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Jill Stein, Green Party’s presidential candidate, has called for a recount of the votes in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. NYU reacts.

Students Torn on Election Recount

Natasha Roy, Deputy News Editor November 28, 2016
Politically minded NYU weigh on Jill Stein's recount petition for the Presidential election.
GLS senior Melissa Godin is one of three Rhodes Scholars at NYU and has done extensive work in the international community.

NYU Senior Awarded Rhodes Scholarship for Human Rights

Jemima McEvoy, Deputy News Editor November 28, 2016
Q&A with GLS senior Melissa Godin who was one of three students named a 2016 Rhodes Scholar for her research on human trafficking and volunteer tourism.
Despite univeristy efforts to prevent sexual assault, it is still a common occurrence on college campuses. NYU’s sexual assault policy is full of ambiguity surrounding the idea of affirmative consent, leaving a lot of grey area regarding proper procedures.

Affirmative Consent Causes Confusion

Sierra Jackson, Contributing Writer November 28, 2016
An in-depth look into NYU's policies regarding sexual assault on campus.
Crime Log: Nov. 19-23

Crime Log: Nov. 19-23

Jemima McEvoy and Natasha Roy November 28, 2016
A look at the last week's crimes.
Mayor De Blasio continued to show his support for the Democratic Party by declaring New York as a sanctuary city.

Thanksgiving News Update

Diamond Naga Siu and Lexi Faunce November 28, 2016

While NYU students decompressed after midterms and stuffed their faces with turkey over Thanksgiving break, the news cycle had a number of breaking stories develop during the start...

Realize Israel acts to facilitate conversation about the State of Israel, and provide a means to support Israel.

NYU Students Realize Israel

Natasha Roy, Deputy News Editor November 21, 2016
Realize Israel is a club at NYU that educates students about Israeli culture.
Smoking marijuana is slowly becoming less of a taboo.

Considering a Career in the Cannabis Industry

Jemima McEvoy, Deputy News Editor November 21, 2016
NYU hosts a Cannabusiness Seminar to teach students about entrepreneurship in the cannabis industry.
Crime Log: Nov. 13-17

Crime Log: Nov. 13-17

Jemima McEvoy, Sayer Devlin and Natasha Roy November 21, 2016
A look at the past week's crimes.
Students for Justice in Palestine is a pro-Palestine club which seeks to discuss the issues in Palestine.

NYU Students Call For Justice in Palestine

Coco Wang, Staff Writer November 21, 2016
Students for Justice in Palestine to educate students on Palestine issues.
Allan Lichtman is an American History professor at American University.

Professor Predicts Impeachment for Donald Trump

Jemima McEvoy, Deputy News Editor November 21, 2016
A history professor at American University has successfully predicted election outcomes for the past 30 years, and now predicts that Donald Trump will be impeached.
President-elect, Donald Trump, proposed many ideas during his presidential campaign, but due to their equivocation on the major issues, here are the top 6 that will impact NYU students.

How Will Trump’s Policies Affect You? We Broke It Down

A look at Trump's policies on race, taxes, international relations, healthcare and education.
NYU professors paired with the Ohio State University researchers to examine how the noise pollution effects the city and its inhabitants.

NYU Moves Forward with Study of City Noise

Maria Torres, Contributing Writer November 18, 2016
Researchers from NYU and The Ohio State University are gathering data on noise levels in New York City.