Opinion: NYU’s sexual respect training is inadequate
In the face of the vast disparities in sex education across states and schools, NYU’s sexual respect training falls short.
NYU leading initiative for migrants seeking asylum
Students, faculty and staff at the university will be able to help migrants file for asylum in the U.S. immigration system amid the city’s crisis.
Paulson Center opens first batch of athletic facilities
A fencing room, wrestling studio, squash courts and locker rooms have all opened, but students will have to wait for access to the pool, jogging track and basketball courts.
Readers Respond: NYU residence hall intrusions
Members of the NYU community told WSN how they feel about the recent intruders at residence halls.
Provost promises more transparency after concerns about Maitland Jones firing
NYU has proposed amendments to its Faculty Handbook and the reevaluation of contracts to address faculty concerns following the firing of chemistry professor Maitland Jones Jr. The faculty who initially complained are unimpressed.
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.
What to do this week: Haunted Halloween parade, the New York City Marathon
The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Oct. 31-Nov 6.
Narcan coming to city bars and clubs, but access at NYU more limited
As Narcan becomes available at nightlife establishments, NYU students are calling for the drug to be more accessible on campus.
NYU’s smaller study abroad sites are refreshingly personal
With smaller campus sizes, sites like NYU Accra, NYU Buenos Aires and NYU Sydney offer a unique sense of community to their students.
Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro joins NYU Reads panel
Kazuo Ishiguro, who authored this year’s NYU Reads selection “Klara and the Sun,” discussed his novel and creative writing process during a panel with NYU students and faculty.
Student gov’t distributes 80 meals in 30 mins at V100 food drive
Student Government Assembly members hope the food drive, held as part of NYU’s V100 spirit week in partnership with the Minetta Creek Collective and Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, will push NYU to offer more resources for students facing food insecurity.
Students frustrated with NYU’s communication following Brooklyn shooting
Messages from NYU Campus Safety and the Tandon School of Engineering dean came hours after a mass shooting disrupted commutes to and from campus and left community members wary of taking the subway.
