Marita Vlachou is a junior at the College of Arts and Science studying Economics and Journalism. She is currently the Deputy Managing Editor for WSN. She was born and raised in Athens, Greece and has always enjoyed traveling around the world and learning new languages. When she is not working for WSN, she organizes events for Greek students on campus through the NYU Hellenic Heritage Association, dances salsa and spends time with her friends. Marita joined the team in Spring 2014 and is excited to keep working for WSN. Cheers to a great semester!
Dear Marita,
It’s officially been four years of NYU. Four years of living in four different neighborhoods of New York City. From your freshman year floormates that became...
Marita Vlachou, Special Editions Director
• April 18, 2016
The UN Refugee Agency reported that over 4,837,208 refugees have been affected by the violence in Syria. Every day we read stories about Syrian citizens having to flee their homes,...
Marita Vlachou, Deputy Managing Editor
• November 30, 2015
Growing up I was shy and very uptight. In many ways I think I still am and I can’t name a specific reason for that. I grew up in a family of divorced parents, but even though...
Marita Vlachou, Deputy Managing Editor
• November 9, 2015
Letter from the Editor
How am I going to pay for all of this? Most NYU students have asked ourselves this question starting when we receive our much-anticipated acceptance letters...
Marita Vlachou, Deputy Managing Editor
• October 5, 2015
UPDATE [Oct. 5, 11:46 p.m.]:
NYU spokesperson John Beckman said the university is relieved to hear the good news of Joo's release.
"He and his family have been in our thoughts,"...
Marita Vlachou, Deputy Managing Editor
• September 8, 2015
Remember those days when you had to anxiously hurry home, sit on your couch and wait for your favorite TV show to start? Well, those days are probably over. For good.
With more...
Students, family and faculty gathered at the Grand Hyatt on Monday to participate in the School of Professional Studies graduation.
SPS dean Dennis D. Lorenzo, who made the opening...
Growing speculation over tuition hikes for the 2015-2016 school year has resulted in a petition accumulating over 2,000 signatures opposing the change.
The university has announced that Andrew Hamilton, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, will succeed John Sexton as the 16th president of NYU. In an email sent Wednesday,...
Even before founding Students for Sexual respect this spring, Gallatin sophomore Josy Jablons met frequently with the administration to ensure the university maintained prevention...
One of the three NYU portal campuses can be found in the Middle East, and more specifically in the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi. NYUAD offers more than...
The university announced plans to move forward with a plan to close two of the towers of the Carlyle Court Residence Hall for renovations beginning after the end of the fall 2015 semester.
Though snowstorm Juno didn't quite meet expectations, its effects—including class cancellations and public transit closures—made for an eventful start to the semester.
In February 2013, NYU Divest hosted its first event — a lecture that featured environmentalist Bill McKibben as the main speaker. The event brought 500 people to Cooper Union....
SUNY Announces New Sexual Assault Policy
SUNY unveiled a new system-wide sexual assault policy on Dec. 2, following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for a comprehensive and uniform...
A debate between NYU Libertarians, NYU College Republicans, NYU College Democrats, and International Socialist Organization was hosted by the NYU politics society.
It is normal for American students who are in a study abroad program to spend some of their free time traveling to nearby cities and countries. Unfortunately, their drive...
Event coverage of a lecture exploring how the international and Greek media have portrayed the Greek economic and financial crisis over the last few years.
Yair Hirschfeld, a University of Haifa professor and key architect of the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords, spoke at the NYU Taub Center for Israel Studies last night about the current...
