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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Singers fight back against body shaming

Singers fight back against body shaming

Rachel A.G. Gilman, Staff Writer April 8, 2015
Musicians fight for positive body image both through song and social media.
Military alone will not stop terrorism

Military alone will not stop terrorism

Kenny Kyunghoon Lee, Contributing Columnist April 7, 2015
Military intervention must be accompanied by political reforms in order to curb terrorism.

McDonald’s should take a wage hike

WSN Editorial Board April 6, 2015
McDonald's recent wage increases are encouraging, but not enough to increase quality of life for minimum wage workers.
The softball team has had a rough first season as a varsity program.

Softball optimistic during first season

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor April 2, 2015
The softball team, after a very difficult start to their inaugural season as a varsity program, reflects on what it has been like and what they will need to do moving forward if they want to improve their record.
Prospective students should think twice

Prospective students should think twice

Matthew Tessler, Deputy Opinion Editor March 31, 2015
Tuition hikes once again bring attention the sky-high costs of NYU tuition. Prospective students must take note.
Tackling claims of Israeli apartheid

Tackling claims of Israeli apartheid

David Zonshayn, Contributing Writer March 26, 2015
The Students for Justice in Palestine are blatantly anti-Israel and they are wrong to accuse Israel of Apartheid.

Florida proves to be challenge for baseball, softball

Alex Bazeley, Deputy News Editor March 13, 2015
The NYU baseball and softball teams' opening week of UAA play comes to a close. Players reflect on the week and what it was like to be part of history.

Undergraduates protest university’s GSOC negotiations

Marita Vlachou, News Editor March 6, 2015
SLAM rallies in response to the memorandum sent to the university regarding the potential strike of graduate student workers.

Iraqi ambassador discusses military, ISIS

Amanda Morris, Contributing Writer March 2, 2015
An ambassador and a Pulitzer Prize winner discussed the legacy of the war with Iraq, ISIS and the Middle East.

Making the most of Abu Dhabi

Marita Vlachou, News Editor February 26, 2015

One of the three NYU portal campuses can be found in the Middle East, and more specifically in the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. NYUAD offers more than...

Hate crimes require harsher punishment

WSN Editorial Board February 12, 2015
The fatal shooting of 3 Muslim students at UNC shows how intolerance hurts college towns.
Harold Koh, right, spoke with Ryan Goodman on a number of topics including the Forever War and his role in the Obama Administration.

Former legal adviser talks Gitmo, ISIL

Christine Wang, Contributing Writer February 12, 2015
The former Legal Adviser of the U.S. Department of State talked about how ISIL can be fought.