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NYU’s Daily Student Newspaper

WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS Vol. 40, No. 41

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012

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New score system in place for UVL

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

By TATIANA BAEZ

VIA STRIKEDEBT.ORG

STRIKE DEBT AIMS TO PAY OFF LOANS A New York-based movement launched its flagship program, Rolling Jubilee. STORY on PG. 3

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ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT IN DEBATE: Student groups take sides on the long-standing conflict in the Middle East. STORY on PG. 7

GUIDE TO GIFTING: UNION SQUARE HOLIDAY MARKET Find great presents at some of the market’s best shops. STORY on PG. 4

FILE PHOTO BY JONATHAN TAN

CAS sophomore remembered, mourned by hundreds at Union Square Family, friends and NYU community members gathered at a memorial on Union Square West in honor of CAS sophomore Kyle Larson, 20, who was struck and killed by a truck on Wednesday, Nov. 21.

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Violets win tournament, still undefeated By FRANCISCO NAVAS By winning both games this weekend, the NYU men’s basketball team became champions of the 2012 Hamilton College Thanksgiving Tournament. The tournament was held in Utica and Clinton, N.Y. The Violets won their first-round match against the Utica College Pioneers 78-57, and they went on to defeat the Hamilton College Continentals 69-58. Adding to their previous victories, NYU continues their undefeated start to the season with a 4-0 record. In the win against the Pioneers, 16 players saw time on the court and 13 scored. Six players finished with at least two assists, totaling 22 overall. Sophomore guard

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Ultra Violet Live is starting a new scoring method this year, according to the Inter-Residence Hall Council. The new rules state that winning a preliminary no longer guarantees a spot on the UVL final lineup. All UVL preliminary scoring is now standardized with a 50-point rubric based on originality, personality, stage presence and overall performance. All of the preliminary contestants will be compared to each other, and the 15 highest scores will be selected for UVL. Regardless of contestants’ place in their preliminaries, they could be beat by a competitor from a different preliminary. Olivia Baackes, president of IRHC, said the new change resulted from complaints the council has received over the years. “The biggest complaint we

Art in odd places, making sense with noses By ALENA HALL At first glance, the exhibit on the fourth floor of the Museum of Arts and Design is simple. Hidden projectors display artwork descriptions onto empty white walls, and there is no tangible artwork in sight. At this one-of-a-kind exhibit, “The Art of Scent,” visitors must lean into the walls to take in the art on display, which appeals specifically to their olfactory perception. There are 12 pockets indented in the walls, and each resembles the impression of a human head and collarbone. Viewers lean into the indents and place their nose inside the wall’s depression while a sensor emits a scent. The room is silent as visitors glide from one pocket to the next. In the next room, voices set the room abuzz with commentary. After experiencing the artwork privately, museumgoers gather at a glass center table with scent blotters. Fragrant reservoirs in the table display information about the scents the

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Vistiors at the Museum of Arts and Design follow their nose through the exhibit. gallery introduced minutes earlier, and visitors gravitate to the mounted tablet generating a word cloud of ways to describe their exhibit experience. Almost two years in the making, “The Art of Scent,” the innovative exhibit project of first-time curator Chandler Burr, opened to

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