An activity about race and immigration that singled out students based on ethnicity provoked outrage during Professor David Plotke’s “Remaking America?” ULEC. The first activity involved Plotke picking…
Category: Social Justice
Alumna Ray Acheson Shares Nobel Peace Prize
Ray Acheson fights for what she believes in. She’s dedicated her career to helping rid the world of nuclear weapons. Despite not always being taken seriously by opponents…
New Schooler Injured By Charlottesville Car Relives Pain As Beaten Protester Is Arrested
New Schooler, S.B. was infuriated to learn that a fellow protestor, DeAndre Harris, was being hunted by police for “instigating” the physical attacks he incurred during a Charlottesville…
Demonstrators Take Over Columbus Circle To Defend DACA
New School students congregated in the crowd of thousands of people last weekend for the first wave of protests against the Trump administration’s recent decision to repeal the…
Alfonso Calixtro Promotes Political Conversation Through Art
The white t-shirt simply reads, “My mom is not a rapist.” Spaced below in smaller, black lowercase letters, “fuck you donald trump.” The shirt is a direct response…
New School Graduate Organizes Monthly Film Screening Featuring Women Directors
Candles light the room. The seating arrangement has chairs paired in twos spanning a few rows, and even booths in the back of the room if one arrives…