
Arvind Sriram, Sports Editor
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NYU Cancels Athletics for Fall 2020
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, NYU has decided to cancel all fall and winter athletics during the fall 2020 semester.
July 22, 2020

Passion FC: Soccer for Social Change
SPS junior and founder of Passion FC, Arik Rosenstein, along with his team, strives to use soccer as a platform to address social issues.
May 4, 2020

Staff Rants: Books
From John Green to “Little House on the Prairie” — here’s our staff’s takes on books.
April 30, 2020


Unlike the New York Knicks, the New York Liberty Are Doing Things Right
For the first time in team history, the New York Liberty received the number one pick in the WNBA draft, picking NCAA superstar Sabrina Ionescu with a bright future for the Liberty. Conversely, the New York Knicks’ questionable offseason decisions indicate a lack of direction for the long term.
April 20, 2020

NYU Senior Athletes React to Their Final Season’s Early End
Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, NYU senior athletes lost their final season of spring athletics.
March 23, 2020

NYU Cancels Athletics for the Spring Season
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Presidents of the UAA have voted to cancel the rest of the spring sports season.
March 13, 2020

Staff Rants: Online Classes
NYU students have been taking classes online since Wednesday, March 11. Hear our staff’s experiences on the situation.
March 13, 2020

Women’s Tennis Remains Undefeated
A recap of everything NYU Athletics from March 2 to March 8.
March 9, 2020

Staff Rants and Raves: Food
From under-portioned grains to juice cleanses, our staff has a lot of strong feelings about food.
March 5, 2020

NYU Women’s Basketball Qualifies for Championship
For the first time since 2016, the Violets have qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. They will face off against Emmanuel College on Friday, March 6.
March 5, 2020

Men’s Volleyball Climbs to Division III Number One
A recap of everything NYU Athletics from Feb. 24 to March 1.
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.
February 27, 2020

NYU Men’s Basketball Officially Signs 11-Year-Old Isaiah Mitchell
After courageously battling leukemia, 11-year-old Isaiah Mitchell joins NYU Men’s Basketball team through Team IMPACT’s “Draft Day” ceremony.
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.
February 21, 2020

Wrestling Team Claims UAA Championship
A recap of everything NYU Athletics from Feb. 10 to Feb. 16.
February 18, 2020

Men’s Basketball Ends Seven-Game Losing Streak
A recap of everything NYU athletics from Feb. 3rd to Feb. 9th.
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.
February 6, 2020

Houston Astros Punished. Was It Enough?
The MLB issued fines, suspensions and loss of draft picks, yet no players were punished for their roles in the sign-stealing scandal and their World Series ring still remains.
February 3, 2020

Junior Guard Janean Cuffee Is Pushing the Violets to New Heights
Averaging a career high in points per game, Cuffee is leading the women’s basketball team to an incredible start.
January 27, 2020

NYU Predicts: 2020 Super Bowl Predictions
With the 2020 Super Bowl on the horizon, we asked NYU students to give us their predictions and hot takes.
January 27, 2020

How the NCAA Did Wrong by James Wiseman (And Every Other Student-Athlete)
The NCAA makes billions of dollars every year off its student-athletes, while players like James Wiseman are financially punished for breaking rules despite not being paid in the first place.
December 2, 2019

Senior Captains Set Impressive Tone for Wrestling Team
Wrestling captains Evan Drill and Sean Lyons are off to a great start this season, showing the country what to expect for the rest of the season.
November 25, 2019

Houston, We Have a (Sign-Stealing) Problem. Again.
The Houston Astros find themselves in the news for their second sign-stealing scandal in two years. How the team and Major League Baseball respond will shape the future of professional baseball as we know it.
November 18, 2019

Is Load Management the Future of the NBA?
Players like Kawhi Leonard have been sitting out games in order to rest their bodies during the 82-game regular season. Is this the way forward for the league or is it just the latest issue for fans to grumble over?
November 11, 2019

NFL Midseason Review
With the NFL season now at the halfway mark, which teams have surprised us and which teams have disappointed?
October 30, 2019

Tennis Trio Falls Short at National Championships
The Violets finished in ninth place out of 16 in doubles and in last place in the singles competition.
October 28, 2019

World Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
Is it time for the Nationals to win the first championship in team history?
October 22, 2019

NYU Predicts: NBA Edition
We asked NYU students their season predictions, including which teams will make the 2020 NBA finals, who will win MVP and which teams people may be sleeping on.
October 21, 2019

Softball Team Adds New Assistant Coach
Recent College of Staten Island graduate Alison Meagher has joined the Violets as an assistant coach.
October 7, 2019

MLB Playoff Preview and Predictions
After a long season filled with many surprises, who’s the team to beat in the World Series?
October 2, 2019

Don’t Sleep on Coltrane Tait
Stern senior and baseball player Coltrane Tait hits home runs and runs his own mattress-lending company.
September 23, 2019

What’s Next for US Basketball?
After finishing in seventh place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the U.S. needs to reevaluate its priorities ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
September 23, 2019

Women’s Golf Team Looks to Repeat Championship Success
Last spring, the Violets were crowned NCAA Division III champions for the first time in NYU’s history. Can they do it again this season?
September 13, 2019

NYU Campus Safety officers speak out about their frustrations toward their leadership, and how an accreditation system and the university’s COVID-19 protocols have impacted their work.

Rachel Fadem, Features Editor • May 17, 2022
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann will speak about the importance of political action and advocacy during a combined graduation ceremony for the classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 18.

Jae Jin, Staff Writer • April 21, 2022
Frustrated with the Daily Screener, students are finding ways to avoid completing it.