The Misleading Nature of the NYU Administration’s Letter
Last week, NYU President Andrew Hamilton, Executive Vice President Martin Dorph and Provost Katherine Fleming sent an email to the NYU community, providing several...
President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut
When I received President Andrew Hamilton’s email discussing NYU’s current financial situation last week, I expected it to contain the usual insistence that the...
The Need for a Democratic Board of Trustees at NYU
The disruptive nature of COVID-19 has heavily impacted many sectors, including higher education. In the wake of the controversial $14 billion relief package passed...
The Case for Universal Pass
Despite the fact that we are living through an unprecedented crisis, NYU seems to think that students can — and should — continue to...
NYU Must Transition to 24-Hour Exams During COVID-19
Professors are doing their best to keep the university experience as normal as possible for students. While most other aspects of our lives are...
Making Room to Mourn the Ordinary During Extraordinary Times
This situation is unprecedented. Since December 2019, the coronavirus has devastated the globe, rampaging country after country at an exponential rate and bringing life...
NYU Will Never be Prestigious Without Better Financial Aid
Just days ago, NYU announced its annual admittance of the “most selective class” in its history. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2024...
Conquering Loneliness
When I first committed to NYU, most people warned me that if I didn’t try really hard to make friends (and even if I...
Dear College Senior, You’re Doing Just Fine
Senior year of college, for many reasons, is a gruelling experience. Most likely, this isn’t the first time that seniors have heard that the...
Let’s Desexualize Gym Culture
After sweating out half of my body weight while working out in an oversized t-shirt, I was in search of more amiable workout gear....
NYU’s Facade of Financial Support
When Joshua Jackson applied to NYU, he didn’t expect to get full exposure to its financial classism. Jackson, a senior at Brown University, wrote...
The Coronavirus and Its Online Frenzy
On my way back to Astor Place the other night, I realized something different on the 6 train: masks. It seems as if every...
