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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Law School hosts humane education conference

September 23, 2013
On UN World Peace Day, the NYU School of Law invited experts and scholars to discuss humane education.
Courtesy of Kathleen Hamilton

NYU-Poly hosts world’s largest hacking competition

September 23, 2013
The Polytechnic Institute of NYU held a Capture-the-Flag hacking competition with more than 1,800 teams from around the world.
Jonathan Tan/WSN

Residence halls show spirit in Torch Day festivities

Emily Bell September 23, 2013
Residence halls participated in Torch Day, which is an on-campus leadership retreat, to begin the year's IRHC general assembly.
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NYU, NYU-Poly prepare for athletics merger

Michelle Tran September 23, 2013
In January 2014, the Polytechnic Institute of NYU will become the NYU School of Engineering and the athletics departments will combine.
Nicole Brown for WSN

Environmentalists protest against Keystone XL Pipeline

Nicole Brown, News Editor September 23, 2013
Protestors met in Battery Park on Saturday to voice their concerns about construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
File photo by Jonathan Tan

Violets falter in weekend golf tournaments

September 23, 2013
The mens and womens teams played in the Williams College Invitational and Mount Holyoke College Invitational, respectively.
Domestic terrorism denied important national coverage

Domestic terrorism denied important national coverage

Christina Coleburn, Contributing Columnist September 23, 2013
The lack of coverage of last week's anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing is emblematic of an exclusion of domestic terrorism from our national conversation.
NYU-Poly hacking competition promotes cybersecurity

NYU-Poly hacking competition promotes cybersecurity

September 23, 2013
This weekend's hacking competition hosted by NYU-Poly is helping reverse the negative stigma around "hackers" - which has discounted the positive impacts of hacker culture.
Courtesy of Sakshi Bhoolabhai

BuildOn takes initiative with other communities

September 23, 2013
BuildOn offers students the chance to provide service and a connections between many diverse cultures.
File photo by Daniel Cole

Fitness Finds: National Yoga Month

September 23, 2013
This month, find your center at these five locations that are offering deals for National Yoga Month.
Larry Wu for WSN

What’s In Your Bag

September 23, 2013
Find out what this photographer keeps in his bag.
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‘Mom’ disappoints with average plot

September 23, 2013
"Mom," featuring Anna Faris and Allison Janney, had a disappointing pilot episode, but has potential for the rest of the season.