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NYU Offering Occupy Wall Street Classes

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 17:  A large gathering of protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street Movement attend a rally in Union Square on November 17, 2011 in New York City. Protesters attempted to shut down the New York Stock Exchange today, blocking roads and tying up traffic in Lower Manhattan.  (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Yale has "Dance Music and Nightlife," New York University has "Occupy Wall Street." The downtown college will offer both an undergraduate- and graduate-level class on the demonstrations in the spring semester, aiming to "explore the history and politics of debt and take a deeper look at the economic crisis the movement is protesting," according to the student newspaper. NYU's own short-lived occupation almost three years ago is basically guaranteed to come up, and not just because of the topless protesters.

Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images