NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper
washington square news Vol. 39, No. 40
WEdnesday, november 16, 2011
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OWS pledges to continue with protests despite eviction
Protesters disrupt Sexton town hall
By Amy Zhang
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An hour after midnight on Tuesday, protesters were uprooted as the New York Police Department and Sanitation Department swept through Zuccotti Park, forcing protesters to leave. While many peacefully filed off the property, a few scuffles broke out and 200 protesters were arrested, according to NYPD Detective Brian Sessa. Citing safety issues and the unavailability of the park to other New Yorkers, Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the group to collect its belongings. Some, however, said they had little time to do so. “I feel that my personal self has been violated because everything that was in that tent I worked for, and for no reason it was all confiscated from me.” Ian Schipman, 18, said. “I have no access to it. I’ve been essentially robbed.” All leftover belongings, including
In his first town hall meeting this semester, NYU President John Sexton discussed university expansion, financial aid and the new Cogeneration Plant in front of a packed room of NYU community members Tuesday afternoon. But perhaps the highlight of the night came when the conversation was interrupted by protests. About 50 minutes into the meeting, a majority of audience members began shouting: “Student government and town hall meetings, such as this, give the illusion of involvement and are unrepresentative of the student experience at NYU by operating in Abu Dhabi, Shanghai [and] Tel Aviv.” Sexton, who maintained his SPYROS PAPAVASSILIOU FOR WSN
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President John Sexton was met by hecklers during his first town hall meeting of the year.
NYU grad marries fashion with startups By Hilary Presley Recent NYU graduate Rebecca Zhou is bringing together her two passions: fashion and entrepreneurship. The 2011 graduate is the brainchild of Raise Cache, an upcoming benefit fashion show that will bring together high fashion and New York City’s burgeoning tech scene. Event organizers hope to raise $100,000 for hackNY, which works to support the next generation of innovative thinkers. The event will spotlight young, creative entrepreneurs from New York’s growing tech scene, many of whom will model clothing for the event. Designers such as Rent the Runway, Bauble Bar, Chloe & Isabel, Lineby and Warby Parker will showcase their clothing and on the startup side, representatives from foursquare, Thre.ad, Squarespace, Raptor Ventures, turntable.fm and many more are expected
to be on hand. Zhou first turned to start-up companies after being let down by her experience working for large corporations. Inspired by the unique work of startups, which she says foster outside-the-box thinking and high energy, Zhou wanted to create an event that would draw attention to the industry. She hopes Raise Cache will “put a spotlight on all the exciting things happening in New York Tech today and give hackNY a megaphone to let the world know, especially students, that there are amazing opportunities in New York,” and specifically with hackNY. Founded by faculty members of both NYU and Columbia University, hackNY sponsors high performing mathematics and computer technology students across the country and matches them with intern-
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Bonito leads women’s basketball to season opening rout of York
By Laura Buccieri
The NYU women’s basketball team showed off its deep bench in their first game of the season, as nine players scored en route to a 72-49 victory over York College Tuesday night in Jamaica, N.Y. “This was a big win,” said senior guard Cara Bonito, who had a team-high of 15 points in 18 minutes on the court. “It was a great first start to the season.” At the start of the game, NYU traded baskets with York, before opening up a lead late in the first half. The Violets led 39-31 at intermission. In the second half, NYU clamped down, holding York to a mere 18 points. “We picked up our defensive intensity in the second half,” said Bonito, who was playing in her first regular season game as captain. “We ran the ball well and that is really going to be our staple this season: getting defensive stops, pushing the ball and executing in the half court when we have to.” NYU shot 46 percent from the field, compared to York’s 25 percent. The Violets were the essence
of consistency, shooting almost the same percentages in each half from the floor, free throw line and behind the arc. NYU took 14 shots from three and made four of them. “We have worked heavily on our defense and it showed today,” head coach Stefano Trompeo said. “Our defense and rebounding helped spur some great plays on offense.” Senior forward Erica Franke contributed 10 points. Franke has developed a reputation at NYU for being a scrappy big. Tuesday was no different as she led the Violets in rebounds with eight, five of which were on the defensive end. Senior captain Tana Bertino scored 14 points on six of 14 shooting, snatching three steals and draining two threes. Sophomore guard Diana Leondis, who played sparingly last year, had a cerebral night with five assists and no turnovers. York was led by Shadae Rice, who had 13 points in the losing effort. The Violets are back in action this Friday at 6 p.m. at Coles
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