NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 40, No. 11
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
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High Line presents final stage to public
NY State Sex Ed standards absent
By BIANCA MUKHI
Come October, the latest segment of the High Line that is still being developed can be visited and explored by the public. In coordination with Openhousenewyork’s annual architectural showcase and UNIQLO, Friends of the High Line is offering an opportunity for visitors to view the third and final installment of the park before it undergoes construction over two weekends next month. Originally the site of an elevated freight train line, the High Line — which runs roughly one mile from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street between 10th and 11th avenues — has been renovated into a public park space. It was founded by Friends of the High Line, a non-profit organization formed in 1999 by members of the park’s local community, and the group continues to maintain the park. Since the start the High Line’s construction in 2006, the park has opened Section One in June of 2009 and Section Two in 2011.
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By VERONICA CARCHEDI
BIANCA MUKHI FOR WSN
MLB Fan Cave Concert Series continues with stellar line-up The MLB Fan Cave on West Fourth Street and Broadway may seem like an unlikely concert venue, but it has hosted bands such as Neon Trees, The Fray, Young the Giant and most recently, The All-American Rejects.
By MAEGAN VAZQUEZ
Visitors to the latest photography exhibition at the Tisch School of the Arts can glimpse 20th-century America through the eyes of the Communist Party. “The View from Left Field,” curated by Deparment of Art History professor Shelley Rice, is an eyeopening photo series composed of images rescued by the Tamiment Library at NYU. The photo morgues were donated by “The Daily Worker,” the official newspaper of the American Communist Party. Unlike most photo series similar to “A View from Left Field,” the photos were selected because they are visually intriguing, not just for their historical value.
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Tisch exhibit offers view from ‘The Left’
“Most historians and archivists work with images as illustrations for their historical ideas,” Rice said. “My photo students and our history students were working with these images because they were beautiful.” However visually stunning the images were intended to be, Rice said they are seen through a historical prism. “These images represent what is ideologically important for the party,” she said. “You’re seeing history through the filter of this party, which was a very important part of American history.” A group of 20 undergraduates helped choose the photos that went
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A report released last week by the New York Civil Liberties Union highlights the faults and gaps of the sexual education curriculum of 82 New York public school districts. The NYCLU, a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization, claims that certain sexual education programs in New York state present incorrect medical information to students. The report, titled “Birds, Bees and Bias: How Absent Sex Ed Standards Fail New York’s Students,” states that although 93 percent of school districts provided information on HIV and AIDS, as stipulated by a 1987 New York state law, only 56 percent of the information was complete and scientifically accurate. This disparity, according to the assistant advocacy director of the NYCLU, Johanna Miller, resulted from a lack of state-established standards for sexual education. “All the things you see in the
‘Wallflower’ adaptation plays it safe By J.R. HAMMERER
Throughout “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” the new film based on the best-selling young adult novel, the main characters are always referencing other media. When teenage outcast Charlie (Logan Lerman) meets the hip, beautiful Sam (Emma Watson) and her step-brother Patrick (Ezra Miller), they start discussing music by The Smiths, which marks the beginning of their friendship. The trio also attends a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” This setup sounds like yet another coming-of-age flim designed for hipsters because that is ultimately what viewers will see. But the three leads manage to take the predictable story and build some real weight into the relationships. Lerman, with his vulnerable eyes and
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Miller, Watson and Lerman star in new coming-of-age film. soft demeanor, makes an appealing lead; the “Percy Jackson” actor is surprisingly impressionable as he charts Charlie’s ups and downs. Watson, in her first leading role post-Hermione, is a tad miscast as the spunky manic pixie dream girl — the part would have been perfect for a young Winona Ryder
— but a sweet chemistry develops with Lerman. Watson also convincingly portrays Sam’s varying emotions without losing her American accent. But Miller, who was phenomenal in “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” completely steals
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