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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

Kiran Komanduri

Kiran Komanduri, Photo Editor

Kiran Komanduri is a junior studying English education at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She loves FaceTiming her two cats, listening to copious amounts of Taylor Swift and taking trips to Coney Island on the weekends. When she’s not in New York, you can find her splitting her time between Miami and San Francisco. You can find her on Instagram @kakomanduri1 or email her at [email protected].

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Navigating graduation as a student-athlete

The senior spring semester marks the end of not only an academic career, but an athletic one as well.
Kiran Komanduri, Photo Editor May 1, 2025

The end of the spring semester is hectic for many seniors when it comes to finals, move-out, commencement and career plans. But for senior student-athletes, they also have national...

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NYU Law students take on a different kind of court — the basketball court

NYU’s Dean’s Cup team played their first home match in the Paulson Center for the annual charity game.
Kiran Komanduri, Photo Editor April 29, 2025

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Photo: 6 spring treats to cure your finals stress

Amanda Wang, Contributing Writer April 25, 2025

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The extended Argenziano family gathered at Christmas. (Courtesy of the Argenziano Family)

A team can feel like a family — for the Argenzianos, it is one

An extra year of NCAA athletics eligibility brought the Argenziano family closer.
Kiran Komanduri, Photo Editor April 24, 2025

If you find yourself scrolling through NYU Athletics’ rosters, you may stumble across a number of athletes who share the same last name: Argenziano. For the New Jersey family,...

This past academic year, student and faculty organizers have persisted in calling for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel and the number of Palestinian deaths continues to grow. (Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Photo: Remembering Gould Plaza, 1 year later

WSN Staff April 22, 2025

This past academic year, student and faculty organizers have persisted in calling for the university to divest from companies with ties to Israel and the number of Palestinian...

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Photo: 5 ways to spend smarter in NYC

Yanel Siqueiros, Contributing Writer April 22, 2025

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Photo: When I gave up my iPhone, it changed my life

Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer April 18, 2025

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Photo: Where did all the gays go?

Dylan Henschen, Staff Writer April 10, 2025

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Photo: Tisch Gala honors Winnie Holzman and Daniel Dae Kim

April 9, 2025

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Men’s volleyball ends regular season undefeated, baseball opens conference play and other news

Here’s what you need to know from the past week in NYU athletics. This week: March 30 - April 5.
Sidney Snider, Levi Langley and Kiran Komanduri April 7, 2025

Baseball The baseball team began UAA play this weekend, facing Brandeis University in two doubleheaders at home on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5.  The team split both...

Tisch student dancers pose in their choice of clothing for their morning ballet class. (Kiran Komanduri for WSN)

Photo: What are Tisch dancers wearing?

Caia Cupolo, Contributing Writer April 4, 2025

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Photo: These star-studded fashion brands are here to stay

Ella Kwon, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

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Photo: What’s happening to St. Marks?

Mia Shou, Staff Writer April 3, 2025

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Spring break adventures

WSN makes it out of Third Avenue North's basement.

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A season-long look into the record-breaking NYU women’s basketball team

WSN's photo editor attended every home game this season to provide a glimpse into the success of the Violets, who are currently on top of the nation for the second consecutive season, two national championship titles and a 62 game win streak behind them.
Kiran Komanduri, Photo Editor March 22, 2025

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Staff Predictions: Men’s and women’s basketball to NCAA Final Four and beyond

The women’s team is looking to defend its national title while the men are the furthest they have been in the tournament since 1994.

For the first time in university history, both the NYU men’s and women’s basketball teams have made it to the Final Four in the same season. After each team won the UAA title,...