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Hearty Start

Kendall Levison, Features Editor March 7, 2016

Elevator pitch For as little as $3, Hearty Start allows you to sponsor breakfasts for homeless individuals around New York City. Donors log onto the site and choose how often...

MedPilot

Kendall Levison, Features Editor March 7, 2016

Elevator pitch MedPilot wants to change the way patients pay for healthcare. The company identified two main issues with medical billing: patients often never see the bills, and...

Jozii

Kendall Levison, Features Editor March 7, 2016

Elevator pitch Students who have searched from a summer job or internship online know that there are hundreds of sites to choose from, but Jozii aims to simplify the process....

NYU’s Bike Share program is a free and convenient way to get around the city.

The Students Fixing Bike Shares

Taylor Nicole Rogers, Staff Writer March 7, 2016
Someone has to fix all those bikes that everyone gets to share.
Miroslav Slaboshpitsky’s new film,  “The Tribe”, revolves around the lives of students in a deaf boarding school in Ukraine.

Beautiful and Bloody, ‘The Tribe’ is Brutal to Watch

Ethan Sapienza, Film Editor March 4, 2016
"The Tribe" is the story of a bloody and brutal boarding school for the deaf in Ukraine.
For Tia Ramos, Rihanna's "Distubia" is a tune that she cannot get out of her head.

Staff Recs: Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head

Staff March 4, 2016
Bum bum bee dum bum bum bee dum bum.
Coast Modern photographed on July 6, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Catching Up With Coast Modern

Hailey Nuthals, Highlighter Editor March 4, 2016
L.A. band Coast Modern talks to WSN about what genre their music is, the writing process and their thoughts on streaming.
Williamsburg is one of the many areas of Brooklyn that are facing rapid development.

Students Flock to Brooklyn, Gentrification and Rising Prices Follow

Alexander Kario, Contributing Writer March 2, 2016
NYU Wagner's Rudin Center, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, and Appleseed Inc. released a report recently describing Downtown Brooklyn's innovative urban developments and advancements.
Acid Dad, a band consisting solely of NYU alumni, performed last week on their first live TV show, The Special.

Acid Dad Premiere New Music on Live TV

Mandy Freebairn, Staff Writer March 2, 2016
NYU band Acid Dad performed on "The Special" before heading on tour, which includes a stop at South by Southwest.
Mark Rylance and Bob Davis perform in the American Repertory Theater's new production of "Nice Fish".

‘Nice Fish’ Questions the Meaning of Life Through Ice Fishing

Joseph Myers, Theater & Books Editor March 2, 2016
"Nice Fish" starring recent Academy Award winner Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins, is a play about the existential ponderings of fishermen.