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#BlackLivesMatter activists monitored NYPD and MTA officers posed undercover in several protests.

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Fantastically terrible comic book moviesWith the release of “Fantastic Four” the future of comic book movies is grim.

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Dear readers,

Freshman year is, generally speaking, a huge mistake. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad mis-take — lots of mistakes have resulted in great things. For example, where would we be if Alexander Fleming hadn’t let his bread get moldy? Nevertheless, there are a lot of things you will do wrong this year.

The good news is that you’re in a year of your life where you’re expected to make a ton of horrible decisions. Which is great. You can do pretty much anything and, as long as no one dies, you’re golden.

What’s the point here? Good question. Make mistakes. Take a philosophy course, which is clearly a bad idea in this economy. Go to Webster Hall. Jump in the fountain in Washington Square. Use that Winston Churchill pick-up line you’ve been saving. Write a letter to others in which you give them bad advice. The world is your oyster.

Our mistake was joining a newspaper. Thomas tried to quit after his first semester, and Valentina used anonymous sources in her first article. Oops. But look at us, we seem almost successful.

You’ll make mistakes and your life will change — at times for the worse, at times for the better. The only real mistake you could make is trying so hard to not mess up you end up doing nothing. Because that’s boring. Mistakes are the whole point.

And if one of your mistakes is going up the elevator to the fifth floor of 838 Broadway, who knows? You might just discover penicillin.

Sincerely,Valentina and Thomas

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Spying racks #BlackLivesMatter

By MIKE ADAMSContributing Writer

As students begin to return to NYU in earnest, the university and the surrounding Greenwich Village Community prepare for the reopening of one of the tenser chapters in their relation-ship. The Court of Appeals gave the all-clear for the NYU 2031 expansion plan, meaning NYU has all the approval and all the framework it needs in place to begin construction.

For years now, NYU has been trying to push through the ex-pansion plan while irate Green-wich Village residents have thrown every conceivable legal roadblock in an attempt to keep their community from changing into something they no longer recognize. Residents argued that part of the land NYU intended to build on was used as park-land and therefore should be excluded from the university’s construction plans.

Supporters are excited about 1.9 million square feet of added space which will be used for academic services as well as af-fordable housing for first-year students among others, while the detractors are worried as to what form their community will have assumed once such a large-scale transformation is complete.

In a statement released fol-lowing the Court of Appeals decision, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation conveyed their disappointment, despite various reductions in the scale of the project.

“The plan will be tremen- dously damaging to the Village, and the court’s ruling is partic-ularly disturbing in its under-mining of the Public Trust Doc-trine, which protects land used as park space from alienation without State approval, as was done here,” the statement reads.

Now, the university is ready to move forward, and concrete progress is planned to begin with the demolition of Coles Sports Center. No dates have been officially set for this yet, but NYU Executive Vice Presi-dent for Operations Alison Leary stated in a memo sent to the NYU community that the gym will remain open through at least Nov. 15, and that plans are in the works for other ath-letic facilities while Coles is under construction.

“Extensive planning has al-ready been underway; this in-cludes, as a first order of busi-ness, replacement facilities to meet the needs of those who currently use Coles for fitness and athletics,” the memo reads.

NYU spokesperson John Beck-man said the newly constructed site will provide a variety of uses for the community.

“A new facility on the site of Coles will provide much needed new classroom space; special-ized space for NYU’s perform-ing arts programs; [and] new dorm space that will enable us to save money by getting out of costlier leased space elsewhere,” Beckman said.

Email Mike Adams at news@nyunews.com.

NYU 2031 goes ahead, despite detractors

The plan for the expansion of the NYU Campus.

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Summer News Recap

A protester at Times Square holds a sign with the iconic phrase of the movement.VIA FLICKR.COM

By JUSTINE MORRISDeputy News Editor

Tens of thousands of people in New York marched under the slogan “Black Lives Mat-ter” last winter. Two weeks ago, the Intercept revealed that among those people, some were undercover agents from the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the New York Police Department.

While protesters had long suspected that there were undercover agents, the docu-ments released by the MTA and Metro-North Railroad show that the surveillance was much more widespread than originally thought.

According to the Intercept, the names of undercover po-lice officers are redacted 192 times over the course of 20 pro-tests, from December 2014 to February 2015.

The documents show how of-ficers tracked the movement of the protests, providing live updates to their bosses. But in some instances, the officers took it further, noting specific activists and even taking pic-tures of them. One particular leader was noted for his pres-

ence at the protest. Chevaun Samuels, a junior in

CAS who attended many of the protests, was angered at the idea of leaders being spied on.

“The leader of the move-ment constantly seeks to bring awareness to the injus-tices that we face,” Samuels said. “They do not seek vio-lence and confrontations, yet these police officers believe that these leaders need to be constantly watched.”

Some worry that surveil-lance like this might prevent people from marching, but Samuels disagreed.

“Something like this, how-ever, would never stop my in-volvement in the movement,” Samuels said. “In fact this drives me to continue my fight and I am sure it will do the same for others.”

While he says he will contin-ue to participate, he does worry about its effect on free speech.

“I believe this is criminaliz-ing free speech,” Samuels said. “we have the right to peaceful-ly gather and speak our minds yet still these police officers feel the need to spend their time spying on us.”

Hannah Weverka, a Steinhardt

junior, agrees with Samuels. “I’m very, very worried about

the effects on free speech not only within Black Lives Mat-ter but in activist movements overall,” Weverka said. “This is a grave violation of civil lib-erties and one that will absol- utely grow even more severe if it isn’t addressed.”

CAS senior and president of the Black Students Union at NYU Arielle Andrews said she disagrees, but admitted that the overall NYPD response to the movement was poor.

“I wouldn’t necessarily de-scribe the spying tactics as ‘criminalizing free speech,’” Andrews said. “Since there is a factor of safety that must be taken into account for all protests, whether related to Black Lives Matter or not. However, I do believe that the NYPD could’ve ‘participated’ in a better way. The NYPD could’ve better supported BLM by openly attempting to work with protesters to implement change instead of covertly in-filtrating the movement by being undercover.”

Email Justine Morris at jmorris@nyunews.com.

By ALEX BAZELEYNews Editor

The Court of Appeals gave the green light to the controversial NYU 2031 expansion plan in June. Redevelopment of the Coles Sports Center will begin soon, with plans for a mixed-use aca-demic building that will include classrooms, student and faculty housing and improved athletic facilities. (See more on this page.)

The university senate voted in favor of divestment from fossil fuels back in May. While mem-bers of NYU Divest planned on

presenting their proposal to the Board of Trustees in June, delays have stemmed progress.

NYU made a splash at the 69th Tony Awards Ceremony, with Ruthie Ann Miles (Steinhardt ’07) and Barbara Whitman (Galla-tin ’88) each taking home hard-ware. This was Miles’ first Tony, while Whitman added a third to her collection.

A new program from the Poly-technic School of Engineering that gives military veterans an op-portunity to become tech entre-preneurs graduated its first class

this August.

NYU partnered with the Peace Corps to provide scholarships under the Paul D. Coverdell Fel-lows Program. The program will provide graduate school scholar-ships to returned Peace Corps volunteers and will be the largest fellows program between a uni-versity and the Peace Corps.

Robert De Niro told Tisch grads “you’re f-cked” at their graduation ceremony in May. Welcome back!

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By LEXI FAUNCEDeputy News Editor

In an effort to expand the ca-reer opportunities of retired servicemen and women, the Polytechnic School of Engineer-ing graduated the first class of its Veteran Entrepreneur Train-ing program on August 13.

The VET program caters to former military personnel with a passion for entrepre-neurship who are looking to transition out of the armed forces and into the growing technology industry.

The program is a stand-alone initiative and does not specifi-cally target veterans who are NYU students, but instead re-cruits applicants from a general population of retired service members who want to turn an idea into a business.

Loree Sutton, New York City Mayor’s Office of Veterans Af-fairs commissioner and keynote speaker at the graduation cer-emony, said her experience as a former U.S. Army brigadier gen-eral gave her insight as to why retired veterans have the skills needed to launch potential busi-ness ventures.

“Veterans are natural entre-preneurs, given their exten-sive experience in adapting, improvising and overcoming

adversity in a diverse range of settings, including combat, disas-ter response/humanitarian relief, global peacekeeping and other demanding missions involving complex leadership and manage-rial challenges,” Sutton said.

The VET program’s first sum-mer class accepted 14 out of 25 initial applicants into the free 10-week course. To accom-pany in-class lectures, students worked alongside start-up com-panies based out of the Poly In-cubators. The course concluded with two separate showcases, a presentation for private inves-tors of the program and a public demonstration day.

Five business ventures — Core Leader, DaViniciBA Medical Rev-enue Solutions, Pathfinder, Proj-ect Carbon and TripSafe — were formed from this summer’s co-hort. Among the companies are a game development platform to help research Alzheimer’s and a website allowing veterans to provide feedback on vari-ous service organizations. The businesses will be given three months to continue work in the Poly Incubators while the next cohort of entrepreneurs will be-gin classes this fall.

Assemblyperson Joseph Len-tol, who worked alongside the Brooklyn Chamber of Com-merce to help secure funding

for the course, said more pro-grams need to be established to proactively utilize the business talents of veterans.

“The skills that were learned by you in this room about being a leader, about having skills to fight in combat and fighting for what you believe in, that’s what it’s like in the street, that’s what it’s like in business, and that’s what it means to be an entrepreneur,” Lentol said.

Kurt Becker, vice dean for research, innovation and en-trepreneurship at Poly, said he was grateful for the support of the community in helping fund the VET program. Becker added that courses that accommodate to the needs of veterans are es-sential for incorporating former troops back into civilian life.

“The VET program gives our military veterans the tools they need to access and succeed in New York City’s booming tech-nology sector,” Becker said. “With our school’s expertise in helping entrepreneurs launch successful tech businesses, combined with our partners’ support and the fortitude of our veterans, this program cre-ates meaningful opportunities and ventures.”

Email Lexi Faunce at lfaunce@nyunews.com.

VET program graduates first class

By ALEX BAZELEYNews Editor

With the new school year kick-ing into gear, those attending NYU Shanghai will be making another adjustment, as 600 students will file into the newly constructed Jinqiao Residence Hall — the third new living arrangement in three years.

The new dorms, which were completed this summer, are made up of three buildings, feature suite-style rooms — similar to the living conditions at NYU’s Wash-ington Square campus.

During the 2013-14 academic year, NYU Shanghai students were housed in the dorms at East China Normal University. NYU Shang-hai also used ECNU facilities for academic purposes and dining halls, while its own facilities were being completed.

With construction of the aca-demic buildings being finalized before the residence halls, stu-dents spent last year living in Mo-tel 268, a living arrangement that was only temporary.

Now, with the Jinqiao dorms fully constructed, students will move again, as the university works to create permanent liv-ing space for the relatively new campus. Spencer Smith, who spent the previous year at NY-USH and will be a sophomore there this fall, said the new dorm is already very different from last year’s arrangements. Some students estimated it could take between 20 and 45 minutes to commute to school, and Smith said he felt the location of the dorms in Jinqiao somewhat re-moved the students from tradi-tional Chinese culture.

“The new location is considerably farther away from our school and almost all nightlife, but we’re living in a more Western neighborhood, and that may or may not be a good thing depending on who you ask,” Smith said. “If you ask me, I’d say in the long run it is a bad thing because we are much less integrated with Chinese culture.”

Sohrob Moslehi, an incom-ing freshman at NYU Shanghai, echoed Smith’s concerns, saying this year’s living arrangements are disappointing compared to how integrated the students have been in past years.

“I’m very disappointed by Jin-qiao’s Western characteristics, and the commute I’m forced to make as a result of the dormi-tories’ location,” Molehi said. “The dormitories’ distance from school and mostly everything that makes Shanghai culturally is disappointing.”

David Pe, associate dean of students at NYUSH, acknowl-edged that things might be dif-ferent, but said the new arrange-ment will leave students with more opportunities.

“[Students] should rethink how they operate within the NYU Shanghai community and how this transcends to the whole ur-ban city of Shanghai,” Pe said to On Century Avenue, NYU Shang-hai’s student newspaper. “This will be possible as the new dorms are encouraging students to be-come more directly involved with city life.”

Despite the ambivalence about location, both Smith and Moslehi agreed that the current living situation seems to be much more communal than it has been in the past few years.

The Jinqiao dorm is intended to be a fixture for the next five to 10 years while the administration determines how available real es-tate in the area will allow them to adjust.

“Seeing as how this school is so new and we’re only starting our third year, time will only tell what will be permanent and won’t,” Smith said. “I would be shocked if we moved out of the new Jinqiao residence for good anytime soon, as it fulfills most of the stated goals of the school in community and cross- cultural integration.”

Email Alex Bazeley at abazeley@nyunews.com.

NYU Shanghai opens Jinqiao Residence Hall

NYU Shanghai welcomed its inaugural class in fall 2013.VIA WIKIPEDIA.ORG

NYU finds real estate

sponsor for Incubators

By CHRISTINE WANGDeputy News Editor

Cushman & Wakefield — a renowned international com-mercial real estate services firm — announced in August its exciting decision to serve as exclusive real estate sponsor for NYU’s incubator program.

With this sponsorship comes not only a promise of financial support, but also expert guid-ance in the form of leasing ad-vice, corporate finance services and project management.

NYU’s Incubators, sponsored by the Polytechnic School of Engineering, started in 2009 and has since generated over 1,256 jobs, raised more than $145 million in capital, and had a local economic impact of $352 million.

But this success did not come easily. In the eyes of Claudio Silva, a faculty engineer in residence at the program, one common problem graduated startups often face is a lack of space to expand.

“New York City has one of the most expensive real-estate in the world, and clearly for

companies to grow they need access to space in desirable ar-eas,” Silva said.

Another faculty engineer in residence, Anne-Laure Fayard, said she believes space issues are where C&W can help.

“Cushman & Wakefield will help startups find space after they leave the incubators,” Fa-yard said. “The incubators have been thinking of ways to help startups moving on to the next steps and it seems that this partnership aims at solving this issue.”

With the support of powerful firms like C&W, the Incubator program will be more likely to flourish and it is important that it does.

Kurt Becker, vice dean for research, Innovation and En-trepreneurship, said beyond inspiring young entrepreneurs to chase their dreams, the In-cubator program has trans-formed parts of the curriculum

and has positively influenced students’ lives.

“It provides opportunities to intern with the startups and provides a rather unique edu-cational experience,” Becker said. “The presence of the en-trepreneurial ecosystem, also has an impact on the curricu-lum and how we deliver certain materials. It has introduced new courses and components into courses that are more project-oriented.”

As the first city-sponsored and university-affiliated in-cubator in New York City, the NYU incubator program has come a long way.

“We were the first in New York City,” Becker said. “We’ve been the trendsetters in New York City and now, of course, we want to stay ahead of the pack.”

Email Christine Wang at cwang@nyunews.com.

Cushman & Wakefield will sponsor NYU’s Incubators.VIA WIKIPEDIA.ORG

By DAVID BOLOGNABeauty & Style Editor

and VALENTINA DUQUE BOJANINI Editor-in-Chief

In its first fashion week devoted solely to menswear, New York of-fered a warm welcome to true prog-ress in the world of style for men. From androgynous designs to the return of the crew sock, New York Fashion Week: Men’s was a true hit.

By far one of the most stunning collections was none other than Cal-vin Klein. Italo Zucchelli’s ability to add Italian craftsmanship into a clas-sic American brand was undoubt-edly present in vintage denim jack-ets updated in reconstructed forms of stone-washed jacquard as well as white and beige outerwear tinkered with detachable velcro pockets.

Public School presented a con-cept that addressed themes design-

ers Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Os-borne tackled in the past, such as police brutality and racial tension. Presented in a jailhouse atmosphere, the collection embraced the free-dom of the monochrome in sporty luxewear in a neutral palette of black, white and navy.

New York Men’s Day standouts in-cluded Boyswear, CWST and Fingers Crossed. Each held its own in the world of masculine dressing while others toyed a bit further into the ac-ceptance of androgyny and feminin-ity in the ever-changing style of men.

Boyswear’s designer Jackson McK-eehan accurately portrayed two completely different families — the Mansons and the Von Trapps — in a melange of grotesquely bright looks that walked the line of 1960s cult culture and lonely Austrian goatherd chic. Culottes and peasant tops stole the show. David Hart played with

a melange of colors in his Bauhaus inspired season. Architectural flair was evident in front-pleated shorts flanked with an asymmetrical half-cut flap detail.

CWST’s earthy color scheme of stormy navies, whites and blacks cooled down the tone of the collec-tion, centralizing focus on texture. Cardigans with frayed stitching fell over alternating woven shirt dresses for a new take on layering. Topped with a crew sock, the street chic brand was minimalistic and fresh.

Fingers Crossed was another of the week’s most interesting and suc-cessful collections with an ahead-of-its-time look into the future of style in all its androgyny and street cred. Oversized chiffon robes and tees were layered beneath sporty lounge-wear pants in vibrant shades of blue, yellow, and red. Each feminine look also featured an equally androgy-

nous model who embodied a sexy mix of genders. Culottes in baggy silhouettes paired well with slouchy blazers and silk scarves that refer-enced playful sun graphics. Once again topped with a crew sock, this season was an absolute hit.

The overall embracing of andro- gyny is something the world of

menswear is growing into. Now reaching a level of street attain-ability, this splash of femininity is something to be seen not only in the world of the avant-garde but also in next season’s greatest looks.

Email them at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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By GRACE HALIODeputy Features Editor

Saying goodbye to summer as the warm weather fades away doesn’t have to be sad; instead, celebrate by heading out to these rooftop bars and restau-rants. Gather friends and grab your camera — these are views that you are not going to want to miss.

First on the list is La Birreria at Eataly. It is located in the heart of the Flatiron District right above Mario Batali’s Ital-ian market on 23rd Street and Fifth Avenue. Offering killer views of the Flatiron Building, the semi-enclosed roof deck is conveniently close to NYU’s Washington Square campus. At La Birreria you’ll find beer, brewed right on the rooftop, along with Italian dishes that are influenced by Austrian and German cooking. It’s a prime spot for both a stargaz-ing attempt at dinner or a vi-brant lunch to celebrate the changing seasons.

Next is the Loopy Doopy Roof-top Bar at the Conrad Hotel. Loopy Doopy is a great place to meet friends after a long, hot day where you can enjoy stun-ning views of the sunset on the Hudson. Try one of their pair-ings of prosecco and popsicles for a refreshing twist on a clas-sic drink. You may recognize the fresh fruit pops because they are People’s Pops, which has a popular stand on the High Line and storefront in Chelsea

Market. Be sure to arrive before sunset (even on weekdays) if you are with a larger group, as seating is limited.

If Mexican meals are more your speed, check out the Can-tina Rooftop in Hell’s Kitchen. Located above the famous Stage 48, it’s possible you’ve even been right near it before a night of clubbing or concert-going. Reservations are recom-mended, and well worth it, as Cantina has a budget-friendly menu for a restaurant of its kind. Steps away from the Hudson and surrounded by lush greenery and sparkly high rises, it’s the perfect place for a summer celebration.

Head to the Lower East Side to the Delancey for an all-inclu-sive dining, clubbing and roof-top experience. The three floor club houses a music venue, bar

and jungle-like rooftop gar-den unlike that of any other. The Delancey has something for everyone, a simple menu and beautiful views of the Williamsburg Bridge from the Manhattan side.

Last, but certainly not least, is the Roof Garden Café and Martini Bar at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Spend the day roaming around the museum and head upstairs to the fifth floor for access to the roof. The cafe offers cocktails, sweets and light sandwiches and sal-ads. The informal atmosphere makes outings with large groups a breeze, and nothing tops the panoramic view of Central Park and the Manhat-tan skyline.

Email Grace Halio at ghalio@nyunews.com.

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Rooftop spots offer food with

a view

One of New York’s many rooftop locations, La Birreria is an Italian restaurant located above Eataly in the Flatiron district.

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What you missed in world of NYC foodBy KENDALL LEVISON

Dining Editor

Although only three months have passed since NYU let out for the summer, it has been more like an eternity for the New York City food scene. In a city where a new trend seems to start ev-ery week, being away for so long can make it hard to catch up, so here’s some summer food news to help you out.

Governors Ball Music Festival

While Governors Ball is osten-sibly about music, many festival-goers are just as excited about the food as seeing their favorite bands. This year’s lineup was particularly hip, because the fes-tival partnered with the popular Instagram feed The Infatuation to curate the choices. Thai iced tea popsicles, foie gras donuts and lobster rolls were a few of the most popular dishes. If you missed the festival, just brows-ing the Instagram tag “GovBall-Eats” will make you feel like you were there.

Big Apple Block Party

Summer means barbecue, and the best barbecue this year in New York was found at Big Apple Block Party. Some of the coun-try’s best-known barbecue ex-perts (also called “pitmasters”) set up shop in Madison Square Park for this three-day annual festival. In addition to brisket and pulled pork, some tents sold more un-usual offerings like Jamaican jerk baby back ribs. Some were upset that unlike last year, the festival did not sell tickets that allowed people to use a special line if they shelled out $275 for a VIP ticket.

However, most people seemed in no rush to leave Madison Square Park. While they lazed on the grass, visitors snacked on slices of watermelon and treats sold by local Brooklyn bakery Robicelli’s for dessert.

Ice & Vice

This summer, experimental ice cream maker Ice & Vice made the leap from outdoor food markets to a permanent storefront. The shop, located at 221 E. Broadway, is now scooping out crazy flavors like 9AM (coffee ice cream with donut truffles) and Movie Night (a mix of buttered popcorn, raisins and chocolate). The store opened in June, and is still testing out new menu items. Keep an eye out as they roll out unusual ice cream sandwiches, sundaes and floats to go with their cups and cones. The gourmet ice cream market might be close to saturation, but Ice & Vice has a loyal enough fan base that they should be around for a while.

Charlie Mom

The Chinese restaurant Char-lie Mom, which first opened in 1983, closed its doors on August 26. While its food was hardly innovative, Charlie Mom was a Sixth Avenue institution and many regulars are mourning the loss of another small West Village business. The restaurant was re-portedly forced to close because of an increase in rent, and not a lack of customers. No word yet on whether the owners will try to resurrect Charlie Mom some-where else in the city.

Email Kendall Levison at klevison@nyunews.com.

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By DAVID BOLOGNABeauty & Style Editor

Falling just in time with the crux of sweater season is the beginning of both school and unruly social gatherings. Whether you’re a re-turner or a first-timer, chances are you’ll be rolling out of bed from the night before, but it’s never been easier to dress yourself for the daunting sensation of migraines and nausea you might endure throughout that 9:30 a.m. lecture.

Thanks to a new trend with roots in Japan and Korea, an aesthetic de-voted to hangover chic has been on the rise in the world of beauty. The primary component of this look is an added puffiness to the eye. If you’ve already slept in your make-up or see giant circles beneath your beaten lids, you’re halfway there. Use a dark eye shadow in the crease beneath the eye then blend with a light shade of blush in the same area for an added look of “I woke up like this.”

Rather than succumb to the

world of real pants, take advan-tage of this spring’s trends while you still can. Oversized and on the rise, the culotte is a go-to piece for the inner pant revolutionary in all. With a dramatic wide leg and midi cut, the culotte in any shade of blue — or of course black — pairs perfectly with an oversized solid tee and a white sneaker.

With similar T-shirt pairing pow-ers, embrace the breeze with a pair of shredded jeans. While denim bottoms used to refer exclusively to the cut known as “skinny,” the time has come to put that behind us and move onward to a less re-straining cut. Take a tip from the boyfriend jean and don a ripped straight leg cut that will keep things cool as you weave the ways of both campus and city.

Hair is never an issue in a hang-over chic aesthetic. Whether it’s down and frizzy, bunned and un-ruly, or just plain awful, a few ex-tra accessories can hide the hurt of a bad hair day. A backwards snapback in black is a topper of

all trades while the plight of the wide-brimmed hipster hat still carries through as an old reliable hair-hider.

Louis Vuitton showed a daring new take on the statement earring by proving that only one is enough. If you already lost an earring to the dancefloor, you’re in luck. With a long dangling piece on just one ear, a bold and beautiful pop of style is both effortless and the secret ingre-dient for a stylishly hot mess.

Finally, tell the world that you aren’t the only one in need of elec-trolyte replenishment as you don a pair of reflective lenses. In any shade of warm gold, cool silver or blue, a reflective lens is the first choice of all hungover style icons. Not only does the sporty detail of the lens amp up any look, it also deflects any negative judgements right back at the accuser — most likely another party animal just jealous of your post-mortem chic.

Email David Bologna at dbologna@nyunews.com.

From blackout to knockout

By NINA JANGFeatures Editor

For over 20 years, the NYU LGBTQ Student Center has worked to create a safe and in-clusive environment not only for LGBTQ students but also for allies in the community. This year, the veteran cam-pus establishment welcomes a new face as Jon Hurst assumes the role of director of the LGBTQ Student Center.

An alumnus of Central State University and University of Buffalo and former director of the LGBTQIA Center at the University of Georgia, Hurst has experience in wellness education, HIV/AIDS outreach, social justice education and student affairs.

“I have found that my varied work has shown me to under-standing how there are com-peting stakeholders that have bearing needs such as how do we balance the needs of the queer student that wants NYU to be a different institution, a better institution?” Hurst said.

Hurst added that the NYU LGBTQ center has more po-tential to achieve change com-pared to other universities as it does not operate within the traditional college boundaries.

“What a campus looks like at NYU is much different than at any other campus in the country,” Hurst said. “Our ac-tual campus is New York City, which adds another level to the work to be done.”

Stemming from his vast ex-perience at other universities throughout the country, Hurst said a successful student cen-ter should be accessible to all students.

“Having a center open for all types of students is important

because there’s a belief that there’s only one type of stu-dent that comes to the LGBTQ center,” Hurst said. “Whether you’re just an ally, we want to have a space that can be transforming.”

Hurst’s experience in a col-lege environment that was uncomfortable and alienating, has affected the way he ap-proaches students.

“For me as an 18-year-old queer kid from Ohio, it was a major, major shock to my system,” Hurst said. “I en-countered a campus that wasn’t ready to take me. This experience directly impacts the work I do today. I have an open heart and an open mind to help students grow and develop.”

Taking into account NYU’s global network sites around the world, Hurst said he has aspirations to extend the LG-BTQ center work beyond the New York City campus.

“NYU is not only a great in-stitution in a great city, but what about abroad?” Hurst said. “What does it take to cre-ate a safe queer campus? What does it look like creating a one in Shanghai — which will be another part of the portfolio. We need to address this.”

As the new director, Hurst hopes to continue the cen-ter’s continuous dedication to integrating a place of com-fort and education within the NYU community.

“I don’t have to recreate the will,” Hurst said. “What I want to do now is think where we want to be in the next 20 years to support the contemporary American college student.”

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By KIERAN GRAULICHMusic Editor

For over a decade, “Detox,” Dr. Dre’s follow up to his g-funk clas-sics “2001” and “The Chronic,” was hailed as the Loch Ness mon-ster of hip-hop: highly anticipated but famously elusive. It was a surprise to all when Dre broke his 16-year-long musical silence with the announcement that he had scrapped “Detox” and, in its place, dropped “Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre.”

Dre delivers exactly what the title implies: a comprehensive soundscape detailing the mythos of Compton in the early ‘90s, as gangsta rap and g-funk legends arose from the primordial ooze. “Compton” starts with Dre’s ori-gin in rap and creates a platform for his contemporaries and suc-cessors to fill in the blanks. Hip-hop legends from Ice Cube and Xzibit to recent Compton grad Kendrick Lamar paint a cohesive history of Dre’s boundless influ-ence on the titular city.

In doing so, Dre as a producer cooks up a nearly seamless blend of modern and classic hip-hop, incorporating nuances of current trap and pop rap into his usual flavor of West Coast hip-hop. In this sense, Compton comes off as timeless, existing not exclusively in 1992 or 2015, but encompass-ing the entire breadth of Dre’s timeline. The tittering hi-hats on the severe “Deep Water” are a staunch juxtaposition to the boom-bap flavored beat on “Ani-mals,” but they simultaneously

exist in Dre’s language.For all intents and purposes,

however, this album may as well have come straight out of 1992 — “Compton” displays a youth-ful vigor that rivals that of Dre’s heyday. From the start, “Comp-ton” comes out guns blazing. The catastrophic, burning energy of “Talk About It,” the roaring proc-lamation of “I don’t give a f-ck” and Dre’s acerbic verse: “If you wanna beef, make sure that’s something you wanna do/There’s some missing people that felt that way too” all harken back to the glory days of Dre’s career. It’s not only Dre who’s fired up on this album: every featured artist on here comes out swinging just as hard as the doctor. Over the course of the album, Kendrick Lamar’s verses grow meaner and more dynamic, but perhaps the first place trophy out of every

feature goes to Snoop Dogg on the harrowing track “One Shot One Kill.”

“Compton” truly puts Dre on display as one of hip-hop’s true triple threats: a mindful pro-ducer, a talented rapper and a fantastic songwriter. Aside from a few production missteps, over-done and dreary hooks and the occasional drawn-out song (“For the Love of Money” and “Issues”), Dre does his hometown, and his legacy, due justice. “Compton” retroactively reads like a mem-oir of Dre’s career: a 50-year-old Dr. Dre in 2015, writing down his story, sketches out a map of the rough avenues of Rosecrans. The memories may be of some antiquity, but the images are just as vivid.

Email Kieran Graulich at kgraulich@nyunews.com.

Album straight

outta Dr. Dre

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Overlooked flicks worth looking over

By ZACH MARTINFilm Editor

As the summer movie season continues to expand beyond the traditional months of the period and grow in the quantity and breadth of the offerings, it can become increasingly difficult to sift through the good and the bad to find the lower profile releases and independent Sun-dance pickups that get lost in the shuffle.

Jason Segel, the latest comedi-an to make a surprisingly effort-less shift to dramatic acting, has a chance at grabbing an Oscar nomination for his performance as David Foster Wallace in “The End of the Tour,” directed by James Ponsoldt. The film fol-lows David Lipsky (Jesse Eisen-berg), a Rolling Stone writer who shadows Wallace during the last few stops of his “Infi-nite Jest” book tour. Wallace is shown as a modest, deeply in-secure figure, as nervous about the way he will come off in the article as Lipsky is about inter-viewing one of his idols. Little happens beyond their riveting conversations about celebrity and self-doubt, but the dynamic shifts in their relationship are fascinating as Lipsky’s jealousy grows and evolves. This is a powerfully acted, intimate film about the desire for fame and the loneliness of the top when it is reached.

“The Look of Silence,” a com-panion piece to one of the best films of 2012, “The Act of Kill-ing,” has director Joshua Oppen-heimer returning to Indonesia to find answers about the Indone-sian anti-communist genocide in 1965-66. However, instead of fo-cusing on the killers as he did in

2012, this documentary centers on the victims. Oppenheimer follows an optometrist whose brother was killed in the massa-cres as he confronts neighbors, perpetrators and family mem-bers about their participation or silence during the horrible events. It’s a harrowing film but it is crucial viewing.

“Grandma,” starring Lily Tom-lin as Ellie, a retired poet and feminist, thankfully steers away from a Betty White style comedy about old people doing and say-ing crazy things, in favor of an emotional journey as Ellie reex-amines the relationship with the women of her family after the death of her long-term partner. When her granddaughter Sage comes to her asking for money for an abortion, Ellie takes her on a road trip to get the neces-sary funds. Tomlin shines in plenty of laughable moments as she confronts Sage’s boyfriend and a coffee shop owner, but the film primarily functions as a sub-tle and nuanced character study. Here’s hoping that this film and last year’s “Obvious Child” are the beginning of a new wave of female-focused comedies that treat abortion with a progressive and feminist perspective.

Finally, “The Overnight” stars Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling as a couple new to the neighbor-hood who are invited by neigh-bor Kurt (Jason Schwartzman) to a dinner party that gets gradu-ally more uncomfortable as the night progresses. A very liberal view of sexuality and mascu-line identity gives this film an edge usually unseen in raunchy adult comedies.

Email Zach Martin at zmartin@nyunews.com.

Upcoming concerts offer array of big, little talents

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By E.R. PULGARHighlighter Editor

September is shaping up to

be an exciting month for mu-sic fans, with several big name players coming to New York City. Despite the concert sea-son winding down, the month will feature two big festivals: the three-day electronic romp Electric Zoo, held from Sept. 4 to 6 in Randall’s Island Park, and 90s Fest, which will take place in 50 Kent, a venue in the heart of Brooklyn. Electric Zoo will feature performances from top acts ranging several facets of electronic music like Alesso, Galantis, Cashmere

Cat and The Martinez Broth-ers, while the latter will star favorites from the namesake decade like Smash Mouth and Salt-n-Pepa.

For those who love Brook-lyn’s unique scene, rising post-punk icons the Vaccines will stop by Rough Trade on Sept. 1 for an angst-fueled and inti-mate set that will feature cuts from their May release “Eng-lish Graffiti.” Back in Manhat-tan, rock is on full force: alt-rock essentials Death Cab for Cutie will be headlining Madi-son Square Garden on Sept. 12, while Led Zeppelin’s legendary frontman Robert Plant is play-ing the Hammerstein Ballroom

on Sept. 19 with his backing band, the Sensational Shape Shifters. Other standout shows include Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. at Bowery Ball-room on Sept. 21 and soulful rockers Alabama Shakes and Drive-By Truckers at the For-est Hills Stadium in Queens on Sept. 19.

As always, there is no short-age of chart-toppers in the area, with Nick Jonas playing two shows at the Best Buy The-ater and Terminal 5 on Sept. 7 and 8, respectively, and “Bang Bang” singer Jessie J will be playing in Brooklyn’s Pier 97 on Sept. 3. Fellow British hit-ma- ker Charli XCX will be bringing

her raucously catchy live per-formance to the Central Park SummerStage on Sept. 21. Ris-ing songstress Empress Of, who opened for Florence + The Ma-chine during her surprise set at Music Hall of Williamsburg back in May, will be headlin-ing her own show at the venue on Sept. 18, and similarly dole-ful indie singer Daughter will be at the illustrious Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 28.

Several big name rappers will also be making their way to some of New York’s biggest venues, with both A$AP Rocky and Odd Future leader Tyler, the Creator playing the The-ater at Madison Square Garden

on Sept. 22. Meek Mill, whose sophomore effort “Dreams Worth More Than Money” topped the Billboard 200 for two weeks, is teaming up with hip-hop newcomer Post Malone for a night on Sept. 7 as part of Brooklyn’s Live at The Inlet concert series.

With so many high-caliber genre-spanning performers putting on a show at once, it’s no secret that music fans in New York have a month to look forward to — the fall concert season is off to a roaring start.

Email E.R. Pulgar at epulgar@nyunews.com.

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By ETHAN SAPIENZAStaff Writer

We are living in a cinematic age of comic book franchises, an unprecedented commitment to reeling in large sums of cash by exploiting every crusader who has graced a comic’s panel. Multi-movie plans are made, universes are constructed and insanely elab-orate crossovers are put into ac-tion. Executives have struck gold and are looking to abuse it until the well runs dry.

This summer saw Fox make a play with its dumpster fire of a film, “Fantastic Four.” The movie was universally hated and resulted in horrifyingly bad press for ev-eryone involved. Director Josh Trank and Fox executives played a childish blame game, beginning with Trank tweeting that he had a “Fantastic Four” film people would have loved a year ago, and star Miles Teller became the coun-try’s least favorite dolt after a now-infamous Esquire profile.

While all of that may be hilari-ous and a bit overwhelming, it is stoutly significant. A film based on a beloved comic book series failed in miserable fashion, jeopardizing a potential jackpot of a film series. Such failure terrifies those in the industry, who are hoping to fend off the growing power of televi-sion and streaming by adhering to a formula of adapting anything, especially comics, into explosive franchises. This formula results depressingly in less original and stimulating content.

The failure of “Fantastic Four” is even graver when understood in

two different ways. One, Universal Pictures has already decimated all competition, breaking the inter-national box office record. The feat has incredibly been accom-plished with months to go and without the help of a superhero flick, finding worldwide success with “Furious 7” ($1.5 billion), “Jurassic World” ($1.6 billion) and “Minions” ($990 million).

Second, the procedure of pick-ing newly thriving indie direc-tors to head blockbusters seems less intelligent than before. Stu-dios were hoping such directors could run cash crop franchises, as they’ve shown they have tal-ent while being green enough to be easily controlled. Prior to di-recting “Four,” Trank’s singular credit was the semi-successful found-footage film “Chronicle” (2012). Similarly, Colin Trevorrow, who directed “Jurassic World” had only done the indie “Safety Not Guaranteed” (2012) before tack-ling dinosaurs. The formula had obvious flaws, and now it looks worse given Fox and Trank’s very publicized squabble.

Does this mean that superhero films are doomed? Sound the alarms if “Batman v. Superman” flops and “Avengers 3” is too con-voluted for anyone to enjoy. Sim-ply, “Fantastic Four” is like any other cinematic blunder, occur-ring in a time of higher stakes. A lack of trust and communication resulted in an awful film, a fire-storm of bad press and one fantas-tic screw up.

Email Ethan Sapienza at film@nyunews.com.

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By ALLISON STUBBLEBINEEntertainment Editor

Welcome Week can be over-

whelming for students at NYU with over 500 programs to choose from. If you want to branch out from the university-wide options, however, there are plenty of alter-natives offered around the city. Here are just a few.

Summer on the Hudson: Silent Disco

Saturday, August 29 5 p.m.-10 p.m.Riverside Park South (near W. 70th St.)

The silent disco, true to its name,

features two different DJs, both of whom are playing music of differ-ent genres straight into the head-phones provided at the event. You are not limited to one DJ, as you can switch back and forth on a whim — never mind the fact that your dancing will seem incredibly strange if your friends are all on a different channel. The venue can-not be beat, and even if dancing isn’t your thing, you still get the

priceless view of a sunset over the Hudson River.

Affordable Art FairThursday, Sept. 10-13

125 W. 18th St. (between 6th and 7th avenues)

Haven’t covered your dorm

walls in Polaroids of your sum-mer vacation or band posters yet? Fear not. You can pick up some art from the Affordable Art Fair that will not make you sacrifice your morning Starbucks — at least, not for too many days.

Fireworks at Coney IslandFriday, August 28 and Friday,

Sept. 4 at 9:30pmConey Island Boardwalk & Beach While it is a bit of a trek from

Washington Square Park all the way to the end of the DFNQ trains in Brooklyn, playing classic carni-val games and walking the Coney

Island boardwalk makes it worth the long ride. Be sure to catch one of the last two evenings of fireworks this season. For an even better view, you can shell out $7 and ride to the top of the Won-der Wheel to catch a bird’s eye view of the amusement park and boardwalk.

Tarot Reading, Palmistry and Astrology with The

Tarot SocietyMonday, August 31, 6 p.m.424 Third Ave., Brooklyn

The Morbid Anatomy Museum

is hosting the Members of the Tar-ot Society for “an evening of tarot reading, astrology, palmistry and other divinatory mediums.” Read-ers charge only $1-2 per minute, far less than any cover charge you will find at an 18+ clubbing event.

Email Allison Stubblebine at astubblebine@nyunews.com.

Catch these exhibits while you canBy AUDREY DENG

Arts Editor

The Museum Gateway pro-gram connects students of NYU to New York City’s prominent and diverse art scene. This year, students can experience the new Whitney Museum of American Art, which recently reopened in May of this year with the ground-breaking exhibit “America is Hard to See.” The Whitney’s large-scale exhibit “America is Hard to See” is a building-wide compilation of art that ranges from the minimalistic monochrome works of Barnett Newman to the lurid color explo-sion of Carroll Dunham. The ex-hibit celebrates the gallery’s inau-guration in a new building while examining the many reincarna-tions of American art. It traces and questions the American artist’s expedition, producing an outline of a memory that comes to no con-clusion, but rather, a new begin-ning. From installation pieces to framed paintings to video art, the wide range of artistic mediums is a reflection of American art’s mosaic path. This exhibit is continuing un-til Sept. 27.

For a wider range of historical art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to as the ware-

house of art, offers donation-based admission — visitors choose the amount they wish to pay. Cur-rently on view and extended through Sept. 7 is the highly ac-claimed “China: Through the Looking Glass.” This arrangement of costumes shifts the comfortably Western-focused lens of fashion to the Oriental. On display are bits of pottery, paintings and film, which serve as a historical framing to the costumes on display. One of the most breathtaking pieces of the exhibit is the glass bamboo for-est. It is arranged to appear like a scene in any quintessential karate film, but hidden inside the trans-lucent display are haute-couture costumes, calm in disposition, lively in pattern. In various parts of “China,” these filmic dynamics between mass image and intricate costume illustrate the importance of the video medium connecting China to the world.

Several floors above, the Metro-politan has a collection of artist John Singer Sargent’s works in “Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends.” This gallery is an intimate look into a very shy artist’s life. Al-most entirely consisting of portrai-ture, the collection includes paint-ings of high-profile minds of the time: Claude Monet, Robert Louis

Stevenson, Auguste Rodin — for those wishing to know what some of their favorite artists looked like, Sargent paints these famous faces in part fan-boy admiration and part friendship. “Sargent” will re-main open until October 4.

In a more modern turn, artists Yoko Ono and Martin Scorsese both have exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art. Ono’s “One Woman Show” follows the artist’s eccentric flair in this somewhat disjointed exhibition. Though unique and momentarily radical, this exhibit of drosophila and fruit provides little insight of Ono as an artist besides the overall zaniness of the 1960s. Scorsese’s exhibit, “Scorsese Col-lects,” is a collection of rare movie posters, in tribute to the film-maker’s continuous dedication to the art of film. The biographical exhibits are on display until Sept. 7 and Oct. 25, respectively.

To simply appreciate art for art’s sake, without spiraling into meanings and messages and clues, explore the carefully care-free paintings of Frederic Leigh-ton at the Frick Collection. It is all aesthetic beauty and uncom-plicated luminance.

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By BOBBY WAGNERSports Editor

NYU’s largest athletic facil-ity, Coles Sports Center, will tenta- tively close on Nov. 15 for renova-tions. In a brief joint email sent to the NYU community at the end of July, NYU Executive Vice President for Operations Alison Leary and chair of the Superblock Stewardship Ad-visory Committee Laurence Maslon shared the newest details on the mid-semester close, and affirmed that Coles would not be closed until sufficient athletic space was avail-able elsewhere for NYU students and faculty.

“Coles will remain in operation through at least November 15, 2015,” the email read. “The specific closure date for Coles has not yet been determined, but we are com-

mitted to keeping the facility open until adequate replacement facili-ties are made available.”

However, the tentative date is also the start of a new season for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, who are slated to host the NYU Tip-Off Classic, beginning on the same day. If Coles is to be com-pletely closed or knocked down, it is unlikely to happen before the tournament’s scheduled date. But with a full season of games still left to play, the Violets may have to move their home games to nearby Baruch College.

The email went on to say that any athletic events that can be held in other NYU facilities will be held there, so an influx of athletes — in addition to the swimmers and divers who al-ready call it home — will now

have their practices at the Palla-dium Athletic Facility.

As for students and faculty who only use Coles to workout, most will be directed to Palla- dium if possible. The univer-sity is in the process of readying more cardio and strength space in a facility located at 404 Lafay-ette St., where the plan is to have a gym space and host recreation-al classes as well.

The future Coles, shaping up to be one of the Washington Square campus’ largest academic spaces, plans to provide classrooms — as the Silver Center for Arts and Science is being converted into laboratories — as well as practice and performance space for students.

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Women’s basketball takes ItalyBy MIKE THOMPSON

Staff Writer

With most of the student body preparing for the year ahead, NYU’s women’s basketball team is wrap-ping up a 10-day trip to Italy, where the team is mixing leisure and cul-ture with international competition.

It has been a busy three weeks for the team, who prepared for the trip with 10 days of practices and Ital-ian classes before their August 19 departure. Head coach Lauren Hall-Gregory and her players landed in Rome, where they went to see the Colosseum and Roman Forum. Ju-nior Kaitlyn Read detailed some of the Violets off the court activities.

“Each day we do a few hours of tours around the cities and then we get most of the day for free time to explore, shop and do some extra sightseeing,” Read said.

After a day of sightseeing in Vati-can City, the team traveled to Flor-ence and dismantled Dream Team Italy Select, 67-45.

The team next took in the sculp-tures of Michelangelo and the Boboli Gardens. After volunteering at Camp Dynamo, a retreat for special needs children, the Lady Violets were vic-torious in their second international exhibition, steamrolling Montecchio Maggiore by 20 points.

For sophomore Lindsey Oldshue, this Italian trip with her NYU team-mates is her second international stint of the summer. Oldshue com-peted in the Brazil Tour as a member of the USA DIII Women’s Basketball Team. The trip, Oldshue says, made her a better individual player and a more effective teammate.

“Being able to play with and com-pete against such high-caliber play-ers I think really helped me improve my game,” Oldshue said.

Even with wins under their belt, the Violets have faced challenges on the court. Senior forward and cap-tain Megan Dawe detailed the dif-ferences between NCAA basketball and Euroball.

“It is definitely a more physical

game here in Italy and the referees really let the teams just play, which was the biggest adjustment we had to make,” Dawe said. “But once we got a feel for it, we were able to com-pete and be successful.”

The team is confident the trip will help bring them together and make them a more cohesive unit.

“We basically spent 20 straight days with each other,” Dawe said. “It has really allowed us to focus on team building and spending time with each other outside of the pres-sures of season.”

With the trip nearing its conclu-sion, hopes are high for the upcom-ing season, where the Violets will look to build on the previous season.

“I think we’re going to be even better than last year,” Read said. “We lost some important seniors last sea-son, but I think we’ll be able to fill their roles in a way that will improve our gameplay.”

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PROMISING PLAYERS TO

WATCHFALL 2015

Lexi Clarke, a junior mid-fielder for the Violets wom-en’s soccer team from Round Hill, Virginia, first played with NYU after transferring in her sophomore year and appeared in all 19 games last year. Clarke led the team in assists and shots and was third in points and shots on

goal. She earned an ECAC Metro First Team All-Star spot and helped the Violets qualify for the NCAA DIII Championship Tournament. This season, Clarke looks to lead the Violets again on offense and lead the team past the first round of the NCAA tournament.

The senior middle blocker Ni-cole Frias from Marin County, California, is looking to build on her three years of suc-cess after leading the team in kills, points, points per set, hitting percentage and blocks last year. Frias notched dou-ble-digit kills eight times last year and scored as many as 15 kills in a single match. On

the defensive side, Frias re-corded three or more blocks 11 times last year including a career-high eight against Brandeis University. She, along with the rest of the volleyball team, will look to turn in a campaign more like her sophomore year, where the team qualified for the NCAA tournament.

In wrestling, junior Nathan Pike looks to build on his breakout performance from last year. The CAS junior went 25-9 in the 133-lb. weight class, helping the grapplers to their best finish in pro-

gram history. Pike only had one fall and won nine major decisions last year. Topping off last season, Pike placed sixth at the NCAA Champion-ships and second at the NCAA East Regional.

Coming off a solid junior season where she started all 23 games as a co-captain, Me-gan Dawe will aim to lead her team even further into the NCAA tournament than their third-round exit last year. In the 2014-15 season, Dawe led the team in both scoring and rebounds and was a steady-ing presence down low all

year. She worked a double-double against the University of Rochester and scored a season high 29 points against the University of Chicago. Dawe was named to the First Team All-UAA team and fin-ished fourth in both scoring and field goal percentage and seventh in rebounding in the the Violets’ league.

Sophomore Austin Camp-itelli appears poised to build on her tremendous freshman year on the women’s diving team. During her first year on the team, the CAS sopho-more from Los Altos, Cali-fornia, set the 1-meter dive record with a score of 459.60 and earned five UAA weekly

awards. Campitelli also quali-fied for the NCAA Champion-ships after posting a 267.5 in the 3-meter dive against the College of New Jersey. It ap-pears as though the breakout freshman star will continue her dominance and help the women’s diving team to an-other stellar season.

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By RICHARD SHUDeputy Opinion Editor

The freshman class of NYU is en-tering at a pivotal moment. NYU’s presence in the community of Greenwich Village has been the source of controversy over the past few years, largely thanks to the NYU 2031 expansion plan, which has pro-posed the rezoning of local parks and buildings for university use. Af-ter the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the 2031 plan did not im-pinge on protected parklands, NYU is now free to proceed as scheduled. Still, community leaders and faculty members alike believe that, by fo-cusing on expansion, NYU is becom-ing less like a university and more like a real estate developer. Though the university’s main draw is the ability to learn amidst a dynamic, authentic community, the admin-istration’s own actions may end up changing our campus footprint for the worse.

The administration’s perennial jus-tification for expanding its facilities has been the good of the students. It cites increasing enrollment and per-student resource figures as reasons

to rezone and repurpose, to seize more of Greenwich Village as its own. But what they fail to realize is that the main appeal of the universi-ty is not its buildings, but its location. Students may have come here for im-mersion in the community, but as apartment blocks become adminis-trative buildings and classrooms, the thing that truly makes up this com-munity — its people — may not be around for much longer.

If students want to make the most of this city, they must begin to understand the role they play in it. Becoming integrated into the community, becoming a real New Yorker, is all about give and take. Taking in the sights is important, but just as important is being in-formed about the neighborhood and the role that each student can play in it. It is that extra step of en-

gagement that elevates a resident above a visitor.

After that comes the giving. Ad-ministrators have been deaf to the concerns of the community and fac-ulty mostly because they firmly be-lieve that they are working for the betterment of their students. But by speaking out, students can make it clear expansion is not the answer, that they came to NYU not for glim-mering new facilities but for the community of the city. Meanwhile, regularly volunteering at local charities and participating in com-munity events outside of NYU re-mind students why the Village is so worth preserving.

These are the experiences that cannot be compensated for with new academic buildings and gym renovations. As a new year arrives and new students make their way into the city, the administration needs to consider what its univer-sity truly wants to offer. NYU can do with being a smaller school, but the community on which it has made its fame can never be replaced.

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By TOMMY COLLISONOpinion Editor

Those not keeping a close eye on international news over the sum-mer may have missed a story that caused outrage in newsrooms here and abroad. Netzpolitik, a Ger-man news site, reported in the spring that the German domestic security agency was seeking extra funding for online surveillance. At the end of July, the public pros-ecutor opened a treason investiga-tion against the site and its anony-mous sources. German authorities dropped the charges, admitting that national security had not been threatened. While it’s good that investigation was halted, it should never have gone so far, particularly in a country with a history of se-cret police surveillance. Misguided charges of treason against the press are especially egregious, as they send a chilling message to reporters who carry out one of journalism’s most basic functions: serving as a watchdog for those in power.

The announcement of the treason investigation prompted a loud out-cry. Thousands took to the streets

in Berlin and hundreds around the world signed an open letter demand-ing “an end to the investigation into Netzpolitik.org and their unknown sources.” The letter included free speech advocates and journalists, in-cluding Julian Assange, Glenn Gre-enwald and NYU journalism profes-sors Jay Rosen and Clay Shirky.

Given that domestic surveillance often exceeds its national security mandate — going on to target envi-ronmental activists, journalists and civil rights leaders — it seems likely that a similar abuse of power would also have occurred in Germany. Had the charges been sustained, it would have sent a worrying message to journalists around the world that they could be intimidated and inves-tigated purely for doing their jobs. As activists noted, reporters are in the public service, not megaphones

for the government.Leaks and whistleblowers re-

veal corruption and other forms of wrongdoing in both private compa-nies and the government, and must be protected. The practice of whis-tleblowing has a long, distinguished history in the United States. During the Vietnam War, Daniel Ellsberg leaked documents to The New York Times that showed that the Johnson government had lied to both the public and to Congress. Whistle-blowers are not spies, despite the fact that both Ellsberg and Snowden were charged under the archaic 1917 Espionage Act.

A functioning, unthreatened free press is a cornerstone of a functioning democracy and a non-negotiable right of its citizens. Reporting on those in power is an essential function of good journal-ism, and its importance is codified in the German and U.S. constitu-tions. Charging individual report-ers with treason anywhere has an undeniably chilling effect on re-porters everywhere.

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As around 5,900 freshmen move into the dorms and buy textbooks for the year, everyone’s shopping around for the best deals. Students new to the Village and look-ing for a place in the Big Apple will likely seek refuge in independent bookstores. Within a radius of 20 blocks, we enjoy access to storied institutions like Strand Bookstore, McNally Jackson, St. Mark’s Bookshop and the radical bookstore Bluestockings.

Precious though they may be, these independent shops are very susceptible to market forces. They rarely have much in the way of capital and overhead, keeping afloat exclusively on day-to-day book sales. This makes these stores especially vul-nerable to sudden increases in rent. St. Mark’s Bookshop, an East Village institution since it opened in 1977, has recently been embroiled in a dispute over high rent. In August, the owners announced they were seeking investment to cover costs of a move and stocking their shelves. Obviously, it is out-side the scope of most students to become full-fledged inves-tors in a local business, but it is within our power to choose where we buy the books we need for class. Independent book-stores rarely have much in the way of capital and rely on peo-ple buying books to literally keep the lights on. This is why, in our first editorial of the year, the WSN would like to encour-age you to go local, and buy the books you can in independent bookstores around the city.

The convenience of shopping on Amazon — buying books anywhere, on almost any device — is worth bearing in mind, but buying from independent bookstores comes with far-reaching benefits that often aren’t considered. Most students are already acquainted with the used bookstore vibe and the sight of old books piled high, but there’s so much more. Your local bookstores can provide good recommendations in a way that Amazon’s “customers who bought items in your recent history also bought” can’t. Amazon also can’t host readings, highlight local authors or serve as a space for the community in the way that the Strand and Bluestockings, which host events almost daily, do.

But the benefits of independent bookstores appeal to a broad range of people, not just bibliophiles. Local and independent bookstores give back in ways that Amazon doesn’t: they keep money in the community, provide local employment and can benefit other stores on the block through incidental busi-ness. More than simple storefronts, independent bookshops are a gathering ground for culture and discussion. Charm-ing and welcoming, they are an essential part of the New York experience.

CAS students looking for Schneider’s “Introduction to Public Health” don’t have many options beyond the NYU bookstore and Amazon, but the Gallatin student reading Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell Jar” or Bret Easton Ellis’ “American Psycho” do. For both leisure and class reading, we should support bookstores in the area.

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Independent bookstores need our love

NYU students have duty to preserve Village

Netzpolitik shows importance of free press

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