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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

Katie Peurrung

Katie Peurrung, Under the Arch Multimedia Editor

Katie Peurrung is a Gallatin sophomore concentrating in Photo Politics. In addition to working at WSN, she photographs for various roasters in the New York coffee scene and also interns for a sustainability start-up called Seastraws. She is originally from Washington state, but has been enjoying living the East Coast life for the last two years. Beyond photography, her interests include zero-waste living, gardening and her dog, Deena. You can find her on Instagram @katie.rose.peurrung, and on Twitter @photosalad.

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Siblings Ruby (left) and Joe Gary (right) live in Brittany Residence Hall with their parents, Brett Gary and Amy Brett, who are the faculty fellows in-residence. They moved to the residence hall when Ruby was 12 and Joe was just leaving for college. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

Photo: The Suite Life of Faculty Children

Yasmin Gulec, Under the Arch Editor February 21, 2019

Siblings Ruby (left) and Joe Gary (right) live in Brittany Residence Hall with their parents, Brett Gary and Amy Brett, who are the faculty fellows in-residence. They moved to...

Brian Cheng is a Tisch sophomore, studying Film & TV. He was born with cerebral palsy and had been using a wheelchair to help him move around his entire life. For Cheng, navigating NYU's Washington Square campus can be challenging when it comes to older buildings with worse wheelchair accessibility. (Photo by Katie Peurrung)

Photo: Overcoming Inaccessibility

Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Under The Arch Deputy Editor January 28, 2019

When not in a wheelchair, Brian uses ergonomic canes to help him move short distances. Sometimes, he gets help from his friends with getting his wheelchair into subway carts, however,...