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Washington Square News

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What to do this week: Piano karaoke, a mental health talk with the governor and more

The Daybook is WSN’s weekly column listing in-person and online events at NYU and across New York City. This week: Oct. 7- 13.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 6, 2024

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NYU receives federal funding for cybersecurity research center

One of seven nationwide, the center will focus on finding security threats to sustainable infrastructure.
Dharma Niles, News Editor October 4, 2024

The U.S. Department of Energy has commissioned NYU to establish a research center that will help combat cyber threats to sustainable infrastructure, adding it to the network of...

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The Soapbox: Medical crisis in the Middle East

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief October 4, 2024

At least 50 paramedics have been killed since the start of Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon two weeks ago, The Guardian reported on Thursday.  In a press briefing, the...

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NYU Athletics announces new softball interim head coach

Nicole Bellini, the recently appointed interim head, has been assistant coach to the Violets since October 2022.
Jonathan Mak and Sidney Snider October 4, 2024

The NYU softball team has a new interim head coach, Nicole Bellini, who takes over from Now-Allah James — the only head coach the team has known since its inception during the...

A person outside of N.Y.U. Stern, wearing a red keffiyeh, speaks into a microphone. Around him are protestors holding signs that say “HANDS OFF OUR STUDENTS” and “CEASEFIRE NOW”.

Q&A: CAS prof. Chenjerai Kumanyika challenges NYPD preconceptions with new podcast

The audio journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika spoke to WSN about his new podcast, “Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD.”
Julia Diorio, Arts Editor October 4, 2024

CAS professor Chenjerai Kumanyika opens his new podcast, “Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD,” with a clip of his daughter, Eniola, asking him about the police’s...

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‘Sink Your Teeth’ digests love in modern times

Neon Trees takes a bite into the strain of relationships through dance-worthy yet emotional ballads.
Ellie DaSilva, Contributing Writer October 4, 2024

Everyone knows the song “‘Everybody Talks,” either from its initial release in 2012 or its resurgence on social media in the summer of 2022. Whenever the song plays, with...

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Review: ‘Cabaret’ on Broadway is full of ignorance and beauty

The newest revival of “Cabaret” invites you to the Kit Kat Club in Midtown.
Mikayla Smith, Contributing Writer October 4, 2024

When you step off the streets of Manhattan into the Kit Kat Club, you will immediately be transported to 1930s Berlin. Security and staff will encourage you to relax and loosen...

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Out of Bounds: Major sports news out of Berlin, London and Madrid

Out of Bounds is a weekly column by WSN covering major athletic developments at and around NYU’s campuses and study away sites.
Jonathan Mak, Sports Editor October 4, 2024

Berlin The 50th Berlin Marathon broke the world record for most finishers last Sunday, Sept. 29, with 54,280 runners completing the race. It surpassed the previous record held...

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Staff Predictions: Men’s and women’s soccer start conference play

Both teams will travel to Cleveland to face their first UAA opponents.

It’s a big weekend for Violets soccer. Both the men’s and women’s teams play Case Western Reserve University on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Cleveland, Ohio. The women’s game kicks...

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Off-Third: How to stalk campus celebrities

Tips, tricks and borderline illegal strategies to keep up with NYU campus celebrities.
Ivy St. Clair, Staff Writer October 4, 2024

Off-Third is WSN’s satire column. In my four years at NYU, I’ve heard no lack of campus celebrity gossip. From foreign princes to STD-transmitting A-listers, there’s a...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump stand apart from each other in a crowd of people. Trump looks back at Harris.

Online discourse about Harris more negative than Trump following vice presidential debate, NYU researchers find

Researchers analyzed rhetoric and discourse from various social media sites following the Tuesday debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor October 4, 2024

Researchers at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences found that Tuesday’s vice presidential debate negatively affected online discourse about Vice President Kamala Harris...

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Review: ‘Ilit Azoulay: Mere Things’ unveils historical narratives through everyday objects

The Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist’s solo exhibition at the Jewish Museum is on display until Jan. 5, 2025.
Petunia Hu, Contributing Writer October 4, 2024

A silver amulet with coral beads, a Venetian torch crown and a woman’s velvet hat made of brass and cardboard. Around 20 photographs of objects from diasporic Jewish communities...