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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 3, 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...

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...

Smoothing the FYA Transition

Smoothing the FYA Transition

Transitioning from a first-year away to Washington Square can be stressful, but it doesn't have to be.
Jun Sung, Deputy Opinion Editor August 22, 2019

As a first-year away student at NYU Washington, D.C., I found the FYA program to be a mixed bag of experiences. While it did provide great opportunities, it didn’t provide a...

The Miseducation of Business

The Miseducation of Business

NYU Stern alum Bill Tsai’s insider trading charge reveals the fundamental flaw of business school.
Cole Stallone, Opinion Editor August 22, 2019

Bill Tsai, former Stern Student Council President, was charged by the SEC on Aug. 12 with insider trading. They allege he gained nearly $100,000 from the sale of stocks he purchased...

A woman edits an essay. Learning how to analyze the writing of others and clearly express your own opinions is more important in the present-day than ever (via Pixabay).

‘Writing the Essay’ Is More Important Than You Think

Though many dread it, the core course can teach students concepts that are both useful and interesting.
Diya Jain, Columnist April 29, 2019

“Are you glad to be done with your Writing The Essay class?” I asked my boyfriend, a Stern Finance major, as he clicked submit on his third progression. His answer was brief...

NYU Must Do More About Food Insecurity

NYU Must Do More About Food Insecurity

As food insecurity persists on campus, NYU should look to other large universities who have taken steps toward finding solutions for food insecurity on college campuses.
Editorial Board April 15, 2019

More than a fifth of students reported financial hardship affording food, according to the Being@NYU survey in October 2018. This gives us a glimpse into the problem of food insecurity...

Which Tisch Are You Talking About?

Which Tisch Are You Talking About?

Tisch needs more than just a Day of Community.
Johanna Stone, Columnist March 26, 2019

At the beginning of a semester or after a major awards show, an email always pops into my inbox from Allyson Green, Dean of Tisch School of the Arts. These emails celebrate the...

The Outlying and Malicious Tuition Policy of NYU

The Outlying and Malicious Tuition Policy of NYU

How NYU’s per credit tuition policy lags behind its peers.
Dante Sacco, Deputy Arts Editor March 11, 2019

You would be hard pressed to find an NYU student clamoring for more responsibilities in their schedule. But when it comes to academic classes, the responsibility required is remunerated...

Confessions of a Prelaw Student

Confessions of a Prelaw Student

Opinion Editor Melanie Pineda writes about why she wants to go to law school, and why she believes it will — hopefully — be worth it.
Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor February 25, 2019

As a junior in NYU’s prelaw program, I have never faced anything quite as terrifying as the idea of law school. I’ve known I wanted to be a lawyer since I first interned in...

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...