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Blind Chinese Activist To Speak In NYC

AP | Posted 05.28.2012

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NEW YORK — A blind Chinese activist who was the focus of a nearly monthlong diplomatic standoff has a speaking engagement in New York City this ...

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New York Charity Educates, Empowers Children Of South Asian Working Class

New York Times | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Raj Venkataramani, Udai Tambar, South Asian Youth Action, Sayu Bhojwani, Poverty, Pappudu Sriram, Barnard, Jehangir Mehta, United States Census Bureau American Community Survey, New York, New York University, Impact News

NEW YORK–Like a number of charities in the United States, South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) seeks to help needy South Asian children, but not in some ...

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The 10 Best Colleges For Writers

Posted 05.01.2012

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If you're planning a career as a struggling writer, it might be wise to pick a college with an awesome creative writing program. There are many fac...

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The Physicist and the Porn Star

Max Raskin | Posted 04.18.2012

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The trouble with creative writing classes in the modern university is they do not teach writing. Pop-cultural analysis, pop-psychology, and pop-philosophy are discussed, while how to write a compelling sentence is not.

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The Illusion of Religious Choice

Joseph Rauch | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Birth Control Mandate, Catholic Church Contraception, Nyu, Atheism, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Catholicism, Rollo May, Religious Freedom, New York University, Christianity, Contraception Debate, Raising Religious Children, Obama Contraception, Agnosticism, College News

I do not think raising a child without religious values bears more merit than raising a child with religious values, but the development is certainly worth looking into.

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WATCH: Baby Hawk Hatches, Has First Rat Meal

Posted 04.11.2012

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Rats can be a hazardous source of food for hawks in New York City (R.I.P. Lima) but, save for pigeons, it's probably their most plentiful food supply....

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WATCH: NYU Athletics Produces Poignant 'It Gets Better' Clip

Posted 04.10.2012

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Coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) in the world of sports still presents significant challenges for athletes, but the captain ...

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New York Hosts Giant Pillow Fight!

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.09.2012

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An epic brawl took place at 3 p.m. this Saturday near the New York University campus in Manhattan: luckily no one got hurt. For three hours, New Yo...

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Chris Jordan : A Bold Light Artist Hits Iconic Icelandic Church

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 04.04.2012

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It's not that light artist Chris Jordan didn't find the sweeping supersonic jet-shaped façade of the church inspiring. He just wanted to make it visi...

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There Are Few Places Like New York

Greg Jacobs | Posted 05.29.2012

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Going to school in New York lays a foundation that is four years stronger than even the most ambitious college grad could hope for.

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NYU Freshman Gets 10K Signatures To Remove Chick-fil-A

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 03.02.2012

NEW YORK -- Hillary Dworkoski thinks it's ridiculous that there's a Chick-fil-A located on New York University's campus. Dworkoski, a freshman at N...

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Northeastern Scraps Planned Chick-Fil-A Franchise After Students Object To Chain's 'Anti-Gay' Support

Posted 02.29.2012

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Northeastern University may be the latest in a series of colleges to raise concerns over Chick-fil-A's reported support of "anti-gay" groups, but scho...

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Astoria Characters: The Banker Everybody Loves

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 04.22.2012

For Michael Serao, banking isn't all about money. It's about helping people enrich their lives.

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OWS Being Taught In College Courses

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 02.13.2012

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The Occupy movement, a prominent fixture on many college campuses, has moved from student quads into the classroom. Several universities nationwide ha...

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Derrick Bell: Changing the Odds for Others

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.20.2012

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Throughout his storied career as a lawyer, law professor, and legal scholar until his death last October at age 80, Derrick Bell was well-known for his willingness to stand up and speak out about the injustices he saw around him, even when it cost him his own positions.

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Why Wall Street's Loss Is New York's Gain

Dinesh Moorjani | Posted 03.20.2012

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A flower has grown from the ashes of New York's financial industry meltdown. That flower is the city's innovation economy -- and it's here to stay.

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Astoria Characters: The Shows Girl

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 03.18.2012

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By the time she was 20, Joanna Psoroyannis had arrived in Astoria with only her dreams and a couple of suitcases. She had enrolled at New York University, where she planned to pursue a fine-arts degree.

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Zuccotti Park Protest Lives on, in Augmented Reality App

Amelia Marzec | Posted 03.11.2012

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If you missed seeing the Occupy Wall Street protest in Zuccotti Park, there's another chance for you to experience the occupation at the original site.

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An Ivy League of His Own

Charlie Carillo | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Young and Rubicam, Franklin K. Lane High School, G.I. Bill, Harvard University, Brooklyn, Man Bites Dog, Ivy League, Thrift Shop, New York University, Great Depression, New York News

We tease my father because he wears a Harvard University sweatshirt when he does yard work. My mother found it at a thrift shop. It's tattered at the cuffs and the lettering is faded.

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Remembering Sandra: Eulogy for a Friend

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Sandra Saltzman, Riverdale New York, Eulogy, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, In Memory, New York University, New York News

Sandra Gabrilove Saltzman, who died late on the night of December 24 at the age of 63, attended the Ethical Culture School in Manhattan, Fieldston High School in Riverdale, NY, Brown University, and New York University School of Law. This eulogy was delivered at her funeral.

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NYU To Offer Two Classes On Occupy Movement

AP | Posted 12.09.2011

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NEW YORK -- New York University plans to offer two classes next semester on the Occupy Wall Street movement. It will be called: "Why Occupy Wall Stre...

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The Eyes Have It: Eye Contact and Power

Barbara Hannah Grufferman | Posted 01.23.2012

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Women will often remain silent during meetings, adding to their accumulative disadvantage, because they've learned that being ignored can be humiliating and painful.

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Chelsea Clinton To Become NBC Correspondent

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.14.2011

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Chelsea Clinton, the 31-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is stepping into her own spo...

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Sexual Harassment Pervasive In U.S. Middle And High Schools, Survey Finds

AP | DAVID CRARY | Posted 01.06.2012

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NEW YORK — It can be a malicious rumor whispered in the hallway, a lewd photo arriving by cell phone, hands groping where they shouldn't. Added ...

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Astoria Characters: The Woman Clothed in History

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Astoria, Sign Language, Cat, Pearl Gould, Broadway Silk Store, English, Columbia University, German, Lexington School for the Deaf, Fabric, Deaf, New York University, Great Depression, Yiddish, Buttons, Patterns, New York News

Pearl Gould's Uncle Elie and Aunt Esther started the Broadway Silk Store during the Great Depression, and it looks much as it did when Hoover was president. Like Pearl, it's stitched together by time.

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