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BDS Resolution Meets Resistance
Some students studying away at NYU Tel Aviv wrote a letter in response to a resolution that would have NYU sever ties with companies tied to Israel.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• December 3, 2018
Faculty To Discuss Academic Freedom at NYUAD
Professors hope to take action where they feel NYU’s administration has not in regards to the universities relationship with the United Arab Emirates.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• December 3, 2018
Student Government Initiatives Gaining Traction, But Not Passed Yet
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 30, 2018
Queens Residents Protest Amazon’s Arrival
Protestors gathered on a rainy Monday afternoon in Long Island City to protest the impending arrival of Amazon's new headquarters.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 27, 2018
$114M of NYU’s Gifts From Donors in China, UAE
Donations from China and the UAE to NYU totaled $114 million from 2012 to 2018.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 26, 2018
Town Hall Highlights Few Resources for Food-Insecure International Students
Students affected by food insecurity came together to talk about the scope of the issue and how it is being dealt with at NYU.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 20, 2018
Steinhardt Sets Sights on LA
With NYU looking to expand in LA, Steinhardt students now hope to take advantage of new opportunities in the City of Angels.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 19, 2018
NYU Recipients React to Making Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List
Nineteen NYU community members made the list this year.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 19, 2018
NYU’s Involvement in Amazon Bid Unclear
NYU President Andrew Hamilton has said the university was “part of the bid” to bring Amazon’s new headquarters to New York City.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 16, 2018
Club Fest Is Now at Your Fingertips
A team led by a former student has created an app that will allow students to easily connect with clubs that match their interests.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 16, 2018
Being@NYU Town Hall Highlights: Faculty Want Money, Students Want Inclusivity
In a presentation to students on the Being@NYU survey conducted by the university, President Andrew Hamilton addressed issues ranging from diversity at NYU, sexual misconduct, Aramark’s prison ties and the potential of a university program in Los Angeles.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 14, 2018
Man Threatens to Jump From Building Near Alumni Hall
Students near Alumni Residence Hall and the Barney Building stopped in their tracks as cops flooded the area and a landing pad appeared on the sidewalk.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 12, 2018
NYU to Open New Medical School on Long Island
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 8, 2018
Democrats Clinch Control of State Senate for the First Time Since 2010
With Democrats in complete control of the New York state government, citizens may see abortion rights formally passed into law, single-payer healthcare and voting and campaign finance reform.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 8, 2018
NYU to Open Los Angeles Campus
At a fireside chat with administrators, Hamilton cited a large number of students already in Los Angeles as why Los Angeles makes sense to be NYU's next site.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 6, 2018
Transgender Activists Protest Trump, Prepare to Vote
With a push to rollback Obama-era policies that had expanded transgender rights, activists are protesting Trump and looking to elect representatives that oppose the possible changes.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 5, 2018
Student Introduces BDS Resolution, to Vote by Secret Ballot
Divesting from pro-Israel corporations that violate Palestinian rights could harm Tandon students job prospects.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• November 2, 2018
New Yorkers Let Loose at Packed Halloween Parade
At the annual New York City Village Halloween Parade, WSN met a queen from Colombia, Bob and Linda Belcher and a cotton candy-costumed foodie.
Victor Porcelli and Meghna Maharishi
• October 31, 2018
Professors Spar With NYU Over Self-Expression on BDS
Students, professors and administrators react after the university released a statement about the 30-club boycott of NYU Tel Aviv.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 31, 2018
Alter Reality With Tandon’s New VR Hub
RLab, as the virtual and augmented reality hub is called, is backed by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 25, 2018
30 NYU Clubs Pledge ‘Non-Cooperation’ With NYU Tel Aviv
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 23, 2018
Potential 2020 Presidential Candidate Speaks at NYU Law
Robert Coventry, and Victor Porcelli
• October 18, 2018
BDS Resolution Alarms Pro-Israel Groups
NYU microcosm of the Israeli-Palestinian debate.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 15, 2018
Students Condemn ‘War Criminal’ Kissinger
Kissinger is slated to speak at the Stern School of Business on Tuesday.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 15, 2018
Student Senators Continue Efforts to Divest From Israel With New Proposal
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 12, 2018
Construction on West 4th to End in November — Before Resuming in Spring
Wake me up when November ends.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 9, 2018
Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Paul Romer was honored for his work in "integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis."
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 8, 2018
President Hamilton Talks Avital Ronell, Trustees at University Senate Meeting
Campus leaders convened Thursday for the first University Senate meeting of the 2018-2019 academic year.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• October 5, 2018
With Its Contract Expiring, Student Activists Advocate for End to Aramark
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 26, 2018
Pop-up Museum Spotlights NYPD Failings
A new pop-up museum near campus hopes to bring attention to broken-windows policing.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 24, 2018
How Freedom of Information Could Look at NYU
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 17, 2018
Student Senators Take Another Shot At Board of Trustees Transparency
After resolutions for student and faculty representation on the board were rejected in July, Student Senators are proposing a new way to increase transparency.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 13, 2018
Photo: 17 Years After 9/11, Cortlandt St. Station Reopens
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 11, 2018
Rubin Will Cool Down — In Three Years
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 10, 2018
Food Insecurity Programs Serve Only ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Due to fears of overuse, an NYU program meant to address food insecurity has been kept quiet.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• September 10, 2018
Heat Wave Displaces Rubin Hall Residents
Rubin Hall residents were temporarily moved to cots during the heat wave.
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• August 29, 2018
Brennan Center Sues U.S. Department of Justice
Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor
• August 26, 2018
On Transferring to NYU
Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 30, 2018
Elitist Policies Surrounding Stern
Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 24, 2018
Cynthia Nixon Embodies Worrying Trend
Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinions Editor
• April 20, 2018
First-Years: Internships Don’t Matter
Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinions Editor
• April 13, 2018
Slack Chat: How can student activists better leverage NYU?
Tyler Crews, Natasha Roy and Victor Porcelli
• April 13, 2018
Big Data, Big Problems
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2018
Autonomy or Loneliness? Dealing with the Independent Culture of NYU
Being an NYU student can be lonely at times, but living in the city can also be an opportunity to become more independent.
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2018
Society Favors Extroverts
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• April 2, 2018
Which Lives March for Our Lives Is Missing
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• March 26, 2018
General Education As a Juice Cleanse
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• March 22, 2018
Don’t Censor Lil Yachty
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• March 19, 2018
Companies Have Values, Just like People
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• March 6, 2018
Georgia’s Unjust Spiritual Shield
Victor Porcelli, Staff Writer
• March 4, 2018
School Spirit, Only $5
Victor Porcelli
• February 26, 2018
Don’t Discredit This Opinion
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• February 20, 2018
The Wealth Gap and Canada’s Golden Goose
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• February 16, 2018
Let Woody Allen’s ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ See the Light of Day
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• February 2, 2018
Adulthood Begins at 24
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2018
Ansari Heard ‘Yes’ When She Didn’t Say ‘No’
Victor Porcelli, Contributing Writer
• January 29, 2018
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