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

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Robert Santos, the U.S. Census Bureau director, sits on a stage with two hosts on each side of him, speaking to the audience with a microphone in his hand. The backdrop behind him indicates that the event is at N.Y.U.’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute.

US Census director on how to count 330 million people

Census Bureau director Robert Santos visited two NYU schools to speak about his experience running the 2020 census, and share what changes the bureau is making.
John Kim, Staff Writer March 30, 2023

Director of the U.S. Census Bureau Robert Santos spoke to students and faculty at NYU on Wednesday about how college students and other young adults may be underrepresented in...

Conservative Senate hopeful J.D. Vance, pictured here at Turning Point USA’s Southwest Regional Conference in April 2021, often speaks at conservative events. Vance’s recent comments at the National Conservatism Conference disparaged higher education and professors. (Photo by Gage Skidmore, via Wikimedia Commons)

Opinion: Senate hopeful J.D. Vance embodies American conservatism’s anti-intellectualism

American conservatives are taking up arms against education itself in a misguided and dangerous anti-intellectual crusade.
Kevin Kurian, Opinion Editor November 16, 2021

Republican senate hopeful J.D. Vance quoted disgraced former President Richard Nixon earlier this month in a harangue against institutions of higher education, going as far as...

New York state Democrats failed to pass initiatives intended to expand voting rights. As a result, barriers to electoral participation will continue to be reinforced. (Photo by Katherine Chan)

Editorial: New York Democrats failed to protect voting rights

New York Republicans launched a well-funded campaign to defeat voting rights ballot initiatives. Democrats did not respond with the same effort or coordination. As a result, barriers to electoral participation, particularly for young people, will be upheld.
WSN Editorial Board November 15, 2021

New York Democrats failed to launch a coordinated campaign to protect voting rights through ballot Proposals 3 and 4 this November, leading to their rejection by voters. As New...

A Trump supporter wears a MAGA hat at a midtown rally during the 2020 election. Trumpism has taken over the Republican Party. (Staff Photo by Jake Capriotti)

OPINION: Post-Trump, Republicans don’t stand for anything

After Trump left the White House, Republicans are prepared to double-down on his legacy. By tracing the roots of how the GOP became consumed by Trumpism, we can see that the Republican Party is now incredibly fragile.
Jack Li, Staff Writer April 14, 2021

“Do you miss me yet? Do you miss me?” After a five-week hiatus, the 45th President of the United States announced his presence at the Conservative Political Action Conference...

Republicans Are Hypocrites, but They're Effective

Republicans Are Hypocrites, but They’re Effective

With the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and an ensuing vicious political fight, many are quick to point out the hypocrisies of the Republican party. What these critics miss, though, is that Republican hypocrisy is the only way to be politically effective.
Emily Dai, Opinion Editor September 22, 2020

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, legal titan and pioneering advocate for women’s rights, died last Friday due to complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was...

A Discussion on Compromise: Trump’s Immigration Plan

A Discussion on Compromise: Trump’s Immigration Plan

Mert Erenel, Staff Writer February 1, 2018
Democrats and Republicans must put hard-line politics aside to reach a compromise on immigration.
IYSSE Demands Free Speech at NYU

IYSSE Demands Free Speech at NYU

Isaac Oseas December 5, 2016
The SAB's rejection is an act of political censorship against socialists and an attack on the democratic rights of the entire campus community.
Although the Republican Party may have majority in congress and taken the presidency, student republicans are not completely in support of Trump.

NYU Republicans Double Down on Trump

Herman Lee, Staff Writer November 14, 2016
How Republicans on campus are feeling now that Donald Trump is the president-elect.
Fox News Segment Pushes Asian Voters Left

Fox News Segment Pushes Asian Voters Left

Emily Fong, Opinion Editor October 11, 2016
Thanks to idiots like Jesse Watters and people like him, when Asians vote, they’ll vote for Democrats.
College Republicans Drama Tests The Future of GOP

College Republicans Drama Tests The Future of GOP

Richard Shu, Staff Writer September 21, 2016
From the highest marks of the party itself, all the way down to the grassroots college-level efforts, Trump has cleaved a divide between those who stand up for the principles they believe in, even if it means betraying their party, and those who would rally behind an egotistical, lying braggart if only to keep their trembling elephant standing a little longer.
Clinton’s 'Basket of Deplorables' Comment Is Both Accurate and Tactical

Clinton’s ‘Basket of Deplorables’ Comment Is Both Accurate and Tactical

Matthew Perry, Staff Writer September 13, 2016
Clinton’s statement was far too calculated to be labeled a gaffe.
Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a Republican

Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a Republican

Matthew Perry, Staff Writer April 15, 2016
Although she is hardly the standard-bearer for progressivism, Clinton stands starkly apart from most Republican lawmakers, and to equate the two sets a dangerous and unhelpful tone.