Undergraduates protest university’s GSOC negotiations
The Student Labor Action Movement gathered around 30 students to rally at Bobst Library at 4 p.m. in response to the memorandum provost David McLaughlin sent to the university discussing the potential...
View ArticleSLAM protests for minimum wage raise
NYU’s Student Labor Action Movement protested for higher wages at the McDonald’s on Broadway and Sixth Avenue on Wednesday. SLAM demonstrated in support of the Fight for $15 Campaign, which stands...
View ArticleProtest held for minimum wage hike
NYU students joined forces with college students from around New York City at Columbia University to protest for a $15 minimum wage on Wednesday. The Service Employees International Union organized the...
View ArticleMirza gets financial aid after housing fight
NYU is offering to pay housing costs for LS freshman Nia Mirza after initially threatening to expel her for failing to comply with the school’s residential policy at global sites, it was announced last...
View ArticleStudent-workers angry at payroll backup
SLAM members called out NYU’s PeopleLink Payroll Department this week for accumulating a student-employee pay backlog due to paperwork issues, culminating in an occupation of the university’s Gould...
View ArticleSLAM Protests to Rename Moelis Institute
The NYU Student Labor Action Movement protested in front of Bobst library on Friday, demanding the university rename the Moelis Institute for Affordable Housing Policy and stand in solidarity with city...
View ArticleNYU Reacts: Student Minimum Wage Raised to $15
On Thursday, President Andrew Hamilton issued an email to the NYU community stating that the university will be instituting a $15 per hour minimum wage requirement for work-study recipients and student...
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UPDATE: Incarceration to Education Coalition Sits-In At Kimmel
Anne Cruz Students remain in Kimmel after NYU administration stating they are technically trespassing. The Incarceration to Education Coalition’s occupation of the NYU Kimmel Center, that started...
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[PHOTOS] Incarceration to Education Coalition Occupation of Kimmel
IEC organizer and Gallatin alumnus Eric Sturm coordinates the distribution of flyers Friday evening. (Anne Cruz )Student protesters prepare to sleep in Kimmel's staircase Friday evening. (Anne...
View ArticleTIMELINE: IEC negotiations with NYU administration
On Friday afternoon, the Incarceration to Education Coalition began a sit in at the Kimmel Center for Student Life. Organizers and supporters stayed overnight, despite being told that they could be...
View ArticleBobst Is Not The Place To Protest
If there is one commonality that connects all NYU students, it is the love of political protest. Despite our many differences, it seems that nearly every student can at least agree that they are all...
View ArticleHow NYU Is — Or Isn’t — Aiding Students
Prestigious as it may be, NYU is not necessarily known for dishing out the most financial aid. NYU self-assessed its finances, financial aid and tuition in a letter sent by the university to the New...
View ArticleNYU’s Slam Team Welcomes All Poets
Standing in front of a group of strangers and telling them your most personal thoughts and experiences can sound terrifying to some. To NYU’s slam poetry club, it’s just another Wednesday. Slam! meets...
View ArticlePoignant Poetry Grand Slam Sends Five NYU Students to Compete in Finals
It’s no secret that slam poetry leans towards the political, the emotional and the controversial, but this weekend’s Grand Slam, hosted by Slam! at NYU at Kimmel’s Rosenthal Center, was a slam for the...
View ArticleDespite Resistance, SLAM For Student Representation on Board of Trustees
NYU’s Student Labor Action Movement is continuing its efforts to get a student representative on the Board of Trustees, notwithstanding President Andrew Hamilton’s pushback on the initiative in a WSN...
View ArticleStudent Representation on Board of Trustees Wins in SSC Vote
Students are one step closer to having a seat at the boardroom table. In a 17-8 victory for NYU’s Student Labor Action Movement today — better known as SLAM — the Student Senators Council voted in...
View ArticleBoard Representation Needed for Students
On March 1, at the town hall featuring NYU President Andrew Hamilton, NYU Student Labor Action Movement hijacked the discussion on affordability to raise its concerns regarding NYU’s board of trustees....
View ArticleAdministrators and SLAM Talk Representation Post-Protest
NYU administration and Student Labor Action Movement are discussing greater representation and involvement for its student body. President Andrew Hamilton and two other administrators met with five...
View ArticleHow the Left Came Together by Splintering Apart
A dozen or so members of the Student Labor Action Movement sat in a circle on the floor of Kimmel during their weekly Monday meeting as they discussed, planned and organized their next actions. The...
View ArticleTIMELINE: IEC negotiations with NYU administration
On Friday afternoon, the Incarceration to Education Coalition began a sit in at the Kimmel Center for Student Life. Organizers and supporters stayed overnight, despite being told that they could be...
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