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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Opinion

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and NYU President Linda Mills. (Krish Dev for WSN)

Opinion: Mills and Sotomayor tiptoe around Trump at NYU Law talk

During an off-the-record event at the School of Law, President Linda Mills and Justice Sonia Sotomayor beat around the bush when discussing the Trump administration’s attacks on U.S. colleges.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2025

On Tuesday, NYU welcomed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor for a talk with President Linda Mills. The discussion — promoted as a conversation about “empathy,...

(Allina Xiao for WSN)

Opinion: NYU has built itself on diversity — now it needs to defend it

The Trump administration is targeting DEI practices which strikes at the very heart of the university’s identity as a higher education institution.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor April 9, 2025

Amid President Donald Trump’s sweeping reforms aimed at dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion programs nationwide, New York has refused to eliminate “discriminatory DEI...

A prayer room in Bobst Library was vandalized on Thursday, prompting outrage from Muslim organizations on campus. (Courtesy of Widad Saab)

Opinion: Mills’ response to prayer room vandalism highlights failure to address Islamophobia

NYU has consistently failed to take Islamophobia on campus seriously, leading to an environment where hate has festered.
Dylan Henschen, Contributing Writer April 9, 2025

On the night of Thursday, April 3, photos of the desecration of a prayer room in Bobst Library used by members of NYU’s Muslim community began to circulate. The perpetrators...

(Chelsea Li for WSN)

Guest Essay: It’s time to end legacy admissions in New York

Legacy preferences reward privilege, yet dozens of colleges in New York still use them. The Fair College Admissions Act would make them a thing of the past.
Saha Guerrero, President of NYU College Democrats April 8, 2025

New York has more colleges that give legacy preferences than any other state, accounting for roughly one in every seven schools that use this practice nationwide. While this...

(Courtesy of Alisa Vvedenskaia)

Guest Essay: Ashlie Oxford for SGA chair

SPS graduate student Ashlie Oxford is running for chair of NYU’s Student Government Assembly.
Adrian Pica-Borjas, Guest Contributor April 7, 2025

For the first time in NYU’s history, the chair of the Student Government Assembly, the chief representative for over 61,000 NYU students around our global campuses, will...

(Charlie Dodge for WSN)

Opinion: Every NYU class needs a Zoom or recording option

Adding virtual attendance to regular classes would help alleviate the pressure and stress caused by mandatory attendance policies.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor April 7, 2025

Most students have experienced rushing to class despite being physically and mentally drained, simply because attendance is mandatory and lectures are not recorded or available...

(Alex Tey for WSN)

Opinion: NYC needs to invest in its community, not in a Cop City

Mayor Eric Adams’ Cop City plan will not meaningfully improve public safety — it's time for a different approach that centers social services and housing support.
Serin Lee, Staff Writer April 4, 2025

The New York City Police Department is the largest and most funded police department in the country, with roughly 36,000 officers and over $671 per capita in annual funding. But...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

Off Topic: DOGE is both misleading and inefficient

From numerical errors to study mischaracterizations, the Department of Government Efficiency has been anything but efficient in its conquest over the federal government.
Sam Kats, Contributing Writer April 4, 2025

On Nov. 12, 2024, President Donald Trump announced a new federal department: The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Led by the “Great Elon Musk” and “American...

(Manasa Gudavalli for WSN)

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

NYU prides itself as a global institution. It has the largest number of international students of any university in the United States, and time and time again, has remained unwaveringly...

President Donald Trump addresses the press outside of the courtroom during his New York civil fraud case in New York City on Oct. 17, 2023. (Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

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

Three months into the second Trump administration, Americans are already experiencing crisis fatigue. With every news cycle exposing extreme situations, attacks on democratic norms...

(Sidney Snider for WSN)

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

In a time when social media is simultaneously a source of information, entertainment and opinion, the dissemination of misinformation is something we must be wary of. Social media...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

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

President Donald Trump’s stance on immigration has long been defined by fearmongering and dehumanization — boldly claiming that legal immigrants take advantage of loopholes...