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Seventy-four years later, it is still difficult to understand the full impact of the bombing of the Spanish city Gernika. The 1937 bombing that killed hundreds during the Spanish Civil War is the focal point of NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center’s current exhibit, “The Bombing of Gernika — The Exhibit — 75th Anniversary of Guernica/Gernika Bombing, 19372012.” It hopes to clarify this complex event and inform the public about the watershed moment in Basque history. On April 26, 1937, German Luftwaffe planes conducted an aerial attack on the Basque town of Gernika causing mass destruction, ruining three-fourths of the city’s buildings. As their primary symbol of democracy, Gernika in ruins left the Basque people devastated. Over half a century later, the implications still resonate heavily with the Basque people. Aizpea Goenaga, the director of the
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Students gather in the Greenwich Hotel lounge to watch Obama and Romney battle it out during the first presidential debate. By ANDREW KARPAN The first debate of the 2012 presidential season was — outside of a few dabbles into the health care debate — focused entirely on the economy. “The question here tonight is not where we’ve been, but where we’re going,” President Obama began in his opening statement, asking America to embrace a new economic patriotism that focused
on the middle class. Former Gov. Mitt Romney, however, declared that the last four years of Obama’s polices were no more than ineffective big government policies and suggested an alternative track to prosperity. “It’s going to take a different path, not the one we’ve been on,” Romney said. “That’s not the right answer for America. I’ll restore the vitality that gets America working again.”
The Republican presidential candidate cited energy independence, trade reform, education, the deficit and helping small businesses as his main issues. Beginning the debate on the issue of taxes, Obama agreed with Romney on the need to lower the corporate tax rate but pointed out that Romney’s tax proposals, which ran up to 5 trillion dollars, were excessive for
middle class Americans. Romney responded by denying the validity of Obama’s accusation while accusing his opponent’s policies of raising the cost of living for the middle class. “I’ll call it the economy tax. It’s been crushing,” Romney said. “I’m not looking to cut massive taxes and to reduce the
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From the director of ‘Precious,’ a disturbingly funny new film
By ROHAN NARULA
Even Matthew McConaughey or Zac Efron’s biggest skeptics may change their mind after seeing director Lee Daniels’ (“Precious”) newest film, “The Paperboy.” The film is based on the novel by Peter Dexter, and is Daniels’ triumphant return to racy, southern film noir. Set in the early 1970s in the swamp-laced town of Latey, Fla., the film compellingly captures the dirty racial mysticism of that time and place. Ward (McConaughey), an idealistic Miami Times reporter, returns to his hometown to investigate the conviction between Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) and the murder of the notorious Sheriff Thurmond Call. Ward is joined by his African-American writing partner Yardley (David Oyelowo) and
femme fatale Charlotte (Nicole Kidman). However, the film’s protagonist is Ward’s younger brother Jack (Efron), an expelled college student who leads the group on their journey. Having lost his mother at a young age, Jack becomes obsessed with Charlotte in an Oedipal passion. The relationship between Jack and Charlotte drives the movie’s plot — his innocence coupled with her sexual antics offer some true moments of hilarity. Later, when Jack is stung by a jellyfish, Charlotte shoos off a pair of girls who want to make the sting better by urinating on it. “If someone’s gonna pee on him,” she says, “it’ll be me.” She proceeds to do just that. But the film is not without flaws. The movie loses a lot of momentum during the middle portion, and
while the climax is strong, the film may have already lost the interest of some viewers by that point. The film’s real strengths are in its characters and their adventure. Charlotte knows the power of her sexuality, and her story shows how that power can ensure her survival. But it also shows how this same power can aggravate her weaknesses. Kidman does an excellent job in portraying Charlotte’s complex character: a woman who wants only love and protection but has also been destroyed by that desire. Surprisingly, Efron plays the dreamy-eyed, sex-obsessed Jack to great effect. He effectively conveys both the innocence of boyhood and the maturity that comes from being in a broken family. Jack’s love for his elder brother, his kindness and
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Efron and McConaughey deliver surprisingly strong performances. affection to his family maid Anita (Macy Gray), as well as his obsessive love for Charlotte, are all captured very well by the young actor. McConaughey manages to hold his own as Ward, efficiently bouncing off Jack and Charlotte. But Ward’s internal anguish is not effectively conveyed, and it drags
the movie down. Regardless, “The Paperboy” is an engaging, frightening, moving and at times brilliant film — albeit a difficult one to watch. Rohan Narula is a contributing writer. Email him at film@nyunews.com.
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Presidential debate leaves Obama supporters dismayed revenues going to the government. My number one principle is there will be no tax cut that adds to the deficit.” Obama replied by accusing Romney of not being consistent with his tax and spending plans throughout his campaign. He called Romney’s current plan an “unbalanced approach ... that means you are going to be gutting our investments in schools and education.” Obama also laid out his own successes in saving federal money, claiming to have cut 77 unsuccessful or wasteful government programs in the last four years. The last segment of the debate focused on the candidates’ deviating philosophies on the role of government, with Obama recalling historical examples of government action. “Abraham Lincoln said, let’s help to finance the
Transcontinental Railroad, let’s start the National Academy of Sciences, let’s start land-grant colleges, because we want to give these gateways of opportunity for all Americans because if all Americans are getting opportunity, we’re all going to be better off,” Obama recalled. Romney countered by speaking of the importance of proper regulation. “I mean, you have to have regulations so that you can have an economy work,” he said. “Every free economy has good regulation. At the same time, regulation can become excessive.” The consensus among numerous campus groups that gathered to watch the debate pointed toward a leadoff victory for Romney — even among Obama supporters. “Honestly, I am an Obama supporter, but I think that Mitt
Public safety issues come to forefront after recent events By PIA BRAR
On Sept. 22, Harsha Maddula, a sophomore at Northwestern University, went missing after leaving an off-campus party. Six days later, the 18-year-old boy’s body was found in Lake Michigan’s Wilmette Harbor. It is still not clear how or why Maddula’s life ended so tragically. Casey Shamma, a junior at Northwestern, described the involvement of students, faculty and other community members who tried to find Maddula or his body in the first stage of mourning. The second mourning stage was filled with shock and denial. However, when asked how he felt about campus safety at his university now, Shamma stated that not much had changed. “It is pretty clear that there was no foul play involved, so I feel just as safe as I did prior to the accident,” he said. In light of the recent tragedy at Northwestern, NYU students can be made aware of some programs implemented by Public Safety. At NYU, especially after the shootings outside Alumni residence hall on Third Avenue and East Ninth Street Sunday night, public safety has been at the forefront of discussion. Stern sophomore Trisha Goyal — who has used NYU safety resources — said that, in a city like New York, transportation services for students after the sun sets is an important factor in ensuring campus safety. Goyal stated that she would like to see financial resources go to student safety transportation over university construction. “I personally think Safe Ride is a really good resource, however at the same token, NYU Safety tends to be a little bit slow,” Goyal said. Goyal also thinks the bus system is so unreliable. “It doesn’t even follow the schedule half the time,” she said. As a response to this issue, Public Safety introduced the GPS application called TransLoc last year, which can be downloaded on the iPhone or Droid.
“You can see exactly on a Google maps where either the Safe Ride vans or the scheduled buses are,” said Jay Zwicker, assistant director for the Department of Public Safety at NYU. “And that’s a great service because you can manage your time better.” Zwicker also suggests that in order for students to be safer, they should not use small electronic devices while walking in order to decrease their conspicuity as a potential target. “There has been a 40 percent increase in crimes surrounding smartphones and tablets, so the use of them, whether in the subway or on the street, really needs to be judicious,” Zwicker said. When texting or calling, he suggests leaning against a well-lit building or waiting until you are inside to use a phone at night. For other students like LSP sophomore Sofia Ferrandiz, many are unaware of the safety resources NYU has to offer. She commented that she had never heard of the Safe Ride program. To increase awareness, NYU Public Safety holds Safety in the City information sessions at the beginning of the year. NYU Public Safety is also available for talks during the year. Zwicker has already been contacted by resident assistants in Lafayette to do a special session. “Safety is everybody’s business,” Zwicker said. “We can provide a lot of good information and a lot of tips [and] techniques on how to not become a victim, but we need individuals to listen, to take this information and make good decisions.” Visit: www.nyu.edu/life/safety-health-andwellness/ public-safety for crime prevention tips and more information on the resources NYU Public Safety has to offer. Call: (212) 992-8267 for Safe Ride, NYU’s on-demand shuttle service offered from midnight to 7 a.m. NYU bus routes available at: www.nyu.edu/public. safety/transportation/routes. Pia Brar is a contributing writer. Email her at university@nyunews.com.
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Romney iterated his points more clearly and more cleanly, which is unfortunate because Obama’s usually a better speaker,” said Gallatin junior Alexander Seedman. Another point of agreement among watchers was the passivity and consequent ineffectiveness of moderator Jim Lehrer. “I think Jim Lehrer did a terrible job,” said CAS senior Samuel Leff. “I think if it were moderated by someone who cut them off when they were rambling [about] something completely unrelated to the question, they could have talked about more specific issues.” Additional reporting by Kristina Bogos and Julie Devito. Andrew Karpan is a contributing writer. Email them at cstate@nyunews.com.
New York City falls behind in percentage of college grads
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A recent study found that 42 percent of 23-year-old New Yorkers graduated from higher education institutions in the year 2010. By ANDREW KARPAN New York City ranked sixth nationally for its percentage of residents with college degrees, according to a September report issued by the New York City Comptroller’s Office. The report found that in 2010, only 45.7 percent of working-age New Yorkers — between ages 25 and 64 — had an associate’s degree or higher, and 38.7 percent had a four-year bachelor’s degree or higher. “This suggests that New York City is highly dependent on sources other than its own public school system to supply the educated workforce its economy needs,” the report stated. These numbers put the city at least five points behind other mid-range metropolitan cities like Seattle and Minneapolis-St. Paul and almost 10 points lower than nearby Boston. New York City also placed sixth in the average percent of high school freshmen to graduate from city schools. It was reported to have 57 percent, in comparison to cities like San Francisco and Boston that had 77 percent and 69 percent, respectively. In addition, the report found that only 21 percent of graduates from city schools end up completing a two- or four-year degree within six years of graduating. “It’s no secret that college readiness is a major problem facing the public school system,” a spokesman for the Comptroller’s
office said. “This report joins the ongoing conversation ... This first report is [just] a snapshot.” Harold Wechsler, NYU professor and author of a research textbook titled, “The History of Higher Education,” placed some of the blame for the low numbers on decades of cuts to public higher education. “CUNY and SUNY have endured a generation of state and city budget cuts, which force up tuition [for prospective students],” Wechsler said. Phil Joly, a State University of New York Purchase graduate, said he was less shocked with the results. “I wouldn’t call it very surprising,” he said. “As a whole, the system is pretty accessible, but for most, people getting higher education is much more of a financial or cultural decision.” The first in his family to go to college, Joly said he is still paying off his loans — something he says can be a deterrent for a college education. But Gallatin freshman Hannah Cohen said she was perplexed when informed about the results of the report. “Those numbers are pretty surprising,” Cohen said. “You pretty much need either a bachelor’s or master’s degree here if you don’t want to resign yourself to the service industry.” Andrew Karpan is a contributing writer. Email him at cstate@nyunews.com.
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Gernika exhibit captures city’s anti-war message
Etxepare Basque Institute, which is based in Spain, explained Gernika’s significance. “Gernika is not just a city,” Goenaga said. “It has become a symbol for the craziness in wartime and the ability to forgive.” In 1997, former German President Roman Herzog offered a curt but formal apology to survivors for Germany’s involvement in the Spanish Civil War. The effects were apparent. “When Germany finally apologized, Gernika transformed into a symbol of peace,” Goenaga said. At the exhibit’s opening on Oct. 3, this sense of positivity was apparent — people of a variety of cultures gathered to talk, sip Basque wine and reflect on Gernika’s relevance today. The exhibit features panels detailing the events leading up to Gernika and the bombing itself. The display, a balance between written facts and photojournalism, features photographs of Gernika’s destruction and the political turmoil that followed. “The center attracts a lot of members of the Spanish community in New York,” said Jo Labanyi, director of the King Juan Carlos Center. At the exhibit’s opening, singer Amaya Arberas performed tradi-
tional Basque music that was written specifically for the event. She has personal ties to Gernika: Her family was living there when the bombing occurred. “My grandmother woke up on the morning of the attack feeling nervous and decided to take my family out of the city. They were able to evacuate before the bombs hit,” Arberas said. The most famous representation is Picasso’s “Guernica,” which he painted in response to the gruesome bombing. The painting has become a symbol of peace — much like the city itself. “In Gernika’s initial impact, the government reached out to an artist to help portray the event’s importance,” Goenaga said. “The Bombing of Gernika” exhibit is currently touring the world in an effort to familiarize people with Basque culture and history. The exhibit will be on display at the King Juan Carlos I Center through Dec. 17. Following its New York showcase, it will be displayed in several U.S. and international cities.
WHAT’S IN YOUR BAG? By KENDALL HILL Julia Dankberg, a freshman in the Silver School of Social Work, carries a blue backpack covered in buttons and patches she has collected since last year. Her collection includes fabric flowers made by her mother, political pins and buttons and a name patch she won from an eBay bidding war. Much like her personality, this Dallas native’s bag is unique and full of surprises.
HEADPHONES Dankberg always carries a pair of neon green headphones, a high school graduation gift from her best friend. Incidentally, she bought her friend the identical gift for the same special occasion. Her favorite bands include The Strokes, Smith Westerns and Bombay Bicycle Club. CONCERT TICKET Dankberg still has a concert ticket to a Bon Iver concert she attended recently. “[The concert was] an amazing, mind out-of-body experience,” she said. PHOTOGRAPH Dankberg keeps a framed picture of herself and her best friend, Carly, in her backpack. The frame itself is broken, but it contains a photo of the two from their senior year in high school.
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Street art festival to feature funky art projects By PAIGE BROTT Over the next 10 days, walking along 14th street will be a visually stimulating experience. While the bustling street is already home to NYU dorms, street vendors, food trucks and perpetual activity, an upcoming street festival will feature art installations, performances, street art, music and more. These installations are part of the eighth annual Art in Odd Places: Model, which is taking place from Oct. 5 to 15. From Avenue C to the Hudson River, over 100 artists from New York and all around the world will feature their stunning projects. Founded by Ed Woodham in 2005, AiOP seeks to create platforms for experimentation and to incorporate compelling art into daily public spaces. This year, AiOP’s theme is Model. “[Model] seeks to re-envision landscapes and examine our places in society through themes of fashion, prototype, pose, imitate, plan and system,” said Raquel de Anda, guest curator for AiOP. AiOP will open on Friday, Oct. 5, with a reception at the Pedro Albizu Campos Plaza on 14th Street between Avenues B and C at 5 p.m. It will feature a performance of Doobie Couture by Wanda Ortiz and performance-duo Uniska Wahalo Kano and Jacob Cohen, as well many of this year’s artists. “Innovative trans-disciplinary work will transform 14th Street into the longest runway in New York,” de Anda said. “Whether it be roaming performances, catwalks, remixed videos, textured
photo booths, mobile print carts, illuminated pot holes, trade blankets or wearable furniture, each [artist] personalizes themes of Model in intriguing ways.” Model will also offer a series of information sessions, workshops, performances, tours and panel discussions. Panelists include Jose Serrano-McClain of Trust Art, Petrushka Bazin Larsen of the Laundromat Project, Paula Z. Segal and Eric Brelsford of 596 Acres and Marléne Ramírez-Cancio of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance Art and Politics. Keynote speaker Martha Wilson will perform as Barbara Bush on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Parsons The New School of Design’s Kellen Auditorium. As a studio art student, CAS sophomore Dilyn Myers loves the concept behind AiOP. “It is so gratifying, as an active artist, to see work presented, explored, interacted with and given to the greater New York City community,” Myers said. “Art is an irreplaceable and necessary aspect of human culture, and it is beautiful to see it given the loud and proud attention it so rightfully deserves.” AiOP will make the New York City pedestrian experience more intriguing than ever with their show-stopping visual presentations. All events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. For the complete program guide, visit AiOP’s website, artinoddplaces.org. Paige Brott is a contributing writer. Email her at features@nyunews.com.
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Julia’s decorated bag is filled with memories. AMERICA READS The Silver freshman carries a payroll form for America Reads & America Counts, an organization that pairs college student tutors with young New York City students. Dankberg has been working for America Reads & American Counts for several weeks. She said she enjoys tutoring children and is learning to balance the job with her full course load at NYU. JOURNAL Dankberg began writing in her red journal at the beginning of last summer. She said she writes in it before bed every night to help her sleep more soundly, but she has promised herself to never reread what she writes. The journal is full of entries, lists and a few Italian phrases she has picked up while living in New York.
Kendall Hill is a contributing writer. Email her at features@nyunews.com.
GLS senior co-founds fashion, travel magazine By CICI CHEN Serena Guen, a senior in the Global Liberal Studies Program, always wanted to start her own travel magazine. She just didn’t think it could happen so quickly. Guen is the co-founder and director of Suitcase Magazine, a thick, glossy quarterly publication launched last spring that is now circulating 10,000 copies in 30 countries worldwide. Suitcase presents a fusion of fashion and travel, including photo shoots, travel guides highlighting interesting cuisines, advice on hot spots to visit and profiles of emerging creative talents. The magazine has also featured rising celebrities, like the second issue’s cover girl, fashion blogger Bip Ling. The publication’s co-founder, Charlotte Summers, a student at London College of Fashion, started a blog last year called Suitcase. Summers knew Guen through a friend and invited her to contribute a piece about Mykonos and New York. After a few articles, Guen was promoted to coeditor of the blog. Eventually the two girls decided to move the blog offline and onto paper. Guen and Summers registered the company as Suitcase Magazine Ltd. last November. When the magazine was launched in May, the two college undergraduates became the youngest owners of an international magazine. The next step was to build a staff, so they spread the word to everyone they knew. “Everyone knows someone who’s a good writer ... photographer [and] illustrator, so eventually you’ll get there,” Guen said. Even though she is working on the magazine, Guen still manages to pursue her double major in GLS and French at NYU, which she chose because of the travel opportunities. Guen entered GLS in 2009 and spent her first
year studying in Paris. Her travel experience and education have proven beneficial to developing the magazine. In the most recent issue of Suitcase, Guen wrote an introduction on Japan for the travel section. “For my Japan introduction, I wanted to write about Japan but in a way that wasn’t cliché,” Guen said. “So I used in my essay something that I studied in my first-year writing class.” This year Guen is working on a senior thesis about whether haute couture has a place in art museums. GLS professor Nancy Reale is advising Guen’s project. “Serena is clearly extremely busy, yet she manages to maintain a control over her schedule and to think deeply about her academic work,” Reale said. Guen has recruited her friends and classmates to work on the magazine. GLS senior Mielle Gerard is a contributing writer. “As an editor, Guen is unconcerned with the superficiality of the fashion world and rather seeks the authentic, artistic and creative potentialities within the fashion and art worlds that are too often neglected,” Gerard said. Guen’s ambition is limitless. In addition to the print version, the magazine has an iPad app, a regularly updated website and pop-up events. Guen said her focus in the next few years is to make the magazine an even bigger enterprise. “For me, everything is in the magazine,” Guen said. “I’ve never loved doing something so much.” Cici Chen is a contributing writer. Email her at features@nyunews.com.
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Michael Shannon a saving grace poorly written narrative By CLIO MCCONNELL
For a show with such a tame premise, “Grace,” a Broadway play ostensibly about Minnesotan religious followers, quickly becomes surreally vicious. The Minnesotans are Steve (Paul Rudd) and Sara (Kate Arrington), a young married couple who hope to open a chain of biblically themed hotels in Florida. This plot point provides the material for numerous puns, like in the potential names for the chain: “The Upper Rooms” and “The New Restament.” While Steve and Sara work on their project, their neighbor Sam (Michael Shannon) and amusing exterminator Karl (Ed Asner) enter the fray. The staging of this four-person play is innovative: the whole set, with all the trappings of a cheap Florida condominium, is placed on a slowly rotating dais. Yet there are far stranger aspects of the setting. Playwright Craig Wright’s conception of “Grace” often requires two scenes to be performed onstage at the same time. In this way, Sam’s condo is not only identical to Steve and Sara’s condo — it occupies the exact same space. To the credit of director Dexter Bullard, this device never distracts; instead, it frequently adds a sense of humor or drama to the proceedings. “Grace” also includes sections where time reverses: the characters have a conversation going forward, and after a dra-
matic stop-and-freeze they perform the scene backwards. Far from annoying, these moments are impressive feats of stagecraft. Shannon is simply exceptional. Even Rudd provides his character with more substance than his usual happy-go-lucky boyfriend role; he turns Steve into a genial Jesus salesman with a hint of menacing chauvinism. But Kate Arrington fails to remain consistent, and Ed Asner’s jokes are often difficult to distinguish from his serious moments. Most disappointing of all is the writing. Wright’s dialogue is very strong — alternately witty and affecting — but the plot feels vague. It is always a struggle to satisfactorily resolve multiple character arcs. “Grace” takes the easy way out more often than not, employing unrealistic coincidences to prompt melodramatic speeches. “Grace” is a play about faith, but it does not come to any conclusion about finding or losing one’s convictions. However, despite an unsatisfying denouement, “Grace” does a superb job with complicated staging, and Michael Shannon’s performance alone is worth the price of a ticket. “Grace” opens tonight at the Cort Theater, 138 W. 34 St. and plays through Jan. 6. For tickets and more information, see graceonbroadway.com. Clio McConnell is theater/books editor. Email her at cmcconnell@nyunews.com.
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Lotus flies too close to the sun on new album By KEMET DUGUE
In a Complex Magazine interview regarding his upcoming album “Until the Quiet Comes,” experimental music producer Steven Ellison — better known by his stage name Flying Lotus — cited meditation and mystical states as his primary inspirations. These inspirations have enabled the Los Angeles native to play with psychedelic and minimalist elements while still preserving a jazzy, beat-driven sound. However, the latest result of this hybridization is so discordant and obnoxiously repetitive that one wonders if Ellison knows the proper distinction between meditation and hibernation. Flying Lotus’ 2010 album “Cosmogramma” was applauded for its distinct sound, featuring shades of jazz and hip-hop instrumentals. However, “Until the Quiet Comes” attempts to express its own uniqueness by offering a range of different sounds such as congas in “See Thru to U” and a grand piano in “All the Secrets.” For the most part, these musical elements seem misplaced. Furthermore, Ellison’s meticulous attention to detail doesn’t serve him well this time around; the sounds of a woodpecker heard midway into the upbeat “Tiny Tortures” only serve to lead the song off the path. The opening track, “All In,” has an ethereal and world music feel. “Until the Quiet Comes” begins as a willful, spiritual track, though it stays
on course for only a brief time. But after a mere four songs, “Tiny Tortures,” an unsatisfying dive into the minimalist abyss, proves Flying Lotus is not quite prepared to expand his sound into such adventurous areas. The album then delves into “Sultan’s Request,” a heavier electronic track that could have easily been produced by any average club disc jockey. Then there is “Putty Boy Strut,” a track with relentless claps and weird voice samples that seem intent on launching a dougiestyle dance. The album is only kept afloat by the creative contributions of other artists. It’s an impressive list, including R&B sensation Erykah Badu, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and up-andcoming electronic artist Thundercat. These tracks bring us back to the original Flying Lotus sound. “Only If You Wanna” is one track that reverts to Flying Lotus’ previous style; there is no mystery to why Ellison named it his personal favorite from the album. “Until the Quiet Comes” contains 18 tracks that, for the most part, seem to more closely resemble a collection of Flying Lotus’ early recordings and discarded material than an actual album. While it is safe to assume a release like this isn’t enough to end an artist’s career, it will surely leave a deep and nasty scar — one that will hopefully fade over time. Kemet Dugue is a contributing writer. Email him at music@nyunews.com.
Hugh Laurie, Allison Janney shine in middling family comedy By SUZANNE EGAN “The Oranges” takes its title from West Orange, N.J., the suburban town that serves as the movie’s setting. In this quiet community, two families, the Ostroffs and the Wallings, are next-door neighbors and lifelong friends. The Walling family consists of David and Paige (Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener), a less than happily married couple, and their two 20-something kids, Toby and Vanessa (Adam Brody and Alia Shawkat). The Ostroffs comprise of Terry (Oliver Platt), Carol (Allison Janney) and their rebellious daughter Nina (Leighton Meester), who has returned home for Thanksgiving after a messy breakup. As Nina is newly single and Toby is roughly her age, Carol nudges her daughter to start a relationship with him. Little does she know that Nina is in love with Toby’s father, and the two of them are involved in an affair. The cast does an excellent job of bringing the Ostroffs and Wallings to life. Laurie and Meester show exceptional skill in conveying the charm of characters who could
easily be perceived as the bad guys. Platt and Janney supply most of the film’s humor and warmth, especially in a hilarious scene when Janney’s character learns about her daughter’s affair. Unfortunately, Brody and Shawkat are less impressive. While they do not perform their characters poorly, the actors simply reprise roles from their past. Brody is once again the bumbling nerd he portrayed on “The O.C.,” and Shawkat’s character is strikingly similar to the cynical hipster she played in “Whip It.” They deliver exactly what viewers expect from them, and thus their presence feels unnecessary. It’s a shame that both characters are so inconsequential, especially since Vanessa is the film’s narrator, providing the story’s framework at the beginning of the film and ushering us out at the end. In between, however, she fades into the background. There is a flimsy subplot about her aspirations to become a furniture designer, but it fails to draw much attention or elicit much sympathy. Most of Vanessa’s screen time is spent merely shooting snarky comments at Nina.
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A central issue that plagues the film is the way in which Nina and Vanessa grow as characters. Rather than discovering their flaws through their actions, Nina and Vanessa are blatantly told what is wrong with them by other characters. Although these one-dimensional conversations happen frequently in real life, they come off as poorly
executed on screen. It is for this reason that, while the talented cast and intriguing premise make “The Oranges” an entertaining way to spend two hours, it doesn’t really warrant a second viewing. Suzanne Egan is a contributing writer. Email her at film@nyunews.com.
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U.S. needs to re-examine monetary aid to Pakistan By SAMEER JAYWANT The recent YouTube video “Innocence of Muslims,” which portrayed the Muslim prophet Mohammed as a drunken womanizer and potential pedophile, has brought to light severe rifts not only between Western and Eastern cultures but also between governments. Almost two weeks ago, Pakistani Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour publicly offered $100,000 to anyone who killed the maker of the video, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. “I invite the Taliban brothers and the al-Qaeda brothers to join me in this blessed mission,” Bilour declared. Although the prime minister of Pakistan distanced his government from the bounty of his errant minister, the credibility of our ally in this situation had already been entirely undermined by government-sanctioned anti-U.S. protests — under the guise of Love for the Prophet Day — that resulted in 15 deaths. Unfortunately, this irresponsible and inflammatory response to the act of one individual cannot be characterized as an exception to an otherwise healthy alliance; rather, it is entirely demonstrative of Pakistan’s unremitting disregard for the welfare of its citizens, as well as the standards by which the United States continues to funnel billions of dollars in foreign aid. Since 9/11, the United States has supplied Pakistan with approximately $29 billion in foreign aid,
and the Obama administration has applied for another $2.2 billion for 2013; 56 percent of which is allotted for military assistance. The process of delivering and ensuring proper use of foreign aid is infamously complex, but Pakistan poses a particular problem as it is a weak and fragile democracy plagued by excessive corruption and poor spending oversight. As a result, some U.S. lawmakers have estimated that at least a third of all foreign aid to Pakistan has been misspent or wasted by the Pakistani government. Further complicating the issue is the power politics system in the country, with the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan’s version of the CIA, wielding significant influence in government decisions, including whether to actively combat terrorist organizations such as the Haqqani network in Northwest Pakistan. The U.S. government has suspected the ISI of either supporting these terrorist networks or at least letting them flourish unmolested by Pakistani forces, a violation of the aid requirement that it has “demonstrated a sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts towards combating terrorist groups.” These requirements, outlined in the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009, include overt references to military and intelligence agency support to terrorist networks, another telling sign of Pakistan’s two-faced version
of diplomacy. U.S. suspicions were rightfully augmented by the discovery of Osama bin Laden’s wellguarded compound in Abbottabad. The nature of U.S.-Pakistan relations is complicated, and the solution to this problem is not as simple as immediately cutting off all foreign aid to the country. Pakistan is, after all, an Islamic republic, and it would be naive for us to expect full cooperation, particularly considering unauthorized U.S. drone strikes in the country that cause civilian casualties and the ongoing threat of terrorism within Pakistan by the Haqqani network. Though not particularly secure, Pakistan is still a sovereign state with national interests that frequently conflict with our own, causing our alliance to be uniquely tenuous. It is the U.S. government’s prerogative to recognize Pakistan’s hesitancy to commit to the standards of foreign aid we have modified and attempted to enforce for years. Instead of using idle threats, the Obama administration should hold Pakistan accountable for its choices and abuses of foreign aid and begin cutting its military assistance by at least 50 percent over the next five years if no progress is made. Our alliance may suffer, but the American people deserve those billions of dollars far more than the ISI. Sameer Jaywant is a staff columnist. Email him at opinion@nyunews.com.
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Leaving Afganistan is less evil By YIFANG ZHAO The death of the 2,000th American soldier in Afghanistan is not significant as an arbitrary marker of this war’s overall toll but rather as an alarming indicator of a rise in a new kind of consequence — green-on-blue attacks. Recently, the Afghan War has seen a disturbing increase in Afghan National Army soldiers killing their International Security Assistance Force allies. The statistics show a sharp rise in these assaults called green-onblue attacks: two in 2008, five in 2009, five in 2010, 15 in 2011 and 33 so far in 2012. Altogether, 116 coalition members have died in these attacks. This trend is negatively affecting public opinion of the war in Afghanistan and is hurting the war effort, but the only thing that can be done is to muddle through it. Muddling through is the best course of action, which really means it is the least
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worst. It means to stay and implement the 2014 withdrawal plan. In a year and a half, Afghanistan will be strong enough to resist the Taliban by itself. The best-case scenario for Afghanistan is that it will become congruent to what the Philippines and Colombia were like 30 years ago with the government growing more democratic and less corrupt gradually over time. Nation-building takes time and can only be constructed by the natives — not imposed by foreigners. We’ve helped the Afghan people by planting the seeds of a nation, but it will be up to them to grow those seeds into a durable nation-state. Like any causality, green-on-blue casualties should be mourned, but they should not act to derail the entire war strategy. The alternatives to muddling through will have disastrous consequences. Some propose that ISAF troops stop contact with ANA soldiers or that all coalition
troops withdraw immediately. These are irresponsible and impractical proposals. ISAF needs to continue to work with ANA if it is to withdraw in 2014 and not let the Taliban retake the country. Withdrawing suddenly would be premature and reckless in leaving the people of Afghanistan prey to the Taliban forces. By 2014, the government will be strong enough to avoid being overthrown by the Taliban. ISAF has already introduced reforms in procedures and worked to reduce these green on blue incidents, but there will invariably be more. The death of any soldier — no matter the circumstances — is significant, and we should make sure their sacrifice was not in vain by honoring the objective for which they died. We have to muddle through and fulfill the 2014 withdrawal plan. Yifang Zhao is a contributing columnist. Email him at opinion@nyunews.com.
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Wisconsin anchorwoman combats bullying In a tasteless attack against local Wisconsin anchorwoman Jennifer Livingston, health-conscious attorney Kenneth Krause admonished the television personality for her weight — a criticism that Livingston could have ignored. But instead of brushing it under the rug, she took time from her program to address the audience and turn the negative comments into an opportunity to advocate against senseless bullying. We applaud the stand that Livingston took in handling this matter. As she made clear, October is National Anti-Bullying Month, and by selflessly making an example of her own experience, she demonstrated that bullying is a large-scale problem that needs to be fixed. Livingston also struck at what she perceived to be the root of adolescent bullying: parents. By reprimanding adults who bully or who allow their children to do so unabashedly, she made an attempt to stop it at its core. More than anything, Livingston sought to communicate that parents have a role in creating a nurturing atmosphere of acceptance to combat insecurity — insecurities that are both the byproduct and cause of bullying. Further, Krause struck a chord by referring to Livingston as an unsuitable role model especially for young girls, insinuating that a woman’s physical image is what females should model themselves after. By dismissing the entirety of Livingston’s character and reducing her to what she called “a number on a scale,” Krause is limiting the scope of young women’s aspirations while ignoring the important character traits that individualize a person. This also serves as an example of how the Internet and social media can be used to not only harass others from a safe distance, but also spread small, isolated issues into national conversation. While empathy can be drowned out by the typing of a keyboard, it can also be resurrected to serve as a moral lesson, in as little time as Livingston’s four-minute segment.
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Stern athlete stays active with tennis, academics By INSIA ZAIDI
Men’s tennis captain Tim Wu knows his game. He has been playing the sport competitively since he was six years old and playing in tournaments by age nine. This is the kind of experience that shows on game days. Wu, who led as co-captain during the Violets’ solid 10-7 season last year, will be back with his team in full swing on Feb. 28 when they will kick off the spring semester with a match against Drew College. COURTESY OF TIM WU
QUESTION: How did you initially start playing tennis? ANSWER: I basically tried out sports like baseball, basketball, soccer and tennis, and I appeared more talented in tennis than any other sport. I have been playing for 14 years. Q: Was tennis a huge deciding factor when you applied for colleges? A: Tennis was not a huge deciding factor in [choosing] which schools to apply to for me. I wanted to continue playing tennis in college, but [I] still valued academics above sports. I chose to apply to top academic schools and saw the opportunity to play tennis as a bonus. NYU fit that perfectly because I know the school is strong academically and [is] a school with a tennis program within my tennis level. I knew that I could play here. Q: It must be hard to excel in school and on the court. How has your commitment to the tennis team affected your social life? A: The key for me in excelling in school and on the court is balance. I try not to get too consumed and focused on just one or the other because I know I would
not be optimizing my performance if I took focus away from one. I have made many friends in class, and of course, on the tennis team because I see my tennis friends nearly everyday, and we travel and stay in hotels together. I am quite close to all of them. I also joined Beta Alpha Psi in my sophomore year where I met a lot of Stern students who had similar interests [to my own]. In addition, I joined the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, where I was able to meet student-athletes from all the other NYU sports teams. So I feel I have been able to expand my network and make friends apart from just the tennis team.
supposedly much better than us since we were the seventh seed out of eight. Losing 5-4 in that match was disappointing, but it definitely motivated me and, I’m sure, the rest of my teammates to train harder and make sure they are ready for this year’s tournament. Some of us played a lot of tennis over the summer, and some of us even committed to strength and conditioning workouts over the summer to take our tennis to the next level. As a student, I expect to continue balancing my schoolwork with tennis and to do well in my classes. I want to go beyond class work and focus on preparing myself professionally for a career.
Q: What are your expectations for your team and for yourself as an athlete and as a student? A: For this year, in terms of tennis, I expect our team to win all of our matches in the regular season. We only have a handful of very difficult teams that we have lost to in the past, and I am looking forward to some revenge. More importantly, I see us winning at least three rounds of [University Athletic Association conference games], which is our end of the season tournament in Florida. We nearly took out the number two seed, Carnegie Mellon, last year, who was
Q: What do you plan to pursue after college? A: I know for sure that I will never be able to play in the U.S. Open. That is way out of my league, and I am definitely too old to pursue a professional career. But I definitely want to keep tennis a large part of my life after college even though the formal team competition will end. I plan on working in finance out of college and in the future, to open up and run my own tennis academy. That has been a dream of mine since I was younger, and I really want to make that happen.
Insia Zaidi is a contributing writer. Email her at sports@nyunews.com.
Men’s soccer suffers first defeat of season in Jersey City
By SARA LEVY
The NYU men’s soccer team suffered their first defeat of the season on Wednesday afternoon, with a score of 2-1 to New Jersey City University, in Jersey City, N.J. Senior forward Kyle Green scored the Violets’ first and only goal in the 80th minute, as NYU took a 1-0 lead and looked to be in charge after a disappointing hour and 20 minutes of play. It was Green’s ninth goal of the season, and he received an assist from fellow senior Paolo Luciano. The goal was a strong one that was blasted past the keeper from 16 yards out. But in the end there just wasn’t enough offense to get past the stout Jersey City team. With only a little over five minutes to play, NJCU scored the equalizer goal, which was headed in by freshman midfielder, Alec Metsch. Less than two minutes later, NJCU scored the winning goal, tapped in by senior midfielder Nana Kofi Kusi for his fifth goal of the year. Paolo Luciano, a forward, said the team was not surprised by the loss. “We weren’t shocked or surprised by it. As soon as we stepped on the field, we knew what we were getting into,” he said. “It’s between [University Athletic
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The Violets lost 2-1 to New Jersey City University yesterday. Association] games, and it wasn’t a game to get all workd up about. We’re glad the loss came now, we’re ready for UAA.” He added that the team had a few key players out, including sophomore midfielder Nimo Bergstroem. They also tried players out in new spots. Sophomore midfielder Mac Yumoto, who has three assists and two goals so far this season, was unable to play due to an injury. Yumoto said the team will move forward from the loss. “We’re obviously disappointed to lose after a terrific start to the
season, but I’m sure we will use this loss as motivation,” Yumoto said. “Soccer’s a tricky game, and today NJCU played great.” This loss comes after the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll ranked the men’s team sixth and moving up from eighth to seventh on D3soccer.com. NYU was one of four DIII teams to be undefeated. With a 9-1 record, the Violets will take on UAA rivals, University of Rochester at home on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 1:30 p.m. Sara Levy is a deputy sports editor. Email her at slevy@nyunews.com.