VOLUME 112 • ISSUE 11 BARUCH COLLEGE’S INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER DECEMBER 4, 2017 OPINIONS 5 Water contamination USG elects Jorgensen, Dimcevski as senators creates new concerns (p. 5) Chemical companies that prioritize prof- its over people are introducing toxicity into public water supplies. Cor- porations like those that in- troduced lead into Flint, Michigan, need to be tightly regulated to prevent more dangerous incidents. BUSINESS 7 FCC chairman plans to revoke net neutrality (p. 7) FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has an- nounced his aim to revoke net neutrality NICOLE PUNG | THE TICKER regulations. If these rules are Jorgensen, left, and Dimcevski, right, join the table at the end of the Fall semester, and will continue to stay on as senators until the end of the Spring semester. repealed, the internet could BY BIANCA MONTEIRO be throttled by NEWS ASSISTANT internet service providers. Baruch College’s Undergraduate Student Government offi cially elected two new representative senators — Alexander Dimcevski and Emma Jor- gensen — on Nov. 21 during its senate meeting. A total of 14 students ran for the positions. Jorgensen was also confi rmed as chair of appeals, a position ARTS & STYLE 10 she took over after serving as interim chair for two weeks. Th e vacancy opened when former Treasurer Ehtasham Bhatti resigned and former Chair of DC superheroes unite in Appeals Suzanna Egan took his place on Nov. 9. Th e second vacancy followed the resignation of former Representative Sen. Josue Mendez. Th e two Justice League (p. 11) senators offi cially began serving on the table in the following senate meeting on Nov. 28. In the style STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 of 2012’s Th e Avengers, Bat- man, Wonder Woman, Aqua- man, Super- ‘Paris by Night’ delights through music and dance performances man, Cyborg and the Flash BY SAHAR ILYAS team up in a SENIOR STAFF WRITER fi lm that suf- fered through Th e Vietnamese Student Association hosted its fi fth annual “Paris by production diffi culties, including Night” event on Nov. 28. Th e event got its name from a popular Vietnam- the addition of a diff erent direc- ese musical variety show originally fi lmed in Paris. Baruch College’s ver- tor and the digital removal of a mustache. sion of the show, just like the one on TV, featured musical performances, folklore and plays; it was a mix of both modern and traditional Vietnam- SCIENCE & TECH 14 ese culture. Th e hosts of the show were Victoria Cheng and Adam Yu, and they Harry Potter techniques can kept the crowd entertained throughout the night with their jokes and be applied to MRIs (p. 14) several raffl es. Free dessert cards to Bingbox Snow Cream Co., VSA’s sponsor of the Th e technique night, were raffl ed off along with two Google Home Minis and one Ama- that creates im- zon Echo Dot. ages of smoke, clouds and fantastic beasts STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NICOLE PUNG | THE TICKER in Harry Potter movies can be applied to MRI scans and ren- der them into WIB raises money for charity via fashion show Baruch men's images. Th is can help research- ers study the brain and fi nd neu- swimming team rons within it through the study of its images. leads 4-2 BY MATTEO FLAMIO SPORTS 17 SENIOR STAFF WRITER Playoff lineup begins to Baruch College’s men’s and take shape (p. 19) women’s swimming teams are Th e Eagles, now well into their seasons, each Patriots, Steel- having thus far completed a total ers, Vikings of six races. Th e men’s team has and Rams started the season 4-2, while the continued to women’s team has started its sea- win this week, son 3-3. furthering their Th e teams started their sea- pushes toward sons against William Paterson the playoff s. Th e Chiefs, University, where they were both however, after defeated, with the women’s and a 5-0 start, fell to 6-5, setting up men’s teams falling 113-106 and what should be a close division 123-89, respectively. race. In their second and third matches, Baruch faced off against the Division II teams of Queens College and Adelphi University. theticker.org Th e men’s team was able to de- feat Queens 75-22, but was un- @baruchticker NICOLE PUNG | THE TICKER able to get a win over Adelphi, BaruchTicker The ninth annual "Style Your Success Fashion Show" took place on Nov. 30, drawing in students for a night of business losing 73-26. @baruchticker fashion, music and prizes to raise money for the American Cancer Society. To learn more and to see photos, turn to page 2. PAGE 2 I THE TICKER NEWS DECEMBER 4, 2017 WIB offers fun and fashion in 9th annual ‘Style Your Success’ BY ESTELLE SAAD STAFF WRITER Th e ninth annual Baruch Col- lege Women in Business “Style Your Success Fashion Show” event took place on Nov. 30. WIB hosted the show, in which diff erent busi- ness attire was styled by volunteer models. Money raised through the event was donated to the American Cancer Society. Each segment of the show fo- cused on a diff erent type of busi- ness outfi t. Th e event was meant to showcase a variety of business styles for women, focusing on busi- ness professional, business casual and day-to-night attire, with 21 stu- dent volunteers acting as models. Th e event was sponsored by nu- merous clothing companies, and their clothing was featured in the show. Th ese companies included Lit Rose, Tahari Arthur S. Levine, Sacca’s Suits & Tailor Shop, Koviem, Steve Madden and Steps New York in Forest Hills. Representatives from the vari- ous brands had a chance to come to the stage and speak about their brands and their clothes. Lit Rose is an online shopping website NICOLE PUNG | THE TICKER that was started by a Baruch se- nior. Tahari is a clothing line that Brands featured and modeled at "Style Your Success" included Lit Rose, Tahari ASL, Sacca's Suits & Tailor Shop, Koviem, Steve Madden and Steps New York in Forest Hills. specializes in women’s business clothing. Sacca’s Suits & Tailor along. Th e event called for cocktail multiple types of attire appropri- to places including Schnippers, was a personality segment in which Shop is a custom suit and tailor- attire, and most of the audience ate for various business settings Chop’t, Cava, Sprinkles Cupcakes, the models walked out, two at a ing store in Queens that is owned complied. On each chair was a while raising money for cancer Baked by Melissa, Insomnia Cook- time, to a song of their choosing. by a 24-year-old entrepreneur. gift bag for audience members to research,” said Katerina Papada- ies, Lit Rose, Out of Print and Mod- Th e purpose of the segment was to Koviem is a custom women’s suits take home. In the bag was a bottle tis, WIB’s event clothing manager. ern Pinball NYC. let the models show the audience company. of Tahari ASL nail polish, a plastic Jenifer Criollo, WIB vice president Th e models were encouraged by their personalities and as a thank Th e room refl ected the “Winter Christmas ornament, a 60-percent- and event co-chair explained that the audience members and their you for all of their hard work, Crio- Solstice” theme of the evening with off off er to shop at Lit Rose and a the event’s true underlying purpose cheering throughout the night. Th e llo explained. Each club that spon- a predominantly blue color in the few candies. Th e event even had its was to raise awareness and money female models’ outfi ts included sored the event took a walk down simple decorations. Little blue and own Geofi lter on Snapchat. for the ACS, a cause that is impor- simple dresses with blazers, suits the catwalk, as well as each mem- white lights were hung throughout Th e club donates the money tant to her and to WIB as a whole. and jumpsuits, as well as fancier ber of WIB. the room as well. Th e catwalk was raised through this event to ACS At the start of the event, cookies, dresses and furs. Male models wore WIB had been working on this at the front of the room, surround- every year. empanadas and dips were off ered, suits, blazers, sweaters and coats. event, which is its largest event of ed by chairs for the audience. Th e “Th e SYS fashion show is a cre- and later in the show dinner was Th e clothes were all donated by the the year, since September. Th e club DJ played both current and clas- ative and social way to educate served. Raffl e tickets were sold with sponsors of the event. plans to continue the tradition and sic music, and the audience sang students and outside guests on the the incentive of winning gift cards At the end of the show, there plan another event next year. ‘Taste of Africa’ fashion VSA hosts 5th annual ‘Paris by Night’ show lauds ‘New Africa’ CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE BY LIAM GIORDANO Th e fi rst performance of the CONTRIBUTING WRITER night was Jason Nguyen, who “The inspiration behind played a traditional Vietnamese After much anticipation, Ba- instrument, the dan bau. Nguyen ruch College’s African Student As- the theme for this year’s goes by the name of SoulGook on sociation hosted its eighth annual YouTube and plays a mix of tra- “Taste of Africa” fashion show on ‘Taste of Africa’ event is ditional Vietnamese and modern Dec.