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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 41, No. 14

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013

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Clive Davis reflects on pioneering institute By NICOLE DEL MAURO

It is hard to imagine that Clive Davis, an award-winning record producer with five Grammy awards under his belt and the man with the golden ears, was not always aware of his affinity for music. “I was an ordinary listener of music,” Davis said. “It was not anything [that seemed to] take over my life.” Now, 40 years later, he has not only established himself as the sole recording producer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but the founder of a pioneering program for recording artists at NYU. While working at the law firm Rosenman and Colin in New York after graduating from NYU’s College of Arts and Science and Harvard Law School in the 1950s, Davis was offered the assistant counsel position at Columbia Records and eventually became president in 1966. Only then, in the musical revolution of the ’60s, did he discover his gift for music.

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Global movement marks Bradley Manning’s 1,000th day in jail Imprisoned for one thousand days without trial, Bradley Manning has sparked a global synchronization of protests speaking out against his illegal detainment. Prosecuted as a source for leaked Wikileaks documents, Manning was arrested in May 2010 on suspicion of aiding the enemy.

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Violets overtake Brandeis Judges in final home game of season By MARY JANE DUMANKAYA

The Violets played their final home game of the regular season on Saturday Feb. 23, against the Brandeis University Judges in Coles Sports Center. NYU won the game 59-57. On Feb. 22, the Inter-Greek Council and the Commuter Student Council hosted a sports rally for the basketball game as part of the Violet 100 events. Students gathered in the Commuter Student Lounge to get into the NYU spirit. NYU’s five senior players were honored prior to the beginning of the game. Seniors and co-captains Carl Yaffe, Kyle Stockmal and Max Wein, and fellow seniors Cory Stockmal and Devin Karch were all celebrated for their contributions to the team. In his last regular season game,

Yaffe scored 19 points, securing his place in the record books. Yaffe is fifth in career scoring in NYU history, with 1,347 points scored during his college career. “Being fifth all time on the career scoring list is an honor, there are so many amazing players on that list and I am grateful to be among the best in NYU history,” he said. Kyle Stockmal shot eight points, two of which were three-pointers. He will be remembered for his threepoint field goals, as he maintains the record for most consecutive three-point field goals (11), third most three-point field goals in a single game (7), third most threepoint field goals in a season (73) and fourth highest three-point field goal percentage (47.1), which he achieved during the 2011-2012 season.

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Kyle Stockmal evades the defense on his way to the hoop.

“It felt great to beat Brandeis,” Kyle Stockmal said. “They are our rivals in the University Athletic Association, so that on top of having a win on senior night was awesome.” Cory Stockmal came off the bench to play for 28 minutes, scoring four points. “It meant a lot to the five of us to win our last home game at Coles and I know it is something that I will always remember,” Cory Stockmal said. “We also had great fan support this year and it was great to go out on a high like we did.” Karch scored 19 points in his last game, and Wein scored two points. “I loved the fan support we received for both of our Tear It Up games and for senior day. Having the opportunity to play in front of such an involved crowd was unbe-

lievable,” Wein said. The Violets finished their season 15-10 overall, with a 13-3 record at home. NYU was hoping to make it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Championships for the second consecutive time. “We expected a lot more from our team this season,” Kyle Stockmal said. “The fact that we couldn’t get wins on the road really hurt us this year.” On Monday Feb. 25, NYU men’s basketball will find out if they have been invited to participate in the Eastern College Athletic Championship. Mary Jane Dumankaya is sports editor. Email her at mdumankaya@nyunews.com.


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