Yes, You Really Should Call Your Mom Today
Today, I looked at my to-do list and realized that I had been meaning (and failing) to call my cousin for quite a while....
Which Tisch Are You Talking About?
At the beginning of a semester or after a major awards show, an email always pops into my inbox from Allyson Green, Dean of...
Facetune Is Poisonous for Our Self-Image
Almost all of us have retouched our photos at least once. I’m definitely guilty — I’ve edited my fair share of pimples out of...
Reality TV Isn’t a Guilty Pleasure
“This is bigger and more consequential for the country than the Russia investigation.” These are the words I texted my friend when Jordyn Woods...
Finding Hope in Springtime
This last weekend, I flew back from Tokyo, where I had spent my spring break during the inaugural blossoming of Japan’s world-renowned “Sakura,” or...
Body Types Aren’t Fashion Trends
The first time I was told I had to change my body, I was 15. When I was 17, my best friend was so...
Don’t Forget Forgiveness
My mother has a sort of relentless, enduring faith — in God, in herself and, most admirably, in other people. It seems nobody is...
How Football Is Keeping Women From the Boardroom
There’s a very peculiar phenomenon in the American workplace. The movies brush over it and the employee handbooks never mention it, but somehow it...
Overcoming Stereotypes Through Film
Surrounded by an overwhelmingly Westernized environment as a university student in North America, I often find myself thinking about how lucky I am to...
Finding Home in New York City
Entering college, I had a very strict, categorical definition of what home meant. To me, home was the idea of feeling fully grounded in...
Asian Americans Are Asian Enough
Last Monday, WSN published an op-ed by NYU student Ryan Moon titled “Struggling to Define Asian-American in 2019.” I experienced a sense of indignation...
The Changing Face of Journalism
Every outlet — from WSN’s editor-in-chief to the Washington Post— is talking about it. The so-called death of journalism as we know it is...
