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Tisch Students Lead Movement for Partial Tuition Refunds

Tisch Partial Refund Effort sent out a mass email laying out its next steps to get students’ demands met after Tisch Dean Allyson Green responded to concerns about partial refunds on students’ tuitions with a video of herself dancing.

Aarushi Sharma, Staff Writer • March 30, 2020

As NYU has made the full shift to remote instruction, students at Tisch School of the Arts are demanding partial refunds for their classes, many of which are not easily transferable...

Tips for Staying Focused on College at Home

Let these commuter students help you handle your college work at home.

Anna Cucirean-Zapan, Contributing Writer • March 30, 2020

Who in a million years thought they would be reading an article on how to successfully transition to a semester at home taking online classes? Not me! You’re probably even reading...

The Principled Necessity of Tuition Reimbursement

With the transition to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, NYU students deserve a tuition refund.

WSN Editorial Board • March 30, 2020

On Monday, March 16, NYU President Andrew Hamilton announced the university would be transitioning to online classes due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. On the same day,...

Coronavirus Outbreak Resources for the NYU Community

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, a lot of information can get lost in the panic. WSN has compiled a list of resources that could possibly be of use to the NYU community. Email [email protected] to help expand this list.

Abby Hofstetter, Alexandra Chan, Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Bella Gil, Paul Kim and Vanessa Handy • March 23, 2020

Many members of the NYU community have been irreversibly affected by the coronavirus outbreak, either because of the virus itself or the university’s response to it. Students...

NYU Schools Update Pass/Fail Policies in Response to Coronavirus

Several NYU schools are offering expanded pass/fail options for students in response to concerns surrounding the transition to remote instruction.

Emily Mason, News Editor • March 23, 2020

Some undergraduate students can now choose to pass/fail Spring 2020 courses and still count them towards degree requirements, as several school deans have announced in response...

Staff Rants: Online Classes

NYU students have been taking classes online since Wednesday, March 11. Hear our staff’s experiences on the situation.

Helen Wajda, Kim Rice, Gabby Lozano, Jake Capriotti, Arvind Sriram, Jun Sung and Alexandra Chan • March 13, 2020

On Arriving Early Helen Wajda, Deputy Opinion Editor I’ve never been more uncomfortable than the five minutes before class started where it was just me, my professor and...

Zoom Proves a Challenge for Highly Interactive Classes

As the university switched to remote learning on March 11, students voiced their concerns on adapting to video-conferencing software.

Nicole Rosenthal, Editor-at-Large • March 13, 2020

Last month, Gallatin senior Kate O’Mara was looking forward to visiting Dublin over spring break for a class that centered around the Irish writer James Joyce in his native city....

Washington Square Campus to Cease In-Person Classes Amid Coronavirus

NYU’s Washington Square Campus will switch to online classes in an attempt to contain the spread of coronavirus starting Wednesday.

Matthew Fischetti, Deputy News Editor • March 9, 2020

After hours of mixed signals from faculty, students received official word that NYU is canceling in-person classes in favor of video conferencing as coronavirus cases continue...

NYU Paris Students Tense as Coronavirus Spreads to France

Grace Symes, Contributing Writer • March 9, 2020

Students at NYU Paris are unsure of their next steps as France becomes one of the epicenters of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe. France has 19 reported deaths and 1,126...