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Letter of Support for GSOC Presented in SSC

After the consolidation of their healthcare plans, certain graduate students were negatively affected.
Jesse Jimenez, Staff Writer February 8, 2019

A letter of support for over 1,000 graduate students affected by NYU’s decision to consolidate healthcare plans was presented to the Student Senators Council on Thursday. The...

NYPD Faces Backlash for Cleaning Up Homeless Outside Silver

NYPD Faces Backlash for ‘Cleaning Up’ Homeless Outside Silver

The 6th Precinct caused controversy on Twitter when they posted photos of homeless people's belongings seemingly being thrown away.
Mansee Khurana, Deputy News Editor February 7, 2019

This Tuesday, the NYPD 6th Precinct posted a series of photos on Twitter showing individuals cleaning up an area in front of the Silver Center for Arts and Science that is often...

A lounge at John F. Kennedy International Airport. (Staff Photo by Julia McNeill)

JFK May Get Worse Before It Gets Better

At an NYU Wagner symposium, professors and Port Authority executives discussed the future of JFK airport, including a $13 billion modernization plan.
Emily Mason, Staff Writer February 7, 2019

Anyone who has flown out of John F. Kennedy International Airport knows it can be a taxing experience. From the confusing and congested journey into the airport to the long waits...

Veterans Future Lab - one of the Future Labs set up by NYU Tandon. (via NYU Tandon)

Tandon Program to Offer Free Housing for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Tandon’s Future Labs is providing free housing and other support for veterans trying to start their own businesses.
Bethany Allard, Staff Writer February 7, 2019

NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Future Labs has been helping veteran entrepreneurs grow their businesses for the last four years. Now, the program is offering veterans free...

The Third North Courtyard Cafe. (File Photo)

NYU Could Soon Offer Discounted Meal Plans

A new proposal would offer meal plans at a discounted price while limiting selection.
February 6, 2019

A proposal for NYU to offer discounted meal plans is looking for student feedback. Representatives from the Student Senator’s Council and administrators from various offices,...

Tisch hosted info sessions concerning the LA study away site. (Photo by Alex Domb)

LA Program ‘Not For You If You Want to be An Actor’

Tisch hosted information sessions on the university’s newest study away site in LA, offering more details on the program.
Alexandria Johnson, Staff Writer February 6, 2019

Despite the fanfare over NYU’s decision to open a study away site in Los Angeles, only six students attended Tuesday’s info session on the site at the Tisch School of the Arts. Senior...

NYU consolidated the Graduate Student Health Insurance Plan with its Comprehensive plan, and now some graduate students have higher co-pays and less coverage on its insurance plans. The New York State Department of Financial Services told WSN that this was not a requirement, even though the university informed graduate students multiple times that it was. (Photo by Victor Porcelli)

NYU Lies to Graduate Students About Healthcare Plan

NYU repeatedly claimed a State agency required them to consolidate two healthcare plans, a claim refuted by the agency in a statement to WSN.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor February 4, 2019

Last summer, over 1,000 students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences were notified that they would face higher co-pays and less coverage under NYU’s Comprehensive Health...

NYU Spring Welcome sign in the Kimmel Center. (Staff Photo by Alina Patrick)

New Semester, Same Welcome

While Spring Welcome is more popular with spring admits and transfers, the events face low turnout from returning students.
Tatiana Velasco, Contributing Writer February 4, 2019

When LS first-year Alyssa Peyton transferred to NYU this January, she was excited yet intimidated to start at a new school during the spring semester. For Peyton, the thought of...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

‘Humanity Is Controlled by Nine Companies,’ According to NYU Professor

Professor Amy Webb talks artificial intelligence and its implications for the future.
Jared Peraglia, Deputy News Editor February 4, 2019

NYU Stern School of Business Professor Amy Webb spoke at The World Economic Forum last week, arguing that the development of artificial intelligence needs to benefit everyone and...

Law professor Melissa Murray speaks with renowned journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates about mass incarceration, the #MeToo movement and 2020 presidential candidates. (Staff Photo by Victor Porcelli)

Ta-Nehisi Coates Talks Politics at NYU Law

Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates compared his newfound understanding of the #MeToo movement to white people’s’ understanding of civil rights issues after reading his writing.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi February 1, 2019

Renowned author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates discussed mass incarceration and the #MeToo movement with law professor Melissa Murray in Vanderbilt Hall on Thursday. NYU’s...

The outside of NYU Langone Medical Center, located on First Avenue. (Photo by Tony Wu)

New Langone Environmental Hazard Center Incorporates Multidisciplinary Approach

Staff with expertise in anything from genetics to music composition are working on a new center opened by NYU Langone Health.
Helen Catherine Wajda, Contributing Writer January 31, 2019

Last week, NYU Langone Health announced the launch of its Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards, which will focus on studying the health effects of a variety of...

EMT Professor Greg Coleman (left) interviews Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban about one of his first start-ups, Broadcast.com, an early audio streaming service he began in 1995 before selling it to Yahoo for $5.7 billion. (Photo by Victor Porcelli)

‘Shark’ Mark Cuban Bites Into Stern Entrepreneurs

Prominent entrepreneur Mark Cuban talked to members of the NYU community about his early career before discussing entrepreneur's businesses in a so-called “Stern Tank.”
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor January 30, 2019

Mark Cuban spoke at Tisch Hall on Tuesday, touching on his early business ventures and contemporary politics before reviewing three current and former NYU students’ start-ups. Over...