Identity & Equity

These NYU students are getting the wrongly incarcerated out of prison
In Making an Exoneree, students produce documentaries on victims of wrongful conviction.
Lauren Ng, Culture Editor
• May 7, 2025

Who gets to be represented during AAPI Month?
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is hailed as a time to celebrate, but not all cultures are represented equally.
Sherry Chen, Staff Writer
• May 6, 2025

Students confront youth incarceration through community-focused advocacy
NYU ROSES challenges the punitive approach of criminal legal reform, working directly with at-risk or involved girls to meet their self-determined goals.
Paige Ablon, Contributing Writer
• May 5, 2025

20 years in, this CAS department combines analysis and activism
A look into how students in the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis get much more out of their education than a diploma.
Mia Shou, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2025

The fight for food security at NYU
A look into how student-led efforts to create food pantries and donate meal swipes can help students struggling to afford standard meal plans.
Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer
• April 28, 2025

Why are there huge inflatable rats in NYC?
Named “Scabby” by protesters, the rat represents a decades-long hunger for labor justice in the city and beyond.
Paige Ablon, Contributing Writer
• April 23, 2025

4 LGBTQ+ organizations to join outside of NYU
Amid an increase in anti-LGBTQ+ federal policy, these organizations provide much-needed support to local communities.
Dylan Henschen, Staff Writer
• April 18, 2025

‘A vile complicity’: Members of the Rwandan community recount 1994 genocide
Through powerful testimonies, NYU’s first Kwibuka memorialized the 31st anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Julia Kim, Deputy Culture Editor
• April 17, 2025

Where did all the gays go?
Over the past 50 years, the gay bar — facing rising rent prices and evolving expectations of queer nightlife — has dramatically changed.
Dylan Henschen, Staff Writer
• April 10, 2025

How millennial cafes are fueling NYC gentrification
Aesthetic coffee shops all over New York City are both a product of changing generational preferences and a driver of gentrification.
George Piper, Contributing Writer
• April 10, 2025

As Bobst prayer room is vandalized, Muslim students gather to celebrate Eid
Eleven Muslim student organizations at NYU hosted the second annual Eid Fest last Thursday, bringing together Muslim students and community members.
Mariana Arboleda, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2025

The forgotten history of the Women’s House of Detention
The prison, which has since been replaced by the Jefferson Market Library, incarcerated LGBTQ+ people for nearly 40 years.
Pritheva Zakaria, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2025

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Joanne Lee, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025

Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025