In what might be considered the most significant archeological finding of our time, The New York Times reported this Sunday that a collection of over 200 ceramic pigs has been (re)discovered in a supply closet at Stern.
“Among the castoff cleaning products and outdated office supplies in the all-but-forgotten storage area were crates full of pig-shaped tchotchkes: salt and pepper shakers, gravy boats, ashtrays, and all manner of figurines. There was a wax candle piglet, a terra-cotta souvenir from Mexico, a beer stein molded in a pig’s likeness, even a few marzipan pigs.”
The miniature hogs were not all found in one place—they were located in boxes scattered across the building. “It went on like an archaeological dig,” Joe Diaz, a facilities manager who originally found the pigs eight years ago, told the Times. “The boxes containing the pigs were not all together and they kept appearing.” Read more…
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Take a moment and check if any of the clothes you’re wearing right now were made in Bangladesh. And even if they’re not, if you frequent places like H&M, Zara, the Gap, or JC Penney, you’ll likely have something in your closet made in Bangladesh or in another third world country. Clothing from places like these are generally affordable and practical for most consumers—after all, you want to look decent and only have limited amount of money to spend. But competition among retailers to provide clothing that’s both cheap for customers and profitable for themselves have led to an ever increasing demand for dirt cheap labor.
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The NYU Law School is continuing its string of hires from Columbia Law School, 
