ISSUE 5
1
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
RICHARDS W W W. R I C H A R D S - N Y C . C O M
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
CONTENTS SPRING / SUMMER 2014
ON THE COVER PAGE
47 ON THE BEACH
Our very own Lauren Nester’s final photoshoot, on Belmar Beach. PAGE
19 NEON
Yeah, coolest photo of a sneaker ever.
PAGE
PAGE
35 RUTGERS HIVE
You didn’t know we had a Beekeeping Club, but now you do. 3
27 PHILOSOPHY CLUB
Our advice on how to philosophize like the pros...or as close to the pros as we can get.
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
PAGE
41 JANGURU
Brought the jungle indoors for this men’s fashion shoot.
PAGE
55
PAGE
24 COLOGNE
When you don’t know what to smell like, smell like this.
PAGE
08 PRE-REQS
The things you need to know before reading any further.
PAGE
18
TEE UP
STYLE
Better than the Green Jacket.
Revamped for on-the-spot transformations.
More Trim? CHECK OUT OUR PAST ISSUES
the
GYPSY Warriors
M AG A Z I N E
from MASON GROSS to MONEY MAKERS!
p33
FOR THE GUYS,
beer p10
& SOME GOOD
listen up SCARLET KNIGHTS,
pizza
FASHION i s
BACK
you’d kill to try!
A
Model citizen Fresh Faced
p31
COVER
STORY
student doing “the modeling thing”
The Premier Issue!
2 2 ISSUE
NO. NO.
flip to the back of the magazine!
flip to the back of the magazine!
ISSUE
PAGE 37
PAGE 56
ISSUE #4
PAGE 46 PAGE 29
PAGE 12
PAGE 12
WWW.TRIMMAGAZINE.NET PAGE 29 PAGE 46
#4 ISSUE
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
From the Editors SPRING / SUMMER 2014
M AG A Z I N E
ADAM LOWE
LAUREN NESTER
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & DESIGN DIRECTOR
CO-EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & PHOTO DIRECTOR
RUCHI SHERIKAR
MARISA FLACKS
MANAGING DIRECTOR
PR DIRECTOR
JAMES VICTORY
EMILY BECKMAN
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
FASHION DIRECTOR
HANNAH GERBER WEB DIRECTOR
ADAM LOWE @AWLOWE
C
readers! You have successfully weathered a long and cold New Brunswick winter. You’ve bundled up and hit the town, studied hard and partied down. But with the spring comes new life, certainly new fashion, and indeed a fabulous new issue of TRIM! Hey, nobody deserves it more than you so we invite you to enjoy this labor of love -- our personal Swan Song edition. TRIM Magazine transforms with each issue, being shaped by different creative personalities and ideas that result in a unique voice. With the creation of Issue 5 we have added new sections, including features on several of our favorite Rutgers’ Clubs (see what’s “buzzing” around campus). Moreover, we’ve redesigned the “Style” section and added practical fashion tips you can apply to your own life immediately. Look for a few unusual topics in the “Pre-Reqs” section for our more adventurous readers (kangaroo steak anyone?). In addition, you’ll see ads from our fine local businesses in the New Brunswick community, including past contributors with whom we’ve enjoyed working with over the years. Driving our continuing viability and growth is our wonderful TRIM
5
ONGRATULATIONS
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
LAUREN NESTER @LAURENNESTER
team of writers, editors, bloggers, photographers, designers, and administrators. Our family at TRIM continues to expand -- especially our blog staff (their posts are killer; definitely check them out if you haven’t already!). This semester we also welcomed a few new editors to the team, including Emily Beckman as our Fashion Director (soon to be our next Editor-in-Chief!) and our Web Director, Miss Hannah Gerber (a social media ninja to say the least). The making of this issue has been a bittersweet journey, as both of us will be saying goodbye after this semester. It’s been an honor and a fantastic experience being two of the founders of TRIM and watching our baby grow up over the years. We look forward to now becoming readers of future issues and will no doubt continue to take pride in watching TRIM further develop and adapt to future trends and technologies. Many treasures rest in the pages to come. So sit back, relax, and start flipping through Issue #5. Enjoy!
WEB
PHOTO
EMILY TANTUCCIO
SHIRLEY YU
VICTORIA TRIPSAS
RACHEL FUCHECK
EDEN CAPRIO
EMILY TANTUCCIO
KEITH COLDON
ANNIE POLLOCK
KELLY MCCARTHY
MICHELLE CHEN
SAMIRA ELKHOURY NICOLE KLOCK
DESIGN
ISOBEL MANCINI
KATIE BELL
PATRICIA HWANG
TAYLOR CARVIN
JENN KIM
ALEXANDRIA BELARDINELLI
KAITLIN ROGERS
NATASHA GOHIL
DANIELLE AMATO
BRYAN CASTRO
NICOLE MOGAR
TRACY LIU
SHELDON NGUYEN GINA MOGAR
FASHION
TYLER OKEEFE
JENNA JORDAN
JASMINE CHEUNG
XENIA POLYCHRONIS
YOUNG HWANG
JASMINE CHEUNG
RASHMI SINGH
EUNICE LEE
KELSEY WEIDMANN
AMANDA CODY GRETA GALE
PR
ANKITA SANKLA
SAMIRA ELKHOURY
AYUSHI CHAUHAN
GABY BORGES
MEGHRI BARONIAN
MICHELLE MULE DANIELLE AMATO
CONTRIBUTORS
MELISSA MARTINEZ
MJ TREVENS
CHRISTINA MCCOLLUM
LAUREN HODGES
JENN KIM
KEI FURUICHI
ALYSSA LOOMAN
ANIKE RABIU
KAITLIN ROGERS
TASHI ASHIZAWA
EMILY TANTUCCIO
NICK WENCK
VICORIA TRIPSAS
JOHN NESTER IMG MODELS
EDITORIAL
FENTON MOON
ADAM UZIALKO
MSA MODELS
PHILIP WYTHE
ALOHA RAG
MEGAN WAELZ
PLANTS MUA
EMILY TANTUCCIO
JAMIE MCCARTY
ERIN WALSH
WINDSOR GREENS
DANIELLE BRUNO
DEBIE KIM
PAUL JONES
HIDDEN GROUNDS COFFEE
106 EASTON AVE. NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ 08901 WWW.THEHIDDENGROUNDS.COM
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
HERDS OF THE FATHERS LEATHER CO. W W W. H E R D S O F T H E FAT H E R S . C O M
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
PRE-REQS I N S I D E : D A N C E , C O M E D Y, F O O D , D R I N K S , A P P S , A N D A C A M G I R L
BUT FIRST
Meet Our Model Citizen BY PHILIP WYTHE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SHIRLEY YU
W
ITHIN THE past
two years, Rutgers Sophomore Stephanie Wong has created a wide breadth of artwork. Born in Manhattan, and raised in Brooklyn and Edison, New Jersey,Wong is a Visual Arts BFA at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. Since a young age,Wong has worked with a variety of mediums, including fine arts, photography, and cinematography.With such artists as Ai Wei Wei, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Childish Gambino, and Red Hot Chili Peppers as some of her biggest inspirations,Wong has taken her passion for various art forms and created her own works of art. Over the past summer, Wong successfully co-directed the film “Skycatcher” for the United States National Science Foundation.Working for the Rutgers Center for Digital Filmmaking,Wong’s project follows... READ THE FULL INTERVIEW ONLINE W W W .T R I M M A G A Z I N E . N E T
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
8
PRE-REQS
PLAY
Rutgers Dance Team BREAKING TOP 10 AT DISNEY BY MEGAN WAELZ
T
University Dance Team can be seen at RU football and basketball games throughout the year, along with many school functions and charity events in the New Brunswick area such as reading to children at local schools, walking for cures, and even putting on their own large fundraiser for a charity of their choice each year. However, they are doing much more than getting dolled up and shaking pom-poms. Between games and HE RUTGERS
school, the RU Dance team practices four days a week. They have team workouts on all four of these days, and on their “off ” days they even put extra time into practicing turns, jumps, and choreography individually. While other students might head home for winter break, RUDT stays on campus, drilling routines until every breath is exhaled at the same time. What is the team’s hard work going towards? Four short days in Disney World, at Universal Dance Asso-
ciation Nationals. Nationals season is incredibly tolling for the team. It starts in August and continues until the end of January. The team’s blood, sweat, and tears poured into two routines, and the team must face the chance that they that may or may not even make it to the final round of nationals. Yet, all of this hard work truly paid off this year. The girls brought home 7th place in the Jazz category and 9th place in Pom in the largest college dance
team division, D1A. Breaking Top 10 was the main goal this year for the team, as making a name for Rutgers in the Dance Team world is very important to them. They placed amongst top teams, only separated by eighths of points. These placements are the highest that Rutgers Dance Team has placed, in roughly 15 years at UDA. What happens after nationals? The cycle begins all over again with conditioning for next January once more. performs not only at Scarlet Knight football games but also at national level competitions. THE TEAM
9
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
THINK P R E - R E Q S
From Stoners to Comedy Stars
WHY WORKAHOLICS AND BROAD CITY ARE THE VOICES OF COLLEGE HUMOR
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF COMEDY CENTRAL
BY ERIN WALSH
E
VERY WEDNESDAY night, Work-
aholics is followed by Broad City on Comedy Central. Both shows are Youtube’s sloppy seconds, spawned from web series that the actors had previously written and starred in. Yet, despite each show’s exaggerated behavior, the writers and actors realistically depict 20-something’s throughout America. Workaholics was originally de-
veloped for Comedy Central by the guys from Mail Order Comedy. The sitcom follows the three main characters, played by Mail Order’s Adam DeVine, Blake Anderson, and Anders Holm. The cast’s exploits on Workaholics are similar to those seen in their web series, with searches for booze and bud commonly seen throughout the show. Similarly, Broad City’s Ilana Glazer
and Abbi Jacobson find themselves in sticky situations while living in New York City. Written and performed by Glazer and Jacobson, Broad City’s main characters are 20-something year old women involved in predicaments caused by pursuits of sex, drugs, and skipping work. The show covers their many failed attempts at being lady-like, due to their crude humor and awkward occurrences on a daily basis. Stemming from Youtube sensations, both of these shows convey the ways in which the main characters use their friendships as a way of getting though the day, and getting into trouble. This is a sense of humor our generation of 20-something’s can truly grasp, as a way of connecting friendship with everyday life. SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
10
PRE-REQS
EAT
Hoppin’ Kangaroo YES, WE ATE KANGAROO AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY IT TOO BY JAMES VICTORY
at the bar, or a more relaxed and romantic seat in the back room. FIND A SPOT
11
of New Brunswick has found their niche for their strong drinks and excellent food. The Paterson Street bar is known for making a stiff martini with quality vermouths, and providing adventurous eaters with such exotic meats as wild boar, python and alligator. Don’t worry, though: despite their unique character, these meats are served in ways that are familiar to the average diner. One of the more exotic meats on the list is the kangaroo loin. The loin is served like a steak, with a side of potato gratin and garlic broccolini. While this Austra-
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
lian meat might seem unusual to most, it is remarkably tasty for such a lean meat, and tastes similar to beef filet mignon. The potato gratin, layered with butter and cream, works well with the kangaroo loin, and is difficult for anyone not to enjoy as part of such a sumptuous combination. The broccolini, a cross between Chinese kale and broccoli, was cooked al-dente and had the perfect touch of garlic. The restaurant and bar area have a prohibition era and underground feel. This is certainly the perfect spot for a romantic evening, as there is dramatic lighting, brick walls, close quarters, and well dressed staff .
CLYDZ IMPORTS
their kangaroo from Australia. In their culture kangaroo are seen similarly to how Americans see deer. Kangaroos are not farmed, they are harvested by licensed hunters under a quota system. Moreover, because environmental sustainability is a main priority, a breach of government regulations receives a punishment of fines, imprisonment or both.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM LOWE
O
VER THE years, Clydz
DRINK P R E - R E Q S
What Drink Are You? WHAT THE LOCAL BARS HAVE TO OFFER BY ADAM UZIALKO
W
in New Brunswick it can seem difficult to decide what to drink and where. This guide, assembled with the assistance of respective bartenders, should help you navigate just some of the myriad drinks that New Brunswick liquor purveyors have to offer. ITH ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BARS
1 A STOUT AT KELLY’S KORNER
4
True to its name, the Cinnamon Toast Crunch shot will have you believing you just lapped up the milk from the bottom of your cereal bowl. A mix of Fireball Whiskey and Rum Chata tastes surprisingly like its namesake.
A self-proclaimed “beer bar,” the Ale ‘N Wich doesn’t dabble too seriously in the art of drink craft. The bar’s name brand ale features a subtle hoppy flavor, crisp taste, and rich flavor. It can be most often found served in pitcher form.
CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH AT OLDE QUEENS TAVERN
Kelly’s Korner is the sort of pub that demands a strong Irish beer like Guinness. A tall, dark stout in the intimate surroundings of the classic tavern will have you reaching for a shamrock and shillelagh.
2
3
1
THE ALE OF ALE ‘N WICH
GOING OLD SCHOOL AT THE COURT TAVERN Nothing special here, just a Pabst Blue Ribbon tall boy accompanied by a Whiskey Ginger – extra whiskey. By keeping it simple The Court Tavern honors the tastes of its clientele and does justice to its hallowed punk roots.
4
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM LOWE
2 SERVED WITH AN ICE COLD PABST BLUE RIBBON
3
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
12
PRE-REQS
GEAR UP
Your Apps or Your Privacy A RUTGERS DEVELOPED APP HELPS REVEAL WHERE YOUR INFORMATION IS REALLY GOING
“Lindqvist’s project gives power back to smartphone users”
BY DANIELLE BRUNO
A
NEW RESEARCH PROJECT, led by Rutgers University assistant professor Janne Lindqvist, has created an app called Boy Genius Report to notify people when their Android Smartphone apps are tracking their location. Lindqvist’s app provides a banner across the screen that reads, “Your location is accessed by [app name],” when the app in question is communicating your location data. It is stated in Lindquist’s research that almost all of the participants noticed their location accessed by apps that they would not have previously expected. According to an article in The Daily 13
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
Caller, Lindqvist “hopes applications, like the one developed by his team, will push other application developers to take more steps toward information gathering transparency in future products […] or give consumers a choice about the amount of data collected.” Most instances of location tracking occur when advertisers harvest this information to send targeted ads to a user. Apparently, previous to 2013, Google allowed Android users to enable and disable app permissions through their operating system. However, Google disabled this featured in 2013, and, according to an Electronic Frontier Foundation report, Google stat-
ed: “the feature had only ever been released by accident — that it was experimental, and that it could break some of the apps policed by it.” The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suspicious of Google’s explanation because it doesn’t seem to justify the discarding of a feature that seems to be an improvement. Lindqvist’s project gives power back to smartphone users and provides users the opportunity to choose if they would like to delete apps that are known for tracking their location.The app is being adjusted for Google Play, the Android app store, and will be finished in the next few weeks.
BANG P R E - R E Q S
WANT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT LILY? VISIT US ONLINE TO READ OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH HER.
21st Century Sex Work INTERVIEW WITH A CLIP MODEL BY PHILIP WYTHE
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL FUCHECK
L
IKE MANY young
women today, Lily works from home. As a 26 year old online therapist and published poet, she has an incredible talent for intimate communication with others. However, Lily also has another job apart from her clinical and creative ventures. Over the Internet, Lily stars as an independent sexual fetish actress. For the past year and a half, Lily has used the Internet to create her own sexual content. From video clips to photo sets, the young actress acts as her own director, producer, and business manager - controlling her own performances from start to finish. “… I started out slowly and my motivation was extra cash,” Lily told TRIM
about her career. “Overtime though, it’s been the liberation I feel from it that keeps me motivated.” Likewise, her self-produced work covers various personal interests. “I mostly focus on dominatrix style stuff,” she admitted, along with such fetishes as “pet play,” “age play,” and “bondage.” However, Lily also notes that the field is not for the faint at heart. At times, customers can overstep their boundaries. “The most challenging things are people trying to get more free content,” she claimed. “I get some bizarre messages that can make me dry heave (not literally).” Yet, despite these occasionally troublesome customers, Lily still finds the field ap-
SOME OF THE BEST CLIP MODELS CAN MAKE UPWARDS OF $60,000 / YR.
proachable for interested models. “The industry is definitely welcoming to newcomers, fresh faces and new acts,” she notes. And, despite the taboo surrounding contemporary sex work, she urges readers to stand up for their passions. “Know that [modeling] is a path that is still very much taboo and you can definitely get a side eye or two for doing it openly,” she says. “That does not ever mean you are wrong to do it though!” TP S RR IM INS GP /R ISNUGM /M S EU R M2 M 0 1E 4R T2R0 I1M 4
14
PRE-REQS
LISTEN
Hometown Heroes MAJOR LEAGUE RETURNS TO NJ STRONGER THAN EVER
F GAMECHANGER WORLD is a
new music and entertainment venue in Howell, NJ. It is the first venue to consistently bring pop-punk bands that are on national tours to the central NJ area. Gamechanger features shows from acts like Pentimento, The Mongoloids, State Champs, and Bellwether. The venue plans to book shows more steadily in the future and is a perfect nightlife alternative to the New Brunswick party scene. Keep up with their calendar and head out to catch one of your favorite pop-punk bands soon. 15
OLLOWING Major League’s announcement this past winter that vocalist Nick Track would be replaced by guitarist Brian Anthony Joyce, critics were quick to claim that the band wouldn’t be the same. This was true, because, when Major League took the stage for a hometown show at Gamechanger World in Howell, NJ, it seemed everything fell into place for the band. Despite losing a cherished member, the band persevered and gained a newfound confidence that was what their sound needed all along. With Major League fans still piling up over the barri-
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
cade, Seaway joined the stage and continued the relentless pace that Major League left in their performance. The Canadian pop-punk band worked relentlessly over the past few years to make a name for themselves, despite being so far from their home country. Seaway vocalist Ryan Locke got the crowd going, by leaping into the crowd several times during the band’s performance, and letting the fans have the mic for parts of “Shy Guys” and “No Direction”. Several other artists joined Major League and Seaway for the Gamechanger World performance, including Have Mercy, Better Off, and Free-
hold, NJ locals Batten Down the Hatches. On this national tour, each band endured its own taste of hardship. From medical issues to tour vans breaking down, the tour certainly had its hardships. However, on this final night of the tour, the exhaustion did not show on the bands performing. Major League was all smiles during their set, and the night’s bands put their best foot forward on the Gamechanger World stage. For the tour’s fans, it was clear that the adversity of losing a member and trouble on the road only allowed for them to have greater success in the future.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMILY TANTUCCIO
BY EMILY TANTUCCIO
Buy and sell with people near you
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
SYN DIC AT E D
SYNDICATEDCLOTHING.COM
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
STYLE 24 cologne p
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM LOWE
Read our review of this scent along with a few of our other favorites.
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
18
Step into Color BE THE BRIGHTEST AT THE GYM BY EMILY BECKMAN
E
LECTRIFY YOUR
workout attire with this season’s hottest trend. Whether you’re tearing up the soccer field or finding balance in the yoga studio, you’ll be sweating in style. Incorporating this new gear into your workout will ensure that your face isn’t the only thing glowing post-workout. So in that case Ready, set,…NEON!
REEBOK ONE SERIES RUNNING BRA
MARIKA TEK RUNNING SHORTS
UNDERARMOUR COLDGEAR TIGHTS
NIKE WOMEN’S FLEX TRAINER 3
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE POLLOCK
S T Y L E
19
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
S T Y L E
Suit Mechanics
KEY COMPONENTS TO SHARPEN UP YOUR SUIT BY XENIA POLYCHRONIS TIDY UP THAT TIE The tie should never exceed nor fall short of the suit jacket’s lapel, so be sure to compare them before leaving the house. Want a more modern look? Go for thinner ties (always darker than your shirt and no longer than the start of your belt) and a thinner lapel (two inch maximum).
THREE TIPS FOR BUTTON BRILLIANCE With regard to your suit jacket, always button the top, occasionally button the middle, and never button the bottom. In addition, when you sit, always unbutton everything in order to avoid damage to the suit (Buttons aimed lower on the suit elongate the waste, making you look taller and more elegant).
AIM HIGH Your suit should be tailored and streamlined, which means your pants should never be sagging. Thin, neutral belts are a good way to keep your pants where they should be while accessorizing your suit. If your belt is anything other than black or grey, make sure it matches your shoes.
BEFRIEND YOUR TAILOR Pant legs dragging? Jacket shoulders sagging? Tailor it all. Tailoring the suit to your body will not only ensure that it fits, but will also give you the utmost flattering and professional appearance. The extra time and money will pay off when you make that memorable first impression at your dream job.
A
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE CHEN
professionals in the inevitably frightening “real world”, it is about time that a suit becomes your best friend. You will go everywhere together, particularly in regard to make-orbreak situations.Thus, it is important to get comfortable with what a good suit entails in order for you and your professional look to have a prosperous future. S UP-AND-COMING
Step Up Your Sock Game SO YOU ARE AFRAID that a suit masks your personality? Have no fear! For those who want to express themselves and still look professional, do it in a low-key way
by selecting the perfect pair of socks. Have fun with it - but remember, you shouldn’t be showing any leg, so make sure the socks are long enough!
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
20
Show More with Less
THE SECRET IS OUT
1
Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Unlined Demi Bra
2
Victoria’s Secret Very Sexy Push-Up Bustier Bra
BY EMILY BECKMAN
A
fashions moving from the inside out? According to top designers and industry moguls, lingerie is being liberated from a previously clandestine existence behind traditional outwear – and behind closed doors – to a reinvented classic look that celebrates sultry peek-a-boo sexiness. In fact, lingerie now openly flirts with mainstream outwear by revealing lacy straps, silk accouterments, camisole-inspired slinkiness, and even fully exposed and adventurous bralets! So what’s the driving force behind this head-turning trend? Designer Stefano Gabbana of Dolce & Gabbana explains, “Lingerie is the maximum expression of a woman’s femininity. Instead of covering a woman’s body, we prefer to accentuate its qualities.” How adventurous will you be this season?
Victoria’s Secret Body 3 by Victoria Unlined Full-Coverage Demi Bra
RE THIS YEAR’S
1
2
3 PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMILY TANTUCCIO
S T Y L E
21
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
S T Y L E
Challenging Color
STRIDE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE BY GOING BOLD BY JENNA JORDAN
PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHELLE CHEN
S
PRING IS HERE, which means more COLOR! From sunset orange to plum purple, a new spectrum of fashionable hues is sure to blossom this spring. Although ladies are typically more comfortable embracing the rainbow in their wardrobe, that doesn’t mean that men shouldn’t try it too! In fact, girls tend to admire a guy that isn’t afraid to take fashion risks by playing up his look with bold color accents. So fellas, don’t be shy – spring into color!
EARTH TONED SHOES CAN HELP GROUND THE BOLD COLORS
WHAT HE’S WEARING: Club Monaco Davis Chino Pantaloons JCrew Sperry Top-Siders H&M V- neck T-shirt H&M Cottonon cardigan SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
22
S T Y L E
Open Up to Orchid
NAILS IN FULL BLOOM
I
NSPIRED BY the exotic and captivating orchid flower, the 2014 Pantone Color of the Year is Radiant Orchid! This rich color invites confidence, vivacity, and warmth into our lives while reflecting the courage and inner strength of contemporary society. Comprised of vibrant pinks and bold purple hues, this harmonious mixture encourages us to take on new challenges and act upon innovation through peaceful collaboration.
23
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE POLLOCK
BY EUNICE LEE
S T Y L E
A Note(s) for Men
OUR FAVORITE SCENTS FOR THIS SEASON BY JASMINE CHEUNG
E
tells a story, releasing you on a journey with each spritz. A cologne typically consists of multiple “notes” – the scents that can be detected upon application. Like a musical chord, there are top, middle, and base notes that comprise a refined aroma. In fact, it is important to wait 30 minutes to allow the middle and base notes to develop in order to experience the cologne to its full potential. With thousands of colognes on the market, it can be tedious finding your perfect match, so that is why TRIM provided a few of our all-time favorites! ACH COLOGNE
DIESEL, ONLY THE BRAVE THIS WOODY oriental fragrance starts with a refreshing citrus burst of lemon, mandarin, and spicy coriander. Meanwhile, the heart notes of sweet violet and pure rosemary play against the deep and leathery labdanum scent. Light amber and cedar wood keeps the fragrance grounded and masculine at the base.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY ADAM LOWE
DIESEL, FUEL FOR LIFE
THE ENERGETIC leading notes are a special blend of tart grapefruit and anise. A natural center of fresh raspberries and lavender produce stress reducing effects while creamy, vanilla-like heliotrope mingles with warm and inviting dry wood to form a rejuvenating medley of base notes.
JOHN VARVATOS
THIS SCENT introduces itself with medjool date fruits, and tamarind tree leaves, followed by traces of spicy coriander seed templar, nutty clary sage flower, and herbaceous Indian ajowan. In addition, woody auramber, soft balsam, and rich eaglewood undertones warms the masculine aroma.
PAUL SEBASTIAN
HERBAL NOTES of light sage and fresh lavender relax the mind, followed by dry armoise for a slightly sweet yet bitter mix. To finish, the earthy, sensual aroma of myrhh and musk linger, providing a romantic tease. The perfect scent for staying in and going out.
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
24
SALTY FOX JEWELRY
WWW.SALT YFOXJEWELRY.COM
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
PRACTICING PHILOSOPHY THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO GETTING THE MOST OF UNDERGRADUATE PHILOSOPHY AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY B Y PA U L J O N E S P H OTO G R A P H Y B Y S H I R L E Y Y U I L L U S T R AT I O N & A RT D I R E C T I O N B Y A DA M L OW E F A S H I O N D I R E C T I O N B Y E M I LY B E C K M A N
P. 2 7 27
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
28
warning. Philosophy will keep you up at night. Your consciousness might be an illusion. Skepticism looms over everything you thought you knew. Our understanding of time may be fundamentally flawed.You could be incapable of expressing yourself to others, doomed to loneliness forever. It’s possible you’re part of a sociopolitical machine which deals systematic injustice. Or maybe there isn’t such a thing as morality. But, like many things that are worth losing sleep over, philosophy has been neatly regimented into professional academia for hundreds of years. I’d like to offer this guide as an invitation to the major. I’ll share what I’ve learned about why and how to study philosophy as an undergraduate at Rutgers. First, an introduction: Rutgers University houses one of the top three philosophy departments in the world. Not only that, but the department just received a $3 million donation from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and an anonymous donor to fund the department’s first endowed chair. This will be sure to bring another of the world’s top philosophers to Rutgers. Here and now is the best time and place to start a philosophy major or minor, and here’s how … THE FIRST STEP : THE PHILOSOPHY CLUB
If you’ve made it this far, then you’ve probably always considered yourself philosophically minded, but are unsure if you’re really interested in the major. Or alternatively, you’re in the major and you’re looking to broaden your philosophical thinking. The Rutgers Undergraduate Philosophy Club is perfect for this. Picture Greek philosophers, and you see togas and beards. But, when you picture Rutgers philosophy, you should see a con 29
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
30
“
WHAT IS REAL? HOW DO WE KNOW? WHAT IS GOOD? WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL? WHAT IS JUST? WHAT IS THE MIND? WHAT IS LANGUAGE? WHAT IS SCIENCE? AND EVEN, PERHAPS A BIT VAINLY, WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
“
ference table flanked on every side by sharp students led by a distinguished member of faculty, or a rising star in Rutgers’ graduate program. Since its creation in its present form last year, the Rutgers Philosophy Club has been the best place for undergraduates to connect with a broad array of philosophical topics. The meetings are held on Friday’s at 5:00PM. While they officially end at 6:30PM, it is often buzzing long after that. The meetings are open to all. While every speaker is free to choose his or her own format, the most frequent is a presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session. Every meeting is entirely independent from all of the others, and often the presentations assume nothing about the audience’s philosophical background. Likewise, the curious-minded are free to wander in to whatever meeting they choose. This is because the 31
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
Rutgers Philosophy Club practices “analytic philosophy,” which strives to be straightforwardly clear about both the question being asked and the answer given. So, who are professional philosophers and what types of questions do they ask? Modern philosophy is practiced by all sorts of folks, and investigates issues like: What is real? How do we know? What is good? What is beautiful? What is just? What is the mind? What is language? What is science? And even, perhaps a bit vainly, what is philosophy? The Philosophy Club has been honored to host Rutgers faculty members Prof. Peter Klein, Prof. Douglas Husak, and Prof. Alvin Goldman to talk on these topics. Of graduate students, the Philosophy Club has also formerly hosted Lisa Mirrachi, David Black, Rodrigo Borges, Marilie Coetsee, and Michael Smith, who came to share
their philosophical insight. Regardless of what classes you’ve taken or what your background is, the answers to these philosophical questions are ones you have views on! Do you jump off of cliffs contemplating the meaninglessness of everything and how you cannot know about gravity? Do you see how that would be a bad thing for you to do? That it would cause you as a person to cease to exist? That it would be unfair on your family? Philosophy Club is a setting where you can learn about yourself, and develop your views on these fundamental issues. THE NEXT STEP : MAKING PHILOSOPHY
Students are not restricted to being on the audience’s side of the conference table, however. An important part of
and (2) securing an advisor. As a prerequisite to finding the issue that shakes you to your very core, take a well-balanced set of courses. I’d recommend every philosophy major take at least an epistemology, a metaphysics, and an ethics course. While in those classes, consider which of the debates you enjoy the most: perhaps you like the back-and-forthedness of the Gettier counterexample literature, the fundamentality of metaphysics, or a particular moral issue. When you think you have a candidate for something you could write deeply about, jump up to the 400-level course with a tenured faculty member in that field, and go to office hours to talk over your papers for the course. Rutgers faculty are encouraging and exciting to work with, but you will need to reach out first. Should you do well on a paper, ask the professor if they would consider working with you to develop your writing into an honors thesis.This would also be a great time to start discussing graduate school and letters of recommendation, should you be interested. CONFERENCES
the student philosopher’s philosophical progress is expressing their ideas to others, seeing exactly where it is that others may disagree, and considering whose arguments are stronger. If you have gone to philosophy club and want to take the next step, there are at least three ways to move forward: (1) write a thesis, (2) participate in the undergraduate conference, and (3) work with an undergraduate journal. THESIS
The first step you should take to “make philosophy” is to write a paper that attempts to contribute to philosophical progress. Although you can look up all the logistics of thesis writing on the Rutgers Philosophy Department website, I’ll share some of the harder aspects of it. Namely, (1) picking a topic
One place to take your completed thesis is to an undergraduate philosophy conference, where you will present it to a national audience. A Google search will yield calls for papers all across the country, as more universities begin hosting such conferences. Should your work be accepted, you’ll take on the job of the visitors to the Philosophy Club: you’ll start by presenting your research, which will be followed by a question-and-answer session. This is an amazing opportunity to hone the skills you’ll need to be a professional philosopher. Namely, articulating your views to an audience of your peers. Rutgers and Princeton are among the universities hosting undergraduate conferences, as the first annual jointly-held philosophy conference was organized by Rutgers’ own Jimmy Goodrich and Princeton’s Max Siegal. Students from NYU, McGill University, Brown University, and many more came to Princeton to give their selected
paper in the form of a presentation. The keynote presentation was given by Rutgers’ Prof. Stephen Stich and Princeton’s Prof. Michael Smith on the role of intuitions in philosophy. It was a stimulating two-day event that will happen again in the Spring of 2015. JOURNALS
Another avenue you can take your thesis to is that of undergraduate journals. The role of a journal is to select and edit philosophical work for publication, to be read by a peer-group. Just like conferences, journals submit a “call for papers”, which you’ll receive via email, or can find with a Google search. If selected, you’ll likely undergo a couple round of edits and eventually receive a published copy of your work! At Rutgers, the undergraduate journal is called Arête. I recommend that you submit your paper to other university’s journals, and opt to join Arête as an editor. I recommend this for two reasons: (1) you cannot join another university’s journal, and (2) it raises editorial concerns to both edit and publish your own work. To join Arête, you’ll need a special permission number from the Editor-in-Chief, which you can get from a couple of emails. The undergraduate journal at Rutgers will give you another set of skills you’ll need to go on in philosophy: to read, interpret, and constructively criticize the work of your peers. THE ROADMAP, COMPLETED
To begin practicing philosophy at Rutgers, attend a few sessions of the Philosophy Club. If the issues at stake excite you, take a few classes and find your favorite topic. After that, the philosophy major at Rutgers is the most rewarding experience I’ve had: thinking deeply with the help of the world’s best philosophers, submitting and participating in conferences of like-minded peers, and in turn considering their work. With hard work, these steps will turn you into an aspiring philosopher. SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
32
MARK TAURIELLO WWW.MARKTAURIELLO.COM
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
RUTGERS’ BEEKEEPERS EXPLAIN THE BUZZ ABOUT THEIR HIVES BY ADAM UZIAL
PAGE 35
KO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAUREN NESTER ILLUSTRATION BY ADAM LOWE FASHION DIREC TION BY EMILY BECKMAN
35
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
36
hen most people think of bee-keepers, they imagine folks wandering through fields with mesh veils and bulky suits for protection. But Hive, the Rutgers University Apiculture Society, doesn’t have any need for the added protection; the only necessities for the job are a smoker and a crowbar-shaped hive tool “We don’t really need [to wear veils,]” says Chris Farina, president and founder of Hive. “The only times I have been stung it was [because I was] squishing the bee or because it was at night or something.” “They really don’t go out of their way to sting you,” added Kelley Steitz, Hive’s treasurer. Farina said he was inspired to start the club after taking an apiculture class with adjunct professor Tim Schuler, New Jersey’s state apiarist. The class revitalized a few empty hives on Cook-Douglass behind the Floriculture building, but, by the end of the semester, they were left without a care-taker. The club stepped in to fill the void as the class ended. Since its conception in April 2011, Hive has nearly quadrupled its number of hives from 3 to 11 after building new hives last summer. However, creating a new hive possesses many risks. Typically, 30 percent of the new hive's bees die over the course of the winter. “We’ll have to see which ones died over the winter, and then we’ll have to empty out all the dead bees and fill it with new ones,” he said. “We’ll probably see at least one or two [that failed.]" Farina said they would have to use a brush to scrape the dead bees off of the hive, which are then dumped as an organic fertilizer. Steitz said that perhaps they should hold a bee funeral, but Farina assured Trim Magazine that there was nothing ceremonial about emptying the deceased bees from the hive. “You just dump a pile of these dead things on the ground 37
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
in front of another hive and they don’t care,” he said. Each hive is essentially a big box with distinct levels called ‘supers.’ There are shallow and deep supers, both of which serve distinct purposes. The bottom most super is always deep and is where the brood is born and nurtured. Between that super and the next one up features a ‘queen excluder,’ that keeps the queen contained below to watch over the brood. In each super there are about 10 frames which stand vertically. These frames are where the bees will make their honeycomb. The keeper removes each frame individually to inspect the amount of honey on them, and, when the frame is full, they extract it. Once a hive is up and running, this process is repeated constantly throughout the season. In order to get a hive to thrive it must first be started. To do this, the keeper introduces a 3 pound package of bees, which includes a container of sugar water and a separate queen. The bees are introduced to the hive along with the sugar water to get it going, but the queen receives special treatment. To keep a hive stocked with all the worker bees it needs, a queen is essential. Otherwise, there will be no brood to carry it on. The queen is contained within a special cork which is scratched and placed into the super. The cork is covered with a candy syrup that the bees will eat through, releasing the queen. Typically, this gives the bees a long enough time to get used to the queen before she is free. If not, the bees kill her by a process aptly named “cuddle death,” in which the hive's bees surround the queen with their bodies and overheat her until she dies. If this happens, the keeper will have to introduce another queen, in order to ensure the hive is sustainable. According to Farina, extracting honey from the hives is a simple step-by-step process. When a hive is first started, a chemical named "propolis" is applied. Propolis is a solution
“IT’S LESS A CLUB AND MORE A GROUP OF LACKEYS TO TAKE CARE OF THE BEES.”
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
38
of tree sap and glue, and is used to fill any openings greater than 3/8th of an inch. This prevents the bees from escaping during the season, and also aids their ability to walk on walls. Beekeepers must use a hive tool to break the solidified propolis apart and gain access to the hive. Once opened, the keeper uses the smoker to mask the human scent that would put the bees on the defensive. More importantly, the smoke causes the bees to think a fire has broken out. To protect their honey from the non-existent fire, the hive's bees ingest the sweet stuff in mass amounts, storing it in their second stomach. This makes them full, lethargic, and less likely to sting the keeper. The rough winter and frequent storms have presented a bit of a problem to Hive during the start of the spring semester. “There’s not a lot you can do when it’s snowing outside,” he said. “They don’t like the cold, they don’t like the wind.” For Hive, bee hive cultivation provides a self-sustaining model. The honey that is extracted from the hives every season is used to provide revenue for the club. Hive offers their Rutgers-made honey to various customers, including students, local businesses, and even University President Robert Barchi’s wife, Francis Barchi. Marketing for the honey is primarily done through Facebook and flyer campaigns, as well as selling jars outside of Brower and opening sales to the public on Rutgers Day. As treasurer, it is Steitz's duty to handle the money earned by honey sales, along with additional club expenses for hive upkeep. She said the club recently purchased an extractor, although they had to rely on donations for the money. Unfortunately, the University would not approve the release of account funds from honey sales for the machine.. “If there’s any sort of event going on, I have to file a request for funding,” she said. “That is usually a hassle because Rutgers is not into [funding equipment purchases.]” The university prefers that clubs rent equipment to keep costs low. According to Farina, Hive would probably start meeting in early March. Although only a few members actually know how to conduct the process, many club members attend meetings to watch and learn the art of bee-keeping. For Farina, there are really no typical meetings of Hive. Every meeting varies depending on what point they are at in the season. “Some meetings we’ll build more hives, some meetings we’ll bottle honey, some meetings we’ll have a basic slideshow with information, and many meetings we’ll go outside because the hives are right there and we have all the tools in the classroom,” he said. “It’s less a club and more a group of lackeys to take care of the bees.” 39
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
40
41
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
CREATIVE DIRECTION BY L AUREN HODGES MAKEUP BY TASHI ASHIZAWA HAIR BY ANIKE R ABIU ST YLING BY MJ TREVENS & KEI FURUICHI FASHION DIRECTION BY EMILY BECKMAN PHOTOGR APHY & ART DIRECTION BY L AUREN NESTER
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
42
43
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
44
45
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
46
HAIR AND MAKEUP BY DEBIE KIM F A S H I O N D I R E C T I O N B Y E M I LY B E C K M A N & J A S M I N E C H E U N G STYLING BY AR / AR SRPLS COLLECTION ART DIRECTION BY LAUREN NESTER & ADAM LOWE P H OTO G R A P H Y B Y S H I R L E Y Y U
AR ‘Aloha Shirt’, White, $310 AR ‘Loro Piana Jacket’, Black, $980 AR SRPLS Side Pocket Cargo, Olive Star Print, $320
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
48
AR ‘Basic Shirt’, Green/Yellow, $320 AR ‘Loro Piana Jacket’, Black, $980 AR ‘Houndstooth Shorts’, Black $380
49
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
AR SRPLS ‘Star’ T-Shirt, $68 AR SRPLS Taffeta Hoodie, Grey, $390 AR ‘Loro Piana Sarouel Pant’, Black, $580
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
50
51
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
AR ‘Basic Shirt’, Green/Yellow, $320 AR ‘Loro Piana Sarouel Pant’, Black, $580 SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
52
GYPSY W
53 T RM I MA G S PARZI N UM M RE T R I 2S 0I N 1 4G S P A C E TRIM I NGE / AS D VE
WARRIOR V I S I T O U R N E W L O C AT I O N I N H O B O K E N O R S H O P U S O N L I N E AT G Y P S Y W A R R I O R . C O M
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
54
55
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
R
ING D A E
THE
N E E R G THE
5566
pp..
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RACHEL FUCHECK MAKEUP AND HAIR BY EMILY BECKMAN WARDROBE BY JAIME MCCARTY FASHION DIRECTION BY EMILY BECKMAN & MEGHRI BARONIAN ART DIRECTION BY LAUREN NESTER & ADAM LOWE ILLUSTRATION BY KATIE BELL
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
56
Double layer cotton sateen dress
57
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
Forbidden florals contrast collar snap front shirt; contrast cuff pant
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
58
Right: fleece-lined wool jacket , nylon mesh extra longsleeved crop top, contrast cuff pant; Light: ultraseude snap front shirt
59
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
SPRING / SUMMER 2014 TRIM
60
61
TRIM SPRING / SUMMER 2014
GRAND
PRIX
LITHO INC
PRINTING New York - Global Headquarters 18 Connor Lane Deer Park, NY 11729 tel: 631.242.4182 fax: 631.242.4032 usprinting@gplny.com
T R I M M A G A Z I N E A D V E R T I S I N G S PA C E
WANT TO
JOIN THE
TEAM? find us online at trimmagazine.net and email us at info@trimmagazine.net instagram: @trimmagazine