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

Washington Square News

Guest Essay

Packages of menstrual products, with individual pads and tampons piled in front of them.

Guest Essay: It’s just a period — A call on the New York Senate to amend and pass the Total Access to Menstrual Products Act

Pritha Mukherji is the director of communications in NYU's Student Government Assembly.
Pritha Mukherji, Guest Contributor September 11, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Chumps, dates, strawberry...

An illustration of a navy blue “D” with a white icon of the N.Y.U torch placed in the middle.

Guest Essay: Why Kamala Harris is our choice

Young people are told that they need to vote every election because the stakes are higher than ever, and having lived through four years of a Trump presidency, we know it’s the case in 2024.
NYU College Democrats September 9, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Donald Trump has been on...

An N.Y.U. flag hangs above the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Cars line the road to the right of the building and an entrance to Washington Square Park can be seen in the background.

Guest Essay: American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists calls for the expulsion of Steinhardt students

Tanisha Thakkar is the president of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development’s Undergraduate Student Government.
Tanisha Thakkar, Guest Contributor May 19, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. The Undergraduate Student...

An overhead view of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment outside Paulson Center.

Guest Essay: A call for a special University Senate meeting

Ryan Carney is the chairperson for the Student Government Assembly.
Ryan Carney, Guest Contributor April 29, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Forty-five minutes is all...

Police officers in riot gear arrest protesters at night.

Guest Essay: Open letter from NYU parents, guardians and loved ones in response to Mills mobilizing NYPD against our students

In a letter to university president Linda Mills, almost 600 parents, guardians and loved ones criticized NYU’s response to the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Gould Plaza.
April 29, 2024

To Linda Mills,  We write to you as concerned and disturbed parents, guardians and loved ones of NYU students. We received an email from Linda Mills and Fountain Walker detailing...

A woman holding a sign that reads “CEASEFIRE NOW LET GAZA LIVE!”

Guest Essay: NYU chose bureaucracy over addressing pro-Palestinian student concerns

Lamisa Khan is the Student Government Assembly senator at-large for Muslim women.
Lamisa Khan, Guest Contributor April 25, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. How many more conversations...

An illustration of a student government meeting. A person speaks behind a podium with an N.Y.U. flag behind them.

Guest Essay: From square one to Washington Square, your voice matters

Angela Chou is the new chair of the NYU Student Government Assembly.
Angela Chou, Guest Contributor April 19, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. What does it mean to be...

An illustration of students sitting in a large room for a student government meeting. On the left, a purple banner with the N.Y.U. torch logo hangs on the wall and reads “N.Y.U. S.G.A.”

Guest Essay: Why you should care about the SGA’s next chair

The Student Government Assembly has elected its next chair who will shape the student body experience through programming and advocacy.
Ryan Carney, Guest Contributor April 12, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Members of the Student Government...

A white and purple N.Y.U. flag and a purple banner that says "N.Y.U. Steinhardt" is placed side by side on a building wall.

Guest Essay: Steinhardt USG launches food pantry

Tanisha Thakkar is the president of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development’s Undergraduate Student Government.
Tanisha Thakkar, Guest Contributor February 29, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. Imagine juggling classes,...

Gallatin students sit as they listen to a speaker at the ceremony.

Guest Essay: Gallatin master’s students deserve better enrollment

Eliane Mitchell is a master’s student at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Eliane Mitchell, Guest Contributor February 26, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected].   When deciding where...

People are standing in front of the Washington Square Arch beneath a large Palestinian flag.

Guest Essay: Palestinian lives ignored as students fight for free speech protection

Lamisa Khan is the Student Government Assembly senator-at-large for Muslim women.
Lamisa Khan, Guest Contributor February 22, 2024

Guest essays reflect opinions from writers beyond WSN. If you’d like to submit a guest essay for consideration, please email [email protected]. It took President Linda Mills...

An N.Y.U. flag hangs above the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. Cars line the road to the right of the building and an entrance to Washington Square Park can be seen in the background.

Guest Essay: How NYU department policies are harming international students

Pramath Pratap Misra is the chair of the Student Government Assembly’s International Student Affairs Committee.
Pramath Pratap Misra, Guest Contributor January 25, 2024

NYU is renowned for championing diversity, equity and inclusion, evident in its myriad committees, events and organisations. However, the stark reality diverges from this narrative,...