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

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Discrimination in Tech Hampers Real Innovation

Discrimination in Tech Hampers Real Innovation

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer April 14, 2016
Non-white, non-male entrepreneurs still struggle to get any attention from investors, and unless the government can step in, this inequality threatens to stifle some of the most innovative participants in the tech scene today.
New York Must Reform Voter Registration to Include Those Registered as Independent

New York Must Reform Voter Registration to Include Those Registered as Independent

WSN Editorial Board April 13, 2016
With a primary that excludes Independents and a registration system that discriminates against them, New York State primary voting combines the worst of all worlds.
Corporate Media, How About Some Real News?

Corporate Media, How About Some Real News?

Ana Lopez, Contributing Writer April 13, 2016
The Globe’s parody is part of a larger failure of the media to provide its readers with substantive news and commentary.
Good Riddance to Intrusive Birth Control Prescriptions

Good Riddance to Intrusive Birth Control Prescriptions

Paris Martineau, Staff Writer April 12, 2016
Protection from an unwanted pregnancy through safe sex cannot continue to be demonized strictly on moral principles. The health of those at risk and the lives of the children they will unwillingly bring into the world need to come first.
Coolness Does Not a Proper President Make

Coolness Does Not a Proper President Make

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer April 12, 2016
While the elusive, mystifying cool factor will likely continue to confound politicians and voters alike, a larger degree of self-awareness must be in order. To go beyond the cool, beyond the superficial and the promises can be challenging in a society that is as image-obsessed as ours.
Government Fashion Policing Targets the Wrong Issues

Government Fashion Policing Targets the Wrong Issues

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer April 11, 2016
Government intervention seeks to protect vulnerable young women from physical and mental health disorders and to promote the celebration of all body types.
New York’s Unethical Treatment of Countless Corpses

New York’s Unethical Treatment of Countless Corpses

Connor Borden, Contributing Writer April 11, 2016
The right to one’s own body is passed on posthumously to a loved one to respect one’s will.
At Prescott University, Students Fund Undocumented Peers

At Prescott University, Students Fund Undocumented Peers

Aparna Alankar, Contributing Writer April 11, 2016
Prescott College is a pioneer in the path towards higher education for undocumented students.
Quantifying NYU  Endowment Woes

Quantifying NYU Endowment Woes

WSN Editorial Board April 11, 2016
The model of the large endowment as “intergenerational stewardship” is more noble and much more sustainable. But in order to attain this model, the administration has a long road ahead of it.
Hollywood Goes Rogue With Female Leads

Hollywood Goes Rogue With Female Leads

Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor April 11, 2016
Viewers shouldn’t have to choose between gender parity, racial diversity and cultural awareness.
College Admissions Are Not Your Self-worth

College Admissions Are Not Your Self-worth

Richard Shu, Opinion Editor April 11, 2016
For how inept Howard’s letter may have been, it speaks to an increasingly frustrated contingent of students who recognize, throughout the admissions process and even after they’ve enrolled, that their childhoods have been shortchanged.
To Keep Governments Accountable, Whistleblow

To Keep Governments Accountable, Whistleblow

Ana Lopez, Contributing Writer April 8, 2016
Whistleblowers have had a huge effect on our society and government, bringing governmental abuses to light in a way no one else could. However, the first reaction of many public figures is to blame, blame, blame.