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

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

Washington Square News

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: NYU Endowment

Letter to the Editor: NYU Endowment

John Beckman April 15, 2016
In spite of our small per-student endowment, NYU has managed to improve its academic programs, reputation and ranking; substantially increase scholarship aid; and take some important initial steps toward improving affordability.
Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a Republican

Stop Calling Hillary Clinton a Republican

Matthew Perry, Staff Writer April 15, 2016
Although she is hardly the standard-bearer for progressivism, Clinton stands starkly apart from most Republican lawmakers, and to equate the two sets a dangerous and unhelpful tone.
UC Davis Cares More About PR Than Serving Student Community

UC Davis Cares More About PR Than Serving Student Community

WSN Editorial Board April 15, 2016
With the Sacramento Bee report, UC Davis’s twisted priorities have finally come to light. The university has made it abundantly clear that it values its public image more than its students’ safety and its own accountability.
NYU Needs to Address Its Hostility Towards Trump Supporters

NYU Needs to Address Its Hostility Towards Trump Supporters

Aaron Reuben, Contributing Writer April 15, 2016
Regardless of whether or not these feelings of hostility have been embellished or exaggerated, strict labeling and rejection of Trump supporters and the swirl of media that has ensued is detrimental to NYU, an institution renowned for its free speech, social movements and debate.
Sanders Campaign Lacks Coherency, Compass

Sanders Campaign Lacks Coherency, Compass

Abraham Gross, Deputy Opinion Editor April 14, 2016
Sanders’ platform is a populist facade, crumbling under the weight of a reality Sanders knows too little about.
Discrimination in Tech Hampers Real Innovation

Discrimination in Tech Hampers Real Innovation

Shiva Darshan, Staff Writer April 14, 2016
Non-white, non-male entrepreneurs still struggle to get any attention from investors, and unless the government can step in, this inequality threatens to stifle some of the most innovative participants in the tech scene today.
New York Must Reform Voter Registration to Include Those Registered as Independent

New York Must Reform Voter Registration to Include Those Registered as Independent

WSN Editorial Board April 13, 2016
With a primary that excludes Independents and a registration system that discriminates against them, New York State primary voting combines the worst of all worlds.
Corporate Media, How About Some Real News?

Corporate Media, How About Some Real News?

Ana Lopez, Contributing Writer April 13, 2016
The Globe’s parody is part of a larger failure of the media to provide its readers with substantive news and commentary.
Good Riddance to Intrusive Birth Control Prescriptions

Good Riddance to Intrusive Birth Control Prescriptions

Paris Martineau, Staff Writer April 12, 2016
Protection from an unwanted pregnancy through safe sex cannot continue to be demonized strictly on moral principles. The health of those at risk and the lives of the children they will unwillingly bring into the world need to come first.
Coolness Does Not a Proper President Make

Coolness Does Not a Proper President Make

Annie Cohen, Staff Writer April 12, 2016
While the elusive, mystifying cool factor will likely continue to confound politicians and voters alike, a larger degree of self-awareness must be in order. To go beyond the cool, beyond the superficial and the promises can be challenging in a society that is as image-obsessed as ours.
Government Fashion Policing Targets the Wrong Issues

Government Fashion Policing Targets the Wrong Issues

Akshay Prabhushankar, Staff Writer April 11, 2016
Government intervention seeks to protect vulnerable young women from physical and mental health disorders and to promote the celebration of all body types.
New York’s Unethical Treatment of Countless Corpses

New York’s Unethical Treatment of Countless Corpses

Connor Borden, Contributing Writer April 11, 2016
The right to one’s own body is passed on posthumously to a loved one to respect one’s will.