Project OutReach’s Future Still Up In The Air, No Decision Yet From NYU

April 19th, 2013 by Kelly Weill

The future of Project OutReach is looking uncertain. OutReach, a service program aimed at first-year and transfer students, brings new students to the city for four days of volunteer work before Welcome Week begins. The program is aided largely by its extensive network of alumni leaders, who are undergraduate students who completed the program and return to lead its new members.

But NYU’s recently proposed reorganization of Project OutReach seeks to trim down the number of alumni leaders while inviting more new member, a change some OutReach alumni are protesting as damaging to the program.

“They are looking to justify the program’s budget by growing the number of participants involved in the program while decreasing the number of returning leaders. [...] With these proposed changes, the program could potentially go dormant this coming year– for the first time in its 20 year history,” alumni Mike Han wrote on the Facebook page NYU Project OutReach Alumni. Read more…


Inside The “Amanda Sarah” Empire

December 6th, 2012 by Aaron Marks

If you’re an NYU student, your memory of freshman year is indelibly stamped with mass invitations sent out by party promoters over Facebook. Each year has its hallmark promoter, from John Tasch to Matt Cuba to Samantha Molozanov. We took a look inside the operation of Amanda Sarah, one of NYU’s most prolific promoters. What we found was an intriguing tale of identity, the Internet, and, of course, parties.

Amanda Sarah is not a spambot. Despite what you may have heard, NYU’s most prolific party promoter is not a dummy Facebook profile created to send out party invitations, but rather a breathing, brown-haired twenty-something. If you wish, you can meet Amanda Sarah, shake her hand, hear her laugh, have a conversation.

On a late morning this fall we did just that, and met with Sarah at Think Coffee on Mercer Street. She arrived exactly on time – an impressive feat, having travelled from Midtown, where she told us she lives.

Read more…


Day 2: Becky Freaks Out About Money

August 29th, 2012 by NYU Local Staff

9:59 AM - I wake up overjoyed because I made it home, showered, and most importantly, without a hangover. I have a victory Nutrigrain bar for breakfast because the 175 flex meal plan is too limited to spend on the most important meal of the day.

10:58 AM - Christina, my wing woman from Day 1, frantically calls me to inform me that the Coffee and Tea Tour is departing Kimmel. It’s time to fucking dash through the park.

11:07 AM - We realize they’re only showing us where there are coffee and teashops. Isn’t there an app for that? More importantly, they’re not giving free coffee as I’d imagined. Time to ditch and get a drink at Oren’s. Read more…


Meet Our 2012 Welcome Week Diarists

August 27th, 2012 by Myles Tanzer

This Welcome Week, NYU Local has picked four freshmen (three in New York, one in Abu Dhabi) to document their first days of college. Every day, we will be posting their diaries so you can get a feel for what it’s like to be a freshman starting a new life in New York City.

There is obviously no “right” way to do Welcome Week at NYU, so we thought we’d give you four takes on it. Other freshmen, feel free to join in on Tumblr and post your own diaries — use the tag “NYU Welcome Week” in your post.

Today, we’ll be introducing you to our diarists (we thought it was best to let them move in without distraction). We’re pleased to present the freshest of the fresh meat. Read more…


How To Make The Most Of The Money You’ve Already Paid NYU

September 2nd, 2010 by Surekha Ratnatunga

NYU is not a cheap place to pursue higher education and New York City is by no means a cheap place to live. But now that you’ve forked over all that cash, there are actually a few redeeming financial qualities to student life — you just need to learn what they are. It took me three budget-busting years to accumulate the knowledge I’m about to drop in this post (alas, there was no NYU Local when I was a wee freshman).

Take 2-Credit Classes Every Semester To Graduate Early
You need 128 credits to graduate, the average student takes 16 per semester, but if you pay full-time tuition you are entitled to 18. Taking a statistics or a science class usually requires a supplement 2-credit lab, but otherwise take a 2-credit music or dance class (through Steinhardt) every semester and save $17,000 while you’re at it.

Use Your 10-15% NYU Student Discount
If you are around campus, it’s always worth asking whether the store you are patronizing offers a 10% student discount (many do, including Space Market and Famiglia Pizza). Flashing your NYU ID also gets you 15% off purchases at Topshop and J.Crew (discovering that earlier than junior year would’ve saved me more than graduating a semester early).

Read more…


How To Win Welcome Week: Thursday

September 2nd, 2010 by Charlie Eisenhood

Unfortunately, towards the end of Welcome Week, NYU starts to slack. The programs during the day start to get a little weak, so start your day slow and wander over to Bagel Bob’s for a toasted poppy seed bagel with cream cheese.

Today’s tips and recommends: Read more…


We Want To Hear Your Welcome Week Stories

September 1st, 2010 by Charlie Eisenhood

Had any epic experiences yet? Good or (even better) bad, NYU Local is interested in reading about them. Upperclassmen and alums, we want to hear yours too.

Send us your best Welcome Week stories – failed hookups, doe-eyed freshman moments, run-ins with the law (you get the idea) – to nyulocaleditor@gmail.com. Bonus points for hilarity.

If we get any worth publishing, we will. They can be posted anonymously, if you insist, but we’ll need your name and graduation year to verify that you are/were an NYU student.


Tonight’s Comedy Show To Feature Colbert Report Contributor Jordan Carlos

September 1st, 2010 by Charlie Eisenhood

One of the comics performing at tonight’s comedy show (which you already know you should go see) is Jordan Carlos, who has performed stand-up on Comedy Central and appeared as Stephen Colbert’s black friend, Alan.

Above is a funny, biting critique of the Obama administration starring Carlos. His stand-up clips on the Internet are quite good, but we don’t want to ruin jokes he might use tonight. So go check them out live in Skirball at 8 and 10 PM!


How To Win Welcome Week: Wednesday

September 1st, 2010 by Charlie Eisenhood

Good morning. You probably need a coffee. You probably think you should run over to the West 4th Starbucks and grab one. WRONG.

You are in one of the country’s great coffee cities – please, take advantage. (Yes, I know Starbucks takes Declining Dollars. I don’t care, their coffee is bad). Here are some of our favorite caffeine spots. See the comments for more great options; Joe is particularly good.

If you don’t drink coffee yet, you should go ahead and start. This is college. Read more…


How To Win Welcome Week: Tuesday

August 31st, 2010 by Charlie Eisenhood

We’re glad you got a crisp, clean ‘Class of 2014′ tee. But, please, don’t wear it yet. It is for use when a) you are exercising, b) you are outside of the city and want to show off that you live here, or c) your hipster sensibilities have been tuned to the “irony” of wearing an “NYU” approved shirt in New York, where “the locals” hate us.

Today’s tips and recommended events: Read more…


« Older