Anticipate fiery posts by disenchanted NYU Local seniors, who could not care less for graduating in a colossal stadium that holds no personal significance to our college.

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.
His profile page includes three quotes from The Man Himself, an interest in “walking legs” (?), and several student comments on his wall, all essentially saying: “Give me some fucking financial aid already, J.Sex.” The utter strangeness of this pseudo Mr. Sexton “friending” random NYU students, his status urging you to follow his Twitter feed, and the comment under his sole tagged photo (“What a good lookin’ bunch of change-makers”) are beyond hilarity.

Too bad that everything from his relationship status (apparently he’s openly getting down with NYU senior Caitlin Boehne) to his interest in “following a calling to NYU’s manifest destiny” reek of Take Back NYU trickery. If it were the real Sexton I’m sure that virtual hugs would be in order and couldn’t we all use one of those?

The flyer, convincingly titled “In and of the City Financial Aid Plan,” was chock full of a glorious Sexton “quote,” praise for CUNY’s “unshakable commitment to providing the very best possible education to all those who come to the University to realize their educational dreams” and a rather depressing tuition comparison between the two schools.

As for who made the flyer and why, Beckman’s not sure but calls it “another triumph for desktop publishing.”

In any case, props for realism, anonymous prankster. Judging by the exasperated tone of the financial aid rep I spoke with this morning, the calls are rolling in.