A for Art, B for Best
I spend all day in acting school trying not to care what other people think of me, trying not to be afraid of making...
Online Courses Are Ultimately a Step Forward for Learning
This past week, the executive director of UNICEF released data stating that 364 million children worldwide do not have access to the internet. For...
Which Tisch Are You Talking About?
At the beginning of a semester or after a major awards show, an email always pops into my inbox from Allyson Green, Dean of...
The Problem With Colleges Fetishizing POC Struggles
It’s no secret that it is much harder for students of color to be admitted to elite institutions. A New York Times analysis from...
The Outlying and Malicious Tuition Policy of NYU
You would be hard pressed to find an NYU student clamoring for more responsibilities in their schedule. But when it comes to academic classes,...
Snow Days Highlight New York City’s Hunger Problem
Generally speaking, I try not to complain about a day off. When I learned that school would be canceled, I was ecstatic. Growing up...
Higher Education Needs Intervention From All Sides
Last week, WSN reported on NYU’s intentions to lobby for increased state funding for tuition. Considering the university’s infamously high tuition, the change would...
Confessions of a Prelaw Student
As a junior in NYU’s prelaw program, I have never faced anything quite as terrifying as the idea of law school. I’ve known I...
Refocusing the Conversation on Education Reform
Conversations surrounding education reform consistently center around the school choice debate. To summarize, politicians and reformers have been aggressively debating on whether to expand...
STEM Students Need Seminars, Too
Every semester, thousands of aspiring doctors, engineers, surgeons and researchers square up against a common foe, one they must tackle before their days of...
When Your NYU Community Doesn’t Respect You
NYU is the first community I have truly chosen to be a part of. I love this community, and the people in it. I...
The Changing Face of Journalism
Every outlet — from WSN’s editor-in-chief to the Washington Post— is talking about it. The so-called death of journalism as we know it is...
