We'll have Bun, Bun, Bun 'Til Someone Takes The Bun Away

Silver Shrine containing "The Bun"


Since 1885, the most spirited undergraduate class has been awarded “The Bun.” The award consisted of a bun enclosed in a silver casket. The phrase “You take the bun,” parallels the more modern saying, “You take the cake,” thus the name. Taken three times in 1921, 1971, and 1981, the Bun was last returned in 2002 and now resides in the Silver Center.

This week, a fun piece about The Bun was published in The Washington Square News. You can read the article by clicking here.


Do you have any fun Bun stories from your days at NYU? If so, we would love to hear from you. Just click on the "Email Us" link to the right and send us your memories.

Philosophy Department's New Home

If you haven't already been to see the renovated space at 3-5 Washington Place designed by Steven Holl Architects, you must check it out. The space houses a 120-seat University lecture hall on the ground floor, and the Philosophy Department on the upper floors, with offices for faculty and graduate students, administrative space, and seminar rooms. Architectural features include a “Tower of Light” interior staircase that vertically unites the six floors to facilitate collaboration and interaction among faculty and students, and varying effects of shadow and light, which echo Ludwig Wittgenstein’s book, Remarks on Colour. Below are some photos from a recent celebration of the Philosophy Department's new home.


President John Sexton and Steven Holl (architect) with a copy of Ludwig Wittgenstein's book


Staircase from above



From left to right: President John Sexton, Stephen Schiffer (chair of the philosophy dept), Steven Holl (architect), Dean Richard Foley



Staircase



From left to right: Dean Richard Foley, Steven Holl, President John Sexton

Dead Sea Scrolls at 60.

The Dead Sea Scrolls at 60, an international conference, took place at New York University on March 6-7, 2008.

The conference, jointly sponsored by NYU’s Center for Ancient Studies and the university’s Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, considered the Dead Sea Scrolls from a range of scholarly perspectives. Speakers included the following: Matthew Santirocco, dean of NYU’s College of Arts and Science and director of the Center for Ancient Studies; Lawrence Schiffman, chair of NYU’s Hebrew and Judaic Studies Department; Yeshiva University Professor Moshe Bernstein; and Shani Tzoref, research associate, Sydney University. Below are photos from the free two-day event that was open to the public.

Warren Adler

Warren Adler (Arts '47) recently announced the winner of his second annual short story contest. The announcement took place in Second Life where Mr. Adler has been participating in live chats with writers. You can click here to visit his website and read the winning story, Roof Garden by Hal Ackerman. If you're looking for a great read, Mr. Adler shares his favorite works about ambition, political and otherwise in this recent Wall Street Journal article.

Robert Gurland Lecture

Please join Professor Emeritus Robert Gurland on Wednesday April 9, 2008 as he discusses the moral implications of today's cosmetic and performance enhancing technologies. A reception will follow the lecture. Please click on the violet box below for details and for more information on Robert Gurland, please click here.