NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
washington square news Vol. 42, No. 66
wednesday, september 24, 2014
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TRANSPORTATION
EXPANSION
NYU 2031 hearings to begin today
MTA sued over highly disputed posters
By Rebecca Spalding Contributing Writer
By Nathaly Pesantez Contributing Writer
The American Freedom Defense Initiative, an organization known for its controversial views against Islam, announced on Sept. 19 that it intends to sue the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the second time for refusing to run an antiIslam ad on its buses. In a press release issued on Friday, the MTA said the rejected ad, which includes the phrase “Killing Jews,” goes against its advertising standards. “The MTA concluded it was reasonably foreseeable that displaying the advertisement would imminently incite or provoke violence or other immediate breach of the peace, and so harm, disrupt or interfere with safe, efficient and orderly transportation operations,” the press release said. Although the MTA rejected one ad, they will still run the remaining four
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STAFF GRAPHIC BY LYANNE NATIVIDAD
The map above shows the locations of four buildings NYU plans to build on the superblocks south of West Third Street.
Beauty & style
Barefaced models shock the runway
By Gabriella Bower Contributing Writer
New York Fashion Week never ceases to redefine style and showcase the industry’s myriad of geniuses. Marc Jacobs has a knack for being one of these innovators. After all, it was Jacobs who, in 1992, launched a grunge collection for Perry Ellis that would become the epitome of ’90s style. It was also Jacobs who would design Louis Vuitton’s first Ready-to-Wear line in 1997. And now, in 2014, Jacobs sends his models down the runway of his Spring/Summer collection with absolutely no makeup.
Jacobs and makeup artist François Nars worked together to create not only a natural look, but also a real one. With Jacobs envisioning an army of models, Nars told fashionista. com that it was also the designer’s idea to have the models be completely barefaced. This realness has been trending throughout the industry and, now that it has been presented on the runways, it will not be long before women everywhere embrace this look. “This goes back to one of the looks that I’ve always loved — bare skin, nothing on the face, lips or
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The New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division will hear oral arguments today at 2 p.m. in NYU’s appeal of the ruling that halted the bulk of its 2031 expansion plan. The appeals process began in January when judge Donna Mills determined that the city government allowed the university to take three strips of parkland without obtaining necessary approval from the state legislature, making the transfer illegal and halting much of the expansion plan in the process. While both sides await a decision from the appellate court, NYU is proceeding with plans to build on the site of Coles Sports Center, which was unaffected by the January ruling. However, Andrew Berman, a plaintiff in the case against NYU and executive director of the Greenwich
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arts
Artist brings powerful show to NYC By Zane Warman Contributing Writer
An invigorated Paolo Nutini showed off his reinvented style on Sept. 22 at Terminal 5, which was the first of his two shows in Manhattan this week. The Scottish singer-songwriter revealed a new side of himself with this concert — his pop-rock music appeared to be more mature than ever, and his soul-music influences became especially obvious. Opening for Nutini was PHOX, whose soulful folk music has recently been catching attention, predominantly as a result of the band’s touring work with acts such as the Lumineers. The six Wisconsinites offered a likeable but middle-of-the-road sound that flowed together in shallow
rivers of reverb. Their foundation of twangy guitar, electric piano and occasional banjo built sentimental sounds that can be expected from many other stars in the current indie-rock scene. When Nutini did take to the stage, a nine-piece band — including a horn section and a female vocalist — accompanied him. The band launched into the album’s leading single, “Scream (Funk My Life Up),” with full force. Immediately, the audience sensed the emotional growth of Nutini — a lovelorn, carefree wanderer who keeps growing in complex ways with everything he records. Nutini moved as one would imagine he would, with his hand over his heart, knees buckling and, at times, doubling over as if he were on the verge of giving into com-
plete despair. The band raucously played two songs — “Jenny Don’t Be Hasty” and “New Shoes.” The resulting sound was like “The Colour and the Shape”-era Foo Fighters, with Nutini delivering a portion of lines as spoken word. Based on the studio version, few could have predicted the bone-chilling guitar solos that punctuated these songs. Throughout the performance, Nutini’s presence emphasized his title as bandleader, compounding the ensemble’s power with his howling lines. Instead of presenting himself in a singer-songwriter light, as those might expect based on his earlier recordings, he has found a hardier, more effective voice. His delivery channeled the
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