
Lorraine Olaya, Deputy Managing Editor
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How to master studying abroad
Here are our tips to help you make the most out of your semester abroad.
Juliana Guarracino and Lorraine Olaya
• December 14, 2022

Staff Rants: Our time abroad
Members of WSN’s staff who have studied away during their time at NYU reflect on their experiences and discuss what they’d do differently.
Juliana Guarracino, Lorraine Olaya, Roshni Raj, Luca Richman and Vivian Stockley
• December 9, 2022

Studying abroad next semester? Here’s what to prepare
So, you got accepted to study abroad next semester. Now what? Here’s what you should start thinking about before your semester abroad.
Juliana Guarracino and Lorraine Olaya
• October 31, 2022

Staff Rants: Midterms and midterms
It’s the middle of the term! The WSN staff offers our thoughts on our exam-packed weeks and the ongoing congressional election season.
Carmo Moniz, Kevin Wu, Edward Franco, Alexandra Cohen, Abi Rivera, Tori Morales, Jules Roscoe, Shamon Lawrence, Rachel Cohen, Lauren Ashe and Lorraine Olaya
• October 24, 2022

Native New Yorkers on Balancing Family and Independence
First-generation and native New Yorker students reflect on finding their sense of independence at college and how they balance that with family and strict immigrant parents.
Lorraine Olaya, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 20, 2022

Ranked: What is the best NYU dining hall?
A senior’s ranking of NYU’s dining halls — take this with a grain of salt since the university's dining options don’t have any.
Lorraine Olaya, Deputy Managing Editor
• September 19, 2022

Staff Rants: First day of classes
Welcome, or welcome back! WSN staff shares our thoughts and feelings about the start of the semester.
Alexandra Cohen, Kristian Burt, Carmo Moniz, Edward Franco, Jules Roscoe, Lorraine Olaya, Tori Morales and Kevin Wu
• September 1, 2022

Photo: Navigating the Paris food scene with dietary restrictions
Juliana Guarracino, Staff Writer
• May 7, 2022

Victoria Abraham on fat liberation and authenticity
College of Arts and Sciences senior educates by simply existing online as a fat person.
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• December 10, 2021

Opinion: Christmas is a lexical glutton
All holidays are not created equal, and this inequality has been compounded by our very vocabulary. This Christmas season, let us right this wrong.
Max Tiefer and Lorraine Olaya
• December 3, 2021

Review: Disney’s ‘Encanto’ has the Latine representation we’ve all been waiting for
Released on Nov. 24, Disney’s new animated film “Encanto” presents a welcome depiction of vibrant Colombian culture.
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• December 3, 2021

Ranked: Student lounges
Because there are places to study other than Kimmel or Bobst.
Lorraine Olaya and Ryan Kawahara
• November 15, 2021

Dear New York City
A native New Yorker rediscovers her love for the city
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• October 18, 2021

Opinion: Why doesn’t NYU celebrate Latine workers’ and students’ contributions during Hispanic Heritage Month?
NYU would not be able to function without Latine staff and faculty. From servers in dining halls to administrative workers, the university relies on the Latine community and must do more to uplift it.
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• October 7, 2021

Flaca o gorda: My struggle with pandemic weight gain
My journey dealing with the effects of weight gain due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• August 30, 2021

Even before they were a headline
A collaborative poetry piece written to celebrate people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in response to the rise in anti-Asian hate
Lorraine Olaya, Deputy Copy Chief
• May 6, 2021


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