November 20th, 2009
 

The blurring effect of friending

Despite Facebook's value as a network tool, Olivia Gonzalez says careless users can dilute relationships of authority

11/19/2009

 

After the first week, making it alone

Taylor Horak explains how she found community at an unconventional school like NYU.

11/19/2009

 
 
    • Wanting seconds on dining improvements

      We eagerly await improvements to Upstein, but other aspects of NYU Dining could use some attention as well.

      11/19/2009

       

      Swift changes to bus routes commendable

      The WSN Editorial Board sees the reinstatement of the Stuy Town and Third Avenue bus stops as a good example of the university listening to student feedback.

      11/18/2009

       

      Twenty years after Velvet

      Damon Beres discusses the role Islam in the Czech Republic, particularly after the Velvet Revolution. Nov. 17 marks the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, a movement that freed the Czech Republic from their communist regime.

      11/17/2009

       

      Bike storage needed as soon as possible

      Though not technically under its jurisdiction, the university should do everything possible to expand bike storage spaces on campus.

      11/17/2009

       

      Don't punish prof. for ill-chosen words

      Tunku Varadarajan's was wrong to use the phrase "going Muslim" in an online column. That doesn't mean he should be reprimanded by administration.

      11/16/2009

       

      More student input on tuition spending

      NYU should imitate Wisconsin's initiative of letting students dictate how money from tution hikes should be spent.

      11/11/2009

       

      Lobbyists' money talks the loudest

      With the House's passing of the health care reform bill Saturday night, columnist Bill Santagata discusses the fear tactics being employed by opponents of the reform efforts.

      11/10/2009

       

      Safety should come before aesthetics

      The closing of the new glass stairway in Tisch Hall reflects badly on the university's construction preferences

      11/10/2009

       

      Task forces should tackle F&CM issues

      A slow response to maintenence requests by FC&M is exactly the sort of thing that makes students move off-campus—and what the new task forces should try to correct.

      11/09/2009

       

      More to tuition than dollars and cents

      Whether $50,000 a year and four years of study will pay off in the long run remains to be seen.

      11/05/2009