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Opinion

Tabloids raise issues of privacy, celebrity culture

Tabloids raise issues of privacy, celebrity culture

Dan Moritz-Rabson, Staff Writer December 2, 2014
Marilyn Monroe's very personal love letters are proof of our fascination with celebrity life and the tabloid journalism that feeds it.
Technological changes needed after Ferguson

Technological changes needed after Ferguson

Matthew Tessler, Staff Writer December 2, 2014
Body cameras and smart guns will help keep police officers and citizens more safe and accountable.
Rise of social media must be embraced

Rise of social media must be embraced

Tommy Collison, Staff Columnist December 1, 2014
Social media users will not replace journalists, but the world is beginning to see a symbiosis between the two groups of newsmakers.
Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor December 1, 2014
While liberals may outnumber conservatives at universities, the lack of instances of legitimate indoctrination and increasingly corporatized model of higher education demonstrate that the collegiate “continuum of leftism” is not as genuine as D’Souza suggests.

Discussion group on race misguided

WSN Editorial Board, Editorial Board December 1, 2014

As of this semester, a discussion group for administrators called White Administrators Talk Race now meets every other week in the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs...

Hunger problems higher than ever this holiday

Staff Editorial Board, Staff Editorial Board November 26, 2014
Hunger is a growing issue in NYC after federal cuts to food stamp programs. Now the burden of feeding citizens is left up to the city administration.
Common ground needed in wake of Ferguson

Common ground needed in wake of Ferguson

Omar Etman, Deputy Editor November 26, 2014
"So that is my advice: Find commonality with Michael Brown or Eric Garner or Trayvon Martin. Even if the association seems forced, acknowledging what is shared makes it much more difficult to ignore what is unequal. "
Moving back home not a source of shame

Moving back home not a source of shame

Zahra Haque, Staff Writer November 25, 2014
Returning home after graduation is not stigmatized in other cultures. It should be this way for Americans, too.

Black lives matter: Ferguson verdict, militarized police undermine liberty

WSN Editorial Board November 25, 2014
More than ever, we need to address the increasingly-neglected duty of police to protect citizens. The police and state government cannot afford to remain blind to the undercurrents of racial tension.
Ferguson highlights prevalent racial inequality

Ferguson highlights prevalent racial inequality

Dan Moritz-Rabson, Staff Writer November 25, 2014
Rather than tackling the systemic problems that create tense race relations, misinformed people are deflecting blame to the oppressed
International student solidarity necessary to support Mexican students

International student solidarity necessary to support Mexican students

Kevin Burns and Michael Domanico November 24, 2014
There are several steps students at NYU should take to stand in solidarity with the students in Mexico, both those who have gone missing and those taking to the streets to bring about reform.
Warrantless spying must be debated openly

Warrantless spying must be debated openly

Tommy Collison, Staff Columnist November 24, 2014
Citizens need to decide whether privacy infringement is a cost worth paying in exchange for diminished civil liberties.