University Life
Editorial: The NYU board of trustees must become more transparent
In light of the recent appointment of three new trustees on Oct. 18, NYU’s board of trustees should improve its transparency.
Opinion: NYU is using 181 Mercer for corporate greenwashing
181 Mercer Street should not distract from NYU’s failed record on climate.
Opinion: Why doesn’t NYU celebrate Latine workers’ and students’ contributions during Hispanic Heritage Month?
NYU would not be able to function without Latine staff and faculty. From servers in dining halls to administrative workers, the university relies on the Latine community and must do more to uplift it.
Editorial: NYU must expand virtual attendance options
Although we’re making progress in the fight against COVID-19, it is essential that virtual attendance options are available to the NYU student body.
Opinion: NYU should expand institutional financial aid for transfer students
NYU remains one of the most expensive universities in the United States. Despite its overwhelming financial resources, its financial aid options for transfer students are inexcusably paltry.
Opinion: NYU must do more for Hispanic Heritage Month
In the month-long celebration of Latine people and heritage, is the university doing enough to celebrate the students and faculty that fall under this umbrella?
Opinion: AOC’s Met Gala stunt and the frivolous performance of class solidarity
AOC’s Met Gala dress was tone-deaf, but what do the surrounding arguments reveal about NYU students’ own ignorance regarding class and privilege?
Opinion: NYU’s board of trustees contradicts the university’s mission of inclusivity
Election conspiracists, CEOs who profit from immigrant detention, and other proponents of inequality have no place leading NYU. These trustees should be removed from office.
Opinion: Mandatory attendance policies are irrational and ableist
Before the pandemic, some NYU professors and schools were notorious for strict attendance policies. As the pandemic continues with rising cases and dangerous new variants, though, do mandatory attendance policies make sense for NYU’s first in-person semester since the start of the pandemic?
Opinion: NYU Student Tuition Strike: Stronger Together
An open letter to the NYU community from Jake Colosa, NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America co-chair, on behalf of NYU YDSA.
Opinion: NYU Shanghai students’ detainment was absolutely political
NYU’s complacency and inability to protect its students from being used as political tokens is a disturbing and troubling precedent.
