Washington Square News | December 2, 2019

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5 CULTURE

9 OPINION

NYU Trend Report: Winter Edition

A Semester in Review: NYU Continues to Prioritize Itself Over Students

6 ARTS

Tisch Fails to Connect Acting and Film Students

10 SPORTS

Women’s Basketball Enjoys Fruitful Start to Season

VOLUME LIII | ISSUE 15

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019

Artist, Who Was Tackled by WSP Officers, Charged With Assault and Resisting Arrest Oriel Ceballos, an artist who frequently sells his work in Washington Square Park, was arrested by park officers in October, but feels hopeful that he will be fully dismissed at his hearing in January. By RONNI HUSMANN Deputy News Editor Almost two months after artist Oriel Ceballos was tackled, pepper-sprayed and arrested by park off icers in Washington Square Park, Ceballos says he feels conf ident that his case will be dismissed at his next hearing on Jan. 5. Ceballos, who has been selling his art in Washington Square Park for almost three years, was taken into custody by three park off icers in October, an incident which led to outrage by some who felt the use of force was excessive and unnecessary. At the time, Ceballos was told his infraction was selling his art without a table, something for which he had received a ticket previously but never been arrested. After asking the off icers to give him a ticket, he was forcefully detained. The altercation was f ilmed and posted on Instagram by Tisch f irstyear Griff in Wood. Oriel Ceballos, who was tackled by officers in Washington Square Park in October, was recently charged with assault and resisting arrest.

COURTESY OF GRIFFIN WOOD

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Iranian Students Call For College Applications Extension Amid Protests By MINA MOHAMMADI Deputy News Editor Amid violent protests, a government crackdown and an internet blackout, Iranian students are not in a position to complete their college applications, leading some universities to extend their deadlines.

It is unclear whether NYU has done so. In a statement, an activist group at Princeton University listed NYU as one of the universities that has extended the deadline, calling on their university to do the same. However, university spokesperson Shonna Keogan was unable to confirm if this is the case, and referred WSN to NYU’s pre-existing

policy for Students Affected by Natural Disasters, Political and/or Governmental Decisions in an email. For two weeks, thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets in what began as protests denouncing a hike in fuel prices. The uprising has taken a drastic turn and has become a series of civil protests throughout Iran against the Irani-

an regime. In response to the protests, the Iranian government has jailed what is estimated to be thousands, with at least 161 killed in protest crackdowns. It also enacted an internet blackout that has since been partially lifted. While some have regained connectivity amid the blackout, many others have not. WhatsApp and Telegram, two

of the most popular means of communication in Iran, have been turned off. The blackout has made college applications difficult for aspiring graduate and undergraduate students in Iran, driving colleges like McGill University and Concordia University to extend their deadlines. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2


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