Opinion
Staff Rants: Our time abroad
Members of WSN’s staff who have studied away during their time at NYU reflect on their experiences and discuss what they’d do differently.
Opinion: The precarious path to employment for international students
Job prospects are too narrow for international students, especially those who are pursuing careers within the United States.
Guest Essay: Everything we cannot say: The global protests against tyranny in China
Protests in response to China’s extreme COVID-19 prevention protocols are kept alive through courage and unity.
Off-Third: Is your Elf on the Shelf spying on you?
This is the future George Orwell warned us about.
Opinion: Traditional final exams are impractical
With increasingly negative stigma surrounding the final exam period, it’s time to bid farewell to traditional final exams.
Off-Third: Sternies are better than us, actually
Leave the finance bros alone. Everyone knows you’re just jealous of them.
Opinion: New York housing programs shouldn’t exclude immigrants
One New York state assemblymember is introducing a bill that would help keep families out of overcrowded shelters, terrible conditions and in homes, regardless of their immigration status. The bill should be passed.
Opinion: New York, don’t get rid of the MetroCard
The city plans to phase out the classic MetroCard in 2023 and fully replace it with OMNY. But it shouldn’t.
Guest Essay: Mayor Adams’ new policy for the unhoused is dangerous for New York
Mayor Eric Adams’ latest policy is the tipping point of his year-long fight to remove houseless people from subway stations against their will without meaningfully addressing the issues they face.
Opinion: NYU’s food security initiatives are inadequate
NYU students make countless sacrifices to attend the university, but a meal should never be one. Food-insecure students deserve autonomy.
Readers Respond: NYU residence hall intrusions
Members of the NYU community told WSN how they feel about the recent intruders at residence halls.
Opinion: Strike down pepper spray restrictions
In a time of increased break-ins, attacks and safety violations, students need better access to self-defense devices. New York state needs to reconsider its pepper spray laws.
