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On the Wire: Your biweekly NYU news update (July 31, 2013)

Back again. Just a rehash, this is your biweekly update with the latest news, plus some of the updates you probably missed on that WiFi-less trip to grandma’s house.

If you think we missed something, email [email protected].

University News Bites

  • No funding: The U.S. News Short List gave NYU’s Stern School of Business the distinction of leaving its MBA graduates with the most student debt.
  • Gender equality: As part of their STEMNow summer program, NYU-Poly held a cyber security course specifically for high-school girls, after noticing a lack of girls participating in their past Cyber Security Awareness Weeks.

Playing catch-up:

via wikipedia.org

 

  • Carlos Danger: In the continuing saga that is the unraveling of Anthony Weiner, a campaign intern revealed in an editorial piece published by the New York Daily Newsthat Weiner often calls his interns “Monica” (Lewinsky) and that interns volunteer for Weiner’s campaign solely for the possibility of meeting his wife, Huma, and through her, hooking onto Clinton’s campaign if she runs in 2016.

In and of the City:

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  • Soda Ban fizzles: Yesterday, to no one’s surprise, the New York State Appellate Court struck down what has become known as Michael Bloomberg’s “soda ban” law. Bloomberg says: “It’s a temporary seback.”
  • Bring out the vote: As the mayoral election approaches, rehearse your civic duty by voting for the voting sticker.

Community chitchat:

  • NYU secret: #2317: “Im an incoming freshman and I am so sick of all my future classmates who complain so much about how expensive NYU is. You made the choice to go, stand by it. If you didn’t know it would cost that much you didn’t do your research very well and thats your own fault. Its not easy for me to pay for school either but thats a choice I made because NYU is my dream
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