Dear readers,
This is a strange time to be attending college. Last spring was mostly online, last fall was mostly in person, and now we’re in this in-between zone where you can go to classes...
By Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 17, 2022
NYU’s recent announcement that the university will hold in-person instruction during the spring 2022 semester included a revealing concession.
“To be clear, in all likelihood, we will see increased...
The university’s response (Dec. 14, “Letter to the Editor: WSN's coverage of the ELI is erroneous”) to WSN’s reporting on the English Language Institute raises concerns that need to be addressed.
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Michael Steinhardt, billionaire, hedge fund manager and the namesake of the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, was forced to surrender $70 million worth of stolen artifacts...
On leaving
Ashley Wu — Editor-in-Chief
I didn't know I'd be graduating this semester. It came as a bit of a surprise. After scheduling a meeting with my counselor, I realized there were no...
By Paige Anderson, Contributing Writer
• December 7, 2021
Sunrise Movement NYU launched its Divest NYU campaign this fall, the third push for divestment from fossil fuels at NYU. While each push differed in strategy and specific demands, they all centered around...
Content warning: This article discusses disordered eating.
While NYU has placed a major emphasis on COVID-19 safety policies, the administration has paid significantly less attention to how new regulations...
Last year, the medical community rejoiced as Sandra Lindsay, a New York nurse, became the first American to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and more joined Pfizer in developing...
By Alex Tey, Deputy Managing Editor
• November 20, 2021
Content warning: This article discusses transphobia, murder and suicide.
Founded in 1999 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith in memory of Rita Hester, a Black trans woman murdered the previous year, Transgender...
By Jake Colosa, Contributing Writer
• November 19, 2021
Last week, a WSN opinion piece argued that the NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America chapter’s failed tuition strike “did not demonstrate the same resolve or organization” as organizing efforts...
On nepotism
Tisch: A school half-comprised of pure talent and half-comprised of nepotism and too much daddy’s money.
Srishti Bungle — Deputy Opinion Editor
On making New York City your personality
NYU...
After several months of uncertainty, the NYU chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America announced that they were calling off their tuition strike.
When NYU YDSA said on April 30 that it would...
