OPINIONS

  • Campus: Out of Order

    Campus: Out of Order

    by

    Jui Deshpande

    When I enrolled at Parsons School of Design, I expected difficult assignments and long studio hours. I did not expect the biggest challenge to be the chair I was sitting on.  For a school built…

  • Where my dining dollars go to die

    Where my dining dollars go to die

    by

    Jui Deshpande

    According to The New School’s official meal plan site, students on the Two Meal Plan pay $3,110 per semester, which includes $2,670 in Dining Dollars and $440 in Dining Dollars Plus. Only the latter can…

  • I’ll take my city neat, no ICE

    I’ll take my city neat, no ICE

    by

    Travis Lapp

    In this new era of “the war on crime,” the National Guard has been deployed in cities like LA and DC. If Trump continues this path of authoritarian control, what could that mean for NYC…

  • NYFW is dead

    NYFW is dead

    by

    Elfida Laroya

    Think glamour, flattering silhouettes, and statement pieces that leave you jaw-on-the-floor drooling. That was New York Fashion Week. But what was once a cultural force that dictated how the world dressed doesn’t seem to hold…

  • The New School’s mythology of social justice

    The New School’s mythology of social justice

    by

    Shane Gomez

    We cannot expect to change the country if we cannot even change our own institution. The New School’s reputation for social justice and progressive ideals is more myth than reality, undermined by increasingly capitalist actions…

  • Behind the curtain

    Behind the curtain

    by

    Juliana Krigsman

    This story was originally published in Sept. 2024, see Editor’s Note below. When you think of ballet, here’s what might come to mind: fluffy pink tutus squeezed over pale pink tights, the color of the…