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Tisch students will receive a metrocard scholarship, but there are drawbacks as well. (Illustration by Jorene He)

Tisch Students Demand NYU Fund Commute to Far-Away Studios

Students are petitioning the university for MetroCards to make long commutes to their studios more affordable.
Lisa Cochran, Deputy News Editor October 3, 2019

Tisch School of the Arts students started a petition last week calling upon the Drama department to subsidize MetroCards for acting students who commute to studio classes. The...

What Does Impeachment Really Mean?

What Does Impeachment Really Mean?

The House of Representatives has begun the impeachment process against President Trump. But why now?
WSN Editorial Board September 30, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi launched an impeachment inquiry on Tuesday into President Donald Trump. Pelosi, who has long believed that impeachment was too divisive a process...

Sosena Bekele, a Steinhardt sophomore and founder of Lash Fantasy. (Photo courtesy Sosena Bekele)

Sophomore Fosters Empowerment With Dorm Lash Business

Sosena Bekele has been doing lash extensions since high school, and now she’s making a profit out of her dorm.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer September 30, 2019

Doesn’t everyone want big, full, bold lashes? While many turn to mascara daily to achieve the look, once makeup remover hits the eye, the effect disappears.  Steinhardt sophomore...

Tisch professor Chris Chan Roberson has worked extensively in the film industry before teaching at NYU. (Via NYU Tisch)

Chris Chan Roberson: The Fastest Professor Alive

Tisch professor Chris Chan Roberson discusses his experience in and outside of the industry from “Surf Nazis Must Die” to hawking vintage clothes.
Fareid El Gafy, Film & TV Editor September 30, 2019

Blink and you’ll miss him. From every corner of the film industry to every classroom at the Tisch School of the Arts, two decades of professional experience has left no stone...

Pumpkin-spice-flavored products from Trader Joe's. WSN Dining Editor talks about her two-day-long experiment of eating only pumpkin-spice-flavored food. (Photo by Calais Watkins)

Pumpkin Spice and Everything Not-So-Nice

Our dining editor ate only pumpkin spice-flavored foods for two days.
Calais Watkins, Dining Editor September 30, 2019

Water is the holy grail of human existence. From replenishing the lone desert wanderer to sustaining settlements along riverbanks, water is a biological need for survival. Never...

NYU's Board of Trustees. (via NYU)

Off-Third: The Board’s Minutes, Reimagined

After reneging on a promise to release the minutes of their meetings, the Board of Trustees has published a summary of their annual June meeting. But since they never released the actual minutes, we’re left with no choice but to imagine what might have happened.
Abby Hofstetter, Opinion Editor September 27, 2019

Off-Third is WSN’s satire section. WILLIAM BERKLEY: Okay, okay. Order. It’s great to see you all again, but right now we have business to get to. Andy, you said you had...

The new and rebranded Upstein has a prominent NYU Eats banner outside of its entrance. (Staff Photo by Marva Shi)

NYU Dining Halls, Ranked

Third North really needs to get its sh-t together, but you already knew that.
Gaby Baldovino, Staff Writer September 24, 2019

Following semesters full of student complaints about dining options, NYU launched a new campus dining provider this year — NYU Eats. Catered by Chartwells, NYU Eats boasts sustainable...

GSOC’s Newest Fight for Survival

GSOC’s Newest Fight for Survival

Following a new National Labor Relations Board rule, graduate students’ right to organize is at stake. What does this mean for graduate student organizers in NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee?
WSN Editorial Board September 23, 2019

On Friday, the National Labor Relations Board proposed redefining graduate students as nonworkers, effectively stripping them of their right to unionize. The proposal wouldn’t...

Day 1 euphoria makeup look. (Photo by Srishti Luthra)

I Tried Euphoria Makeup for a Week

Glitter tears for days.
Ria Mittal, Staff Writer September 23, 2019

My makeup skills are limited to eyeliner and maybe some lipstick, but some people really know how to knock this stuff out of the park. Euphoria, the latest HBO drama, has already...

Gallatin 2015 alumna Jordan Scott created idk tonight, scheduled to release in October. (Photo by Li-Chun Pan)

Alumna Develops Couples’ Dating App for ‘Life After the Swipe’

With Jordan Scott’s idk tonight, you’ll never run out of date night ideas.
Elif Kesikbas, Staff Writer September 23, 2019

Swipe left, swipe right, swipe left. Online daters are more than familiar with this game. But what happens after you settle down with a right swipe? Jordan Scott, 2015 Gallatin...

(Illustration by Sophia Di Iorio)

The Field as a Happy Place

For many, sports are just about having fun. And that can be really important.
Bela Kirpalani, Sports Editor September 23, 2019

I overthink things. A lot. I worry about problems that don’t even exist yet. I replay old memories in my head and think about what I should’ve done differently. Often, I never...

Marva Shi, our deputy multimedia editor, slurps up a bowl of pho in Saigon Shack while wearing a Gudetama pancakes facemask. (Staff Photo by Min Ji Kim)

I Tried Sheet-Masking in Public for a Week

Some guy meowed at me.
Marva Shi, Deputy Multimedia Editor September 20, 2019

This week, I practiced two things that I am generally pretty uncomfortable with: skincare and interacting with strangers. Although the ritual of sheet-masking is popular among...