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Staff Rants: Gym Edition

Staff Rants: Gym Edition

Whether it’s the uncomfortable locker room vibe or the person you can never avoid running into while aggressively panting on the treadmill, the gym has many rant-worthy moments.
WSN Staff February 22, 2019

On Treadmill Vultures By Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor My sophomore year, I would try to go to the gym at least twice a week — shocking, I know. The treadmill was something...

Refocusing the Conversation on Education Reform

Refocusing the Conversation on Education Reform

The focus on school choice is swaying the conversation around education reform away from what really matters — public school reform.
Nosheen Hossain, Contributing Writer February 20, 2019

Conversations surrounding education reform consistently center around the school choice debate. To summarize, politicians and reformers have been aggressively debating on whether...

Worried but Not Surprised at Trump’s Emergency

Worried but Not Surprised at Trump’s Emergency

The writing on the wall has been there for a while, but it doesn’t make the situation less scary.
Nathan Maue, Contributing Writer February 19, 2019

President Donald Trump has been toying with declaring a national emergency for weeks, and on Friday he finally did so. This is a horrific subversion of the U.S. Constitution’s...

What NYU Gets Wrong About Confronting Racism

What NYU Gets Wrong About Confronting Racism

The viral tweet on a racist incident at Silver highlights the importance of being proactive about racism on campus — not just reactive.
WSN Editorial Board February 19, 2019

Last week, graduate student Shahem Mclaurin posted a tweet — which has since gone viral — about racial discrimination he experienced in one of his classes at the Silver School...

STEM Students Need Seminars, Too

STEM Students Need Seminars, Too

STEM majors deserve to reap the collaborative benefits of a seminar-style education rather than earn a degree through repeated experiences of large, impersonal lecture-based courses.
Vivian Holland, Contributing Writer February 19, 2019

Every semester, thousands of aspiring doctors, engineers, surgeons and researchers square up against a common foe, one they must tackle before their days of hypothesizing and diagnosing...

When Your NYU Community Doesn’t Respect You

When Your NYU Community Doesn’t Respect You

An editor gives her insight into the viral tweet regarding a racist incident at NYU’s Silver School for Social Work.
Sarah John, Deputy Opinion Editor February 19, 2019

NYU is the first community I have truly chosen to be a part of. I love this community, and the people in it. I smile at people in my dorm’s elevator. When I share a table with...

The Problem With NYU’s Letter to Betsy DeVos

The Problem With NYU’s Letter to Betsy DeVos

NYU’s letter urging Betsy Devos not to change university sexual misconduct policies should not dismiss the importance of cross-examination in such cases.
Mert Erenel, Staff Writer February 19, 2019

TW: This article discusses sexual assault and sexual harassment. The physical and psychological effects of sexual assault are inarguably damaging. Approximately 60 percent of...

Taking Back Election Day

Taking Back Election Day

Although national efforts to make Election Day a paid holiday have failed, a small town in Ohio is taking matters into its own hands.
Nathan Maue, Contributing Writer February 15, 2019

A speck of blue in a sea of red, Sandusky, Ohio is an urban center of about 25,000 people. On Jan. 28, this small town made the not-so-small decision to swap out Columbus Day for...

Staff Rants & Raves: Valentine’s Day Edition

Staff Rants & Raves: Valentine’s Day Edition

Whether Valentine’s Day is your favorite or least favorite holiday of the year, the WSN staff has you covered.
WSN Staff February 14, 2019

Staff Raves On Romantic Comedies By Hanna Khosravi, Opinion Editor Why not take full advantage of the open opportunity to take pleasure in the graces of a comfy, cozy romantic...

Separate Russian Culture and Politics

Separate Russian Culture and Politics

Russian people are more than just the stereotype given to them by their authoritarian government.
Sima Doctoroff, Staff Writer February 14, 2019

When I told friends and acquaintances that I would be going to Saint Petersburg, Russia for over half of my winter break, I was met with mixed responses. Some of my peers were...

Teachers’ Strikes and the Resurrection of Labor Power

Teachers’ Strikes and the Resurrection of Labor Power

One writer’s take on the current wave of teachers’ strikes and what they mean for the future of progressive politics.
Cole Stallone, Deputy Opinion Editor February 13, 2019

This Monday, more than 5,000 educators went on strike in Denver. This was yet another in a series of recent large-scale strikes by teachers’ unions across the country. These...

Progressives Should Oppose Maduro’s Venezuela

Progressives Should Oppose Maduro’s Venezuela

Read one writer’s take on the current situation in Venezuela and why progressives should oppose the Maduro government.
Robi Lopez-Irizarry, Contributing Writer February 12, 2019

A failed government riddled with corruption, human rights abuse allegations and a criminal disregard for the well being of their people. A government that has driven itself into...