A look at NYU's mandatory homework for protesters

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday May 15, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYU's mandatory ethics homework for student protesters includes 'The Simpsons,' Wikipedia]( [Pro-Palestinian students and other supporters gather outside of the Bobst Library at New York University (NYU) in Manhattan to protest the schools stance on Israel on May 10, 2024 in New York City.]( [The university says it will ban students from campus unless they complete the assignment.]( More Stories From Today [MTA officials and Governor Kathy Hochul on a construction site in the Bronx.]( [NIMBYs attack housing plan tied to new Metro-North stations in the Bronx]( [City officials are planning to allow thousands of new homes to be constructed near a set of new Metro-North stations the MTA is building in the Bronx. Not everyone who lives nearby is happy.]( [An illustration of a 'rat signal']( [Yalta for rats: Mayor Adams convenes first NYC 'Rat Summit' this fall]( [“The best way to defeat our enemy is to know our enemy,” the mayor said.]( [Two women stand outside and talk to each other.]( ['It is true survival to be pregnant in New York': Ilana Glazer on comedy, motherhood in NYC]( [Ilana Glazer's new movie, "Babes," about best friends in New York City, opens Friday.]( [The Drew Forest]( [Housing development battle puts a treasured North Jersey forest at risk]( [Both Drew University and Madison borough say they want to preserve the Drew Forest. But a looming court battle may open it to development.]( [skimboarder on the beach]( [Extra Extra: This summer, we skimboard]( [Because skimboarding camp is coming to Long Island, here are your afternoon links: Central Park's pizza box bins, Biden and Trump to debate, basting your face with butt paste and more.]( [A table draped in multicolored silks.]( [How one indie funeral home in Greenpoint is trying to repackage death]( [The number of funeral homes across the country is shrinking. One upstart, called Sparrow, is trying to break through.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.