The widespread criticism of the new Indiana Religious Freedom Law is justified and proves that young voters should vote in local elections to prevent unjust laws like this from passing.
New legislation to allow non-citizens with legal immigration status to vote in NYC municipal elections will allow for more inclusive voting that is reflective of NYC's diverse population.
The Flood Wall Street 11, a group of protesters who refused to plead guilty to charges of disorderly conduct during the Flood Wall Street demonstrations on September 22, could...
Changes to NYU's housing policy for the 2015-2016 academic year will shortchange NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering students by making student's from all campuses obtain Brooklyn housing as easily as they do.
Gov. Cuomo's "Enough is Enough" campaign is an excellent way to promote proposed legislation changes that will assist sexual assault victims at universities across the state.
Given that NYU's alumni networks consistently rank on top 10 lists of "universities with richest alumni," there's no good reason to ask current students to donate to financial aid funds (except possibly mismanagement). Also, NYUers graduate with astronomical amounts of debt.
NYU's active approach to the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week is a welcome first step toward university wide improvements to eating disorder prevention.
In an effort to promote signing up for health care under the Affordable Care Act, BuzzFeed released a lighthearted video called “Things Everybody Does But Doesn’t Talk About,...
Human Rights Watch reports that labor conditions at NYU's construction projects in Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island aren't been monitored closely enough and abuses are still happening.
Wealthy foreign money buying up NYC real estate through shell companies drives up housing prices and worsens the affordable housing problem. De Blasio must do more about this.
Efforts by faculty and students to disinvite speakers on college campuses is a net loss for learning, since college is a time for hearing opposing viewpoints.
As of this semester, a discussion group for administrators called White Administrators Talk Race now meets every other week in the Center for Multicultural Education and Programs...
More than ever, we need to address the increasingly-neglected duty of police to protect citizens. The police and state government cannot afford to remain blind to the undercurrents of racial tension.
A recently announces plan would replace NYC pay phones with " stand-alone devices offering free Wi-Fi and nationwide phone calls as well as mobile phone charging capability." This is the kind of action that NYC should be taking to make modernize itself as well as lead the nation in offering its citizens more wireless access.
The $10 million plus back pay in the Rick's Cabaret case is long overdue and represents a victory for both fair wages and for workers in the adult entertainment industry.
The New York Post published an article on Nov. 9 revealing that NYU’s tech-work program is currently supplying cheap labor for startup companies, paying graduate students only...
NYC has put an end to a possible smartphone tracking program. This is a step in the right direction for NYC in balancing personal privacy with public security.
Strategies for anxiety-management are life skills that need to be drawn upon, now during midterms, again during final exams and in future stressful situations.
NYU's new policies and practices on sexual misconduct, relationship violence and stalking are a step in the right direction. However, NYU must remain dedicated to upholding these policies if it wants to have a serious impact on sexual misconduct.
Global climate change has been a hot issue at the United Nations conference. De Blasio presented at the UN about climate change where he presented his administrations plan to tackle NYC emissions. If this plan is followed, New York will help lead the way in cutting greenhouse emissions in the US.
