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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].

Underage Nightlife and How NYC Welcome Week Pulled It Off

Underage Nightlife and How NYC Welcome Week Pulled It Off

Tyler Crews and Yasmin Gulec October 1, 2018
New York City nightlife can be tricky to navigate for students under 21. NYC Welcome Week tries to eliminate this struggle by providing 18+ events.
Sunflowers

Sunflowers

Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Contributing Writer September 25, 2018
The process of grief is just as heavy as the event that lead to it.
Exposure: Family First

Exposure: Family First

Sage Lally September 9, 2018

    “I woke up with the most indescribable ache in the center of my chest. I’m lying in a strange bed, in a strange city, and I feel like it’s hard to breathe...

City of Dreams and Disillusionment

City of Dreams and Disillusionment

Pamela Jew, Under the Arch Managing Editor September 4, 2018
Our writers reflect on their first night at NYU, the build up to Welcome Week and its crushing reality, how New York didn’t go as planned and the reality of spending in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
Food & Fun Guide 2018

Food & Fun Guide 2018

WSN Staff August 26, 2018

As upperclassmen and first-years slowly migrate into their new or familiar NYU stomping grounds, we wanted to give you a guide to start off your new semester of discovering, eating...

Exposure | Jay Shin, Tattoo Artist

Exposure | Jay Shin, Tattoo Artist

Veronica Liow, Assistant Managing Editor May 6, 2018
Jay Shin is a Korean tattoo artist at Black Fish Tattoo. He specializes in minimalistic and fine line designs, though he is not limited by it.
While You Were Here 2018

While You Were Here 2018

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2018

A lot has changed while you were here. The university has changed, the city has changed and as a result, as is inevitable with the passing of time, you have changed. Hopefully...

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Veronica Liow, Assistant Managing Editor May 2, 2018
Language is everything. It is how we comprehend concepts. It is how we communicate. It is a core part of society and its institutions. And these days, it seems that the words we use and how we use them have become more important than ever.
A gazebo on a grassy field is a popular spot for locals to picnic.

Talk of the Towns

Sakshi Venkatraman, News Editor April 23, 2018

City life can be overwhelming. I’ve felt it for a while, but when I left Manhattan for Easter I realized how much of a toll it had been taking on my mind. It’s loud here, everything...

Exposure | Snapshots of Sydney

Exposure | Snapshots of Sydney

Julia Moses, Staff Photographer April 22, 2018
It’s really amazing how a city so far away has the same ‘big city on the water’ feeling as New York does. Sydney is still very different since the pace is much slower than New York’s and allows you a second to breathe.
Fringe 2018: Streetwear

Fringe 2018: Streetwear

Thomas Chou, Beauty and Style Editor April 19, 2018
In the last few years, fashion has beared witness to the unprecedented growth of streetwear. A style and culture originally born on the streets, streetwear and streetstyle represent a newfound freedom in fashion that rebels against the traditional constraints of couture. 
Food Consumes Us

Food Consumes Us

Liv Chai, Dining Editor April 16, 2018

It’s a food lover’s dream to write about food and read about it as often as I do. Reading about ungodly cheese creations and finding what restaurant I should surrender all...