A Semester in Review
This past semester, we’ve strived to accurately and critically cover the state of NYU. As the Editorial Board of WSN, we have a sense...
Our Failed Attempts to Reach the Board of Trustees
The WSN Editorial Board investigates the lack of transparency between the NYU Board of Trustees and the student body, including the relationship between the Board and this publication.
Commemorating Lives Lost in the Attacks in Sri Lanka
The world awoke on Sunday to the news that at least 290 people had been killed, and more than 500 had been injured, in...
Stamp Out Sexual Harassers
In the wake of the #MeToo movement and the recent unprecedented level of awareness surrounding sexual misconduct, one would think that NYU, a university...
On Press Freedom at NYU
The Editorial Board discusses our experience at the LS town hall and how it speaks to a larger problem of free speech both on and off campus.
What NYU Gets Wrong About Confronting Racism
Last week, graduate student Shahem Mclaurin posted a tweet — which has since gone viral — about racial discrimination he experienced in one of...
Allowing for Ronell’s Return Creates Culture of Contradiction
This past week, WSN reported on a professor returning to teach at NYU this coming fall after she was accused of sexual harassment by...
Stonewall Celebration: Moving Forward by Recognizing Our Past
Why NYU’s choice to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the transformative Stonewall riots is a crucial step towards the recognition of our history as an NYU community.
We Don’t Hate How NYU Handled Lipton Hate Symbols
Following incidents of hateful vandalism in its second floor lounge, Lipton Residence Hall’s administration team swiftly addressed the issue with the degree of seriousness...
Earth Day Thoughts
Saturday was Earth Day, and to celebrate, the WSN Editorial Board took time to assess recent efforts by the NYU administration to make our...
Language for a Changing World
The question of how to fairly write and talk about race in journalism has come under controversy in journalism in the last few years....
Democracy at NYU Is Dying
Over the summer, NYU’s Board of Trustees voted to keep the board free of both student and faculty representation. The board rejected three University...
