LS Student Clubs

Chamber of Deputies (Student Council)

The Chamber of Deputies is the LS Student Council and the voice of the students within LS.  They work closely with the LS administration in help making sure that LS students' need are being addressed.  The Chamber of Deputies Executive Board is comprised of ten elected LS students; six of whom are sophomores and four of whom are freshmen.  The Chamber organizes and plans free activities throughout the academic year.  There are traditional events that are planned each year; ice skating in Central Park and a ski trip to Hunter Mountain.  The Chamber plans a variety of events such as, Broadway Shows, Movie Nights, Free Dinners, the End-of-the-Year Celebration, among others. The Chamber instituted the LS Students' Excellence in Teaching Award in which LS students can nominate a professor and five LS faculty members will be chosen from the nominations, one being the recipient and four being the finalists.  The Chamber of Deputies also plays an active role in welcoming new students every fall to the Washington Square campus, as well as the LS Information Sessions and University Day for high school seniors.  They serve as orientation leaders, student mentors, panelists, tour guides, and are the student leaders of LS.  Advisors: Julie Sefa julie.sefa@nyu.edu and Kathy Bishop kab4@nyu.edu

Economics Club

The Economics Club introduces LS students to current economic events.  Discussions cover current economic policies in the U.S. and the world, including the theories underlying these policies. The club also organizes field trips to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the New York Mercantile Exchange. Every semester a leading economist is invited to talk to club members. Advisor: Ascension Mejorado am78@nyu.edu

Cinematheque

This is an opportunity for students who are interested in film to meet every other week and examine a topic of film technique or genre. Film clips are shown that demonstrate key cinema techniques such as, editing, photography, and camera movement. The goal is to provide an ongoing discussion forum of those students who have a passion for film and film history and would like to meet with other students who share similar interests. Advisor: Tim Tomlinson tt7@nyu.edu

LS Theatre

The LS Theatre is a theatrical company that performs full-length plays each semester that are fully staged and fully costumed. Past productions have included works by Euripides, Wilde, Shakespeare, Sartre, Aristophanes, Moliere, Brecht and, Wilder, as well as works written and adapted especially for LS Players. Crew positions involve areas such as choreography, lighting, sound, scenic design, costuming, makeup, stage manager, and special effects technicians. At the end of the year, the casts and crews of the productions host the Baffin Awards for outstanding acting and technical achievement. Advisor: Robert Jeske rj1@nyu.edu

Photography Club

The Photography Club provides students with the opportunity to share their creativity with one another and with other LS students, and to have their photographs displayed.  Students have access to a darkroom where they can experiment with different developing styles and share techniques. Advisor: Chris Rzonca cr20@nyu.edu

Intramural Sports

Whether beginners or advanced players, all LS students are eligible to participate in intramural sports. Sports include men’s and women’s basketball, soccer, volleyball, quikball, tennis, and touch football, as well as coed bowling and softball. Students play against teams from other NYU colleges. Advisor: John Barna jeb9@nyu.edu

Knitting Club

The knitting club offers new and experienced knitters a chance to stitch with other students. Members are given knitting instruction and information about fiber sources near NYU. Advisor: Philip Kain philip.kain@nyu.edu

PlusUltra Robotics Coalition

The goal of the Robotics Club is to endow machines with autonomous intelligence. The main thrust of our group is more abstract than simply assembling electronic tinker toys; we strive to understand what it means to think intelligently in real environments, and construct robots to test our ideas.  In this way we hope to achieve both the educational goal of enriching our understanding of the mind, as well as the practical goal of creating machines that can perform useful tasks. Advisor: Lucy Appert lga2@nyu.edu

The Critic's Circle

Reviews by LS students and for LS students on all aspects of NYC living. From movies and theater to restaurants and shopping to music and books.  The Critic's Circle can be found at the NYU blog at http://blogs.nyu.edu/directory and scroll down to "LS Student Life: The Reviews and Events Blog" and login using yor NYUHome Login info.  All you have to do is write a brief summary of any place (restaurants, museums, parks, plays, books) or event that you want other LS-ers to know about and the review will be published on the webpage.  Advisors: Roberta Newman rn5@nyu.edu and Joanne Rizzi jr1@nyu.edu

The Politics Club

LS’s political discussion group meets bi-weekly to discuss the latest in politics and features guest speakers. A forum filled with searching questions, strong opinions, and friendly arguments. Advisor: J. Ward Regan jwr4@nyu.edu

The West 4th Street Review

The literary magazine of LS publishes fiction, poetry, essays, photographs, and drawings. It welcomes submissions from all LS students, alumni, faculty, and administrators.  Editors, writers, and artists are encouraged to join the staff.  Advisor: Stephen Policoff sp1@nyu.edu

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