What is most frustrating is that many of NYU's policies are extremely detrimental to the surrounding community, and this was no where on these kids' agenda.

We honestly could give a damn about having access to your library. We just want you to stop displacing long-term residents and businesses, and we want you to stop over-developing the area. And when you move off campus to have a more "authentic" experience, you are driving up rents for the people you're trying to get closer to.

NYU's expansionist plans are a direct threat to our community. With that in mind, getting NYU to have a transparent budget would have been helpful. Knowing where the money goes would have been eye-opening. But really, this action was a major step backwards.

"...um, water bottles...nah, they don't want water bottles, they probably drink corporate water."

To quote that David after Dentist video: is this real life??

Further proof that Intelligence, Passion, Creativity and Integrity skipped a generation. The chilling part is there aren't enough Starbucks to contain the vapidity.

I though these morons would have learned something from the New School mess, but obviously these bozos were busy stuffing themselves with vegan cookies. If I were Sexton I would have sent in the NYPD on day one to show what the valiant 60's anti-war and civil rights protestors had to go through for change. I bet they run straight back to mom and dad when the batons start raining down on their fat heads! I advise them to take a class on civil disobedience with the "Die Yuppie Scum" LES crusties.

Let me know when the topless babes protest again.

Jesus this cameraman is a GIANT cunt.

Those NYU students were perfect examples of effete douchebaggery.

Was this whole fiasco initiated by a group of exchange students from Iraq?

The corporate water hater has a whole freaking Apple store in his backpack? Really?

Fuck NYU. It brings out the worst in everybody, no kidding.

"This is not war."

guard at 7:39 laying down some reality.

"Come and see the violence inherent in the system. Help! Help! I'm being repressed!...

..Did you see him repressing me?.."

**If you don't know where this is from, its probably best that you kill yourself. You know, help thin out the herd.

Strange women lying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for a system of government.

#37: They have made less radical attempts to engage with the administration and educate the student body before this. http://takebacknyu.com/history/

Perhaps they could send some of those expensive Apple products, that they so carefully itemized, over to students in Gaza if they're so committed to the cause.

Wish I knew about this shindig ahead of time. I would have sold Che Guevara t-shirts outside and made a small fortune.

http://nattyadams.blogspot.com/

Great blog that criticized the TBNYU debacle. Our friend Alex wrote in, trying to defend his band of kindergarteners, only to be cut down again.

Another thought:

Protest like this needs to be a last option. Have you attempted to open channels of communication re: your problems with NYU? If you can show that good faith efforts to change things "through the system" have failed, largely due to a unresponsive power structure, you gain more sympathy and justification for your protest.

As it was, it seemed like NYU kids just didn't find formal discussions through student govt. etc. cool or fun enough- so they decided to do this. Protests aren't for fun. Either that, or they were so self-assured that talking to "suit wearing, corporate water drinking" asses wouldn't be productive b/c, well, they're EVIL man. *sigh* again.

consenus = lack of leadership

I love how they protest for transparency then want to negotiate in a back room in private.

I pooped a turd at NYU that looks like GW Bush yet smells much better.