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So what are we?

So what are we?

Grace Halio, Deputy Features Editor November 30, 2015

“So what are we?” It’s the question that defines our generation’s attitude toward love and relationships. We ask it of ourselves, our significant others, our hookup buddies:...

What comes after falling

Marita Vlachou, Deputy Managing Editor November 30, 2015

Growing up I was shy and very uptight. In many ways I think I still am and I can’t name a specific reason for that. I grew up in a family of divorced parents, but even though...

When we don’t talk about love

Thomas Devlin, Managing Editor November 30, 2015

At the end of the third date, there was a sense of expectation. I stood there, awkwardly using my umbrella as a kind of cane and not quite sure what to say in this situation....

Love can go the distance

Anne Cruz, Copy Chief November 30, 2015

Artist Ajit Johnson gained plenty of attention last April for his art campaign called “#ThisGeneration.” Ironically, his critiques of technology-obsessed millennials went viral...

The kiss list

Valentina Duque Bojanini, Editor-in-Chief November 30, 2015

My first kiss was a mess. It had all the hallmarks of a first kiss — the near miss, the awkward angle, the realization of how strange it is to put your mouth on another person’s...

How do you tell a boy you like him?

Kavish Harjai, Editor-at-Large November 30, 2015

One time in elementary school, at the ripe age of 7 or 8, my girlfriend said she liked someone else. I didn’t really care about her, though, because I had a crush on the boy...

Interview with Modern Love editor Dan Jones

Grace Halio, Deputy Features Editor November 30, 2015

Dan Jones is the editor of Modern Love, a weekly New York Times column that features personal narratives from people grappling with the concept of love. WSN chatted with Jones...

Breaking marital tradition to find ourselves

Gabriella Bower, Violet Vision Editor November 30, 2015

As we grow up, we are constantly reminded of gender roles especially when it comes to relationships — everything from men having to "make the first move" or being the ones to...

Who Represents You?

Who Represents You?

Nicole Brown, Editor-at-Large November 23, 2015
The Student Government Issue

Affordability, sustainability, gender at center of SSC agenda

Bryna Shuman, Editor-at-Large November 23, 2015

This semester, the Student Senators Council created three new task forces for the 2015-2016 year to oversee topics students identified as the most important. Through student feedback...

Transparency of student government still not entirely clear

Lexi Faunce, Deputy News Editor November 23, 2015

While attempting to be more transparent this semester, the Students Senators Council has fallen short on some promises. In September, the SSC launched Project 49 in an effort...

How much influence do students have?

Nicole Brown, Editor-at-Large November 23, 2015

Student leaders at NYU are confident in their ability to influence changes on campus. Representing nearly 50,000 voices, the Student Senators Council sits on the university senate...