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The Violets faced off against the University of Delaware in two back-to-back home games this past weekend. ( Photo by Bela Kirpalani)

Hockey Closes out Season With Exciting Overtime Win

The NYU Ice Hockey team enjoyed an exciting end to the regular season, with President Andrew Hamilton and several members of the Board of Trustees in the stands on Friday night and a dramatic overtime win on Saturday night.
Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor March 4, 2019

The NYU Hockey team ended its regular season with back-to-back home games against the University of Delaware on Friday and Saturday nights. On Friday, the team hosted special guest...

(WSN File Photo Illustration)

SGA Passes Socially Responsible Investment, Sexual Respect Resolutions

The Student Government Assembly passed two resolutions Thursday evening, one of which required a senator to vote despite not attending the full presentation.
Jared Peraglia, Deputy News Editor March 1, 2019

SRI Policy Passes With two abstentions, Student Government Assembly’s Socially Responsible Investment Policy passed on Thursday evening. Senator at-Large Rose Asaf, author...

Higher Education Needs Intervention From All Sides

Higher Education Needs Intervention From All Sides

NYU is lobbying the state government for tuition assistance — but what else can be done to aid students?
WSN Editorial Board February 25, 2019

Last week, WSN reported on NYU’s intentions to lobby for increased state funding for tuition. Considering the university’s infamously high tuition, the change would be a welcome...

NYU College of Dentistry opened an Oral Health Center for People with Disabilities. (Staff Photo by Min Ji Kim)

College of Dentistry Opens Center for Disabled

From wheelchair users who may have difficulty sitting in a dental chair to autistic patients that may require a calmer environment, the new center hopes to improve patients’ experiences.
Lachlan Hyatt, Staff Writer February 25, 2019

People with disabilities that inhibit oral health treatment now have access to a new center — opened by the NYU College of Dentistry — that is uniquely tailored to their needs. The...

From left to right: Aidan Gallagher, Ellen Page, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper and David Castañeda. (via Facebook)

Netflix’s Post-Marvel, Pre-Apocalypse Family Drama

Netflix’s new original series stars Ellen Page and Mary J. Blige, but tries to juggle too many plotlines and genres.
Yaroslava Bondar, Staff Writer February 25, 2019

At a funeral eight days before the impending apocalypse, screenwriter Jeremy Slater introduces us to “The Umbrella Academy,” a gaggle of superheroes who have the chance to...

Gallatin senior Melissa Bartow founded the date-spread company "Wanna Date?". (via Instagram)

Gallatin Senior’s Date-able Startup Sweetens the Deal

From dorm experiment to wholesale in less than a year, Melissa Bartow’s Wanna Date? spread has been picked up by 22 stores in New York City.
Arin Garland, Dining Editor February 25, 2019

Sweet, creamy and delicious: dates are nature’s candy. Gallatin senior Melissa Bartow had her first date — the fruit — when she moved to New York City for college, and it...

CAS Sophomore Ria Mittal drinks red bull for a week. (photo by Ria Mittal)

Crazed on Caffeine: Drinking Red Bull Every Day for a Week

I don’t drink coffee. This week, I drank multiple Red Bulls each day.
Ria Mittal, Staff Writer February 20, 2019

I could physically feel my whole body buzzing with energy. My hands were trembling as I struggled to take notes in class. I looked down at my paper and saw illegible writing. After...

What NYU Gets Wrong About Confronting Racism

What NYU Gets Wrong About Confronting Racism

The viral tweet on a racist incident at Silver highlights the importance of being proactive about racism on campus — not just reactive.
WSN Editorial Board February 19, 2019

Last week, graduate student Shahem Mclaurin posted a tweet — which has since gone viral — about racial discrimination he experienced in one of his classes at the Silver School...

When Your NYU Community Doesn’t Respect You

When Your NYU Community Doesn’t Respect You

An editor gives her insight into the viral tweet regarding a racist incident at NYU’s Silver School for Social Work.
Sarah John, Deputy Opinion Editor February 19, 2019

NYU is the first community I have truly chosen to be a part of. I love this community, and the people in it. I smile at people in my dorm’s elevator. When I share a table with...

Arthur (Vincent Lacoste) dances with Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps) after coming to Paris to comfort him during his treatment. (Courtesy of Plaire Aimer et Courir)

‘Sorry Angel’ Unveils the Highs and Lows of Queer Love

The French drama offers an unforgivably beautiful portrait of a gay love affair at the height of the AIDS epidemic.
Claire Fishman, Film and TV Editor February 19, 2019

A young man from the Brittany region of France, Arthur (Vincent Lacoste), and a 40-something-year-old writer, Jacques (Pierre Deladonchamps), meet by chance in a cinema, sneaking...

Members of the cheerleading team performing at an NYU basketball game versus Carnegie Mellon University at Hunter College Sportsplex on Feb. 10. (Staff Photo by Alina Patrick)

Yes, NYU Has Cheerleaders

NYU cheerleaders put in a lot of work, between basketball games, national competitions and performances across the city.
Bela Kirpalani, Deputy Managing Editor February 19, 2019

If you’ve never been to an NYU basketball game, you may be surprised to know that our school does indeed have a cheerleading team. Decked out in purple and white uniforms, the...

GSOC Deserved Better Communication

GSOC Deserved Better Communication

NYU’s decision to change some graduate students’ healthcare plans speaks towards a bigger problem of a lack of communication between the university and its students.
WSN Editorial Board February 11, 2019

This last week, an administrative decision to withhold information from the student body resulted in yet another controversy regarding credibility. WSN covered NYU’s lack of...