
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
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Staff Recs: HOT HOT HOT!
As the semester comes to a close, welcome in the warm weather with some of our summery staff favorites.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• May 3, 2024

Staff Recs: HEAR ME OUT!
This is a judgment-free zone.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• April 2, 2024

Staff Recs: Who runs the world?
Our favorite feminist media to carry you into this Women’s History Month cultured and empowered.
Clara Scholl, Stephanie Wong, Mick Gaw, Alexa Donovan and Julia Diorio
• March 8, 2024

Kids Rock For Kids: Showcasing young musicians and performers for a good cause
Kids Rock For Kids is a nonprofit organization that provides support and resources to young musicians while raising money with local and global charities.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• March 8, 2024

Staff Recs: Mwah!
WSN’s Arts Desk spotlight their favorite swoon-worthy books, tunes and films to celebrate this Valentine’s Day.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• February 1, 2024

Staff Recs: la fin.
Join WSN’s Arts Desk in celebrating some of this year’s artistic triumphs.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• December 4, 2023

Staff Recs: Caw-caw!
WSN’s Arts Desk shares their fowl-themed favorites.
Julia Diorio, Mick Gaw, Stephanie Wong, Alexa Donovan and Clara Scholl
• November 2, 2023

Staff Recs: BOO!
With the Halloween season officially starting, WSN’s Arts Desk highlights books, songs and more to get you in the holiday spirit.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• October 2, 2023

Staff Recs: How to romanticize the start of a new term
WSN’s arts editors spotlight a range of media to help you fight those back to school blues and start your semester right.
Julia Diorio, Alexa Donovan, Mick Gaw, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• September 5, 2023

Opinion: NYU should be more transparent about its investments
Three out of five of the New York City Comptroller pension funds have divested from the fossil fuel industry. It’s not perfect, but at least it’s honest. NYU should follow their lead.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• May 3, 2023

Greenwich Village church that supported abortion access in the ’60s continues activism
Judson Memorial Church, which has historically provided women with reproductive health care referrals, remains vocal in a post-Roe v. Wade world.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• April 18, 2023

Staff Recs: Schmaltzy art that’s worth it
WSN’s arts editors spotlight schmaltzy arts-related content to cling to this Valentine’s Day.
Stephanie Wong, Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Natalia Palacino Carmago, Clara Scholl and Sandy Battulga
• February 14, 2023

Photo: Review: Edward Hopper’s art showcases his hatred for NYU
November 22, 2022

Yunus Tuncel: Turkish leftist rebel turned NYU philosophy professor
Recruited, arrested, detained — all before his senior year of high school.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• November 18, 2022

Staff Recs: Spooky Season
WSN’s Arts Desk highlights some Halloween favorites.
Yas Akdag, Natalia Palacino, Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• October 27, 2022

The pop-punk revival: Not so simply planned
Just as people thought punk was dead, we entered three years of turmoil which brought it back to life.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• September 12, 2022

Staff Recs: Back to school
The Arts Desk spotlights some of their favorite artworks dealing with the highs and lows of college life.
Yas Akdag, Natalia Palacino, Nicolas Pedrero-Setzer, Clara Scholl and Stephanie Wong
• September 12, 2022

How Vivien Goldman became NYU’s Punk Professor
What do Bob Marley and the Slits have in common? NYU professor Vivien Goldman, for one.
Clara Scholl, Arts Editor
• September 6, 2022

Q&A: Molly Neuman, from Bratmobile drummer to Riot grrrl legend & music business innovator
WSN spoke with Molly Neuman about Bratmobile, “riot grrrl” fanzine, diversity in the music scene and the current state of reproductive rights in America.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• May 4, 2022

Q&A: Le Tigre’s Johanna Fateman on riot grrrl culture, past and present
WSN spoke with Johanna Fateman about the riot grrrl scene in the 1990s, North Carolina, and getting Le Tigre back together for an upcoming performance.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• May 2, 2022

An interview with David Copperfield
Encyclopedia entry at 12, NYU professor at 16, television star at 18: the early career of illusionist and performer David Copperfield.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• March 7, 2022

Opinion: NYU investors must commit to sustainability
From divesting to uplifting clean energy initiatives, NYU’s board of trustees must increase the sustainability and transparency of their investment decisions.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• February 2, 2022

Review: Guggenheim’s Kandinsky exhibition uncovers layers of the abstract artist’s evolution
Each step around the Guggenheim’s spiral ramp reveals a different layer of Vasily Kandinsky’s groundbreaking career. “Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle” is currently on view at the Guggenheim until September 2022.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• January 31, 2022

A former NYU circus professor’s lifelong juggling act
Hovey Burgess discusses retirement, showbiz and his upcoming movie about a foot-juggling polar bear.
Clara Scholl, Contributing Writer
• November 8, 2021

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