Opinion
Off-Third: The NYU bookstore is the best spot for holiday gift shopping
Thinking about getting your mom another candle? Try an empty diploma frame instead!
Opinion: NYU’s ‘Respect | No Hate’ campaign is a well-intentioned facade
Amid on-campus tensions caused by the Israel-Hamas war, NYU was quick to launch a universitywide “Respect | No Hate” campaign, but the university’s efforts have been more performative than effective.
Opinion: First-years need freedom from meal plans
First-years at NYU are constrained by a rigid meal plan system with little-to-no freedom, leading to wasted food and money.
Opinion: NYU Residence halls need composting bins
While NYU dining halls allow students to compost their meals, these efforts are fruitless without bringing compost bins into dorms as well.
Staff Rants: Holiday Overload
It's the end of the term, which means it's the holiday season! WSN staff shares their thoughts about it — the good and the bad, but mostly the bad.
Guest Essay: NYU wants your opinion about AI tools
Clay Shirky is the university’s vice provost for AI and technology in education.
Guest Essay: A call to support the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies
JJ Briscoe is the Student Government Assembly’s director of diversity.
Opinion: The student government should spend its money better
Last year’s student government spending shows a misunderstanding of student needs. There are better uses for our tuition dollars.
Opinion: Thanksgiving Recess leaves out-of-state and international students stranded
During NYU’s short, three-day Thanksgiving break, many international and out-of-state students find themselves alone in their dorms, missing out on valuable time with missed friends and family.
Off-Third: NYU takes course registration completely off the grid
After many complaints about Albert’s course registration system, the university announced it would make the program entirely analog — paper, pigeons, trolls and all.
Opinion: NYU advising needs to do better
The hit-or-miss reality of NYU’s advising system leaves students grappling with a lack of guidance, revealing a need for a more supportive approach.
Opinion: NYU’s course registration is outdated
The university’s system for course registration is counterintuitive — and in need of a long overdue update.
