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A box of emergency contraceptive pills on a white tabletop. The box reads “Plan B. One-Step.”

Opinion: What if you could get Plan B from a vending machine on campus?

Universities across the country have installed vending machines that sell round-the-clock, contact-free emergency contraception on their campuses. NYU needs to follow suit.
Aksha Mittapalli, Staff Writer February 16, 2023

The George Washington University installed a first-of-its-kind vending machine on its campus last month. Instead of dispensing snacks, energy drinks, or other late-night study...

The picture shows a typical small NYU classroom with 20 tablet-arm chairs in green and orange. A large-screen TV is mounted in the room.

Pregnant NYU Silver student denied remote learning accommodations

After reaching out to professors and several university departments, a Silver graduate student with health concerns reported being repeatedly denied learning accommodations.
 Bryn Borzillo and Joyce Li March 25, 2022

When Jennifer Bryant, a graduate student in the Silver School of Social Work, arrived on Feb. 17 at her first in-person class of the spring semester, she was expecting one accommodation...

An illustration with a purple background, featuring three Instagram posts with two women in swimsuits, and another one wearing a strapless dress and pink sunglasses.

Struggling with beauty standards while growing up Black

Beauty standards are becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. Existing between multiple cultures can make it feel impossible.
Maia-Olivia McDonald, Contributing Writer March 24, 2022

Beauty is contextual and temporal. I, being Afro-Caribbean, have endlessly struggled with that interpretation. Caribbean beauty standards. Black American, particularly Southern,...

The arts desk is back with some recommendations of singles you may have missed this week.(Illustration by Rachel Buigas-Lopez)

Weekly Radio Roundup: March 7 – March 13

The most exciting singles that came out over the course of the week.

It’s National Women’s History Month! But we’re also navigating a global pandemic and the constant presence of hovering parents at a time when we should be enjoying the blessedness...

Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam while pregnant; silencing critics and exceeding expectations

What Serena Williams’ Pregnancy Means for Women

Helen Xie, Contributing Writer September 25, 2017
Serena Williams demonstrates that pregnancy does not detract from athletic aspiration or performance.
NYU Law held a panel to talk about the mistreatment incarcerated women being pregnant in jail.

NYU Law Highlights Issues with Being Pregnant in Jail

Kate Howard, Contributing Writer March 31, 2016

Many women who are incarcerated are pregnant and are often mistreated while in prison, and the event held by NYU Law Students for Reproductive Justice on Wednesday hoped to shed...

IUD’s Are the Ticket to Sexual Liberation for Women

Paris Martineau, Contributing Writer February 4, 2016
Even if a pediatrician does refer the patient to a trained gynecologist, many teenagers are too frightened by the possibility of a birth control-related statement being found on their parents’ health insurance bill to follow through with the process.
Felipe De La Hoz/WSN

Carr Center hosts first conference

April 2, 2014
NYU's School of Law held the first conference for the Carr Center for Reproductive Justice with keynote speaker Carol Gilligan.
Panelists discuss crisis pregnancy centers, Planned Parenthood

Panelists discuss crisis pregnancy centers, Planned Parenthood

Kavish Harjai, Staff Writer November 6, 2013
Crisis pregnancy centers came under fire at an event at the law school last night.