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Mills ‘stunned’ days after Muslim prayer room desecration
President Linda Mills said she plans to bolster security for on-campus prayer rooms and issue the university’s “most severe sanctions” after a Muslim prayer room in Bobst Library was vandalized on Thursday.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer
• April 7, 2025

Stern names renowned Harvard professor as new dean
Bharat Anand, whose work has focused heavily on digital business strategy, will step into the role this August following a yearlong search.
Lekhya Kantheti, Deputy News Editor
• April 7, 2025

Muslim prayer room vandalized, prompts hate crime investigation
NYU is investigating the incident, which took place just days after Eid celebrations, as a hate crime and act of Islamophobia.
Liyana Illyas, Staff Writer
• April 5, 2025

NYU Langone cancels ‘anti-governmental’ humanitarian presentation
A former head of Doctors Without Borders was set to give a speech that mentioned humanitarian casualties in Gaza and the effects of federal funding cuts.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor
• April 4, 2025

‘I got crucified’: Kaya Walker on her resignation from the College Republicans
The former president of the NYU College Republicans spoke with WSN to share her perspective on the media-crazed Barron Trump comment controversy.
Emily Genova, Managing Editor
• April 3, 2025

Professors sue Trump over crackdown on pro-Palestinian dissent
The group of faculty at NYU are accusing the federal government of violating the First Amendment by arresting noncitizen students and faculty for their speech against Israel’s ongoing siege in Gaza.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• April 2, 2025

NYU hit with 10 class action lawsuits following data breach
The plaintiffs are accusing the university of failing to protect personal information after a hacker leaked over 3 million applicants’ data on NYU’s homepage.
Dharma Niles and Krish Dev
• April 1, 2025

Letter from the Editor: In the age of Trump, student journalism is more vital than ever.
As the Trump administration continues its crackdown on higher education, WSN’s student journalists have worked tirelessly to inform the NYU community.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2025

NYU acceptance rate drops to 7.7% for class of 2029
The university sent acceptances to its most selective class on Thursday, also setting a record for the largest early decision applicant pool in its history.
Yezen Saadah, Editor-in-Chief
• March 27, 2025

Women’s basketball storms into a second consecutive national title
The No. 1 team in the nation extended its win streak to 62 games.
Sidney Snider, Sports Editor
• March 22, 2025

Over 3 million applicants’ data leaked on NYU’s website
The hacker accused the university of continuing to use “illegal” race-sensitive admissions — the redirected home page also linked files revealing names, test scores and personal information of applicants since 1989.
Dharma Niles, Krish Dev and Yezen Saadah
• March 22, 2025

Trump DEI rollbacks push NYU Langone to ditch terms like ‘marginalized’ or ‘diverse’
NYU Langone Health recently issued a disclaimer stating that its diversity, equity and inclusion programs “do not include preferences” based on race or sex.
Dharma Niles and Yezen Saadah
• March 21, 2025

Leena Ahmed, Contributing Writer • May 22, 2025

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Yezen Saadah, Editor-at-Large • May 15, 2025

Dharma Niles, Editor-in-Chief • May 15, 2025