NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
washington square news Vol. 40, No. 37
TUESday, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
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Study: incentivizing students with cash
Religious services begin at GCASL
By Tanay Hudson
After a two-year study, Steinhardt professors and their colleagues from Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation found that monetary incentives changed how low-income teenagers in New York City spent their time. In 2007, New York City’s Center for Economic Opportunity and the Mayor’s Office designed a conditional cash transfer program called the Opportunity New York City Family Rewards in an effort to reduce poverty among low-income families. Conditional cash transfer programs provided low-income families with monetary incentives and encouraged them to invest in their health, education and economic potential. The pilot program lasted from 2007 to 2010. The MDRC found that the Family Rewards program changed how
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By Emily Bell
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Frontman Nate Ruess delivers fun. night for pop fans at Irving Plaza Not even a hurricane could prevent fun. from performing to a packed crowd. The band led its fans in singalongs to hits like “We Are Young” and “Some Nights,” as well as deeper cuts like “One Foot.”
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Chocolate show pulls through despite Sandy By Margaret Weinberg
This past weekend, some of the chocolate world’s best and brightest gathered at the Metropolitan Pavilion to celebrate the New York Chocolate Show’s 15th year. There was something for everyone at this expo-style event; one could walk down the aisles of chocolate manufacturers, sampling anything from Pacari Chocolate’s chocolate covered golden berries to Buzz’s Fudge’s Red Wine spiked fudge. Experts of the field showed audience members the tricks of the trade at culinary demonstrations scattered throughout the weekend. One attendee of the show, Carol Lindia, age 66, said the
demonstrations were her favorite part of the show. “I’ve made candy before, but I never knew all the little intricacies before this,” Lindia said. Attendees viewed in awe at chocolate spectacles galore. On one side of the room, Paul Joachim, of artedibles.com, worked on life-sized chocolate models. In another corner, spectators ogled a dress adorned in delicate chocolate leaves and vines, designed by Michelle Tampakis of the Institute of Culinary Education. The show also featured book signings sponsored by Barnes & Noble, which included names such as food historian Francine
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Starting this Wednesday, NYU’s Catholic Center will hold open religious services every other week for rest of the semester. The Catholic Center is housed within NYU’s new Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life that opened earlier this year. The evening services will be hosted by the Episcopal campus ministry, Canterbury Downtown, but will be open to all NYU students. “It’s an open invitation to all who wish to gather a candlelit service of song, silence and prayers,” said the Rev. Mary Catherine Young. “It’s done in an Anglican tradition. It’s really beautiful, prayerful and meditative.” The organizers said they are expecting about 15 to 20 students. The singing will be led by members of a student choir, and Young will lead the spoken portions. The student choir present at the services will be comprised
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Soundgarden roars back with new LP By Joshua Johnson
Since their breakup in 1997, the rock titans of Soundgarden have, for the most part, stayed out of the public eye. Lead singer Chris Cornell launched a solo career, and the rest of the members quietly went their separate ways, making the band an artifact of the legendary Seattle grunge era. It wasn’t until 2010 that reunion talks became serious, and now, two years later, the world has a new Soundgarden album, “King Animal. Soundgarden fans’ biggest fear was that the album would sound like a half-baked, inconsequential cash-grab. Luckily, those fears can be discarded. “King Animal” is a spirited, fully realized record that is much better than anyone could have reasonably expected.
“King Animal” begins with “Been Away Too Long,” which is a perfect opening track. Not only does it reintroduce the listener to the sorely missed guitar of Kim Thayil, but the chorus, in which Cornell sings triumphantly “I’ve been away for too long,” should definitely elicit a “hell yeah” or two. While his voice certainly is not what it used to be, Cornell’s signature growl is on full display. Tracks like the forceful “Crooked Steps” and the eerie closer “Rowing” demonstrate why he belongs on the Mount Rushmore of rock singers. While it is a pleasant surprise that Cornell’s voice is at even 75 percent capacity after all these years, the real MVP of “King Animal” is Thayil. The art of the guitar riff is going the way of the dodo, but Thayil wields his instrument like a finely
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honed weapon — with elegant viciousness. Take album highlight “Bones of Birds,” which sounds like a long-lost “Superunknown” track. Thayil uses all the tools in his arsenal, combining elements of “Black Hole
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