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Blue and yellow clothes dotted the hundred-strong crowd at Washington Square Park for the second Sunday in a row. Ukraine’s azure and gold banner waved in the air as its bearers paraded around the park’s iconic fountain at the heart of New York University. Activists hoisted signs with calls for peace and demands for an […]
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NYU students of color struggle under the weight of racial injustice
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 […]
Disney+ may not be a hit with Generation Z
Streaming services are on their way to outnumbering potential subscribers, but Disney is still “getting their head in the game” with their recent announcement of Disney+. I love a lot of Disney movies, but I don’t like the move towards privatized media and attempts to scrape more money from consumers,” said Arielle Faith Sabot, […]
NYU students show little interest in supporting student athletes
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 […]
NYU’s Spookiest Students
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 […]
Students find emotional support through memes
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 […]
White Coats Walk
Doctors For America showed up in big numbers for March For Our Lives, NYC. DFA is pushing for research on gun violence and insisting that as a nation we begin to address gun violence as a public health issue. Story By Abe Selby and Autumn Calica