You Haven't Heard the Last of Those NYU Activists

February's NYU occupation. (AP/Robert Mecea)

NYU students: When they're not doing porn to pay tuition or collecting food stamps, they're occupying administration buildings and issuing manifestos. But it's almost the end of October and there hasn't been a single sit-in from the Take Back NYU rebels, who made the big time in February with a 40-hour occupation and a hilarious hit video. So where are they now?

Oh, just putting together a 28 page manifesto. The activists' new publication, the "NYU Disorientation Guide," [pdf] is chock full of delicious dissent, and best of all, it looks like another entertaining occupation may be on the horizon. In an article titled "Why Occupy?", the anonymous writer addresses February's sit-in: "Did we make mistakes? Of course we did... One thing we can all agree on, though, is that this is not the last you'll [see] from restless students at NYU." And one of last year's occupiers, who was temporarily suspended, tells NYU News, "We have to do what we have to do to be heard." It's so on!

But not everyone at NYU has been radicalized by the Disorientation Guide. Tisch sophomore Robert Szanto says, "It's only preaching to the choir. It's kind of like an overripe banana: On the outside, it looks harmless and nutritious, but once you get past the peel, your realize just how full of shit it actually is."

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By John Del Signore in News on October 28, 2009 2:05 PM

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Bouncing Soul

These NYU protesters make me sick. They're fighting for a third rate education. They're just paying for the name of the college. It's no secret that NYU is a slacker school. You can get the same education at BMCC in two years that you can get at NYU.

I wish they would just go to a four year CUNY or SUNY and stop their bitching though they'd probably bitch because they'd actually have to do course work.

Tuition too high? Well I'm sorry mommy and daddy won't give you anymore money because they found out you spent all their money buying swag in Washington Square.

doo

Idealistic college students used to protest things like wars and social inequality. Now they just whine about having to pay tuition at a school they chose to attend. It's amazing and sad how much things can change in 40 years.

hunter.blatherer

"History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, second time as farce."

Maybe that's "one thing we can all agree on."

emilydickinson

I worked at a firm for several years that has an unofficial, but unbreakable, 'No NYU Grads' hiring policy.

jibbly

Contributing evidence that being accepted to NYU undergrad has little to do with intelligence.

theevilone

In college, Disorientation was at the beginning of senior year and involved going to lots of bars. NYU = lame.

valeriob

These guys should team up with those "rent is too damn high" guys. The work is 90% done, just add your own spin on acting batshit crazy and you're all set.

mlrj

Their whole premise for protesting is ridiculous. Did they just now realize they are attending one of the most expensive private schools in the country?