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NYU Langone concealed treatment costs
New federal regulations mean hospitals must publish previously confidential price lists. But according to a Wall Street Journal investigation, Langone hid price lists from web searches using specialized computer code.
Saurabh Kumar, Staff Writer
• April 13, 2021
GSOC authorizes potential strike
More than 96% of participating union members voted to authorize a graduate student worker strike.
Trace Miller and Rachel Fadem
• April 12, 2021
SGA passes three resolutions, and all of them require student participation
The NYU Student Government Assembly passed three resolutions to address racial justice, student representation on the Board of Trustees and student participation in university policy changes.
Kayla Hardersen, Staff Writer
• April 12, 2021
How will Safe Ride’s partnership with Via affect NYU students?
NYU Transportation Services established the partnership with Via, with the goal of providing a more efficient service with decreased wait and ride times.
Rachel Fadem, Staff Writer
• April 9, 2021
Cutting ties with line cutters: A student’s friendships are tested after ineligible friends get vaccinated
Liberal Studies first-year Amber Alirahi has put friendships on hold with students who used loopholes to get vaccinated early. Public health experts said such cheating is to be expected and pushes eligible people aside.
Rachel Cohen, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2021
SCA students argue for reparations at NYU
Six students in the Justice Lab course wrote an open letter to NYU leadership demanding they take concrete actions to address the lasting effects of slavery.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Staff Writer
• April 8, 2021
Teaching assistants at Tandon on strike
Undergrad teaching assistants for Tandon’s General Engineering 1003 course have gone on strike demanding competitive wages and an end to alleged administrative mismanagement.
Arnav Binaykia, Deputy News Editor
• April 7, 2021
Farbin Towhid, Tisch first-year beloved for kindness, passion and talent, dies at 19
Friends, acquaintances and fellow students gathered in Washington Square Park to mourn her passing and share their memories of her.
Rachel Fadem, Staff Writer
• April 7, 2021
Workers enter fourth week of hunger strike, protesting lack of unemployment benefits
Undocumented and recently incarcerated workers barred from accessing New York state unemployment benefits have been on an indefinite hunger strike since March 16.
Arnav Binaykia, Deputy News Editor
• April 6, 2021
NYU to begin vaccinating students today
After receiving a shipment of COVID-19 vaccines, the university is opening its vaccination sites to randomly selected students starting this week.
Rachel Cohen, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2021
What the normalization of relations between Israel and the UAE means for NYU
Ties between NYU Tel Aviv and NYU Abu Dhabi have always been close, according to university administrators and professors, but eased travel restrictions may make collaboration and cultural exchange even easier.
Ruqaiyah Zarook, Staff Writer
• April 5, 2021
Police detain and release 9 NYU Shanghai students in drug sweeps
Three weeks ago, Chinese police detained nine NYU Shanghai students in two separate drug sweeps.
Ruqaiyah Zarook, Staff Writer
• April 5, 2021