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

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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

All content by Jacob Bass
Trump Flounders With Environmental Nominee

Trump Flounders With Environmental Nominee

Jacob Bass, Staff Writer November 27, 2017
Hartnett signifies a widespread sense of governmental incompetence that inevitably will imbed itself into our nation’s political schemata and subsequently steepen our country’s dangerous trajectory.
Trump’s Opioid Declaration Falls Short

Trump’s Opioid Declaration Falls Short

Jacob Bass, Contributing Writer October 30, 2017
Despite his ostensibly unwavering stance, however, Trump failed to declare the opioid epidemic as a national disaster this past Thursday, and instead has announced it as a national public health emergency.
The Tide is Turning On Cyber Security

The Tide is Turning On Cyber Security

Jacob Bass, Contributing Writer October 25, 2017
“You can’t have 100 percent security and also then have 100 percent privacy and zero inconvenience,” Obama said. “We're going to have to make some choices as a society.” That was in 2013, things are a bit different now.
Time to Take a Step Forward With Gun Control

Time to Take a Step Forward With Gun Control

Jacob Bass, Contributing Writer October 5, 2017
I was dumbfounded by how normative our current reality has become. Over the past decade or so, it has become an unfortunate expectation of the United States to be met by the news of yet another devastating, yet avoidable, tragedy.