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Speakers at the Fake News talk at NYU Journalism (Photo by Meghna Maharishi)

‘It’s Going To Be a Culture War’: Journalists Discuss Fake News Ahead of the 2020 Election

Journalists and academics reflected on the recent rise of fake news a year away from the 2020 presidential election.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor April 19, 2019

During the 2016 presidential election, fake news spread far and wide through social media, and has continued to do so since then. Journalists and academics discussed the rise of...

The facade of the Leslie eLab. (WSN file photo)

Tech Week Starts With the Question: Is AI Ethical?

Hosted by Tech@NYU, Tech Week’s first event on Monday discussed how Artificial Intelligence can feed into systematic discrimination, while Tuesday’s event delved into how product management led to the creation of an app for first responders to disaster-stricken areas.
Victor Porcelli and Mansee Khurana April 19, 2019

Tech@NYU’s Tech Week kicked off with events on the Ethics of AI and Women in Product Management. Tech@NYU is a community of students interested in technology who host public...

NYU President Andrew Hamilton answers questions at a town hall in November regarding the Being@NYU survey results. (Photo by Sam Klein)

President Hamilton Didn’t Attend President’s Service Awards

In a deviation from previous years, President Hamilton did not attend the President’s Service Awards, where several students and groups, including SJP, were being honored.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor April 17, 2019

President Andrew Hamilton did not attend the annual President's Service Awards, at which he was expected to recognize selected students and student groups. He attended the event...

How ‘Hip’ Is NYU?: University Asks Students in New Survey

How ‘Hip’ Is NYU?: University Asks Students in New Survey

A random group of students were chosen to participate in NYU’s latest marketing campaign.
Mansee Khurana, Deputy News Editor April 17, 2019

A select number of NYU students woke up to an email on Friday morning asking them to participate in a survey about how they perceive NYU. SimpsonScarborough, an educational...

Chef Jose Andres spoke at NYU as part of the Skirball Talks series on Monday. (via Wikimedia Commons)

After Serving Millions of Meals in Puerto Rico, Celebrated Chef and Humanitarian Visits NYU

José Andrés spoke about the importance of adaptability in disaster-stricken areas at Skirball on Monday.
Lachlan Hyatt, Staff Writer April 17, 2019

After Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in 2017, chef José Andrés served about three million meals over three months to victims left without power, water or access to food. Andrés...

Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrators protest in front of the Ziegfeld Ballroom in April 2018. Rebecca Vilkomerson, the Excecutive Director of JVP, participated in tonights panel discussion at NYU. (Photo by Sarah Jackson)

After Being Denied US Entry, BDS Co-Founder Phones in at Jewish Voice for Peace Event

After being denied entry to the U.S., BDS co-founder Omar Barghouti virtually attended the event in Kimmel where he had originally planned to appear.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor April 16, 2019

In light of active resistance against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement in the U.S., activists discussed their support and experiences with the movement in an event...

The view from the 8th floor of the NYU Paris building on Saint-Germain, a five-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral. (Photo by Charles Thomas)

Fire Erupts at Historic Notre Dame Cathedral Near NYU Paris

One of the city’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame, was engulfed in flames Monday evening. Hear from NYU Paris students who were minutes away from the chaos.
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-at-Large April 15, 2019

Not knowing whether to run toward or away from the flames, crowds shrouded in disbelief watched as a fire ripped through one of Paris’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame Cathedral,...

Co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement Omar Barghouti was slated to speak at NYU on Monday. Instead, he was detained by U.S. Immigration at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and will phone in to speak. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

BDS Movement Co-Founder, Set to Speak at NYU, Denied Entry to US

Student activists are urging the university to condemn the U.S. government’s actions.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli April 15, 2019

A prominent Palestinian rights activist, scheduled to speak at NYU, was denied entry to the U.S. on Wednesday. Omar Barghouti, slated to give a talk on Monday, is the co-founder...

How does NYU spring admission work? Does the admission rate include spring admits? (Staff Photo by Jorene He)

Welcome to NYU! But Wait a Semester

As members of the Class of 2023 prepare to start at NYU in the fall, some of their classmates will join them a semester later because of the university’s spring admit program.
Alexandria Johnson, Staff Writer April 15, 2019

When NYU released its breakdown of the accepted Class of 2023, some students were missing from the data. Spring admits — students accepted to the university who start a semester...

A vial and syringe, used to administer vaccinations. (via Wikimedia Commons)

Researchers Combat Anti-Vax Myths After Measles Outbreak

The Vaccine Ethics Project aims to promote vaccine advocacy in the midst of an increasingly popular anti-vax movement that led to the latest measles outbreak in Brooklyn.
Marie-Louise Onga Nana, Contributing Writer April 15, 2019

After a months-long measles outbreak, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public emergency in Brooklyn and made vaccines mandatory last week. Of the 465 cases reported...

NYU students at a Student Labor Action Movement protest.

Students Urge NYU to Reevaluate Ties With Nike Due to Its Labor Practices

The Student Labor Action Movement held a discussion on Nike’s poor treatment of workers in Indonesia and urged NYU to sever ties with the company.
Bethany Allard, Deputy News Editor April 12, 2019

Student activists discussed at an event on Thursday Nike’s mistreatment of workers following the company’s withdrawal from Indonesia and decision to provide minimal or no severance...

Courtyard of the NYU Laws Vanderbilt Hall, which houses the Brennan Center for Justice. (WSN file photo)

Brennan Center Fights DOJ for Information on Convicted Terrorists

The Brennan Center for Justice wanted to use information on terrorism convictions for research purposes, but its request was denied by the department.
Jesse Jimenez, Staff Writer April 12, 2019

NYU School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice claimed that the U.S. Department of Justice withheld information on convicted terrorists without good cause in a lawsuit filed...