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National comedy students square off

Renowned bioethicist to join Langone

Shins surpass five-year hype with ‘Port The Morrow’

NYU and Columbia students competed for V.I.P. trips to Chicago’s “Just For Laughs” festival.

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By Hanqing CHen

NYU and Columbia comedians faced off in a battle for laughs last night at the Gotham Com-edy Club.

“We’re looking for the funniest people around,” said Bonnie Puck-ett, an organizer of the New York branch of the National College Comedy Competition.

As part of the first stage in the NCCC sponsored by TBS and Wendy’s, two teams of NYU and Columbia students shared the stage in a live showcase judged by local professional comedians including Jermaine Fowler, Hy Bender and Reid Faylor. This showcase is the first in several rounds of competition.

In February, TBS toured college campuses nationwide to select co-medians. At their New York stop, NYU and Columbia’s rivalry was revived. This year, 32 colleges from

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By eRiC BensOnRenowned bioethicist Arthur Ca-

plan from the University of Penn-sylvania Perelman School of Medi-cine will lead the new Division of Medical Ethics in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Langone Medical Center beginning in July.

A renowned educator and re-searcher, Caplan is currently the Sidney D. Caplan professor of bio-ethics and professor of medicine, philosophy and psychiatry. He began working at Penn in 1994 and chaired the Department of Medical Ethics from 2002 through 2009. Before joining Penn, he taught at the University of Minne-sota, the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University.

He will begin his career at NYU this summer by conducting re-search and aiding the development of the Medical Ethics Division and will likely begin teaching in Janu-ary of 2013. The courses he will

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By DanieL FuCHs

Five years between albums will inevitably create hype. New fans build up while old listen-ers grow nostalgic. When the band in question has put out three of the past decade’s best albums, the bar of expectations is certainly set high. On “Port of Morrow,” the Shins not only surpass those expectations but also create a classic album in its own right.

For Shins fans who fell in love with “New Slang,” “Morrow” may come as a bit of a shock. The songs feel like hybrids of the band’s past two albums, “Chutes Too Narrow” and “Wincing the Night Away,” em-ploying the former’s shiny folk-pop and the latter’s grandiosity. While James Mercer is the only

remaining original member of the band, its fundamental sound remains intact.

The album’s opener, “The Ri-fle’s Spiral,” starts things off on a high note with a jangly pro-duction reminiscent of a Bro-ken Bells song. The album’s first single, “Simple Song,” is a pow-erful ballad with pianos chiming under massive guitar riffs. “It’s Only Life” slows the album down tonally, and the acoustic “Sep-tember” uses simple, modest ar-rangements that help to accentu-ate the brilliant songwriting.

By contrast, “No Way Down” is a lush piece full of twang-ing surf-rock guitars over a full bass-line. The highlight of the album, “40 Mark Strasse,” falls somewhere in between modest and massive, using layered vocal harmonies, an infectious chorus

and smooth instrumentals to craft an unforgettable track.

Yet no matter how mellow or grand the arrangements are, the flow of the album is never disrupted. The album feels like a total package, a truly emo-tionally complex experience.

If nothing else, “Port of Mor-row” dazzles in its concise, reso-nant songwriting. James Mercer delivers perhaps the best lyrics of his career. “Simple Song” de-tails childhood dreams of love and fear with infectiously feel-good lyrics like, “I know that things can really get rough/ When you go it alone/ Don’t go thinking you gotta be tough/ And play like a stone.”

“September,” one of the more somber tracks on the album, features its most complex lyr-ics, conveying such imagery

as, “Into this strange elastic world/ Pontus kindly gave up a pearl/ Of his eternal stone and mud/ Ain’t she lovely bone and blood.” Mercer is at his most emotionally vulnerable and pro-found level on “Morrow.”

In a way, “Port of Morrow” feels like the next logical step in the Shins’ catalog. “Wincing The Night Away” was on the verge of brilliance, and with this latest album, the Shins thrust that concept forward, borrowing from the past but still crafting a wholly enjoyable piece of music. While the hype might cloud some listeners’ in-terpretations, “Port Of Morrow” is an emotional, brilliant album not to be missed.

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year’s biannual Wedding Fair in Bucharest. The train took 100 days to create. The lace was imported from France, and the taffeta and other fabrics were purchased

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By KaYana Jean-PHiLiPPe

While Google Maps is typically used only for directions, iPhone users can now use maps as social tools on their phones.

CityMaps, a new app for the iP-hone and upcoming app for An-droid devices, shows a detailed map that provides the location of retail stores, franchises, restau-rants and subway stations. The Beta website of CityMaps was founded in 2010 and featured a map of New York City. Earlier this month, the company released its official app and announced to add two new locations: San Francisco and Austin, Texas. The Android version is expected to come out in a few weeks.

“We can see anything about the city from businesses to what friends are doing and what events are going on,” Elliot Cohen, the app’s co-founder, said. “We wanted to create a platform to let people explore the city and share it.”

When the user clicks on the stores, the address and phone num-ber become available. Clicking on movie theatres allows viewers to see the show times and trailers and purchase tickets. Student discounts are also available on the app.

“In the future, we want to move toward a much more so-cial map, providing information on what all your friends are do-ing and where they have been going,” Cohen said.

CityMaps gathers information from thousands of businesses and has integrated with over 20 sites including Twitter, Four-Square and Fandango. For in-stance, CityMaps pulls tip data from FourSquare’s Application Programming Interface that en-ables FourSquare’s software to interact with other softwares.

Foursquare representative Laura Covington said their API is open for use, and the company cur-rently has over 20,000 developers building on the platform.

“We are always excited to see our data used in many different ways,” Covington said.

Small businesses may find that CityMaps will help in their success.

Richie Tiryaki, manager of Nutbox on East 8th Street, said he thinks the app will boost the store’s business.

“It might bring in new cus-tomers,” he said. “It’s about the marketing.”

Dara Scraper, representative of Dashing Diva salon, also found the app very convenient.

“It’s great that CityMaps shows

the location of the store easily and accurately,” she said.

Steinhardt freshman Jakeline Bedoya said the app was consumer- and social media-friendly.

“I’ve had New York City maps, but none like this one,” he said. “I like how it shows tweets nearby and any shopping or restaurant location.”

However, Jayson Dorsett, a CAS freshman and Android user, was not convinced by the features CityMaps offers. He compared it to the Google Places app, which he favors be-cause of its accuracy and rat-ing system.

“I do not see enough distinctive features in CityMaps to persuade me to switch from Google Places,” Dorsett said. “A more accurate search engine, a better rating sys-tem and a labeling system that dif-ferentiated different types of food ... would probably get me to make the switch.”

Kayana Jean-Philippe is a contributing writer. Email her cstate@nyunews.com.

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teach at the university have not been decided.

“I am excited at the prospect of finding ways to continue to build bridges between medicine and the health sciences and other parts of the university — the scope and depth of resources at NYU present opportunities few other universities possess,” Caplan said.

Robert Grossman, dean and CEO of NYU Langone, said Caplan’s ex-perience and passion will be very valuable in enhancing NYU’s ethics and bioethics programs and as a re-source for staff.

“Under Dr. Caplan’s leadership, the Division of Medical Ethics is poised to play a critical role in in-forming these and other debates and in advancing sound policy dur-ing a period in our health care sys-tem’s evolution when clarity and depth of analysis are more impor-tant than ever,” Grossman said.

At Penn, students and faculty have expressed a great sense of loss after hearing of the transfer.

Penn professor Jonathan Moreno, who has known Caplan since 1974, said he is disappointed to see Ca-plan leave.

“I have known him since 1974, and it has been the most rewarding experience of my career,” Moreno said. “He has an idea every 30 sec-onds, works like hell and is totally unpretentious. NYU is so lucky to have him.”

Steve Miller, a fourth-year medical student at Penn, said working with

Caplan has been the best mentor-ship experience of his life.

“On several occasions, I have come to him with an insoluable problem, and by the end of our 10-minute meeting, I have a clear path to a solution,” Miller said.

Caplan spoke of some challenges that will come with the transfer.

“Over the years bioethics has be-come a key theme within the Penn environment, and it is difficult to leave that behind,” Caplan said. “But the caliber of students at the medi-cal center and throughout the rest of the NYU community promises to be richly rewarding. And mostly I will miss the colleagues in bioethics I had mentored and worked with for many years at Penn.”

Eric Benson is a deputy university editor. Email him at ebenson@nyunews.com.

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around the country are involved in the competition. Four winners of the overall competition will win V.I.P. trips to TBS’s “Just For Laughs” festival in Chicago.

Members of the Columbia and NYU teams were given chances to entertain the audience with their own individual five-minute stand-up comedy acts last night. Each of the eight members on these teams was preselected by TBS in smaller events on each respective campus through online applica-tions. At the end of the competi-tion, four members from Colum-bia and NYU moved up to the next round of competition. NYU’s Eli Shapiro, Gabriel Laks, Gibran Sa-leem and Tony Grayson advanced to regional competitions.

NYU comedians have taken part of this competition since its incep-tion in 2007, but this is Columbia’s second time participating.

Many of the comics warmed up the crowd with their own unique stories.

“It’s weird because I lived in a suburban town, and with my thick rim glasses, I thought, ‘I’m an individual,’ ” Tisch senior and comic Gabriell Laks said.

“And I moved to New York and I realized, I come in every color of the rainbow. Provided it’s a white rainbow.”

Grayson said he enjoyed performing. “I don’t think anyone expected

[to win]. It was a really fun show, people did really well and I was im-pressed it,” he said.

Some comics like Columbia win-ner Orli Matlow proved to be an old hand at comedy, comfortably pok-ing fun at the show’s sponsors in her act.

“TBS has been such a big influ-ence on my comedy,” she said with false sincerity on stage. “I mean, Wendy’s, fat people and gingers.”

In the next round of the competi-tion, videos will be put on the TBS competition website for the general public to vote on between April 4 and 7.

“Many of the comics I find funny are pretty old, so it will be interesting to see what 18 to 20 years of experience can do,” kyra Bloom, a freshman at Barnard Woman’s College of Columbia, said.

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By CHaRLes COCHin De BiLLY

The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, the Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce and construction unions are now making their voices heard in sup-port of NYU 2031 — the univer-sity’s plans to expand by six mil-lion square feet in 19 years.

Following months of opposi-tion to the plan, the demon-stration of support has come at a pivotal moment before Manhattan borough President Scott Stringer issues his recom-mendation independently of the Local Community Board.

“A large circle of local busi-nesses depend on NYU resi-dences, and NYU’s growth strategy would secure the fi-nancial future of these small businesses,” Tom Gray, execu-tive director of GVCCC, said. “It is these businesses that are so essential to the character of Greenwich Village as we know it, and NYU’s plans would al-low them to thrive and grow.”

Last Tuesday, about 40 busi-ness owners, union leaders and construction workers gathered in front of the City Hall steps to

demonstrate their support for NYU 2031.

The university says the plan will create an estimated 18,200 new construction jobs and 2,600 long-term employ-ment opportunities.

NYU spokesman John Beckman said the university is grateful for the support.

“We understand that there are those who disagree with our plans, but it’s important for ev-eryone to know that there are many supporters who believe a strong university is good for the city,” Beckman said.

But Andrew Berman, execu-tive director of the Greenwich Village Society of Historic Pres-ervation, has been a highly vo-cal opponent of the Greenwich Village-based expansion plan and dismissed the demonstra-tion as irrelevant.

Berman said there was a remark-able imbalance between the thou-sands actively opposed to the plan and the 50 or so who turned out last week.

“Most construction unions would support any proposal for the sake of jobs,” Berman said. “However, most also acknowl-edge that more economic ac-

tivity would be created were NYU’s expansion to take part in other neighborhoods.”

However, members of the GVC-CC insist 2031 would benefit small businesses in the area and create thousands of jobs — a feat they be-lieve is important in a time of high unemployment rates.

Opponents have also argued that other neighborhoods, such as the Financial District, are vi-able alternatives to Greenwich Village and in far more need of economic development.

Wayne Conti, proprieter of Mer-cer Street Books and Records across street from the Coles Sports Cen-ter, said he thinks the construction will be bad for business because it will keep customers away.

“Sullivan Street was closed when NYU was building a law school building. It was closed way longer than predicted,” Con-ti said. “My understanding is the businesses there didn’t recover. It’s going to be noisy and aw-ful [here]. It will be an unpleas-ant and narrow street, like Wall Street. You will feel cramped.”

Charles Cochin de Billy is a contributing writer. Email him at university@nyunews.com.

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Street Beauty: Freshman shares tips for spring

Students share easy, natural five-minute hairstyles

High fashion gets a kick of casual by sneaker trend

Spring is finally here, and with winter weather far behind, so too is the need for heavy winter boots. Comfortable and warm, boots may have been the perfect choice for the snowy season, but sneakers are the ideal replacement for spring. In the form of many different styles on the runways, sneakers are a key item for spring. For a classic, sporty look, many designers from Rick Owens to Aldo have opted for high-top sneakers.

By sYDneY Wu

Bringing you the best fashion tips, Street Beauty shares the beauty routines of students around campus. This week highlights CAS Freshman Jordan Grace.

Question: What is a spring beauty trend you are excited about?Answer: Bronzer. It gives you a sun-kissed glow be-fore long-awaited sunny days. Both MAC Cosmetics and Clinique offer bron-zers for people with sensi-tive skin. They both have a nice array of shades, so you don’t end up looking like an Oompa Loompa. Make sure your bronzer isn’t too dark for your skin tone. Also, be sure to get a recommendation from a makeup professional to find out what shade is best for you.

Q: What is your favorite beauty product?A: I love Springsheen Blush from MAC. It’s a gorgeous, light coral powder blush.

Q: Do you have a secret to making sure your skin looks flawless?A: I used Clinique Almost Makeup with SPF 15, but they discontinued making it, so now I use Clinique Superbal-anced Makeup. They’re great foundations that aren’t too heavy and look very natural, which is very important to me. For powder, I use Sally Hansen Cornsilk Face Pow-der. It’s my mom’s secret.

Q: What would you recom-mend as a quick beauty routine for those who do not want to wake up too

early in the morning just to do their makeup?A: This is perfect for me be-cause I don’t like to spend more than 15 to 20 min-utes on my entire beauty routine in the morning. Never forget mascara and moisturizer if you have dry skin. Even if you’re on-the-go and have five minutes to do your makeup, mascara and blush literally take a minute to do.

Q: Do you have any beauty tips?A: Putting on makeup in the spring and summer should be super easy and effort-less, yet still fun, bringing out your best attributes. keep your makeup light and natural. An easy way to re-ally make your eyes look dazzling is by choosing the correct color liner. MAC Eye kohl pencil eyeliner in Teddy, a copper-brown, goes wonderfully with green eyes. For people with brown eyes, I recommend the MAC Pow-erpoint Eye Pencil in Bor-deauxline. The purple color really makes brown eyes stand out. For blue-eyed gals, MAC’s Technakohl Liner in Greyprint looks fabulous.

Q: What is the most im-portant thing to you about beauty and feeling your ab-solute best?A: Be confident in yourself because that really shines through in a person. Con-fidence is most important. Beauty is as much about what’s on the inside as it is on the outside. Don’t put on makeup to cover up, rather, put on makeup to enhance the beauty God gave you.

Sydney Wu is a staff writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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Tisch freshman Chloe St. Etienne rocks a shaved hair style beautifully. “I had a big fro, and I just spontaneously shaved it off for spring

break,” she said. “I cut it, then my boyfriend cleaned it up a bit.” With literally no styling required at all, this cut is the definition of

wash-and-go. To switch up the look, slip on a headband or hat.

Third-year Tisch graduate student Brooke Goldfinch wears a bob that suits her perfectly.

“I had bangs for years but grew them out because I thought they were going out of style,” Goldfinch said. “I realized I look better with bangs, so I just had them cut again.”

She uses kiehl’s Super Thick Volumizer Spray and runs a flat iron through her hair to finish the look. The moral of the story? Find a look that works, and stick with it.

Gone are the days when women slept in curlers. Today, some of the best hairstyles are the simplest. Four stylish NYU students show us how they do their hair in under five minutes:

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To mimic the vibrant, fun look seen at Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2012 runway, choose a pair in bold, bright colors. Take sneakers up a notch by choos-ing a printed pair inspired by the exotic prints on Giuseppe zanotti’s snake-printed high-top sneaker, which cost much more what the average student can afford.

Instead of prints on shoes, go for glitter. Guys need not be shy; spring’s glitter sneakers can be glamorous for both men and women. From Jimmy Choo to Vans, many footwear designers are using jewels, gems and metals to adorn their sneakers.

For ladies who want a more feminine style, wedged sneakers are the answer. With their platforms, these sneakers give that extra feminine touch. Chloe’s high-top wedge sneaker and Ash’s wedge sneaker come in a variety of classy and fun colors. Aside from wedge sneakers, Lanvin’s cap-toe sneaker and zara’s cap-toe high-top sneaker are also great for a cute, casual look.

Look to shoe retailers like David z. and Designer Shoe Warehouse for affordable options. Topshop offers a fashionable high-top style, and Forever 21 provides an array of sneakers in bold hues. From feminine to sporty, there is a sneaker style for everyone this spring.

Clara Yang is a staff writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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April showers bring May flowers, as well as a major climate transition. Though this past winter may not have been one of New York’s most brutal, the rising temperatures cannot be ig-nored. If you are getting tired of over-heating while walking at city pace in your fully lined down jacket, it may be time to consider a slightly less in-sulated alternative. This should not pose an issue, as this season’s outer-wear styles will make for a fashion-ably functional look, providing both a chic appearance while protecting against the elements.

A heavy cardigan can do just the trick. Whether they are of the grandpa-style or librarian-chic variety, cardigans can provide guys and girls with a warm outer layer while providing a far less bulky appearance than a typical win-ter jacket. To keep the motifs of both fall and spring relevant, look for ones in Ikat and Navajo prints or a color-blocked option.

Fear not vintage junkies, it seems that this past winter’s letterman jacket is not graduating just yet. keep the ’80s teen movie vibe alive by opt-ing for bomber jackets in lighter ma-terials, such as silk, linen or cotton. Whether you get your own or steal one out of your boyfriend’s closet, this jacket works for anyone.

Of course, it seems that a simple blazer never goes out of style with the inventive blazers this spring has to offer. As an alternative to the more structured, neutral blazers of fall, this season offers more vibrant and laid-back options. With a host of different textures, prints and bright pops of color, this season’s blazer means anything but business.

On days when the weather is looking gloomy, it is important to carry a protec-tive outer layer. Instead of the standby trench, this season’s hottest raincoat comes in the form of an anorak. With a military chic vibe and total versatility, anorak jackets are the perfect accompa-niment to your rain boots and umbrella. And because they are often cinched at the waist, they complement any shape.

Whatever outerwear you opt for this spring, have fun with it. Before you know it, the only outerwear you will have to worry about is a bathing suit cover up.

Heather Mundinger is a staff writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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Spring’s hottest outerwear styles

Students share easy, natural five-minute hairstyles

New jelly footwear is fashionably functional

However, these environmentally friendly shoes are not your average jelly sandals; the shoes range in both style and color. Melissa offers surprising styles for jelly shoes like sneak-ers, oxfords, gladiator sandals and the recently popular smoking slipper. Vibrant hues and quirky prints add a special touch. The Melissa Virtue smoking slipper comes in seven dif-ferent options varying in color and embellishment. For this spring, check out the Melissa Confessions jelly boat shoe in bright yellow or classic navy.

Designers such as the iconic Vivienne Westwood, Alexandre Herchcovitch and well-known de-signer Jason Wu are collaborating with the brand to create fashionable and affordable footwear. The Vivienne Westwood collaboration primarily offers high heel styles with ankle straps per-fect for a more formal occasion. Melissa and Jason Wu collaborated on two styles that perfectly combine fashion and functionality. The Melissa Jean and Jason Wu is ballet flat with intricate cut-outs and comes in seven colors. The Melissa Moon and Jason Wu penny loafer style is the perfect choice for a professional setting yet the bright colors keep them fun. Melissa’s shoes range from $78-150. In addition to the reducing pollutants, customers also avoid burning a hole through their wallets.

Melissa Shoes is located at 102 Greene St. at Prince Street.

Rachel Sanderson is a staff writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

Second-year CAS graduate student katie Molinaro uses Devachan conditioner and gel to enhance her curls. In the morning, she spritzes her hair with water to give her curls definition and clips back sections with small butterfly clips.

“I don’t want to wake up any earlier than I have to to do my hair,” Molinaro said.

For other five-minute quick fixes, tie a scarf into your hair, wrap the ends of your hair around a curling iron for a slight wave or twist a section of hair away from your temple and secure with a bobby pin.

CAS alumnus kaela Jensen keeps her styling to a minimum.

“I just comb it — that’s it,” she said.

Long hair allows for experi-mentation with all sorts of styles, but leaving it down and embracing your natural texture always works. To spruce up your look, opt for subtle highlights, like Jensen’s.

Hannah Orenstein is a staff writer. Email her at bstyle@nyunews.com.

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São Paulo-based shoe brand Melissa brought its undeniably fresh footwear to New York City with the opening of a new SoHo gallery-like shoe store this past February. As you walk into the innovative Melissa boutique, you are transported to what feels like a modern art museum. Situated upon pedestals, the shoes are pieces of art dispersed throughout the store. Not only is the art gallery setting a modern marvel, the shoes themselves defy ordinary footwear. Melissa’s signature plastic shoes are made from 100-percent recy-clable Polyvinyl Chloride.

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Time to repeal Jackson-Vanik AmendmentBy RiCHaRD zHang

Decades ago, we were dedicated to fighting the Russians through eco-nomic sanctions. Today, is it really valuable to keep the same tough-ness with the former communist country? Apparently the Obama administration says it is not, as it recently called for the repeal of the Jackson-Vanik amendment — a Soviet-era law that barred favorable U.S. trade with the Soviet Union. The amend-ment was to punish the communist country for restricting emigration for its Jewish citizens and to add more pressure to the already stag-nated nation back then. Despite the urgent request to repeal the law from the Obama administration, the top Republican on the Finance pan-el Senator Orrin Hatch still harshly criticized the president’s move.

“The president would have Con-gress pass [the normal trade relation with Russia] and ignore Russia’s rampant corruption ... [and] poor human rights record for a market that amounts to .05 percent of U.S. exports,” Hatch said.

If we were still in the Cold War, the senator’s words would probably earn him standing ovation. Now, that no longer seems to be the case.

Russia is about to enter the World Trade Organization during the sum-

mer. With the WTO membership, the U.S. export to Russia can poten-tially increase from $9 billion to $19 billion. The increased trade with Russia may help achieve Obama’s goal of doubling America’s total ex-port to $3.14 trillion by 2015. So the U.S. export to Russia is definitely not a small percentage. Under the terms of WTO, Russia would cut its tariff from 9.5 to 7.5 percent. With the low duties, the country would attract numerous companies from Japan and China as well as other European countries. None of these countries imposes any trade barrier on Russia. Therefore, the United States that does it unilaterally would soon, as Senator Max Baucus said, “Lose out to competitors in China, Europe and the 150 other members of the WTO.”

That is not to say that we do not care about the human rights issues in Russia. We still do.

But U.S. Trade representative Ron kirk said, “When it comes to Rus-sia’s entry into WTO, it’s equally important that we lift the Jackson-Vanik restrictions so that our farm-ers, ranchers and businesses aren’t put at a competitive disadvantage.”

The human rights issues and the trades with Russia must be dealt with in the two parallel tracks he mentioned. Compared to Russia,

China has much more serious hu-man rights abuses. But when the country entered WTO in ’90s, the U.S. removed China from the cover-age of the Jackson-Vanik. The mes-sage is quite clear: Human rights is-sues must be paired with an equally strong concern for our competitive-ness in the world’s market.

In addition, we have to realize who we are facing. We are no longer dealing with the imbecile Nikita khrushchev or the outgoing Dmitry Medvedev. The situation is going to be tricky with Czar Vladimir Putin in kremlin for the next six years or longer. Putin is infamous for not playing by rules. When the gas dispute between Ukraine and Russia was unresolved, Putin completely cut off the natural gas supply to the West, resulting in an energy crisis in Europe. If we do not repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment, he can potentially keep the U.S. from the advantages that are granted to other nations — or even do something worse. While I am not sug-gesting that we should yield under the autocratic rule of Putin, we definitely need to be very careful with Putin’s fas-cist foreign policy. Repealing Jackson-Vanik can only expand our exports and establish steady political and economic relations with a fast-growing Russia.

Richard Zhang is a staff columnist. Email him at opinion@nyunews.com.

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emily franklin, matt Kao, Ben miller and peter murphy.

Defining socialism in the 21st centuryBy saMeeR JaYWant

PARIS — Last year, Newt Gingrich published a book called “To Save Amer-ica: Stopping Obama’s Secular-Socialist Machine,” in which he chided Demo-crats for pursuing a “secular-socialist ideology that is alien to America’s his-tory and traditions.” Rick Santorum re-cently postulated that President Barack Obama wants to send every child to college — or the indoctrination mills as he calls them — to convert them into socialist elitist snobs with no religious (and therefore moral) convictions. Even Mitt Romney has caved to the S word on the campaign trail in recent months, claiming that Obama socialism ruined the economy.

Pay particular attention to exactly what presidential candidates say on their campaign stump, and you will realize the meanings of words that are sometimes key to a candidate’s plat-form are merely distorted and mislead-ing definitions caused by insular and buzzword-heavy political rhetoric. I am not an Obama 2012 supporter, but in these days of highly charged political debate, there is something to be said about challenging a political figure based on rational and substantive argu-ments rather than inanely inundating the American electorate with deceptive words, hoping we blindly believe the ill-conceived logic behind them.

Nowhere is the ridiculousness of this so-called Americanized socialism more evident than in France, where the dominant party of the left is the Parti Socialiste. Recently, NYU Paris hosted a current socialist député in the National Assembly, Jean-Louis Bianco, to give a brief discourse about his experience in politics and his perspective on the upcoming French election. He cited decreases in the corporate tax rate for mid-sized and small businesses, new ways to invest in cleaner energy, a re-versal of the 80,000 jobs that were re-cently lost in the education sector and a balanced budget as among the key issues for the socialists. At no point dur-ing the discussion did I hear anything about nationalization, secularism, gov-ernment intervention in the markets or an increase in redistributive — or entitlement — programs as part of the socialist platform. In fact, Bianco men-tioned the infeasibility of an across-the-board general increase of wages for public sector workers, a traditionally socialist policy point.

During the question and answer por-tion, I asked Bianco what he would say to an American who told him socialism is the enemy of modern conservatism and advocates a growing government monopoly over domestic affairs and the free-market system (the American socialism definition). He said this con-ception of socialism is outdated, espe-

cially when considering the French model. He told me that a few years ago, the PS adopted new principles of dec-laration, recognizing the free market and the essential role of privatization in the economy and reformulating the ideology of the party to a more modern party of Democracy with a strong em-phasis on voter turnout. Most interest-ingly, he said the internal struggle of the socialists between the Jacobins and Girondins — a reference to the French Revolution — “has been won by the Gi-rondins and their argument of decen-tralization and local power.”

If there is anything I have learned from all of this, it is to never take what a politician says at face value. Nonethe-less, even the French Right-wing has stopped attacking the PS for being state monopolists, implicitly acknowledg-ing its moderate platform. Why, then, has it become so widely accepted for Republican candidates to call Obama a socialist and get away with it? Because most people do not take the time to look up or think about what the word means today, as opposed to 200 years ago. It is up to us, the American elector-ate, to call these clowns on their over-extension of political rhetoric into the domain of factually incorrect, mean-ingless buzzwords.

Sameer Jaywant is a foreign correspondent. Email him at opinion@nyunews.com.

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Occupy Wall Street has shifted its base of operations from zuccotti Park to Union Square Park. After a failed attempt at re-occupying zuccotti last Saturday to com-memorate the movement’s six-month anniversary, protesters gathered in Union Square. The supposed advantages of Union Square are the thousands of people who could potentially join the movement and the absence of a curfew, unlike nearby Tompkins and Washington Square parks.

Despite this, the location seems inappro-priate. The crowd of commuters, tourists and students surrounding Union Square is much different from zuccotti Park with its businessmen and investment bank-ers. The symbolism of Wall Street is lost, and instead of appearing to be a focused offensive against the greed of financial in-stitutions, an occupation of Union Square seems to be a futile exercise with no target in sight.

While the organizers of the movement may see Union Square as a potential re-cruiting hub for young, budding activists, the reality is fewer people have turned out in Union Square than in zuccotti Park. Most of the people in the area are already familiar with OWS based on their actions in the fall and have had enough time to form their own opinions about whether they support it or not.

Eventually, OWS is going to have to come to grips with the realization that if it con-tinues to rehash its tactics, the momen-tum will deflate and disappear. The orga-nizers need to address previous criticisms, namely the fact that the majority of New Yorkers cannot spend everyday protesting with no end in sight.

While people were initially galvanized by this innovative concept, this movement has become stale. At the same time, it has become synonymous with the misguided beliefs of many Americans in the wake of the kony 2012 movement that clicking a button on a computer or smartphone is championing social justice. At the end of the day, standing in a park with hundreds of other people tweeting to the spambots of the Internet’s cesspool is showboating, not activism.

Whatever energy remains must be in-vested in a new, more accessible plan that expands on the vision of OWS for change to come.

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By COLe RiLeY

The Peyton Manning sweepstakes officially came to a close on Tues-day when Manning signed with the Denver Broncos for 5 years and $96 million — $18 million guaranteed next season. With Manning off the market, only a few big names re-main unsigned. WSN declares the winners and losers of the off-season, as well as the best player remaining in free agency.

winner: washington redskinsWith fans calling for owner Dan

Snyder’s head after another dis-appointing season, the Redskins front office knew they needed to change the direction of the team. Following a 5-11 campaign led by quarterback Rex Grossman who threw 20 interceptions, general manager Bruce Allen sought to ac-quire a franchise player.

Washington went shopping, as they usually do this time of year. Last week the Redskins traded three first round picks — including the sixth overall in this year’s draft — to the St. Louis Rams for the second over-all draft selection. Washington is widely expected to select Heisman-winning quarterback Robert Griffin III from Baylor University. Although the cost of the trade may handcuff

Washington for a couple of seasons, acquiring a player like Griffin is an opportunity a struggling franchise cannot pass up, especially at the projected capped price for rookies because of the new collective bar-gaining agreement.

In order to revamp the offense in preparation for a new quarterback, the Redskins signed wide receiv-ers Pierre Garcon (70 receptions, 947 yards and 6 touchdowns in 16 starts last season) from the In-dianapolis Colts and Josh Morgan (44 receptions, 698 yards and two touchdowns in 16 starts during the 2010-2011 season) from the San Francisco 49ers. They also re-signed tight end Fred Davis (59 receptions, 796 yards and three touchdowns in 12 starts last season). Washing-ton then turned its attention to the defense by placing their franchise tag on hard-hitting safety Brandon Meriweather (293 tackles and 12 interceptions in five seasons) and signing former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin (67 tack-les, one interception and three fum-bles in 16 starts last season).

Loser: Miami DolphinsAfter ending the 2011-12 season

on a high note with six wins in nine games, the Dolphins have quickly reversed in the wrong direction.

Not only did the Miami Dol-phins miss out on Manning with their half-hearted pitch, but they also traded away their best re-ceiver, Brandon Marshall, who has recorded 1,000 plus receiv-ing yards and 80 plus receptions each season since 2007. Although Miami traded two second-round selections for the star receiver two years ago, Marshall was trad-ed to the Chicago Bears for only two third-round picks in the up-coming draft.

Because of the absence of a le-gitimate wide-out target, Manning passed on seriously considering Mi-ami as his new home. Surprisingly, owner Stephen Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland refrained from making a strong effort to acquire the future Hall of Famer. With Man-ning in Denver, the Dolphins were forced to quickly find a new starter and desperately signed David Gar-rard to a one-year deal.

Best remaining Free Agent: Mike wallace

Although a restricted free agent, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace has the skill and speed to command a salary that Pittsburgh cannot afford.

Wallace has been terrific for the Steelers since being drafted in

the third-round of the 2009 draft. Through three seasons, Wallace has caught 171 passes for 3,200 plus yards and 24 touchdowns. He was consistently the top threat of Pittsburgh’s receiving corps as his speed and reliable hands made him a nightmare for opposing defenses.

Since Wallace is a restricted free agent, the team signing him must

surrender a first-round pick to Pitts-burgh. For teams looking to draft a receiver this season, that may be too much of a price to pay. The Broncos and the San Diego Chargers, the top two teams in the American Football Conference West, may make a move for the best receiver still available.

Cole Riley is a deputy sports editor. Email him at criley@nyunews.com.

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