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What to do this week: PowerPoint comedy show and the Little Red Lighthouse
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Oct. 3 to Oct. 9.
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro joins NYU Reads panel
Kazuo Ishiguro, who authored this year’s NYU Reads selection “Klara and the Sun,” discussed his novel and creative writing process during a panel with NYU students and faculty.
The Soapbox: Italian neo-fascism, pipeline sabotage, and the European energy crisis
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk analyzing major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Mask mandate removal changes little for mostly maskless students
NYU dropped its mask mandate for classrooms and the library on Sept. 28, but the number of students wearing masks in Bobst on the first day of the policy reversal barely changed.
Cleaning staff at NYU Paris enter dorms unannounced
Cleaning staff have walked in on NYU Paris students without knocking, prompting safety concerns.
Women with disabilities more likely to report food insecurity, NYU study finds
A recent NYU School of Global Public Health study found that adult women with disabilities are twice as likely to report poor diets and food insecurity in the United States.
New NYU Langone medical facility in Cobble Hill to open in 2023
NYU Langone’s new ambulatory care clinic will house office space and provide Brooklyn residents with a greater range of health care services.
Explained: The contract dispute between NYU and its adjunct faculty union
ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union representing adjunct workers at NYU, has begun voting to authorize a strike if negotiations for a new contract with the university fail.
CAS renovations shut down basement entrance to 19 W. 4th St.
The renovations at 25 W. Fourth St., the future home of the College of Arts & Science, have restricted student access to basement classrooms in 19 W. Fourth St., a neighboring building.
New plan to put cameras in every subway car won’t help, students say
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to install two cameras in each subway car by 2025 after a shooting on a Brooklyn train in April.
Respite for NYU student parents as COVID restrictions ease
A student parent who was previously told she could not bring her unvaccinated 3-month-old inside university buildings can now do so due to the recent COVID-19 policy change.
Campus labor unions rally student support as adjunct union nears strike vote
Union representatives from six on-campus worker unions discussed their past wins, current bargaining goals and future demands from the university during a teach-in.
