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Fidel Castro dies at age 90 CHRISTIAN HALSTEAD News Intern Fidel Castro, the Marxist-Leninist revolutionary and leader of Cuba for nearly six decades, passed away on Nov. 25 at the age of 90. Castro’s historical legacy and sociopolitical significance far surpassed what one would expect from the ruler of a small Caribbean island nation of only 11 million people. This is in no small part due to his 1959 Cuban Revolution, which established the first and only overtly Communist state in the Western hemisphere.

Attitudes towards Castro’s regime during its course have been as divided and controversial as the world’s current response to the leader’s death some 57 years after the Revolution.

As is the nature of Communist systems, the Cuban government under Castro confiscated nearly all private property and business for nationalization in the early 1960s. While this was done in the hopes of protecting ordinary Cubans from the abuses associated with an aggressively free market, it resulted in the financial and social ruin of Cuba’s upper-class. Many fled to America as per the suggestion of Castro himself in the 1980 exodus known as the Mariel Boatlift. Today, Cuban-Americans are, by and large, avowedly anti-Castro, as they were the primary victims of his government’s policies.

Many Cuban-Americans who are living in Florida have felt for decades that Castro led with an iron-fist as a ruthless tyrant and have been celebrating his passing.

One Cuban-American told CNN reporters, “This is a celebration, but not a celebration of death, but a beginning of liberty that we’ve been waiting for many years.”

University freshman Krysten Chavez, a CubanAmerican from Miami, expressed her strong feelings towards Castro’s death. “My family lost so much because of Fidel Castro; his death is the justice they deserve.

I’m thankful to still have my grandparents and great grandparents alive to witness the new freedom of Cuba,” said Chavez.

By the numbers, however, life in Cuba is far more complex. Castro’s Revolution implemented a uniquely South American style of socialism. This brand of government facilitated economic oversight in Cuba had, and still has, attributed to it both failure and success. With heavy public investment in education, Cuba’s literacy rate peaks out at 99.8 percent, a figure far exceeding its neighboring countries. The nation’s finest work and its largest investment, however, is in the area of health care. Cuba has the highest doctor-to-patient ratio in the world and even works to extend its excellent health care

Cuban Americans take to the streets to celebrate Fidel Castro’s death

ABC News beyond its borders. Cuba offers free training to doctors in low-income areas globally and has over 22,000 health workers stationed around the world for humanitarian aid.

Furthermore, Cuban society consists of absolute economic equality while still producing a gross domestic product of over $121 billion a year.

It is for these reasons that some 90 miles away from the Cuban-Americans celebrating in Miami, Cuban citizens were found mourning deeply at a public mass held in the Jose Marti Revolution Square in Havana following Castro’s death. Mourning was not limited to the ceremony, however, as Cuban citizens expressed sorrow throughout the nation. Many Cubans described his death as being “like the loss of a father.”

Unfortunately, Cuba’s public investment in health care, education, and general altruism comes at a cost. The average Cuban income according to a UN report is just over $6000, though many hope this figure may improve as US trade increases. While a lack of material wealth and consumer goods has served only to enrich the culture and social cohesion of the Cuban people, it does not change the fact that they live in poverty.

Dr. Maria Luskay, a University professor of Media and Communications who traveled to Cuba with a group of University students last year, commented on the humanitarian situation there: “What myself and our students noticed was how different their world is from

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ours. They are warm and loving people, but they are so poor. They truly live on pennies a month and have no money to do things that we take for granted.”

While Castro’s rule has had deep humanitarian and ideological implications, exposing both the merits and drawbacks of socialism, its historio-political significance is profound as well. Castro’s confiscation of private property in the early ‘60s extended even to American-owned land and enterprise in Cuba, most notably including the United Fruit Company.

Tensions between the two nations soon followed, since, at the height of the Cold War, having a Communist nation within such close range of the US was seen as a calamity. The US initially tried to overthrow Fidel Castro’s rule in a failed coup attempt known as the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961. The invasion’s failure later became the biggest blemish on John F. Kennedy’s presidential legacy.

A year later came the Cuban Missile Crisis. With the permission of Castro on the basis of Cuba’s alliance with the USSR, Soviet ships began carrying nuclear armaments to the island nation. These ships were later stopped in their course by an American naval force blockade resulting in the most tense and only direct confrontation between the Cold War superpowers. While the situation was defused after a 13 day standoff, the Cold War had never come closer to full-on nuclear engagement. Critics see Castro as instrumental in orchestrating this altercation.

Acknowledging the nuances of Castro’s rule in Cuba in all its triumphs and shortcomings, world leaders responded to his passing carefully. President Obama, who recently lifted America’s embargo against Cuba earlier this year in an attempt to normalize Cuban-American diplomatic relations, said in a statement, “We know that this moment fills Cubans—in Cuba and in the United States—with powerful emotions, recalling the countless ways in which Fidel Castro altered the course of individual lives, families, and of the Cuban nation.”

President-elect Donald Trump responded much harsher by calling Castro a “ruthless dictator.” It is unclear whether President Trump intends on further establishing a diplomatic alliance with Cuba. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had positive words for Castro and the people of Cuba, as did Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

It often takes the death of a major world leader such as Castro to spur a moment of global reflection such as this. Today, while the Cold War is a by-gone relic of generations passed, tensions between the United States and Russia, between capitalism and communism, between the violation and protection of human rights, are as real as ever. Fidel Castro was a man as complex as the era out of which he arose and the era which his gave rise to: our own.

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Street artist launches “subway therapy” project ANNA YESILEVSKIY Staff Writer Following Election Day, New Yorkers have started leaving post-it notes at various subway stations around New York City as part of a new movement called “subway therapy.” Messages on these notes range from disappointment with the outcome of the election to advice about staying positive and strong despite the results of the election. Some notes also endorse potential candidates for the 2020 election.

This so-called “subway therapy” was created by Matthew Chavez, a voiceover artist and a Brooklyn bartender. Although it has only now become very prominent, this project has been in the works for the past six months.

“I thought it was going to be a really stressful couple of days. It has been and it’s probably going to keep being stressful and I want to make people smile and laugh and feel less stressed.” Chavez said, explaining why he created this form of expression.

Chavez set up a table with different colored post-its and pens so that anyone passing by the subway could have an opportunity to write a message and leave it on a wall.

At the start of this project, Chavez managed to collect more than 2,000 messages.

However, he and his best friend, Adam Shorr took them down at the end of the night because according to Shorr, Chavez didn’t “want it to be defaced” and also didn’t want it to “disrupt the people who clean the tunnels.”

Sarah Outhwaite, who left a post-it with her message at a subway station, said, “It was my first chance to think or breathe all day and I let go.”

Outhwaite added on, “It felt like a memorial, not like an interactive installation.”

Bridgette Moore who also left a note said, “It’s amazing he and the people created this. To live here and see it happen is scary. He [Donald Trump] is a bigot, racist, sexist, and holding one of the most powerful positions in the world.”

Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas also commented on this new movement and said, “The outcome of the election was a shock to everybody, no matter which side you were on and I think that for Hillary Clinton supporters, it was shocking and for many people devastating. What these Post-it walls are doing is giving people an outlet that is semi-public with some amount of anonymity and giving people a chance to recognize that whatever they’re feeling right now, they’re not alone.”

Furthermore, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined many New Yorkers in sticking his own post-it note on a subway wall at the Union Square station. In addition to that, people in other cities such as San Francisco and Boston have also started a similar movement to that of Chavez’s where people have been leaving different messages on the walls of their subway stations.

University students also shared their thoughts about this new therapeutic movement. Maria Veliz, a junior at the University said, “I actually have been to this place personally and I think its an amazing way for people to express themselves in a safe way as well as find comfort with others, even though they are strangers. People

Anna Yesilevskiy coming together to put up messages of love and support to each other also gives people a sense of hope that they aren’t alone and New Yorkers are willing to protect the right of others.”

Another student, senior Marcella Pertusi said, “I love the idea. I actually went to the subway station just to put my own post-it on the wall. I think it’s a great way to unify a country that is evidently divided, given the election results. They should do this all over the world, not only in New York City.”

Army halts DAPL, major victory for Sioux protestors DEXTER JOHN SCOTT JR. News Intern A big victory has been struck for the Standing Rock Sioux protesters, as the Army Corps of Engineers has announced that they will not approve an easement that would allow the North Dakota Access Pipeline to pass under the Standing Rock Reservation.

This announcement comes two days after United States Veterans descended upon the reservation to supply relief to the tribes and protesters who have banded together to protest the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or as they like to be called, Water Protectors. Veterans for Standing Rock, a group lending their support in the movement, was looking to provide protection from the National Guard and local North Dakota law enforcement, who were being tasked by the government to evict protesters from the Oceti Sakowin Camp north of the Cannonball River by Dec. 5.

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe has been protesting the pipeline since April of this year and has since been gaining support and media attention from audiences all over the country and the world. The pipeline would have run underneath the Missouri River, causing much concern amongst the residents of Standing Rock, since the river is their biggest source of clean water. Any possible leak would pollute that water source and, subsequently, the entire river. Kelcy Warren is the CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the construction of the pipeline. He has said that while the pipeline is safe, human error can lead to leaks.

During the original planning, the pipeline was routed through the city of Bismarck, whose population is 90 percent white. However, due to complaints of possible leakage and water pollution, Energy Transfer Partners rerouted the pipeline through the Standing Rock

Reservation, which led to the start of the protests.

On the evening of Nov. 20th, more than 100 Water Protectors and their allies decided to head to a nearby bridge with a semi-truck to remove two burnt vehicles that were serving as a barricade put up by the Morton County Sherriff’s Department and state of North Dakota.

According to the Indigenous Environmental Network, the police department began setting off tear gas. In below freezing temperatures, the officers then doused the protesters with water using fire hoses. LaDonna Allard, Director of the Sacred Stone Camp, says, “All I can say is ‘why?’ We are asking for clean water, we are asking for the right to live, we are asking for our children to live. Instead they attack us, because they protect oil.”

Much of this confrontation was broadcasted live on social media, with many onlookers comparing it to the 1963 civil rights demonstration in Birmingham, Alabama.

That protest also turned violent when Birmingham police sprayed black protestors with high pressure hoses, while simultaneously unleashing police dogs on them.

Over the course of the night, more than 160 protesters were injured, but one was left in critical condition. Sophia Wilansky, a 21-year-old protester from New York, was injured by a concussion grenade used by an officer.

According to a statement released by Wilansky’s father, Wilansky was injured when the grenade exploded right when it hit her arm. Mr. Wilansky went on to describe her injury in detail: “Both her radial and ulnar artery were completely destroyed. Her medial nerve is missing a large section as well. All of the muscle and soft tissue between her elbow and wrist were blown away.”

On Nov. 25, four days after the confrontation, the Army Corps of Engineers issued a letter to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe explaining how they intend to shut down access to lands containing the Oceti Sakowin Camp and set up a free speech zone where they can “protest peacefully.”

The letter was signed by District Commander Colonel John W. Henderson. In it he writes, “This decision is necessary to protect the general public from the violent confrontations between protestors and law enforcement officials that have occurred in this area. And to prevent death, illness, or serious injury to inhabitants of encampments due to the harsh North Dakota winter conditions.”

President-elect Donald Trump, who has stock in Energy Transfer Partners, has thrown his support behind the construction of the DAPL. According to Trump’s spokesman Bryan Lanza, his backing of the pipeline “has nothing to do with his personal investments and everything to do with promoting policies that benefit all Americans.”

Donald Bell, an English student at the University, had this to say about these new developments: “The idea of a designated ‘free speech zone’ is exactly the type of Orwellian nightmare that the american people have been dreading since Nov. 8, and it’s only fitting that Trump gave it a thumbs up. Conversely, the US Veterans offering support for native tribes is the first evidence we have of a united front against the corporate abundance of the incoming administration.”

Even after the support of America’s next president, the Army of Engineers chose against the easement of the Sioux Reservation. The Army’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, announced this on Sunday saying she based her decisions on a need to explore alternate routes for the DAPL crossing. She went on to say that the best way to accomplish this is through an Environmental Impact Statement with full public input and analysis. This will include the input from all of the people of North Dakota, including The Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

Ultimately, the hard work and sacrifice of the water protectors has led to this historic civil rights victory, giving hope for the future of America.

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New app sparks debate about the future of reading

Nestanity.net ANNA YESILEVSKIY Staff Writer On Nov. 2, Amazon released a new educational app called Amazon Rapids, which is aimed to promote reading among children ages seven to 12 years old. For a subscription of $2.99 per month, children can read stories that are in the form of a series of text messages.

Every month, a dozen new stories are added to the app. The app is available for iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire devices. Features of this app include a “read to me” mode through which the story is read out loud to children, an option to look up definitions and pronunciations of words, and a choice to save those words to a dictionary.

Additionally, by tapping and swiping, children can control the story’s pace.

Regarding the creation of this new app, Michael Robinson, who is the director of consumer products for Amazon Education said, “We already know that kids love to play and message with friends and family using mobile devices. So we wanted to see what authors and

illustrators could create with an app that made it easy to tell stories this way.”

“We wanted to invent a new way of reading, to get kids to have fun reading.” Robinson added.

People have responded to this new educational app with mixed feedback.

Jenny Radesky, who is a development behavioral pediatrician at the University of Michigan, said that although she is not sure that this app is better than other available reading tools, it might help to promote reading.

“I tell parents to find anything the child is motivated to engage with, comic books, Minecraft manuals, or sports or nature magazines for kids as a way to get the child to practice reading.” Said Radesky.

However, Radesky also added on that she isn’t sure that this app would be beneficial for all children.

“It’s not clear to me that these bite-size chats would be as good practice for struggling kids.” Radesky said.

Fabienne Doucet, an early childhood education associate professor at New York

University thinks that there might be a side effect from increased screen time.

Thus she has said that parents should not allow their children to spend too much time engrossed in this app.

Susan Neuman, an early literacy specialist at New York University, however, believes that the app is a good idea.

“There’s nothing wrong with playing with literacy. It might attract those that are disinclined to read books to engage in conversational contexts.”

Neuman commented.

Lutgarda Hernandez, who created and runs the Kubemas Tutoring Program at Seaport also shared her views on this new app. When asked if she thought it was a good idea, Hernandez said, “Yes, I do. We’re in the age of technology, all children want to be tied to their phones, and at least they’re doing something educationally provoking.”

She also believes that this new app will help promote reading. As she commented, teachers currently assign 45 minutes of daily reading as part of the common core curriculum and now this app “won’t make it look like a task.”

Hernandez continued, “It would also make the younger ones feel as if they’re in the new age of technology.” She said that since young children often see their parents on their phones, this app would be a “great mimic of that.”

She concluded by saying this is a good idea because children will “feel connected through a book.”

University students and faculty also shared their thoughts on the new app. Laura Russo, a senior at the University said that while she thinks the app is interesting, she doesn’t think it’s necessary.

“Most kids who enjoy reading will continue reading. I don’t think this will inspire kids to read on their own.” Russo said.

Sharon Meadow, a professor of education at the University said that the app is a part of a current movement that is pushing digital literacy, which Education Week defined as “the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information, requiring both cognitive and technical skills.”

Meadow continued, “I think apps are wonderful applications” and regarding Amazon Rapids, said, “It gives families and children a chance to read and share stories.” The professor also stated that currently there is a big push for digital literacy and since “children are exposed to many venues,” she said, “we want children to feel comfortable with all kinds of reading materials and all kinds of genres.”

When asked if she believes that this app will promote reading she said, “Yes, for some children, this is a good hook.” She added that while hard copy books are wonderful, “there is room for enjoying digital text.”

She also said that there is a socialization aspect to the app, and that “an app is a shared experience” and through using the app, children will have opportunities to talk about the stories with their families or friends, which is vital for children to do.

“It also might help children that need time to focus by themselves,” Meadow said. “It might expand their apprecssiation of reading.”

Trump appoints Betsey DeVos as education secretary CARLY BIVONA Contributor As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office in January, his cabinet has already begun to take shape. Last week, Trump chose his Education Secretary: Betsy DeVos. DeVos. The daughter-in-law of billionaire Amway co-founder Richard DeVos has very little experience with public schools, and some fairly controversial viewpoints. Conservatives or skeptics of the public school system see DeVos as a public servant who will help those struggling economically. Others see her efforts to weaken public schools as a compromise to the regulated education granted by the government.

DeVos is a fervent supporter of privatized education. She has spent a majority of her professional life attempting to shift tax-dollars away from public schools in order to run charter schools. Almost her entire record is dedicated to competing with public schools and reducing government control in regulating education.

DeVos has worked tirelessly obtaining tax-paid vouchers, so children can attend unregulated private schools, and ultimately decrease the influence of teacher’s unions.

Currently the chair of the board for the American Federation for Children, De Vos leads the foundation that is funded by the Amway fortune. The foundation is very much involved in her efforts to undermine public

schools. The new Education Secretary is also head of the political action group “All Children Matter”, a group that works to elect politicians who support the push to edge out public education.

The choice of DeVos for Secretary of Education could potentially mean disaster for those who are most closely involved in the public school system, particularly teachers. By weakening public schools, unions that help protect the rights of teachers are substantially weakened and become less and less relevant. Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers described DeVos as “the most ideological, anti-public education nominee.”

Perhaps most importantly, Americans are uneasy as to what DeVos’ new position in the cabinet will mean for children of both public and private schools. With more and more tax-dollars being taken away from public schools and put into charter schools and vouchers for private schools, the neglect of public school children could soon be a reality. Thousands of public schools already have difficulty with limited budgets, and don’t have much wiggle room when it comes to spending.

Critics of DeVos also see her beliefs negatively impacting the children in private and charter schools.

Without government control, privately run schools are free to teach how they want, without public regulations such as separation of church and state. Amber Arellano,

director of the Education Trust-Midwest, said of the potential harmful policies,“the potential to undermine the nation’s hard-won progress by diverting resources from the young people who most need them, or by failing to uphold the federal government’s responsibility to protecting the needs and interests of all students — especially the most vulnerable.”

Across the country, students studying education are left to contemplate what their field might be like when they graduate. With the fate of teacher’s unions and in jeopardy, the landscape of education is sure to change for future educators. “I think it’s wrong to push towards too much privatization. She should be looking to strengthen our public schools.” said University freshman and adolescent education major Annie Pardo. When asked about the new Secretary of Education and her policies, Pace’s School of Education Professor Brian Evans said, “Betsy DeVos has been a proponent of school vouchers during her time in Michigan. However, vouchers can divert money needed for public education toward private schools. This hurts working families because most of the families who use vouchers may need to supplement with their own money. Essentially, vouchers can serve as a reallocation of funds away from working families toward wealthier families. We should instead invest in our nation’s public schools so that all students receive quality education.”

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The evolution of the Electoral College SARAH HARTZELL Co-Executive Editor With Hillary Clinton’s popular vote margin over President-elect Donald Trump surpassing 2 million votes, the quadrennial debate over the Electoral College has once more come to a head. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has introduced a bill in the Senate proposing a constitutional amendment that would abolish the Electoral College, but since Boxer is retiring at the end of her term in January, it is highly unlikely that the bill will get off the ground in the lame duck, Republican-led Congress. Even so, her Hail Mary bill gives a legitimized voice to those upset by the results of this election.

“The Electoral College is an outdated, undemocratic system that does not reflect our modern society, and it needs to change immediately,” Boxer said i n a statement. “Every American should be guaranteed that their vote counts.”

Her sentiment is mirrored by more than half of American voters according to a recent Gallup poll, yet the intricacies of the Electoral College are an enigma to most people. On or around Election Day, numerous news outlets ran articles attempting to explain the Electoral College and its oddities. While it may seem backwards to voters today, there is a history to how we got to where we are today.

The arguments against the Electoral College are as complicated as they are diverse. They largely stem from the sheer age of the Constitution and the political climate that existed in 1787. For one, the framers predicted that no candidate would be well-known enough across the then 13 states to garner a majority of the vote. The Electoral College allowed for the people to choose trusted representatives who shared their beliefs to choose from candidates who they were actually familiar with. In his Federalist Paper No. 68, Alexander Hamilton argued, “A small number of persons, selected by their fellow-citizens from the general mass, will be most likely to possess the information and discernment requisite to such complicated investigations.”

While the popular interpretation of this has come to be that the farmers did not think the general public was smart enough to choose a president, a more reasonable approach is simply that information was not as easily dispersed in the 1800s as it is today, so a well-informed electorate would be hard to come by. It was, however, far more reasonable for citizens to choose electors who would represent their views on a state by state basis, just as they chose Congressional representatives.

The representative nature of this system was severely compromised with the introduction of the winner-takeall system that all but two states now use. Nebraska and Maine have a combination of statewide and districtlevel allocation. The Constitution leaves the manner of choosing electors up to the states, as well as how they are required to vote. The winner-take-all method started with Virginia in 1800, as state leaders aimed to maximize their electoral power and lift Virginian Thomas Jefferson to victory, setting off a chain reaction in other states.

The establishment of a solid two-party system by 1820 all but ensured that electors were no longer truly independent and would likely vote along party lines. In 1820, James Madison argued in favor of a Constitutional amendment requiring district voting, saying, “The district mode was mostly, if not exclusively, in view when the Constitution was framed and adopted, and was exchanged for the general ticket and the legislative election, as the only expedient for baffling the policy of the particular States which had set the example.” According to Madison—the so-called Father of the Constitution—the framers had

envisioned electoral votes to be allocated at a district level and statewide voting was merely a political ploy. By 1872, all states had adopted the winner-take-all system, and the Electoral College that we know today was born.

Critics of the Electoral College have largely based their argument on the notion of “one person, one vote,” a defining adage of democracy. The Electoral College is not a strictly proportional system because it is based on congressional representation: every state has two senators, regardless of size, and at least one representative even if its population is not technically large enough to have one. This throws off the proportion of electoral votes to popular votes in each state, granting some states more power than others. For example, a vote in Wyoming is worth 3.6 times more electoral votes than in California,

moving to prevent tyranny and dangerous reactionary politics. The Electoral College is one of the strongest examples for the effectiveness of this: there have been four elections in which the candidate with the most popular votes did not win the electoral college: Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, Benjamin Harrison in 1888, George W. Bush infamously in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016. As evidenced by the anger currently brewing over this electoral discrepancy, the uproar brought in the past was never sustainable enough to generate change, and therefore not considered truly the will of the people by the founders.

Though it might seem that the results of 2016 would prompt a change, experts are not so quick to agree.

“It is very difficult to amend the Constitution so I do not think it will be changed through amendment,” says David Caputo, professor of political science and President Emeritus at the University. “It might be possible to change it if enough states adopt some of the proposals being discussed. I think that is also very unlikely.”

Abolishing the Electoral College would require an amendment to the Constitution, which requires passage through Congress with a two-thirds majority and ratification by three-fourths of the states.

Though the founders did not necessarily have political parties in mind in creating this process, by today’s standards it is a huge bipartisan effort to reach these numbers.

The recent gridlock in Congress over far less controversial measures should give insight into the unlikelihood of a change to the electoral process by amendment.

Since the Constitution grants the states the right to decide how to select and allocate their electors, opponents Parade o f the college have turned to state-based and swing vote in Ohio is worth 1.1 times as many; and measures for change. The National Popular Vote Compact that’s only mathematically—swing state votes are more has gained momentum since Election Day and has been highly courted than solidly blue or red state votes, so their adopted by 11 states, including New York, representing needs are also more highly valued.

165 electoral votes. The NPVC would guarantee that Supporters of the college say that this allows all of a state’s electoral votes would go to the candidate smaller states to remain players in a country that would that received the majority of the popular vote. It is set to otherwise forget them, which is why the Senate exists, take effect if it is adopted by enough states to reach the but it is also important to remember that allocation in 270 electoral majority. So far it has only been enacted by the House of Representatives was also not meant to be solidly blue states, but it has passed in one house of the truly representative. When the Constitution was drafted, state legislatures in Oklahoma and Arizona. representatives from southern states feared being Measures like the NPVC would help correct the overpowered by the more densely populated, urban inequity of votes, as well as shake up the distribution northern states, resulting in the Three-fifths Compromise of campaigning. In 2012, two-thirds of campaign which says, “Representatives... shall be apportioned events happened in just four states. Swing states tend among the several States which may be included within to receive more federal funding than solidly blue or red this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which states. Because swing votes are more highly courted, the shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of argument stands that their needs are placed ahead of those free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of states like New York or Texas, whose votes are more of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of guaranteed, despite making up a larger percentage of the all other Persons.” population.

The evolution of the electoral system, some argue, “Candidates of both major parties need only to necessitates an equal evolution of our voting process. campaign for crucial votes in what the mainstream media Since George Washington himself strongly warned against labels as ‘battleground states’ while ignoring the rest of us political parties, it is likely that the framers did not draft who live in states that they take for granted,” says Satish the Constitution with the partisan domination of American Kolluri, University professor of political communication. politics in mind. The question then becomes whether or “Given the way the electoral college was set up to address not the Constitution is a living document. The ambiguity checks and balances perhaps made sense to the Founding in much of its language leaves room for interpretation, but Fathers back then, but it doesn’t hold any water now scholars and judges have debated for 240 years whether because of its inadequacy to represent every voter in equal that interpretation should follow the letter of the document measure. or the spirit of the document. The same questions are Sen. Boxer echoed that sentiment in her speech on raised time and time again in trying to figure out what the the floor of the Senate. “We owe it to them [the American founders intended: Does the Fourth Amendment really people] to make sure the vote of someone in my state guarantee a right to privacy? What constitutes a “well- is worth the same as someone in a swing state,” she regulated militia”? A similar question naturally follows said. “One person, one vote, that’s the cornerstone of which is whether or not the Electoral College is really Democracy. Why not do the simple thing and the right integral to the security of our democracy. thing and the just thing and make sure that the winner of The intent behind many of the line-items of the the popular vote is sworn in as our president?”

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‘Tis the season to be petty JESSICA KOVAC News Editor The holidays are when the questions come, questions that are usually followed by subtle judgments. A typical exchange goes like this: A grandmother and daughter find themselves alone in the kitchen. The grandmother says, “I see you don’t have anyone with you this year. Why are you still single?”

These are the normal holiday irritants. Pestering questions and the lingering judgments about why everything in your life is not perfect come Christmas Eve. This holiday season, though, a new fear is gathering amongst Hanukah and Christmas-goers alike as they pack their bags for this year’s celebrations. That shared concern is political differences that will be revealed once conversation begins at the holiday dinner table.

Politics has always been a source of strain during in families, but this year’s political climate has unleashed unusually loud opinions from both sides of the aisle. The surprising results of the election have prompted Trump supporters to openly defend their candidate in the midst of the win, while simultaneously motivating Clinton supporters to fight for justice, equality and stand up against hate.

Meanwhile while the holidays inch closer and closer, this animosity makes its way closer and closer to the dinner table. This election has challenged friendships, relationships and even marriages. Breaking bread with the family is not the easiest task. Lucky for those that are dreading or even fearing their holiday table, a solution may be in store.

Since Trump’s election, charities across the country have stepped up in the effort to join the fight against hate and rally supporters to continue affecting positive change.

Planned Parenthood, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the American Civil Liberties Union were among the first few to come forward days after the election to express the importance of donating after this historic news was announced. The nonprofits stressed the importance of donations now that a man had been elected who openly ignored the constitutional liberties, rights of minorities and rights of women.

In an effort to rally as many people as possible, these nonprofits attempted a humorous spin on the donation process.

When someone makes a donation, they can fill out anyone’s name and have a thank you note sent to that person’s address.

This, for many people across the country, has turned into the perfect revenge at their political nemeses — many of whom they will be facing this holiday season. If a family member makes a snide comment about “locker room talk,” Trump in

no way violating constitutional rights, or a woman’s right to choose in no way being in danger, these nonprofits invented the perfect way to respond: a donation in the denier’s name.

All of the anger, frustration and pure confusion you feel can be turned into a simple donation to one of the nonprofits working tirelessly to destroy the candidate your family member has so openly admitted to loving.

The most popular use of this tactic so far has been to Planned Parenthood. Over 70,000 donations have been made to the nonprofit in vice president-elect Mike Pence’s name.

The candidate has acknowledged his disapproval of the organization. In his home state of Indiana, he cut Planned Parenthood’s funding in half. He also prohibited abortions performed on the basis of a fetus’ race, disability or gender, and held doctors who performed abortions liable for wrongful death.

Though the number of donations in Pence’s name has continued to increase since Election Day, University student Tyler Silva feels that a better way to get “political revenge” this holiday season would be to get more creative. He says, “[I’m] not so sure about the wittiness of the gift. Seems a bit counter intuitive. I’d rather give a gift basket that has items that goes against what they think. Like for women’s rights, I’d give my uncle some women care products.”

Women across the country are terrified not only that Planned Parenthood will be defunded, but that Roe v. Wade will be overturned. Trump supporters continue to speak out adamantly on the two issues. When both arrive head to head at a dinner table, it is more than likely a discussion will be had.

Just with women’s rights alone, a family can discuss abortion, whether or not Planned Parenthood should be funded, and the sexism seen throughout the campaign These debates can often end up in a stalemate. The phrase “we can agree to disagree” is one likely to be heard a lot this winter. There will always be a difference in opinion. While it is possible to sway someone, sometimes, on some things, it is also likely that they will stay grounded on some of their beliefs as well.

However, if you are feeling petty or wronged, or just flat out need to change that person’s mind and win the argument, this is the way to do it. With this tool, your Trump supporter aunt who has adamantly expressed to you there is nothing wrong with his Twitter, can be a ProPublica supporter, an organization that works to provide accurate, fair news to their audiences, if you sign her up today. Embrace your inner pettiness, take a deep breath and prepare for this holiday season by signing up your first victim.

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The Girls are back in town KELSEY NICHOLSON Features Intern “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life” hit Netflix on Nov. 25. The revival of the beloved series has been the talk of television fans since Netflix confirmed its release this in January. Many were concerned it wouldn’t live up to the quirkiness and nostalgia of the original series, but fans are happy to report its success.

The revival is comprised of four 90-minute long episodes, each titled after a season of the year. The first episode “Winter” begins with a short montage of past lines said by characters throughout the original season, hitting fans with nostalgia before the revival even begins. Within the first couple of minutes, we already see fan-favorite characters such as Lane Kim and Kirk Gleason, as well as our two leading ladies Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.

One of the larger points of the revival is to tie up loose ends and answer any lingering questions fans have after season seven. In “Winter,” we see that Luke and Lorelai are dating, living together, and happily in love.

This is a huge relief after the many ups and downs their relationship went through, such as their breakup in season five and Lorelai’s ultimatum in season six. Last we saw, they had made up and gotten back together, but nothing was official. In the revival, the pair is up to their old antics, like the picnic basket auction and the town meetings.

However, since it is “Gilmore Girls,” there’s never a lack of drama. The two discuss the option of having a child together, and have a fight ending in Lorelai going on a hiking adventure like in the movie“Wild.” She’s away for most of the final episode, but when she returns fans finally get what they’ve been wanting for so long: a Luke and Lorelai wedding.

While one Gilmore girl’s love life is centered on selfdiscovery and one man, the other has all of her past loves appearing in one form or another. Rory is dating (and forgetting) the unmemorable Paul, who is overlooked by the entire town. We discover she is seeing her exboyfriend Logan on the side, hooking up with him every time she takes a trip to London. They have a very loose arrangement, as Logan is engaged to a woman in who

Gilmore News lives in Paris and Rory has her boyfriend Paul back home.

They reach an end in the third episode, giving “Gilmore” fans a bit more closure concerning Rory’s love life. In the last episode, we literally run into Dean, Rory’s first love and whiniest boyfriend, at Doose’s market. Finally, Jess Mariano, arguably the fan favorite of Rory’s exes, makes a few brief but important appearances in which he advises Rory of the right direction her life should take. She decides to write a book about her life, excitedly showing Jess the first three chapters. Jess then tells Luke that he’s long over her, but is then shown to be longingly watching her work through a window. It’s less closure than the fans would like, or can handle.

The show also deals with the death of Gilmore patriarch Richard. The actor, Edward Herrmann had passed in 2014, and therefore the characters must deal with the death of Richard as well. Emily Gilmore, now a widow, is shown working her way through the grief by occupying her time. She and Lorelai, of course, have an argument that drags up lots of past struggles for the two of

them. All three Gilmore women are grieving, as the revival takes place four months after Richard’s death. His passing had been a turning point for all of them, going so far as to cause a rift between Rory and her mother in the past few months. Lorelai’s aforementioned “Wild” hike is largely for working through grief over Richard’s death, where she has a heartfelt revelation in the middle of the wilderness.

The revival is dedicated to Edward Herrmann, a lovely emotional tribute that reminds us all of the importance of family and its role in the show.

But among fans and critics there was some disagreement on the choices made by the characters, like Rory’s infidelity and Lorelai’s spontaneous trip. University freshman and long time “Gilmore” fan Allison Zatlin says that overall, she liked the revival because “it gave answers to questions I’ve had from the original series. However, I don’t agree with all of the characters’ decisions.” That’s one of the wonderful things about “Gilmore Girls”, though; all of the characters are inarguably human, complex and flawed, making the show a true joy to watch.

The aliens have made their “Arrival” DEXTER JOHN SCOTT JR. News Intern

As children, we would often look up at the stars and question the existence of aliens. We would then wonder what they would look like or what their mode of transportation would be. But, more often, we would think about their methods of communication. With so many films out there about aliens, you would think a majority of those films would be focused on the peculiarity of their language. But, alas, there are not many. Movies like “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” have scenes of communication between humans and aliens, but very little time is spent on showing the early constructions in that form of communication—sometimes no time at all is spent on displaying the vital importance for viewers to experience. Denis Villeneuve’s “Arrival” is a film that fills this void. Eric Heisserer’s script employs the theme of language to examine humankind’s ability to communicate with each other, and how that would affect us in a situation involving encounters with aliens.

The story follows protagonist Louise Banks played by actress Amy Adams, who is frantically trying to understand what the aliens want. But to achieve this she must first understand their language. While Banks seeks to understand the aliens, several countries are gearing up for an extensive war before they know exactly what these subhuman creatures want from them.

In this way, “Arrival” works as an allegory for humanity’s fear of the unknown and its unwillingness to learn; a vice that can be applied to the recent US Election.

However you feel about the results, you cannot deny that there has been much neglect from all parties involved; Democrats neglected the middle class by expecting them to vote in their favor while not listening to their frustrations with the Obama administration. Just as well, many Trump supporters ignored the outcries of Trump

adversaries, passing off their fear of social injustices as the whining of sore losers.

This film accurately depicts its human characters as overzealous when it comes to attacking the aliens. It also successfully establishes the fear that leads to these attacks by incorporating scenes from the point-of-view of those characters. Captain Marks, played by actor Marle O’Brien, is a soldier who is scared for the safety of his family. However, Marks is the kind of man who only really cares about the things closely relevant to himself. Louise is the corollary to Marks because she shows what humanity can do as a whole if we allow ourselves to broaden our understanding. As the film illustrates, when a person starts to learn a new language they can begin to think in terms of the culture behind that language. Louise begins to think in ways very specific to the alien culture.

Another big component owing to the success of this film is Villeneuve’s direction and Bradford Young’s cinematography. While watching this film, there are moments of awe that come from what you see on screen. Villeneuve’s sense of scale is on full display with introduction of the first vessel. It takes most of the vertical length of the screen making it very imposing but interesting. It is advised that you watch this on the big screen. Young’s cinematography is as poetic as ever with its use of natural light to make the world feel very realistic.

Ultimately, “Arrival” dually encourages its viewers to communicate with each other before we make rash decisions, and to open our minds to new ways of living as a means of becoming more connected—it takes an alien encounter to make the humans understand this concept in order to avoid the downfall of the planet.

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The united colors of black history ALIVIA CHEGIA Design Intern

The greatest artists in history are known for their unique style; Kerry James Marshall is an artist whose works and style are so unique they will be recognized for years to come. His talent as an artist has most certainly been recognized at The Met Breuer in Manhattan, where a gallery displaying nearly 80 of his original pieces are on display through Jan. 29, 2017.

M a r s h a l l ’s f o c u s o n A f r i c a n American subjects and the communities they inhabit allows him to use his work to explore the representation of African Americans in the U.S. and in Western art as a whole. His refined technique as an artist is enviable by even the most skilled painters and can be clearly seen in his numerous works in this exhibit.

Marshall’s references to historical paintings in his own work shows how the Black community was excluded from the art world for so many years—almost all famous paintings through history have been created by white artists who feature white subjects. He does not take offense to this phenomenon and, in an interview with Randy Kennedy for The New York Times, commented on this history by saying, “That didn’t strike me as particularly insidious, because I really liked the stuff I was seeing.”

He continued, “In the Renaissance, artists were driven by the market the same way they are now, and they really weren’t supposed to be making pictures of me. That wasn’t their market.”

Marshall’s background growing up during the ‘60s and ‘70s has undoubtedly influenced his work. After his birth in 1955 in Birmingham, Ala., his family moved to Watts, Los Angeles where he grew up. Growing up in Los Angeles during such tumultuous times meant exposure to the Black Power and Civil Rights movements, which helped Marshall understand how he wanted to represent African Americans in his paintings.

Linda Gottesfeld, a professor at the University, took her New York and the Visual Arts class to the Met Brauer specifically to see Marshall’s exhibit. “I love that Marshall’s paintings are exuberant; they are celebrating so many aspects of painting itself,” Gottesfeld said. “The multi-layered compositions and the gorgeous color are precise and crisp. The work is both complex and straightforward in technique and content.”

Use of almost entirely black figures is a feature prominent in Marshall’s paintings and has become a signature of his style. The difference between the dark skin of his subjects contrasted with the vibrancy of their environment brings each piece to life in ways that only Marshall seems to be able to do.

Newcity Art The use of vivid colors is common in Marshall’s pieces and can be seen in much of his other work, most notably in a sure favorite named “Untitled (Studio)” (2014). The piece features several dark-skinned figures in an art studio doing various activities that people perform in such a setting. One of the women is positioning another woman, presumably the model for the art, while she is seated in front of a red tapestry. Marshall is able to use striking reds, blues, and yellows to beautifully complement the dark complexion of the people in the painting. He is able to highlight not only the beauty of each bright color, but also the gorgeous shades of each figure’s skin tone in contrast to what people traditionally perceive as shades that garner negative attention.

Marshall has been able to use his art to bring attention to and represent people who look like him in an environment where there has traditionally been very little representation of Black people. By drawing from his life experiences and passions, Marshall is able to create unique artwork that will be appreciated and recognized for years to come.

Feminism can be “Pretty/Dirty” NATHAN SIEGEL Social Media Intern Nine subway stops away from the University, Brooklyn Museum offers five floors of diverse art from paintings to 1800s furniture. On the fourth floor, above a sculpture garden, Egyptian relics, and time-capsule period rooms, is the museum’s latest and most daring installation, “Pretty/Dirty.” The collection of photographs, paintings, and videos is an

unforgettable showcase of feminist artist Marilyn Minter’s sexual and captivating work spanning from the 1960s to present day.

Minter’s artwork focuses on aspects of fashion, femininity, and fame. One of her pieces titled “Drizzle,” entailing a wall-sized canvas photo of a model’s mouth dripping with liquid gold, is a

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visually stunning and glittery blend of food and fashion, two elements Minter often combines in her work. Minter’s pieces are shocking without a doubt; most museum-goers do not expect to witness the obscenity of “Pretty/Dirty”—and that is what makes the exhibit so original. Minter and Brooklyn Museum are unafraid to present visual art that does not shy away from or censor the female body and desires.

Minter’s mission, it seems, is to artfully expose concepts most often defined as “pretty” or “dirty” by combining them to form pieces that are undefinable, a blend of beauty and vulgarity.

In the first of the three rooms that make up the exhibition, Minter hones in on licking and dripping fluid—in some cases the subjects’ mouths are seemingly licking glittery, sugary liquid off the camera lens.

The detailed, concentrated frame of pictures gives the art a trippy element to it, especially since the models often have their lips and tongues pressed up against the glass and seem to be slurping PopRock-like candy off of the walls of the museum. In another smaller room, a film is projected on a screen that shows a woman in bejeweled heels from the knees down, standing in a pool of silver paint, and kicking around until the shoes’ jewels fall off. According to the information provided alongside the pieces, “the references are wide-ranging, commenting on American

culture’s seemingly inexhaustible appetite for glamor and stimulation.” When taking the curator’s information and applying it to Minter’s work, the gallery seems less like crude, pop star-esque artwork, and more like an outcry against the norms women are expected to conform to in American celebrity society.

Like Minter, many feminist artists began to produce work in the 1960s and 1970s, with the intention of promoting their beliefs while making an effort to end oppression and sexism. One of these artists, Judy Chicago, also has work displayed in Brooklyn Museum. Her 1979 installation “The Dinner Party” is an expansive triangular table with place settings for famous female figures in history and mythology. Taking a more demanding stance is the anonymous Guerilla Girls whose publications and protest art ask questions about the lack of woman artists in them Metropolitan Museum of Art— all while concealing their identities behind gorilla masks.

Clearly, the raw, profound, and neoncolored canvases in “Pretty/Dirty” are some of the many powerful images feminist artists have evoked since the formation of modern feminism in the 1960s. If you have a chance to visit Brooklyn Museum and see the breathtaking pictures firsthand, make the excursion and see a controversial collection that will go down in history.

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Disney’s “Moana” turns the tides

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Disney’s “Moana” has been making waves—pun intended—since the first artwork was released over a year ago depicting the Polynesian princess with a realistic human body (as opposed to the princesses of yore, whose waists were smaller than their heads.) With the additional disclaimer that there would be nary a prince in sight, it was clear from the very beginning that “Moana” would not be like past entries in the Disney canon. But upon actually viewing the movie, that’s not entirely true; “Moana” is a thoughtful tribute to the classic Disney princess movies, keeping the best parts of those films. It brings a welcome update that is more in line with modern sensibilities.

Like the animated royalty before her, Moana (voiced

by Hawaiian teenager Auli’i Cravalho) struggles with being groomed to take over as chief of her island. The ocean calls to her, but her father forbids anyone from travelling beyond the reef, firm in his belief that the island provides them with everything they need. Moana is apt to agree and proves herself to be a wise and caring leader—until the coconut trees start dying and the fish start disappearing.

Moana’s grandmother (Rachel House) explains that this tragedy occurred many years ago because the demigod Maui (Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) stole the heart of Te Fiti, the goddess who created all life, and lost the small stone in the ocean. The sea chose Moana to be the one to track down Maui, find the heart, and make him return it to Te Fiti.

From there, Moana embarks on a Campbellian hero’s journey that pits her against a giant disco crab, pygmy pirates, and the unpredictability and destructiveness of the ocean itself. Classifying it as a “princess movie” is rather inaccurate, in this sense, as it is almost entirely an action-adventure movie without an ounce of romance.

The problematic aspects of the princess genre—getting married as a teenager after knowing a guy for a day, for example—are eradicated, but the aspects that have always been rather progressive—e.g. female leads trying to figure out their place in the world—are brought out in spades.

It is obvious that Disney listened to the criticism they have received and truly taken it to heart: Moana is

a strong female character without being the stereotypical to understanding the nuances of the film. The specificity “strong female character,”— she has flaws, failures, and to the culture ensures that none of it is dumbed down a fully developed personality, in addition to being skilled for American children, nor should it be. One can only and brave beyond her years. Being a hero of color, her hope that the difficulty kids will have with pronouncing culture is brought to life with incredible detail and respect. many of the names or with fully comprehending the story The entire movie, from the story to the music to the color will inspire them and their parents to learn more about palette, feels incredibly well­— researched and the the real life inspiration for the film and broaden their inclusion of people of South Pacific descent in every own horizons, rather than forcing them further into the step of the filmmaking process shines through familiar bubble of Anna, Elsa, and their in the final product. The artistic style, broadly European compatriots. There reflective of the culture on which it is plenty for young children is based, is stunning and unique to latch onto, such as the in comparison to the classical stylistic animation, the Disney tones. spunky heroine, and The music is equally the adorable animal as beautiful, but it sidekicks. It is the lacks the cohesion kind of movie of previous Disney that will age with musicals because of them, revealing the three different its complexity as artists behind the its viewers grow compositions. with it.

The songs were In this written by Linway, “Moana” Manuel Miranda has positioned of “Hamilton” itself as the new fame, Mark Mancina classic—open to of “Tarzan” and changing with the “The Lion King,” times while paying and New Zealander homage to those that n a o songwriter Opetaia Foa’i. came before it, a film fM o The soundtrack varies in e that recognizes the impact c i musical style—from Miranda’s , Vo o h it has on children and culture l a v Auli’i Cra hip-hop inspirations to Mancina’s at large. It is easy to imagine the recognizably Disney style to Foa’i’s next generation of college students being Polynesian inspirations—and even in language, as shaped by Moana the leader and voyager just as this several songs are in the Tokelauan language. Individually, generation has strong traces of Belle the bookworm and each song is beautiful, but together they do not form an Mulan the warrior. But instead of only having a small ear-worm soundtrack like those we have come to know handful of non-problematic heroines to choose from, the and love from Disney.

Moana generation is shaping up to have a pool as vast as In many ways “Moana” is simply ahead of its time the ocean itself. and its target age group. The story is very sophisticated and there is a great deal of exposition that is actually necessary

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Snapshots of humanity

Selections from Time magazine’s 100 most influential photographs NATHAN SIEGEL Social Media Intern Usually known for releasing an annual list of the 100 Most Influential People featuring figures such as Malala Yousafzai and Barack Obama, Time Magazine announced the 100 Most Influential Photos in History on November 17th. Included in the collection are photographs spanning from the 1800s to 2015, covering major events such as the moon landing, the Vietnam War, and the destruction of the Twin Towers on 9/11. More modern examples include photographs of Syrian refugees and President Obama in the Situation Room when the death of Osama Bin-Laden was announced in 2011. Among the photos, five are sure to resonate with many as selections that define American history.

“Oscars Selfie” by Bradley Cooper (2014): Prolific actor Bradley Cooper, known for roles in Brent “The Silver Linings Playbook” and the controversial war film “American Sniper,” gathered a group of celebrities. Including three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, “The Hunger Games” heroine Jennifer Lawrence, and TV host/comedienne Ellen DeGeneres at the 2014 Oscars, the bunch eagerly snapped a selfie. DeGeneres then took to Twitter and tweeted the photo to her 60 million followers. The photo garnered 3 million retweets, making history for both Ellen and Twitter. The selfie is indicative of the endearing moments media can share with the world on such a viral level and serves as a reminder of the humanity of celebrities in the 21st century.

"Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston" by Neil Leifer (1965): Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer’s incredibly timed photo of Ali’s defeat of former heavy weight boxing champion Sonny Liston is one of the most famed sports pictures in history. Taken one minute and 44 seconds into the match, Leifer snapped the photograph in Maine in 1965. The picture is perhaps the most iconic shot of Muhammad Ali, a figurehead of protest in the 1960s.

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and was awarded the title of greatest athlete of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated who first printed the wellknown image.

"JFK Assassination Frame 313" by Abraham Zapruder (1963): Abraham Zapruder, an amateur photographer, seized the opportunity to record John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy’s fateful car ride through Dallas’s Daley Plaza. Of course, he did not expect the day to bring him the fame it did. When JFK was shot in the head and killed during the parade, LIFE immediately bought the film from him, and it has since become one of

the most horrifying and shocking stills today. In the film, frame 313 details the assassin’s bullet entering the beloved president’s head and making November 2, 1963 one of the most haunting days in American history.

"Kent State Shootings" by John Paul Filo (1970): It is almost impossible to see the photograph of Mary Ann Vecchio sobbing over the body of her friend Jeffery Miller during the Kent State shooting in 1970 and not be overcome with sadness. What began as a peaceful demonstration against American military presence in Cambodia during the Vietnam War became an assassination of four innocent students at the hands of National Guard troops ordered to contain the crowd. The picture won the Pulitzer Prize and stands as a symbol of lost hope in free speech, one of America’s primary values and constitutional rights.

"Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" Bradley Cooper by Unknown (1932): Although it faces tough competition, “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” is often referred to as the most famous photograph in American history. As New Yorkers, we see the photo of 11 construction workers eating lunch atop a steel beam 840 feet above New York City. The picture is typically viewed as a look into the Great Depression, the American Dream, and the hardworking nature and resilience of the American people.

Times’ 100 Most Influential photographs capture people around the world and the vulnerable, resilient, and joyous events and moments. Such photographs can change the landscape of our culture in a single frame.

A word is worth a thousand dollars KELSEY NICHOLSON Features Intern

Anne Frank is a household name; her story is one never to be forgotten. Her book, “Diary of a Young Girl” has been read by the vast majority of the population, highlighting Frank’s coming of age as a young Jewish girl in the throes of the Holocaust.

Her diary tells the story of her and her family while they were in hiding during the Nazi takeover of the Netherlands. It spans the years 1942—1944, ending when her family was apprehended and Frank died from typhus in the BergenBelsen concentration camp. It offers a primary source for the everyday happenings of a family in hiding, including Frank’s close relationship with her father and her mother, whom she felt she could not relate to, as well as her connections with the sister she admired and the boys that she lived with. Overall, the diary chronicles all of Frank’s true feelings, as it was her closest friend and confidante.

Recently, a new piece of Frank’s has come to light, and therefore, has come to auction.

An eight-line poem written by the 15-year-old recently sold in

auction for $148,620, not including the auctioneer’s commission. The auction took place on Wednesday, Nov. 23 in the Netherlands. The buyer has requested to remain anonymous, but the price they paid for the poem was roughly four times higher than what was expected.

The poem itself was written for Frank’s friend, Christiane “CriCri” van Maarsen, in what she called her “friendship book”. It is dated March 28, 1942, four months before Frank and her family went into hiding. Of its eight lines, half are copied from a Dutch book of verse, with the final four lines being of Frank’s own creation. The auction house said, “it is a typically edifying poem of the sort that was often written in ‘friendship books,’ exhorting the owner to do her best and be diligent at work.”

The sister of Cri-Cri, Jacqueline, authenticated the poem to the auction house.

Frank had written the poem because she felt that Cri-Cri was idle. She left school early and procrastinated, whereas Frank was always working. She sought to give her friend a sense of direction. CriCri discovered the poem in 1970 upon reading her old journals,

including this friendship book.

Due to the condescending tone of the poem, Christiane had ripped it out and given it to her sister, Frank’s other best friend Jacqueline. Cri-Cri passed away in 2006, and Jacqueline finally decided to part with the poem.

She had been collecting anything that had belonged to Frank, including the poem addressed to her. Because Cri-Cri was not attached to her poem, Jacqueline thought it was okay to sell.

The high price of the bid itself shows Frank’s cultural importance, as only a few signed works of hers have been recovered. Inquiries about the poem came from as far as Fiji and Japan. This particular poem is incredibly remarkable because it was written before Frank was imprisoned, showing her personality as a free young girl.

“In our mind, she is the girl who never left the attic, but here she is free, with her spirit free.” said Thys Blankevoort, co-director of the auction house that sold the poem. It’s wonderful to see this piece of history brought to us, recapturing Anne Frank as an ordinary, amiable girl.

Dear Cri-Cri, If you did not finish your work properly, And lost precious time, Then once again take up your task And try harder than before. If others have reproached you. For what you have done wrong, Then be sure to amend your mistake. That is the best answer one can make.

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The next chapter of the Wizard World hits theaters KELSEY NICHOLSON Features Intern The “Harry Potter” creators, namely author J.K. Rowling, have been trying to keep the “Harry Potter” fandom alive following the release of the final book in July of 2007 and the final film in July of 2011. A website launched in 2009, “Pottermore” allows fans to navigate the book series in images, get sorted, find a wand, and practically live the Hogwarts experience. Rowling has since updated the original site with exclusive Potter content and quizzes, trying to keep fans interested long after the final credits rolled.

The “Harry Potter” fan base has lasted forever, but that doesn’t mean fans haven’t grown upset over the lack of Potter progress over the years. They have asked for a Marauders movie or television series, following the Hogwarts years of Harry’s father and his friends. They write fan fiction and make their own short films, trying to keep the magic alive. British fans and playwrights drafted a script for a stage show adaptation following Harry’s son Albus Severus entitled “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” released earlier this year. Fans found it displeasing overall, believing it to be out of character and wildly impossible, despite Rowling’s seal of approval.

Rowling herself published books mentioned in the series, such as “Quidditch Through the Ages,” “The Tales of Beetle the Bard,” or the more popular “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The latter has since become a movie, first announced in Sept. 2013. It finally hit theaters in wide release on Nov. 18, 2016.

The storyline follows English wizard Newt Scamander through his trip to America in 1926. Scamander arrives on a boat with the intention of making it to Arizona to give one of his creatures, a thunderbird, a proper home. But as he’s making his way through Manhattan, a niffler escapes his case.

Nifflers had been mentioned in the series prior to “Fantastic Beasts”—they are hunters often used to dig for treasure. So, it’s worrisome that Scamander loses his niffler outside of a bank. While trying to catch it, a witch named Porpentina Goldstein working for the Magical Congress of the United States of America sees him recklessly using magic in full view of non-magical folk.

Tina goes on to catch Scamander after he involved a muggle, or No-Maj, named Jacob Kowalski. Kowalski had accidentally taken Scamander’s briefcase instead of his own, releasing many of Scamander’s magical creatures from their cages. She brings him to MACUSA after discovering that he never erased Kowalski’s memories. The rest of the story takes Tina, Newt, Jacob, and Tina’s sister Queenie through the streets of New York trying to catch all of Newt’s escaped creatures.

Meanwhile, a dark force is destroying buildings and roads all over the island. This dark energy is known as an Obscurus, formed from the magic of a child trying to repress their magical abilities. Auror and MACUSA member Percival Graves is on the hunt to find. He enlists the help of No-Maj Credence Barebone, a mysterious and troubled young

Collider man who wants to learn magic.

The fates of the two groups intertwine as Tina turns Newt in for Collider releasing his creatures, and MACUSA believes the Obscurus attacking New York to be his. Graves sentences Tina and Newt to death. The pair later escapes and take it upon themselves to hunt for the Obscurus too.

This film definitely has a darker tone than the previous “Potter” films, most likely due to its older cast and more mature fan base. The first few “Potter” movies were much more lighthearted, taking a turn for the darker near the end of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” the fourth installation in the series. However, the more serious feeling of the movie certainly suits the older demographic as fans of the original books and movies have since grown up. University freshman Savannah Stevenoski said about the new movie, “I was worried about ‘Fantastic Beasts’ because I didn’t know if I would get the same magical feeling Hogwarts gave me, but I became so involved with the characters and creatures in the movie that even though it was different, it still felt magical.” Any “Harry Potter” fan should definitely drop $10 on this film—it’s worth the magical surprises that have been prevalent in the earlier “Potter” installments.

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The Moon and You AMOREENA CRISPINO Editorial Assistant

Have you ever wondered how the moon and was created? Or how the moon changes mysticism surrounding it, it can still be interesting to study. phases? Or how the moon affects your astrological sign? Well your answers lie within The one aspect of astronomy that most people are interested in is the moon. the studies of astrology and astronomy. The oldest of the natural sciences, The moon was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, about 30-50 million astronomy deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical years after the origin of the Solar System. It was created from universe as a whole. It has origins in religious, mythological, debris thrown into orbit by a large collision between a calendrical, and astrological beliefs. Throughout history, smaller proto-Earth and another planetoid, about the size there have been more and more discoveries revolving of Mars. around the sun, the moon, and the rest of outer space.

As the sun sets, the moon rises with the Astronomy has been linked to physics and astrology, side that faces the Earth being fully exposed to ie. zodiac signs. sunlight. The moon orbits Earth, causing it to Astrology is the study of movements and have phases. The phases of the moon consist relative positions of celestial bodies that have of waxing and waning. You know it’s waxing an influence on human affairs and the natural when the white of the moon is shown on world. The moon affects each zodiac sign in the right and vice versa for waning. There a different way based on which lunar phase are different shapes that the moon can it’s in. The zodiac signs are as follows: Aries, appear in, such as new, crescent, quarter, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, half, three-quarter (gibbous), and full. The Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, moon takes 27.3 days to orbit Earth, but and Pisces. Some effects include getting the lunar phase cycle, which is from new recognition for something, finding success in moon to new moon, is 29.5 days. relationships, obtaining money, learning new Every so often, the moon becomes a information, having a peak of self-confidence, Supermoon. A Supermoon is a new or full etc. It was found that 43% of people believe that moon that is at its closest point of approach lunar phenomena alter individual behavior. in its orbit around the Earth. It was originally There is also something called an Astrological called the perigee new/full moon, which means Birth Chart. A birth chart, or natal chart, is a map of the moon’s closest point to Earth in its monthly the sky that lays out the positions the planets and other orbit. An astronomer, Richard Noelle, coined the celestial bodies were in when you were born. Where you term Supermoon over 30 years ago and now many Busin were born has a big impact on what is seen in the sky. For astronomers use the term. ess Insider example, if two people were born on the same day at the same 2016 is supposed to have six Supermoons, so five of them time, but in different places, they would see different things in the sky. have already occurred, the most recent being the Supermoon on In order to make a birth chart, you need your birthdate, time, and place you were November 13-14. This Supermoon was considered the closest Supermoon to the born. Astrology dictates that these positions also affect your personality and how people Earth since a Supermoon in 1948. There will not be a Supermoon as close as this one perceive you, among other things. The study of astrology is a controversial one, and until November 25, 2034. The next one is supposed to be on December 14, 2016, so take it is often confused with astronomy. However, though the latter subject has a lot less a walk outside and witness a super Supermoon!

It’s the end of the world as we know it Time to move to outer space

diets, as the planet has been meat-free for a Paleoaerie few ages. But alcohol is not common, so newcomers must get accustomed to the new Planning for the future is always a smart idea and lifestyle. If you wish to start your new home scientist and theorist Stephen Hawking has just given us in a place with great schools for the kids and a new reason to plan. According to him, humanity won’t a wonderful spread of intelligence, Vulcan is survive another 1000 years on Earth because of climate the place for you.

If you like to be au natural, travel back change, nuclear weapons, and robots. During his talk into the past and enjoy some time in the late at Oxford University Union, he suggested that humans establish colonies in other planets so they may survive. Paleozoic or early Mesozoic eras. In Pangea, Our universe has a literally infinite amount of real estate you’ll enjoy the wide-open nature and fresh air A mockup of your new home in the Mesozoic era, probably for us to inhabit and choosing a new planet to call home is all the time. Because it’s inhabited by humans, there is a lot of real estate available for sale. all about location, location, location.

For a nice, hot summer (and year round) season, stop From an abundance of caves you can lounge rich white landscapes, Hoth supplies a getaway for those by the Vulcan system. Its warm weather is provided by its in, to open fire cooking, there is something looking to be at peace with themselves, outside of the for everyone.

However, anyone traveling back must be unique location that puts it close to the sun. The planets are home to deserts, volcanos and mountain ranges. aware of the butterfly effect and, even more dangerously, stressful and lively existence of the other star systems.

Vulcan is perfect for those who prefer vegetarian or vegan the many dinosaurs around, including the Eoraptor, Some of the native species that inhabit Hoth are the easily Technosaurus, and the Melanorosaurus. domesticated Taun Tauns. However, be sure to look out If you want to spend some time in for Wampas. They are quite dangerous creatures.

Last but not least, you can always stick to what a great forest, go to Dagobah. The solar system is home to Yoda, with murky you know, and become a part of the Axiom, a spacecraft swamps, steamy bayous, and petrified built by the Buy ‘n’ Large corporation while the WALLE forests. You can find home in one of the robots clean up Earth for us. It is designed for humans as many natural caves and enjoy taking hot a massive cruise ship, keeping all its inhabitants fed and baths in the bayous as long as you’re entertained, making the move simple and familiar. With a multitude of shops, restaurants, and swimming pools, careful with the creatures in the water.

If you are looking to get away there is always something to do. With the bright lights and from the humid and musty atmosphere all around movement, this may be the perfect place for the of Dagobah, take your YT-Model night owls but not for those who live by schedules.

The options for new homes are as endless and freighter to the cold and remote ice planet of Hoth. Home of the historic expansive as the galaxy, so in a thousand years there will StarWars.com The scenic view from Hoth Rebel Alliance Echo Base and full of be many new places to call home.

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Holiday shopping at Grand Central Station ANNA YESILEVSKIY Staff Writer As the holidays approach, many people are looking for places to do their holiday shopping. One place that people should visit to do their holiday shopping is Grand Central Station’s Vanderbilt Hall holiday fair. The holiday fair was introduced in 1993 and has since been reopened every year during the holiday season. This year it opened on Nov. 14 and will remain open till Dec. 24.

There are 40 vendors at the fair, which will including only Americanmade and handmade products.

Products include art and home goods, holiday-themed items, bath and body products, toys, clothing, and accessories for children, women, and men.

Vendors at the fair include Mariella De Leeuw and Andrea Geer Designs, both of whom sell women’s clothing. Additionally, there is a vendor at the fair called Josh Bach Neckwear and Accessories that sells ties and other accessories.

There are a few shops for those interested in buying presents for children or babies. Tuff Kookooshka is one such shop as it sells clothes for children. Another such shop is Cate

& Levi Collection, a vendor that sells hand puppets and slippers for babies.

Those interested in buying art products should stop by at Skendzic Photography, or at the Gudeon Family Press as both vendors are selling handmade prints.

Besides these few vendors, there are many other shops that people should visit and explore at the fair.

Regarding the holiday fair at Vanderbilt Hall, Christopher V, a user on TimeOut.com said, “This is really worth a visit. The vendors, for the most part, are very pleasant. Their wares are usually very different.”

He added, however, that the products at this particular holiday fair are quite expensive. On the other hand, one beneficial aspect of the fair is that it is underground and customers do not have to withstand the cold weather while doing their holiday shopping.

Another great aspect of the fair is that it is located right across from the Northern Food Hall so shoppers have a chance to take a break and grab a bite to eat before perusing the wares once more.

University students also shared their thoughts on the holiday fair at Grand Central Station. When asked what she thought of this fair, University freshman Laura St. Onge said, “I think this is fantastic. I love to

visit fairs and see all of the different things people create.” St. Onge added that although she has not visited the fair before, she might visit it this year.

University Senior Bob Liu said, “I think it’s a good idea. Good place to sell American-made products during holiday time.” Liu also added that he would like to go to the holiday fair this year since he hasn’t been before.

Sophomore Averi Thummel also gave her opinion on the fair and said, “I think that it is a cute idea, but might make [Grand Central Station] more crowded than it already is, especially since I have to go through there multiple times a week.” When asked if she would go to this holiday fair, Thummel said, “Yes, just to check it out. I love Christmas anything.”

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Spend the holidays at the Paley Center KELSEY NICHOLSON Features Intern Now that December has arrived, the holiday season is in full swing. In New York City, there are seasonal events to be found around every corner for maximum holiday cheer. Most of these events, however, can be costly, especially for college students operating on tight budgets. There is one spirited event that costs nothing to enjoy, and has lots of excitement in store.

The Paley Center for Media, Manhattan’s media museum, is hosting their annual “It’s Holiday Time in PaleyLand” celebration from Nov. 25 to Dec. 31 at their 52nd St. location. There is no admission fee, making this a budgetfriendly event for college students; all you need to do to enter the event is provide your zip code and email. They offer free hot chocolate and candy canes to make the charming event even more enjoyable.

Holiday movies and television programs

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will be playing, courtesy of the Paley media archives. Some of the favorite programs include showings of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”, “A Charlie Brown Christmas”, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, and “Frosty the Snowman” daily from noon to 6:00pm, among others. On Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00, “The Year Without a Santa Claus”, “Doug’s Secret Christmas”, and “Yogi’s First Christmas” will play. Movies are being played on the second floor in the Mark Goodson Theater, a small room with rows of soft green movie seats and an overhead projector.

One of the biggest draws to the event includes Santa Claus! Santa is in attendance on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from noon to 6:00pm., and all week long during the week before Christmas. So, if you want to see Santa, you should go during the busier weekend times, but be aware of the large number of children in attendance.

On Tuesday, Nov. 29, the Radio City Rockettes were in attendance, providing holiday cheer and dazzling performances to the children and families at the event.

For families, PaleyLand also offers holiday activities such as ornament-making and puppet-making.

Also present to round out the experience are the wooden soldier costumes from “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular,” made famous by the Radio City Rockettes. The Paley Center is bedecked in holiday cheer, and their

costumes certainly match. The building’s interior is covered in artful snowflakes, fake snow, and Christmas trees. University freshman Carly Bivona says of the experience: “The whole thing was set up really beautifully. Sitting in their theater watching ‘Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol’ was just what I needed to relieve the stress of studying for finals.”

The Paley Center for Media was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, taking its home in Midtown Manhattan, then opened another branch in Beverly Hills, Calif. It was formerly the Museum of Television and Radio, and the Museum of Broadcasting, but was renamed in 2007 to encompass all the new forms of media, including the Internet and podcasts. The Center itself is dedicated to the discussion of the cultural, creative and social significance of different forms of media for the professional community and interested members of the public.

One of the more memorable parts of the Paley Center is its archive; over 160,000 television programs, commercials, and radio programs are available for watching and listening in their library. There are individual consoles that visitors can view these pieces of media history during every visit.

The best way to get to the Paley Center for Media from the University is to take the E train to 5 Ave and 53rd St, as it’s on the same block as the subway exit.

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Hack the caf KELSEY NICHOLSON Features Intern

During the fall, your flex dollars can only get you so far until they run out. As the semester comes to a close, many University students find themselves completely out of flex money, and can’t afford the expense of dining out all the time. That leaves them with one option: Café 101, the University’s own watering hole for broke college students with only meal plan money left to spend.

As we all know, Chartwells’ food isn’t the worst it could be— think back to sad middle school lunch trays full of mystery meat and stale bread—but after a while, eating the same meals gets tiring, especially for upperclassmen who have been consuming Café 101 food for years. After all, getting the same burrito bowl everyday doesn’t offer much in terms of taste variety and interest. However, there are ways to liven up any cafeteria food and transform it into something more interesting and more edible.

Though it is the source of some of the cheapest cafeteria food, the soup station is often, unfortunately, overlooked. A 12 ounce cup of soup costs $3.79 and a 16 ounce costs $4.79, so soup is budget friendly. To some, the soup can lack flavor or substance. While adding your own salt and pepper can only get you so far, there are ways to improve the creamier soups for sale. Take shredded cheese from the salad bar and add it to any of the thicker soups, like potato, french onion, or chili. This little touch adds so much flavor to a less-than-satisfactory soup. For those who like lighter soups like chicken noodle, make sure to take crackers to dip. For an even better soup experience, head to the end of the salad bar and take some toasted pieces of pita bread to dip in the soup instead. The bread has been given flavoring already, so it adds more dimension to the soup.

A college staple that Café 101 offers daily is

macaroni and cheese, which you can find at the buffet station. Its price is determined by weight, so it could also be a cheaper option depending on how much you take.

While it’s hard to go wrong with good ol’ mac and cheese, eating it every day likely gets boring. For an added kick to your mac, mix some buffalo sauce in with the cheesy goodness to get a richer and spicier flavor.

One of the most difficult meals to get through can be breakfast, as Café 101 offers an identical menu every morning. Everyone knows that the grill is the place to get a good bacon egg and cheese, but most of the time the line is too long to bother with, especially if you have a class to get to.

University freshman Hope Huban shares her favorite cheap breakfast meal: “Get a piece of toast or a bagel put peanut butter on it and get a banana, slice the banana, and put it on top of the toast.” It’s her favorite way to indulge in a sweet breakfast treat. When asked about the price, Huban said that it only costs about $2! Definitely a healthy and cheap breakfast that will save you from waiting in the long line for a sausage egg and cheese.

Another breakfast hack that many people swear by would be taking avocado from the sushi station and placing it on bread you’ve toasted at the bagel station for easy avocado toast. Even if you have to buy fresh avocado from the market at 150 Fulton, it would only run you about $2 in real money and then probably another $2 at the Caf. University senior Larissa

Jeanniton advises that to improve the avocado toast even more, “get some ciabatta bread from the sandwich line, maybe some pico de gallo as well, lemon juice from the salad bar.” And there you have restaurant-quality piece of avocado toast for a fraction of the price! You will never pay for $8 avocado toast at Two Hands again.

When it comes to making the cafeteria food more interesting for your day to day consumption, take into account all of the little things the cafeteria has, whether it be shredded cheese or peanut butter. All of these small add-ons can take a simple cafeteria meal from drab to fab.

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A fashionable look into the media industry STEFANO AUSENDA Contributor On Friday, Dec. 2, Pace Profashionals, the fashion business club at the University, hosted Media Mavens: A Profashional’s Eye Into the Media Industry in the Bianco Room. The head moderator for the event was Adam Mansuroglu, fashion editor for Cosmopolitan magazine. The seminar, a two-hour discussion with several guest panelists, explored print and digital media through the scope of the fashion world. In attendance were the following: Alyssa Coscarelli, Fashion Market Editor for Refinery 29; Dan Rockwood, the US editor for Mr. Porter; Danika Owsley, the Communications and Marketing Manager for Vogue; Marissa Smith, Fashion Market Editor of Nylon; Anahita Moussavian, Deputy Fashion Editor for The New York Post; and Mobolqil Dawodu, Fashion Editor for GQ Style.

The panelists were asked three sets of questions, the first of which were written by members of Pace Profashionals.

Mansuroglu: What makes you irreplaceable in your job?

Owsley (Vogue): Understand that, at the beginning, no job is above you. When you first start off, always try to make your boss look good; because if they look good. Never take anything that they say to you or that happens to you too personally.

Mansuroglu: What are some myths about being an intern?

Moussavian (The New York Post): You don’t get to go to [fashion] events right away. I didn’t “get” to go to any events at all until after I started working for the Post. Plus, you don’t “get” to go to fashion events, you are assigned to them.

Mansuroglu: How do you think that an intern should dress for an interview?

Owsley (Vogue): Always wear sleeves, not too high heels, dress very professionally. Don’t wear things that can be distracting (such as a large hairpiece or a shawl.)

The second set of questions were about the fashion industry.

Mansuroglu: How do you balance between showing advertiser’s content, brands that you think that your consumers will like, and the brands that you personally like?

Coscarelli (Refinery29): We have an entire section dedicated

to branded content.

The third set of questions were questions asked by members of the audience to the panelists.

When looking at potential interns’ cover letters, do you think that it is important for them to say that they have an interest in working in the fashion industry in order for them to be considered?

Moussavian (The New York Post): I’m just glad whenever an application has a cover letter attached to it. Surprisingly, not too many people send one with their application anymore.

How interested are [any of you] in viewing a potential intern or employee’s social media profiles?

Rockwood (Mr. Porter): If I were a hopeful intern, I would be super careful on what I post on social media; Facebook especially.

Dawodu (GQ Style): There isn’t a name on a single application that I’ve received whom I haven’t googled. When they meet me in person, they think that I’ve met them for the first time; when, in reality, I’ve “met them” already.

How would you feel if one of our students reached out directly via LinkedIn? Moussavian (The New York Post): I would invite out for a cup of coffee. I really respect students who reach out to me via LinkedIn, because I knew what it was like.

Smith (Nylon): I’m kind of the opposite. I don’t use LinkedIn. After the question sessions were over, University students got a chance to meet and network with some of the panelists personally.

I took this time to ask Brennan Bodin, the Vice President of Pace Profashionals and a Marketing major, how he thought the event went. Bodin had this to say: “I think that it went very well.

It was so great that we got all these wonderful people from the fashion industry. Hopefully, this has helped students learn more about the industry, and given them the opportunity to network and possibly get internships to work in the industry that they love.”

I also got the opportunity to ask Vincent Valenzuela, a Lubin freshman, what he thought about the event. He said: “I really liked it. I found it very informative and useful, because I wanted to get an internship with Cosmo.”

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Finding that special someone at Café 101 University couples share their experiences with dating on campus JESSICA KOVAC News Editor Everybody tells you that when you get to college, it is the best time to be single. You are starting a new adventure in so many ways; moving to a new place, starting the path to a new career, and meeting new people. Often, meeting new people leads to new relationships, which leads to you spending more time getting to know your significant other and exploring the neighborhood you live in. On a campus as complex as that of the University, this can be a rather daunting task. Still, as students get more and more acclimated to their new environment, venturing out into the numbered streets of New York City does not seem so scary after all.

Factoring in date night, however is a whole other conversation. This not only entails having the courage to explore and venture out, but also having some level of knowledge about the area to impress your company.

For college students, especially those who are dependent on Flex Dollars for meals, this task is not an easy one to fulfill.

After inquiring with couples at the University, it should be a relief for the newly budding romances that are forming to know that there are options. With the South Street Seaport being the furthest and the Caf being the closest points of reference, there are a multitude of adorable dates that would make any single person appropriately sick to their stomach.

Many of the best University dates, as do many of the best dates in general, are centered around food. Though New York City is a known restaurant capital, college students on a budget are usually bookmarking pictures of the food on Pinterest boards rather than booking a table at the many award winning restaurants. One of the perks of being on a city campus, however, is that a meal plan is not limited to the cafeteria. This, for date night, lures many University couples out to treat their dates to the long list of

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restaurants that comp the meal, regards of the University.

University couple Sam Casey and Lucie Weight share their favorite “Flex Dollar outing.” Casey said, “We go to Denny’s for lava cakes. That’s all we go for. [On] one of our first dates, we went to Bareburger and that was ridiculously expensive so we’ve never gone back.”

Weight said to Casey, “I think you paid for me which ruined your Flex Dollars.” Casey advised, “Avoid Bareburger, head to Denny’s.”

Eating at home was a popular choice amongst couples at the University. University couple Jessica Long and Alex Barry say, “We’ll get takeout at GRK or Bareburger as well as other [places] and bring it back home and watch movies!” Casey, going a step further than basic takeout, recommended, “Go grocery shopping in the caf for vegetables and other things, take your pan and sauté stuff up so you make it look like you can cook.” Some couples, however, cherish their Flex Dollars to the point where using them on a significant other is simply not an option.

University senior Colin Morse admits, “I run out of Flex Dollars before dates really begin.”

For those who still have Flex Dollars to spend, the New York City campus offers a wide variety of options, so you never have to get the same kind of food twice.

While everyone is familiar with student favorites like The Melt Shop and Rosella’s, the list of places that accept Flex Dollars goes on to include places like Terri NYC, where you can get fantastic vegan meals. If you have a craving for curry, Tandoor Palace on Fulton St. also accepts Flex and even has discounts on their website. For those who would prefer to veg out in their dorms, a delivery service called Deals4Meals.com offers students the chance to use their Flex Dollars to have food delivered from places like Go! Go! Curry, Barbalu Restaurant, and more.

If simply getting dinner with someone does not satisfy you, finding deals for free and cheap entertainment is not a difficult challenge. As it turns out, the University

Sam Casey and Lucie Weight

is more helpful than you think when it comes to seeing shows at a discounted cost, especially if you are part of PPA, the University’s Performing Arts program. Casey said, “We’ve seen a lot of Broadway shows together on discounts. I’m in Pace Performing Arts, so I get free tickets often and I’ll sign up for two and take [Lucie] with me.”

In addition to the discounted and sometimes free Broadway shows such as in Casey’s case, the University is also home to the set of Inside the Actor’s Studio, where host James Lipton interviews celebrities, actors and actresses in his signature style. University students get priority seating to shows and they are typically filmed throughout the year.

In fact, if a couple can go on a date for free, that is the ideal option. Here at the University, the South Street Seaport is a popular, romantic spot that does not require opening your wallet. University senior Emma Moskowitz, who is dating Morse, said, “The best date that I have been on as of yet has been when we spent time at the South Street Seaport and had a deep conversation. There really is never a boring moment.”

Casey echoed Moskowitz’s sentiment about the Seaport, saying, “Personally, I love Seaport. Get a coffee or some ice cream and head down. We’ll go down to Seaport quite a bit. We’ll just sit by the water.” With formidable views of the East River and Brooklyn and great spots to sit and spend time like the Elevated Acre on Water St. and the well-stocked marketplace that now includes a movie theatre, South Street Seaport is an ideal place to pass the time with your significant other.

So, for the romantics on-campus that are trying to spice things up without breaking the bank, don’t despair.

If these couples can get creative with their meals, make the most out of the city’s attractions and still maintain great relationships at the University, so can you! It all comes down to thinking outside the box–and eating outside Café 101.

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Afro-Culture finds its footing at University Black Student Union curates diverse, celebratory events

BSU Board members, Raziyah Eure and Jonelle James pose with Syncopated Ladies

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Throughout the semester, the Black Student Union has been working towards opening their community to the rest of the student population in an effort to share their conversation about race in America. Each event that has been held this semester offers a different approach and tone on acknowledging, celebrating and discussing ethnicity and equal rights.

Tabletop discussions, like the “Whose Lives Matters” panel designated a platform for individuals to assess why movements like Black Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter, and All Lives Matter should unite in their individual missions and continue creating environments where every voice is equally heard.

“The ‘R’ Word discussion dealt with the promotion of racial identity, in the midst of a polarizing post-election atmosphere on campus.

With the support of faculty members, spreading from different departments and personal backgrounds, it became a progressive and recuperative approach to opening a university-wide discussion.

In contrast to the talkback panels, the Black Student Union organized festive events that celebrate afro-cultural identities and encouraging students to

advocate for cultural sharing pride in one’s identity.

Nov. 16 marked the night of the Afro-Cultural Affair; designed to highlight different ethnic identities within the black community, like African, Afro-Latino, and Caribbean heritages. Art, music, and dance gave the affair an inviting touch; and livening the concept of racial pride into a reverent and joyous occasion.

Their latest event, “The All-Black Affair,” combined the seriousness of the current state of racial tensions in the country with a lighthearted approach of escapism, optimism, and encouragement. New York Post journalist and social media activism, Shaun King gave a compelling keynote speech to students and guests, while “The Daily Show” host, Trevor Noah left the Student Union in tears of laughter after a 35-minute set touching on subjects like the evolution of President Obama, to approaching racism in an offbeat fashion.

The objective of the Black Student Union is “It’s About More Than Being Black.” They want to present their group as being inclusive of all University student voices in a time were lines are being drawn, and representation one’s self is fiercely desired.