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Staff Rants & Raves: Welcome Week Edition

Staff Rants & Raves: Welcome Week Edition

Welcome Week might technically be over, but it lives on forever in the hearts of our staff. Here’s why.

Staff Rants On Getting Rejected from Events By Sam Brinton, Copy Chief My Welcome Week experience can be summed up by long waits and longer-lasting disappointments. For...

The Frustration of Racism On Board

The Frustration of Racism On Board

Flying into New York can be a daunting experience for international students.
Diya Jain, Deputy Opinion Editor September 5, 2019

Just two days ago, I began the exhausting 25-hour journey from home in Mumbai to New York City as my summer came to an end. Armed with sleeping masks and spicy food, I braced myself...

Travel Can Revitalize Hong Kong

Travel Can Revitalize Hong Kong

Traveling to Hong Kong can help boost the city’s economy, which has suffered in the midst of protest.
Ashley Wu, Staff Writer September 5, 2019

The reports coming out of Hong Kong have been dominated by extreme stories about the protests. In the Chinese supermarket, I catch whispers traveling over meticulously-stacked...

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Off-Third: Andrew Hamilton Kicks off Welcome Week with Presidential Address, Says NYU is “F-cking Lit”

The speech broke John Sexton’s record for the most profane Presidential Welcome in NYU history.
Abby Hofstetter, Opinion Editor September 4, 2019

Off-Third is WSN’s satire section. Though NYU’s Welcome Week always begins with a speech from President Andrew Hamilton, this year was a little different than the rest....

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Extroversion Is Not the Only Way

Welcome Week proves just how much we’re forced to be outgoing, sometimes against our will.
Alexandra Chan, Staff Writer September 4, 2019

No matter their school or origin, almost every college student will learn about isolation at the beginning of their college career. Starting college is hard for introverts, and...

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How the Journalism Industry Obstructs Lower Income People

As with many careers, starting as a reporter can come with a high price tag, and it disproportionately keeps lower income people of color out.
Sakshi Venkatraman, Editor-in-Chief September 3, 2019

When I first got started in journalism, I was 14, and I thought putting pen to paper and furiously writing two articles a week would be enough to get me to The New York Times one...

NYU, We Need to Talk

NYU, We Need to Talk

NYU says it has open lines of communication between its students and the administration, but that's far from the truth.
September 3, 2019

As NYU students, we would hope for our administration to listen to us. Since NYU is the largest private university in the U.S., it has a particular responsibility to listen to...

The Red Flag Law Doesn’t Do Enough

The Red Flag Law Doesn’t Do Enough

Despite being hailed as a progressive achievement, New York State’s new gun control law isn’t enough to stop gun violence.
Noah Friend, Staff Writer September 2, 2019

This past weekend, a new gun control law, which has been named the Red Flag Bill, was put into effect in New York State. The law allows for teachers, family members or the police...

Only Korea Should Determine Korean Peace

Only Korea Should Determine Korean Peace

As Japan and South Korea feud over trade and security issues, it is important to discuss why Japan should be kept out of Korean peace negotiations.
Jun Sung, Deputy Opinion Editor September 2, 2019

Japan and South Korea have recently been involved in a number of disputes resulting in high economic and security tensions between the two countries. These disputes include a trade...

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Letter to the Editor: ‘The Miseducation of Business’

Stern Professor Michael Posner responds to Aug. 22 article, "The Miseducation of Business." He argues expanding coursework is the key to an ethical business education.
September 2, 2019

In his Aug. 22 opinion piece, “The Miseducation of Business,” Cole Stallone uses the case of Bill Tsai, a 2019 Stern School of Business graduate charged with insider trading,...

Overcoming Oppression Through Corrective Education

Overcoming Oppression Through Corrective Education

In the midst of our current confrontation with white nationalist terror, we must use our position at a university to reconcile our past and work towards a better future.
WSN Editorial Board August 24, 2019

Last June and July were the hottest months ever recorded around the world, and with that heat came a wave of unrelenting violence inspired by bigotry. Recent shootings in California,...

Learning to Communicate After Kashmir

Learning to Communicate After Kashmir

The online reaction to the revoking of Article 370 speaks a lot about the confused voice of today’s youth.
Diya Jain, Deputy Opinion Editor August 22, 2019

August 5th, 2019 is a day few Indians will forget; social media sites buzzed for days to follow. The ruling political power of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party, announced that...