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NYU sustainability efforts improving

NYU sustainability efforts improving

Ludovica Grieco, Staff Writer December 7, 2015
NYU's Office of Sustainability has initiated a number of programs designed to reduce environmental mismanagement.

Top 8 stories from fall semester

News Team December 7, 2015
A look back at this semester's top news stories including a powerful conversation on diversity, the discovery of a burial vault on campus, and a shocking donation.

Crime Log: Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.

Christine Wang and Justine Morris December 7, 2015
An in-depth look at campus crime from Nov. 24 through Dec. 6.
Members of NYU Love Your Melon tabled at the first Battle of the Bald event at NYU.

Battle of the Bald brings shaved heads, cancer awareness

Greta Chevance, Staff Writer December 4, 2015
NYU's first Battle of the Bald aimed to raise awareness about childhood cancer.
Malia Obama is deciding on what college to attend, and has narrowed it down to NYU and Barnard.

Malia Obama has NYU atop list of potential colleges

Alex Bazeley, News Editor December 3, 2015
The eldest First Daughter could be studying at Tisch a year from now.
"This is an extraordinary incident," University spokesperson John Beckman said. "I've been here very nearly 20 years, and I cannot think of anything quite like it."

Masked assailant threatens professor with knife in Tandon classroom

Valentina Duque Bojanini, Editor-in-Chief December 3, 2015
An assailant wearing all black threatened a professor with a knife in an NYU Tandon classroom yesterday, leaving a community shaken.
Crowds rally in front of Coles Sports Center on Wednesday, December 2, for the NYU Walk of Shame, organized by GSOC/UAW, the union for graduate employees at NYU.

[UPDATE] Walk of Shame criticizes NYU for graduate worker contract violations

Dan Moritz-Rabson, Contributing Writer December 2, 2015
The Graduate Student Organizing Committee held a Walk of Shame outside of Coles to protest various graduate worker job losses and the imminent closure of Coles gym.
Gallatin senior Robert Clinton concentrating on Sociology and Politics of Urban Agriculture, has been awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship.

Q&A: Marshall Scholarship recipient discusses sustainability research

Thomas Peracchio, Staff Writer December 2, 2015
Q&A with Robert Clinton, a recipient of a 2016 Marshall Scholarship.
Transfernation, a nonprofit by two NYU students that redistributes leftover food from corporate events, has officially begun its holiday season campaign.

Student nonprofit kicks off holiday campaign to redistribute leftover food

Larson Binzer, Senior Editor December 2, 2015
Samir Goel and Hannah Dehradunwala started Transfernation in 2013 and the organization has moved 10,000 pounds of food since then.
Zachary Fine, class of 2015, was chosen to receive the Rhodes Scholarship.

Q&A: NYU alum Zachary Fine talks his Rhodes Scholarship, art history

Diamond Naga Siu, Staff Writer December 2, 2015
A Q&A with Zachary Fine, a 2016 Rhodes Scholarship recipient and NYU alumnus.
NYU's Model United Nations hosted Germany's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Braun as a part of their "Discussion with a Global Leader" series.

German ambassador to UN discusses peacekeeping at NYU Model UN

Kati Garrity, Staff Writer December 2, 2015
NYU Model UN hosted a discussion with the German ambassador to the United Nations.
NYU's Dance Marathon raised over $300 for the B+ foundation, which seeks to find a cure and treat childhood cancer.

12 hours of dancing raise $333,703.34 for charity

Lexi Faunce, Deputy News Editor November 30, 2015
After 12 hours of dancing, NYU students raised over $300,000 for the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation.