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NYU Motorsports: The masters of mettle and moving parts

From Tandon students tirelessly engineering cars to Stern and CAS students cold-calling organizations for support, here’s how NYU Motorsports persists in its never-ending race to achieve automotive excellence.

Andrea Lui, Dining Editor • February 1, 2024

NYU Motorsports, a Vertically Integrated Project of engineers, creators and entrepreneurs based at the Tandon School of Engineering, transforms motor racing into full-fledged business...

Staff Rants: The doors vs. wheels debate

WSN staff offers up our thoughts on a timeless question: Are there more doors or wheels in this world? Enjoy!

Mitesh Shrestha, Jules Roscoe, Michelle Han, Alexandra Cohen, Sabrina Choudhary, Kristian Burt, Srishti Bungle • March 22, 2022

On whether gated channel proteins count Listen, I don’t know anymore. I was so convinced it was wheels. I want it to be wheels. Think about a group study room or a lecture hall...

Should NYC Just Ban Cars Too?

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer • November 6, 2017

Fewer than 30 percent of those killed in car crashes last year were drivers or passengers. The majority were pedestrians and cyclists — New Yorkers who chose to avoid cars and were therefore more vulnerable, just like those killed on Halloween.

Driverless Pizza Changes Dynamic

Adryan Barlia, Deputy Opinion Editor • September 5, 2017

People would have to pay attention to their phones more, physically have to leave their homes to approach an empty car, and figure out the payment process from automated screens set up in the car's exterior — a list of inconveniences. Pizza delivering is great and will continue to be great, so no need for replacements.

Raising Gas Prices Might Be Unpopular, But It’ll Fuel the Future

Akshay Prabhushankar, Deputy Opinion Editor • September 7, 2016

low gas prices are not good for the future of the country — we should actually be raising them if we are to address the long-term issues of the U.S. dependence on oil.

NYU Encourages Students To Go Car-Free, But Most Already Do — Here’s Why

Carlos Michael Rodriguez, Staff Writer • April 27, 2016

NYU pledged to go car-free for Earth Day, when almost no NYU students use or own cars.