EmilyFong is the Opinion Editor for the Washington Square News. She is a sophomore at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, enjoys tea, and prefers using the Oxford comma. Follow her on Twitter in case she actually tweets something for once.
People attended the rally hosted by the Council On American-Islamic Relations in Washington Square Park in light of President Donald Trump's ban on immigrants from countries with...
Emily Fong, Interactive Graphics Editor
• January 23, 2017
However, safe spaces are not meant to be entirely depoliticized. And they are certainly not meant to be co-opted by those who have privileges in order to block out political discussion.
Carolyn Fan arrives just before a meeting of NYU’s Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, nearly tipping over from the weight of an armload of pizza. In her work...
Last night, as Donald Trump emerged as the victor in a long presidential contest, a number of people around the country were left feeling dissatisfied with the state of American...
The "30 Days, 30 Songs" initiative does what politics is supposed to do: make the officials that run our country and the processes surrounding their election back into a matter of public interest.
The occasional admission of students with possible criminal backgrounds — like Wolfgang Ballinger — should not damage the reputation of the Ban the Box movement.
The United States has, for the most part, recovered from the 2008 recession, stories of corporate largess, ethical transgressions and Wolf of Wall Street-style debauchery in the...
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 28, 2016
The problem with thinking that any representation, even Fiorina's, is good representation is that it turns a serious need for representation into a form of political tokenism.
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 21, 2016
It’s hard to find justification for full-body contouring makeup rituals, and the proliferation of these techniques online are especially troubling for self-esteem and self-consciousness.
As tensions and tempers flare between the encroaching walls of gentrification and those who find themselves forced out of their old homes, the parallels between San Francisco’s issues with homelessness and New York’s are clear.
“Dismantling the Master’s House,” by mixing mediums of entertainment and information, allows for a new approach to issues of race that is simultaneously more nuanced and more approachable.
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 22, 2016
Jeb Bush’s bid for the presidency was one best suited to an earlier era in time, not the current cycle of screaming and shouting that has begun to characterize our national discourse.
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 1, 2016
Asian-Americans, as one of the fastest growing demographics in the United States, can neither look past the grievances caused by primarily white institutions, nor can they ignore the problematic tendencies within their own communities.
Emily Fong, Deputy Opinion Editor
• January 25, 2016
In the United States, it is clear that steps must be taken to educate ourselves and each other about the obstacles that Native peoples must traverse every day.
As mental illness becomes a bigger and bigger part of the national discourse on personal health, it is imperative that we create some sort of safety net for the people who are struggling. Universities must be a huge part of this movement, because they represent a large portion of the population that is most at risk.
NYU Parent's Week wasn't a fun time at all. Not only was it an inconvenience for students in Bobst trying to study for midterms, but there are so many better ways for parents to spend time with their kids in the city.
Sports commentators and fans are doing players a disservice when they call for players to be tough and power through their injuries. Sports can only improve when we treat our athletes better, not worse, and the rules and regulations need to address this treatment more.
