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

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Guest Essay

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,...

An illustration of students sitting in a large room for a student government meeting.

Guest Essay: SGA Semester in Review

Ryan Carney is Chair of the Student Government Assembly.
Ryan Carney, Guest Contributor December 15, 2023

The Student Government Assembly “SGA” is the representative body for all students at NYU. We aim to improve the student experience and advocate for a student-focused agenda...

A large, beige chateau. There is a circular garden with flowers in the middle and trees on the sides. There is a statue of a man on a horse in front of the building, and stairs leading up to the building.

Guest Essay: A call to support the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies

JJ Briscoe is the Student Government Assembly’s director of diversity.
JJ Briscoe, Guest Contributor November 30, 2023

Let’s talk about a bill — a bill that’s not just another piece of legislation but a potential game changer for our city and our conscience. Imagine a story that begins with...

The interior of the seventh floor of the N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with a sign that reads "N.Y.U. Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute."

Guest Essay: A statement from NYU Journalism students and alumni on press freedom

In a letter to NYU Journalism department faculty and administration, students and alumni of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute are calling for the Institute to address the deaths of journalists in the Israel-Hamas war.

We, the students at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU, recognize the recent developments in the Palestinian territories and Israel have caused an unprecedented loss...

Protesters walk down University Place holding large signs that read ”N.Y.U. OWES ADJUNCTS” and “UNION POWER.”

Guest Essay: A letter from NYU’s adjunct union to president Mills

Following changes to adjuncts’ schedules, their union is demanding that NYU restore all adjunct teaching positions.
ACT-UAW Local 7902 Members September 19, 2023

An Open Letter to Linda Mills, President, New York University: We appreciate your commitment to leading by listening to the diverse voices of the university. We took it to heart...

Students are seated on the lobby steps of the Kimmel Center for University Life, with one student waving a Ukrainian flag above the crowd.

Guest Essay: Defending Ukrainian sovereignty is an international imperative

Accountability for the war in Ukraine should be held only by Russia.
Lincoln Dow, Guest Contributor April 11, 2023

Lincoln Dow is a senior studying politics.  In a recent essay for WSN, Karsten Stoeber of NYU’s International Youth and Students for Social Equality chapter characterized...