May 23rd, 2013

BREAKING: Tisch Faculty Vote No Confidence In NYU President John Sexton

May 21st, 2013 by Zoë Schlanger

After some deliberation, the faculty of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts voted no confidence in President John Sexton’s leadership this week. The results of the electronic poll were tallied Tuesday morning. Of the 169 professors who voted, 93, or 55%, voted in agreement of the following statement:

“I, as a member of the full-time faculty of the Tisch School of the Arts, have no confidence in the leadership of the Sexton Administration.”

An image of the results of the electronic poll are below.  Read more…


Local Stops: Too Many Bushwick Bars, Toronto’s Worst Week Ever, And More SNL Bad News

May 17th, 2013 by NYU Local Staff


-Toronto is having the worst week ever.

-Bushwick has so many new bars that the local Community Board now spends all of its time just approving liquor licenses.

-Is there even going to be anyone left on Saturday Night Live next year?

-Today is our last day of publishing for the semester, so from all of us at NYU Local, thanks for reading, have a great summer, and we’ll see you in the fall!

-P.S. We’re looking for new writers this fall, so if you’re interested please apply!

Photo of the Day by Julia Berke.


NYU Local’s Entertainment Section Picks Its Impending Summer Popculture Favorites

May 17th, 2013 by NYU Local Staff
Exams are almost (almost!) over, and pretty soon you’ll be able to hang out and binge watch on Arrested Development while bumping the new Daft Punk album, torrenting The Bling Ring, and tweeting all at the same time. We don’t mean to tease or blue-ball you here, but NYU Local’s Entertainment section is particularly pumped about this summer’s pop culture offerings — from the meta-mindfuck that will be This Is The End, to the final season of Breaking Bad. We know it’s not quite summer yet, but we put together a guide of our own impending favorites to get you pumped about sitting inside this June through August as you ignore the beautiful weather.

NYU Meal Swipes Page Connects Hungry Students With Food

May 17th, 2013 by Olivia Loving

On May 3, an NYU Secrets post popped up that read, “Putting together all the money I have left in my wallet, my bank account and my school Id still doesn’t amount to $25. I need to live off that money for the next week or two […] I’m hungry, I’m tired, and I miss home.”

Among the 40 comments offering the poster aid, one was NYU Meal Swipes, a Facebook page that had started in March but began posting on May 4. Its comment urging students to “message me if you HAVE or NEED meal swipes” got 33 likes, and one comment: “finally.” Read more…


Your Overprotective Mother Is Running Wesleyan: The Tour De Franzia Debacle

May 17th, 2013 by Cara Cifferelli

We at NYU have our traditions. While some flare quickly and die, others will never be forgotten. (Excuse us as we try not to step through the arch before graduation.) At Wesleyan, they have their own traditions. Middletown, Connecticut is no New York City, and, as a CT local herself, the author can attest to the fact that the sleepy state can get pretty boring.

This boredom was probably one of the catalysts for Wesleyan’s “Tour de Franzia,” a confusing and insane sounding campus scavenger hunt in which participants don capes, masks, and of course, drink boxed wine. As we college students laugh, Dean Mike Whaley, Vice President of Student Affairs, is taking strict action against the upcoming event, which can be held anywhere before graduation and is announced via an anonymous Facebook profile.

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NYU Local Goes Food Tripping

May 17th, 2013 by Kyle Walsh

Have you ever tried grapefruit and absolutely hated it? Well we’ve found a solution, temporarily at least. And no, you don’t have to be 65 years old. Apparently there’s a real fruit called Synsepalum Dulcificum which naturally turns sour foods sweet. The effect is due to miraculin, which is used as a sugar substitute in the food industry. Sadly, we couldn’t get the fruit, but we got the next best thing. It’s a tablet called Miracle Frooties, that when dissolved onto your tongue, inverts the taste-buds from sour to sweet. As in, It takes sour things and makes them taste like the sweetest candy you’ve ever had. We tried various foods and flavors to give you a hands-on report to their flavor profiles when under the effects. Surprisingly, it’s not as disgusting as you might think.

 

Lemons-  It tasted exactly like the sweetest, freshest lemon-aid you’ve ever had. Beware, if you take too big of a bite, your body will squirm from the effects your body normal feels from sour foods. The only thing that changes is your taste-buds, not your body’s reaction to it. Your taste-buds may be tell you it’s sweet, but your body will not. Read more…


The Case For (Mild) Discriminatory Employment: Aussie Pies, Irish Drafts, & English Tea

May 17th, 2013 by Ava Kiai

Of course equal-opportunity employment is a totally rad thing. But maybe I want my Australian meat pie served to me by a Aussie-accented dude, my double-dark ales slapped down on that worn McSorley’s table by an Irish expat and for no one to bug niche restaurant owners trying to maintain the authenticity of their establishments.

But Longbow Pub & Pantry, a Welsh bar in Bay Ridge, found itself slapped with a $2,500 fine from the city’s Commission on Human Rights last year when it posted an ad on Craigslist looking for a new bartender with the addendum: “being British definitely works in your favor.” The conciliation meeting with the commission is scheduled for next month, and if the case goes to trial the fine could be jacked up to $7,500.

But really now, potentially $7,500 for saying it would be nice to have an English accent if you’re serving English drafts? In the spirit of Louie C.K., a la the HBO special: “Of course!…  but maybe…” Read more…


Local Stops: Masturbation, Ivy Leaguers & Posh Spice’s Husband Is Retiring

May 16th, 2013 by NYU Local Staff

- James Franco and Seth Rogen used to masturbate at the same time. So…

- R.I.P. David Beckham’s futbol career.

- Yale has been fined $165,000 for failing to report sex crimes.

- Asshole does asshole thing to another asshole and gets thrown out of a play.

- Some crazy contemporary artist’s giant rubber duck deflated in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour after taking a tour around the world.

Photo of the Day by Rishi Bandopadhay


Senior Bucket List: [PHOTOS] You’re Leaving New York, Have You Been To 5 Pointz Yet?

May 16th, 2013 by McKenzie Beehler and Jorge Morillo

Whether you’re graduating and leaving the city for good, or just headed to suburbia for the summer, do something urban and make your state school friends jealous.  McKenzie and Jorge, our in-house Instagram experts, braved the 7 train and headed to LIC, the trendiest hood in Queens. Here, they tested the best ways to exploit 5 Pointz for maximum #instalikes.

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The Obama Administration Is Having the Worst Week Ever

May 16th, 2013 by Maegan Vazquez

Yo, Barack Obama is pissed. Less than a year into his second term, he’s dealing with Congress’ rigid take on gun control, the outcome of the immigration reform summit, and now, he’s got conspiracy theorists saying “I was right all along! The government is watching my every move!”

Regarding the never-ending saga of Benghazi, the CIA admits to watering down talking points. In Washington, the Department of Justice admits to seizing two months worth of phone records of AP journalists. And the IRS admits to what they previously denied–they were targeting and rejecting an inordinate amount  conservative groups from tax exemptions.

Conservatives everywhere have steadied their targets. Get ready for the shot.

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