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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

Jemima McEvoy

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief

Jemima McEvoy is a junior studying Politics, Economics and Languages in CAS. Maybe it’s because she grew up in the British countryside, but she’s completely intoxicated by life and art in New York City. She’s passionate about music, literature and filling journals halfway. When she’s not wondering around the streets smiling, she’s likely writing or hastily sketching the goingson of Washington Square Park. She really likes words, but you’re probably not surprised.

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Bill de Blasio speaks from behind a podium with a purple banner that reads “New York University” wearing a navy suit with white-and-red striped tie.

Photo: Bill de Blasio to teach at NYU next year

October 17, 2022

FIle photo: Bill de Blasio speaks at the NYU College Democrats’ “NYC Youth Rise Up Panel” in the Kimmel Center for University Life on April 26, 2017. (Jemima McEvoy for WSN)

Jemima McEvoy

Jemima McEvoy

Jemima McEvoy May 8, 2020

Like many directionless first-years, I found myself in the Washington Square News office sort of by accident. A proud Third North resident at the time, I’d seen an A4 poster...

The view from the 8th floor of the NYU Paris building on Saint-Germain, a five-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral. (Photo by Charles Thomas)

Fire Erupts at Historic Notre Dame Cathedral Near NYU Paris

One of the city’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame, was engulfed in flames Monday evening. Hear from NYU Paris students who were minutes away from the chaos.
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-at-Large April 15, 2019

Not knowing whether to run toward or away from the flames, crowds shrouded in disbelief watched as a fire ripped through one of Paris’s most famous landmarks, Notre Dame Cathedral,...

(Photo by Katie Peurrung)

Mark Yokoyama | The Nuclear Reactor

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2018

Mark limps into Bobst with a cast on his foot. There’s a round Boba Guys sticker slapped on the side, but that holds my attention for only a second. “What happened?”...

A police car weaves between US Postal Service vans nearby NYU Langone's emergency care unit.

Langone Emergency Unit Evacuated After Bomb Threat Next Door

Doctors, patients and staff were evacuated from Langone's Ambulatory Care unit at West 52nd Street after a suspicious package was found at the post office nearby.
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2018
Doctors, patients and staff were evacuated from Langone's Ambulatory Care unit at West 52nd Street after a suspicious package was found at the post office nearby.
One of the pages from the edition WSN released on Sept. 14.

In the Archives: NYU During 9/11

A look into the newspaper's archives from the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief September 11, 2018
A look into the newspaper's archives from the days following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
While You Were Here 2018

While You Were Here 2018

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief May 3, 2018

A lot has changed while you were here. The university has changed, the city has changed and as a result, as is inevitable with the passing of time, you have changed. Hopefully...

Students huddle over desktops in the Game Innovation Lab at Tandon’s 5 Metrotech building.

Inside NYU’s Game Innovation Lab

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief April 8, 2018

There is more to the NYU gaming community than the horde of students that assemble every Thursday night in the lounge of University Residence Hall to battle it out on “Super...

Up-and-Comers 2018

Up-and-Comers 2018

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2018

We’re not just university students. We’re journalists, YouTubers, coders, organizers, historians, investors and entrepreneurs. We’re all at the cusp of breaking into...

Jennifer Zhang

Doing It Herself
Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief March 8, 2018

Atop her standard dorm room wooden dresser, Jennifer Zhang’s golden YouTube play button commemorates her channel reaching one million subscribers. Although she reached this figure...

Gramercy Green

Gramercy Green

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2018

Address: 310 Third Ave., New York, NY 10010 Cost per semester: $6,622-$9,386 Low cost: Available Rooms available: Singles, Doubles, Triples Nearby subways: N,...

Othmer Hall

Othmer Hall

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2018

Address: 101 Johnson St., Brooklyn, NY 11201 Cost per semester: $4,654-$8,582 Low cost: Available Rooms available: Singles, Doubles Nearby subways: A, C, F, R,...

A current photography exhibition at the Morgan Library & Museum features work by Peter Hujar, who documented New York City gay life from the 1969 Stonewall Uprising to the AIDS crisis of the 1980’s. Curated by Joel Smith,   ‘Peter Hujar: Speed of Life,’ will run until May 20.

Peter Hujar: A Lover and a Fighter

Jemima McEvoy, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2018
The Morgan Library & Museum is currently hosting an exhibit on the works of Peter Hujar, an influential photographer whose art is largely associated with gay life in downtown New York City.

Aquatic Life in the Concrete Jungle

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor December 4, 2017

My fish, Phineus, is beautiful and purple and resilient beyond belief. He has survived the countless goggling eyes of college students commenting on the tasteful architecture of...

I Guess We’re All Addicted

I Guess We’re All Addicted

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor November 13, 2017

If someone asked me whether or not I’m addicted to social media, I’d say no. When I think of social media addicts, I envision a room full of people scrolling through Instagram...

The Bones of Washington Square Park

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor October 30, 2017

All of us have skeletons in our closets, but they’re hidden away and mostly metaphorical. For Washington Square Park, the skeletons of the past are instead kept underground and...

Gabor Simonovits

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor October 10, 2017
An interview with politics Teaching Assistant Gabor Simonovits for The Immigration Issue.

Video: Felix Morelo

Jemima McEvoy, Managing Editor September 11, 2017
Felix Morelo, 'The Face Guy', is one of the infamous street artists frequenting Washington Square Park and Union Square. You've probably seen his 'Good Luck Spot' or even his 'Bad Luck Spot' around campus.