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Inside the SJP Walkout for Palestinian Liberation: a closer look at Monday’s student action in the UC

Demonstrators sat in front of the turnstiles at Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall on East 12th Street this Monday. Photo by Olivia Young

On Monday morning, approximately 100 New School community members walked off campus toward Union Square North to join the Walkout for Palestinian Liberation organized by The New School’s…

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Harm Reduction at TNS: Keeping you safe if you use drugs

Harm reduction resources provided by Student Health Services including informational pamphlets, fentanyl test strips and naloxone kits. Illustration by Aarya Kini.

Indulging in perpetual experimentation is a hallmark of being a college student. Sometimes, that can include having one’s first experience with drugs. For New Schoolers curious about using…

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Interim President Donna Shalala wants to improve life at The New School by listening to what students want

Interim President Donna Shalala seated at a table in her office on the 8th floor of Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall. Photo by Theo Lim-Jisra.

In prior administrations, the president’s office has been relatively off-limits to New School students—an unchartered territory that could seemingly be infiltrated by appointment-only. Located on the eighth floor…

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