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NYU Student Wins NPR Podcast Competition

May 6, 2022 by ruby naylor

  In a podcast that won a $5,000 prize, NYU sophomore Aria Young weaves together interviews and personal storytelling to explore how she is reclaiming her heritage through her Chinese name. Young’s entry, “What’s in a Name,” placed first among 10 finalists and entries from 37 states in NPR’s 2022 College Podcast Challenge. The other nine […]

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Domestic Violence Became a Dangerous Side Effect of the Pandemic

May 12, 2021 by Rocio Fabbro

  Underneath the surface of the Covid-19 pandemic lies a “shadow pandemic”: domestic violence.  With lockdowns forcing people to stay inside their homes, violence against women has skyrocketed while victims have been silenced more than ever. But social media has helped give them a voice in isolation. High rates of domestic violence reports and Covid […]

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After A Year On Zoom, the Toll of Online Learning Hurts Student’s Mental Health

April 7, 2021 by Maria Sanz Bentivegna

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With only one blended class in her five-course schedule, New York University sophomore Andrea Contreras has spent most of her spring semester inside her bedroom. “This semester is the closest I have come to a full Zoom education,” said 20-year old Contreras, who is studying finance and computing and data science at the Stern School […]

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NYU International Students Face Additional Pandemic Hurdles

April 7, 2021 by Elle Liu

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The Covid-19 health pandemic created a new set of hurdles for international students at New York University from travel restriction to securing visas, leaving many bewildered about what to do next and causing enrollment rates to  drop. As student lives were abruptly uprooted across the United States last March, more than a million international students […]

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Usefulness Of The Useless

April 6, 2021 by George Papazov

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“Nothing beautiful is indispensable to life.” – Theophile Gautier, Mademoiselle de Maupin. On the 21st of May 2005, David Foster Wallace, an American novelist, gave a speech to graduate students at Kenyon College. “There are these two young fish swimming along, and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way,” said Wallace, […]

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Having Friends On The Other Side

March 29, 2021 by George Papazov

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“Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” ― Frank Herbert, Dune “I always wanted to do a full psychic reading cause I was curious,” says Emilie Lonkvist, 21, a Media Culture Communication student at Steinhardt. “So […]

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Do Mi Sol Dooo

March 29, 2021 by George Papazov

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“We have created a civilization with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.”  – Edward O. Wilson, The Social Conquest Of Earth.  Ron White, author of How Computers Work, compares their history to mutation and natural selection that carry organic species to new shores. Each step in their evolutionary maze is the innovators’ response […]

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From Cap-Haitian to Queens – A Muay Thai Fighter’s Pursuit of Gold

March 29, 2021 by Anthony Buccino

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After three rounds, Frantz Pierre did not have his hand raised. He was exhausted. The adrenaline rush which flavored each kick and punch in the first round had worn off. He cried. He even became physically ill. This was Pierre’s first amateur Muay Thai fight at a tournament in Fishkill, New York. Pierre said it […]

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Hispanic Oil Field Workers Fear for Their Jobs as Clean Energy Policies Gain Support

February 2, 2021 by Salma Darinka Lozano

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Over the last four years, as Jesus Garcia’s work day in the oil field has grown longer and longer, so has his admiration for President Trump. The steady work followed a steep decline in 2015 due to the decreased demand for oil, triggering a decline in prices, and a loss of jobs. “The oil field […]

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Covid-19 Pandemic Decimates The Child Care Industry

January 28, 2021 by Grace Symes

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Early last summer, the directors of The Katmint Learning Initiative had a series of heart-wrenching conversations with their staff. Given their dire financial situation, brought on by the pandemic, six of the Brooklyn center’s ten teachers would have to be laid off. They had already tried everything to keep their teachers employed. They applied for […]

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