The Soapbox: French pension reform, drought in Spain, migration in Italy
The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Off-Third: The last straw: Dining hall paper straws turn students into climate deniers
Save the turtles — or don’t. Just give us our plastic straws back, climate-denying students say.
Fridays for Future protesters walk out of school to demand climate legislation
Thousands of high school and college students marched from Foley Square to the Brooklyn Bridge to protest government inaction on climate change.
Slavoj Žižek is the public intellectual for an absurd world
The oratory style of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek is as much performance as it is lecture.
The Soapbox: COP26 climate summit edition
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.
Opinion: The UN is taking substantial action against climate change
Despite climate defeatism and cynicism surrounding the U.N., the organization is making a difference in the fight for a greener future.
Sunrise NYU revives university divestment campaign
The campaign urges the university to divest from fossil fuels and private prisons. Organizers held the first rally of the semester on Oct. 15.
Pay Attention to Middle America
The lack of coverage of issues faced by communities in Middle America delays any legislative progress that will improve the well-being of American society.
Not All Activism Is Created Equal
Activists like Greta Thunberg and the Parkland kids are doing great work. But why are they the face of movements that started long before them?
Greta’s Anger: A Shift Toward Accountability
The reception of Greta Thunberg’s UN speech highlights the urgent need for new solutions to climate change and the need to hold those who’ve neglected the crisis accountable.
Student Decarbonization Efforts Gain Momentum
NYU Divest’s campaign for decarbonization may now finally be heard by the University Senate in a week, while NYU Divest plans to amplify its resolution by hosting a rally on the same day.
