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9/11 Honoring the memory of
DR. BILL OFFUTT Professor of History & Faculty Advisor of the Pforzheimer Honors College
At the request of The Pace Press, Dr. Bill Offutt provided written recollections of his experience on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. While the integrity of the document remains, some parts have been condensed. We thank Prof. Offutt for this valuable record. It started for me on the bus to NYC, which I caught about 8:35am. Along Route 3 there are places with a good view of the World Trade Center and the guy sitting next to me said, “The World Trade Center is on fire.” I looked up and saw the first one burning out the side with a lot more smoke coming out of the top. I said something like ‘that looks bad, look at the top, it’s all venting out of that like a chimney.’ We continued to move toward the Lincoln Tunnel, and people were flipping on their Walkman radios to get info— one guy said a plane hit the building. I remember thinking, ‘ok the Empire State Building got hit by a bomber [airplane] and survived,’ and no one on the bus knew what sort of plane [was involved in this crash] anyway. Traffic slowed, we dropped out of sight for a while, and then it became clear that the 2nd tower was on fire too. At this point, the guy with the radio said another plane had hit it, and the guy next to me said “yea I saw it go in.” We deduced then that it had to be terrorists, especially when the reports started coming out that it was a twin-engine jet that slammed in (wasn’t clear to us that it was a passenger plane, just that it was intentional). Still I never thought the buildings would come down—they’d survived the ’93 bombing. I got into the Port Authority Bus Terminal at about 9:20-25, and there was a huge crowd around one of the TV screens. I didn’t stop, but continued to the subway to go to work. I took the 7 train across town, sitting next to a couple of people talking about it, and I joined in—everyone was trying to figure out what was going on, there were no strangers. At Grand Central, I transferred to the downtown 4/5 lines, which are expresses—you get to Pace at the Brooklyn Bridge station in just 2 stops. The train was very quiet, and slow—congestion due to trains being rerouted. But that was expected too, again from the ’93 experience, when service is disrupted the whole system starts
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U.S. NEWS
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Legendary, polarizing comedian Joan Rivers dies Fashion critic hailed as feminst icon for her stand-up work
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SARAH GONCIN Contributor On Thursday, Sept. 4, the world said goodbye to one of the founding mothers of comedy. Known for her critical and sometimes crude humor, Joan Rivers went into the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic for an outpatient, routine endoscopy on Aug. 28, and did not return. The procedure took an unlikely turn when Rivers’ doctor, Dr. Lawrence Cohen thought it would be best to do a spur-of-the moment biopsy on the star’s vocal cords after seeing something concerning. According to experts, this particular biopsy is not ideal to take place anywhere other than a hospital with a surgical staff on hand. Without the personal consent of Rivers, the Dr. Lawrence Cohen proceeded with the biopsy, and without warning her vocal cords started to seize, reportedly sending her into cardiac arrest, which then caused Rivers to be placed in a medically induced coma. She was soon transferred to the Mount Sinai Hospital for closer examination. Melissa Rivers, Rivers’ only child, made the difficult decision to take her mother off of life support on Sept. 4. Shortly after Rivers was pronounced dead, the hospital began an autopsy to better understand what exactly could be considered the cause of death. The results came back inconclusive, and a non-criminal investigation is still underway. Many sources believe the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic may be at fault, but nothing has been proven yet. Though she was cremated at The Hudson County Crematorium, a private funeral for friends and family and fellow celebrities was held on the morning of Sept. 10 at the Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side. Much like Rivers herself, the service was extravagant and over the top; jam-packed with New Yorkers (including Donald Trump, Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg), paparazzi and screaming fans being policed by the NYPD. While most funerals call for black dresses and tear-soaked handkerchiefs, Rivers specifically requested a celebration rather than mourning. In her novel, “I Hate
Everyone….Starting with Me,” Rivers explained her funeral wishes by stating “I want my funeral to be a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, and action! I want craft services, I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene! I want it to be Hollywood all the way…I want to be buried in a Valentino gown and I want Harry Winston to make me a toe tag!” Though there are no official reports on whether or not there was a wind machine blowing in her hair or a red carpet, it’s safe to say Melissa Rivers did everything in her power to make her mother’s final wishes come true. Fellow comedian Howard Stern gave the eulogy in which he opened by saying, “Joan Rivers had a dry vagina.” Stern, a close friend of Rivers, focused on shedding a light on the type of person Rivers was, rather than trying to yank tears out of the public eye, even though he admitted “crying like a baby.” He went on to speak about how not just women, but all comedians had some rather large shoes to fill. From The New York City Gay Men’s Chorus performing “Big Spender,” to six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald singing “Smile”, and ending with a bagpipe rendition of Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” it’s also safe to say Rivers would have been pleased with such a New York City send off. Upon arriving on 5th Avenue, instead of seeing hundreds of fans draped in usual black attire, citizens of New York had on their most fashionable outfits, hoping Rivers would resurrect and demand to know “who they were wearing,” the famous line of Rivers’ that was also printed on the back of the service programs. Faculty and students alike shared their thoughts on the sudden death of Rivers as well. Professor Marina Blitshteyn of the English Department exclaimed, “She was great for women…especially mouthy single women. Though her comments towards the end were unfortunate, she was a fallible woman, no different from anyone else.” When asked what Rivers would have said about her outfit worn to the service, Marisa Joyce, a University student responded by saying, “She would probably yell at me in disgust that my heels didn’t match my dress.”
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Fast-food restaurant workers strike across nation
Gaps in livable wages cited as motivating factor in nation-wide call for better pay JOSEPHINE MORENSKI Contributor On Sept. 4, thousands of fast-food workers across the nation protested outside of McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger King and several other popular fast food chains. Strikes occurred in 150 cities across the U.S. including New York, Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago, and eight other major cities. Protesters demanding to receive a higher wage of $15 an hour, as well as pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage and for union representation filled the streets. Approximately 500 people were arrested or given citations without arrest following the protests. The demand for $15 an hour and a union all began when Kendall Fells, organizing director of Fast Food Forward and the New York Communities for Change group put a petition together for affordable housing in the city in 2012. That is when Fells and the advocacy group realized that the fast-food employees they had talked to could not afford low-cost apartments. Many of the employees were homeless. Fells felt it was time for a change in the fast-food industry.
Most of them work long and difficult hours, but are still receiving a small paycheck.
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University freshman One-day strikes in numerous cities have been happening for the past two years with the support of community groups and local labor. The strikes have had success in the past and have helped legislators push through minimum wage hikes. For example, a $15 wage floor will soon go into effect in Seattle, WA and eleven other states have also raised their minimum wage. Strikers cite their frustration and the struggle to survive with making $7.25 an hour and working 40 hours a week. Multiple companies have argued that raising the minimum wage could lead to lost jobs, higher prices, and possibly wipe out the profit margins at various fast-food restaurants. With all the controversial talk on whether employees of the fast food industry should receive a higher wage, Kiera Layne, a freshman at the University, has her own opinion. “I believe the employees that work in the fast food industry do deserve a higher pay. Most of them work long and difficult hours, but are still receiving a small paycheck. Many of them have families to support and it is difficult for them to do so when making minimum wage. I think that it is great that people are standing up for better conditions. However, strikes happen all the time with not a lot of change,” Layne said. The strikes of the fast-food industry have also inspired other employees to join the protest. Homecare workers joined the Sept. 4 protests in Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago and Seattle. Freshman Lena Davidson believes that fast-food employees do deserve a higher wage, arguing that they do ten times more work than the average worker; as well as invest so much personal time and effort into their job. “$15 per hour is much more reasonable; of course it’s still not great but minimum wage will never be ‘great’ per say, it can only improve. Improving minimum wage can only benefit individuals. I believe that it is great that people are taking a stand for their beliefs and desires for better pay, said Davidson, adding, In my opinion, if it means that much to a person to stand up for something then that should not be taken lightly. People just don’t get up and decide to strike, they take their time and evaluate their conditions and if they resort to striking then that’s the only way they know how to get their point across.” Though the strikes have had success in the past, there is no concrete answer yet on whether or not fast-food employees will achieve success in increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
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Students launch Successful Women at Pace club
September 17, 2014
Female celebrities targeted in iCloud hack ARIZE LEE Contributor
Lubin School of Business | Facebook Organization members mingle at the launch party COURTNEY MICHELLE JOHNSON Features Editor As most students were settling into their new dorms and classes, the women behind the University’s newest student organization, Successful Women at Pace have been working towards launching their vision of empowering women at the University. Sophomore Alanna McCatty, SWAP treasurer, recalls that the inspiration behind SWAP came from another organization. “New York Women in Communications, is one major thing that [spawned the idea],” said McCatty. “There were all of these different sub committees and Alex [Osten, SWAP President] thought it would be a good idea to start up an organization like New York Women in Communications for Pace.” Both McCatty and SWAP’s Executive President, senior Alex Osten, won scholarships from New York Women in Communications Inc. McCatty cites that Osten wanted to create something that would last here at the University and Osten saw that more women’s empowerment was needed at the University. “I founded the organization after years and years of feedback and seeing that lack of [women’s empowerment],” said Osten. “I asked my friends if I started it would they join that kind of network and they said yes.” Osten and McCatty both note the fact that SWAP is a whole network for women’s empowerment and not a single entity. “Students can get involved in a little bit of everything,” said McCatty. “We have those other sub-committees so that they can feel comfortable where they need to be.” “We are trying to encompass all fields for women and at the same time if one field is not your designated field, learning about something different can help in the long run,” said Osten. This network consists of several committees including: Events and Promotion, Mentorship Programs, Internship Programs, Public Relations, Alumni Relations, University Relations
and Scholarship committees as well as a Merchandising committee and a Book Club. For McCatty, SWAP’s ultimate goal is “to empower the students.” “We want to give them that leverage to say that they can go out in the world and do anything,” said McCatty. “The ultimate goal is to really push students forward and for the board members to be able to give their experiences to other Pace students and to supply them with that information on networking and scholarships and basically making them aware of what opportunities are out there.” Osten’s ultimate goal for SWAP is for the club to have a positive effect on those who are a part of it. “I really hope that the network will continue to stay and that people will embrace it and that it will have a positive effect on people here and after graduation and that we embody that we are women and all of the glorious things about us,” said Osten. Osten feels that this network will help promote unity between successful women. “SWAP brings more of that sense of building each other up and that sense of community,” said Osten. “Many women in life tear each other down and are very competitive with each other when at the end of the day, if you are at a job and you’re planning an event you want to be able to pick up the phone and have someone answer the other line versus ignoring your call; so it’s about helping each other.” “I was really fueled off of NYWICI,” said Osten. “It truly inspired me to see that women’s empowerment and how a group of women getting together can really influence an individuals life, so NYWICI really did influence my decision to start SWAP.” “The SWAP network is here to advance and support University students, especially women,” said Osten. “We developed a speaker series of women who have impacted specific fields, a mentorship program for both students to mentor other students and alumni and industry leaders to mentor students as well.” This organization differs from many others, because it does not go through the same parameters as most at the University do. “We are not going through Career
On Aug. 31, nude images of various female celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton were uploaded to popular website 4Chan by an anonymous user. The images then popped up on myriad social media like Twitter, Tumblr and Reddit. According to Britain’s Mirror website, the anonymous uploader indicated on the site that he or she was a collector, not the hacker. The uploader also remarked, “I really didn’t get close to what I was hoping,” after stating that the images produced $120 in bitcoin. Lawrence’s representative explicitly shared her disapproval. “This is a flagrant violation of privacy. The authorities have been contacted and will prosecute anyone who posts the stolen photos of Jennifer Lawrence,” she stated. Following this, the FBI became involved in the security investigation. Spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said the agency was “aware of the allegation concerning computer intrusions and the unlawful release of material involving high profile individuals, and is addressing the matter.” Initially, authorities thought that the naked photos were retrieved from a security breach involving Apple’s iCloud. The company announced that the presumption was false. “After 40 hours of investigation, we have discovered that certain celebrity accounts were compromised by a very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions, a practice that has become all too common on the Internet,” declared Apple. They clarified, “none of the cases we have investigated has
Services; as women, we’ve built a rolodex and we all have our contacts, why not share them, and we are also not affiliated with SDACA,” said Osten. “That means we will be able to do certain things that other organizations cannot, such as bringing in all of the guest speakers and we are also trying to start up a scholarship for rising Seniors in the program as well.” SWAP will also interact and involve the existing Women’s Empowerment Network here at the University. “The Women’s Empowerment Network here at the University will be filtering into SWAP,” said Osten. “They are exclusive to freshmen who went through a rigorous application process so all of those women will be involved
resulted from any breach in any of Apple’s systems including iCloud or Find my iPhone.” The firm advised all Apple users to have a strong password and to enable two-step verification. They also mentioned their cooperation with the authorities in order to identify the cyber criminals responsible for the leak. Meanwhile, “The Hunger Games” star’s representative is set on finding and removing all online nude photos. However, one porn site refuses to comply with her demands. Its administrators noted that Ms. Lawrence did not take all the images, and therefore she does not own their copyright and is unable to restrict their use. Another potential revealer of the images, Los Angeles artist XVALA planned to organize a Florida art show, showcasing the naked photos of celebrities. The exhibit, titled, “No Delete”, was being prepared over seven years and consisted of personal celebrity photos the artist had found on Google. It was meant to address “why we feel the need to know and cross the lines of other individual’s privacy,” explained XVALA. Later, he cancelled the show, due to the outrage the public expressed against it and will feature his own nudity in the exhibit. Evidently, Pace University students are well aware of the news and are generally upset by the incident. Violation of online privacy has become too common over the last couple of years. As Apple advises, it is very important to have strong, secure passwords on all devices amd online webpages, and emails.
in SWAP moving forward.” Osten also emphasizes that the organization is open to all students, regardless of gender or class. “SWAP is open to undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff,” said Osten. “They have experiences outside of the classroom that students are about to have as well.” Osten also notes that SWAP would not be what it is without some key helpers.“I have to thank Dean Braun, Sue Maxam, Omnia Khamis, Lexi Miniov, NYWICI, OSS, Jim Curry, Mary Jo O’Grady, Shannon Haick and The Pace Press as well as all women pioneers,” said Osten. “We all have our struggles, why not overcome them together.”
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Select number of NYPD officers to test out body cameras Amid accusations of improper police encounters, department takes on transparency
animalnewyork.com DIANA IZAZAGA Contributor The New York Police Department is in the process of equipping their officers with body cameras through a pilot program in high crime areas to decrease tension between the police and public after studying other cities that have done so already. Areas include Staten Island’s 120th Precinct, where Eric Garner died on July 17 after being placed in an illegal chokehold by a police officer, which caused very harsh criticism of the NYPD afterwards. Ten police officers at each of six precincts around the city will test the new technology to allow both the police and public to have an accurate form of evidence from prior situations for future trials. In 2013, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin found the NYPD’s use of the stop-and-frisk tactic too frequent and aggressive, specifically under the previous NYPD Commissioner, Ray Kelly; mainly targeting minority communities. The pilot program is part of the verdict of a lawsuit against the NYPD. This, along with Eric Garner’s case, has influenced the decision to use body cameras for New York police. “Sometimes, being quite frank with you, complainants lie — bold-faced lies. And I think, clearly, the officer, knowing that it’s being recorded — in most instances it will affect the behavior of the officers in a good way. I think he or she will feel it’s an additional protection for them,” said current Commissioner Bill Bratton during a press conference early this September. Supporters say cameras can discourage bad behavior by police, but also help protect officers, revealing the truth when false allegations are made. Professor Lalchandani is in support of the new protocol, stating that “too many officers tend to abuse such power, making this new tool important to minimize the problem.” This tactic is not new, as about 4,000 police agencies have been using or are in the process of making these
small cameras part of the police uniform. Los Angeles, Washington, and Kansas City have established this technology. Bratton did take time, along with others, to study places like these, specifically Los Angeles. On the other hand, the NYPD will be the largest police force in the country to use the technology, recording both video and audio. It is unknown the exact price for this program overall. The camera costs range between $349 and $599, according to the manufacturers website. A private group called The Police Foundation raised $60,000 for the NYPD cameras. But costs do not stop here. If cameras are constantly running, data needs to be stored. The math can be done by factoring in the amount of cameras and hours of work, but it is already known that the space needed for this data alone will be millions of dollars per year. It is unclear where or how it will be stored and who will have access to the information. Also, taking into consideration tech support, broken pieces and even charging battery life will add on more costs. Companies like as Taser and Vievu spent time and research to produce the cameras. One model can be mounted on either shoulder, collar, or glasses, only looking like a microphone. Another model is to be worn on an officer’s shirt, which is about the size of a deck of cards. Freshman Berenice Lee believes the pilot program will either be a “boom or bust situation, and it’s leaning towards bust.” Thinking the new program has the potential of wasting money she states, “When dealing with this much money, it becomes too risky.” All areas chosen for the new program correlates with the number of stop and frisk situations within 2012. These include the 75th Precinct (East New York), Brooklyn, the 40th Precinct (in the South Bronx), the 23rd Precinct (in East Harlem), the 103rd Precinct (in Jamaica, Queens) and places with public housing like Brownsville and East New York, in addition to Staten Island’s 120th precinct.
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OPINION AND EDITORIALS
EDITORIAL BOARD Erick Mancebo Editor Christian Gomez Executive Editor Marc Saggese Advertising Manager Shannon McMahon Copy Editor Melissa Vargas News Editor Ashley Spencer Arts Editor Courtney Michelle Johnson Features Editor Maximilliano Onofre Editorial Assistant Dr. Stephanie Hsu Faculty Consultant
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Welcome from the Editor F irstly, thank you for picking up a copy of The Pace Press. This 12 page volume represents hours upon hours of our hard work, and I hope it serves to inform and entertain you.
If you are a returning reader, you’ll find many changes, tangible and otherwise, within the pages of this volume. The staff has spent the summer redesigning The Pace Press, hopefully achieving a respectable modernism that, while looking forward, honors the long-standing history of this publication and its home university. To our new readers, and specifically University freshmen, welcome to New York City.
collections come alive, amidst longform journalism relating to University issues. To writers, photographers, and designers who someday wish to be printed within these pages—I recommend jumping in. There is no amount of calculated preparation, practice, or “homework” that can take the place of getting out there and learning how to be a journalist. Within my first few weeks here, I went from shyly walking in to a September 2011 Pace Press meeting to dashing off in the middle of the night—amid a subway lockdown—to cover an NYPD-enforced raid of Zuccotti Park’s Occupy Wall Street protestors.
In the coming weeks, between exploring the city, sneaking into bars, and stressing out over exams that will not—I promise, will not—matter after these 14 weeks, I hope you’ll turn to the ‘Press should you ever need information or entertainment.
To this day, that remains one of the most thrilling experiences of my life.
You’ll find within our News section the latest world, city, and University news, explained wholly and truthfully. Within our Arts pages, you’ll find reviews of the latest music and theater shows, as well as guides to the sleekest and dingiest restaurants, bars, and cocktail lounges in the city. And within our Features pages, you’ll find the latest Spring
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy this issue, engage with us on Twitter and Facebook, and most of all, come visit us in Park Row.
I’m not positive yet, but I think the “jumping in” technique may apply nicely to life. I’ll report back periodically.
Here’s to a great year,
Erick Mancebo
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DR. BILL OFFUTT Professor of History & Faculty Advisor of the Pforzheimer Honors College to get stop and go. So that didn’t bother me too much, and just as we were pulling into the Brooklyn Bridge station, we stopped again, and the conductor said “the automatic hand (?) brake had tripped” which meant we weren’t going anywhere soon. I now know those brakes tripped because the first building had just fallen. The front cars were in the station, so we all walked forward and got out. The passage to Pace goes under the road in a tunnel from the station, and as I walked I saw people coming down into the tunnel and just standing there. I thought that was peculiar, but then I exited, into a volcano. The sky was pitch black, and it was snowing ash on me. My thinking then was—boy, that fire must have really blown up in size to have produced this much ash and soot. There was an ashfall of maybe ½ inch on everything. I still didn’t consider that the building would have collapsed. I walked across Pace Plaza with my hand in front of my face, eyes and throat getting irritated quickly. When I opened the door to 41 Park Row there was a huge crowd milling in the lobby, and I was told our building was being evacuated, that the WTC had collapsed, and that we were to go to the classroom building back across Pace Plaza, right next to where I’d come out of the subway. So back across 150 feet I went, this time with my tie in front of my face (I now have found a use for ties). In the main building, there was confusion. Security guards were giving conflicting instructions—some said to evacuate out of the building through the side door and move east toward the East River as quickly as possible, to get away. Others said no, don’t leave the building,
Then I exited, into a volcano. The sky was pitch black, and it was snowing ash on me. the air is too bad out there. Huge clumps of people— students, faculty, staff—were thus being herded back and forth for a while, looking for an exit that the guards would let us out of. I remember asking the rent-a-cop at the ID check-in what we were supposed to do, asking him to get instructions, and he didn’t have any. Many were suggesting going to the Gym in the deepest part of the basement because the air quality would be best there, but at a time when buildings were collapsing, that didn’t seem like a good idea to me. I’m told that maybe 200-300 people did go down there. In this area, where there’s a kiosk that serves coffee and bagels, Sid Ray (a female prof of English, Sid’s a nickname for some name I forget) ran into me. She was teaching a 9am-11am class in the building, we hugged, and then tried to decide what to do. We ended up near the Schimmel Auditorium balcony, which also has a lobby plus security office. I could see through the plate glass windows in the lobby that the air was clearing but that there was a thick layer of gray ash on everything, which billowed into clouds anytime a car went by. There was a tall black man with a full head of dreadlocks—looked like a messenger from his clothes—who’d fled into Pace, and he was gray, every inch of his tightly braided hair gray, his clothes all gray, his head down between his knees. I directed the security guards to take him to the bathroom, to get him washed up, because he was in shock. He came back later, his face clean but still gray all over. Walking back and forth from the balcony into the lobby with plate glass windows that looked out onto Spruce St (a side road going east/west from City Hall toward the East River), I could see the air was clearing, and the guards were letting out those who wanted to go, so Sid decided to try to get home to her kids, going out the south side entrance, headed to the northwest. She left the building, and about a minute later, there was a deep awful rumble, which felt like an earthquake, lasting a few seconds. I knew then, without
Students write on a memorial banner before this year’s 9/11 vigil being told, that the second one has just collapsed, and then came the volcano of smoke, ash, dust, billowing down this side street along the south side of Pace. It was 10:30. After a short time, Sid came running back inside, sobbing it was the worst thing she’d ever seen in her life, that she’d just barely made it back to the front of the building, to Pace Plaza when it happened. We went back in the balcony. At this point, we still had power and phones—the downtown area would lose all communications later on that night with the collapse of 7 World Trade Center—but for now it was simply hard to get a call through, and students were trying to get their cell phones to work. One woman had a radio, and we started hearing reports—Pentagon hit, another airplane crash near Pittsburgh, 4 more planes in the air, where were they, Dallas, Cleveland? The student café I went through at one point (it’s on the same level near the balcony), and CNN was on, broadcasting but I couldn’t really hear it. A history student I’ve had in classes named Zach Tobler appeared out of nowhere with surgical face masks— probably from Beekman Downtown Hospital—and even though the air inside wasn’t bad inside, many put them on and all wanted them. I later learned Zach had been outside passing out the masks, and later on went over to the hospital, helped perform an amputation by holding down a patient and then helped stack bodies. He made it home to his folks in Albany, and was traumatized beyond belief. He is a hero, and has now returned to school. Sometime between 11:30am and 12:00pm Sid and I walked out of the south side of Pace, into sunlight and dust clouds, surgical masks firmly in place. We headed east and then turned north, heading in a circle toward her building on Duane Street. As we passed under the Brooklyn Bridge, we could see streams of people walking over us, headed east to Brooklyn. As we neared Sid’s place, we realized cops were not letting anyone head south. But she talked her way through, pitching her need to get to her kids. Sid reached a place where she knew she had friends, so she turned off there while I continued northward. I later found out she reunited with her husband there much later in the day, and slept there that night. (Her husband, who works with bond traders, was on the phone with the Cantor Fitzgerald office in WTF when the first tower got hit. Later on, Sid told me that she saw a look on his face she’d never seen before, and when she asked about it, he said he was mentally counting all the people he knew who worked in the WTC—it added up to 30). I walked through lovely tree lined streets, walking uptown the roughly 3 miles to the 42nd street bus terminal with lots of other walkers, getting there around 2pm. The Port Authority Bus Terminal was closed… I milled around
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the front entrance for an hour, talking with folks who’d been waiting since 9:30 when they closed the tunnel and terminal. …At a little after 3, having heard the rumor that cops said you could walk over to NJ across the George Washington Bridge, I headed into the 42nd street subway to catch an “A” train northbound—the subways had started running again. Sometime after 4 then, I was rolling north underground, to the 178th street stop, with barely room to breathe for most of the trip. At that exit, a large number of people got out, they also having heard they could walk the bridge. We moved as a mass, directed by cops, toward the normal walkway, only to be told that, even though cars/buses were headed outbound, the sidewalks were closed. A bunch of us started knocking on car windows, asking for a ride. 3 of us jumped into this guy’s car, and we slowly got across the bridge. A little after 5pm, I was across the river in Fort Lee, NJ. Traffic there was a mess, with cops closing off roads that approached the bridge—no one was allowed in bound, and I didn’t know anything more than the name of the road I was on. Somehow, a little before 7pm, my wife [Prof.] Nancy [Reagin], her friend Camille, and the kids found a way in and picked me up. At that point, I knew I was home safely, so the total focus I had on getting back home was over. We went to a diner, and I sort of sagged for a while during the wait for dinner. We got home, got the kids to bed, watched some of the news coverage and went to bed ourselves. I just remember lying in bed for the longest time as we held each other without saying a word. I fell asleep, the next morning came, the kids had to go to school, I walked them there, and come home to begin finding out that Pace had lost power, computers, internet, phones and all other methods for communicating to the outside world sometime that Tuesday. For our students, Pace had suddenly disappeared from sight, for there was no way for Pace’s administration to get its message out in a wholesale manner. When Nancy and I realized this, we combed all our student lists for email addresses and then began emailing every student we could find. We asked each student if they were OK, if they needed anything, and we communicated information to and from Pace’s administration, which was working from our campus out in Pleasantville, thus forming an effective email tree. For about a week, we were the only source of information for many students. I would guess that, thanks to the miracle of email forwarding, our messages got to literally thousands of different people connected to Pace. Pace reopened on September 19. One thing I can tell you—that few if any describe well, and I certainly can’t—is that whole semester, from Sept. to Dec., the World Trade Center pile of rubble burned, and it left a smell in the air that lingered through Pace, especially in the stairwells. I’ll never forget that smell. v
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YouTube allows young entrepreneurs to flourish ASHLEY SPENCER Arts Editor What started for many as a camera in the privacy of their bedroom has quickly turned into a platform with millions of views per video where followers await new content that is just as, if not more, popular as the content on T.V. With categories from fashion and beauty to entertainment news and comedy, YouTube has launched ordinary people with a passion for sharing their talent into mini moguls and Internet celebrities. One such celebrity, Bethany Mota, posted her first video five years ago when she was just 13. Today the 18 year old has a YouTube following of 1,936,962, bigger than Lady Gaga, Vogue, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan combined. Last year Mota launched a clothing collection with Aeropostale and recently released her own fragrance. This summer she was awarded “Choice Web Star” at the 2014 Teen Choice Awards and will be a contestant on Season 19 of Dancing With the Stars. Mota, however, is just one of many examples. Michelle Phan is one of the first to pioneer the “Beauty” field on YouTube and has become an icon in the world of Internet success. Through YouTube, Phan has had opportunities such as a position as beauty ambassador for makeup chain Lancôme, and her own skincare, beauty and cosmetic tool lines. Featured in YouTube’s highly successful first-ever TV ad campaign and plastered throughout the NYC
subway, Phan is one of the most easily recognizable stars on the Internet. This dynamic has been a cause for concern for some “YouTubers.” With the success of YouTube as a media platform constantly reaching new heights, there has been some backlash. Many on YouTube receive derogatory comments from viewers criticizing them for their looks and even the sound of their voice. But, with the critics come fans. These followers want to know everything about YouTube stars, from what they eat, to where they live, and even whom they are dating. Fans often forget that these are people just like them and some become surprised at request for privacy. The truth is, YouTube has grown so much now that the website has a say in the way we view popular culture. “YouTube Stars” have turned their passions for sharing funny clips and tips into careers. “I think it’s good because they have made a living out of what they do,” said sophomore and frequent YouTube user, Hana Stanojkovic. But not all share such a positive opinion of the many overnight internet celebrities YouTube has created. “I feel like all of a sudden people on YouTube blew up and now they’re living in L.A., not in school, going to movie premieres and red carpet events. How did that happen?” said junior Ngoc Ly. When one makes a YouTube channel and starts uploading videos, there is an option for users to “monetize with ads.” This means that ads will be
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featured at the start of the video. Channels with a substantial amount of views can then begin receiving payment from these advertisers. Another way that “YouTuber’s” make money is through sponsorship. Companies send popular users products to review on their channels and in return they are compensated. This is a marketing practice that is quite common and not limited to YouTube. Companies recognize a market and a means for advertisement and the individual can chose to review the product or not. This is a practice that has received a lot of backlash from channel followers, however, and even prompted YouTube to issue a FTC disclaimer on videos stating whether the YouTube user is being compensated or not. The popular website has become the leader in Digital marketing with the L.A. Times reporting that their ad revenue will cross the $1 billion mark this year. The growth in viral marketing makes YouTubers attractive to companies looking to prompt new products. This speaks to today’s youth and
the entrepreneurial spirit they posses. Today’s college students are all about getting out there and just doing it. “I think first it depends on the individual and the passion they have towards succeeding in life,” said Nisha Lalchandani, Programs Coordinator of Marketing and LST Lubin, adding, “Some people are in college just to get a degree and get out, but other people are there to see what their options are. I believe that hands on experience provides the tools necessary to decide whether or not they have the entrepreneurial skills. Education provides you with the basics, but the passion really has to come from within the individual.” YouTube’s slogan is “broadcast yourself” and that is quite literally what users do. From the funny clips of dancing babies to the tutorials and reviews of popular products, YouTube has created a space for one and all. Just how far the success of “one and all” can go, however, is something only time will tell.
8tracks music player harkens back to mixtapes MAXIMILLIANO ONOFRE Editorial Assistant
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With the era of digital music upon us, the long loved tradition of making mixtapes is dying out.But the website 8tracks, which allows its users to utilize their own music and other online sources to create personalized playlists that are usually centered on specific topics, might bring mixtape culture into the 21st Century. Some of the most common reasons for making these “mix CD’s” is to relate them to one’s emotions or make a “fandom” based playlist. Of course, like any mix, sometimes there are tracks for less exciting activities such as doing homework or chores. Users are very content with the way 8tracks platforms their music. University Student like Jessica Sandoval is a fan of the website, stating, “8tracks is amazing. It’s so gr alexsnextmove.wordpress.com eat,” because it allows individuals a creative indulgence that they don’t have to put too much planning into. A lot of the popularity for this website arose from its innovative way to blend into the website Tumblr, one of the leading blogging websites where users can share unique ideas. Because so many young individuals use this site, its connection to users of 8tracks was immediate and spread through thousands of “reblogs.” There is, however, one downside that 8tracks users have found. It seems to be noncompliant in finding Wi-Fi signals or service in order to play when used on a mobile device. The app itself is well formatted to help users find what they need in a quick and efficient manner, with even a sleep timer, but doesn’t seem to be able to grasp onto signal very well. The 8tracks app unfortunately isn’t as well crafted as the website itself,but with updates it could potentially become a more useful tool for mobile music streaming.
There are also some other small qualms users have with 8tracks. Sophomore Brittany Ziarko said she is not a fan of 8tracks because “you can’t go back if you like the song. It’s the same as Pandora, but on Spotify, you can search for it right away.” Spotify, which has a large user base, is an efficient tool to find music but unfortunately, it lacks a sleep timer, which doesn’t allow users to play the music before bed. It also takes a few days before new releases are available. Due to the fact that it allows users to select a specific song to play, however, it works well for most. Spotify has an app as well that is more commonly used as a mobile music streaming app than 8tracks because it doesn’t cut off the music due to bad reception. Spotify also features a “premium” paid app, which allows the users to skip over advertisements and play music offline. For Students, the premium service is discounted heavily at 50%, or $5 a month. Pandora, one of the oldest used and yet still current Internet radios, is very good at allowing users to pick songs based on an artist. The simplicity of this Internet radio is that it still gives variety when a specific artist is selected, but unfortunately, it is also flawed in this way, as sometimes the users only want one artist. Unlike Spotify or 8tracks, Pandora does allow the user to play more than one playlist at once so that playlists, or radios, in this case, can be a mixture of two or more artists or genres along with other similar song choices. Pandora is very similar to its website, but just like 8tracks, there are signal problems. These are not the only music streaming websites and apps out there. There are many options like Rdio, Grooveshark, and Soundcloud which allow users to do a multitude of things and even post their own music. So whatever your preference may be, there is no shortage of ways to play your music to your heart’s content.
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Actor’s scholarship crosses the pond CHRISTIAN GOMEZ Executive Editor Known across the country for his Portrayal of Frank Underwood, the fictional Majority Party Whip on Netflix’s House of Cards, and more recently his one night only charity concert in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 29, Kevin Spacey is no stranger to the limelight. Little less known, is Spacey’s work with students in the arts. Spacey has been helping students for years at Regents University in the U.K., providing financial aid to up and coming film makers and actors. This year will be the first time the Kevin Spacey Scholarship will be offered in the United States, and exclusively at the University— accepting 15 students studying acting, commercial dance, musical theater, directing, production, design or stage management. Ten students will also be able to travel abroad and participate and perform at Regents University alongside fellow scholarship recipients. The students accepted into the scholarship will not only receive funding for school expenses but will also have the privilege of taking what the scholarship dubs “Master Classes” with Spacey. The ultimate aim of the scholarship is to aid, mentor, and train both performance and visual artists, better equipping the future stars in front of and behind the camera. The scholarship is funded by Spacey’s U.K.-based non-profit organization the Kevin Spacey foundation, which has exclusively been working with Regents University’s BFA acting and film programs. The expansion into the United States through the University reflects the growing prestige of the
Film and Screen studies, and the Actors Studio Drama School at the University. Joe Lange, a University junior said, “I’m very excited for the scholarship and can’t believe the luck of the University for being the first in the U.S. to be able to be applicable for it.” Spacey will be hosting a charity concert of him singing with a live band in Washington, D.C. later this month, with all proceeds benefiting his foundation and in turn the scholarship on offer for University students. Regardless of the concert, however, the foundation is offering $500,000 in scholarships and $200,000 in grants for students. Applications have already begun for prospecting actors and filmmakers and 15 spots are open for the funding and mentoring from Spacey and his organization. Spacey in an interview with USA Today stated, “We’re hoping to extend the scholarships in lots of universities and drama schools around the country.” The scholarship began as a way of giving back for Spacey, who himself was also a recipient of similar scholarships when he began his collegiate career studying acting at Julliard. Spacey feels for students entering college unable to pay their tuition as he shared similar situations, “I was on a couple of scholarships. I had a job in the school administrative office. I had a job as a hat-check boy in a restaurant; I had another job as an assistant to a casting director.; It took a lot to get myself enough money to go to school; I know how difficult it can be.” And the scholarship is here to aid students who both show initiative, ability and need just as Spacey once did.
Freshman Daria Ferdine ASIA LETOW Contributor Known by many for our business and accounting programs, the University has experienced rapid growth in the arts in the last few years. With our new performing arts building on William Street and our students enjoying opportunities such as having distinguished professionals in their field as instructors, and even working in Emmy and Tony award winning plays and TV shows, the arts program has grown exponentially. Sophomore Andrew Paulson, an undecided arts and science major, participates in dancing and acting. The former he pursued recently, while the latter he began at a very young age. Paulson plans to re-audition for the musical theatre program next year, as he was not admitted into the musical theatre program immediately. His experience has taught him to take the negative aspects of life and use them as opportunities to learn lesson from failure. For Paulson, work can be strenuous but rewarding. “I practice dance a lot even if it’s just stretching my feet or working on a turnout.”At present, between classes and work, he manages to get all of his general education courses out of the way, so as to centralize his focus on dancing and acting in the coming years. Freshman Daria Ferdine is a Film and Screen Studies major, who studied cinematography in High School. Her work allows her to analyze the manner in which real situations are portrayed onscreen, and how these presentations affect one’s viewpoint of a certain topic or issue. Film studies majors at the University take courses that cover a variety of topics from analyzing the works of greats such as Alfred Hitchcock to studying the effect history has had on film. As a film and screen studies major she hopes to gain further perspectives on film and understand how it can illustrate real life. “It’s always been something that I found I’m most interested in and, you know what they say, ‘If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life,’ ” said Ferdine. The importance of the arts in education is a topic of continuous debate, with many debating its relevance in general education and doubting its student success rate upon graduation. Argumentatively, scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, not necessarily based on success in a certain art or craft. One may be led to believe students who prevail in such areas of study ought to be rewarded in a similar fashion, yet it is not so common. “I personally think it’s just as important as a STEM education,”said Ferdine.Students pursuing majors in the arts put forth much dedication and time to their crafts. The qualities that are instilled within them are just as important as any skill learned in other academic studies. They can enrich and surround themselves in an environment that allows them to grow, and thus, shape their future the way they imagine it to be.
Film review: “Frank” is funny and quirky
GEORGE-ANN RYAN Contributor
Frank is a brilliant BritishIrish comedy-drama directed by Lenny Abrahamson, and written by John Ronson and Peter Straughan. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Scott McNairy and Michael Fassbender, it is a fictional story based on comedian Chris Sievey’s comic persona Frank Sidebottom and his relationship with Jon Ronson. The film follows Jon (played by Gleeson), a young wannabe musician who joins Frank’s band,
the Soronprfbs, as an impromptu keyboardist after the real one attempts suicide. When Frank’s friend Don asks if there are any available fingers to play keyboard for the night, Jon volunteers.“You play C, F and G?” asks Don, and from that night, Jon is in the band. Throughout the film he deals with trying to fit in with the band members. There is Clara, who hates him, Nana and Baraque, who don’t trust him, and Don, who has unconventional relations with mannequins. He also tries to uncover his own musical ability, feed his ambition, and come
to terms with the seemingly brilliant and mentally ill lead-singer and head of the band, the eponymous Frank. Throughout the film the character narrates his thoughts to the audience via blogs posts band practices on YouTube. His tweets appear on the screen as unique markers in the story line. As far as the soundtrack is concerned, the actors really play the songs on screen, from the sombre “Lone Standing Tuft” (an ode to a stray piece of carpet) to the wonderful end song “I Love You All.” Written by Stephen Rennicks,
a Dublin-based composer, the tunes convey each scene perfectly. All in all, the movie bridges that gap between comedy and drama, beautifully creating both funny and suspenseful, dramatic moments—often in one scene. Under Abrahamsson’s direction, the film stays an indie classic with a beautiful story rather than an over-the-top music biopic of the world’s most unconventional band. The dialogue is witty and well delivered. This film is a definite must see for those who like their movies to be unique and march to the beat of their own drum.
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Whirlwind New York Fashion Week wraps up
Plus-size model Denise Bidot walks Chromat manuhari.blogspot.com MAXIMILLIANO ONOFRE Editorial Assistant From military women and great handbags to plus size models and a new shade of staple lipstick, this year’s New York Fashion Week left many with a desire for an early spring. Designers like Oscar de la Renta and Alexander Wang, who collaborated with H&M, pulled out all the stops. The crop top is coming to an end for now, being replaced by high waists, long skirts, and vibrant patterns. For those who do love the cut-out style, designers like Jonathan Simkhai are bringing in funky and random patterns of cut outs into their clothes. The new shade of lipstick for the season is “Rose.” It’s a color many celebrities, like Emma Stone and Lea Michele, have already debuted. While it’s subtle, the rosy color helps enhance the lips. It seems that between all the designers for handbags and clutches, there has been a consensus for making very
feminine and playfully inspired looks. H&M broke out their candy wrapper like clutches while others, like Dior, stuck to simple pastels with box like designs. Chanel and Givenchy have proved that this is still a great season for single colored handbags with patterns. Two of this year’s biggest surprises came from inspiring women. First, Denise Bidot made fashion history when she walked two of the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week shows. Bidot is the first ever Latina plus size model to have walked in two shows, strutting on the runway for Chromat and Serena William’s HSN clothing line. She’s previously worked for Forever 21 and Macy’s but there’s a chance she’s paving the way for designers to use models of all shapes and sizes. The other astounding moment of the week was the show sponsored by “Little Black Dress Wines and Fatigues to Fabulous,” which is a program that aims to help female veterans readjust to life. These military women were honored at the show as they got the full treatment and walked the catwalk.
Many University students managed to wait outside of shows, or even got lucky enough to see the shows up close and had much to say. “I stood outside the Mercedes-Benz carpet forever but it was worth it. Everyone I saw looked great and seeing so many celebrities I know was even better,” said freshman Jade Wright. Wright said that his friends had convinced him to go with the promise of buying him frozen yogurt later “but it was worth it even without the yogurt.” Many fashion gurus, such as Amy Tastley, editor of Teen Vogue, have been posting pictures, videos and tweets about the most up to date fashion coming out for the spring. “I’ve been following the Instagrams of my favorite designers this past week to get inspiration for my spring outfits,” said freshman Sylvie Troy. “Though I don’t plan on buying much, I’m 100 percent sure I’ll try to get clothes that match the latest trends.” However one chooses to follow it, NYFW definitely brought some awesome spring selections for 2015.
University still embattled in labor union dispute SHEA LAMANQUE Contributor The summer and early fall months have been heavy on demonstrations and strikes in the U.S. From union strikes about wage differences to religious believers,, this seems to be an effective strategy to obtain what one wants. Demonstrators can remain outside for weeks at a time, maintaining a high noise level and amassing so many members that they can rotate them in and out. Their power to inspire passersby can also prove their impact. Just last year, the University faced the wrong end of such demonstrations. Although some protests may possibly “stretch the truth” and include signs or labels with exaggerated sayings, the meaning is the same. The protesters demonstrating against the University claimed that the University was ruining what Americans stand for—fairness and equality. Representng the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters, their dispute was toward ShawnLee Construction, whom they allege the University contracts workers from. The company was allegedly paying their workers half of what they should have been for their construction work. Matters seemed complicated: because the company was originally from Plainville, MA, being out of state meant New York workers did not have as many job opportunities. The NRCC believed the University had an obligation toward the community and should not hire those from ShawnLee construction. The University’s argument was their Master Plan project would create a large number of jobs and more than half would be union jobs. With this possible compromise in hand, companies continue trying to negotiate terms,
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although it seems SL Construction is unable to cooperate at this time. Currently there are protesters outside of the dorms on 33 Beekman Street. “It’s unfair how they’re treating the potential workers and how the whole thing is kept on the down low, said University student Suzanne Miranda. “They should bring the matter up since it involves students too. The fact that they are keeping it under wraps shows that it’s a bad idea and it’ll worry a lot of people.” Freshman students voiced worries about tuition being raised for this purpose although faculty assures them that is not the case. Whether this should be a big deal or not, the subject is going to worry a lot of University attendees. The few students who heard about this matter do not have anything positive to say. Their arguments include the amount of extra money the University has to spend, the thoughts of how New York families could be affected and even just the general loss of respect for the school. NRCC representative Daniel Souza believes that the University may be hiding behind their independent contractor, which is why the students cannot understand the situation.
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Freshman Matt Bailey moonlights in magic, ventriloquism GEORGE-ANN RYAN Contributor
Many University students have hidden talents that others never see, but only few can say that their talents and ingenuity have propelled them ahead in terms of professional advancement. One such talented individual is freshman Film and Screen Studies major Matt Bailey. He is an accomplished performer having dipped his hands into comedy, magic and ventriloquism. He is also a profound presence on the Internet, hosting a podcast called “Ventriloquism Weekly” which has a noticeable presence all over the world, and this week The Pace Press had the opportunity to speak with him. The Pace Press: A lot of people go through teenage crises when wondering what they want to do with their life and whatever college degree they might obtain. When did you figure out that you wanted to be an entertainer? Matt Bailey: Well, I’ve known since I was three really. There’s a town called Brenton in Missouri that consists of people who do one man shows. I liked going there a lot. I was also a theatre major in high school and tried my hand at ventriloquism there and it was accepted. Therefore I stuck with it. TPP: You have a very peculiar talent or knack for comedy and magic. In a world where most children who want to be entertainers want to be singers or actors, were you ever ostracized or bullied for your choice in media? MB: In middle school, yeah. It was tough. My middle school was very sports oriented; I was ostracized and made fun of. Thankfully I was never physically assaulted. I used card tricks and self-depreciating humor to my advantage though. However, because my high school was full of theatre types and performing arts it was commonplace there. I was accepted whole-heartedly. TPP: What made you gravitate towards comedy and ventriloquism rather than traditional acting? MB: Hmm. Well, theatre people who do plays and whatnot are very intense in a way that I, personally cannot be. The Bachelor’s of Arts in Theatre program here, not that I’m knocking it or anything, but it is not really geared towards more unique avenues of entertainment. It is more art oriented and serious. My art is more improvised and needs a bit more spontaneity. TPP: Who are your comedy and ventriloquism influences? MB: Well for each, their different reasons, I love Nina Conti, Jay Johnson and Terry Fator who are veteran ventriloquists. I also like Garth Brooks and Penn and Teller for their great energy when performing. Above all the late John Pinette who just died a few weeks ago. I had the pleasure of seeing him live back in October. I was so shocked when he died even though he had been sickly for a while. Yeah, he was a great influence also. TPP: Now we know you are a performer, but you are also a rather noted podcaster. How did that come about? MB: Well you see, it started out in my room with a MacBook and some headphones. I did not set out to meet my heroes, just to have a conversation with whoever was listening about what I was interested in. There are magician’s podcast for all different facets of magic from card tricks to escapism, but very few that claim to be ventriloquists only. That’s how it started out. After the first five podcasts which where conversations with relative unknowns, I was privileged enough to reach out to Terry Fator after the Vent-Haven Convention for ventriloquists. He accepted my invitation for interview and after that it sort of blew up.
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TPP: Who are some of the other big names who have graced your mic? MB: Jay Johnson is one. He won a Tony Award in 2007 for his Broadway show called The Two and Only. Then Steve Axtell who is a giant in ventriloquism invited me to host and evening with Jay Johnson which I aired as an episode of the podcast so he was actually on twice. Recently, Andrew Ready has been on. He is an Australian ventriloquist and entertainer who reached out to me after saying he listened to my show. I was gobsmacked at the fact that this guy was a well-known performer who has heard my conversations. Some of the guys are bonafide celebrities in every sense, others are just well known performers who just do what they love and are eager to talk to me about it. TPP: Do you have any advice for young people who would like to be podcasts or potential bloggers? MB: Well my one bit of advice is to find a gap in the market. Find a niche subject and try to do something that does not exist. If you want to be a YouTuber, don’t try to be the next Fred, be yourself. TPP: Where do you see yourself in five years? MB: Very strange…. I want to keep doing magic and ventriloquism. But, if you forgive my modesty, I’ve uncovered a talent for making people comfortable and asking them questions. I’d like to use my portfolio of completed interviews and have a radio show or some job in media like it.
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Students take advantage of fall-like tinge in air with their autum best
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Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week is the most talked about fashion event in the world, where some of the most talented designers get to show off their Spring 2015 collections. It is also a place where models can get high recognition due to the shows of high caliber. In honor of fashion week, The Pace Press ventured out to photograph some of the University’s best-dressed students. Senior Lubin student, Evelina Chumashkaeva, leaves quite an impression with her all red ensemble consisting of a red jacket with red pants. She completes her outfit with some designer pieces such as her black Celine bag and black Coco Chanel flats. “It’s pretty much my uniform, it might be a little too eccentric, but it’s pretty comfortable to me and I feel secure in it, said Chumashkaeva. “It’s an aggressive color, so I don’t have to be.” On the more relaxed side, Sophomore Ashely Ramos sported a casual, vintage look. She wore light-wash Calvin Klein Jeans and a cream color Cardigan from Bebe. Her must have accessory is a red bag she found at a thrift shop, proving that one can look fashionable without breaking the bank. Peter Rudilosso, Freshman, strutted an American Eagle v-neck sweater, Hollister jeans and comfortable shoes from Call it Spring. He purchased his book bag at H&M for only $5. “I like this outfit because it’s a clean, crisp back to school look,” said Rudilosso.
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