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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Law textbooks can often be very expensive, causing students to spend thousands of dollars on books alone during law school. (Via Flickr)

Law Professors Make Their Textbooks Free, Hoping to Ease Students’ Financial Burdens

NYU professors of copyright and trademark law classes, instead of going through a publisher, have uploaded their textbooks online for students across the country to use for free.
Jana Warshawsky, Contributing Writer November 13, 2019

Law textbooks, which can cost up to $300, take up only a small fraction of NYU School of Law students’ $66,000 tuition. Still, they are an expenditure that three professors hope...

Tejaswini Niranjana, a cultural theorist and author, speaks on the #MeToo movement in relation to the Hong Kong protests. (Staff Photo by Chelsea Li)

Activists Talk Whitewashing of #MeToo Movement, How It Progressed Internationally

Panelists from Pakistan, India and Morocco spoke about how the #MeToo movement has played out in their countries.
Jana Warshawsky, Contributing Writer October 2, 2019

TW: This article mentions sexual assault. Though the most recognized voices of the #MeToo movement have been those of women in the United States, women across the world have...

CAS Student Council is holding elections. (via NYU)

Candidates for CAS First-Year Class President Debate, Talk Fitting in at NYU

One candidate suggested that New York natives teach other first-years about the city in a “How to be a New Yorker” day.
Jana Warshawsky, Contributing Writer September 25, 2019

CAS first-years running for the position of CAS class president debated on Tuesday and proposed events that could help their fellow students find community at NYU. The College...