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SPONSORED: Protecting your business from cybersecurity attacks: Essential security measures

Sponsored by: Bazoom
May 1, 2025

                    In today's digital age, cyberattacks are no longer a matter of "if," but...

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Review: On ‘Bloodless,’ Samia teeters on the edge of rebirth

The indie singer-songwriter’s newest album delivers a musical journey of evolution and identity.
Amelia Knust, Staff Writer April 30, 2025

Ever since her 2020 debut album, “The Baby,” every Samia record has felt like a page ripped from her diary. While her previous releases highlighted the excitement and anxieties...

The Steinhardt Undergraduate Student Government food pantry in Pless Hall. (Julia Smerling for WSN)

The fight for food security at NYU

A look into how student-led efforts to create food pantries and donate meal swipes can help students struggling to afford standard meal plans.
Kyra Mehta, Contributing Writer April 28, 2025

For more than 1.2 million New Yorkers, food insecurity is a daily struggle. Facing a rising cost of living, heightened grocery prices and inadequate access to fresh, nutritious...

On the Street: Floral

On the Street: Floral

On the Street is WSN’s photo column, published biweekly.
The Multimedia Desk April 28, 2025

Hundreds of students and faculty surrounded Gould Plaza on April 22, 2024 in protest of NYU's ties to Israel amid its ongoing war in Gaza. (Krish Dev for WSN)

Remembering Gould Plaza, 1 year later

On April 22, 2024, a pro-Palestinian encampment outside the Stern School of Business led to more than 130 arrests, dozens of demonstrations and a year of ongoing calls for NYU to divest from Israel.
WSN Staff April 22, 2025

On the Street: Escapism

On the Street: Escapism

On the Street is WSN’s photo column, published biweekly.
The Multimedia Desk April 14, 2025

(Kevin Wu for WSN)

How an NYU Law clinic is countering Trump’s attacks on climate policies

The Institute for Policy Integrity is working to raise awareness about federal policies’ environmental implications as the Trump administration rapidly deregulates energy use.
Aditte Parasher, Contributing Writer April 3, 2025

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s rollbacks on environmental policies, NYU’s Institute for Policy Integrity is gearing up to tackle the administration’s executive orders...

Ivy Chan, Kiara Mujica, Ethan Li, and Krish Dev.

On the Street: Food

On the Street is WSN’s photo column, published biweekly.
The Multimedia Desk April 1, 2025

(Akshay Prabhushankar for WSN)

Off Topic: We must protect our libraries’ federal funding

Libraries and museums provide knowledge, community and equity, yet recent federal funding cuts threaten to undermine these invaluable institutions.
Antonia Ang, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

On Friday, March 14, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will remove funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as well as half a dozen other...

(Simon Tan for WSN)

Opinion: NYU is complicit in Trump’s pro-Palestinian crackdown

As the new administration has already begun to attack and detain pro-Palestinian student protestors, NYU has remained silent.
Leila Olukoga and Mehr Kotval March 13, 2025

Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil was detained on Saturday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for his previous leadership role in pro-Palestinian encampments....

(Kiara Mujica for WSN)

Opinion: Cancel culture blurs accountability and annihilation

Cancel culture has permeated our social media and culture, and we must properly wield this power to make or break an individual’s public image.
Shanay Tolat, Deputy Opinion Editor March 12, 2025

We are all familiar with what it means to get “canceled” — it all starts with an off-color comment resurfacing from a YouTube video back in 2010, and quickly ignites a social...

(Kiara Mujica for WSN)

Opinion: The urgency of NYC’s water scarcity

For the first time in over two decades, New York City is facing its first drought warning, with dangerously low reservoir levels fueling wildfires. The city, and its people, should be attempting to minimize the damages.
Steven Wang, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Since the start of 2025, wildfires have spread at an alarming rate across the United States, with over 8,000 wildfires and over 160,000 acres burned. Fires have devastated cities...