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NYU has released their 2020 tax forms to WSN before filing them. (Staff illustration by Chelsea Li)

Off-Third: NYU’s 2020 Receipts: $400 Million to Lady Gaga, $2 to Student Health Center and More

NYU has released their 2020 tax returns one year in advance, and we’ve conducted a full review. Here’s what we found.
Abby Hofstetter, Opinion Editor October 22, 2019

Off-Third is WSN’s satire section. In an unprecedented step toward transparency, NYU has released its 2020 tax returns to WSN before filing them. This comes after WSN published...

NYU's Board of Trustees. (via NYU)

Off-Third: The Board’s Minutes, Reimagined

After reneging on a promise to release the minutes of their meetings, the Board of Trustees has published a summary of their annual June meeting. But since they never released the actual minutes, we’re left with no choice but to imagine what might have happened.
Abby Hofstetter, Opinion Editor September 26, 2019

Off-Third is WSN’s satire section. WILLIAM BERKLEY: Okay, okay. Order. It’s great to see you all again, but right now we have business to get to. Andy, you said you had...

Check out some suggestions for low-cost birthday activities. (Photo by Sam Cheng)

Cheap Birthday Celebrations in the City

Check out the best ways to celebrate your birthday in the city without going broke!
Ria Mittal, Staff Writer May 6, 2019

Let’s be honest — birthdays make for the best celebrations. They give you an opportunity to go out, have fun with your friends and appreciate the fact that you’ve managed...

Promotional poster for season eight of "Game of Thrones." (via Flickr)

Popularity, The Displeasing and ‘Game of Thrones’

“Game of Thrones” is both one of television’s most popular and least decent shows.
Dante Sacco, Deputy Arts Editor May 1, 2019

Few elements of the American experience even approach ubiquity. The internet, thousands of TV channels and cultural polarization have led to a nation of enclaves and isolation,...

Steinhardt first-year Abe Konick (center) teaches a group of students how to cook spaghetti sauce at the first Open Kitchen event of the semester. (Photo by Victor Porcelli)

Program Teaching Students to Cook on a Budget Finds Funding to Start Again

Open Kitchen is a program that hosts a series of classes on how to cook nutritious food for cheap. Once funded out of its founder’s pocket, it now has support from a variety of NYU groups.
April 24, 2019

One of many student-led initiatives to combat campus food insecurity, Open Kitchen — a program which teaches students how to cook nutritious food on a budget — held its first...

NYU's proposed budget for the 2018-2019 academic year shows a 3.1 percent increase from the 2017-2018 budget.

NYU Endowment Eclipses $4 Billion, Cost of Attendance to Rise 2.7 Percent in 2018-2019

Alex Domb, Deputy News Editor May 15, 2018
NYU's annual budget proposal for the 2018-2019 school year was released Monday afternoon.
San Marzano’s signature French toast.

College Wallet, Bougie Belly: San Marzano

Scott Hogan, Staff Writer March 26, 2018
If you have a college wallet and bougie belly, this new series is for you. This week we have a delicious Italian eatery right by campus.
Christmas gift ideas on a budget!

Holiday Gift Guide: Under $30

Amelia McBain, Staff Writer December 6, 2017
It can be hard to shop for gifts on a college student budget. Here are eight things you can buy under $30.
Besides being home to the Empire State Building and Times Square, midtown is also where Central Park starts as it stretches north for the next 50 blocks.

Nothing Mid-iocre About It

Liv Chai, Staff Writer November 8, 2017
Explore Midtown with us.
Stephanie Pianka, the previous Vice President for Financial Operations and University Treasurer, will now be the Senior Vice President for Finance and Budget and CFO, effective June 15.

NYU Promotes University Treasurer to CFO

Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor May 1, 2017
NYU has appointed a faculty member as its new CFO — someone who conveniently already works for the university.
NYU President Andrew Hamilton in addition to other NYU students and faculty spoke out against President Trump’s budget proposal. Many are concerned with the budgetary cuts to the Department of Education.

Trump’s Proposal Concerns NYU

Mack Degeurin, Staff Writer April 3, 2017
President Andrew Hamilton wrote an article in The Washington Post March 25, criticizing President Donald Trump's budget proposal. Faculty and students at NYU have spoken out on these potential changes to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education.
Trump’s Budget Hurts Higher Education

Trump’s Budget Hurts Higher Education

WSN Editorial Board March 20, 2017
Although President Donald Trump has claimed that he wants to help the working class and young people, his proposed budget cuts will only make higher education less affordable — especially for low-income students.