Opinion: Bobst should stop playing CNN on that one TV all the time

Since LL1-16 has been converted into a study space, it should be fully treated as one. Watch Anderson Cooper on your own time.

Jules Roscoe, UTA Staff Editor • February 25, 2022

If you spend serious time at Bobst Library, you know about LL1-16. It's the glass-encased room located just off the staircases down from the lobby. Before NYU adjusted its...

Following Stern’s Lead, University of Geneva Opens Center for Business and Human Rights

The center will collaborate with the University of Sydney to develop human rights benchmarks for the financial service sector and look at sustainable sourcing of cobalt from the Congo.

Rocio Fabbro, Contributing Writer • November 22, 2019

The University of Geneva will follow the Stern School of Business’ lead and launch a Center for Human Rights — the first institution of its kind in Europe — on Nov. 25. The...

How Framing Directs the Democratic Debates

By turning Democratic policy into Republican talking points, debate moderators make the events about themselves and their potential profit rather than about the candidates.

Scott Oatkin, Staff Writer • September 18, 2019

The Democratic debates have come and gone, and once more they have utterly failed to create the comprehensible and substantive discussion that voters long for. The candidates themselves...

Students Recount Their Experiences With the CNN Bomb Scare

Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editors • October 25, 2018

NYU students and alumni who work at CNN's New York headquarters were shaken by a bomb scare Wednesday morning. The incident comes at a time of increasing international animosity towards journalists.

Carlos Chirinos: Reaching Out Through Music

Connor Gatesman, Music Editor • November 27, 2017

Professor Carlos Chirinos sits down with WSN and explains his role in the many realms of music he's involved with, and how he uses music as an effective means of social outreach.

Irma Reaction Representative of Disregard for Latin America

Paola Nagovitch, Contributing Writer • September 14, 2017

The media’s decision to focus on the U.S over the Caribbean is an intentional commercial strategy to appeal to a wider audience, but this decision stems from the United States’ underlying historical disregard for Latin America and the marginalization of its people.

NYU Journalists Face Uncertainty Following Press Briefing Bans

Mack Degeurin, Contributing Writer • March 2, 2017

Now that several media outlets have been banned from the White House, NYU journalism students and professors discuss the future of their field.

Trevor Hill Was Right to Question Capitalism

Maya Nann, Contributing Writer • February 10, 2017

Young people like Trevor Hill are aware that capitalism is no longer a desirable belief system to subscribe to. Meanwhile the powers at play are clinging onto outdated systems doomed for failure.

24-Hour News Is the Only Modern Option

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer • September 16, 2016

Current events and breaking news was simply far less accessible than they are today, which is why, for all its foibles, the existence of a 24-hour news cycle is a net boon for the American people.

24-Hour News Is Ruining American Politics

Thomas Price, Contributing Writer • September 16, 2016

The 24-hour news cycle has become far more of a detriment than a service to the medium of news and to the American people.

NYU Needs to Address Its Hostility Towards Trump Supporters

Aaron Reuben, Contributing Writer • April 15, 2016

Regardless of whether or not these feelings of hostility have been embellished or exaggerated, strict labeling and rejection of Trump supporters and the swirl of media that has ensued is detrimental to NYU, an institution renowned for its free speech, social movements and debate.

Q&A: Gallatin Student Leads the Way for Gender Equality in Latin America

Yulin Lou, Staff Writer • April 13, 2016

WSN sat down with Gallatin freshman Gerardo Portney for being named one of CNN Expansión's 30 under 40 for his work regarding gender equality in Latin America.