
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
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Up for Debate: Is college worth the debt?
With tuition costs and student loan debt at record highs, many are questioning whether a college degree is still a worthwhile investment. Is the cost of a college education justified by its benefits?
Leila Olukoga, Serin Lee, Antonia Ang, Muhammad Siddiqui and Shanay Tolat
• March 14, 2025

Opinion: NYU is complicit in Trump’s pro-Palestinian crackdown
As the new administration has already begun to attack and detain pro-Palestinian student protestors, NYU has remained silent.
Leila Olukoga and Mehr Kotval
• March 13, 2025

Opinion: NYU must be more accommodating for Ramadan
To honor its Muslim students, the university should prioritize expanding private spaces for prayer in addition to increasing meal options at dining halls for those who are fasting.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 10, 2025

Opinion: What NYU owes Black students beyond Black History Month
NYU’s Black History Month celebrations ring hollow in light of the decline in Black student enrollment and the university’s stance on President Donald Trump’s radical anti-Black agenda.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 6, 2025

Staff Reacts: Luka Dončić to the Lakers
WSN staff shares their thoughts on Sunday’s blockbuster trade.
Sidney Snider, Levi Langley, Matthew Singh, Isabella D’Erasmo, Krish Dev, Alisia Houghtaling, Leila Olukoga, Ella Sabrina Malabanan, Lauren Ng and Maggie Turner
• February 6, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s new immigration policies put Arab, Muslim and pro-Palestinian students at risk
With a new travel ban on the horizon, international NYU students who are potentially at risk need to be aware of what lies ahead.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 30, 2025

Opinion: Trump’s TikTok ‘solution’ is all about control
President Trump’s justification for and reaction to the ban on TikTok show his intent for strict control of discourse on social media.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 27, 2025

Off Topic: The Congo and Sudan exist in activism’s blind spot
Activism is a means of forcing the media to turn their attention to injustice, but too often, ongoing humanitarian crises like those in Sudan and the Congo go overlooked.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• November 22, 2024

Opinion: Student activism in the age of Trump
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policies and rhetoric surrounding protests on college campuses threaten the safety of protestors and the efficacy of the First Amendment.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• November 14, 2024

Off Topic: Doom scrolling destroys the planet — not just your mood
Generation Z may be social-media warriors when it comes to climate activism, but our online activism and activity may be having unintended negative effects.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• November 11, 2024

Staff Rants: Post-election feelings
WSN staff shares their feelings in light of the 2024 presidential election results.
Yezen Saadah, Alexa Donovan, Kiran Komanduri, Krish Dev, Naisha Roy, Noah Zaldivar, Dani Biondi, Sidney Snider, Anna Baird-Hassell, Dharma Niles and Leila Olukoga
• November 8, 2024

Off Topic: True crime lovers, let’s talk boundaries
We must recognize that true crime storytelling carries a responsibility to inform, not to glamorize.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• November 1, 2024

Opinion: The case for affirmative action and what comes next
The striking down of affirmative action has negatively affected rates of POC enrollment and threatens a fair admissions process. NYU should take measures to ensure diversity.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 24, 2024

Off Topic: It’s time to end stan culture
The obsessive idolization of celebrities is damaging to both society and individual mental health.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• October 2, 2024

Opinion: NYU must meet the demands of its RA union
Student Workers at NYU have been fighting for fairer conditions for resident assistants across the university. It’s time NYU listened.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 18, 2024

Immunocompromised students concerned following mask mandate removal
Although some students and faculty members have continued to wear masks on campus following the lift of the mandate last month, some immunocompromised students are concerned about increased risks to their health.
Leila Olukoga, Contributing Writer
• October 13, 2022

Graylin Lucas, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

Skylar Boilard, Staff Writer • March 18, 2025

Daphne Zhu, Beauty & Style Editor • March 18, 2025

Amelia Hernandez Gioia, Deputy News Editor • March 18, 2025

Greg Cutler, Contributing Writer • March 18, 2025