Under the Arch
Welcome to Under the Arch, WSN’s magazine. Under the Arch publishes editions with a unique theme each month. For more information or to contribute, please contact [email protected].

Voicemail Message #1: Burnout
The first part of a two-part poem about cut ties and lost connections in the digital age.
Bianca de Ayala, Contributing Writer
• September 13, 2021

Conflict in the search for permanency
New Exposures Editor Julian Hammond Santander presents a California suspended between nostalgia and reality, accompanied by a selection from Krishnamurti.
Julian Hammond Santander, UTA Exposures Editor
• September 3, 2021

From Walter Reed to Ph.D.: How a motorcycle crash catalyzed an NYU professor’s chemistry career
A motorcycle crash took John Michael Halpin out of the Army and led him toward becoming the first in his family to go to college. Five academic degrees later, Halpin is a distinguished chemistry professor at NYU and an inspiration to hundreds of students.
Ivy Zhu, Under the Arch Senior Editor
• August 30, 2021

Flaca o gorda: My struggle with pandemic weight gain
My journey dealing with the effects of weight gain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• August 30, 2021

Exposures: Jake and Alex capture Times Square in 2020
Two WSN photographers revisit a mid-pandemic photo shoot at New York City’s iconic Times Square from one year ago, diving into the thought process behind the photographs
Alexandra Chan and Jake Capriotti
• August 29, 2021

Slices of Home
Places in New York City that remind us of home, or otherwise hold a special place in our hearts.
Ashley Wu, Caitlin Hsu and Alexandra Chan
• August 25, 2021

While You Were Here 2021
May 7, 2021

Finishing college from home: students reflect on a remote final semester
Three seniors reflect on the disappointments and silver linings of spending their last semester of college at home, studying remotely.
Caitlin Hsu, UTA Managing Editor
• May 7, 2021

Before and After: seniors give advice on their time at NYU
Seniors reflect on their four years and give advice to future students.
Sydney Barragan, UTA Deputy Editor
• May 7, 2021

How Do You Zoom?
This is how four students set-up their layout for Zoom classes this semester.
Vaishnavi Naidu and Ivy Zhu
• May 7, 2021

Six-Word Memoirs
Seniors sum up their experience at NYU in six words.
Mariam Khan and Vaishnavi Naidu
• May 7, 2021

Milestones
An NYU senior reflects on her own personal growth, as well as the growth of everyone around her during a time of loss and uncertainty.
Abbey Whelan, UTA Voices Editor
• May 7, 2021

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