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Queer POC Are Their Own Champions

Queer POC Are Their Own Champions

Dyshere Logan, Columnist October 17, 2018
Queer spaces for people of color are hard to find at NYU and New York City. In his column this week, Dyshere unpacks this issue as examines the history of the commodification of and lack of unity within the LGBTQ community.
Grappling With Self-Blame After Being Sexually Assaulted

Grappling With Self-Blame After Being Sexually Assaulted

Sima Doctoroff, Contributing Writer October 15, 2018

Earlier this fall, I was walking along 10th Street, minding my own business, when some guy ran up behind me, grabbed my buttocks and promptly turned around and ran in the opposite...

Identifying Your Individual Color on the Ethnic Palette

Identifying Your Individual Color on the Ethnic Palette

Ash Ryoo, Columnist October 11, 2018
We often tend to assume that all those who identify with one ethnicity share similar cultures and experiences. But this assumption can be harmful and limit artists' ability to freely express who they are.
Why Do We Force Sex and Crime on Black Children?

Why Do We Force Sex and Crime on Black Children?

Cheyenne Porcher, Columnist October 11, 2018
Black children are often the victims of sexualization and violent crimes. Why do we treat them as adults, and how can we stop this predatory behavior?
All American Kanye

All American Kanye

Mitch Bedows, Contributing Writer October 4, 2018
A look into the eerie similarities between Kanye West and America as a whole.
The Middle East Is More Than Just War and Oil

The Middle East Is More Than Just War and Oil

Jasem Alzaabi, Columnist October 1, 2018
Columnist Jasem Alzaabi reflects on the stereotyped interpretations of the UAE that he has experienced while studying at NYU Tandon.
Stop Perpetuating Misleading Narratives on Suicide

Stop Perpetuating Misleading Narratives on Suicide

Natasha Jokic, Contributing Writer October 1, 2018
Read one writer's perspective on why damaging portrayals and discussions of suicide in the media are harmful and reductionist.
Global Citizen Affirms Fear Is the New Normal

Global Citizen Affirms Fear Is the New Normal

WSN Editorial Board October 1, 2018
A shooting scare at the Global Citizen Festival is indicative of a larger cultural and generational problem of gun safety.
How NYU Should Approach Free Speech and Trigger Warnings

How NYU Should Approach Free Speech and Trigger Warnings

Sarah John, Contributing Writer October 1, 2018
An institution as tolerant as NYU should better implement trigger warnings on campus and in the classroom.
What Entertainment Asks of Artists of Color — And How We Say No

What Entertainment Asks of Artists of Color — And How We Say No

To make it in the world of entertainment, artists of color are forced to play caricatures of themselves. How do we stop this?
Ash Ryoo, Columnist September 28, 2018
To make it in the world of entertainment, artists of color are forced to play caricatures of themselves. How do we stop this?
Starving From My Social Media Fast

Starving From My Social Media Fast

One week of forced hiatus from social media.
Krishang Nadgauda, Contributing Writer September 24, 2018
A one-week social media hiatus revealed to the writer that the way social media connects us makes it essential, contrary to the growing argument to put it down entirely.
Don’t Call Me Your Milk Chocolate Mocha Caramel Queen

Don’t Call Me Your Milk Chocolate Mocha Caramel Queen

Cheyenne Porcher, Columnist September 24, 2018
Columnist Cheyenne Porcher's take on the fetishization of women of color.