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Opinion: AOC’s Met Gala stunt and the frivolous performance of class solidarity
AOC’s Met Gala dress was tone-deaf, but what do the surrounding arguments reveal about NYU students’ own ignorance regarding class and privilege?
Srishti Bungle, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 23, 2021
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NYU’s Inadequate Quarantine Meals Exacerbated Food Insecurity
NYU’s failure to deliver sufficient food to quarantined students has become a social media trend in the last few weeks. But amidst all the jokes and viral posts, the struggles of low-income and food insecure students are being neglected and trivialized.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor
• September 3, 2020
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The Persistence of Classism at NYU
The classist language used on the American Sign Language Department’s universal syllabus reveals an ongoing culture of elitism that extends beyond the student body.
Helen Wajda, Opinion Editor
• September 1, 2020
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Stop Looking Down on Young Adult Fiction
Judging people for reading contemporary fiction doesn’t do much but discourage them from reading what they really enjoy.
Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 10, 2020
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NYU’s Facade of Financial Support
Despite promoting socio-cultural diversity, NYU continually sabotages and fails to accommodate lower-income students.
Emily Dai, Deputy Opinion Editor
• February 10, 2020
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Elitist Policies Surrounding Stern
Victor Porcelli, Deputy Opinion Editor
• April 23, 2018
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Thank Racism, Not Anti-Elitism, For Trump
Matthew Perry, Staff Writer
• November 14, 2016
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Stern elitism brings students no benefit
Max Schachere, Contributing Writer
• September 23, 2015
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