NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 41, No. 23
TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013
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Jim Sturgess reveals details Wide gaps found in professor pay of upcoming sci-fi film
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Jim Sturgess stars in director Juan Solanos’ “Upside Down.”
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NYU freshman golfer shares hopes for season By NISHAAD RUPAREL
I was fortunate enough to sit down with one of NYU’s upand-coming golfers, Julius Oppenheimer. He is a freshman who is playing Division III golf after only one season of high school varsity golf. In fact, in high school, Oppenheimer was an award-winning tennis player and a member of the varsity football squad. His diverse athletic experience makes his presence at this stage of competition unique and undoubtedly puts him in an interesting position as he attempts to prove himself in the heat of competition. So far, Oppenheimer has enjoyed some success at NYU,
finishing eight above par at the Hamilton Fall Invitational Tournament. Oppenheimer struck me as an ambitious individual, candid speaker and a man of taste. We spoke about the Old Course at St. Andrews, bucatini all’amatriciana and everything in between. Question: When did you start playing golf ? Answer: My dad introduced me to a whole bunch of sports, one of which was golf. It wasn’t until four years ago though that I became passionate about the game. Q: How did your aspirations as a
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Seven years ago, Argentine director Juan Solanas had a vision of two mountains, one of which was upside-down, with a man and woman gazing at one another from each peak. This image evolved into Solanas’ new, romantic sci-fi adventure “Upside Down.” The film’s leading man, Jim Sturgess (“Across the Universe”), has fond memories of its conception. “Juan [Solanas] was really excited by the idea,” Sturgess said. “He told
me it was all based on a dream.” Solanas’ vision inspired the setting of the film, which included a pair of planets directly above each other, both with their own opposite gravity. The look of the planets, simply named “Up Above” and “Down Below,” recalls the scene in “Inception” when the world folds on top of itself — though “Upside Down” began production before the release of Christopher Nolan’s film. “Upside Down” follows Adam (Sturgess), a man from “Down Below” who falls in love with Eden (Kirsten Dunst), a woman from “Up Above.” To be with her, Adam must battle the opposing gravities as well as the planetary governments that enforce a strict separation of their populations. “I couldn’t work out what kind of film it was,” Sturgess said. “People say it’s sci-fi, and I guess it is, but to me it’s like a fairy tale. And most fairytales have something to say about the world you live in, some social and political commentary.” Solanas agreed that there is more to the film than rich visuals. “I left Argentina because we were going to be killed. People I know died under torture, so for
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(Top) Comparison of average salaries, public and private. (Bottom) Average salary by discipline. By TATIANA BAEZ The median salary for tenured and tenure-track faculty members increased 2.1 percent in 2012, according to a study released yesterday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The study also found that for the past four years, faculty members at private institutions have recieved higher salaries than those in public institutions. The increase was the highest at doctoral institutions, at 2.5 percent. Baccalaureate institutions were came in second with 2.1 percent, and master’s institutions in third with 2 percent. The study compiled data by discipline and includes four-
year colleges and universities. Part-time faculty members were not included in the survey. Faculty members at private colleges and universities saw a 2.4 percent increase in salary while those in public institutions saw a 1.9 percent increase. NYU spokesman Philip Lentz said salary increases for NYU faculty were higher than 2.1 percent. Lentz said that according to the Almanac of Higher Education 2012, the average salaries of NYU professors placed well above the median of over 1,200 universities surveyed. The salaries for fulltime NYU professors were in the 98th percentile, with salaries for associate professors in the 91st percentile and assistant professors in the 96th percentile. “NYU is proud to recruit and
retain top scholars, which benefits students directly, and offer them competitive salaries and benefits,” said Lentz. However, he acknowledged that salary does vary by field. “It is true that faculty salaries vary by discipline to discipline and that faculty compensation is market-driven,” he said. The study highlighted the discrepancy in faculty salaries between different disciplines. For example, a professor of journalism and communications earns on average $87,353 a year while a professor of law earns $142,033. The disciplines with the highest salaries are law, business and engineering, and the average for a professor across all disciplines is
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