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WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 43, No. 3
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015
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Men’s hockey wins over rival William Paterson By BOBBY WAGNER Sports Editor
On the biggest night of the season thus far, and one of the biggest in its club history, the NYU hockey team lived up to the night’s high expectations. The Violets pulled out a 5-3 win Friday against their rival, William Paterson University. The team was riding the energy of #DaleyStrong,
an event devoted to raising money and awareness about goal tender Sam Daley’s brain tumor and surgery. The win, made sweeter by the fact that they dropped their last contest against William Paterson 3-2, came in front of a raucous crowd of students and parents at the Sky Rink in Chelsea Piers. Many chants of “NYU” could be heard after goals and big hits, and stu-
dents were on their feet banging on the glass of the arena for the entire second and third periods. But even before the game started, the night was a win, as Daley finally rejoined his Violet teammates at their home arena. Head Coach Chris Cosentino knew how much Daley’s presence meant to his teammates. “Having Sam walk the team
onto the ice before the game was a great scene,” Cosentino said. “With him in the building we knew we would get a special effort out of our guys.” On such a big night, however, nerves may have gotten to the Violets early as William Paterson got off to a better start. They jumped out 1-0 almost immediately in the first
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STAFF PHOTO BY SHAWN PAIK
William Patterson forward Richard Pallai, right, attempts a shootout on NYU goaltender Jack Nebe. Nebe made the stop against Pallai, a former Violet who led NYU in points in 2012-2013. FEATURES
Grad student video game nominated for award By AMANDA MORRIS Staff Writer
Combining both the thrill of video games with a more serious theme related to the police, Tisch graduate student Stephen Clark has created “Rooftop Cop,” a unique collection of five endless vignette
games. The game’s novelty has earned it a spot as a finalist for the Nuovo Awards in the Independent Games Festival, which will take place March 2-6. Clark created the games and original music for his Master’s thesis presentation. Clark, who received his undergraduate degree in audio post pro-
duction, had never designed a game before completing NYU’s program. “It was something I wanted to try,” Clark said. “I’ve liked video games since I was young and growing up.” Each of the five games in Rooftop Cop is completely different and ungated, meaning
that finishing one game to proceed to another one is not required. The first game is performative, the last game more like a toy and the middle three games more traditional games. In the fifth game, titled “Palace of the Organizer,” players
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NYU: 94.7% of grads employed or in school By ALANNA BAYARIN News Editor
The Wasserman Center for Career Development released their annual report, “Life Beyond the Square,” about the class of 2014 on Jan. 30. Among other statistics, the report said within six months of graduating, 94.7 percent of respondents were either employed full-time — with an average salary of $55,647 — or in graduate or professional school. Almost 4,400 alumni, 76.4 percent of the class of 2014 graduates, responded to the survey. Stern freshman Jennifer Barba said this news eases her anxiety about life after graduation. She added that the pressure to succeed can sometimes be overwhelming. “It makes me feel secure that I am going to a school that has the resources and connections I need to succeed,” Barba said. “Even though I am only a freshman, I worry about my future a lot because NYU is expensive. I often wonder if it is worth it.” Emily Ong, who graduated last spring, said NYU has greatly contributed to her post-graduation success. “I currently work as the Community Engagement Coordinator at the GO Project, and I also go to graduate school part time at NYU Wagner for my master’s in public administration and nonprofit management,” Ong said. “Everything I’m doing now has been influenced by my time at NYU.” Not all alumni share this feeling, though. Josh Qian, who graduated from the College of Arts and Science at the end of the fall 2014 semester, is currently employed full-time at a small digital agency doing software development, but he does not credit the job to his NYU degree. “NYU didn’t help me with post-
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