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By ANN SCHMIDT

Theater companies outside of New York City will soon have incentives to put on productions due to a $4-billion tax credit that was included in the state budget for the 2015 tax year. The $137.9-billion budget was

approved by the Senate and signed in the revenue bill by Gov. Cuomo on March 31. Since the tax credit will start in 2015, tax claims will not be filed until early 2016.Morris Peters, the press officer

from the state Division of the Budget, said the tax credits are only for theaters outside New York City.This incentive will encourage

theater activities in New York State and will help spur eco-nomic activity, Peters said. For students like Tisch sopho-

more Joel Yates, these tax incen-tives seem to be good news.I feel like it will encourage pre-

existing producers to find and produce newer works with this

BY DYLAN JARRETT

Among the many well-known plays and musicals performed by NYU theater groups, it is easy to forget that some stu-dents on campus are producing their own works. One such project is the up-coming immersive theater piece Shad-ows in the Streets, conceived and di-rected by Tisch freshman Sarah Nichols.Nichols has spent the last six months

working with the Tisch Profunds Proj-ect, a program that awards grants to students who submit proposals for creating new pieces of theater. When Nichols heard about the program, she knew it would be the perfect way to get her piece off the ground.Shadows follows the journey of

four New Yorkers into homelessness, and the shows immersive nature forces the audience to confront this often-ignored issue head on.

Ive always wanted to do an immer-sive show that has some sort of com-munity outreach aspect to it, Nichols, a native Texan, said. Moving to New York, Ive obviously encountered a lot more homeless people, and the problem has become much more evident to me.She said her goal is to create a simi-

lar awareness among theatergoers.

I wanted to do something that provokes the audience to recognize these people and recognize that they have a story just like everybody else, Nichols said.The cast of four has been in rehearsal

for nearly a month. Although the proj-ect is funded through the Tisch Pro-funds Project, the students working on it including freshman Lauren Brahn and two guides who lead the audience through the performance space have operated nearly independently. Nichols also had help from a faculty

mentor, but she is the primary cre-ative force behind Shadows. When asked what it is like to be responsible for so many parts of a play, her laugh conveys the hours of effort she has in-vested in her project.Its so hard, Nichols said. Ive

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By RAHUL KRISHNAMOORTHY

The new-age digital currency Bitcoin has been making waves in recent weeks, grabbing headlines since Newsweeks legally contested outing of Bitcoins alleged founder Satoshi Nakamoto and the roughly $400 million implosion of the worlds largest Bitcoin exchange.The NYU School of Law hosted a

symposium on the often misunder-stood currency in conjunction with NYU Laws Classical Liberal Institute and Federalist Society.Bitcoin, an open-source, non-

government-backed currency, has rapidly expanded. In the space of a few years, Bitcoin has transformed from a fringe element into a cur-rency and services market worth around $6 billion.NYUs conference on the mercu-

rial currency featured two panels. The first panel, Bitcoins Legal and Policy Issues, was moderated by Bloomberg News reporter Carter Dougherty and led by Jerry Brito of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, John Collins of

Nichols directed Shadows in the Streets, an immersive theater piece.

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the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Commit-tee, Brian Klein of Baker Marquart and the Bitcoin Foundation, and Reuben Grinberg of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Topics ranged from Bitcoins role

in prediction markets to Bitcoins complicated legal compliance and regulatory environment. The dis-cussion also highlighted the poten-tial for money laundering and the financing of terrorism facilitated by the virtual currencys anonymity.Brito said Bitcoins role in pre-

diction markets is a more accurate alternative to polling, which could potentially be used to predict the outcome of political events and product launch outcomes.[The Bitcoin prediction mar-

ket] allows people to bet on the result of an event and, more im-portantly, aggregates the belief of a market that the outcome of an

event will take place, Brito said. The second panel, Bitcoins Busi-

ness and Economic Issues, was moderated by CNBCs Sara Eisen and included Nicholas Colas of the BNY ConvergEx Group, Steven Englander of Citigroup, Marwan Forzley formerly of Western Union Digital, Antonis Polemitis of Ledra Capital and Alex Waters of Bitcoin startup CoinApex.This discussion centered on Bit-

coins potential to become a major world player in transactional ser-vices and to move the worldwide currency dynamic away from gov-ernment-backed money like the U.S. dollar. While the panelists agreed that

a Bitcoin holds no intrinsic worth, Polemitis said that as more people use Bitcoins, the currency be-comes more valuable and has the potential to create new markets.If you can imagine even one us-

age case for Bitcoins thats going to create a market, thats going to create a price, Polemitis said. Klein said although Bitcoin is

still a nascent technology, it is advancing faster than the gov-ernment is able to regulate.Bitcoin operates at [an] in-

credibly fast speed, Klein said. Its like the Internet. First-year law student Max Raskin,

who helped organize the confer-ence, is a proponent of Bitcoin.Because Bitcoin sits at the in-

tersection of technology, finance and political economy, it attracts a wide array of individuals with different perspectives and mo-tivations, Raskin said. And I wanted to bring this multifaceted discussion to NYU Law.

Rahul Krishnamoorthy is a staff writer. Email him at news@nyunews.com.

incentive, Yates said. I also feel that newer producers will be attracted to work in New York which will create a signifi-cant increase in new work in the next few years. However, Steinhardt sopho-

more Kathleen Turner said she does not think the tax incentives would affect act-ing work.All it does is encourage

the producers to bring their productions to New York to generate money for the state instead of taking it to outside states before coming to the city, Turner said. But thats also a pro, because New York State past the reaches of the city is not as into theater as you would think it should be with the powerhouse that is New York City theater.Yates said he had planned on

working in New York City, but he was always open to working in other cities.I will actively look for op-

portunities to produce new work in New York City and in other regions, Yates said. However, this tax break will

definitely be an incentive to stay [in the state].While the bill is positive for

bringing theater to other cities in New York, Turner said the focus on economic growth in-stead of art is frustrating. Up in Albany they have a

disconnect with the arts some-times as Ive experienced when working with the [New York State Theatre Education Asso-ciation], Turner said. So its awesome that they want to try to bring more theater up there, but at the same time, its really frustrating because at the end of the day, this all comes down to a money number instead of the appreciation of the art itself.For Yates, the incentives in

the budget are encouraging or more than just the per-forming arts. Its just very exciting for me

to hear about the governments support of the arts, Yates said. Its growth artistically, and its increasing longevity.

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Heart beats healthy, happy for couplesBy MARITA VLACHOU

A recent NYU study found

that married people have a sig-nificantly decreased risk of heart disease in relation to people who are widowed, single or divorced.Researchers at the NYU Langone

Medical Center accessed a database from Life Line Registry, which con-tained over 3.5 million subjects coming from 20,000 screening sites all around the country. Carlos Alviar, second-year fel-

low at NYU Langone and one of the researchers involved in the study, said the team examined different factors including physi-cal health and the medical history of the families of the participants. We compared the rates of

cardiovascular disease between four different types of marital status, including single, mar-ried, divorced and widowed sub-jects, Alviar said. When the researchers first be-

gan the study, there was limited information available on the topic, Alviar said.Based on prior data, we had

the idea that married subjects would have lower odds of car-diovascular disease, Alviar said. However, we didnt know what were going to be the results for divorced and widowed and if they would significantly differ.The study also found that peo-

ple who were married had a 5 percent lower risk of experienc-ing any kind of cardiovascular dis-ease compared to single people.

Widowed and divorced peo-ple were, respectively, 3 per-cent and 5 percent more likely to suffer from any kind of car-diovascular disease, including peripheral artery disease, cere-brovascular disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm and coronary artery disease, Alviar said.Jeffrey Berger, a Langone pro-

fessor who worked on the study, said in a press release that a marriage partner offers a sup-port system in times of illness.Married people can look after

each other, making sure their spouse eats healthy, exercises regularly and takes medication as prescribed, Berger said. A spouse can also help keep doc-tors appointments and provide transportation, making [it] easier access to health care services.Dmitry Terentyev, a professor of

medicine at Brown University, said the future of marriage is uncertain, so researchers should focus their efforts on finding treatment for all individuals rather than those of a specific marital status. Considering the overall trend

of less government interference in human relations and substantial changes in the institute of marriage in near future, we should continue to delineate basic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and develop new more powerful therapeutic and preventive strategies targeting individuals, Terentyev said.

Marita Vlachou is a staff writer. Email her at news@nyunews.com.

Writers, publishing professionals provide glimpse into industry

By VALENTINA DUQUE BOJANINI

The NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute hosted a panel about writing on April 7 to give students a glimpse into the publishing industry.Organized in partnership

with the Wasserman Center for Career Development, All About Books featured four industry professionals who shared their advice for aspiring writers seeking to break into the industry. NYU creative writing profes-

sor and panelist Sad Sayrafieza-deh said the best way to ap-proach the publishing industry is to start small. We all want to write books,

but its okay to start small, Sayrafiezadeh said. It is OK to be published in very small things because they can lead to larger things.Julie Trelstad, Digital Rights

director at Writers House, said the key to her success was her unique area of expertise. I was an expert in architecture,

and I was also an expert in tech-nology, Trelstad said. I had more

than one instance where someone would call me and hire me on the spot because I was the only one who had that tiny, extremely spe-cific piece of qualifications. Literary Agent and Gallatin

alumna Molly Reese-Lerner said networking is important for anyone who hopes to have his work published.We receive probably between

350 and 450 submissions per month, Reese-Lerner said. We give priority to anything that comes in via referral because if we have a client whose taste we obviously trust and like.Although dealing with re-

jection from agents and pub-lishing companies can be an emotional experience, author and alumnus of NYUs gradu-ate journalism program Allen Salkin said the way to deal with rejection is to improve. My only advice is to get angry

and then get better, Salkin said. Salkin added that there are more

opportunities now than ever, and writers have to be patient. These businesses take a long

time to break into, and the lon-ger you can survive and stick around [to] perfect your craft, the better, Salkin said. Gallatin senior Eric Kenny

said the panel made him think about writing for a smaller au-dience as a way to break into the market. The most important thing

is to know your audience and know what you are passion-ate about and how you can ap-ply that to an audience, like a niche market or something small, Kenny said.

Valentina Duque Bojanini is a deputy news editor. Email her at vbojanini@nyunews.com.

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Downtown joints offer vegetarian, vegan dishesBy KATE MARIN

New York City is one of the easiest places for vegetarians and vegans to eat out. There are more and more restau-rants sprouting up that cater to specific dietary needs and ultimately push the boundar-ies of typical dining. With so many options, even just in the area surrounding NYU, it is hard to know where to begin. Here are some top picks for vegan and vegetarian-friendly places to grab a delicious meal around campus.

One Lucky DuckIf you are in Gramercy and

in need of a healthy snack, One Lucky Duck is a great option. This takeaway restau-rant and smoothie bar offers everything from cucumber-tarragon juice to a classic banana split. However, dont be fooled by their enticing menu. Everything here is vegan and cooked to maxi-mum nutrient-preservation temperatures. Menu items range from $2.50 to $22.I always get the Spanking

Shake which is a blended combination of fresh coco-nut, blueberry, banana, ca-shew milk, cinnamon and vanilla, Gallatin sophomore Moriah Berger said. Every-thing there is raw, vegan and organic, so the salads and raw desserts are worth a try as well. (125 E. 17th St.)

Saigon ShackSaigon Shack is an ideal

place for both meat-eating and vegetarian friends to meet for lunch between classes. Sai-

gon Shacks menu offers tra-ditional Vietnamese cuisine at a reasonable price, as most dishes are under $10. Saigon Shack serves a tasty

vegetarian pho, perfect for days when I want to opt for a vegetarian option while my friends have the beef pho, CAS sophomore Rachel Tio said. The soup is light yet flavorful, and the string beans, bok choy and broccoli are very fresh. (114 MacDougal St.)

Taim Falafel Falafel is a satisfying and

filling choice for vegetarian students. There are many falafel carts and delis around the city, but Taim in West Vil-

lage is one of the most popu-lar locations. Taim also offers salads and smoothies, all with a fresh Mediterranean taste.They have my favorite falafel

in the city, CAS junior Grady OLeary said. Sandwich prices are around $6 [to] $7 but worth it, especially when you order it with everything pickles, amba and srug delicious. Its an extraordinary amount of food for the price. (45 Spring St.)

Hotel Tortuga Ordering food from a Mexi-

can restaurant can be a some-what daunting task for some-one on a vegan or vegetarian diet. Many traditional plates are filled with meat or topped

with sour cream, but Hotel Tortuga offers their delicious menu with the veggie-eater in mind, and most vegitarian op-tions are under $10. Hotel Tortuga has really

amazing vegetarian burri-tos, CAS sophomore Melissa Esguerra said. Ive only or-dered for take-out as theyre on Seamless, but they have a really great selection of veg-etarian options, and they can even substitute sour cream and cheese with dairy re-placements if you want to do it vegan. (246 E. 14th St.)

Kate Marin is a staff writer. Email her at dining@nyunews.com.

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Students to bring

local food to campus

By CHANDLER WEST

Several NYU clubs will host the Fair Food Fest, an event to promote organic, local, fair-trade and cruelty-free food.The event, hosted by Oxfam-NYU

and Earth Matters The Real Food Challenge, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Kimmel Center for Uni-versity Life on April 8. Clubs participating include Yovel,

Against Child Trafficking, the Com-munity Agriculture Club, CHEFs for Schools, Cruelty Free NYU, NYU Meal Swipes, NYU Take Back the Tap and the Ski and Snowboard Club.Participating clubs will serve every-

thing from pretzels to cupcakes, as well as sandwiches made with ingredients from the Union Square Green Market. All the food will be free for students. There will also be activities, including a

hummus-making workshop with Yovel.CAS sophomore Lila Carpenter, pres-

ident of NYUs Oxfam chapter, said part of the events purpose is to edu-cate students about the food they eat. Food is something that takes up such

a huge part of our lives, Carpenter said. So as consumers its really important to be knowledgeable and educated about what we are eating, where it came from and its impact on the people who made it and the environment. Carpenter said she hopes the fest will

have a positive impact on attendees. The hope is that if people are con-

scious of what they are eating and the implications that can have, they will make more sustainable and ethi-cal choices and real change can be made, Carpenter said.Steinhardt sophomore Saskia Tingey,

the food manager of NYUs Oxfam chap-ter, said she is looking forward to share free food while raising awareness.Im really excited to see students

coming together to enjoy real, good food, Tingey said.Carpenter added that she is glad many

clubs are coming together for the event. It will be fun to bring together so

many different clubs and people to raise awareness about the ethics be-hind food, she said.

Chandler West is dining editor. Email her at cwest@nyunews.com.

Superfruits to keep energy highBy NIKOLAS REDA-

CASTELAO

The phrase su-perfruit is often re-

peated in health-food circles, but what does it really mean? Here are five lesser-known fruits for those who want to im-prove their health and longevity.

Star Fruit Native to Southeast Asia, the star fruit is yel-

low with a star-like shape that gives the super-fruit its name. The star fruit does not need to be peeled, but its seeds should be removed. A large piece of the fruit contains under 40 calo-ries and up to three grams of dietary fiber. To top off the benefits, the star fruit is also packed with vitamin C, which is useful in boosting ones antioxidant levels to prevent diseases.

Black SapoteAlso known as chocolate pudding fruit

and black persimmon, black sapote tastes like chocolate when it is ripe. As if that does not grab ones attention enough, the fruit, native to Mexico and Central America, is

packed with vitamin C, iron and potassium. The fruit is the size of a fist, and the inner pulp is very dark with a soft custard texture.

Plantains Plantains can easily be found in farmers

markets and as a side dish at many eateries throughout New York City. Plantains are bigger bananas, but with a different coloration and decidedly much sweeter. They have higher con-centrations of vitamin A, which is beneficial for skin and immune system maintenance, and vi-

tamin C, as well as larger concentrations of po-tassium. They do, however, need to be cooked, typically sauted, before eating.

Dragon FruitDragon fruit comes from a variation of cac-

tus and can range in color from red to pink. The fruit is low in calories and good for the nervous and cardiovascular systems. It is high in vitamin C, fiber and calcium. To eat, the fruit should be cut down the center and and the pulp scooped out. The skin is not edible.

LonganMost people are aware of lychee, a favorite

exotic frozen yogurt topping, but its relative, the longan, contains more nutritional punch than its brightly colored counterpart. The longan, native to southern China, is similar in size to a grape and is a good source of vita-min C at an oddly sweet 2 calories per piece. The fruit has a musky rind that needs to be opened, but it has a softer sweetness, like a hybrid between a grape and a pear.

Nikolas Reda-Castelao is a contributing writer. Email him at dining@nyunews.com.

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always been in the shows, so Ive never real-ized how much work goes into it.Her tasks include working with photogra-

pher Brahn, whose photos of homeless people from around the city are featured in the play and bring in another level of reality to this im-mersive piece. Shadows focuses on the hinge moments in the lives of these four characters, the moments that are essential to their path to-ward homelessness.Ive learned a lot about the characters as it

has gone on that was different from my initial ideas, Nichols said.Shadows in the Streets, which plays April

11, 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. in the basement of Third Avenue North residence hall, is sure to present a nuanced and thoughtful look at homelessness and the people it affects.Thats what I hope this show does for the au-

dience, Nichols said. That now theyll go out and theyll notice it, and they wont ignore it anymore. Just like I cant ignore it anymore.

Dylan Jarrett is books/theater editor. Email her at djarrett@nyunews.com.

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Cyrus bares skin, emotions at Barclays

By ALEXA SPIELER

Several months ago, during one of the most-discussed per-formances of recent memory, Miley Cyrus twerked in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center at MTVs Video Music Awards, relinquish-ing her Disney reputation and solidifying her new persona.On April 5, Cyrus appeared in

Brooklyn once again. But this time, she was dealing with another life transition trying to overcome the death of her dog, Floyd. Brook-lyn provided the support Cyrus needed at the Bangerz Tour stop.No stranger to shock appeal,

Cyrus demanded the audiences attention during her entrance, when she slid down a slide shaped like a tongue. Recogniz-ing that the last time she was on that stage was during the VMAs, Cyrus laughed as she entered.This place looks familiar,

she said. Im surprised you let me come back.After making her entrance,

she performed SMS (Bangerz) dressed head to toe in a two-piece red-and-white ensemble, while accompanied by a series of life-sized stuffed animals.Cyrus show, on average, consists

of 10 outfit changes. Easily recog-nizable is the sparkling American flag one-piece she sports during the finale of Party in the U.S.A. Cyrus wears furry zebra-striped pants during Cant Be Tamed and a yel-low fur jacket during Someone Else while she rides a hot dog that floats above the crowd. Watching Cyrus, it is easy to see that every article of clothing has been clearly and shrewdly chosen.

Cyrus show appeals to a predomi-nantly female, college-aged audi-ence, thanks to performances of songs like 23 and Love, Money, Party during which Cyrus sports a pot leaf-print leotard, while stand-ing on a car and basking in money. However, in Brooklyn, the tour

seemed to remind Cyrus and her audience of the power music has to heal, especially during the acoustic portion. Despite Cyrus well-docu-mented antics, she has shown that she is human, especially when she was mourning the death of her pet and speaking of her misery.During the acoustic set, where she

performed covers of Lana Del Reys Summertime Sadness, Dolly Par-tons Jolene, Bob Dylans Youre Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go and an original, Rooting For My Baby, Cyrus acknowledged that the Barclays crowd was respon-sible for the first genuine smile she has had this week.The Bangerz Tour provides

an environment for audience members to be jovial and to re-lieve themselves of heartache with performances of powerful ballads like Wrecking Ball and Drive. But in Brooklyn on Sat-urday night, the tour also show-cased that music can be a balm in times of hardship, even for the singer herself.Whether you are attempting to

mend a broken heart, seeking an enjoyable night out with friends or mourning a loss, the Bangerz Tour provides the perfect atmosphere to enjoy music, let go of your difficul-ties and relish in a terrific party.

Alexa Spieler is a staff writer. Email her at music@nyunews.com.

By KATHY DIMAYA Journalism seemed to be Jayson Blairs

calling, beginning with his position as editor of his high school newspaper. Soon after, he won a coveted internship at The New York Times, where he would work as a reporter for several years before his pla-giarism caught up with him.One of the very few African-American

writers in the publication, Blair rose above his colleagues in a remarkable way. But in April 2003, a scandal arose, which brought to light several instances in which Blair had plagiarized articles. The situation be-came more controversial when the news-paper was accused of ignoring Blairs be-havior in order to maintain staff diversity.Filmmaker Samantha Grant has now

made a documentary about this issue, A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power, and Jay-son Blair at The New York Times.Viewers leave the film understanding

the moral of the story plagiarism never pays off. However, it is confusing whether Grant is sharing Blairs side of the story, at-tempting to convey the evils of plagiarism, showcasing the vulnerabilities of the best

newspaper in the world or shedding light on the issue of affirmative action.A Fragile Trust deserves merits

for its creativity in the documentary genre, but it lacks in originality and fails to keep the viewers focus.The stylistic elements of this docu-

mentary set it apart from other works in the genre. The interview style is very honest and a little discomfiting es-pecially those with Blair himself who could not look at the camera or his in-terviewer directly in the eye.

In addition, during long anecdotes, parts of the story are re-enacted in black and white animation, which serve as a useful pause between segments of heavier mate-rial. The movie portrays periods before, after and during Blairs plagiarism scandal. Though not in chronological order, the structure is easy to follow.Inevitably, Grants work draws compari-

sons with another story of plagiarism in the high ranks of journalism Shat-tered Glass, a 2003 fictionalized account of a similar plagiarism scandal at The New Republic, centered around reporter Stephen Glass.In fact, Shattered Glass was mentioned

in the documentary by an interviewee. The influence of Shattered Glass is deeply felt in the creation of this project.Though the film lacks originality

which sets it apart from Shattered Glass A Fragile Trust: Plagiarism, Power and The New York Times sheds light on pla-giarism, serving to warn all journalists about that dark, unending road.

Kathy Dimaya is a contributing writer. Email her at film@nyunews.com.

By CLIO MCCONNELL

Most dramas on stage, as in life, can be traced back to love or money. When these themes are combined with both high and low comedy, as well as good acting and a gorgeous set, audi-ences are certain to head home happy. Until May 4, such an ex-perience can be enjoyed at the Classic Stage Company.From the prolific pen of play-

wright David Ives comes The Heir Apparent, a play adapted from Jean-Franois Regnards French farce Le Lgataire Uni-versel from 1705. Written en-tirely in rhyming couplets, the production is ideally suited to ac-tors who can have fun on stage, and director John Randos superb cast fulfils this requirement.Visually set at the turn of the

18th century, Ives language play-fully jumps between archaic and modern, using puns and witti-cisms at every turn. The plot re-volves around a marriage and a dying man the former is re-ferred to as a holy matri-money, while the latter quips about his illness, calling his coughing fits great expectorations.In the play, Geronte (Paxton

Whitehead) is a regular old Scrooge to his nephew Eraste (Dave Quay). Geronte needs to write his final will and testa-ment, and Eraste must con-vince his uncle to leave the entire legacy over 1 million francs in Erastes name, so that he can marry the lovely Isabella (Amelia Pedlow).Geronte has a plan of his own,

and it is more horrible than

anything Eraste could have predicted. He is going to marry Isabella himself, and leave his nephew nothing but a piddling sum to live on. To fix the situa-tion, Eraste enlists the help of his servant Crispin (the hilari-ous Carson Elrod) and Gerontes nurse Lisette (Claire Karpen). Hilarity and wordplay ensue,

including clever anachronistic references that could have been jarring had the excellent cast not been playing to a receptive crowd. The servant-and-master duo, Crispin and Eraste, call each other Kimosabe and Tonto. Other references to American history and politics are espe-cially funny, since at the time the play takes place, the United States did not yet exist.These sophisticated witti-

cisms are not the only comedic elements on display in Heir Apparent. The great 17th-cen-

tury comic playwright Molire was a great influence on Reg-nard, and this impact is visible in the frequent cross-dressing, impersonation and pairing up of every player. As Crispin as-serts after he has plotted the perfect plan, I dont care what anyone says Im a one-man comedie franaise.The Classic Stage Company

hosted a mostly young audience befitting the trendy location a thrust stage situated behind the Everyman Espresso cafe and luckily the show appeals to all ages, as long as the audience is ir-reverent enough to keep up with Ives wit.The Heir Apparent is playing

at the Classic Stage Company, 136 E. 13th St., through May 4.

Clio McConnell is arts editor. Email her at cmcconnell@nyunews.com.

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Ginsburg should retire with Obama in officeOMARS ORATION

By TESS WOOSLEY

San Francisco has joined New York City at the forefront of the public health debate on soda. The citys November ballot will likely include a proposal for a soda tax of two cents per ounce on drinks with added sugar and are over 25 calories. The revenue will be used to fund active recreation and nu-trition programs in the city. Simi-lar taxes are under consideration in Berkeley, Calif., and Illinois. In New York, the Court of Ap-peals agreed to hear the case on the Bloomberg soda ban that was originally struck down in March 2013. Increased soda consumption has been directly linked to rising rates of obesity, diabetes and heart disease this is why it is leading the way in critical and necessary legislation to fight obesity across the country.Opponents of the soda tax have

called it ineffective and labeled it a regressive tax that targets the poor. While many conflicting studies have come out on the effectiveness of the tax in decreasing obesity, the tax clearly limits the sales of soda. Just one

month after taking effect, a soda tax in Mexico led to a 5-percent decrease in sales. The proposed San Francisco tax rate is significantly higher than the one used in Mexico and will also be accompanied by public health cam-paigns specifically targeting soda. The American Public Health Association es-timates even a one-cent-per-ounce tax could lead to a 10- to 20-percent drop in the consumption of sodas. Unfortunately, this tax would put

a higher burden on the poor, who spend a larger portion of their in-come on food. The San Francisco proposal has found somewhat of a solution for this problem it man-dates that the tax revenue is focused on programs in low-income com-munities where obesity rates are highest. Some of these programs include student nutrition services and education, Department of Pub-

lic Health campaigns and grants for health-oriented community organi-zations. The ideal solution would be to lower the cost of healthy food through more efficient farming subsidies, but this would require a massive, difficult overhaul of federal and state systems. It would also have to be funded by taxes in some form, and it is highly unlikely subsidies alone could make healthy food cheaper than junk food.The bottom line is that cities need

to start heavily investing in public health campaigns against obesity. The money for these programs has to come from somewhere, and cit-ies are not likely to cut other es-sential services for preventative public health needs. The proposed tax in San Francisco is expected to generate $30 million a year, all of which will be put back into mak-ing healthier communities. Hope-fully this plan will be approved in November and can serve as a model for the rest of the country.

Tess Woosley is a staff columnist. Scientific Society is published every Tuesday. Email her at opinion@nyunews.com.

By OMAR ETMAN

It has been a turbulent few months for the relationship between Demo-crats and the Supreme Court. The Roberts Court has consistently leaned right, continuing a trend of conserva-tism in the nations highest court that has endured for decades. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has a refreshingly progressive interpretation of the Con-stitution, and as the second female justice ever, is a model for young girls. However, at 81, her time on the bench is nearing its end. A timely exit would boost her image, but the Democratic Party, at least while President Barack Obama is still in office, would benefit most by Ginsburgs early resignation. Just last week, the court struck down

a cap on political donations, a rul-ing Ginsburg smartly disagreed with. When a section of the Voting Rights Act was overturned last summer, civil-rights activist Ginsburg was the natural choice to write the dissenting opinion. She wrote, The grand aim of the Act is to secure to all in our pol-ity equal citizen ship stature, a voice in our democracy undiluted by race. Ginsburg has accomplished much for gender equality and civil rights, and

while it is frightening to imagine the court without her presence, it is neces-sary to do so for the future. But Ginsburg may not resign before

Obama leaves office in January 2017. Her health is stable she has beaten two bouts of cancer and all faculties are intact and she has hinted at staying. When asked last December if justices should retire when the party that appointed them holds the presi-dency, Ginsburg replied, I think one should stay as long as she can do the job. Understanding the consequence of her comment, Democrats every-where cringed. The future of the Supreme Court is

likely to remain conservative, if not become more traditional. If Obamas successor is Republican a strong possibility given his low polling numbers Ginsburg will likely be replaced by a conservative appointee

if she does not resign before the end of Obamas term. The Supreme Court needs more justices that pri-oritize the interests of the people, not corporations.In response to questions about her

commitment to equality, Ginsburg said, I didnt change the Constitu-tion, the equality principle was there from the start. I was just an advocate for seeing its full realization. Ginsburg should leave the court upon conclu-sion of this session in June, clearing a spot for the women whose equality she has helped to secure. If Ginsburgs replacement is appointed by a Repub-lican president, what would become of protections for gay marriage? Would human rights suffer as corporate rights flourish? What would happen to cam-paign financing restrictions? Would women lose dominion over their bod-ies? An early resignation by Ginsburg would bode well for her legacy as well as for the countrys future, while a late one would reverse the progress she has made in establishing equality.

Omar Etman is a deputy opinion editor. Omars Oration is published every Tuesday. Email him at oetman@nyunews.com.

In the State of the Union address in January, President Barack Obama reiterated his commitment to passing immigration reform that would finally provide protection and a path to citizenship for the estimated 11.7 million undocumented im-migrants living in the United States. According to reports by The New York Times, however, it seems Obama is substitut-ing comprehensive reform with excessive rates of deportation, which have increased by four times since he took office. Obama has previously stated that the administration

wants to focus its efforts on criminals, gangbangers [and] people who are hurting the community not after folks who are here just because theyre trying to figure out how to feed their families. While this is an admirable position, the Times investigation found that approximately two-thirds of those deported had committed only minor crimes or had no criminal record. In theory, enforcing laws designed to de-port criminal undocumented immigrants would be a point in Obamas favor. However, the laws in place today are part of a broken system that is destroying the lives of hard-work-ing immigrants based on minor offenses. Of the over 2 million undocumented immigrants deported,

60 percent were under the pretext of a minor crime, such as a traffic violation. Under Obamas tenure as so-called deporter-in-chief, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency have filed charges in 90 percent of cases under the guidance of new policies set by the Obama administration. It is difficult for the White House to actively seek out undoc-

umented immigrants farther from the U.S. border since they often have families and have been living here for years. Fewer undocumented immigrants are being caught through raids or profiling and are instead being processed through the Secure Communities protocol. Under the project that began during Bushs presidency, anyone who commits a crime can have his fingerprints checked by local jurisdictions and then cross-checked against immigration databases. Secure Communities is a sly way for the government to deport undocumented im-migrants without receiving as much negative media attention.Undocumented immigrants in this country are often work-

ing jobs that Americans do not want. They pay sales, property and income taxes that they will never receive returns on, con-tributing $22.4 billion each year. While excessive deportations may have succeeded in appeasing Republicans, they have ac-tually detracted from the administrations attempts to enact comprehensive immigration legislation. Congress failed to take initiative on a major proposal in 2013, but Obama has the executive power to bring reform back to the forefront. He should use his authority to put an end to unreasonable depor-tation for minor offenses so he and Congress can work toward more permanent legislation.

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Universities must prioritize education over athletics

MLB expanded replay system presents challengesBy BRITTANY YU

For baseball, a sport resplen-dent with tradition, history and nostalgia, 2014 marks the first season with the expanded replay system. While replay itself is not new to the sport it was imple-mented during the tail end of the 2008 season it previously could only be used to review homeruns at the discretion of the umpires to determine whether the call was fair or foul, the ball had actually left the playing field or if the ball was subject to any spectator interference.The expanded replay system,

officially announced on Jan. 16, allows a manager one challenge to use for the first six innings. If a manager challenges a play and wins, the call is reversed and he retains his right to chal-lenge another play. If he loses the challenge, the call is up-held and the manager loses his right to challenge for the rest of the game. From the seventh inning on, umpires can initiate a review based on their own judgment or at the urging of a manager. For a call to be over-turned, there must be conclu-sive evidence present.The first challenge happened

on March 31, when the Chicago Cubs challenged first-base um-pire Bob Davidsons out call on pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who appeared to have bunted into a double play. In typical Cubs fash-ion, they lost the challenge after the official review center in New

York confirmed Davidsons call, and the initial call was upheld.As with any new system, there

are flaws. Unfortunately, many of these flaws presented themselves when the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamond-

backs on April 2. On a close play at first, A.J. Pollock appeared to have been picked off first base by pitcher Matt Cain but was called safe. Giants manager Bruce Bo-chy challenged the play, but it was ruled inconclusive and Pol-

lock stayed at first base.Minutes later Pollock scored

from third on a passed ball, even though replays clearly showed that Cain had tagged him out at the plate. Bochy had already used his allotted challenge, and because he lost, he was unable to challenge the play at the plate. Since it was before the seventh inning, the umpires were unable to initiate a review even if they disagreed with the call.The Giants ended up losing 5-4,

so it could be argued that the blown call that could not be chal-lenged by the manager or the um-pires constituted the games mar-gin of victory. Another primary concern associated with expanded replay is the delay of game.

Coaches are worried about play-ers, especially pitchers, staying loose and warmed up while wait-ing for the results of a challenge.Some say that if Major League

Baseball is serious about revers-ing erroneous calls, it should go straight to the source and rid the sport of poor umpiring. Um-pires should be the ones respon-sible for making the right call, not managers. Others are wor-ried that with replay, the tradi-tion of managers arguing with umpires and its uniqueness to baseball will diminish, or that the human element of the game will disappear.

Brittany Yu is a contributing writer. Email her at sports@nyunews.com.

By FRANCISCO NAVAS

The Greek philosopher Aristo-tle wrote that sport and educa-tion should co-exist, as sport is one of the highest of human ac-tivities and the closest a person can come to contemplation. Any athlete can attest to a feeling of being out of body while per-forming at a high level. Perhaps American universities founded their athletic departments on the basis of that idea. Yet, in to-days university environment, sports create unequal opportu-nities and are detrimental to a universitys primary mission of educating its students. The common belief is that uni-

versities provide athletes, many of whom come from lower-in-come homes, the opportunity to receive an education as they pursue their dream of going pro through athletic scholarships. But this is a flawed idea. Ac-

cording to the NCAA, less than 2 percent of college athletes are drafted the exception is baseball, in which 11 percent

are drafted. In the college sports world, athletes are defended and professors are coerced by athlete handlers into passing those stu-dent athletes who have grade-school reading levels. These athletes are exploited by

the universities for which they perform for four years, putting their bodies at stake without having to exert their minds and without making any money. For example, Shabazz Napier, one of the stars of UConns basketball team, recently told reporters he cannot afford food.While it is hard to be certain

about what the 98 percent of football players who are not drafted go on to do, many of them did not take advantage of the education they could have received if they had taken academics seriously before and during college. They trained their bodies but not their minds. As a result, they are not as competitive in the labor market for high-skill jobs as other graduates. This mindset undermines the

value of education as a whole in society, and of the college de-gree that non-athlete students pay for. Universities graduate unprepared students, which re-flects negatively on their educa-tional standards and tarnishes their prestige. Because the institution of col-

lege sports is far too ingrained to change, all universities should follow the model set by schools like Harvard and Stan-ford. In order to be an athlete at either of these schools one must have the grades necessary to be accepted, just like any student whose application goes through the admissions office. Athletes at those universities are not awarded athletic schol-arships. This rule ensures that the universitys educational standards are maintained and change the view that nurturing ones intelligence is not impor-tant when chasing the dream of being a professional athlete.

Francisco Navas is sports editor. Email him at fnavas@nyunews.com.

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