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Beyond NYU: Shaking up the restaurant industry one article at a time

You might know Eater from its vast lists of restaurant recommendations. But for Editor-in-Chief Stephanie Wu, the publication offers many opportunities for expansion.
Lauren Ng, Culture Editor January 23, 2025

Growing up in Taipei, CAS alum Stephanie Wu always knew she wanted to live in New York. Now, she’s helping provide restaurant recommendations to hundreds of thousands of people...

(Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Steinhardt USG becomes first school-specific student gov’t to offer stipends

Members will receive around $300 each semester, adjusted in accordance with their participation and attendance.
Lily Collins, Contributing Writer January 23, 2025

Sky Young, president of the Steinhardt Undergraduate Student Government, has spent the past four years working with university administrators, holding group discussions and meticulously...

The university's acceptance rate dropped to a record low of 7.7%. (Krish Dev for WSN)

Winter recap: What you missed over break

NYU LA moves students to hotels, Tandon receives $10 million for a new tech project and other on-campus news since you’ve been gone.

As you bundle up and head to your first classes of the semester, catch up on news around campus that you might have missed over break. Aside from experiencing New York City’s...

People picket in front of a red building with signs reading "DIVEST FROM GENOCIDE," "ARREST NYU TRUSTEES" and "CLASS OF 1972."

Protesters condemn NYU sanctions against students and faculty, demand divestment

Multiple students and faculty are unable to access university buildings following two pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Bobst Library last week.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief December 19, 2024

Over 100 students, faculty and alumni picketed outside Bobst Library on Wednesday demanding that NYU drop charges against two faculty members who were arrested at a pro-Palestinian...

A cardboard sign taped to a metal barricade with the words “WE DO NOT ENGAGE WITH ZIONISTS! WE KEEP EACH OTHER SAFE!”

‘A chilling effect’: Conduct guidelines cast shadow of concern over faculty

In a series of interviews with WSN, faculty members expressed concern over NYU’s updated conduct guidelines for the academic year, which cite “code words, like ‘Zionist,’” as examples of speech that could violate the university’s non-discrimination policy.
Hope Pisoni, Staff Writer December 14, 2024

A person has a sign on them that reads “DISCLOSE, DIVEST” and they stand next to police officers.

NYU says it ‘never offered’ to disclose Israel investments, despite protesters’ claims

The university responded to a series of on-campus demonstrations, which alleged that administrators had prepared to detail NYU’s investments and endowment.
Dharma Niles, News Editor December 13, 2024

An NYU spokesperson said administrators “never offered” to disclose the university’s investments, countering recent claims from pro-Palestinian groups on campus who have...

Yellow ballet slippers standing on top of a box under the Washington Square Arch.

The Soapbox: Puberty blocker ban in the UK, new president in Ghana and Netanyahu’s trial in Israel

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor December 13, 2024

In the United Kingdom, government bans puberty blockers for transgender minors  The British government banned the prescription of puberty blockers for people under 18 with gender...

A view from a rooftop of the city’s skyline.

NYU Langone outlines climate change initiatives in 2024 report

The medical center is striving to cut its building-based carbon emissions in half by next year, according to its annual sustainability report.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor December 13, 2024

NYU Langone Health detailed how it has updated its building construction practices and collaborated with federal organizations to cut back on direct and indirect carbon emissions...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

2 faculty members arrested at Bobst demonstration

The New York City Police Department arrested at least eight protesters, including faculty, since they began demonstrating outside the library’s entrance early this morning.
Aashna Miharia, Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah December 12, 2024

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Update, 10:52 p.m. Dozens of students have been issued persona non grata status for participating in yesterday’s demonstration...

An overhead shot of students sitting inside Bobst library. You can see the Palestinian flag and various banners next to them.

Students and faculty call for divestment from Israel at Bobst

Members of the on-campus group Shut it Down NYU occupied the library’s 12th floor, where they criticized administrators for allegedly retracting an agreement to disclose the university’s investments.
Audrey Abrahams and Kaitlyn Sze Tu December 12, 2024

A group of 13 students and faculty sat outside administrators’ offices on Bobst Library’s top floor and dozens more held a pro-Palestinian sit-in in its main lobby at 3 p.m....

A bar chart depicting N.Y.U’s “Research funding from 2013-2023.” The graph states “N.Y.U’s research program now ranks as the No. 1 in New York for research funding, with almost $1.5 billion in annual expenditures.”

NYU ranks top in New York for research spending

The National Science Foundation reported that federal grants at the university covered over half of its research in the 2022-23 academic year.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor December 12, 2024

NYU ranked No. 1 among New York colleges after spending $1.46 billion on research and development in the 2022-23 academic year, the National Science Foundation found in its annual...

A street view at night of a tall geometric building with lights shining through the windows.

The names behind NYU’s buildings

From billionaire donors to notorious nightclubs, NYU’s property honors decades of city and school history.
Sydney Chan, Staff Writer December 11, 2024

With a lengthy list of wealthy alumni and real estate in the city’s most historic districts, NYU has no shortage of subjects for its building’s namesakes. But despite their...