November 20th, 2009
 

The blurring effect of friending

Despite Facebook's value as a network tool, Olivia Gonzalez says careless users can dilute relationships of authority

11/19/2009

 

After the first week, making it alone

Taylor Horak explains how she found community at an unconventional school like NYU.

11/19/2009

 
 

Wanting seconds on dining improvements

We eagerly await improvements to Upstein, but other aspects of NYU Dining could use some attention as well.

11/19/2009

 

Swift changes to bus routes commendable

The WSN Editorial Board sees the reinstatement of the Stuy Town and Third Avenue bus stops as a good example of the university listening to student feedback.

11/18/2009

 

Bike storage needed as soon as possible

Though not technically under its jurisdiction, the university should do everything possible to expand bike storage spaces on campus.

11/17/2009

 

Don't punish prof. for ill-chosen words

Tunku Varadarajan's was wrong to use the phrase "going Muslim" in an online column. That doesn't mean he should be reprimanded by administration.

11/16/2009

 

A step to efficiency

The implementation of an online package notification system in freshman residence halls marks a good start for NYU housing as it becomes more adaptive to student needs.

11/12/2009

 

More student input on tuition spending

NYU should imitate Wisconsin's initiative of letting students dictate how money from tution hikes should be spent.

11/11/2009

 

Safety should come before aesthetics

The closing of the new glass stairway in Tisch Hall reflects badly on the university's construction preferences

11/10/2009

 

Task forces should tackle F&CM issues

A slow response to maintenence requests by FC&M is exactly the sort of thing that makes students move off-campus—and what the new task forces should try to correct.

11/09/2009

 

More to tuition than dollars and cents

Whether $50,000 a year and four years of study will pay off in the long run remains to be seen.

11/05/2009

 

Letter from the editors: The story from here on

Editor-in-chief Rachel Holliday Smith and Managing Editor Mary Jane Weedman comment on their decision to end coverage of Monday's student death.

11/04/2009