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NYU Schools Update Pass/Fail Policies in Response to Coronavirus

Several NYU schools are offering expanded pass/fail options for students in response to concerns surrounding the transition to remote instruction.

By EMILY MASON News Editor

Some undergraduate students can now choose to pass/fail Spring 2020 courses and still count them towards degree requirements, as several school deans have announced in response to potential performance shortfalls brought by the transition to remote learning. “We recognize the unfamil- iar challenges that students may encounter in a remote learning environment and the ways in which this might amplify pres- sures we are all feeling,” an email from Liberal Studies Dean Ju- lie Mostov read. Remote instruction has raised concerns spanning from wifi ac- cessibility, to lack of a quiet place to participate in classes, to confusion regarding how to transition lab or project-based courses to Zoom. Additional worries include professors ill at ease with the video conferencing platform and students being distracted by the emotional tolls of the ever-evolving pandemic, all of which may nega-

ALEXANDRA CHAN | WSN tively impact students’ grades. The COVID-19 crisis has left students wondering about the rest of their spring academic semester. Most NYU schools are currently offering students the option to request to pass/fail CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 their classes up until May 12th.

NYUAD Students Confident in Campus’ Response to Coronavirus

By ABBY HOFSTETTER Regardless, NYUAD students are tertainment areas and disinfecting the 38 reported recoveries from the virus in NYU New York,” the student told Managing Editor not worried about losing their housing entire city of Dubai — many of which in the country. WSN in an email. anytime soon. Several students cited have proven to be effective. A CAS sophomore who has asked NYUAD junior Xinyi Zou agreed, An email sent on Monday, March 16, NYUAD’s tight-knit community — As of Monday, March 16, 125,000 to remain anonymous is studying away noting that it is not only the gov- by NYU Global Programs notified the including its administration — as the Emiratis had been tested for the vi- at NYUAD. He noted that the UAE’s ernment’s actions that make her students of NYU Accra and NYU Syd- reason why they are not bracing for a rus, equal to approximately 13% of quick response helped assure him of feel safer, but those of the NYUAD ney that both campuses would be clos- campus closure. its population. In comparison, there his safety in contrast with the United community as well. ing. With this shutdown, every NYU The United Arab Emirates reported have been 71,695 people tested in the States’ slow response to the outbreak “Abu Dhabi right now is probably, campus has been closed due to the coro- a confirmed case of coronavirus in late U.S. as of Sunday, March 22. This is and the resulting effect on NYU’s in terms of health care and testing facil- navirus outbreak — every campus ex- January, making it the first known case equal to approximately 0.0002% of New York campus. ities, safer than most places,” Zou said. cept NYU Abu Dhabi. While NYUAD in the Middle East. Since then, the UAE the population. “I do think that the UAE in gener- “[It is] a combination of the campus announced it was switching to remote has taken drastic measures to combat There are currently 153 cases of al has been doing a lot better to miti- and the government and the healthcare instruction on March 4, it is the last of the spread of the virus — barring all in- COVID-19 in the UAE, with 13 aris- gate the pandemic-crisis, where we are system itself.” 14 campuses to physically remain open. ternational travel, closing all public en- ing within the last day. There are also definitely in a different position than CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 2 Washington Square News MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 ence is limiting students to two pass/ guessed that he will end up pass/failing doing it, but I think other schools body knows how remote learning will All schools have extended the dead- fail courses, which can count towards one or more courses this semester and have a better approach to it making evolve over time. line to petition for pass/fail to May core requirements or degree electives, that the option was necessary to allow a blanket mandatory pass/fail for ev- “It’s good that we have most of the 12. And while most have adopted but not core degree courses. students to finish out the semester. erything,” Grove said. “Although it semester to decide because most of us policies allowing for all courses to be The enhanced policies come af- “I feel I’m not going to get the full may not allow students to raise their haven’t really experienced the com- taken pass/fail and still count towards ter the Executive Committee of the experience, and whatever grade that I GPA, it is setting one standard that plete breadth of online classes and the degree requirements, each school’s up- Student Government Assembly met get isn’t accurate to the performance people aren’t going to be able to look complete experience of them,” Haeck- dated policy is different. with the Office of the Provost and I could have had if we didn’t have better than others during this semes- er said. “So in a way, it is more useful Tandon School of Engineering not- NYU administration on Wednesday, to go home, if we didn’t have to do ter of confusion.” that we have until the end of the se- ed that even if a student opts for pass/ March 18 to address student concerns classes over Zoom,” Fuentes said. “In And Grove is not alone in her mester to decide.” fail, they may still need to receive a let- in the face of coronavirus, as report- terms of pass/failing, I feel it’s just to thinking, some students have rallied in GLS sophomore Erin Zubarik ap- ter grade to move onto a higher-level ed by NYU Local. get it over with, just move on to the support of a Universal Pass System to preciated Liberal Studies offering the course. Steinhardt has extended the Following the meeting, SGA is- next semester.” overcome stigmas surrounding pass/ more generous pass/fail policy. deadline to petition for pass/fail from sued a statement announcing that But not all students feel these re- fail which may prevent students from “I still plan on not passing and fail- the ninth week of the term to May 12, students should expect emails from vised policies have done enough, opting in, including concerns that ing, but I did see that email as the Lib- but has not updated its limit on how their school’s deans by this week at including GLS sophomore Parker pass/failing a course will hurt students eral Studies school trying to accommo- many courses students can take per se- the latest. At the time of publication, Grove, who feels that NYU should when applying for competitive gradu- date students for the changes that are mester using this grading system. the School of Professional Studies is have followed the example of univer- ate programs or jobs. happening right now,” Zubarik said. Gallatin School of Individualized the only undergraduate school that sities like Columbia and Duke Univer- CAS sophomore Samuel Haecker “So I looked upon it in a good light.” Study decided that students’ senior has not yet announced updates to its sity, which made pass/fail mandatory isn’t currently planning on pass/fail- projects must still be given a letter pass/fail policy. for all students. ing any courses, but is grateful to have Email Emily Mason grade. The College of Arts and Sci- Tandon sophomore Tripp Fuentes “I think it’s good that [NYU is] the semester to decide given that no- at [email protected].

NYUAD Students Confident in Campus’ Response to Coronavirus

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 AD administration will continue its hence, will not take sudden measures is not abnormal. ing campuses, New York and Shanghai. NYUAD senior Alia ElKattan noted practice of transparent communication that will make us feel that we were off- “They feel very accessible,” the stu- Others think it’s because of NYUAD’s that after students at NYU’s New York with students regarding the virus. guard,” Oyane told WSN in an email. dent said of NYUAD’s administration. high percentage of international stu- campus were evicted from their resi- “[NYUAD’s administration] has NYU Abu Dhabi’s administration “Part of it, I think, has to be because dents and the risk of traveling abroad. dence halls with little warning, NYU- been communicating with our student is known amongst its students for its they live in proximity to us. They live Because of the open communication AD students grew worried, but their body and community at-large with transparency and care. Vice Chancel- on campus, and not in a penthouse from the administration, many students fears were soon alleviated. so much thoughtfulness and compas- lor Mariët Westermann, who began mansion like [NYU President Andrew] say they do not wonder if the adminis- “Some students were concerned sion, so it makes it difficult to believe her tenure in August 2019, has stat- Hamilton. Therefore, they feel closer tration is hiding crucial information when the news from New York first they’d leave us stranded at any point,” ed that she cares deeply about mental and in turn, have a bigger responsibility — there is an underlying assumption broke out,” ElKattan told WSN in ElKattan said. health and hosts “Walk with Mariët” to serve the student body.” of mutual trust. an email. “But then we had a univer- NYUAD senior Motoi Oyane sessions, where she and a group of stu- To them — and to many other stu- “The administration has been as sity-wide Zoom forum with senior agreed, saying that his trust in the ad- dents walk the streets of Abu Dhabi and dents — the administration’s transpar- transparent and communicative as leadership and they assured us that we ministration is one of the main reasons talk informally. ency is the very reason they’re not afraid they could be in a time of such ex- can remain on campus if we choose to, why he’s not worried. The CAS sophomore has met with of a sudden closure. If the campus was treme uncertainty,” ElKattan said. “It’s so people are now more confident in “I believe that the school is closely and spoken to Westermann, as well as a going to close, students believe that the made it so much easier to deal with our situation.” monitoring the situation around the number of other high-ranking admin- administration would tell them first. everything going on and feel safer and She added that she believes the NYU- world and will make sensible decisions, istrators. He says that at NYUAD, this According to an email from Wester- well-taken care of.” mann sent to the NYUAD community Zou echoed ElKattan’s statement Sunday, March 22, a page titled “Virtual and emphasized that the NYUAD Community Events” will soon be added administration was acting on be- to NYUAD’s intranet, its equivalent of half of students. NYUHome. The page will be updated “Really, [the administration has] daily, Westermann added. been acting in students’ interests,” Zou The administration and Student added. “They’re not kicking anyone Government have planned a variety of out. They’re not having inconsistent virtual events, all of which can all take messages. It’s just been a very support- place while social distancing. Events ive, safe environment. Right now, it just include Zoom fitness classes, Rooftop feels super supportive here.” Rhythms Virtual Poetry Open Mic NYUAD’s Acting Assistant Vice Night and the NYUAD Social Distanc- Chancellor for External Relations Kate ing Film Festival. Chandler said that it was through the One building on NYUAD’s campus collective strength of the NYUAD — which usually remains empty, as the community that the administration campus is not at capacity — has been sustained its efforts. converted to host students who have “Our leadership have been inspired flown in from abroad, and are therefore by the enormous resilience and em- required to self-quarantine for 14 days. pathy shown by our students for each The NYUAD community has en- other, for our faculty and staff, and for sured that these students don’t get lone- the larger community,” Chandler told ly while they are in quarantine. WSN in an email. “Our peer-support club REACH Though the coronavirus outbreak have arranged for students to write has negatively affected NYUAD, stu- them words of support and delivered dents say the administration’s response the cards to them,” ElKattan told WSN. has promoted positivity during a period “Yesterday, they sent a group to sing to of global paranoia. them from underneath their building, “Strengths and weaknesses reveal which was really cute.” themselves at tough times,” Oyane said. As to why NYU Abu Dhabi has kept “I have been very satisfied by what the its doors open while all others shut, stu- NYUAD community has shown us to dents have been left to speculate. be capable of.” Some students think it is because the

SAM KLEIN | WSN outbreak has yet to reach the UAE to the Email Abby Hofstetter A student walks through NYU Abu Dhabi’s campus. NYUAD is the last of NYU’s campuses to remain open amid the outbreak of degree it has at the other degree-grant- at [email protected]. COVID-19. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 Washington Square News | Sports 3

[email protected] SPORTS Edited by ARVIND SRIRAM NYU Senior Athletes React to Let Me Tell You About Your Their Final Season’s Early End Favorite Pro Athletes vision III. Based on the strong start to the season, By BELA KIRPALANI Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick is a devo- the team felt robbed of a possible playoff run. Editor-at-Large tee of the Ah So wine opener (which former “The different thing about this year for us was teammate Butler actually introduced him to). that we had three years under our belt with pretty Like many others, I have been spending Redick eats a lot of beets. He eats giant much the same set of guys,” Lindley said. “We felt the past week at home socially distancing my- servings of beets at least twice a day and, 35 a sense of confidence that came with experience self from the outside world. With no sports minutes before tipoff, he even chugs a bottle and internally, within our team, the feeling was we (and no anything) for the foreseeable future, of water filled with concentrated beet crystals could’ve won the NCAA tournament.” many have been taking this time to read all or beetroot. He doesn’t even like the taste of The women’s tennis team was 4-0, coming off the books that have been sitting around beets! So why, you ask, does he eat so many an 8-1 victory against Southern Virginia Universi- forever, create TikTok videos, perfect their of them? Science says that since beets contain ty on March 7. Although the season had just start- cooking skills and go live on Instagram. I, inorganic nitrate, they can help keep your ed, the team saw potential for greatness. however, have been conducting some im- blood pressure in check and boost stamina. “Over my four years, I’ve seen our team recruit portant research. Can’t beet that. better and better players,” Stern senior and captain Before this pandemic, I was a casual fan of Dogs! Edmonton Oilers centerman Con- of the women’s tennis team Rupa Ganesh said. GQ’s 10 Essentials videos — a series where nor McDavid recently got an adorable mini “We had an incredibly talented team from top to athletes and other celebrities sit down and talk bernedoodle named Lenny! I’m in love (with bottom, and I think we could have definitely made about the 10 things they cannot live without. the dog)! Golden State Warriors guard Klay CHARLIE DODGE | WSN an NCAA run this year.” But, in the past 10 days sitting at home, I have Thompson also brought his dog onto the Aside from the missed opportunity for recogni- upgraded to a superfan and I have successful- show — he’s had his bulldog, Rocco, since By ARVIND SRIRAM tion or accolades in their final season, the senior ly watched every single episode posted on the his rookie season. Sports Editor athletes will miss the friendships that were devel- GQ and GQ Sports YouTube channels — 92 Heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury likes to try oped through their career as NYU Violets. and 33 videos, respectively. That’s 125 total. going without his cellphone for a few days. On Thursday, March 12, Evan Lindley, CAS “I definitely think about my teammates that Here are the biggest things I’ve learned Perhaps, after this social distancing is all over, senior and captain of the men’s volleyball team, were there for me and some of them are my friends about our favorite professional athletes: I will also try that approach. In other news, was in his apartment in Brooklyn discussing with to this day,” CAS senior and member of the wom- Male athletes sure do love their hats. New Fury also brought along his personal lubri- his father and sister the necessary steps to take en’s track and field team Evelyn Nkanga said. “I’m Jersey Devils defenseman PK Subban says cant which is very important to him because, amidst NYU’s transition from in-person to online definitely going to miss the team aspect of being a that hat-making is an art, Houston Rockets as some may know, he masturbates seven classes. Though NYU was shifting to remote class- college athlete. I’ve had some pretty great coaches forward PJ Tucker travels with a hat box and times a day when in training camp to help es, Lindley assured his father that he would remain too, and I’m going to miss working with them.” Oklahoma City Thunder guard Chris Paul, a keep his testosterone levels high. on campus for the entirety of spring break, prac- In response to the cancellation of the spring sea- dad of two, wears a dad hat almost every day. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Chris- ticing with the volleyball team. son, the NCAA decided to grant an extra year of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal tian Yelich and I wear the same shoes — a “Given that school is going remote through eligibility for the athletes who compete in spring and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell pair of high-top Converse every day, all day. spring break, my response to [my father] was that sports. For some, the opportunity to compete for Beckham Jr. both have major sweet tooths! Keep it classic. I’m still in season until they tell us we’re not,” another season is appealing. Beal even makes sure to eat some Skittles be- Minnesota Timberwolves big man Lindley said. “I’m going to be here and continue “I think it’s at least kind of cool to think about fore each NBA game he plays. I ate a bag of Karl-Anthony Towns is very attached to his practicing until they tell me I can’t.” that,” Lindley said. “Depending on how all of us Skittles before sitting down to write this. Co- teddy bear named Mac the Bear. According Unfortunately for Lindley, that came in the deal with this loss, it could become more and more incidence? I think not. to Towns, Mac the Bear was featured in Mac middle of the conversation with his family. likely, as the months go by, that people just really Playing cards is a common way to spend Miller’s music video for “He Who Ate All the “Midway through this conversation, I got a text want to get that back.” time during road trips for many NBA play- Caviar.” Towns had then asked the rapper for from Coach [Pina], who had just gotten off the For Carter Beardsley, a CAS senior and member ers. Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler, Paul, the bear as a gift, however, Miller couldn’t phone on a conference call with a lot of athletic of the men’s track team, his father is no stranger to Beal and more all play with their teammates find the bear. Six years after the music video directors and coaches,” Lindley said. “He basi- an unprecedented abolition in sports. in their downtime. Meanwhile, Minneso- was released, Miller passed away, and the day cally told our teammates that it wasn’t looking “My father was a swimmer when he was young- ta Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell after his death, Towns happened upon the good. I don’t remember him fully confirming er,” Beardsley said. “He was a national swimmer has picked up a couple card tricks which he bear in a vintage clothing store in LA. Towns it, but I think he really just said that it doesn’t and he actually broke the world record in the showed off on his episode of 10 Essentials. believes it’s the same exact bear, however I look good for us.” 200-meter butterfly [in the 1980 U.S. Olympic Speaking of games, Butler loves domi- had some doubts when comparing Towns’ Upon hearing the news that his senior sea- Trials]. It’s funny because he had the chance to nating his friends and family in dominoes. teddy bear to the one in the music video. son was canceled, Lindley and his teammates go to the Olympics. He took first in trials and He even has a personalized dominoes set That’s some of the cool stuff I learned were devastated. was actually heavily favored at the time to place with his nickname “Jimmy Buckets” on while spending an inordinate amount of time “That night, we immediately jumped to get to- [in the Olympics], but he boycotted because each of the pieces. on YouTube. What will I do with all of this gether as a team, spending quality time together of the Cold War.” Like playing cards, many NBA players also random knowledge? I don’t know. Stay home before everyone left,” Lindley said. “Honestly [...] His father’s experience has helped Beardsley enjoy drinking and talking about their favor- and be well, everyone. I felt a ton of emotion in the moment.” cope with the loss of his final season. As a result, ite bottles of wine. One of Butler’s essentials The following day, NYU Athletics released a Beardsley has learned about himself — and the re- is a wine case that can store several bottles and The Sports Girl is a weekly column that features statement canceling the remainder of the winter alities of life. a bottle opener. Cleveland Cavaliers forward a girl’s take on sports. Yes, a girl. Yes, on sports. and spring athletic seasons, concluding the se- “[From this experience], I learned that life is un- Kevin Love believes he was a pioneer in the niors’ final season as NYU Violets. Like Lindley, predictable; you never know what’s going to hap- wine game, Phoenix Suns guard Devin Book- Email Bela Kirpalani many senior athletes were devastated about the pen,” Beardsley said. “You have to do your best to er has his own wine drop stoppers and New at [email protected]. circumstances. keep going forward and stay who you are despite “It feels like a piece of me died,” CAS senior the turbulent times.” and captain of the baseball team Zach Cohen said. As NYU — and the rest of the NCAA — moves “The amount of work myself and the other seniors into a world without sports, the NYU Athletics put in for four years was so substantial that it felt community is emphasizing the importance to re- like we got robbed.” member the bigger picture. At the time of the announcement, the men’s volleyball team was 13-3, which is good enough Email Arvind Sriram for a number two ranking in all of NCAA’s Di- at [email protected].

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[email protected] CULTURE Edited by BELLA GIL Where Did You Go? Students on Being Kicked Out of Housing displaced after Hamilton’s email turned not go home to their family in Dubai, to friends or friends of friends who could based on the fact that the city is only letting host them for the time being. Throwing UAE passport holders into the country. out non-essential items and living out of a “I am currently staying at an uncle’s suitcase was also what students had to turn house in Texas,” they said. “I have a place to in order to hop from place to place. here, but isolation and lack of car, in addi- A Coral Tower resident and Gallatin tion to the difficulty of being independant sophomore, who asked to remain anon- [sic] due to food scarcity, caused me to ymous, is also staying with a friend at move in with family.” their apartment. While Lim, the Gallatin sophomore, “I’m from Chicago, and I didn’t return and about the whole NYU student body because it’s really difficult and disorienting held generally negative views on how NYU for me to be back there,” they said over an has handled this situation, this CAS soph- email interview with WSN. “I also couldn’t omore has a different perspective. imagine being trapped in a place where the “From issuing refunds, to the only people I’d be interacting with face to COVID-19 emergency aid grant, they face would be people who don’t use my could never have predicted how bad things pronouns — I use they/them pronouns could get,” the CAS sophomore said. “I — and basically believe that who I am, in do wish they could have told us to pack terms of gender identity, is fake/is part of our stuff up before spring break, howev- LEO SHEINGATE | WSN a mental disorder — that thought was very er things were already stressful as is. The Students pack up their belongings in preparation to move out of their dorms. Many students returned home, while others stayed with dysphoria inducing if I was stuck there, it departments are being as helpful as they relatives and friends. would make me feel very gaslit all the time.” could. I complained the first few days in This Gallatin sophomore also acknowl- regards to their reaction, however when By BELLA GIL abruptly, making it hard to return to NYC to another friend’s couch in NYC before edges the extreme risk NYU put students at analyzing what they are doing, in the time- Culture Editor to move out, especially after the global trav- making her way to Boston instead of going in requiring them to move with more cases frame and grandness of their actions, they el restrictions and the dangers of traveling home to the Bay Area, which has been hit popping up in NYC everyday. are doing very well.” Last Monday on the first day of Spring during an outbreak. very hard by the virus. “I was quarantining in my dorm room Visa issues, familial tensions and home- Break, all NYU students received an email This sudden notice had students scram- “I thought traveling home would be before this,” they said. “My suite was emp- towns having severe outbreaks are some from President Andrew Hamilton with bling to figure out not only how to move futile, expensive, and just generally un- ty, and like 90% of my floor was empty be- of the circumstances that contributed to updates on what procedures NYU had out of their dorms in the midst of a pan- necessary — especially because my rela- cause people who wanted to, and could go students inability to travel home. Though been taking regarding COVID-19. Most demic, but where to go if they couldn’t go tionship with my parents isn’t the best,” home, did. [...] But by forcing us to leave, we are truly living in unprecedented times, notably, Hamilton had informed all stu- back home due to varying circumstances. Lim told WSN over Facebook Messenger. they made everyone stop quarantining — I many agree NYU’s handling of this whole dents living in residence halls for the school While the university did give students “Additionally, while my parents are healthy, interacted with exponentially more people situation could have been a bit better. year that they had six days to move out of the option to request to stay within hous- a lot of their coworkers and colleagues ar- because of moving out than I would have if “I wish that they hadn’t reassured us their dorm, and advised them to preferably ing, many found they were not approved to en’t, and if I were to potentially expose they had just let me stay.” multiple times that the dorms would stay move out within 48 hours. do so unless it dealt with Visa issues. my parents to COVID-19, they could ex- For others who do not call the United open for the rest of the semester and that The memo came with extreme backlash Kelly Lim, a Steinhardt first-year who pose many more people that are at higher States home, staying with family across the they could’ve maybe made these conclu- and the creation of multiple petitions to had lived in University Hall, is staying on risk than the people I generally interact country was the only option. CAS soph- sions sooner,” Lim said. push back the deadline or stop the eviction a friend’s couch in Brooklyn and plans with in New York.” omore, who also requested to redact their altogether. Many cited that the notice came on doing so for a few weeks until moving Many students who found themselves name, had lived in Alumni Hall and could Email Bella Gil at [email protected].

How Students Are Spending Their Spring Break In Quarantine

By DIVYA NELAKONDA all the losses in finances as we have to often expect to come home to is spend- Beauty & Style Editor fly back home because the dorm is not ing time with their family and friends available anymore and that news came in from their hometown. Because many With the announcement a week prior such a short period.” cities are urging individuals to exercise to spring break that NYU’s Washington Some students had spring breaks re- social distancing to minimize potential Square Park campus would begin remote volving around an NYU-affiliated pro- exposure or spread of the coronavirus, classes due to the continuous rise of gram. CAS first-year, Rachel Fadem, had these gatherings have been impeded. coronavirus cases in New York City, stu- signed up for a trip with the Bronfman “The only activities that have really dents were forced to adapt their plans. Center for Jewish Student Life to go to been affected for me have just been being Many international students opted to an urban farm in Berkeley, California able to hang out with my friends from stay in NYU housing, as overseas travel and learn about sustainability, being home,” Rene said. “We usually spend was discouraged and whether the semes- good to the earth and mindfulness, all days together over break. I’m from D.C. ter would eventually resume in-person at within the realms of Jewish practice. so we sometimes do picnics by the mon- the NYU Washington Square Park cam- Though the trip’s cancellation was dis- uments, or bike rides downtown, going pus initially remained unclear. With the appointing, Fadem has been able to to the movies in Georgetown. It’s weird burgeoning threat of the coronavirus, use her now-free time to channel some because I haven’t seen them at all this students who stayed in NYU housing of her passions. break. My family sometimes travels to began to prepare. “I’ve been making a lot of jewelry,” see family over break, so obviously that’s “I went grocery shopping and bought Fadem said. “It’s something that I used been affected, which is upsetting.” more than I usually do, a ridiculous to do when I got really anxious or de- And as students are no longer living amount of food,” Steinhardt first-year pressed and now it’s a fun hobby and on campus or attending classes in per- Yvonne Zhang said. “It was an exces- business. It’s nice to be able to put all of son, keeping in touch with peers from sive amount of food that could last me my energy into a creative outlet such as NYU has become an added challenge. for half a year, but I was forced to eat making jewelry. I’m also writing music “Being back home means that I won’t it in five days.” and playing music.” be able to see many of my friends as I am The sudden changes brought forth by Students who are able to be at away from my NYU friends,” Fadem the escalation of the coronavirus in New home have even found little things to said. “I’m trying to utilize facetime York City throughout the spring break look forward to despite the unusual to talk to them.” week forced students who planned to circumstances. Still, students who were able to return CHELSEA LI | WSN stay in housing to react quickly. “I just bought this amazing vegan cake to stable homes are grateful to have the One student had to finish all the food in her refrigerator before leaving New York. While “I bought a ticket after we were told cookbook and I’ve been waiting for it to support they do. But they recognize the some had to abandon their de-stressing trips, others spent time dealing with stocked we would be kicked out [of housing] on arrive for the past week,” Gallatin sopho- universal stress of the pandemic on stu- up groceries. March 22, and later had to buy another more Ella Rene said. “When it gets here dents, regardless of whether their spring ticket because they moved the date ahead I have a day planned to bake like 4 cakes break was or was not affected. I’ll be able to have enough food on my way, and I think that putting that energy to March 18,” Zhang said. “I packed and drop some off to all of my friends’ “I think that it’s really hard to stay plate,” Rene said. “But I do think it’s into something, no matter what it is, is my stuff for days and also helped three houses — I’ll leave them at the doorstep positive during a time like this. Obvious- important that everyone takes the time what will help us get through this.” friends who were not in town to pack and wave from my car. That’s honestly ly I’m in an extremely privileged position to take care of themselves and the people … I think I can speak for myself and also what I’m most excited about right now.” to be able to stay home and not worry they care about if they have the ability to. Email Divya Nelakonda lots of international students regarding That being said, one activity students about my housing situation, or whether Everyone is kind of grieving in their own at [email protected]. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020 Washington Square News | Arts 5

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By ARTS DESK bookstores and many other arts es- scene alive while still social distancing. • Metrograph - Gift Card MUSIC VENUES tablishments followed suit as they • Spectacle Theater - Online Do- • Elsewhere - Community Relief One week ago, New York City May- did their part to stop the spread of MOVIE THEATERS nations GoFundMe to support the 80 or Bill de Blasio ordered New York the coronavirus. Many of the affected • Film Forum - Gift Certificates • Anthology Film Archives - On- employees who now face an un- City movie theaters to shut down as organizations and artists are facing • Village East Cinema - Gift Cer- line Donations and Advanced certain economic future as the part of many initiatives to hopefully unchartered territory when it comes tificates Tickets venue closes indefinitely “flatten the curve.” Earlier in March, to how they will survive without their • Lincoln Center - Digital Distribu- Broadway also shut down as a way to normal income. Below are a few ways tion of Independent Titles (eg. BOOKSTORES RESOURCES FOR prevent large gatherings. Museums, to help keep New York’s unique art Bacurau) • Three Lives & Company - Ac- FREELANCE ARTISTS cepting curbside pickup and de- • Springboard for the Arts- a livery within the West Village resource list that includes we- • McNally Jackson - Online orders, binars and community connec- McNally Jackson Bookseller tions, as well as links to other Paypal Support Fund, Tote Bags resource lists to help both or- and Gift Card ganizations and individual art- • Housing Works Bookstore/Or- ists ganization - Online Donations and Shop HOW TO SUPPORT FREELANCE ARTISTS THEATER AFFECTED BY ORGANIZATIONS/ CORONAVIRUS COMPANIES • Artist Support Pledge - Emerg- • Broadway Cares - Donations ing artists are taking a massive support artists to obtain health hit due to the coronavirus. Thus, care and emergency financial U.K. painter Matthew Burrows assistance created the concept of an artist • La Mama - Online live-streams support pledge. It works by urg- and donations ing artists to price their works • Theater for the New City - Do- modestly, then posting their art nations on Instagram with the tag #art- istsupportpledge. From there, GALLERIES other artists can purchase their • Artsy - Website that allows you work through e-commerce sites. to view and/or purchase gallery If their total profit surpasses artworks online 1,000 euros, then they should • Uprise Art - Mission is to inspire spend 200 euros on another art- a new generation of art collectors ist as well. to introduce art into their homes. CHARLIE DODGE | WSN It has a page for affordable origi- Email the Arts Desk Online gift cards, donations, live streams and more are still viable options during this time. The WSN Arts desk lists some ways you nals that all cost under $800 can still support independent artists from a safe social distance. at [email protected].

The Weeknd Makes Social Distancing Easy With ‘After Hours’

By LAUREN GRUBER the glittering ballad, which samples iness with “Save Your Tears” and Dining Editor Elton John’s “Your Song.” He takes “In Your Eyes,” which features a responsibility for his relationship’s delightfully unexpected saxophone With the world all but falling downfall and hopes his ex can find riff. Both tracks explore themes of apart around us, The Weeknd’s love again — words we all wish we an introspective Tesfaye acknowl- gut-wrenching, evocative new al- could hear from our exes — and edging the pain he’s caused his part- bum couldn’t have come at a better touches on similar sentiments in his ner, the tracks’ themes contrasted time. The Weeknd — also known as 2015 song “Angel.” by their 80s-inspired dance-friend- Abel Tesfaye — dropped his fifth The autobiographical “Snow- ly synth beats. studio album “After Hours” last Fri- child” — the title a likely reference One particularly heart-rending day at midnight, offering 14 tracks to Tesfaye’s cocaine use — takes song is the album’s interlude, “Re- blessed with his signature angelic the album into a darker, more mel- peat After Me,” where Tesfaye tries voice and harrowing lyricism to tune ancholic tone. He muses about his to convince his ex-lover that she out the rest of the world. path to stardom over minimalist still loves him and hasn’t fallen for “Baby, won’t you remind me who production, referencing a line from her new partner. His use of repeti- I am, and break my little cold heart?” his 2011 song “The Morning,” tion is incredibly impactful; we can Tesfaye’s falsetto croons in the first where he once dreamt of making feel how desperate he is to persuade song “Alone Again,” the atmo- it to California but is now disillu- his ex-lover, and perhaps himself, spheric beats reminiscent of “Kiss sioned. This appropriately leads that her intimacy with another Land’s” soundscape. Thunderous into “Escape From LA,” brimming man means nothing. drums kick in halfway through with boastful lyrics and plenty of With “After Hours,” The Week- the track, courtesy of Tesfaye’s fre- thinly veiled references to his ex, Bel- nd has finally struck the balance quent collaborator Illangelo, per- la Hadid, including an NSFW peek between the mournful, drug-addled haps signifying Tesfaye’s hardening into the song’s creation. R&B of his earlier projects, “Trilo- emotional state. The searing bass The album’s tempo is kicked up gy” and “Kiss Land,” and the funky, bleeds into the subsequent “Too a notch with “Heartless,” which was experimental pop of “Beauty Behind Late,” where The Weeknd concedes dropped in November 2019, and the Madness” and “Starboy.” The tit- to his lover that their relationship the hedonistic “Faith” offers expert- ular track, “After Hours,” embodies can’t be salvaged. ly-layered bass and equally hard-hit- this perfectly, breathing life into his “Hardest To Love” marks the ting lyrics. “Thought I’d be a better reflections on heartbreak with stun- album’s sole low point, whose man but I lied to me and to you,” he ning sound production. Tesfaye has tear-jerking lyrics are overshad- laments, and tells his lover that if he managed to channel his self-loathing owed by dizzying synthetic drums overdoses, he wants her beside him, and hedonistic tendencies into a that leave an otherwise beautiful eerily similar to his feature in Travis comprehensive album, without sac- song feeling disjointed. Fortunate- Scott’s “WAKE UP.” rificing his artistic integrity. ly, “Scared to Live” acts as a palate The Weeknd incorporates some LEO SHEINGATE | WSN “After Hours,” The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, was released on March 20th last week. Striking cleanser. “If I held you back, at least radio-friendly jams without com- Email Lauren Gruber the balance between mournful and funky, the album is perfect for your social distancing I held you close,” Tesfaye sings on promising his characteristic mood- at [email protected]. period. 6 Washington Square News MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2020

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TICKER Confronting Identity in Light of Coronavirus and Xenophobia

ly because of a recent influx of “boat people” and the subsequent controversy of legal sta- tus in the United States. Naming diseases STAFF EDITORIAL after foreign nations is the most common manifestation of a time period’s increased racism. The bubonic plague was called the Jewish Death. Yellow fever was nicknamed the Stranger’s Disease. HIV was dubbed NYU’s Evictions Show Its the 4-H disease, a reference to the “high-risk By EMILY DAI groups” of Haitians, homosexuals, hemo- Deputy Opinion Editor philiacs and heroin users. Disregard for Students’ Needs With this history in mind, it may be more I was born in New York City. I grew up clear why using the racist term “Chinese Vi- in Richmond. I reveled in my American rus” is inappropriate. Using the term may be Last Monday, NYU President Andrew Ham- mer nursing homes into temporary medical facil- history and government classes. I even vol- a way for people to combat the perceived po- ilton sent out a letter to the student body about ities. In fact, SUNY Stonybrook and SUNY Old untarily participated in a year-long civics litical correctness of avoiding naming diseas- the closure of residence halls and the transition to Westbury have already been recommended by the competition where I obsessively memorized es after the geographic origin of the virus. As online classes for the rest of the semester. Though Army Corps of Engineers as possible sites. the Constitution. Being an American is all Saagar Enjeti, the co-host of the Hill’s Rising residences would be officially closed on Sunday, But neither the state nor city government has I’ve ever known. web series, put it, “Chinese virus is the new March 22, it was recommended that students asked NYU to use its facilities. In light of the surge of xenophobia and radical Islamic terrorism.” The State De- move out within 48 hours. In a statement to the New York Post, a univer- hatred directed toward East Asians, it’s been partment defended Mike Pompeo’s use of This happened days after a number of university spokesperson said that there “have been no difficult for me to grapple with the reality the term as a way to counter Chinese Com- sities — including Stanford, Harvard and Colum- specific requests of the University at this point, that despite how American I may feel, that munist Party propaganda. It’s important to bia — had already decided to transition to online but we would want to be in a position to help identity can be easily revoked in times of note, though, the World Health Organiza- classes. It also happened after a few had already if needed.” However, it is unknown whether the crisis. I’m wrapped up in a monolith Asian tion urges people not to name diseases after closed their residence halls. Considering the rela- university’s dormitories are even able to be used as stereotype where my ethnicity comes before geographic locations, other cultural refer- tively quick decisions of other universities around temporary medical sites in the first place — there anything else. I’ve heard countless racist ences or terms that incite undue fear. The the country, NYU’s response was extremely slow. has been no known inspection at the state or city jokes about me infecting others with the desire to change the label from coronavirus The university responded to the crisis after most level to confirm. coronavirus. I’ve had wary shoppers shoot- to yet another “foreign virus” is, just as it has students had already left campus — obviously Why wasn’t the university transparent about ing accusatory glances in my direction at the been in the past, an aggressive and political- not ideal for residents who needed to move out. this before requesting students leave residence grocery store. ly charged move that needlessly stigmatizes In all, the decision’s impact was substantial, but halls, and why didn’t it ensure students had I know, though, that discriminatory jokes a group of people and heightens more fear since it came much too late, it didn’t give students housing accommodations before making a de- and distrustful glances are only the tip of against Chinese people. enough time to properly transition. cision that would seriously impact students? the racist iceberg, and I’m extremely lucky As a result, Asians are facing a new wave After the decision, residents were forced to Why did NYU only institute these changes once to have only endured this much. I’ve heard of xenophobia and hate crimes. Coronavirus make last minute arrangements to either go home so many students had already left campus if it other testimonies from Asian students being has proven to be economically devastating or find housing elsewhere — a luxury many stu- didn’t have to? called “diseased b-tch” for wearing a mask for Chinatowns and other Chinese-owned dents could not afford. Hamilton also wrote that The residence halls may eventually be used to and other Asian students being prompt- businesses as wary shoppers now avoid “the bar will be high” for students who sought hold hospital beds, but that’s only because NYU ed “shouldn’t you be wearing a mask?” by those areas. London student Jonathan Mok exemptions to the removal. In a follow-up letter volunteered them. The university made the choice strangers on the street for not wearing one. was brutally assaulted by four assailants, sent by Marc Wais, Vice President of Student Af- to clear out its dormitories on its own, which And influential figures have repeatedly one of whom had said “I don’t want your fairs, the university outlined what constituted this means that — if NYU wanted to — it could have failed to put out these xenophobic flames. coronavirus in my country” while beating bar more clearly, saying certain international stu- waited until after spring break to evict its resi- Carriers of the coronavirus aren’t confined him. A woman wearing a face mask was dents who stated their concerns would be given dents, or it could have given students more than to just Asian people. Yet, media outlets have assaulted and called “diseased b-tch” on a exemptions, and that students with “unanticipat- a 48-hour preferred notice, or it could have hinted repeatedly put the face of Asians at the front New York City subway. One young woman ed financial challenges” would be able to apply for that it would make this decision in the email it of their coronavirus articles. When New was punched in the face as the perpetrator emergency aid. However, this support is capped sent to the student body just four days prior. York confirmed its first case of coronavirus, screamed, “Where’s your coronavirus mask, at $500 — not nearly enough for many students. NYU did not want to put its students’ interests the New York Times, Forbes and the New you Asian b-tch?” Just hours later, an Asian According to NYU, residence halls needed to before its own. York Post reported this story using photos of man was jumped as his assailants yelled, “F- be emptied in case they needed to hold hospital The fact of the matter is that NYU has left its unrelated Asian people wearing face masks. ck you, Chinese coronavirus.” beds. In the aforementioned follow-up email, students hanging high and dry, and failed to con- A reporter at the White House’s pandemic These are undoubtedly trying times. Wais said NYU had an “institutional responsibil- sider students’ needs. It disregarded the varied fi- task force press briefing cited an anonymous Amid colleges across the U.S. closing and ity to help” if needed. This falls in line with New nancial situations of low-income individuals and report that a White House official used the people urged to practice social distancing York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to exposed NYU’s fundamental disconnect with the term “Kung Flu.” Notably, President Don- with seemingly no end in sight, it’s under- convert buildings like college dormitories and for- very group it’s meant to protect. ald Trump continually insists on calling the standable that people are anxious about the coronavirus the “Chinese Virus.” coming days. But that is no excuse for peo- But this behavior isn’t new. Novel diseas- ple to hold the bigoted notion that Asian es have often led to a rise of fear-mongering people are to be blamed, feared or hated and xenophobic hysteria. In medieval Eu- for the coronavirus. As hate crimes against rope, people believed the bubonic plague Asians surge and as my own government Email the Editorial Board at [email protected]. originated from the Jewish community. legitimizes this hatred by perpetuating the Consequently, thousands of Jews were otherness of the “Chinese Virus,” I’ve felt CHAIR Jun Sung burned at the stake and their communities ostracized by my own country. No matter CO-CHAIR Emily Dai, Gabby Lozano, Asha Ramachandran, Helen Wajda massacred as their inhabitants were accused how much I may identify with my own na- CHAIR EX OFFICIO Cole Stallone, Abby Hofstetter, of spreading contagion and poisoning wells. tion, it seems that my Chinese ethnicity will Ronni Husmann, Paul Kim, Anna-Dmitry Muratova When the 1853 yellow fever ravaged the always put me an arm’s length away from United States, European immigrants faced being an American. the brunt of stigmatization. In the 1980s, HIV became associated with Haitians, part- Email Emily Dai at [email protected].

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[email protected] UNDER THE ARCH Edited by GURU RAMANATHAN “Hi! Where are you from?” When you live far away, home looks a little different every time you return.

By VAISHNAVI NAIDU bad in India: we have a sense of communi- Voices Contributing Writer ty and structure that Americans don’t, to the point where I felt sheltered from the When I moved to India at the age of adversities of the real world. While you’d nine, it became easy and almost natural never truly be independent, it’s still nice to associate everything good I had ever to always have people you can depend on. known with America: annual passes After finally revisiting America after to Disneyland, self-checkout counters my nine-year stint in India, I was able at Walmart and piling enormously un- to form a more developed comparison healthy amounts of shredded cheese onto of my two homes. People are a lot more a steaming plate of calamari at Olive Gar- confrontational in America, to the point den. I could barely remember my early where you’re afraid to slip up and acci- childhood, but these distinct flashes of dentally anger someone. That’s a unique memories made me romanticize the life trait of individualistic cultures, where I had back in the states. India was a for- people aren’t afraid to speak their mind, eign place that lacked the ice cream trucks even when it results in social tension. I had grown to love and the picturesque At the same time, exchanging over-the- maple trees and wide roads to which I was top pleasantries is commonplace in the so accustomed. United States. This was something that I would visit India during my summer proved to be a monumental task for me vacations for a month at most. These vis- at first. It’s hard to force yourself to make JULIA HOPE RIGUERRA | WSN its were a blur, because of my distorted small talk and say “thank you” every five memory and the utter chaos of dozens seconds when you come from a place ple, almost dizzying, turns he seemed to cious. My romanticized reconstruction squirrels and pigeons in Washington of relatives coddling me, stuffing me where interactions between people who be taking every minute. of life in America was crashing before my Square Park approach people with an with spicy snacks and admiring my dis- don’t know each other are quite limited. We eventually reached our Marriott very eyes, leaving me in a state of perplex- unsettling lack of fear, almost as if they’re tinct American accent. It never crossed It’s an interesting and bizarre clash of atti- Hotel and began the arduous process of ity over the sudden realization that this challenging you. my mind that these were just preludes to tudes, and I’m still trying to find the line unloading the luggage when I overheard was going to be my home for the next Perhaps my difficulties adjusting arise what would become the biggest and most separating them. my dad trying, and failing, to discreetly four years. I experienced major culture from the fact that this isn’t really my jarring shift in my life. When my family landed in New York argue with the cabbie. Unsurprisingly, shock the moment I stepped out of the home, or the home I envisioned. I feel like This doesn’t mean that India, or in City, brimming with excitement after the the fare was outrageous. However, what airport. This tainted my otherwise tour- I’ve been dropped into the most vibrant particular Hyderabad, didn’t grow on arduous 18-hour flight, we did not receive surprised me the most was the incredibly isty and colorful Times Square view of and dynamic city in the world with all me. My memories are deeply rooted in my the warm welcome we expected. Like a drastic change in his behavior. New York City. this freedom I could only have dreamt Indian culture, with most conversations true tourist family, we had decided to take The man we had spent over an hour Coming from a major metropolitan of back in India. I’m not used to being revolving around my “Indianness.” My one of those large unmetered cabs from making delightful small talk with became city in India, I assumed it wouldn’t be allowed to walk alone in the streets (even spice tolerance has dramatically increased; JFK to Manhattan. It did make sense at almost unrecognizable. He was red with that hard to adjust to high-paced city life. during the day), and I certainly can’t get I can now brazenly jaywalk on the busiest the time, considering how much luggage anger and, ironically, yelling at my dad But maybe there’s just something about over the fact that I can now talk to the op- and most chaotic Old City streets whilst we had, but we should’ve realized the about how he felt cheated. A couple min- New York City that makes its residents posite sex without fear of the inevitable maneuvering around auto rickshaws and shadiness of the situation when the driver utes of heated arguing turned into him unnervingly confrontational. It’s not un- ensuing gossip. motorists more than willing to run me insisted that an app on his phone would openly cursing at all of us, for everyone to common to be harassed by petitioners at It’s liberating yet strangely discomfort- over; and even my accent turned notice- determine the trip’s fare. hear. A harsh “F-ck you” cut through the every corner, or to watch a fight break out ing; I’m now completely in control of my ably Indian, despite my numerous failed Nevertheless, we made pathetic at- air but no one around us even bat an eye on the street in broad daylight, or have actions and the repercussions that follow attempts to recreate the American ac- tempts at pretending we were real New in response to what was happening. a dealer sneak up on you from behind them. I can’t deny I’ve lived a sheltered cent I once had. Yorkers, with my dad shushing me every This was New York in all whilst you’re walking down West Fourth life for the past nine years, one where I Growing up in both countries, I no- time I tried asking the driver where we of its normalcy. and whisper, “You kids want weed?” often felt immensely suffocated, and now ticed major cultural differences between were, in an effort to ensure he wouldn’t In India, arguments always happened What would be considered unthink- I can’t deny how the freedom can be over- India and America: Indians favor social inflate the fare. It didn’t work. We defi- behind closed doors and in hushed able in India, such as a waitress passive whelming at times. It’s difficult to strike a harmony over furthering one’s own goals, nitely didn’t know our way around the whispers. Often, a side-eye is more than aggressively badgering you for a tip, is balance in the Land of Liberty and I often and privacy is not just a given right like it city and the driver did, which is why it enough to put someone in their place; to just part of the experience when you go find myself engaging in rather contradic- is in America. However, it’s not all that didn’t occur to us to question the multi- actually utter “F-ck you” would be atro- out to eat at Union Square. Even the tory behaviors. I’d stay up till 3 a.m. for no good reason while being incredibly pedantic about my daily schedule just because I can. I don’t think it’s possible for me to dislike New York, despite the fact it will never feel like home. There are benefits, like revisiting Olive Garden and relishing my long lost childhood — despite the fact that as an adult, I now need to per- sonally request the waiter to pile on the cheese. But there’s a limit to how much I can marvel at the famed maple trees and the stereotypical wide roads that accom- pany them before I start to feel homesick for the chaos associated with India. Jay- walking just doesn’t feel the same when there are legitimate zebra crossings, and neither does risking typhoid at a sketchy street food cart when you know the cook is forced to wear gloves. India has always carried a sense of excitement and reckless- ness that New York cannot possibly offer. I come from two very distinct homes, and they both look a little different every time I move, with the romanticization of one beginning as soon as I leave it. My years in India consisted of me yearning for my life in America and, as a cruel twist of fate, revisiting America has only left me longing for the life I actually remember.

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