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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

Dear readers, Three years ago, I stepped into the basement of Third Avenue North and, unbeknownst to me, began a long journey at the Washington Square News.  Coming to NYU,...

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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

Graduate Student Council member Danilo Trinidad Perez-Rivera staged a three-hour, one-person “sit-in” outside GSAS dean Lynne Kiorpes’ office on Wednesday, claiming he was...

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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

The NYU School of Law is demanding that 31 students contractually pledge to halt protests in order to access campus buildings following a pro-Palestinian sit-in outside Dean Troy...

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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

It has been over one year since President Linda Mills authorized the sweeps of two Gaza Solidarity Encampments on campus. In the aftermath, students, faculty, parents and alumni...

(Photo by Julia Smerling)

Washington Square News: Dharma Niles appointed editor-in-chief

May 3, 2025

The Managing Board of the Washington Square News is excited to announce it has elected Dharma Niles as editor-in-chief for the 2025-26 academic year. Niles, a rising junior...

David Krieger the Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life on Thursday, May 1. (Alex Woodworth for WSN)

‘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

David Krieger, NYU’s inaugural Title IV coordinator, addressed students for the first time at a Student Government Assembly meeting on Thursday and spoke about stepping into...

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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

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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

Earlier this week, all NYU students who were affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration had their legal status reactivated after the State Department faced...

Molly Shannon at NYU Alumni Day in 2016. (©Kahn: Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau)

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

Tisch alum Molly Shannon, an award-winning actress and former star of “Saturday Night Live,” will address graduates and receive an honorary degree at NYU’s 2025 all-university...

A photo of a building. A purple "N.Y.U. Law" flag is on the side of the building.

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

Around 20 NYU Law students met with dean Troy McKenzie on Monday to push for clearer policies regarding disciplinary proceedings for 28 students who staged a pro-Palestinian sit-in...

An NYU administrator said that all affected students' legal statuses have been restored. (Renee Yang for WSN)

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

The federal government reactivated immigration statuses for all NYU students affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on noncitizens, a university administrator told...