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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Guest Essay: Unity is the only way out of Trump’s ‘compact’

School administrators might be tempted to agree to the illegal offer, but a joint response within and across universities can stop them.
Grace Lindsay, Guest Contributor October 20, 2025

Grace Lindsay is an Assistant Professor of Psychology & Data Science at New York University. Nine universities received an Oct. 1 letter from the Trump administration with...

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Guest Essay: On this grim anniversary, we must turn to Jewish-Arab organizations

Joseph Hillyard is a student leader at NYU's chapter of J Street U, which works within the mainstream of the Jewish community to advocate for a diplomatic resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Joseph Hillyard, Guest Contributor October 7, 2025

The week of the United Nations General Assembly, I found myself in a familiar place. Alongside a group of Israeli expats, I stood across the street from Prime Minister Benjamin...

(Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

Editorial: Students deserve clarity from NYU leadership

Administrators’ memo about the government shutdown marked a rare moment of transparency, but more is required to support a civically engaged student body.
WSN Editorial Board October 3, 2025

On Monday, two days before the federal government halted for the first time in six years, NYU administrators sent a universitywide email briefing students and faculty on...

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Guest Essay: We condemn the actions and ideas that killed Charlie Kirk and their presence on our campus

The NYU College Republicans is a student-led organization.
NYU College Republicans, Guest Contributor October 3, 2025

Over the past 10 years, conservative students and faculty at NYU have only been welcome in the public forum insofar as we participate in “bipartisanship” — a misleading...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams. (Julia Smerling for WSN)

Opinion: The fall of Adams aids the rise of Cuomo

Now more than ever, it’s critical to support Zohran Mamdani.
Amelia Burnett, Contributing Writer October 2, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that was ending his re-election bid, officially leaving the race to Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, Republican nominee Curtis...

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Off Topic: Department of Defense name change counters tradition and goals

The move directly contrasts the president’s self branding as a peacemaker.
Leila Abarca, Contributing Writer September 16, 2025

In another branding move as commander in chief, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War. He rationalized the...

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Off Topic: Vaccine mandates aren’t ‘slavery’ — they’re necessary for safe schooling

Unqualified MAGA adherents are running Florida’s new health commission with an anti-science agenda that puts children at risk.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor September 5, 2025

On Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced their plan to eradicate all of the state’s vaccine mandates. DeSantis also...

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Editorial: Linda Mills, where are you?

Our university president stands at a precipice, where she can choose to either complicitly facilitate repression or loudly stand up for NYU’s values.
WSN Editorial Board May 5, 2025

It has been over one year since President Linda Mills authorized the sweeps of two Gaza Solidarity Encampments on campus. In the aftermath, students, faculty, parents and alumni...

(Kiara Mujica for WSN)

Guest Essay: The future of NYC can’t be left to Cuomo or Adams

We, the NYU College Democrats, are proud to endorse leaders ready to move our city forward — ranking Zohran Mamdani first and endorsing Brad Lander, Adrienne Adams and Jessica Ramos.
NYU College Democrats May 2, 2025

It shouldn’t be too much to ask for the mayor of New York City to show up for New Yorkers — but here we are. The cost of living is out of control, and one in four New Yorkers...

Pinnacles National Park. (Krish Dev for WSN)

Off Topic: Public lands deserve priority

President Donald Trump’s national park cutbacks are a slap in the face to a century of environmental care and could have lasting effects for the future.
Piper Clark, Contributing Writer April 29, 2025

At the beginning of his term, President Donald Trump issued an enormous amount of budget cuts, layoffs and buyouts to almost every major area of the federal government, including...

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Off Topic: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s autism solution is worse than the problem

The health secretary’s proposed autism study is unrealistic, prejudiced and sets dangerous precedents for federal data collection and compilation.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor April 25, 2025

As part of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposed plan to find the cause of autism, the National Institutes of Health has announced its plan to collect troves of...

(Julia Smerling for WSN)

Opinion: The United States has a literacy problem

In recent years, Americans have suffered from a decrease in literacy — and there are no signs of improvement.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor April 24, 2025

Literacy rates throughout the country have been on the decline in recent years, with many fearing for the state of U.S. education for generations to come. Between 2017 and 2023,...