Opinion
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.
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.
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.
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.
Off-Third: We live in a Google Docs world — it’s time to start acting like it
Google Docs is superior. It’s time to abandon the other options.
Guest Essay: Campus Safety dept. ‘a ship without a captain,’ officer says
An officer describes arrogant, disrespectful leadership and low morale among staff in NYU’s Department of Campus Safety.
Guest Essay: The despair of anti-war Russians
It is important to not conflate the actions of the Russian government with Russian people. Here at NYU, many Russian students oppose the war in Ukraine.
Off-Third: Student excited at internship rejection: ‘I got a reply!’
Applying to one company in your job search is just not enough. Beware of the eight-letter word!
Off-Third: Give the Oxford comma a break
One little mark is a helpful, clarifying, and necessary breath of fresh air. Stop getting rid of it.
Guest Essay: The war in Ukraine and the danger of World War III
Oppose Putin’s regime without supporting U.S. imperialism and oppose U.S. imperialism without supporting Putin, IYSSE President Karsten Stoeber writes.
Off-Third: Why everyone at NYU is more talented than you are
Imposter syndrome doesn’t exist. You’re just not the smartest or the most talented or even the nicest person at NYU. (Off-Third is WSN’s satire column.)
Opinion: Coverage of Brooklyn shooting ignores lessons of previous mass shootings
Mainstream media coverage following last week's Brooklyn shooting has failed readers on multiple counts, focusing on the alleged attacker rather than the victims and failing to use trigger warnings.
