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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 43, No. 36

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015

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REVIEW

UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS

IRHC Town Hall addresses housing

Tisch New Theatre’s ‘Catch’ delights By TAYLOR TURNER Contributing Writer

Eric Stromberg, CEO and co-founder of Oyster, speaks with students during the CEO Exclusive of Tech@NYU’s Startup Week. Stromberg was featured in Forbes’ 30 under 30.

STORY ON PAGE 3

SPORTS

Softball shuts out, baseball strikes out

Despite cloudy skies, the impending rain held off long enough for NYU’s softball and baseball teams to compete on Tuesday. After losing their last two games to Stevens Institute of Technology, the softball team returned to the diamond for the first time since March, dominating The College at Old Westbury twice in one day. Outscoring the Panthers by a combined score of 20-2, the Violets’ bats were hot from the first pitch. Junior infielder Kahala Bonsignore put the Violets up in the first inning with a groundout to first base that brought home freshman leadoff hitter Colby Tarsitano, who had 3 of the Violets’ 17 total hits in the game. It was a lead the Violets would not relinquish. In the third inning, sophomore Molly Webber tripled down the left field line, extending the lead to 3-1. The Violets put the game away in the fifth with a big

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four-run inning, including a clutch two RBI double by junior Lauren Parnaby. With two more runs over the final two innings, the Violets accumulated 10 runs for the second time this season. Sophomore pitcher Jacqueline Tremblay pitched a complete game, just the beginning of a busy day, striking out six and only giving up two earned runs in seven innings. “We had some time off because of the weather so it was great we were able to come out and take two,” Tremblay said. “Everything fell into place on offense and defense, and it really showed.” Building off their stellar first game, the Violets only needed five innings in the second game to put away the Panthers 10-0. Tremblay, pitching the second game as well, was nearly untouchable, only giving up one hit and walking one. The bats got hot again in the fourth and fifth innings, as the

BASEBALL continued on PG. 8

COURTESY OF CAROLINE CUNFER

By MICHAEL THOMPSON Staff Writer

Interview with Ben Scheuer The star of the oneman musical “The Lion” talks about his passion for clothes. STORY on PG. 4

The Inter-Residence Hall Council addressed students’ concerns regarding housing priority, transportation and other elements of campus living in a meeting open to students on Tuesday. The panel included administrators involved in student affairs, housing services, public safety, information technology, dining, transportation and resident advising, all of whom fielded questions from the organizers and attendees. Vice President of Global Student Affairs Marc Wais an-

IRHC continued on PG. 3 BEAUTY & STYLE

Bookstore onesie sparks controversy By MADISON REIS Contributing Writer

Last Thursday, NYU employee Jason Y. Evans snapped a photo in the NYU Bookstore of an “I hate my thighs” onesie right next to an “I’m super” onesie, for girls and boys respectively. He promptly posted it to Facebook with the caption “I had a very difficult time not raging out about this in the college store. These are onesies...for infants...guess which one is for girls and which one is for boys. THIS is the problem.” Within minutes of the post, the NYU community, including several student and alumni groups, took to social media to express their outrage over the onesies. Steinhardt junior Cassie Wuest tweeted, “why would anyone, let alone NYU, ever think it was okay to sell an ‘I hate my thighs’ onesie aimed at baby girls? I’m actually livid.” Twitter user @LaXicanista said, “I will give you side eye for years if I see

you put your baby in a onesie that says, ‘I hate my thighs,’” and user @middleclasstool said, “If you’ve made anything like an ‘I hate my thighs’ onesie for a baby, may I suggest the wintry freshness of confronting your self-loathing?” Social media users across various platforms repeatedly complained to the bookstore, and in fewer than eight hours, the store had removed the onesie from its shelves. To many, it is shocking that a university bookstore had stocked the item in the first place, especially a university so renowned for its acceptance and diversity. After all, this is the same Wry Baby onesie that made international headlines two weeks ago for body-shaming baby girls. The company responded to that original controversy in a seemingly ignorant way, claiming the onesie is “ironic,” which only further angered body-positive advocates. Evan’s photograph has prompted

Designers that care A list of the fashion companies that partner with charities to support communities. STORY on PG. 5

another round of attention for the already highly-controversial brand because of the contrast between the girls’ body-shaming onesie and the boys’ “I’m super” onesie. Having the two side-by-side only furthered the message that girls, even babies, need to be conscious of their appearance while young boys are being praised. This is a particularly extreme example, but it is clear that body-shaming is starting to become an issue for young girls. It is a positive sign that the NYU community clearly demonstrated their disgust and had the clothes removed from the bookstore, and a good reminder that students have the power to influence aspects of NYU when we see something we do not agree with. Hopefully this will be the last time this particular onesie sees the shelves and also the last time we see our own bookstore exhibit such poor judgement. Email Madison Reis at bstyle@nyunews.com.

ILLUSTRATION BY JOURDAN ENRIQUEZ

CATCH continued on PG. 4

STAFF PHOTO BY SHAWN PAIK

VIA FACEBOOK.COM

Tisch New Theatre recently mounted their spring main stage musical: “Catch Me If You Can,” which details the life of famous con-artist Frank Abagnale, Jr. at Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Framed as a ’60s musical variety show, Frank takes the audience through the years of his life as a con artist with the help of an impeccable dance ensemble and a lively score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman. Director and choreographer Philip Colgan, a senior in the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, has created a spectacle unparalleled by most of NYU’s theater scene. In

By NED HARRELL Contributing Writer

Opinion: STEM discrimination After the Ellen Pao verdict, tech companies still need to look at gender and race discrimination. STORY on PG. 7


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