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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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NYU Students for Justice in Palestine Receives Service Award From President Hamilton

NYU Students for Justice in Palestine Receives Service Award From President Hamilton

The activist group that has butted heads with the university in the past will receive an award from it this month.
Lachlan Hyatt, Staff Writer April 9, 2019

NYU Students for Justice in Palestine — which often conflicts with the university’s administration — was selected to receive the President’s Service Award, the group announced...

Why NYU Must Support the Resolution on the Human Rights of Palestinians

Why NYU Must Support the Resolution on the Human Rights of Palestinians

Our tuition is funding human rights violations — we must hold NYU accountable and put an end to this practice.
Authors of BDS Resolution, Contributing Writers November 30, 2018
Our tuition is funding human rights violations — we must hold NYU accountable and put an end to this practice.
SGA Should Vote No on the Upcoming BDS Vote

SGA Should Vote No on the Upcoming BDS Vote

The resolution only singles out Israel as a country that violates human rights — it isn’t inclusive enough.
Matthew Weinstein and Bobby Miller, Contributing Writers November 29, 2018

On Oct. 29, over 20 student clubs and organizations came together to honor the lives of those who perished in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, the deadliest anti-Semitic shooting...

An illustration of a white postcard with a red stamp in the top right corner. On the postcard are the words “letter to the editor” in a cursive style. Behind the postcard is a closed gray envelope.

Letter to the Editor: ‘Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU’

A response criticizing WSN’s editorial that ran this week, attempting to clear up the circumstances of why the Israeli flag was hung in front of the Palestinian flag.
Mara Davis, Guest Editorial October 31, 2018
A response criticizing WSN’s editorial that ran this week, attempting to clear up the circumstances of why the Israeli flag was hung in front of the Palestinian flag.
Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU

Protecting the Right to Advocate at NYU

The Editorial Board discusses a lack of recognition of the ever present Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus.
WSN Editorial Board October 29, 2018
The Editorial Board discusses a lack of recognition of the ever present Israeli-Palestinian conflict on campus.
NYU’s Alternative Fact Finding Mission to Israel

NYU’s Alternative Fact Finding Mission to Israel

Jewish Voice for Peace October 22, 2018
The "NYU Fact Finding Mission to Israel and the Palestine Territories" isn't as innocuous as it seems — there's inherently an endorsement of unjust oppression.
The logo of NYU's Student Government. (Courtesy of NYU Student Government)

Student Senators Continue Efforts to Divest From Israel With New Proposal

Victor Porcelli, Deputy News Editor October 12, 2018

As part of the international movement supporting Palestinian rights, student senators will bring forward a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions resolution to student government on...

Jewish Voice for Peace demonstrators protest in front of the Ziegfeld Ballroom in April 2018. Rebecca Vilkomerson, the Excecutive Director of JVP, participated in tonight's panel discussion at NYU. (Photo by Sarah Jackson)

Jewish Voice for Peace Protests Gala Celebrating Pro-Israel Supporter

Sarah Jackson, Deputy News Editor April 16, 2018
Jewish Voice for Peast members gathered in Midtown to protest Birthright and Israeli practices.
Fifty NYU Groups Pledge Solidarity With Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement

Fifty NYU Groups Pledge Solidarity With Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Movement

Mack DeGeurin, News Editor April 11, 2018
More than 50 clubs at NYU have pledged to take part in the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions movement to advocate for Palestinian rights.
Controversial conservative Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely spoke to an invitation-only audience at GCASL on Nov. 7.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Visits

Sakshi Venkatraman, Deputy News Editor November 20, 2017
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely stopped at NYU on Nov. 7 and spoke to a small group of students at the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life.
Birthright, a free 10-day educational heritage trip that sends Jews to Israel, is receiving backlash for not adhering to certain aspects of Israel’s history.

The Opposition to Birthright at NYU, Explained

Aya Ouda, Contributing Writer October 24, 2017
The NYU chapter of Jewish Voices for Peace speaks out against Birthright.
Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Tel Aviv: Nineteen Forty-Eight

Patrick Seaman, Staff Writer October 12, 2017
Patrick Seaman reflects on how his experience in Lebanon affects his experience in Tel Aviv.