America needs high-speed rail
The United States falls behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to high-speed rail. From the Czech Republic to China, governments...
$15 an hour is not enough, especially in New York
The fight for the $15 minimum wage started in 2012. Adjusted for inflation, $15 in 2012 is worth $17.41 today. This January, Sen. Bernie...
HBO Max decision harms theaters for profit
Warner Brothers announced that their upcoming movies will be streamed on HBO Max in December. Since these films will be released simultaneously in theaters,...
NYU’s Impossible Financial Situation
Like many other universities, NYU faces an impossible catch-22 as our government’s incompetent response to the pandemic causes COVID-19 to continue to ravage this...
President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut
When I received President Andrew Hamilton’s email discussing NYU’s current financial situation last week, I expected it to contain the usual insistence that the...
Congress Needs to Provide Stimulus Checks for Mixed-Status Families
By now, it is common knowledge that the CARES Act discriminates against undocumented immigrants. A few weeks ago, Secretary of Education Besty DeVos cut...
Amazon, Protect Your Workers and Meet Their Demands
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Amazon has come under fire for mandating that their employees continue to work in conditions that make social distancing impossible....
The Pandemic Calls for More Mental Health Care
Just weeks ago, NYU asked many of us to leave our dorms. COVID-19 was spreading rapidly and soon transformed the city into the next...
Restaurants Need More Relief
Because of the spread of COVID-19, government leaders like New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo have enacted social distancing measures to protect people from...
The Urgency of Housing Justice During the Pandemic
As New York has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic — accounting for 5% of global cases — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has...
Provide Resources for Undocumented Immigrants
The recent pandemic has not only sent medical experts and doctors scrambling to find solutions, but has also hit undocumented immigrants in the U.S....
Master’s Students Need More Financial Aid
With the first semester of my sophomore year coming to a close, I am beginning to feel the pressure of endless postgraduate options. I...
