Featured, On Campus - Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:29 - 7 Comments
A Tale of Red Tape and Useless Swipe Cards
On my first day of jazz class this semester, I arrived at the Tower Building on Lafayette only to discover that the door required a card swipe for access. Because I’m not a music major, my ID didn’t work, and I had to wait around until someone in the department arrived and let me in. Forget for a moment the fact that not being able to access NYU facilities for class even though I’m a student is kind of ridiculous. Instead, assume that NYU has a good reason for making its students’ lives more difficult, and that this is a minor problem that can be easily solved.
At first, I really believed those things. I would have to contact 7 different people in 3 different departments before being disabused of that overly-optimistic notion.Welcome to a tale of red tape and excruciating obnoxiousness. Continue…
On Campus - Wednesday, November 12, 2008 11:00 - 1 Comment
Fire Inspections: Time to Hide the Vodka!
Time to put the Grey Goose back under your bed and hide those rose scented candles you bought in a failed attempt to lure girls into your dorm room.
That’s right, its fire safety inspection time! While your R.A. claims he or she is just coming in for a brief scan of any potential fire hazards you have lying around (cough, the futon you snuck in after welcome week, cough), you and I both know this is just another excuse to bust your ass. So as tons of NYUers prepare for these mandatory inspections, which may or may not take place while you’re present, make sure to stow your growing collection of Jack Daniels bottles and that gravity bong you brought back to New York after your last visit home. Don’t forget that any additional furniture you might have or pretty princess Christmas lights and fancy mood-setting light bulbs count as potential hazards, too. Bottom line: put all that shit away and don’t be lazy because even so much as an empty beer bottle turned flower vase (I know this from experience) could get you into trouble.
Photo: flick courtesy of mudpig.
