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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 40, No. 12

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

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Students pledge energy reduction

Talent competition dubs NYU winner By HOWARD LEE

By JULIE DEVITO

The Skirball Center for the Performing Arts was filled with chatter of anticipation for the Kollaboration New York 2012 performance on Friday night. As the show began, the crowd hushed, and all attention focused on the stage. As the lights turned off, Bollywood-hip hop fusion dance group Wanted Ashiqz came on. Kollaboration New York is a non-profit organization and movement dedicated to promoting Asian-American performers. Friday night marked the group’s seventh annual New York showcase. Seven performers competed for a $1,000 grand prize, and four guest acts, including Gabe Bondoc. In the end, LSP freshman John Quiwa was named the winner. Quiwa will move on to the national Kollaboration competition in Los Angeles, Ca.

More than 1,000 students have signed a pledge to work toward reducing their energy use this semester. The initiative, Take the Pledge, began this month and is part of a new approach to reducing university-wide energy consumption during the fall. Jeremy Friedman, manager of NYU Sustainability Initiatives, said in the past much of the sustainability efforts have happened behind the scenes. The office now wants to connect with students and inspire and empower them to make behavioral changes. “The next savings don’t just come from changes in the basements and behind the scenes, they really come by engaging the entire community as a partner,” Friedman said. “We can put in the most efficient light bulbs we want, but if the students leave the lights on, we’re still wasting that energy.”

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‘Pussy Riot’ attorneys speak at NYU Law

A crowd gathered in the Greenberg Lounge at NYU School of Law’s Vanderbilt Hall on Friday for a panel discussion titled “Pussy Riot and Protest.” The panel featured the defense lawyers for Pussy Riot, the Russian punk band that garnered international attention after a performance that criticized Russian president Vladimir Putin and led to the conviction of three of its members of charges of hooliganism.

NYU women’s volleyball won all three of its matches over the weekend en route to their first NYU Violet Classic championship since 2010. Both the Violets and the Haverford College Black Squirrels held a 3-0 record at the end of the tournament, but the Violets were awarded the championship because of a point differential of +85 to +58. The Violets hosted the tournament at Coles Sports Center on Sept. 21 and 22. During the matches against the Wesleyan University Cardinals, the North Park University Vikings and the Frostburg State University Bobcats, NYU dropped only a single set.In their first match against

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Women’s volleyball wins first place at Violet Classic By FRANCISCO NAVAS

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Wesleyan on Friday, the Violets dropped the first set, but dominated the next three sets 25-11, 25-18 and 25-12. Team captains junior Alexandria Mao and senior Kaylee Schanda, took control offensively and defensively. Mao made 15 kills and Schanda recorded 18 digs against Wesleyan in the first round. “We played very sharp volleyball,” said Mao, who was voted the Violet Classic’s most valuable player. “We didn’t play to the other teams’ level. We concentrated on us.” Against North Park University, Mao had a total of 10 kills while hitting .444. The Violets won in straight sets with scores of 25-8,

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Architects, urban designers go green By TATIANA BAEZ

NYU London students now have the opportunity to get a glimpse at the issue of sustainability through an architectural perspective. The university’s Global Local Open Border Architecture and Landscape Design initiative has brought an exhibition called “Elsewhere Envisioned” on environmental architecture and urban design to the London Center for the Built Environment. From Sept. 20 to Oct. 19, the exhibition features more than 30 designers, architects, landscape architects, scientists, historians and urbanists. The exhibition, directed and curated by Gallatin professors Peder Anker, Louise Harpman and Mitchell Joachim, is part of a five-year plan to present exhibits in five of NYU’s global sites.

COURTESY OF GLOBAL DESIGN NYU

The exhibit features models that aim to address climate concerns. “Gallatin and the members of the GDNYU working group are all committed to environmental sustainability and ecological de-

sign,” said Harpman, co-founder of GLOBAL Design NYU. “We wanted

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