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NYU's New Rallying Cry: Get Your Sh*t Together
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Ben Yakas
Published Apr 15, 2010
Modified Jun 11, 2010
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Published Apr 15, 2010
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The ramblings of an NYU professor who just wasn't going to take it anymore have morphed into merch for the student masses. Back in February, Professor Scott Galloway of NYU's Stern School of Business admonished a student for showing up late to his class (and having the gall to try to begin a discussion about it) by sending his response email ripping him to shreds (and clarifying NYU's policy on urinating-on-desks in the process) campus-wide. The email concluded with: "Take to heart what I am about to tell you. Get your shit together."
Never ones to let such golden opportunities pass, three entrepreneurial NYU grad students felt inspired, and adopted "Get your shit together" as their motto. "Everyone we know is completely overscheduled and needs to prioritize everything, from classwork, to getting to the gym, to work with clubs. I am constantly having to motivate myself. And that's the phrase we use: It's like our 'Just Do It,'" said Lisa Zusman, 25. Now they've printed it up on t-shirts ("Get Your Sh*t Together"), so you too can feel like a harried NYU student.
We spoke to Professor Galloway and asked him if he thought the students got the underlying message of his email, "I don't know if they understood the point or not. I can tell you that I'm making an effort to be more respectful of other people's time and have better manners--trying to eat my own cooking." Galloway also said he had been promised a shirt, "Regardless, I'm hoping my 15 minutes are nearly up as I'd like to get back to focusing on teaching--whole thing has been a bit of a distraction."
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Ben Yakas is a former Gothamist reporter.
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