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5 students you’re sure to run into this semester

From theater kids to finance bros, here’s a guide to some students you will see during the first week back.

Annie Emans, Contributing Writer • January 24, 2024

It’s a new semester, which means new classes and new people you can meet. At every college, there are the cliche characters: the loveable class clown, the artsy loner or the...

Editorial: NYU lifted its mask mandate, but now isn’t the time to be idle

COVID-19 still poses a substantial risk. Keeping up with masking and testing is critical for ensuring the safety of others.

WSN Editorial Board • September 26, 2022

Seniors Weigh Sentimentality, Price in Decision to Buy Class Ring

NYU’s class ring starts at $429. The price is comparable to other universities, but many seniors think it is still too high.

Alexandria Johnson, Deputy News Editor • September 27, 2019

As their last year at NYU begins, seniors will have to decide whether or not to dish out hundreds of dollars to immortalize their time here in the form of a purple-emblazoned class...

A Class of Their Own: Defining the Stereotypes Surrounding NYU’s Programs

Students discuss how school reputations burden them with expectations to meet and cliches to disprove.

Sammy Tavassoli, UTA • September 23, 2019

A Tisch student enigmatically takes a drag on her cigarette as she belts her latest solo with the accompaniment of 50 of her acting cohorts on the corner of Broadway. A Stern...

Journalism Minor Provides Flexibility for Students

Students and professors react to the new journalism minor that the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute announced on Friday.

Alexandria Johnson, Staff Writer • March 1, 2019

After NYU introduced two new journalism minors on Feb. 22, students are figuring out how this development may change their plans for graduation. The five-course minors allow...

Rapper Q-Tip To Teach Course on Jazz and Hip-Hop This Fall

Louise Choi, Staff Writer • April 12, 2018

Rapper Q-Tip will join the faculty of the Clive Davis Institute in the Tisch School of the Arts in fall 2018 to teach a course about the relationship between jazz and hip-hop.

What You Missed at SXSW

Ryan Mikel, Arts Editor • March 19, 2018

Politics surrounding race, class and gender were at the center of this year’s South by Southwest Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas.

Cold? Doesn’t Mean You Should Give Classes the Cold Shoulder

Wayne Chen, Staff Writer • January 22, 2018

Save the fun for later, cover thyself and go to classes to win early in the game.

The Illusion of White Victimhood

Theo Wayt, Staff Writer • November 13, 2017

Though armchair nationalists’ online escapades often fail to show more than their pitiful need for maximum attention with minimum effort, the “ IT’S OKAY TO BE WHITE” campaign reflects a larger delusion spreading throughout the U.S., one that contributes to destructive cultural divisions and plays into the political hands of the far-right: white victimhood.

Bad Writing Is No Excuse for Bigotry

Hailey Nuthals, Editor-at-Large • October 2, 2017

Flawed characters make for good writing. Perfectly moral characters are the most unrealistic of all, and boring to boot. But encouraging — or at the most passive level, allowing sexist or otherwise bigoted characters to be written uncritically — is to say that those characters are uncritically relatable.

Science of Happiness Professors Release Class-Based Book

Adriana Tapia, Contributing Writer • April 19, 2017

If you can't take the "Science of Happiness" course, don't worry — the professors behind it have published a book based on the class.

Class, Class, Class: Size Matters

Mona Chen, Contributing Writer • March 29, 2017

With such a big school, large class sizes are bound to happen. Read what teachers and students think about the affects of class size.