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Student gov’t renews push for representation on NYU board of trustees
Presidents Council Vice-Chair Anthony Cruz resumes discourse over a resolution to add voices of the larger NYU community to the board.
NYU cuts English program that served international students, fires staff
The School of Professional Studies at NYU will shut down its Comprehensive English Program at the end of this semester — a move that faculty say will effectively eliminate the entire English Language Institute.
Anime club members should get COVID test, NYU says
The instruction came after the second U.S. case of the new omicron variant of COVID-19 was traced to a New York City anime convention that drew more than 50,000 attendees.
Becoming an NYU trustee: a conversation with David Ko
David Ko plans to advocate for entrepreneurship opportunities and student success as one of the newest members of NYU’s Board of Trustees.
The Soapbox: the omicron variant, Barbados, Ukraine
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.
NYU Dems and Republicans debate prisons, education, drugs
Representatives of the two campus organizations clashed on drug decriminalization, prison policy and higher education funding at the NYU Politics Society debate.
Australia study away program expanded through NYU-University of Sydney partnership
NYU and the University of Sydney announced a new partnership starting next July, allowing students and faculty to participate in programs at either institution.
Amid worsening border crisis, NYU panel talks mistreatment of Haitian migrants
A panel organized by NYU’s Center for Latin American Caribbean Studies discussed President Biden’s immigration policy failures and the history of American racism against Haitians.
NYC Amazon employees protest for unionization
The Black Friday march on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Manhattan penthouse was part of an ongoing effort to pressure the corporation into recognizing a union at its Staten Island warehouse.
NYU jumps 14 places in college sustainability ranking
The university moved from No. 43 to No. 29 in The Princeton Review’s list of “Top 50 Green Colleges,” which is based on environmental sustainability surveys.
Palladium dining hall food caused food poisoning, 3 students say
Three students have claimed that eating at the Palladium Hall NYU Eats location in unrelated incidents on separate days caused them to become ill.
NYU sees slight rise in COVID cases as winter approaches
In the week leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, an increase in New York City’s new reported COVID-19 cases has some students concerned about breakthrough infections.
