Category: Identity-and-Equity

JaJuan Malachi Morris-Guity’s eight years of experience in the newsroom have been defined by an unspoken sense of pressure. “I felt this lingering sense of isolation and seclusion,” the CAS alum said. “I just never wanted anybody that looked like me or who came from a similar background to feel like that.” Malachi’s feelings inspired…

For millions of New Yorkers, the 2025 mayoral election represents a battle between a new-age demand for change and longstanding institutional values. Amid rising housing costs, concerns over public safety and growing tensions between candidates and the Trump administration, this race has emerged as one of the most closely watched in recent U.S. history.  After…

Drag performers line the streets in high-fashion yet ghoulish costumes alongside a parade of Elton John lookalikes and queer Victorian-era couples. It’s just another Halloween parade to some — but for others, it’s a march of identity exploration and celebration.  The Village Halloween Parade, held on Oct. 31, draws over 2 million people to Sixth…

For Tisch senior Sam Del Rio, Planned Parenthood’s Manhattan clinic was where she went during her sophomore year when she needed sexual health services. Only three blocks east of the Paulson Center, the clinic was an accessible alternative to NYU’s Student Health Center — where she struggled to schedule appointments due to high demand and…

“This conference on immigration and detention and deportation has become a radical act. It’s sad, but it’s true,” migration scholar and keynote speaker Allison Mountz told an audience of close to 200 people on Wednesday, who stood along the back wall and spilled out the conference room’s double doors.  The radical act in question was…

Diwali, also called the Festival of Lights, is celebrated every year between October and November by South Asian communities across the globe. Although Diwali is widely regarded as a Hindu festival, my family is Jain and celebrates the holiday to commemorate the end of the year and the triumph of light over darkness.  Since last…

55 Washington Square S represents much more than another building students pass on their way to class. Adorned with pride flags and Black Lives Matter banners, Judson Memorial Church has been a gathering place for artists and activists for over a century. Today, it continues to be a hub for social justice advocates and radical…

As the festival of lights approaches, Diwali serves as a moment of community and celebration for NYU’s South Asian community. Traditions such as Diya decorating, cultural dances and the sharing of Indian sweets symbolize the triumph of good over evil. For students who feel disconnected and isolated from their usual traditions of celebrating at home…

As a queer person, coming out as transgender in eighth grade invited a range of responses from both friends and family. Some were immediately accepting, while others took a while, but ultimately, acceptance was something I had to seek from myself. However, coming out and staying out is increasingly difficult for queer youth throughout the…

With viral videos of blue-eyed girls in their low-rise jeans dancing to “The Sweet Escape” by Gwen Stefani, sorority rush season has completely taken over colleges across the United States. However, there is not a single Brown face pictured in the flash mob. This is the perception of rush season that is common among South…