

Lorraine Olaya, Deputy Managing Editor
All content by Lorraine Olaya


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
• Dec 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
• Dec 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
• Oct 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
• Oct 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
• Oct 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
• Sep 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
• Sep 1, 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
• Dec 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
• Dec 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
• Dec 3, 2021


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


Dear New York City
A native New Yorker rediscovers her love for the city
Lorraine Olaya, Copy Chief
• Oct 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
• Oct 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
• Aug 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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Carmo Moniz, Managing Editor • May 24, 2023


Yezen Saadah, News Editor • May 19, 2023


Sheridan Smith, Staff Photographer • Apr 9, 2023


Ania Keenan, Features Editor • Feb 6, 2023