NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 41, No. 18
MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013
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Cultivating change: students farm to live
Protesters at Bobst fight for homeless
It is concrete change, literally. For NYU students from the university club Farm to Live, a project of Mahwah Environmental Volunteers Organization, Inc., green space is always preferable to the blacktop parking lot. A project initiated last April with $1,000 of funding from the NYU Reynolds Changemaker Challenge and some gardening gear, Farm to Live now maintains three farms throughout New Jersey and hopes to increase the number to seven by the summer. The main idea propelling the group is sustainable agriculture, specifically in suburban areas. Through growing and maintaining gardens organically, Farm to Live hopes to make healthy food accessible to communities that do not have a large focus on sustainable agriculture. Farm to Live crews will monitor
Over 40 individuals crowded around Bobst Library on Friday afternoon to protest homelessness and gentrification in the neighborhoods surrounding NYU. Leading the protest was longtime activist and photojournalist John Penley, a vocal East Village resident known for his opposition to real estate development and donating his photographs to the university’s Tamiment Library in 2009. After a former arrest in Charlotte, N.C., for protesting rising homelessness in America, Penley has returned to the Village with a plea. He is urging NYU to donate one of its buildings for the 2031 expansion plan toward lower income and homeless members displaced from the community. As a first step, Penley suggested that NYU should partner with Gregg Singer, developer and owner of the now vacant
By TATIANA BAEZ
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By SOFIA FERRANDIZ
RACHEL CABITT FOR WSN
NYU student takes home gold in Tisch 48 for short film ‘Mail Tale’ “Mail Tale,” directed and produced by Tisch junior Ben Nelson, triumphed at the Tisch 48 Hour Film Festival in multiple categories including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Music. Candidates were given the competition requirements, then had 48 hours to write, shoot and edit a three-minute piece.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: JOB MARKET CREATES UNHAPPY CAREER PATHS: Young professionals face an extremely volatile jobs environment where dream careers pay little and require long hours. Most job-seekers pursuing their desired work will face fierce competition and limiting opportunities in the job market. CICCONET on PG. 7
STUDENT DEATHS REMAIN UNANNOUNCED TO UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY: Unlike other universities, NYU does not send out school-wide email notifications when students pass away to respect the privacy of the deceased’s family. RACHEL KAPLAN/WSN
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Tisch band introduces unique sound, performance to electronic-rock genre
By JONATHAN KESHISHOGLOU
The Roofer’s Union, a new band formed by a group of students at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, could easily be considered a typical electronic rock band. But what makes the group stand out is the musical aesthetic and atmosphere they create while playing onstage. The band, which includes Tisch freshmen Travis Tyge (keyboard and vocals), Kevin Walker (drums), Ben Lapidus (bass), Nick Das (sampler) and sophomore Jake Chapman (guitar and backing vocals),
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Travis Tyge contributes to The Roofer’s Union’s distinct vibe.