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HeForShe promotes gender equality

NYU revises housing procedures

By LEXI FAUNCE Contributing Writer

By MARITA VLACHOU

News Editor

NYU announced sweeping changes to housing for the 2015-16 academic year in anticipation for the application opening Tuesday.

For the first time, NYU students will be able to live either on the Manhattan or Brooklyn campus. Dorms in Brooklyn cost $4,000 less than living in Manhattan, and are a low-cost option for students who want to live in dorms.

Poly senior Alan Huang said the policy will help bridge the distance between between Washington Square and Brooklyn students.

“The administration probably made this policy change because of the separation between students from Washington Square and Poly students,” Huang said.

“There’s still a lot of negative

In an attempt to combat persisting inequality faced by women and girls around the world, the Student Senators Council hosted HeforShe at the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life on Monday.

HeforShe is a solidarity movement that calls upon men to stand up against gender discrimination and support women’s rights. UN Women founded HeForShe to combat issues including economic inequality, political inequality and domestic violence. The event focused on educating students about the campaign’s goals and provided them with information on how to get involved in the movement.

Gerardo Porteny Backal, president of Young Men 4 Gender Equality at NYU, spoke at the event and said the HeForShe movement helps men become

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Gerardo Porteny Backal talks about the HeForShe movement in GCASL on Monday.

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DINING

Top spots to satisfy cookie obsessions

By JESSICA TIEN Contributing Writer

Whether paired with a mid-afternoon cup of coffee or munched on as a late-night study snack, cookies are the perfect treat for any time of day.

Luckily, bakeries all across New York City are constantly churning out unique takes on this classic baked good. Here are a few of the best places to find freshly baked cookies throughout the city.

Milk & Cookies Bakery Milk & Cookies Bakery is nestled between a couple of 19th-century brownstones in the West Village at 19 Commerce St. Customers are

greeted by the smell of sugar and warm butter as soon as they open the door. This quaint, old-fashioned bakery offers a classic take on cookies, including favorites like chocolate chip and white chocolate macadamia. Their cookies are known for their home-baked taste, soft texture and slightly crunchy edges. They are sold to customers straight off the baking trays in this vintage bakery.

Eleni’s Located in New York City’s popular Chelsea Market, Eleni’s specializes in nut-free, hand-iced cookies. The bakers use brightly colored icing to

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New Museum celebrates nine years

By ALEX GREENBERGER Editor-at-Large

The New Museum’s third triennial, “Surround Audience,” is wall-to-wall art. It creates a strange feeling of entrapment, as if visitors cannot escape the art. The show’s curators — video artist Ryan Trecartin and former Rhizome executive editor Lauren Cornell — create this sensation without a hackneyed reliance on surveillance technology.

“Surround Audience” is about how technology is deeply embedded in our lives. The artists’ voices are present throughout the show — particularly through a poetry book that accompanies the pieces.

The triennial has two issues: it feels as if the show is trying to

do too much at once, and it sometimes feels scattered. The latter is not always a problem, as pieces like Eduardo Navarro’s performance and sculpture “Thanks Alex” convey the incompatibility of life and technology. Navarro’s sculpture is a large turtle shell that rightfully feels out of place in this show. In an era in which time is measured in kilobytes per second, slowness is no longer valued, which is why, in Navarro’s opinion, turtles no longer have value in this world.

The show’s ambitious quality still poses a problem. “Surround Audience” sometimes feels like a jumble of topics that not even the most intelligent liberal arts student could grapple with them simultaneously. Feminism, postcolonialism and semiotics are just some of the issues explored in

this show.

On the ground floor, Lisa Holzer’s printed, nail polish-streaked poetry is hung adjacent to DIS magazine’s “The Island (KEN),” a kitchen that doubles as a performance space and a Scandinavian furniture lookalike. On the third floor, Frank Benson’s deified sculpture of transgender poet Juliana Huxtable is displayed facing Ed Atkins’ “Happy Birthday!!,” a blackand-white video in which computer-animated body parts fly apart as a man vomits blood. The show is overwhelming, yet wildly ambitious and well worth Trecartin and Cornell’s effort.

“Surround Audience” is at its best when it becomes personal.

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Podcasts: The New Radio Revolution After the success of “Serial,” renowned podcasts are coming together to discuss the medium that is gaining in popularity.

The event will be on the eighth floor of 239 Greene St. at 6:30 p.m.

Gamble & Huff The NYU faculty songwriter-in-residence Phil Galdston will be in conversation with the creators of “The Sounds of Philadelphia” at 7 p.m. in the Provincetown Playhouse.

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Housing to draw from single applicant pool stigma between both groups and administration wants to push the communication and collaboration between both campuses.”

Stern freshman Simon Tesfaiohannes agreed that housing in Brooklyn is a good financial option.

“Living in Brooklyn sounds appealing for obvious financial reasons,” Tesfaiohannes said. “It’s a good opportunity.

It provides people with options, which gives more power to the student.”

NYU New York will be a study away option for 150 NYU Shanghai students starting in Fall 2015.

This is the first time NYU Shanghai students will be allowed to study away in New York, as the portal campus was first launched three years ago.

While the Hayden project will be finished in August, the combination of incoming transfer students and study away students from NYU Shanghai and NYU

Abu Dhabi has created the need for additional housing space.

NYU plans to renew its contract with Affinia Manhattan, allowing 160 to 190 students to live in a hotel during the fall semester.

Students living in the hotel will be given MetroCards, but unlike last semester they will not receive priority for study away.

Last semester NYU offered housing spaces in three Affinia hotels and had to provide incentives to attract more students.

Senior Vice President for Student Affairs Tom Ellett said all students, including students at NYU Shanghai, NYU Abu Dhabi, Poly and Washington Square, will be given equal opportunity in choosing their housing options.

“The NYU Shanghai, the NYU Abu Dhabi and the Brooklyn students are all interspersed with the NYU Washington Square students, so they get their number at a similar time to when ev-

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Palladium Residence Hall will return to being an upperclassmen-only residence hall next year. eryone else gets their number,” Ellett said. “There is no differentiation, we are one institution.”

Students on the Inter-Residence Hall Council redesigned the housing application, which is available Tuesday.

Ellett said the university bears no responsibility over the creations of the room selection process. He added that students should direct their concerns

that they wanted in place, and that’s kind of how we do things right now.”

University Residence Hall will once again admit both freshmen and upperclassmen, while Palladium Residence Hall will only be available to upperclassmen.

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Students discuss solidarity campaign

change agents in order to combat gender inequality.

“We are the generation of the present and we can create change right now,” Backal said.

“It’s not just women’s rights, it’s human rights.”

Women in the United States only make 72 cents to every dollar that men make. Less than 1 percent on Forbes’s list of the top 500 CEOs in the world are women.

“These facts have caught the attention of advocates everywhere ranging from government leaders, celebrities and students, all wanting to join the fight against gender discrimination,” Backal said. “Everyone is encouraged to get involved in the movement.”

Steinhardt sophomore Naomi O’Reilly said she was inspired by Emma Watson’s speech vouching for the HeForShe campaign and admired her for advocating such a controversial issue. O’Reilly wanted to attend the presentation in order to show her support for the movement.

“Women have been oppressed for so long and we are now slowly beginning to make progress,” O’Reilly said. “I admire how the movement is put together and I believe it will be really successful.”

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about the housing selection process to the IRHC. “If the students are unhappy with the system, it’s the students who created it,” Ellett said. “Not you the students, but the student government. If people are unhappy with the system, they need to go to the IRHC and tell them how they could change it, if they aren’t happy. It’s not us, we administer the student’s process

By JIMMY CHIN Contributing Writer

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Students gather at GCASL to discuss the HeForShe campaign. and member of the Delta Phi fraternity Rowen Diano Il said he was inspired to join the movement after attending the event.

“I’ve always been into women’s rights,” Diano Il said. “Being part of Delta Phi, it’s good to show women and girls that we care and don’t fall into the stereotypes fraternities may portray.”

NYU will create its own HeForShe campus chapter this Sunday to commemorate International Women’s Day. The university will become one of the first 10 schools in the nation to support the movement.

CAS senior Margaret Velasquez said men should not feel isolated in the push for women’s rights.

“I’m definitely for bringing more men into this movement,” Velasquez said. “It is an issue that everyone should be engaged in, and the idea of having a HeForShe campaign on campus is great.”

Backal said the campaign makes great strides for women’s rights and directly affects everyone’s lives.

“Everyone knows an influential woman, whether it be a mother, sister, teacher or mentor, that has impacted our lives,” Backal said.

“We must continue to support their fight for equality.”

Email Lexi Faunce at news@nyunews.com.

NYU 2031 is headed to the state’s highest court, as the Court of Appeals agreed on Tuesday to hear the case for the controversial plan.

Previously, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that construction on the so-called implied parkland on the Mercer Street superblocks would require special permission from the state legislature. The court’s Appellate Division overturned this ruling in October 2014.

NYU professor and member of Faculty Against the Sexton Plan Andrew Ross said he predicts the Court of Appeals will rule in the oppositions’ favor.

“We expect the court will observe the public trust doctrine and uphold the original decision by the lower judge,” Ross said.

“We also hope the court will order the administration to rethink the entire plan. There is a lot more at stake here than just the NYU expansion. The court’s decision will shape the future of public parks in New York state as a whole.”

Mark Crispin Miller, Steinhardt professor and member of FASP, said some of the group’s concerns included the the endangerment of parkland, insufficient expansion of academic space, possible tuition increases and the university’s failure to release a business plan and university property holding.

“To put it simply, faculty oppose the plan because it has no academic rationale, and — unless we stop it — will put NYU itself

at risk, financially and academically,” Miller said.

University spokesperson John Beckman said the opposition’s claims are misinformed.

“The opponents are simply wrong in a lot of what they say,” Beckman said. “The University has been open about its data, and that plan is affordable and won’t have a significant impact on tuition.”

Beckman said he predicts the court will uphold the lower court’s decision.

“In terms of our view of the case, NYU continues to believe fully in this project — which was approved 44-1 by the City Council — and in the strength of our case —which was strongly and unanimously upheld by the Appellate Division,” Beckman said.

“We are optimistic about another positive outcome when the Court of Appeals ultimately rules.”

The Superblock Stewardship Advisory Committee will release a report later this week about development updates.

Patrick Deer, the principal author of FASP’s alternate plans for NYU development, responded to Beckman’s statement on data transparency.

“These documents don’t constitute a business plan because they still do not answer the urgent concerns of many faculty about the plan,” Deer said. “What is missing is any kind of plan for how NYU is to pay down the vast increase in its debt service between now and 2021.”

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Nonsensical plot stymies Cronenberg’s ‘Maps’

By ETHAN SAPIENZA Staff Writer

“Maps to the Stars,” David Cronenberg’s newest feature is a horrifyingly hilarious satire of Hollywood culture. Cronenberg is often recognized for his weird, daring films, “Maps to the Stars” is no different. The film, which follows a stereotypical Hollywood family, exposes the city’s profound effect on its affluent, envious inhabitants.

The film begins with the contradiction of Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore) sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat in her decadent Hollywood house, surrounded

by Hindu-related objects. She receives a call informing her that she failed to get the lead part in an upcoming indie picture — in a violent shift, she hurls her smart phone to the ground.

Another scene that demonstrates the film’s contradic-

tory nature is when child actor Benjie Weiss (Evan Bird), after completing drug rehabilitation, visits a sick fan in her hospital room in an attempt at compassion. Benjie offers her an iPad and asks how she contracted AIDS. The girl awkwardly informs him that she has NonHodgkin’s Lymphoma, leading to a tense glance shared between the child actor and his bodyguard, following with a later conversation about how Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma cannot be a real disease.

“Stars” is at its most thoughtprovoking when it derides modern celebrities. It hits on nearly every facet of the often-nauseating images of stars in today’s society. Benjie’s family contains, along with the off-putting child star, an overbearing mother focused on maximizing income (Olivia Williams) and a self-help guru whose supposedly Eastern

ideas are counteracted with his undying obsession with his image and success (John Cusack). This disgusting pandemonium is alleviated by the addition of Havana, a quickly fading actress who is willing to do anything to stay in the limelight. Robert Pattinson also joins the mix, portraying a fame-hungry limo driver.

The acting, framing and sets in the film are all picturesque.

Moore steals the show, showing an emotional range that stretches from crying over visions of her dead mother to celebrating tragic events in her rival’s life. Cronenberg also creates an impeccable world for his actors to inhabit.

Their homes are large, gaudy and feature a tremendous amount of open space, much like the characters themselves. For instance, televisions in their homes almost always display videos of those who occupy them. Characters are nearly always depicted as isolated

from those around them, which is representative of their narcissism and separation from humanity.

Unfortunately, the movie is utterly ruined by a nonsensical supernatural plot. “Stars” sporadically introduces visions of ghosts, a 1940s French poem, incest, water and fire, which all stem from Benjie’s forsaken, schizophrenic sister (Mia Wasikowska). Its attempts at tying them together and providing the film with greater meaning are completely lacking. Instead, the film strangely and inadequately travels between its biting satire and the disastrous, mystic plot.

It is a shame that “Maps to the Stars” is so intent on containing some universal meaning through supernaturalism.

If it were to be just a lampoon of Hollywood, the film could be respectable in its satire. The plot is an unforgivable detriment to an otherwise promising film. Despite respectable acting

REVIEW

Cronenberg’s “Maps of the Stars” satirizes celebrities. and film-making, the film is not worth seeing.

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Irish film has trouble depicting Troubles

‘Surround’ exhibit confuses, intrigues

By ZACH MARTIN Staff Writer

1971 was a peak year in the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.

During this year, significant bursts of violence between the Provisional IRA — an Irish paramilitary group inspired by the original Irish Republican Army — and United Kingdom security forces occurred.

The combatants fought over the legal status of Northern Ireland, which remains a part of the U.K. today. A deeper understanding of the conflict than what is conveyed in the film is necessary to fully appreciated “’71,” a moody film from first-time director Yann Demange set during the war in Belfast. Demange is gifted at creating tense and pulsepounding scenes, but an underdeveloped protagonist and a familiar, repetitive narrative prevent the film from being emotionally gripping.

Jack O’Connell, continuing his rise to prominence after leading roles in “Starred Up” and “Unbroken,” stars as Gary Hook, a young British soldier who is accidentally separated from his unit after a street riot. While coming back to the barracks, he questions what

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“’71” is more reminiscent of an intense thriller like “Heat” than it is “Full Metal Jacket.”

The film draws clear inspiration from Paul Greengrass movies, such as the “Bourne” Trilogy and “Captain Philips,” in the adoption of the director’s shaky camera technique.

This practice is divisive, but it works to create a sense of urgency.

Despite Demange’s aesthetically pleasing choices, the film’s visual style is unable to make up for its ineffective narrative.

acrylic, pastel and charcoal selfportraits with her white husband are remarkably genuine. Because Akunyili Crosby has made the bold decision to put Xeroxed images of Africans on top of her body, the paintings are powerful works about interracial love in a post-colonial age — no small feat to accomplish in just two paintings. Casey Jane Ellison speaks out against men who shame her in “IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO SEEM WONDERFUL II,” one of the show’s most feminist and personal works.

Of all the collections presented in the show, Josh Kline’s installation “Freedom” is easily the strongest. In it, Kline begins with a powerful gesture: police officers who have Teletubby heads and screens playing brutal videos for stomachs. Kline continues with a video, “Hope and Change,” which shows a speech he wishes Obama gave. Kline’s recreation of Obama on a computer is an ultra-contemporary, unabashedly political punch to the gut that feels personal and smart.

“Freedom” is a lot to handle because it asks viewers to deal with so much. In doing so, it epitomizes “Surround Audience” — the installation, like the show, is intense and thought-provoking.

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Jack O’Connell, left, plays Gary Hook in “’ 71,” a film about the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland. he is fighting for.

Demange successfully captures the frightening and hellish landscape Hook wanders through, where he does not know who he can trust. Some of the most captivating parts of the film are when Hook interacts with people who do not know his true identity.

However, the well-worn plot line hinders the narrative thrust and makes the overall story somewhat uninteresting. The story arc is also overstuffed with characters that constantly vacillate, never really creating a cohesive story.

Frequently, the characters are difficult to keep track of and

some even feel unnecessary.

Considering the unintriguing narrative, O’Connell delivers an excellent performance.

Although he is not allowed many opportunities to speak, his stretches of silence and believable state of panic are effective. Unfortunately, Hook is a flat character. The plot device used to humanize him is glossed-over and the audience is given little opportunity to emotionally connect with him.

Although the film opens with a military training montage and hits a high point early with an intense riot scene, ultimately it is not a war film.

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Helpful tips for packing your own lunch

By KENDALL LEVISON Staff Writer

For those without a meal plan, eating lunch on campus every day can be a chore. Here are some ways you can pack a lunch that will put your friends’ dining hall food to shame.

1. Think room temperature The easiest things to pack for lunch are foods that you do not need to worry about keeping hot or cold.

Grains, pasta salad or a slice of frittata are perfect choices because you can throw them in your backpack when you leave for morning classes and know it will be safe to eat when you pull them out at lunchtime.

2. Build better sandwiches Sandwiches are the classic school lunch. While anyone can slap deli meat between two slices of bread, there are many of ways to build a better, tastier sandwich. First, make sure that you “waterproof” your bread by spreading it with something creamy like mayo or avocado in order to keep your sandwich from turning into a soggy mess by noon. As a throwback to elementary

school days, try bringing a small bag of chips to add to your sandwich at the last minute for a satisfying crunch.

3. Use a Mason jar Mason jars are a craze right now, and Mason jar salads are one of the best ways to utilize this Pinterest favorite. Be sure to follow these simple rules: layer dressing in the bottom of the jar, followed by grains or proteins such as brown rice or chicken, then add extras like cheese and nuts before lastly placing the salad greens on top. You can even make your salad the night before for a graband-go option. Just check that the lid is on tightly before you throw it in your bag the next morning.

4. Utilize your freezer If you have one, a freezer is a great tool for packing better lunches.

When you have leftovers, freeze lunch-sized portions in plastic bags.

When you are in the mood for chicken you made last week, just move a bag from the freezer to the fridge to thaw overnight, and your lunch will be ready to take with you in the morning. If you like PB&J’s, try

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Recycled plastic bags can make for affordable lunch sacks. making multiple sandwiches, wrapping them in foil and then freezing them. Grab one from the freezer in the morning, and you will have a perfectly thawed PB&J by lunch.

5. Think soup Soup might be the ultimate packed lunch, especially with this year’s seemingly endless winter. A good thermos costs less than $15 and it will keep your soup warm for hours without spilling in your backpack. Heat up your soup in the morning and pack it in a thermos that has been preheated with some hot water. This guarantees that your lunch will stay warm and steamy all day morning long.

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Check out these cool cookies

decorate their signature sugar cookies with playful designs. On the store’s white counter are a variety of themed cookies, including their yellow taxi cab and ice cream cone cookies. Though Eleni’s prides itself on sugar cookies that are fun to look at, the bakery also offers plain cookies that customers can decorate themselves with colored icing pens.

Jacques Torres Renowned pastry chef Jacques Torres serves cookies that live up to his famous reputation.

The bakery’s chocolate chip

Liquiteria offers a variety of healthy smoothies.

Sate appetite with midday bite

By CAROLINE OGULNICK Staff Writer

For busy college students, making time for three big meals a day is not always possible. Sitting down for a quick bite or grabbing food on the go allows you to maintain to your busy schedule and will hold you over until the next meal.

There are many restaurants close to campus that offer light menus ideal for a midday snack.

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Schmackary’s Schmackary’s, located at 362 W. 45th St., has developed a loyal following for their unique flavor combinations.

The bakery has four standard flavors — chocolate chip, maple bacon, red velvet and funfetti — as well as a rotating list of daily and seasonal specials. Bakery owner Zachary Schmal reinvents classics and combines bold flavors to create the store’s rich, chewy cookies. Schmackary’s offers flavors such as candied yam, green tea and mint mojito, making it a go-to for one-of-a-kind cookie creations.

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Milk & Cookies has a large selection of specialty cookies.

cookies are heralded by chefs and magazines as some of the best chocolate chip cookies ever made. Jacques Torres began his chocolate empire in Brooklyn, and has now expanded it to multiple locations in New York City, such as the location at 327 Lafayette St. Using only the finest ingredients, the chocolate shop turns cocoa beans into chocolate in-store. Jacques Torres’ chocolate chip cookies are made with large chocolate chunks and a dash of sea salt.

all designed to look like sugarfilled fairy tales. At their 257 Bleecker St. location, the walls are lined with with French macaron towers, chocolate truffles and colored candies.

Best known for their macarons, Sugar and Plumm masterfully creates these delicate cookies in a variety of unique flavors. Salted caramel is one of their most popular, but the bakery also offers rosewater lychee, banana milk chocolate and strawberry poppy seed.

Sugar and Plumm Sugar and Plumm’s stores are

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Located at 152 Prince St., the shop opened in 2012 as the Greek yogurt company’s first outpost. The cafe puts sweet and savory twists on their traditional Greek yogurt, offering customers light yet flavorful creations. The options include fresh fruit and granola, PB&J and mango avocado, and are available in both half and full portions. Simit sandwiches, which resemble a lighter version of a bagel, are also offered at the Chobani shop. They can either be served with yogurtbased labne spread or a cup of soup. Chobani’s yogurt creations are all under $6 and provide a satisfying snack for a hungry stomach.

Mimi Cheng’s Dumplings Mimi Cheng’s Dumplings is the perfect spot to get your Taiwanese-Chinese snack fix.

The Cheng sisters opened up shop on Second Avenue looking to recreate their mother’s cooking while creating a sustainable and fresh restaurant.

Though Mimi Cheng’s serves solely dumplings, the menu is suitable for all tastes. Customers have the option to get their dumplings pan-fried or boiled, and each order comes with Mimi’s Secret Sauce for dipping. An order of six is priced at $8, which is perfect for a light snack, but if you’re in need of something a bit substantial, you can get eight for $10. In addition to the chicken, pork and vegetable dumplings, dessert dumplings are also offered if you’re in the mood for a sweeter snack.

Liquiteria

If you need an energy boost, stopping by Liquiteria will definitely do the job. Liquiteria has two locations close to campus, one near Union Square on Fourth Avenue and 13th Street, and in the East Village at Second Avenue and 11th Street.

This health food haven offers a wide variety of smoothies, juices and bowls. Cold-pressed juices are their lightest option, and are easy and convenient for energy throughout the day.

The smoothies, which range in price from between $7-$9, are quite filling and can even serve as a meal if you don’t have the time to have a sit-down lunch.

Their acai bowls are topped with fresh fruit, granola and an optional dollop of peanut or almond butter. Liquiteria also offers an assortment of snacksized pastries, all of which are gluten-free, dairy-free and organic.

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OPINION

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HEALTH STAFF EDITORIAL

NY state physician ratings site necessary

By TESS WOOSLEY Opinion Editor

As part of the 2015-16 state budget, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed cutting funds for a government website that provides information about physicians for consumers: nydoctorprofile.com. The 15-year-old site — which unfortunately looks its age — began as a project to provide physician malpractice information to the public and was expanded to include physician’s education and accepted insurance plans. This type of widely available information is a critical tool to fight inequalities in health care access. It is not pragmatic to shutter a useful website that connects patients with good doctors and costs only $1.2 million in a budget of $141.6 billion.

I am not from New York, but I plan to stay here after graduation. When I originally moved, NYU helped me gradually transition into college life by offering housing, meals, community and critically, the Student Health Center. There was never a question of where to go when I got strep throat on the first day of classes my freshman year, but there

could be when I start my first day of work. It is not surprising that young adults aged 18 to 25 are less likely to visit the doctor than adolescents or older age groups — we are generally healthier and lack the institutional or parental influences that encourage visits to the doctor. For anyone lacking a physician, the number of doctor’s offices in any large city is overwhelming. Any tool to help patients sort through the array of options should be a priority.

The governor has cited the fact that this information is available on other websites as a reason for the closure, but few provide the same guarantee that government regulation does. The only vaguely similar federal program is the Physician Compare website, which only features profiles of physicians who accept Medicare. The other alterna-

tives either include only one aspect of the state website’s profile or are privately owned. In addition, none of these provide language assistance in Spanish, Chinese, Russian and Haitian Creole like the New York state site.

Physicians are not required by law to give information to private rating websites. Private sites like HealthGrades and WebMD rely on patient reviews to rank physicians. There is nothing to prevent physicians from inflating their own ratings, or any regulation to prevent paid placements that already occur on Google Maps.

By failing to both keep this website modern and to market it as a tool for young adults, Cuomo is missing an opportunity to improve public health. Information on local doctors is critical, and deserves the protection a government-run website provides. This program should not be cut from the budget, it should receive the funds required to update it so it becomes more efficient.

Email Tess Woosley at twoosley@nyunews.com.

EDUCATION

Oklahoma APUSH policy irresponsible

By ZAHRA HAQUE Staff Writer

An Oklahoma legislative committee recently voted to defund high school Advanced Placement U.S. History courses. Republican lawmakers from the state argue the APUSH curriculum is too focused on the negative elements of U.S. history and does not sufficiently emphasize “American exceptionalism.” Espousing this unreasonable view and choosing to ignore the great breadth of historical perspectives this course covers is a cowardly attempt to shield Oklahoman students from the many ugly realities that color U.S. history.

The APUSH exam, which many college-bound students take, does not uphold any particular political ideology. Under the new framework introduced in 2014, the course is divided into seven themes, including “Identity,” “Work, exchange, and technology” and “Politics and power,” each of which comes with specified learning objectives. This new approach stresses critical analysis and the evaluation of multiple perspectives, and instead of endorsing an exceedingly negative view of the U.S. allows for a discussion

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on the topic. Furthermore, this format better prepares students for college history classes, where a greater level of discussion and analysis is expected.

The curriculum gives weight to topics such as slavery and the forced assimilation and genocide of Native Americans, which is perfectly appropriate given their historical significance. Legislators worry that focusing on atrocities within U.S. history minimizes its glorious aspects and indoctrinates students. However, their claim is hypocritical — reinforcing a rosy picture of U.S. history despite its shortcomings certainly qualifies as indoctrination. Learning about the United States’ mistakes is just as important as celebrating its victories.

Lawmakers complain about the course’s focus on “civil disorder, social strife, or disregard of the law,” but the movements for African American

civil rights and women’s suffrage were social and political milestones.

Downplaying these movements would not only be historically inaccurate, but also would diminish students’ understanding of activism. A politically active community is built on the belief that ordinary people can affect social change. History courses serve the important purpose of teaching the young about how to cause this change. Understanding past successes through activism prepares students to be citizens that can see the flaws in society and want to improve them.

Segregation, the Trail of Tears and Japanese internment, appalling as they may be, are permanently etched into the United States’ past. To sweep them under the rug in order to maintain a heroic image of America would be intellectually dishonest. High school should be a time to prepare students for college, where they will be forced to evaluate a diverse range of perspectives. Oklahoma lawmakers are holding their students back by attempting to blind them from negative aspects of American history.

Email Zahra Haque at opinion@nyunews.com.

Housing improves despite questionable choices

The Fall 2015 semester will bring numerous changes to housing at NYU, including the opening of remodeled dorms and major changes to the housing lottery. With the launch of Phase I today, students will begin the process of choosing suitemates and making deposits. While these modifications bring a net improvement to the overall housing assignment process, there are still questionable logistical choices that make the process unnecessarily more difficult for some residents, especially those in the Polytechnic School of Engineering.

The most significant change is the addition of Poly, Shanghai and transfer students to the general lottery, which now includes the previously Poly-only dorms Clark and Othmer residence halls. This change will help integrate different schools into a larger NYU community, but risks preventing students from living near their respective campuses. Unfortunately, Poly students will not be given priority to these Brooklyn dorms that are located near their primary campus. This is at odds with NYU’s general policy of keeping Washington Square freshmen as close to campus as possible.

Brooklyn locations now constitute some of the only low-cost housing available to non-freshman students. Based on the 2014-2015 prices, the cheapest academic year rate for upperclassman dorms was $10,100, which was for an efficiency double in Second Street Residence Hall. In contrast, a traditional two-person room in Brooklyn’s Othmer Hall costs only $8,800.

Other room types are generally lower in both the Brooklyn halls as well, reflecting the lower cost of living outside of Manhattan. These drastically reduced prices will attract Washington Square students, possibly blocking Poly students who would prefer a location close to their classes in the process.

There are positive changes coming next year. The only dorm that includes a major athletic facility, Palladium Residence Hall, will return to upperclassman-only status. In addition, far fewer students will live in the Affinia hotels. Those that do will still receive monthly MetroCards — unlike the displaced Poly students — but the study abroad priority incentive used last year to attract students to the inconvenient, temporary location will be dropped. This is a major improvement compared to the limited space available in the 2014-15 academic year caused by remodeling. While the actual room selection will not begin until March 30, these new changes have given students a lot to consider.

While some of this year’s changes will help, others increase the burden on students with a later pick of rooms. The student-led Inter-Residence Hall Council helps influence the housing systems — anyone who would like to be involved in future changes should call at (212) 998-4682 or email housie@ nyuirhc.org. Poly students should actively campaign for priority in Brooklyn housing, or face a longer commute and more expensive housing.

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SPORTS

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Wrestling takes second in regionals

Benson’s volleyball career back from brink

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Contributing Writer

For junior Nick Benson, volleyball is a family affair. As a child, Benson’s aunt, a former Division II player, coached volleyball at a local high school near his hometown of Litchfield Park, Arizona. It was there that he discovered the sport.

“My younger sister, younger brother and I would go play during their practices,” Benson said.

“We all fell in love with the game.”

From there, Benson intensely pursued his new passion. He began his official volleyball career in seventh grade, joining the local club his sister played in. Benson continued to play all four years in high school, starring as the team’s captain in three of them. He was named an AllState player twice, and reached the state championship before committing to NYU. Benson’s success continued into his first year of college play, where he established himself as a force on the court. Starting 20 games in the 2012-2013 season,

Benson led the team in service aces and finished second in assists, kills and total points.

Benson’s volleyball career suffered a setback during his sophomore year.

“I was academically ineligible,” Benson said. “I obviously wasn’t taking care of what I was supposed to take care of, and it cost not only me, but the whole team.”

Distraught over a lost opportunity, Benson focused and was determined to return to the volleyball team his junior season.

“This is the hardest I’ve worked in the classroom, on the court and in the weight room,” Benson said.

With his grades back in order and a new level of dedication, he is back where he belongs — the volleyball court. The season is still relatively young, but statistically, Benson is playing better than he ever has. His key stats are noticeably better this season — he leads the team with 4.49 points per set.

Head Coach Jose Pina and Assistant Coaches Karl France and Ryan Casey are important mentors in his life.

“None of us would hesitate to go to Jose or Karl with an issue

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Nick Benson has returned to the vollyball team this season. that we have, volleyball-related or not,” Benson said. “You learn this even more as you get older. They really do care about us.”

The future is bright for Benson.

He decided to major in mathematics and plans to one day be an actuary. As for volleyball, Benson thinks it’ll remain a lifelong interest.

“It will definitely still be playing volleyball,” Benson said. “That’s what is great about volleyball. You can play forever.”

Benson, NYU’s athlete of the week, will look to help the Violets in their next match on March 4 against Stevens Institute of Technology.

Email Michael Thompson at sports@nyunews.com.

The NYU men’s wrestling team had its best finish in program history Sunday, placing second at the NCAA Division III East Regional Championships. The Grapplers won two championships and send four wrestlers to the NCAA DIII Championships.

Seniors Brandon Jones and Patrick Sheehan each won their weight class championships while freshman Jacob Donato and junior Nathan Pike each finished in second. These four will represent NYU at the NCAA DIII Championship.

“Ending the season with a second place finish is bittersweet,” Pike said. “It feels nice to have made it to nationals, but I still wanted first.

I got too comfortable knowing that I still had the safety of nationals two weeks from now.”

Jones, Donato, Pike and Sheehan reached the regional final and automatically earned spots in the NCAA Championship.

“I still want to come out on top, so I’m going to put all my effort into these next two weeks preparing for nationals. That’s where

everything counts. I’ve always wanted to go to nationals and I’m extremely excited to finally make my way there,” Pike said.

Jones, the Grapplers co-captain, was the first to win his match. He won in the first period with a pin.

Sheehan won his bout in a 9-4 sudden decision to follow Jones to the podium.

Senior Matt DiGiovanni finished fifth on the day, winning three bouts and ending his season with a 13-5 record. Sophomores John Messinger and Matthew Coppola each finished in fourth place after winning three matches as well.

The Grapplers ended their season on a high note with a 21-3 record in dual meets and a 14-match winning streak. They were also 7-1 at home and a perfect 8-0 in conference matches. The Violets performed much better than last year and exceeded expectations.

NYU’s four representatives to the NCAA will take the mat again on March 13-14. Elizabethtown College will host the event at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Email Kyle Luther at kluther@nyunews.com.