Opinion

A guide to navigating protests on campus
With student demonstrations on the rise, WSN has put together a guide on how to navigate protests — whether you choose to participate, observe or not engage at all.
Mehr Kotval, Opinion Editor
• August 7, 2024

A love letter to New York City
Going to college in a big city may scare you. Don’t let it.
Emily Genova, Managing Editor
• August 7, 2024

Letter from the editor: Welcome to the Washington Square News
As you embark on your academic journey at NYU, trust the Washington Square News to be your most reliable source of all news and culture on and off campus.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• August 7, 2024

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 Essay: Martha Minow’s commencement remarks
Martha Minow, this year’s commencement speaker, is Harvard University’s 300th Anniversary University Professor and the former dean of Harvard Law School.
Martha Minow, Guest Contributor
• May 15, 2024

Opinion: NYU needs to remove the wall at Gould Plaza
The installation of wooden boarding in front of the plaza, which was set up hours after the first Gaza Solidarity Encampment on campus was swept by police, shines a spotlight on NYU’s weak commitments to activism and meeting student demands.
Sebastian Cardena, Deputy Opinion Editor
• May 3, 2024

Opinion: NYU’s flawed communication with students is perpetuating divisions on campus
The university and protesters have been backing diverging accounts of what is happening on campus. If NYU wants to ease divisions, it needs to take new steps toward transparency.
Noah Zaldivar, Deputy Opinion Editor
• May 1, 2024

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 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

Guest Essay: Why NYU RAs are unionizing
Emma Burstein and Sasha DuBose are members of Students Workers At NYU.
Emma Burstein and Sasha DuBose
• April 26, 2024

Opinion: NYU needs better mental health services
Despite the increasing prevalence of mental health issues among the student body, the university’s resources lack personalized care, limit accessibility and respond inadequately to mental health crises.
Isabella Jambrina, Contributing Writer
• April 25, 2024

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


Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor • February 21, 2025

Paige Ablon, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025

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

Yael Grosman, Contributing Writer • February 21, 2025