How will you spend your Thanksgiving break?
Congratulations! You got into NYU. In the game of life, you're doing pretty well right now. But we're here to offer you a game that is better than life. Larger, even.
Welcome to the scavenger hunt to end all scavenger hunts. It yields only to those who possess the tenacity of the vulture and the wisdom of the dingo. If you think you're up to the challenge, record your findings in photos (some require videos) and submit them to WSN at hunt@nyunews.com. (You can also tweet us @nyunews.) Whoever earns the most points — be it man, woman, child, animal or team of animals — wins. The prize? Our undying esteem and a cold, crisp $20 Starbucks gift card.
1. Walk under the Washington Square Arch. (2 points)
2. Grab a slice at Brooklyn's famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria. (12 points)
3. Want some MoSex? Don't take your parents when you check out these raunchy exhibits, at this midtown locale. (8 points)
4. Visit the TOP of Jack Donaghy's New York City office; say hi to Liz if you see her, too. (15 points)
5. For some local history, head over to Sheridan Square and the Stonewall Inn, where the gay rights movement began. (7 points)
6. Spell out NYU with your bodies in Times Square. (25 points + 10 for purple body paint)
7. Steal the Bun from the Cyber Dean's office — your name will live on, and so will that of the class of 2014. (500 points)
8. Find the Naked Cowboy's nemesis — she should be wearing lycra. Take a picture with her. (20 points)
9. Buy chicken and rice at this $6 cart on 53rd Street, you'll smell the spices blocks away. (8 points)
10. Sing the alma matter on the main steps in the Silver Center. (30 points + 15 if you're obviously embarrassed)
11. Find "WOMP" tagged on at least three buildings below 34th Street. (15 points)
12. Walk through the Great Lawn in Central Park and visit the attraction featured in "The Catcher in the Rye." (12 points)
13. Pick up something for less than $1 at Jack's. (6 points)
14. Get down on one knee and propose to a stranger 10 years your senior. (350 points)
15. Visit an NYU fraternity or sorority house and learn 10 Greek letters. (45 points)
16. Stop by the Student Health Center afterward. (60 points)
17. Find a celebrity look-a-like and do your best impression of that celebrity. (30 points)
18. Ride the Staten Island Ferry while eating Mamoun's falafel. (20 points)
19. Accomplish something on Albert without being automatically logged out. (10 points — screenshots only, please)
20. Meet AEPi brother Clark Kent in the WSN newsroom. (100 points)
21. Ride the Cyclone at Coney Island and avoid throwing up. (15 points)
22. Have a cup of coffee on the steps of the Met like Blair and her friends used to before they, like, totally came to NYU. (15 points)
23. Find Mariska Hargitay on the set of "Law and Order: SVU." (30 points)
24. Stand in the Shake Shack line – don't worry, you don't have to make it to the front. (5 points — original Shake Shack only)
25. Visit NYU's other campus in Brooklyn. (17 points)
26. Give someone a piggyback ride down Broadway. (10 points)
27. Pick up $8.38 worth of candy at Dylan's Candy Bar. (10 points)
28. Give a shout-out to WSN with Al Roker. (150 points)
29. Hug John Sexton for at least seven seconds. (30 points — video required for verification)
30. Take a picture at NYU Abu Dhabi. (500 points)
