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NYU Rightly Keeps Professorship Endowed by Shkreli

NYU Rightly Keeps Professorship Endowed by Shkreli

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer February 5, 2016
While officials should be more transparent regarding the details of the endowment, the medical school should be free to spend Shkreli’s money to advance scientific research.

IUD’s Are the Ticket to Sexual Liberation for Women

Paris Martineau, Contributing Writer February 4, 2016
Even if a pediatrician does refer the patient to a trained gynecologist, many teenagers are too frightened by the possibility of a birth control-related statement being found on their parents’ health insurance bill to follow through with the process.
Obama’s Mosque Visit Too Little, Too Late

Obama’s Mosque Visit Too Little, Too Late

WSN Editorial Board February 4, 2016
If any president is going to make meaningful progress for social justice in the United States, they must insist on that progress wholeheartedly, whether politically expedient or not.
Economic Views Cannot Oppose Social Views

Economic Views Cannot Oppose Social Views

Max Schachere, Staff Writer February 4, 2016
In the U.S., social policy is inherently tied to economic policy. However desirable a divergence might be, it is simply impossible to ever achieve.
ISIS' Destruction of Ancient Artifacts is a Smokescreen

ISIS’ Destruction of Ancient Artifacts is a Smokescreen

Pragya Gianani, Contributing Writer February 3, 2016
We are playing into ISIS’ agenda by constantly covering their seemingly mindless rampage.
Single Payer Healthcare Blazes Trail While Remaining A Practical Option

Single Payer Healthcare Blazes Trail While Remaining A Practical Option

Anand Balaji, Staff Writer February 3, 2016
Single-payer health care has been plagued by misinformation, but a close examination of its promised reforms shows that it is the logical step forward.
State Schools Must Serve State Students

State Schools Must Serve State Students

WSN Editorial Board February 3, 2016
State universities need to remember the importance of the affordable education that they are meant to provide -- not just on paper, but in practice as well.
Presidential Debates Favor Squabbles over Substance

Presidential Debates Favor Squabbles over Substance

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer February 2, 2016
Only through vigorous and substantive debate can we gain the information necessary to make informed decisions. However, the excessive showmanship in the debates have forced policy discussions to take a back seat as candidates try to throw the best zinger against one another.
Language Aptitude Test Alienates International Students

Language Aptitude Test Alienates International Students

Phoebe Kuo, Contributing Writer February 2, 2016
The ALI exams are more arbitrarily evaluated than the standard TOEFL and often mandates that students take an unnecessary expensive course, placing an unfair burden on international students.
Flint Officials Must Value Lives Over Their Pockets

Flint Officials Must Value Lives Over Their Pockets

Abraham Gross, Deputy Opinion Editor February 1, 2016
Officials in Flint, Michigan must put the value of their citizens over how much money they're pocketing.
NYU Should Not Look to Students for Donations

NYU Should Not Look to Students for Donations

Tommy Collison, Staff Writer February 1, 2016
The university has no business asking current and outgoing students for donations, and shouldn’t have to regardless. As he begins his tenure as president of this university, Andrew Hamilton should continue to look toward alumni and donors, rather than current students, to finance NYU.
Prizes Not Patents: Racing for the Cure Requires Teamwork

Prizes Not Patents: Racing for the Cure Requires Teamwork

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer February 1, 2016
Our governments and organizations like WHO need to recognize that a prudent shift to prizes is worth trying in order to gather a hesitant public’s support. This new system will reward innovation — not greed.