John Beckman Quotations

NYU was perfectly happy to have them sit there NYU had bottled water and granola bars out there for the protestors so they could be safe and comfortable, ... The arrests were carefully stage-managed with the union and the police department.

NYU is a safe environment in one of the safest neighborhoods in the safest large city in the country. The university has been taking a more vigorous approach toward alcohol and substance abuse.

The university chose to honor the students' wishes that these displays be part of the event, even though there were other members of our community who were deeply offended. Given the reaction to those cartoons around the world, it was clear that that required a different approach to the logistics.

Some people think it's because he was left-handed, others think he wrote like this to keep people from stealing his ideas. We don't know for sure, though.

Our expectation is that our graduate assistants and all of our instructors will recognize their responsibilities and continue to fulfill them.

Students are coming because of the renown of our academic programs, the connection of the city to its industries and the opportunities for internships that this brings. The city has become the place everybody wants to be.

The place sort of evolved while we've been here.

And it actually works. A professional diver tested it in relatively shallow water.

Since November, the U.A.W. and a relatively small number of graduate assistants have sought to disrupt our students' educational experience. Fortunately, this effort has failed.

In spite of the fact that we had no legal obligation, we engaged in conversations with them over the summer and made them an offer of a second contract, which they rejected unequivocally.