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The self-dubbed ‘modmin’ team manages NYUMSFBT, approving posts and moderating comments. (Illustration by Jinny Hwang)

NYU Meme Page Bans Some International Student Memes, Citing Stereotyping

NYU Memes for Slightly Bankrupt Teens will more strictly monitor content having to do with international students.
Matthew Fischetti, Contributing Writer November 5, 2019

Memes that use the term “international students” will be more heavily monitored on NYU students’ go-to meme page to avoid thinly-veiled racism against East Asians, according...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency held an event in response to climate change on Monday. (Staff Photo by Elaine Chen)

Big Business Encourages Science-Denial, Panelists Say at Environmental Studies Event

The event discussed how research showing herbicides like Roundup can cause cancer has had little impact on the product’s success due to companies’ investments in good publicity.
Roshni Raj, Staff Writer November 5, 2019

As a child, Tyrone Hayes looked up to the Environmental Protection Agency as his hero for protecting him and the animals in his backyard. Now, as a Professor of Integrative Biology...

NYU Safe Ride cars outside Third Avenue North Residence Hall. (Photo by Veronica Liow)

Safe Ride Drives Students Away With Two-Hour Waits, Failures to Arrive

Students report long wait times — some as long as two hours — and poor communication when using Safe Ride, NYU’s ride-sharing service meant to provide safe transportation for students out late at night.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor November 4, 2019

CAS sophomore Liz Marquis and two of her friends were leaving a party near Broome Street Residence Hall at 1 a.m. last month. They were bound for University Residence Hall — ...

The inside of Palladium Food Court. (Photo by Max Lerner)

Palladium Makes Behind-the-Scenes Changes to Meet Health Standards

Students aren’t the only ones looking to improve their grades after midterm season — Palladium Food Court is taking measures to earn an A on its next inspection.
Milliana Bocher, Contributing Writer November 4, 2019

Palladium Food Court filth flies beware: the facility has upped its game, hiring not one, but two outside extermination teams, one of many measures taken to improve upon the narrow...

Pictured is little boy dressed as a dinosaur receiving a free trick-or-treat bag. On Halloween Thursday, the annual Children’s Halloween Parade took Place at Washington Square Park (Staff Photo by Chelsea Li)

Family Costumes in Full Flair at Children’s Halloween Parade

Groups dressed up as various pop culture icons for the 29th annual Children’s Halloween Parade, co-hosted by NYU and Manhattan Community Board 2.
Julia Baxley, Staff Writer November 1, 2019

Four-year-old Frankie Jones wore a recognizable blue gingham dress and carried a little stuffed dog in a basket, complete with sparkling ruby slippers — she was dressed as Dorothy...

Upstein Dining hall recently received 40 deficiency points, scoring a C letter grade from the NYC Department of Health due to the positioning of their equipment. (Staff Photo by Marva Shi)

Upstein Fails Preliminary Health Inspection for Mostly Non-Food Violations

In a press release listing dining halls that received A’s on their inspections, NYU failed to mention Upstein’s 40-point C.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor November 1, 2019

Upstein received 40 points on an Oct. 21 health inspection — 13 points over the threshold for a C, the worst grade possible — due to the location of its equipment and having...

Building of Stern School of Business. A Stern institute is revamping to analyze types of risks such as ones associated with climate change. (Staff Photo by Jake Quan)

Stern Institute Expands Risk Analysis to Include Climate Change, Cyber Security Attacks and More

With climate change and cyber security becoming increasingly pressing issues, NYU Stern Volatility and Risk Institute is now researching how they impact international finance.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor October 31, 2019

The Great Financial Crisis, the global economy, cyber security and climate change are four of the most pressing international concerns today, according to NYU’s Volatility and...

An AI tool learned to predict which lesions were likely malignant (red heat map) or likely benign (green heat map), with potential to aid radiologists in the diagnosis of breast cancer. (Via NYU Langone)

Together, AI and Radiologists Could Significantly Improve Breast Cancer Detection

A new study by NYU’s Center for Data Science and NYU School of Medicine developed AI technology that could improve early detection of breast cancer.
Roshni Raj, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

Nan Wu grew up in a small Chinese city where it was difficult for people to get medical help. Five years ago, her mother received a false-positive for breast cancer. Now, Wu is...

The NYU Ability Project seeks to create tools to help those with audiovisual disabilities better experience historical artifacts in museums such as the Met. (Photo by Patrick Tan)

NYU Program Seeks to Improve Museums’ Audiovisual Accessibility

A collaboration between the NYU Ability Project and the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum will develop new strategies to make museums more accessible.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor October 30, 2019

The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum is an American military and maritime history museum which houses its exhibits inside the USS Intrepid, a WWII-era aircraft carrier that was...

Assemblyperson Richard Gottfried (left) and The Legal Aid Society lawyer Robert Desir (right) on Monday explaining The Housing Stability and Rent Protection Act of 2019. (Staff Photo by Ronni Husmann)

Historic Rent Laws Passed in June. Awareness of Them Has Been Less Historic.

Assemblyperson Richard Gottfried and lawyer Robert Desir explained how new rent laws benefit tenants at an event on Monday.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor October 30, 2019

LS sophomore Isabella Kloster knew she had to get an apartment in June, since she had planned to live in the city over the summer. What she didn’t know was that the $400 application...

After more than a decade in prison, Omar Padilla has been released since graduating from PEP. Padilla is a published poet and writer and an advocate for marginalized communities. (Photo by Victor Porcelli)

Often A Barrier, Incarceration Led These Six Students to NYU Degrees

For the third year in a row, students from Wallkill Correctional Facility graduated with associates’ degrees from NYU through its Prison Education Program.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor October 29, 2019

Omar Padilla never received a high school diploma. He dropped out after his junior year and joined a gang. But on Monday, he received an associates’ degree in Liberal Studies...

The NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life terminated Gallatin senior A’Nisa Amarus employment, claiming she was being overcompensated for her work. NYU’s Federal Work-Study program relies on students taking part-time work on campus as need-based financial aid. (Photo by Alexandra Chan)

Former NYU Student Worker Claims She Was Fired for Being Paid Too Much

Gallatin student A’Nisa Amaru claims she was terminated from the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life department due to mismanagement of payroll.
Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor October 28, 2019

Stay Woke and Meditate was an initiative Gallatin senior A’Nisa Amaru developed during her sophomore year. The program offers a weekly meditation session for students of color...