November 17, 2010
Serving The Community Since 1948
volume lXv Issue IX
The Pace Press StuffYourPace unable to help you stuff your face Anonymous Twitter account told to ‘cease and desist’ natalie gavilanes executive editor
If you haven’t seen StuffYourPace on your Twitter feed lately, that’s because they have been forced to shut down. “Due to pending legal issues…[we’re] being forced to cease & desist,” the unknown user tweeted on Oct. 6. The account was created to give students the heads up on where the free food was on campus. While publicizing the free nosh fests, it also was a plausible promotional tool for University-wide events. When The Pace Press interviewed StuffYourPace April 15, they fully explained their intentions for the account. The interview was conducted via direct message to preserve anonymity. “I like free food. There is so much that goes to
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university alumnus Brian Kuritzky participated in the Great floridian triathlon oct. 23. Kuritzky completed the triathlon without training and helped raise $100,000 for the breast cancer charity susan G. Komen for the cure. Kuritzky’s athletic background mostly lies in soccer, “i’ve played soccer since i could walk,” Kuritzky said. He played for cornell university’s varsity team while getting his undergraduate degree and attempted to play soccer professionally in turkey, israel, italy
and Holland, but had trouble “hooking on with a team.” after playing soccer, Kuritzky moved back to New York and started working in the securities division of Goldman sachs. He also ran the NYc Marathon—he took a friend’s spot after she dropped out 10 days before the race—and completed it without training. it was a conversation about soccer that made Kuritzky’s want to compete in the triathlon. Continued on Page 9
waste here at Pace. I wanted everyone to get the opportunity to stuff their face, free of cost,” the entity said. When asked whether the University has given formal approval of the account, this particular user relied on the fact that no one had complained, but that was then. “#PaceU follows @StuffYourPace. I take that as an approval and have seen no signs of dislike of it other than the stronger security at certain events. I’ve overheard Pace [administration] talk highly about the benefit to clubs, because of the extra promotion I do for their meetings through Twitter,” the user said. It remains unclear who is exactly responsible for shutting the account down, but students have definitely noticed the absence.
“it is nobody’s business but my own why i attend certain campus events. if the University doesn’t want me to go simply for “food,” then they shouldn’t try and lure me with it.” –Colton Childs, junior
“i always used stuffYourPace. it was really helpful and a good way to learn about events as well! it needs to come back.” – Johanna Rodriguez, sophomore
“in order to catch the students’ attention, you offer food for many events. this is the purpose and it works most of the time — it makes sense. if the certain event wants to serve food only after the meeting is done then that’s a smart choice, but simply banning stuffYourPace is inappropriate and not fair for students who do end up going for food and learn something worthwhile.” –Cindy Gamboa, junior
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