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Pizza is an Art

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

I was recently presented the opportunity to try the food of a gourmet pizza shop located just a few blocks from Webster Hall. Viva Herbal Pizza, located at 179 2nd Ave( between 11th and 12th street) is a little hidden store near St. Marks that serves gourmet vegan pizza. Its slightly worn sign gives an aged and cozy look to the exterior while inside, the wood flooring and walls give off that vibe that make you feel like you’ve just walked into something special.

The selection of pizza sets this place far apart from any other pizzeria you have been to and almost all of the choices are vegan. And there are toppings galore- onions, olives, peppers, tofu, sundried tomatoes, and my personal favorite, artichokes. As a student, I have never been too keen on watching what I eat. I love healthy food but oily, rich, cheesy goodness always brightened my Italian soul.

But so do colorful toppings. I went for the craziest looking slices I could see. The Seitan Dream and the Zen.

The Seitan Dream

The Seitan Dream- a dream it is indeed, made with spelt crust. I asked Peter, the owner of Viva Herbal Pizza, about the materials put into it and he said that spelt flour was better for digestion. He does not use any white flour nor sugar in any of his pizzas. All ingredients are freshly cut and are organic. I took a bite into the Seitan Dream and I wanted to melt. It tasted of light and air and all that was good in the world. The textures rose up to me, dancing with the flavors of garlic, onion, and sundried tomatoes. The artichoke, oh my, the artichokes on top of everything were beautiful. The toppings made it almost meaty, without the meat.

The Zen

The Zen was an interesting piece to try. Green tea mixed with tofu? A very interesting mixture that most people would probably turn away from because it seemed obscenely healthy for pizza. Perfect one to try. At first, it tasted like air. Not necessarily bland. But the flavors did not hit me right away. Confused, I chewed slower and thought on the pizza while consuming it. Then, it finally hit me. The clean fresh taste of green tea, mixed with the tofu and swirled together in garlic, onion, and mushrooms. It all was covered with pesto to perfection.

I come from Brooklyn. So to me, the most important thing to really decide the quality of the pizza is the crust. The crust was perfection. Crispy, crunchy, toasty, yet still bready enough to chew. The pizza has the perfect thin crust that managed to not fall apart and still hold its own in strength and flavor.

The owner Peter is incredibly nice. While enjoying my pizza he would occasionally walk by and ask how everything was. He answered all questions and was very informative. I myself do not know much about vegan food. So here is what the difference is between a vegan and a vegetarian and everything in between. I have taken this information straight from here <–

Vegetarian: A general term for a person who does not eat animals or seafood. It includes vegans and other sub categories, but mainly refers to someone who has less restrictions on what they can eat compared to a vegan.

Semi-Vegetarian: A vegetarian that eats dairy products, eggs, chicken, and fish but no other animal flesh. 

Ovo-lacto Vegetarian: Vegetarians who do not eat meat, poultry, fish and seafood, but do eat milk and eggs.

Ovo-Vegetarian: Vegetarian that is closest to being vegan except that they eat eggs.

Lacto-Vegetarian: Vegetarian who would be vegan but they consume milk.

Vegan: A person who does not consume any animal products or by-products. Some do not consume honey or yeast, or wear clothing made from animal products (such as leather or fur coats).

As to why some very strict Vegans do not consume yeast, I have no found the answer and should have asked him this question since he himself is a vegan.

Going to this place opened my eyes to a brilliant new world of pizza that I had never knew existed. I also ventured into learning more about vegan-ism. Another thing I noticed is how much detail this man puts into his recipes. Vegans ( as you can see above) have a very restricted diet. Therefore every little detail of the pizza has to be carefully taken into account since pizza used to be a mechanism of getting rid of leftovers in old italian culture (take the leftovers, put it on bread, cover it with cheese, and WHALA pizza). The wheat flour is replaced with spelt flour. Most of the choices are gluten free. He offers the options even of cornmeal crust. All ingredients are organic. And to top all of that off, you can customize your pizza down to the very ingredients and toppings you want if you are an extra picky health conscience person.

Now what do you call a careful, meticulous person who makes things from the very idea to the crafting of the recipes into being? Who also allows the customer the choice of customization and personalization? Who presents their dream into what they create? That, my friends, is an artist.

What makes the entire experience even better is knowing that I found a treasure and can always come back for more.

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Sophia, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Leading Horses to Water

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

 

It’s an unusual thing, to go from being responsible for the lifes – and lives – of 30 men, to being responsible for just yourself. Initially, for everyone in that position, I think the sensation is one purely of relief, of that pilgrims burden being taken off your back as you no longer have to be aware of what others are doing, how they behave, how their lives are going and how their careers are. Whilst responsible for people – in any field, not just the military – the tension of it never leaves you, no matter where you are. At any moment, the possibility is open that one of them may get in trouble, have an accident, do something stupid or otherwise need your attention. And you are responsible, you have to drop whatever you were doing, whatever time of the day or night, and get to where you need to be to help (or scold!) that person. So when that feeling leaves you, you always feel a little like you’re floating.

 

Must get that Mid-Term in!

For some, it just ends there, a stressor gone. But for others, a slow creeping sense of something missing can grow in the space that tension used to live in. Partly, that sense of being needed, necessary, can be very validating.- instant meaning in your life! So for those people, when it goes, they inevitably feel somehow unnecessary. For others, it can be the significance of the responsibility, or the power it implies and contains. But for a lot of us who have had that experience and then finished, it’s simply the camaraderie; the feeling of family it brings to have these people there for you can be tremendous, because it isn’t a one way street. Just as you have to be there for them, they will always bear that debt in mind, and look out for you as well. As the leader of a group of people, they want you to be significant, successful, because they like you and because it reflects on everyone.

 

There’s no real way to get that feeling back without being in that situation, and really it becomes more like nostalgia over time, a thing that is always better when viewed from the far side, than it is whilst it’s occuring. But there are always ways of recapturing the feel, if only for an evening. It was always put to me that the simple test of whether someone had leadership material was whether they were the sort of person who people would go to the pub with. And I don’t mean, did they organise the evenings (organisation being merely management) but did they inspire you to get out and go out and have a good time; did you look forward to being in their company? I like to think I have that, at least when I’m on form(!) and I love the variety of places to go out in New York.

 

One of my absolute favourites is a place called Fat Cats down in the West Village. It’s another great example of what the US does so well, that is almost impossible to find in the UK, a great fun bar with all kinds of activities going on around. My pool has improved dramatically since getting to NYC, and I love playing at Fat Cats, with a real buzz around because it isn’t just pool; they have a band – live music is a novelty for me, and that is sad – and it’s always playing something fun and upbeat. Even if you just want to chill out, they have cards, chess drafts and Backgammon – another personal favourite. I got good at Backgammon in the Middle East, and I defy anyone to beat me best of 5 or better! As with anything, you should always try and get a student coupon discount, there are plenty to be found (there’s one below!)

 

Practice a little leadership yourself, rouse your friends to go do something specific, and have a good time of it. It’s great going out, it’s really better when everyone is having fun because of what you did.

Dan
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Fried Twinkie

Monday, February 27th, 2012

As a Southern boy, I was born and raised in a world of good ole country home cookin’ and fried food galore, but nothing could have prepared me for the fried wonderland, “The Chip Shop,” in Brooklyn.

My meal: 

Deep fried pizza

Fish n’ chips

Deep fried macaroni and cheese (a battered ball of macaroni and cheese)

and last, but certainly not least….

DEEP FRIED TWINKIE!

drizzled in raspberry sauce!!

(Don’t worry, I split the meal with a friend).

My meal at The Chip Shop was definitely my favorite meal out of the 21 years that I’ve been consuming food. It’s bizarre how much more delicious and flavorful you can make an ordinary piece of food, by battering and deep frying it. It doesn’t make sense, but it’s so delicious. I definitely wouldn’t suggest gorging yourself on too many courses, but for the love of food…. you have to try that fried Twinkie. Next fried food adventure I take, I’m going to make sure that they offer me some fried NYC student discounts!

If you’re a foodie like me, then you’re constantly in search of the next best meal or restaurant. I always comb over the Campus Clipper coupons for new places to try without shelling out too much dough. Speaking of dough, if you’re craving some monstrously good pizza and you need some serious NYC student discounts (like me) then you gotta go to Monster Pizzas. Here’s a Campus Clipper coupon for a great deal!

 

 

Paul, Auburn University 2012

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Knowing the Whereabouts of your dinner

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

I don’t remember going to restaurants when I was younger because there were none.  I grew up in a village on the Essequibo Coast of Guyana.  We weren’t a dining out culture but we were a cooking culture.  Cooking was something like a ceremony; it was a day long preparation of breakfast, lunch and dinner.  As a child I had to accept the fact that dinner would always be a familiar bird or animal that I was playing with only a few hours before.

If it was a special occasion, a birthday, a visitor arriving, or just because it was a Saturday, my grandfather would decide on which fat goose he’d like to kill.  I remember following him around the fenced yard on days like those.  I’d stand behind him and wait for him to scavenge the yard with his eyes; my heart always racing at the anticipation of his decision.

“No, no not that one,” I’d say in my mind.

I never cried about it.  I accepted it and would choose which kill to watch.  My grandfather would catch and kill and leave the rest to my aunt.  She was good at plucking the feathers and roasting the bird.  Sometimes I sat with her and watched her shred the remaining feathers; how naked it was in her hands.  When that was all over, I was easily distracted and would forget about the haunting process that I had just witnessed.  By the time dinner was ready, I’d accept it without remorse.

Sometimes I forget how far I’ve come.  I don’t think about those memories when I’m eating out in a restaurant.  The memories just pop up when I’m staring at the blank screen.  I do enjoy the dining out experience.  New York is my new home and I’ve adapted to this new culture.  My childhood experience of food and cooking is wildly different from my present life and where I am now.  Even though I’ve gotten used to not being familiar with my dinner’s recent whereabouts, I still appreciate the contrast of the two experiences.

Rona, Columbia University, School of General Studies

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Music Mayhem at Webster Hall

Friday, February 24th, 2012

This past weekend, I had originally planned to spend time relaxing at home. But on Friday night, my sister asked me if I wanted to go to a concert Saturday night and I had to give her answer within an hour. Now, over the years, I have found that planning too far ahead for enjoyable activities (not projects, jobs or work) allowed too much time for things to go wrong. But at the last minute, I agreed. The ticket was twenty bucks, which is very cheap considering the venue was Webster Hall, the artist has tons of adoring fans, and usual concert ticket prices usually start at $30.

The performer was Zola Jesus, an old school goth, classical, industrial, electronic influenced band whose lead singer, Nika Roza Danilova, sports an amazing opera trained voice. I went to the concert knowing only one song called ‘Night’, which I had only half listened to. But since the band is a favorite of  my sister, who happens to have great taste in music, I knew it would be $20 well spent.

Doors opened at 6pm but knowing Webster Hall, the concert itself didn’t start until 6:30 and even then there were still opening bands who were also scheduled to perform. This was all fine because we arrived at 8th and Astor Place late and forgot where Webster Hall was anyway, a problem that was quickly solved with the help of my smartphone.

We finally arrived at around 7:30pm and we caught the last two songs of the first opening band Talk Normal, a punkish female duo who sounds like a mix of Sonic Youth and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There was some noise-rock flair to their rhythmic drum beats and I loved every second of it.

The second band was Liturgy. This was definitely different from the normal tastes of the crowd since they right away into a  mix of noise-rock, black metal, and the classic metal man’s screech into the mic. I am not a metal-head but I love metal music so this was a pleasant surprise for me. However, many people in the crowd were not used to this type of music scene and I could see them getting restless.  Later on they went into new territory by going out of conventional metal sound with an added electronic mix. The first 3/4ths of their set was the best. But overall, they brought joy to the little metal fan in me.

Finally…the one we had all been waiting for. ZOLA JESUS! By far, one of the most amazing bands with a lead singer who can actually sing. She has a deep, passionate voice that has a crazy range probably attained from her opera training days. The music was both haunting and moving. While singing, she would dance sporadically and jump on stage to the beat of her own music. She really felt her music throughout her body and soul. About halfway through the concert, she performed a song called ‘In Your Nature’. In the middle of the song, she went to the edge of the stage and jumped into the crowd with fans and she traveled through it and danced with everyone while still singing. I have never seen an artist to that.

Her performance of the song ‘Night’ was truly moving. I saw fans sing every word and throw their hand in their air, while they moved to the music.

She had some truly passionate fans in the crowd. We all cheered and shouted their appreciation and love for this artist. She came out for her encore where she played on the piano with just her violinist and sang the song, ‘Skin’. It was a beautiful song that nearly brought tears to my eyes. The sound of her voice resonating throughout the room was something truly magical.

I have been converted and am now a Zola Jesus fan. I love her for her music. It has moved me deeply and she brings a lively spirit on stage. Thankfully, she performs in New York often, so next time she comes I’ll be sure to buy the ticket right away.

The post concert excitement is the best part. If you are like me, coming back from a concert makes you really hungry. I was lucky and the show ended  at 10:30 which is very early for a concert. The options of food dwindle from little to none as time goes by. If you are in the Village area late at night, delis are your usually your only reliable option.

Sophia, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Who’s Got the Exercise Blues?

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

With winter still in full tow, I find it more difficult than usual to peel myself from the comfort of my cushiony couch and leave the confines of my toasty apartment.  Admittedly, since moving to New York City, I have become a big homebody and prefer staying home and doing one of five things: cooking, eating, watching my TV shows, reading, and writing.  I rarely ever take the initiative to go for a jog just because.

I recall a time when jogging was actually fun and not a chore.  I lived with my family in a friendly, tight-knit suburban community in Orange County, California, and I loved taking my dogs on walks around the neighborhood.  Going for a walk or brisk jog was something I never enjoyed, but the smiles on my dogs’ faces were well worth the effort.  From there, it progressed to going to the gym with my two best friends, then hiking beautiful trails with views of the ocean and a quiet coastal breeze that cooled you down after an hours-long trip through the canyons.   I became a nature fanatic, and the feeling of accomplishment far outweighed my innate laziness.  I was excited to get back in my exercise groove, but then it hit me: New York City is way freakin’ colder than Orange County is.  The cold weather was the biggest deterrent keeping me from exercising outdoors.  I even bought the 5-toe shoes with hopes of changing my anti-jogging attitude.  Unfortunately, they didn’t work out (mostly because they were extremely funny looking and were way too tight on my toes).  I was convinced this was sign that I needed to find a better alternative to exercise than jogging outdoors.  I began researching gyms that were reasonably priced and had a large selection of machines and programs.  I looked specifically for yoga, pilates and spin classes, and Synergy Fitness Club fit the bill.

If you, like me, are looking for something to fulfill your exercise needs that doesn’t include running in 20 degrees and below temperature, check out Synergy Fitness Clubs.  They’ve got a great selection of classes and programs built to fit your specific needs, be it Butt, Gut & Legs, Kickboxing, or Yoga Pilates.  Or, if you’re the type who just likes to exercise on the machines, they’ve got those as well.  They’ve got an awesome promotion for four free days for both you and a friend.  If you’re hooked by then (which you probably will be), then they’ll also set you up with a student special worth investing in.

Angie, Pepperdine University

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My love for travel

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

The trick to packing is to roll your clothes.   You can fit more if you roll and not fold.  Don’t pack white socks and Nike’s.   Unless you want your pockets picked.  Yep, that’s what makes you stand out as a tourist; white socks and Nikes.

It was the summer that I was excited about.  My friends and I were going to Spain for a month.  I met the girls at my summer job that year.  We were working at a midtown outdoor restaurant and lounge.  Everything was planned; we would visit Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona and we would stay in hostels.

In Madrid we had late night tapas; we dined mostly in the  outdoor restaurants for two to three hours, just as everyone else did.  No one was ever in a rush to leave and the waitress was never eager to bring the check over.  In Valencia we had paella.  We also found a decent hotel for a very decent price and indulged over selves in the luxury.  It was a nice break from staying in hostels; which were to my surprise, pleasing and extremely affordable.

Our trip ended in Barcelona, where we basked on the beach during the day and danced with the city at night.  We were standing in front of a cathedral on our last day; wearing white socks and Nikes.  It was a sunny and crowded day.  I was being tossed and turned and struggled to find my way through the crowd to reach my friends.  When I did reach the girls, I noticed that my friend’s backpack was open.  A few moments later we realized that she had been robbed.  Her money and driver’s license was gone.

We were told that we stood out as tourists because of our attire.  It was an unfortunate experience but we hoped that the culprit made good use of their new found fortune.  The experience didn’t frighten us too much or scare us away from traveling.  We chucked it up to learning and got better at blending in.

Traveling is just one of my great loves.  Not just family vacations and spring break, but visiting other countries, trying new food, and experiencing culture.  The pickpocketing experience was a lesson on safer ways to travel.  If you pack right, blend in and try not to look like a lost tourist, traveling will be much more rewarding.

Rona, Columbia University, School of General Studies

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Soldier to Student…

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Today, life for me is a rather different matter compared to how it was just six months ago. My day used to begin at seven AM, with BBC Radio 4 news and the sensation of having just emerged from a deep freeze, as my mind attempted a mental inventory of the rest of my body. A partially effective shower later and I would be in the mess hall, shaved, smartly dressed and working through a stodgy breakfast, while my brain took a second stab at the physical inventory. By eight, I would be at my desk and just about through the fourth layer of security before I began a days work that was surprisingly dull, for all the significance it carried. Suffice it to say, those of us engaged in matters of National Security still despise MicroSoft’s Windows, still gossip like teenagers and still engage in petty contests to impress the boss… The best part of the day was my gym time in the evenings.

From my bed, to my breakfast to my workstation, I never had to leave the site; if you worked over a weekend you might not get ‘outside the wire’ in two weeks or more with a gym, a bar, a church, social activities and a life where your colleagues, are your friends, are your neighbors – it can be a true fishbowl. And I guess it was not so different from university life, in some respects – though the timings are offset by at least three hours or more! Where it does start to get different is the world around you. When I get up now I don’t start running through the strict timings of my day, I just try to recall the ones that matter. Instead of all eighteen hours of my conscious existence being accounted for, it’s two hours, every other day. The freedom gets perplexing sometimes, but it only takes about a week and half before you completely abandon your daily shaving regime, stop fussing over the shine on your shoes and even contemplate the necessity of a morning shower. Not so much de-institutionalized, rather re-institutionalized back into being a student, I have gleefully abandoned almost every element of my old life, bar one. After eight years of it, I cannot bare to miss my exercise.

With a host of options in a city like New York – only when you’ve spent ten bewildered minutes in front of three drinks coolers trying to work out the specific character of your thirst, can you really appreciate the majesty of a true consumer culture – finding a gym is technically easy and practically impossible. Normally, I would go to the university gym, but that’s not necessarily for everyone. The gym is always busy, and I’m getting past being an undergraduate by… well, I’m past being an undergraduate. As someone who’s been fit all their life, and in a professional capacity, I really wanted a little more. So, after a week of free trials and footwork, I finally settled on Crunch, near Union Square.

Easy

For me, running in NYC is almost a total non-starter. Yes, you can go out to the Park, or along the rivers, but I don’t live near any of those. I once ran a 10k in the Afghan desert, and that was less daunting, and more effective, than trying to run while constrained by New York traffic, so a good range of machines I can always get to makes all the difference. The weights more than matched my needs but the real difference was the classes. In the Army, you don’t just go out and run, or do push-ups in lines. We were always pretty good about mixing up fitness and providing different challenges and I still much prefer to vary my workout as often as possible, so getting to sign up for a different thing each week keeps me in good nick, and keeps me interested each session. It’s a lot better than just going down on your own and slogging through a routine you clipped from a magazine, or worse, just trailing round the equipment and giving it a bash. Having someone lead you through your exercise makes you work harder and better, and a trainer is just as good as a military PT – though I do get nostalgic for the name calling sometimes!

Hard

Whilst it seems a little extravagant to join a gym, there are deals to be had, particularly as a student. If it seems like something you’d want to get into, check out this deal on Crunch Gyms. They have a great offer across the summer when school is closed, so if you’re in the city over the summer, go for it.
Crunch Gym
Dan
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Lent

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
After being briefly befuddled by a woman on the subway this morning with a black x on her forehead, I remembered it was Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. She must have received ashes on her forehead in church this morning.

Lent is the time of penance and sacrifice before Easter. It lasts for 40 days to coincide with the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, tempted by Satan. Generally, people give up a luxury in remembrance. I grew up a Presbyterian in the south, so Lent was a thing in my household. However, since we were liberal southern Presbyterians, Lent became something of a family joke. One year, my uncle announced he was giving up raisins. My uncle is not particularly religious nor does he eat raisins so God only knows where that came from.

My Dad always gave up sweets and every year his sacrifice followed the same general pattern. Two or three weeks into it, the Girl Scout Cookies would be delivered, my sister and I would have forgotten all about Lent and say, “Hey Dad do you want a Thin Mint…oh sorry, I forgot.”

One time at a barbecue restaurant I had a similar memory lapse and reminded my dad that they had banana pudding, his favorite dessert, on the menu. I thought he was going to burst into tears.

I gave up chocolate one year and lost seven pounds. But I had a more important realization. Giving up chocolate didn’t make me think about Jesus more, it made me think about chocolate more.

So in the spirit of worshipping whatever deity you affiliate yourself with (if any,) eat whatever you want. And save money!

Audrey, the New School
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Michael Cera at UCBT

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

 

A slew of comedy shows are at your fingertips in New York City, but as a college student it’s hard to scrape up the money to see them all. Do your research, though, and you can find free shows like I did this past Sunday night.

Every Sunday night the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre hosts their famous “ASSSSCAT” improv show for anyone willing to wait a couple of hours in line for a free ticket. Freebies are the best NYC student discounts! It was a cold wait, but definitely worth the two hours trying to keep my extremities from freezing off. It can be fun waiting in line with your friends– chatting and sipping coffee– and it’s a great place to meet people while getting excited for the show.

Plus, you never know who’s going to attend the show. As we were waiting, a thin guy in a red beanie walked by us on the sidewalk and out loud I said, “That guy really looked like Michael Cera.”

The girl standing in front of me turned and said, “That is Michael Cera.”

That’s the fun in going to NYC shows– you never know who you’re going to see, which adds to the excitement of the crowd. Once inside he was sitting with his co-star from the TV show “Arrested Development” Alia Shawkat.

 

Aside from the celebs’ presence in the crowd, the show was one of the funniest I’ve seen at UCB. Leading the crew, Chris Gethard and his group performed a fully improvised show and had us all in tears of laughter. It’s hard to beat a free comedy show on a Sunday night, especially one packed with such incredible talent.

 

 

Paul, Auburn University 2012

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