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Let Us Consider The NYU Twerps
Columbia Profs Say Prez Bollinger Has Sullied School's Reputation!

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la_periodista
02/20/09

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Ok, I must know...WHAT THE HELL is so horrific about NYU? There are so many references to NYU sucking as an institution and constantly screwing people over...I am a total outsider and have no idea what that means. I stayed in their apt/dorms one summer and was kinda annoyed by security but that was about all I know. Fill me in!
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allyzay
02/20/09

@la_periodista: you could try just following this particular story, for starters...?
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Ian MacAllen
02/20/09

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Yes, some of their demands are unfocused, and perhaps they were a bit naive to think they should have any say over a private university, but there are better ways to deal with 19 year old fools then tear gas and riot gear.
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allyzay
02/20/09

@Ian MacAllen: what the fuck are you talking about? relatedly, are there better ways to deal with facebook than tear gas and riot gear? because i'm thinking not!
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kitkatsplash
02/19/09

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Why don't they give these kids scholarships to the University of Gaza next year?
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Benjamin Glowney
02/19/09

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Just cause some of us go to a school recognized as privledged doesn't mean we agree with these fifteen minutes of famers who don't understand the difference between their occupation, their inaccurate understanding of anarchy and their hopeless admiration for a democracy still and easily stifled by the monetary system through a simple utilization of funfussenschaft and related sciences. Neither is everyone here mooching off their parents and then planning to sit back on their trust funds for an early retirement. Most people are financially fucked actually. Try hating on Yale's pacifist revivals instead. At least these guys are trying to be civilly disobedient even if they're actions are kinda half baked.
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minou
02/19/09

@Benjamin Glowney: Your lack of spelling, punctuation, and grammar awareness really undermine the worldly tone you're trying to adopt here. Also, you're aware that your thesis changes halfway through, right?

All in all, I appreciate the effort, but you're not making a very good case. My heart hurts on behalf of your freshman comp professor.
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seancasio
02/19/09

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I thought Lee Abrams wrote Hipster Runoff..
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PickleTitsTurner
02/19/09

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"And once you realize your life is destructive and bad and You Are Part of the Problem"

This, of course, is something Gawker has not yet realized.

Your outrage is precious seeing that you are every bit as vapid, bratty and sad as the college students you ridicule.

Instead of spending your time being catty on the internet, why don't you go volunteer to build some fucking houses somewhere?
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Pareene
02/19/09

@PickleTitsTurner: haha same to you, gawker commenter "pickletitsturner"
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hellosunshine
02/19/09

@PickleTitsTurner: OH ZING GAWKER.

(Not really.)
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Spirit Fingers
02/19/09

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And about the whole Chik-fil-A New York discrimination...what, New Jersey is suddenly nestled in Christ's armpit?

And someone else raised a good point about Sonics! The hell are these places located? You can't just show me good, freezy, slush drinks, and breakfast burritos on toasted garlic bread and whatever else they have there, and NOT tell me where to find one.

Terrorists.
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iplaudius
02/19/09

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So, basically, the Palestinian Arabs are there to be picked up, played with, and cast aside as toys of ideology and circumstance. It’s a familiar trope, though usually the players aren’t angsty NYU students.
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HarmonyLane
02/19/09

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That kid with the bullhorn was in my Contemporary Latino Cultures class in fall '07. He always talked some b.s. in class, trying to suck up to the professor. He transferred here from University of British Columbia. Maybe his excuse for stupidity is being Canadian.
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valet_of_the_dolls
02/19/09

@HarmonyLane: On behalf of Canada: suck it.
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CaptainFantastic
02/19/09

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"We took over a McDonald's and all we got were these lousy McFlurries."
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SpacePope
02/19/09

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Reason why we should mock them: They want public access to the Bobst library.

I used to live in Iowa in the same town as a public university. Did their library have public access? No. I'm sorry, but if a state university in Fucking Iowa doesn't allow public access, neither should NYU because some pissy kids wants their to be.
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jenalicious
02/19/09

@SpacePope: they absolutely deserve mocking for this. I'm a former NYU-er and appreciate the fact that NYU has the kind of security restrictions that they do. its not some small college town, its fucking nyc.
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onestrawplz
02/20/09

@jenalicious: Also, it's already hard to find a good prime study spot in the stacks at Bobst, as you probably know. Last thing we need are more people camping out, or moms dragging their screaming kids through.
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KarenUhOh
02/19/09

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Look at me. I'm a zit. And I vote.
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Helman
02/19/09

@KarenUhOh: Whoa!
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iplaudius
02/19/09

@KarenUhOh: I was hoping you wouldn’t notice. Adult acne. I forgot to send my absentee ballot for a vote that wouldn’t’ve counted anyway.
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Spirit Fingers
02/19/09

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This is an age old debate, but somebody brought it up.

Where the hell do I stand for the NO CHIK-FIL-A IN NEW YORK BECAUSE IT'S RUN BY MORMONS WHO THINK NYC IS BEELZEBUB'S PLAYGROUND protest?
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politecough
02/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: They have a point admittedly...
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Spirit Fingers
02/19/09

@politecough: And what, I should suffer the lack of buttery fried goodness, with those damnable special pickles because of it? Pffffttt!

We're not Vegas for Apollonia's sake.
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allyzay
02/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: dude just go to ranch 1! this is hardly as big of a slight as the lack of sonics!
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uninspired
02/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: Paramus Park Mall in NJ. Only one I know of in the area.
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SarahHeartburn
02/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: Mormons in a fast food place?

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Wanna Are It
02/19/09

@Spirit Fingers: Maybe I'm completely misreading your post, but there is ONE Chick-Fil-A in New York, and it's located in the NYU Food Court.

[nymag.com]
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Wanna Are It
02/19/09

@Wanna Are It: AND IT'S FANTASTIC. (+1 for NYU!)
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Spirit Fingers
02/19/09

@allyzay: Oh, urg. I've done the Ranch 1 thing. Blasphemy.

@uninspired: Why should I have to go to Jersey when there is perfect real estate right here? If they can build a Starbucks a snot-sneeze away from a Starbucks, I can have a Chik-fil-A dammit! I'm a sinner and I want chicken!

@SarahHeartburn: Lovely movie. One Ring To Rule Them All and freaking PILLOW PANTS!

@Wanna Are It: How does this even help?
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hellosunshine
02/19/09

@Wanna Are It: BUT DO I NEED AN ID OR CAN I SNEAK IN IF I AM THEORETICALLY STILL OF STUDENT AGE.

Uh, inquiring Southern minds want to know.
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allyzay
02/19/09

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owen wilson is there -- i take back everything i'm thinking about how condescending these kids (rich or poor, who gives a crap, a douche is a douche whether it cost you 99c or $6.75) are being towards employees of the school, for example. I <3 U OWEN
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politecough
02/19/09

@allyzay: He just needs to raise that tie-die bandanna over his face and he'll become a hippie train robber.
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allyzay
02/19/09

@politecough: that would be so adorable! i'm going to go join their protest, i had no idea the protesters had such fashion scarves and wry little expressions.
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Smitros
02/19/09

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Food Court Occupation < Zoot Suit Riot.
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