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By The NEWS TEAM

To promote greater aware-ness of the oppression and in-justices the LGBTQ community faces, NYU will host its sixth annual NYU Ally Week from April 11-15.

Hosted by the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, the LGBTQ Student Center and the Office of Resi-dential Life & Housing Services, the week will include panels, film screenings, zone train-ings, pledge and photo booth stations to promote allyship at NYU.

CAS sophomore Weston Richey thinks this week is great for generating discus-sions and inquiry into social justice movements.

“Being an ally to me means to engage with communities to which you don’t belong,” Richey said. “And to be willing to participate collaboratively and openly, versus aggressively and close-mindedly, in the dis-course surrounding the issues that affect such communities and movements.”

Richey hopes to see the screening of “Trevor,” a story of a young gay boy who attempted to take his life, on Wednes-day. The short film’s director will be at the event for a Q&A session afterwards.

NYU Student Diversity has been promoting the event through its Ally Week logo on Facebook and Twitter profiles, its BuzzFeed quiz about ally-ship style and its social media hashtags #WhatsYourAllyship-Style and #NYUAllyWeek.

LS freshman Lois Evans thinks Ally Week is especially import-ant this year, considering what happened this fall with NYU standing in solidarity with Miz-zou and more recently with the Kimmel sit-ins surrounding the “ban the box” movement. As somebody who regularly vol-unteers and engages in discus-sions of race and social justice, Evans looks forward to the va-riety of events this week offers.

“As a university, we have the opportunity to educate our-selves and our peers about the experiences of people outside of ourselves and our respec-

tive privileges,” Evans said. “We also get to learn how to lend a helping hand or voice to the myriad of groups and individuals who are fighting to be heard.”

Stern freshman Kobi DeVore is looking forward to attending the Black Girl Dangerous con-versation hosted by Mia Mck-enzie with her sister. DeVore said it was her sister who first taught her about what it means to be an ally and giving her the confidence to fight for what she believes in.

“To me, Ally Week means cel-ebrating the beauty of being unapologetically you,” DeVore said. “Since college, I’ve started my search for identity, and being with people who aren’t afraid to be themselves empow-ers me to love who I am and what makes me unique.”

CAS senior Noah Kreski antic-ipates the eye-opening events Ally Week normally has, and he aims to develop ways to help others during the week.

“Ally Week, to me, is about conversations,” Kreski said. “Engaging with people and

understanding the ways that we’re all connected, and how that should inform everything we do moving forward. We’re at such a critical point in a lot of movements, and the more that we can all help one another, the better things will be.”

CAS sophomore Annesha Sengupta said Ally Week makes everyone aware of their role in the development of

these issues.“It’s an awesome way to

draw attention to salient is-sues,” Sengupta said. “For me it’s about supporting those around me, and being cogni-zant that everything I do, even the little things, can send an important message.”

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By OLIVIA JANE ROOS Contributing Writer

The coming week marks the

second Syrian Refugee Aware-ness Week at NYU, a cross-school student initiative to raise money to support the international rescue committee, show people how to become more involved and show refugees that they are welcome in America.

Gallatin senior Madeline Doblin helped organize the week’s events and said the orga-nizers were all frustrated by the media’s portrayal of the crisis and arguments over what to do with refugees.

“We were looking for ways to try to understand the crisis and engage in ways to help the refu-gees,” Doblin said.

Last semester, students and staff came together after hear-ing Syrian-American community member Sarab Al-Jikali speak, working to provide humanitar-

ian aid for the refugees.GSAS student and one of the

week’s organizers Madison Mc-Cormick said this semester, the focus will be on educating peo-ple about the crisis and working to promote engagement and ad-vocacy for the refugees.

“We had such a great response and students were often want-ing more, so this week will include every thing of last se-mester’s awareness week with additional events each day,” McCormick said.

There will be tabling on Mon-day at the Grand Staircase in the Kimmel Center for University Life from 5-8 p.m. and Wednes-day at the Lobby Kiosk from 2-8 p.m. They will be handing out bracelets and stickers, explain-ing more about the crisis, of-fering volunteer opportunities, writing welcome letters to refu-gees and collecting funds. Dona-tions will be sent to the Interna-tional Rescue Committee.

On Tuesday, the Founding Na-tional President of the Network of Arab American Professionals as well as Syrian-American com-munity organizer, Sarab Al-Ji-jakli, will be discussing and an-swering questions on the crisis’ background, what is going on now and how students can help.

Then Thursday there will be a panel of students, artists and activists to discuss the crisis. On Friday, supporters are invited to come together in Washington Square Park to draw and write messages that promote peace and unite in solidarity with the refugees.

CAS sophomore Amy Pelch said she looks forward to attend-ing the discussion organized for Tuesday.

“I want to find out what I can do, as a student, to help combat this crisis,” Pelch said.

Email Olivia Roos at news@nyunews.com.

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CRIME LOGApril 7 to April 11

By the NEWS TEAM

The NYU Department of Pub-lic Safety received three re-ports of larceny, two reports of burglary, one report of disor-derly conduct, one report of ar-son and one report of trespass between April 4 and April 7.

LarcenyOn April 4 at 2:15 p.m., a Tan-

don employee reported that he left his laptop on April 1 in his shared office suite at 2 Metro-tech but that it was missing from his desk on April 4. An NYPD report was filed.

On April 6 at 1:10 p.m., a student reported that $80 was missing from her bag in Bobst Library after she left it in a study area at 12:40 p.m. and returned at 12:45 p.m. NYPD notification was declined.

On April 6 at 6:30 p.m., an employee reported that her laptop was missing from Kriser Dental Center when she left it at 4:30 p.m. and returned at 6:00 p.m. NYPD notification was declined.

BurglaryOn April 6 at 4:20 p.m., a stu-

dent reported that his Playsta-tion 4 console, controller, Bat-tlefront game and HDMI Cable were missing from his dorm room at 2nd Street Residence Hall. A police report was filed.

On April 6 at 5:10 p.m., a student reported that his

laptop was missing from his dorm room at 2nd Street Res-idence Hall after he left his room unlocked but closed at 3:15 p.m. and returned at 5:05 p.m. The student’s roommate’s phone charger and laptop were missing as well. Police were notified.

Disorderly ConductOn April 5 at 3:21 p.m., an

employee at Kriser Dental Cen-ter reported that a patient ver-bally abused the staff member after receiving an outstanding bill. Public Safety accompanied the patient out of the building after completing treatment.

ArsonOn April 7 at 10:35 p.m.,

a Resident Assistant at 2nd Street Residence Hall reported vandalism on a flier on the bul-letin board on the 5th floor. A police report was filed.

TrespassAn unknown male entered

6 Washington Square North and used a single occupancy bathroom on the fourth floor at 12:25 p.m. on April 6. He gained access to the building by following a person with card access into the building. A staff member reported this to the NYPD, and the male was arrested.

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Tackling the Syrian Refugee Crisis

NYU Ally Week allows students to interact with profession-als to discuss and celebrate allyship in society.

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Syrian Refugee Awareness Week provides the opportunity for students to continue dis-cussions of ongoing crises in Syria.

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By ANNE CRUZ News Editor

The NYU veteran and military community celebrated its inau-gural Veterans Ball with nearly 100 people in attendance on Sunday night. Hosted by the Military Veterans Alliance, the Veterans Ball aimed to build a sense of community among New York City students, faculty and staff who are veterans or active members of the military.

The ball hosted Col. Joseph D. Davidson, Capt. Michael Day and Ret. Col. Terrance Holliday as its guests of honor. Holliday and Day both spoke of their military service in the Air Force and Coast Guard, respectively. Student veterans from other colleges, including Columbia University, were also present.

NYU Military Veterans Alli-ance President and Steinhardt senior Nina Vizcarrondo intro-duced Day, who led efforts to evacuate hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers off of lower Manhattan in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.

After receiving a standing ovation, Day said the lessons he learned on 9/11 could be ap-plicable to the military and vet-eran community today.

“Don’t be afraid to ask for help,” Day said. “It’s some-thing we all learn as veterans and active duty.”

In his speech, Holliday empha-sized the importance of student veteran groups as networks for

active duty and veteran stu-dents to support one another. He recounted his time working for former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying that the mayor’s office of vet-eran affairs, among many gov-ernment offices, are available to serve the military veteran community’s needs.

“What you need to under-stand is that nobody is giving you a gratuity or a break,” Hol-liday said. “You have earned it with your service.”

The New York City Veterans Alliance was also awarded a certificate of recognition for their dedication to New York City veterans and advocacy. Founding Director Capt. Kris-ten Rouse accepted the award on behalf of the organization. Another award went to the Tan-don School of Engineering’s Veteran Entrepreneur Training Program, which equips veter-ans with the skills necessary for developing startups.

The night ended with incom-ing Military Veterans Alliance President and Steinhardt junior Rishi Soneja announcing an award for family members and significant others who support active duty servicemembers and veterans every day. He then pro-posed to his girlfriend, prompt-ing thunderous applause from the onlookers.

Student Resource Center As-sistant Director Rollie Caren-cia said the event was an incredible success.

“I am honestly speechless,” Carencia said. “It was a full house, which I think we didn’t really expect. But we’re so happy that not only NYU stu-dent veterans and offices that supported us showed up, but also external community mem-bers, such as the Veterans Al-liance and Columbia Univer-sity. This was such a successful community effort.”

GSAS alumna Allison Chur-chill agreed, saying it was mov-

ing to see the military veteran community unite for the night.

“I’m happy that so many peo-ple came out tonight,” Churchill said. “I think it’s the best ex-ample of [the military/veteran community] because everytime I’ve gone to a veterans event it’s been just a little bit better than the one before. This is a really good next step and a really good chance for a lot of the different schools to come together and en-joy each other’s company.”

Carencia said he hopes the vet-eran community will continue to grow after the success of the first Veterans Ball.

“The veteran community here at NYU is developing, and I think it has been in the shadows for a while,” Carencia said. “But having an event like this really puts them on a platform of visibility. Now they have an identity here on campus.”

Email Anne Cruz at acruz@nyunews.com.

By LEXI FAUNCE News Editor

As the New York primary ap-proaches, candidates are rev-ving up their campaigns in hopes of capturing as many delegates as possible on April 19. The Republican Party will allocate its 95 delegates pro-portionally based on candidate vote share, and the Democratic Party will do the same with its 291 delegates. With such a large delegate share at stake, candi-dates are vying for a chance to connect with voters and make an impact in the 2016 presi-dential race. As the remaining two Democratic and three GOP candidates took to the five bor-oughs this past week, it became clear that the Big Apple can trip even them up.

Hillary ClintonAs a representative of New

York for eight years, many ex-pected Clinton to be familiar with the subway system. How-ever, a viral video showed she had clearly lost her touch as it took her five attempts to swipe through a turnstile.

Congresswoman Michelle

Bachmann responded to the incident by creating a video of herself showing off her expert public transportation skills.

Bernie SandersBrooklyn native Bernie Sand-

ers was primed to excite voters in his home state. However, the Vermont senator was also out of touch with the inner workings of the subway sys-tem. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Sand-ers mistakenly thought tokens were still used in lieu of the modern MetroCard.

Although Sanders might have lost some street-cred, millenni-als “feeling the Bern” won’t let that slip-up get in the way of his upcoming rally in Washing-ton Square Park.

Ted CruzAs Cruz falls behind by nearly

34 points leading up to the New York primary, the Texas senator has some major ground to cover if he has any hope of catching up to front-runner Donald Trump. Unfortunately, Cruz’s campaigning efforts fell flat as he traveled from the Bronx to Brooklyn to show off

his “New York values.”The senator had little luck

engaging a group of young voters at Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy, as he was forced to cancel an event after students threat-ened to walk out if their prin-cipal allowed him to make an appearance on campus.

In addition, Cruz appeared out of place during his visit to a matzo factory in the heart of Brooklyn’s large Hasidic Jew-ish community, where he sang

a popular Passover song, “Day-enu,” with participants.

Donald TrumpMeanwhile Trump, the sup-

posed embodiment of “New York values,” still holds a solid lead over his GOP competition after former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani announced he would vote for him.

The Queens native will surely be one to watch as the billionaire has taken time off from the New York campaign trail this past weekend

to cater to his business ventures.

John Kasich Kasich also tried to appeal

to New York’s diverse commu-nities by treating his staff to a meal at a local Italian restau-rant in Brooklyn. Dubbed the “Kasich special,” the Ohio gov-ernor ordered plate after plate of specialty dishes not found on the deli’s regular menu.

Email Lexi Faunce at lfaunce@nyunews.com.

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Inaugural Vet Ball Honors Those at NYU Who Have Served

Assistant Director of the NYU Student Resource Center Rollie Carencia introduces everyone to the Veterans Ball.

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Candidates Doze in City That Never Sleeps

Hillary Clinton’s MetroCard incident was one of the many funny moments political candi-dates have had in New York.

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By ADRIENNE MESSINA Contributing Writer

On April 8, students and fac-ulty gathered for a screening of WGN America’s “Under-ground,” presented by NYU’s Fusion Film Festival. Misha Green, co-creator and Tisch alum, along with stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Amirah Vann attended the screening. After-wards, the three participated in a Q&A, and WSN also got to speak one-on-one with Vann, a Tisch acting alum, about her experience with the new series.

“Underground” is a series about slaves on a Georgia plan-tation in 1857, pre-Civil War as the revolution is beginning. It follows the lives of many char-acters, including Rosalee (Smol-lett-Bell), a house slave who is starting to become more aware of her condition, and Noah, who begins the series with a failed escape, and is planning a revolution among the com-munity of slaves. Other prom-inent characters include the plantation owner’s brother, his wife and abolitionists from the north who come to visit their brother on the plantation. By the end, it is implied that they will soon be joining the effort of the Underground Railroad.

In the Q&A, Green stressed that this is not a show about

slavery; it is a show about en-slaved people. This message was clear throughout, as it fol-lows the lives of real people who “live and laugh and sing,” as Smollet-Bell said, and who know they deserve better lives. Green said that we usually don’t see these enslaved char-acters as people with agency, but she wanted to tell these sto-ries, which she adapted from real slave narratives from the Library of Congress.

“You can’t understand the current state of race without understanding slavery,” Smol-let-Bell said.

And an understanding of slav-ery is what this show can pro-vide to viewers — encouraging people to “activate their activ-ism” through entertainment, as Green explained.

The emotions the characters evoked in viewers, even as early as the pilot, were strik-ing. The episode includes hor-rific scenes. Rosalee voluntarily takes a whipping to spare her child brother from receiving it. Viewers see a woman drowning her newborn baby after decid-ing she couldn’t allow him to grow up enslaved. One of the most thought-provoking scenes is one that juxtaposes im-ages of the plantation owner’s teen daughter’s birthday party with images of the concurrent

funeral for the baby, where the slaves gather and sing hymns together.

“The show is making people ask questions of themselves; it’s making people have conver-sations about race in America,” Vann said.

It seems that viewers at the

screening responded to this desire to inspire conversation. The women reminded students in the audience, especially women, to always trust in their artistry. During her interview with WSN, Vann offered advice that students could take with them and think on.

“Find a balance between lis-tening and being confident in what you bring to the table,” said Vann.

“Underground” airs Wednes-days at 10 p.m. on WGN America.

Email Adrienne Messina at entertainment@nyunews.com.

By ETHAN SAPIENZAFilm Editor

Tisch alum Jeremy Saulnier made waves at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival with the revenge thriller “Blue Ruin.” On April 15, Saulnier’s follow up “Green Room” will be released, where a punk rocker (Anton Yelchin) witnesses a murder at a bar run by Neo-Nazis, whose leader (Pat-rick Stewart) intends to cover up the crime. WSN sat down with Saulnier to discuss violence in film and how Tisch impacted his filmmaking career.

WSN: What attracted you to the story of “Green Room?”

Jeremy Saulnier: I had the momentum from “Blue Ruin.” I had this deep well of experience in the punk rock world, and I wanted to tell a story that would blend everything together and offer me a little bit of a break. “Blue Ruin” was an emotional journey for everyone involved. It was amazing to have it premiere at Cannes. It was a very personal story. It had a little dark comedy there but it was very tragic. It was also atmospheric, and with “Green Room” I was like, “Let’s take that.” There were moments in “Blue Ruin” that were most effective for the audience, and that was the tension. There’s a

night invasion scene, and the audience would go crazy — that’s what people would talk about. I thought, “Let’s build on that.” I don’t want to repli-cate “Blue Ruin” but I wanted to extract that amazing physical response that I’m getting from people, that I can feel in these darkened theaters.

WSN: Violence places such a big part in both of your films. Why do you think that’s the case?

JS: My movies come across as hyper-violent but the thing is, the body counts are minimal compared to a lot of other films. What I do is that I make sure when there is a loss of life on screen it hurts real bad for the audience too. I think it’s more responsible to show full frontal blood letting if there’s a purpose to it. There’s a turning point in “Green Room” where — it’s the most brutal point in the movie when the audience gasps aloud invariably, might get a walk-out or two — to watch it [the violence] with [the band mates] where we see them transition from innocent kids into killers.

WSN: What it was like work-ing with Patrick Stewart?

JS: His first day, we were shooting his big intro and it was my worst day on set. We

had last minute changes to the schedule and budget. I was kind of reeling from that and I nearly botched his intro com-pletely. We had a nice talk the next morning and he was re-ally kind and made me feel so much safer about everything. The whole production turned for me there. I didn’t feel in-timidated, or that I had to im-press, or that I had to pretend I was this fearless leader when I was vulnerable. He gave me the power to just tell the story.

WSN: How do you feel Tisch prepared you for your professional career? Was anything lacking?

JS: I felt I wanted a little more on set observation time, that’s the only thing I felt was lack-ing. You’re with students, but shit, I can learn as an observer. If I was allowed access to big-ger movie sets I could really rapidly increase my learning curve to do what I had to do on my sets. I have a lot of class-mates from Tisch and they are my collaborators today. They weren’t the people I was hang-ing out with when I was at film school, but there’s definitely a community there.

Email Ethan Sapienza at esapienza@nyunews.com.

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Fusion Festival Premiere Takes Different Angle on Slavery

Jurnee Smollett-Bell, one of the stars of “Underground,” speaks about the difficulty in por-traying an enslaved character.

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Alum’s Road From Tisch to Cannes

Tisch alumnus Jeremy Saulnier’s upcoming film “Green Room” has already gotten rave reviews from critics.

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By JOSEPH MYERSTheater and Books Editor

The NYU College of Arts and Sci-ence Theater’s production of “The Heidi Chronicles,” directed by Gallatin junior Kirsten Sweeney, explains why we needed feminism in the late 20th century and why we need it now. The classic 1988 Wendy Wasserstein play follows the title character, Heidi Holland, through the beginnings of the Women’s Liberation movement in the 60s, the ardent demand for equal rights in the 70s and the dis-illusionment of the baby boomer generation of the 80s. Heidi ada-mantly advocates for feminism, transforming with each new nu-ance of feminism from decade to decade as her contemporaries abandon the cause. This portrayal of feminism in the 60s, 70s and 80s is interesting to contrast with modern feminism. While the feminism of the past was not the most inclusive, it laid the ground-work for modern feminism and made intersectionality possible. One note that unfortunately reso-nates is how far we still have to go with equality and how incredibly important it is that we demand equality for all.

CAST’s production of “The Heidi Chronicles” expertly emphasized the parallels between Heidi’s ex-perience with the Women’s Liber-ation movement and the experi-ence of modern feminists. While the temporal setting is key, this production, designed by CAS ju-nior Zev Spiegel, only included ele-ments of the past when necessary,

but ultimately featured a very neu-tral set and costume design. This bold stylistic choice at times makes the timeline of the show a bit dif-ficult to follow, but by making the setting take a backseat to the plot itself, it greatly highlights the sim-ilarities between the two feminist movements and their demand for equality.

Tisch sophomore Kristen Va-ganos, who played Heidi, did a beautiful job portraying the arc of Heidi’s self discovery: beginning with the uncertain Heidi of the 60s who blossoms to the strong-willed Heidi of the 70s and finally the frustrated and once again un-certain Heidi of the 80s. Vaganos made each chapter of Heidi’s life incredibly clear and honest. Vaga-nos shone during her monologue in the scene where Heidi speaks at the “Women: Where are we go-ing?” conference and arrives at the realization that she does feel di-rectionless. Vaganos delivered this monologue with both severity and sensitivity. Stern freshman Nick DeMassi portrayed Heidi’s gay best friend and confidant Peter Patrone with humor, wit and vulnerability and gave a touching performance in the penultimate scene, when he briefly alludes to the AIDS ep-idemic in a heartbreakingly sweet moment between Peter and Heidi. One other cast member who particularly stood out is Gallatin freshman Cheryle Chong, who was quadruple cast as Fran, Molly, Betsy and April. Chong made very clear distinctions between each character and made very success-ful bold choices for each one mak-

ing each character compelling and distinguishable.

This play in this modern context gives a hopeful view of what can be achieved with feminism, cele-brates how far we have come and reminds us how far we still have left to go. This iteration of “The Heidi Chronicles” serves as a pas-sionate call to action to all the her-oines of the 21st century to stand up for their equal rights and do what is right.

“The Heidi Chronicles” played at the Steinhardt Education building this past weekend.

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The Avett Brothers energized Madison Square Garden with their brand of folk rock on April 8.

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By ANDRES OSORIO Contributing Writer

In a sea of podcasts about film, TV and binging habits, a new pod-cast distinguishes itself among the rest. “Pilot Co-Pilots!,” cre-ated by Evan Watkins and Maya Boudreau, currently has five epi-sodes up on iTunes, where it has consistently been featured on the “New & Noteworthy” section of the Film & TV podcasts. Watkins and Boudreau are both Tisch grad-uates, where they met in the Play-wrights Horizons studio and have since relocated to Chicago.

The purpose of the podcast is to examine new television shows, specifically pilot episodes.

“We kind of put the two ideas of watching TV and having a podcast together and started re-searching and there’s really noth-ing out there that’s about new TV,” Boudreau said. “I’m an actor, so I go out for pilots throughout the year, and so new pilots, new TV is something that I’m always interested in.”

With the vast array of TV series erupting from the convoluted amalgamation of networks and

streaming services, pilot episodes have become more important than ever in helping viewers decide what to watch.

“There has to be some sort of glimmer in a pilot, some sort of gem that you continue to want to watch. And it happens — some-times,” said Watkins.

For people who are over-whelmed by the sheer amount of TV and can’t decide which pilots to dedicate their time to, “Pilot Co-Pilots!” is the perfect resource.

“We thought it would be kind of cool to sit through [pilots] for peo-ple who may not necessarily have the time to see all the stuff that’s out there,” Boudreau said.

Watkins and Boudreau review a pilot each episode and predict the likelihood of their watching more of the series. Shows they have dis-cussed so far include “The Fam-ily,” “Fuller House,” “The People vs. OJ Simpson” and “Crowded.” Of the four, the one they most recommend watching is “The Peo-ple vs. OJ,” which Watkins says is doing a good job of condensing a huge story.

But reviewing pilots is only one part of the podcast. The duo’s

favorite part of the podcast is in-terviewing the guests they bring on to talk about their careers in the industry. For their first epi-sode, they interviewed the leg-endary George Wendt (“Cheers”) and have since had other actors, comedians and industry profes-sionals. Future guests include Jack Falahee (“How to Get Away with Murder”), a fellow NYU alum who once played Watkin’s brother in a play at NYU.

In fact, Watkins says many of the people they’ve had on the podcast are people they met at NYU. They described NYU as a great place to cultivate rela-tionships, bringing Watkins to a place where he’s now writing spec scripts for TV while Bou-dreau focuses on on-camera acting. This career path has led them to the podcast, their current project.

On the next episode, they will be reviewing CBS’s “Rush Hour” with guest Michael Potts (“The Book of Mormon”). It will be available on iTunes April 12.

Email Andres Osorio at entertainment@nyunews.com.

By ALLISON STUBBLEBINE Music Editor

The Avett Brothers’ slow-burn-ing alternative folk performance on Friday, April 8 was not one to be missed, as they brought their signature sound to the arena of Madison Square Garden.

The evening began at 8:00 p.m. sharp, as alternative-coun-try singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile took to the stage. For the majority of her set, the audience slowly shuffled in, finding where their seats were located, then out and in again for the endless beer runs that seem to accompany any coun-try-esque concert. Carlile did not seem to fully capture their attention until she sang the first few words of her 2007 hit, “The Story.” When she began to play, I realized what all the hype was about; Carlile eased into her upper register, showing off her powerful belt and backing off to end the song with a sweet fal-setto on the last line, “New York City, I was made for you.” Carl-ile’s stage presence only con-tinued to improve throughout the rest of the set, covering Led Zeppelin’s “Going To California” before exiting the stage to bring out the Avett Brothers.

The Avett Brothers brought a certain high level of energy to the stage that is unsurpassable, mak-ing even the most excited mem-ber of the crowd feel like they are in desperate need of an espresso shot. “Talk On Indolence” proved to be the perfect intro to a 21 song set, kicking off with fast-paced shouting and lyrics about getting drunk in the city.

Of the few Avett Brothers shows I have had the chance to go to, this one was slightly lack-ing — perhaps it comes with the

territory of arena shows, but there is something about be-ing hit with a wall of sound in a packed standing venue, espe-cially when seeing a band with a certain affection for long, impro-vised instrumentals. The acous-tics are stellar at MSG, which made the concise harmonies of “Ain’t No Man” especially clear, but took away from the drama of the breakdowns in songs like “Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise” and “Vanity.”

Carlile joined Seth and Scott Avett for an acoustic rendi-tion of “Murder in the City,” changing the lyrics of the third verse to sing of her love for her wife and daughter, a lyric Seth Avett has changed in the past to announce the birth of his children.

The Avett Brothers inserted a few new songs from their upcoming album into the set, most notably the title ballad “True Sadness.” The rest of the set was filled out with a proper mix of songs from their previ-ous records, along with covers of “Mama Tried” and “My Favor-ite Memory” as a tribute to re-cently-deceased Merle Haggard.

Fans such as myself hoping to hear “If It’s The Beaches” were disappointed, as it was cut from the setlist. Although, fans were pleased by the songs chosen to remain at the end of the set, as they were treated to a con-secutive performance of “Laun-dry Room” and “I And Love And You.”

If their MSG concert was any signifier, the Avett Brothers’ upcoming album is surely not to be missed. “True Sadness” is due to be released on June 24.

Email Allison Stubblebine at astubblebine@nyunews.com.

‘Pilot Co-Pilots!’ Recs New TV

CAST Stages ‘The Heidi Chronicles’

The NYU Theatre Group CAST performed “The Heidi Chronicles” over the week-end.

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By YEHO HWANGStaff Writer

While prom season might be a high school phenomenon, NYU seems be getting into the spirit with a number of formal school events coming up this spring.

For example, the Inter-Res-idence Hall Council just held their annual Moonlight Ball this past Thursday at the Metro-politan Museum of Art.

Other schools are gearing up for their own formals and banquets as well, including Liberal Studies’ Golden Gala, Stern’s A Night to Remember and College of Arts & Science’s Spring Formal.

Amanda Regalado, an LS soph-omore and chair of the All-Uni-versity Events Committee, said planning big events usu-ally starts in the beginning of the year.

“You have to find a venue, you have to fundraise and gain sponsors,” Regalado said. “The

entire year goes into planning the banquet.”

Regalado said that the events are entirely student-planned. She added that ticket demand varied for every event.

Tickets generally sell for be-tween $10 and $50 depending on the event. The attire varies as well from optional black-tie to cocktail formal, but students have traditionally preferred to dress up.

For CAS junior Sophia Takashima, dressing up for events like the Violet Ball was part of the fun. Having two years left at NYU served as moti-vation to attend as well.

Takashima added that tickets sold out quickly for the Violet Ball and Moonlight Ball.

“I sat there with my alarm on,” she said, demonstrating her speed of buying a ticket with quick taps on her phone screen. “Tickets sold out within 25 minutes this year for Violet Ball, I think.”

Not only do formal events pro-vide students an opportunity to dress up and enjoy the city with their friends and classmates, they also create community.

“When we hold events, it’s to make the students feel in-volved, to be able to be a part of something, to create spirit within our schools,” Regalado said.

CAS senior Jane Lee, attended the Moonlight Ball this past Thursday. She said that the lo-cations of the spring formals are a draw for students as well.

“For the [Moonlight] Ball, people are really excited to see the museum be transformed,” Lee said.

One difficulty students may face is reselling of the tickets. Generally, students are able to buy and sell tickets from one another on the Facebook events pages after their purchase.

“It was unclear until much later whether tickets could be resold, until a lot of people

asked and emailed [about it],” Lee said.

Although there may not be a specific return and reselling procedure for tickets to these events, Lee said that the tickets are worth the price.

For Takashima, the big draw to formal events is the opportunity to bond with

other students. “Because we have such a big

population, it’s hard making friends after welcome week,” she said. “Dressing up with your friends once in awhile is fun.”

Email Yeho Hwang at features@nyunews.com.

By ABIGAIL WEINBERGDeputy Features Editor

Ferns and columbines spring up along the shadowy alley east of Bobst, tulips bloom on Bleecker Street, wildflowers cover the Kimmel rooftop and vegetables grow behind Bare-burger and Citibank. This isn’t a description of a distant uto-pia — it’s the fruit of NYU’s ur-ban landscaping projects, seen by everyone but acknowledged by few.

NYU’s gardens have trans-formed concrete plots into oases of plant life. Coles may no longer house NYU athlet-ics, but it is still home to 4,000 bulbs that bloom each spring. Twenty two species of oak tree sprawl across a half acre of land in NYU’s Silver Towers Oak Grove, first planted there in the 1960s. The cogeneration plant on 251 Mercer Street, which produces heat and elec-tricity for NYU buildings, sits beneath 13,000 square feet of native trees, shrubs and pe-rennials. And the roof of the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life is covered with native greenery, which is visible from the upper stair-wells in Kimmel.

These are just a few of NYU’s 700 outdoor green spaces in the concrete jungle, all of which are maintained by Supervisor of Sustainable Landscaping George Reis, Groundskeeper Michael Begasse and a land-scaping crew of NYU students.

Among Reis’s most notable

contributions to NYU’s urban landscape is his 2,200-square-foot garden in Schwartz Plaza, east of Bobst, which was fea-tured in the New York Times in 2009. This native woodland garden, full of ferns and col-umbines, resembles the plants which inhabited Manhattan upon its discovery by Henry Hudson in 1609.

Across from the 60,000 square foot NYU-owned Sasaki Garden in Washington Square Village is a strip of land main-tained by the Community Agriculture Club, a model of student involvement in urban farming. The group hosts can-ning and oil-infusing work-shops, wreath-making sessions and springtime salad parties with the greens they produce.

“We’re really trying to fos-ter community in our garden space and just act as a place where people can come and learn about urban agriculture,” said co-president and Gallatin senior Margaret Weinberg. “We’re really like a social gath-ering place with a dual mission of having a garden and a green space and producing food.”

The academic counterpart to this community club is Stein-hardt’s Introduction to Urban Agriculture course within the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies. Students enrolled in this course work in the NYU Urban Farm Lab to learn about the application of horticultural skills in a city environment.

“It’s mostly stuff related to the efficacy and healthiness of

growing plants in urban envi-ronments,” said Community Agriculture co-president and CAS senior Katie Dorph.

“They’re more of an academic space and we’re more of a casual community space,” added Weinberg.

Whether or not students ac-knowledge the work of urban agricultural landscapers, the fruits of their labor are omni-present, from the 108 sidewalk planters filled with treeform hydrangeas, liriope and sea-sonal flowers to the 8,000 square foot memorial garden on One-Half Fifth Avenue. Even at the most urban col-lege in the world, flowers are always underfoot.

Email Abigail Weinberg at aweinberg@nyunews.com.

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The Violet Ball gave NYU students an opportunity to dress up and dance the night away in the Bobst lobby.

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By SOPHIE FAY SHAWStaff Writer

Dressing for spring is a task rid-dled with uncertainty and ambigu-ity – the sun is out, but the forecast says it’s only 32 degrees Fahren-heit? The cold consequences of an unforeseen wind chill could leave you wishing for boots instead of sandals. Thankfully, the top shoe trends — reminiscent of the ‘70s — for spring are varied and versa-tile with a focus on comfort, so you don’t have to sacrifice style for the sake of the weather.

MulesThese simple yet sophisticated

slide-on shoes dominated the spring runways. Gucci, 3.1 Phillip Lim and Alexander McQueen are just a few of the many brands to feature the style. Perhaps the best aspect of the trend is the variety of shapes, heights and styles mules can come in. From the romantic lace slippers of the Balenciaga run-way to the pointed-toe Victorian sti-lettos from Givenchy, the backless shoes can work for any personality. The fur-lined Gucci “Princetown” mules have been especially popular among fashion bloggers like Bryan-

boy and Danielle Bernstein.

ClogsWhether they’re slip-ons, sling-

backs or even bootie style, clogs are guaranteed to add a touch of the ‘70s trend to your wardrobe. Birkenstocks and socks had their spotlight, but now the attention is turned to clogs and socks. The duo providing both warmth and style is ideal for the fluctuating spring weather. Plus, slide-on and sandal style clogs make great transition pieces from spring to summer.

Block HeelsThe classic silhouette of block

heel pumps is feminine yet sub-stantial. They can hold up to a day’s worth of running around the city. Calf-height boots with a block heel go the retro route, while strappy sandals with a chunky heel find a balance between dainty and solid. Lace-up versions combine the fall trend with the block heel. Chloe, Miu Miu and and Valentino offer especially charming options that embrace the femininity of the style.

FlatformsThis high impact, high comfort

shoes gets revamped for spring.

The bold base is featured on sneak-ers, loafers, sandals and boots — basically any style imaginable. San-dal-wise, Stella McCartney’s strappy wooden flatforms follow the ‘70s vibe, while Alexander Wang’s chain-embellished flatforms em-brace an aggressive edginess. Flat-form loafers and grungy boots also offer a prime opportunity to show off some colorful socks when paired with cropped or cuffed pants.

HuaracheThe traditional Mexican sandal

is typically made of woven leather, but on the runway, huaraches ap-peared in various plaited styles with many embellishments, high-lighting texture and color. Dolce and Gabbana’s vibrant version had everything short of bells and whis-tles, including tassels, pom-poms and gold medallions. Chloe opted for a less-is-more approach with a simple rainbow-hued weave of thin leather straps and a chunky white heel. These modern takes on a classic Mexican style are a simple way to include a bit of color to your spring wardrobe.

Email Sophie Fay Shaw at bstyle@nyunews.com.

By ABIGAIL WEINBERG Deputy Features Editor

The meaning of Jewish food is as ambiguous as Jewish identity itself. Is Jewish food determined strictly by whether it’s kosher or not, or are they just traditional foods that have been passed down from generation to generation?

Jay Herman, the Manager of Op-erations at the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life believes that truly authentic Jewish food is a combination of these two factors.

“From a theological vantage point, there are those who would say that food must be certified ko-sher to be authentic, and beyond that there are certain types of foods that are common to Jews to trace their heritage back to certain places,” Herman said in an email.

Regardless of the varying defini-tions of Jewish food, the following restaurants are generally consid-ered to be examples of classic Jew-ish cuisine and are frequented by members of the Jewish community at NYU.

B&H Dairy127 2nd Ave

This tiny Jewish diner has been serving challah, borscht, latkes and matzoh ball soup since it first opened in the 1950s. The counter service and the quality food are sure to make you feel at home, even if you’re not Jewish. The space is cozy and cute. If you want conver-sation as great as the food, grab a seat at the counter.

Best Item on the Menu: Cold

borscht soup. Its Barbie-pink color may seem intimidating, but the blend of the cream and sharp taste of beets work together deliciously well.

Katz’s Deli205 E Houston St

Sound familiar? Katz’s Deli is the famous restaurant from “When Harry Met Sally,” where the classic line, “I’ll have what she’s having” was said. This iconic Jewish deli-catessen which opened in 1888, is crowded and a bit expensive, but totally worth it. Each customer is handed a ticket as they walk in, after which they order their food according to their number. It’s not certified kosher, but it serves clas-sic Jewish food like pastrami and matzo ball soup.

Best Item on the Menu: Any of their huge sandwiches, which are described as being a mile high. It’s more than you’d typically spend on a sub, but its sheer mass makes it worth every penny.

Russ & Daughters127 Orchard St., 179 E Houston

St.The Russ & Daughters location

in the Jewish Museum is certified kosher, while the Houston Street location is not. Either way, this deli established in 1914 is known for its bagels and smoked meats. Both Russ & Daughters and Katz’s Deli were popular among the Jewish population in the Lower East Side about 100 years ago.

Best Item on the Menu: You can never go wrong with a classic New

York bagel, and Russ & Daughters has some of the best in the city.

Coffee Bean and Tea LeafThis popular coffee shop has lo-

cations throughout the city, but did you know it was kosher? If you’re looking to satisfy your coffee or tea fix this Passover, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf offers a variety of hot and iced espressos, lattes and blended drinks.

Best Item on the Menu: Coffee. Enough said.

Kosher Cafeteria in WeinsteinThe Kosher cafeteria is conve-

niently located, features friendly staff and definitely outdoes other dining halls in terms of quality. There’s a separate section for stu-dents to sit in while eating their ko-sher food so that there is no chance for other foods to accidentally get into the mix.

Best Item on the Menu: Their baked ziti is the clear winner. You can’t go wrong with pasta.

The Bronfman Center Last but certainly not least is the

Bronfman Center, which serves classic Jewish food on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

“The best place to get foods like challah, kugel, schnitzel and cho-lent is The Bronfman Center’s Shabbat meals,” said Herman. “For Passover, they can get their fix of matzah, charoset and brisket at the seder.”

Email Abigail Weinberg at aweinberg@nyunews.com.

By MEDARDO PEREZContributing Writer

One of the best tools for achieving social media stardom, Instagram provides a visual path to becoming Instafamous. Two of NYU’s very own fashion gals are merging the creative medium with an entrepre-neurial prowess, and shared tips for those looking to get a head start at building their brand.

Bori Kereszturi, sophomore,

Steinhardt IG: @boriwankenobi borikereszturi.com

“Basic” is the last word one would use to describe Hungary native Bori Kereszturi. Scrolling through her In-stagram, you may think to prejudge her pizza-shaped nipple pasties and suggestive poses, but this bleach blonde is taking fashion with a pur-pose to a whole new level.

Influenced by feminist ideology, Kereszturi is unapologetic with her style choices and uses her own artistic talents to create new meaningful masterpieces.

Often criticized for being provoc-ative, Kereszturi said she does not look to appeal to other people or seek gratification. She stands by her fashion.

“I constantly get backlash [and slut-shamed],” Kereszturi said. “That’s really why I do it. I mean I love attention, most of it is bad, but I genuinely don’t care because I really just dress the way I do for myself.”

Having been able to create her own niche within the fashion blog-ging community, she said people need to remain true to themselves rather than buy into fads.

“I feel like people should grasp how they would define themselves,” Kereszturi said. “Even though I physically can’t put it into words, I kind of know what I’m going for.”

Kereszturi believes Instagram has been the most useful app for in-creasing her presence in the fashion world, and thinks VSCO is ideal for editing photos.

Kelsey Nguyen, junior, Steinhardt

IG: @runawayinlarunawayinla.com

Hailing from the suburbs of Cal-ifornia, Kelsey Nguyen has been a fashion blogger since she was 14. Her blog is a trifecta of travel diaries, style guides and outfit ideas that add a splash of New York City edge to her Californian-bohemian aesthetic.

Nguyen describes herself as being parallel to her blog.

“My heart is in the West Coast but my mind is in the East Coast,” Nguyen said. “So I feel like part of me loves the ambitious, career oriented side of New York, but my heart is rooted in the laid-back, chill world of LA and SoCal.”

Afraid of being grouped with other fashion bloggers, Nguyen feels that a fashion blog only has the potential of standing out when it is a genuine reflection of who the person is.

“The first step every blogger should take is to always carve out a voice,” Nguyen said. “You want to es-tablish a certain aesthetic, an angle to stick to on your blogging journey. It’s important that your voice is re-flective of not only your style, but who you are as a person and in turn, you’ll attract readers and brands of the same interest.”

Nguyen’s favorite app for keeping organized is Wunderlist, using it to keep track of the blog posts she plans to write. She is also obsessed with Instagram for its daily source of inspiration, and VSCO for editing all of her pictures.

Email Medardo Perez at bstyle@nyunews.com.

Get Your Style Instafamous Fast

The power of Instagram to create a group of followers for your blog is immense.

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‘70s Shoes Make a Comeback

Authentic Jewish Cuisine in NYC

THE GAME OF TELEPHONE: MUSICIANS EDITION

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NYU likes to constantly remind its cur-rent and prospective students of its lo-cation — namely, “in and of” New York City. For NYU artists, this means a bevy of clubs and venues to perform in, with some of the best nightlife scenes for honing their craft. We compiled a list of some of NYC’s best haunts frequented by NYU musicians and locals alike.

Baby’s All Right146 Broadway, WilliamsburgNYU musicians: Tor Miller,

Maggie RogersThis place is such a staple in the

Brooklyn music scene it almost seems repetitive to include, but I’m going to anyway because it’s such a cool venue. Baby’s shatters the mold of dingy Brook-lyn DIY spaces, offering a full-on brunch menu as well as some tasteful decor and a well-managed relaxed vibe. The back-room concert space is a bit of a shoebox, but it lends itself well to a diverse ar-ray of acts, from trap to surf rock. Also, the cool bottle mosaic back wall makes for some dazzling light shows that Pink Floyd would be proud of.

AVIV496 Morgan Ave, Greenpoint

NYU musicians: field trip, Human People

My first time at the Greenpoint ware-house spot AVIV, it wasn’t immediately clear to me if the bar/venue/art space wasn’t also being inhabited by one, or perhaps multiple lodgers. AVIV main-tains a seriously homey feel, sort of like the basement of your high school friend’s house, where you’d get together to smoke weed. If you walked by on the street, you might miss the nonde-script black door that leads inside, but let that serve as metaphor for the place itself: unassuming but absolutely worth checking out.

Alaska35 Ingraham St, East Williamsburg

NYU musicians: Acid DadAlaska does an admirable job living up

to the wild and rugged connotations of its name. There’s a fireplace and a deer head mounted above the bar, which is equipped with upwards of 25 bourbon selections. It’s also tiny enough that the whole cozy vibe is still prominent even if there’s more than 40 people in the joint. Besides being cheap and cool and out of the way, Alaska is also host to tal-ented acts on a frequent basis and when not, the playlist is on point.

Shea Stadium20 Meadow St, Brooklyn

NYU musicians: field trip, Glueboy, Acid Dad

In true Brooklyn form, this dual venue and recording studio is nondescript from the outside, save for a white door and the muffled sound of music. Inside, however, the space is adorned with couches, twinkling lights and even an outdoor patio. Concerts here feel like house shows with better acoustics, and it’s not uncommon for bands to hang around after their sets and chat with au-dience members. Catch NYU band field trip here on May 4.

The Bitter End147 Bleecker St

NYU musicians: Kate Yeager, Nick Cianci , Molly Chapman, Leah Lavigne Right in the heart of Greenwich Vil-

lage and minutes away from the NYU campus, the Bitter End has hosted a slew of iconic musicians over the years. While it’s a great place to grab drinks and see some good music, don’t come here expecting to go crazy. The crowd tends to be older and the tables and chairs give the venue a more laid-back atmosphere. The vibe makes it perfect for catching a low-key acoustic set, like that of The Bitter End’s current artist in residence, Steinhardt sophomore Kate Yeager.

Knitting Factory Brooklyn361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn

NYU musicians: The Misters, Mod-ern Diet, Beshken

With an elevated stage and large standing room, Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory is more of a traditional concert venue. The crowd is typically lively and energetic, and there’s plenty of room for dancing. The bar and restaurant in the same building are a great place to grab a meal before the show, or drinks afterwards. Catch The Ludwigs there on April 18.

Email Jonah Inserra and Amanda Freebairn at arts@nyunews.com.

WHERE TO FIND NYU’S MUSICIANS

Band: Glueboy/ Jonathan MartyGenre: Indie Rock, Punk, PopSong/Album: “Videorama” EPTelephone to: “Songs From My Bedroom (Pt. 2)” by Soccer Mommy

EXPLORING CLIVE DAVIS:THE SCHOOL WITH THE NEXT BIG HIT

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Artist: Armen PaulGenre: PopSong/Album: “To the Moon and Back”Telephone to: “Lost in the Light” by Lauv

Band: SafelivingGenre: Alternative PunkSong/Album: “Felling” Telephone to: “Remember Who You Are” by Leah Lavigne

Band: Modern DietGenre: Indie/AlternativeSong/Album: “MD So Far” Telephone to: “Rockman’s Pier” by Del Water Gap

Artist: Talullah RuffGenre: Rock, Blues, AlternativeSong/Album: Demos on SoundCloud Telephone to: “When You Entered the Room” by Nick Cianci

Artist: Soccer MommyGenre: Bed-room-PopSong/Album: “You Won’t Leave” Telephone to: “Say Hello” by Ali Myers

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Band: JILGenre: R&B, Neo-soulSong/Album: “Freak” ft. Salomon FayeTelephone to: “Mistakes Like This” by Prelow

Email Nina Jang at njang@nyunews.com.

WSN spoke with seven up-and-com-ing bands and solo artists and compiled a playlist of songs by these musicians. As a twist, each musician had the chance to recommend or “telephone” a tune or album to another NYU artist.

For those looking for new tunes to spruce up your current music library, this playlist of music by NYU musicians may be the remedy.

DEPUTY DIGITAL DIRECTOR

NINA JANG

COURTESY OF THE BANDS

JONAH INSERRAAMANDA FREEBAIRN

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WHERE TO FIND NYU’S MUSICIANS

FROM CLASSROOMS TOCONCERT HALLS

GILCHRIST GREEN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The students of NYU bands Del Water Gap and Cafune can write midterm papers and nav-igate Albert, but once in the concert hall, they become crooners on dimly-lit stages. Balancing the work between rigorous academia and stage dives takes a sense of not only management but a drive to pursue musical careers. Ambition pushes these two bands to hit the road to do just that.

On Tour with: Del Water GapClive Davis Institute for Recorded Music se-

nior Holden Jaffe and his alternative folk group Del Water Gap comprised of Charlie Schlinkert, Will Evans and a rotating roster of guitarists and horn players first toured after meeting as freshmen, turning Jaffe’s high school solo project into reality. With each member being a full-time student, the East Coast tour last fall consisted of driving Schlinkert’s car to shows over the weekend, then returning to the city Monday morning to attend class.

“Touring is the best part, honestly,” Jaffe said. “I think that it is not only the way that you get better as a musician, but it also teaches you something you can’t get from playing venues in New York.”

In terms of booking, Jaffe took responsibility with a team of friends and small agents. Cur-rently, the band funds its tours from hour-long gigs and merch sales.

For Del Water Gap, touring consists of hours spent listening to the entirety of “The Marshall

Mathers” LP on an empty moonlit road and touring small towns, with Jaffe’s favorite tour spot being Burlington, Vermont.

“It was beautiful out,” Jaffe said. “The people were kind and welcoming. They took care of us and we brought them our music.”

The band believes their music is all that they have, and they will figure out the rest together.

On Tour with: CafuneSedona Schat and Noah Yoo, the creators of

the electronic, alt-pop collaboration Cafune, technically have not been on an actual tour. Since Cafune’s formation in the summer of 2014, they have been separated by study abroad, recently releasing an EP called “Love Songs for Other People” and playing shows this past winter.

Besides playing in venues such as Baby’s All Right and Shea Stadium, the duo has introduced their music to Yale, Northeast-ern and Dartmouth — with the last being their favorite show to date where fans seemed to know the lyrics just as well as the duo.

Despite its electronic sound, Ca-fune considers itself a real live band. For this reason, shows have been invaluable, allow-ing the duo to establish their live sound and energy.

“Playing shows for us is more about the practice

than anything else,” Yoo said. “It has actually helped our writing process and production process because we test the songs and create whole new versions from the feedback we have gotten live.”

Considering the time and effort put into setting up out of state shows, playing a show in the city seems easier. Yet their ver-sion of touring is buying the cheapest Grey-hound bus ticket, carrying a backpack full of clothes, another with electronics, two guitar cases slung on their shoulders, using money from shows as reimbursement and friends as booking agents. Their live shows pay off, with listeners grooving to their music in Can-ada, Korea and Brazil. Taking their music on the road has proven to be an outlet of greater opportunities and more to come.

Email Gilchrist Green at music@nyunews.com.

EXPLORING CLIVE DAVIS:THE SCHOOL WITH THE NEXT BIG HIT

Since its 2003 founding, the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music has boasted students and alumni respon-sible for multiple Billboard Top 40 songs, receiving acclaim from pub-

lications like Rolling Stone and Billboard. WSN spoke with Jeff Rabhan, Nicholas Sansano, Jason King and Bob Powers — the faculty of one of NYU’s most se-

lective programs with roughly 60 students per graduating class — to learn more about what goes into this prestigious

arts program. WSN: What is the impor-

tance and appeal of the program among students?

Jeff Rabhan: It’s a contemporary music industry broad-based program, and it’s holistic. So you will leave here understanding all the components of the business, regardless of what you want to do.

WSN: How have the resources for students pursuing music careers changed over time?

Bob Powers: It’s wonderful to see people who aren’t encumbered by the way things have been. And there’s a whole new generation of people who were born in the ‘90s, so they’re

not stuck in this is how a record dis-tributed or this is how you get your product to people. These are people who are

developing and inventing the future. JR: We’re changing all the time.

We’ve taken on a much larger role in technology with coding, digital marketing and a lot of the technolog-ical aspects of the industry, as well as the business component of that streaming economy, what that means for artists, various ways of making money, new ways of making money, but also partnering up with a lot of other programs at Tisch.

WSN: Who are some interest-ing musicians who graduated from the program?

Nicholas Sansano: Right off the bat are two, but one woman, Emily War-ren, has had a huge hit with Jessie J, with a song called “Masterpiece.” She graduated last year but actually took a leave of absence, like many of our stu-dents who are doing well do. She took a leave, she went on to collaborate, had a bunch more hits, came back and then got her degree. It’s great.

Jason King: We have three recent grads doing really well right now, but also, there is an amazing number of non-artist success stories. There’s a great company called Mason Jar Mu-sic, they’re doing great stuff.

WSN: How has your time at Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music been, and how has it changed?

BP: When Mary Schmidt Campbell, who left as the dean of Tisch a few years ago called me with one of my appointments, I said, “Mary, it’s so funny, teaching is the only thing I’ve ever done that the better you get at it, the more time you have to put in.” Usually it’s exactly the opposite, and what I mean by that is that the dif-ference in the quality of what you’re able to do for the students is actually the time you spend on them and with them outside of class.

Email Diamond Naga Siu at dsiu@nyunews.com.

DIAMOND NAGA SIU

DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR

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By APARNA ALANKAR Contributing Writer

Prescott College, a liberal arts col-lege in Arizona, has recently added a $30 fee to its annual tuition that will go towards the Freedom Education Fund, which aims to raise money for a new annual scholarship. This scholarship is for undocumented immigrant students, in a full-time or part-time undergraduate and gradu-ate program, who demonstrate both adequate financial need and good academic standing. This is an incred-ible initiative working towards mak-ing higher education more available to hard-working undocumented stu-dents who are ineligible for federal financial aid. However, the fee is also fueling animosity towards undocu-

mented students — opponents are against the idea of providing aid for someone in the country illegally at all, calling the fee “beyond absurd,” “irresponsible” and “a slap in the face.” Addressing these concerns while also keeping options open for undocumented students is only possible if state governments, in tan-dem with colleges, take a more ac-tive role in providing education for undocumented students.

Undocumented students are among the most vulnerable groups served by United States schools. Only 54 percent of undocumented stu-dents have a high school diploma, compared to 82 percent of their na-tive-born peers. Currently, only five to 10 percent of undocumented high school graduates enroll in an institu-

tion of higher education, and still fewer successfully graduate with a degree. This achievement gap is pre-cipitated by undue stress and anxi-ety, combined with the rising costs of higher education and the lack of financial and social resources avail-able to undocumented students.

Clearly, there is a need that is not being met. Only 45 universities pro-vide scholarships for undocumented students, and the only other univer-

sity with a student-funded scholar-ship is Loyola University Chicago, whose student body approved a referendum in 2013 to add $2.50 to their annual tuition rate to fund a scholarship for on-campus un-documented students, saying they wanted to help their undocumented peers and were willing to pay for it.

Prescott College is a pioneer in the path towards higher education for undocumented students. However, the controversy generated from the college’s new fee is understandable, if misplaced. Paying for another student’s education is a generous action, but not every college stu-dent is given this opportunity. State governments should do more to support the education of undocu-mented students. Passing legislation

to allow undocumented students to qualify for in-state tuition rates is a first step that has already been taken by about 19 states. In addition, states should pass legislation allowing un-documented students to qualify for publicly funded state education ben-efits, including grants, tuition waiv-ers and scholarships. States should also make more resources available to educate and encourage undocu-mented students and their families about the options in higher educa-tion. This more active role by the state government may decrease the animosity toward undocumented students that scholarships such as these fuel.

Email Aparna Alankar at opinion@nyunews.com.

By CONNOR BORDEN Staff Writer

The largest communal grave in the United States is not lo-cated near a Civil War battle-field, nor Arlington Cemetery or its like, but rather here in New York. Across the channel from the Bronx’s City Island, a small uninhabited island holds New York City’s ghastli-est secret. Close to one million corpses push up the dirt in Pot-ter’s Field, buried by the hands of Riker’s finest. The site, com-posed of the homeless, still-born children and loved ones of those unable to pay for their own burial ceremony, shrouds itself in mystery, legend and secrecy. Until July of last year,

families of those deceased were unable to visit. To this day, photographers and those unas-sociated with the dead are still barred from entering.

Infamous for their poor mortuary practices, the Cor-rectional Department and the morgues responsible for tag-ging and cataloguing corpses continue to butcher burials and disrespect the deceased. In 1993, the stillborn daugh-ter of Laurie Grant became untraceable after Grant signed over the burial rights to the city. Five years ago, she discov-ered her baby rests in the same grave with almost 1,000 other babies in small, stacked boxes. More recently, Katrina DeJesus attempted to visit her baby bur-

ied at Hart Island for the past 12 years. Upon boarding the ferry, the captain informed her that they could not find her baby. These instances are two of many in which New York City’s postmortem operations fall short of properly and re-spectfully performing burials. Every human being has a fun-damental right to reverence. It is not a privilege, it is not something that can be bought,

it is not something accompa-nying social status. The dead must be allowed to rest.

This negligence speaks to the lack of respect allowed to the poor and disenfranchised of New York. In life and in death, the city heaps disadvantages and hardships onto those of a low socioeconomic status. Yet one’s financial state does not exclude them from humanity or empathy. In 2014, the body of a deceased woman, Rebecca Alper, could not be found. The city dug up over 200 bodies only to discover that the woman bur-ied in Alper’s box was not her. As it turned out, Alper’s corpse had been cremated by accident. This behavior constitutes a bla-tant and fraudulent violation of

human rights. A human being does not lose their bodily au-tonomy after death. The right to one’s own body is passed on posthumously to a loved one to respect one’s will.

A person maintains a right to bodily integrity after death. Not being alive does not strip them of their rights to a peace-ful, independent resting place. New York’s treatment of the poor and burdened represents a larger issue of robbing humans of their bodily autonomy. The city desperately needs to inter-vene in current burial practice in order to give every person a proper passage.

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By AKSHAY PRABHUSHANKAR Staff Writer

Walking down the streets of Man-hattan, it is impossible to ignore the hundreds of fashion advertisements plastered on shop windows, all flaunting thin and attractive models who look nothing like the average customer. These images may push consumers to contempt of their own bodies, even pressuring them to mirror the models’ looks. However, greater pressure falls on prospective models, who often rely on their dras-tic thinness in order to find work. Eating disorders are commonplace in this relentless industry, and cases of women dying from starvation have made headlines in recent years.

But even good-natured intervention is based on flawed logic, and could potentially be a limitation on the creativity of the fashion world.

In a high-profile move last year, France joined Israel, Italy and Spain in passing legislation which pro-hibits agencies and labels from dis-playing models with low BMIs. Last week, the United Kingdom’s Adver-tising Standards Authority, an inde-pendent regulator of advertisements in media, upheld a complaint that a model in a Gucci advertisement looked, in their words, unhealth-ily thin. The ruling prohibits the ad from appearing again in its cur-rent form in the U.K. This ban was enacted by a self-regulating author-ity with no legal standing, but it is

only the latest example of the ASA’s crackdown on skinny models, and a hint that the U.K. will soon follow the lead of its European neighbors and take the debate to Parliament.

In a global industry heavily de-pendent on the unregulated in-ternet, legislation can do little to prevent consumers from exposure to thin models. The laws are also based on flawed science, as the BMI

often deems many natural, fit body types unhealthy. Yet the ultimate drawback perhaps stems from the symbolism — the world of fashion is a bastion of artistic expression, and any legal restriction can only do harm.

Companies that have autono-mously embraced calls for realis-tic body depictions have been re-warded. Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty earned universal praise and has kept the brand in a positive light for over a decade. American Eagle’s #AerieReal campaign, when the company stopped retouching mod-els in its ads, was credited with sig-nificantly increasing profits. These actions, and not some ineffective and confining legislation, warrant a

pat on the back from activists.Government intervention seeks

to protect vulnerable young women from physical and mental health disorders and to promote the cel-ebration of all body types. While these are good intentions, regula-tion would set too risky a precedent in the industry. Many American brands have begun to recognize the benefits of body positivity, and as the voice of consumers grows louder, in-ternational luxury labels will follow suit. Constructive reform must be demanded from a vocal public and high-minded executives, not some restrictive authority.

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By EMILY FONG Deputy Opinion Editor

The announcement of Felicity Jones as the lead character in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” has predict-ably caused an uproar in online cir-cles as many less-than-progressive men bemoaned the loss of another franchise to a female lead.

Jones’ casting continues a trend most moviegoers have been observ-ing as of late, with women slowly yet surely entering the realm of big-name blockbusters. In the latest it-erations of beloved male-dominated franchises like “Mad Max,” “Ghost-busters” and even the upcoming re-make of “Ocean’s Eleven,” women are front and center, showing that the film industry is willing to move away from the traditional Hollywood blockbuster demographic of males aged 12-24.

The opportunity for women to headline big action films is a signifi-cant divergence from the days when females were simply objects of the male gaze. Viewers are starting to demand more diverse female roles as

they increasingly recognize the rar-ity of strong female characters.

The opening-up of the film indus-try also creates an endless number of possibilities for storytelling not just for women, but for everyone else as well. With the cameras focused on the white male hero, whose story has been soaked in the norms of hyper masculinity and cultural idealism, viewers lose the opportunity to ex-plore more interesting subject mat-ters. Nuanced and unique films do exist, but they are generally limited to festival screenings and indie the-aters — the blockbuster action genre has yet to be breached by these kinds of exploratory films.

Consider the current state of cul-tural resonance in most blockbuster films: white men blowing up build-

ings while gunfire and screams echo around them is a mainstay of every big summer movie. Minority, non-western characters are often re-duced to props and the occasional villain. Considering the wealth of sto-ries produced around the world that could translate to the big screen — Ottoman action movies, indigenous spiritual fantasy, epic conquests of Malian kings — filmgoers shouldn’t have to settle.

Some of these stories have been told but only through the eyes of the typical white male protagonist. But our world is no longer narrowly focused on the West anymore; it is global. The film industry would be wise to embrace the new reality and to draw upon it for inspiration. In do-ing so, viewers would benefit from a much deeper and intricate world of film. They shouldn’t have to choose between gender parity, racial diver-sity and cultural awareness. Hope-fully in the near future they won’t have to.

Email Emily Fong at efong@nyunews.com.

By RICHARD SHU Opinion Editor

College admissions are unfair. This is the simple sentiment that prompted Megan Howard’s “A Letter of Protest to NYU,” which airs her grievances about her rejected appli-cation to the Stern School of Busi-ness, and which spoke to the frustra-tions at the admissions process as a whole. Admittedly, there is a lot of laughable material in the letter, like her throwaway reference to trace Na-tive American heritage and her ten-dency to remark on the ethnicity of strangers’ take-away. In a rapid-fire series of disconnected paragraphs she rattles off the reasons why she thinks she’s special, why she thinks she deserves to be admitted, why rejecting her was a terrible, terrible mistake. Her tone does her no favors. The whole letter carries with it the overt whiff of entitlement.

But with entitlement comes wounded pride, which has been an unfortunate feature of the college ad-missions process for years. Even now, settled at NYU and doing well academ-ically, I can remember the trauma of my senior year at a magnet public

high school. There was triumph and joy, sure, but also resentment and bad blood between friends, bloodshot and baggy eyes, frantic-turned-teary phone calls every time a top 20 school re-leased its results.

All across America, teenagers report similar feelings of stress. For the most ambitious students, adolescence has devolved into a fervent pursuit of aca-demic and extracurricular perfection. Resumes have become a numbers game, and standardized test prep is not only a necessity but a billion dol-lar market. In a well-to-do community near Silicon Valley, student suicide clusters stand as a reminder that schools, parents and even universi-ties have a lot to lose from the over-whelming pressure of college admis-sions. Stress can kill. It can precipitate dangerous mental health problems and leave developing adolescents

shells of their former selves. If the goal of a university admissions

department is to find intelligent, well-rounded and passionate students, uni-versities across the country would do well to reconsider the stress behemoth that their expectations have created. There needs to be a major change in the way high schools view the path to higher education. Colleges should not be an end in and of themselves, nor an affirmation of one’s self-worth — only a stepping stone, as are all life experiences. The real end is the culti-vation of a well-rounded, robust and passionate individual. College is an im-portant part of that, but the empower-ment of the student should not be up for sacrifice.

However misguided Howard’s letter may have been, it speaks to an increas-ingly frustrated contingent of students who recognize, even after they’ve en-rolled, that their childhoods have been shortchanged. For all her conceit and self-centeredness, it’s at least encour-aging to see that Howard’s spirit was not defeated. If only more of her peers could say the same.

Email Richard Shu at rshu@nyunews.com.

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On March 31, NYU sent a letter to Senator Orrin Hatch, Con-gressman Kevin Brady and Congressman Peter Roskam in re-sponse to their questions about the university’s endowment. The letter detailed the complicated array of restrictions and regulations that have kept the school from properly allocating funds towards scholarships and other high-interest areas for students. It also revealed that only 26 percent of endowment spending is specifically allotted to financial aid. The letter fur-ther emphasized the depth of the issue of affordability and the unavoidable ramifications for NYU students if our endowment troubles are not addressed both fully and quickly.

The letter quantifies and confirms what Hamilton and the ad-ministration have consistently highlighted as one of the largest problems facing the university: for a school of our size, we have a miniscule endowment. The total value of NYU’s endowment is $3.5 billion, which works out to only $89,000 per student. In fiscal year 2015, NYU spent a total of $145 million from the en-dowment; this only made up four percent of the year’s budget. The endowment itself may also be in dire financial straits — the value of the endowment only grew 1.19 percent, or $38 million, in fiscal year 2015, one-sixth of the previous year’s return.

What this small and fickle endowment means is that NYU is overwhelmingly a tuition-dependent university. Compared to four percent of endowment, over 60 percent of the univer-sity’s operating budget comes directly out of students’ tuition. The vast majority of the financial aid does not come out of the organic returns of the endowment, but instead as a discount on student tuition. As the NYU letter explains, this means that nearly every dollar that goes into financial aid is a dollar out of the budget, which is in turn a dollar out of another student’s pocket. Financial aid, as it stands, is in a precarious position. The letter lays bare the fact that the university is mostly living hand to mouth.

The letter does not afford many clear solutions. Rather, it proves that the question of management is far murkier than students may believe. When a massive global private research university of 57,000 students relies almost exclusively on tuition for operations and aid, tuition will continue to be a significant burden for all students. Instead of a vast and accessible endow-ment as a source of money like other smaller private schools enjoy, NYU must draw largely from students and their families directly. The model of the large endowment as “intergenera-tional stewardship,” as NYU’s letter calls it, is more noble and much more sustainable. But in order to attain this model, the administration has a long road of restructuring and reappropri-ation ahead of it.

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By TONY SCHWABContributing Writer

NYU track and field had a packed weekend, with both the men and women compet-ing in two separate compe-titions in the Garden State. Some were in Lawrenceville for the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton, while oth-ers went to Galloway for the Osprey Invitational.

At the Sam Howell, junior Jorge Maldonado took 25th overall in the 5000-meter dash, setting a personal best in the event. Sophomore Neil Saddler also set a personal best and took 29th. Senior captain Max Avila was the best Violet in the 800-meter, finishing 21st. Junior captain Nick Karam finished 21st in the 1500-me-ter and sophomore Karn Setya was 39th.

In the event’s second day, the rain was a major factor, but NYU had some great perfor-mances nonetheless. Senior Ed-die Cruz-Desintonio came sev-enth in the 1500 meter, while senior Daniel Rieger and sopho-more Robert DeSisto were 10th and 11th. Junior Caleb Su was strong in the 100-meter dash, finishing third.

Rain played more of a role at the Osprey, which had many events cancelled. In the stee-plechase, junior Nathaniel Picard-Busky was third. Yohan Su was sixth in the long jump, and freshman Abhishek Pan-

igrahi finished eighth in the discus. Maldonado was con-tent with the weekend, but wished the weather had been a bit better.

“It was overall a decent meet everybody — not too great but not exactly terrible,” Maldo-nado said. “Conditions earlier on made it difficult for 800 and 1500 meter athletes, the wind and briskness dampen-ing the potential we had. The effort was there and I think it’s a testament to our strength that we tried to make the best of conditions.”

The women had an equally successful weekend, beginning at the Saw Howell. Sophomore Ireland Gibson was eighth in the 800-meter, which was first among non-Division I runners. In the 5000-meter, junior Erica Bohdan led the Violets with a 19th place finish, while senior captain Lily Corsaro was close, finishing 21st.

The second day featured a great performance from the 4x100 relay team, which came in second, narrowly edged

out by Adelphi. The team in-cluded senior captain Kristina Harris and freshmen Saman-tha Scoggins, Alyssa Jean and Mary Conti. In the 100-meter there were three Violets in the top ten — Jean in fourth, sophomore Harper Randolph in sixth and freshman Chioma Nwana in seventh. Wendy He took eighth in the 800-meter, while sophomore Megan Davis took 10th.

Other members of the women team made the trip to Galloway for the Osprey. Junior Simone Cooper was first in the triple jump, while freshman Sabrina Illiano was 13th in the long jump. The only runner on the women’s team to race before rain ended the event early was junior Nicole Lim, who took 26th in the 100-meter dash.

The teams will be to-gether next Saturday at the Greyhound Invitational at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Email Tony Schwab at sports@nyunews.com.

By MICHAEL THOMPSONSports Editor

Amongst the endless game re-caps and constant action of NYU sports, a slew of players were recognized for their excellence and Mother Nature continued to create chaos for the baseball and softball teams. Here are your top 10 moments of the past week.

10) Mother Nature Cancels Games On The Diamond

Softball and baseball were no match for the chaotic weather conditions that hit the midwest, canceling a slate of games in the process. The baseball team has had six games called since Tues-day, and have only played once in the last week. The softball team has had even worse luck, with their last four games being can-celed. The ladies have not played since March 30, and are not sched-

uled to play again until this Sun-day, April 17.

9) Cassi Parulis Named Rookie Of The Week

For softball, the dynamic fresh-man was named ECAC Player of the Week for the first time in her collegiate career, and what a week it was. She dominated on the mound and at the plate, going 5-6 in two games against Stevens Institute of Technology. She also pitched nearly five innings in the second game to earn the win.

8) Tennis Trio Earns Monthly Honors

Carmen Lai, Fleura Shiyanova and Matt DeMichiel were named ECAC Players of the Month for March. The players combined for numerous wins in singles and doubles play, and have helped the men’s and women’s teams reach new heights this season.

7) Jenni Bluetling Named Rookie Of The Month

Bluetling was stellar on the links for the top-10 Violets, earning the monthly honor. At the Jekyll Island Women’s Collegiate Invita-tional, Bluetling’s second-round 71 tied for the third-lowest in NYU history.

6) Basketball Players Make All-Metropolitan Team

The Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association honored four Violets this week. Junior guard Kaitlyn Read and graduating for-ward Evan Kupferberg were both honored with First Team honors, while seniors Megan Dawe and Costis Gontikas were named to the Second Team.

5) Nick Benson And Chase Klein Named to All-UVC TeamThe season is over, but the se-

nior duo of Benson and Klein were

honored for their play this week. Benson was named to the confer-ence’s Second Team, while Klein received an honorable mention.

4) NYU Ranked #22 in Directors’ Cup

The Violets’ athletic programs combined to finish in the top 25 of the 449 competing Division III teams. The dominant wom-en’s swimming team led the way, tallying 70.5 of NYU’s 380.5 total points.

3) Amazing 5K Race Success-ful In Second Year

Squash Hit was victorious in this year’s edition of the 5K, which has quickly become one of the bigger sporting events on NYU calendars. An impressive 66 teams competed in the event, with Squash Hit reaching the Brooklyn Athletic Fa-cility from 404 Fitness in 44 min-utes, a new event record.

2) Athletes Compete In Snow...In April

That’s right, the inconsistent weather of this April came down hard on golf and track and field. Snowflakes began to fall in New Jersey, as Violets golfers battled through wintry conditions on Saturday’s first round of the NYU Spring Invitational (key word: spring). Meanwhile, the Os-prey Invite was cut short due to hazardous conditions.

1) Costis Gontikas To Appear in Gotham Hoops InvitationalThe senior big man competed in

the third edition of the showcase on Saturday in Brooklyn. Gonti-kas averaged almost 16 points per game in his final season for the Vi-olets, and led the team with about two blocks per game.

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With a .500 record and a num-ber 12 ranking in the latest AVCA poll, the NYU men’s vol-leyball team played in a tough five set battle against Vassar College in the opening match at the United Volleyball Con-ference Championship on Fri-day. They lost the first two sets, won the third and the fourth, but lost again in the final one to bring their season to an end (10-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23, 11-15).

Vassar had a strong start which led to their victory for the first two sets, but the Violets picked up the pace and showed their determination when they won 25-19 in the third set and 25-23 in the fourth. The fourth set was close throughout, but thanks to senior opposite Colin LaPorte, they took the set with a kill. By the end of the game LaPorte to-taled 10 kills and three blocks. Even in defeat, LaPorte is proud of the team for not going down easily.

“We battled back after losing the first two sets, which showed a lot of resilience but it wasn’t enough to finish them off in the fifth set,” LaPorte said. “It was unfortunate to end the season with what could have been a

great comeback, but I am proud of my team for battling.”

Other players that shined in the Violets comeback include junior outside hitter Chase Klein who finished the game with 16 kills, 10 digs and two blocks, only committing five errors. Junior setter Derrick Chiu managed 39 assists and 13 digs, finishing the season as the team’s top facilator. Sophomore libero Benjamin Oxnard tallied 13 additional digs for the team, while sophomore middle hit-ter Chase Corbett finished with blocks and junior middle hitter Sean Leahy managed six. Leahy, the Violets’ junior captain, is happy the team tried even if they did not get the outcome they desired.

“Obviously we were not happy with the outcome, but I was

proud of the way we battled and came back,” Leahy said. “In the end we came up a bit short, but I think we learned the valuable lesson of the importance of fo-cusing from the very first serve.”

Despite their season being over, head coach Jose Pina agreed that the team still had a great season. Overall, he believes, the players continued to work hard and persevere.

“The team was a bit up and down through the year, but given the strength of our con-ference, and the level of com-petition we played, our perfor-mance was good,” Pina said. “As for the future, the team only had two seniors and will come back as a stronger unit in 2017.”

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By MICHAEL THOMPSONSports Editor

Thankfully, the hit or miss rain this weekend wasn’t enough to dampen the mood in Bloomfield, New Jersey, as the NYU men’s golf team cel-ebrated its seniors and fami-lies at the NYU Spring Invi-tational. The Violets finished strongly after a shaky Sat-urday and finished the tour-nament in sixth place of an 11-team field.

Freshman Derrek Drozdyk was the low scorer for the Violets, finishing with a 14-over 156 in two rounds which was good enough to tie for 17th place. Things didn’t start out ideally for Drozdyk, who played unevenly on Saturday en route to a 10-over 81. How-ever, with better playing con-ditions on Sunday, Drozdyk showed noticeable improve-ment, ending the day with an impressive four-over 75.

Fellow freshman Qizhi Wong was hot on Drozdyk’s heels, finishing one stroke behind Drozdyk with a total score of 157. Unlike Drozdyk, Wong’s 78 on Saturday was the better of his two scores. But his consistency paid off, and a Sunday 79 allowed him to place him in a tie for 21st. Faced with another week of crummy weather and even the occasional snowflake, Wong believes that with a little help

from mother nature, the team could find its consistency.

“Our team rallied together and climbed up the ladder a little,” Wong said. “Again, if we remove high numbers, we will produce stellar results.”

Junior Eric Tarakjian was the third and final Violet to finish in the top 30, with an 18-over 160. Similar to Wong, Tarakjian broke 80 in the first round with a 79, but carded an 81 the next day.

Junior Matthew Love, se-nior Julius Oppenheimer and freshman Lucas Olberholtzer played within two shots of each other to round out the NYU field. Love was the best of the three, finishing in a tie for 40th with a score of 163. Oppenheimer played close behind, playing two rounds of 82 golf to finish a stroke behind Love. Finally Olberholtzer bounced back from a Saturday 86 to shoot a 79 on Sunday, good enough for a 165.

There are only two weeks left for the golf team as the men next travel to Saratoga Springs, New York next week-end to compete in the Tim Brown Invitational. Mean-while, the women will return to action in Massachusetts after a week off for the Jack Leaman Invitational.

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