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NYU Can Help initiative launches

Flash tattoos here to stay

By MADISON REIS Contributing Writer

Flash tattoos, the metallic, two-dimensional jewelry that hit the mainstream last summer, are about to make a major comeback once warmer weather arrives. A runway staple the past few seasons, the trend is becoming more mainstream, worn by recently

by Beyoncé, model Alessandra Ambrosio and actress Katie Holmes. These temporary tattoos are perfect for anyone who is too indecisive to handle real ink is simply looking to add some bling to their summer outfits. With festival season and warmer weather right around the corner, here is what you need to know about buying and styling this trend.

Many websites sell flash tattoos, but some are higher quality than others. Two of the originals are flashtat.com

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Jay Z discusses his new online music streaming service, TIDAL, with Clive Davis students in GCASL on Wednesday.

Tennis teams win some, lose some

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Contributing Writer

Both of NYU’s tennis teams were in action Wednesday afternoon, splitting a victory and a loss. The men’s team, competing in Ewing, New Jersey, was defeated by the College of New Jersey 6-3, dropping their record to 1-4. Despite the score, the Violets did not go down without a fight. After dropping the first two matches in doubles play, they came back strong with an 8-2 victory by senior CJ Leong and sophomore Matt DeMichiel, the third doubles team.

With a chance to take the advantage in singles play, the

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Violets battled hard, but TCNJ ultimately came out on top winning four of the six matches.

However, the Violets brought three of those four singles defeats to the fourth set. Senior captain Billy Smithline was happy with the way his teammates fought.

“I think the team came out with a lot of firepower and energy,” Smithline said. “We played well in doubles despite the scores. We also won the first set in all of our singles matches, but couldn’t hold on until the finish line.”

Despite the setback, singles

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After the recent explosion in the East Village, student leaders have come together under the NYU Can Help initiative to provide support for the victims of the fire. The student senators council, along with NYU’s Inter-Residence Hall Council, Inter-Greek Council and NYU Student Athlete Advisory Committee came together to contribute to the effort.

Members of the NYU community can contribute to the effort by donating clothes, toothbrushes and other goods in collection boxes that have been set up around campus. Also, students can make monetary donations through Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Seventh Street Fire Victims Fund.

A link to the donation portal can be found on nyucanhelp.com.

CAS senior and SSC chair Jules O’Connor said the goods and money donated by NYU students

REVIEW

Perfect timing in ‘5 to 7’

By NORA BLAKE Staff Writer

Anton Yelchin, who is known for his work in “Star Trek,” plays Brian in Victor Levin’s latest feature “5 to 7.” While New York City-based love stories have been done a number of times in contemporary film, “5 to 7” does not fall into that general category. Instead, “5 to 7” is a mature and nuanced romantic dramedy.

Yelchin explained to WSN how “5 to 7” differentiates itself from previous romantic films.

“This film is predominantly one built around archetypes,” he said. “It includes fantastical elements of bygone romance and relies on classical ideas of New York.”

There is certainly an air of whimsy to “5 to 7,” which tells the story of struggling writer Brian and his affair with Arielle (Bérénice Marlohe), the wife of an influential French diplomat.

After a chance meeting on the streets of the Upper East Side, Arielle agrees to a “5 to 7” relationship with Brian — one where their contact can only fall between the hours of 5 to 7 p.m, which in French culture is typically reserved for married men to spend time with their mistresses. From the beginning, it seems as though there is little to come from this restricted liaison, but Brian and Arielle quickly learn to adapt their growing feelings for each other.

One of the film’s many strengths is that it transforms

New York City into the kind of magical environment where this type of relationship could flourish. Some of the standout moments include beautiful shots of Central Park and the bustling sidewalks of Manhattan. Yelchin is the first to admit that Brian and Arielle’s relationship is anything but ordinary or even conceivable today, he is also a champion for unconventional love stories. He elaborated by commenting on the chemistry that he shared with his leading lady.

“She was so warm, kind, and giving to me during the shoot,” Yelchin said. “This, along with the camaraderie that the entire cast shared, made this

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With registration approaching for the Fall 2015 semester, the WSN staff recommends influential NYU courses to take.

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VALENTINA DUQUE BOJANINI Managing Editor

THOMAS DEVLIN Assistant Managing Editor

JOHN AMBROSIO Digital Director

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE CITIES

AMERICAN N A R R AT I V E S I

While I have often heard Texts and Ideas described awfully, I really enjoyed my class, Visible and Invisible Cities with professor Virginia Cox. Perhaps it is because I was interested in the subject matter, but I thought the lectures were engaging and Cox was very enthusiastic. More importantly, there was not too much work — a good bit of reading, of course, but not an overwhelming amount.

Except for a couple of projects outlined on the syllabus, the class had only a one-page writing assignment every two to three weeks. The class did have a midterm and a final, but they were highly interpretive, so it was based much more on understanding the ideas expressed in the texts than on memorizing details and dates.

The class is a good, engaging way to get one of your Core Curriculum requirements out of the way.

DANA BROWN, Copy Editor

American Narratives I, taught by George Shulman, is great if you are looking for a Gallatin seminar to take. The class deals with how literature impacts and also reflects American societal norms. A huge portion of the class was spent reading “Moby-Dick,” which I was never too inclined to read on my own, but Shulman made everyone so excited to discuss it. The class requires a lot of reading, but our in-class discussions were some of the most interesting ones I’ve ever been a part of.

HANNAH TREASURE, Digital Director

IMMUNOLOGY This course is one of the best electives offered for biology majors, and the one that taught me the most. Immunology connects a lot of what bio majors learned in Molecular and Cell Biology with human diseases, and introduces new concepts about the human immune system and pathogens that are typically left out of general classes. While the class is at 8 a.m., it meets only once a week on Wednesdays and professor Carol Shoshkes Reiss keeps it interesting enough to warrant staying awake. Immunology is a prerequisite for other interesting courses like Virology and Hot Topics in Infectious Diseases, which Reiss also teaches.

TESS WOOSLEY, Opinion Editor

HANNAH TREASURE Creative Director, Special Editions

OLIVIA MARTIN Creative Director

TEERIN JULSAWAD deputy ALEXA WONG Copy Chief

MADELINE PAZZANI deputy RICHARD SHU Multimedia

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news ALANNA BAYARIN, MARITA VLACHOU features MARINA ZHENG arts ALEXA SPIELER sports BOBBY WAGNER senior editors LARSON BINZER, CHRISTINA

I N T E R N AT I O N A L M U S I C BUSINESS MARKETPLACE A course through the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Education music business program, International Music Business Marketplace examines different global music markets. Professor Sam HowardSpink teaches the course, which can be used to fulfill music business majors’ requirements and the business of entertainment, media and technology minor. Besides just filling requirements, it is a great way to educate yourself about the music industry outside of only looking at the United States’ market, as the class learns about markets in areas such as Brazil, Canada and the United Kingdom. As far as coursework is concerned, International Music Business Marketplace does have a midterm, which is predominantly writingbased, along with a handful of assignments along the way, including a final paper.

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IRHC’s Annual Semi-Formal The Inter-Residence Hall Council is hosting their 17th Annual Semi-Formal with the theme of Tinseltown. The event will be in an as of yet undisclosed room in the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 7 to 10 p.m.

Digital Movement: Black Publics, Black Discourse A panel hosted by associate professor Charlton McIlwain will be held to discuss the use of the Internet to increase civic and political engagement in the United States. The event will be held on the eighth floor of 239 Greene St. at 6 p.m.

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David Foster Wallace and the Ethics of Writing

Children march at the Greek Independence Day Parade near Central Park on Sunday.

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A symposium to discuss ethics and morals as part of writing through an exploration of the works of David Foster Wallace will be held in the Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts.

The series of events will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 7:45 p.m.

TODAY’S EVENTS ARE FREE FOR NYU STUDENTS.

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TATIANA BAEZ, NICOLE BROWN, ALEX GREENBERGER, CLIO MCCONNELL, JORDAN MELENDREZ About WSN: Washington Square News (ISSN 15499389) is the student newspaper of New York University. WSN is published Monday through Thursday during NYU’s academic year, except for university holidays, vacations and exam periods.

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Jay Z comes to NYU to talk music business

SLAM protests for minimum wage raise

By VALENTINA DUQUE BOJANINI Editor-in-Chief

By AMANDA MORRIS Contributing Writer

NYU’s Student Labor Action Movement protested for higher wages at the McDonald’s on Broadway and Sixth Avenue on Wednesday.

SLAM demonstrated in support of the Fight for $15 Campaign, which stands against McDonald’s business practices and has erupted into a nationwide crusade for minimum wage workers of all industries since November 2012.

SLAM has been in contact with the Fight for $15 Campaign organizers for two years and meets regularly with them. CAS junior Anne Falcon, a member of SLAM, said she has heard a lot of stories from the campaign about workers who are struggling to make ends meet, particularly those who work in the fast food industry.

“This one guy was talking about how he has to make a choice every day between paying for a subway ride back from work or walking three hours to get home so that he could buy his daughter a gallon of milk,” Falcon said.

The average fast food worker’s sal-

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Members of SLAM occupy the McDonald’s on Broadway. ary is $8.75 per hour, which Steinhardt senior Victor Li said is not a liveable wage.

“New York City is a very expensive city to live in, but the minimum wage everywhere is just inadequate,” Li said. “Ideally, students and workers would be paid more than $15 an hour. What we’re asking for is essentially bare minimum.”

Li said a larger portion of fast food workers have families to provide for and need a higher wage to survive.

“A larger portion of fast food workers are not teenagers, they’re parents, they’re adults, they’re people trying to make a living,” Li said.

McDonalds recently responded to the campaign by raising the wages for their U.S. restaurant workers by 10 percent on Wednesday. However, the raise does not apply to employees of McDonald’s franchises, which

make up about 90 percent of McDonald’s stores. Steinhardt senior Cayden Betzig said the raises promised by McDonalds are not enough.

“The pressure is already building, and we can see that in these concessions that McDonald’s has made,” Betzig said. “We need to put more pressure on them to get the concessions we need.”

Gallatin junior Robert Ascherman has been to several McDonald’s protests prior to SLAM’s demonstrations Wednesday and said that generally, workers support the protests.

“The interaction is usually really, really good,” Ascherman said. “Workers will come out and start dancing, and the customers seem interested.”

Email Amanda Morris at news@nyunews.com.

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will be sent to organizations outside the university.

“Once we all heard about the explosion and fire, we worked over the weekend to plan how best to help and decided that directing funds and donations to pre-existing organizations would be the most beneficial,” O’Connor said.

Tisch junior and IGC president Jack Ciapciak, who helped organize the donation endeavour, said IGC is committed to service initiatives and urged students to join the effort by donating as much as they can.

“One of the four pillars of greek life at NYU is service, and it is something we try to live out in our everyday lives,” Ciapciak said. “Therefore we feel as if it is our responsibility to help members of our community in times of need. We feel as if we can make a difference if we all join together. Let’s help those affected by this tragedy get back on their feet, every little bit counts.”

NYU spokesperson John Beckman said he hopes students will be sympathetic to the members of the NYU community and East Village citizens that were affected by the fire.

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Construction workers cleanup damage from the East Village fire.

“It is a commendable effort to help those affected by the terrible fire on Seventh Street, both NYU’s neighbors and any members of our own community who were affected,” Beckman said. “Hopefully many in our community will contribute needed items or donate money to help address that happened in our neighborhood.”

NYU students had to be evacuated from Green House at Seventh Street Residence Hall and the Tisch Dance Company on Second Avenue after the explosion.

Tisch sophomore Tris Bucaro said despite NYU’s large population, students are engaged in the community and always willing to provide help when needed.

“I think that this act of generosity

is very telling of the NYU community,” Bucaro said. “We have been able to show that not only can we bring awareness to a situation, but also be proactive in its recovery.”

O’Connor added that members of the NYU community have a responsibility to assist those most hurt by the massive explosion.

“Even though we are a disparate community, we truly are in and of the city, and members of our community both in the university and our city are affected by this,” O’Connor said. “We should all try to do what we can to help those affected and help our community get back on its feet.”

Email Marita Vlachou at mvlachou@nyunews.com.

Rapper and entrepreneur Jay Z made a surprise appearance at NYU on Wednesday to speak to students about his new music streaming service TIDAL and the future of the music industry.

The exclusive event, held on the fifth floor of the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life, was made available to students in the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music and members of some NYU clubs. The Center for Student Activities Leadership and Service organized the event in partnership with the Clive Davis institute in less than 24 hours.

Professor Errol Kolosine moderated a discussion between Jay Z and TIDAL executive Vania Schlogel as they answered questions submitted by Clive Davis students.

Q: How is TIDAL’s payout structure for artists different from competitors such as Spotify?

Jay Z: First off, I know whenever there’s a new company people start talking about competition. We’re actually not here to be competitive with anyone.

We’re here to actually improve the landscape, and just the presence of TIDAL causes other companies to have a better pay structure or at least pay better attention to it. So we don’t really view them as competitors.

As I said, if the tide raises, all the boats rise.

Schlogel: So the royalty rates will be higher than other streaming services, in addition to that, there won’t be that free tier that’s depressing. Frankly, that’s part of what has been dragging down the music industry. Music is not free fundamentally, someone came in and produced that beat, someone came in and sang that song. Someone wrote that song. Someone came in to clean the studio afterwards. There is an entire ecosystem around it, and we’ve somehow come to believe that it’s OK to pay hundreds for consumer electronics but pay nothing for the music that helps sell it.

Q: As music students, we’re taught to value the quality of high fidelity music, and would most likely spend a little extra.

While we might be in a minority the general public is more than content with purchasing or streaming MP3 files at little to no cost. What demographic is TIDAL targeting with the charge of $20 per month for high fidelity music? How would the option of high fidelity music attract listeners who are not in that minority?

Schlogel: There are a lot of folks who do care about that.

What is also interesting is the people who maybe don’t care

what music they listen to, but they are willing to pay $10,000 to kid out their household speakers and then put a compressed file into those speakers.

There is that audiophile group who do care very deeply about it. And that high quality tier actually matters a lot to the artists.

Jay Z: To the first part of that question, if you consume music free, that’s what you wanna do, that’s your choice. There’s good and bad parts of a democratic society. Do what you like to do.

I’m just talking to people who care about the musicians and the music they consume and that’s who it speaks to.

Q: Streaming services like Spotify can be very difficult if you aren’t on a label or going through a digital distributor.

Does the same apply for TIDAL? Schlogel: These are all things that we hear and are very personal to us, and we are addressing. So the truth of the matter is that we’re here, we took control of the company three weeks ago. We’re still a very young company, and we have a lot of initiatives we’re working on, especially when it comes to indie talent, emerging talent, giving people the ability to perform, to put their music up, to be able to control its distribution.

Q: What changes do you see coming to streaming in general and what changes do you see coming to that environment with everyone fighting for number one. Do you think there will ultimately only be one service?

Jay Z: We’re cool, they can be McDonalds, we’ll be Shake Shack. We don’t have to be number one; we just want to be very specific and great at what we do. The universe is balanced.

There’s light and dark. There’s day, there’s night, young and old, there’s always an alternative. I don’t believe there will be one service. I think that’s actually against the law.

Email Valentina Duque Bojanini at vbojanini@nyunews.com.

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Errol Kolosine, left, and Vania Schlogel helped moderate the event.

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experience all the more fun and fulfilling.”

Yelchin also mentioned that the film demonstrates the common romance trope of social conventions or distance keeping the couple from being truly legitimate. However, he stressed that in the case of “5 to 7,” this dynamic is explored in an interesting way.

“This is simply a film with an affair, not a film about an affair,” Yelchin said. “There is so much more that is being said in the relationship between Brian and Arielle that supersedes the circumstances of their romance. If anything, the affair itself is only a jumping off point to explore the many ways in which this movie changes the way we all look at love and relationships.”

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By REBECCA JANE BROWN Contributing Writer

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Marlohe (Arielle) and Yelchin (Brian) in Victor Levin’s 5 To 7. cism is king, Levin’s “5 to 7” tenderly considers the boundaries that are created around romantic relationships. Instead of patronizing the power that love has over all that people do, he and Yelchin and Marlohe demonstrate that it does not always have to be so predictable.

“5 to 7” opens on April 13.

Email Nora Blake at film@nyunews.com.

The Museum of the City of New York is currently showcasing Paul Rand’s works under the title “Everything is Design: The Work of Paul Rand,” a name that not only describes his art, but also the artist’s life philosophy. An art director, illustrator and graphic designer, Rand was a legendary designer between the 1930s to 1990s, when he reinvented branding by innovating the brand designs and logos of famous corporate brands such as UPS and IBM. Donald Albrecht, the Museum of the City of New York’s curator of architecture and design, organized the exhibition. One of the most successful aspects of the exhibition is its arrangement, presented in five chronological sections, making it easy to track Rand’s progress, development and artistic trends throughout his career. Viewers immediately feel absorbed in the twists and turns of Rand’s professional and personal story. The room is also artfully arranged so that one has a lot of space when browsing the exhibition.

The objects featured are varied, providing insight into Rand’s ex-

tensive career. For instance, the exhibit showcases vintage magazines, children’s books, sketches, photography and his other professional works. All of the artwork and objects featured have dates on them, so that viewers can trace Rand’s interests, creative patterns and growth from his youth until later in his career. In doing so, the exhibition creates a biological environment and feel.

Along with being able to see Rand’s creative process, viewers can see Rand’s influences, artistic taste and sense of humor, making “Everything is Design” an engaging experience. Rand adds occasional hands and hats on the magazines he originally collected, which is reminiscent of childhood doodles.

The show is not only artistic, but also historical and informative.

Rand is a complex artist — it is true that he chose to work for corporate America, but this exhibition shows the intellectual and artistic side of him. In the ’50s, Rand created crazy and interesting covers for books by Albert Camus, Henry James and Jean-Paul Sartre.

Overall, it is interesting to see how Rand’s ideas have played out after his legacy in the modern capitalist world. The exhibition

enlightens viewers because it not only shows the humble beginnings of modern design, but also bridges the corporate world to art.

Along with hosting the “Everything is Design” exhibit, the Museum of the City of New York is holding several programs pertaining to learning about Rand’s influence in the art of graphic design. These programs include “Branding: Why Good Design is Good Business,” “You Can Tell a Book by its Cover” and “Design as Discipline: From the Drafting Table to the Academy.”

“Everything is Design: The Work of Paul Rand” is on display at the Museum of the City of New York until July 19.

Email Rebecca Jane Brown at entertainment@nyunews.com.

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The work of Paul Rand in “Everything is design”

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accounts that 5 Instagram explore fashion, style

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By LAUREN CRADDOCK Staff Writer The Instagram app is perfectly suited for capturing style in the world around us. Fashion bloggers in New York City inspire thousands, or even millions, of followers by showing their audiences their unique style through the popular social media app. Aspiring fashionistas can look to these trendsetters’ Instagram pages to gain ideas for their own style. Here are the top five New York City-based fashionable Instagrams to follow — including a few NYU students — to gain fashion inspiration.

@runawayinla - Kelsey Nguyen LS sophomore Kelsey Nguyen

started her blog “Runway in LA” in 2009 and since then has grown a loyal following to her bicoastal-inspired style. A Los Angeles native, Nguyen incorporates touches of Californian bohemian style to her New York City-inspired looks. Follow her page for daily shots of colorful architecture from her many travels, tons of yummy food and chic outfits of the day.

@iamgalla - Adam Gallagher Adam Gallagher is a fashion blogger dedicated to his predominantly male demographic. Gallagher uses his blog, I AM GALLA, to give tips on men’s fashion and as a platform for male street style from around the world. His style combines that of California and New York, which

makes for an Instagram feed that is full of palm trees, skyscrapers and impeccable menswear.

@cremedelachic - Kelly Han Another bicoastal blogger, Gallatin sophomore Kelly Han’s style is feminine and colorful. Han’s style still represents Southern California, but it is clear that her move to New York City has infused edge into her wardrobe. Her account has a distinct pastel theme, and is filled with shots of Paris, boxes of macarons and loads of flowers.

@fashionista_com Fashionista.com

The online publication Fashionista has all the fashion news one could

Left to right: @cremedelachic, @fashionista_com, @iamgalla, @runawayinla, @zanarassi desire. The site posts anything from trends to careers. Its Instagram takes followers behind the scenes of various fashion shows, exhibits and sales rooms around New York. Their pictures include shots from backstage, the season’s hottest shoe trends and plenty of street style inspiration.

@zannarassi - Zanna Roberts Rassi Zanna Robers Rassi, the Senior Fashion Editor of Marie Claire magazine is a great person to follow.

Besides working at a fashion magazine, Roberts Rassi is an award-winning fashion and beauty journalist, stylist and television host. Roberts Rassi has also become recognizable in her contributions to NBC’s Today Show, the E! Network’s Fashion Police and E! News. Following Roberts Rossi reveals the ins and outs of living as a fashion stylist and journalist, with lots of looks behind the scenes.

Email Lauren Craddock at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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Flash tattoos are making a comeback as the weather gets warmer.

Flash tattoos show versatile fashion

and tattify.com. Some of the cheaper alternatives to these sites may not stick as well or show up as metallic as the better quality ones. The prices range depending on size, but are usually around $5 to $20, with each tattoo lasting from four to seven days.

Flash tattoos come in many designs, from tiny gold triangles and big silver diamonds to feathers, butterflies and Aztec patterns in a full rainbow of metallic colors. Many companies sell their flash tattoos in design packs, each containing about four sheets that have multiple designs on them. Each pack should last for several months.

Another popular style of flash tattoo is tattoos that look like jewelry, with many people layering metallic tattoo necklaces and bracelets. These come in handy at places like concerts or the beach, where you may lose or damage real jewelry.

You can also find flash tat-

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toos at Topshop, where you get one sheet for about $5, and Sephora, where you get four sheets for about $22. If you are looking to splurge on a designer flash tattoo, Dior has come out with their own style that is made with real 24 carat gold for $120 a set.

Regardless of which you buy, there are several ways to style your new tattoo. If you are planning to wear them to the beach, try matching your flash tattoos with your swimsuit. You can also pair any flash tattoo with real jewelry. Seen all over Pinterest and Instagram, the contrast of the 2-D and 3-D designs transforms the casual beach trend into a suitable style for a sophisticated evening. The designs are great for testing out potentially real tattoo options, or to just add a fun accent to an everyday look.

Email Madison Reis at bstyle@nyunews.com.

With the weather finally warming up, it becomes hard for makeup to last through a busy school day. There is nothing worse than having mascara run down your face when you are running to class, so here is a melt-proof makeup guide for combatting the heat.

The key to keeping your face in the summer is using a really effective scrub and light moisturizer to get rid of toxins but still keep skin hydrated. Lush’s Herbalism Cleanser ($13.95) clears oils from the skin and prevents breakouts but is not as harsh as something like the St. Ives Apricot Scrub ($4.49).

It is important to moisturize every night or morning, or even both if you are prone to dry patches. If the skin is dehydrated, it will produce more oils, which is certainly something to avoid in the heat. Clinique Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion ($5-$38) smoothes cleansed and exfoliated skin, which will make your face a perfect palette for whatever makeup you decide to apply.

Gallatin freshman Phoebe Walsh said Neutrogena Shine Control Foundation ($11.99) is a great long-lasting foundation.

“It’s never failed me,” Walsh said. “I think that works well with my skin and it’s never clogged my pores, which is really important.”

Another option is to skip foundation and opt for a concealer. An effective and af-

fordable one is the e.l.f. studio Maximum Coverage Concealer.

Add a touch of matte bronzer to give the illusion of more definition; a great one to try is the Too Faced Soleil Matte Bronzer ($30). For a highlight, use Benefit’s Watt’s Up! Luminizer ($30). It comes in stick form and travels easily, so you don’t run the risk of it breaking the way a powder would if you throw it in your makeup bag. A highlighter will add some glow to your complexion when blended on your cheeks and brow bones.

For eyes, go for a stick eyeshadow instead of a powder because it will hold out better in the heat. Prime first with the e.l.f. Eyelid Primer ($3), and then use Clinique Chubby Stick Shadow Tint For Eyes ($17). It comes in 17 different colors, giving you a wide range of options for both the night and the day.

The final step in creating your eye look is a swipe of liner. Tisch sophomore Megan Tomei suggests the Sephora Brand of liner ($12) for its smooth consistency and affordable price.

“It’s so great for any time of day, and any season,” Tomei said. “The price and quality are unbeatable. I wear it year round because I basically hide behind my black liner, and the Sephora Collection one isn’t too sheer or liquidy.”

If you aren’t yet skilled in the art of liquid liner, try the self-sharpening Maybelline Unstoppable Eyeliner ($7.49) or the NARS Eyeliner Pencil ($23). Use Clinique High

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These products will last even through the summer heat.

Impact Mascara ($16.50) or Maybelline Great Lash Waterproof Mascara ($5.99) to get long lashes that will not run throughout the day.

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Finish your fresh face by using Urban Decay’s All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray ($14$30), toss Clean and Clear blotting papers ($5.99) into your bag — just in case you need a quick clean-up — and you are set to take on the summer heat.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Why NYU-SJP held Israeli Apartheid Week

By AMITH GUPTA Contributing Writer

Last week, over 100 people attended “Israeli Apartheid Week,” a series of NYU Students for Justice In Palestine events. Attacks on NYU-SJP’s event series were bizarre, as apologists for Israeli aggression run out of excuses.

Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel’s reelected prime minister, rode into office using racist scare tactics about the dangers of “Arab voters” in order to appeal to Israel’s fascist elements. Ironically, these “Arab voters” are often exploited as proof of Israel’s supposed diversity when the country is accused of apartheid, as it was in a United Nations report.

While Israel reluctantly granted citizenship to some Palestinians — the minority of Palestinians who remained in present-day Israel while the rest were expelled in 1948 — these citizens are subject to over 40 discriminatory laws.

But Israel treats most Palestinians far worse. Most Palestinians are not given Israeli citizenship. Instead, they live under Israeli military occupation, are threatened with violence and land theft, or in exile as refugees, barred from returning.

For this reason NYU-SJP joined communities around the world to commemorate Israeli Apartheid Week and call for divestment from Israel’s crimes. That is why anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other international authorites have described Israeli policy as “apartheid.”

If anything, it is an understatement.

That is why a packed room listened as NYU graduate student Jehad Abusalim explained how Israeli soldiers murdered three of his friends in Gaza with indiscriminate bombings last summer, and was forced to check if his family had been killed every day for 50 days.

It is why Equal Justice USA’s Cherrell Brown spoke out about the parallels she noted between Ferguson and Palestine, which she visited upon invitation from solidarity activists. “Like in Ferguson, they are afraid of how people

respond to their oppressors,” she said. “[Ferguson was] collectively punished because the police shot Mike Brown, just as Hebron [a Palestinian city under Israeli military rule] is experiencing collective punishment for what their oppressors have done to them.”

Israel’s atrocities in Gaza; Netanyahu’s attempt to start a war with Iran, undermining the sitting U.S. President; his rejection of what passes for “peace” in Israel; his race-baiting election win; Israel’s role in NSA spying; and its collaboration with heavy-handed American police have only increased international outrage over Israel’s abuses.

These injustices will not end with toothless negotiations between the powerful and powerless or through the intimidation of activist groups.

Change will only occur with Palestinian-led international efforts to organize political resistance to the inequality, which NYU SJP is unashamed and unapologetic in joining.

Amith Gupta is an International Institute of Law and Justice scholar at the NYU School of Law. He is an organizer with NYU-SJP. Email him at opinion@ nyunews.com.

EDUCATION

Policymakers must shift focus outside classroom

By KENNY KYUNGHOON LEE Contributing Columnist

Recent efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to improve the quality of public education are necessary yet insufficient. Cuomo and lawmakers reached a $142 billion budget deal this Monday, which includes controversial education reform that would result in a tougher teacher evaluation system.

Cuomo has been its vocal advocate.

In his recent op-ed article in Newsday, he argues, “In New York last year, about 99 percent of the teachers were rated effective while only 38 percent of high school graduates are ready for college or careers.” He asks rhetorically, “How can that be?”

Addressing this perplexing discrepancy, Cuomo claims the fault is in the current rating system, which was introduced in 2010 to win the financial rewards in Obama administration’s Race to the Top competition. Currently, up to 20 percent of the teachers’ ratings is tied to students’ progress in state exams. He believes this system fails to identify bad teachers, deteriorating the quality of public education. As a part of this year’s budget proposal, he has proposed that students’ progress

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on state exams comprise 50 percent of the teachers’ rating. However, his proposal oversimplifies the complexity of the issue. Teacher performance is an important factor in student success, but certainly not the only indicator of the education system’s failure.

Many socioeconomic factors besides teacher performance affect students. A 2011 study shows that students from low-income families had a nine percent chance of getting a college degree, while their counterparts from high-income families had a 54 percent chance. These statistics show that socioeconomic factors have a great influence on student performance. Policymakers should consider policies that address these factors, such as the expansion of affordable after-school program and increased provision of quality academic advisors.

It is undeniable that more objective standards should be introduced to better identify underperforming teachers, considering last year’s unrealistic figures that said 95.6 percent of teachers were rated either effective or highly effective across the state according to the New York State Education Department. But a tougher evaluation system alone does not directly improve the quality of education, policymakers should also realize that struggling teachers need greater support to achieve higher standards.

The discrepancy between student performance and teacher evaluation shows that despite numerous teaching reforms, too many students are still underperforming. Teacher ratings are often inflated and require an overhaul. However, if lawmakers do not address fundamental socioeconomic problems that undermine students’ academic performance, students will never improve. Policymakers should focus more on fighting the obstacles outside the classroom that stop students from achieving their full potentials.

Email Kenny Kyunghoon Lee at opinion@nyunews.com.

STAFF EDITORIAL

Indiana policies highlight importance of voting

Indiana is at the center of a heated national debate stemming from Gov. Mike Pence’s decision to sign into law last week the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The state law extends a 1993 federal law designed to protect the religious rights of individuals to corporations and companies, some of which have gone on to deny service to gay people. On Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned all non-essential publicly funded travel to Indiana, citing New York’s commitment to LGBTQ rights. The law has been widely criticized, but this is not the only time Indiana has allowed an older generation to dictate policy. Indiana’s recent legislative missteps illustrate how important it is for young people to vote, especially in local elections given community and state policy dictate many standards.

The RFRA unequivocally opens the door to discrimination.

High-profile figures like Apple CEO Tim Cook and Hillary Clinton have condemned the law, and performers such as Wilco and Nick Offerman cancelled shows in the state. It is valid for supporters of LGBTQ rights to refuse to patronize antagonistic institutions and services, but they must also vote in the next elections in order to truly change policy.

The state is not just making headlines for the new law. There is currently an HIV outbreak in rural Scott County, largely due to high rates of intravenous drug use. Since December, 80 people have tested positive, making it the largest outbreak in the state’s history. Pence has agreed to implement a 30-day needle exchange program despite a moral and political stance against these programs, but a temporary measure will not prevent a repeat occurrence. Needle sharing programs are supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — areas with high intravenous drug use should provide these services consistently, not temporarily. Indiana is irresponsibly allowing a medical crisis to occur because of politician’s conservative ideals.

These types of local policies are not always popular — students in Indiana have taken strong stances against the conservative RFRA. The Indiana Daily Student berated Mike Pence for starting what they deemed “an avalanche of intolerance.” This rhetoric is expected of students, but this passion does not translate to the voting booth — young people are less likely to vote than their parents and grandparents.

The ramifications of the RFRA shows just how important it is that young people vote for politicians who represent them.

Moving to a new area makes registering to vote in local elections more difficult, but this must not stop students from exercising their political power.

Young voters are overwhelmingly liberal and tend to vote Democratic, especially when it comes to social issues. However, as Indiana demonstrates, unless young people take action and vote in local elections, their voices will be drowned out.

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Softball optimistic during first season

By ALEX BAZELEY Deputy News Editor

For the NYU softball team, coming together as a team this year is all about learning to communicate.

In the first season as a varsity sport at NYU, the Violets have struggled to the tune of a 2-16 record overall while going 0-10 in conference games. After opening the season with a 14-game losing streak, the team got the program’s first win when they swept a doubleheader against Brooklyn College on March 22.

As a captain of the team, junior shortstop Kahala Bonsignore said she believes the most important part is the team coming together to lead collectively in the inaugural season. Bonsignore was selected to the UAA All-Tournament Team and currently leads the team in batting average and RBIs. “There are so many strong personalities here, and each person leads the team in their own special way,” Bonsignore said. “I try to lead by example and hope that my positive attitude and behavior will help lift the team throughout the season.”

Freshman center Colby Tarsi-

tano attributed the early season issues with the fundamentals, but said they need to stay focused and make the plays.

“We’ve just struggled with little things like fundamentals,” Tarsitano said. “Our skill level on this team is incredibly high, it’s just a matter of putting it all together and creating a smooth flow.”

Freshman pitcher and second baseman Sage Scheiwiller discussed the importance of taking confidence from the first wins and applying them to the rest of the season.

“We know what we need to do now to win — at least what worked for those games — and we know that we can win,” Scheiwiller said.

Despite being only a freshman, Scheiwiller has also played a big role in the Violets’ successes this season, hitting .352 with a home run, which just so happened to be the first grand slam in the team’s history as well.

Offensively, the Violets have performed respectably, hitting .276 as a team while averaging 3.39 runs scored per game. The team has shown improvement hitting .237 in the first 14 losses

but finding success since returning from the UAA Championship, with a .358 average in the next four games.

The defense, however, leaves something to be desired. The Violets currently hold a team ERA of 7.06 while allowing on average 8.5 runs per game.

There have been eight games where the opposing team scored 10 or more runs.

“We are working on maintaining communication throughout the entire game,” Scheiwiller said. “Our play is respectable but we run into problems when we don’t communicate for the entire game.”

The high scores might be misleading though. The team has allowed a whopping 45 unearned runs to cross the plate, signaling that there may be some work needed in the field as well.

“I think more than anything, we make mental errors, and that’s just us beating ourselves,” Bonsignore said. “The talent and skill level is there; we’ve just got to get our minds in sync.”

Sophomore pitcher Jacqueline Tremblay acknowledged their struggles with communication, but says the team is improving in

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players freshman Ian Combemale and sophomore Matt DeMichiel were both victorious in threeset matches.

Smithline remained optimistic and looked at yesterday’s match as an inspiration to improve rather than a detrimental loss.

“Winning is obviously the main goal, but learning from your losses and mistakes is also very important,” Smithline said. “I expect us to play better for the remainder of the season and build off this loss.”

In Hoboken, New Jersey, the NYU women’s tennis team rebounded from a loss to Rochester University and remained hot, defeating the Stevens Institute of Technology 8-1 to improve their record to 3-1 on the season.

In an all-around dominant performance for NYU, the Violets’ first doubles team of junior Carmen Lai and sophomore Laila El Dessouki continued their undefeated spring. The second doubles team of senior Mari Tzakis and junior Madeline King followed suit.

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El Dessouki was 2-0 on Sunday against the Herons.

With a 2-1 lead heading into singles play, the Lady Violets shut Stevens out, winning all six singles matches in straight sets. Senior captain Alexandra Ziarko was thrilled by Wednesday’s outcome.

“Our team had a solid performance out there today,” Ziarko said. “The doubles teams had great chemistry, and the singles players really brought their A-games.”

While Smithline found inspiration in a gutsy defeat, Ziarko is more sure than ever of her team’s future after Wednesday’s victory.

“This win today gives us a lot of confidence,” Ziarko said.

“We hope to continue the way we’ve been playing through-

out the season and into the end-of-the-year championships.”

The Lady Violets are halfway through their regular season, with four more matches scheduled before the UAA Championships in Altamonte Springs, Florida. They’ll look to continue their winning ways against Hamilton College on April 10 in Clinton, New York.

The men are also at the halfway point, with six matches remaining before the UAA Championships. They will look to rebound on April 7 against Baruch College at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York.

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The softball team has had a rough first season as a varsity program. that area.

“We’re definitely still working on it but everyone has learned to be more vocal so we’re all on the same page,” Tremblay said.

Scheiwiller said she believes the team has much to look forward to by building off of what they’ve learned in the first half of the season.

“In a way, the lows have brought us closer together as a team and have prepared us for the highs

of the seasons,” Scheiwiller said.

“In the next half of the season we are going to take the things we learned in our harder games and use them in our future games.”

After a pair of postponements due to inclement weather, the Violets will hit the road to take on The College at Old Westbury on April 7 at 3 p.m.

Email Alex Bazeley at abazeley@nyunews.com.