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Guest Essay: NYU AAUP condemns detention of Mahmoud Khalil

The American Association of University Professors is a national organization of professors and academics with over 500 chapters at college campuses.

NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors condemns the unlawful abduction and detention of U.S. permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil is a recent...

(Kiara Mujica for WSN)

Opinion: Cancel culture blurs accountability and annihilation

Cancel culture has permeated our social media and culture, and we must properly wield this power to make or break an individual’s public image.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor March 12, 2025

We are all familiar with what it means to get “canceled” — it all starts with an off-color comment resurfacing from a YouTube video back in 2010, and quickly ignites a social...

(Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Opinion: Women-dominated sports deserve NCAA recognition

The NCAA’s refusal to recognize several women-dominated sports creates funding disparities and reinforces harmful stereotypes.
Serin Lee, Contributing Writer March 12, 2025

Women have long been excluded from the world of professional sports — from not being allowed to run in the Olympic marathon until 1984 to the NCAA not recognizing women-dominated...

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Off Topic: Patent abuse is to blame for the price of prescription drugs

Big Pharma employs business practices aimed at prolonging the profitability of their drugs, at the expense of sick consumers.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor March 11, 2025

Between 2005 and 2015, nearly three-fourths of issued drug patents were for already existing drugs. A common argument in favor of the current patent approval process for drugmakers...

(Kiara Mujica for WSN)

Opinion: The urgency of NYC’s water scarcity

For the first time in over two decades, New York City is facing its first drought warning, with dangerously low reservoir levels fueling wildfires. The city, and its people, should be attempting to minimize the damages.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Since the start of 2025, wildfires have spread at an alarming rate across the United States, with over 8,000 wildfires and over 160,000 acres burned. Fires have devastated cities...

(Yezen Saadah for WSN)

Opinion: NYU must be more accommodating for Ramadan

To honor its Muslim students, the university should prioritize expanding private spaces for prayer in addition to increasing meal options at dining halls for those who are fasting.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor March 10, 2025

With Shaban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, having ended and Ramadan already in full swing, millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the holiest month of...

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Opinion: Turning climate anxiety into action

Climate change is perhaps the greatest existential threat to humanity, yet the pressure to solve this crisis can paralyze us before we find a solution.
Antonia Ang, Contributing Writer March 7, 2025

Climate change is not a distant threat to Generation Z, it’s a daily reality. We’ve grown up amid extreme weather crises, government inaction  and rising sea levels. It has...

(Tori Osmond for WSN)

Opinion: Addressing Gen Z’s social anxiety crisis

As social anxiety permeates the lives of Gen Zers, NYU students must acknowledge it and the university should create spaces that facilitate meaningful connection.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor March 7, 2025

You are standing outside the first meeting for a club, contemplating whether or not it’s a good idea to walk in. While you know this is a good way to meet new people, make...

(Danny Arensberg for WSN)

Opinion: How the NYPD evades accountability for misconduct

Legislatures need to address the department’s internal corruption of dodging disciplinary consequences for police misconduct.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 6, 2025

Since 2000, there have been 180,700 New York City Police Department misconduct complaints that included 59,244 separate incidents and 35,435 officers. Out of 50 million police...

Opinion: Politics should not dictate research funding

Opinion: Politics should not dictate research funding

President Donald Trump has announced sweeping measures that’ll change the face of how research is conducted in the United States — and at NYU.
Serin Lee, Guest Contributor March 6, 2025

Ignorance and stigmatization defined the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States during the 1980s, contributing to the deaths of over 100,000 people, and leaving many more...

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

Opinion: Reproductive rights are human rights

President Donald Trump’s latest actions may only serve to further jeopardize abortion access.
Anjali Mehta, Copy Chief March 5, 2025

Women’s History Month should be a time to celebrate the enormous progress made in securing women's rights and the legal, educational and social advancements since the movement's...

(Kyra Reilley for WSN)

Opinion: Tandon’s diversity statistics don’t tell the whole story

Despite nearly equal gender enrollment, the engineering school must promote more mentorship and diversity programs for minorities.
Antonia Ang, Staff Writer March 4, 2025

Despite being in the second semester of my junior year, I still have never taken an engineering course taught by a female professor. At NYU Tandon School of Engineering, out of...