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Washington Square News

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

All content by Adi Rajpurohit
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The tight-knit teams bringing original comedy to NYU

From improv families to stand-up stars, meet some of the student groups responsible for NYU’s burgeoning community of comedians.
Adi Rajpurohit, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

If you’ve ever walked down St. Marks Place or MacDougal Street at night, you’ve probably heard people on the streets advertising free comedy shows. While the city’s comedy...

NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering campus at Brooklyn Commons in 2022. (Samson Tu for WSN)

Faculty and staff talk merging computer science depts. in Tandon, CAS

NYU may form a new computer science department to keep up with a rapidly expanding tech industry.
Adi Rajpurohit, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

A group of faculty and staff will evaluate the possibility of creating a new computer science department that would consolidate programs at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering...