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WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 42, No. 46
MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
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Petitions circulate after flyer scandal
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Freshman’s nonprofit provides books to kids The Bring on the Books Foundation aims to give literary opportunities to children nationwide. STORY on PG. 4
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Students from around the city gathered to discuss Asian-American culture “Roots” was the theme at the eighth annual New York City Asian American Students Conference, where attendees explored topics such as feminism, LGBTQ rights, religion and music. TIFFANY LIU FOR WSN
Flea markets around city offer deals Re-opening as the weather gets warmer, flea markets provide food and shopping for the spring. STORY on PG. 5
The flyer controversy has become a point of contention across campus following false reports. STORY on PG. 7
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Advertising campaign Journalism prof awarded launches on campus Pulitzer Prize for book By BENNY SEDA GALARZA
Protest mishandles serious conflict
Both the NYU chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine and TorchPAC, a Jewish student organization, created petitions on change.org regarding their positions on the recent flyer controversy. On April 24, members of NYU SJP delivered approximately 2,000 flyers resembling eviction notices to thousands of residents in Palladium and Lafayette residence halls. NYU SJP created their petition in response to CAS sophomore and vice president of TorchPAC Laura Adkins, who wrote a piece in The Times of Israel accusing NYU SJP of targeting Jewish students, which was then picked up by mainstream national media outlets. The petition is titled “Stand in Solidarity with NYU SJP” and is directed toward the NYU community and community at large. “Accusations leveled against SJP claimed that the action targeted Jewish students; this is erroneous and no objective evidence has been
Stern students attracted a crowd when they brought Google to campus in an interactive event at Schwartz Plaza. The business students were a part of a group known as 44Four Group. The group hosted the event on April 22 as part of an advertising campaign for Google known as Life, Uninterrupted. The team was advised by Stern professor Jacob Jacoby as part of the Advertising Management class. Jacoby has won accolades for his work in researching consumer behavior. In January, Google hired the group to increase awareness of
its office editor programs. The group has focused on promoting Google Docs. Stern junior Anne Chang, account executive of the 44Four Group’s initiative, said the ad campaign required many steps. “We split the class into multiple departments, including research, creative, digital, PR, events and accounting to handle different parts of the campaign,” Chang said. “The creative team came up with our slogan: Life, Uninterrupted.” The idea formed from the desire to remove interruptions from users’ lives, showing that Google Docs are easy to use and
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By SAM DEL ROWE
Seven years of researching, investigating and writing have paid off for NYU professor Dan Fagin, who was recently awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his latest book. Fagin, journalism professor and director of the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting program, is the winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction for his latest book, “Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation.” “Toms River” discusses industrial chemical pollution and subsequent cases of cancer in Toms River, N.J. Fagin first became interested
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Dan Fagin won the Pulitzer for his book “Toms River.” in the topic when he was a reporter for Newsday, where he often wrote about cancer patterns. “This is a topic that is very
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