Opinion: NYU’s board of trustees contradicts the university’s mission of inclusivity

Election conspiracists, CEOs who profit from immigrant detention, and other proponents of inequality have no place leading NYU. These trustees should be removed from office.

WSN Editorial Board • September 13, 2021

The presence of an election conspiracist and the CEO of an investment firm with massive holdings in private prison and immigration concentration camp operators proves that the...

‘A propagandist’: NYU trustee Maria Bartiromo peddles pro-Trump lies on Fox shows

Once a journalism student at NYU, Maria Bartiromo has recently turned to amplifying baseless right-wing claims about the 2020 election and Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol — all while serving as a voting member of NYU’s Board of Trustees.

Arnav Binaykia and Suhail Gharaibeh • August 25, 2021

“This is disgusting! And we cannot allow America’s election to be corrupted. We cannot.”  These were the words of Maria Bartiromo — a Fox News personality and voting...

The Soapbox: Ghana, the Mediterranean, Hungary

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk, examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.

Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor • August 10, 2021

In Ghana, social media-fuelled protests seek to #FixTheCountry Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Accra, Ghana, Aug. 4 to air their grievances against the government...

London Keeps Calm and Carries On, But Can the US?

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer • March 29, 2017

Akshay Prabhushankar discusses how the United Kingdom reacted to and covered the recent London attack, which occurred on Westminster Bridge.

I Tried… Following Only People Donald Trump Follows on Twitter

Kaitlyn Wang, Staff Writer • November 30, 2016

How would you feel if you only followed people Donald Trump follows on Twitter? Read about what happened when our writer tried it for a week!

Fox News Segment Pushes Asian Voters Left

Emily Fong, Opinion Editor • October 11, 2016

Thanks to idiots like Jesse Watters and people like him, when Asians vote, they’ll vote for Democrats.

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.

Student takes on Fox News with leggings

Patrick Pauley, Staff Writer • November 23, 2015

NYU student Addie Weyrich reacts to the Fox News segment that questions if leggings are pants.

United States can and must do better on international stage

Pragya Gianani, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2015

The US is not the paradise many believe it to be, and it must strive to be more.

Notions of indoctrination at colleges extreme

Christina Coleburn, Opinion Editor • December 1, 2014

While liberals may outnumber conservatives at universities, the lack of instances of legitimate indoctrination and increasingly corporatized model of higher education demonstrate that the collegiate “continuum of leftism” is not as genuine as D’Souza suggests.