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An illustration of a Black woman in a green shirt and a white woman in a yellow shirt listening to music through wired headphones. The cord of the headphones spells out “Listen to This.”

Listen to This: Soccer Mommy’s latest release ‘Shotgun’ pushes her further into dream-pop

Read about this week’s most notable singles by Midwife, beabadoobee and more.
Yas Akdag, Holden Lay, Jack Solomon and Annie Williams March 31, 2022

Welcome back to Listen to This! We were going to say that all of this week’s songs had a shoegaze-rock feel to them, but we just couldn’t stay away from FINNEAS’ latest single,...

Professor Spike Lee Gives Talk on ‘Do the Right Thing’’s Writing Process

Professor Spike Lee Gives Talk on ‘Do the Right Thing’’s Writing Process

Tisch Alum and Professor Spike Lee discussed his generation-defining 1989 film at NYU Skirball Center.
Charles Smith, Contributing Writer November 26, 2019

Filmed entirely on one block in Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy neighborhood Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” examines the race relations between the Italian American and African American...

Margaret Atwood spoke about her book, The Handmaid’s Tale, on Sept. 20 at Town Hall. (Via Wikimedia)

Margaret Atwood Discusses “The Testaments” at Town Hall

The acclaimed author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” joined Samantha Bee at The Town Hall to answer questions about her writing process and newest book.
Dani Herrera, Staff Writer September 24, 2019

“Was there ever a better time to drop a book?” Samantha Bee asked the packed auditorium.  On Friday, Sept. 20, Bee hosted “An Evening with Margaret Atwood” at The Town...

NYU psychology professor Jonathan Haidt speaks at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. (Photo by Julia McNeill)

NYU Professor Warns Of Polarized Campuses

With protests against college speakers becoming commonplace at NYU and other campuses, this Stern professor explores the root cause: extreme political polarization.
Krishang Nadguada, Contributing Writer October 29, 2018
With protests against college speakers becoming commonplace at NYU and other campuses, this Stern professor explores the root cause: extreme political polarization.
President Hamilton hosted an affordability talk on Wednesday, however, turnout was minimal.

Scarce Student Turnout at Hamilton’s Public Affordability Discussion

Carlos Michael Rodriguez, Contributing Writer April 7, 2016
President Hamilton's affordability talk received little reaction from students.
President Hamilton conducted his second town hall in Hayden Hall's commuter den on Thursday.

President Hamilton Addresses IEC, Affordability in Second Town Hall

Maria Torres, Contributing Writer March 31, 2016
President Andrew Hamilton held his second town hall meeting of the semester on Thursday, March 31.

Airbnb CEO talks his roots, entrepreneurial success

Alice Zhang, Contributing Writer October 8, 2015
NYU and Newsweek partner up to interview Airbnb CEO, Brian Chesky.
Sudhi Kaushik pitches his idea for a TEDx talk.

TEDxNYU showcases students’ big ideas

Katherine Stein, Staff Writer April 12, 2015
TEDxNYU hosted their fifth annual roots conference.