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Crime Log: April 17 to 22

Lexi Faunce, Staff Writer April 26, 2015
A weekly roundup of crime from around campus.
Kogon conducted a study which showed that LS students feel inferior to other NYU students.

Study: LS students feel stigmatized

Marita Vlachou and Alanna Bayarin April 26, 2015
A study conducted by an NYU student revealed that students in the Liberal Studies program feel inferior to other students.
Bloomberg News founder Matthew Winkler discusses the purpose of journalism in the “Free Expression and Truth in the Age of Twitter” panel on Tuesday.

Social media as journalism discussed

Justine Morris, Staff Writer April 22, 2015
Matthew Winkler discussed free and spontaneous expression in the age of Twitter.

NYU Reacts: Speaker speculation

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor April 22, 2015
Members of the NYU community shared their thoughts on who they want to commencement speaker to be.
Terese Yue (left), Dr. Michao Jin and Professor Eli Kim discuss their experiences living as Asian-Americans to teach the next generation.

Panel brings discrimination against Asians to forefront

Christine Wang, Staff Writer April 21, 2015
Speakers discussed the experiences of young Asian-Americans who face cultural differences in the U.S.
Jared Sexton speaks on the topic of mixed race individuals. Sexton is the director of the African American Studies program in UC Irvine.

Panel discusses mixed race scholarship

Amanda Morris, Contributing Writer April 21, 2015
The Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU hosted a discussion about mixed race.
The TEDxNYU event held on April 20th at the NYU Abu Dhabi building featured screenings of presentations given in order to promote connection across all global sites.

NYUAD hosts global TEDx event

Lexi Faunce, Staff Writer April 21, 2015
TEDxNYU New York presented a screening of TEDxNYUAD's first annual conference.
On April 20th, The Avery Fisher center hosted screenings of Plastic Paradise and Divide in Concord.

NYU celebrates Earth Day all month

Christine Wang, Staff Writer April 21, 2015
NYU has events lined up for the month in honor of Earth Day festivities.
Courtesy of NYUAD

UPDATE: Report issued on NYUAD labor conditions

Alanna Bayarin and Marita Vlachou April 19, 2015
An update to the recently released report on the labor violations at the NYU Abu Dhabi campus.

Crime Log: April 8-16

Lexi Faunce, Staff Writer April 19, 2015
A weekly round-up of crime from around campus.
Courtesy of NYUAD

Investigators release report on NYUAD labor violations

Marita Vlachou and Alanna Bayarin April 16, 2015
An independent investigative firm hired by NYU to review allegations of labor violations at the NYUAD campus released their report.
Protesters took Columbia on Wednesday to demand an increase on minimum wage.

Protest held for minimum wage hike

Mike Adams, Contributing Writer April 16, 2015
Fast food workers across the country went on strike to fight for $15 minimum wage, while students rallied to show their support.