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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

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Off Topic: We must protect our libraries’ federal funding

Libraries and museums provide knowledge, community and equity, yet recent federal funding cuts threaten to undermine these invaluable institutions.
Antonia Ang, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

On Friday, March 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will remove funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as well as half a dozen other...

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Opinion: Trump’s cuts to federal aid are leaving higher education in shambles

The federal cut to the U.S. Department of Education will have profound impacts on educational institutions, low-income students, students with disabilities and teacher shortages.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 20, 2025

The state of education in the United States is in shambles. Reading and math test scores have dropped to the lowest level in decades, our universities are the most unaffordable...

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Opinion: Federal funding cuts will exacerbate NYC’s homelessness crisis

The Trump administration’s cuts to federal agencies and programs that combat homelessness will worsen the homelessness crisis and overburden local governments and nonprofits.
Serin Lee, Staff Writer March 19, 2025

Last Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order eliminating seven critical government agencies “to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law.” Among the...

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Off Topic: The disastrous new direction of the EPA

The Trump administration’s new direction of deregulation for the EPA will undoubtedly promote business interests at the expense of the environment.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor March 17, 2025

This past Wednesday, Lee Zeldin, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, announced a startling change of direction for the government agency. Rather than...

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Up for Debate: Is college worth the debt?

With tuition costs and student loan debt at record highs, many are questioning whether a college degree is still a worthwhile investment. Is the cost of a college education justified by its benefits?

In 2024, The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found a strong positive relationship between level of education and income. The same chart showed a 1.7% difference in the unemployment...

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Opinion: NYU is complicit in Trump’s pro-Palestinian crackdown

As the new administration has already begun to attack and detain pro-Palestinian student protestors, NYU has remained silent.
Leila Olukoga and Mehr Kotval March 13, 2025

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained on Saturday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for his previous leadership role in pro-Palestinian encampments....

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Opinion: Budget cuts on social programs will starve Americans

Republicans’ proposed budget cuts for social programs like Medicaid, SNAP and other food programs are going to have devastating effects on millions of Americans.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 13, 2025

Republicans on the House Budget Committee have passed a budget resolution which includes a minimum of $1.5 trillion in spending cuts, and are currently pushing to have it...

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Guest Essay: NYU AAUP condemns detention of Mahmoud Khalil

The American Association of University Professors is a national organization of professors and academics with over 500 chapters at college campuses.

NYU’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors condemns the unlawful abduction and detention of U.S. permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil is a recent...

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Opinion: Cancel culture blurs accountability and annihilation

Cancel culture has permeated our social media and culture, and we must properly wield this power to make or break an individual’s public image.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor March 12, 2025

We are all familiar with what it means to get “canceled” — it all starts with an off-color comment resurfacing from a YouTube video back in 2010, and quickly ignites a social...

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Opinion: Women-dominated sports deserve NCAA recognition

The NCAA’s refusal to recognize several women-dominated sports creates funding disparities and reinforces harmful stereotypes.
Serin Lee, Contributing Writer March 12, 2025

Women have long been excluded from the world of professional sports — from not being allowed to run in the Olympic marathon until 1984 to the NCAA not recognizing women-dominated...

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Off Topic: Patent abuse is to blame for the price of prescription drugs

Big Pharma employs business practices aimed at prolonging the profitability of their drugs, at the expense of sick consumers.
Noah Zaldivar, Opinion Editor March 11, 2025

Between 2005 and 2015, nearly three-fourths of issued drug patents were for already existing drugs. A common argument in favor of the current patent approval process for drugmakers...

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Opinion: The urgency of NYC’s water scarcity

For the first time in over two decades, New York City is facing its first drought warning, with dangerously low reservoir levels fueling wildfires. The city, and its people, should be attempting to minimize the damages.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Since the start of 2025, wildfires have spread at an alarming rate across the United States, with over 8,000 wildfires and over 160,000 acres burned. Fires have devastated cities...