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Color-blind ‘Hamilton’ fantastic

Marissa Elliott Little, Highlighter Editor April 8, 2015
The cast in Lin Manuel Miranda's musical "Hamilton," was developed through racially-blind casting, purposefully striving to construct a racially diverse cast.
NYU student record label gives back

NYU student record label gives back

Kieran Graulich, Staff Writer April 8, 2015
Steinhardt senior Johnathan Chen founds music label "OneReasonRecordings," working with musicians and writers to raise awareness about social issues.
‘Fresh off the Boat’ refreshing

‘Fresh off the Boat’ refreshing

Anubhuti Kumar, Contributing Writer April 8, 2015
Until recently, television portrayals of Asian-American families typically relied on stereotypes. However, now, with "Fresh Off The Boat," Asian-American families are being portrayed realistically.
White savior sports movies ignore minorities

White savior sports movies ignore minorities

Nora Blake, Staff Writer April 8, 2015
Minorities are often underrepresented in the media and sports films are no exception to this. As demonstrated by "McFarland USA," where a minority track team is motivated to win, only at the hands of a white coach.
J. Cole speaks up for Ferguson

J. Cole speaks up for Ferguson

Alexa Spieler, Arts Editor April 8, 2015
Following Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, J. Cole grew to be at the forefront of activism with his song "Be Free."
Up-and-Comers 2015

Up-and-Comers 2015

John Ambrosio, Assistant Managing Editor March 12, 2015

When I came to NYU, the first thing I noticed was the disconnected nature of the campus and its students. During my time here, I have realized that there are two ways to navigate...

Emma Spett is the vice-president of EarthMatters.

Emma Spett

Marina Zheng March 12, 2015

Three days before the People’s Climate March this past September, Emma Spett stood in a crowd of 400 NYU students at Kimmel to hear the event’s organizer Bill McKibben speak...

Jake Rosenberg is an award winning playwright and one of the youngest authors of a work to have been accepted into the National Holocaust Theater Archive thanks to his most recent off-Broadway production in NYC, the self directed Muse of Fire.

Jake Rosenberg

Nina Jang March 12, 2015

Behind the massive, intricate doors of Lillie’s Irish pub, Jake Rosenberg sits in a booth with burgundy velvet seats surrounded by a collection of Victorian-era ornaments and...

Luke Lindenbusch is working with the ACLU's LGBT project on the Supreme Court case with strong potential to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.

Luke Lindenbusch

Sam Del Rowe March 12, 2015

Luke Lindenbusch was in eighth grade when he was first called to activism. Proposition 8 had just passed in his home state of California, eliminating the right of same-sex couples...

Camaley Jennings is a member of NYU's Student Government as Steinhart’s Co-Programming Chair and has been an Undergraduate Admissions Ambassador since her freshman year.

Camaley Jennings

Kyle Luther March 12, 2015

On the first Monday of the fall semester this year, Camaley Jennings got an email from the White House. The message informed her that needed to be in Washington, D.C. by the following...

Josy Jablons is the treasurer of the Feminist Society as well as the founder and president of Students for Sexual Respect.

Josy Jablons

Marita Vlachou March 12, 2015

Even before founding Students for Sexual respect this spring, Gallatin sophomore Josy Jablons met frequently with the administration to ensure the university maintained prevention...

Samir Goel was most recently awarded the Dalai Lama Fellowship in addition to becoming a Resolution Fellow for his work on his social venture, Transfernation.

Samir Goel

Alex Bazeley March 12, 2015

After spending an hour in the Leslie Entrepreneurs Lab with Samir Goel, I was getting ready to leave when he turned his attention to me and asked me the same question I had asked...