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A protester holds a cardboard sign reading "Faculty for Justice in Palestine" above a crowd in a park.

Faculty group to begin service strike on Labor Day

Members of NYU’s Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine will “refuse various forms of labor” until the university fulfills the group’s demands — an ultimatum an NYU spokesperson called “unproductive.”
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief August 26, 2024

A group of faculty and staff at NYU will withhold administrative tasks for the fall semester starting Labor Day until senior leadership removes police from campus and pardons those...

A sign attached to a barricade read “We do not engage with Zionists!”

NYU cites ‘code words, like ‘Zionist’’ as discriminatory in updated student conduct policy

In response to listening sessions over the summer, NYU changed its student conduct policy to further define protest regulations and non-discrimination policies ahead of the fall semester.
Aashna Miharia, News Editor August 26, 2024

NYU updated its student conduct guidelines to include “code words, like ‘Zionist,’” as examples of speech that could violate the university’s Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment...

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2 faculty councils echo NYU condemnation of PSC statement referencing ‘armed struggle’

The councils released a joint statement that said the group’s statement, which lists armed struggle as an anti-colonial tactic, “strongly advocates violence” to achieve its “political agenda.”
Dharma Niles, News Editor August 20, 2024

Two councils representing faculty at NYU echoed an official statement from the university condemning a message from the People’s Solidarity Coalition in a memo to Provost Georgina...

(Mikaylah Du for WSN)

Navigating the NYC arts scene as an NYU student

New York City can be an overwhelming and expensive place to spend your weekends — here are some of the best places to go on a budget.
Alexa Donovan and Julia Diorio August 7, 2024

New York City has a plethora of art offerings — there’s something to see, listen to or watch at every turn. The endless options can be overwhelming, especially at the start...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Finding school spirit at NYU

A WSN photographer shares his perspective on the unique ways NYU students build community.
Krish Dev, Director of Creative & Digital Strategy August 7, 2024

(Mikaylah Du for WSN)

A journey through my first year at NYU

A story of leaving home, coming “home” and returning home.
Adrianna Nehme, Deputy Managing Editor August 7, 2024

Welcome to the sour, nearly tangible sensation that greets you as you pass by a line of trash bags on the very edge of any random street. Enjoy a trip to the farmers market at...

A crowd of people holding up signs while marching through Washington Square Park.

A guide to navigating protests on campus

With student demonstrations on the rise, WSN has put together a guide on how to navigate protests — whether you choose to participate, observe or not engage at all.
Mehr Kotval, Opinion Editor August 7, 2024

As you begin your time at NYU, you enter a campus that is a microcosm of global discourse, where passionate activism meets academic inquiry. You’ll encounter a diverse array...

(Mikaylah Du for WSN)

A love letter to New York City

Going to college in a big city may scare you. Don’t let it.
Emily Genova, Managing Editor August 7, 2024

When I told people that I committed to NYU a little less than four years ago, their responses were always the same. At first, the obligatory “congratulations,” followed up...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Letter from the editor: Welcome to the Washington Square News

As you embark on your academic journey at NYU, trust the Washington Square News to be your most reliable source of all news and culture on and off campus.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief August 7, 2024

Dear readers, The start of the academic year is seldom a time free of stress: the move-ins, the orientations, the catching up, the winding down. Whether you are a new or returning...

(Alisia Houghtaling for WSN)

Welcome home, class of 2028

A guide to your first semester at college from WSN.
August 7, 2024

(Samson Tu for WSN)

PSC claims NYU ‘intentionally misread’ statement referencing armed struggle as an anti-colonial tactic

The university said it condemned the group’s message, claiming it embraced armed struggle as a “valid ‘tactic’ in achieving its aims on campus” — a sentiment the group said was misinterpreted.
Dharma Niles, News Editor July 29, 2024

NYU condemned a message from the People’s Solidarity Coalition which the university claims to have included “a deplorable ‘embrace’ of ‘armed struggle’” in a public...

A purple N.Y.U. flag hangs on a building.

NYU reaches ‘confidential settlement’ with students in antisemitism suit

The agreement, which includes the creation of a new Title VI coordinator, marks an end to a nine-month-long lawsuit accusing the university of being indifferent to incidents of antisemitism on campus since the start of the war in Gaza.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief July 9, 2024

NYU reached a confidential monetary settlement in a November lawsuit filed by three Jewish students that accused the university of being indifferent toward antisemitic incidents...