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

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The logo of New York University's Asian/Pacific/American Studies in white in the middle of leaves and flowers.

Opinion: NYU should drop its facade of Pacific Island inclusion

Despite housing the Asian/Pacific/American Institute and an associated major, NYU is failing to provide enough courses on Pacific Island Studies.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Identity & Equity Editor September 15, 2022

I realized my previous major, performance studies, at the Tisch School of the Arts was far too white for me, so this semester, I sought out an internal transfer into a major with...

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Must Do More For Its Students

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Must Do More For Its Students

Extending time-to-degree deadlines and funding packages are necessary accommodations for graduate students who have recognized and adapted to the crisis we are in.
WSN Editorial Board April 26, 2020

Last week, the COVID-19 Coalition and NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee hosted a Virtual Week of Action, which sought to raise awareness of the demands brought...

The beach at Tel Aviv's waterfront. (Staff Photo by Julia McNeill)

Over 2,000 People Sign Petition Against Boycott of NYU Tel Aviv

An NYU rabbi started a petition voicing opposition to a resolution by the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis pledging noncooperation with the study away site.
Meghna Maharishi and Victor Porcelli May 6, 2019

A petition condemning the Social and Cultural Analysis Department’s resolution of noncooperation with NYU Tel Aviv has amassed over 2,000 signatures from students, alumni, faculty...

In her presentation entitled “White Heteromasculinity, Anal Resilience, and the Erotic Spectacle of Repulsion”, Jane Ward, author and explorer of gender at the University of California Riverside, shows a captive NYU audience provocative images of the white American heterosexual male’s obsession with homoerotic acts.

Homosexual hazing rituals in a heteromasculine context

Diamond Naga Siu, Staff Writer November 11, 2015
The Center for the Study of Gender & Sexuality and Department of Social & Cultural Analysis hosted Jane Wards talk on the homosexual nature of hazing rituals.