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Students conflicted about NYU easing mask mandate
As NYU drops its indoor mask mandate for some locations on campus, students express mixed feelings about the university’s decision and the further lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
NYU acceptance rate falls to 12.2% for 2022 admits
The university’s incoming class of 2026 is its most selective ever. NYU received more than 105,000 applications.
NYU drops indoor mask mandate for some locations
The university announced on Wednesday that mask wearing will be optional effective immediately in residence hall lounges, gyms, and non-mandatory events and meetings, as well as in common areas and lounges in the Kimmel Center for University Life. Masks will still be required in many areas where attendance is mandatory.
Students struggle to afford off-campus housing as rents surge
Due to increases in New York City rent prices, many students at NYU’s Greenwich Village campus are having trouble finding affordable apartments.
Egg flung at prospective student on NYU campus tour
Eggs were thrown at an admissions ambassador and a group of prospective students near the southeast corner of Washington Square Park on Monday, March 28.
Taylor Swift, Judith Heumann to speak at NYU graduation
Graduates of NYU's classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022 will be honored at a ceremony at Yankee Stadium on May 18.
Hundreds take over Brooklyn Bridge for climate justice
Fridays for Future, a youth-led climate advocacy movement, organized a global strike to pressure legislators to enact environmental legislation on Friday, March 25.
Campus tour guides who were harassed say NYU response was inadequate
After at least two admissions ambassadors were physically and verbally attacked while giving tours of campus, NYU enacted new measures to increase security. But the tour guides who were harassed say they still feel unsafe.
University community condemns uptick in anti-Asian violence across NYC
The Student Government Assembly held a processing space after seven students — three of whom were Asian — were assaulted on campus last month.
What to do this week: Women’s History Month concert and more
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: March 28 to April 3.
The Soapbox: US prioritizes European refugees
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Video: 111th anniversary of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire to be commemorated
A ceremony for the anniversary of the fire, which took place in NYU’s Brown Building, will be held online on Friday, March 25.
