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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

washington square news Vol. 40, No. 5

TUESday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

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Social Media keeps NYU students connected

NYC remains top travel attraction

By Terri Burns

By Margaret Eby

A new interactive media coalition, hashtagNYU, aims to unite students campus-wide. Through the use of various social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and YouTube, hashtagNYU keeps students updated on activities around campus. “HashtagNYU is an exciting vehicle that will allow students to communicate directly,” said Mark Wais, vice president for Student Affairs. “By students, for the students,” said Erin Callihan, the director of Interactive Media Communications. This summer, incoming freshmen were able to participate in the “One Word. One World.” photo and video competition, where students were given the opportunity to introduce themselves to the NYU community by creating photos and videos. “I am so impressed by all of the

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Despite the financial downturn, New York City’s tourism industry barely suffered last year. And there’s no indication the city is slowing down any time soon. The record number of 50 million tourists and the title of “Top Business Destination” from Jetabroad proves the city deserves the honor. In addition to being named a top location for corporate meetings and conferences by Jetabroad, New York also came in second in the U.S. Vacations category in US News’ 2012-2013 “Best Vacations” list, which ranks destinations by regions. In a press release, Jetabroad attributed the high rank of New York City to venue availability, strong transport links, worldclass networking opportunities Jonathan Tan/WSN

New York City was ranked the top location for corporate meetings and conferences in the U.S.

NBC’s ‘New Normal’ breaks genre norms By Alyssa Santiago “The New Normal” unapologetically breaks the mold for what is considered a traditional family comedy. Courtesy of “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy, this new NBC sitcom features a young, successful gay couple seeking a surrogate mother to help them start their own family. They become mixed up in the surrogate mother’s life, however, forming an even more extended and non-traditional family. The show focuses on partners Bryan and David. Bryan, played by Andrew Rannells from “Girls” and “The Book of Mormon,” is the more dramatic, shopping-addicted, diva-quot-

ing, stereotypical partner while David — Justin Bartha from “The Hangover” — is the football-watching, dog-loving guy’s guy. Judging by the pilot alone, the two characters seem to occupy opposite ends of the spectrum of gay male stereotypes, but hopefully they will develop over the next few episodes into more complex — and interesting — personalities. After Bryan decides that a baby would be the perfect accessory, the two decide they are ready for parenthood. It’s a bit implausible for Bryan and David to suddenly start a family after just one simple conversation,

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Seas part for NYC’s first water cafe By Michelle Lim

New York City’s infamous tap water is flowing down a new path. Molecule, located in the East Village, made its debut on July 14 as the first water café in the city. Inspired by a water store in California, Molecule serves tap water that is filtered through a $20,000 patent-pending eight-stage filter, which produces water of extraordinary purity. Customers can also add vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, alkalinity and plant-based supplements to create a custom bottle of water. Established by owner Adam Ruhf and co-owner Alex Venet, Molecule’s vision is to not only provide the city with healthy and reliable water, but also to limit the waste product of bottled water. “Bottled water is a very carbon

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Molecule offers highly purified water for its customers. and waste-intensive system, and tap water contains things we might not want to drink,” Ruhf said. “Our water is healthy for people and the planet,” Molecule, also known as The Water Café, has been open for less than two months but has already received impressive reactions. Patrons from all over the city are bringing suitcases filled with containers to refill with the in-demand pure water, which costs $3 per gallon. Other popular

choices include the Energy Blend, priced at $2 per serving, Vitamin B Complex, which costs $1 per serving, and Alkalinity, which costs $1 for one gallon. Ruhf said his favorite combination is the Anti-Inflammatory, which contains tumeric, boswellia, white willow bark and holy basil, but encourages customers to create their own

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