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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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The NYU Bookstore updated NYU’s Student Government Assembly on its affordability initiative, which was created to counter the high costs of textbooks and course materials. This was one of the topics discussed at the second SGA meeting of the Fall 2021 semester, which was held on Oct. 28. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)

Student government welcomes NYU’s first dean of students

A summary of developments from the second Student Government Assembly meeting of the fall 2021 semester.
Maria Freyre, Staff Writer November 4, 2021

NYU’s Student Government Assembly held its second meeting of the fall 2021 semester on Oct. 28. Topics of discussion included a bookstore affordability initiative and a new coalition...

Hillary Clinton speaking with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at PEN World Voices Festival.

Hillary Clinton Speaks Candidly at PEN World Voices

Emily Fagel, Theater and Books Editor April 26, 2018
Hillary Clinton sat down with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ("Americanah") at PEN World Voices Festival on Sunday to discuss the importance of free speech and free press.
Cooper Union Sets Example With Free Tuition

Cooper Union Sets Example With Free Tuition

Beth Sattur, Staff Writer March 27, 2018
New York City colleges should follow Cooper Union's example and work to reduce the cost of tuition or make college free.
Should psychedelic therapists be required to try their own medicine? NYU professor Elizabeth Nielson brought up the issue in her talk at the annual Horizons Conference held at Cooper Union on Oct. 6-8.

NYU Professors at Horizons Conference Share Psychedelic Research

Kristina Hayhurst, Contributing Writer October 12, 2017
NYU researchers discuss treating patients with psychedelic drugs at this year's Horizons Conference.

New York Reacts: Trump Elected President

Anna Letson, Multimedia Editor November 9, 2016
NYU Journalism students went around New York today and asked people about their feelings surrounding the election results. This is what they had to say.
Gender-Neutral Bathrooms and General Common Sense

Gender-Neutral Bathrooms and General Common Sense

Paris Martineau, Contributing Writer April 4, 2016
The umbrage that many take with gender-neutral restrooms is not one rooted in feasibility, cost, or safety, but in a specific bias against the LGBTQ community members who would benefit from this much needed change.
Professor Tae Hong Park is currently working on an application that maps the sounds of various cities.

Don’t Ask for a Quiet City

Audrey Deng, Deputy Managing Editor February 29, 2016
However loud New York may be, a city that is too loud is better than one that's too quiet.
Cooper Union expansion dangerous, reckless

Cooper Union expansion dangerous, reckless

Richard Shu, Deputy Opinion Editor September 8, 2015
Cooper Union's expansion plans have been met with ire from locals, and so NYU should temper its rampant expansionism.
On the Wire

On the Wire

February 7, 2014
Catch up with some important news with On the Wire.
Rachel Kaplan/WSN

University House opens for students attending college in New York City

April 29, 2013
University House will open for any university students whose college leases space in the building.
File photo by Jonathan Tan/WSN

Cooper Union tuition implementation causes controversy

April 29, 2013
Cooper Union, which previously provided free education to its students, will begin charging 50 percent of tuition prices to the freshman 2014 class.
File Photo by Jonathan Tan

At Cooper, art, engineering students feel divide

December 9, 2012
As the Cooper Union protest continues, a divergence has emerged between art and engineering students.