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Letter from the Editor: My goodbye to WSN
My time at the Washington Square News has come to an end as I wrap up my tenure as editor-in-chief — and, as sappy as it sounds, I couldn’t be more grateful for the lessons I’ve learned and the people I’ve met along the way.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• May 7, 2025

Grad student council member holds one-person ‘sit-in’ against election procedures
The student is claiming that their senator-elect role was unfairly nullified after the majority of the student body did not vote in elections of the Graduate School of Arts & Science.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• May 6, 2025

The Romance Issue | Under the Arch Magazine
May 5, 2025

31 law students barred from campus, offered contract to cease protests
The School of Law stipulated that students will be unable to access classrooms and other on-campus buildings until they agree to “not participate in any protest activity.”
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• May 5, 2025

Editorial: Linda Mills, where are you?
Our university president stands at a precipice, where she can choose to either complicitly facilitate repression or loudly stand up for NYU’s values.
WSN Editorial Board
• May 5, 2025

‘Civil rights warrior’: Title VI coordinator talks neutrality at student gov’t meeting
NYU’s inaugural Title VI coordinator defended his resume and discussed his approach to tackling heightened on-campus tensions.
Leena Ahmed, Staff Writer
• May 2, 2025

Students and faculty join citywide May Day rallies
Members of NYU’s faculty and student worker unions called on the university to negotiate new deals and rewrite protections for international students.
Amanda Chen and Amelia Hernandez Gioia
• May 2, 2025

NYU has a ‘moral obligation’ to protect noncitizen students, immigration experts say
WSN spoke to three legal experts about the federal government’s recent onslaught against student visa holders and the university’s responsibility to protect its noncitizen affiliates.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• May 1, 2025

Molly Shannon, former SNL star, to speak at NYU commencement
The award-winning actress and graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts will be among three honorary degree recipients at the university’s commencement ceremony this year.
Aashna Miharia and Yezen Saadah
• April 29, 2025

Law students call for defined suspension policy, divestment in meeting with dean
Student conduct investigations at the School of Law are raising questions regarding extended use of interim suspensions and bypassed steps in disciplinary proceedings.
Dharma Niles, News Editor
• April 29, 2025

Immigration status restored for all affected NYU students
A university administrator confirmed that all students hit by the government’s attack on student visa holders had their legal status restored as of Monday morning.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• April 28, 2025

Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief • May 7, 2025


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Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer • May 7, 2025