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Online classes are a struggle for many international students

September 18, 2020 by Bry Leberthon

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Back to school for international students in their home countries means Zoom classes in the middle of the night and a fight to stay awake.  Vish Yadav, an New York University student  is back home in Pune, India and dealing with time zone changes that make attending and being alert for classes a struggle. He […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, The Word Tagged With: international students, NYU, time zones, zoom

NYU students of color struggle under the weight of racial injustice

September 18, 2020 by Addison Aloian

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NYU students of color  are struggling months after the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd and having to face head on the cries of racial injustice that are sweeping the country and the backlash.  Sonali Burns, a junior,  said that the heaviness of the murders didn’t impact her at first because she […]

Filed Under: Race and Social Justice, The Word Tagged With: anxiety, Black Lives Matter, LatinX, NYU, race, students

The Complicated World of AI Art

February 24, 2020 by Melvis Acosta

In October 2018, “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” sold for over 430,000. The piece was created using artificial intelligence and its high auction price sparked interest and debate in the art world. Creative technologist and NYU Interactive Telecommunications Program student, Guillermo Montecinos, discusses using AI in his own art. Artist and programmer Gene Kogan discusses […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Video Tagged With: AI, art, artificial intelligence, itp, NYU

NYU students show little interest in supporting student athletes

December 17, 2018 by Mikaela Gegelys

It is a brisk Friday night in December at New York University. Despite the low temperature outside, students are buzzing around campus. Some are headed to Bobst Library to begin preparing for their finals. Others are walking to Weinstein dining hall to grab a quick bite for dinner. But very few students are making the […]

Filed Under: Sports, The Word Tagged With: athletic events, games, NYU, sports, students, teams

NYU’s Spookiest Students

November 1, 2018 by Casey Dawson

Amidst the sea of regularly clothed students, bloody-axed teens and unicorns rush to class or stop for a bite to eat. Halloween at NYU has arrived, and students have delivered. Lev Bernstein, a freshman, hung out casually in the 8th floor hallway of Bobst Library in a full body Shrek costume. “I always wanted to […]

Filed Under: The Word Tagged With: costumes, Halloween, NYU, students

Henry Kissinger’s NYU visit met by protests

October 17, 2018 by Sarah Patt

  A crowd of over 200 filled NYU’s Gould Plaza  yesterday, to protest the university’s decision to host former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Stern School of Business. Students and activists screamed chants of “War and occupation will never bring liberation,” and “Hey, Kissinger, what do you say? How many kids have you […]

Filed Under: The Word Tagged With: Henry Kissinger, NYU, protest, Stern, Vietnam

Nancy Pelosi talks women and politics at NYU

October 16, 2018 by Sam Klein

Democratic Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority leader and a focal point of much Republican wrath, spoke at NYU Monday on the role of women in politics, just a few weeks away from the pivotal midterm elections . About 250 NYU students and community members attended a Q & A with Marianne Schnall, author of […]

Filed Under: The Word Tagged With: Alessandra Biaggi, Marianne Schnall, midterm election, Nancy Pelosi, NYU, politics, women

Students find emotional support through memes

October 9, 2018 by Casey Dawson

At New York University, students cope with tragedy and ongoing stress through a unique source – memes. Following the harrowing news of a student suicide on Tuesday, Oct. 2, the student administrators of NYU’s meme page decided to spread messages of hope and awareness to the 11,500 and counting, members of the Facebook group. What […]

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While She’s at School, Her Aunt Battles Kavanaugh

October 1, 2018 by Sakshi Venkatraman

This story is featured in the Washington Square News Long before Christine Blasey Ford became a household name for accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, she was simply Aunt Chrissy to her niece, Haley Peters. “Chrissy was definitely the aunt I was closest to,” Peters, a CAS sophomore, said. “She’s always someone […]

Filed Under: The Word Tagged With: Brent Kavanaugh, CAS, Christine Blasey Ford, family, NYU, Senate Judiciary Committee, sexual assault, Supreme Court

Students say NYU finals season is a health hazard

December 1, 2017 by Emily Arakawa

Every chair on the Lower Level 2 of Bobst Library yesterday, was occupied by a student hunched over their laptops with eyes fixated on their screens and fingers glued to their keyboards. Every study room was booked and every outlet was in use. Papers were sprawled across the floor as students sat on the sides […]

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