Opinion

Opinion: Drama students should be able to choose their preferred studio
Tisch should allow drama students the ability to rank their choices of studios during the application process.
Jack Sloan, Staff Writer
• February 15, 2024

Opinion: Covering course fees is a necessary step toward affordability
If students are paying over $90,000 to attend the university, the least it can do is cover a few extra fees.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• February 8, 2024

Opinion: Students deserve to know why the Kimmel staircase is closed
The university’s decision to close the Grand Staircase in Kimmel last October is a nuisance for students trying to get to class.
Katherine Welander, Copy Chief
• February 2, 2024

Opinion: NYU needs to talk about its upcoming Tulsa program
If the university wants this study away initiative to succeed, it's time it starts talking more, a lot more.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• February 1, 2024

Opinion: Don’t give up on community at NYU
Creating community at NYU can be a challenge, but being more intentional about how we interact with each other can start to change that.
Abi Rivera, Opinion Editor
• January 31, 2024

Staff Rants: New beginnings or old complaints?
WSN staff shares their thoughts on the beginning of the 2024 spring semester.
Julia Diorio, Molly Koch, Abi Rivera, Yezen Saadah, Ania Keenan, Mick Gaw, Carmo Moniz and Krish Dev
• January 30, 2024

Opinion: NYU’s search committees are failing to get the student perspective
The engagement sessions the university has relied on to gather student input on the hiring of high-ranking administrators are not working. It’s time for a new approach.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• January 29, 2024

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

Opinion: Midterm progress reports are the change we needed
The university’s new reports for undergraduate courses might just be the solution to its low midterm grade submission problem.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• January 25, 2024

Opinion: NYU’s approach to unionization is getting old
The university’s contract faculty union recently reached an agreement with NYU that will allow it to vote to be formally recognized, but the university’s interactions with other on-campus labor groups still leave something to be desired.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor
• January 24, 2024

Letter from the editor: On reflection
Honoring my final semester at the Washington Square News, NYU’s independent student-led publication.
Manasa Gudavalli, Editor-in-Chief
• January 22, 2024

Guest Essay: SGA Semester in Review
Ryan Carney is Chair of the Student Government Assembly.
Ryan Carney, Guest Contributor
• December 15, 2023


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Paige Ablon, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025

Grace Tan, Identity & Equity Editor • February 21, 2025

Yael Grosman, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025