The Rundown | December 8

All new Rundown hosted by Grace Wanebo! On this episode: The gemstone market has been booming. More and more these days, people are turning to crystals as healing devices. Since the pandemic, the gemstone market has been booming. Vaishnavi Naidu talks to people who have turned to crystals as healing devices. The state of Oregon is setting out to decriminalize sex work. Elizabeth Carlisle talks to Anna Wilkings, an NYU professor and licensed sex therapist and social worker, about what the realities of sex work and what decriminalizing it would entail. The Omicron variant has sparked widespread fear and international travel restrictions since it was designated a variant of concern on November 28th. WNYU’s Grace Symes talked to Dr. Céline Gounder about what we know so far about Omicron. This past month, NYU announced that they covered 100% of the need based financial aid for the class of 2025. Margot Bender has the story. Visiting the holiday market at Union Square has been a long-time tradition for New Yorkers and tourists nation-wide. Over millions of people browse the winding aisles each year enjoying this unique and eclectic holiday experience. Our reporters Miranda and Selina have the story. With midterm elections in 2022 coming up, questions about gerrymandering and partisanship in elections are more important than ever. New York State established an Independent Redistricting Commission to solve all of this, but how is it doing? WNYU reporter Vinith Yedidi has the story.