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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

washington square news Vol. 40, No. 31

Monday, March 19, 2012

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Hawk Cam welcomes its second season

Fences down in Wash. Sq. Park

By Eric Benson

By Emily Yang

The Hawk Cam at Bobst Library officially returned for its second season last Monday. Perched on the 12th floor of Bobst, the live webcam featured on The New York Times website is now focused on two redtailed hawks, Bobby and Rosie, who call the ledge outside of NYU President John Sexton’s window home. Hawk Cam was first launched last spring to stream live footage of Bobby and his mate Violet, who died in late December due to heart complications. Millions of online viewers watched the couple birth and raise their young up until the cameras shutdown after both hawks flew away last August. This year, NYU spokesman John Beckman has proposed a more expansive educational role of the Hawk Cam by partnering with the New York City Audubon, a grassroots community that works to protect wild birds in New York City.

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The Chess Plaza reopened earlier this month. Park goers can now enjoy chess tables and greenery.

Off-Broadway show boasts beat-boxing NYU alumnus

By Michelle Lee

In a new off-Broadway musical, eight talented a cappella singers — clad in white — play extraterrestrials who crash their musically powered spaceship onto Earth. Gallatin alumnus and beatboxer Mark Martin, 23, is on the international cast of this world-renowned vocal percussion show, “Voca People.” He plays Captain Beat On, leader of his people. The show features a cappella mash-ups and medleys of songs by diverse figures including Madonna, Queen and Mozart. Originally from West Hartford, Conn., Martin began vocally emulating instrumental sounds at a young age. “Growing up, when boys are playing around, they make funny sounds

like guns and spaceships,” Martin said. “When I was little, I used to do stuff like that, and the first thing I beatboxed was the D.J. scratch in Will Smith’s song, ‘Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It.’” As an NYU student, Martin sang and beatboxed in the a cappella group APC Rhythm. While studying music business in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development his sophomore year, he discovered the beatboxing scene in New York. Martin attended hip-hop cyphers, jams in Union Square Park and underground shows in Brooklyn. Martin later transferred to the Gallatin School of Individualized Study to concentrate in Language of Persuation to pursue a theoretical approach to language, linguistics and phonetics.

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Fences that had once surrounded the Chess Plaza in the southwest corner of Washington Square Park came down on March 7. According to Philip Abramson of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the opened space contains a new plaza with 18 chess tables, perimeter fencing, light poles and greenery. The reconstruction of the park began in the winter of 2007 and has now completed two out of three phases. A new playground and more benches and sitting area opened in the fall of 2011. “Our goal was to create a renewed sense of space, with a design that restored and upgraded the significant features that make Washington Square Park an iconic destination for New Yorkers and visitors alike,” Abramson said.

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Men’s volleyball splits weekend By Sara Levy

NYU men’s volleyball won two out of four matches at the Carthage College/Milwaukee School of Engineering Tournament in Milwaukee on March 16 and 17. Carthage, Juniata College, MSOE and Eastern Mennonite University — all non-conference competitors — also participated in the tournament during the weekend. On March 16 the Violets defeated the Eastern Mennonite Royals in straight sets. Junior outside hitter Taylor Fauntleroy and sophomore middle blocker Nick Capriccio both reached double digits in kills with 13 and 11, respectively.

For their second match of the weekend, NYU played against Carthage, currently ranked third nationally by the American Volleyball Coaches Association. The Carthage Red Men ended the Violets’ four-match win streak, taking all three sets by scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-22. Carthage’s sophomore setter Connor Wexter recorded a match-high 35 assists while sophomore setter Connor Mortland led the Violets with 29 assists. The Violets also fell to the fourth-ranked Juniata Eagles in four sets. After losing the

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