Opinion

Editorial: NYU should mandate a remote learning option
NYU’s “flexible” plan for in-person learning is flexible in name only. The university should require professors to offer options for remote learning.
WSN Editorial Board
• January 24, 2022

Opinion: NYU’s reopening is ableist
NYU’s decision to start the spring semester with in-person instruction demonstrates a gross disregard for its most vulnerable students.
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 17, 2022

Opinion: The Jan. 6 insurrection, one year later
In order to ensure the health and safety of U.S. democracy, the Senate must censure or expel Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley.
Kevin Kurian, Opinion Editor
• January 6, 2022

Opinion: Defending WSN’s coverage of the ELI
A response to NYU spokesperson John Beckman's inaccurate Letter to the Editor criticizing WSN's coverage of the ELI.
Alexandra Chan, Managing Editor
• December 15, 2021

Letter to the Editor: WSN’s coverage of the ELI is erroneous
A letter to the editor in response to "NYU cuts English program that served international students, fires staff" and "Opinion: The racist, anti-worker closure of NYU’s English Language Institute" from NYU spokesperson John Beckman.
John Beckman, NYU spokesperson
• December 14, 2021

Opinion: NYU should sever all ties with Michael Steinhardt
The board of trustees must change the name of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development given Steinhardt’s proven record as a looter and sexual predator.
Asha Ramachandran, Opinion Editor
• December 10, 2021

Letter to the Editor: ‘Steinhardt student governments call for school to be renamed’
A letter concerning Michael Steinhardt from faculty of the department of Media, Culture, and Communication.
Faculty of the department of Media, Culture, and Communication
• December 9, 2021

Staff Rants: The end of the semester
From existential questions to never-ending homework, our staff has a lot to say in the last Staff Rants of the semester.

Opinion: Stop blaming school shootings on bullying
In light of the tragic school shooting in Michigan, it is important to reject attempts to link bullying to mass murder.
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• December 8, 2021

Opinion: The racist, anti-worker closure of NYU’s English Language Institute
By closing the English Language Institute at the School of Professional Studies, NYU administration is harming workers, international students and non-English speakers. The decision is emblematic of NYU’s callous policies.
Alexandra Chan, Managing Editor
• December 7, 2021

Letter to the Editor: Divestment, democracy and the board of trustees
The board of trustees is an unaccountable group with overwhelming power. We need to democratize NYU to ensure transparency, accountability and a prosperous future for its students. A response to ”Hamilton discusses NYU dorm intruder response, denies private prison investment,” Nov. 18.
Paige Anderson, Contributing Writer
• December 7, 2021

Editorial: NYU should meet 100% demonstrated need for all current students
WSN previously reported that NYU would be meeting the demonstrated financial need of every student in the class of 2025. The new policy should be extended to all current NYU students, not just the students of the future.
WSN Editorial Board
• December 6, 2021


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