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NYU Honors AIDS Victims With Memorial Quilt

At Bobst Library, nine of 48,000 panels of an AIDS Memorial Quilt are being exhibited as a memorial to LGBTQ Americans who lost their lives during the AIDS epidemic.

Adelaide Miller, Contributing Writer • September 13, 2019

Fifty years ago and four blocks away from Washington Square Park, the modern movement for gay rights caught fire. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, resistance to police brutality...

‘When Brooklyn Was Queer’ Uncovers the Borough’s Buried History

NYU contributing curator Hugh Ryan talks his new projects, including a book on the queer history of Brooklyn and two exhibitions on the same subject.

Aashna Agarwal, Staff Writer • April 22, 2019

What started as a pop-up museum in part-time NYU curator Hugh Ryan’s Bushwick loft eventually transformed into a quest to uncover Brooklyn’s queer history. The pop-up was expected...

Aramark Will Not Be NYU’s Dining Service Provider After July, Employees Say

The controversial food service provider’s contract has not been renewed, according to multiple employees of the company.

Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli • March 25, 2019

Aramark — NYU’s current food service provider — will not have its contract renewed, according to multiple NYU Dining employees who were notified by their managers over the...

NYU Inches Toward Carbon Neutrality

Kristina Hayhurst and Alex Domb • October 1, 2018

Coverage of new sustainability initiatives are being enacted by NYU, including eliminating plastic straws and installing solar panels on Bobst.

Suicide: How NYU’s Campus Crisis Response Is Failing Students and Staff

The author is a native New Yorker and a recent alumna of NYU. Currently involved in clinical research, she plans to pursue a career in nursing and public health.

Anonymous, Guest Writer • June 4, 2018

A recent NYU graduate writes about her experience with the student health services at NYU, and the continuing issue of suicide on campus.