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Columbine anniversary should inspire revisitation of gun laws

Columbine anniversary should inspire revisitation of gun laws

April 21, 2014
Congress should commit itself to gun reform before more Americans are harmed by inaction.
Christina’s Case: NYU needs strategy to prevent prescription drug abuse

Christina’s Case: NYU needs strategy to prevent prescription drug abuse

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor April 21, 2014
The NYU website states that the university intends to reach its 2017 target of reducing the number of students who take non-prescribed prescription drugs from 13 to 11.7 percent.
Harry's Take: Closing bookstores detract from city's vitality

Harry’s Take: Closing bookstores detract from city’s vitality

April 21, 2014
Under a wave of gentrification and increased rent prices, the very face of New York is disappearing.
Going Global: Courts should put workers over corporations

Going Global: Courts should put workers over corporations

April 18, 2014
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals found a corporate regulation unconstitutional on April 14.
Double X: Americans should take wage gap seriously

Double X: Americans should take wage gap seriously

April 17, 2014
Given the prominent female presence in the workforce, women should not continue to accept reduced pay for equal work.
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L. Jay Oliva, university president before Sexton, passes away

April 17, 2014
Oliva oversaw a $1 billion fund-raising campaign, the first in higher education.

TEDxGallatin

April 17, 2014

1 Washington Place | 6 p.m.

Speakers on the Square: Mayor Bill de Blasio

April 17, 2014

Skirball Center for the Performing Arts | 6 p.m.

Earth Matters talk

April 17, 2014

Room 802 of Kimmel Center for University Life | 6 p.m.

NYPD rhetoric on Muslim surveillance must be met by policy change

April 17, 2014
Since NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton retook office, he has made promising advances in repairing the NYPD’s image with the public.
Vittorio's Razor: European nations should embrace EU membership and the Euro

Vittorio’s Razor: European nations should embrace EU membership and the Euro

April 17, 2014
The Euro and the European Union became scapegoats on which blame was projected for political and economic difficulties.