Opinion

Editorial: NYU must protect its international community’s right to free speech
Rather than continue to adopt its strategy of silence, the university should actively shield noncitizen students and faculty from federal retaliation.
WSN Editorial Board
• April 3, 2025

Opinion: How to protect your mental health under a new Trump era
The Trump administration’s method of shock and awe has created lasting damage to the American psyche.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 3, 2025

Opinion: The importance of critically consuming social media
To combat the confirmation bias permeating our society, we must take steps toward being critical consumers of media and learn how to think — not what to think.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 2, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s mass deportations are immoral and illegal
The Trump administration’s mass deportations violate due process, promote profiling and set dangerous precedents for political dissent.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• April 1, 2025

Letter from the Editor: In the age of Trump, student journalism is more vital than ever.
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on higher education, WSN’s student journalists have worked tirelessly to inform the NYU community.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2025

Off Topic: We must protect our libraries’ federal funding
Libraries and museums provide knowledge, community and equity, yet recent federal funding cuts threaten to undermine these invaluable institutions.
Antonia Ang, Staff Writer
• March 21, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s cuts to federal aid are leaving higher education in shambles
The federal cut to the U.S. Department of Education will have profound impacts on educational institutions, low-income students, students with disabilities and teacher shortages.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer
• March 20, 2025

Opinion: Federal funding cuts will exacerbate NYC’s homelessness crisis
The Trump administration’s cuts to federal agencies and programs that combat homelessness will worsen the homelessness crisis and overburden local governments and nonprofits.
Serin Lee, Staff Writer
• March 19, 2025

Off Topic: The disastrous new direction of the EPA
The Trump administration’s new direction of deregulation for the EPA will undoubtedly promote business interests at the expense of the environment.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor
• March 17, 2025

Up for Debate: Is college worth the debt?
With tuition costs and student loan debt at record highs, many are questioning whether a college degree is still a worthwhile investment. Is the cost of a college education justified by its benefits?
Leila Olukoga, Serin Lee, Antonia Ang, Muhammad Siddiqui and Shanay Tolat
• March 14, 2025

Opinion: NYU is complicit in Trump’s pro-Palestinian crackdown
As the new administration has already begun to attack and detain pro-Palestinian student protestors, NYU has remained silent.
Leila Olukoga and Mehr Kotval
• March 13, 2025

Opinion: Budget cuts on social programs will starve Americans
Republicans’ proposed budget cuts for social programs like Medicaid, SNAP and other food programs are going to have devastating effects on millions of Americans.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer
• March 13, 2025

Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • May 7, 2025


Maya Joy Randolph, Video Editor • May 7, 2025

Joanne Lee, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025

Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025