The New School Free Press
The Free Press is the campus newspaper of The New School University. It was recently awarded the Associate Collegiate Press’s 2012 Online Pacemaker award which commemorates online journalism.
“It’s a familiar story, a trope even: A young person, hoping to reach stardom, moves from a small town to New York. The city famously attracts its fair share of dreamers who arrive with this goal.
Kegan Zema has similar aspirations. He came to New York last year, after graduating from the University of Maine. But unlike many other up-and-coming musicians, his motto is carefree and simple: ‘Nobody gives a shit.’” Read more…
“Outside a Chelsea pet shop, middle schoolers picketed against the store’s alleged use of puppy mills. Most pedestrians ignored them, but not Cecily McMillan. Standing outside a neighboring restaurant with a cigarette in her hand, McMillan — an Occupy Wall Street activist and New School for Social Research alumnus — touts the protesters’ willingness to hit the streets in a time of vast Internet activism.” Read more…
Viral New School Secrets Facebook Page Proves We Don’t Need Cigarettes to Get to Know Each Other
“We may not have a quad, or engage in pep rallies or spirit weeks, but The New School is finally not too cool for all things school.Following a recent digital confessions trend set forth by high schools and universities around the nation, the New School Secrets Facebook page debuted last week. As I’m writing this, the page has just under 1,000 “likes.” To put that into perspective, the official Lang Facebook page has 2,351 “likes” after four years of activity.” Read more…
Van Zandt Names New Dean of NSSR
“Earlier this week, President David Van Zandt appointed economics professor William Milberg as the new Dean of NSSR. The Free Press covered the search for a new dean, which at the time had three candidates: William Milberg, Teresa Ghilarducci and Bill Hirst who are all present NSSR faculty members.” Read more…
No Courtship, No Problem: Why Casual Dating Isn’t A Bad Thing
“It seems that 20-somethings are too much these days. According to a recent Times article, we are a bunch of stock Girls characters, technologically-addicted insta-memoirists stuck in the 90s. I love making fun of myself and peers as much as the next person and I understand that someday I, too, will chastise the next generation with “Back in my day…” speeches, but there comes a point where I draw a line. When I read the Times “The End of Courtship” bemoaning the effects of hookup culture and casual dating among Millenials, I couldn’t help but wonder what was so bad about courtship ending. Was it really that great to begin with, especially when Millenials are known as children of divorce?” Read more…
How Non-Smokers Can Make Friends At Lang
“Before my first semester at Lang I was fairly confident that I would fit in. I’m from Wisconsin where it is the standard uniform to wear flannel shirts and a knit cap (they are cold weather accessories instead of styles there), I already owned a record player fully stocked with obscure Caribbean music and I had great stories to tell from the gap semester I took wandering the London streets and bartering hugs for fish n’ chips. I also had finally figured out how to mostly disguise my introvert-ness and social anxiety by smiling often, projecting my voice and rehearsing my class comments beforehand. But there was one thing I didn’t plan for: smoking is the main social activity at Lang.” Read more…
Why the Phrase “First World Problems” Is the New Starving Kids In Africa
“Remember when you couldn’t finish your dinner and your parents would tell you to keep eating because there are starving kids in Africa? Remember how confused you were because you didn’t know how you eating leftover meatloaf would make African children’s situation better? The phrase “first world problems,” a now often used retort by liberals when someone reveals their privilege, is the new “starving kids in Africa.” Before you accuse me of being the political correctness police, let me explain.” Read more…
“It’s difficult not to get sucked into Oprah’s world. She is the preacher of her own religion, which enthusiastically tells you that if you believe with enough gusto, all your dreams will come true. And why not? She is the product of this dogma. Even non-believers know the story of Oprah’s ascendance from poor Mississippi girl to $2.7-billion-net-worth media mogul, a success she attributes to her ability to “do anything” because she is ‘God’s child.’” Read more…
“Million Hoodie March” Takes to the Streets
“Hooded protesters massed in Union Square before marching north to Times Square in conjunction with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Protesters wore hoodies in reference to Zimmerman’s claim that Martin looked “suspicious” in a hooded sweatshirt that he was wearing at the time of the killing.” Read more…
Black, Awkward and Overlooked: How the Mainstream Media Perpetuates Stereotypes
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