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NYU law students sent a letter to their former classmate, Jared Kushner, to remind him of the power he has to change the country for the better.

NYU Law Classmates Appeal to Alum Jared Kushner

Arushi Sahay, Contributing Writer February 6, 2017
Presidential Senior Advisor and NYU alumnus Jared Kushner's law classmates wrote a letter to him about his responsibility to make a positive impact on the country.
Members of the MSA rally kneel in prayer by the Washington Square Arch to peacefully demonstrate their religious devotion despite the hateful rhetoric surrounding Muslims.

Walls Don’t Hold Back MSA During Rally

Sayer Devlin and Htoo Min February 1, 2017
The Muslim Student Association hosts a rally at Kimmel responding to President Trump's executive orders restricting immigration and suspending refugee admission.
Betsy DeVos (center) at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

How Will Betsy DeVos’s Policies Affect NYU Students?

Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor February 1, 2017
NYU professors share how Betsy DeVos would impact NYU students if she were appointed Secretary of Education.
Political Surrogates Are Hindering the News Media

Political Surrogates Are Hindering the News Media

Nate Torto, Contributing Writer February 1, 2017
Many news organizations are damaging to the integrity of their reporting by continuing to offer platforms to political surrogates.
The post-it notes covering Anastasiya Muravyeva's  door on Nov. 17 displayed rhetoric commonly employed by white nationalists, like "white pride" and "make America white again."

100 Days of Post-Inaugural Hate

Coco Wang, Deputy News Editor January 31, 2017
The Asian Pacific American Institute has created an online form where people can report hate crimes that occur within the first 100 days of Donald Trump's Presidency.

Ricardo Seco F/W 2017

Gabriella Bower, Editor-at-Large January 31, 2017

Following President Donald Trump's executive order that restricts immigration from seven Muslim countries, suspends all refugee admission for 120 days and bars all Syrian refugees...

Students, Teachers Gather Outside Senator Schumer’s Office to Protest Education Rights

Students, Teachers Gather Outside Senator Schumer’s Office to Protest Education Rights

Miranda Levingston, Deputy News Editor January 31, 2017
Protestors advocate against Betsy DeVos's nomination for Secretary of Education.
The Unintended Costs of Obama’s Presidential Power Expansion

The Unintended Costs of Obama’s Presidential Power Expansion

Mack DeGeurin, Contributing Writer January 31, 2017
While Obama’s decision to rely on executive orders during a gridlocked Congress may have led to successful policy measures, his actions have in effect paved the way and set the precedent for a vast and dangerous overreach of executive power by President Trump.
The "Nasty Woman" t-shirt is inspired by a comment Donald Trump targeted at Hillary Clinton on the election trail.

March into Feminist Fashion

Pamela Jew, Staff Writer January 30, 2017
Feeling inspired by the signs and chants from the recent Women’s March? There are plenty of fashionable ways to show your feminist pride.
History Is Repeating Itself

History Is Repeating Itself

Andrew Heying, Deputy Opinion Editor January 30, 2017
This ban — which is in direct violation of the First Amendment's commitment to religious freedom and the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act — will do nothing, except hurt victims of violence and terror.
Protestors in Battery Park Respond to JFK Detainees

Protestors in Battery Park Respond to JFK Detainees

Jemima McEvoy and Sayer Devlin January 29, 2017
New Yorkers took to the streets again on Sunday to protest President Trump's recent executive orders on immigration.
WSN staff talk about their favorite protest posters

Staff Recs: Best Inaugural Protest Signs

WSN Staff January 27, 2017
The beauty of protest signs lasts long after the day they're held in defiance — the best ones live on in memory as succinct slogans of resistance.