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NYU Divest members occupied part of the first floor of Bobst Library, blocking the elevator that leads to executive offices on Monday, April 18, demanding to meet with the Board of Trustees who would vote on divestment at their next meeting.

BREAKING: NYU Divest Occupies Bobst Library

Anne Cruz and Lexi Faunce, News Editors April 18, 2016
NYU Divest threatens to occupy Bobst Library until the university grants the organization a presentation before the Board of Trustees.

Crime Log: April 4-7

Diamond Naga Siu and Greta Chevance April 11, 2016
A weekly round-up of campus crime between April 4 and April 7.
NYU students rallied in the Bobst Lobby to show their support for banning the box on the Common Application.

IEC Hosts Teach-In to Educate and Bring Awareness

Diamond Naga Siu, Deputy News Editor March 1, 2016
The Incarceration to Education Coalition held a discussion in Bobst library on Monday to answer students' questions on banning the box from the Common App.
Anti-Semitic remarks made by Elmer Bobst have prompted calls for the renaming of NYU’s library.

The Names Behind NYU’s Buildings

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer February 29, 2016
A look at the namesakes behind some of NYU's most well-known buildings and programs.
[PHOTOS]: Divest demands accountability from NYU in face of climate change

[PHOTOS]: Divest demands accountability from NYU in face of climate change

Christine Wang, Deputy News Editor October 29, 2015
Members of NYU Divest occupied the main floor of Bobst Library to encourage NYU to divest from fossil fuels three years after Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast.
Parents Day disruptive, little use

Parents Day disruptive, little use

Emily Fong, Staff Writer October 26, 2015
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.
The Graduate Student Organizing Committee, or GSOC, voted this past Friday regarding Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions' measures against the Israeli state.

GSOC holds work-in, says university not holding up their end of the contract

Diamond Naga Siu, Contributing Writer October 15, 2015
GSOC expressed their frustration over what they claim is NYU's resistance to implement last year's contract.
A judge says that NYU must bargain with the union workers at Bobst regarding the school’s decision to change job duties and descriptions.

NYU, Bobst workers clash over job changes

Lexi Faunce, Staff Writer April 28, 2015
A National Labor Relations Board judge ordered the university to bargain with the union representing workers at Bobst Library over changes in job duties.
Students spelled out the word "divest" in the atrium of Bobst with their bodies in order to call on NYU President John Sexton and the Board of Trustees to decrease the university’s investment in the fossil fuel industry.

NYU Divest demonstrates in Bobst before meeting

Shirley Foo, Contributing writer October 16, 2014
NYU Divest gathered in Bobst Library to encourage the NYU Administration to divest from fossil fuels.
University should strengthen smoking policy

University should strengthen smoking policy

Matthew Tessler, Contributing Columnist October 15, 2014
The fight against smoking must continue relentlessly, starting with NYC and NYU officials supporting anti-smoking efforts.

Textbooks must be affordable, accessible

WSN Editorial Board September 16, 2014
Textbooks are an added college expense. Faculty can do something to help alleviate the burden.
courtesy of NYU

University removes hawk cam outside Bobst

March 31, 2014
NYU has removed its camera on the nest of a pair of red-tailed hawks that made a nest on a Bobst Library window ledge.