College Dems and Reps revive campus debate to tackle pressing policy issues

On Thursday evening, NYU’s College Democrats and College Republicans faced off to deliberate some of the nation’s most contentious topics — from artificial intelligence, to rent freezes and immigration. The crowd saw over 100 students at 20 Cooper Square, gathered for the groups’ first debate since March 2025. Student Life representatives canceled their annual debate last November, two days before it was scheduled to take place, after the College Democrats accused the College Republicans of interrupting their club meeting and making “verbal attacks.” Although the Politics Society was responsible for organizing the debate regularly, the group did not schedule one for the spring semester after that. Thursday’s event was moderated by BridgeNYU, NYU’s chapter of the national constructive dialogue movement BridgeUSA.

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