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Guest Essay: Linda Mills, we demand action on reproductive health care

In an open letter to NYU’s next president, students from the university’s chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America call for better access to reproductive health care on campus.

Averi Chen, Samantha Del Rio and Erin Lawson • February 23, 2023

The authors of this letter are members of the NYU chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America. It is addressed to Linda Mills, who, earlier this month, was appointed...

Opinion: CAS needs to offer more joint majors

Let me live my wannabe Gallatin dreams.

Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 23, 2023

From specializations to double majors, minors to concentrations and more, NYU has a ton of confusing terminology when it comes to defining what students are studying. In the midst...

Opinion: Liberal Studies students need their own space on campus

The lack of representation for Liberal Studies and Global Liberal Studies compared to other schools is disappointing.

Molly Koch, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 22, 2023

Maps of NYU are flooded with building markers, each representing a different academic building — most of which are assigned to a particular school. Zooming in on each marker...

Opinion: NYU’s film production allotment isn’t enough

With rising production costs, NYU should financially support their student filmmakers to level the playing field and help them reach their greatest potential.

Sebastian Zufelt, Staff Writer • February 20, 2023

The privilege of attending NYU’s Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television gives access to a greater pre-professional education than anywhere else. Students in Intermediate...

Opinion: Lectures are a thing of the past

Large lectures are an outdated style of education. Smaller, more personal class sizes are simply better.

Noah Zaldivar, Staff Writer • February 17, 2023

Picture the scene: You signed up for a course titled something like "Interdisciplinary Perceptual Psychology of Architecture.” For some reason, you’ve always wanted to take...

Opinion: What if you could get Plan B from a vending machine on campus?

Universities across the country have installed vending machines that sell round-the-clock, contact-free emergency contraception on their campuses. NYU needs to follow suit.

Aksha Mittapalli, Staff Writer • February 16, 2023

The George Washington University installed a first-of-its-kind vending machine on its campus last month. Instead of dispensing snacks, energy drinks, or other late-night study...

Off-Third: NYU takes ‘the city is our campus’ literally, offers off-campus tours to visitors

As university buildings take over the city, leadership ambassadors are taking over the city’s tourism industry.

Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 16, 2023

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. After constant complaints that campus tours were smelly, boring and prone to assault-via-egging, the university has finally announced the...

Off-Third: NYU security asks for magic beans in lieu of Violet Go

The university’s new COVID-19 policy allows for Campus Safety officers to take some creative liberties when it comes to student identification.

Nikkala Kovacevic, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 15, 2023

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. Earlier this month, Vice President for Campus Health Carlo Ciotoli announced that students would no longer need to display a Violet Go pass...

Opinion: You should make a move on your class crush

What's the worst that could happen?

Ruby Griffin, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2023

It’s the first day of class, I walk into the room and scan for the person that I will obsess over, but never speak to, for the next 14 weeks: my class crush. We all have them...

Off-Third: What to get your catcallers for Valentine’s Day

Love is in the air, and verbal harassment is on the street.

Lily Ritterman-Peña, Contributing Writer • February 14, 2023

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. As a single woman in New York City, figuring out what to gift your street harassers can be tricky. There are a lot of things that make...

Opinion: Include laundry in the cost of tuition, please

Everyone’s had negative experiences doing their laundry on campus. There’s no reason NYU shouldn’t make it free.

Molly Koch, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 14, 2023

Laundry day is the most dreaded day of the week. Whether it’s waking up early on a Sunday morning to get the first spot in the laundry room line, or staring at the timer you...

Opinion: NYU can improve students’ lives with summer dorm storage

Providing storage is an easy way for NYU to make the lives of international and out-of-state students easier.

Ingibjorg Steingrimsdottir, Contributing Writer • February 13, 2023

During winter break, a new source of anxiety added itself to the mountain of college stress already living inside of me. Over the course of the academic year, due to a few trips...