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Review: Bloodshed and resilience dominate ‘Invincible’ season 4

The animated superhero series returns with more grisly alien battles, expanding lore and characters doing their best to change.
Leo Field, Film & TV Editor May 1, 2026

This review contains spoilers for all seasons of “Invincible.” Whenever I recommend “Invincible” to someone, I tell them to watch the pilot episode to the end and promise...

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Abu Dhabi campus on ‘extended spring break’

Nearly 300 high school students staying at the campus were able to leave after delays due to airspace closures, President Linda Mills said in an email.
Amanda Chen, Editor-at-Large March 11, 2026

Students and faculty at NYU Abu Dhabi are temporarily relocated and will return to the site “at the earliest possible moment,” President Linda Mills said in a Tuesday universitywide...

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‘Rosemead’ tackles tragedy with nuance

Screenwriter Marilyn Fu spoke to WSN about her careful approach to the new film, which is based on the real story of a shooting incident.
Jason Alpert-Wisnia, Senior Staff Photographer February 10, 2026

In 2015, a widowed mother with terminal cancer fatally shot her 17-year-old son, who was struggling with schizophrenia. Initial articles about the incident in Rosemead, California...

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Men’s and women’s track and field sets sight on nationals, again

With the indoor season underway, the Violets aim to have a strong showing at the NCAA Division III championships.
Naseem Rahman, Deputy Sports Editor December 12, 2025

Heading into 2026, both the NYU men’s and women’s track and field teams are aiming to build upon last season’s 42nd and 62nd place finishes, respectively, at the NCAA Division...

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Q&A: Kleber Mendonça Filho on film, journalism and memory

The Brazilian director spoke to WSN about his journalism career and the rich messages behind his new film, “The Secret Agent.”
Leo Field, Film & TV Editor December 5, 2025

Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho has a passion for the past. Growing up as the son of a historian under Brazil’s military dictatorship, he learned the importance...

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Off the Radar: ‘Golden Gate Girls’ highlights forgotten film history

The story of Esther Eng, a lesbian Asian American filmmaker who worked in the 1940s, comes to light in this inspiring documentary.
Ellie DaSilva, Staff Writer November 24, 2025

Men have always dominated the film industry. Thankfully, archival work has revealed influential women’s stories that have been lost or shut away. The 2013 documentary “Golden...

When it comes to contract faculty, NYU has no ‘peers’

NYU relies on contract faculty far more than the private universities it considers peers. CFU-UAW’s collective bargaining agreement must reflect that reality.
Elisabeth Fay, Guest Contributor November 11, 2025

Elisabeth Fay is a clinical associate professor in CAS, and an elected member of CFU-UAW’s Bargaining Committee. My union, Contract Faculty United - United Auto Workers, has...

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Opinion: Last week’s ICE raid was as terrifying as you think

As federal agents terrorize New York City, NYU students cannot afford to be indifferent.
Angela Dong, Contributing Writer October 27, 2025

On the afternoon of Oct. 21, I was walking through a typical, lively Chinatown, going from my dorm at Broome Street to Lafayette Hall. Tourists and locals milled through the neighborhood's...