February 2012
25 posts
bobby finger: How To Watch The Oscars →
bobbyfinger:
Make at least two jokes about Anne Hathaway and James Franco’s hosting job last year. People will tell you that the jokes are played out, but they’ll be wrong. “I heard James Franco is teaching a course at NYU about how to be a terrible Oscar host,” you’ll say.
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NYU Faculty Send Email To Top Administrators,...
Did you know Coles is planned to be demolished?
Read the full email here.
Anonymous asked: Is there anyway to find out if someone was really accepted? This girl at school is saying she got accepted because her vocal audition was awesome, but she only got a 22 act and not a great GPA! We just can't believe it.
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Warren Weaver Hall Is Now A Fun Water Park
Due to a significant water leak, Warren Weaver Hall — home to the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences — will be closed for the rest of the day today, Monday, Feb 13. There were no injuries associated with the leak, and our facilities crews are at work on correcting the problem with an eye towards re-opening the building tomorrow. Students who have classes in Warren Weaver Hall today...
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NYU Local on Professors and Academic Integrity →
ohhitumblr:
The question in this post is whether professors should be responsible for a) reporting students who cheat, b) make their classes more “cheat-proof,” or c) make students not want to cheat.
I think the latter option is unrealistic. And I think making classes “cheat-proof” is easier than NYU Local makes it sound. In the Linguistics Department, we’re encouraged to work together, and as...
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January 2012
12 posts
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“There were times I felt as though this were a sort of Hogwarts’ Castle....”
– A professor reflects on teaching at NYU Abu Dhabi.
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Curiosa: Another reason why archaeologists are... →
sea282:
“Oh and if anyone finds any animals that are dead and have a skeleton, bring them to me. You know the best thing I ever did - I was a PTA mom back in the day and I was the weird zooarchaeologist amidst a bunch of supermoms - and I asked them to call me if they saw any roadkill so I could bring it…
This prof is amazing. We approve.
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December 2011
18 posts
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Best of Fall 2011
Well, we are done with the semester, and it feels good! We’re sure it does for the rest of you too, as you go home for a month. (Good luck remembering how to drive.)
From everyone at NYU Local, we want to thank you for reading. You are what makes the site what it is, and we would be hopelessly lost and depressed without your constant stream of feedback, comments, tips, links to funny videos...
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WatchFor the last edition Sidewalk Walk of 2011, we hit the pavement to ask students about their finals, Adderall, the possibility that Santa is an extraterrestrial, and who made this year’s Nice List and who didn’t.
Sidewalk Talk: Finals Week
brendalau-:
Am I really going to quote MGMT in my NYU supplement?
Am I really going to write the words “I’m feeling rough, I’m feeling raw, in the prime of my life?”
Am I really going to call them modern philosophers?
Oh dear God.
Grade A Gallatin candidate.
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Guide To Majors Surveys
We know you’re all super busy studying for finals, but if you’re ever looking for a quick method of procrastination, why not fill out one of our Guide to Majors at NYU Surveys? It’ll take you all of five minutes, and you’ll feel good not thinking about your twenty page paper. Right now we’re looking for Computer Science Majors, Sociology Majors, Psychology Majors,...
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