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

Washington Square News

Opinion

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Opinion: Campus conversations must include all voices

From stereotyping to shunning, students and staff at NYU have created a campus climate of profiling and exclusion where students are unable to express themselves.
Jake Christy, Contributing Writer February 11, 2025

After an exhausting night watching President Donald Trump, a candidate I strongly opposed, win back the White House, I walked into my first lecture the next morning with a heavy...

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Editorial: NYU, step up

Over the last few weeks, NYU has denied gender-affirming care to children, refused to protect international students and faculty amid an unprecedented immigration crackdown, and demonstrated a profound disregard for the needs of its community.
WSN Editorial Board February 10, 2025

The barely three-week-old Trump administration is already taking its toll on higher education, and its discernible effects on NYU have quickly created a campus environment defined...

What to do if stopped by ICE

What to do if stopped by ICE

With U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids imminent, it is important to know your rights if you’re ever confronted.
Mehr Kotval, Opinion Editor February 10, 2025

Immigration and deportation were defining issues in President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign — now they are shaping his first three weeks in office. There has been...

Editorial: NYU’s disciplinary measures against students are reckless and reactive

Editorial: NYU’s disciplinary measures against students are reckless and reactive

NYU’s disciplinary attacks on pro-Palestinian students are inaccurate, arbitrary and politically motivated.
WSN Editorial Board February 7, 2025

In the past month, NYU suspended 13 students and placed 20 others on probation for at least a year for their participation in a pro-Palestinian sit-in last semester. The students...

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Guest Essay: In protest of NYU Langone

Alex Denholtz is an MPA graduate student who recently resigned from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service in protest of NYU Langone’s cancellation of gender-affirming care for children.
Alex Denholtz, Guest Contributor February 6, 2025

“NYU is the best university to be transgender at,” I confided in my physical therapist last Thursday at the NYU Student Health Center. As he massaged my post-op incisions,...

(Sophia Di Iorio for WSN)

Opinion: What NYU owes Black students beyond Black History Month

NYU’s Black History Month celebrations ring hollow in light of the decline in Black student enrollment and the university’s stance on President Donald Trump’s radical anti-Black agenda.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor February 6, 2025

Every February, NYU claims to commit to honoring its Black students. Through the annual Martin Luther King Jr. week and performances from the NYU Percussion Ensemble, the university...

Opinion: A lack of accessibility leaves disabled commuters behind

Opinion: A lack of accessibility leaves disabled commuters behind

New York City’s transit system has an accessibility problem. What can the MTA do to fix it?
Sam Kats, Contributing Writer February 5, 2025

Nearly 1 in 6 New York City residents have a disability, and for many, the subway system remains a source of exclusion rather than access. As of January, 336 subway stations in...

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Opinion: ChatGPT’s environmental destruction outweighs its benefits

While much of the discourse surrounding artificial intelligence concerns plagiarism, the significant environmental costs often go overlooked.
Serin Lee, Contributing Writer February 4, 2025

Artificial intelligence platforms have taken the world by storm. AI — referring to any technology that can process information and superficially mimic human thinking —...

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The Grammys need to rethink their best new artist category

Confusion over the qualifications for the Grammys’ best new artist category is both unnecessary and fixable.
Kaleo Zhu, Contributing Writer January 31, 2025

It’s no secret that there’s an air of wariness surrounding the Grammy Awards’ best new artist award. The list of nominees for the 67th ceremony’s best new artist initially...

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Opinion: Trump’s new immigration policies put Arab, Muslim and pro-Palestinian students at risk

With a new travel ban on the horizon, international NYU students who are potentially at risk need to be aware of what lies ahead.
Leila Olukoga, Deputy Opinion Editor January 30, 2025

In 2017, President Donald Trump enacted a drastic and unprecedented travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries, halting immigration from countries such as Iran and Somalia...

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Opinion: NYU should give students the day off for Lunar New Year

Given the large Asian student population at NYU, the university should formally recognize Lunar New Year as an academic holiday.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

This past week, my mom asked me to come home on Lunar New Year to celebrate with our family and distant relatives who I haven’t seen for years. It’s one of the most important...

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Opinion: The exploitation of prison labor

The prison labor system in New York state exploits incarcerated individuals, denying them fair wages, workplace protections and dignity.
Mehr Kotval, Opinion Editor January 28, 2025

In New York, chairs in classrooms, street signs and license plates have one thing in common:  They are all produced by prison labor. As of 2024, around 1.8 million people were...