Opinion

Opinion: NYU needs to better respond to crime
The university should educate students on how they can keep themselves safe in the city.
Marisa Sandoval, Contributing Writer
• September 9, 2022

Opinion: You need to be around more trees
This semester, it's time to seek out more parks and green spaces in New York City.
Abi Rivera, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 8, 2022

Off-Third: NYU Housing moves to implement microchip building access
As NYU embraces microchip technology, students will no longer need a physical key to enter their dorms.
Shamon Lawrence, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 8, 2022

Opinion: Violet Go is completely pointless
NYU’s one-and-done Daily Screener revamp is unnecessary. We should simply have all our information on our NYU IDs.
Jules Roscoe, Opinion Editor
• September 7, 2022

Staff Rants: First day of classes
Welcome, or welcome back! WSN staff shares our thoughts and feelings about the start of the semester.
Alexandra Cohen, Kristian Burt, Carmo Moniz, Edward Franco, Jules Roscoe, Lorraine Olaya, Tori Morales and Kevin Wu
• September 1, 2022

Off -Third: It’s time we bid adieu to imposter syndrome
You get more things when you’re confident, so fake it ‘til you make it.
Alexandra Cohen, Opinion Editor
• September 1, 2022

A letter to President Hamilton: Adjunct faculty are essential to NYU
More than a thousand members of ACT-UAW Local 7902, the union representing adjunct professors at NYU, have written a collective letter to President Andrew Hamilton emphasizing their role at the university as they bargain for a new contract.
NYU Adjunct Faculty
• May 17, 2022

Opinion: Community abortion funds need your help right now, not Planned Parenthood
Small abortion funds and community-based reproductive organizations are in urgent need of financial support as reproductive rights are under attack. To help those most in need, donate to local funds instead of Planned Parenthood.
Srishti Bungle, Opinion Editor
• May 6, 2022

Opinion: NYU students should do more to help New York City’s unhoused population
Mayor Eric Adams’ recent campaign to ramp up sweeps of unhoused encampments makes it more important than ever for NYU students to take the initiative and support their neighbors in need.
Steph Wittstruck, Contributing Writer
• May 4, 2022

Editorial: Do no harm, Grossman. Reject Sabatini.
Hiring biologist David Sabatini would display a gross disregard for sexual assault survivors on the part of NYU’s Grossman School of Medicine.
WSN Editorial Board
• May 2, 2022

Opinion: Affirmative action is the best tool for increasing diversity
The Supreme Court will likely strike down affirmative action in October. But no alternative is as effective for increasing racial diversity at universities.
Matthew Franco, Contributing Writer
• April 28, 2022

Off-Third: Judith Heumann fans hassle NYU seniors for graduation tickets
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann, along with some random singer, will speak at NYU’s commencement ceremony. Desperate to catch a glimpse of their favorite disability rights activist, Heumann’s fans are trying to buy tickets from NYU graduates.
Jules Roscoe, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 28, 2022

Katherine Welander, Deputy Managing Editor • April 8, 2025

Pritheva Zakaria, Staff Writer • April 8, 2025

Pritheva Zakaria, Staff Writer • April 8, 2025

Antonio Johri, Contributing Writer • April 8, 2025

Saha Guerrero, President of NYU College Democrats • April 8, 2025