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!
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.
@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!
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.
@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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@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.
@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.
@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!
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
@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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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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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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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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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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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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We're not Vegas for Apollonia's sake.
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@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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Uh, inquiring Southern minds want to know.
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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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