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‘Insult to injury’: Mills owns up to shooting threat response

Administrators addressed “swatting” protocols and federal funding threats at the first University Senate meeting of the academic year.
Dharma Niles, Editor-In-Chief October 10, 2025

President Linda Mills said NYU “will and must do better” when responding to targeted safety threats on campus, referencing criticism of her response to last month’s hoax...

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Student gov’t launches plan for accessible advising and tech platforms

The Integrated Student Experience program aims to consolidate and clarify information across NYU’s websites, apps and departments.
Tanner Jansen, Contributing Writer October 10, 2025

NYU’s Student Government Assembly introduced a new initiative dedicated to improving academic advising and technology access across NYU, with emphasis on first-year students. The...

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Students and faculty commence ‘solidarity fast’ in Bobst

Two on-campus organizations plan to lead a fast every Wednesday through the rest of the semester, aiming to bring awareness to famine in Gaza.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 9, 2025

Around two dozen students and faculty gathered for their first weekly “Gaza Solidarity Fast” in Bobst Library on Wednesday, calling attention to the ongoing famine in Gaza...

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NSA withdraws from NYU Tandon career fair

The cancellation follows a student petition criticizing the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance and sharing of data with Israeli intelligence.
Paige Ablon, Staff Writer October 9, 2025

The National Security Agency canceled its attendance at an NYU Tandon career fair after more than 60 students signed a petition calling for the organization’s removal, arguing...

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Conservative panelists talk campus free speech at Federalist Society event

At the recently reinstated discussion, panelists criticized elite universities’ responses to protests following Oct. 7, 2023.
Eva Mundo, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2025

Pro-Israeli activist Ilya Shapiro does not think NYU Law administrators were intentionally antisemitic or discriminatory when they postponed his book discussion due to “security...

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Students join hundreds in citywide Oct. 7 protest

The demonstration called for divestment from Israel and follows two years of heightened protest at NYU and across New York City.
Leena Ahmed, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2025

NYU students joined over 1,000 demonstrators in a citywide protest Tuesday evening that marked the second year of escalated conflict in Gaza, calling attention to the climbing...

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Campus Cash program ends due to low engagement

The summer semester marked the last time students without a meal plan could use their NYU IDs at on-campus dining locations.
Chantal Mann, Staff Writer October 8, 2025

Tisch junior Juliana Bell used Campus Cash almost every day, most frequently at Peet’s Coffee and Paulson Center vending machines. She liked that the program, which allowed students...

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Students walk out of Berlin safety training

A police officer reportedly discouraged students from using pro-Palestinian phrases and presented racially stereotyped imagery at the mandatory event.
Leena Ahmed and Amanda Chen October 7, 2025

Over a dozen students walked out of a mandatory safety training at NYU Berlin when a local police officer reportedly advised against the use of pro-Palestinian phrases and spread...

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NYU Law launches Democracy Project

The program, which began this semester, will support research on growing polarization and expansions of executive power.
Natalie Deoragh, Deputy News Editor October 7, 2025

NYU’s School of Law debuted its Democracy Project last month, rolling out plans to research current threats to U.S. democracy and convene scholars across political affiliations...

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Stern students test AI employees

A Stern MBA program collaborated with Microsoft for a study that found cost-saving potential when startups use artificial intelligence to do practical work.
Noah Kim, Contributing Writer October 7, 2025

Stern masters’ students found that using artificial intelligence in place of some employees could “dramatically” reduce costs for startups, after pairing up with Microsoft...

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$2 million Village greenery project launches near campus

The initiative, “catalyzed” by NYU, aims to add tree beds, plants and plazas to Greenwich Village while minimizing costs for small businesses.
Alessa Alluin, Copy Editor October 6, 2025

Over the next five years, sidewalks on and around campus will see more than 120 new tree beds, 110 safety planters and 100 shade trees as part of a local effort to spruce up the...

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NYU Law reinstates Federalist Society event

The Oct. 7 discussion with a pro-Israeli activist was initially canceled due to “security” concerns, sparking criticism from a free speech watchdog organization.
Kaitlyn Sze Tu, Deputy News Editor October 6, 2025

NYU Law administrators restored an Oct. 7 panel featuring a pro-Israeli activist after a free speech organization criticized them for preemptively moving the event off campus due...