NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 41, No. 40
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013
University considers remodeling Albert By SU SIE PARK
Albert, NYU’s online database, will soon receive a facelift less than a year after its most recent redesign. CAS freshman Abhinay Ashutosh created a beta version for an Albert remodeling that may be implemented. The beta version was presented to NYU President John Sexton last Wednesday at the Stern School of Business’ Paulson Auditorium. Sexton was impressed by the designs and is looking for a way to
use them, Ashutosh said. Like many NYU students, Ashutosh was frustrated with the current version, especially during class registration periods. He said the system is clunky, slow and outdated. He was concerned with the amount of time it takes students to find the information they need and to register for the appropriate classes before they fill up. In early April, Ashutosh heard from Tech@NYU and Internet
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Student election results released By WSN STAFF
After the week-long period of electronic voting, the results of the all-university elections have been announced. Six undergraduate schools and three graduate schools have selected new leaders for the 2013-14 school year. Coordinated by the Student Senators Council, the elections are held around April each year. Each
school has a different number of student council positions. Students were asked to vote by electronic ballot by last Friday. While presidents are members of each school’s student council, all seven of the newly elected senators are involved in the university’s decisionmaking process. Sixteen of these senators are elected by student vote and sit alongside faculty, deans
and administration on the University Senate. Policies introduced by the senate are then ratified by the Board of Trustees. Meet the new senators and presidents of some schools on page two. Except for the CAS president, all positions have been announced. Check out nyunews.com for the full list of the newly elected student representatives.
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COURTESY OF ASHUTOSH
NYU Albert will see a facelift, although the design is not final.
NYU alum talks Tribeca film ‘G.B.F.’
By JEREMY GROSSMAN
There are few movies more unabashedly fun, campy and colorful than the 1999 cult comedy “Jawbreaker,” in which Rose McGowan plays a high school student who accidentally murders her best friend and then struts down the hallway as if everything is peachy keen. Now, “Jawbreaker” director and NYU alumnus Darren Stein has returned with “G.B.F.,” premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. WSN spoke with Stein about making his new film and what exactly the definition of a G.B.F. is. “A G.B.F. is a gay best friend,” Stein said, citing Carrie Bradshaw and Stanford Blatch’s friendship on “Sex and the City” as an example of television setting the trend. “I think it’s a really special, unique and
privileged relationship because there’s a closeness and an intimacy to it.” “I’ve been G.B.F. to the same girl for, I wanna say, almost 17 or 18 years,” he added. “She’s my best friend, and she calls me her gay husband. She’s been married and divorced, she’s had boyfriends, but we’re always there for each other. It’s something that only a gay man and his girlfriend can understand.” Still, as Stein pointed out, the gay best friend is often seen as a fashion accessory rather than an actual friend. “I’ve met friends who have daughters who go to high school, and they’re telling their parents now, ‘Mom, I want a G.B.F.,’” Stein said. “That can’t be purchased at Forever 21 … it’s a special
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DANIEL HUANG FOR WSN
Bringing music to the streets Local artist Jay Shells prints famous rap lyrics on street signs to remind passers-by of the presence of past songwriters. Though many of the Rap Quotes have been removed to authorities, Shells says nothing will discourage him.
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