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Staff Rants: School-life balance

As the semester starts to kick in, the WSN staff shares their experiences with balancing — or at least trying to balance — their academic and social lives.

Molly Koch, Abi Rivera, Nikkala Kovacevic, Valentina Plevisani, Andrea Lui, Krish Dev, Yezen Saadah and Naisha Roy • September 29, 2023

On self-care Molly Koch — Opinion Editor Between going to class and working 20 hours a week, I never have time for myself. I have to pick and choose my battles between doing...

Opinion: For students’ health, a W grade on a transcript should be expungeable

The rigidity of the withdrawal policy may push students to prioritize grades over health.

Sophie Moller, Contributing Writer • April 13, 2022

If a student withdraws from a course after the add/drop period, a W will appear on their transcript. According to guidelines from the NYU Division of Student Affairs, students...

NYU Classes is dead

After eight years with NYU Classes as the university’s learning management system, NYU expects to fully transition to Brightspace by December 2021.

Rachel Cohen, Deputy News Editor • September 2, 2021

The fall 2021 semester begins today, Sep. 2, but unlike previous years, most students will not log on to NYU Classes to download their syllabi and view their assignments. Instead,...

March Calls for a Scientific Solution

Kristina Hayhurst, Deputy News Editor • April 16, 2018

Activists and educators gathered for the second annual March for Science this weekend. President Andrew Hamilton was among the speakers.

An All-Nighter Experiment

Dasha Zagurskaya, Contributing Writer • December 6, 2017

As dreads and finals are approaching, many of us catch ourselves considering the idea of ditching sleep in order to get on top of our work. But, is pulling an all-nighter worth it?

An Alternative View on NYUAD

Matthew Silverstein, Guest Writer • November 8, 2017

A Guest Writer's response to the Editorial Board's call for NYU to divest from NYUAD.

‘Shemale or Female’ Quiz Unacceptable

WSN Editorial Staff • October 30, 2017

Last week, a professor at State University of New York College at Geneseo gave a quiz in which students were tasked with deciding whether women in photos are “females or shemales.”

Multi-Factor Authentication Will Do More Harm Than Good

Melanie Pineda, Staff Writer • October 27, 2017

Multi-Factor Authentication is a waste of time that is bound to disrupt class times and study sessions, as well as create a new level of stress on the student body that could easily be avoided.

Are Freedom of Speech and NYU’s Global Campus Incompatible?

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer • October 23, 2017

Schools like NYU are responsible for training journalists to stand up to all types of authoritarianism, and to put rights to information and democratic free speech above nationalistic allegiances.

Meet NYU’s 2016 MacArthur ‘Geniuses’

Farhin Lilywala, Staff Writer • September 28, 2016

NYU claimed three of this year’s 23 MacArthur Fellowship recipients, also known as the “Genius Grant.” Computer Science Professor Subhash Khot, Associate Professor of Music Composition Julia Wolfe and alumnus Branden Jacobs-Jenkins all received the honor this year for work in their respective fields.

NYU vs. Columbia Is the Most Lukewarm Rivalry You Could Imagine

Shreya Biswal, Contributing Writer • September 20, 2016

Columbia is NYU's biggest rival, but how did this rivalry begin, and how pervasive is its presence in the two campuses?

Abu Dhabi Language Lab: Bilingual People Are Smarter

Lexi Faunce and Anne Cruz • February 16, 2016

Neuroscience of Language Lab at NYUAD found that bilingual people's brains are better able to focus on specific tasks and tune out distracting stimuli.