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Fifty NYU Groups Pledge Solidarity With Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement

Fifty NYU Groups Pledge Solidarity With Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement

Mack DeGeurin, News Editor April 12, 2018
More than 50 clubs at NYU have pledged to take part in the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement to advocate for Palestinian rights.
FAS Dean Thomas Carew announced that he will step down from his position as dean to resume teaching and research as a professor of neural science.

Dean of Faculty of Arts and Science to Step Down

Louise Choi, Staff Writer April 11, 2018
Carew spent eight years leading the department.
SLAM and NYU Divest protestors occupied Kimmel overnight on the night of April 9 — and for as long as it takes for their demands heard. With sleeping bags and supplies, they appear to be prepared for the long night ahead.

19 Student Activists Defy Administration, Occupy Kimmel Overnight

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2018
Despite threats of disciplinary action, members of SLAM and NYU Divest plan to demonstrate on the Kimmel steps until their demands for representation and transparency are met by administrators.
Tandon School of Engineering Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Damon McCoy found that ransomware has cyber attacked thousands of users.

NYU Professor Finds $16 Million Impact of Ransomware

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor April 10, 2018
A new study conducted by an NYU professor details the pervasiveness and costliness of malware in the current digital landscape.
A demo of individuals utilizing the ARSL app to translate spoken word into sign language and vice versa.

Students Create App To Translate Sign Language

Darcey Pittman, Staff Writer April 10, 2018
A group of Tandon students developed an Augmented Reality App that can translate sign language into readable text.
Inside the Supreme Court of the United States.

NYU Takes Legal Action Against Trump Travel Ban

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor April 9, 2018
On March 30, NYU lawyers filed an amicus curiae brief against the latest iteration of President Donald Trump’s “travel ban.”
Student Reports Bowl and Jeans Missing From Dorm

Student Reports Bowl and Jeans Missing From Dorm

Kristina Hayhurst, Deputy News Editor April 9, 2018
A list of crimes reported to Public Safety from April 1 to 6.
Tisch School of the Arts building on Broadway.

Tisch Students Encounter Racial Insensitivity in Drama Program

Miranda Levingston, Editor-at-Large April 9, 2018
Several students in the Tisch drama program have reported incidents of racial insensitivity in the classroom. Here, we take a closer look.
Protestors from SLAM and NYU Divest occupy the staircase of the Kimmel Center for University Life on March 28.

Activists Prepare for Kimmel Occupation After Administration Rejects Demands

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor April 6, 2018

NYU Divest and the Student Labor Action Movement are preparing to occupy the Kimmel Center for University Life after NYU administrators denied a series of demands Friday afternoon. NYU...

Former White House Communications Director, Anthony Scaramucci speaking at an NYU Republicans event.

Anthony ‘The Mooch’ Scaramucci Speaks to NYUCR

Mack DeGeurin and Sunanda Gaskins April 6, 2018
Former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci spoke at an event held by NYU College Republicans on Thursday night.
A student led protest at the Wendy’s on Broadway.

On-Campus Club Protests Wendy’s Restaurant Chain Labor Practices

Natasha Roy, Managing Editor-at-Large April 6, 2018
NYU Peer Health Exchange helped lead a protest against Wendy's on Thursday night for the fast food company's refusal to join the Fair Food Agreement.
A body diagram depicting the layers of skin cells.

Langone Discovered New Organ in the Human Body

Christine Lee, Staff Writer April 6, 2018
An NYU Langone professor is one of three researchers responsible for the discovery of a new organ, a layer of fluid-filled spaces known as the interstitium.