Opinion

Opinion: Students need to rethink their relationship with weed
As marijuana use increases among college students, including at NYU, it's important to consider the risks that often go overlooked.
Konrad Zawadzki, Contributing Writer
• February 19, 2025

Opinion: DeepSeek’s arrival is a wakeup call for AI regulation
With a new, more cost-effective chatbot permeating the market and openly sharing the secrets to its success, we must question whether DeepSeek’s effects will be disturbing or democratic.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 19, 2025

Off Topic: The case for dating across the political divide
In an increasingly polarized world, political differences are a dealbreaker for most people, making it harder to find common ground, let alone fall in love.
Zofia Fernandini, Contributing Writer
• February 14, 2025

Opinion: NYU is failing its trans and non-binary students
The Trump administration’s executive orders directly attack the university’s LGBTQ+ community, and NYU’s silence demonstrates a total disregard for its students’ well-being.
Petunia Hu, Contributing Writer
• February 12, 2025

Opinion: Subway safety is a manufactured crisis
New York City is spending millions on subway policing and surveillance, but these measures do more to ease public anxiety than actually reduce crime.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer
• February 12, 2025

Guest Essay: NYU is right to suspend students for rule violations
Faculty & Staff Against Antisemitism is a group of faculty, staff and administrators aimed at combating antisemitism on campus.
Faculty & Staff Against Antisemitism
• February 12, 2025

Opinion: Campus conversations must include all voices
From stereotyping to shunning, students and staff at NYU have created a campus climate of profiling and exclusion where students are unable to express themselves.
Jake Christy, Contributing Writer
• February 11, 2025

Editorial: NYU, step up
Over the last few weeks, NYU has denied gender-affirming care to children, refused to protect international students and faculty amid an unprecedented immigration crackdown, and demonstrated a profound disregard for the needs of its community.
WSN Editorial Board
• February 10, 2025

What to do if stopped by ICE
With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids imminent, it is important to know your rights if you’re ever confronted.
Mehr Kotval, Opinion Editor
• February 10, 2025

Editorial: NYU’s disciplinary measures against students are reckless and reactive
NYU’s disciplinary attacks on pro-Palestinian students are inaccurate, arbitrary and politically motivated.
WSN Editorial Board
• February 7, 2025

Guest Essay: In protest of NYU Langone
Alex Denholtz is an MPA graduate student who recently resigned from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service in protest of NYU Langone’s cancellation of gender-affirming care for children.
Alex Denholtz, Guest Contributor
• February 6, 2025

Opinion: What NYU owes Black students beyond Black History Month
NYU’s Black History Month celebrations ring hollow in light of the decline in Black student enrollment and the university’s stance on President Donald Trump’s radical anti-Black agenda.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 6, 2025

Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • February 19, 2025

Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • February 19, 2025

Konrad Zawadzki, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2025

Carissa Becker, Contributing Writer • February 19, 2025

Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 19, 2025