Opinion

Off Topic: It’s time to end stan culture
The obsessive idolization of celebrities is damaging to both society and individual mental health.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 2, 2024

Opinion: Don’t always trust Rate My Professors
The unreliable nature of online teacher-review sites should dissuade students from depending entirely on them.
Grayson Stotz, Staff Writer
• October 1, 2024

Editorial: NYU needs to talk about Lebanon. Publicly.
The university has a rich history of speaking out against global injustices. Where is it now when hundreds have been killed in Lebanon?
WSN Editorial Board
• September 29, 2024

Opinion: Voting abroad can seem daunting — but it’s essential
NYU provides varying levels of guidance for voting abroad to its study-away students. Young voters need to be made aware of these initiatives.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer
• September 27, 2024

Guest Essay: NYU in Dialogue’s ‘Shared Grief, Shared Hope’ panel was heartbreakingly healing
Ashlie Oxford is a second-year MS student in Global Affairs, concentrating in peacebuilding. She is also the Senator at-Large for Student Activists in the Student Government Assembly.
Ashlie Oxford, Guest Contributor
• September 26, 2024

Opinion: Some distance from campus may be what you need
Living away from the chaos of campus can help you improve productivity, work-life balance and mental health.
Grayson Stotz, Staff Writer
• September 26, 2024

Editorial: NYU is stifling protest in an attempt to control its image
In a bid to keep pro-Palestinian protests at bay, NYU is putting up physical barriers to limit congregation, an attempt to keep student activism out of view — and out of headlines.
WSN Editorial Board
• September 26, 2024

Opinion: NYU’s hypocritical attitude toward student activism isn’t new
As much as the university frames itself as a progressive institution, it continues to regress into actions that undermine social and political activism.
Muhammad Siddiqui, Staff Writer
• September 25, 2024

Off Topic: The United States must make the push for gun control
In light of the recent Apalachee High School shooting, now is more important than ever for our country to pass common sense gun control laws.
Benjamin Rabb, Staff Writer
• September 23, 2024

Opinion: NYU’s How We Engage Toolkit forces students to comply with its politics
The university’s new training module goes beyond superficiality by embedding problematic policies into a mandatory agreement.
Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy
• September 23, 2024

Opinion: NYU needs to give transfer students a better shot
With no guaranteed housing, limited financial aid and a lack of community, many transfer students are left feeling blue instead of violet.
Alexandria Smith, Contributing Writer
• September 20, 2024

Guest Essay: Club reimbursements render officers penniless and employees overworked
Sebastián A. Prats-Fernández is the co-president of the Puerto Rican Student Association.
Sebastián Prats-Fernández, Guest Contributor
• September 20, 2024

Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer • April 5, 2025

Serin Lee, Staff Writer • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • April 4, 2025