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

Washington Square News

Krish Dev

Krish Dev, Digital Director

Krish Dev is a third-year senior studying computer science and linguistics. This is his fourth semester on WSN’s management team, following his time as Multimedia Editor in spring 2024 and Deputy News Editor during his first semester at NYU. He has also previously served as an elected newsroom representative and is currently on the editorial board. In his free time, Krish enjoys posting photos on @krish_dev.creations, obsessing over geography, watching films with friends, taking public transport to new places and allowing Arsenal to make or break his week.

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(©Brooke Slezak Courtesy of NYU Photo Bureau, illustration by Maryam Lootah for WSN)

Beyond NYU: From research at Courant to taking on tech giants

Denis Yarats, co-founder of Perplexity AI, spoke to WSN about how he is challenging Google with lessons learned at NYU.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 16, 2025

Denis Yarats spent his Ph.D. years deep in machine learning research at NYU’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, writing papers and solving computational problems. He...

CAS alum Damiano Messineo won the festival's Demo Day competition. (Krish Dev for WSN)

NYU’s startup community celebrates at 14th annual Entrepreneurs Festival

The five-hour event drew hundreds of students for a keynote with a founder of Perplexity AI, a student panel and a startup pitch contest.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 15, 2025

Nearly 500 students packed Tisch Hall on Friday as entrepreneurs pitched startups, connected with fellow founders and explored the university’s startup scene at NYU’s 14th...

(Courtesy of NYU)

‘We don’t need to panic’: Clay Shirky on NYU’s approach to AI

The vice provost for AI and technology in education spoke to WSN about navigating artificial intelligence at NYU, from student feedback to Big Tech partnerships.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 15, 2025

When ChatGPT launched in 2022, Clay Shirky — then NYU’s vice provost for education technologies — suddenly found himself guiding the university’s response to artificial...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Ocean Vuong shares new novel at Skirball

The NYU alum and professor read from “The Emperor of Gladness” before a sit-down conversation with the director of the Creative Writing Program.
Krish Dev, Digital Director October 6, 2025

Ocean Vuong captivated the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday night, reading from his latest novel “The Emperor of Gladness” to around 700 attendees...

(Krish Dev for WSN)

Time Out Market Union Square opens between UHall and Palladium

The 10,000-square-foot food hall features seven vendors and is the company’s 13th location worldwide.
Krish Dev, Digital Director September 29, 2025

Time Out Market Union Square welcomed its first customers on Friday, seven months after the media and hospitality company announced its plans to replace Urbanspace Union Square....

Mills takes the stage to welcome class of 2029

Mills takes the stage to welcome class of 2029

President Linda Mills advised incoming first-years to “dare to be different” as she joined student performers in this year’s Presidential Welcome Reality Show at Radio City Music Hall.
Natalie Deoragh and Krish Dev August 27, 2025

Kicking off her third year as university president, Linda Mills welcomed thousands of first-year students at Radio City Music Hall during two showings of NYU’s biannual Presidential...

(Allina Xiao for WSN)

10 thought-provoking poems for National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month, so here are some of our favorite lines of poetry to close out the month.

Poetry is a space to experiment with language — communications through this medium enables deeper emotional expression. This National Poetry Month, if you are looking to be inspired,...