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The Graduate Student Organizing Committee, or GSOC, voted this past Friday regarding Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions' measures against the Israeli state.

GSOC Passes Referendum in Support of Boycotting Israel

Yulin Lou, Staff Writer April 28, 2016
Members of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee voted in support of a referendum calling for NYU to withdraw their investments from Israeli state institutions and international corporations complicit in violations of Palestinian human and civil rights.
Thomas Devlin explores Ireland and discusses what it means to be American.

London: What Does It Mean to Say You’re From Somewhere?

Thomas Devlin, Staff Writer April 28, 2016
Is it possible to be from a place you've never been?
TIDAL Offers Little to Independent Artists

TIDAL Offers Little to Independent Artists

Haven Williams, Contributing Writer April 27, 2016
TIDAL only reinforces the old elite-dominated model of the music industry.
Faculty Should Stay out of Graduate Worker Union Politics

Faculty Should Stay out of Graduate Worker Union Politics

Jacob Denz April 27, 2016
Statements taking sides in internal union politics can only silence graduate student workers who fear retribution for departing from faculty members’ views
De Blasio Must Combat Allegations with Transparency

De Blasio Must Combat Allegations with Transparency

WSN Editorial Board April 27, 2016
Opaqueness is not just a cover for corruption, but a serious flaw in governance.
The Tribeca Film Festival Issue

The Tribeca Film Festival Issue

Zach Martin, Arts Editor April 25, 2016

Each year, the Tribeca Film Festival showcases hundreds of new films and draws million of people from all over the world. This year, the festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary....

Fringe x Feminism

Fringe x Feminism

Gabriella Bower and Tatiana Perez April 21, 2016

Fashion has had a long history of social commentary and capturing cultural moments. From Coco Chanel’s introduction of the tweed suit for women in the ‘20s, to today’s influx...

Fourth-Wave Feminism

Fourth-Wave Feminism

David Bologna, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

Intersectionality is the study of how overlapping social identities and systems of oppression relate to one another. This facet of contemporary fourth-wave feminism is...

Third-Wave Feminism

Third-Wave Feminism

Natalia Barr, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

Third-wave feminists were fed up with the patriarchy, gender roles and sometimes even the second wave of feminism that their mothers learned. Writer Rebecca Walker...

Second-Wave Feminism

Second-Wave Feminism

Carson Kessler, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

“I am woman, hear me roar.” These commanding lyrics from Helen Reddy’s 1972 pop anthem encapsulate the feminist attitude, which multiplied throughout the 1970s....