The Soapbox

The Soapbox: Asylum seekers in Italy, a Chinese AI model shocks stock market, France offers to send troops to the Arctic
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.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• January 31, 2025

The Soapbox: Housing tax in Spain, the UK to join pan-European agreement, raids in occupied Palestine
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
• January 24, 2025

The Soapbox: Puberty blocker ban in the UK, new president in Ghana and Netanyahu’s trial in Israel
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.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• December 13, 2024

The Soapbox: Workers strike in Germany, aid suspension in occupied Palestine, social media ban in Australia
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.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• December 6, 2024

The Soapbox: Farmers protest in France, party dissolution in the UK, pro-democracy leaders arrested in Hong Kong
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.
Anna Baird-Hassell and Yezen Saadah
• November 22, 2024

The Soapbox: Tamils to be airlifted into the UK, heatwaves in Australia, coalition government collapse in Germany
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.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• November 8, 2024

The Soapbox: Deadly flooding in Spain, military strikes in Israel, support for Morocco in France
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.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• November 1, 2024

The Soapbox: Tourism protests in Spain, border de-escalation in China, mysterious pollution in Australia
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.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 25, 2024

The Soapbox: Regime change in Australia, pub-crawl bans in Prague, obstructed aid in occupied Palestine
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.
Liyana Illyas, Deputy News Editor
• October 18, 2024

The Soapbox: Public university funding in Argentina, Falkland Islands ownership in the UK, illegal gold mining in Ghana
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.
Mariapaula Gonzalez, Deputy News Editor
• October 11, 2024

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

The Soapbox: Gender equity act passed in Ghana, Al Jazeera office closure in occupied Palestine, conservative cabinet appointed in France
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.
Anna Baird-Hassell, Deputy Managing Editor
• September 27, 2024

Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • May 7, 2025


Maya Joy Randolph, Video Editor • May 7, 2025

Joanne Lee, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025

Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025