What to do this week: Plant a tree with President Hamilton and a Minecraft tournament
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: April 17-23.
NYU to resume merit scholarships for MLK program after outcry
The university announced that it will resume merit-based scholarships for students in its flagship MLK Scholars program, following years of criticism from students.
Ryan Carney elected next NYU student government chair
NYU’s Student Government Assembly elected Ryan Carney, a senior in Liberal Studies, as its new chair.
CAS student council ousts president candidate from election
One of two presidential candidates for the CAS Student Council was removed from the election at a meeting on Tuesday after being charged with two campaign violations.
Beyond NYU: Reaching new heights with structural engineering
Richard Tomasetti is involved in the design and engineering of some of the world’s most notable buildings, and helped with reconstruction following the 9/11 attacks. He now teaches engineering at Columbia University.
NYU Law students protest LexisNexis contract with ICE
Law students from NYU and Columbia University demonstrated outside the Park Avenue headquarters of the data brokering company to demand that it end its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Bill de Blasio on his political career, Andrew Cuomo and Amazon
At a recent lecture, the former mayor of New York City spoke about potential plans for his future in politics, his relationship with former governor Andrew Cuomo and a failed Amazon construction project.
Beyond NYU: Concocting creativity with cabaret
Salty Brine discovered his passion for storytelling while studying at NYU. Now, he creates and performs his own cabaret shows in New York City.
The Soapbox: Tension in Palestine, Indigenous representation in Australia, migrant housing in the UK
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.
NYU drops antisemitism charge against grad student
A graduate student worker who lost her on-campus job and was charged with counts of vandalism and antisemitism after writing on a discarded mailbag will be rehired by the university.
‘It pains me that you are in pain,’ Tandon dean says to disgruntled graduates
Aggravated students from NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, unhappy that they will not be able to walk across the stage at graduation this year, sat down with their dean at a town hall on Wednesday.
NYU to drop COVID-19 vaccine requirement
The university announced that, starting May 11, it will end its vaccination requirements for students and visitors.
