly commenting on women with “Today” show host Billy Bush. The video’s most memorable comment? “Grab them by the pussy.”

Ironically, at the second presidential debate just days after the controversy began, Melania Trump chose to wear a pussy bow. Now, people are wondering whether this is a meaningless choice, an abstract way to support her husband or a subtle nod to the garment’s feminist history.

Pussy bows, oversized bows tied at the neck of a blouse, have gone in and out of style since they first

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became popular in the 1930s.

“Pussy bow” is a shortened version of “pussycat bow,” a term the St. Petersburg Times coined in a 1934 pattern for an Anne Adams dress.

One of the ways the collar could be worn was “an intriguingly feminine pussy cat bow tied high under your chin.” The bows became popular as fashion statements and spins on vintage looks.

In the 1970s and 1980s, pussy bows took on a more feminist connotation. Women in the workplace began using them as a statement of power. Women were working their way up in the corporate ladder and the world at large, and they were trying to show that femininity could be strong.

The bows became popular again in 2015, raising debate over whether the look is truly feminist.

While pussy bow wearers see it as a statement of power and equality, critics think wearing a blouse with this feature is submitting to an oppressive, sexist culture with a particular view of how a woman should act and dress. Despite criticism each time the look reemerges, designers like Tory Burch and

Alice + Olivia have included it in recent collections.

Ultimately, the decision to wear a pussy bow should be up to the individual. Those who rock them proudly to display feminism can continue finding strength in this way, but this style, especially today, is not mandatory for anyone who has a different taste or feels uncomfortable wearing it. Melania Trump seems likely to have worn the pussy bow simply for a fashion statement, but the look’s name and history certainly make it an entertaining choice within present discussion.

Pussy bows have stayed relevant, fluctuating between on-trend and simply acceptable, for more than 80 years. It will certainly be interesting to see how this discussion-worthy look continues to evolve and break social boundaries. The pussy bows of fifth-wave feminism are sure to make today’s seem tame, as we have already come a long way from the trendsetters of the 1970s and ‘80s.

Email Ali Webb at bstyle@nyunews.com.

Editor’s note: Washington Square News does not endorse underage drinking. Only take the drink recommendations below if you are of legal drinking age.

Three words: Boozy. Bottomless.

Brunch. For students looking to unwind after finals in the most New York style, these three words are like the herald angels singing. Here’s a list of some of the best bottomless brunch places NYC has to offer.

For Mimosas...

San Marzano 117 Second Ave. Want a boozy bottomless brunch, but not looking to spend absurd amounts of money on it? San Marzano is the best place for cheap yet piquant morning drinks. It offers unlimited mimosas for just $10 extra with whatever entree you order.

Plus, the fare is Italian, so the pasta and panini are simply scrumptious.

For Weekday Brunch…

Poco NYC 33 Ave. B Can’t wait until the weekend?

Poco serves a bottomless brunch every weekday. This cozy little Spanish restaurant offers a choice of sangria, mimosas or Bloody Marys any day of the week. But it gets better: once you pick your drink of choice, you don’t have to stick with it! You can try whichever ones you want, all for the price of $30 included with an entree. You can’t go wrong with the lobster eggs Benedict.

For a High-Quality Brunch...

Mezzetto 161 E. Houston St. Looking for a spot that will satisfy your brunch cravings with authentic Mediterranean food? With a warm and welcoming atmosphere and $16 bottomless flavored mimosas with your choice of entree, Mezzetto serves a variety of small,

mouth-watering Mediterranean plates. It has everything you could possibly want, from salmon tartar to truffled gnocchi to duck confit, so the next time you’re just really in the mood for some delicious food during brunch time, try this hidden gem.

For Brunch Close to Home....

Agave 140 Seventh Ave. S. Don’t want to travel far from home? This cute little Southwestern restaurant conveniently located in the West Village allows you to enjoy any egg dish alongside two hours of bottomless mimosas, wine or frozen sangria for $25.

For a Cheap Brunch…

Randolph Brooklyn 104 S. Fourth St. If you’re the type of person who cares about a place’s ambiance more than anything else, look no further than Randolph Brooklyn.

This cute little spot has a classic New York vibe with graffiti, large TV screens and artwork on the walls. The $37 deal includes your entree of choice with bottomless punches, Bloody Marys, mimosas and craft beer. Plus, for every burger ordered, the restaurant donates 25 cents to the NYC Coalition Against Hunger. Brunch on!

For a Trendy Brunch…

Tavern29 47 E. 29th St. Feeling trendy? Tavern29 offers $25 unlimited mimosas, Bloody Marys and its signature drink, “Tavern Pilsner,” with any order on the menu. With two floors and a rooftop beer garden with lights strewn in the air, this place screams New York chic. So kick back on the rooftop on a nice day or stay warm and cozy inside — either way, you won’t be disappointed.

Email Caroline Zemsky at dining@nyunews.com.

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San Marzano, on 117 Second Avenue, has bottomless mimosas for $10 from 11am-4pm every Saturday and Sunday.

KEVIN DAI Kevin Dai is a first-year student in the Photography and Imaging Department at Tisch. Interested in art ever since he was young, Dai began finding ways to incorporate technology in art. This led him to graphic design and photography.

A few months ago, he created a small project consisting of four images of sculptures countering conventional art supplies with materials like chicken wire, ear buds, and batteries. His overall theme for the project was “an attempt at utilizing unconventional materials and combining it with photography” to convey his artistic vision. With themes of consumerism, consumption and expression, Dai critiqued society with pieces that leave one thinking.

Michelle Kempis is a first-year student at the Stern School of Business. She has been working with a charity called International Care Ministries, which is based in Hong Kong and operates in the Philippines. The charity serves the ultra-poor communities through a number of programs that provide medical care and disaster relief. She became involved in ICM a few years ago and ended up shadowing the health team, which cares for health needs like transportation to hospitals, home diagnosis, funding and hospitalization. They focused on communities surrounding ICM churches and early education programs. During her time shadowing, she photographed the people she encountered, documenting the kind of work her ICM team did. Kempis still has a long term commitment to the charity, using what she is learning in Stern to work on surgical patients’ budgets and write grant appeals.

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RYAN BEGGS Ryan Beggs is a sophomore in Photo and Imaging major at Tisch. His project was a long term documentary assignment for his Analog 1 class. The idea of the project was to focus on how people interact with the contemporary and original architecture of the High Line.

The black and white film helped him guide the focus of his subjects and environment as well as helped him understand how to frame the image. “Without color there’s pressure put on what your audience is going to look at,” Beggs said.

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Maria Rojas is a sophomore in Liberal Studies, currently studying abroad. Her photojournalism class went to Naples and visited Scampia, a suburb to the north of the Naples.

They went to speak to organizations that work to help children and families by giving them a safe school and place to have activities.

For this project, she wanted to focus on the progress that Scampia has made and not just its violent passes — thus she incorporated the children, art and people that have allowed for this progress to happen into her photos.

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MARIA ROJAS DYLAN SHABAN Dylan Shaban is a junior in Integrated Digital Media at Tandon. He chose graphic design as his his medium, saying that at times he feels “so frustrated that he needs to scream and yell and stomp his feet, and this is how he does it.” ◄ Noses: You’ll spend your entire life searching for a reason to belong. At the end of that path is grave disappointment. For here is the secret… there is no fish in the sea, there is no bird, no bee, nor love, nor lust. There is only you. You and you alone. So, love yourself. ▼ Clench. Don’t let go. No break in concentration. No break in breath, no freedom from the grip.

Trapped, stuck, bound — call it what you like. This is humanity. We are not special, nor are we unique. Ordinary and predictable, this is the human condition.

JUSTIN FARIGIANO

Justin Farigiano is a sophomore in the Film and Television major at Tisch and self-described visual artist. Coming to school, he realized that everyone had a different idea of what “fun” meant and wanted to explore this visually. Over the past summer, he asked an array of artists to shoot a roll of film on a disposable camera with the simple mission to take the “most fun roll of film possible” by either “fabricating the events or capturing reality.” He says that using film “forces the artist to be choosy with what they capture and does not allow them to obsess over the final image.” He hoped to find what fun meant to each artist and how that varied across the board, either through region, age or gender. He gave each participant as much freedom as they wanted, hoping to capture true fun that is “so engrossing that people can’t remove themselves enough to capture it on camera.”

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By EVE WETLAUFER In his inauguration speech, President Andrew Hamilton challenged the audience with a question: “How do we shape our University’s operations to be exemplary citizens of the city and the world while doing our part as faithful stewards of our environment?”

A plant-based dining hall — where all the food is vegan — would be a great place to start.

The good news is, student activists have recently come together to present exactly such a plan. The campaign, spearheaded by the Animal Welfare Collective last week, already has the support of numerous

Plant-Based Dining Halls Are a Win for All other clubs and has more than 700 pledges from an online survey conducted.

The plan makes excellent sense for three main reasons: first, a plant-based dining hall is a big win for students. Numerous campuses around the country have started offering vegan options, and according to Ken Botts at the Humane Society of the United States, these selections have been surprisingly popular. Chef Jennifer DiFrancesco at Canisius College in Buffalo said in an interview that a plant-based mac and cheese is the number one sold-out item in the school’s entire dining hall system. As an added bonus, a plant-based dining hall would also be ideal for kosher students,

students with certain allergies to meats or those interested in the health benefits of eating less meat.

Also, consider that a plantbased dining hall would likely increase the number of students using a meal plan, which is a win for our dining services. Take the case of the country’s first plant-based dining hall at the University of North Texas, which

launched in 2011: within weeks, it saw meal plan sales increase by 35 percent. The excitement hasn’t waned since, and that dining hall now serves roughly 4,500 students a day. After UNT’s success story, many other colleges followed suit: American University, University of California at Berkeley and Arizona State University all opened similar dining halls. University of California at Santa Barbara, where the new vegan dining hall has been so successful, students even created a Yelp page.

A plant-based dining hall would have a positive impact on the world beyond the NYU community. Science has firmly established that eating a plant-based

diet is good for our health and that eating a more plant-based diet is the most environmentally friendly diet. For instance, the land required to feed a vegan for one year is one-sixteenth of an acre, compared to 18 times that for a meat-eater. In short, a plant-based dining hall would allow many NYU students to actively live out the widely held values of sustainability, health and compassion. If you agree, you can sign the petition. Join us as we give a tangible answer to President Hamilton’s important question.

Eve Wetlaufer is a member of the NYU Animal Welfare Collective.

Email her at ecw316@nyu.edu.

CULTURE

Halloween Is For Fun, Not Body Shaming

By PHOEBE KUO Staff Writer Halloween, like many festivals and holidays, has become synonymous with partying. But Halloween in particular sets itself apart due to the fact that the vast majority of participants dress to impress when it comes to their costumes.

While there are certainly many reasons people enjoy doing this, it is impossible to ignore the fact that underlying societal pressures exist that push women to dress provocatively.

Looking hot is not only cool, but necessary when attending a Halloween party.

Though the trends of popular

Halloween costumes vary, the basic concept presented to customers is often the same. For girls, Halloween costumes are usually meant to be seductive.

Sexy costumes can be found for characters, public figures or even inanimate objects that are completely unsexualized in popular culture. On Halloween, your outfit and how good you look in that outfit define who you are.

Today is not the only occasion that women feel that they have to look a certain way to feel accomplished. Businesses and advertisers can always find a new reason for women not to be satisfied with their own images. Be it excessive amounts

of new body lotions or promoting new gym programs, they send out a strong message that only some lifestyles should be considered successful, and that the rest of us are not good enough. Going on a diet might be an extreme case of pre-Halloween paranoia, but it is just one of many instances where people are held to unrealistic and stressful

body expectations.

Commercials and the media have constantly tried to tell us what is beautiful and attractive, but they are not being realistic, and the pressure we feel from these different mediums is not necessary. Parents dress little girls in Disney princess costumes on Halloween, while grown-up girls dress themselves like movie characters. Take a look at any costume catalogue and it is clear that finding a sexy costume version of any character is far easier than a regular one. It is fine to dress provocatively, but sacrificing one’s health to do so is dangerous and unnecessary. Attempting to match the

exact image we see on television screens can be damaging.

Halloween should be a day when people can let loose and feel free to just enjoy themselves. People should not be patronized by mainstream media and told to look a certain way, with hot bodies and Instagram-worthy makeup. Everyone is welcome to dress up as a sexy character or a regular one, but we should not force ourselves to look hot because society tells us we must. Have fun celebrating Halloween, but don’t damage yourself physically or emotionally to do so.

Email Phoebe Kuo at opinion@nyunews.com.

POLITICS

In Politics, Visionary Wives Blamed For Husbands’ Mistakes

By ANNIE COHEN Staff Writer FBI Director James Comey announced this week in a letter to several members of Congress that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails has been reopened due to new evidence discovered in an unrelated investigation. This unrelated investigation turned out to be the FBI’s probe into disgraced former Congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, famously known for his sexual scandals. Weiner is married to, but separated from, top Clinton aide Huma Abedin, who finds herself in the unfortunate position of be-

ing the link that connects the two figures. Now, just like her boss decades before her, Abedin must exercise damage control in the wake of her husband’s sexual misconduct.

Abedin is, by all accounts, Hillary Clinton’s secret weapon.

Their close relationship is the type that politicians strive for with their staffers, with Clinton even referring to Abedin as her surrogate daughter. Intelligent and poised, Abedin has had only one recurring foible: her husband. Time and time again, he has disrespected and humiliated her. And he has now, with his contemptible behavior, put her career and quite possibly the election in jeopardy. Enough

is enough. Abedin’s name has been attached to Weiner’s for far too long. Moving forward, in practice and in press coverage, Weiner ought to have to stand by himself.

Unfortunately, implying or outright blaming a woman for her husband’s wrongdoing is nothing new in American culture. As recently as this month, Donald Trump has continued to

use Bill Clinton’s past misdeeds as evidence against Hillary Clinton’s case for presidency, never mind the fact he himself has no leg to stand on in such matters.

It’s a cruel, demeaning and patently unfair criticism of these female icons, not to mention the many other professional women who quietly suffer through similar circumstances every day.

When everybody involved in a given situation is an adult, they are responsible for their own actions. Sorry, Melania Trump, but husbands are not meant to be overgrown sons for their wives to monitor and discipline.

Women like Hillary Clinton and Huma Abedin are too busy working hard and accomplishing

things to worry about whether or not the men in their lives are behaving themselves. That’s on them.

When the media or the public attacks women for the inexcusable behavior of their significant others, it could be defined as a sort of victim-blaming. But these women are not victims.

In piling criticism on Anthony Weiner, Americans need to take care not to extend this warranted disgust to Huma Abedin and Hillary Clinton. Abedin, like Clinton, will continue to achieve success in life with or without her husband.

Email Annie Cohen at opinion@nyunews.com.

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Your Halloween Costume Is Too Basic

By THOMAS PRICE Staff Writer We are deep in the midst of the glorious day that is Halloween — which is better known to some as the one day of the year where we can dress up as anything in the world and somehow feel not an inkling of shame or embarrassment. However, despite the fact that we are given free rein to wear whatever we so desire, this is — unfortunately — rarely what actually happens.

Each year when Halloween rolls around, it seems as if we are forced to bear witness to the same few terrible costumes that will certainly be seen countless times over the course of the night.

I do not know if my sanity can take another round of Jokers with poorly applied makeup walking around while I hear the phrase, “Why so serious?” being parroted back and forth. You. You are the reason that I am so serious, because I cannot take another one of your uncreative

costumes. And of course, since 2012, how can we forget the old constant of much-too-skinny Banes walking around doing a terrible vocal impression as they try — and fail — to communicate through walkie talkies.

Memes always take many a place in the top 10 Halloween costumes — despite the unignorable fact that it is just as bad to dress as Harambe this year as it was to dress as Left Shark last year or Shia Labeouf the year before. But nonetheless, the inevitable parade of Donald Trumps will — without a doubt — be the fine golden hair that breaks the camel’s back. We are all creative people. We go to NYU, so we have to at least have some sense of this.

Regardless, time and time again we all decide that the one thing we want to dress up as is something that we know is going to be the same as everyone else. We should be celebrating the fun and colorful group of characters everyone chooses to be, and it is simply far less exciting when we all dress up as one character. This, however, is not to suggest that we should all be choosing costumes too obscure for anyone — aside from you and your four friends — to understand, but instead that we should at least have some standards.

Halloween is a holiday so drastically different from any other, and it is our duty to respect its uniqueness to the best of our abilities. So whether you are going as a classic movie monster or a pop culture figure from your favorite movie, please, for the love of all things scary, do not be predictable.

Email Thomas Price at opinion@nyunews.com.

LIFE

Success Doesn’t Mean Faking Happiness

By VERONICA LIOW Contributing Writer Success is subjective. To some, it means financial stability. To others, happiness. We are lucky to be able to live in a world in which we can strive to attain both. In fact, due to the increase of studies on the importance of happiness in the last few decades, success, to many, has become a mixture of obtaining financial stability and happiness. However, such a definition of success implies that if you’re not happy, you’re not successful. And in a pre-professional environment like NYU’s — in which ambitious students strive to always get ahead — that can become a problem.

It’s okay to be ambitious. Many NYU students have internships — sometimes even two — and are working on their fifth documentary or on other equally demanding projects. With such amazing accomplishments, it is no surprise that NYU students pride themselves on their successes in their professional lives. But there also seems to be a need to boast about

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weekend plans or other aspects that make us happy outside of our professional lives. An avenue through which we can achieve this is social media. With Snapchat and Instagram stories in existence, we can showcase our happiness by recording and displaying it to the world. These features are not inherently dangerous unless we start to derive happiness from the amount of views and likes that we get on social media instead of actually being happy.

We have the power to filter what we post. In order to reinforce our success, we only post what we want others to see: moments of happiness. Nearly everyone does this, and as a result of this curation we are stuck in a toxic cycle — one in which we believe that everyone around us is happy and as a result,

we feel even worse when we have unhappy moments. This is again a result of the pre-professionalism that plagues NYU. In an environment that puts so much emphasis on getting ahead, feeling unhappy can create the perception that one is falling behind in cultivating their success.

We need to understand that it is okay to have those days in which our biggest accomplishment is getting out of bed. That doesn’t make anyone any more or less successful. Success is not a goal but rather a constant process, as every person continues to grow into better versions of themselves. Ultimately, by entrapping ourselves in this toxic cycle that only creates a facade of happiness rather than the true substance, we zero in on what is causing frustration in our lives. When people fail to genuinely appreciate the good moments in their lives and instead just exploit them for likes to be successful on social media, they cheapen the moments worth cherishing the most.

Email Veronica Liow at opinion@nyunews.com.

Censorship of Anti-PC NYU Prof Is Problematic

Washington Square News’ Q&A with self-declared deplorable NYU professor Michael Rectenwald was met with immediate backlash from the university community. A week later, the New York Post broke the news that the school had placed Rectenwald on paid administrative leave, which is tantamount to a severe punishment. Even though the Q&A itself contained relatively mild statements, the fact that he identified himself as the author of @antipcnyuprof’s inflammatory tweets led the university to take action. His displacement has again launched questions of academic censorship and intellectual freedom at universities. Why Rectenwald chose to go public is unknown, but it is clear that this incident underscores the complexity of these discussions.

College campuses have traditionally been associated with the free expression of ideas, and NYU should not be an exception.

That said, several of Rectenwald’s tweets cross the line from provocative to malicious. Because he’s representing himself as an NYU professor, his online presence carries over to the classroom. It’s okay to be controversial — no one should be forced to be a beacon of civility online — but someone in his position ought to be aware of his influence. Even so, Rectenwald’s arguments were inconsistent with the actual policies of Liberal Studies, as pointed out in a Letter to the Editor written by a number of his colleagues.

Rectenwald’s conduct was inappropriate, but the school’s rash decision to put him on ice has potentially far-reaching consequences. When professors are forced on paid leave by the administration for voicing what may be contentious views, the impact on students can be severe. Aside from the purely academic consequences — Rectenwald’s students having to adjust to a new professor halfway through their semester — taking such an action alienates students who chose to attend NYU for its diversity of beliefs. NYU should not be setting a precedent of silencing dissenting voices based solely on the contents of their opinions.

The fallout from the Rectenwald situation — and the subsequent news attention — has only further complicated the already convoluted discussion occurring on campus about the status of free speech in a university system. However, this is not to say that all — or even most — of Rectenwald’s actions are defensible. His Twitter account includes tweets that espouse beliefs that are both unacceptable and unforgivable. Nonetheless, this specific incident in no way invalidates the ongoing discussion regarding censorship at NYU. The university has already fallen dangerously close to infringing upon the right to free speech — the canceled Yiannopoulos and Watson talks come to mind.

Obviously, we do not need inflammatory figures like Rectenwald to stir up drama, per se, but our university thrives on the exchange of diverse viewpoints. The Rectenwald decision could set an unfortunate precedent for other professors who do not agree with the status quo. Even if these faculty members do not do anything as dramatic as Rectenwald, they may still be silenced, and that is the antithesis of everything the NYU community strives to be.

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Soccer Falls Flat in Weekend at Home

After victories against University of Rochester this past Friday, the NYU women’s soccer team secured a tie against Emory University, while the NYU men’s soccer team suffered a tough loss. Despite the past three wins for the women’s team and two for the men’s, including the men’s 10-0 performance against York College, the team’s struggled to keep their traction this weekend.

Even with Emory’s forceful pushes, junior forward Teressa Fazio came onto the field ready for the match. Maintaining a vigorous momentum throughout the first period after scoring the first goal on Emory, Fazio brought enough spirit to counter Emory’s offense. NYU held onto the lead for most of the game until the last 15 minutes of the second period, when Emory’s Caroline Kolski headed in a kick from the far corner. Going into overtime,

NYU resisted the seemingly relentless shots, hanging onto the 1-1 score for the additional 20 minutes. Fazio was happy with the Violets’ competition level through the weekend.

“I think we had a good weekend and we competed until the very end today in the tie against Emory,” Fazio said.

“I’m proud of how much energy and passion we showed in both games this weekend and now we’re just focusing on our final game this Saturday!”

The men’s game started out even enough, with shots on goal by senior captain Petter Aasa and junior midfielder Tristan Medios-Simon to oppose Emory’s aggressive offense. But as the timer ticked on, the team’s energy clearly began to run on fumes.

Superficially, it was a close match with a 1-0 score, but senior goalkeeper Lucas Doucette just couldn’t hold out against the shots Emory was putting on goal for the first period, letting an outside shot

by Emory’s Moustafa Khattab barely slip by into the right corner. Emory continued to push against the NYU defense, refusing to let Doucette take a break even after scoring. However, the tide began to slightly turn, as the second half began with a quick take off by freshman forward Julian Montilus.

Aasa commented on the evolution of the team’s momentum throughout the game.

“We started off the game pretty flat as a team — there was no hunger for winning the ball and consequently we gave up a goal in the first half,” Aasa said. “Second half, however, we came out as a different team and put a lot pressure on Emory, and we were really close to getting an equalizing goal.”

However, that tide turned back just as soon as it began to look up. With Emory’s Jun Tsuru and Khattab, NYU couldn’t muster the stamina to withstand and strike back.

Nonetheless, NYU men’s soccer managed to prevent any

further scoring with Doucette saving two shots in the last five minutes. Both soccer teams will count on bringing back their successful streaks when they play against Brandeis Uni-

versity at home on Saturday, Nov. 5 for their last games of the season.

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During the Violet’s 3-0 victory against Centenary College, sophomore Maddie Pena had one goal and one assist.

Weekend: Volleyball Sputters to End

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Staff Writer Away from the debauchery of Halloween weekend in Manhattan, NYU sports rolled on. Cross country and women’s volleyball approached the end of their season, while fencing and wrestling kicked off the winter schedule.

Cross Country The NYU cross country squad traveled upstate to Milton to compete in the UAA Championship, hosted by Emory University. Led by senior Jorge Maldonado’s 12th-place finish, the men finished in fourth place.

Meanwhile, the women placed a modest eighth.

Maldonado paced the Violets in a field of 76 runners, finishing with a time of 25:10.77 on the 8k course. Junior Neil Saddler wasn’t far behind, placing 19th with a time of 25:21.11. The most exciting competition amongst Violets was between sophomore Matt Osubor and junior Max Mudd, who finished 29th and 30th with under a second separating them. The Violets compiled 121 points, 25 more than third-place Brandeis University.

Familiar faces led the women’s squad, with junior Lara Dorsky placing a team-best 30th with a time of 23:12.35. Senior Justine Morris continued to wind down her final season with a 34th-place finish in 23:22.38. Though they finished in last place, their total of 209 points was just 10 more than seventh-place Carnegie Mellon University.

The season approaches the finish line next week when the Violets head to Glassboro, NJ for the NCAA Regional Championship.

Fencing The 2016-2017 fencing campaign got off to an exciting start at the Temple Collegiate Open in Philadelphia this weekend. Sophomore Grant Williams led the Violets with a first-place finish in the men’s sabre, while sophomore Mickey Bak finished in a tie for third. Freshman Gabriel Mejia-Ruiz placed fifth in the foil competition, and freshman Michael Lee finished eighth. Senior Malcolm Lewis was the only Violet to finish in the top 10 in the epee, placing ninth. Meanwhile, sophomore Jacqueline Tubbs finished seventh in the women’s sabre, and freshman Rachel Yuen placed ninth in the foil event.

The Violets next compete Nov. 10 when they travel across the Hudson to Hoboken to take on the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Women’s Volleyball Needing a big weekend on its home court with the UAA Championship tournament a week away, the women’s volleyball team faltered, losing two out of three over the weekend and dropping the Violets’ record to 15-14.

But Friday’s three-set sweep courtesy of Nazareth College and a five-set loss via the Rochester Institute of Technology wasn’t enough to deflate the Violets in their Family Day sweep of Buffalo State College on Saturday.

The Violets played well against Nazareth, leading early in the final two sets, but were derailed by extended runs from their adversaries in the sweep (19-25, 2325, 19-25). Their best effort came in the second, when they tied the set at 17 and came within one point later before Nazareth shut the door. The Violets gave RIT a run for its money, coming back from two sets before falling in the fifth (20-25, 20-25, 25-18. 25-19. 8-15).

However, with family and friends in attendance in the afternoon, the Violets put on their best performance of the weekend against an overmatched Buffalo State team (25-17, 25-16, 25-18).

Sophomore outside hitter Annie Singh led the Violets with 10 kills, while junior middle blocker Rayne Ellis tacked on nine. Freshman setter Zel Fortson finished with 29 assists.

The Violets head to St. Louis as underdogs in the UAA Championship, taking on No. 2-ranked Emory University on Friday at 10 a.m.

Wrestling NYU’s annual alumni match rang in the beginning of the season for the Grapplers in Brooklyn this past Friday. The event, which brings athletes from the past and present, showcased the expansive NYU squad ahead of its opener.

The Grapplers will be in action this Saturday at the Monarch Tournament in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

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Hockey Fails to Uphold Streak

By RACHEL RUECKER Sports Editor

After a storybook start to the season, NYU’s win streak came to a screeching halt Saturday night against William Paterson University as they dropped a game to their cross-state foes 6-2. They then took on Providence College back at Chelsea Piers on Sunday, winning 3-1.

WPU never let up Saturday night at the Ice Vault in Wayne, New Jersey, beginning at 5:02 when they opened the scoring on freshman goaltender Patrick Cavanaugh, who was the NYU backstopper of the night. NYU got sent to the box shortly after and eked out the kill to prevent them from getting into a deeper hole. Sophomore forward Keaton Baum, who was the previously penalized player, redeemed himself at 10:09, tying the game at one. The first period ended in

this knot, with WPU narrowly outshooting the Violets 11-10.

A slough of penalties added some color the the second’s start with some 4-on-4 and 4-on-3 action. After all those getting killed by their respective parties, WPU got their go ahead goal at 9:50.

NYU was quick to answer, with sophomore defenseman Connor Finocchio seeing Will Pat’s two at 10:34.

Unfortunately, NYU’s strong penalty kill faded away after that, causing the Violet’s undoing. The Pioneers scored a late second period power play goal, going up 3-2.

Through two, the teams were at an even 22 shots on goal each.

WPU got their fourth under a minute in, and when the Violets got another penalty 21 seconds later, WPU was quick to get their fifth.

Junior goaltender Jack Nebe got swapped in and had to be exem-

plary through a Pioneer 5-on-3.

They managed to get through that unscathed, but WPU upped their total to six. The rest of the game was a messy affair, with both teams in and out of the box, but the final score stayed at 6-2.

Sunday, back in Manhattan, NYU hoped to restore their winning ways. They quickly found themselves in familiar territory on the kill just 41 seconds in, but they recovered and later scored on their own man-advantage, as sophomore forward Jack Orne opened the scoring at 16:49. And with under a minute left, freshman defenseman Matthew Banks doubled the NYU lead heading into the second. Not much happened there, as NYU sustained its lead into period number three.

The Violets were quick to build on their lead in the third, with junior forward Michael Conslato getting NYU’s third at 1:17. The

As the captain of NYU Shanghai’s soccer team, and a member of the basketball and flag football teams, Kilian Hauser, a junior studying interactive media arts, has a lot to say about NYU Shanghai athletics.

Much like here at the New York campus, NYU Shanghai also offers club and varsity sports. However, the level of commitment that comes with these sports is a little different from that of sports teams at the New York Campus.

For basketball and flag football, there are two practices a week for about two hours, while soccer only practices one a week for two hours. There’s also a shared coach for lifting and conditioning and a private coach that goes over specific strategies for the sport once a week.

“It’s about two to three days a week for about six to seven hours of commitment,” Hauser said.

However, he went on to say that there are very few players who actually make that full commitment. “On average, the amount of time someone actually puts in is only two to three hours a week.”

There isn’t a whole lot of pressure on the athletes to show up to practice as many of them have class during the practice times. The practice facilities are also about a 30-minute commute without provided transportation.

“Mind you, you’re paying about three dollars for transportation on a round trip,” Hauser explained, as everything is much cheaper in Shanghai — except for health insurance, he added.

Hauser noted that the attendance among athletes is much better on the women’s teams.

Annie Seaman, a junior studying Global China Studies and the captain of the women’s volleyball team at NYU Shanghai, can attest to this firsthand.

“All of our girls show up to practices,” Seaman said. “It was always worth it to be able to spend those hours together and play.”

Sevi Reyes, a junior studying computer science and interactive media arts at NYU Shanghai, is a dedicated co-founder of the NYU Shanghai tennis team, which began receiving school funding in the fall of 2015. He and his cofounder managed team practices without school administration for over a year before gaining their support. However, even now, getting into leagues is really up to the team members.

“When we started having formal training sessions with the coach, the students were even happier,” Hauser said of his team’s commitment and excitement for soccer.

As far as competition goes, rivalries and opponents vary from sport to sport. Seaman explained that NYU Shanghai volleyball isn’t technically in a league with other volleyball teams, so they end up playing Chinese high schools and other universities. “It’s hard to be competitive when there’s no real attainment,” said Seaman. “It was just like game practice almost.”

When asked about the most popular sport at NYU Shanghai, all three athletes agreed that basketball usually has the biggest attendance.

“We have big basketball games,”

shutout didn’t last for junior goaltender Calvin Burkhart as Providence scored a power play goal at 14:15 but they kept the win intact and moved to 7-1 on the season.

Orne commented on the lessons the Violets took from their Saturday game to give them success on Sunday.

“I think everyone was pretty unhappy with our performance the night before so we just wanted to bounce back and try to finish the

weekend on a positive note,” Orne said. “We started off a little slow again today but I think by the end of the game we were starting to get in a good rhythm again which was good to see.”

The team will be at home again Friday, Nov. 4 at Chelsea Piers to take on Northeastern University at 8:30 p.m.

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Poentis Tees Off With Fresh NYC Start

Athletics Take Backseat in NYU Shanghai

By TERESA REITER Contributing Writer

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After their season long winning streak, the Violets lost to William Paterson University on Saturday.

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Passionate about their sport, athletes studying at NYU Shanghai find the sports scene to be much more casual than it is in New York.

Hauser said. “Yale-NUS flew from Singapore to Shanghai to play against us.”

Or at least they used to have big basketball games. Despite its popularity, NYU Shanghai cut the basketball program this fall, much to the chagrin of many students.

“They were calling it reorganization or reallocation of funding,” Hauser said.

With only around 900 full time students per semester, it’s simply hard to get a lot of involvement in athletics or maintain interest among the student body.

“In Shanghai, it’s always academics first,” Hauser said. “There are 20 or 30 different clubs and everything is broken up.” Reyes added that with such a small school, if a cohort doesn’t have a lot of athletes, then the team gets disbanded.

But the students who have stuck with it — or whose sports have stuck around — seem to find it a worthwhile endeavor.

“It’s a small community so if you put in your time and your work, it will pay off,” Seaman said. “I made really good friends.”

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NYU athletes have no easy commute to practices and games, but for women’s golfer Alyssa Poentis, the commute has been just a bit longer.

Most student athletes at NYU do not have the luxury of an easy walk to their practice field, and several teams even take buses or vans in order to attend training sessions.

While the lengthy time commitment can prove to be challenging, the well-rounded students at this school have found ways to not only survive, but thrive within their athletic careers.

Alyssa Poentis of NYU’s golf team is one of these students. A junior studying neuroscience in hopes to attend medical school and later become an anesthesiologist, Poentis has been a member of the golf team since her freshman year and was recently named the NYU athlete of the week and the UAA women’s golf athlete of the week for her first place victory in the NYU invitational.

The team practices at various locations throughout the course of the week, sometimes as far as an hour and a half away from the campus center. Poentis explains that this makes going to practice more of an obstacle for the players, since everyone has their fair share of homework to complete.

“People don’t know, but [golf at NYU] is a very big commitment,” Poentis said. “We leave campus on Tuesday and Thursday at 12:45 p.m. and we don’t get back until about 6 p.m. It is almost an all-day affair. We’re gone for tournaments almost every weekend and we leave on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. and we do not get back until nine o’clock at the earliest on Sunday nights.”

She began taking her golfing career seriously as a sophomore in high school. The sport has always been a part of her life, as her father played at the University of Hawaii. Poentis was also raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.

“I wanted to go to school in New York City, and then it was just a plus that I could play golf,” she said.

While traveling so far may have been difficult for Poentis, she has proven successful on the course.

She is admired by both coaches and teammates and has earned accolades within the UAA conference as well as on a national level.

“Alyssa is one of our hardest workers and top players,” Meaghan Kenny, Assistant Coach said. “She can always be counted on during tournaments to come in with a score we can use towards the team total.

She has several wins under her belt, and I see her winning more in the future. We’re lucky to have her on our team, and we’re looking forward to what she does in our spring season.”

Poentis has proven she can take her love for golf and excel despite the difficult circumstances. Though she love the recognition that comes with her numerous awards, she explains that she gets the most joy out of forming friendships with her teammates.

“NYU is a huge school so it is hard to find a good, solid group of people that you are really good friends with,” Poentis said. “But I feel like our team is so close and athletes tend to stick together.”

Catch Poentis and the rest of the tight-knit team as they resume play at the UAA Championship on March 11 in Palm Beach, Florida.

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