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

Washington Square News

The photo is shot from behind a troupe of police in helmets surveying a group of protesters while the Washington Square Arch stands above them all.

Opinion: NYU’s hypocritical attitude toward student activism isn’t new

As much as the university frames itself as a progressive institution, it continues to regress into actions that undermine social and political activism.
Muhammad Siddiqui, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

Today marks the 54th anniversary of the Weinstein Hall sit-in. After NYU canceled LGBTQ+ university events until homosexuality was deemed “morally acceptable” by a panel of...

NYU Is Neglecting Its Struggling Graduate Students

NYU Is Neglecting Its Struggling Graduate Students

NYU’s graduate student union and its fight for a fair contract have been met with complete disregard. It’s time for the administration to step up and meet the demands of its graduate student workforce for negotiations, or else risk a collective strike.
Asha Ramachandran, Deputy Opinion Editor March 12, 2021

More than 1,200 graduate students who belong to the Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC) have signed a petition demanding to resume negotiations for a fair contract. After...

SLAM protestors outside of the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute protesting the violations of labor rights during the construction of the NYU Abu Dhabi campus (Photo by Ronni Husmann).

SLAM Protests NYU’s Past Fair Labor Violations at NYUAD

At an NYU Abu Dhabi Institute screening of a documentary about the UAE, protesters from the Student Labor Action Movement demanded the university compensate underpaid and unpaid NYUAD construction workers.
Ronni Husmann, Deputy News Editor November 19, 2019

Chants of “F-ck forced labor! Pay them back!” echoed through Washington Square Park on Monday evening as student activists protested the treatment of workers whose rights were...

The Graduate Student Organizing Committee is calling for NYU to fire professor Avital Ronell, who was suspended last year for sexual harassment. (Photo courtesy GSOC)

NYU Responds to GSOC Petition that Avital Ronell be Fired

The graduate student union called on NYU to fire the professor who was found to have sexually harassed a student.
Victor Porcelli, News Editor September 6, 2019

NYU defended its response to Avital Ronell’s harassment of a graduate student in an open letter to the graduate student union on Thursday. The union had called for the professor’s...

Journalism as a Form of Advocacy

Journalism as a Form of Advocacy

It’s important to recognize how activism and journalism intersect, rather than existing independent of one another.
Melanie Pineda, Opinion Editor May 9, 2019

Last year, student journalist Rebecca Schneid from Stoneman Douglas High School — the site of a deadly 2018 school shooting — gained lots of media attention after claiming...

Food options from NYU dining halls. (WSN file photo)

Like NYU, Barnard Drops Aramark for Chartwells

Barnard announced Thursday that it will drop Aramark and switch to Chartwells after students protested Aramark’s ties to prisons.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor April 12, 2019

Barnard College decided to drop Aramark as a food service provider in favor of Chartwells in an announcement on Thursday. The Compass Group subsidiary will take over the college’s...

Conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is scheduled to speak at a class taught by self-proclaimed “deplorable” NYU professor Michael Rectenwald on Wednesday. (Image via flickr.com; illustration by Katie Peurrung)

‘Alt-Right’ Leader Slated to Speak at NYU

The conservative pundit Milo Yiannopoulos will speak on issues like cultural appropriation in a class taught by “deplorable” professor Michael Rectenwald.
Sarah Jackson, News Editor October 28, 2018
The conservative pundit Milo Yiannopoulos will speak on issues like cultural appropriation in a class taught by “deplorable” professor Michael Rectenwald.
Town Hall Shows That Town Halls Don’t Work

Town Hall Shows That Town Halls Don’t Work

Tyler Crews, Opinion Editor April 23, 2018
With recent rises in student activism and unease, many students are calling for town hall meetings. Contrary to popular belief, this is not a solution to the problem.
Weekend on the Square Protests Embarrassed NYU

Weekend on the Square Protests Embarrassed NYU

Mollie Yellin, Contributing Writer May 1, 2017
NYU has problems that should be fixed but overshadowing the Weekend on the Square event with protests was uncomfortable and embarrassing.
Steinhardt senior Alexander Lehktman, the president of NYU’s chapter of SSDP, led a trip to Albany along with six others on April 24 to lobby for the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The bill would effectively legalize adult use of cannabis in New York.

Pot Prohibition: Potentially Pardoned?

Thomas Chou, Staff Writer May 1, 2017
On April 24th, a group of seven students from NYU’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy traveled to the state capital of Albany to lobby for the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, a bill that if passed, will legalize an adult use cannabis market in New York.
NYU graduate student Kristyn Millan has Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder. But ever since she was diagnosed, Millan has been working to raise awareness for the disease.

Graduate Student Is ‘Shaving Lives’

Han Wang, Staff Writer April 24, 2017
NYU graduate student Kristyn Millan has struggled with Loeys-Dietz syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder, for most of her life. Now, she’s planning on shaving her head and while the hair is going to cancer, the money will fund LDS research.
Many students at NYU participate in activism, whether it be for women’s rights, environmental policy or immigration issues.

An NYU Student’s Guide to Protesters’ Rights

Riley Blake, Contributing Writer April 24, 2017
Knowing you have the right to protest and knowing specifically what those rights mean are two different things. Check out our simple guide to what protests are and aren't legally protected under the U.S. Constitution.