On Campus - Thursday, November 5, 2009 19:07 - 0 Comments
Memorial Service: Flowers For Andrew Williamson-Noble
In one hour, there will be a memorial service for Andrew Williamson-Noble, the student who died in Bobst on Tuesday. The gathering will take place on the east side of Washington Square Park from 8pm until 9 and the Facebook event creator asks that attendees bring a flower if they can. More information here.
Entertainment - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 13:48 - 4 Comments
Twitter Stalk FakeAPStylebook
Aspiring journalists would do well to remember that, “if you cannot find the source of a quote, make one up.” After all, “nobody’s reading your story anyway. Get over yourself.” Or so says FakeAPStylebook on Twitter.
Anyone who has a copy of the real AP Stylebook sitting abandoned on a shelf (or possibly be burned in effigy) will understand the particular satisfaction that comes with watching that godforsaken book being ripped to shreds. You can really only read so many rules about how to abbreviate various street designations before going batshit crazy. So in honor of an anonymous destroyer of arcane journalistic writing rules, we are deeming FakeAPStylebook the Official Favorite Twitter Account of NYU Local, at least for today.
Enjoy a few recent gems of appropriate language usage below and after the jump.
- A “cougar” is a large cat native to North America. An older woman who pursues a younger man is “embarrassing herself.”
- When faced with a challenging name, simply refer to the individual by nicknames like “Scout” or “Champ”.
- If you must, use asterisks in the place of letters in the middle of swear words. But, come on, spell it out, pussy. Continue…
Featured, On Campus, On-Campus Developing - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 11:05 - 27 Comments
NYU May Expand No Smoking Areas
Smoking in dorm courtyards was banned last month, forcing none-too-pleased students onto the streets for their 2am smoke. Now, NYU may start insisting that you and your cigarettes back further away, filthy peasants. The possibility of imposing a 15 foot restraining order of sorts between smokers and NYU building entrances, exits and air vents is currently on the table.
We’ll get a little bit of pro/con going on this idea in upcoming posts and [hopefully] in the comments. For now though, submit your thoughts and suggestions to NYU on this website and vote in our poll.
Loading ...On Campus - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:31 - 6 Comments
Crash Ivanka Trump’s NYU Wedding Reception
It’s borderline impossible to actually like the just-married Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as a couple. Ignore entirely their jealousy-inducing inherited wealth, Kushner’s inexplicable purchasing of The New York Observer and the fact that Ivanka’s dad more or less owns half the city. Even without these trapping, they’re just too damn good looking together. Like a classier version of barbie and a hot-nerdier version of Ken. What assholes.
Now, the annoyingly perfect couple of the moment is have a second wedding reception at the Puck Building tonight, says The New York Post. Those of you familiar with NYU real estate holdings will have immediately realized that this particular Soho structure also houses a handful of NYU facilities. (And served as the facade shot for Grace’s office on Will and Grace. But whatever.) So if you’re harboring the same resentment that I apparently am, this is your chance to infiltrate, see the pair up close and start making informed bets about how long they’ll last.
Featured, On Campus - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:15 - 4 Comments
NYU Students Learn the Art of the Injury
I walked into my advertising class last week to find one of my classmates (left) brutally burnt and beaten. She’d had a fight with her boyfriend a few nights before and, after smacking her around some, the asshole tried to burn her bare skin with his lighter. Lucky for said classmate, she had advanced ninja skills and used them to regain her composure, beat him down, and stopped his heart “Kill Bill” style.
Or that’s a lie and the blood-spackled girl in question had just come from special effects makeup class still covered in the day’s lesson.
If you chose option two, congratulations, you’re not a moron. The bruises, cuts and all around nastiness weren’t so much the result of a ninja fight with a psychotic boyfriend as the teachings of NYU alum Rob Benevides. Every tuesday, Benevides teaches a Tisch open arts class that leaves its participants fully equipped in the art of putting together the most badass Halloween costumes ever. And for only $700– in addition to the standard fee for a four credit class, of course– you too can learn to cover yourself in synthetic burn wounds!
Not convinced yet? I’ve got two words for you: zombie skulls. You’ll learn how to make them. By the time you’ve checked out more pictures of severely “beaten” students and zombie skulls after the jump, you’ll be reconsidering that econ class you were going to sign up for next semester. Continue…
On Campus - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:40 - 1 Comment
Update: Abu Dhabi to Fund Partial Bobst Digitization
Yesterday’s WSN report that “all Bobst holding will be digitized” courtesy of Middle Eastern sugar daddy Abu Dhabi is incorrect. The entire 5.1 million volume collection is not, in fact, going to be available online, says The Library Journal. Rather, the “plan, pending more approvals, is to do some significant selected appropriate digitization projects,” said Bobst Library dean Carol Mandel, comparing it more to a “digital collection development” than large-scale digitization.
On the bright side, maybe people will stop being so paranoid about the far-fetched potential for Abu Dhabi to exert control over our New York Campus now. Just cause you buy a girl billions of dollars worth of stuff dinner doesn’t always mean you’re going to get lucky.
Featured, On Campus - Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:30 - 8 Comments
NYU Researcher Rewriting “Moby-Dick” In Emoticons
Not only is NYU research associate Fred Benenson planning to rewrite “Moby-Dick” entirely in emoticons, he’s also convinced 83 people to pay for it.
I’ll give you a moment to process this: Moby the longest book in the history of mankind Dick. In emoticons. And not just any emoticons, either. Benenson will be using Japanese Emoji symbols– the sort commonly available on Japanese phones– for the task. It gives the whole project a rather international edge, don’t you think? Continue…
City - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:07 - 0 Comments
20% Student Discount At Topshop Tonight and Tomorrow
If your wardrobe looks as tired as you feel, Topshop is here for you. The old “I’m a broke student” excuse isn’t viable from 7 to 10 tonight or tomorrow, when the Broadway behemoth of a store offers 20% to everyone with a student ID.
Beyond the pretty generous discount on everything from mongolian lamb fur vests to those badass Christopher Kane mirrored dresses, the Six Six Sick Girls will be DJing tonight followed by Grizzly Spears tomorrow. Spend $50 or more and you’ll also get a mystery goody bag, which takes us back to grade school in a good way. We hope there’s a tootsie pop in there!
Featured, On Campus - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:25 - 1 Comment
Get Your Next Mediocre Job on NYU Student Site Jatched.com
Unless you’re looking to supplement your Bobst book shelving income with some light prostitution, Craigslist is rarely much help for student seeking legit jobs. The real leads are far outnumbered by jobs unsuitable, age-inappropriate or requiring a worrisome absence of clothing. This fact coupled with a crippling fear of post-college unemployment lead to the creation of Jatched.com, an NYU student-founded site with a ridiculous name but a decent concept behind it. Continue…
