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Protect Black Girls Before It’s Too Late

Black girls and women are failed every day that society continues to neglect and ignore them.

Chinenye Onyeike, Staff Writer • November 25, 2019

Samaya Dillard was a seven-year-old black girl from Sacramento. In December of 2013, Dillard’s second-grade teacher dragged her by her chair outside into the cold and made her...

Respond to Negative News, Don’t Ignore It

News may be negative, but it’s important we pay attention to the world around us and respond to its problems, not sink into privileged ignorance.

Alexandra Chan, Staff Writer • November 8, 2019

I recently asked a friend if she’d read an article I had written for WSN and she told me that she doesn’t read the news — it’s too negative, she said, and it always has...

A Crash Course on the Four Waves of Feminism

Natasha Roy, Managing Editor-at-Large • March 19, 2018

Feminism has evolved from many different shapes and forms. Here's a quick rundown on the four waves of feminism.

NYU Must Pay Attention to Misogynistic Culture

WSN Editorial Board • October 31, 2017

The system of ethics that Tisch teaches its students will stay with them throughout their careers. The school should take this opportunity to speak out and set the standard that to remain silent is to be complicit and to be complicit is unacceptable.

No Justice in Weinstein Case

Allison De La Bastida, Staff Writer • October 23, 2017

With multiple sexual assault allegations surfacing against producer Harvey Weinstein, it’s hard to tell whether any of these women will get the justice they rightfully deserve. Just take Bill Cosby's trial as an example.

Bad Writing Is No Excuse for Bigotry

Hailey Nuthals, Editor-at-Large • October 2, 2017

Flawed characters make for good writing. Perfectly moral characters are the most unrealistic of all, and boring to boot. But encouraging — or at the most passive level, allowing sexist or otherwise bigoted characters to be written uncritically — is to say that those characters are uncritically relatable.

DeVos’ Speech Needs Clarification

WSN Editorial Board • September 11, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a troubling shift in policy, that will make the rights of the accused and the accusers supposedly more balanced. However, her speech gave no specific details or guidance, raising many concerns.

Students Not Alerted on All Instances of Sexual Assault

Natasha Roy, News Editor • February 24, 2017

The number of alerts NYU students receive about sexual assaults that occur on or near campus in no way reflects the number of sexual assaults that actually occur. However, some students believe this is for the best.

NYU Needs to Alert Students of Sexual Assault

WSN Editorial Board • February 3, 2017

Just as students at other major universities have put pressure on their administrations to be more open about sexual assault, we need to demand clarity from our university on the reality of sexual assault on campus.

Crime Log: Dec. 5 to Jan. 19

Jemima McEvoy and Natasha Roy • January 23, 2017

A look at the crimes from winter break.

Fall 2016 Crime Recap

Diamond Naga Siu, News Editor • December 5, 2016

An analysis of all the crimes reported to NYU Public Safety during Fall 2016.

Crime Log: Oct. 6-18

Sayer Devlin, Jemima McEvoy and Natasha Roy • October 24, 2016

Campus crimes from the past 2 weeks.