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Students at NYU interviewed this past weekend were relieved to learn that abortions will now be fully covered by the university-sponsored health insurance plan starting in fall 2023, whether the procedure is elective or medically necessary. “It makes me feel a lot safer, the fact that I know I could get one if need be […]
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Biologists’ Battle Against Marine Debris In South Florida to Save Sea Turtles
It takes place in the Biscayne National Park, Southern Florida, where tons of trash from all around the world were washed to the remote islands in the park. Morgan Wagner and Vanessa Walsh are two biologists who work in the park. Besides the scientific research they are responsible for, they also need to organize trash […]
Muse Gallery Celebrates Women’s History Month With Pop-Up Event Featuring Women Artists in NYC
A pop-up show at a Brooklyn gallery this weekend highlighted women artists from across New York City. Visitors enjoyed a variety of artistic talents, shopped from vendors, and networked with fellow artists. “Everyone here has such unique styles and you can really tell how personal all of the artwork is to these people who are […]
Endometriosis Foundation of America continues to make change at annual Blossom Ball
On Monday, March 20, Endometriosis Foundation of America held their 11th Annual Blossom Ball. The night was a celebration of all the hard work the past year has brought to the nonprofit organization, which called for the continuation of its work in improving knowledge and treatment of endometriosis, a condition in which the tissue lining […]
Booze, banter, and hardcore racing: The NYC bar that cracked the F1 code
It’s cold, windy, and eerily quiet on March 19 in Midtown in early spring. But inside the Irish sports bar Féile (pronounced Fay-La), if you close your eyes and imagine, it’s sunny and sandy, and you can hear engines revving. On the eight giant TV screens across the bar and a large projector, Formula One […]
Unions: Why were there so many of them last year?
There was a massive surge in unionizations in 2022. Data released by the NLRB showed that election petitions were generally up over 50% compared to the year before—that’s a sharp spike. And there are a lot of factors that contributed to it. Listen to three experts—a labor historian, a corporate lawyer, and a unionized worker—to […]
Champions cast express excitement about new movie
Produced by and starring Woody Harrelson, Champions is a comedy film set to be released in early March. At the world premiere on February 27 at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York, the cast, featuring several actors with intellectual disabilities, couldn’t be more ecstatic about this film. Champions, directed by Bobby Farrelly, tells the […]
NYU Tisch student speaks on the lack of representation on Broadway
Brandon Bautista, a senior drama student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, has worked on different shows, including “exhibition: Fil-O-PiNOS,” which he wrote himself. While the prospect of working in the New York theatre industry excites him, he is wary of how work by people of color tends to be overlooked. He explains why […]
Stamping out racism in the Premier League
“When you win, you’re English. When you lose, you’re Black.” Activist Ahmed Ali tweeted this in November 2021 after England lost to Italy — during a contentious game that ended in a tie, followed by a decisive 3-2 penalty shootout — in the 2020 European Championship. England’s loss was followed by an onslaught of […]
Let me tell you what Joan Didion means to me
I own more books by Joan Didion than I can count. Some are in my dorm room, piled on my window sill overlooking East Tenth Street. Some are on my IKEA bookshelf at my family home in the suburbs of New York. It’s as if these books are children living in a split custody situation. […]