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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....

War, Women and the Workplace

War, Women and the Workplace

Camille Larkins, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

The American public was extremely preoccupied with two major developments in the 1940s: World War II and the invention of the slinky. After its start in 1939, the war became...

First-Wave Feminism

First-Wave Feminism

Sophie Fay Shaw, Staff Writer April 21, 2016

Looking at the below-the-knee hemlines, drop-waist shifts and cloche hats of the 1920s from a modern perspective, the styles may seem conservative and antiquated....

Steinhardt senior Kaitlin Gu was one of the two NYU students who helped start the project.

Watch Out, Tech World — NYU Students Launch All-Women Hackathon

Polina Buchak, Video Editor April 20, 2016
NYU students organized the Flawless Hacks hackathon to support women coders.
End Gender Barriers for Male Teachers

End Gender Barriers for Male Teachers

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer April 20, 2016
Fighting the outmoded stereotypes about male teachers will improve education for all students.