Opinion: Gov. Kathy Hochul needs to restore New Yorkers’ trust in the public health system
Following the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, New York should take similar measures to assuage growing distrust in government health policies.
Off Topic: Vaccine mandates aren’t ‘slavery’ — they’re necessary for safe schooling
Unqualified MAGA adherents are running Florida’s new health commission with an anti-science agenda that puts children at risk.
Few at NYU get flu shots despite high hospitalization rates
Flu shot rates have declined among NYU students as hospitalizations reach a 10-year high.
The roller coaster ride of the Brooklyn Nets
For the Brooklyn Nets, the past three years have been filled with uncertainty, drama and heartbreak.
Opinion: Violet Go is completely pointless
NYU’s one-and-done Daily Screener revamp is unnecessary. We should simply have all our information on our NYU IDs.
Opinion: Adams, take away the mask mandate but keep the vax
New York City has removed the mask mandate in public schools, but it is an irresponsible choice to have also gotten rid of proof of vaccination requirements.
Keeping up with the NBA: the 75th anniversary
Recapping the best of the league’s drama and storylines as the 2021-22 NBA season continues.
Opinion: Make some COVID policies permanent
The COVID-19 pandemic forced NYU to make some positive changes to university policies. From improved ventilation to remote learning, NYU should maintain these changes even after the pandemic ends.
Masking, testing, reopening: A guide to the fall 2021 semester
Learn about NYU’s plan to return to near-normal operations and all the guidelines and requirements you should know about this fall.
Opinion: Mandatory attendance policies are irrational and ableist
Before the pandemic, some NYU professors and schools were notorious for strict attendance policies. As the pandemic continues with rising cases and dangerous new variants, though, do mandatory attendance policies make sense for NYU’s first in-person semester since the start of the pandemic?
Opinion: A premature vaccine passport can threaten public health and equity
The vaccine passport has arrived in New York and is being debated around the country. Vaccine hesitancy poses a fundamental challenge to reaching herd immunity – therefore, a vaccine passport is contingent on increased vaccination efforts.
You could be quarantined in your dorm for reporting your vaccine side effects
With no apparent university policy on post-vaccination symptoms, responding honestly to the Daily Screener could get you quarantined.
