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Student Activities Board tightens club regulations By KAIDIA PICKELS AND AFEEFA TARIQ
This year, students aiming to form an All-Square club will have a new club application process, requiring them to submit a sample event calendar and a petition with 100 signatures. All existing clubs will also be subject to a new audit this fall. The Student Activities Board reviews all applications for All-Square clubs. The SAB decided to make these changes to the New Club Development program this summer. Chair of SAB and CAS senior Mason Dettloff explained that these new requirements are added to the application used in previous years, which requires general information about the club — a club name, a mission statement, examples of the club’s uniqueness and a list of similar NYU clubs — and a list of four founding members of the new club. With a hypothetical budget of $500, the sample event calendar must include three events for the fall semester and three events for the spring semester. “The additions to the application were done to enhance the application process and to provide a higher quality pool of applicants to the NCD program,” Dettloff said.
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Potatopia allows customers to design their own potato-filled combination dishes
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Cop comedy invokes classic sitcoms in impressive debut by BOB TEOH
A highly enjoyable mix of “The Office” and “Psych,” with a dash of “Chuck,” FOX’s new sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has the potential to join the line of successful comedic hits. Creators Dan Goor and Michael Schur (“Parks and Recreation”) successfully transfer the charm and hilarity of the traditional workplace comedy into an eccentric New York City police squad. The show’s premise, a throwback to ‘70s sitcom “Barney Miller,” follows talented but immature Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) and his team of quirky police officers. Even though Peralta’s colleagues have always grudgingly
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Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher give hilarious performances as the leads of “Nine-Nine.”
tolerated his antics, the arrival of a by-the-book chief, Captain Roy Holt (Andre Braugher), forces Peralta to adapt to Holt’s no-nonsense style. Like its predecessors, “Nine-Nine’s” success stems largely from an impressive comedic cast. Samberg fits comfortably into another incarnation of the goofball persona he perfected with “Saturday Night Live” and comedy group The Lonely Island. With his icy, cool looks and deep, grandiose voice, Braugher is excellent as the dignified foil to Samberg’s Peralta. Bent on making the 99th Precinct the cream of the crop, he refuses to tolerate Peralta’s childish behavior. Credit must also be given to the show’s promising supporting cast. Terry Crews plays Sergeant Jeffords, whose timid interior clashes with his macho exterior. And with a cast rounded out by Melissa Fumero, Chelsea Peretti and comedic veteran Joe Lo Truglio, the precinct is filled with eclectic yet entertaining characters. Despite its promising cast, “Nine-Nine” demonstrates a few flaws out of the gate. As with any genre hybrid, the show faces a major balance issue. Though the workplace comedy works well, the actual police drama is somewhat lacking. With most of the pilot dedicated to the squad’s hijinks, the show has no choice but to rush through the episode’s major case. This glossing over leaves viewers wondering exactly how little police work is done in the 99th Precinct. Like “Barney Miller,” once a comedy commits itself to drama, its appeal should draw from both genres. By devoting too much time to the comedic aspects, “Nine-Nine” not
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Women’s volleyball player profile: Allie Williams By KATHRYN JONES
Gallatin junior Allie Williams made nine kills in the volleyball match Thursday, helping NYU win three sets against Baruch College, but off the court, the middle blocker hopes to spike the economies of developing nations after college. Williams is concentrating in international politics and global health at the Gallatin School of Individualized Studies and intends to attend business or law school. She plans on becoming involved with social justice, nongovernmental organizations, international business and microfinance. Williams said going from sports to politics relies heavily on the influence of different cultures, Williams said. “That’s also kind of what the basis is for my major, the culture behind the political science and global health, and the intersection between the two,” Williams said. “I find that culture is much more indicative of how you should help people rather than control studies and things like that, that they try to predict.” She considers herself a combination of a jock and a nerd because she loves reading, especially about different cultures, which has taught her about diversity. Reading “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy inspired Williams to attend NYU. The Russian culture expressed in Tolstoy’s novel influenced Williams to originally pursue a Russian Literature concentration at Gallatin.
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SCANDINAVIAN POP By JAKE FOLSOM Recently it seems as though pop music can’t catch a break. In America, we like to blame pop for the ills in society — just look at the savage attacks critics have launched against Britney Spears’ recent “Work Bitch,” or Miley Cyrus’ infamous twerkathon. For those who love the music but tire of the antics, Scandinavia has the answer. Scandinavian pop artists innovate, doing their genre proud, and they often avoid the spectacle and controversy that surround larger American acts. This list covers ’80s and ’90s breakthroughs, as well as more recent standouts.
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KALEEL MUNROE Sam Woods @Real_Sam_Woods Seeing a movie premiere on the street my dorm is on. Well, that’s pretty cool. #nyu #nyc #broadway
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For how much I pay for this damn school I should get my own private elevator #NYU
Hannah McGovern @hannahmcgovern15 Sep Remind me to bring gloves and a winter coat next time I come to Bobst. @fantoozer #bobst #nyu
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If you want to make the argument that she is another white artist crossing over into black music, then make it. I’m not quite sure why you’d be offended by such, though. If they suck, then they’ll be forgotten; if they are any good, then they will be successful similar to their black counterparts. It’s not just white faces that are purchasing their albums, I assure you.
FELLINIESQUE “High tuition necessary for NYU to function, compete with top universities” This brings new meaning to the phrase “the company line”. For those of us born and raised in the Village, NYU has become a nightmare. Start with the destruction of the Poe House, the semi-destruction of the Provincetown Playhouse, the threat of the 2013 plan, (which it took an ancient I.M. Pei to swat down at least vis-a-vis the Silver Towers part of), come on!
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Student Activities Board imposes signature collection, club audit for All-Square clubs
The SAB began accepting applications on Sept. 11, and will not accept them after Oct. 8. The approval process takes a full academic year. CAS sophomore Kelly Davis is the co-founder of the NYU chapter of the Harry Potter Alliance Club. She plans to apply to become an official club this fall. “We ... want to promote humanitarian efforts like fighting homelessness and promoting education in the city,” Davis said. “We want to be a kind of Dumbledore’s Army in the muggle world.” In order to meet the petition requirements, Davis said she hopes to collect the newly required signatures at the first unofficial meeting on Sept. 19. “One of the difficult things about not being an official club is not being able to find anywhere to host the meetings,” Davis said. “We can’t get space at Kimmel and a lot of the other buildings because of that.” The new rules also include an audit of the over 300 existing clubs. The audits will be conducted by the \SAB and begin in mid-October. The board will look at each club’s membership, constitution, events and activities
in order to check the overall health of All-Square clubs. “These are all things that fall within SAB’s jurisdiction but have not been closely examined for quite a few years,” Dettloff said. Dettloff added that there are no current plans to make the audit yearly. CAS senior Brian Kang, president of the NYU Chess Club, believes that the new requirements make sense, but said the petition may be asking for too much. “100 seems like an insane number,” Kang said. Meanwhile, club officers approve of the new audit. “An audit, which is a reflection of a stronger committment to transparency, shows that the school takes funding for the clubs seriously,” said Milton Koh, president of the Singapore Students’ Organization and Steinhardt senior. “Which, to me, means that it is committed to making and ensuring the entire system runs smooth.” Kaidia Pickels and Afeefa Tariq are contributing writers. Email them at news@nyunews.com.
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Questlove to play at BAM’s Next Wave Festival this fall
By SYDNEY PEREIRA
The 31st Next Wave Festival, New York’s most comprehensive celebration of performance arts will host a variety of acts, including former NYU professor Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The Brooklyn Academy of Music will host the festival in three separate locations in Brooklyn. Performing in a group show called “Electronium: The Future Was Then” on Oct. 25 and 26, Questlove’s show will include mashups of old recordings mixed with modern electronics. The festival is known for its forward-thinking artistic program and takes between 18 months and two years to plan.
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This fall, BAM features productions such as “Water,” “Enemy of the People” and “Documerica” that will focus on global environmental issues. Furthermore, the festival includes dance presentations, including a free performance by DanceMotion USA. “One of the most exciting things this year is the wide range of dance presentations
both locally and internationally,” BAM Executive Producer Joe Melillo said. “A full spectrum of scale and new movement ideas will be presented along with very challenging content.” The festival will run from Sept. 17 through Dec. 22. Sydney Pereira is a contributing writer. Email her at news@ nyunews.com.
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TED Talk collection raises diet awareness By ANNA CHEN
NYU food studies professor Amy Bentley and four 2013 NYU graduates collaborated with TED Studies to create a curriculum for a series of talks called “Sustainable Consumption: Reworking the Western Diet,” which was announced earlier this month. TED Studies, a project between TED and the Wiley publishing company, creates educational TED talks with accompanied materials to create a better platform for learning. Bentley worked with graduates Michael Bulger, Boaz Hillebrand, Allison Mountjoy and Stephanie Rogus from the food studies master’s program to create the series. The series features eight talks, featuring architect and author Carolyn Steel, artist and entrepreneur Britta Riley, artist and designer Ron Finley, director of nutrition services for the Berkeley Unified School District Ann Cooper, New York Times food writer and cookbook author Mark Bittman, Treehugger.com founder Graham Hill, chef at New York’s Blue Hill restaurant Dan Barber and entomologist Marcel Dicke. TED provided recommendations of talks to include in the series and the group then edited the list. “These talks were already completed and it was our job to form a curriculum around the content, suggesting the order that might work best,” Rugus said. Bentley said the series serves as an introductory, user friendly series on the issues of consumption in the Western world. “The idea is to create materials suitable for courses for secondary and undergraduate students, as well as the interested public,” Bentley said. The TED Studies series is currently available online for free at both iTunes and Wiley.com. The series comes with introductory and summary articles that explain each talk, as well as instructional supplements like key terms and questions. The collection of talks make arguments about the way Westerners eat. Dicke discusses finding alternatives to typical protein sources. He suggests eating in-
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Bentley spearheaded the TED Talk-based curriculum. sects and talks about the Western taboo on certain foods. Other talks cover subjects like vegetarianism, farming methods and the sustainability of seafood. “As the materials demonstrate, our food supply is problematic in a number of ways — environmentally, nutritionally, culturally, economically — and we need to create a more sustainable, nutritious mainstream option,” Bentley said. “The videos and accompanying materials are designed to provoke thought and hopefully action.” Steinhardt freshman Monica Turley has watched the talks and said they complemented her nutrition classes. “What I found to be the most interesting is the incredible amount of natural resources that are expended on the production and distribution of meat products,” Turley said. Bulger, as well as the other graduates, hope that the series will teach NYU students the importance of studying food. “The act of eating is such a common occurrence, and it is easy to overlook the profound impact that our choices have on our bodies, our environment and our communities,” Bulger said. “I’m hopeful that lessons like those found in TED Studies can awaken more students to the need for active engagement and solutions in the worlds of food and agriculture.” Anna Chen is a contributing writer. Email her at news@nyunews.com.
Despite Thompson’s withdrawal, recanvass continues By EMILY BELL
Former comptroller William Thompson’s withdrawal from the mayoral race yesterday morning means public advocate and NYU alumnus Bill de Blasio will be the Democratic candidate for the general election on Nov. 5. Immediately after his announcement, Thompson endorsed de Blasio.
“We share the fundamental same views and values,” Thompson said in a press conference aired by CBSLocal. “This is bigger than either one of us.” In the event a majority candidate receives less than 40 percent of the vote in a primary election, a runoff election is held. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, de Blasio earned 40.3 per-
cent of the votes while Thompson earned 26.2 percent of the votes. Following the primary election on Sept. 10, the New York City Board of Elections decided to recanvass the votes. While the machine recanvass is complete, the paper recanvass of absentee ballots and affidavits began Monday and is ongoing. The recanvass will continue, as Thompson would have had
to withdraw by 11:59 p.m. on the night of Sept. 13 for the recanvassing to end before its completion. “[Thompson’s withdrawal] means nothing in the sense of New York state election law,” Board of Election spokeswoman Valerie Vazquez said. “The process for us remains the same.” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was also present at the press conference
and endorsed de Blasio. “What Bill Thompson is saying today is he going to put aside his own personal ambition, his own personal hopes, his own personal ideas in honor and in respect of that shared vision,” Cuomo said in the press conference posted on NY1’s website. Emily Bell is a news editor. Email her at ebell@ nyunews.com.
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Bantam Bagels introduces latest fad food with bagel holes By CHANDLER WEST
As proven by the popularity of fad foods like cronuts and ramen burgers, an innovative idea can take food entrepreneurs a long way. Bantam Bagels is becoming the next big trend. The store’s snacks are the bagel equivalent of donut holes, filled with warm, flavored cream cheese.
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The classic-style bagel hole is one of many options.
Since its opening two weeks ago, the tiny shop located at 238 Bleecker St. has received a large amount of national attention, with features on the Today Show and the Wall Street Journal. It is a dream come true for co-owners Elyse and Nick Oleksak, whose idea for Bantam Bagels came to him in his sleep one night. “Nick just woke up in the morning with two ideas,” Elyse said. “There was this one and something about a tater tot food truck. He still has the reminder in his phone to prove it.” “Usually he has a ton of ideas, and I’m the one who shoots them down,” she said. “But the best ideas are the ones that fill obvious holes, no pun intended.” Bantam Bagels proved to be a hit when they catered a recent New York Fashion Week event alongside Baked by Melissa’s miniature cupcakes. “The fancy skinny ladies and socialites were gobbling them up,” Elyse said. The small size is one of the treat’s most appealing factors. Eating around four bagel holes is the equivalent of eating one full bagel. One bagel hole costs $1.35, or you can purchase six for $6. “They’re great if you don’t want to indulge in an entire bagel, but just want a couple bites of that flavor,” Steinhardt sophomore Stephanie Manaster said.
Owner’s cultural background inspires Han Dynasty menu By LILY CHIN
Sitting inside the boxy wooden interior of Han Dynasty, Chinese music can be heard in the background. And as it softly lulls your ears, spicy Sichuan food sparks fire on your tongue. Han Dynasty began six years ago in Exton, Penn. where Han Chiang, the owner of the restaurant, lived at the time. Since then, the restaurant chain has made a name for itself in the Philadelphia area, becoming a local favorite. Its first location in New York City, located at 90 Third Ave., opened on the first week of September 2013. It is the restaurant’s seventh location. “We are currently in a soft opening phase,” June Kwan, Chiang’s aunt said. “Everything is not ready yet, we are waiting for our liquor license and there is no delivery service as of now.” One of their most popular dishes is the dan dan noodles ($7.95). The noodles are served with sesame paste, house-made chili oil, and soy sauce and topped with minced pork and preserved vegetables. Steinhardt junior Helen Li enjoyed the noodles and a spicy cucumber appetizer. “When you first eat it, you don’t really taste the chili oil, and it kicks in after you swallow, and the heat level builds as you eat more,” Li said. “There’s a slight [spicy] numbing [in these noodles but] I can still taste the sesame [flavor].” The spicy cucumber dish ($6.95) is made fresh to order with peeled cucumbers, sugar, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and chili oil. “The cucumbers are really cooling despite the spiciness,” Li said. “This tastes a little more spicy than the noodles.” Other spicy favorites include wontons in chili oil ($6.95) and mapo tofu ($11.95). In addition to the usual Sichuan fare, Han Dynasty also offers a few Taiwanese and Cantonese dishes with less heat on its menu, such as fried Taiwanese sausages ($7.95). The sweet, smooth and soft sausages are served with fresh
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Han Dynasty offers dishes like dan dan noodles and mapo tofu. garlic slices that give the appetizer a fragrant, garlicky bite. The menu’s eclectic nature is partially due to the owner’s personal background. Chiang is originally from Taiwan, but his father was from Sichuan. Chiang’s childhood cherished both the sweet and salty flavors of Taiwanese cuisine and the fiery spices of Sichuan cuisine. At Han Dynasty he aspires to celebrate both cuisines with equal respect. “Life is all about balancing,” he said. “If you don’t like spicy, you would hate it. Not everyone has a Sichuan palate. I serve authentic flavors with my own twists to [use] local ingredients and [match] the local palate.” Lily Chin is a contributing writer. Email her at dining@nyunews.com.
The array of flavors also impresses. Among the most popular are the Grandma Jojo, an Italian-spiced bagel filled with pesto cream cheese and topped with a marinated tomato slice, and the Bleecker Street, a pizza dough bagel hole filled with a marinara mozzarella cream cheese center and topped with pepperoni. “We’re also now introducing the Buffalo,” Elyse said. “It tastes just like a chicken wing.” Sweet options are available as well, including the delicious French toast, a cinnamon nutmeg bagel filled with butter maple syrup cream cheese. Bantam Bagels also serves cold-brewed coffee by Gorilla Coffee, which makes it an ideal breakfast location. Bantam Bagels is still in the process of determining their business hours. Although they close at 10 p.m. on weekdays, Elyse said they plan to stay open until midnight or 2 a.m. on weekends, depending on how business progresses. “I think Bantam Bagels has the potential to become something more sustainable than a quickly passing fad or a trend,” Manaster said. “It’s something that seems so obvious, and they’re so good. I think it could definitely last longer than cronuts or ramen burgers.” Chandler West is a contributing writer. Email her at dining@nyunews.com.
Potatopia delivers haven for potato lovers By ETHAN JOHNS
Inspired by the success of its first location in New Jersey, Potatopia opened its first New York City outpost in Greenwich Village earlier this month, much to the delight of the city’s potato lovers. In 2011, Potatopia (pronounced po-tuhtopia) opened its doors in Menlo Park Mall of Edison, N.J. Since then, it has generated a significant amount of buzz with its potato-centric menu. At Potatopia, potatoes are not kicked to the side of the plate — they take center stage. Although it has only been open for two weeks, the new restaurant has been wellreceived by the neighborhood. “New York has welcomed us with arms wide open,” manager Albert Sierra said. “People love our concept. They love the freshness.” One way to order is by asking for one of the signature meals with clever names like veggie heavy ($6.25), comatoser ($7.75) or I think, therefore I yam ($6.95). The restaurant plans on releasing new signature meals every month, depending on what it finds to be good combinations. The Potatopia employees recommend the smashed hit ($6.75) for first-time visitors. However, what makes Potatopia truly magical is the ability to build your own combination. Customers can first choose how they want their potato cooked. Options include smashed (baked then fried),
au gratin, baked, shoestring (french fries), potato chips or “mashed pie,” Potatopia’s version of shepherd’s pie. The next step is to add your choice of fresh vegetables and cheeses. Chicken, sausage, steak, bacon, shrimp and egg are also available at an extra cost. At the end of the line, the plate is doused in one of 15 different sauces. Without the sauce, the dish is incomplete. Roasted red pepper, curry, chipotle, bacon and truffle aioli, as well as the basic ketchup, BBQ and sour cream are some of the most popular sauce options. NYU senior Joe Larson loved his meal at Potatopia. “I may have felt seven pounds heavier [after] I finished my last bite,” Larson said. “The cheesy goodness will certainly bring me back for further post-studying therapy sessions.” Students at New York University will find Potatopia’s location, as well as its portion sizes and pricing, appealing. An average meal at Potatopia costs around $7. “We love to cater to young society,” Sierra said. “I guarantee they will fall in love with Potatopia. Everything is top quality.” Potatopia is open from 10:30 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and until 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Potatopia is located on 378 Sixth Ave. Ethan Johns is a contributing writer. Email him at dining@nyunews.com.
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Potatopia allows its patrons to build their own potato-filled combinations.
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only stretches believability, but limits its ability to stand out from the countless comedies already airing. While it is only natural a fledgling comedy might take time to find its footing, the writers need to strike this balance for the show to be a true hit. Flaws aside, “Nine-Nine” features a fun premise carried by a cast of lovable characters. It stays true to itself and provides the lighthearted entertainment it promises. With a great comedic backing and goofy charm, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” has the potential to match the irresistible quality that draws viewers to “Parks and Recreation’s” Leslie Knope and her team. Bob Teoh is a staff writer. Email him at entertainment@ nyunews.com.
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By JEREMY GROSSMAN
Gregg Araki may not be the most recognizable name to most audiences, but for those who know him and his films, his name means everything. From directing Rose McGowan as a foulmouthed meth addict in “The Doom Generation” (1995) to Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a teenage prostitute in “Mysterious Skin,” (2004) Araki has been a staple of independent film since he entered the scene in the late ’80s. He has a dedicated fanbase — not everyone gets Araki, but those who do just do. This Thursday, a retrospective of Araki’s career will begin at the Museum of Arts and
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Playwright finds levity, pathos in life struggles By SARAH NICHOLS
Living in New York is expensive and arduous, and playwright Dacyl Acevedo does not keep this a secret. But she has survived, living to tell her tale of bouts of depression, loss, suicidal thoughts and anger. In her new play “Will Work For,” playing at the IRT Theater through Sept. 28, Acevedo demonstrates what it means to be human, to struggle and to come out all the better for it in the end. A thrilling, one-woman show employing physical characterization to tell Acevedo’s story, “Work” addresses dozens of important questions about today’s current economy and what it’s like to be unemployed. Acevedo once belonged to that demographic, having been laid off after the financial crisis of 2008. When sitting in the tiny, 36-seat theater on Christopher Street, it is easy to be moved by the stories Acevedo tells. She is an avid storyteller — strong, determined and easily relatable. She wears her heart on her sleeve and generously invites the audience into her past. At times, it is even uncomfortable hearing Acevedo’s tales, as the audience listens to the traumas and struggles of a person with whom it is so easy to connect. In this raw performance, Acevedo’s journey through the unemployment system in America is fully fleshed out. She does not keep secrets — all the cards are on the table. But her story is not solely saddening. Acevedo finds the lighter notes in the small tragedies of the un-
employed. She skillfully navigates the line between comedy and tragedy, and that, along with how she brings her full immersion into the production, is what makes “Work” so successful. At times, “Work” brings up political histories, showing clips of speeches from our country’s leaders. These glimpses into the past aid Acevedo’s arguments and further frustrate the audience. The atmosphere in the room changes as everyone collectively views the discrepancies in our government. The unified audience can fully agree with Acevedo’s message that the unemployed have been treated unfairly — that they are not lazy, as our government believes and portrays them to be. Instead, they simply are unable to find jobs despite constantly searching. “Work” is particularly enthralling because Acevedo’s story is emotionally difficult to navigate. She relives her highs and lows, from missing her father 10 years after his death to finding — then losing — a job within two weeks, to standing in front of a subway and debating whether or not to jump. All of her experiences are human, and one can’t help but wonder how everything in her life could come to this. How could a person who has so much experience and works so hard be unemployed? In “Will Work For,” Acevedo successfully navigates these questions through the stories of her own life. Sarah Nichols is a contributing writer. Email her at theater@nyunews.com.
Design, with screenings of his work running through October. In an exclusive interview with WSN, Araki reflected on his films and what it’s like to be the focus of your own career retrospective. “I’ve had more retrospectives than probably any living filmmaker,” he said with a laugh. “They don’t wait till I’m dead, they have them while I’m still alive.” “And it’s kind of a little bit of a weird experience, because you’re almost looking at [your movies] as the work of somebody else,” Araki said. “Like, this stuff is so long ago, you don’t even remember making it.” Araki will make an appearance at the screening of his 1997 film “Nowhere,” on Friday, Sept. 27, as well as an intimate master class session on Saturday, Sept. 28. However, one of the most enticing aspects of the upcoming retrospective is the screening of Araki’s rare 2000 MTV pilot, “This Is How the World Ends” — previously described by Araki as “Twin Peaks for MTV” — which was not picked up as a series. “This was right around the time when ‘Jackass’ and ‘The Osbournes’ and all this reality stuff was really taking off,” Araki said. “It was expensive to make scripted TV, compared to how much a reality show costs.” Araki said he still wants to give TV another shot someday, but as for the show he’s currently loving? “New Girl.” “I really like that show,” he said. “I think it’s really fresh and fun, and the cast is re-
ally interesting to watch. To me, it’s always about the cast.” Araki is an expert at casting, with many of his films including surreal celebrity cameo appearances, such as “Nowhere,” which features Christopher Knight and Eve Plumb, who played Peter and Jan Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” as a married couple, or “The Doom Generation,” which features comedian Margaret Cho as a psychopathic convenience store clerk. “Those movies were all like kind of trippy dreams, and so it was sort of like, the way you’re dreaming, and people like Lindsay Lohan are in your dreams,” he said. “Like random, weird, famous people sort of pop up while you’re dreaming.” Araki is now in the editing stage of his next film, “White Bird in a Blizzard,” which stars Shailene Woodley as a girl whose mother disappears. “That’s really the movie I’m very focused on at the moment,” Araki said. “It’s a period piece, it has an amazing soundtrack, it’s set in the late ’80s, so it has all of my favorite music in it. And the cast is really amazing.” “It’s very kind of a Gregg Araki movie, but it’s also kind of got a lot of other things that I think will surprise some people,” he said. “I can’t wait for it to be finished. I can’t wait for people to see it.” Jeremy Grossman is arts editor. Email him at jgrossman@nyunews.com.
Yoko Ono brings signature sound, screams to Bowery By MACKENZIE BRADY
After all these years, Yoko Ono remains a musical enigma and force to be reckoned with. Hardly showing her 80 years, Ono spun, twirled and sashayed her way across the stage, all the while charming everyone in the Bowery Ballroom on Sunday night. With her Plastic Ono Band and an incredibly well-preserved voice, Ono wailed her way through a setlist that spanned most of her career. Opening with her new single “Moonbeams,” Ono effortlessly held the audience in the palm of her hands, all the way through to the final jam session of “Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow).” Ono was also just as happy to let her band share in the spotlight. Despite that, each band member’s solo was often interrupted with screams of “good for you” or “beautiful” from a dancing Ono. After each song, she addressed the audience with anecdotes about writing songs with John Lennon or asserted that there truly is a difference between Fiji and Poland Springs water. After Ono’s part was over in a song, she would often keep talking over the music to remind everyone that she loved them — a theme that continued throughout the night. Before the show, each audience member was given a small flashlight. About halfway through her set, Ono pulled hers out and began chanting “I love you” while encouraging audience members to help her create a “light garden.” In the hour before her set was scheduled to begin, Ono played a film reel of her most famous art pieces. Beginning with “365 Bottoms” and ending with a film shot by Karl Largerfeld, “The Secret of My Long Life,” the
compilation of films played in chronological order, encapsulating Ono’s entire career. The most poignant film was “Grapefruit,” a recording of Ono and John reading from her book of conceptual art, while Lennon’s “Imagine” played in the background. However, the centerpiece of the evening was clear — this was Ono’s night, and she was not about to spend it as someone’s wife. Onstage with her son, Sean Lennon, Ono cracked jokes about her age and her tendency to write songs longer than the typical three minutes. Ono’s grand finale was the song she wrote for her kidnapped daughter, Kyoko. In between guitar solos from Sean Lennon and special guest, Earl Slick, Ono jumped around, taking time to smile with each member of her band. Ono left the stage fully enjoying her moment — an entirely well-deserved one. Mackenzie Brady is a contributing writer. Email her at music@nyunews.com.
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Yoko Ono took center stage while performing songs like “Moonbeams.”
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Lipton, Sexton should make way for new leaders By RAQUEL WOODRUFF AND EDWARD RADZIVILOVSKIY In light of the decisive votes of no confidence from faculty against NYU President John Sexton, the vacation homes loan scandal and the NYU administration’s failure to offer faculty and students a meaningful role in governance, it is clear that Sexton and NYU Board of Trustees chair Martin Lipton have failed in their duties as university leaders and should resign immediately. Sexton has made significant achievements. During his tenure, NYU has grown exponentially in faculty size, student interest, capital investments and fundraising profits. He has overseen the creation of important new academic programs in New York City and abroad, as well as the award-winning student services like the 24/7 Wellness Exchange. Sexton has built a compelling legacy for his presidency, but his proud vision for NYU has fallen out of alignment with those he is supposed to serve — the faculty and students. In August 2013, Lipton sent out a university-wide memorandum in which he promised better mechanisms to include faculty and student voices in governance. If we compare these changes to the demands made by the faculty, it is evident that the administration has been hypocritical in their position on shared governance and has yet to address it properly. The administration claims to support the principles of shared governance, but their actions thus far have demonstrated the opposite. According to documents from the Faculty Senators Council acquired by WSN, the FSC passed shared governance principles in May of 2011, pushing for transparency and stronger faculty engagement in decision-making. While intermittent meetings between select faculty and administrators took place after the resolutions were passed, the FSC did not receive an official response from the administration for 14 months. On June 29, 2012, the administration responded by demanding that the FSC remove the resolutions from their official website because, in their view, the resolutions went beyond what faculty have the authority to do. An FSC member, speaking to WSN on the condition of anonymity, said “If the administration cannot control FSC then they oppose it in the boldest of ways by declaring that shared governance is not something that faculty can have.” University spokesman John Beckman rejected the claim that the admin-
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istration is against shared governance, saying that by December of 2012 the “principles of shared governance were agreed to by both the administration and the FSC, and approved by the Board of Trustees.” Although the board and the FSC may have come to an agreement about how to frame these principles, there has been no practical redress of faculties grievances about governance — which is why the Faculty of Arts and Science passed a no confidence in March of 2013, followed by votes by four of the other major undergraduate schools. Stakeholders in higher education deserve to have a voice. Both students and faculty should play a significant role in shaping school policy, even though the student body cycles out while the faculty are permanent members of the community. In National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva University, the Supreme Court affirmed that faculty members at private institutions play an important managerial role. The court said, “The faculty’s professional interests … cannot be separated from those of the institution.” The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, of which NYU is a member, refers to shared governance as a three-legged stool between faculty, board of trustees and the administration. In recent years, the Sexton administration has excluded the faculty from this three-part partnership, and as a result, much of the faculty has been fighting back — and rightfully so. After a significant amount of controversy over their plans, the administration has deliberately misled the university community on whether progress has been made. A prominent example is the creation of ad hoc committees like the Sexton Space Committee to carry out NYU 2031. The appointment of an FSC member to lead this committee gives the impression that the university listened to faculty input. But the picture painted is far from reality — the group is essentially designed to execute NYU 2031 even though most of the faculty is against it. Most of the 39 resolutions from various departments at NYU were passed unanimously and have expressed
opposition to NYU 2031. Developments about exorbitant bonuses to administrators and the uncovering of NYU’s loans policy for vacation homes shocked the university community. A memo Lipton sent at the beginning of the school year defended the loan policy and suggested ways for improvement. But it did not acknowledge the loans as wrong or unethical and failed to answer tough questions, such as whether the money from the loans would be recovered. Not only should the loan issue be remedied, but the leadership that produced these loans should step down. It seems that the real problem between faculty and the administration is communication. The board’s solution is to establish “mechanisms through which the board and the constituencies at NYU can communicate with each other.” But the idea that the no-confidence votes happened simply because of poor communication is deceptive. The board has been doing a lot of promising and boasting but has offered no tenable solutions. They continue to express firm conviction in Sexton’s leadership despite the sweeping no confidence votes. Sexton’s term expires in 2016 and there has never been an expectation that he would exceed it. However, by serving the remainder of his term, Sexton is showing a blatant disregard for the concerns that have been raised by faculty and students. Together, Sexton and Lipton have been an overly ambitious team that has transformed the university into a Wall Street investment bank rather than a nonprofit institution with an educational mission. So it is not surprising that Lipton would support the lavish bonuses and unfair loan practices at NYU. In fact, Lipton has a history of defending Wall Street characters who had multimillion dollar bonuses, which stockholders called excessive and outrageous at the time. The no-confidence votes should not remain purely symbolic — they should be a call to action. The only hope for meaningful implementation of shared governance rests in new leadership. If Sexton and Lipton wish to leave with dignity, they should respect the university’s overwhelming votes of no confidence and step down before the expiration of their terms. There is still a waning opportunity for a graceful transition. Raquel Woodruff is opinion editor. Email her at rwoodruff@nyunews.com. Edward Radzivilovskiy is a deputy opinion editor. Email him at eradzivilovskiy@ nyunews.com.
Media coverage distracts from gun policy reform
Yesterday’s horrific events at the Washington Navy Yard join a long list of mass shootings that have occurred in the past few years. In the nine months since the Sandy Hook shooting, more than 24,000 people have died from gun-related incidents. There is a double standard in the reporting of gun violence. Journalists are hesitant to discuss reforms. The words “gun control” are rarely mentioned for fear of appearing insensitive by introducing an early political analysis of a tragedy, but the names and personalities of criminals are overtly published. Media coverage of the shootings in Washington, D.C. yesterday has widely focused on the backgrounds of criminals. Indeed, the suspect’s picture is on the front page of websites for CNN, The New York Times, FOX News, NBC News and many others. This poses the question as to whether extensive media coverage of the criminals in recent shootings lends unnecessary infamy and notoriety to the criminal. Focusing on the particulars of the shooter’s background shifts dialogue from a productive one about how society can prevent further shootings to an indulgent and cheap conversation about one person. This portrays the shooter as somewhat of a romantic outlaw instead of a criminal and distracts from any substantive debate over gun control policy. Over the course of the next week, the debate on gun control will reopen. Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, and his colleagues will inevitably reiterate their dogmatic belief that we should heighten security measures by supplying citizens with more guns — a blind commitment to the Second Amendment and a distraction from the possibility of reform. Yesterday’s events highlight the flaw in this argument. The shooting took place at a heavily fortified Naval Yard, which is in the vicinity of both the Capitol Building and the White House. If a military protected building in a security saturated city cannot stop a lone gunman, then how can a single armed security guard? Extensive gun control legislation is far from being resolved. However, Congress can pass “common sense measures” including a reintroduction of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban and thorough background checks, which have crossed the party lines in the past. America has a gun problem that is indisputable. Now is as good a time as any to restart the conversation about gun control policy, rather than investigating the nature of a criminal. The overwhelming media coverage of the perpetrator serves to perpetuate the flawed NRA notion that “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” It’s sad to suggest that coverage of yesterday’s events won’t disprove this notion.
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Volleyball player discusses start in sport, plans after playing
However, reading did not complete Williams’ craving to experience other cultures, and Williams said it is important to visit other countries. Williams, who is originally from Memphis, Tenn., was constantly active with sports and trekking all over the world with her family. Her family took Williams on her first international trip when she was 6 weeks old. Since then, Williams said she and her family have visited “too many places to count.” She has visited a variety of locations including China, Bali, Indonesia, Italy, England, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay. The volleyball player said her family was a huge influence on her love of travel, especially her father, who frequently traveled during his college career. The middle blocker started her own explorations when hiking the Andes in Peru with a high school group. Seeing foreign communities encouraged Williams to enroll in classes dealing with people, such as sociology and politics. Since changing
her major, Williams studied abroad at NYU in Berlin and has traveled to the Czech Republic. Next semester she plans to study in Ghana. No matter where Williams ventures, she learns how to better developing countries by seeing “what exactly it’s like on the ground” outside the classroom and outside the country. Kathryn Jones is a contributing writer. Email her at sports@ nyunews.com.
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Williams, in addition to volleyball, also enjoys traveling.
Soccer enjoys rise in popularity, presence By CHARLES SURETTE
With the turning of the seasons from summer to autumn, we collectively recognize the return of another season of football. In recent years, however, it’s not just the kind of football played on the gridiron with touchdowns and field goals that American sports fans are growing excited for. Increasingly, it’s the football, or fútbol, played on the wide pitch with two goals and 45-minute halves. Yes, the unthinkable — for some — has happened. Soccer, the otherwise global phenomenon that seemed to never catch on in the United States, has finally begun making inroads into the American sports scene. Thanks to a brand new, multimillion-dollar deal between NBC Sports and the Barclays English Premier League to televise the soccer league in the United States, football hooligans are cropping up across the 50 states to catch glimpses of English giants Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, among other European greats like Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Particularly popular among young people looking for more variety of sporting entertainment alongside the established powers of the NFL, the NBA, MLB and the NHL, soccer in the United States has soared to unprecedented heights of popularity. Thanks in no small part to the increasing prominence of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Teams on the global stage and the wider availability of coverage on the Internet. Soccer’s impact on America’s youth in particular is increasingly
evident — walking through the neighborhood park or playground reveals not only jerseys emblazoned with American sports royalty like Brady, Manning, James and Bryant, but also a new set of jerseys proudly displaying the titans of the “beautiful game”— Ronaldo, Messi, van Persie, Suárez and a whole cohort of others. For so many years derided as the black sheep of American sports, unfairly dismissed as a game with not enough scoring but more than enough injury faking, soccer is finally being recognized for its tough competition, fierce rivalries, thrilling finishes and abundance of skill and talent. The rise of soccer in the United States offers a win-win for consumers and producers alike — for rabid sports fans, it’s another product to feed their insatiable hunger. For leagues, advertisers and broadcasters, it’s a new source of income in the form of advertising revenue, souvenir and apparel sales, and massive broadcasting money. So whether it’s “Glory, Glory Man United” or “Hala Madrid,” soccer is well on its way to entrenching itself in the collective psyche of American sports fans. Securing a deal to broadcast another major sports league is a huge step forward for the soccer industry. As this generation grows up and has children, many feel that they will give rise to a whole new generation of soccer fans, meaning that American soccer fandom will be here to stay for the foreseeable future. Charles Surrette is a contributing writer. Email him at sports@ nyunews.com.