Finals are upon us and the desire to jump from large structures seems to have become universal. Regular posts are done until we get back from break but, in the ...
NYU shut-ins rejoice, as of next fall, playing Halo in your dorm room for hours a day will be creepy research as opposed to just creepy.
With the creation of its program for the research, design and development of digital games, NYU will become the first college in the city to offer a video gaming degree. Continue…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:20 - by Lily Q
My knowledge of the fashion industry is limited at best, with most of it coming from summer reruns of America’s Next Top Model. For a long time, whenever someone mentioned Oscar de la Renta, I thought of the champion boxer. So, covering a fashion show probably wasn’t the best idea for my fashion-challenged self. But I did…And my life wasn’t changed, but I did come away with a greater appreciation for the industry.
The Fashion Business Association at NYU held their fall fashion show yesterday night, showcasing several talented designers, a few of them from NYU. Continue…
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 10:19 - by Henry Chan
NYU’s College Republicans are planning to host the wonderfully odious and passionately insensitive Ann Coulter on campus tonight at 7pm. This is a woman who has made a career out of bashing, attacking, and screeching her way to the top of the conservative media. Her books have been proven factually inaccurate on countless occasions, to consist of innumerable portions of plagiarized text, and to incite the kind of political hatred that led Jim Adkisson to stride into a Unitarian church this past summer in Tennessee and brutally execute two of its parishioners and Timothy Dale Johnson to walk into the office of the Arkansas State Democratic Party and assassinate Bill Gwatney, the State Party Chair. Continue…
If there’s one thing that gives NYU its “#1 dream school” status, it’s the fact that a bunch of famous people come here to study. From famous actors to the children of famous actors and even British socialites, they are the people whose existence we pretend we’re too cool to acknowledge, but secretly check out (and perhaps even glare at) when they occupy nearby space.
But while NYU celebs like Peaches Geldof and the Olsens attention whore as much as possible, some are a little more low key, eliciting curiosity. Case in point: Mara Wilson, the now grown-up girl who played Matilda, every child genius’s role model. And yet the mere mention of “Matilda” brings out Mara’s wrath (or so I’ve heard). Seems like someone’s been trying to bury her former life as a child actor.
Until now! Continue…
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 13:54 - by Karina Grudnikov
Favorite store/designer: Zachary’s Smile, Built by Wendy
Describing her style: Eclectic
Where are you from? Tokyo
School, Year, Major: CAS, Senior, International Relations & French Literature
A close up on her shoes after the jump.
Monday, December 8, 2008 20:41 - by Ian Ang
In case you haven’t already heard, Thomas Cooley, in a letter sent out to the Stern community on Wednesday, announced that he was stepping down as Dean of the Stern School of Business.
His reason for leaving isn’t as scandalous as some might have suspected. With the timing of the announcement, some had suspicions that perhaps something “odd” had happened, and perhaps he was “pressured” into leaving by the NYU higher ups. Not the case. Continue…
Monday, December 8, 2008 2:58 - by Henry Chan
If there’s one thing a college kid loves, it’s free things, especially food. And as temperatures are dropping and the stress levels are rising, there’ll be plenty of opportunities on campus to get some free food and beverages. We’ll keep updating as the week of hellish finals approaches, but here are a few to get you started: Continue…
Remember that “In and of the City Financial Aid” flyer that had tipsters and NYU Financial Aid all in a tizzy yesterday? Well, Students Creating Radical Change (SCRC), an arm of Take Back NYU, is claiming credit for the stunt and NYU PR (aka John Beckman), is stiffly laughing the whole thing off.
“The way that NYU has been talking about the financial aid during the economic downturn is unacceptable,” says Duncan Meisel, a TBNYU/SCRC member who participated in the fakery. Continue…
Thursday, December 4, 2008 17:01 - by Lily Q
Question: What’s weirder than your parents trying to friend you on Facebook?
Answer: John Sexton trying to friend you on Facebook.
That’s right, President John “let me give you a hug” Sexton is on Facebook. Well, at least someone wants you to think he is. Continue…
Thursday, December 4, 2008 2:36 - by Palika MakamSweet Jesus this was elaborate. Not only did the girl wear a purple polo, but she found a blank New York University name tag and wrote “WHITNEY.” She even mimicked the far-too-earnest penmanship of an Orientation Advisor. Does anyone know who these students are? Continue…
