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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

Amanda Chen

Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor

Amanda is a junior studying journalism and international relations at the College of Arts & Science. When she’s not miserably typing on her computer at Bobst, she’s usually in bed with her tortoiseshell cat Namii watching study vlogs on YouTube, trying to imagine her life as an early bird and productive student who’s not procrastinating on her class assignments. Other than that, she loves traveling. Fun fact: she traveled to more than 10 countries in 2024 (two of which were solo trips).

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Stern MBA program launches at Abu Dhabi campus

NYU President Linda Mills attended the degree’s inaugural ceremony on Monday.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 14, 2025

President Linda Mills made an appearance at the Feb. 10 inauguration ceremony for NYU Abu Dhabi’s Master of Business Administration program, which welcomed its first class this...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Mafia crackdown in Italy, Sudan truce in UAE, cease-fire violation in occupied Palestine

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 14, 2025

In Italy, gov’t issues largest crackdown on mafia in decades Italian police arrested around 150 affiliates to the Sicilian Mafia on Tuesday for crimes including extortion, drug...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Protests in Germany, WHO withdrawal in Argentina, island deal in the UK

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 7, 2025

In Germany, thousands protest far-right immigration bill  On Sunday, around 160,000 protesters took to the streets of Berlin after center-right leader Friedrich Merz proposed...

(Alex Woodworth for WSN)

NYU says it will ‘comply with the law’ in response to immigration crackdown

The statement comes after NYU Langone Health reportedly warned its employees to avoid protecting patients from immigration enforcement.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 5, 2025

NYU “will comply with the law” amid the Trump administration’s prospective crackdown on student visas, university spokesperson John Beckman said Monday. That same day, staff...

(Jason Alpert-Wisnia for WSN)

Contract faculty turn focus toward immigration, privacy concerns

The union emphasized protections for international faculty in its most recent negotiations meeting with administrators.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor February 4, 2025

NYU’s Contract Faculty United is bracing for President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, presenting new proposals focused on protecting international faculty during...

The Soapbox is a weekly news column rounding up stories worth reading for a global university. (Max Van Hosen and Kyra Reilley for WSN)

The Soapbox: Asylum seekers in Italy, a Chinese AI model shocks stock market, France offers to send troops to the Arctic

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN covering major news developments at NYU’s campuses and study away sites abroad. Global consciousness for a global university.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor January 31, 2025

In Italy, dozens of migrants sent to Albania for asylum processing  On Tuesday, the Italian navy intercepted a ship carrying 49 migrants and redirected its passengers to Albania,...

(Daisy Dai for WSN)

CAS opens new building across from Stern

The site holds six floors of offices, classrooms and lounges, and is NYU’s first building dedicated entirely to the College of Arts & Science.
Amanda Chen and Lekhya Kantheti January 28, 2025

NYU’s College of Arts & Science opened its new hub for students and faculty at 25 W. Fourth St. last week. The six-floor site offers classrooms, offices and communal spaces...

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Dozens protest onslaught of pro-Palestinian student suspensions

A group of faculty delivered a petition to President Linda Mills, calling on the university to revoke sanctions for students who engaged in a demonstration last semester.
Amanda Chen, Amelia Hernandez Gioia and Dharma Niles January 24, 2025

Members of the NYU People’s Solidarity Coalition delivered a petition to a representative for President Linda Mills in Bobst Library on Thursday afternoon. The petition, signed...

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Admin responds to nonprofit criticizing updated student conduct policy

The New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to NYU’s administration earlier this month, criticizing the university’s updated student conduct guidelines.
Amanda Chen, Deputy News Editor January 24, 2025

An NYU administrator sent a letter to the head of the New York Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday, challenging the nonprofit’s Jan. 6 statement that criticized the university’s...

Winter recap: What you missed over break

Winter recap: What you missed over break

NYU LA moves students to hotels, Tandon receives $10 million for a new tech project and other on-campus news since you’ve been gone.

As you bundle up and head to your first classes of the semester, catch up on news around campus that you might have missed over break. Aside from experiencing New York City’s...

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Opinion: NYU should reduce the amount of CAS core requirements

Core requirements at the College of Arts & Science may be helpful — to an extent — but the sheer abundance of them only holds students back.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer November 12, 2024

During my first two years of college, I spent countless hours reading philosophical texts, writing pages after pages of essays, making sense of equations and memorizing names,...

An illustration of the Earth with a giant red ballot box that reads “VOTE.” Many paper airplane ballots fly towards it.

Opinion: Voting abroad can seem daunting — but it’s essential

NYU provides varying levels of guidance for voting abroad to its study-away students. Young voters need to be made aware of these initiatives.
Amanda Chen, Contributing Writer September 27, 2024

The 2024 presidential election could profoundly reshape the U.S. and global political landscape, and for American students studying abroad, their vote holds just as much weight...