Helen Wajda, Opinion Editor
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Staff Rants and Raves: The Emmys
From Bad Bunny to COVID-19 precautions, our staff has a lot of thoughts on the Emmys.
Helen Wajda, Kim Rice, Bianca de Ayala, Jake Capriotti and Alexandra Chan
• September 23, 2020
Homeless Students Deserve More From NYC’s Education Department
While the DOE has taken steps to help the city’s homeless students get online for remote learning, homeless communities in the city still need more support to ensure that they can continue to attend school during the pandemic.
Helen Wajda, Opinion Editor
• September 20, 2020
Staff Rants: Parties
From tailgates to sobriety, our staff has a lot of opinions on parties.
Helen Wajda, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Bianca de Ayala and Alexandra Chan
• September 16, 2020
Making Space for Self-Compassion Starts in the Classroom
While it’s tempting to try to continue on as normal during this time, trying to forget that we’re living through a pandemic might be more harmful than helpful for mental health.
Helen Wajda, Opinion Editor
• September 14, 2020
Staff Rants: Back To School
From the big workload to Zoom complaints, our staff has a lot of feelings about the first week of classes.
Alexandria Johnson, Nicole Chiarella, Helen Wajda and Kim Rice
• September 9, 2020
Staff Rants: Coronavirus
From the loss of indoor seating to general annoyance, our staff has a lot to say about the coronavirus.
Helen Wajda, Jake Capriotti, Emily Dai and Nicole Chiarella
• September 2, 2020
The Persistence of Classism at NYU
The classist language used on the American Sign Language Department’s universal syllabus reveals an ongoing culture of elitism that extends beyond the student body.
Helen Wajda, Opinion Editor
• September 1, 2020
President Hamilton: Support Students in Need and Take a Pay Cut
NYU President Andrew Hamilton’s email is just another example of NYU overspending on administrators and failing to genuinely support students in need.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• May 6, 2020
Staff Rants: Books
From John Green to “Little House on the Prairie” — here’s our staff’s takes on books.
Jake Capriotti, Arvind Sriram, Helen Wajda and Alexandra Chan
• April 29, 2020
Google Must Offer Financial Support to Media Outlets
In light of COVID-19, Google must compensate publishers for online content that shows up in search results.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 29, 2020
Staff Rants: Drinks
From milk to kombucha — here’s our staff’s hot takes on drinks.
Helen Wajda, Jun Sung, Jake Capriotti, Arvind Sriram, Sasha Cohen, Kim Rice, Paul Kim and Gabby Lozano
• April 23, 2020
Release Juveniles From Detention Centers During COVID-19
States need to expedite the release of youth from juvenile detention centers in order to protect them from both COVID-19 and emotional trauma.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 23, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Movies
From Lizzie McGuire to Lady Bird — here’s what our staff thinks about movies.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Helen Wajda, Jake Capriotti, Gabby Lozano and Emily Dai
• April 15, 2020
The National Emergency Library Must Support Both Authors and Readers
While the creation of the National Emergency Library is good in principle, the service’s current model is detrimental to authors.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 12, 2020
Students Need Long-Term Reliable Internet Access
While it is promising that many are working to make sure students have access to reliable internet during the pandemic, there needs to be a long-term solution to ensure that all students have reliable internet access moving forward.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 8, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Fruit
From durians to watermelon — here’s what our staff thinks about fruit.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Kim Rice, Helen Wajda, Lisa Cochran, Mandie Montes, Gabby Lozano and Alexandra Chan
• April 8, 2020
The COVID-19 Productivity Trap
Dealing with a global pandemic is difficult enough without the added pressures of being as productive as possible at home.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 1, 2020
It’s Time for University-Wide Pass/Fail
Continuing to use the letter grade system during a global crisis only places an undue burden on students.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 25, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Self-Quarantine
Here’s our staff’s struggles and joys while in isolation.
Jake Capriotti, Helen Wajda, Vanessa Handy, Gabby Lozano and Anna-Dmitry Muratova
• March 25, 2020
Staff Rants: Online Classes
NYU students have been taking classes online since Wednesday, March 11. Hear our staff’s experiences on the situation.
Helen Wajda, Kim Rice, Gabby Lozano, Jake Capriotti, Arvind Sriram, Jun Sung and Alexandra Chan
• March 12, 2020
Stop Celebrating Disordered Eating Habits
While there is a distinction between disordered eating and eating disorders, disordered eating is still incredibly toxic, and celebrating it only wreaks havoc on one’s health.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 8, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Food
From under-portioned grains to juice cleanses, our staff has a lot of strong feelings about food.
Emily Dai, Helen Wajda, Noah Friend, Gabby Lozano and Arvind Sriram
• March 5, 2020
Conquering Loneliness
While loneliness can be deeply unpleasant and scary, labeling it as something negative that needs to be avoided only encourages people to fear a natural human experience.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 4, 2020
The Rural Public School Crisis
With federal cuts to rural education, it’s time for the Department of Education to pay attention to rural public schools.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 2, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Language
From the unnecessary and stupid rules to the struggles of learning and speaking, here’s what our staff has to say on languages.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Sasha Cohen, Paul Kim, Kim Rice, Arvind Sriram, Helen Wajda, Gabby Lozano and Mandie Montes
• February 27, 2020
The Inadequacy of Sex Ed
Although there have been recent improvements to sex education in New York, there’s still a lot of work to be done to ensure that statewide sex education is inclusive and accurate.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 24, 2020
Staff Rants: TV Shows
We’ve all binged a show, even though we know we shouldn’t. Here’s what our staff has to say about the Golden Age of TV — or so they say.
Jake Capriotti, Arvind Sriram, Helen Wajda, Kim Rice, Gabby Lozano and Emily Dai
• February 21, 2020
Participating in the Classroom
Factoring how often students talk in class into grades favors extroverted students and can make introverted students feel anxious and alienated.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 14, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Oscars
Sunday’s Oscars was a historic night for film. Here’s what our staff has to say about it.
Jake Capriotti, Kim Rice, Divya Nelakonda, Emily Dai, Gabby Lozano, Helen Wajda, Vanessa Handy, Mandie Montes and Abby Hofstetter
• February 12, 2020
Stop Looking Down on Young Adult Fiction
Judging people for reading contemporary fiction doesn’t do much but discourage them from reading what they really enjoy.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 10, 2020
Staff Rants: Super Bowl
The Super Bowl — whether you care about the game or not — draws parties, commercials and more. Hear our staff’s take on the subject.
Mandie Montes, Helen Wajda, Gabby Lozano, Arvind Sriram, Asha Ramachandran, Anna-Dmitry Muratova and Abby Hofstetter
• February 6, 2020
Don’t Fixate on Calories
Our society-perpetuated obsession with counting calories overlooks our unique nutritional needs and the different ways our bodies function and process food.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 3, 2020
Staff Rants and Raves: Back to School
The first week of courses always fills people with mixed emotions. Here are our staff’s takes on the subject.
Kim Rice, Alexandra Chan, Jake Capriotti, Helen Wajda, Sasha Cohen, Ethan Zack, Asha Ramachandran, Gabby Lozano and Abby Hofstetter
• January 30, 2020
The Inaccessibility of the Student Health Center
NYU’s failure to advertise resources leaves students to fend for themselves in an environment where it is already difficult to establish a concrete support system.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 27, 2020
Medical Professionals Need to Be Educated on Eating Disorders
Medical professionals have a responsibility to educate themselves on eating disorders so they can help and validate struggling students.
Helen Wajda, Contributing Writer
• November 25, 2019
Navigating NYU Diet Culture With an Eating Disorder
If NYU wants to encourage health and wellness, they need to stop participating in diet culture.
Helen Wajda, Contributing Writer
• September 23, 2019
Campus Cash Canceled
Helen Wajda, Contributing Writer
• September 10, 2018
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