Head in the Clouds brings diverse roster to NYC
The festival provided a safe and welcoming space for Asian artists to share their music and connect with fans.
In favor of smallness
Four years of editing the Washington Square News’ arts coverage have convinced me my task was trifling, but meaningful.
Opinion: NYU urges you to vote, and so do I
As an international student, I applaud the NYU Votes campaign, but it’s up to you to go vote.
Opinion: Kat Hernandez on ‘Euphoria’ reinforces fat stereotypes instead of breaking them
HBO’s hit show “Euphoria” has been praised for its representation of fat women in the character Kat Hernandez. It still falls short of a realistic conception of fat women — her depiction is deeply problematic.
Make Black voices heard in NYU’s dramatic writing classes
Black students are demanding for more representation among NYU Tisch faculty and staff as they struggle to reveal their work with their non-Black peers and professors.
‘Saree Not Sorry’ podcast critiques South Asian media representation
First-years Shreya Mathur and Medha Gupta discuss their goals for their new podcast “Saree Not Sorry,” which explores South Asian representation in mainstream media. This is the fifth and final article in Sabrina Choudhary’s series documenting Asian and Pacific Islander students’ experiences with race at NYU.
The Melacast Network: A Casting and Collaboration Platform for POC by POC
Melacast — recently created by NYU alumna Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah, Tisch sophomore Adrian Sobrado and Ewuradjoa Dawson-Amoah, a graduate from Rutgers University who currently works for a Fortune 500 company — aims to act as a casting and collaboration platform for creatives of color from all walks of life.
The Nuance of Blackness in Representation
An exploration of the nuances in the portrayals and representation of the black diaspora that the entertainment industry often overlooks.
‘Dollface’: An Unexpectedly Necessary and Hilarious Rollercoaster Ride
The Hulu original is a comedy we didn’t know we needed about female friendship.
A Magazine by Young Women, for Young Women
First-year Chloe Xiang runs a magazine called Keke, which aims to tackle the inadequate media representation of women.
Survey Shows Men Outnumber Women More Than 2-to-1 Among Tenured Faculty
A survey conducted by the American Association of University Professors showed a lack of tenured women professors at NYU, although the ratio was comparable to peer institutions.
We Need to Keep Fighting for Latinx Representation on TV
Canceling a show which positively represented the diversity of Latinxs hurts more than just the Latinx community.
