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Off-Third: The last straw: Dining hall paper straws turn students into climate deniers
Save the turtles — or don’t. Just give us our plastic straws back, climate-denying students say.
Naisha Roy, Deputy Opinion Editor
• March 29, 2023
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Fridays for Future protesters walk out of school to demand climate legislation
Thousands of high school and college students marched from Foley Square to the Brooklyn Bridge to protest government inaction on climate change.
Emma Grimes, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2023
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The Soapbox: Airstrikes in Gaza, shortages in the UK, a coal mine collapse in China
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• February 24, 2023
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The Soapbox: UAE climate talks, drought in Argentina, Australia’s pledge
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor
• February 17, 2023
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What to do this week: The Washington Square Christmas tree and holiday cabaret
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Dec. 5-Dec. 11.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor
• December 4, 2022
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NYU commits to Tandon expansion with new billion-dollar investment
NYU announced that it will spend $1 billion on the Tandon School of Engineering in an effort to compete with top engineering schools nationwide.
Yezen Saadah, Deputy News Editor
• December 2, 2022
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What to do this week: PowerPoint comedy show and the Little Red Lighthouse
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Oct. 3 to Oct. 9.
Lauren Ashe, Deputy News Editor
• October 2, 2022
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Stern receives $20 million donation to create new real estate institute
The Chao-Hon Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance will provide new programs and scholarships focusing on sustainability, technology and real estate markets.
Amna Sheikh, Contributing Writer
• September 26, 2022
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Dan Goldman wins hotly contested NY-10 primary
A look into how the former federal prosecutor’s policies on student loan debt, public safety and climate change may affect NYU students as he advances to the November congressional election.
Lauren Ashe and Carmo Moniz
• August 25, 2022
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Gallatin first-years mobilize students to donate meal swipes to mutual aid
XR University NYC, revived in March, is challenging students to address issues ranging from climate change to food insecurity.
Tori Morales, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2022
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Climate activists hold environmental justice festival in Washington Square Park
Extinction Rebellion NYC held an Earth Day festival in the park, calling on corporations and the government to act against the fossil fuel industry.
Ally Dickson, Contributing Writer
• April 25, 2022
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Hundreds take over Brooklyn Bridge for climate justice
Fridays for Future, a youth-led climate advocacy movement, organized a global strike to pressure legislators to enact environmental legislation on Friday, March 25.
Kayla Hardersen, Senior Staff Writer
• March 29, 2022
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Brian Sanchez, Contributing Writer • February 13, 2025
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Tony Jaeyeong Jeong, Staff Writer • February 13, 2025