Editor's Picks
A search firm failed to find misconduct allegations against NYU’s former athletics director. Here’s why.
A search firm executive and a director of hiring at a top university said executive search firms like the ones used in higher-level hiring decisions by NYU can miss key information on applicants’ criminal backgrounds and details kept in internal misconduct records.
Ania Keenan, Features Editor
• May 12, 2024
A Tisch professor disappeared during a misconduct investigation. Two semesters later, he’s scheduled to teach again.
An Office of Equal Opportunity investigation found that professor Robert Benevides’ actions toward a student in summer 2023 constituted sexual and gender-based harassment, email evidence shows. Benevides will teach two classes next semester, according to Albert.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor
• May 3, 2024
Students and faculty set up pro-Palestinian encampment at Gould Plaza
The demonstration follows similar encampments at Columbia University and Yale University, where student protesters have been arrested.
Adrianna Nehme, Carmo Moniz, Mariapaula Gonzalez, Yezen Saadah and Dharma Niles
• April 22, 2024
How a supermarket became the center of NYU’s relationship with the Village
Years of back-and-forth between local residents and the university over the future of a supermarket ended in an agreement saving the grocery store for at least the next 13 years.
Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor
• January 31, 2024
Celebrating 50 years of the Washington Square News
October 27, 2023
How Stuart Robinson’s misconduct went overlooked for years
Ania Keenan, Features Editor
• October 27, 2023
Editorial: NYU, why didn’t you call Robinson’s foul?
Former Athletics Director Stuart Robinson’s hiring displays a concerning disregard for the safety of students and staff on the university’s part.
WSN Editorial Board
• September 29, 2023
Letter from the editor: On change
Welcome to Washington Square News, NYU’s independent undergraduate newspaper.
Manasa Gudavalli, Editor-in-Chief
• August 4, 2023
Your Love-Hate Relationship with Bobst
The good, the bad and the ugly of your new home away from your dorm.
Samson Tu, Creative Director
• August 4, 2023
What to know before you go: The Eras Tour
Swifties, here's the ultimate survival guide to seeing Taylor Swift in all of her eras. “1, 2, 3, let’s go bitch!”
Natalie Thomas and Manasa Gudavalli
• May 26, 2023
Mikaylah Du, Under the Arch Editor • June 15, 2024
Julia Diorio, Arts Editor • June 11, 2024
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • May 29, 2024