Stern School of Business Commencement ’16

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • May 21, 2016

Excitement was palpable at the Theater at Madison Square Garden on the morning of May 20, where students, families and faculty gathered to celebrate the graduation of the Leonard...

Staying single can be a matter of practicality

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • November 30, 2015

Fewer millennials are married or in serious relationships, but this trend does not necessarily stem from a rejection of commitment. For many, the decision to stay single longer is a matter of practicality.

Campus politics cannot be discounted at NYU

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • November 2, 2015

Students need to begin playing a greater role in campus politics. Every day, decisions that profoundly affect the student body pass by without student say, particularly in recent years.

Life begins at the edge of your comfort zone

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • September 8, 2015

Freshmen should not let their fears and insecurities hold them back from enjoying NYU as fully as possible. Life begins, as they say, at the end of your comfort zone.

Quality service must follow MTA fare hikes

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • March 25, 2015

The MTA fare hike should be accompanied by an improvement in customer service and a reduction in delays.

Change, don’t cut, journalism programs

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • March 5, 2015

College journalism programs should be revised rather than abandoned entirely.

Walker’s ‘elitist’ college critique unproductive

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • February 23, 2015

Scott Walker has unfairly criticized those who are worried about his lack of a college degree as elitist.

Students must take control of own education

Christina Coleburn, Senior Editor • February 4, 2015

A new app that allows parents, professors and administrators to track university student attendance is not a long term solution to absences.

Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • December 1, 2014

While liberals may outnumber conservatives at universities, the lack of instances of legitimate indoctrination and increasingly corporatized model of higher education demonstrate that the collegiate “continuum of leftism” is not as genuine as D’Souza suggests.

Disability accommodations need reassessment

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • November 18, 2014

Universities must reconsider what constitutes a reasonable accommodation for students with psychiatric illness.

Neglecting core subjects fails students

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • October 16, 2014

By negating core subjects, colleges deny students the crucial opportunity to receive a formal education in these essential areas.

Students must fight partisanship by voting

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • October 1, 2014

Young Americans’ activism to promote civic engagement demonstrates that students can empower themselves through the political process.

Hookup culture needs to grow up

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • September 25, 2014

Hookup culture is counterproductive to forming meaningful relationships.

Internships should not require credit

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • August 24, 2014

If the educational value of an internship does not equal that of a class, a student should not have to pay for credit for it.

Christina’s Case: Female conservative pundits enable war on women

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • July 3, 2014

Certain female conservative pundits are complicit in enabling a war on women that they adamantly insist is waged by the left.

Silver School of Social Work Commencement

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • May 21, 2014

Silver conferred degrees on 32 undergraduate students.

School of Continuing, Professional Studies Commencement

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • May 19, 2014

Student speaker Theresa Cardamone took a 38-year hiatus from formal education before enrolling at SCPS.

Christina’s Case: Elizabeth Warren leads student loan reform effort

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • April 28, 2014

The bursting student loan debt bubble equates to far more than partisan divides for students and families across the nation, including many on this campus.

Christina’s Case: NYU needs strategy to prevent prescription drug abuse

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • April 21, 2014

The NYU website states that the university intends to reach its 2017 target of reducing the number of students who take non-prescribed prescription drugs from 13 to 11.7 percent.

Christina’s Case: University policies should reflect First Amendment rights

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • April 14, 2014

Enrolling in college should not equate to abdicating freedom of speech.

Christina’s Case: Racial insults deter productive political discourse

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • March 30, 2014

When Republicans and Democrats shift their focus, they will find that they can address issues that are relevant to minorities.

Christina’s Case: Townhall misleads on voter indentification

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • March 24, 2014

The conservative news outlet makes a faulty argument about Democrats' view of voter ID laws.

Christina’s Case: Privacy scarce in porn industry

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • March 10, 2014

Privacy is an unreasonable expectation for people in the public eye.

Christina’s Case: Pistorius’ crime denotes South African trend

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • March 3, 2014

South Africans should use the upcoming Pistorius trial as an opportunity to improve their criminal investigations.

Christina’s Case: Obesity should not be classified as disease

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 24, 2014

The American Medical Association has

Christina’s Corner: Men must join fight against sexual assault

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 9, 2014

The bystander intervention aims to include men in sexual assault prevention.

Coleburn responds to media criticism

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 4, 2014

Deputy opinion editor Christina Coleburn discusses the reaction to yesterday's op-ed.

Sexism toward Wendy Davis revives war on women

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • February 3, 2014

Critiques of Senator Wendy Davis are wrongly aimed at her gender.

Excessive gunman coverage fuels murder

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • January 27, 2014

Media outlets should lessen coverage of mass shootings.

Humanities should not be undervalued

Christina Coleburn, Deputy Opinion Editor • December 10, 2013

While the STEM fields are important, humanities should not be discounted as important fields of study.

States should increase focus on mental illness

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • December 2, 2013

The recent stabbing of Virginia senator Creigh Deeds by his mentally ill son, who was turned away from a hospital because of a lack of psychiatric beds, brings to light the insufficient funding of state mental healthcare systems nationwide.

Student discussion should not be suppressed

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • November 25, 2013

Following Neshaminy High School's editorial announcing a ban of the word "Redskin" in their newspaper, the principal should have encouraged the valid student discussion, rather than shoot down the debate.

Kennedy’s assassination does not define his legacy

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • November 17, 2013

With the 20th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, his critics should realize his success and stop doubting his incomplete presidency.

Smoking bill muddles idea of adulthood

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • November 11, 2013

The New York City Council's vote to raise the tobacco-buying age from 18 to 21, while an honest push for public health, would infringe on the rights of New Yorkers ages 18 to 20 who are considered legal adults.

Newspapers should not adjust journalistic standards for controversial topics

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • November 4, 2013

The LA Times' recent decision to reject anti-climate change letters reflects an objective to uphold ethics and a journalistic standard of accuracy, rather than a denial of free speech and attempt to censor one side of a controversial issue.

Rape prevention should focus on aggressors, not victims

Christina Coleburn, Staff Columnist • October 28, 2013

In wake of Slate columnist Emily Yoffe's article claiming women are responsible for rape prevention, staff columnist Christina Coleburn makes the case that prevention efforts should target aggresors, not victims.

Tea Party faction hurts GOP constituency

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • October 21, 2013

Staunch conservatives within the Republican party must mobilize against the Tea Party to remedy the internal problems of the GOP.

Malala Yousafzai can help mend Pakistan’s wounds

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • October 16, 2013

Yousafzai the young Pakistani girl who fights for educating girl is viewed as a disgrace in Pakistan, while the western world sees her as a hero.

Christie can afford to digress from constituents on gay marriage

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • October 7, 2013

Gov. Chris Christie should not expend political capital for a potential Republican nomination in 2016 fighting gay marriage.

Disney audience places harmful, idolized pressure on female stars

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • September 30, 2013

The Disney brand and its idolizing viewers are toxic to the personal and professional development of its female stars.

Domestic terrorism denied important national coverage

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • September 23, 2013

The lack of coverage of last week's anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing is emblematic of an exclusion of domestic terrorism from our national conversation.

Bloomberg calling de Blasio’s campaign racist is inadvertently racist

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • September 11, 2013

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's characterization of mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio's ad campaign as racist reveals the current mayor's double-standard when it comes to race.

Politicization of Martin Luther King Jr. detracts from legacy

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist • September 5, 2013

The media's political spin on Martin Luther King's beliefs and message is a disservice to his legacy.