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The Soapbox: Smoking ban in France, new economy minister in Argentina, environmental conservation in Spain
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.
Krish Dev, Deputy News Editor
• December 1, 2023
NYU facing discrimination lawsuit from conservative legal group
An anonymous first-year student at NYU Law filed a lawsuit against the university, accusing the school’s Law Review of discriminating against students on the basis of race and sex, and violating federal law.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• December 1, 2023
At pro-Palestinian protest, students continue to pressure NYU to shut down Tel Aviv site
About 100 pro-Palestinian protesters gathered at Washington Square Park on Wednesday, demanding that the university shut down NYU Tel Aviv, protect pro-Palestinian speech on campus and publicly call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Luke McCrory, Staff Writer
• November 30, 2023
What is NYU’s Prison Education Program?
Last month, President Linda Mills announced that the university’s Prison Education Program — which has helped hundreds of incarcerated people in New York earn college credit at no cost — will now provide bachelor’s degrees.
Aashna Miharia and Dharma Niles
• November 30, 2023
A look inside the student government’s budget
NYU’s student government receives an operating budget of around $500,000 every academic year. Last year, it spent the most on Violet 100 programming, conference funding and stipends, with thousands of dollars also put toward a banquet and retreats.
Graylin Lucas and Mariapaula Gonzalez
• November 29, 2023
Law students vote to oust SBA president from position
Students at NYU Law voted to remove the president of the school’s Student Bar Association after they sent a statement in support of Palestinian resistance in a newsletter.
Adrianna Nehme, News Editor
• November 29, 2023
NYU Langone hires new cancer center head following termination of former director
A researcher at NYU Langone Health became director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center on Monday, over two weeks after the former director was terminated.
Maisie Zipfel, Deputy News Editor
• November 28, 2023
MLK Scholars condemn NYU response to Israel-Hamas war, call for shut-down of Tel Aviv site
A group of students in the MLK Scholars program recently signed a letter to President Linda Mills and other administrators criticizing the university’s response to the Israel-Hamas war.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Contributing Writer
• November 28, 2023
Israeli alumni suspend ‘any cooperation’ with NYU over handling of antisemitism on campus
In a letter sent to President Linda Mills and Board of Trustees chair Evan Chesler on Tuesday, the NYU Alumni Club of Israel announced it will suspend “any cooperation or affiliation” with the university until it takes specific action against antisemitism on campus.
Adrianna Nehme and Yezen Saadah
• November 22, 2023
Pro-Palestinian students and faculty call JPMorgan, universities ‘complicit’ in Israel-Hamas war
Students and faculty at NYU, Columbia University and the City University of New York held a teach-in at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New York headquarters on Friday.
Aashna Miharia, Staff Writer
• November 21, 2023
Journalism students criticize department silence on journalist deaths in Israel-Hamas war
Students in the journalism department met with faculty and administrators to discuss journalist deaths in the Israel-Hamas war and opportunities for future discourse on the conflict.
Dharma Niles, Staff Writer
• November 21, 2023
22 NYU professors named among world’s most cited researchers
The researchers included in Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list came from fields such as economics, medicine and engineering.
Mikaylah Du, Staff Writer
• November 21, 2023
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • December 19, 2024
Hope Pisoni, Staff Writer • December 14, 2024
Dharma Niles, News Editor • December 13, 2024
Ivanka Sun, Contributing Writer • December 13, 2024