NYU students protest NYU law trustee, support labor strike
About a hundred demonstrators gathered in front of Bobst Library yesterday morning wearing dirtied green shirts with money signs in a protest against Daniel Straus, a trustee member of NYU School of...
View ArticleNYU trustee should also be bound by law
In the past two weeks, members of NYU’s Student Labor Action Movement staged two protests over the unfair and illegal actions of NYU School of Law trustee Daniel Straus. Straus, who funds the Straus...
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International labor campaign begins at NYU
Bryan Nelson for WSN Last night, former sweatshop workers spoke to the NYU community at the Kimmel Center for University Life, the first stop on a nationwide tour to raise awareness about poor...
View ArticleNYU students should bring more awareness to factory laborers
In the early 1900s, NYU’s Brown Building was home to a sweatshop where a group of mostly immigrant women — many the same age as students who attend classes there today — made garments for the Triangle...
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NYU SLAM sees victory through ‘badidas’ campaign
via facebook.com The NYU Student Labor Action Movement recently made headway in its efforts against sportswear corporation Adidas, a major manufacturer of NYU athletic wear. SLAM, a student-run...
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SLAM, unions protest NYU Law Met gala
Jonathan Tan/WSN About 30 demonstrators gathered outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the NYU School of Law’s annual Weinfeld Gala in an attempt to protest what they called a violation of...
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SLAM denounces student debt, university expansion
Felipe de la Hoz for WSN Members from the Students and Labor Action Movement, Faculty Against the Sexton Plan and International Socialist Organization came together to discuss and debate student...
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[UPDATE] SLAM protests student debt as university unveils Momentum Campaign
Nicole Brown for WSN UPDATE Monday, Oct. 21 9:22 p.m.: In response to SLAM’s demands, NYU spokesman John Beckman explained that there are many priorities that go into the university’s budget...
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Slam! hosts second audition, anticipates final club selection
Felipe de la Hoz/WSN The Slam! at NYU poetry club held its second preliminary auditions last week in front of a packed house, on a bare stage with nothing but a standing microphone. Poetry slam...
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SLAM protests student debt outside Gould Welcome Center
via facebook.com The Student Labor Action Movement held a Speak Out event outside of the Gould Welcome Center on Nov. 15, inviting fellow classmates to protest rising student debt with them. Gallatin...
View ArticleUniversity Senate passes two recommendations; discusses NYU-Poly merger
The third and final University Senate meeting for the fall semester adjourned Dec. 5 after passing two recommendations and hearing the details of the merger with the Polytechnic University of NYU,...
View ArticleSexton accepts recommendation, SLAM continues caroling for action
Members of the Student and Labor Action Movement sang carols on the 12th floor of Bobst Library as part of their campaign to improve working conditions in Bangladeshi factories that make NYU apparel....
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NYU 2031 still sparks protest on campus
Daniel Cole/WSN Two large banners reading “RIP Coles 1981-2015” stood in front of the entrance to Coles Sports Center on Feb. 9 as part of a protest led by the Student Labor Action Movement and Faculty...
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Letter to Sexton no SLAM dunk
Felipe De La Hoz/WSN The Student Labor Action Movement attempted to deliver a letter to NYU President John Sexton on March 24 regarding what it views as a loophole in the changes NYU has recently made...
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SLAM to keep slamming till 2031
Graphic by Tinkerbell Members of NYU’s Student and Labor Action Movement have set up a sit-in protest and hunger strike inside Coles Sports Center today. This grassroots technique is another attempt by...
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NYU should sever ties with Jansport
File photo by Felipe De La Hoz During Weekend on the Square, Washington Square Park was inundated with the fresh faces of prospective students. Attracted to NYU for of its image as a global university,...
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SLAM, other groups bring JanSport protest to Welcome Center
via facebook.com Members of the Student Labor Action Movement assembled in the Gould Welcome Center for a sit-in to protest NYU’s ties to VF Corporation, a clothing company under scrutiny for having...
View ArticleSLAM, Queer Union bring attention to student debt
Members of NYU’s Student Labor and Action Movement and the Queer Union held a demonstration to protest student debt in Washington Square Park on Oct. 8. The demonstrators urged passersby to “Come Out...
View ArticleUniversity endowment hits $3.5 billion
NYU’s endowment fund has seen a return of 13.7 percent in this fiscal year according to the university’s recently released Endowment Fund Summary. Following this increase, the endowment has reached...
View ArticleSLAM letter calls for fair wages, aid
Members of the Student Labor Action Movement demanded that NYU make financial aid and a $15 minimum wage for all NYU workers and student workers its top priorities in a letter they delivered to NYU...
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