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Food used for makeup. (Photo by Calais Watkins)

How to Do Your Makeup and Eat It Too

No, we aren’t running out of ideas —what makes you think that?
Calais Watkins, Staff Writer November 29, 2018
No, we aren’t running out of ideas —what makes you think that?
Staff Rants: Finals Week

Staff Rants: Finals Week

For the last Staff Rants of the semester, WSN complains about the horrors and inconveniences of finals week.
WSN Staff November 29, 2018

On Irresponsible University Scheduling Practices By Sam Klein, Deputy Multimedia Editor It’s the most wonderful time of the year. ‘Tis the season when every NYU student...

Aminé performs at Brooklyn Steel on Monday. (Photo by Avani Jurakhan)

On a Rainy Monday, Aminé Takes Brooklyn Steel by Storm

Aminé’s bright yellow energy mixed with unfaltering gratitude transformed a concert into a creatively masterful self-love sermon.
Avani Jurakhan, Staff Writer November 29, 2018

Banana badass Aminé played a lavishly intimate set after a long, dark and rainy Monday, delivering stunning hip-hop-inspired tracks to a sold-out crowd at Brooklyn Steel. The...

Poster for the third annual Chanukahstravaganza: 'Twas the Night Before Chanukah.' The event will take place at Union Hall this Saturday. (via unionhallny.com)

A Starving Artist’s Guide to Arts Events this Weekend: Nov. 30 to Dec. 2

Stay entertained this weekend for $20 or less.
Ali Zimmerman and Alex Cullina November 29, 2018

Temperatures are dropping and the New York City streets are getting less welcoming by the minute, but that doesn’t mean you should let the weekend pass you by. Whether you take...

SGA Should Vote No on the Upcoming BDS Vote

SGA Should Vote No on the Upcoming BDS Vote

The resolution only singles out Israel as a country that violates human rights — it isn’t inclusive enough.
Matthew Weinstein and Bobby Miller, Contributing Writers November 29, 2018

On Oct. 29, over 20 student clubs and organizations came together to honor the lives of those who perished in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest anti-Semitic shooting...

Cecil Scheib, NYU Assistant Vice President of Sustainability, speaks on the panel. (Photo by Jorene He)

Vice President of Sustainability and UN Official Discuss NYU’s Carbon Footprint

Justin Wu, Staff Writer November 29, 2018

NYU’s carbon footprint, along with climate change in general, was the subject of a conversation with the UN New York Office director Wednesday on campus. Speakers on the...

A Bad Sequel Isn’t the Same as A Cash Grab

A Bad Sequel Isn’t the Same as A Cash Grab

Calling it one reduces the genuine, artistic intention of wanting to expand upon existing fictional universes.
Mickey Desruisseaux, Columnist November 29, 2018
Calling it one reduces the genuine, artistic intention of wanting to expand upon existing fictional universes.
Club Penguin is Gone, So Now What?

Club Penguin is Gone, So Now What?

Serena Vanchiro, Columnist November 28, 2018

Born at the turn of the century, the crux of my childhood social life was rooted in technologies like Tamagotchi, Club Penguin and Nintendo’s PictoChat. Simply hearing these...

Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin as long-time best friends in "The Kominsky Method," which finds humor in aging. (via facebook.com)

‘The Kominsky Method’ Ruminates on Life, Death and Enlarged Prostates

Daniella Nichinson, Arts Editor November 28, 2018
Netflix’s latest original series brings two Hollywood legends to the small screen and lets them find comedy in their old age.
6 Fashion Podcasts That Will Make You an Industry Insider

6 Fashion Podcasts That Will Make You an Industry Insider

Jordana Bornstein, Contributing Writer November 28, 2018
Finally, an answer to “how do they do it?”
NYU's Student Government Association drafts a petition, joining the over 200 professors who urged NYU President Andrew Hamilton to condemn the UAE government late last week. (Courtesy of Aizaz Ansari)

Students Support Faculty Letter, Urging Hamilton to Respond to NYU’s UAE Relationship

Hamilton told faculty signatories in an email that he had spoken to senior officials in the Abu Dhabi government as well as Durham University’s vice chancellor about Matthew Hedges’ life sentence.
Meghna Maharishi November 28, 2018
Days after 224 faculty signed a letter urging President Hamilton to Condemn the UAE for sentencing UK postgraduate student Matthew Hedges, the SGA has drafted and circulated a letter in support of the faculty’s letter.
Unpopular Opinions: Actors

Unpopular Opinions: Actors

Hot takes on Hollywood Hall-of-Famers.